A Very Special Poorly Rupert with Stampin With The Dragon

Good evening to you all

today it is not me showing you my work, but me showing you something my son created for his fiancée.  You see she has had her tonsils out and he wanted to make her his own card.

The image used is "Poorly Rupert" and is available here in the Dragons Liar Designs on line shop.

So I let him in my craft room...................... he has used black as a compliment colour with some very old pinky purple flowery papers from my stash, the MS heart punch and an inner and outer MSE sentiment set.  I thought he did pretty well, although I did not let him near my copics and gave him the pencil colours instead, but he matched the colours to the papers :)

He will kill me for posting this but I am not going to tell him, he will be so busy with his face book he will not notice it

But I will enter it into a couple of challenges for him, you never know he might win, but if he does the winnings  will of course be stored in my craft room :)

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Little Claire's - Anything Goes
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes

Hugs Kate 

xx

To The One I Love with the Winter Wonderland Design Team

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today is the new challenge at

Winter Wonderland

I am hosting the challenge this week so I chose the theme of

To The One I Love

This is the last week that you can enter a Christmas or Non Christmas creation into the challenge as next week sees us return to our true roots of a Christmas Creation Challenge

and we are sponsored this week by

This is my design team inspirational piece

 

The base and contrast colour is a pearlized gold and layered on top of this are those delish Papermania Silent Night Papers.  If you follow my blog regularly you will see that this is the same sketch I used on my grand Callibur card a few posts back, I thought it was a fabulous sketch and so had to use it on the smaller scale too, although the larger circle nestie is from the grand set.  The image is one of my favorite Magnolia's which I have coloured in Copics with a white gel pen for highlights.  The ribbon from stash, a left over and the nestie framed sentiment is a WOJ.  I have used liquid applique for the fluffy bits on the clothes.  

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

Cards For Men - Valentine/Love

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - Lots of Love

Cupcake Craft - Seeing Red

Incy Wincy Designs - Love

OLLCB - For Someone Special

Stamps R Us - Love and Valentine

Woodware USA - Ribbon and or Bow

Allsorts -It must be love love love

Now Mr Blogger will be scheduling this for me and as I am travelling for the day, I am not sure what time I will be able to link up the challenges, but I will get there eventually I am sure.

I would like to say hello and welcome to my new followers and to say thank you as always to those kind visitors who do take the time to leave such wonderful comments.

Hugs

Kate 

xxx

Winner of Stampin With The Dragon Re Opening Blog hop Candy

Just a quick one this evening

After all that mad hopping about in the Stampin With The Dragon grand reopening blog hop and after everyone had submitted their answers to the questions, finally we have a winner for the candy that was on offer from my question

This is what the winner will receive and it is all packaged up waiting for an address to go on it.

So the winner is Debby4000.

Debby if you would like to mail me here with your snail mail details, I will get this posted off to you

thank you again to all the entrants and thank you for making our grand reopening so special

Hugs Kate x

Je ne sais quoi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon bloggers

As the weekend starts to wind down, I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

Yesterday was my crafting day, clearing everything that I needed to get done for all my DT posts, later on yesterday and a little today I have been finishing another creation for display at Grimsby Crafts along with adding another layer of gesso to my little box.

Which reminds me Matt took me to the local department store today and I got some more delish bits for my future projects, popped into see a Polly (Artfulwings) and her partner on the way back, well could not wait to show her what was in my shopping bag.  Obviously there were lots of oooooh's and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh's and a bit of sharing before heading home oh and thank you Polly for picking that delish ribbon up for me, it is just perfect :)

Oh and that reminds me Our Vintage Affair has returned to us after it's break over the festive period, take a look at the changes here 

So here is the creation for Grimsby Crafts, I had made one earlier in the black tones but as the finished project was for a special birthday card, I have now replicated it in the brown tones, using some of the delish new papers in at Grimsby Crafts.  The papers are Making Memories and Core Essentials on this occasion.  The card measures 21cm x 21 cm and the circles are die cuts from the grand nesties.

