As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Animal

 Oh my goodness me, there is late, and then there is my style of late, so let's pretend

it is still Thursday shall we.

The new challenge theme from As You Like It Challenge is

Your  Favourite Animal (and why)

I love all animals so this was a difficult choice, but in the end I went down the fantasy

route and chose a dragon.  I'm particularly partial to cute dragons, especially this sort.

The joy of them being fantasy is that you can use whatever colour you fancy!

Isn't he just super cute all covered in sugar frosting?!

The things I used for this make are:

Whimsy Stamps DP1052 Birfday Dragons, and

CWSD354 Simple Sentiment Strips

HoneyBee papers HBPA039 Giddy For Gingham

Taylored Expressions papers TEPP120 Playful Patterns Sweet

MFT papers Petite Plaid

and lots of Distress Inks (ReInkers) as water colours

The sponsor of this challenge is

Lawn Fawn

I do hope you will find time to join in the animal fun!

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Fave Christmas Image or Animal

 Would you credit it, just as I start getting things into a routine again, I finally go down with Covid!  I'd tested positive for 9 days and was beginning to give up hope but today is my third negative day so I'm back at work, even though I still feel a bit ropey.

Anyhoo, you didn't come here for that, you came for the

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

and our theme for the next fortnight is

Your Favourite Christmas Image or Animal

This stamp is a new one to me, but it has already become a favourite - what's not to like, it has a cute bunny in a sweet Christmas scene, and it's relatively quick to colour up.  I shall be going into production shortly.

Colorado Craft Company (Anita Jeram) Getting Ready

Whimsy Stamps Merry Christmas Sentiment Assortment

MFT 6x6 Christmas Text

Snowflake punch from Hobbycraft

Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours

The winner of this challenge will receive a digi prize from:

Amanda Jayne Designs

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Peeking Dragon

 No, you're not imagining things, I really am posting on a Sunday evening.

I've had a little crafty spurt since New Year, and today I actually managed to make something to enter into a challenge!

I have used Whimsy Stamps Dragon Holiday Peekers

which were a Christmas present from Himself and this is the first inking

I also used Whimsy Stamps Slimline paper pad - Taffy

for the first time.

The sentiment set is Whimsy Stamps - You're Birthday

Tiny punches from Hobbycraft created the dots and heart from the leftover scrap of Taffy paper

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and entering into the "New" challenge over at

Sweet Stampin'

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Snowman Friends (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning chaps, hope this finds you well.

A quick update on dad's poorly arm - he was discharged from the hospital care a couple of weeks ago as he no longer needed wet dressings.  He has been handed over to the care of Nurse Mum who is very experienced with dry dressings, and making sure he does what he's told.  How that horrible wound has healed is nothing short of a small miracle.  He showed it to me last week, and I have to say that it looks marvellous.  Still not quite there, but not far off now.

Thank you for all your good wishes to him, I have passed them all on.

Anyhoo, I seem to be a little bit obsessed with snowmen this year!

Gerda Steiner Designs - Snowman Friends gs-GSD-445

Whimsy Stamps Sentiment Assortment - Merry Christmas CWSD391

MFT DieNamics A2 Stitched Circle Stax MFT-1675

MFT 6x6 papers

Distress Inks (ReInkers) for snowman, a scrap of Dovecraft paper for the snow flecked blue behind him, and a couple of Woodware corner punches to finish off.

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Snow Buddies (DT) Dies To Die For

Hello peeps, hope you are all ok.  Now, as I was getting ready to leave work last night, I was shocked by how dark it already was at 4.30.  The day before hadn't seemed so bad, but it dawned on me that we are already halfway through November and well on the way to Christmas (I mean, the Aldi advert has started already!).  So basically here we are at the start of winter (yes, I know, not until 21 December if you want to be technical) and 4 months of probably crap weather.  I wonder if that weather will include snow this time.  There will be no such thing as a snow-day for me anymore as we were all set up for home-working during lockdown.

Anyhoo, everyone should have someone to build a snowman with.

