Simon Says Stamp DT - Fairy Tale Tilda

Hello peeps,

 I'm keeping waffle to a minimum today as I've a temperature and just want to sleep but can't as I have workmen here putting in double glazing so I'll just get straight down to business.

Today is new challenge day at

SIMON SAYS STAMP

& this week our challenge is 

CROWNS & / OR GEMS

Ingredients -

Image - Magnolia Fairy Tale Tilda 

Sentiment - Magnolia

Papers - Magnolia, Magical Pink, Paris Pink Peony & Vintage Magic Wand

Charm - Blue Moon Royal Accessories

Flowers - Prima & Magnolia

Twine - Hemptique, 

Lace - Prima

Doily - Royal Lace, French Lace

Resin Corner - Melissa Frances,

Pearls - Melissa Frances

Tools - MS Eyelet Lace PATP, Classic 3-in-1 butterfly & Frond Leaf punch, Magnolia Doo Hickeys - Swirl, Old Swedish Lace & Scalloped Stitched Lace, Sizzix frame

I've die cut the frame 3 times & layered them to make the frame thicker, and then painted it with Picket Fence crackle paint.

The Copic colours I've used are -

skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E44, E42, E41, dress - R85, R83, R81, frog -YG67, YG63, YG61, YG23 / YR23, YR21 wings -BG11, BG0000, RV0000

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a mahoosive $50 spending spree in the

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

Don't forget to check out the STORE BLOG peeps for lots of inspiration, new products and chances to win candy

 I'm entering my card in the following challenges -
CLP - sketch, TOMIC - anything goes, Make It Monday - anything goes, Just Magnolia - anything goes + option add a doily, Magnolia Down Under - seeing double

That's it from me peeps, thanks for stopping by

My Totally Tilda Blog Hop Winner

Good morning peeps,

Today I have a very quick post to announce my 

Totally Tilda blog hop winner 

who will receive these goodies from me

You guys did make us work checking who qualified for the DT's candy as sadly so many didn't, but my winner who made a beautiful Edwin card is

CathyLynn

Congrats hunny please email me your addy moominstacey@live.co.uk and I will pop your candy in the post

Tilda's In The Garden - Totally Tilda DT Card

Good morning peeps,
 I think my garden is very happy today as after having no rain for ages the heavens well & truly opened last night and it absolutely poured down. It was so heavy we kept losing the satellite & internet signal which was a pain keeping interrupting my blogging & hubby's TV, Mother Nature has no consideration lol.

Today is new challenge day at
TOTALLY TILDA
& fortnight our challenge is
TILDA WITH CLOUDS

Ingredients -

Images - Magnolia's Water can Tilda & I Brake For Stamps, Topiary Bush

Medium - Copics

Papers - Magnolia

Flowers - Magnolia, Kort & Godt & Wild Orchid

Lace - Wild Orchid

Pearls - Melissa Frances

Twine - Hemptique

 Tools - Memory Box puffy clouds, MS Cherry Blossom PATP & frond leaf punch, Cheery Lynn butterflies, Magnolia Doo Hockey swirl & sewing machine

The Copic colours I've used are -
skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E37, E35, E31, E30, dress & shoes - B91, B41, B21 /  C3, C1, C0, C00,  watering can & trowel - C4, C3, C1, C0, flowers - Y15, B91, B41, B21, table - E17, E43, E41 flowerpots - E17, E15, E13, E11 plants - G43 / BG96 / YR65, Y13

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

 Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - sketch, Card Makin' Mamas - punches, Frosted Designs - punches, Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes, Just Magnolia - anything goes, Raise The Bar - hello Summer, 4 Crafty Chicks - branching out, Crop Stop - pretty pearls, Pixie Dust Studio - Summer, Crafting For All Seasons - many layers, Divas By Design - anything goes, Inky Impressions - Summer fun, Little Red Wagon - wood grain, Stampavie & More - for a girl, Whimsy Inspirations - bingo (top row), Dig Out The Old - dig out the old, Crafty Boots - anything goes, Ooh La La - make it girly

Simon Says Stamp has been entered into the Social Madness Competition, please pop over and vote for them HERE or click the pic. You can vote every day & the more the merrier, they always give such a fabulous service and Heidi generously sponsors so many challenges in blogland so please give them your vote as a thank you.
I will leave the link at the top of my sidebar so it's easy to find the voting page as votes are counted every day :)

That's it for me today peeps, I've got a morning grocery shopping ahead unfortunately. Hubby is a nightmare in a supermarket & actually enjoys shopping so likes a good look around unlike me who just flings it in the trolley wanting to get it over & done with, unless of course it's my choc chip muffins & they are carefully placed in the trolley and not flung lol.
Thanks for stopping by

Super Cute Lulu - Kraftin Kimmie Guest Designer

Good morning peeps,
Today I have the pleasure of being a Guest Designer for
 Kraftin' Kimmie
and this week Angie is the hostess of this challenge which is

 ANYTHING BUT A CARD

The fabulous prize is the new stamp Angie has used called Miss Information.

