Hello sunshine...

There wasn't much sunshine in my day today...

...so I made myself a little bit :)

A couple of cards...

...using delicious MME and pretty little stamps...

Stamps: MFT You Move Me

Dies: MFT Tag You're It

Papers: MME Away We Go

Stamps: Waltzing Mouse

Papers: MME Fine & Dandy

Hope you're enjoying what's left of the Summer - normal blogging will resume soon. You know - just as soon as I've finished playing with Lego, walking up mountains and laying on the beach!

It's a Birthday Hop!

Today we are blog hopping to celebrate Christine’s birthday! Christine is our wonderful illustrator of C.C.Designs and co-owner of All That Scraps. Happy Birthday girl!!

The hop starts at the All That Scraps blog.

If you have arrived from Janneke’s awesome blog, you are in the right place.

We are so glad you hopped over to see Christine’s birthday eye candy.

Christine is a Super-Star as far as I'm concerned - not only is she a wonderful boss, she's also the person who gave Pixies and Monkey to the stamping world :D

I hope you have a truly wonderful birthday Christine - you deserve the best!

Your next stop on the hop is Amy’s fabulous blog. Enjoy the hop and thanks for stopping by!

Tracy Clemente

Ria Van Son

Pam Varnell

Marion E

Pam Sparks

Amy Young

Rachel Schneider

Tori Wild

Mandi Lee

Lesa Rapp

Janneke de Jong

Leann New

Amy Rysavy

Hello Gorjuss...

A quick little card using the fab sketch over at the Sugar Bowl...

I flipped the sketch around and kept it super simple - cos y'know...simple is as simple does... ;)

Thanks for visiting!

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!

Happy 3!

A little card using the sketch over on the My Mind's Eye blog...

Yeah - I may have twizzled the sketch around a little!

Thanks for visiting :)

Papers & buttons : MME

Dies & stamps: MFT Die-namics By the Numbers & Tag You're it

Sweet Sarah..

A quick little Sarah Kay card - just cos she's pretty... :)

And the inside...

And the markers...

Thanks for visiting!

It's not often I indulge myself with pretty-pretty cards - there are after all, a gazillion and one crafters out there who do it so much better than me, but armed with the latest Card Patterns sketch and an armful of new MME, I couldn't resist making this little card...

Thanks for visiting!

Perk up...

A quick and simple little card for a friend in need of a cheer up...

Challenges: Sew Many Challenges Anything Goes

Stampalot Challenge Whatever you Fancy 

MFT stamps always make me smile :)

Supplies

Image & sentiment: Miss You a Latte

Papers: Stella & Rose Mabel

Coloured with ProMarkers

Sprinkle Stardust...

Nothing like a pretty little Gorjuss girl to cheer up a grey Monday morning is there?!

Mix it with some of my favourite MME and I'm in Heaven :)

Challenges: The Ribbon Girl's Aqua colour challenge

I {heart} Promarkers Recipe

A little bit of sticking on the inside and a pot full of markers...

...happy sighs...

Enjoy your day!

I have a simple little Sarah Kay card to share today - this is Fleur gathering flowers with Manon from Stampavies' Winter CHA release...

I was in such a happy sunshiny mood while whipping up this card - then looked out of the window and was bombarded with grey skies and a whole lot of rain!

Challenges: Stampavie & more "3 layers or more"

A Spoon Full of Sugar "Sewing"

Crafty Catz "Colours of Summer"

Thanks for lookin'!

Image: Can be found here at Dies to Die For

Papers: MME Stella and Rose Hattie

Coloured with ProMarkers

Vroom...

Gosh, a whole week without posting - mostly due to the fact Blogger hasn't let me, but a little also to do with
the big Horror having a birthday and us all inflicting ourselves upon Manchester for the weekend. Fun :)

Challenges: Lili of the Valley "Bring on the Music" {I chose the Beatles' Drive my Car as my song}

A Spoon Full of Sugar "Ribbon & Bows"

Thanks for stopping by - Happy Tuesday!

Image: Lili of the Vally

Sentiment: Waltzing Mouse

Papers: MME True Blue

Oh Blogger...

...why do you continue to be so mean?

I've been so loyal over the years and yet you obviously think so little of me.

Grrrrrrrr! {once again it's taken me several hours to load up one photo - I'm allowed a little rant!}

I have another Tina Wenke image to share today - now that I've started colouring them, I can't seem to stop!

This one is Rabbit with Watering Can - you can see all of Tina's Stampavie designs here.

Challenges:

Papertake "Anything Goes"

Totally Gorjuss "Flower Power"

Enjoy your day - hope Blogger's being kind to you!

Image: Rabbit with Watering Can

Papers: MME Stella & Rose Hattie

Do not fight with me Blogger - I will win...

So yeah, me and Blogger have been having a big ol' fight today.

It said "no Leann, you will most definitely not be loading up pictures. Hahahaha."

I said "wanna bet? Let me load up pictures or I'll make you cry."

It said "OK."

A quick and easy li'l card for both the Passion for Promarkers and Simon says Stamp challenges...

And a little bit of pretty on the inside too {possibly more so than on the inside!}

The little Horror was somewhat disgusted with this card - "Black boots? Who wears black boots these days?"

He may have a point...

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 :)

In the garden...

I have a happy little card to share today, made for the In the Garden challenge over at the Sweet Stampin' blog... 

I can't help but smile every time I see this image :)

Enjoy your day!

Image: Gillian Roberts for Stampavie - In the Park

Sentiment: CC Designs

Papers: MME Lime Twist - Life of the Party

Peekaboo...

A quick little card for the latest Crafty Catz challenge...

Thanks for the visit!

Image: Sumpins Wrong by Mo Manning for Stampavie

Sentiment: Waltzing Mouse

Papers: MME True Blue and Hip Hooray-Boy

Happy, happy Birthday...

***Looking for the Eclectic Paperie/Stampavie hop? It's here :)***

I had a dig through my stamps today and found this little treasure...

Love that cutie and he fits in just perfect with I {heart} Promarkers' Animal theme.

A Spoon Full of Sugar has an Anything Goes theme - a personal favourite of mine ;)

I've had a few of you question why there's been no mention of either Horror recently, there's a simple reason for their absence - I mostly keep them locked in a cupboard these days.

I do let them out occasionally though, so please don't worry...

Thanks for visiting!

Image: CC Designs Pixie Pets

Sentiments: AmyR Best Birthday Wishes and AmyR It's Your Birthday

Papers & Diecuts: MME Hip Hip Hooray - Boy

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