Another Year Older....

Morning all ....and yes this week I am another year older...47 years young...god where do the years go...I still feel 18 in my head...alas the body says different!!  Has an absolutely wonderful day spoilt rotten with lots of goodies and pennies, meal out and then to finish off a night with the Chatty Man himself...Alan Carr ...front row seats at the Shefield City Hall ... topped off by meeting him at the end of the show getting a cuddle and a chat...made my day perfect!!

Such  a lovely & very very funny man! My jaw ached for hours afterwards!

Moving on I would like to announce the winner of my blog Candy that was on offer during Glitter N Sparkles Birthday week ...Drum Roll.....
JULYE
So Julye if you would like to forward on me your address then I will send the crafty goodies to you asap...Congratulations x

Now better move onto the matter in hand...another Sunday means another new challenge over at 

GLITTER N SPARKLE

this weeks challenge is 

"Use Some Pink"

This weeks sponsors are:

Spellbinding Stamps  - 3 images

The Stamping Boutique - 2 images - or 3 if using theirs of Glitterbabe
Lemon Shortbread - 3 images
Morgans Artworld - 2 images

The image I chose this week is from
Spellbinding Stamps  - Chrissy

I used my promarkers to colour in this cute image...the embossing folder is from Tattered Lace and used pink pan pastels.  The die used is from Signature Dies and I used Tonics Nuvo Crystal Drops for the gems.

As always will enter my card into a couple of challenges too...
craft your passion - anything goes
through the craftroom door  - anything goes
pennys paper challenge - anything goes
Crafty Catz - embossing

Happy Crafting and good luck to all that enter in this weeks challenge

Debby xxx

Challenge Time

Helllloooo....

Wow what a fabulous response to our Birthday Blog Hop over at 

Glitter N Sparkle

amazing....I am going to choose a winner and will post later on who is the winner of my blog candy!

Onto another week first

Challenge 157 

Anything Goes

Sponsors this week are:

Ikes Art

Patties creations

Crafty Sentiments

Julia Spiri

This beautiful image I got to choose this week is from 

Julia Spiri

Girl with cat

Am not usually a green fan but came out of my comfort zone and used green along with pink for my colour theme.  Image coloured in with promarkers from the limited edition sets.  Embossed paper using Tattered lace folder and butterfly die from stamping.

Am entering my card into a couple of challenges this week

crafting from the heart

through the craftroom door

good luck in this weeks challenge

and pop by later for announcement of the winner to my blog candy

Happy crafting

Debby

GLITTER N SPARKLE BIRTHDAY !

WOW!

Its a very special birthday this week over at 

GLITTER N SPARKLE

We are 3 years old!
To celebrate we are having a BLOG HOP...

And to mark this special occasion there are some FABULOUS crafty gifts up for grabs...
The main prize is £50 worth of Stamping Up Goodies of your choice!!!!  AMAZING
and all you have to do to be in a chance of winning is be a follower of Glitter N Sparkle

But that's not all.....
and all of us on the DT are offering individual candy

Here is what I am offering as candy to win

A Embellishment Attic Bow maker, ribbon, tape pens, tape, flowers, kanban toppers with matching card stock, Hunkydory toppers, gems and Joanna Sheen Thomas Kinkade Xmas decoupage sheets.

Not forgetting that there is a challenge this week
Challenge 156 "Add lots of Glitter/A Sparkly charm
Lots of fabulous sponsors: Sunsational Stamps, Stitchy Bear Digi outlet,
& Bugaboo

My gorgeous image that I got to choose is from
Bugaboo
Bride

I coloured the beautiful image in with Promarkers and used glamour dust on her veil.
I used pink and silver glitter sheets, Tonic Dies and punches to create this weeks card, Gems and charm are from my own stash.

Right its time to BLOG HOP

So.....
You start at the Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog
and become a follower,
(you don't have to enter the challenge
to take part in the Blog Hop).
Then visit each of the DT Blogs in turn
and follow them and leave them a comment,
they will enter you into a draw to win their candy.

Trisha
Tracey B
Samantha
Agnes
Chris
Christine
Debby - Thats Me !!!
Judith
Kathy
Kay
Kitty Fit Kitty
Lisa
Pamela
Sarah
Susanne
Tracey
Vicky

Facebook Fan Page

Then back to
Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog to leave a comment that you have completed them all!!
PHEW !!!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL THAT ENTERS
Crafty Hugs
Debby xxx

Birthday Bonanza !!

