THE CUTTING CAFE FREE DECEMBER DAILY SET...FOR A LIMITED TIME!

Hi guys,

Unfortunately you will not be hearing from me for abit as I have no desk and all my crafting supplies are packed away whilst building work goes on at my house....stuff is everywhere!!

I just wanted to pop in and tell you about FREE sets over at the Cutting Café for a limited time!!

Yes you read right....to thank all of Regina's wonderful customers over at The Cutting Café, Regina is giving away these fabulous sets below!  If you haven't tried any of the cutting cafe files yet....now is your chance! 

 These are free for a limited time so get over there today to get them!

CLICK HERE

Have fun! ;) Hugs x

The Digichick DT projects Pumpkin Box and Haunted Halloween Tags!

Hi everyone, I thought I would show you a couple of projects I did for the Digichick. Links for supplies at the bottom of this post. Enjoy! ;) Hugs x

Supplies:

Pumpkin Box template - Kelleigh R -The Digichick

Subway Art - The Digichick

Haunted Elements - Mari K- The Digichick

Die: Sizzix Labels

Houses built if cards - BLOGAVERSARY!!!

Hello everyone I am here to help celebrate sweet Heather's - Housesbuiltofcards Blogaversary Blog Hop today with a bunch of super talented designers.  Please hop along and have fun!  Happy Blogaversary Heather!!

So if you hopped over here from the wonderful Amanda's blog, you're in the right spot!  If not you can start at the beginning of the hop over on super sweet Heather's Blog.

Here is my card:-

Lighting is not great in my house right now so apologies!

If you haven't visited Heather's blog before you may be wondering why her blog is named Houses Built of Cards, here she gives you a short explanation.

Like many crafters, I found out quite quickly with how addicting this cardmaking craft is that I can never use all the cards I find myself making. I also realized that I could not sell them for enough to justify my time and expenses. Then I realized that I could use them to help someone else. Something that had deeply touched my two young daughters, and filled their prayers, is what decided the direction to go from there.

We had some connection through my church to a ministry called Sister Connection that works in Burundi Africa to bring hope and healing to the widows and orphans of the Civil War that happened in the 1990’s. One of the ways they do that is by building homes – at an incredible cost of only $600! They hire local builders, and purchase supplies locally as well, fostering a sense of ownership and pride within the community. In Burundian society, widows are viewed as outcasts, and have no one to advocate for them. The miracle of a new home is a testimony to the widow, her children, her community, and ultimately, to the country at-large. “Widows and orphans deserve healing, dignity, and hope!”

I would like for you to meet someone very special. Her name is Charlotte (Ndimurwanko Charlotte). She is the first recipient of a home through sales of my cards. I have also committed to partnering with her as a sponsor for $30 a month to help provide her and her family with food, seed to plant, clothing, household necessities, medical care, and education assistance.

Charlotte has 3 married children, and she cares for 3 orphaned grandchildren. Her husband passed away in 1983. Her health is not good. This new home will help restore dignity and hope for Charlotte and her children. It is a true testimony of God’s love to the widow and orphan and a constant reminder that they are not forgotten.

So here are some prizes Heather is giving away!

For the chance to win just leave a comment here and all the blogs in the hop.  Good luck! ;) Hugs x

You're next stop is

Savannah

Here is the line-up in case you get lost along the way! ;)

Heather

Amanda

Bonnie (YOU ARE HERE)

Savannah (NEXT)

Michele

Stickers: American Crafts

Pennant A la Carte stamp - Taylored Expressions

The Witch is in!

Hi guys...this weeks Design Team inspiration over on the Cutting Café is Boxes and it's also link up time over at Patches of Pink and the theme is Halloween...go and link up your Halloween projects over on the POP BLOG HERE and you can add upto 2 creations. Link your projects now through Tuesday 11:59pm. The top 3 from this weeks entries will be featured on the Patches of Pink blog....have fun!


I combined two DT projects this week as I am having a nightmare of a week with no kitchen or dining room whatsoever....floors up, wall knocked through and a thick layer of dust everywhere....no fun!  The two rooms we lost have come into the main house and stuff is piled everywhere!  We have new rooms but they are in the process of being wired and plastered!  So combining these projects this week has been a great saviour. Power is back on and if you don't hear from me for a while you know why!

Click here to check out what the Cutting Café design team came up with for this weeks Boxes inspiration.
Click here to to see what the Patches of Pink Design Team came up with for this months Halloween inspiration in link-up.

I created this little pillow box in no time at all.....I love how quickly this came together, I love that Regina (the owner of the Cutting Café) includes the score lines in the cut so you just cut out and fold on the dashed cut lines and adhere together....super quick and easy as pie and no scoring......great when are have no time but need a cute little box to put a gift in!!

Here are the 4 cut-outs you get in this file.

