Vickys collection

"Thinking of you" collection

2011-03-30T18:50:00.002+01:00

My hubby asked me to make him a "thinking of you" card for the next day - for a collegue at his work. They just found out his wife had cancer - and some of his workmates wanted to send them a card. So I made three to choose from. This first one is the one they chose. I printed off the image, with a simple computer generated sentiment, added a bit of glossy accents on the red and purple flowers and a couple of gems arounf the sentiment, before popping foam pads behind and an embossed border round the card. I must admit, I really like this second card too... another sentiment I found on the internet. I embossed a strip behind the image, added some glossy accents to the flowers and some gems to the bigger flowers. Again, I mounted this on foam - to stand off the card a little. I actually used a cream card this time....I don't often veer -off white, but this time, I thought it called for a softer cream backing.

Finally, the third card I made.... I can't quite remember where I got this image, But I think it is lovely and would easily suit lots of occassions. A simple computer generated sentiment sits at the bottom of the image, which is matted onto red, then embossed round the edge to give a clean finish.

More cards

2011-03-27T10:47:00.002+01:00

I was asked to make a card for a little girl called Daisy, for the next morning. I found this image amongst all my crafty stuff, and drew some faux stitching on, and matted it on some old purple docrafts paper that I have had for years. Finally, I added a computer generated image. This image actually looks like Daisy - and I hope she likes it! I was also asked to make a "thinking of you" card...but colourful and happy looking. So, I used this Debbie Mumm image. I added the sentiment on the computer, some glossy accents on the daisies and a couple of gems here and there. I made another of those cards with the pink/black dress on, as I sold the one I made last week. These rub-ons are really easy and fun to use ...will be having another go with these soon (there were loads in the pack...moving house, wine-glasses, cats, dogs, russian dolls, ipods and boys stuff.) The sentiment is from craftwork cards.

Bits and bobs.

2011-03-23T21:43:00.003Z

I got this lovely set of stamps for my birthday last week, called " the cats whiskers" ...how cute?!
Anyway, they are a bit fiddly to stamp, as those cats are soooo small! I persevered though and made this card for my friend...it's her birthday tomorrow. Hope she likes it!!

I made this card a couple of nights ago, using a set I bought recently from the QVC clearout shop in Warrington. This set consisted of papers and 3d rub-ons, which I thought I would open up and have a go with. The rubons are quite thick, good quality and really easy to use!

I was asked to make a card for a Grandad, for his birthday, with a rugby theme. Looking through my stuff, I realised I have hardly anything for a rugby-themed card! I did find this cute pink petticoat image though, in all my stuff.... and luckily, the person who asked me to make this, was very happy with it! Phew! (Dovecraft papers used and image coloured with chalks.)

I made this card with an embossed frame from craftwork cards...i bought it at the Leigh show last weekend. I just mounted it on 3d foam, to give the frame a bit of lift from the card. I printed the computer generated sentiment straight onto the card from the computer and added a few sparkly little gems onot the middle of the flowers.

Finally, I made this card for a lovely little girl I know who was celebrating her 8th birthday last week. I think this is a patchwork pals image. It made me think of her and her mum crafting, so thought it would be spot on for her. xxx

Smirk cards....

2011-03-22T20:24:00.003Z

Just a quick one tonight... need to take my mind off stuff (my lovely boy cat - Vincent -has now been missing one year today - but I'm not getting upset...no I'm not...) Ahem....

Yes, erm... Smirk papers. Yes. My friend bought me some of these for my birthday so I thought I would make some quick cards with them over the weekend. For this card, I cut all the little squares right down and made them into this card...

I decoupaged the "born to shop" sentiment on this card and added a bit of glossy accents here and there.....

This paper is so lovely... I only added a flower and a pearl. I might add a stamped sentiment at some point, if the need arises....

Again, this paper only needed a little ribbon and a small stamped sentiment.....

I but the border off the bottom off this paper and added it to the top. with a craftwork cards sentiment...

Thanks for looking at my blog - and for any comments you leave. xxxxx

An award!

2011-03-13T17:09:00.008Z

Wow!!! I just want to say thankyou to Mazza for giving me this award... I am so chuffed! I haven't seenher blog before I logged on to find a message from her this morning to say I was picked by her! Just been having a look on her blog and I can see why she was chosen, and I would like to say Thankyou!!"

Along with this award, comes a few "rules"...
I must post a link back to the person who gave it me... done!
I must share 7 random things about myself.... ok.
I must award 7 bloggers i have recently discovered.....ok.
I must contact these bloggers and tell them they have won this award.

So lets start with:
1. I was recently featured in Docrafts Creativity magazine ! (march issue just out)
2. I prob know Dirty Dancing word-for-word.
3. Chocolate is my absolute downfall.
4. I used to sleepwalk...now I just sleeptalk.
5. My husband is the absolute love of my life and soulmate..we met whenI placed a lonely hearts ad in the local paper.
6. It is my birthday next week.
7. I have once lay on a bed of nails!!!

Now for the 7 newly found bloggers,....
(please don't feel you HAVE to play along with this if you don't want too!)

Catherine
Kathleen
Tilly

Barbara

Alizabethy

Amanda

Cherie

Thanks for playing along girls, if you choose too. xxx

"Grandma" cards.

2011-03-11T18:31:00.003Z

I was asked to make some grandma cards this week, and came up with these...

I bought this image a while ago, from PCCrafter (its by the artist Debbie Mumm) and I love it! I generated the image on the pc, and matted it onto some paper I have had for yonks... thought I would finally use it! I just added some punched flowers on the edge, with some hand-drawn stalks.

This is another image from Debbie Mumm... I decoupaged the cat, the cushion and the frog and plantpot. The frame is also decoupaged onto the card to give a bit of depth.

One of my "style" cards at the mo...a sentiment card. Quite a simple one, using the Papermania Hanoverian papers. I cut out some of the flowers to use on foam pads at the edge of the sentiment.

Mothers Day collection

2011-03-06T20:28:00.002Z

This will only be a short post, because Lily has just decided she really really wants to go to sleep in my arms!I haven't got the heart to move her!

I made this card for my mum, with those fab V&A papers, and some punched flowers and leaves.
of vourse, I have found a nice sentiment for her....

I have made this similar one for my mother-in-law...

And I made these for a friend who asked me to make her a mothers day card for her mum, and one for her aunty who is like her second mum...what a lovely idea! (I have given her the choice of two for her mums card.) I hope she likes what I have made for her.... xxx

I'm in docrafts Creativity magazine!!!!!

2011-02-26T20:18:00.003Z

Yes!!! That's me...on page 79!!!

I was over the moon when I was asked, way back at the end of January - but now the mag is out, I can show you!! Thats me on the right hand page! Julie is another papercrafter...very talented, and is on the left hand side with her cards. We both got sent a bunch of yummy stuff to play with and make some cards to send to them (I got the V & A Hanoverian collection)..I made 5 and sent them all as I didn't know which 3 they would have room for on the page. But I'm chuffed with how it came out! ....

This card took a lot of time to make.,..getting the circle the right size in the paper, stamping those butterflies and putting them on the acetate front, lining up the pergola to fit just in the centre. I must admit, this is my least favourite of all the cards I made,but I love the paper on the front, and hey...it got in!

I love this one. It was my Hubbys idea to put the birds on the window... he took a real interest in the cards I was making for the magazine. I cut the curtains from the textured card I was sent, and made little tiebacks from ribbon. I used a brad from the collection to hold the ribbon in place.

I love the embossing folder that came in this collection, and used it on the cream card on this card. I inked all the edges and i just LOVE that paper! The rub-ons were so easy to use and good quality. I've had some rubbish ones before (from other companies) that woudn't all rub on, but these were great!

..and the ones that didn't get shown....

2011-02-26T19:54:00.005Z

I was kinda hoping they would put this one in the magazine as I really like this one, but nevermind. I had to take a few pics of this to show it to you properly. I guess it could have been that it was difficult to photograph.