OMG the DT's colouring is amazing, I got a bit scared when I saw how good those girls are with Copics lol, go take a peek.
I have made a little wall hanging for my GDT project.

 Ingredients -

Images & Sentiment - Kraftin' Kimmie, Springtime Lulu 

Medium - Copics

Papers - Pink Paislee, Butterfly Garden

Pearls - Melissa Frances, String of Pearls - Wild Orchid

Flowers - Prima, Kort & Godt & Wild Orchid

Twine - Hemptique

Tools - Crop-a-dile, MS Classic 3-in-1 butterfly punch, Nesties, Magnolia Doo Hickey Heart Swirls & Heart Flower Lace,

Copic colours used -

skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E44, E43, E41 clothes - RV00, RV000, RV0000 / W2, W0, W00 / G40, G21, G20 birdhouse - E57, E55, E53, E51 / C1, C0, C00 watering can - C3, C1, C00

 I'm entering my wall hanging in the following challenges -

Papertake - sketch (for above), Card Makin' Mamas - punches, Crafty Ann's - butterflies & flowers, Hotshot Crafts - die cuts, Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes, Stempelsonnen - birds, Aud's Sentiments - any sentiment, Crop Stop - pretty pearls, Pixie Dust Studio - Summer, Just Keep On Creating - anything goes, Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes, Stampavie & More - for a girl, Whimsy Inspirations - bingo (top row), Crafty Boots - anything goes, Fashionista - simply Summer, Kaboodle Doodles - anything goes, Make It Monday - anything goes

Here is the lovely sketch I followed from Sweet Sketch Wednesday

That's it from me today peeps, my waffle is limited as I need to rest my shoulder and I'm a bit drugged up on painkillers, nothing new there then lol.
Thanks for stopping by

Totally Tilda Blog Hop

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If you are looking for my 

TOTALLY TILDA 

blog hop post please click 

HERE

2 Little Fairies - Paper Play DT Card

Hello peeps,
My stomach hurts from laughing so much! For a 23 year old 6ft 3" tall rugby player & a black belt at karate my son Gareth is such a wuss at times lol. He hates getting dirty except for on a rugby pitch, is terrified of creepy crawlies & always calls for me to evict spiders for him & this morning he'd only just left home to go to his mates house & he came flying back in the door ranting about my friends being mental and shot out into the back garden! I was in the front room & went to see what on earth was going on and he was at the sink scrubbing his hands, looked white as a ghost and was ranting about my friend Kim saying there was something seriously wrong with her and she's disgusting! Kim had called out to Gareth and plonked a frog in his hands & told him to put in our pond as she'd found it by the road, he was too shocked to do anything but run back in and plop it in the pond lol. If Kim had said she had a frog he would never have put his hands out, I'm still laughing now he was so funny.

Waffle over let's get down to business, I've got to stop laughing my stomach really hurts lol.
Today is new challenge day at
PAPER PLAY
& this week our challenge is
DOUBLE DELIGHT
 For my double delight I have 2 little fairies, 2 pins & 2 butterflies, so we'd love to see 2 of something on your card

Ingredients -

Images - Magnolia, Summer Flower Tilda, Beautiful Tilda, Maypole, Butterfly Grass

Medium - Copics

Papers - Pion & Maya Designs

Sentiment - Magnolia

Postmarks - Papermania

Pearls - Melissa Frances

Flowers - Kort & Godt & Wild Orchid

Twine - Hemptique 

Butterflies - e-crafts online

Sparkle - diamond stickles

Pins - homemade, Cheesecloth - stash

Tools - MS Eyelet Lace PATP, Magnolia Doo Hickey - heart swirls & floral swirl corner

The Copic colours I've used are -

(both Tilda's) skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair E44, E43, E41

Summer Flower Tilda - dress - RV55, RV52, RV00, C1 shoes - E55, E53, E51, wings - BG10, BG0000 / B40, B00 flower - G85, G82 / R85, R83, R81

Beautiful Tilda - dress - B93, B91, B41, B000, C1 wings - R02, RV00, RV0000 / B000, B0000 / W0, W00

Maypole - E15, E13, E11 / G85, G82 / RV55 / RV00

 I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Celebrate The Occasion - anything goes, Deep Ocean - swirls, Die Cuttin' Divas - anything goes, Scrap Creations - fairies, My Time To Craft - it takes 2, Oldie But A Goodie - anything goes (Beautiful Tilda, Maypole & Butterfly grass all old stamps), Top Tip Tuesday - dig out the old (listed previously), Papertake - sketch, Bunny Zoe's Crafts - anything goes, Crafty Boots - anything goes, Fashionista Challenge - simply Summer, Hooked On Crafts - glitter, Make It Monday - anything goes, The Shabby Tea Room - colour me pretty, Crafty Calendar - things with wings, Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes

That's it from me today peeps, the postie has just brought me a lovely parcel with something in it that I've been hounding the lovely Tiffany at Simon Says Stamp for as I have been itching to get my hands on and play with. I will reveal all as soon as I've had a play :)
Thanks for stopping by

Tilda's In Havana - Simon Says Stamp DT Card

Good morning peeps,

Would you believe after almost 25 years of marriage I have just discovered my husband is a con man! I was trying to decide what to cremate for dinner & I really fancied some chips from the chip shop as I can't remember the last time I had chippy food, so I text hubby & asked him if he could please pick me up some chips on his way home from work & he replied "of course babe, that will be 20 quid, do you want fish as well?" I declined his kind offer with a "not at your prices mate" god knows what he would have charged me for fish lol.

The sun is with us again today :) It's been so beautiful & hot & sunny here for days on end but I think our Dude (dog) will be a whole lot happier when it cools down a little, he really doesn't like the heat so I bought another fan which we've put on the floor for him & he lays right in front of it & seems to thoroughly enjoy having it blowing in his face, aww.

Today is new challenge day at
SIMON SAYS STAMP
& this week it's the old favorite
ANYTHING GOES

My lovely teamies and I are featuring twine on our cards this week, I expect you've noticed already that I love my Hemptique twine so this was a really easy product for me to feature.
There are a few days left to enter the DT CALL for a chance to be on this wonderful DT, so if you want the opportunity to join the lovely SIMON SAYS STAMP family pop over to the challenge blog for more details.

 Ingredients -

Featured products - Hemptique White Hemp Cord Twine & Natural Hemp Cord Twine

Images - Tilda in Havanna, Cafe Chair, & French Tea Party
 Medium - Copics
Papers - Magnolia Eau De Cologne & Rose Garden, & Prima, Jack & Jill
Wooden birds - Studio Calico
Flowers - Prima Fairytale mini roses, Prima Craftable flowers, & Magnolia Gardenia
Pearls - Melissa Frances
Brad - American Crafts, Baby Girl
Tools - MS Cherry Blossom PATP, Classic 3-in-1 butterfly punch & Frond leaf punch, Magnolia Doo Hickeys - Romantic lace, Swirl, so wrapped Tilda lace & Vintage Mistletoe

The Copic colours I've used are -

skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93 hair - E44, E43, E41 clothes, shoes & headband - R27, R24, R22 / E53, E51 chair - C3, C1, C00 flowers - RV55, RV52 / YG95, YG93 / YR24, YR20 tablecloth - RV00, RV000, RV0000 / C1, C00 cups - R00, R000, R0000 / C1, C00

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a mahoosive $50 spending spree in the fabulous

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

Don't forget to keep and eye on the STORE BLOG peeps for lots of fabby inspiration, new products & chances to win some lovely candy :)

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Make It Monday - anything goes, Aud's Sentiments - any sentiment, Divas By Design - anything goes, Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes, Stampavie & More - for a girl, Whimsy Inspirations - bingo (top row, pearls, image, flowers), Crafty Sentiments - anything goes, Stampin' For The Weekend - sketch, Love To Create - add a sentiment, Ooh La La - make it girly, The Cutie Pie challenge - die cuts & punches, Inspire Me fridays - anything goes

I've bought hubby the International SMASH book for him to pop souvenirs & piccy's from his & Jodie's holiday in & he loves it, I'll make a crafter of him yet lol.

Thanks for stopping by

Little Lemon Pepper - Addicted To Stamps DT Card

 Good morning afternoon peeps,

I am not at all with it today, it's a case of body on sofa, head somewhere in the clouds! I'm just having coffee number three so fingers crossed that will sort me out and I'll be able to get my head around what I'm doing, actually it would make a nice change to know what I'm doing lol.

Today is new challenge day at

ADDICTED TO STAMPS

& this fortnight we are playing 

BINGO

As always my super talented & lovely teamies have some beautiful inspiration for you, pop over and take a peek.

