LOTV Blowing bubbles

Good afternoon! Well I finally got my new LOTV stamps yesterday, and boy they were just the pick me up that I needed! Firstly, my husband spent a night in hospital with a suspected heart attack (he is only 33!!), after blood tests, breathing tests (to see if he had a clot on his lung) and a stress test, his heart pain was put down to stress! WHOA what a sigh of relief! I coloured this gorgeous elephant "blowing bubbles" from LOTV while I myself was in hospital yesterday having infliximab for my Crohn's Disease.  She has coloured up just beautiful.  Then today I recieved my order from Wild Orchid Crafts because I needed more flowers LOL!!!! aren't they just delish????

The papers are: making memories "Pink Dots Je t'Adore" and : Heart Doilies Je t'Adore"; and my minds eye "Lush pink houndstooth"; brown bazzil, and the lacey ribbon I bought from my LSS @ strathpine

this card I am going to enter into the Simon Says Challenge- they are looking for birthday cards.  I am also entering the sketch challenge from Lili of The Valley.over at creative craft challenge, they have a challenge to use lace, so I am entering this card there too :0)....I do hope you and the challenges I have entered like my bubble blowing elephant as much as I do :0)

 the sentiment is also a LOTV one.  I love them! Thanks for dropping by xox Tania xox

this is one for the boys...I always find male cards the hardest...I mean you can do simple ones, but when you are putting flowers and ribbons on girls cards, you want to make the boys just as loved!! this is an easel card with a bit of a difference. the robots are from a sheet of chipboard elements by My Minds eye "lil robots" I got these from my LSS a long time ago and have finally put them to use.  I got boggly eyes to make them that much cuter! Birthday boy is from a daisy and dandelion set  and monster hugs i think are from a set from inkadinkado.  

I made a box and stuck it to the front of the card for jellybeans or smarties or whatever really.

thanks for popping by xox Tania xox

this is one of the new magnolia spring stamps...isn't she gorgeous??? Hawaiian tilda in all her glory :0) I coloured this while in hospital having my infliximab, so I didn't keep track of the colours I used sorry :0(  the sentiment is a lili of the valley stamp and I also got the pins from LOTV. the flowers are from wild orchid crafts ribbon from craft queen. the butterfly is from ebay, adn the pearl brad is a kaiser craft from my LSS

I found this beautiful box pattern by Lynn over @ splitcoasterstampers. you can find the pattern here. It is very easy to do and will be perfect for easter eggs for all my neices and nephews.   

of course there is the usual suspects: stickles, dimensional magic and lots of glitter

A nice short and sweet one thanks for dropping by xox Tania xox

SENDING HEART FELT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THOSE IN JAPAN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES AND THEIR HOMES.  BE STRONG AND YOU WILL GET THROUGHT IT I JUST KNOW IT :0) XOXOXX

Lori's celebrating her battle won!!!!

over at "my comfort Cottage" Lori is giving away candy...and lots of it! She has a wonderful reason to celebrate....she has beaten breast cancer- it is her 4 year anniversary!!! support Lori and visit her blog. Her cards are amazing! check it out.  I wish Lori all the best for future good health. good luck  to all who enters                                                                                                                 XOX Tania XOX

crafts international half term candy giveaway

crafts international is having a half term candy giveaway...the list of candy is enormous...pop on over and have a look, not only at the candy, but at the beautiful work that is posted there.  I hope not many more people enter, as I would love this lot as a house warming present...but go ahead and enter for your chance to win!  Some LUCKY person is going to be happy on March 31 when the draw is made! GOODLUCK :0)

baby boy

HI! this is a card I have made for a friend @ work who is having her first born baby- a boy.  Her baby shower is on this weekend, although I am working so cant go :0( the image is house mouse "wishin' Well" coloured with prismas: true blue, peacock blue, blue slate, non-photo blue, powder blue, cool grey 50%, cool grey 90%, sandbar brown, light umber, yellow orange, golden rod, jasmine, sand, seashell pink, and pink. I have used printed paper by Docrafts and basic grey "molten cake". Brown bazzil for the matting, blue bazzil for the card. sentiment is computer generated. Lace is from my LSS ribbon is from craft Queen. rhinestones are kaisercraft. stickles and glossy accents. I am entering this card in the simon says challenge and mojo monday sketch.

 enjoy your weekend xox Tania xox

Tina Wenke mouse holding ice cream

WOW what a busy week it has been...my first back at work after four beautiful weeks on holidays settling my two babies into prep! they have been very worn out and testing my nerves with their tiredness, but I finally got to do a card today! This gorgeous image is by Tina Wenke called mouse holding ice cream.  I have used prisma's to colour: cream, lemon yellow, sand, beige, peach beige, seashell pink, beige sienna, blush pink, pink, crimson red, sepia, light umber, dark umber, chocolate, french grey 50%, blue slate and light cerulean blue. Copper Beech in the derwent brand pencil. Papers used: Fancy Pants Designs- son- my Family, BoBunny Peacock Lane Ivy and brown Bazzil. Pearls are from KaiserCraft, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and my LSS. I am entering this card in the simon says stamp challenge who is asking for coffee and cream colours and the sweet stop who has a sketch challenge.

thanks for dropping by xox Tania xox