Lili of the Valley for a change.....

Hi all hope you're enjoying your weekend so far....today I thought I'd have a change from Darling Tilda....(not for long though...lol..) and as there is a lovely sketch by Bev over at this weeks LOTV challenge...I have coloured up one of my new stamps that I havent used yet!!..here she is...

She is coloured with Copics..and the DP's are a mixture of Craft Creations and Papermania I think...I used the gorgeous Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish that arrived this week...in fact its so lovely that I might have gone a little OTT with it!..lol..I added loads of pearls in the hope they look like holly berries..a seam binding ribbon..loads of sparkle...as well as LOTV challenge I am also entering this for this weeks Allsorts Challenge make a christmas easel card...

I'm off for some lunch now...

Hugs

Jan..x

Out of Sorts...

....I heard some dreadful news today and I cant stop thinking about it...we have a park near us where I walk Ollie and to get it we have to walk through a small wooded part..Ollie loves it with all different sniffs for him...but I always keep him on the lead...as he is only small and there some big dogs around...I have always said that I would never trust a dog no matter how well trained they are...and I know you may think I'm silly but if a big dog comes near us or I see one on the same path I always pick Ollie up because you just never know...Ollie is very friendly but he gets very excited so I wouldn't want to risk a big dog getting too close...I have always said that people with big dogs shouldn't have them off the lead as people like me who have little dogs really don't know how well trained they are and the owners should be that responable..especially after all the horror stories you hear...Well on Tuesday we had our own horror story in our road...an elderly lady who lives a few house up from us was walking her sweet little poodle Sam...we see her walk past with him everyday and if we were in the garden we always have a little chat and a cuddle with Sam...on Tuesday she was on her way back through the wooded part of the park when poor Sam was savaged by a large dog...she obviously tried to fight the dog off..and was badly bitten and fell to the ground trying to save Sam. The large dog was with a woman who just walked off leaving the elderly lady on the ground bleeding and poor Sam in a dreadful state...there are houses close by and luckily someone came to her aid...This has made the front page of our local paper this week...the police are making enquires about the owner of the large dog...the elderly lady is ok... very shocked of course and Sam had emergency surgery but despite best efforts he died on Wednesday. I am just so upset about this I cant help thinking about that poor lady on the ground trying to save her dog...and how the owner could just walk away and leave her...there are some despicable people out there..I hope the police find who it was. I wont be walking Ollie through there again.

Sorry to go on so...I'm just so upset.

Jan..x

Frosty Tilda.....

Hi Guys....its Friday!!!..yay!!! and nearly the weekend..I hope you all have something super to do....and as its Friday...its time for another Just Magnolia Challenge...this week its the lovely Mindy's turn and she has chosen 'Christmas'...well its not far away now...(ugh!)...so here is my card

Darling Tilda is coloured with Copics and Prisma Pencils...the DP is Magnolia...the cute christmas trees are a die from Marianne...the fence is TH...and the gorgeous swirly snowflake thingy is a border die from Memory Lane which I cut and snipped bits to fit the corner and then embellished with loads of sparkle and gems and I have 'frosted' with Pola White Flower Soft....the sentiment is from one of our sponsors this week ( we have two)...do pop over and check out my teamies wonderful creations...and I hope you will join us this week...

Well I'm off to do the weekend shop...I hope to be back later with another to share with you...

Have a great Friday!!!

Hugs

Jan...xx

Another Sweet Thing....

Hi Guys... yes I'm back with another Darling Tilda..now this isn't my usual kind of colour scheme...but I wanted to enter a card for this weeks TOMIC as its a Bingo theme and I chose to do 'Magnolia Paper' 'Ribbon' and 'Metal embellishment'...I bought the DP a little while ago and although I love the colour combo...I've always seem to be a pastel kind a girl...anyway I put this together....

Darling Tilda is coloured with Copics and Prisma Pencils...as I said the DP is magnolia...I used my favourite MS border punch...and again (sorry) Memory Box Catalina Wreath which I embellished with WOC sweetheart flowers pearls and sparkle..added organza ribbon and bow and finished with a cute teddy charm...do hop over to TOMIC and check out the DT's mouth watering creations..

Hugs

Jan...x

Little Wood Nymph......

Well ok...its a Christmas Tilda..but the challenge over at Totally Tilda is Autumn Leaves...and they want to see leaves anywhere on your creation..this darling Tilda just looked like a little Nymph in her PJ's and hat...and I have been dying to use those sweet little wooden leaves I got from The Craft Barn for ages...Tilda is coloured with Prisma Pencils...the Gorgeous Glittered DP is First Edtion Desert Blooms..the little spotty bit in the middle is Echo Park Dots & Stripes pad...If you look carefully I used that yummy Memory Box Grapevine Wreath again then added the wooden leaves that I have inked the edges a bit..then WOC Cherry Blossoms and Sweetheart flowers...I cut up pieces of the Wreath and placed them around the outside to try and give it a twiggy look and then added pearls to look like berries...and touch of sparkle too...I am entering Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Get Punchy as they would like you to use dies or punches on your creation...

