Blog Candy Winner ...

Such a gorgeous stamp set and you had to 

be in it to win it but sadly there is only one winner and that lucky crafter this week is

Robin aka Robin's Reflections

Congratulations Robin please e-mail me

at jane.brown45@btinternet.com to claim your
prize!  You have seven days to get in touch?

More amazing, must  have candy up for
grabs tomorrow so don't miss out!

Daily Talent Spot ...

Today I have spotted this cute card from Janine aka Cards and Copics

I love the layout, the papers and the little charms, thank you Janine.

Janine has been very busy crafting and there is plenty of inspiration on her

blog HERE and be sure to leave her a comment too!

Love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Norma aka From My Craft Room

is playing along with us on our challenge 

'Anything Goes' excluding Christmas 

with this little cutie.

Tilda is very popular with crafters including me but I also love the shape and the colours
used for this one.  Thank you Norma for joining us and good luck.

If you would like to see what else Norma has been making you will find her blog HERE

Happy crafting, love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

You are loving this challenge and today we have a bottle tag to show you.

This has been entered into our challenge by Kathrin aka Kruemels Bastel -Blog

who is playing along with us from Germany today.

Just gorgeous and beautiful colouring too, it will look stunning on a lovely chilled bottle of
bubbly!  If you would like to see more creations from Kathrin you will find her blog HERE.

Middle of the week already, yey but don't forget our candy ends tomorrow 

so make sure you have entered, you might be lucky.

Daily Talent Spot ...

Something a little different for our daily talent spot and it is this gorgeous Diwali lantern which

has been entered by Shweta aka Vandana, so pretty, thank you for playing along with us

and good luck.

You can see more pictures of this lantern and what else Shweta has been crafting with

HERE so why not pay her a visit today.

Don't forget the challenge is titled 'Anything Goes' excluding Christmas so nice

and easy for you to come and play along with us.

That is it from me today, happy crafting

Daily Talent Spot ...

Our first daily talent spot for the

 new challenge 'Anything Goes' 

excluding Christmas has been entered by Starcyl aka Starcyl's Daily Doings

Starcyl has used the gorgeous House Mouse Project book for this one

the gorgeous little mice are having a bath!

If you would like to see what else she has been creating you can visit

her blog HERE and be sure to leave a comment or two!

Take care, love x

Anything Goes excluding Christmas ...

Good morning once again crafters!

Welcome to a new challenge but before we get onto that we have a couple of winners to announce.  Thank you ever so much for sharing your gorgeous creations with  us for the "Cold & Frosty" challenge but sadly there can only be one winner and that lucky person is :

No 116 - Engelchen aka Hobby Butterfly

Congratulations!  Please email me at jane.brown45@btinternet.com to claim your £15 voucher to spend at Joanna Sheen.

Now onto our Top 3 chosen by Lexie

who said it was a really difficult decision with
all the talented crafters out there in blogland!
Thank you for playing along with us but the final 3 are -

No 38 - Tracy aka Crafteezee 

No 72 - Nic aka Coops Cluttered Corner

No 172 - Valou aka La Feerie du Scrap

Congratulations to you all!!  

Please grab your badge from our sidebar and display it with pride!

 And finally, our next guest designer also chosen by the lovely Lexie will be :

Marlene aka Cards Made by Marlene

Well done Marlene   

Please email me at jane.brown45@btinternet.com 

to get info for the next challenge and your GDT badge.

Onto the new challenge which this time round is 
'Anything Goes excluding Christmas'
So pretty much exactly what it says on the tin!

The talented design team have produced some fabulous inspiration for you all.

Wendy

Sue

GDT - Suzanne

Natalie

Jane

GDT - Janice

Jayne

Lexie

If you want to be our next Guest Designer then please don't forget to add GDT next to your name!  

Please add the URL of your blog post (not your whole blog) to the Linky in order to enter!  This challenge will finish on Thursday 6th December and a new challenge will start Sunday 9th December.

Happy Crafting x

Blog Candy Time ...

Wow, I am loving this little cutie and I am sure you will too.
This is the candy for this week, wish I could enter :(
and it is Giordano Stamps titled 'Our Family' along with a sentiment too.

To be in with a chance to win this candy you just need to be a follower of this 

blog and add a comment to this post.

Our weekly candy is open to anybody, where
ever you may be in the world and even crafter's without a blog of their own,

We would however very much appreciate you put a picture of our candy on your blog too.

This candy will run from today, 

Saturday 24th November
until Thursday 29th November @ 8pm.  

The winner will be announced on Friday 30th
November so be sure to add your comment below and check back on Friday!

Good luck everyone x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Our final daily talent for the 'Cold & Frosty' Challenge has been

entered by Andy aka Andy's Craft Corner.

Not sure about cold and frosty Andy, certainly get the ladies pulses racing with this one 

if not with the handsome image but the lovely warm candle.

