UPDATE on LOndon 20K

Ok the paperwork is signed and off, flights are booked, accomdation is booked, well thats another story to come your way soon, worthwhile cause has been choosen, a new blog for out adventure created and yes I have now joined not only Curves but the local gym as well......

Anyway if you want to have a laugh and read of our adventures along the way them you can do so here on

LONDON 10K for JDRF

I would be so happy and honoured ia any of you could kindly donate something to help the charity along the way, we have set up a

justgiving page.

Piccies  are to be added along the way.

Thanks

Fi xxxx

BUPA - LONDON 10k

Girls, I got to tell you all now, I just signed up to take part in the BUPA London 10k in May, i must be mad, but hey ho, theres a bunch of 5 of us crazy girls all heading to London to take part and raise some funds for charity, I'm signing up to do it for the JUNIOR DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, as my mates daughter suffers from it, so what this space we are setting upa just giving page so once its up and running I'll post and link, and please sponsor me, so I am off training tomorrow in the gym, then out and about the streets on Saturday, so watch this space I'll update it with tales of the training and the pain and agony we are going through

NO card yet !!!

Yes no cards to share today, just a wee post to say I've been inking and colouring and have a couple lined up for next weeks posts , and am hoping to get another one done as well, went to craft group last night for the first time in ages and sat and coloured up some more stamps I've had for ages that had never been out the packet, and am heading to bead class tomorrow night, am looking forward to going back to that as well xx

OH yeah and I had a wee trip to The Papertrie yesterday and have invested in a new Cuttlebug, was a tough decision to be honest but the fact it folds nice nad neatly for carrying round is what swung it really, oh yeah and the super low price as well, now just to get use to the new style bug

Hugs

Fi

The Sugar Bowl

Ok girls don't be shocked I have another posting to share with you all today, I know I can't keep up to one a day but I am aiming at 3 or 4 a week, trying to restock my boxes of cards for all occasions.

I haven't joined in over at THE SUGAR BOWL for ages so thought new year is the perfect time to start playing along again, after all I do have a lovely collection of sweet rubber.

So heres what I came up with for the current challenge which ends this week.

The added challenge was to use no shop bought papers, so out came the white cards stock and the cuttlebug, embossing folders and dies.

Out came Angelica, again is one thats been in my stash since it was released and only just been inked and coloured this week, I will use them all, I will, and Yes I will add to my collection of rubber sweets.

Used to make my card were...

Image - Angelica from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with Fleximarkers and Promarkers

White cardstock - The Papertrie @ Dyce

Green Cardstock - Coredinations

Ribbon - Local shop

Butterfly Die - Memory Box (I Love these dies)

Cuttlebug and Embossing folder

I have left the sentiment off the card at the moment.

I think i might just have to purchase a few more memory box dies as they cut so well. LOL, well thats my excuse anyway.

Thanks for looking and if you not yet joined the fun at the SUGAR BOWL please come on over and join us.

Fi 

Sketch n Stash * Wk 2 Sundays with Santa

Morning Ladies, Sunday already this weekend has flown past, had a lovely day out visiting family yesterday, but today its to be a me day, (well with the exception of a quick nip to Tesco), I need to make a Baby Card and a Wedding card this week so its heads down and crack on.

Anyway as its Sunday that means its time to share my new Sundays with Santa card, this week the theme was

 TRADITIONAL COLOURS

So this is what I came up with....

I have used the sketch this week provided over at Sketch n Stash

 Again I have been so bad this image from SUGAR NELLIE is another one I have had in my stash for months and not seen ink until this week when I started to put this one together.

Used to make this card were ..

Image - Knitted with Love from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

Sentiment - Personnal Impression

DP - A freebie from a Magazine

Seam Binding - Coloured with Promarkers to match

Nesties, embossing folder and Su punches

I have to admit I do love this little image, since taking the piccies I have added Glamour Dust to her wings, cause christmas wouldn't be christmas without a little bit of sparkle.

Thanks for looking

xx Fi xx

Sunday Sketch and Stamp

OH its good to be back bloggin again, fingers crossed life stays as it is and doesn't get any madder, although once school runs start again on Monday things will be back to normal and life is crazy with two boys to taxi here, there and everywhere, but I am determined to stick to the diet, the exercise routine and my cards.

Its a lovely day here in the North East for the time of year it should be freezing, wet and even snowy, but its not so all is great. Heading out with the boys in a bit to visit the in laws, so quickly getting my card posted before going out.

Todays card is using yet another stamp I've had in my stash since the Artstamps show in Edinburgh way back in June, and shamefully this is the first time it has seen ink and colour, and yes i do have a few other ones from the same collection still unopened, I am trying to use all my goodies before the other half realises how much i got that hasn't been used LOL.