The marabou feathers are from the local department store, just under the feathers along the hair line are some really tiny diamante in a warm browny/gold (you might not be able to see them)  The edges have all been distressed and edged with platinum stickles.  The image is coloured with copics, a white gel pen to highlight and a clear glitter sakuro pen for her dress lattice work and shoulder straps.  The edges of the image plate have been distressed with Tim Holtz old paper and over stamped in the same.

Here is a close up of the image which is by Kanban and is one of two images in the set available at Grimsby Crafts.  There are also some lovely sentiments along with the images.  I think the image really says it with style don't you ?? I'd love a frock like this :)

I am entering this into the following challenges

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

.C.R.A.F.T - In the roll of a die (my new grand nesties)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Butterflies (on the dp)

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Girlie

OLLB - Three of a kind, three of the same type of papers all Making Memories

I would like to say hello to my new followers and also a thank you to those kind people who take the time to visit my blog and leave such wonderful comments, love them all

Hugs and enjoy your evening

Kate xx

Valentine for the Secret Crafter and another New Manga Release ..................

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

cannot believe I had to wait to share this lovely creation with you, as it is another new release from the Secret Crafter shop.  This one is called chocs and flowers. and is available here at a fabulous price of  £2.99                      in the digi format, although it should not be long before the polymer is available too.

and it is perfect for this week's challenge at

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

the theme chosen by the very talented Tracie is

VALENTINE

Here is my design team creation with this stunning new image

I have created an easel card.  I have used some of my non flocked GCD Studios Paris Nights papers and contrasted this with black.  The image plate has been cut with the smallest grand circle nestie and the image frame is a Marianne creatable die as are the flourishes.  The red roses from various places.  The roses on the image are in fine red flower soft, the sentiment is an MSE as is the inner sentiment.  The gems are from the Hobby House.

Here is a close up of the image

Another stunning Manga image don't you think and a pleasure to colour up with my favourite copics and a little clear glitter sakuro pen for the rose wrap paper.

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

Card Makin' Mamas - Valentine

Do it With Digis - Romance

Fairy Fun Fridays - for a sweeheart

Mami Doodles - magic of love

Polka Doodle - With Hearts

Simply Create - Give your heart away

Stamp Something - digi

Stampin for the Weekend - Valentines Day

The Stamping Bazaar - anything Goes

Tellens Place - hearts

C.R.A.F.T. - in the roll of a die

Crafty Purple Frog - Valentines Day/Romance

Digi Doodles Shops Best - Valentines

Do You Stack Up - Red Hot

Paper Crafting Journey - Love is in the air

Paper Romance - Valnetine day 

Sassy Studio Designs love is in the air

Creative Craft World - Love

Penny's Paper-Crafting - hearts a flutter

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the air

I would like to welcome my new follower and also thank my lovely visitors especially those that take the time to leave me such inspirational comments

Hope you have a great weekend

Kate 

xx

Anything Goes with the Stampin With The Dragon Design Team

Good evening to you all

I hope that you enjoyed meeting baby Snitch during the week, and today I am re introducing you to his bigger brother Jiggy

but before I go there today brings the return of the Stampin With The Dragon Challenges, after the Grand Relaunch of the Store at Dragon's Lair Designs

The Challenge theme this fortnight is

Anything Goes (show us your best work)

our sponsor this challenge is our very own Stamping Dragon Designs

The Challenge will run from Midnight the 4th of Feb and End Midnight 17th of Feb. England Time or 7pm the 4th of Feb to 7 pm the 17th of Feb EST.

OK now I can go back to Jiggy, big brother of Snitch, the image I am showing today as my design team inspiration is "Jiggy's Teddy" and Jiggy is cuddling his best friend his teddy, now didn't we all have a friend of a teddy when we were younger?

The base layer on this easel card is a cream, the papers from stash.  The MS punch has been used to add layers of detail underneath the old style lace.  The image and sentiment place has been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen and over stamped with crafty individual swirls.  The image has been coloured with copics with a white gel pen for highlights.  Pearls from the Hobby House, flowers from Wild Orchid and sentiment is a duo set from MSE.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

CCEE Stampers - Use your punches

Crafty Sentiments - a bear on a card

Delightful Challenges - something that flies or has wings (Jiggy the Dragon)

Oldie but Goodie - fairies, mermaids, dragons and other magical beings

Paper Playtime - Anything goes with a digi

I would like to thank those of my visitors that take the time to leave such wonderful comments - I love them all.