If you would like to see what else Andy has been making you can visit his blog

HERE and be sure to leave a comment or two!  

We start a brand new challenge tomorrow and of course we have our

Top 3 and one lucky winner of the £15 Joanna Sheen voucher too.

See you tomorrow 

Blog Candy Winner ...

Wow, another amazing response to our blog 

candy.  You are loving these traditional Christmas stamps.

I am afraid there can only be one winner and
that is Gerrina who joins us from the Netherlands!

Congratulations Gerrina please e-mail me

at jane.brown45@btinternet.com to claim your
prize!  You have seven days to get in touch?

Don't worry if you weren't lucky this time we have more fabulous candy tomorrow.

Love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Today Margaret aka Magagi's Crafty Bits is 

our daily talent with this beautiful Christmas 

wreath.  I must confess this card caught my 

eye because I purchased this stamp along long time ago and it has never been used 

(the shame)!  So simple but stunning, I really 

must dig it out.  Margaret this entry is just beautiful, well done.

You can visit Margaret's blog HERE and be sure to leave her a comment

The challenge has now closed but don't worry we have more daily talents

until Sunday when the new challenge begins.

We have a candy winner to announce later today too!

Love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Today we have a another lovely entry from

Avril aka Mrs B's Crafting Addiction

I have seen this stamp from Stampendous on a few blogs recently and it is just

beautiful don't you think.  Very elegant Avril, off to buy :)

Why not visit Avril's blog HERE and see what else she has been crafting.

The 'Cold & Frosty' Challenge ends later today!!!

Love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Glenda aka Cards by Aardvark has joined 

our 'Cold & Frosty' Challenge with this beautiful card.

I just love the simplicity and the colours, a 

gorgeous scene Glenda thank you for playing along with us and good luck.

If you would like to see what else Glenda has been creating you can find

her blog HERE.

Time is running out to enter this challenge so be quick!

Take care, love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Today I would like to sing the praises of Nic aka Coops Cluttered Corner.

Nic has entered this beautiful card into our 'Cold & Frosty' Challenge

and she has used one of my favourite stamp collections the Gorjuss Girls.

Certainly looks very chilly and fabulous layout too, thanks for playing along with us Nic.

If you would like to see Nic's creations please hop over to her blog which you can find HERE

and be sure to let her know that you have visited and leave a message or two!

Take care, the current challenge ends this Thursday to you better get your skates on and besides

if you are anything like me you need to finish your Christmas cards!

Take care, love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Pauline aka Crafting with Cotnob has entered
this card into our 'Cold & Frosty' Challenge and I just love the colours

and the composition on this one.  

Thank you Pauline for playing and good luck.

You can visit Pauline's blog HERE and see

her gorgeous creative makes.

Bye for now, x

Blog Candy Re-draw ...

Well I know a lot of followers entered the draw for this blog candy, the

 super gorgeous House Mouse Gingerbread House Stamp set

and there could only be one winner but they have not claimed their prize.

So that means we have a new winner and that lucky crafter is ...

Kbrandy4 aka Hazel's Handmade Crafts

Congratulations Hazel please e-mail me

at jane.brown45@btinternet.com to claim your prize!

You have seven days to make contact.

Love x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Well, we are half way through this challenge

'Cold & Frosty'

and the talent is just amazing, thank you all
for playing along with us.

If you haven't entered yet you could miss out
on the brilliant prize of a £ 15 gift voucher to spend with Joanna Sheen or even be
featured right here on our daily talent spots, what are you waiting for?

Today we are showcasing this card entered
by Ellen aka Scrapp Ellen

Looks very cold there Tilda, what do they say 'cold hands, warm heart'!

Ellen is playing along with us from Norway, thank you Ellen & good luck.

Sunday already where does the time go, take care

Blog Candy Time ...

Today we are offering this gorgeous stamp
set Past Time Stamp Collection called 'Christmas Joy'
with a traditional Father Christmas and beautiful sentiments.

To be in with a chance to win this candy you just need to be a follower of this 

blog and add a comment to this post.

Our weekly candy is open to anybody, where
ever you may be in the world and even crafter's without a blog of their own,

We would very much appreciate you put a picture of our candy on your blog too.

This candy will run from today, 

Saturday 17th November
until Thursday 22nd November @ 8pm.  

The winner will be announced on Friday 23rd
November so be sure to add your comment below and check back on Friday!

Good luck everyone x

Daily Talent Spot ...

Look at this super entry for our

'Cold & Frosty' Challenge.

Fabulous image and I love Santa and his reindeer, great composition.

This card has been entered by Viv aka Dog Gone Crazy

who is playing along with us from New Zealand.

Why not visit her blog HERE where you can not only see a fabulous

gingerbread house but also some cute little doggies too!

That is is for me today, enjoy your weekend

love x