31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 30 My Favourite Comfort Food

Good Morning,

Ok, this is a bit of a difficult one.  I love my food and like so many different things so I can't really narrow it down to one!  Among my fave comfort foods are:

• Nachos
• Macaroni Cheese
• Homemade soup
• Crisps
• Cheese
• Cake

But the best comfort food of all is definitely CHOCOLATE!!!  There's nothing like it!!!

Hugs,

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 29 Top things on my bucket list

Hello again,

Right had to think about this one a bit so here goes

• Have one of my cards featured in a magazine
• Revisit New York with Rab and Iona
• Beach holiday on Cape Verde
• Visit Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts
• Florence
• Visit one of the Christmas markets such as Prague or Nuremberg
• Visit Portmeirion

There are lots of other things I'd love to do but I these are all near the top of my list.

Shona xx

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Release The Glitter!

Good Morning,

Today we have a fab new challenge starting over at I Love Promarkers, the theme this week is 'Release the Glitter' and we would love you to join us with your glittering creations!

Our sponsor is QKR Stampede who have provided the DT with some of their fab digis.

I've coloured my image with Promarkers in various shades of beige and brown to match my First Noel papers.

As always with glitter and metallics it hasn't photographed very well.  There is also stickles on the halo and wand which you can just about make out.  The papers have been mounted on gold glitter card and I've added a glittery peel off sentiment that was lurking in my stash!  I also found a use for the wooden and gold thread embellishment that I thought I'd probably never use as it matched with the rest of the card although I added a button to the middle of it!  I've finished off my card with white spotty organza ribbon and some golden gems.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Shona xx

Dream Valley DT Card - Recipe

Hello!

I'm a wee bit late posting this as the Challenge Blog post went live yesterday but better late than never.  We have a fab new Recipe challenge over at Dream Valley Challenges as well as a DT call.

Our sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine who have provided the DT with some of their gorgeous digi stamps.

I picked Honeybee Enchantress and coloured her up with Promarkers.  

I've used 3 papers from the Papermania Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection and die-cut them using X-cut hexagon nesting dies.  My 3 embellishments are twine, gems and a button and my sentiment was made using a die set by Craft Asylum for Sizzix.

Thank you for looking, hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - all the days I've missed!!!

Well hello,

Sorry posts have been a bit thin on the ground from me lately.  It really has been all go since the Easter Break and I've been busy at work and home.

Sadly my 31 day blog challenge was the first to get the heave ho so here I am with all the bits I missed when I was away!

Day 17 - Favourite Childhood Book - The Mallory Towers books by Enid Blyton
Day 18 - What am I afraid of - heights, any spiders over 1cm and creepy crawlies in general!
Day 19 - My worst habits - worrying too much, over analysing everything and procastination
Day 20 - Where I want to be in 10 years - happy, healthy, enjoying time with my family and most of all still alive as I lost my mum when she was in her early fifties
Day 21 - Something I Miss - Both my parents, my mum died when I was 13 and my dad when I was 19.
Day 23 - Pet Peeves - people who think they are better than you just because they are prettier, slimmer, richer, more talented, etc - how shallow!
Day 24 - A Difficult Time in my Life - Losing my parents when I was a teenager and last year when I was suffering from depression.  I still have the odd bad day but I'm getting there.
Day 25 - Best Physical Features - Well certainly not my figure I'm more Miss Piggy than Miss Scotland so I'd say my very dark brown eyes.
Day 26 - 5 Favourite Blogs:

1. Cutie Pie Challenge Blog http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
2. I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/
3. Dream Valley Challenges http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
4. CRAFT Challenge Blog http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
5. Snappycrafts http://snappycrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Day 27 - What makes me feel better always - cuddles, a good laugh, retail therapy, crafting, the sun shining, holidays

Day 28 - Last time I cried - actually I'm not sure, it's a way of life for me I'm such an emotional wreck I cry for any and every reason imaginable both good and bad.  I even embarass my daughter by crying at Disney films even if I've seen them before.  Honestly, it's beyond a joke!

Sooooo, that's me up to date for now.  Just a few days left!!!

Hugs,

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 22 - 10 Favourite Songs

Good morning!

Ooh!  Where to start with this one...  As I've mentioned before I have a very eclectic taste in music!  Very hard to narrow down to just ten.  I've actually started my list for this 12 days early so I can add and delete as things come into my head!!!

Ok, here goes in no particular order:

1. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
2. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
3. Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
4. Days - The Kinks (also love Kirsty MacColl's version)
5. Professional Widow - Tori Amos
6. Move Any Mountain - The Shamen
7. Bitterest Pill - The Jam (actually anything by The Jam!)
8. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Paul Young (prefer his version to the original by Joy Division)
9. One - U2
10. Jump Around - House of Pain

A very mixed bunch I'm sure you'll agree.  Not quite sure what that says about me lol!  There are loads of other songs I could have put on here and I'm sure I'll kick myself when I remember some others that I love but have slipped my mind!

Shona xx

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Bugs!

Hi there,

Sorry I've not been around for a few days things have been a bit hectic here since the schools went back.

Today we have a fab new challenge starting over at I Love Promarkers our theme this week is 'Bugs' and we'd love you to join in and share your projects with us.  Our sponsor is Milk Coffee who have a fantastic prize for our lucky winner.

I've chosen one of their gorgeous images for my card called Soya takes a nap and it's been coloured with Promarkers.  I've added some Stardust Stickles to the wings and to the edge of the image and Kanban stamped sentiment.

My paper is a magazine freebie one from way back and is by Raspberry Road.  I've added spotty organza ribbon, gems heart shaped pearls and a cute wee ladybird for my 'bug'.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Shona xx