I used V&A papers, and the beautiful cottage stamp behind the window, with the matching rub-ons. ( hand written sentiment )

The one below was made on a card I was sent by docrafts. It was very tall! I used their card, their V & A papers, rubons and thier embossing folder....it is beautiful! I cut the edge with my scallop scissors and edged a little along the inside of the card with a matching paper to the front. There is no sentiment on this card, but I really like it too! Thanks for looking! xxx

Todays batch...mainly cats!

2011-02-23T08:43:00.003Z

I just realised that I haven't uploaded the card I made for my Hubby for valentines day! Here it is... It's just us!

I was asked to make this for someone, which a few people will sign, so I embellished the inside of the card, with the main message matted and layered, for them to sign. I added the text onto the image and used my lightbox to emboss the edges of the card, after matting the image onto that lovely spotty paper I have had for yonks. I have decided that I must start to use that 12 x 12 paper stash!

I printed the text next to this cat image, before I embossed the edge and matted onto black card. A few gems finished this card.

A similar style card to the one above, made in the same way.

I thought this was such a fun image! I put glossy accents on the hearts and put this cute red singham behind the main image. Cute!

More baby cards

2011-02-22T08:42:00.002Z

I recently found this lovely sentiment, and simply matted and layered onto soft baby ginghams, and added some punched flowers and leaves. Simple, yet effective, I think.

Another baby girl card....to match with the boy card I put on the blog last week... I just love the little frame! It comes with the star already on, then I cut out the teddy and glossy accented her nose. I also embossed the edge of the card.. I love doing this, as I think it gives a lovely professional finish!

How I love these bears! I mounted them on little foam pads so they would stand off the card a little. I chalked the edge of the sentiment and matted it onto baby pink gingham.

...And here's the little boy bears! Again, I foam padded the bears and a bit of glossy accents on their noses, chalked around the edge of the paper and added some punched flowers and gems. xx

Baby boy cards

2011-02-17T21:46:00.005Z

I have been trying to upload these all night but kept getting interupted! (at the last count, Lily my little girl cat, fell asleep right in my arms and I couldn't do a thing....just sat cuddling her and waiting for her to feel like moving!...I know, she's spoilt!!)

Anyway.... this is my first pic of the evening. I love this one, The paper is from a download site which im afraid is no longer running.....so we can't buy anymore of their gorgeousness :( i printed the sentiment on the pc and decoupaged ted on.

Again, I used my sentiment printed from the pc and a digi element frame I have. I also embossed around the edge of the card.

Again, I used the paper from the closed down site , my pc printed sentiment and some flowers and leaves I punched, with a few gems. Simple, but effective I think.

A selection of retirement cards

2011-02-15T21:36:00.004Z

I decided to make some retirement cards and came up with these designs......

I love the sentiment on the card above. I found this on the internet and used a pc program to set it in the birdhouse frame. Quite chuffed I could do this!

This brown flowers paper is from a set of papers by hot off the press, which i bought years ago from a qvc tsv.

This leafy paper is from a papermania paper pack. I punched out the flowers and dievut the watering can.

I love this image...it's by Debbie Mumm... I bought a few sets of her images a good while ago on PCCrafter, I think! A lovely docrafter sent me her lightbox as she doesn't use it anymore (Thankyou !!!) and I have been making good use of it. (You can just see the embossed lines around the image.)

It's not "crafting" exactly.....

2011-01-30T20:44:00.002Z

But I had to show you what Hubby and I have been making today...we got the Hairy Bikers Cokkbook for christmas and have been meaning to make these since we got the book, look.......

Cinnamon Rolls..... and they taste as fabulous as they look!

Yuuuuuuum!!!!!! Hot, fresh and out of the oven.... amazing!

We have also frozen some of these little babies. Mmmmmmm........

Yesterday, we went to my folks to clear thier loft of stuff I had left there from way-back-when. Dad shouted down from the loft "Are you ok to take your beanies?" "Yeah, No problem Dad!" Hubbys face was a picture as all these boxes started being handed dwon the ladders.... I got them all out last night and looked at them...all 100 of them! .....

Also found in their loft some of my art degree work, and my A-Level sculptures, that Hubby was most cheeky about, pretending to wear a piece on his head like "Alien!" (his words!) Hmmm...

Hence, no picture! lol.

I have been crafting a bit today - but got no photos yet. Will upload them asap. xxxx

Still working with those papers!!

2011-01-20T21:12:00.002Z

Yes, I made this card with the hanoverian papers too... I love the feel of them! (they have a linen-feel texture.) I have decided that I will include some of these cards in a box for my Mum
and Hubbys Mum for mothers day - thier own little collection of cards. Hope they like them!

For this first card, I cut pieces from the different papers...all 3cm square, then inked them all and added faux stictching the the edge of each, with my white sakura pen. I stuck them very close together and added a craftwork cards buttefly with sentiment.

I made this to send to my friend for her birthday

.. hope she likes it!

Thought I would have a go at a mans card...using the same ideas as the other sentiments cards. This paper is from the dovecrafts range.

I had forgotten that I made this sentiment into this oval shape a while back, and thought it needed nothing more than a few punched flowers and leaves on this lovely paper.

Some more sentiment cards

2011-01-20T21:06:00.003Z

I have been making a few more of these sentiment cards as I find these papermanis papers so easy and beautiful to work with.....

This card was made using dovecraft birthday papers. I decoupaged some of the balloons, too.

Sentiment cards

2011-01-16T11:21:00.001Z

I had the idea recently, to make some cards with a seniment on them. I had just got some really lovely papers....the Hanoverian collection, by Papermania, and the papers have a lovely linen feel to them. I didn't feel they needed too much with them, which is why I went for a sentiment in the middle......

It's a short and sweet posting today - don't think I need to say much more about these cards. Just simple. Oh, and I have something I want to tell you all soon.... but I'm not allowed to say anything yet. ...... :) (it's craft related.) xxx

2011-01-03T18:24:00.002Z

It's my Aunties birthday in a couple of days and I made her this card...she had a westie dog and I know she loves them, so when I came across this freebie on S.J's Blog I knew what I would use this image for first! Thankyou S.J!!!! I used some papers from a download and added some glossy accents, some pearks and some white (drawn) stitching. She loved it!!!

I made this card recently, using papermania papers, a paremania stamp and my beer mug die cuts which i did on my big-shot. I finished it off by inking the edges.

Finally, I altered another clock, for my friends. I knew they have a room which is black and white, and so made this clock to suit that room, They liked it too! (Pink petticoat papers used.) Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave! xx

A card and altered art.

2010-12-29T10:32:00.002Z

On boxing day, I made this card for my sister-in-law who is turning 30 in a couple of days. She will be on holiday with her fella, sunning herself on the beaches of Thailand, so I made her this card before she went away. I used the "girls about town" images from charmed cards and carfts... they are so easy to use! I did a little jiggery-pokery to make this card more personal to Jane. I decoupaged the woman, the bags and the shop sign and put glossy accents all over her boots to make them shine!

Now....
This is what I bought from a car boot sale, back in October. A pound this cost me....
"Why did she buy that?!" I hear you ask!?!?.......

I had an idea in mind, and I wanted to have a go. .........

TADAAAA!!!!!!
This is the same item...altered, me-style! Hannahs photo-board!

I took out the glass and the "picture", painted the frame with a couple of coats of white gloss, covered the back board with some fabric I bought that I knew my cousin (Hannah) would like, used my cropodile to put some holes in, then jewel brads to hold the jute string. I die-cut her name and some flowers and added them to the frame. Little wooden pegs hold the photos that I printed off, of her family and friends. The idea is, she changes the photos as often as she likes. ...and she liked!!!! Hannah is 12 and I worried this wouldn't be trendy enough for her, but I can tell you, she LOVED it! So did her Mum and Dad!!!

I'm back!

