Tartan Day Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Tartan Blog Hop hosted by Gill at http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com.
Tartan Day is today, April 6th, hence the reason for our blog hop. This is the first time I have ever participated in a hop before, so I'm excited at the thought of meeting lots of new bloggers & hopefully making new friends too.........please join me on my journey & vist my fellow crafters who come from all over the world & have been selected to take part & create a project, or two, with an element of tartan on it!!
Oh and I also have to mention this is a hop with a difference as there is some lovely candy to be won.......keep reading to find out how :D But first onto my projects!!!


Above is my Tartan Day card, which I made using papers from Sharon Duncans cd 'Just Thistles', I also used my Martha Stewart border punch, ribbon & some gems......Hope you like it!


My second project is a candle to match the card, using the same topper from the Sharon Duncan cd once again.
Here is a list of all the participants in todays blog hop, please visit them to view their fabulous projects too :

1. Gill http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
2. Linda www.thefruitofmyhands.blogspot.com
3. Lisa G http://lisagarrow.blogspot.com
4. Martha http://pattisscrappingtime.blosgspot.com
5. Vicky http://the-artful-codger.blogspot.com
6. Anita http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
7. Ann http://ann-icklehaggiscraftspot.blogspot.com YOU ARE HERE!!!
8. Amanda http://www.scrapanddash.com
9. Debbie http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com
10. Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com
11. Valerie http://canonburycreations.blogspot.com
12. Margaret http://diamondgirlcrafts.blogspot.com
13. Becky http://beckscricards.blogspot.com
14. Laura http://makinprettythings.blogspot.com
15. Jenn http://www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com
16. Sharon http://craftyscot.blogspot.com
17. Beckie http://beckiedreyer.blogspot.com
18. Faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com
19. Jill http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com
20. Lisa P http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com
21. Alethea http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com
22. Nancy http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Back to the Candy........Some of the blogs listed above have a letter on their post, but not all of them, to enter the candy competition, you must gather all the letters together and then assemble them to create a Scottish word......then visit Gills blog & add your name to the Mr Linky at the bottom of her post (Don't reveal the secret word!!). When the hop is over, Gill will email someone from Mr Linky at random & ask for the word. If correct they will win some fabulous candy - SIMPLES!!!
Thanks for visiting - hope you enjoyed my Tartan project, please leave me a comment and also visit Amanda who is No 8 on the list to see her fabulous creations :D

Happy Crafting......and Hopping!!!

Ann xxx

The Sunday Stampers Week 110 - Rhinestones

Hello Bloggers - Long time no blog posts from me!! I am trying to remedy this and get back to regular blogging, and what better way than to start with the wonderful Sunday Stampers? Can you believe it's week 110, time sure does fly when your having fun, anyone who know Hels knows how wonderful her challenges' are and what great fun it is to participate...........Enough whittering from me!! This weeks challenge is to use Rhinestones, gems - ie, BLING!!!. and of course some form of stamping, so here are a few cards following Hels challenge.



The images used above are from the Gorjuss Girls range of stamps & papers from Basic Grey
The card below have also been made using carstock & paper from BG, stamps are from Forever Friends & Sugar Nellie website, and I've used a few gems too!! All the images were coloured with a combination of copics & watercolour pencils - Can you tell which is which??
Well I do hope you like my offerings & back to blogging & crafting - woo hoo!!!


Thanks for taking the time to visit and any comments you may leave too xx

Birthday Card

This is a Birthday card I made for my friend Hels, the papers are BG, ribbons from Crafty Ribbons and prima flowers, scalloped cardstock by DCWV, and the lovely little bird stamp was a freebie from Craft Stamper magazine & was designed by the lovely Hels herself!! (the birdie is part of the Stichels range available from The Artisitc Stamper) Hope Hels likes her card!!!
Please click on image for a clearer view & thanks for visiting!!!

My Time To Craft - Sparkle

For this challenge I've decided to make a card, the card is embossed with flowers & dragonflies, I coloured the embossed images with glimmer chalks & added gems to the dragonflies, then on a square of cream pearlised card I stamped a quotation & positioned with 3d foam. At each corner of the square mat I added little coordinating gems. I'm quite dissapointed with the photo as it doesn't show the shimmer chalks very clearly!!