Morning All

Well as the title suggests its birthday bonanza in my household and family this weekend.  Yesterday it was my eldest child and daughters 23rd birthday...I still shake my head in disbelief that she's this age. A beautiful young lady but somehow I cant get it out of my mind-set that she is still my little sweet baby girl with the blonde hair and chubby squeezable cheeks!!  She will hate me for saying it on here but I still do see her as that!  And to top the weekend off it is my mummy's birthday today...67 years young...so we off out jointly celebrating the both of them!
Thought I would share with you a little montage of pictures of her

And as it is Sunday again...its also time for a new challenge over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

This weeks theme is
USE A PUNCH OR DIE CUT
and the fab sponsors are:
Day for Daisys - $12 GC
Oddball Art - 3 images
Limited Run Stamps - 3 images

The lovely image I chose to work with this week is from
Oddball Art - Lazy Louise in polka dot bathtub

Have made good use of this beautiful image as it is going to be my mummy's birthday card!

And as always am entering my card into a few challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Allsorts challenge - sparkle

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - anything goes
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - add some bling


Right am off to carry on celebrating!


Happy Crafting
Debby xx



Fizzing Fun

Hello...Sunday again....it flies around way too fast!!  Had a hectic week as always ...back into the swing at work...card group on a Thursday morning and back on antibiotics for the umpteenth time this year...but all cope able as still on a high from seeing my other passion in life Bucks Fizz (well formerly of but that's a very long story!)  was an absolute blast at Leeds City Variety (gorgeous venue) some great company old and new Fizz friends and pure nostalgia with a pure Bucks Fizz gig all the classics and some rarer songs and yes even still ripping off their skirts to Making Your Mind Up...34 years after winning the Eurovision in 1981...ahhh the memories!

Any how's it is Sunday so its time for a new challenge over  at GLITTER N SPARKLE...the theme this week is ....Use Something beginning with a G ...glitter, green, gems, grey, grass and so on!

Lots of sponsors this week offering prizes:

 Di's digi Designs - $12 gift certificate

Robyn's Fetish Designs - 3 images

SLSLINES @ etsy 

Cute as a button @ etsy - 2 images

The Stamping Boutique - 3 images 4 if using their image on winning card

Morgans Artworld - 3 images

My lovely image this week is from

Robyn's Fetish

Over Da Wall Puppy

Reminds me a little of my beautiful furry baby Milly!!

And here is a picture of my lovely gorgeous baby girl, Milly

We look forward to seeing your work at Glitter N Sparkle and good luck!

Am entering my card into a few challenges

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Pennys Paper Challenge - anything goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - anything goes

Happy crafting

Debby xx



Hi ho ......back to work I go!

Morning all .....yep as the title says its back to work time for me ....albeit a little late...was only off for 2 weeks but I ended up with a very nasty cut on my leg (from one of our dogs chains I got caught up in and garroted!) that got infected quite badly so could not return to work as originally planned...but happily now all healing well thanks to lots of lovely antibiotics so I returned to work Friday just gone...and already feels like I haven't been away at all!

And as always the time flies...already Sunday again so means one thing in blogland and thats Challenge time over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Theme - ANYTHING GOES

Lovely sponsors this week are:

Lacy Sunshine - 3 images

Crafty Sentiments - 3 images

Ikes Art - 3 images

The very gorgeous image I got to choose this week is from 

Lacy Sunshine

Sweetest Day - Love Note Fairy

such a beautiful image...really loved working with this one!

I used my Promarkers to colour her.  Background paper is a wedding script design from my own stash.

The punch used is from Stamping Up 

Sentiment from Lily of the valley and flowers and gems from again my own stash.

Am entering my card into a few challenges:

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Pennys paper Challenge - Use a Sentiment

Creative Fingers challenge - anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Card - fancy & feminine

Winter Wonderland - add a sentiment

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Look forward to seeing your work over at Glitter N Sparkle in this weeks challenge

Happy crafting

Debby xx

All good things....

Morning all....well all good things come to an end and my holiday time is over in the blink of an eye...not done everything that I intended to do that was on the to do list but hey ho there's always another day!  Did manage to cram a lot in those 2 weeks off though...trips to seaside - lots of crafting - lots of long dog walking - volunteered in my friends charity shop - enrolling youngest child int o college and waving eldest son off to his first ever festival at Leeds...And one great thing that happened ...my eldest daughter returned from her 4 month trip around Asia in one piece and full of fantastic stories and memories that will last a lifetime...oh to be young again! 