Hugs 

Kate 

xx

The Winter Wonderland Design Team - Reach For The Stars

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees Marianne's team posting for Winter Wonderland, but I would be lost if I was not mentioning the challenge today in some way, over the past year it has become my Friday morning ritual.  So not entering the challenge myself, just promoting the challenge as usual

The challenge this week is hosted by Lynsey and the theme is

Reach For the Stars
(let's see some stars on your cards

and the sponsor is Craftbrulee

Now I don't know if you remember a few posts back the image of the little drumming teddy bear, well this is the other image from the Kanban set available from Grimsby Crafts.  This is the image that will be used in one of the classes currently being advertised at Grimsby Crafts

So here he is

The base layer is silver mirror card and the top papers are from an old stash of Dovecraft papers.  The MS punch has been used to enhance the chequered strip and the sentiment is one of several in the pack.  The images are a clear polymer and fabulous to use.

The image itself is coloured in copics with a white gel to highlight.  The edges have been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen and over stamped with the smaller images in the pack a duo of notes and a sweet star that matches these papers really well. I used a clear glitter sakuro pen for his microphone. 

A perfect set of images for a boys card. The pearls are from the Hobby House, however the new stock is arriving daily at Grimsby Crafts so cannot wait to visit for my next instalment of retail therapy.

I am entering this card into the following 

Fab n Funky - Chocolate and blue

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - For Men or Boys

copic creations - Use cool colours - blues and greens I went with

Crazy Challenge - Birthday

Aly's Sunday Challenge - For the Guys

The Crafty Pad - Something for the boys

Let's Ink it Up - Anything Goes

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Blue and Green

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Whateva

Once again I would like to thank  all my lovely visitor and those that take the time to leave such wonderful comments

Hugs Kate 

xx

Look More Little Critters

Hiya all in the land of blog

Today I get to show you another one of my lovely winning stamps that I got from Joanne Sheen's on line shop with my winning gift voucher

This one is called Spring but has a lovely valentine themed image within the multi pack

This card was made with my new Go Kreate large dies from the Hobby House.  A perfect shape for using large on a scrapbook layout or as here folded to create a gorgeous shaped card.  The base card is white, with a pearl cappuccino  paper as a contrast and some lovely graphic 45 papers again new in at Grimsby Crafts.  The image has been coloured with copics and if you look closer the colours have been feather blended up the flowers with a white gel pen for highlights.  The sentiment is MSE and a small scallop nestie used for a perfect die and embossed shape.  The edges of the image plate and the sentiment plate has been edged with Tim Holtz tattered rose and over stamped with a lovely swirl.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

ABC Challenge - N for Nesties

Crafty Creations - poem inspired, OK it is the nearest I have to a rose

Creative Craft World - love

Penny's Paper Craft - Hearts a Flutter

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air

Penny Black at Allsorts - Say it with flowers

Flourishes - Valentine

Tuesday Taggers - Feel the Lurve

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Love is in the air

KB Cute - Hearts

Lexi's Creations - Valentines

Simon Stamp and Show - Some Love

and of course

House Mouse and Friends - Hearts

Thank you to all my lovely visitors who leave me such wonderful comments I love them all

Hugs Kate 

xx

Meet Snitch another New Release from Dragon's Lair Designs

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

I am here again today remind you about the relaunch excitement going on over at Dragon's Lair Designs and of course the gorgeous candy and the blog hop details, so pop over here to catch up on all that you have missed

Also I get to show you another New Release 

This one is called "Meet Snitch" Snitch is our new baby dragon, so if you adored the other dragons you are going to love love love Snitch, now for those of you who do not know, there is a full story behind the dragon family, so let me give you an insight..................

Penny and Rupert are the parents of our new baby Snitch and Jiggy is Snitch's elder brother, so in this image we have Penny with her lovely new member of the family her son Snitch.......as you can see Snitch is a little shy at the moment but hopefully soon, he will come out to play on his own, or even with his big brother, let's wait and see.

The base paper is black and the top papers from my never ending stash and so sorry cannot remember where I got them from or what they are called.  The sentiment is an MSE the flowers are from Wild Orchid and the small hearts MS punch has been used to trim the middle strip.

