Happy New Home Day!!

Morning all - hope you are having a lovely day?

Well, I got asked to make a new home card the other day - and you know what? I have NEVER made one before in my life!! Was told to make it modern and it was for a man, so this is what I came up with. I am definately going through a brown phase!!

Recipe: Bazzill card (brown and blue), DCWV retro prints paper, cricut expression, ribbon from stash

LOL for once I am not going to enter this into any comps....takes too long to find some LOL!

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Quotes at Charisma

'Ello everyone!

How you doing today? Can you believe that it's Thursday again? This year is flying by so quickly!

This week at Charisma the challenge is 'QUOTES' - so get your thinking caps on and get quoting!!!

Here is mine:

Recipe: Laura Ashlep paper and stickers, ribbon from stash, brads from Papermania, DCWV vellum quote

The quote reads: If I had a rose everytime I thought of you, I would walk through a garden forever - how gorgeous is that?!!

As you can see I have used some of my ever faithful handmade flowers - this time I used a different shape to create the petals of the larger flower. I quite like this one!! I am also finally using all my old papers etc, so I'm well chuffed!!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft #88 - Quick Quotes
La La Land #35 - Shabby Chic

S2G #53 - Spring has Sprung with Flowers!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Whats on My Work Desk!

Good morning!

Well, I have come across this Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - how fab is that? LOL I am sure loads of you already know about it but its new to me!!



As you can see, its a tad untidy....Erm, you can see my bug card that was on my previous post, got a plastic bag full of lace my mum bought over from the UK but I can't seem to find a way to use it!! Believe it or not, that huge white cupboard is not full of anything other than rubbish...think I may have to rectify that one. The little pic with the blue cars on my son made for me when he just turned 3 - love it!!

Gosh, I really need to tidy that don't I before I start to make the next card...there really isn't much room left on my desk LOL!!

Can't wait to see your desks today!! Thanks for stopping by!

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Loving them bugs!

Good evening everyone!

Hope you are keeping well on this lovely Tuesday!

Well, at the weekend I was taking one of my daughters birthday pressies out of its box and it had some plastic little strap thingies keeping the toy in place - now, the way it was being held in place was quite good and I thought that it would be a good way to attach accetate to a card for a pop up! Here is what I came up with:

Recipe: DCWV Spring stickers, white card from stash, DCWV Spring papers, accetate.

Wotcha think? I am quite pleased with how it came out but boy, can that accetate be sharp...!!

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Pile it On #15 - All about Spring
Pennys Challenge - Anything Goes
YNS Challenge #14 - Stitching (mine is faux!)
Paperplay #15 - Stickers
One Stop Craft Challenge #76 - Thigns with Wings
Allsorts Challenge #48 - Stitching (mine is faux)

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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All you need is friends!

Evening all!!

Do you ever have one of those days, when you try to make a card but the harder you try, the less inspiration you feel? This is the third card I attempted to make today - I had to do a bit, then go and have a cuppa, then do a bit more, then do some washing etc etc....

I was routing around and came across the Curvy Card template I bought years ago - I have only ever made one other card with it, so thought it was about time to give it another go!

In the end I am quite happy with it - I am loving the colour. Normally I am a brown / black / white kinda person!! But I am determined to use my old stash up!! This was some DCWV Pocket full of Posies paper that I didn't even know I had!!

Recipe: DCWV Pocket full of Posies paper, Curvy Card Template, handmade flowers by me!
DCWV Friend Vellum quote, brads from stash, Cats Eye Ink for edges.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Pile it On #14 - Say it with words
Cuttlebug Bugspot - Bling (glitter & gems)
ABC Challenge - S - Sparkle (glitter & gems)
Pennys Challenges - Anything goes (yay!!)
Quixotic #21 - Heavy Metal (brads in centre of flowers & on quote)
YNS Challenge #14 - Stitching (faux stitching all around the card)
Cute Card Thursday #108 - Touchy Feely
Crafty Anns Challenge - Let the sun shine in
Rosie D's Challenge #68 - Blessings (I feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends)
Allsorts Challenge #48 - Stiches (faux stitches around the edges)
Sweet Stampin Challenge #22 - In Stitches (faux stitches around the edges)
Crafty Angels #30 - Favourite Things (my flowers!!)
Diecut Dreams #43 - Vintage with no Colouring
Sophisticat #29 - Its so Distressing (my flowers are distressed!)
Practical Scrappers - Glitter & bling
Meljens Designs #3 - 3D Element
Raise the Bar - Movie Mania (Steel Magnolias (flowers & movie about friendship!!)