2010-12-21T17:03:00.003Z

Hello! Wow...it's such a long time since I blogged last - I'm sorry! I have been so busy... and I'm all ready for christmas! Everything has been bought or made, wrapped and under the tree. The house is clean from top to toe and I can finally show my christmas cards now that I have given my last ones out at school (work) ....which - by the way - does not close until 3:30pm tomorrow...can you believe that?! Utter rubbish!!!! The day before Christmas Eve! Not good.

Anyway...as you can prob tell, I went to town with my new bauble stamp this year. I have had a lot of lovely comments about these from the people who have recieved them, which makes me feel great :) ...

For every single card, I stamped the image and then decoupaged the baubles on top again, and added some sparkles. I made about 50 like these, in browns, blue and black. I was really pleased with them this year. Hope you like them too. xx

Happy halloween!

2010-10-31T17:51:00.002Z

Well. OK... these gingerbread men aren't quite in keeping with the season... Hubby and I promised ourselves that we would make some gingerbread while of work on holiday this week, we bought in the ingredients and everything, and only got round to it today. The smell and the taste of warm gingerbread is just amazing! Just perfcet for a chilly Sunday afternoon.....

Oh, and we started running out of baking trays for our men, so we made some little round ginger biscuits with a sprinkling of brown sugar on top...boy, these taste good too!

But back onto card crafting...

I was asked by mum Aunt, to make a card for her grand-daughter..."she's 18, can I have her name on? and the word grand-daughter, and something girly...she likes shopping?!" Hmmm... think I just about managed to cover all the aspects she wanted! (I used charmed cards and crafts download - girls about town.) I decoupaged the shop top, and the presents, and put glossy accents on her hair and black boots... its hard to see that in the picture. Hope she likes it!

Yesterday, It was my Grandmas birthday and I made her this card...I love that image and the sentiment. I'm sure you know, it is S.W.A.L.K stamp. The paper is from a HOTP kit I have had for a while and not used much of.

I also made this card as I realised I have hardly any male themed cards in my baskets... and I do like to have a range for when I need one! This is simply some wrapping paper, matted onto card and then I embossed the edges of the card.

2010-10-23T18:08:00.002+01:00

Hi.. Just wanted to show you a couple of cards I made yesterday... I used a digi kit to make both of these as I love this birdhouse image! Everything (apart from the punched flower and leaves ) is from the digi kit....backing paper, image, and extras. As you can see, the bottom card is for my friend Jaki, who lives in Canada, and it is winging its way to her as I type! I used a cream card base for both of these...and it really set them off! xx

Yeh!!! Half term!!!

2010-10-21T14:32:00.002+01:00

Oooh, It's good to be off work, on holiday! We broke up yesterday and have a week and two days off on half term...yipeee! Just think, the next school holidays will be the christmas holidays! (and we only break up on the Wednesday....christmas day is the Saturday!) I'm not too worried....as I prob have about half my christmas pressies already....been trying to get a few in every weekend for the past few weeks!

Anyway... here is a card I made recently for a friend to give at an evening do...her friend had got married abroad and they were having a "do" back at home, when they got back. I got this embossed frame at Leigh craft show recently....they were a very good buy! It's a pity thoguh, that I can't remember the name of the stall I got them off, as I would like some more....oh well, I may try and make some myself :) So, all I did, was to lightly colour the edges of the card with dusky pink chalk, add a few pearls and more chalk to the flowers and more chalking around the sentiment in the middle. Quick a quick and easy card, once I knew what I was going to do!

On the same stall, I bought these little embossed toppers.... and they even had a foiled sentiment on, too! I matted the topper on mirrorcard, added some gems (and on some of the cards, I added extra flowers around the edge) oe sometimes - instead of gems - I used little blobs of stickles. Quick, and effective.... though I wish I could remember the name of that stall.... :) xx

Finally.... I'm here again!

2010-10-09T22:03:00.003+01:00

Sorry I haven't posted for a while...a few things have been happening, and I haven't felt like I wanted to post. But I'm here again! Thought I would show some cards I have made recently...there have been a few birthdays happening, and I had a few cards to make. I haven't uploaded them all yet, so will save the others for another day...

Heres the first one.... I had a session of stamping my little cat, and made a few cards with it. The recipient of this card loved it! I used DCWV paper that I've had for a long time. Also, it was the first time I used my new leaves punch that I bought at Leigh craft show recently.

This next cat card uses dovecraft papers...its the "pets" range of papes, and I don't think I have used these papers before, even though I have had them for a long time! I am into double layering my flowers that I puch out, at the min...gives a little bit of dimension, I think.

I made this card for a chocoholic, using a digi kit I have had for a while. These papers and elements are sooo cute! I used glassy accents on the hersey drops on the wrapper of the chocolate bar, so they look good anough to eat!

Again, I used dovecraft paper to make the main image on this card, and some pale blue and yellow card I had lying around. Just wanted to keep this babyish and boyish. His mum called me and said they loved it :) xx

A mix-bag...

2010-09-05T15:48:00.002+01:00

I feel I haven't blogged for a while, so thought I should catch up with myself and upload the pics of cards I have been making in the last week or two.

I LOVE this one... its just that cat! ...His little face!!! I used pink petticoat papers and punched a couple of flowers using the same papers and a plain paper, inked the edges and added some pearls, with a craftwork cards sentiment.

Thought I would have a go at making another handbag... I haven't done one for such a long time! I made it from my own design template, and pink petticoat papers. The only embellishing I did on this after the papers, was a couple of spots of liquid pearls.

A couple of weeks ago, while we were out camping in the Lakes, it was my Hubbys birthday, and this is the card I made him.... I bought the backing sheet and topper at a carft show in Leigh, in March. (It's back on again in October!!) I just did a simple bit of matting and layering with a middle border...he likes old comics and games and stuff, so I tought this would suit him down to the ground. (as well as the fact that he is my superman, my hero, my soulmate and the love of my life.)

I have reently made this card for Hubbys brother...whose birthday is coming up in September, but I always forget the exact day, so thought I would get it ready! I bought this sheet when it was on offer at imag-e-nation. I cut the aperture myself, and handwrote the sentiment around the aperture, too. Thanks for looking and any comments you wish to leave! xx

I got a stamp as a present...

2010-08-17T15:49:00.003+01:00

.. from a teacher at work, just before we went onto summer holidays. I thought it was a lovely gift - really thought about!

I knew immediately, as soon as I saw it, what I wanted to do with it. I knew I had used this backing paper before and thought it would go perfectly with this sentiment. She said she had bought this stamp from Hobbycraft - I haven't been there for ages, but I think I should go and have a look at the other stamps like this. I had a go at making the same card with slightly different colour themes, and they all look the same - but different, if you know what I mean!

Another post!

2010-08-11T08:03:00.002+01:00

I made this card about 3 months ago and it has just been sat there, waiting to be finished. I knew I wanted a sentiment on it and remembered these lovely peel offs yesterday, so popped one of them on. I love those brown flowers and seem to have been using them quite a bit reently. I am loving brown at the minute!

I made this a couple of days ago, for my friends birthday in a week. This card is for a male. I love this monkey image from pink petticoat, so thought I would use some male dovecraft papers and if you can see, I wrote "happy birthday to you, you live in the zoo, you look like a monkey...and you smell like one too" all around the inside edge of the circle. I think he will find this funny and it might give him a laugh! (I hope!!)

Not sure if this card is finished yet...does it need a sentiment? I thought it would work for a lot of different occassions. It is a fabulous freebie which I found on S.J.Musings . She has a lovely blog, and gives away fabulous freebies (hand-drawn by herself!!) every friday. worth a peep at her, definately!!! I printed this armchair image off twice, and decoupaged the cushion, cat, book and cup of tea. xx

Twice in three days!

2010-08-09T08:21:00.004+01:00

What a busy weekend!!!

We had our 6 yr old neice for her first sleepover on fri night... such a cutie!... such a wriggler! I slept most of the night with her bum under my chin and her feet on my knees! hehehehe.....