Snitch is wearing his new born look today, with the baby pink nose, little wings and his spikes and horns.  I am sure that as he grows up with us that he will become more of a boy.   The image is coloured in copics with the white gel for highlights

I am entering Snitch and his parent into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Girlie

Magical Monday - Flowers

Stamps R Us - Animals

Gingerloft - things that fly

I would like to welcome my new followers and thank all my wonderful visitors for their lovely comments

Hugs Kate xx

Continued Excitement with Stampin With The Dragon and Another New Release

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Just a quick reminder that Stamping with the Dragon are on Relaunch take a look here, this is where you will find the blog hop and the candy and some fabulous fun

Today I get to show you one of the other relaunch new release images from Dragon's Lair Designs

This one is called Just Chill-in

I have found that the embossing of my smaller Marianne dies come out much cleaner through the grand callibur than through my cuttlebug.  Here I have used a white Marianne die for the image plate and used a pink large nestie to frame this.  I have used some Papermania Capsule Collection from the Mono range in Purples and a mint green for the lovely swirls.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid and the branch punch just sets them off nicely. The sentiment is an MSE.

Here is a close up of the image

coloured in copics with a white gel pen for the highlights, the image plate has been edged with Tim Holtz tattered rose

I am entering this cutie into the following challenges

Gingerloft - things that fly

Crafty Emma - Bold and Bright

Fuzzy Wuzzy - Animal and Anything Goes

Some Odd Girl - scallops galore

I would like to welcome my new followers and say thank you to those visitors that take the time to leave me such wonderful comments, love them all

Hugs Kate xx

Love Blog Award

Good early evening to you all in the land of blog, the other evening, I received a comment from a passing blogger Carole of Brum, who said she was hopping over to see my blog as she had seen I had won the award on Sylvie's blog.  On hopping over yep there I was, and how nice it was to receive the award, thank you Sylvie

I would also like to welcome Kevin one of my new followers who also hopped over from Sylvie's blog.

There are a couple of conditions for the award

You have been TAGGED and want to participate? Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged

Dear bloggers:

The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light,

so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

This is the hard part passing it on as ALL you fellow crafting bloggers deserve this award but rules is rules, I am passing this onto 5 blogs that I have commented on as a DT for one of my teams and one of my DT teamies that doesn't have many followers and most definitely deserves to be seen more :), I felt they all deserved the award:

In no particular order

Tracie B
Julia
The Sparkly Fairy

Elaine

Craftilicious

So if you get time please pop over and check out these lovely blogs!!

Happy Hopping

Kate xx

The Sheer Enjoyment of the Grand Callibur

Now I know what you were all thinking, or I think I do, or maybe I might not and maybe it is just me!!!!!

Anyway enough of all of that, posting has been that busy of late, with all the new releases and excitement, that this creation that I made about a week back, still has not had it's airing, which is such a shame as I thoroughly enjoyed making it.

The image is another Kanban set this time purchased from Grimsby Crafts, the papers are GCD Studio's "Paris Nights" and yes Mandy I was stroking them again, not too much, so fluff is still on them, but oh my I had to put the fluffy one through the grand callibur, sacrilege but it just had to be done. You see this is a very special birthday card so not the normal size either. But wow do these grand circles make the most of these delicious papers.

Here is the photo of the one with the idea of the size on it, the little nestie at the bottom is the largest normal circle nestie.  The other circles on the card are made with the grand nesties (think that about explains the size)

So if you love scrap booking it might be a must to have a grand callibur, I remember when I first started scrap booking and wanted a circle this size and had to use a plate to draw around :), oh and before I forget the grand nesties are in stock at Grimsby Crafts.  

So moving on to the actual card, with out the nestie posing for you at the side

All the papers have been distressed and platinum stickles added for glitz.  All papers are layered onto black card.  The sentiments on the front are two out of four available within this Kanban image pack which are clear polymer and fabulous to use.  The image is edged with Tim Holtz antique linen and over stamped with the same and a swirl stamp.  The image itself is coloured with copics, the black dress is given a little more panache by a clear glitter sakuro pen lightly layered over the top of the copic grey's colouring.  The feathers oh my the feathers - I have some gorgeous feathers from the local department store, this one was white.  I cut off all the little fronds and individually glued them with a pin flair pen, once dry I then lifted for the effect before running the ribbon across the bottom.  