Anyhow its challenge time again over at 

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 152 

ADD BUTTONS

Sponsors this week are

 Bugaboo - 7 images

Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet - $10 gift certificate

The lovely image I chose this week is

Birthday Girl 

from BB Kakes 

at Stitchy Bear Stamps

I coloured this super cute image in with my trusty Promarkers

Baby backing sheet is from my own stash as are the buttons both purchased from The Crat Box in Elsecar

Am entering my card into a couple of challenges:

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

Pennys paper challenge - Girly

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Happy crafting as always

Debby xx

New challenge ...in more ways than one!

Sunday comes around all too quickly - already one week into the holidays for me and it has flown and all the things I wanted to do ...well again they still remain undone...ah well there is always week 2 to get them done!  Although on Wednesday my daughter gets back from her 6 month long travels from around Asia so wont be doing much other than spending much needed catch up time and cuddles from her ...missed her so much...and got to make the most of her time with us as she is planning on moving away down South to live with her partner.

Other thing that happened this week was that my best friend handed over the reigns to me at our craft class group that we go to on a Thursday morning, as she is enjoying her new job so much she no longer as time for craft.  A bit daunting to be doing it all by myself but exciting too!

Anyway enough of that it is indeed Sunday again so its time for a new challenge over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Our Challenge Theme 

this week is: 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

So we need to see: 

THE WORDS CLEARLY

We have some wonderful prizes 

for you from our Sponsors: 

 The EastWind

 who are offering 3 Images

 Our Second Sponsor is: Kenny K

who are offering 3 Images

Our Third Sponsor is: Oddball Art

who are offering 3 Images

And we would like to welcome 
Our Fourth Sponsor is: Sunsational Stamps

who are offering 3 Prizes of
1st - 5 Images
2nd - 3 Images
3rd - 1 Images

The lovely image I got this week to work with is

Present Surprise from Kenny K

I used my promarkers to colour but used only all my limited editions just for a change
the backing happy birthday card is from kanban - sentiment a Stamping Up one and gems are the new tonic self levelling crystal drops 

As always am going to enter my card into a few challenges:

Pennys paper challenge - anything goes

I love Promarkers Challenge - anything goes

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes

As always I look forward to seeing your work over at Glitter N Sparkle

Happy Crafting

Debby xx



Oh yes ...its holiday time for me....well holiday from work for 2 weeks not actually going on holiday but hey....2 weeks of not setting the alarm ....doing what I want when I want....yep its definitely holiday time !!!


Its time for a new Challenge over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 150

this weeks theme is

Stepper Cards

Our lovely sponsors this week are:
Sammi Stamps - $12 gift certificate
Sweet Pea Stamps - 4 images
Digital Delights - $5 gift certificate

The lovely image I got to use is from

Sami Stamps

Rose Bride

I used promarkers for the image
the frame die is decorative labels eight from Spellbinders
and the trim die is From Signature Dies
butterfly punch using Tonic

Am entering my card into:
chocolate,coffee and cards - frame it
craft your passion - anything goes
pennys paper challenge - anything goes
cute card thursday - anything goes
a gem of a challenge - one for the girls
crafty catz - new beginings

As always all of us at Glitter N Sparkle look forward to seeing your work
Happy crafting
Debby xx



Glitter N Sparkle Challenge

What a wonderful bit of "cheese" it was last Sunday.....and all in the name of charity...loved every minute of Nathan Moore (of Brother Beyond) and the wonderful Hazel Dean ....great afternoon with some great tunes and great company ...felt like a teenager again !  This Sunday will feel a bit flat after the last one!! 

So its Sunday again....

Challenge time over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE
Challenge 149

this weeks theme

ADD SOME FLOWERS

the lovely sponsors this week are:

Di's Digi Designs - $12 gift certificate
The Stamping Boutique - 3 images or 4 if one of their images used
Spellbinding Stamps - 3 images
Morgans World - 3 images
Scribbles Design - 3 images

The image I got to choose this week is from Spellbinding Stamps

ARDEN

As always coloured with Promarkers

flowers & leaves made from my woodware punches
backing paper from own stash
sentiment from lily of the valley

Am entering my card into challenges
Creative Fingers - anything goes
Chocolate & Coffee cards - Frame it
Sketch Saturday
Artistic inspirations - anything goes
Craft Your passion - anything goes
Allsorts challenge - inspired by summer

As always all the DT at Glitter N Sparkle look forward to seeing your creations
Good Luck to all that enter
Happy Crafting
Debby xx


Sunday "Cheese"

Helllllloooooo.......Sunday again ....but this week my day off consists of a bit of 80's Cheesy Pop....am off this afternoon with a very good friend who like me loves his cheesy pop...with a bit of nostalgia thrown in!  Am off to a charity raising event in Barnsley with a mix of alcohol and 80's pop stars and I cant wait!  That's what I call a Sunday day off!!