Supplies:

Pillow Box: the Cutting Café

Sentiment: Scrappymom's Stamps Bewitched

PP: Echo Park Country Drive

Ribbon: Crafty Ribbons (velvet saddlestitch) & Priarie Bird Boutique (crinkle ribbon) 

Corri's Birthday Blog Hop!

Hey everyone so happy you are joining me today as it's Corri's Birthday Blog Hop!  Thank you so very much Corri for asking me on celebrate with you, Happy Birthday sweetie.... I wish you a super fun-filled day!!
So if you hopped over from sweet Melanie's blog you in the right spot!  If not and you want to join in the fun with prizes along the way click HERE for Corri's blog which is at the beginning!!  Have fun!!

Corri requested a bug theme for her birthday so here's what I came up with for sweet Corri.

I used a new Scrappymom's sentiment from the set below called believe in miracles which was released this week to support those who's lives have been touched by cancer and $2 from each set sold will be donated  to cancer research and support!

I also used an SVG cutting file from the Cutting Café for the sweet card shaped Ladybug and sweet Digital papers are by Crystal Wilkerson

Here is the blog candy up for grabs...make sure you leave a comment on all blogs to be eligible to win!

Your next stop is

sweet Lezlye

Here is the line-up in case you get lost along the way!

Corri

Saundra

Sarah

Tammy

Lauren

Trish

Melanie

Bonnie (YOU ARE HERE)!

Lezlye

Cassie

Sandra

Joanna

Laura

Crafty Ribbons - Challenge Ribbon and Lace!!

Hi sweet blogging friends...head on over to Crafty Ribbons blog today....there is a challenge!!

The theme for this challenge is "RIBBON AND LACE".  The challenge will run from 8.30am 13th October until 6pm 26th October so go link up your Ribbon and Lace projects over on the Crafty Ribbons Challenge Blog HERE! There will be a winner chosen by random org and there will be a top 3 picked by the Design Team member hosting the challenge.

Here is my project for the challenge. As you can see I'm still in a Halloween mood!

Along with Ribbons from Crafty Ribbons, I used digital papers from Zoe Pearn's newest digital kit 'SpOOkalicious' released on Saturday October 15th along with a Scrappymom's Stamps sentiment from Bewitched.

Zoe Pearn's - SpOOkalicious!

Ok now the prize for this challenge over on the Crafty Ribbons Blog are a selection of beautiful ribbons!

Have a great day and good luck! ;) Hugs x

Supplies:

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

pp digital - Zoe Pearn SpOOkalicious (being released on Saturday October 15th over at Sweet Shoppe Designs) CHECK BACK THERE ON SAT!!

Sentiments & Twine - Scrappymom's Stamps, Bewitched

Scrappymom's Sneak Peek # 2!

Hi sweet bloggers...hope you had a fabulous weekend!  We spent yesterday with my Brother's triplets....they are 3 and it's always a crazy day when we visit! I'm popping in with another sneak of Scrappymom's newest stamp sets called A Holiday to Remember and Believe in Miracles.  Two fabulous sets with tons wonderful sentiments!

Here's my sneak peek # 2!



Supplies:

Sentiments: Scrappymom's Stamps

Gift Holder Template: the Cutting Café

Other stamps: Papertrey Ink & Basic Grey

Scrappymom's Sneak Peeks and a special!

Hi guys Scrappymom's are releasing these two new sets of stamps today!  A holiday to remember is full of wonderful holiday sentiments you will love!  Believe in Miracles is to help support those who's lives have been touched by cancer.  My dad was such a warrior and fought the disease for many years before he lost his battle with cancer in 1995.  My mum is in remission from Breast Cancer and I am so thankful that she is here with us today. ;) 

Also Scrappy Moms Stamps have FREE SHIPPING on all of their stamps from October 7th - October 16th! How fabulous is that!!!

Anyone that knows me knows how much I love Christmas...I love all the cute sentiments in this Holiday Set and I decided to decorate a cute lil' box I got from Crafty Ribbons that their buttons come in!  So cute to hang on the tree!

Supplies:

Sentiment: Scrappymom's Stamps

Box & Ribbons: Crafty Ribbons

Digital Paper: DHD Free kit

Die: Sizzix

Martha Stewart punch

Mini monster Gift Card Holder!

Hey everyone....hope you are all having a great week!  We have building work still going on, walls and ceilings are up....yay!  Dust and dirt everywhere though!  Anyway this week over at The Cutting Café Blog starting tomorrow, the Design Team are showcasing Monster Sets so I'm popping in with a cute lil' mini monster gift card holder with a cute lil' gift card inside.  Super quick and easy using Regina's files from the Cutting Café!  If you don't have a cutting machine, that's fine too as they come in PDF files too so you can just print and cut by hand.

Supplies:

Template SVG file: Gift Card Holder Set from the Cutting Café 

Monster: Abunch of monsters, the Cutting Café

Twine: Scrappymom's Stamps

Glitter Ribbon: Crafty Ribbons