Do go and check out the DT's lovely creations...

I hope to be back later with another Tilda to share....yes its a bit of a Tilda fest going on here at the moment...well she is my favourite :-)

Hugs

Jan...xx

Winter Tilda.....

Hi guys..I finally got to play with another of my new Tildas today...this one is the Gorgeous Winter Tilda....

She is coloured with Promarkers and Prisma Pencils...the DP is Magnolia..I used some 'muslin' in the matting and another fabulous Memory Box Die - Catalina Wreath which I embellished with pearls gems and sparkle. I added a Magnolia Tag and Peony flower and finished with WOC Hellebore, Sweetheart Flowers and a sweet snowflake charm.

I'm going to enter this for this weeks Totally Gorjuss Challenge - Pastel Christmas...pop over and have a look at the inspirational DT creations...

Have a great weekend..

Hugs

Jan...x

Just Magnolia Challenge - Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Hello again..I'm back with my card for this weeks Just Magnolia Challenge..Pink for breast Cancer Awareness...

I have coloured darling Tilda with Copics and Prisma Pencils..the DP's are Panduro Tilda Kitchen Garden..I have added a little netting to the matting and to the sweet little WOC flowers...used my favourite MS border punch and a lovely ruffled edged Organza ribbon...I finished with loads of pearls and sparkle...Do pop over and check out my teamies creations... truly wonderful and I hope you will join us this week.

Happy Crafting

Jan..x

Stampin' for the Weekend - Spooky - DT Card

Hi...I'm back with this weeks Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge - Spooky...there are lots of halloween themes out there but I do struggle with this...we dont really 'do' halloween in the UK (well I dont anyway) so I was at a loss as to which image I would use...then my mate Diane came up trumps with this sweet witchy Tilda...thanks hun...mwah!!!

Tilda is coloured with Promarkers and Prisma pencils...the DP is Doodlebug...and I used yet another new Memory Box die - Grapevine Wreath which I thought was just perfect..not sure about an orange moon but those bats look a bit spooky..added an Organza ribbon tied with some black tulle...WOC flower blooms and dots of sparkle..I do hope you will join us this week..we have Pink Gem as our sponsor who has a great prize for our winner...do go and check out my teamies creations..so inspiring..

Happy Haunting

Hugs

Jan...x

Lavender & Lace......

Hi all...its a wee bit chiller today..although sunny in my neck of the woods...been trying to get my Mum to do a Jigsaw puzzle...I haven't done one for years...but it keeps her occupied..and she seems to be doing ok...(my poor Mum has Alzheimers) so while she was doing that I had time to make a card and as I was one of the winners last week at Allsorts ...I thought I would support them again...their current challenge is Lavender & Lace...here's my card...

I used one of my new Christmas Tildas this one is Tilda with Hellebore's...but I thought she would be great for an any occasion card...she is coloured with Copics and Prismas pencils...the DP is by The English Paper Company...I added some lovely lace which I think came from The Ribbon Girl...WOC flowers..pearls and loads of sparkle...do pop over and check out the DT cards..truly lovely..

Well I'm off now to see how Mum is getting on and hoping she hasn't dropped too many pieces on the floor for Ollie to chew...I've already had my fingers in his mouth prizing a bit out!!!..he thinks if its on the floor it must be for him...lol..

Hugs

Jan..xx

Buttons & Bows......and a bit of the first aid kit...

Hi Guys...its been a dull old day here today so thought I'd have a crafty afternoon and went looking for a challenge and I found that Cupcake Craft Challenge was Buttons & Bows this week so here is my card...

I used a sweet little Sugar Nellie image and coloured her with Promarkers and Prisma pencils..the DP is MME Madison Avenue...and I used one of my new Cheery Lynn Flourishes...I'm so loving these...you cant see it all as I have covered it with the bow...doh!!...but its gorgeous..this one is Victorian Romance Flourish.....I included a little piece of 'Muslin' which seems to be the stuff to use these days..I found a scruffy bit in our very old first aid kit...then I decided to trot off to Boots to see if I could get any there...in fact its Lint..and if you have a sniff around the first Aid dept you'll find the very stuff!!! I also bought some proper muslin today to have a play with too...anyway..I finished with Organza Ribbon, cute little spotty buttons and loads of sparkle...sorry about the dull pic..its very much lighter IRL.

Hope you have a great evening..I'll to be back later in the week to show off my new Tildas...ooooh cant wait!!!

Hugs

Jan...xx

ABC Challenge B for Boo - All Things Scary - DT Card

Hi Guys...well its a beautiful sunny day here in my part of Kent..I hope you have lots of sunshine too...Its time again for ABC Challenge and the letter this week is B for Boo!!... we want to see all your scary creations as Halloween is just around the corner...for my card I used a cute LaLa Land digi image and she is coloured with Prismas Pencils..the papers are Echo Park and I used some of their die cuts for the sentiments..finished with sweet fabric bats..ribbon..and gems...Do pop over to check out my teamies gorgeous creations...and we look forward to seeing all your scary things!!!..lol..

