June Blog Candy!!

Sorry guys, I was meant to post this yesterday but for some reason was having problems getting the picture to upload......Anyway, seems to be working now so here is June's blog candy for you.

It's a Toodles & Binks theme - there are 4 Toodles and Binks stamps and some ribbon.

These are the four stamp images and you can see some of the projects here, here, and here !!

All you need to do for your chance to win is leave me a comment in this post by Friday 26th June11pm (GMT) link me to your blog mentioning my blog candy - only if you want (but if you do it gets you double entry in the draw!) and that's it.I will announce the winner here on my blog on the Monday/Tuesday following. Good Luck!

Happy Crafting!!

And the winner is................

The draw is done and I now have a winner to announce for my Blogaversary candy!..........the response has been amazing and hence the reason that it has taken me a little longer to print, cut and draw the winner and that includes all those that emailed me with the entry as they do not have blogs.....all were entered and nearly all twice!!!

But alas there can only be one winner so without further ado the winner is .......
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Julie at Julie's Craft Bits

Congratulations to Julie, if you could email me (email on my sidebar) then I will get your candy out to you asap.

Once again I would just like to thank everybody that participated and to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog, become followers and for all your wonderful comments.....without YOU it would mean nothing!!!

I am now in the process of putting together this months blog candy and will be announcing it this Friday the 5th, so dont forget to check back......lol xx

Messy Rabbit Bookmark!

Here is my last project (for now) using the messy rabbits. Its just a simple bookmark which I have made using grungeboard - coloured with radiant dabbers and acrylic dabbers. I run the grungeboard through the sizzix using a cricut embossing folding and the papers are a mish mash from my stash - flower emelishment, sentiment from childrens poems on pc.

Messy rabbit has been coloured with copics and cut out.

Dont forget to stop by tomorrow as I will be announcing the winner of my blogaversary candy!!

Big Thank You!! And a couple more of the "wabbits".....

Now that I am back from being away a few days 'again' (it was half-term AND my birthday!!) I have a couple more projects to share with you but first I wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone that sent me well wishes and cards and pressies for my birthday........I know this may sound soppy and cliche, but I am trully moved that people that I have never met before sent me cards and well wishes...you are all fabulous and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!

Here are those messy rabbits projects......

The background papers are from Nitwits. And tomorrow I will post my last messy rabbit for the time being!!

Just to let you all know also, that I am in the process of doing the draw for my blogaversary candy. There were so many responses including some email ones that it is going to take a little longer....but I will announce the winner on Wednesday!...So keep everything crossed until then!!!!

Some Awards!

As usual I am always so flattered and honoured to receive awards, its a great boost and just lets me know that my work is helping to inspire others just as others inspire me!

These awards are the friendship and Lemonade stand awards which i have received from Gloria. So Gloria a great BIG THANK YOU to you!

The instructions for each award are as follows:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated" It also says: "Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award." (Friendship)
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Nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude. Link to your nominees within your blog post.- Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award. Link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation. (Lemonade Stand)

So here is my list of those I'd like to pass this award onto, these are people whom through them and their blogs help inspire and motivate me:

Lynne
Lynsay
Michelle
Terri
Katharina
Marlene
Suzanne
Mel

Messy Rabbits & More Candy!!!

I know, I know......Ive been absent again......BUT I do have some projects to share with you. I have been asked to do some demos and some workshops at a new craft shop that has just opened local to me and I have been given Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbits to play with...

My first project is a gift bag and card set using DIY Messy Rabbit, dp papers are from stash. Images have been embossed, coloured with CS watercolour paints (which gives them a lovely sheen) and then layered. Video instructions for this gift bag (which is easy peasy!!!) can be found here.

In my second project using DIY messy rabbit I have made a gift box and card. The backing papers are from a new digital download website that my friend Lynsay told me about called NitWits (what a great wacky name!) Again the image had been stamped and embossed and coloured with CS watercolours.

In this picture is a view of the gift box open, which is exactly the perfect size for those pocket tissues!......I have a template for this gift box which for the life of me I can't remember where I got it from, but I shall try to have a look and get instructions to link.....its a great little box!

And FINALLY.....just to let you know that some extra goodies have been added to my anniversary blog candy I dont have piccies, but can give u a clue: cuttlebug, dp, and more stamps!!!!!!!!......its a biggy!!!.....and the only way to get your hands on it is to enter here.

Back soon with more Messy rabbit projects. lol x

There's gotta be a little rain sometimes!!!........

Well, we certainly had rain/clouds and not alot of sun this long weekend, but then no surprise there!!!!!

However, along with the bad weather I have been tearing my hair out with our computers here at home, up until today we have been without!!! (thats 3.5 days without!!).....and its been a nightmare. Its not until you go without that you suddenly realise how much use and how much you rely on it!!......

So to everyone who has been waiting for me to send you replies etc., "Im sorry" but it really was out of my control! and Im getting back as quick as I can. Thanks xx

Anyway, I have managed to make another project for you, despite the weather we still had a really busy weekend, but I got to escape for a couple of hours.......

The stamped image is a 'little lovins' from Rubbernecker the background fence is a Magnolia stamp. I have doodled around the frame and the sentiment was printed on the pc. The dp is from my scrap stash.