Cor blimey, thats a few challenges isn't it? If I have gone against any of the challengers rules, please feel free to delete my entry.

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Anniversary Candy - 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps!

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Well, I was thinking today that I wanted to do a blog candy for being here in Dubai for a year (hasn't the time flown?!), which also co-incides with my two year Blogversary. However, the actual date is when I will be moving house again, and going to UK for hols, so I needed to do it earlier!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who visits me and takes the time to leave such lovely supportive comments. Each one makes me smile to receive it - people in craft land have got to be the nicest people around!!

I got my thinking hat on, and with a bit of help, (thanks Rach), came up with a fab prize....

3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps!!

The three I have to offer you is:

Fairytale - Fairy Tale TildaFairytale - Fairy Dust Tilda
Fairytale - Bubbling Tilda

Now I don't do stamping but oooh these look adoreable!!! (LOL if the winner wants to send me over some after they have won the prize, that would be nice LOL!!)

To be in with a chance to get your hands on these gorgeous stamps, all you have to do is:

1. put a link to my candy on your blog (1 entry)
2. become a follower (2nd entry) - please do a seperate comment with just saying 'follower'
   
3. leave a comment on this post. (one comment for entering, 2nd comment if you have become a follower)
   

This candy will stay open until 10pm May 31st. Will post worldwide.

Good luck everyone and THANK YOU for visiting xxxxxxxx

Please note: these are currently on pre-order, and will be shipped to my friends house for safekeeping until the end of the candy, where she will send them any where in the world for me!

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Mono Mania!

Morning all

Yay, its challenge time over at Charisma - this week our challenge is:

MONOCROMATIC!!

I decided to go with purples, as, just like butterflies, its one of my favourite colours.

Recipe: chipboard butterfly from stash, ribbon from stash, gems from ebay, paper from Papermania 'Warm Tones', sentiment from stash

I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:

Friday Sketchers #97 - Sketch

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Flower Fever!

Hi everyone

Hope you are having a nice Tuesday? I have been having a lovely one..my daughter is still off another week for her Easter hols, so we have been crafting together.

I am well into making my own flowers - definately think is a phase I am going through. I am trying various shapes to get the right 'petal' - think I have narrowed it down to two - one of them being the shapes that make up these flowers.

Have to say I rather love this card - I have had this paper for absolutely ages and never got around to using it, so as I have said on a previous post, I am no longer going to be buying any more papers until I have used up some of my unopened stash that I have had for years!

Here is today's offering:

Recipe: Laura Ashley paper, heart brads from Papermania,
pearls from Sally's Cards & Things,

DCWV Vellum Sentiment (love), ribbon from a box of chocolates, Martha Stewart 'Oak Leaf' punch

I would also like to put this card into the following challenges:

Pile it on #14 - Say it with Words - Yay, I suggested this on the PIO blog a few weeks ago (along with some other crafters) and they are doing it - YAY!!
Quixotic Challenge #20 - Spring - my flowers are very Spring!
Crafty Ann #12 - Let the sunshine in- Nice flowery, sunny card!
Allsorts #47 - Petals & Pearls - plenty of petals & pearls!
Our Creative Corner - Bows, yep done 2!
Crafty Angels #30 - Favourite Things - my fave things of the mo are my handmade flowers!!
Diecut Dreams #43 - Vintage with no colouring - well, I think this is vintage...!!
Moving Along with the Times #41 - Easel Card - done!
Crafty Cardmakers #18 - Challenge yourself - I am challenging myself to find the 'perfect' handmade flower type (and to use up all my old stash!)
Sophisticat Challenge #29 - So Distressing - my poor flowers look very distressed...and the edges of the papers!
Raise the Bar Challenge #13 - Lets Spring for it. - flowers - very Spring like!!

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Memories

Good morning everyone!

What a stunning morning it is over here in Dubai - its 9.30am and already 30 degrees....summer's coming...!!!

I have made yet another butterfly card...why I hear you ask. Well, butterflies always make me smile as when my daughter was little she could never say butterflies, she would always say flutterbies...hence why my blog is called Fluttabyz...everytime I see one it reminds me of my little baby girl.

I have sooooo many of these dew drop thingies in my craft room, that I was getting a bit bored looking at them, so thought I would do something different with them. I found a pic I liked of a butterfly and then started copying it on the card. Now, I am thinking I should have done a sketch line before I started sticking the drops down as I was going freehand and it looks a bit wobbly to me - but hey, its a learning curve!!

