ATS Release Day...

Just popping in to let you know that the ATS January release is available now and it's utterly adorable (as always!).

This is Birthday Lucy - a new addition to the CC Designs family...

Challenges: Papertake Weekly

This month brings gorgeous stamps, fab sentiments and a whole host of co-ordinating dies - you can see all the new release here.

Make sure to check out the blog too - as always, there's a chance to win the new stamps :)

Thanks for visiting!

ATS Preview...

Oooops, I'm a little bit late blogging this...

ATS previews are happening right now - the December release is this week and it's adorable :)

Here I've used Birgitta Blowing Hearts, Heart-y Sayings and Big Hearts die

sigh

They just make me so damn happy ;)

As always, make sure you stop by the ATS blog for a chance to win this months releases.

Thanks for visiting!

Challenges: Papertake

Pixie Preview...

Yay - it's a Pixie Preview day!

There are two Pixies in this months CC Designs release, Swiss Pixies Lulu...

...and Swiss Pixies Hansel...

There's also a fantastic Pixie sentiment set - full of fence sentiments the Pixies sit perfectly on!

I used one on the inside of my Hansel card...

Ooooh, I nearly forgot the fab little sunflower die - it's up there on the Lulu card :)

Thanks for stopping by, there's another preview coming tomorrow. And make sure to check out the ATS blog - as always, there's a chance to win some Pixie delishness :)

ATS Review Preview...

A little card made for the Pixie Review Preview over at the ATS blog...

These Pixies just get cuter every month!

This is Country Lula (with a sentiment from the Mixed Messages set) who fits in just perfect with the latest challenge over at Sweet Stampin' :)

Thanks for visiting!

A sweet surprise...

Here's a very quick card I whipped up for Papertake's Anything Goes challenge...

The August CC Designs releases can be found here

Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends paper pad available from Dies to Die For

...and yay me - I even managed to include the optional extra with these little metal buttons :)

Thanks for visiting!

ATS Pixie Preview...

I have a little trio of tags to share today - made to introduce this gorgeous new trio of Pixies...

This is Abigail, Brigitta & Lula - I know I say it all the time, but I really do love swiss Pixies!

There's also {as always!} a fantastic AmyR sentiment in the release which is just perfect to use with them.

I even stitched them up a little vellum envelope - cos I love 'em so... ;)

Don't forget to head on over to the ATS blog for your chance to win the August releases.

Thanks for visiting!

Pixie Preview...

Tomorrow is release day over at All That Scraps - yay!!!

There are some adorable summery Pixies, fab Sweet November mermaids {and merbabies!} and perfectly co-ordinating sentiments...

*sigh*

I do so love Pixies!

I stumbled across PCJ challenges recently - they have an Anything Goes/Favourite theme week. I think we've all realised by now that Pixies are very definitely my favourite!

Make sure to head on over to the ATS blog for a chance to win this months releases - yay again!

A little challenge cheater card for today - I combined the felt challenge over at ATS with the Get Well theme at CCC...

Dearest MME and Pixie combo - I do love you...

A big thank you to the CCC girls for inviting me to be their guest this month :)

Oh Blogger...

...I love it when you break, it eases the guilt I feel when I forget to post... ;)

I'm guest designing for the lovely girls over at Crafty Creations Challenges this month - the current challenge is an easy peasy anything goes one...

I couldn't resist inking up my favourite ever Birgitta (wait til next month - I know there's a new fave coming!) and chopping up some yummy MME - a long-time beloved pairing ;)

Catch you the next time I remember to blog ;)

ATS Review Preview...

It's Review Preview time over at the ATS blog - today is the turn of the new Swiss Pixies and AmyR stamps...

All of this months releases can be found here :)

Images: Cute Birgitta & Stone Wall

Sentiment: AmyR Great Greetings

Papers: MME Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky

Just because...

Yesterday was release day over at All That Scraps - I think this is my favourite little Pixie yet :)

Head on over to see all the new goodies - there's a whole stack of yumminess to drool over...

I'm going to enter this li'l card into the latest Stamp with Fun Lace or Ribbon challenge - thanks for the inspiration girls!

Image: Cute Birgitta

Sentiment: AmyR Great Greetings

Papers: MME Stella & Rose Mabel

Happy...

There's a whole bucketful of happiness over this way today - although I have to admit all I need is a little sunshine for that to happen!

Two cards I should've shared at the start of the week, but didn't. We went on an impromptu little holiday instead - more happy for the bucket!

These were the last couple for my Guest spot over at ATS, which has now been extended to a permanent spot - yup, even more happy ;)

Thanks for visitin' - I'll catch y'all soonest,

Image: Darby & LuLu

Sentiment: SP Sentiment

Papers: MME So Sophie

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Image: Swiss Pixies Tulip Birgitta

Sentiment: Congrats Sentiment Set

Papers: Crate Paper Brooke

It's all about me...

...and being the egotistical creature that I am, I kinda like that... ;)

Obviously it's not all about me - apart from over at the ATS blog for the next few Mondays, where they're very kindly letting me be guest designer.

In that instance it really is all about me :)

Playing with not yet released Pixies?

Actual, real heaven.

There's a whole load of sentiments in the next release that are are just perfect for the inside of your birthday cards.

And the balloon die?

Lubs.

And I couldn't not team up new Pixies with new MME - it'd just be wrong...

Pixies and cake - yay!

You can find all the March releases over at ATS right now - run!

I'll catch y'all soonest - I have a date with Channel4 OD and Friday Night Dinner.

Anyone watch it?

If it was pants please don't tell me - you'll just ruin my night... ;)