But first things first and its Challenge time again over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 148

Anything Goes

Sponsors this week are:

Patties Creations - 2 images

Crafty Sentiments - 3 images

Ikes Art - 3 images

My image used this week is

Doxie

Ikes Art

Coloured using my Promarkers
Backing paper from my own stash
bow die from Sue Wilson collection
Sentiment Stamp from Claires Designs

Am entering my card into a couple of challenges
crafting from the heart - anything goes
a gem of a challenge - animals or birds
creative fingers challenge  - anything goes
paper creators crafts - use die/punch

Happy Crafting
Debby xxx

Something with a B......

Its Sunday....again.....how fast my one day off a week comes (and goes in blink of an eye!)

So Sunday apart from the one day off means one thing...

Its Challenge time again over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

and the theme this week is

"Use something that starts with a B"

please list what you have used

Sponsors this week are:

Stitchys Bear Digi outlet - $10 certificate

MilkCoffee - 5 images

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 images

The image I got to use this week is from Bugaboo

Stella Facebook Birthday

Coloured this fab image in with Promarkers in various shades of blue
backing paper from kanban
embossed blue paper using crafters companion embossing folder
bunting is cut using a signature die that I never tire of using
bling and buttons from own stash

Am entering my card into a couple of challenges
crafting from the heart - anything goes
pennys challenge - anything goes

We as always look forward to seeing your creations
Happy crafting
Debby xx



PEARLS & LACE

Challenge 146

over at 

GLITTER N SPARKLE

PEARLS & LACE

sponsors this week are;

All Dressed Up

and

A Day for Daisies

This week I used a image from All Dressed Up

To Have and To Hold

I used Promarkers to colour this beautiful image

Tonic Punch used to create a Lace effect

and a Tonic Butterfly punch

Pearls from own stash

All the DT really look forward to seeing what you create this week

Happy Crafting

Debby xx

I am entering my card into a challenge this week
Crafting from the heart - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Pennys Challenges - anything goes

I 

Summer Sunshine

Sunday challenge again over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 145

Summer Sunshine

Lovely sponsors this week are;

Fitztown

Di's Digi Designs

The Stamping Boutique

Scribbles Designs

Lemon Shortbread Digi Stamps

Cute As A Button

Morgan's Artworld

I got to choose this great image that brings a smile to my face

Happy Beach Lady with Drinks from SLS Lines

Coloured her with the trusty Pro-Markers

Papers from own stash

We all really look forward to seeing your work this week!

Happy Crafting

Debby x



The calm after the storm...

OOOh and what a storm it was ....don't think in my 46 years I have ever heard or seen anything like it but have to admit as scared of them as I am it was wonderful to watch ...although my 2 little furry babies didn't think so!
Enough of the rambling...it challenge time over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 144

"anything goes"

Sponsors this week are:

Lacy Sunshine

Crafty Sentiments Design

Ikes Art

The image I got for this weeks challenge is from our 1st sponsor Lacy Sunshine

Little Cassies Butterfly

Coloured her with mixture of Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs pencils
flowers and bling from own stash

Am entering this card into challenges this week:
crafting from the heart - anything goes
creative fingers - anything goes
crafty catz - anything goes

Looking forward to seeing your fabulous creations!

Happy Crafting

Debby xx

Back to Blog Land

Good Morning.....
Well its been a while....nearly 6 months as passed since I last blogged....such a lot as happened in my personal life that its prevented me from having the time to A, Craft ...B, Blog...C, have time for anything!  But all that has changed now and am back on the DT for

GLITTER N SPARKLE

challenge 142

"One for the Boys"

Sponsor is the fabulous

PINK GEM

who are offering 2 single images

The image here is Karate Andy

I used the pre-coloured image.

Die cut is from Signature Dies

Papers from own stash - star background strip made from using a Tonic Punch

Looking forward to seeing your fabulous creations in this weeks Challenge

Hugs

Debby xxx

Challenge 120 Glitter N Sparkle DT card

Its Sunday.....which means its

Challenge time over at

GLITTER N SPARKLE

Challenge 120

Theme this week is CUTE

Fabulous sponsor this week is

PINK GEMS

and the prize is 2 single images from the store.

 The utterly cute image I got to work with this week is

Baby Girl Sleeping Teddy

I have used the pre-coloured image as time not on my side this week...the days just roll by way too quickly!
Paper is from Buzzcrafts, teddy bear from Pinflair and Bib from Meiflower
Gems and ribbon from own stash

Am entering my card into a couple of challenges

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Happy Crafting!
Debby xx