Recipe: white card, white & pink dew drops, ribbon from stash, sentiment from DCWV

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Cupcake challenge #86 - Childhood memories - 'flutterbies' one of my daughters earliest words.
2. Flutter by Wednesday #104 - Sparkle - sparkle on my sentiment & dew drops.
3. Pixie Dust Challenge 17 - Things with wings - my beautiful butterfly has wings!
4. SSDS #35 - Birthdays - this is for my cousin's birthday!
5. Our Creative Corner - Bows - done!
6. Magical Crafts #12 - Animals - yep, done!
7. Meljens Designs #2 - Girlie colours - pink, purple & white!

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

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Feeling Thankful!!

Morning all!

Well, thats another week nearly over!! Am I the only one who thinks these weeks are just flying past? My mum always said that that was a sign of getting old...!!!

This week over at Charisma the challenge is 'THANK YOU' - nice and easy!!
I am loving doing these gift boxes, gonna make some smaller ones for my daughter to give to her friends as a thank you for her birthday gifts.

Recipe: double-sided 12x12 card, flowers cut with punch, gems from stash, brown paper from stash, altered tag from Dovecraft Male Tin.

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

1. Cupcake Challenge #85 - Make your own flowers - I have used a flower punch.
2. Lexis Creations #11 - Alter something - I have altered the tag.
3. Tuesday Taggers - Give us a Tag - gift tag on the front! This is sponsored by the very talented Georgina.
   
   
4. Cinspirations #55 - Green, Brown & Blue - yep, olive green, blue, brown

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I love my butterflies!!

There are a few things that I love on cards, but I think that butterflies have to be my all time fave. I have had these coloured card packs for years, so thought I should try and alter the design and use them up. This is going to be my personal challenge for the next few weeks to try and use up these cards!!! As well as use all my old papers that haven't seen the light of day!!

Today has also been very interesting as this morning, my family and I went to the top of the world....to the top of Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building - it was amazing!! I don't like heights, but wow, what a view!!

Recipe: Laura Ashley Contemporary paper and ribbon, flowers cut from punch, computer generated sentiment,
flower gems from stash, cats eye ink for edges, charm from ebay, card blank from Making Moments

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Pile It On #13 - Easel Card - I'm loving these Easel Cards!
2. Cupcake Craft Challenge #85 - Make your own flowers - large & small ones!
3. Incy Wincy Designs #37 - Fancy Fold - I made an Easel Card
4. My Time to Craft #86 - On the Spot - Spotty ribbon!
5. Pollycraft Challenge #38 - Open - YAY, my fav kinda challenge!
6. The Pink Elephant #61 - Nature - Nothing more nature than flowers & butterflies!
7. Flutter by Wednesday #104 - Sparkle - Sparkle on the ribbons & gems!
8. Quixotic Challenge #20 - Joys of Spring - Flowers & butterflies - very Spring!
9. Colour Create #41 - Pastels (added option Spring) - Yep, used pastels and my card is for the Spring
10. S2G Challenge #50 - Anything Goes - Fab!!
11. Crafty Anns Challenge #11 - For Someone Special - This is for my sister, my BFF
12. SSDS #34 - Wings - The beautiful butterflies have them!
13. Prairie Fairy #13 - Texture - Flowers, glitter, charms - plenty!!
14. Crafty Cardmakers #18 - Challenge yourself - Well, the papers and card base have literally been open for the first time to make this, and I have had them for years. Secondly, this is only the 2nd Easel card I have made, so still trying to 'master' that one!
15. Colour Throwdown #87 - Pink, Grey, Green - All colours used (sentiment is grey)
16. Stampavie & More #89 - Green - Leaves and dots are green.

Lastly, here is a pic I took when I was at the top of Burj Khalifa this morning - its of 'The Address' Hotel and Souk al Bahar. To the left you can see the very large (although in this pic it looks tiny), Dubai Mall.


Hope you are having a fabulous day!

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Blog Candy Winner!

Firstly, let me say HAPPY EASTER!!

Secondly, so sorry for the delay in posting the winner - only remembered this morning that I hadn't done it!!

Without any more waiting, the winner of the voucher for Softpencil is:


Congratulations Sally!!!! Please e-mail me so that I can send you your voucher code.

Thank you to everyone who entered - and remember, there will be another blog candy in the VERY near future!!

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