We were very busy, playing on the park, making cookies, car booting (where she bought books! :) ) and making jelly at 8am on saturday morning!

Anyway - Sunday was a bit quieter...

It was our 5 yr anniversary. My lovely Hubby surprised me with a gorgeous bunch of roses - I never get flowers, so it was a lovely surprise. I made him the card below, using a digi set I have had a while. I have started to use these digi sets quite a lot now, as they are sooo easy to use! I decoupaged the frame and put glossy accents on the stitches and the buttons. He liked it :)

On the same day, it was also my friends birthday. And what a coincidence.... Hubby and I were at a boot sale in the morning, and i couldnt believe it when i saw a bigshot...the black and pink model, boxed, as new (used once by look of cutting plates), and only £30!!! Now,I knew that my friend, whose birthday it was, liked my big shot, so I text her to come and see it. 2 hours later, we were passing the same carboot again, and I hadn't heard from my friend so I thought we'd drop in and see if it was still there. It was! I called my friend as it was almost 10am by now and she was on the other side of the bootsale looking for the stall! I held onto the bigshot till she arrived and haggled the stallholder down to £25. It made my day that she got such a bargain! (and she is absolutely thrilled with it!!)

Anyway - below, is the card I made for her...and she loved it! Again, the image is a digi image. The backing (gold) paper is from pink petticoat. I used glossy accents on the main word "live".
xxx

Half way thru' the summer hols now :(

2010-08-07T20:07:00.004+01:00

.... How depressing!!! At least there are 3 crafting weeks left....

As you can see from the card below, it has recently been my mum and dads 40th wedding anniversary - ruby wedding. The last card I made which was similar to this, was loved, so thought I would use the same type of idea. (made it slightly different this time tho!)....
(image is pink petticoat, hearts embossing folder strip in the middle )

I was having a little play with a gorgeous girl and came up with this card...thought it was quite cute. no particular reason for it, just liked the image. (sentiment butterfly is from craftwork cards.)

Below, is a new pink petticoat image that I bought as soon as it was released. I just love dandelion clocks! The paper behind is also pink petticoat too...from the "old fashioned papers" range, I think. Just had a play and came up with two versions of this card....

BTW...

Just a little update on Lily and Timbit - as you remember a couple of posts ago, we got Timbit from a rescue centre (3 weeks ago today!) and he was NOT getting on with Lily...our cat of 8 years. GOOD NEWS... they are great together now! I t has taken a lot of time, work (and tears on my part!) but with a bit of love, catnip bubbles, feliway and bachs rescue remedy (for me AND the cats!!) we are all one happy family now! The hissing seems to have stopped (fingers crossed!) and they often pass each other, stop, and touch noses, or sniff each other...then walk on. Both love attention and purr almost constantly. I am much happier and am feeling much better now!!! Yeeaahh!!! xxxx

Finally...I have been creating...

2010-07-28T13:45:00.003+01:00

I have been having a play with some digi kits I have had for a while... I used publisher to set out the papaer and elements ontop. It's great fun to play with these kits, as you can make anything any size you like! I matted and layered the image after printing it out and decoupaging the car and traffic lights.

I used the same kit and made this card....I decoupaged the houses and put glossy accents over the rainbow.

When we were still in the world cup, "Imag-e-nation" had an offer on La Pashe products...so I bought some! I couldn't resist the cheap price they were! Here are a few cards I have made, using the images and actetate behind them, so the background shows through. I didn't have any aperture cards, so thought I would make my own, by using a circle cutter..I think it is the fiskars one. Dead easy, I think. I made the shopping card first, and did the writing around the apreture myself, as I thought it looked too plain when left blank. I liked the effect, so used that on the other La Pashe cards I made, too.....

I've been on summer hols almost a week...

2010-07-22T20:07:00.002+01:00

...and I haven't made any cards! Well, here's my excuse.....

We have a new member in our family. His name is Timbit. We got him from the local cats and dogs home on Saturday. He was sooo timid and shy there... hence "tim".... and the timbit comes from some goooorgeous little doughnuts we love, at Tim Hortons, in Canada...called Timbits! He is a 4 yr old mackerel tabby. He's coming right out of his shell now though.... he's in everything! He loves snuggling up with us on the sofa and curls right up close...almost to your face.

We just need him to get on a bit better with Lily...our lovely little girl (cat). They could be a lot worse I suppose, but he does hiss at her sometimes. We are trying to get them to be friends, bit by bit. Wouldn't be without him now though. He's so big and soft!

Anyway - back to a couple of card orders I had recently... This first card (gorjuss girls) I made for a friend who wanted a card for her grand-daughter who did really well in her S.A.T's. She was really pleased with this card! I decoupaged the girl onto some digi paper i printed, along with the sentiment, then I just added some ribbon and a couple of gems.

This next card was made for a couple at hubbys work - who were married last weekend. Sentiment printed onto card from pc, then used pink petticoat papers and ribbon and a few gems to finish. xx

I'm getting excited.....

2010-07-12T20:30:00.005+01:00

....'Cos I only have another 4 sleeps until summer holidays start!! YIIPPPEEEEEE!!!!!
6 whole weeks of joy...ie: not going to work! Can't wait!!!!

Anyway, I have been doing a little craftin' in these last few weeks... first up, I made a wedding acceptance card for an evening do... Dovecraft papers, really simple and classy - I think.

This watering can is an image I have had for a while and never used... and I popped on a craftworks card butterfly, with the sentiment "thanks very much". I matted and layered on a few colours, and drew on some faux stitching.

I made this recently for my friends birthday. I gave it to her while we were sat on the grass in the back gaden, while eating pancakes, in the sunshine on sunday morning. She loved it :) I used Pink Petticoat paper and added a little stickles, to give a little bit of sparkle here and there (hard to see in the photo though.)

I made this for Dads birthday... he has an old Austin and he used to work in a garage in his younger days, tinkering. It's from the "Remember When" series and was on offer on the imag-e-nation site while England were in the world cup...hence the offer wasn't on too long!

And finally....another image I have had for a while and never used. I think it looks like an american style image, and I love that look. I used the hearts paper behind, but haven't added a sentiment yet. (still pondering on that one) Thanks for looking...and any comments you wish to leave. xx

Allsorts!

2010-06-20T13:24:00.002+01:00

A friend at work had her birthday coming up.... I know she likes hedgehogs and poppies. I made her a hedgehog card lat yr so thought I would work on the poppy theme this time... Hey presto!... this is what I came up with...

I really liked this card too.... so I made another! (see below) This time, I used a scallop edged card, and I doodled on the scallops. I used a download for the poppies and the papers...very lovely! I also made an extra feature of the poppies by using glossy accents on each and every one.. took a bit of time, but worth it when it all dried! Craftwork cards sentiment added.

Today is mym Mums birthday - and I made her this easel card. It's quite hard to photograph an easel card, cos of the angle it stands! My mum loves to bake, esp with my neice (her granddaughter) and she loed this card. Yet again, I used downloaded papers and elements, and good ol' glossy accents! (on the gingerbread men and the heart cookies) Mum loved it.

I was a little stuck on a card for fathers day - and then I remembered I got the La pashe man on the loo last yr. I hadn't used this yet, so had a play with it. I made one for Hubbys Dad too. They both had a good laugh at it... tho my Dad swore he bever wears his flat cap while on the loo!

Finally, another friend from work recently celebrated her 40th birthday. She loves trendy stuff so I thought I would make her one of my funky handbag cards. I think she liked it :)

Cards for men!

2010-06-06T09:38:00.004+01:00

My friend has a birthday coming up...he is actually a few months younger than me, but I joke that he looks a lot older than me, so I thought I would use this sentiment I came across... I tweeked and twiddled with it on the Pc to get the right size for my card. I used dovecraft papers and the vines are a cuttlebug diecut that I cut using my aunties dies a while ago. It made him smile anyway. (yes...he opened it early!)

