Little Miss Muffet Release

Good morning all.

Well, I will hopefully still be in my bed as this is a scheduled post (fingers crossed).

The wonderful Barbara has yet again come out with some fabulous images to get your creative juices flowing. There is something for every taste from cute little girls to grumpy grampas so you should be heading straight over to the LITTLE MISS MUFFET BLOG and take a look at the other talented DT ladies projects. I am pretty sure there is something to inspire you.

So here is my card .......



..... I have used to super cute Agent Popcorn Planning. She's is brilliant for any little tomboy but would also look super cute in pink planning a birthday :). All the new images are available in the Little Miss Muffet Shop. So have a browse and see which of these new delight inspire you to get creative on this sunday morning.

And don't forget that out "Easel, shaped or step card" challenge is still running until Thursday so there is still time to enter. You could even use one of the fab new images :).

Thank you for visiting me and hope you have a fab day. To all mothers in the UK I wish a wonderful Mother's Day and hope you get spoiled rotten.

Hugs, Mette

Dilly Bean Friday Challenge - Stars

Good morning all from a, yet again, grey and dull Derbyshire.

What a morning! Not sure what happend with Phoebe - might have been a combination of having a cold, not sleeping well cos she has difficulties breathing, her falling out with her best friend a little yesterday at school and my gran passing away - but she was crying badly this morning. Decided it might be better if she stayed home and had a little rest. She then realised that today is her best friends "princess birthday tea-party" and she would miss that if she stayed at home, she quickly calmed down and she's now happily at school. And I am left bewildered and wondering if this is the sign of things to come in about 8-10 years time lol. Talk about major drama episode - definately worth an Oscar hehe.

Anyway, it's Friday and that means it's time for another DILLY BEAN FRIDAY CHALLENGE and I present .......



.......... Martin - isn't he handsome :). He is one of Megan's new images and I thought he was perfect for this week's "Stars" Challenge. But don't just sit here at my blog and drool over him - get over to the DILLY BEAN BLOG and check out the other DT ladies wonderful projects and while there go to the shop HERE and pick up your very own handsome hunk :). There are some fab new images and Megan is constantly adding new ones. You might even get inspired to play along with us, we'd love to see you.

Thank you for visiting me and have a fabulous day. Hugs, Mette

Hugga Bugga

Good evening from a darkening Derbyshire :).

Well, it's getting quiet late and I have not posted today. This is hereby done. Went to town today as I needed to get a present for Phoebe's friend. She's having a princess tea-party tomorrow - not sure who Phoebe is dressing up as this time. I also needed a few things and to post a card for my sister. Having to go to the post office to post birthday cards as standard postage just isn't enough lol. Maybe I should stop making cards ............... NAH!!!!!

Ok, so here is today's crafty tidbit .....



...... a sweet card for a dear friend. We all know how valuable they are to our well-being and for support. I have used this super little image from Tiddly Ink and am entering the card into TIDDLY INK CHALLENGE "Best friends". Did you know that Tiddly Ink has a bargain basement??? All sorts of great images there at reduced price :).

MATERIALS USED

Hugga Bugga from Tiddly Ink
Kraft and white CS
Jillisoup dp
Button
Thread

Thank you for dropping by and have a fab day. Hugs, Mette

Garden Mae

Good morning from a dull and grey Derbyshire.

Pffff - grey and dull again. Not much fun when all I need is a little spring sun to make my day. Today I was doing maths games in Phoebe's class - these are 4-6 year old kids - and I love helping out. Did guided reading yesterday and the boys I had did some impressive readin. It's nice to see how quick they all come along.

Been looking at flights to Denmark this morning , my mum wanted me to come home for the funeral on Saturday - oh boy is that expensive. I would rather wait till the summer and go for 3 weeks and for lot less money. And if we went now it wouldn't be a happy affair for Phoebe. She wants to go to the beach and Legoland hehe.

So, today I am showing a fabulous image .....



...... this is from SOME ODD GIRL and there are some super fabulous images to suit any taste. I am entering this into their Challenge which is a sketch.

MATERIALS USED

"Garden Mae" from Some Odd Girl
Cosmo Cricket "Garden variety"
Prima Flower
Gems
Kraft cs

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day. Hugs, Mette

Pet lamb and some sad news

Good morning all from a dull Derbyshire.

For those of you who have been visiting me it will come as no surprise to learn that my gran died early yesterday morning. She went peacefully in her sleep. She had been given morphine to take the pains away from her lying on her bare bones. A nurse was sitting with her at the time. My mother told me that she had been dress in a beautiful white dress with lace (she bought it years ago for this) and she was then covered in roses - one from every family member. I am finding this very hard as I have not seen her for over 2 years and last spoke to her in September but she has gone downhill so fast from being healthy and well August last year. I am gonna miss her terribly.

So, for today's card I have this ......



...... I made this for her 90th birthday which would have been on the 25th of this month. I know she would not have been able to see it but if she could she would have loved it. I will also enter this into the A DAY FOR DAISIES CHALLENGE.

Thank you for visiting me and have a lovely day. Hugs, Mette

One of the boys

Good morning from an overcast Derbyshire.

Well, I haven't been posting over the week-end, it's been a funny one really. Ben has been home and it's always nice to have him around. We went to the local town for hair-cuts, shopping etc. I have been doing some crafting , trying to get ahead of myself :).

