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Anything goes challenge #82

2012-12-11T08:00:00.000+00:00

Good Morning hope everyone is well
Over at Anything Goes Challenge this fortnight our theme is
'Traditional Christmas Colours '

For my card I used
Tilda with Christmas tree coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Magnolia Papers
Magnolia sentiment
Flowers
Ribbon

I hope you can join us in this challenge and as always the DT ladies
have done some gorgeous creations.
The Craft Den have a fab range of Crafty goodies.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today
'MERRY CHRISTMAS'
Big Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenges and Crafty Boots Challenge

2012-12-10T09:00:00.000+00:00

Good Morning and another fortnight had past us by. The
last fortnight has been crazier than ever, and I just about managed
to get the DT cards done.

Onto our challenge at Songbird Challenges ( which will run for
a month ) our song title is 'MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY '
And our sponsor for this challenge is

For my card I used

Meljen's designs snow bunny coloured with copics and prisma pencils
My minds eye papers
Magnolia sentiment
whimsy corner die
snowflake punch
spellbinders snowflake die cover with twinklets
Doohickey heart swirl branch
and some glitter

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge

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And over at Crafty Boots Challenge our theme is also ' Christmas'

For my card I used
C.C designs Swiss pixie Angel and Baby Jesus Coloured with PROMARKERS
Magnolia Papers
Marianne design poinsettia die
Doohickey heart swirl branch
Ribbon
Gems

I hope you can join us in these fun challenges and please pop over to
the DT ladies blogs as they always come up with some gorgeous creations.

I'm sorry my posts are short again
and I'd like to Wish everyone a 'MERRY CHRISTMAS'
just in case I don't get time to post again this side of the holidays.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today
Big Hugs Emma xx

Anything goes ' TAGS'

2012-11-27T08:00:00.000+00:00

This fortnight over at Anything goes challenge our theme is
'TAGS '

For my Tag I used Angel Tilda coloured with copics and Prisma pencils
Paper from my stash ( sorry I can't find the pad it was from )
dotty ribbon
snowflake punch
Gems

Lots of crafting goodies can be found over at Craft Den

I hope you can join us in this challenge .

Sorry again for this short post but this household has been
hectic and I've been in a flap because I've had no energy or time
for crafting.
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenges and Crafty Boots

2012-11-26T09:00:00.000+00:00

Hello just a quick post today my fortnight has been manic :(
Over at songbird challenges our song title/ theme is ' A deeper
shade of blue' so we need to see your creations with the colour
blue ( hope this makes sense).
Our sponors for this fortnight is

For my card I used

Winter Tilda coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Magnolia snowy circlw

Marianne design snowflake

seam binding ribbon

a gem button

marieanne designs poinsettias

Twinklets on the flowers

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge.

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Over at Crafty Boots Challenges our theme is 'Anything Goes'

chosen by the lovely Faye

For my card I used

Coffee Birgitta coloured with copics and prisma pencils

a paper punch

and paper from my stash

some ribbon

flowers

A nice and easy challenge this fortnight so I hope you can join us.

Thanks for stopping by today and my apologies for such a brief

post.

Big hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #80

2012-11-13T08:00:00.000+00:00

Good Morning ,over at Anything Goes Challenge our
Theme for this fortnight is ' Stitching' ( Real or Faux)
I love stitching on card so I loved this challenge.

For my card I used real stitching, I also used Tilda with snow heart,

Tim Holtz papers, Tim Holtz clock Die, Snow flake boarder punch,

lace , ribbon and a sparkle button. The image is coloured in using

copics and Prisma pencils.

The DT ladies have made some Gorgeous creations for this challenge

and as always Craft Den have all your Crafting Goodies.

Thanks for stopping by Today.

Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenge #8 - Crafty Boots challenge

2012-11-12T09:00:00.000+00:00

Good Morning , another fortnight has flown by which means
it's time for another challenge over at songbird challenges and
our theme for this fortnight is 'Diamonds are a girl best friend '
a nice and easy one this time your card must have diamonds on it.
Our sponsors for this challenge are The paper shelter

For my card I used Little Red Riding Hood and this image was a delight
to colour , I used copics and prisma pencil to colour her.
The papers are Imaginisce - Garden Party and I've also used
memory box cherry blossom die and Doo hickey heart swirl branch
( my all time favourite die ).

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge .

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Over at Crafty Boots our theme this fortnight has been chose by
the lovely Bev and the theme is ' Remember'

Not my usual style so I kept it simple , I used Sheena Douglass's
Poppies .I love this image and I can't believe I almost forgot I had
it.
I coloured the image with copics and then Embossed them with
clear embossing power so they looked a little more vibrant.

Sorry I've been such a bad blogger buddy the past few weeks
but with one thing and another time has just passed me by.

Thank you for stopping by my blog Today as always it is
appreciated.

Big Hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #79

2012-10-30T08:00:00.000+00:00

Over at Anything goes challenge this fortnight our theme is a nice and easy one
' Anything Goes '

I have used Romantic Tilda ( Which I purchased at the Craft Den )and coloured her
in using copics and prisma pencils.
The papers are my minds eye , I have also used Doohickey heart swirl branch,
seam binding ribbon, pins, and some flowers.

The DT ladies have done some fabulous creations for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.
Big Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenge and crafty boots challenge

2012-10-29T09:00:00.000+00:00

Good Morning I can't believe how quick these weeks are passing.
This fortnight at Songbird challenges our theme is ' Could it be Magic'
and our sponsors for this challenge are Bearly Mine

For my card I have used Little Wizard Mouse by Meljens's designs

The papers are my minds Eye and I've coloured the image using copics
and prisma pencils.

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge and as always the design team ladies
have made stunning creations.

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Over at Crafty boots challenge our theme is Tag/ Invitation .
I was not looking forward to this at all and felt way out of my comfort zone.

For this Tag I used Priscilla -Saturated Canary I love all of Krista's images
I have coloured the image using Promarkers , copics and prisma pencil.
The papers are My minds Eye .

please pop over the the fab DT ladies blogs to see what fab creations they have come up with.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
big Hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #78

2012-10-16T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning ,over at Anything goes challenge this fortnight
our theme is 'make your own embellishments'

For my card I made my own snowflakes using Spellbinder snowflake dies

dp paper and some Twinklets.

The image is sitting Tilda with teddy ,coloured using copics and pencils.

I also used for this card Marianne designs - snowflake, Doohickey-

heart swirl branch, Doohickey- Tilda's lace boarder die, Whimsy corner

die, lace, ribbon ,gems and a gem button.

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge and as always the Dt ladies

have come up with gorgeous creations.Not forgetting to mention

Craft den for all your crafty goodies.

Thank you for stopping by Today

Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenges and Crafty boots challenge

2012-10-15T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning I am so sorry I haven't been around blogland commenting
much over this past fortnight , the three children have had a nasty tummy bug
that's been going around but not once twice. I feel like I've been going
around in circles .The lack of sleep has been giving me the most awful headaches
and dizziness ,any how they all seem better now ( touch wood).

Over at Song bird challenge this Fortnight our song title
is Build me up buttercup - yellow must be the dominant colour on you card.
our sponsor for this fortnight is Pink cat studio

For my card I used Lily Bee

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge and the Dt ladies have done some
gorgeous Creations for this challenge so please pop by their blogs for a look.

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And over at Crafty boots challenge this fortnight our challenge is
HOME which was chosen by the lovely Emma T

The image I used for this card is Garden Bird House _ Meljens designs
the papers are My mind eye, the image is coloured using promarkers and
Prisma pencils.Also I used some seam binding ribbon ,wooden buttons,
Doohickey heart swirl branch,and a boader punch.

