It's all hearts

 Hi guys,

Happy February - the month of love. As such we have the theme of Love and Hearts for our new challenge over at Moving Along with the Times (MAWTT), which was chosen by Wendy L.

I have made my very first exploding box card - and it was far easier than I expected (although I did use a ready cut base, so that might be why lol.

This was a craft kit that came free with a crafting magazine and I decided to use the heart toppers for it, alongside a couple of butterflies from my stash. I have had the kit for quite a while and never got round to using it because I could never imagine actually sending the cards - however they fold flat!

I would like to enter this exploding box into the following two challenges:

TheCardConcept #203 New Year Love (inspired by the hearts stacked n the trays)

SimonSaysMonday - Have a heart

I have also started watching Silent Witness again. I hadn't realised that there were a few series that I had missed, and I am enjoying them as much as ever! If you like your forensic, or crime, dramas, then this is definitely for you.

Thanks for looking and I hope to see you over at our blog,

Hugz Tinz

Fun folds @ Christmas

 Hi guys,

It is time for our final challenge of 2021 over at MAWTT and Christine wants to see your Fancy Folds.

I had already created this card blank but hadn't used it, so I decided it was about time. It is a Z-fold card that allows the different layers to be seen when the card is closed. I used a 'The Snowman' theme for my card using various different toppers. To the front panel I added the foiled sentiment and a felt bauble.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CountryView - Christmas

ChristmasCraftCreations - Fun Fold

ABCChristmas - Z for ZigZags (shape of card blank)

MMM #162 Cute Christmas

SimonSaysWeds - Christmas

Bouquet of flowers

 Hi guys,

We have a new challenge starting today over at MAWTT, as it is the first of May! Our theme for this month is a bouquet of flowers. I have gone a little rustic with mine :)

I layered a beaded flower stem behind a bouquet topper to add extra interest, and then simply layered a sentiment on top of this to make a CAS card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Modsquad - Flowers

allsorts #622 Spring Blossoms

ikesworld #143 springtime

I also have a recipe to share with you today - for a Chicken Jalfrezi.

First of all chop 2 peppers, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove and some ginger into small pieces.

Add some cumin seeds to a pan with 2tbsp oil and wait for the seeds to start popping. Then add the chopped vegetables to the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the onion has started to brown.

Add 1tbsp curry paste (I used tandoori) 1/4 tsp chilli powder,1tsp ground coriander and 1tsp ground cumin to the pan and mix together. Also add a pinch of salt. Allow to cook for a further 5 minutes before stirring in some fresh chicken chopped into chunks.

Add a can of chopped tomatoes and 2tbsp chopped fresh coriander once the chicken has been cooking for about 5-10 minutes and stir through. Allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

No image

Hey guys,

Our new challenge starts today at MAWTT and the theme is 'No Image' chosen by Christine. This means that we want to see the sentiment as the focal point of your creations.

I used a stencil to dab gold ink through in a cherry blossom design, and then heat embossed with Heat It Up gold embossing powder. Then I simply added an Anita's foiled sentiment to the front. As this is on a pink base card it has made a very feminine creation.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

notjustcards - anything goes

SimonSaysWednesday - Anything Goes

catchthebug - Anything Goes

I thought I would also share with you all my Raspberry Fusilli recipe (as the raspberries were home grown). Cook 175g fusilli pasta in a pan of water with a little salt. While the pasta is cooking squash approximately 225g raspberries through a sieve to create a thick juice in another pan.

Add 2tbsp caster sugar and mix well over a low heat until it makes a thick syrup liquid (approx. 5 mins). Stir in 1tbsp lemon juice and set aside.

Add the remaining raspberries to the pasta and stir through before transferring into a serving dish.

Pour 3tbsp raspberry liqueur into the sauce and mix together until very smooth before drizzling over the pasta.

Thanks for looking all,

Hugz Tinz

All Things New - First challenge of 2020

Hi guys,

Happy New Year!!!

