April Showers Bring May Flowers

This has been a reoccurring theme across many challenges lately!  Understandable given the weather we've been having but it looks like we'll be enjoying a lovely Bank Holiday weekend. in the UK?  Can that be right?  Hey, it has been known to happen!

I was getting bored of my go-to rain digi from The Complete Guide to Digital Crafting vol 2 so I was chuffed to come across this one on my Double Sprinkle of Kraft CD rom.


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Dancing Queen

This is why I love doing challenges so much.  Orange is certainly not my color so it would never occur to me to use it in my crafting.  Thanks to this challenge I've discovered this lovely Orange and Cream color combo and I'm lovin' it!


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Hot Diggity Dog Greeting Tags
Pearls included with Carousel
Ribbon from Stash

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My Dad

My wonderful. superstar Dad has almost finished single handedley renovating my rather dilapidated little house.  He cheerfully works away accepting no reward beyond a good dinner on which I insist.  I am most definitely the world's luckiest daughter to have such an incredibly wonderful Dad!

I snapped this rare piccy of him while I was experimenting with my new camera.


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Dotty Organza Ribbon from Stash
Boofle Buttons
Alphas by Basic Grey

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Peaches and Cream

What a lovely challenge theme!  It's always a struggle to find papers to match this theme so turned to my latest purchase My Minds Eye Antique Floral and found just the thing.

I'm also loving the neutral baby color scheme, just the thing to keep on standby.


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Pink and Black Tag

Hum, I think one of my fave paper packs is almost used up, I couldn't find enough pink paper to get the affect I wanted.  Oh well, there's always another new fave paper pack just around the corner and a used one leaves space for a new one!  Like justification is necessary! :)


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Lilac and Brown Daisies

I hope I'm not blowing my own trumpet here but I am soo chuffed with this card!  The layout didn't seem to gel at first but after I added the topper it seemed to come together.  I flicked through my new pack of My Minds Eye Antique Floral papers looking for a lilac paper and I came across this brown and lilac paper, I took the brown color scheme from there and I'm absolutely delighted with the result!


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Pearls included with Carousel

Christmas Helpper

I'm loving this image!  She looks so cute struggling with that giant Christmas pudding.


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Enchanted Christmas Ultimate Paper Pack

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Red and White Forever Freinds


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Pearls included with Carousel
Bow and Ribbon from a gift pack

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Whatever the Wheather

Typical, I go to write up this card and it starts hail-storming!  Roll on Summer!

At least DoCrafts are getting into the spirit.  Their gorgeous new ranges have arrived.  There's the divine Home To Nest by Lucy Cromwell, the very very bright Capsule Collection Spots & Stripes Summer Brights and very seasonal Ahoy There Collection.

They are available to order through our website right now and as of this moment are all in stock.  They will be counted and priced tagged over the next few days and will be showing as in stock on the website, unless they all sell before then that is.


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Summer Holiday!

My mum was a huge Cliff Richard fan so I grew up all too familiar with his Summer Holiday movie and more the sound track.  I adore this Hot Diggity Dog image, it's one of my favorite stamps and always makes me think of that old Cliff Richard song  . . . We're all going on a summer holiday . . . .


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A5 Paper Pack - Hot Diggity Dog
Hot Diggity Dog Greeting Tags
Hot Diggity Dog Stamps
Brads from Stash
Gingham (Small Check) 10mm

Black, Blender, Warm Grey 3, Warm Grey 2, Warm Grey 1.

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Crafting When We Can Challenge #42 - At The Movies
Sketchy Colors #160
Passion for ProMarkers Week 195 Animals
Divas By Design Challenge 81 Inspired by a Movie
Noah's Ark Challenge - Film Title


Allotments!

What a difficult challenge!  But thanks to the The Best of Just Inklined 2012 CD ROM I had just the thing.

I treated myself to the utterly gorgeous My Minds Eye Antique Floral 180-page Pad.  An extra few arrived by mistake and I just couldn't resist!  Such a huge selection of stunning papers.

I'm feeling a bit a of a splurge of 12x12 papers coming on.  Many of our standard card and paper ranges are now available in 12x12 size perfect for scrapbooking.  But I also find I get so much more value out of a 12x12 sheet than A4 as I tend to do 6x6 square cards.


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Boofle Buttons

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