Please pop by the fab DT ladies blogs to see what gorgeous creations
they've come up with for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today
Big Hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #77

2012-10-02T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning . I just don't know where the time is going but her we are again
another fortnight gone by so It's Time for another Anything goes challenge.
The theme for this Fortnight is 'ANIMALS' and I loved this theme.

The image I used on my card is Wild rose studios - Bella with Presents

I love love love Elephants so I just had to have this stamp.

The papers are first Edition - Summer breeze ( I have had a few of these paper pads

for a while now but I could never bring myself to use them - I'm so glad I've

stared using them now.)

I have used Spellbinder labels 17 ( Available at Craft den )and circles

Memory box cherry blossoms and fancy blossoms dies

Doohickey swirl butterfly a little seam binding and some pearls.

I have coloured the image in using Copics, Prisma pencils and Promarkers

I hope you can join us for this fun challenge and as always the DT ladies have come

up with gorgeous creations for this theme.

Thank you ever so much for stopping by today .

Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenges and Crafty boots

2012-10-01T09:00:00.000+01:00

Hello I hope everyone is well . I can't believe another fortnight has
flown by already.
I had a fab Holiday but need another one to get over it lol

On to this fortnights challenge over at Songbird Challenges and our
theme for this fortnight is 'Girls just wanna have fun' and our sponsor
is Kenny K

For my card I used Madison attitude

I have coloured the image with Copics and Prisma pencils, the flowers are
Memory box cherry blossom and fancy blossom dies.
The papers are from my stash ( sorry I haven't a clue what they are )
I have also used Whimsy corner die and my old faithful Doohickey
heart swirl branch, a little ribbon and some gems.
I do hope you can join us in this fun challenge this fortnight.
The DT ladies have come up with some fab creations ,so please pop by
their blogs.

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And onto Crafty Boots challenge and the theme for this fortnight 'THREE'
was chosen by myself , I not the best at choosing themes so I thought I
would just pick something that I always tend to stick to ( and that is
I seem to put thing in groups of three ).

For my card I have used Meljens design -Tutu Fairy ( I love her dress )
and for my three I used
3 pearls in a row
3 die cut corners ( Whimsy corner die )
3 Design papers (First edition - Love Letters )
3 swirls ( Marianne designs die)
3 Flowers
I think I went a bit mad with the three theme lol

We would love to see your creations for this challenge and
the Dt ladies have made some gorgeous creations .

I short post from me today but thanks for stopping by my blog
as always I really do appreciate it.
Big hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #76

2012-09-18T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning another scheduled post Hope it goes up ok

Over at Anything goes Challenge this fortnight our theme is

Sketch.
I loved this challenge as I often get stuck with my layouts.

I used Summer flower Tilda and Bo Bunny -Sweet tooth papers
The flowers were made using Memory box- Cherry Blossom dies.
I also used whimsy corner die, pearls ,lace, and Ek success
circle cutter.
The image has been coloured with copics , prisma pencils and
promarker for the skin.

Please pop over to the fab DT ladies blogs to see their gorgeous creations.

The Craft Den stock Magnolia stamps , Bo Bunny papers and lots
of other fabulous crafting goodies and their service is brilliant.

Thanks for stopping by today And I've kept it short compared to yesterdays lol)
Big Hugs Emma xx

DT cards

2012-09-17T09:00:00.000+01:00

Hello I'm going to combine these two post again ,sorry if the post
is long .I'll try and keep it short. This post is scheduled so I do hope
it goes up on time.

Over at Songbird Challenges this fortnight our theme is Defying gravity
so we would like to see your creations with something that can fly.

Our sponsors this fortnight are Di's digis.

For my card I used Whimsy silver fairy ( I love this fairy ).
The papers are one moment in time -scrap cake I've had these
a while . I had other papers in mind for this card ,but it was one
of those cards that didn't go to plan and these papers looked so
much better but I didn't like opening the pack ,Ah well a good excuse
to by another pack lol.
The flowers are from wild orchid crafts (Another stash I just like to
look at and not use hehe.)
The butterfly and heart swirl branch are Magnolia Doohickey dies's
and I love these dies.
All the papers have been matted and layered on to kraft card and
machine stitched (please don't look to close my machine was
having a funny five and there are some slip stitches :(

Please pop over to lovely DT ladies blogs to see their gorgeous
creations for this fab challenge.