 

 Ingredients -

Image - Whimsy, Lemon Pepper

Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania Designstax, Lucy Cromwell

Flowers - Kort & Godt, Wild Orchid & Hooked On Crafts

Pearls - Melissa Frances

Sentiment - Magnolia

Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Other - Pin - homemade, leaves -MS Frond leaf punch, Ribbon & Butterfly - stash

 The Copic colours I've used are -

skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E55, E53, E50, hat & clothes - BV02, BV01, BV0000 / YR21, YR15, YR000 / B00, B0000, C1, C0 / B45, B41 / Y00, Y0000 / G94 / CO, balloon - V25, V22, V20, V0000, bird - E55, E53

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

The Sketchy Challenges - sketch, Allsorts - birthday for someone special, Crafty Calendar - things with wings, Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes, Stempelsonnen - head wear, Delightful Challenges - 5 or more flowers, DYSU - birds, Sassy Studio Designs - hats off to you, Southern Girls - die cuts & punches, Crafts & Me - flowers, Crafty Creations - pastels, pearls & lace, Just Keep On Creating - anything goes, Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes, Ruby's Rainbow - things with wings, Everybody Art - lace & shapes, Scrap Creations - bingo (diagonal - ribbon, die cuts & pearls), Ladybug Crafts Ink - something with wings

 

 Here is our Bingo card, I've used - Lilac, Sewing & Flowers :)

 A quick reminder that there is one more week to join in with our
 BABIES CHALLENGE
at
TOTALLY TILDA 
& don't forget to hop around my lovely teamies blogs for the chance to win some yummy blog candy
 

That's me done peeps, more coffee & feet up blogging are my plans for the day followed by some pottering in the garden as it's too beautiful to stay inside all day. I feel like I'm winning with the garden now and hubby has built me some raised beds to grow a few salad plants & veggies in so I need to transplant my seedlings from the greenhouse, hark at me sounding like I know what I'm doing, what a blagger lol.

Thanks for stopping by

Father's Day At The Beach - Simon Says Stamp DT Card

 Good morning peeps,

It's so lovely to wake up to another hot & sunny day here in Somerset :)

 Today is new challenge day at

SIMON SAYS STAMP

& this week our challenge is

FATHERS DAY / CARD FOR A MAN

I've decided to go for a seaside theme for hubby's card as on Fathers Day he will be sunning himself in Portugal with Jodie as they will be on holiday with the Harley club. I've just bought Jode a pretty pink helmet with flowers on so at least part of her will look nice and girlie in amongst a group of thousands of bikers lol. They are both so excited & we are at the stage of the daily countdown! All day yesterday I kept hearing both of them say "only 19 sleeps", it's as bad as Christmas lol.

 Ingredients -

Images - all Magnolia, Edwin in Miami, Ocean background, memory shells, dragonfly, Tilda's butterflies, kite, &  hot air balloons

Medium - Copics

Papers - Magnolia, Scandinavian map, Wave, White Weathered Wood, & Hero Arts Kraft

Charm - Blue Moon
Gems - Hero Arts
Sparkle - Sugar Shimmer fairy dust
Twine - Hemptique

Tools - Memory Box clouds, Friskars postage stamp border punch & sewing machine

I tried a new technique for me on the sand, I coloured it and then masked my images and using a dish cloth dabbed on Copic colourless blender solution to give it a textured look like real sand has.

Apologies that I don't have the Copic numbers I used today as I used so many I lost track.

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a $50 spending spree in the fabulous

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

Don't forget to check out the STORE BLOG for lots of inspiration, new products and chances to win lots of lovely candy.

As you can see my card had a little visitor when I was photographing it :)

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Paper & Such Design - Fathers Day, Stamp n Doodle - sparkle & bling, Top Tip Tuesday - dig out the old (gems & stamps-ocean background, butterfly, balloon, kite, dragon fly), Aud's Sentiments - any sentiment, Magnolia Mania - Edwin only, Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes, The Paper Shelter - bling it on, Creative Stamp Friends - Fathers Day, Lollipop Crafts - make a splash, Make It Monday - anything goes, Stamps & Fun = Creativity - anything goes, Let's Ink It Up - bling, Sketch Saturday - sketch

My gardening had ground to a halt as I needed to rest my shoulder after driving to Plymouth for my baby sisters birthday party so a little potter in the garden is planned today as it's feeling better & I really need to plant the hanging baskets. 

I miss my baby sis so much it was so lovely to see her & her family & Tracey thoroughly enjoyed herself, as you can see baby sis had double vodkas a plenty lol

 

She's going to be so thrilled I published that pic lol.

Thanks for stopping by

Candy Winners

  Good morning peeps,

Sorry I am late announcing my candy winners, you would not believe how long it's taken me to figure out how to save and crop the Random.Org piccy's on this computer as it wouldn't allow me to edit in Picassa like I usually do for the Random.Org pic's. I was going to save the whole pages on my memory stick and try and transfer them to my old laptop to crop them when eventually the penny dropped & I figured it out.

So here goes, the winners as picked by Random.Org are -

Main candy winner -

Number 143 - Dragon Lady

The winner of a Memory Box butterfly stamp & die is -

 Number 69 - Bonnie O'Clair

and the final winner of 2 x Lili Of The Valley stamps is -

 Number 87 -Hanneke van der wateren

Congratulations ladies please email me your full name's & postal addy's and I will pop your candy in the post.

I haven't decided what my next candy will be yet so I will post it when I do