I actually followed a sketch for this one but knew it would work so well but the sketch required flowers and was for last weeks challenge not this, but still feel that the credit for a fabulous sketch should be made

The sketch is 

Friday Sketchers, last weeks not this weeks

I am entering this extra large card into the following challenges

Crafty Sentiments - your favourite things - this one the fluffy papers :)

Do You Stack Up - patterned paper

Paper Play - Layer it up

Rubber Cafe - Sparkle and Glitter

Crafts and Me - Monochrome

Everybody Art Challenge - my favourite thing - the fluffy papers :)

Ooh La La Creations - 3 of a kind (three papers from the Paris Nights collection)

Crafty Pad - Girly

Copic Creations - something new and copics (the image)
Delicious Doodles - Spots or Stripes

Welcome to my new followers and thank you for all the lovely comments from my fabulously crafting visitors and thank you to Sylvie for the lovely award, I am currently looking who to give this too.

Enjoy your weekend

Kate 

xx

Why not try a "Hot Chocolate" with the Secret Crafter Design Team!! and a DT call

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today brings our next challenge at the

Secret Crafter

and a DT call

today's theme has been chosen by Melissa and it is

Hot Chocolate

The design team were given some images to use from our regular monthly sponsor 

The Stamping Boutique

who are offering the winner on the last challenge of each month 5 digis of the winners choice

Here is a little about the Stamping Boutique
I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for Unity Stamp Co. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed. "The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

I chose to use "Heart Breaker"

Here is my design team inspirational piece

The base layer is a pale blue paper with some delish designer papers from Grimsby Crafts (I spotted these new additions to the stock their and just had to have them for this weeks creation, they are shades of browns and creams with a hint of green and whilst buying them just had to have some of this lace too.  The sentiment is computer generated and both image and sentiment are edged with Tim Holtz peeled paint distress ink, I also added some gold liquid pearls both are available at the Secret Crafter Shop

The image is coloured in with copics a white gel pen to highlight and a gold gel pen for the hearts.

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

Charisma Cardz - Valentine or Love

Delightful Challenges - include a heart on your project

Fab N Funky - Use a digi

Gingersnap Creations - coffee and cream inspirational and actual :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

thank you to all my lovely visitors and your oh so inspiring comments, love the all

Hugs Kate 

xx

Rockin All Over The World......................................

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

This is a card I created last night for Lynn for display at Grimsby Crafts.  The papers and Kanban Image and sentiments are available now at Grimsby Crafts, along with a lovely selection of other papers and images, which I have really enjoyed using.  Cannot wait to show you more as the weeks go by.

I decided to use these images as I think it allows the user to practice the colouring and shading skills, I will be using the same papers and the other image in a class that I will be running at the end of February.

A little short on time this evening so here is the card I created

The card class will start off with basic skills and work up to more advanced processes.  The base papers on this are a deep blue A4 card, with these lovely papers contrasting so well.  The image is edged in Tim Holtz peeled paint distress ink and over stamped with the little music notes that also come with the image pack.  

The image is coloured in copics with a little clear glitter sakuro for the symbols.  I used a white gel pen for highlights.  The pearls are also a deep blue and from the Hobby House, although Lynn is ordering delicious new stock every day.  

Yesterday I treated myself to some new 12 x 12 papers and two Tim Holtz embossing folders, just cannot wait to play.

Here is a close up of the image

Just look at the concentration on his little face, ohhh bless !!!!! but a perfect little boys image

I am entering this creation into the following challenges

AliFactory - For the boys

Colour Create - lemon, green and white (no charm sorry)

Rainbow Lady's - Bears

Stampin B's - A song as your inspiration ( 'Great DJ' by The Ting Tings). The chorus is

Imagine all the girls,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the boys,
Ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
And the strings,
Eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee, eee.
And the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums, the drums.