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Aah deep breathes ... and on to the second challenge
Over at Crafty Boots this fortnight our challenge is Stories
e.g Fairy tales , nursery rhymes.
I went for The princess and the frog.

The image I used was Fairy tale Tilda .Even tho she's not my favourite Tilda

of all Time I do love her and she has to be my most used Tilda.

The papers are Echo Park . My aim for this card was to be pink and yellow

but as you can see the pink took over again lol at least her dress is yellow.

The flowers are made by using spellbinders posy patch dies which I cut into

to make them a little different.

I hope you can pop over to see the fab creations the lovely

Dt ladies have come up with for this fun challenge.

I'm sorry if I don't get around to commenting on your fabulous blogs

this week , but we are away in Cornwall for a week.

I will miss seeing your beautiful creation and will try my best

Thanks for stopping by today

Big Hugs Emma xx

Anything goes challenge #75

2012-09-04T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning ,This fortnight over at Anything Goes Challenge blog
our theme is Early Christmas ,and I have to admit this is my first Christmas card
this year , not like me I usually start in June.

For this card I used Sitting Angel Tilda and coloured her with Copics and Prisma

pencils It's a bit hard to see but I used Magnolia snowy circle stamp On the circle

Tilda is sitting in The sentiment is also a Magnolia stamp.

The papers are Magnolia as is the Heart swirl Branch ( I guess I got a bit carried

away with the Magnolia brand lol).

The corners are whimsy corner dies and the flowers are from wild orchid crafts .

Pleas pop over to the lovely DT ladies blogs to see what gorgeous creations

they've come up with for this challenge.

And not forgetting the Craft Den for all your crating goodies.

Just a short post today after my essay of a post yesterday lol.

Thank you for stopping by today

Big Hugs Emmaxx

DT CARDS for -Songbirds challenges and Crafty boots challenge

2012-09-03T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning I hope everyone is well.We've had some lovely weather here
and I hope it stays that way as we are going away on Holiday to Cornwall on the
15th so fingers crossed the weather is nice or dry at least.

My Mojo has finally decided to put in an appearance as I've started my
DT cards for the next challenges ,I hope it stays this time and don't
do a disappearing act on me again lol

Anyway enough of my babbling on to Songbirds challenges #3
And the theme for this fortnights challenge is 'String of pearls'
so we'd like to see pearls on your creations
Our sponsor for this fortnight is The Paper Shelter

Spring swing

I coloured this image with Promarkers and prisma pencils and it was such a joy to colour.
The papers are Crate paper -Catlin which I've had for a long time,I wanted to
do a pink and purple card for this challenge .
The flowers are Memory box- Cherry blossom and Fancy blossoms
The butterfly is a Magnolia Doohickey as is the flourish.

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Onto Crafty boots Challenge and this fortnight our theme is
'ONE' to celebrate our first Anniversary so we'd like to see
your creations with anything to do with 'ONE'
This could be 1 image, 1 layer, 1 embellishment or even
something that has one in the title ( I hope my Explanation of this
hasn't confused you )

Front

Side View

I made a bookmark which I used one image( Tilda catching stars) ,
one flower (This was so hard lol) .
And as the Lovely Stephanie -Emma pointed out to me One punch .

I do hope you can join us in these fab challenges this fortnight
and please pop over to the fab DT ladies blogs to see
they're gorgeous creations.

I'm so sorry for this long post ,I just thought it would be easier to post
the two at the same time.

Thanks for stopping by today and for your lovely comments
that you've left on my last posts they mean so much to me
Big Hugs Emma xx

Make your own background - Anything goes challenge #74

2012-08-21T13:30:00.000+01:00

Good afternoon I'm sorry this post is late ,it's been one of those busy
weekends sorting school uniforms out ready for the children to go back
to school.( lovely job lol)
Over at Anything goes challenge this fortnight our theme is
make your own backgrounds

For my background I have embossed some white card then I heat embossed the edges

( Hope you can see as the photo is not the best ).