Yesterday was a little strange, I felt really sad and then my mum called me at 9.30PM - my gran is doing really badly. She has not been eating nor drinking for the past 4-5 days and is now just lying in her bed with her eyes closed. So it looks like she properbly won't make 90 in 2 weeks time.

Anyways, here's today's card .....



........ my son has a friend and she's more "Oe of the boys". Don't think I have ever seen her wear anything slightly girly or be interested in girly stuff :). So I made this card for her - the image is just perfect - and kept the colours really neutral (she's black, brown and blue girl). Obviously bows and flowers were a no-no so it's a simple card. I will enter this into the first challenge at D'ARCY's DAIRIES
CHALLENGE "Anything goes".

MATERIALS USED

#011 One of the boys from D'Arcy's dairies
Kraft cardstock
buttons
tiny scrap of dp
"Spotlight" sentiment by TGF

Thank you for dropping by and have a great day. Hugs, Mette

Dilly Bean Friday Challenge

Good afternoon from a dull and grey Derbyshire.

Frinally Friday again. Today Ben's coming home for the week-end. It's amazing how much I miss him - I don't pay much attention to it but it's always at the back of my mind that he's no longer here. It will be good to see him again. Mind you, he'll be home all summer before uni starts again so maybe by the end of it I'll be singing a different tune lol.

My gran will be moved to a new nursing home very soon. She has been spending a few weeks in a hospice to see if she would improve with some individual care and attention but it would seem that all she does is lie in her bed or sit in a chair asleep. My mum said she's so skinny. It's really hard to think about my gran like this so maybe I am a little grateful that I can't see her. I am sure I wouldn't like it. My mum thinks she's just hanging on till the 25th March when she turns 90 :(. Breaks my heart.

Anyways, enough sad talk - like I said it's Friday and that means we have a new challenge for you over at Dilly Beans Friday Challenge. This week we ask that you go crazy with GLITTER - not too hard lol. Here's my card ...



.... using one of the latest images from Megan. This is just so beautiful and can be found HERE. I have used some Basic Grey papers, a little glitter on the butterflies and the sentiment is embossed using black glitter emboss powder.

Why don't you jump over to the challenge blog and have a look at the other DT ladies fabulous projects and then hopefully join in. We'd love to see you.

Thank you for dropping by and have a great day. Hugs, Mette

Agent Eclair dropping

Good morning all from a grey Derbyshire.

Well February was a busy and exciting month for us at Little Miss Muffet Stamps! We hope you enjoyed seeing all the fabulous new Paris Release images! And of course some of the images were released as rubba for the first time eva!!

So, we are having a new challenge for you this time inspired by our very own Leah Ann. She always makes such beautiful easel cards, so we decided to have a challenge for you to make an Easel, Shaped or Step Card. You don't have to use a Little Miss Muffet stamps image, but if you do then you can submit a project with the theme Anything Goes. We always love to see your Little Miss Muffet Stamps projects!

Here is my project which isn't a card .....



..... but a bookmark. Phoebe is forever asking me to make these for her and her friends. I have used the fun loving Agent Eclair and she is available HERE. She would be a brilliant bookmark for any action book hehe.

Why not go to Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog and have a look at all the fabulous inspiration by the DT ladies and then join us for this fabulous challenge. Looking forward to seeing you there :).

Gathering Love

Good morning all from sunny Derbyshire

Another lovely day - the sun is shining but it's till bitterly cold. I will be sitting at my desk doing a little colouring with the sun shining on me :) - ah, can't wait till summer.

Phoebe and I had to pick up her friend sho's mum is really pooly with flu atm. She's not in a fit state to take her daughter to school but as we live in a small village it's not really a problem. There are only about 80 kids in the school so everyone know each other. I did "guided-reading" which is to help out at school reading with the little ones (4-6 year olds) and tomorrow is "Maths games" which is really fun too. I think Phoebe likes the idea of mummy helping hehe.

Today's card .....



..... features a never inked-up stamp. Why I don't know as it's absolutely lovely. I won this a while back and she's just been sitting there waiting for me to notice her lol. I will enter this into QUIXOTIC SKETCH CHALLENGE. As always I have kept my card on the simple side. Hope you likey :).

MATERIALS USED

Gathering Love from SCACD
White and kraft cardstock
Echo Parks "Country Drive" dp
Button

Thank you for dropping by and have a fab day. Hugs, Mette

Bunny Luv

Good morning ladies from sunny Derbyshire.

Well, What a strange week-end. Saturday was sun and showers, yesterday it never stopped raining and today - bright sunshire. To top it all I have had a lot of ideas floating in my head ......did I just hear a collective gasp :) ...... and got some quality crafting done. Has to write a lot of it down as my brain-capacity these days has been dramatically reduced hehe.

Today's card features ..........



........... this little girl. Isn't she fun!? I based this card of the fact that when I informed Phoebe that the Easter Bunny would bring her easter eggs she went "Huh?? Don't you know mummy that eggs come from CHICKENS" and she looked at me as if I had lost my mind lol. I will enter this into the SATURATED CANARY CHALLENGE where the theme is "Doilies".

MATERIALS USED

Bunny Luv @ Saturated Canary
White and Kraft CS
My Little Shoebix dp
Doily (well half of one)

Thank you so much for visiting me and hope you have a wonderful day. Hugs, Mette