Quick card made for ...

Stella's monthly sketch challenge over on The Craft Cupboard Show & Tell facebook group.

I have used papers that came free with a magazine, paper lace, card candie. I purchased the rubber stamp for the image & greeting sticker from a fellow member of The Craft Cupboard. I chose to use water colou pencils to colour the image, because I wanted a softer effect.
You can keep up with the goings on in my facebook groups & take part in challenges over on
The Cupboard Trilogy blog

Thank you for stopping by my blog

~X~

The Hat ...

This page was created using the March Essentially GoGo kit, as soon as I saw the papers & colours that this was the photograph that I would use. The photo is of my grandson Mason at 2 years old when taken last May, during the first onset of what turned out to be hot & sunny.
He loved his new sun hat & wore it from dawn until dusk.
I think it really suits him & his cheeky personality!

Everything on the page was included in the kit, except the paper lace that was in a ScrapaGoGo kit way back. The thickers were a stone colour & didn't stand out against the page very well, so I coloured them using promarkers to pick up the green from his T-shirt. Have you spotted the cute bumble bee charm & the sweet tiny bird?

* Jane *

I have been given ....

The Liebster award, by the lovely Karen from Karen Louise Crafts 

Which must mean that my poor neglected blog has been noticed, thank you Karen

 The origins of the Liebster Blog award are somewhat unclear but the general consensus is that it originated in Germany, "Liebster" meaning favorite or dearest, to showcase bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to 5 more blogs of note. So  I am really flattered to have been awarded it, thanks again Karen.

The honour of accepting this award is traditionally done in the following way:
1. Show thanks to the blogger who awarded it to you, by linking back to thier blog.
2. Choose 5 blogs with less than 200 followers &let them know about your nomination by leaving a comment on thier blog & follow them if you don't already.
3. Post the award on your blog!
So, here are the names of the blogs that I believe are deserving of the award.
I hope that you will visit too!

Debs

Erin 

Lesley 
Shaz 
Tracy 
Once again, thank you Karen this award means a lot to me :) x

There's a New Challenge Blog .....

I am very excited to learn about this impending challenge blog in particular, because it's for all of us Scrapbookers! I know that there scrapbooking challenges out there in blogland, but a lot of them are in based in other countries or are based on sketches. I am not knocking any other challenge sites out there, they are all fantastic, but I am loving that this one is based right here in the UK.

It is going to be a monthly challenge & called The Happy Scrappers The 1st challenge will go live on 5th May 2012. There will be no prizes up for grabs, but oddles of inspiration from the Design Team, fellow scrapbookers & their blogs.

I will be there to join in the fun, will you join us too?!