Creative Craft World - Cute and Cuddly

Cards For Men - Let's Party

Paper playtime - Party Related
and
Polka Doodles - Party Theme (thank you Miria)

I would like to say hello to my new followers lovely to have you sharing my little section of blog land with me, and a quick thank you to all those lovely visitors that have taken the time to leave me such wonderful comments, love them all thank you.....

Well think that is me for this evening

Hugs

Kate 

xx

  

Going All Sentimental over at the Winter Wonderland

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today brings some fabulously exciting news from the 

Winter Wonderland Challenge 

as well as the next challenge details and a new look

Last week Marianne introduced you to the new members of the DT. This week you get to see all of us together prior to us splitting into two teams. 

Also pop back on Sunday to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog to see the winners, which will now always post on a Sunday.

Our sponsors this week are

Lynne was very kind to provide the design team with some of her fabulous sentiments, the beauty of them is you can print them any size you want.

So onto the challenge, this week's theme is

My Sentiment Exactly

(use a sentiment as your focal point on your card or creation)Don't forget our challenges until mid February can be Christmas or Non Christmas related

So here is my design team inspiration

I used some gorgeous red mirror card, and papers from the Papermania Silent Night Range.  The flowers are from Prima and the little pearls from the Hobby House.  The sentiment is from "Sentiments for You" which I enlarged to show behind an aperture.  The aperture was cut with my new grand nesties on my new grand callibur, adore this piece of equipment and the new sizes.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Crafty Cardmakers - Floral
Stamp Fairy - Circules
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Christmas Card - Christmas and no colouring
Fab N Funky - use a digi (the sentiment)
Penny's Paper-Crafting - Anything Goes
Stamp Fairy - Circles
Do you Stack Up - Patterns - the holly pattern paper

Hello to all my new followers and thank you to my lovely visitors that take the time to make me smile with their lovely comments

Hugs Kate x

Stampin With the Dragon Fabulous News..................and New Releases

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today I am all excited as I get to tell you some exciting new, well if you have not heard it all ready that is :)

Stamping Dragon has gone off on their own and because of this we are having one heck of a Grand Re-opening. What better way to kick off our celebration but, to offer everyone a free image. You can find it here  but, remember it will only be available for this week. So, hurry up and get it before it’s gone. 


Now, if you don’t think that’s good enough how about if you spend over $5 in the store you will get a chance to win a $5 gift certificate

COOLl! BUT WAIT! There is more. 

What about a special blog hop for you. All you will have to do is hop from one Design Team’s blog to the next. Write down the question that you will see and hop onto the next blog and do the same. A hint for you all……all the answers will be found on our store website,http://dragonslairdesigns.com/shop/ . When you have all the answers to the 7 questions please email your answers with your name and email address to scrappy0126@gmail.com . A winner will be announced on our Challenge blog, http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/, the 4th of Feb. 

Also, keep your eyes out because you will never know who will be offering candy on their blogs. YEP….more good stuff!!! 

Now if you arrived here from Anne's blog then your on the right track.  If you didn't start from the beginning of the hop then please click here (http://stampingdragondesigns.blogspot.com/) to Janette’s blog for question number 1.

so here is question 6 -  How many card samples are under Rupert's Wedding?

Now that you have the question please hop on over to Carolynne's blog for question number 7,  http://carolynnesblog.blogspot.com/ 

There are also new releases in the store today,

Here is one of the new release images

and here is the rest of the card

The image is called Rupert's Friend and can be purchased at Dragon's Lair Designs Shop

The base layer and contrast for this card is mint green with some gorgeous papers from my stash.  The deeper apple green has been punched around the page with the MS daisy punch with the image framed with the mint placed on top of it.  I have used Tim Holtz tattered rose to distress and over stamp the image plate. Little pearls from the Hobby House are in the centre of each daisy. The sentiment is MSE.

You will find candy attached to this blog hop question, so make sure you mail your answers correctly to be in with a chance of winning these delicious goodies

So Carolynne  http://carolynnesblog.blogspot.com/  is waiting for your visit, so pop over now and have fun as we sure are

I am entering this gorgeous new imaged creation into the following challenges too

Crafty Purple Frog - Distressing

Crafty Sentiments - Your Favourite thing (currently the new images from Dragon's Lair Designs

Moving Along With The Times - Spring - all the pink flowers and butterflies

Hugs Kate x