Cutie Pies DT Card - All About The Boys

Good morning!

Hope you are all having an enjoyable Easter weekend?  We had glorious sunshine yesterday and went to nearby Brodie Castle for an Easter Egg Hunt which we followed with a trip to the beach then rounded off with a visit to my sister in law and partner.  It was strange being on the beach in light clothes looking over the Moray Firth to snow on the hills on the other side!  Sadly Rab was working so it was just the girls.  Planning a quiet day today and hopefully get a bit more organised with upcoming DT work.

Anyway, back to the task in hand...  Today we have a fab new Cutie Pie  challenge starting and our theme this month is 'All About The Boys'.  Please remember that to be eligible for a prize or top pick your card must include a CUTE image.  We'd love you to join us with your take on the challenge.

Our sponsors this time are Bugaboo Digi Stamps and Bunny Zoe who have some fab prizes on offer.

I have used a fab wee digi from Bugaboo called Kidlet Superman and coloured him with my Promarkers

I used a paper from the Forever Friends A Christmas Tale collection to make the starry night sky background and mounted it on red and black card.  I used a Tim Holtz On The Edge Townscape die for the houses and placed some yellow card behind the 'windows'.  I used a sentiment generated on the pc and finished of with a tiny die cut star and a button from my stash.  I actually really enjoyed making this, I sometimes struggle a bit with male cards but I'm really pleased with how this turned out.

I'll be back a wee bit later on to share my thoughts for day 6 of the 31 Day Blog Challenge.

Until then, hugs, Shona xx 

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April

613 Avenue Create - #118 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - #128 Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #101 Stars

Cardz 4 Guyz - #64 Something that starts with S - Superman & Starry Sky

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 5 My Guilty Pleasure

Good Morning!

A happy Easter Sunday to you all.

I was a bit stumped for this one as I don't really consider any of the things I enjoy to be 'guilty pleasures'.  Why should we feel guilty for doing or enjoying something that gives us pleasure?

I suppose one thing that comes to mind is sitting and colouring in an image with my Promarkers.  Other crafters 'get it' but to other people it's like you're just colouring in like a big kid!  It's a great stress reliever though and you can just lose yourself for ages so no need to feel guilty!

Have a lovely day whatever you've got planned.

Hugs,
Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 4 My Earliest Memory

Good Morning,

Ok, we're now on day 4 of the challenge and this is where it starts to get tricky!  I'm 45 so it's hard to think back on my earliest memories now.  I can't say I have any really vivid memories before the summer of 1974, this was the year I started primary school and I went on a summer holiday to Orkney (the one and only time I was ever there).  I just remember snippets of the Italian Chapel, Churchill Barriers, Skara Brae, jellyfish on the beaches and the swimming pool at Stomness as well as the farm cottage we stayed in.  It must have been August because I remember we went to a lovely hotel that overlooked the Neolithic standing stones at Stenness, to celebrate my mum's birthday.  Funnily enough she would have been 45, the same age I am now.  My gran was from one of the smaller Orkney Isles of Stronsay and my aunt was also born there but they moved to Aberdeenshire before my mum and uncles were born.  It's somewhere I would like to visit again and perhaps look into some of my ancestry.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my latest challenge offering.

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 3 Meaning of my Business Name

Good morning and it's Good Friday!

A scheduled post from me today as I've got a few things on.

This will be short and sweet!  As I don't have a business I will tell you about my blog name.  As you know (because you are here reading this!) my blog is called Handmade by Hamill.  Pretty self explanatory really but I put the Handmade in it as I wanted to cover all kinds of crafting and not just papercraft.  I suppose papercrafting has kind of taken over as my main hobby but I also still enjoy knitting, cross stitch and lots more beside and I wanted my blog to reflect that.  Hamill is obviously my surname so that's it in a nutshell!  Now I kind of wish I'd chosen something more mysterious and interesting!

Hope you have a fantastic Easter weekend whatever you have planned and if you get a chance join me again tomorrow for the next leg of my challenge.

Hugs,
Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 2 - 20 facts About Me!

Hello!

Righty, here goes for day 2, 20 facts about me!

1. I am an only child
2. I have lived in the same house since I was a baby
3. I have been married for 13 years
4. I have a 9 year old daughter
5. I have always struggled with my weight
6. As well as working full time I am carer to my 88 year old aunt who shares the house with us.  She has been my rock since my parents died when I was in my teens
7. I have been working constantly since 1986 and have only ever had 2 employers
8. I have been crafting in some shape or form since early childhood and could knit fairisle gloves before I was 12
9. I have had a recipe published in a Weight Watchers cook book but I've never been a good advert for them.  Oops!
10. I don't drink much fizzy drinks but I am slightly obsessed by Grapefruit San Pellegrino!
11. I've never owned a pet but I have been adopted by a cat and a poodle over the years
12. I wanted to study art and become an interior designer but I left school the day after my last higher grade and went to work in a cash office
13. I am scared of heights, I can't even sit at the front of the balcony at church!
14. I am very untidy, clothes, craft stash, work desk, etc :(
15. I voted NO in the Scottish Independence Referendum
16. I passed my driving test when I was 18 but had no confidence, I didn't drive for another 18 years then took refresher lessons and bought a car and now I absolutely love driving!
17. I got knocked down by a van at a pedestrian crossing a few years ago and was really lucky to escape with only 11 stitches to my ankle
18. I used to work with my father in law and knew him long before my husband!
19. I have to sing along to every song I know much to the annoyance of my husband, daughter and colleagues!
20. I have 2 exciting things that I'd love to share with you but I'm sworn to secrecy for the time being!

Well that's my 20 facts, hopefully you know a little more about me than you did before!

The challenge is up on my sidebar if you'd like to take it up too!

Hugs,

Shona

CRAFT Challenge DT Card - Photo Inspiration

Good morning,

And it really is a good morning because it's my last day at work before my Easter hols!  We also have a fab new inspiration challenge starting over at the CRAFT Challenge blog today.  We would love you to share your makes with us.  Our sponsors this week are Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps and Sweet Pea Stamps.

I've used a really cute image from Sweet Pea Stamps called Karen Middleton's Easter Daffodil as I think it works well for the photo inspiration.  I've coloured my image with Promarkers.  

I've kept the layout really simple and made the image the focal point.  I've used 2 papers from the Docrafts Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection and distressed the edges.  I've added faux stitching with a pokey tool and a fine liner pen.  I've stamped the LOTV sentiment onto more of the capsule paper and distressed the edge of that too.  I've finished off the card with some Scrapberry pearls in a lovely lemon shade.

Thank you for stopping by and if you are interested stop by later for 20 facts about me aka day 2 of the 31 day blog challenge!

Hugs, Shona xx

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

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April

Penny's Challenge - #221 Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Mellow Yellow

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 1 Introduction

Well hello!

I'm a bit late but it's been a busy day and night.  From attending my daughter's Easter church service this morning through to helping out at the school disco this evening.  I'm glad to be sat down with a cuppa now.

So, I spotted that my Cutie Pie teamie Lisa was taking part in a 31 day blog challenge she spotted on Pinterest and though why don't I give it a go too!  I often feel that I neglect my blog and often don't post unless I have a DT card to show you so maybe by the time this finishes you will be fed up of seeing my name appearing on your Blogger dashboard!

I'm going to copy the 31 day challenge details onto my sidebar if you'd like to give it a go too!

That's all until tomorrow.

Hugs, Shona xx