My friend also has a foster child, well - he isn't a child anymore, I guess...cos he is just about to turn 16. I really find it hard to do male cards, but teenage boys are by far the worst. Hubby got me some papers and elements and i used lots of them to make this card. I have decoupaged the button and the 16 and have used glossy accents on them too, to make them really stand out. xx

It's coming up to wedding season....

2010-05-30T17:51:00.004+01:00

Yes... it's coming up for that time of year again... wedding season!

The first card is for my Aunt and Uncle... they are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in June. My twin sis and I were their bridesmaids...in pink satin dresses, with a big hoop underneath, and our hair was curled into ringlets. Oooh, those were the eighties!

Anyway, I generated the sentiment on the pc, and used a pink petticoat image, then matted everything on silver. I used glossy accents on the glasses, so they shine.

This card below, I made for a teacher at school.... she is now in Turkey, and is getting married on Wednesday. I used Pink Petticoat paper... called pretty doddles, matted on shiny black, and a ribbon tied around. Sentiment printed directly onto the card.

This is the other wedding card I made today... well, not strictly wedding, but a "renewing vows" card. Another Aunt asked me to make this for her to give. I hope she likes it!!

As you can see, this is not a wedding card... it's a card I made today for a special little girl who needs a bit of cheering up. The image is a gorjuss girl image...I love this one, with a cat. I have added some glossy accents to her red shoes, so they are shiny. I love little girls red, shiny shoes! I hope this cheers her up a bit. xx

Debs birthday and mural-type-thing!

2010-05-23T20:48:00.003+01:00

Well, I have been wanting to put on these pics of our mural , since I painted it, but couldn't seem to get a good pic of it. (I's along a long wall in the hall, which is only a very long and thin hall so very awkward to get a good angle.) This will have to do - cos I have given up trying now! WE bought a huge "sticker " off the internet as we loved this sentiment. (we decorated our hall and living room in the easter hols) Anyway, as we were carefully trying to get it stuck into place, it all rolled up and stuck back on itself....it was like the worst (EVER!!) stciky-back-plastic. Nightmare!

So, Scott said we should have a go at doing our own! He made the banner on the pc and i chopped it up and stuck it all today, then we used it as a template for these words. I panted them by hand over a couple of evenings and hey presto! We are really pleased with it....and it's the first thing you see when you come in the front door. ....

Can you see that I have stuck some little gems to the wings of the butterflies and dragonflies? (and even a couple of o few of the letters pof the sentiment)

Then last week, I realised a friends birthday was fast approaching. She is an amazing crafter herself, and they are always the awkward ones, aren't they? heeehehe... She loves France, and sadly, I think she wants to move there, and when I saw this paper and image, I thought of her! Luckily, she loved the card...well, thats what she told me anyway :) heheheheee...xxx

Boot sale bargain again!!

2010-05-03T15:20:00.004+01:00

We were up bright an early this morning (as usual for a weekend!!) and we went to three car boot sales. One one stall at one of the boot sales, look at what I bought... and all for the measley price of just £7.00!!!!!!

The bottom two punches are HUGE!!! I didn't really NEED any of them, but for the price I got it all for, I couldn't resist.

Here's the stamps in better detail... both lovely, I think.
The snowman stamp is unused, made by Anitas, and the other is alos unused, and made by Inkadinkadoo.

This stamp even came on an acrylic block! Again, it's unused ans made by Inkadinkadoo. The bauble stamp reminds me of a stamp I bought at christmas when we were on holiday in New York. This one I got today is made my Funstamps and hasn't been used.

.....and I just couldn't resist this paper pack. It ios complete and was part of my £7.00 deal. I used to love "forever friends" when I was younger, and have always liked the look of these packs...but not the prices. The price is still on this one!

I could have bought sooooo much more...she had loooads of punches, ink pads, colourbox cats eyes, christmas stamps, embossing powders and heat guns, card blanks, papers, rub ons, decoupage papers, brads, fiskars shapeboss, embossing stencils, marvy le plume pens....soooo much I can't remember it all ! As you can imagine, her stall was very busy - and I think I was one of the first to find all this lovely stuff, so I got the pick of the bunch. xx

And there's more....

2010-05-02T16:53:00.002+01:00

It's my cousins birthday in a few days...and she's mad into owls. I try to make her a differnt owl card every year... and this is this years card. This is my first ever gorjuss girls card. Soooo cute, this image!! The papers are some I have on the pc...downlaoded them a while ago, I think! The sentiment you will recognise...from craftwork cards. (I love their stuff)

Then I had a play with another gojuss girls image...I love this cos of the cat! Think this card would do for a number of different occassions, so I didn't put a sentiment on it.

I bought this images ages ago, from pccrafter, and finally got round to putting it on a card...again, no sentiment as I can use it for differnt occassions. Papers downloaded.

This image is made from 7 different png images, which I sized and put together to make this picture. Thought it would be cute for a new home card.

2010-05-02T15:59:00.002+01:00

Hi!!! I feel its a long time since I last blogged... well over a month now! My friend - at work - has been telling me to sort myself out and get going on it cos shes seen those last pics soooo many times. hehehehe.....

So... lets start with an engagement card I made for a couple I know, who recently got engaged. I used Pink Petticoat papers...I love Liz's papers! I made the sentiment on the pc..myself! It was a bit of a quickie, this one.

Then, a work colleague announced she was pregnant! I had no Mum-to-be cards in, so made a few. I found some templates I had in the bottom of a box, while I was having a craft room clearout recently, so used them to make about 7 different cards, so here's two of them....

On the bottom picture, I have used a handbag from craftwork cards, as part of the design... the handbag has a silver sentiment on it (which you can't see very well in the pic) saying.. Fantastic!

I'm a lucky girl...

2010-03-17T21:45:00.003Z

It was my birthday on Monday and I got sent some really lovely hand made birthday cards...I have photographed some for you to see. So a very BIG thankyou to Debs, Karen, Kathleen and Pam!

Oh, and I have to show you this. My friend made this for me ... how cute?!?!?! All handmade and handstitched, so THANKYOU! I will have it hanging in my living rooom when we have finished decorating (it is TIP at the moment! ) This little cat will fit in really well with my new colourscheme. xx

A couple of things...

2010-03-17T21:15:00.002Z

To start with, it is my friends birthday in a couple of weeks (Pam) and I know she loves cats, and she loves the colours I used on another card, so I made her a simialr one... an easel card!
I used papers from Pink Petticoat and my fabby bargain cat stamp again. I printed the greeting on my pc and sitting on the letters of her name, are little black cats.

Had to show you this...another one of my "bargains".. I bought this "card stand" a couple of weeks ago in a charity shop! It was £3.00. They had been using it to display packets of tights...but I thought it would do a better job displaying my cards!

I also made this clock for my Mother-in-Law, for mothers day. I used Pink petticoat papers to cover the clock, ( paper is called pretty doddles) and added little gems, to give a little bit of sparkle. She loved the clock and it now sits in her living room. :)

Back to school tomorrow...

2010-02-21T19:25:00.003Z

Well, I didn't want to be making cards last minute this year and although I did a bit in January, I have more than caught up with myself now! I have been crafting quite a bit over half term, and once I made the sentiment for my sisters card, I thought I could make the same type of sentiments for my Mums mothers day card, and Hubbys Mums too. I think my sister will love this which i made for her for our birthday in March. I used pink petticoat papers, printed the sentiment on the pc myself, and the flower is so sweet - bought at bury market I think! I used a big flat-backed pearl for the centre of the flower, and added some black gems on the sentiment.

This is another version of the same card...this time, I turned the scallop edge piece to fit down the card, instead of across it. Again, Pink Petticoat papers were used.

This one is for Hubbys Mum.... made with the same sheet of paper as my sisters card.

Finally, I just made this earlier... I think this paper is so cute. I bought it at a sale in summer, and got about 60 sheets of paper this size, in about 10 different designs, for 40p! I have decoupaged the man with the lawn-mower. (you can just about see that in the pic if you lok closely!!) :) xx

I should be making other cards, but....