Our first challenge at MAWTT is All Things New chosen by Amy. Our challenge format has changed for the new year and there will be one challenge a month, with all members of the DT creating for the challenge :). I hope this encourages more of you to have a go at some of our challenges.

Here is my DT creation - using some new inks and for a new baby.

I used a pyramage set that I was given from my mum over a year ago, which has lovely glitter accents. I layered it onto a fancy purple die-cut. The heart was die-cut from cream card and then I used Versa Magic chalk ink in Pretty Peony, and Tim Holtz distress inks in Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade and Lilac blended over the heart before adding the peel-off sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Daring Cardmakers #132 Pretty Pastels

CASology #358 Branch

SimonSaysStamp - Wednesday - Something New

The library challenge #49 Anthology (using the following book)

Thanks for looking - hope you are not feeling too delicate today?

Hugz Tinz

Use acetate at MAWTT

Hi guys,

Our new challenge at MAWTT is to use Acetate, chosen by Mrs Duck. We have a wide range of ideas from the DT, and here is mine:

I am continuing doing my wedding scrapbook and I started by using glitter pastes through a butterfly and flowers stencil. I then ripped some white paper and painted it with Cosmic Shimmer paint before mounting the photo on top. I then fussy cut some acetate dragonflies. I tried to paint the wings of the larger one with the cosmic shimmer paint - but as you can see it didn't work quite as well as I had hoped - it looks like somebody has splattered the dragonfly over the page instead.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

craftycalender - lots of layers

SimplyLessIsMore #403 metallics

MTTC #405 Anything But a card

Here are my rather large caterpillars:

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Things with Wings @ MAWTT

Hi guys,

Yes it is time for a new challenge over at MAWTT!! This theme has been chosen by the lovely Jackie, and it is things with wings. This can be interpreted in a range of different ways, but I have gone basic for my card:

I made the shaker element using a topper from a free paper pack. I embossed some yellow card and then matted the layers together, with some patterned leaf paper. I then mounted the panel onto a 6x6 card base (this is 8x8 though, so I need to make a new envelope for the card). Finally I added the sentiment and a bow.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

The Library Challenge #40 Don't let the pigeon drive the bus (owls behind glass :D)

TIOT - In my garden there is...

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Back to school @ MAWTT

Our new challenge theme is Back to School over at Moving along with the Times.

Here is what I have created for a friend that is returning to studying:

I would like to enter this into the challenge at https://katscrappinessblog.com/

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Splish Splash @ MAWTT

We have a new challenge starting over at MAWTT. It is a great theme for these hot summer days - Splish. Splash - so water based creations to keep us all cool and hydrated :)

I added a bright pink doily to a white card base. I die-cut the splash (which was free with a magazine earlier this year) using some blue patterned paper I had in my stash. I added the main splash to the centre of the doily, and then the middly to the bottom corner as a puddle. The sentiment was stamped using blue pretty colour ink and the stamps that came with the die.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Allsorts #528 CAS

Simply Less is Moore #399 Celebrations

Addicted to Stamps #176 CAS summer card

Please pop over to the blog and see what the rest of Team A have created for your inspiration - and do link your creations up so we can see what you have made.

Hugz Tinz

Stars and Stripes for 4th July

So, as the new challenge is starting today, the 4th of July, Jenny has chosen Stars and Stripes as her theme over at MAWTT. And here is what I have created:

I used a pre-cut card base and then a star nesting circles die set - I believe this was from Creative Dies. I cut the middle circle on a pale aqua paper, and the inner circle and star on darker striped paper. I used the darker paper and the largest circle on the inside of the card (difficult to see in this picture though). I then added some peel-offs to make it a much more romantic card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting by design - Anything Goes

Addicted to CAS #162 Wedding (not sure if it counts as CAS because of the pre-cut edge?)

intaas #61 Stars/Stripes

CCM #237 Dies or punches

Daring Cardmakers #108 Cut it up

Simon Says Wednesday - Stars/Stripes

I would also like to share my Roses with you. This first one is to the right of my door (coming out);

And this second one is to the left and is not doing as well at all!