I used sweet Princess Tilda and coloured her with copics and prisma pencils,

Whimsy corner die and my favourite die of all time Doohickey heart swirl branch,

some paper blossoms,seam binding ribbon ,pins and pearls.

The Craft den has some fabulous crafting goodies and the service is fab too.

The Lovely DT ladies have come up with some stunning creations for this challenge

so please pop over to their blogs for a look.

Hope you can join us in this fun challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today

Big Hugs Emma xx

Tweet Tweet

2012-08-20T16:30:00.000+01:00

Good Evening I hope every one is well and after my long
post this morning I will keep this one short.
The theme for this fortnights challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges
Is Tweet Tweet which was chosen by the lovely Amy who has recently
had a beautiful baby boy .

I wasn't looking forward to this challenge at all as I really really don't
like birds ( some silly superstition my Gransha had about birds in the house
and it seemed to stick and Got to the point where I really don't like them
apart for the exception of owls... Strange I know lol).

I was delighted when I came across this gorgeous image as the bird is so small lol
but there still a bird on my card ( Hope this is ok Amy ).
The image is a Whimsy stamp- Li'l tweeter ( I forgot how much I love these
stamps and must get my uninked ones out ..Oh the shame lol.
The image is coloured with Copics , Promarkers and Prisma pencils.

Other things I used
Magnolia Doohickey doily flower and hellebores flower dies
Whimsy corner dies
My minds eye and maja design papers
Magnolia sentiment stamp
Lace, seam binding ribbon,pearls,pins and a charm

Please pop over to see what fab creation the Dt ladies have come up with for this challenge.

Thank you very much for stopping by my blog today
Big Hugs Emma xx

Over the rainbow -Songbird challenges

2012-08-20T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning I can't believe it's how quick this last fortnight has gone
and only another two weeks and school holidays will be over ( I'm really
not counting... honest lol)

I would like to say thank you for the lovely comment you have left
on my last posts they are all so kind and I appreciate
each and every one and I would like to say Hello to
my new followers ( it's so exciting when you see the followers
numbers go up) :)

The theme for this fortnight over at Songbird challenges is over
the rainbow so we would like to see you're colourful creations.
The entries we received for the last challenge were all gorgeous .

Our sponsor for this fortnight is Pink cat studio

For my card I used Lily Bee

I had so much fun colouring and making this card and loved using

this gorgeous image ( I tent to stick to what I know and don't really

go out side my comfort zone lol).

The image has been coloured with promaker .The papers are Echo park-

Hello summer collection with is matted on to core'dinations card.

The sentiment is Magnoila .I used spellbinders posy patch flower die to create

the flowers and finished the card off with some coloured pearl and machine stitched

the papers together.

I do hope you can join us in this fun challenge this fortnight

and the DT ladies have done some gorgeous creations so

please pop over to their blogs to see what they have come up with

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and sorry for the long post

Hugs Emma xx

Summer Days _ anything goes challenge

2012-08-07T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning I'm scheduling this post so I hope it goes up at the
right time .
This fortnight at Anything goes challenge is Summer Days and after
the dreadful weather we've had here over the past week I think we're
all longing for some Summer Days.

For this card I used Tilda in Key Largo and Ocean background scene, my minds
eye papers, Doohickey cloud and doily flower dies, some kraft card, stickles ,
and I made a little pin wheel.
This image is coloured with Copics and prisma pencils.
I really enjoyed working with this bright colours and while I was
colouring this scene it made me wish I was by the sea.