2010-02-18T13:29:00.002Z

...I have had this set of images (from Charmed Cards and Crafts ) for a while now, and have never done anything with them. I have been meaning to make cards with them for ages!! So I had a play with them last weekend and printed a few images off....

I really should be making my Mums mothers day card and my Sisters birthday card! I only have another 3 days off for half term and am determined to get them made before I go back.... xx

I've been busy

2010-02-16T19:48:00.003Z

I have had a play for the last two days with my craft stuff....just wanted to make some cards to stock up my "box" (although I have sisters birthday card to make, mums mothers day card and a friends just just before mine in march too!) So...this is just a quickie to show you what I have been up too...

Yey! It's half term!

2010-02-14T15:21:00.003Z

Ooooh, it feels like a while since I have uploaded anything, so though I would start the half term holiday as I mean to go on...crafting! :)

Well, I made some of these a week or two ago - we were busy yesterday... going looking at wallpaper and sofas and carpets and everything else too... we are decorating the living room soon(ish) and we have seen loads of lovely things. Anyway - I made this card cos I love these Pink petticoat papers and I love this stamp I got for 50p at a boot sale!

A couple of days ago, I made this card to give to my lovely hubby today (valentines day!). Again, I used pink petticoat papers and handwrote the sentiment and cut the hearts freehand. He liked it :) well.... he made pancakes filled with strawberries for my breakfast this morning! (Aren't I lucky?! xx)

...and this is the card in full....

I found this stamp I had forgtten I had, and made this quick and simple card with it. just coloured the cats a little with my grey promarkers, added a sentiment and a little organza ribbon.

Oh, and I made this for my friends birthday in early February. The owl is from craftwork cards...I love their owls!!! xx

A 10 min card....

2010-02-01T16:41:00.001Z

My Grandma went into hospital last week, unexpectedly. I went to see her at the weekend and she is looking ok, but needs to have a gallstone procedure.... so just before I went, I looked in my card box and realised I have no cards for "get well soon.." so I quickly whipped this one up... and I'm quite pleased with it! I made the greeting on the pc first, and then used pink petticoat papers and a flower and pearl from my stash, with a few little black gems at the bottom. Grandma liked it anyway :) xx

Latest cards

2010-01-24T12:50:00.003Z

It.s my sisters boyfriends birthday in a few weeks and he is the big 4-0. I had been having a think about what kind of card to make, and then I remembered a card I had seen on Zoe Robsons blog...... so I had a play on Publisher last night, and came up with this! (I decoupaged the number in the middle of the red circle, too)

I thought others may like this design too, and so I made some for "my box". (I always have some extras in my box, for those times I only remember last minute, and incase anyone asks to see some of my cards. ) So, here are the others....

This is another I made for my box, using funky fairies papers...sadly, they are no longer online :(

And finally, a colleague at work just had a baby boy called James, so I made a card for him. Again, I used funky fairies gingham paper and I handcut the babygro. I punched out the flowers, chalked the edges of everything and handwrote the sentiment and his name. xx

Me again.. still on snowdays!

2010-01-08T08:35:00.003Z

I have had plenty of time to be blogging and crafting this week...the snow is still piled high here and I still can't get my car out of the back cos of the snow and ice AND I'm unable to open my back gates! (to get my car out)

Anyway, I got a fab little stamp in "Home bargains" last week...for the measely sum of 49p! It's this beer stamp.... just thought it would make a good mans card...and I immediately thought of some papers with clocks on which are from Funky Fairies (...which I believe, have now closed down). I love the aqua colour with the brown clock paper, and loved the look of a quickutz beer mug with them image, too.

This is the same image and papers again, but without the beermug. I might try a sentiment on here though....not sure yet....

While making some cards for someone on docrafts the other day (I was donating some breast cancer care cards to her) I used an image from Pink petticoat, to make a card to have in my collection. The paper is Pink petticoat too and I love the colours of this one. Coloured with promarkers.

I made this one for my Aunties birthday a few days ago. I used a new stamp I bought about 2 months ago...from a car boot sale... the cat samp was 50p and this is the first time I have used it! It is quite a large stamp, but that makes a nice change for me... I only have small stamps really. The paper is from a dovecraft pack, and I coloured a little of the image with my promarkers.

On the theme of cats, anyone who knows me will know I have 2 cats whom I adore...and spoil like mad! (see pic of them on post below) On Tuesday, Hubby also had a snowday with me, as we couldn't dig out his car and the roads were thick with snow. So, apart from taking a walk down the Sankey Valley park, at the bottom of our road, we made a snowcat in our back garden! It's not too detailed or shaped that well, because I was just so cold! almost as cold as when were were in New York! xx

My first EVER snowdays!!!

2010-01-06T15:27:00.002Z

Well, for the first time ever, school has had to be closed because of the weather. Yeahhhh!!!! We had a lot of snow on Monday night and some yesterday afternoon. it was so deep here! My car is still snowed in in the back garden,. and will be awful to dig out of the garden and the alley along the back, when I have to go to work... Sun - please melt it!!! Our cats weren't very happy with the snow, but Vincent jumped out of the window and had a potter...Lily preferred to watch him. :)

This pic was taken from the back bedroom window. I love the telephone wire - covered in a thick layer of snow!

So... while I have been sat in - fully dressed and with my dressing gown on (!) I have been crafting. I just felt the urge to make some elephant cards. I think I like them!

Also, I have been making some cards for someone to sell for the breast cancer care charity. I used some pink petticoat papers and images and a cat template for the card at the bottom.

Christmas in NEW YORK!!!!

2010-01-03T15:52:00.004Z

The christmas tree at the Rockerfella Centre.... Wow! It is such an amazing sight, and every night, there are hundreds, if not thousands of people, trying to take its photo! Stunning sight!!

This is the Rockerfella Christmas tree in the day - not so busy, and we could get a picture showing the fountain and ice skating rink set underneath the tree.

We booked our seats, for the 2pm showing of the "Christmas Spectacular" at Radio City Music Hall, on Christmas Day. Definately spectacular...and amazing!!!!! This pic is form a scene in the performance.... the Rockettes are dancing on a new york double decker bus and it takes us on a journey through Manhattan. ...

..and these Santas were great!!!

I took this pic at Central Park, after I had finished ice skating there. It didn't take me long, I'm afraid... I was hopeless at it! I managed one round of the rink, clinging for dear life onto the bar around the edge. At least I didn't fall over!!! hahahah... Hubby did a few more laps than me... showoff! He is on the picture....on the far left, near the "trump" sign, he has on a black coat and a grey hood...you can just see the back of him.

We took loads of photos, but I just wanted to show a few. .... xx

Christmas in NEW YORK!!! (continued)

2010-01-03T15:18:00.003Z

This is me and my lovely hunny, on the walk down to Times Square, from our hotel. The hotel was in a great location...just a 5 min or so walk into Times Square! We had a fantastic time!

Macys, on 34th street - I just adore the twinkly lights of "Believe" on the side of the store. ...

The gorgeous christmas tree and ice rink, was at Bryant park... past Times Square and right next to the public library - where the lion statues come to life in "Ghostbusters". There was also a christmas market there, which sold lovely hot apple cider (we had a few!) and lots of beautiful things!

This is us in Central Park on our first morning there. It had snowed 2 days before we got there... it had snowed a lot! The sun was out - but it was so cold!!

Ahhh.. Times Square at night. If you ever get a chance to visit New York....do it!!!! It is the most amazing place......... xx

VERY late christmas presents!!!

2009-12-30T23:39:00.004Z

Well, there is a story here....

I bought these clocks a while back.... in the summer holidays, actually. I bought them with "altering" in mind...for christmas presies for my sister and my Mum. They have been sat in my craft room, waiting paitently all this time. Hubby kept reminding me I needed to do it.... and before I knew it, we were approaching christmas holidays and I had wrapped all our other gifts up!