I have also started sanding back my chair (and making a complete mess in the process haha)

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

CAS @ MAWTT

A nice Clean and Simple title to go with our new theme over at Moving Along with the Times. This theme was chosen by Wendy, our lovely coordinator, and as it indicates we want to see lots of white space and simple designs :)

I used a Papermania decoupage sheet that I had in my stash - I cannot remember the collection name though, but there are birds on the sheets too.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simply Create Too #150 Lots of flowers (there are rows on the tag)

craftingbydesign - Anything Goes

MMM #98 Lots of flowers

CRAFT #518 Summer

CuteCardThursday #587 Summer

 I also thought you might like to see some little baby ladybirds :)

And I also thought you would like to see my first creation using my cake-pop maker:

We cannot wait to see what you all create.

Hugz Tinz

Monochrome @ MAWTT

Hiya everybody,

Our new challenge over at MAWTT is Monochrome, set by the lovely Penny. I have made a fantasy card using dies that I haven't used as yet!

Sorry about the lousy picture - my camera is playing up so I have had to use my phone and the lighting was pretty poor. I will try harder next time!! The unicorn is an intricut die from Hobbycraft and was cut on X-cut self-adhesive vellum. The others were a free gift in a magazine cut on Papermania collection paper, with glitter dots on it, for a little bit of magical sparkle.

I would like to enter this one into the following challenges:

craftingbydesigns - Feature a Creature

AYLI - His or Hers - I find cards for her much easier to make - and I have more in my stash that is suited to girl cards lol

Animal Friends #74 Horse or Unicorn

SimplyCreateToo #149 Anything Goes

We can't wait to see your monochromatic creations,

Hugz Tinz

Floral @ MAWTT

Hi guys,

It is my turn to host the challenge over at MAWTT and as we are well and truly into Spring I decide that florals was the way to go. I do not use my flower stuff often enough, so this made me have a look at what I had and make something.

I used a fancy flower stamp set that came free with a magazine. I stamped the inside of the flower using 'evergreen' Distress ink, and the outside of the petals with Crushed Sapphire Distressed ink. I also stamped the sentiment from the same set in between the two flowers. Finally I added some vintage style toppers.

I woul like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CountryView - Spring

AYLI - Flowers or ribbons (This is a difficult one - I have gone with flowers if I am posting the card, as I prefer to use ribbon as bows).

MTTC #394 Spring Flowers

daring cardmakers - Blooming Wonderful

Can't wait to see what you are inspired to create

Hugz Tinz

Spring @ MAWTT

So we have a new challenge starting today at MAWTT and it is hosted by the lovely Judith, who has chosen the theme of That Spring Feeling.

I have created this card using the paper pad I won, from The Paper Boutique (I think it is called Secret Romance, but it is currently buried!). It is our Aunty Heathers 60th Birthday, so I combined some foiled peel-offs to create a luxury card.

I also added some washi tape down the side of the patterned paper.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

dragonflydreams - include an animal

ThePaperPlayers #436 Plaid or check (I chose a loose plaid pattern of washi tape)

Hugz Tinz

For a Man @ MAWTT

Hi there,

It is time for our new challenge from Team A at MAWTT, chosen this time by the lovely Zoe. She has chosen the theme of For A Man.

I have gone for a travelling theme for my card:

I blended Carved Pumpkin and Scattered Straw Distress inks across the background to create an old map colouration. I then edged this with Pine Needles Distress ink.

The image was a sticker that I had for a while in my stash, as was the sentiment sticker, but they were from two different sets.