Hugs

Jan...xx

Just Magnolia Challenge - Dawny's Distressed!!

Hi all yes its Just Magonlia time and this week Dawny is Distressed !!!...lol....she wants some distressing on your creations...so I have roughed up me edges with me scissors!!..lol...Darling Tilda is coloured with Copics and Prisma pencils....the DP is Magnolia..I added one of my gorgeous brand new Flourshes from Memory Box...and the starry snowflakes are little wooden pieces I found at The Craft Barn...and I sprayed them with Shimmer mist and sprinkled Glamour dust over them...I finshed wth an organza ribbon..gems and loads and loads of sparkle...hope you will join us this week..

Hugs

Jan...xx

Seen Any Upside Down Icicles?????

...Nope I've never seen any before either...lol..but you are going to have to give me artistic licence on these...lol...the cute LOTV image is coloured with Copics and Prisma Pencils...the DP is Craft Creations..and the Icicle die is by Marianne...finshed with a spotty organza ribbon..a Sizzix Snowflake..and copious amounts of sparkle...I'm entering this for this week Challenge at LOTV - Let it Snow

Happy Crafting

Hugs

Jan..xx

Just a Little Gorjuss....

Hi all...hope you had a fab weekend....I managed to have a play with on of my new Gorjuss Girls...just loving these at the moment...I must have a thing about characters with no faces...lol...anyway here she is

She is coloured with Prisma Pencils...The DP is Prima Botanical pad...I used that gorgeous Cheery Lyn flourish again (just bought two more!!)..and I wanted to keep it fairly simple so I just punched some tiny flowers (MS Hydrangea punch) and added a seam binding ribbon and loads of pearls...


Thank you for all your lovely comments they all so appreciated...I hope to be back later with a challenge card...
Have a good day!
Hugs

Jan...xx

Everyone Loves a Teddy Bear....

Well I do...I still have my Ted from when I was a baby....he's a bit well hugged now though...lol...anyway over at Allsorts Challenge (one of my negelected favourites) they want to see Bears on your creation...so I dug out a cute Fizzy Moon Bear....he is so cute...

...He's coloured with Prisma Pencils and I used some copics on the flowers..the DP is Panduro Tilda Kitchen Garden...added seam binding ribbon and gorgeous WOC blooms and of course pearls...there is a little bit of sparkle on there too...

...and here is a pic of my desk with the work in process

I had to take the pic as I was only saying to my SFTW Teamie Rebekah last night how I cant work in a mess....Ha!!..can you tell I was having problems with the flowers?...lol...Anyway I'm off for a tidy up then I'm going to have a play with another Gorjuss Girl I bought this week..

Hope you have a great Saturday....ooooh..its 'Strictly' tonight too!!!!!

Hugs

Jan...xx

Edit:- WhooHoo!!! I won Allsorts Challenge with this darling bear...I'm so thrilled....!!!!!

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge - Colours of Autumn

Hi again..I'm back with my SFTW DT card...the challenge this week is Colours of Autumn...now with all the leaves falling from the trees...you'd think I would be so inspired...ermmm..not!!..I think I lost my mojo on this one..I knew what I wanted to do but seemed to have lost the plot...lol...anyway...sweet Rosy Posy is coloured with Copics..the DP's are First Edition Desert Blooms...gorgeous papers..I just didnt do them justice...I added prima flowers and a pretty organza ribbon....I hope you will join us this week...I look forward to seeing your creations...to see how it should be done...lol

Hugs

Jan...x

Just Magnolia Challenge - Coffee & Cream

Hi Guys...Today's Challenge at Just Magnolia has been set by our lovely Pops and she has chosen the delicious combination of Coffee and Cream...yum...lol...for my card I have coloured a darling Hanglar with Prismas..the DP's are MME Merry and Bright pad although its not a christmas card...I used a brand new flourish die by Cheery Lynn..its total gorgeous and you probaly be seeing it on all my cards now...lol...I finished with WOC blooms and flowers and of pearls louds of pearls...I do hope you will come and join us this week

Happy Crafting

Hugs

Jan...xxx

ABC Challenge is Back....with A for Anything Goes!!!

Hi Guys...yes ABC is back..yay!!..and to start things off its a very easy challnge of Anything Goes!!..we have two great sponsors..LOTV and In2Stamps so there will be two winners!!!...and Bev is our Guest Designer ..for my card I used a darling LOTV image..arent they sweet??..the DP's are MME Be Merry pad..and I finished with gorgeous WOC flowers, MS holly punch Organza bow and pearls. I do hope you will come and support ABC and get the great Challenge back on the road!!! I look forward to seeing your creations..

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Jan...xx