As you may or may not know, we spent christmas in NEW YORK CITY this year!!!!!! (pics to come soon!) We got back on Monday, and were going round to my mum and dads for "christmas 2" today - so guess what I was up doing, till all hours last night?!?!?! Yes, ....these darn clocks!!!

I must admit. I am pleased with the way they came out, and my Mum and Dad and sister, all loved them! Phew! They were a little tricky at first, but once I had worked out a paper pattern, I used Pink petticoat papers to cover the clock, added a little liquid pearls and some teeny pearls on the larger flowers.
Here is Mums....

This one is for my Sister...I used funky fairies papers to make kaths, chalking the edges in green and adding a few green sparkly gems and a little liquid pearls here and there.....

So, I think it was well worth it....but I wish I had just bitten the bullet and got on with it earlier. My friend, Pam, thought I was really good for crafting the day I came back from NYC, but I reminded her that I was naughty leaving it this late, really! (The day before I was due to give them as presies!) Anyway - stress, over...will have to root through some of the photos we took while away, to show you what a fab christmas we had. xx

A few more....

2009-12-01T21:46:00.003Z

I got this stamp from a boot sale a few months ago - and knew I would use it on my christmas cards.... I think it is a papermania stamp. I inked the edges of the image and put some acetate through my big shot, with the snowflakes embossing folder. Added a sentiment, a lovely gold ribbon, some stickles here and there and trimmed along the bottom edge with my bunpy scissors.

This paper is from a paper pack, but I can't remember which pack! I thought these snowmen are sooo cute... It's kinda hard to see, but I have decoupaged 2 snowmen on the bottom row ( on the left). Cute!

This image comes from a download I bought a while back. I added pink petticoat papers and some glossy accents to the baubles.

This paper is from a dovecrafts christmas paper pack and I thought it went really well with this digital download image. I love those snowmen throwing snowballs!!

Yet another dovecrafts christmas paper pack... I made the tree seperately and stuck it on with 3d pads. Hope you like my latest lot! xx

Christmas part 3....

2009-11-25T22:01:00.002Z

Well, I haven't finished yet.... I am going to get these made and sent in the first week or so of December... I always say that though, and never manage it! haha...

Again, I have been using my pink petticoat papers and cute snowman images, with the odd bit of stickles and glitter here and there...

Oh, this card (below) was made using a lovely dovecrafts paper. I just cut out the squares and arrnaged on my card, adding some glossy accents, (but you can't see that on the piccie...I used glossy accents on hats, wings, beaks, etc) and then hand writing around the image, like a frame. My friend Pam, didn't believe I had written it myself, until I sat and made a card with her and wrote all the way round the edge! Thanks for looking! xx

More christmas cards...

2009-11-21T17:22:00.002Z

Thought I would use some of the downloads which I bought earlier in the year. I think the are so cute! I used pink petticoat christmas papers with these cards...

Then, I found this paper...a dovecraft cristmas paper, which I thought would be very cute with this winter thyme image. I bought this paper as pasrt of a pack, at Aintree craft show in May...and the pack was only £1!!!!

Again, Pink petticoat paper was enough for this image to stand out.... I love the fact that the message/ sentiment is there, ready, on the paper. One of my favourite christmas papers at the mo I think. Mind you, there are a lot of christmas papers that i like....some I haven't been able to cut into and use yet! xx

A proper start on my christmas cards....

2009-11-18T22:11:00.003Z

I sat down on Sunday night, and made a start on my christmas cards!

I had bought some dovecraft papers at Aintree craft show in May and loved this christmas tree paper. I thought it went really well with this pink petticoat image that I have had for aaaaaages and never used!

Pink petticoat papers and one of last years images.... I think i got these too late to use last year, sand think they are sooo cute! (coloured with promarkers) I think the red flower is quite cute too.

Yet again...Pink petticoat papers and image... what a cute little donkey! (coloured with promarkers) I added a dot of liquid pearls on the little snowflakes, and used it on donkeys tail and hat too.

This is another card made using the dovecraft papers,...I didn't think this needed much more than cutting out the squares and mounting them to this 9 square shape. I might add a little glitter to this before I send it though :)

Thanks for looking!!! xxx

Gardeners wellie

2009-11-05T19:45:00.003Z

Just a quickie tonight...made this gardeners wellie last night. Wanted to do something a little different with the wellie template, and came up with this. I am going to make a little bus wellie too, but couldn't find the paper I wanted to make that last night. The label is a little difficult to see, but it says "best wishes". All the gardeners items were cut on my bigshot. xx

My nieces birthday card

2009-11-03T17:16:00.003Z

I asked my niece (who will be 6 on Saturday) what she would like on her card from me...she said "Pink, flowers, and a butterfly"....

This is what I came up with.... I used a paper i think i got in a poundshop. The nestie... my friend Pam cut for me, and she also let me stamp her little girl with a cupcake... Thanks Pam!!! I stamped the nestie with a stamp I have but hadn't got round to using yet. Oh, and Pam also gave me some card candy (from craftwork cards) which I used as the centre of flowers, with a little bit of stickles over the top to make them sparkle. I added a bigshot tag and wrote her name on. I also cut the butterfly on my bigshot...its a lovely quickutz die.

I hope she likes it! xx

I have been making some more handbag cards...

2009-10-31T22:04:00.003Z

Well, the kast tiem I took my cards out to sell, a few weeks ago, I sold the last few of my handbag cards. One lady told me she had bought them from me before and kept looking out for my stall again, so she could buy some more...she bought the last three! So, while it's half term, I thought I would get loads of bits and bobs out and have a play. Here are the results.....

Hope you like them. I am pleased with them....especially seeing as I made the template myself!!

..and some more...

2009-10-31T21:57:00.003Z

Here are some more handbags I have been making over the last few days...you can tell it's half term, can't you?! :)

Oooooh, and I had to show you this one... Its a lcard for a little girl...a very fashionable and very pink(!) wellie! I thought this paper would go perfectly with this template. I haven't made a boys version yet, but I'm sure I shall soon! xx

Some more La Pashe

2009-10-31T21:50:00.003Z

I got some new La Pashe recently, and made them up...though I forgot to take the pic of the sweet shop one which I made for my Grandma for her birthday this week.
This is the ice cream van one...

And you could almost smell these cakes!... xx

My first christmas cards!

2009-10-17T21:13:00.003+01:00

I made this card for my friend Jaki, who lives in Canada. Thought I had better get it in the post, what with all the looming strikes! It inspired me to start my christmas cards earlier than I usually do! The image - I think, - is Tilda...tho don't quote me on that! One of my lovely friends on docrafts sent it to me. I coloured it with my promarkers, and added some glossy accents to her wellies. I matted her onto some lovely paper from a dovecarft paper pack, added some ribbon and some diecut snowflakes.

I made this for another Canadian friend...who has been staying with my folks for the last three weeks. I wanted to give her this before she went back there...she will be on the plane home now as I type! You can't see it in this pic, but I have glittered a lot of this card with stickles gold glitter, highlighting: the bells, clock, ornaments and fire.

I got into the swing of these cards so made this for a stall I am having soon. Another La pase dcoupage...glittered (although it didn't photograph). Love the curtains on this one.

And one more.... for the stall. (La pashe decoupage) I love the images of the old fashioned toys in this window. You can just imagine what the little girl is thinking. Again, glittered on all of the snow parts, and santas beard....but it didn't show up again! xx

Hubby's Dad's birthday

2009-10-17T21:06:00.002+01:00

I made this today - it's from the La Pashe series. These are great fun to make. I made this one a little differently .... I cut the top half off the front piece of the card and used the hanging meats part of the image on the inside of the card. On the front bottom half of the card, i put the lower shelves of the shop, and decoupaged on the old couple looking at the meats. I think you may be ble to see hwta I mean, from the picture, better than I can explain it, anyway! Hope he likes it! (he likes market shopping and black pudding!) xx

Card order from neighbour.

