OMG – I have received a lovely award from Jude at Crafts International. This is the first time anyone has given me an award and I feel so honoured and flattered. Jude, you’re a darling and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I am so proud.

To receive this award I have to name 5 things I’m addicted to. That’s easy:

1. My 5 beautiful children who are my reason for living.
2. My wonderful crafting hobby – keeps me sane (see 1)
3. Glitter
4. Jewels.
5. Thorntons vanilla fudge!

I also have to pass this award on to 5 other deserving people. These 5 gorgeous girls have given me so much inspiration and I visit their blogs everyday. I wish I could give it to a hundred people.

Sarah (Sparkle Cards)
Debbie (Passion for Crafts)
Donna (Popsicle Toes)
Enfys (Going Buggy)
Tracie (Pink Angel)

Thank you to everyone who has visited my blog since I started at the end of August last year. I have loved every minute of it so far.

I discovered this digi stamp over at the Greeting Farm website. Olivia has an obsession with unicorns and I must admit I sorta love them myself. Whenever I see anything with unicorns on I think of her. I downloaded it last night and then today noticed that they have announced a challenge to make a card using the unicorn image! Well me and challenges go so well together (!) that I couldn’t resist having a play with it. I think this qualifies for entry!!! Over at the Charisma Card challenge blog, this weeks theme is “Fantasy” Therefore I am entering this card for that challenge too.

Edit – This is now an entry for the Pollycrafts challenge instead!! As the card doesn’t have a Sugar Nellie image on it (duh) but it does have doodling on it, I am submitting it there!! Never mind. My brain will start working sooner or later!

Edit again – I am SO SO SO thick. This doesn’t have Pollycrafts design on it so doesn’t qualify for that challenge either!! lol. I’m giving up now!

By the skin of my teeth I have done my card for the challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. I am getting the hang of these sketches now – took me a while and a bit of head scraching – note to self – do not procrastinate, it takes up valuable crafting time!! I am going to give this one to my hubby for Valentines Day!

I have used the GORGEOUS stamps by Sassafrass Lass (was drawn to them because the set is called “Olivia and pals” which is the name of my eldest daughter). The papers are, you guessed it, Pink Petticoat – Lola’s Boudoir – LOVE IT! Didn’t even know I had some black prima’s so they were a great find in my stash mountain, and because there was no glitter (WHAAAAT?) I have added bling in the form of gems. Phew! I have layered up the owls a wee bit and put diamond glaze on their eyes to make them POP!

Right, must go and link into the challenge otherwise it would have all been for nothing!!

Ooh, I’m 5 hits away from 4000 – that’s exciting!
Byeeee!