My Little Helper....

Fudge....

Hello everyone, I'm sorry that I've not been around blogland these past few days, I finally had to say my goodbyes to my little cat Fudge on Saturday morning, she has been poorly for a few weeks now and after her recent visit to the vet we thought that she was starting to get better....but in the early hours of Saturday morning she became poorly again and we knew that this time when we took her to the vets that this was going to be the last time and to say we're heartbroken doesn't really begin to describe how we feel :(  When we first collected Fudge from the family who no longer wanted her or her brother she was called Tiger and was already a fully grown cat so we never really knew her true age but she was part of our family for almost 19 wonderful and very happy years and we re-named her Fudge which we think described her perfectly Soft and very Sweet and because we didn't think Tiger suited her at all. 

This card is the last one that both Fudge and I made on Friday night as a joint effort, she was sitting on my knee the whole of the time that I was making it, well sometimes she would jump upon my desk to help me to decide which papers or embellishments to use. So I think it only fair that I dedicate this card to my beautiful little cat Fudge...Miss You baby :(

RECIPE

6x6 scalloped card, Core'dinations, Fizzy Moon DP, pink organza ribbon, flower sequins, pearls, silver seashell charm, liquid pearls, glossy accents, and silver mirri.

The beautiful mermaid  image is "Corrine" from Hannah Lynn and I've coloured her using Spectrum Noir, also I've added glossy accents to her eyes, lips, flower and tail, and I've also added liquid pearls around the image to represent bubbles.

I hope that you like her.

Huge Hugz, Lorraine & Fudge xXx

Challenges

forever friends monthly - anything goes

heart 2 heart - creatures

love to scrap - pastels or primary colours

make it monday - always anything goes

melonheadz friends - sparkle and shine

sparkle and sprinkle - colour challenge

tammy's scrapin corner - pink and girly with sparkle

stamp and create - bright pink, turquoise, lime green or brown /black

bearly mine challenges - anything goes

through the craftroom door - always anything goes

emma's cards UK - pink and blue challenge

Moon Glow

Beautiful Moon Glow....

Hi everyone, this is just a quick post from me before I cook a dinner for the menfolk (my hubby & son) then try to catch up on all the jobs that have fallen by the wayside while my little kitty's been poorly.

This is a card that I made last night in the wee hours when everyone else was sound asleep, I coloured up a Hannah Lynn digi that I've just bought and I have to say I absolutely LOVE these stamps, they're GORGEOUS and I know that this will be the first of many.

To make this card I've used the following :-

white 6x6 scalloped card, core'dinations, centura pearl, 6x6 design paper's from Lucy Cromwell stack

organza ribbon, silver mirri, glossy accents, large & small AB crystal gems and heart gem charm.

I've coloured this gorgeous Hannah Lynn "Moon Glow" image using my Promarkers and Flexmarkers and I then added some glossy accents to her eyes, lips and belt for a little extra definition.

This is a close up of the beautiful flittered Lucy Cromwell design paper's which I think are stunning and the small amethyst coloured heart charm.

I hope that you like her.

Huge Hugz, Lorraine xXx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

Craft-Dee Bowz - must use a bow

forever friends challenge - anything goes

lawnscaping - bling

make it monday - anything goes

melonheadz friends challenges - sparkle and shine

simon says stamp and show - use 6x6 paper pads

stamp and create - colour challenge

crafty sentiments - add a charm

creative card crew - bling

deep ocean challenge - let's sparkle

everybody art challenge - purple

through the craftroom door - always anything goes

try it on tuesday - feminine

Diary of an Edwardian Lady/ Nature's Notes Sneaky Peek #1

Diary of an Edwardian Lady/Nature's Notes Sneaky Peek '#1

Hi everyone, I'm so sorry that I've not been around blog land recently but I've been nursing my very poorly little cat Fudge, we took her to the vets a few days ago after she'd been really poorly through the night and the vet gave her an injection of antibiotics for a water infection but they're not too concerned about that, they're more worried about her fast heartbeat and have diagnosed Hyperthyroidism and Altzheimers :( you see she's a very, very old lady now of 18 (not quite sure what that is in cat years but I'm guessing it's a lot).

Anyway to cut a long story short my little kitty is finally starting to get better, she's still poorly but is a lot better than she was, we really, really thought that we were going to lose her :( but she's a lot better than she was and just needs lots and lots of squidgy cuddles.

Now onto some better news, It's time for a sneaky peek of our new launch from Crafters Companion, And it's "The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady/Natures Notes" and this is my DT card. 

To make this card I've used the following :-

white 8x8 scalloped card which I embossed with Chantilly Frame Embossalicious Folder and then glittered and added liquid pearls, Core'dinations, silver mirri, design papers and topper are from the soon to be launched "The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady & Natures Notes " CD Rom, white satin ribbon, red mulberry roses, silver toadstool charm, large pearl, and flower made from Die'sire quilling die, and almost forgot to mention the glossy accents I added to the berries on the topper for a little extra dimension.

I hope that you like it and will be tuning in to Create and Craft on Monday 20th May for this beautiful new 4 Day Deal from Crafters Companion

Huge Hugz, Lorraine xXx

Hobbycutz Challenge #6

Hobbycutz Challenge #6 

Hi everyone, It's time once again for our Challenge over at Hobbycutz and the theme this time is "More Than One Fold" of course you don't have to use a Hobbycutz embellishment to enter this challenge but there are extra prizes in the form of Hobbycutz vouchers for those of you that do.

This is my DT card for the challenge.

To make this card I've used the following :-

Silver foiled acetate, peach card, peach core'dinations, silver mirri, cream lace washi-tape, peach grosgrain ribbon, peach organza ribbon, jeweled heart charm, mulberry roses and blooms from WOC, martha stewart punch, whimsy corner die, flatback peach pearls, flowersoft, LOTV sentiment, diecut butterfly and a beautiful wooden lasercut butterfly that I heat embossed with seafoam them covered with peach liquid pearls.

This cute image is one from Elisabeth Bell and I've coloured her up using my spectrum Noir pens, I then added Hunkydory glitter to her dress and flowersoft to the climbing flower. The cloudy sky was created by masking off the image and making a cloud stencil and then using a duster brush and Tim Holtz Distress ink.

Our sponsors for this challenge are

Crafts and Me

 Hobbycutz

£7.50 gift voucher

Huge Hugz, Lorraine xXx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

alphabet challenges - glitter and gems

crafty catz - anything goes

creative corner - things with wings

simply create too - anything goes

a gem of a challenge - things with wings

crafty calendar - blooms and blossoms

one stop crafts - add some glitter

our creative corner - anything goes

Belles & Whistles

Belles & Whistles

Good morning everyone, today's post is a card that I made yesterday using one of my beautiful Elisabeth Bell stamps.

To make this card I've used the following :-

6 x 6 White card, pink & green Core'dinations, Nitwits design papers, Green 25mm organza ribbon, mulberry roses, rosebuds, daisies and carnations from WOC, Hundydory diamond sparkles, stickles diamond dust, flat back pearls, made with love silver charm and handmade foiled glass bead charm, Tim Holtz distress inkpad and ranger Liquid pearls.

To colour this beautiful Elisabeth Bell image I've used my spectrum noir pens and I've added a little Hunkydory diamond sparkles for a little extra dimension.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

die cuttin diva's - must include a diecut

love's rubber stamps - anything goes

shopping our stash - mothers day/pink

through the craftroom door - always anything goes

try it on tuesday's - feminine and fancy

sweet sketch wednesday - sketch

nutcrafters - bingo

penny's paper-crafty - diecuts/punches

Huge Hugz, Lorraine xXx