
Saturday, 18 October 2025
House Mouse Halloween card
Hi there and happy Saturday! I have a House Mouse card today:
I printed the image, sentiment and background paper from the House Mouse triple cd (I think!).
I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine, added some ribbon and some green STAMPIN UP DEAR DOTS - job done!
challenges:
thanks for visiting!

Saturday, 11 October 2025
Stampin Up! Beautiful Gallery DSP
Here is my first card using Stampin Up! Beautiful Gallery DSP:
After mounting the beautiful image (which is one of many in that pack) onto gold foil sheet I used some Metallic texture RUB-ONS to create foil/embossed splatters. The greeting was from the very handy Greetings for all mix & match Ephemera pack. The lovely domed brads are the streaked-dots and that's it a very quick and simple get well card to hopefully brighten someone's day!
as you like it challenge favourite-square-or-not-and-why? this is very easy for me as I always make square cards as it makes the card seem more equal. There also seems more space on a square card to embellish it (with everything but the kitchen sink usually in my case!! 😂).
creative inspirations.- autumn or something spooky - if my card isn't autumnal enough please delete me!
thanks for stopping by!


Here are a list of the products that I used:
I've joined Stampin Up! again!
Hi there!
I have decided to join Stampin Up! again to take advantage of their amazing offer:
or:
I chose the first offer but wish I'd chosen the second offer because there are so many things that I would like to buy!
If you would like to join Stampin Up! and take advantage of this offer too just click on any of the above images and it will take you to my online shop. But please be aware that the offer ends of the 31st October.

Sunday, 28 September 2025
Gruffies - have a beary nice birthday!
Hello and happy Sunday, I managed to fine some crafty time today so here is my card:
I used:
House-Mouse Gruffies JSHM054 'Have a beary nice birthday' stamp set'
Promarkers
Forever friends new arrival backing paper - I love this pad and I'm nearly at the end 😢
Unbranded scalloped frame die from Amazon
liquid pearls and stickle
pink petticoat sentiment (sadly closed)
SU label punch
my sewing machine to bravely stitch around the edges!
Challenges:
passion for Promarker challenge. week-807-anything-floral. (hope my floral background paper counts - if not please delete me!)
as you like it challenge. -favourite-die-and-why? - this is my new favourite die because it adds a frame to my stamped images and I love the scalloped edges.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week. 🌞

Thursday, 11 September 2025
House Mouse Criss Cross card
Hello, I have a House-Mouse card today:
I used:
once again due to my unorganised system (forgetting which cd its printed from 😖) I 'think' its from
Joanna Sheen's The Gruffies & Happy Hoppers CD
papers are from Pink Petticoat (sadly closed)
SU labels dies
Lucy Cromwell sentiment stamp
Woodware flower and leaf punches
Brads, ribbon gems, Stickles and bee charm
I also used my sewing machine to stitch around the edge
Challenges:
as you like it challenge favourite-layered-or-flat-why? - this is a very easy one for me DEFINETELY layered! I cannot make a CAS card for toffee and have the complete opposite problem of wanting to put everything but the kitchen sink on my cards!
thanks for visiting!

Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Guest designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge
Hi there,
as you can see by the title of today's post I am super excited to say that I am a guest designer at Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge 😊 - I was lucky enough to win challenge number 601.
Here is my card using colour of love shop - Lotus Kokeshi Doll :
I couldn't decide which backing paper to use and I didn't want anything too busy to take away from the image so I embossed some pink card using Stampin Up! layered florals 3D embossing folder. This is my first outing for this embossing folder so I would like to enter Darnell's nbus-challenge-78. - where you have to use something new from your crafty stash!
As I used Promarkers to colour my image I would also like to enter I love Promarkers. - A/G or gnomes
The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat (sadly closed down) .The nail heads, ribbon and punches are also very old SU. I bravely stitched around the edges of my card - getting better at this! added some glitter and that's it job done!
Thanks to Penny's blog for asking me to be a guest designer - so honoured!

Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Happy birthday to you!
Hello and happy Wednesday!
I 'think' todays image is from the Joanna Sheen 'The Gruffies & Happy Hoppers' cd rom (I really should write on the paper once printed out!)
The image, backing paper and sentiment all came from the same cd rom.
The corners were punched out using my EK success punch on craft card.
I'm very impressed with myself for using my sewing machine again to stitch around the edges. All was going well until I came to the top edge where it went a bit wonky so I slapped on the sentiment to cover up the worst of it!!
I also used Glossy accents on the ice cream but it doesn't show up on the photo.
Challenges:
thanks for visiting!

Monday, 25 August 2025
Spice of Life - Colorado Craft Company
Hi there and happy bank holiday Monday!
Here's today's card:
I used:
Spice of Life - Colorado Craft Company stamp set BB557
Nitwit collections - herbal garden collection
Promarkers
craft coloured card
SU gems
Challenges:
stamping sensations -birds-bees-and-butterflies. or A/G
we love stamping. - flowers or A/G
lil patch of crafty friends. - A/G
allsorts challenge. - something beginning with B or A/G
crafters cafe challenge - use patterned paper or A/G
passion for Promarkers challenge.-spots-and or-stripes
Pammies inky pinkies challenges - A/G
I love Promarkers.- A/G or inspired by a film
That's a lot of challenges but as the saying goes you've got to be in it to win it!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week.

Friday, 15 August 2025
Penny Black Flutter-bye
Good afternoon from a glorious sunny day in Devon 🌞 Phew! its a scorcher today 🔥
I thought it was about time to ink up one of my Penny Black stamps:
I used:
Penny Black - Flutter-bye 4057K rubber stamp
Promarkers
Forever friends spring time papers
La La land heart fence die
Die-versions corner Happy birthday die
Lawn fawn grassy border die
Stampin Up! very old flower punch
bee embellishment - make & create
Liquid pearls
Stickles
gems
Challenges:
I always think its important to say where you get inspiration from so a big thank you to
Lorraine Bailey for giving me the idea of using the picket fence die with flowers on. I would hate to think that I was stealing anyone's ideas without giving credit.
Thanks for popping by and I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!
Friday, 18 July 2025
Spellbinders Rain boot bouquet
Hello there, here is a birthday card that I made for my mum:
I used:
Spellbinders Rain boot bouquet (new to me)
Cre-Nest-Lies XXL ticket stitch square
Darice embossing folder
Craft Consortium bright blooms papers
clearly besotted 'mum' die
the sentiment is a very old 'Lucy Cromwell' tag
I did use glossy accents on the boots but it doesn't show up in the photo
eyelet maker, eyelet and twine
Challenges:
(I used the new to me Spellbinders die)
Pixies snippets playground. - must use snippets - here are the snippets that I used:
I even used a snippet of a snippet!! (inside the black boots that I didn't need!)
thanks for visiting!

Monday, 2 June 2025
House Mouse
Here is another House Mouse card:
This is another image that I printed off from a House Mouse cd rom but because it was a long time ago I can't remember which cd it was 😕 it might be the triple cd.
The backing paper was also from the cd and I very bravely used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges - please don't look too closely as its not very straight!
I also used some glitter and Stickles for sparkle.
challenges:
thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, 1 June 2025
Buddys Poppy Bouquet Bear
Here is another image that I was lucky enough to win at Di's digi stamps
I used:
Field of dreams papers (NUBS)
Tonic cornflower die
Amazon poppy die (NUBS)
Pink petticoat sentiment (sadly retired)
SU perennial postage dies (NUBS)
Promarkers
Challenges:
nbus-challenge-75. - must use new items (NUBS) - I have used 4 NUBS items!
Pixies snippets playground. - must use snippets - here are the snippets that I used:
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, 29 May 2025
Warm wishes
Here is head start to my Christmas cards this year!
I used:
Marianne design image
Marianne design Creatables dies (hat and gloves)
Isabella Bobunny papers
Glossy accents on the eyes and nose but not noticeable in the picture
gems
the sentiment was from another paper pad with no name on the front!
Challenges:
So there's a start at least!
Thanks for stopping by.

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