The DT ladies have come up with some gorgeous creations as always,
so please have a peek at their blogs .
And not forgetting to mention the lovely Lynne at Craft Den for all
your crafty Goodies.
Thanks for visiting my blog today as I really do appreciate it.
Hugs Emma xx

Crafty Boots- Postcards

2012-08-06T18:00:00.000+01:00

Good Evening sorry this post is late but it must be a first for me
two posts in one day lol.
This fortnights challenge at Crafty Boots is postcards chosen
by the lovely Gabrielle.
This theme can either be a postcard or anything that reminds you
of a postcard.

For this card I used beach Tilda ,Whimsy postcard stamp ,Echo park paper

some flowers and the sentiment is also a Magnolia stamp.

I coloured the image in using Promarkers, flexmarkers, Copics and Prisma

pencils.

I hope you can join us in this fun challenge and please pop over

to the Fab DT ladies blogs to see their gorgeous creations.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today .

Hugs Emma xx

Songbird challenge

2012-08-06T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning This week is a start of a brand new challenge blog
Songbird challenges.
I was so pleased when Laura invited me to be part of her Design team.
This weeks challenge is Anything goes and our sponsor for this fortnight
is Meljen's Designs ( there is a sale on over at they're website until 15th August)
The image i used for this card is Patriotic bear, I love teddy bears with a passion
but never tend to use them because when I colour them they never seem
to turn out right , but after seeing this cute bear I had to give it a go.

I coloured this image using Copics and prisma pencils (E44,E43,E42,E4o
and dark umber pencil for the bear ).
The papers are my minds eye ,I also used some wooden buttons ,and a few
punches, kraft card and walnut seam binding ribbon.

I hope you can join us in this exciting new challenge and please pop
over to the fab DT ladies blogs as their creations are gorgeous.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today
Hugs Emma xx

Tilda with a gift for you- Anything goes challenge -lets not be squre

2012-07-24T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning and welcome to this fortnight challenge at Anything goes challenge
the theme this fortnight is lets not be square, I found this challenge a bit challenging
as I love my square cards ,but once over my shock I really enjoyed making this card.

I kept this pretty simple , I made a large Rosette and used Tilda has a gift
for you ,coloured with copics and prisma pencils, Doohickey (heart swirl
Branch ) a few flowers and some ribbon.

Please pop over to the fab DT ladies blogs to see what Fabulous creations
they have come up with, and not forgetting to mention the Craft Den
for all your crafting goodies and fab service.

Thanks as always for stopping by my blog today
Big Hugs Emma xx

Baby Tilda - Crafty boots challenge babies

2012-07-23T10:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning ,hope everyone is well. We've had a glorious few days
of sun shine and I think my mojo has finally come back from wherever
its been (yippee).
Anyway on to this fortnight challenge over at Crafty boots and the
theme is Babies chosen by the lovely Kerry

For this card I used baby Tilda coloured with promarkers (for a change) and my
prisma pencils ,I think I would be lost with out these.
I think the paper is October Afternoon, and sorry for the doohickey's
overload on this card but I think I had withdrawal symptoms from them lol

I hope you can join us in this fabulous challenge and please pop
over to the fab DT ladies to see what Gorgeous creation they have come up with
for this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today I really do appreciate it,and sorry
for my lack of blogging.
Big Hugs Emma xx

Relax with Lavender and Lace

2012-07-10T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning ,Today is a start of a new challenge over at
Anything goes challenge and the theme for this fortnight is
Relax with Lavender and Lace .
I'm not a purple persons but really loved this challenge.

WHAT I USED
Party Princess Tilda, Kurbitz corner,sweet wonderful you stamp
Dusty concord distress ink
Marianne designs snowflake
Lace
Seam binding ribbon
Glossy accents
Flowers
Paper ( I think it's an old papermania pad)
The image is coloured with the usual copics and prisma pencils
For all your crafty goodies please check out the Craft Den for
fab and friendly service.

The DT ladies have come up with some gorgeous creations
for this challenge so please pop over to their blogs for a look.

I'm looking forward to seeing all the fab entries for this challenge.
Thank you for stopping by my blog
Hugs Emma xx