 Yes its from the Tatty button collection, oh to have legs like that.

I have to also confess to having a huge love for seam binding, i normally just but a huge amount of white or ivory and colour it with my faithful promarkers to co-ordinate with my papers and image.

The sentiment comes from a CC design set I have had for many years but it fits the image just perfectly.

I have used the sketch provided by Sunday Sketch n Stamp

A wee close up on my beloved Seam binding.

Used for making this card....

Image - Tatty Button Rainy Days

Sentiment - CC Designs

Coloured with - Promarkers and Fleximarkers

Papers - Bo Bunny

Seam Bindng

Card Candi

Coredinations card stock

White card - The papertrie @ Dyce

Right then off to get the boys organised, thanks for popping by.

Have a great Weekend

Fi

52 Xmas Cards - Anything Goes & Wk 1 Sundays with Santa & Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge

Happy Friday girls, well it is here as it's the boys last day of their school holidays, and boy am I looking forward to Monday morning, althought the peace and quiet will not be enjoyed to much as its back to the gym for me three mornings a week, last year i lost three stones in the final six months of the year and have already started back on my diet plan and aim to loss a few more stone this year, hopefully a couple of stone before we head to the sun in April.

Anyway onto the card I am sharing today, we have a wee group of crafty minded people on facebook that want to get ahead with our christmas cards so there was a group set up called Sundays with Santa, and YES we have started on this years christmas cards, we were broken in gently on week 1 with the theme of "ANYTHING GOES"

So heres my card for this weeks theme.......

I have to admit to having inked and stamped up this image to use for 2011 cards, but time ran away and it never saw any colour, so it was time to sort that out, out came my promarkers and flexis and a few spectrum noirs and I had a bash and this is what I came up with.

I have to admit i have had these Swalk images since they were released, (all of them) and this is the first time they've been coloured, ah well I've got all year to play with the rest, but I know come September/October I'll be buying this years christmas images and I'll end up keeping them until 2013 LOL.

Got to admit this little couple are very cute.

Used to create my card were

Image - Swalk from Crafters Companion

Coloured with - Combination of Promarkers/Fleximarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Card Stock - The papertrie @ Dyce

Cuttlebug

Embossing folders and a couple of Marianne dies.

I am also going to submit this card into 52 Weeks challenge which this week is also ANYTHING GOES,

and also Crafters Companion Monthly which is LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

Sadly I think my poor wee Cuttlebug is on its last legs, but as its a first generation one I can understand that its had its day and its served me well, now to decide to what to replace it with a new cuttle or a bigshot and short of leaning towards the big shot, but am in no hurry to replace it so will look around and see.

Anyway best move and feed my children.

Thanks for looking

XX Fi XX

Our New Years Eve piccies

Just a wee posting to night to share with you all a couple of piccies from our New Years Eves celebrations we were invited to friends for drinks and the bells and lets just say we didn't get home until 4am........

Anyway a fab night was had by all.....

 x This is me and my wonderful other half x

x This is Adam, my eldest who was thinking about having a taste of his dads beer, but he decided against it in the end x

x This is my BFF's hubby and his ever so slightly drunk brother in law x

x This final piccie is my BFF and my hubby, this was at the start of the evening before we'd had a few too many x

Anyway I am vowing to blog more and I did manage a wee while upstairs in my wee craft room this afternoon after taking all out decs down and stashing them away in the garage for another year.

Right off for a while to watch a bit of tele before heading to bed.

Fiona

Its 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I know i have been a bad blogger for the past few months, but life sort of got in the way, but its 2012 and I am getting back to crafting and blogging so I think a revamp is in order and some posts will be coming soon.

I hope you all had a fab new years eve and best wishes tto you all for 2012 xxxxx

THE SUGAR BOWL - BLUE

Evening all, Its he last week of the boys summer holiday so I took them out for a treat to the cinema, they choose to see Mr Poppers Penguins, and lets say it was a huge hit, but then 6 cute penguins and Jim Carey it couldn't be anything other than a huge hit, we all loved it, then took the boys to tea with my BFF and her girls, so heres a piccie of me, my boys and my BFFS two girls........

Anyway I guess I better tell you about my card for this weeks SUGAR BOWL, Gayle and her sweeties have challenged us with a fantastic sketch from Maria, with the optional theme of BLUE, so heres my 1st card..... long story but we set Cathy Wallington the challenge of at least 4 cards for the challenge in the next two weeks, so thought I'd better show willing and try and do four as well..... so heres my SUGAR BOWL card.......

Excuse my photography but the card is straight its just the photo that makes it appear squint.....

