Winner of blog candy

Drum Roll please...........................................

The random winner of my blog candy is number 8 which is Mapowska.

Congratulations hon & please contact me (click on my profile in side bar) with your address, so I may send the goodies onto you.

Blog Candy until 10th May

I am celebrating my 50th birthday next Saturday & so thought I would offer some blog candy  to a lucky winner to help me celebrate.
This will run until 10th May, as I am going away next weekend & am not back until 8th May.
Here is what is included
10 sheets Keep A Memory Geometric Paper
15 sheets Tim Holtz Transportation Double sided paper
36 sheets 6x6 Designer papers in Blues/Browns
2 Hunkydory Ribbon craft packs
12 Bejewelled Brads (Green)
10m Ivory Chiffon Ribbon
Personal Impression Fairy Silhouette clear stamps
2 packs Personal Impressions hand painted resin embellishments (sea shells & flowers)
1 pack Match Ups Birthday Party buttons
1 Lindsay Mason Craft Shelf rubber stamp
1 pack assorted flowers
1 pack assorted Dew Drops
1 pack red/light orange ribbon
1 pack assorted buttons

All you have to do to have a chance of winning this is become a follower if you are not already, post this picture on your blog, to spread the word & leave me a comment saying why you would like to win the candy. I will draw the winner upon my return from holiday after 10th May.

Good luck

Divas By Design 1st Challenge

Today is the launch of the brand new challenge blog Divas By Design, of which I am a DT member and although we  are split into 2 teams & I am in team B, I wanted to enter this week anyway.This challenge is Anything Goes & is sponsored by Dis Digi Downloads

Here is my DT card. The images are from Digital Pencil Too and I have coloured them with Promarkers. The backing paper was a freebie from a magazine, which is perfect for these images.Added glitter around the edges & ribbon & flowers are from my monthly subscription to Crafty Feeling

The watering can charm is from my stash.

The other DT members have made some awesome cards, so pop over to their blogs& see what they have made too.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenges Flowers

Sparkles Anything Goes

Bows & Berries Bold & Bright

Digi Doodle Shops Best Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy Mom/Flowers

Paper Cutz Anything Goes

Creative Friday Open Theme

Fussy & Fancy Springtime

Your Next Stamp Add a Charm

Squigglefly Spring Showers/May Flowers

One By One May Flowers

Lastly I still have my birthday blog candy running until 10th May, become a  follower & you can win by entering here

Birdcage Tilda

I have been playing with my stamps & have made a couple of cards with frame effects like this one, another will be posted in the next few weeks, whilst I am away.
I started out by stamping the leaves using a Lavinia stamp & chalked it to get the green background. I did the same with the grasses, which is a stamp by Dimension Fourth.
Coloured both Tilda  & also the Bridge which is a digi from Digi Doodle shop with Promarkers.
Then created a frame around the card, & stamped with another stamp from Dimension Fourth., then stuck the leaves & grasses onto the frame & placed Tilda on the edge.
Sentiment also by Dimension Fourth & not a flower in sight!
Entered into the following challenges
My Partner in Crafting Crime 3 or more layers
Totally Stampalicious Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Dimensional
Colour Q Colour Pallette with Orange & Green
Rubys Rainbow Amber
Secret Crafter Feathered Friends (There is a bird in the cage, hope it counts)

Don't forget to enter my birthday blog candy at the top of my blog & you could win some fab candy

Doohickey Die

My card making has taken a back seat lately, what with all the appointments my son has had to do with buying his first house & of course mum has to be there too. I have had doctors, hospital appointments myself as well as getting ready for my hols on Sunday.
This image was from a  set of stamps free with Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine, I coloured with Promarkers & used a MS punch to give an edge.
Papers were from a friend & I glittered up one of the edges as well as distressing the edges of the image.
Another MS punch used for the vine effect. Flowers from stash.
The butterfly & dragon fly are a Doohickey Die by Magnolia which my very good friends have bought me for my birthday.
Entered into the following challenges
Dream Valley Challenges Things with Wings
Flutter By Wednesdays Butterflies
Creative Inspirations Punches/Dies
Make It Monday Anything Goes

Don't miss my sticky at the top of my blog for a chance of winning my birthday blog candy. It will run until 10th May

Divas By Design

This is a new challenge blog starting up on a bi weekly basis starting 4th May. This has been set up by my blogging friends Rebekah & Jo & they have asked me to be on their DT, which of course I accepted with glee. I am also joined by some of my old OSAAT teamies as well as some new girls that I am looking forward to working with.
Now to start the ball rolling, we have some fab blog candy on offer, go over to Divas By Design for the deets & get your chance of winning this

For those of you who fancy joining us on the DT, details of how to apply are also on the blog, so I look forward to seeing you all for our first challenge on 4th May.

Take It Easy

It seems ages since I sat & made any cards, my one & only child is buying his own property, so I am really busy running around & helping him through the process, whilst all the time feeling sick inside as I know I am going to miss him so much. He & I are so close & whilst he will be the other end of town, I realise its time for him to move on at the age of 23. He keeps saying he is glad I am still nearby, so I hope that once he has moved (July/August as it is a new build) things will settle down & I can start to relax again. I think until then I will be like most mums, wanting to keep your children safe each & every day.Better not write anymore, the tears which are never far away are on their way again...lol.

Anyway, this image is a freebie I picked up somewhere on the net (sorry) & I have coloured with Promarkers. MS punch Deep edged Daisy used to create the strip. Sissix swirls made from scrap card. Chocolate box ribbon made from stash. Flowers from stash, as are the candy buttons.. Sentiment chalked & is from a QVC kit bought years ago.
Added Glossy Accents to the water to give more dimension.

I have entered this into the following challenges
Sentimental Sundays Lets Get Wet (plus sentiment)
Gingerloft Blue
Crafty Catz April Showers (water)
One Stop Crafts Spots & Dots

One last thing, I have not managed to get around my normal blog listings & comment, so please forgive me, I will get back in the swing of things soon..
Oh & and another thing...... I have a blog candy going up in the next week, so please look out for it, this is to celebrate my big 50th birthday.