My Minds Eye Sketch Challenge

 I am thrilled that I managed another layout. I was so stressed out on Friday regarding our house move that I gave myself permission to craft all afternoon.  I managed to make a birthday card for my son (to be shown later) and got a good start on this layout which I just finished off today.  

I am loving the challenges over on the My Minds Eye blog.  This one was a sketch challenge.  I knew these gorgeous My Minds Eye Lost and Found Two 'Sunshine' papers and accessories would be perfect to use alongside our wedding photos. 

The smudged out centre banner contains the date of our wedding, hence the smudging. Although, I will tell you we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year !

Everything I used here was from the Sunshine kit that I bought from Scrapbook Steals, of course, my favourite place to buy my My Minds Eye collections from! Only thing I added was  a tiny bit of white Bazzill basics cardstock.   The text was printed onto some Sunshine paper from a 6x6 pad I bought previously from Scrapbook Steals.  

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Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Stamp and Die Release showcase

Hello and welcome to Day 7 of our April Rubber Stamp and Die Release Showcase!

 On Wednesday (18 April) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies.

 From then until 24 April the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop!

This is what I created with Whimsy Stamps Little Cottage Cutie 'April Sunshine' by Elisabeth Bell.

She is coloured with mainly Prismacolor pencils and some skin tone Copics.

My chalks are already packed away for our forthcoming move so I used some old blue eyeshadow for the background.  

 this is a simple frame from Walmart but I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be perfect for adding the Little Cottage Cuties to.  I aim to make a few of these to hang in my new craft room!

 Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

 To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. 

All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 25 April. To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Ann Vento
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Heidy Blom
Lori Pachkowsky
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Niki Estes 
Patricia Garcia
Stephanne Maraver
Tammy Louise Cunliffe

 Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. 

 Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Whimsy Stamps showcase Day 2 and CCT

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our April Rubber Stamp and  Die Release Showcase

For my card I used the new stamp Good Pony by Crissy Armstrong.  I also used the new sentiment stamps from Raindrop Echo Designs Ticket Notes

This is also my card for this weeks

Cute Card Thursday Challenge, the theme is Metallica!

We are sponsored by our regular monthly sponsor Whimsy Stamps!

On Wednesday (18 April) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new rubber designs and new Shapeology dies. From then until 24 April the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

 To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 25 April. 

 To take a peek at today's other fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...
Ellie Stover 
Erin Bailey
Deb Routledge {Special Guest}
Dena Concienne {Special Guest}
Michele Roos {Special Guest}

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

Midweek mojo and MME April challenge

 Although I am way behind with the Amethyst Midweek Mojos over at Scrapbook Steals blog (only done 3 out of 9) I had to jump in and do Amethyst 8 with this paper collection and photo.  

I thought this would take a lot longer but having the  paper collection (My Minds Eye 'Follow your heart') courtesy of Scrapbook Steals made it come together so quickly.

The sketch was also so perfect to combine with the My Minds Eye April Challenge which was to use 

hexagons!

 Thank you so much for dropping by!

Whimsy Stamps April Rubber Release

Welcome to Whimsy Stamps April rubber stamp and die RELEASE DAY!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 18 gorgeous new rubber stamps and 4 fabulous new Shapeology dies together with 3 new Shape EZ files today! 

These new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

 From today until 24 April the Whimsy DT and Special Guests will be showcasing these wonderful new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop. Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw by leaving a comment on every blog listed for that day. At the end of release week (Wednesday 25 April) we will post a Release Round-Up on the Whimsy blog. This will include a selection of new release DT work from the past week together with a complete list of winners from the daily mini blog hops. 

 To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow:

Beate Johns {Special Guest} Bev Rochester {Special Guest} Ellie Stover Jacque Beddingfield {Special Guest} Stephanne Maraver

Here is a full reveal of the wonderful April release:

4 Crissy Armstrong rubber stamps
Double Scoop ~ Good Pony ~ Look Hoo's Graduating ~ Wee Snippet's Bubbles
  2 Elisabeth Bell rubber stamps
April Sunshine ~ Ginger Meadows
 
  4 Kenny K rubber stamps
Fireman ~ Chef ~ Home Improvement ~ Policeman
 
3 Meljen's Designs rubber stamps
Sunflower Buggies ~ Sweet Little Donkey ~ Tutu Sweet
 
  2 Wee Stamps rubber stamps
Goldie ~ Mr and Mrs Teddy
 
  3 Raindrop Echo Designs rubber stamp sets
For The Women In Our Lives ~ Vertical Tickets ~ Everyday Sayings Notables 4
3 Raindrop Echo Designs Shapeology dies
Notables 4 ~ Swirly Tree ~ Fancy Ticket
 
1 TLC Shapeology die Wedding Dress Tag
 
  3 Shape EZs by TLC
Butterly Card ~ Umbrella Card ~ Cloud Card
 

Don't forget to visit today's DT and leave a comment on their blog posts to be entered into the draw to win a new release stamp, then pop back to the Whimsy Stamps blog tomorrow for the next list of showcase posts! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy our new release!
 

WOYWW

I missed a week and it still came around super quick!

Time for Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday otherwise known as WOYWW!

I am ridiculously busy with other things, particularly house buying/moving preparations.  That pile of paperwork has kept us busy over the last week or so!

Crafty wise on my desk is a layout I plan to tinker with every now and again when I am having a break, as most of this week I have set aside to clean out all the kitchen cabinets in the hope that when we come to move out all I need to do is give them a wipe out!  That is part of the master plan!

We have moved house so many times now this one should be a breeze, particularly as we are moving only a few yards away!

In case you were wondering the papers I am using are My Minds Eye 'Follow your Heart', just can't get enough MME these days!

This collection is so perfect for the sketch I am using and also for the photo I wanted to scrap!

 This was also a reason for my absence last week, we were away in 

Zion National Park.

If you want to play along or have a snoop at some other desks visit our leader Julia for the details!

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Cute Card Thursday

First of all apologies I am not getting to visit much at the moment.  We just went away on a trip for a few days and are also right in the middle of a house purchase so I have had very little free time lately.  It probably won't change anytime soon either!  

Here is my very late Cute Card Thursday card the theme is 

Spring flowers

I did cheat as I had this one made earlier, it featured in the Whimsy magazine back in February! It was featured as a collaboration between Whimsy Stamps, Miss Muffet Stamps and Make it Crafty.

We are sponsored this week by 

Whiff of Joy who offer the winner a stamp of their choice!

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Stamps: Whimsy stamps Friendship Notables 2 Whimsy Stamps Vintage travel postage stamps LIttle Miss Muffet Sophia Maria Hatter Little Miss Muffet Bicycle Make it Crafty Paris scene

Coloring medium/ink: Memento Tuxedo black ink, Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers: My Minds Eye Lost and Found Madison Ave

Embellishments: dies ~ Whimsy Stamps lampost die, Whimsy stamps corner die, Make it Crafty chipboard brooch

Tools/Other: sewing machine, pearls

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