I was going to go down my usual road of using flowers but then thought, No Fiona, lets do something differnt so went with making the rossette on this card.....just something different.

Heres a close of of my favourite Sherbit Pip, have you heard theres another couple of pips coming soon, can't wait, I love these pips.

Used to make my card were.....

Image - A sherbit pip from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly stamped in Summer Sky Memento Ink

French script stamp from The Darkroom also stamped in Summer Sky Memento

DP - No idea I've had to for ages

MS Border Punch

SU Circle and Scallop CIrcle

Ribbon from local craft shop.

Anyway better go and do some more colouring, as I want to catch up with the christmas cards I got to do, had planned to have more done by now than I have , so heads down.......

Thanks for popping past to have to a look.

Hugs

XX Fi XX

Yes Sugar Bowl again x

Yes I;ve managed to make another this is number 3, I have another couple but I want to keep them for a couple of future SUGAR NELLIE facebook challenges, so they will be using the same sketch even thought the closing date has passed.

Anyway heres number 3.....

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I am asheaned to say that I've had this poor Sassy since it was released and this is the first time I've got round to inking her up.......... I know its a disgrace, shes just so pretty.....

Thought she deserved a little close up of her own.

And it seems to be that I have a real thing for these two butterfly punches, I seem to be reaching for them all the time at the moment.....

Used to make this card were

Image - Fairy Tale from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - Found in stash had it for ages, no idea

Ribbon - Local craft shop

Woodware Butterfly punches

Sentiment Stamp - found in bottom of box no idea where I got it

Anyway thats enough for today

Thanks for taking the time to look

Hugs

XX Fi XX

Sugar Bowl again

Well over on the SUGAR NELLIE facebook page, our Sugar Mamma make a joke about Cathy Wallington and Fiona Robertson having to make at least 6 entries in the 4 weeks the challenge was running, and well they both rose to the occasion and exceeded all our wildest believes, they both hit 9 cards if not more and each card was totally outstanding, so in the last few days they've been egging us other girlies to try and match them, well theres no way I can reach that number in that short a period of time, but I've had another bash and came up with this card..........

I have coloured this card with some of the Spectrum Noirs from Crafter Companion, and I'll say I think I'm defo a promarker girl, these pens are going to take a lot of getting use too.

Heres a wee close up on this stunning Sassy Girl, Pillow Talk from Funky Kits

I have kept this card simple with lots of white to highlight the bright pink hair, Cathy I hope you are impressed with all this pink.....think I might be a convert to PINK.

Used to make this card

Image - Pillowtalk  from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits

Coloured with - Spectrum Nior

Cardstock - Rymans

Embossing Folders, flower punches, MS leave punch and a bit of bling

Ribbon - Local craft shop

Anyway thats another one done and dusted

Thanks for looking

XX Fi XX

Happy Monday,

Can you believe that a friend, yes you Pops, has just told us all its only 138 days until christmas, oh no.........

Anyway on a brighter and happier note, its Monday and that means a new challenge over on the SUGAR NELLIE facebook group, if you;ve not yet come and joined us, please do, we are a friendly bunch and all sugar addicts are welcome to join us.

This week I've asked the girls to dig out their punches and create something using them and a Sugar Nellie image, and the lucky person choosen at random will be able to choose a Sugar Nellie of their choice to come home and stay with them,(how many of you Sugar Nellie fans remember the early days when you got the adoption certificate for your Nellies)

Anyway this is my card using punches....

A little close up of the gorgeous Windswept

Used to make my PUNCH card..........

Image - Windswept from SUGAR NELLIE

Coloured with - Promarker

DP - Bo Bunny

Sentiment - SU

Cardstock = DCWV

Woodware Butterfly punches and MS Border Punches



Anyway thats enought from me for today, off to schedule a few more posts and Yes Cathy Wallington it is my Sugar Bowl cards

Thanks for looking

XX Fi XX

Sugar Nellies Sugar Bowl

Well its been sooooo long since I actually posted a card onto the blog for the SUGAR BOWL, but this week the girls on the facebook page, huge shouts have to go to CATHY WALLINGTON and FIONA ROBINSON, they have been producing totally stunning cards using the sketch that I just had to join the fun this week as well........

So heres my effort, I have another half finished so fingers crossed I can get it in on time as well......

This is also the card for the Facebook Sugar Nellie Challenge this week, which is to use Summery Colours such as Orange and Yellows........

Used to make this card

Image - A sherbit Pip from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - No idea found it in a box I had forgotten about OOOPPS

Cuttlebug, Embossing folder, Fiskers border punch and Nestabilites

Ribbon - From local Craft shop

Well better move and jump in the shower or it'll be time to head to the play barn with the boys and my mates...