MFT Birdie Brown Snow Buddies stamps  MFT-BB-87

MFT DieNamics Snow Buddies dies MFT-1642

Whimsy Stamps Sentiment Assortment Merry Christmas CWSD391

MFT 6x6 papers Cheerful Plaid MFT-EP-80

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

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Dragon Water Fun (DT) Dies To Die For

  Hello peeps, on this wonderfully wet Saturday!  Rain, at last, we've had the occasional brief shower this week, and some hailstones, but now we have a good, old-fashioned, wet to the bone, downpour.  I can almost hear the garden sighing with relief!

This little chap is totally prepared

Not many ingredients this week

Whimsy Stamps Dragon Water Fun stamps WS-DP1046

Whimsy Stamps Fantabulous stamps WS-CWSD364

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Paper Pack - Buttercup WS-WSDPS04

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours.

Dragon was fussy cut, it took some patience, but I got there in the end!

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Favourite Season - Spring or Summer (DT) As You Like It Challenge

 Well here we are again on a new Thursday which means a new

theme over at As You Like It Challenge.

Our theme this time around is

Your Favourite Season - Spring or Summer

(please explain your choice)

Oddly, being a Summer baby, I much prefer Spring.  It's fresh and clean, smells wonderful, and is full of new life and bright light.  The bonus is that it is too early for wasps.

Whimsy Stamps - Lucky Ducky

Whimsy Stamps - Fantabulous

Sunny Studio 6x6 papers Classic Sunburst

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The sponsor for this challenge is

LILI OF THE VALLEY

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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Say What? (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning all, how are you this morning?  For some, lockdown is starting to ease, but I am still safely tucked up at home, only venturing out once a fortnight for food.  Monday to Friday finds me nestled into the box room study which has become my home office, so I still very much look forward to my weekends!

Anyhoo, she's bright, she's sassy ...... are you ready?

Ingredients used:

CC Designs - Rockabilly Gals CCD-0128

Clearly Whimsy Stamps - Say What CWSS121

MFT DieNamics - Stitched Ric Rac MFT-1513

MFT Clear Stamps - Purrfect MFT-CS-388

MFT Purr-fect dies MFT-1503

MFT 6x6 paper - Spring Whimsy MFT-EP-61

I loved colouring up this one as I managed to purchase a couple of extra colours for my Zig collection, including Blush and Tea Rose, which will help with skin tone shading.  The husband has already been told that he will be adding to the collection for my birthday next month, LOL!

That's me for today.  Stay safe, whatever you are up to.

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Bear Calories!

Well hello Mr Weekend!  Blimey, that's been a long time coming, but here it is and I am going to enjoy every cotton pickin' minute of it!

Anyhoo, hands up who here likes a cupcake (or buns as we used to call them)?  They do seem to have come up in the world rather from their humble beginnings to confections of incredible detail.  They are certainly a good way of providing cake to an audience who may have wildly varying tastes and/or dietary requirements

And of course, they are simply delicious too!

This little chap looks happy with his cake anyway

CC Designs - Bears Clear Stamps CCD-0137

Whimsy Stamps - Calories Schmalories CWSD277

Whimsy Stamps - You're Birthday CWSD278

(the grammar queen in me says Your Birthday, but hey)

Whimsy Stamps - Birthday Word and Shadow Die WSD391

MFT Stencil - Card Sized Star Confetti ST-120

Bear and cake combined images painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Confetti stars stencilled with Distress Inks and Distress Oxides

That cake is making me feel peckish......

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Teddy Birthday Message (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning all, I'm here today with a (cough) birthday message from Teddy, the sort that I am sending more and more often these days.  Whoops.

Ingredients for this make are:

Whimsy Stamps - Lee Holland Collection : Teddy Birthday Message

Whimsy Stamps : Cheeky Sentiments

MFT Die-Namics MFT-969 Stitched Flowers

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Basic Edges 2

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2

MFT Dots & Stripes Sorbet

I used kraft card for the base - can anyone recommend a good quality one?  This one is a bit wibbly so I've had to strengthen it, nothing annoys me more than a card that bends/curls/sags when you stand it up!

Teddy painted with, of course, Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Happy weekend to all

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