I would like to enter this tiny 3x3 card into the following challenges:

Simply Create Too #147 For a male

 Intaas #54 Green and two other colours (black and brown)

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

I also have a book review to share with you :)

Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

This is the book that Killing Eve is from. I thought it was just one book, however there is a second book in the pipeline! I have not watched Killing Eve yet so I came to the book unbiased by the TV programme. The story starts with some history and background on both Eve and Villanelle, and how their paths come to cross. There is a lot of details about how they each do things and how their lives are very different. Eve loses her job because of Villanelle, and this sets her on her tail. She knows that Villanelle is dangerous and is working for dangerous people, but she also knows that she needs to be stopped. Full of tension, action and emotion this is a very detailed story, which ends just shortly after Villanelle has to exterminate her mentor and allow her identity to be discovered by another. However, at this point in the story Eve and Villanelle have never actually met. I found that this story wasn’t as fast paced as some crime fiction, but it doesn’t feel slow due to all the extra detail involved to give you a thorough idea of what is going on. You do get attached to some characters, and occasionally you even feel like you are on the side of the bad guys. Well worth a read. Now just to wait for the second book to be released.

Thanks for looking and we cannot wait to see what you create for our theme this time.

Hugz Tinz

All Sentimental @ Moving Along with the Times

Hi guys,

I am currently in Tenerife with limited internet access, but I will hopefully be able to enter some challenges with this card when I get back. Our new challenge at MAWTT, chosen by Wendy, is to have the sentiment as the focal point of your card. Can you even have a creation that is all sentiment and no image?

So my sentiment does have a couple of brids on it, but they are part of the sentiment :) This is from Tattered Lace, and the card base I got in a bag of die-cuts from a charity shop, but I thought it was perfect. I can then add a personalised name to the patch on the snowglobe stand.

Hugz Tinz

Sentiment @ MAWTT

Hi guys,

It is time for a new challenge from Team A at MAWTT, and the lovely Diane is our host for this one. She has chosen the nice easy theme of adding a sentiment to whatever you choose to create and share with us.

Here is what I came up with:

The image is from IkesArt and was January's progresive challenge image, which I then coloured with Promarkers. I printed the base card from my House Mouse CD-Rom as I thought the pattern was perfect with the little baby ice hung in stockings on the washing line! I also used one of the sentiments and just edited it slightly to match. Finally I added a campagne bottle for the celebration and a cute dragonfly, just because I could :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

ikesart progressive

 Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

CRAFT #499 Anything Goes

C4C468 Celebrate

Can't wait to see what you come up with too!!

Hugz Tinz

Have a heart

Hi guys,

Just wanted to let you all know that the new challenge is now live over at MAWTT! This challenge is set by the lovely Donna, and she wants you to include a heart somewhere on your project. I decided to play along as well (I am on team A, and this is team B challenge :D).

I made one of my scapbook pages fr my wedding (it was only nearly three years ago now hahaha).

Please pop along to the blog here for more information and to link up for this challenge.

I would like to enter this scrapbook page into the following challenges:

SOS #386 Hearts on fire

Crafting by design - Corners, borders and frames

 notjustcards - Anything Goes

I also thought I would share my Christmasy piggy with you all - am I a mean mummy?

Doesn't he just look cute though - he didn't like the bells that jingled when he moved :(

Hugz Tinz

Musical Birthday

Hiya everybody,

I am super excited to nnounce that I have been accepted to join the DT over at Moving Along With The Times (MAWTT). This is a fortnightly blog that goes live every other Thursday, with the first post of the year being today! Here is my first creation as part of the DT.

I used the negative die-cut on the Country Diary paper to cover a square base card. Due to the heavily patterned nature of the paper I simply added some peel-offs, in the form of bells, sentiment and birds and bees. I did also add a feather to the peacock tail.

You have probably noticed that the sentiment is purple - unfortunately I have yet to find peel-offs in a range of colours, so I had to resort to peel-off markers. I got these a few years ago for Christmas and they are brilliant!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday #563 Anything Goes

AYLI - Anything Goes

CMP - Blue theme

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

I also thought I should share my other musical creations with you, as they do fit the theme:

Aren't they fun!! They were kits from the Works, and they needed a bit of fiddling to get them to actually work, but they were worth it lol.

Thanks so much for looking,

Hugz Tinz