Thanks for looking

HUGS

XX Fi XX

SUGAR NELLIE on Facebook Weekly Challenge

Yes its Monday already, and this is the 3rd week of our school holidays, boy they are flying in so far, Well Monday means a new challenge on the SUGAR NELLIE FACEBOOK PAGE, and this weeks its nice and simple, its a colour theme this week and it's

BLUE

Yes, nice and easy, as usual only rules are that your creation must contain a SUGAR NELLIE image, and this week must contain BLUE, well girls how simple is that............

Well this is what I have come up with this week

 Used my make my card

Stamp - Baby Love by Mary Hall For Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - K and Co Itsy Bitsy

Sentiment - SU, Stamped in Bashful Blue from SU

Stamped in Memento

Buttons and Ribbon from stash

I've kept it simple and thats the way all my cards seem to be going at the moment, just a phase I guess, am sure it won't be long until I am back to the boxes to embellishments hahahaha.

Anyway thats it this week nice and simple, hopefully you'll all take the time out to pop over HERE and join the fun and chat this week.

Take Care

XX Fi XX

OOopppps

Oooopps didn't realise its been so long since I posted on here, have had a crafty session today loads of images coloured ready to become cards now, and I have agreed to take a beginners card class every 2 weeks, I do one month and a crafty friend does the next month, so I will have my cards and kits to start prepping too......

Anyway its late and I'm off to get sorted for tomorrow

LOTV Birthday Bear

Ok I have finally given in and purchased some LOTV stamps, kept telling myself I really didn't need any more, but I went looking for a martial arts boys stamp and of course I found the LOTV release and well I had to have another few whilst there, all from their male sets, so looking for an excuse to use them wasn't hard when one of my boys came home with a party invite, for a wee boys 7th birthday party, so I let Conner have a rummage in the stamp box and this is the one he wanted to use, I think the 7 swung it for him.

I let him choose all the colours as well since it was for his best friend, who i think you can guess is called Ben, lol.

Used to make this card...

Image - Lily of the Valley Birthday Bear

Coloured with - Promarkers

Cardstock - The Papertrae

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Letters cut using sizzlets and cuttlebug.

I love the colours and I have to say Conners your choices turned out quite awesome, and Bens mummy said he loved having his name on a card, and it had pride of place on the fireplace.

Anyway better move, its getting late and the Conner has his school trip tomorrow so need to have an earlier than normal start

Hugs

XX Fiona XX

A couple of piccies from the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun day

A couple of weeks ago I and some friends went along to the Papertrie in Dyce for Kath, Debbi and Annes, Girls just want to have fun day. And boy did we have fun.

Heres a piccie of the talented Anne with her no sew inky bag that we all made, mine is currently pride of place hanging on my craft room wall.

Heres some of the girls applying their fabric to their bags, it was so easy and we finished in record time which meant we got first dibs on the lunch table, hahaha.

 

This is my dear friend Linda proudly showing her bag off.

Now I know Debbi will be after me for these pictures, she did request that I airbrush them but sorry Debs I ain't clued up on that side on the photoshopping software, so heres our Debz in full swing with the promarkers.

Now I sneaked this picture I did try and get Mrs Sugar Nellies picture but I am sure she has a built in camera radar as she just kept moving, Erika on the other hand was so carried away getting inky with Kath that we managed to snap her piccie

 

Well I know I'm in trouble for posting this one, but Linda I just had to I couldn't resisit haha

 

And finally I thought I'd share my creeation from Kaths table, this was an all new experience and I have to admit I rather liked it lol, and will defo be having another bash at this type of altered art again x

Torn Papers

MONOTONE AMELIA

Thought I better post onto my blog some of the cards I have made recently and not had two minutes to share, I set the girls over at FACEBOOK SUGAR NELLIE, the monotone challenge the other week, I made my card but just never got it posted, so girls here you are I DID make a card in time I promise.

I was going to go sepia for this challenge but wasn't convinced about the colouring after I had done it, so it wenr in the recycling box, and I started over in greys, I am loving the greys at the moment, but thats this week, who knows what next week will be LOL, I think that Ameila is my favourite stamp from set 7 of the awesome Sassy Girls. I know I shouldn't have facourites but its sooo hard not too.

Heres a wee close up on the beautiful Amelia, ohh to look as good as she does.

Used to make my Monotome card were.

Image - Ameila from Sassy Set7 at Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby

Sentiment - P I set

Doiley - Local shop (had them for ages and only just opened the packet)

And several flower and leaf punches and a bit of bling

Right better move got the dreaded housework to tackle today along with a basket of ironing.

Have a great Saturday whatever it may bring

Hugs

XX Fiona XX