2009-10-10T21:15:00.002+01:00

My neighbours daughter is doing dance at uni and asked me to make some cards for her daughter to give her friens...saying good luck (for a ballet / modern show they are to be in) and one card to say well done.... from my neighbour to her daughter. She asked me weeks ago and I have been putting them off and putting them off. I have finally got down to it, and am fairly pleased with what I have come up with. Pink petticoat papers used, black organza ribbon, and lots of black spots of stickles sparkle!

Hope she likes them all!!!! xx

Why did I leave it so late?!

2009-10-07T20:53:00.003+01:00

It was my mother in laws birthday on Tuesday and I only made her card on Sunday night...we delivered it to her after work on Monday. Think my mojo had disappeared recently and I just couldn't get any ideas together to make a card for her. Anyway - I used this template I have and a paper from dovecrafts behind.... I thought it resembled zips. I made the sewing machine a little smaller than the template, and added my own needle and little knob/ wheel near to the needle. Thought buttons would look appropriate in th centre of the flowers. xx

How fab is my Hubby?!?!!?

2009-09-28T21:56:00.002+01:00

I came home from work today and my Hubby was here to meet me... he said he had got me something today which I might like. I went in the living room and look at what he had for me.....

WOW! My very own card stand! Well, it isn't a real card stand, but Hubby has sorted it so it can be one, just for me!

Awww......

He had been to an appointment and was walking along the street when he saw a skip... and this had been poking out of the top! It's big, its clear perspex, and it holds TONS of my cards!!! He stood it up (it is very sturdy) with the aid of a cooling rack at the back, and hey presto! Best of all...it was free! A shop had been refitting and were throwing it out. He asked the guys putting stuff in the skip if he could have it and they said yes. (it was a magazine rack) So Hubby brought it home and cleaned it up for me. The pic below shows that it also deep enough for me to put layers of cards in it. How great is my Hubby?!?!?! xx

My friends had baby number 2!

2009-09-26T21:10:00.002+01:00

...so I made them this card last night, after I heard the news. It's a boy...they called him Charlie and he was an eye-watering 9lb 11oz!!! Hope they like the card...made it similar to the "Joseph" card I did a few months ago, as it was so well received. xx

Hubby's Brother's birthday

2009-09-26T20:55:00.003+01:00

I made this for Hubby's Brother's birthday...his birthday is today. I printed the letters on the pc in different fonts and cut them from different papers from the masculine dovecraft papers collection. I drew on the hand stitching and cut the bottom of the bottom border with my fiskars scissors. Quite a simple card, but men are always difficult to make for, aren't they? xx

Last day of the summer hols... :(

2009-09-01T16:53:00.003+01:00

Well, its the most depressing day of the year for me, I'm afraid...the last day of the long summer hols. By this time, I get so used to doing my own thing, in my own time... shopping when i want, having a shower in the middle of the day, being able to whip my washing in at dinnertime if it starts to rain (heheheh) and making a bag or card or two when I fancy. . But now it's all change again...back to routine, not enough time for doing the things I want to be doing...ie: crafting.

Oh well...

I thought I would make it count, by making some cards. I got some new papers from funky fairy and printed off a couple I liked. After having a play, I have come up with these....feel like they are inspired by my good friend, Meandlilg. I really liked the string she used on her latest card, so had a play with that, too. This first one, uses a new stamp which I bought at Haigh show (where I sold quite a few bags!). I just really liked the sentiment of the stamp. (it says..."Live your life, and forget your age") I added some jewel brads, a paper flower and some liquid pearls.

I made this second card specifically for my Aunty Janet. It is her birthday next week and she is turning the big 5 - 0. (she will be so embarrassed if she reads this!) Jan loves angels, so I came up with this for her this morning. I just really love the colour of these blue papers....perfect for with this angel! Hope she likes it...

And finally, I thought I should use some clip art I bought a little while back. (The angel from the card above is clipart I bought from the same site, too). My friend, Pam gave me this paper...I love the swirly pattern! I have used glossy accents on the bird and the bees, and a paper flower, with a jewel brad in the middle, and have faux drawn handstitching around the edge. No sentiment on here yet, as I'm not sure who I need to send this one too, yet. xx

Birthday and Anniversary

2009-08-24T08:42:00.004+01:00

Mum asked me to make a card for her friends, who are shortly to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. She saved me the picture of them on their wedding day, from the invite, and I used it on the card. Mum loved it. I didn't want to make it too fussy... (sorry the picture isn't very good!)

It was Hubby's birthday this weekend and I almost ran out of time to make his card! I ended up using the hallmark cd I recently got, and changed the sentiments on the front and the verse inside. I added some black gems next to the sentiment, and I also used glossy accents on the hearts, cats nose and bow, rose, candle flames and ribbon on the tail. xx

Birthday and Get Well.

2009-08-19T08:27:00.002+01:00

Its my friends birthday at the end of the month, and she is a nurse. I thought this stamp would work perfectly for her! I used a craftworks card sentiment and the scalloped card is also craftwork cards. (coloured with promarkers)

My best friend has gone into hospital, with deep vein thrombosis, and an infection in his leg on top of that! I have been visiting him a lot and decided to make him a card... I just got the cd..Hallmark 2009 and decided to have a play...I came up with this card. He really liked it! Hallmark is clever... a bit like moonpig on tv, where you can change the text to say exactly what you want: a name or whatever. This card did originally say "while you're recovering..." and I changed it. Bit of a cheat, maybe. But something quick and easy! xx

Just a quickie...

2009-08-14T11:16:00.002+01:00

Aren't men so hard to make a card for? It's my friends birthday in a few days and it just seems to have crept up on me, so I made myself sit down and make his card this morning. He likes F1 as you can see, so I hope I have made him a card he will like. xx

Awww....

2009-08-08T22:04:00.007+01:00

Hubby loved the card I made for him, and he gave me this one which he made on the pc. Awww.... I love it!! xxxx

I don't have any cards to make for anyone in particular at the moment, but I got some half price promarkers in hobbycraft and wanted to colour some images (I used images from Pam again!) ....so I came up with these cards. Sorry I don't know the names of any of these stamps, but love each one.

I love the green patterned paper on this card below... its from a dovecraft paper pack. so cute.

Again, I used the gorjuss ginghams paper from funky fairies....such versatile papers, and I think just right for baby cards! xx

It's August already!!

2009-08-04T22:35:00.004+01:00

Where has the time gone?!?!

Well, it's our 4 yr wedding anniversary on the weekend, and I didn't want to be making Hubbys card last miute, so I got on with it today. I used the "old fashioned papers for him" by Pink Petticoat, and the image is from the same download, too. Using these colours, I think it's quite masculine. I'm hoping Hubby will like it...

My friends birthday is on Thursday....she loves American type images like this (me too!).... another Debbie Mumm image! I made this over a week ago, but didn't post it on my blog incase she saw it. She should have this by now...and I bet she opened it early!!!! (glossy accents applied to the cat, the bee. the bird and the butterfly.)

My hubby has sat with me for aggggges today, showing me how to type my sentiments onto the actual card, instead of matting and layering them on. He downloaded some lovely fonts for me to use too...he is such a love! I printed the image straight from my pc onto the card, too. Its hard to see on the photo, but I have used glossy accents on all the little berries on the border, and the bows. I also added a few black gems in the corner.

This image is from another of Pams lovely stamps... Thanks Pam!! (PS.... she has just started her blog, so please go and have a visit and let her know you stopped by) I put it with that "gorjuss gingham" and added a craftworks sentiment and punched flowers. I shall do one in traditional boy-blue, too.

I made this for a cousin...she is having her daughter christened on the weekend, and we cant make it, so thought I would send her a handmade card. I used the swirls cuttlebug embossing folder and inked the eges. Sentiment is hand-written. Hope she likes it!! xx

Thankyou Kathleen and Pam!

2009-07-30T22:04:00.003+01:00

I was able to make my first Sarah Kay / Sugar Nellie cards today, as Hubbys Aunty Kathleen and my friend Pam have let me use some of their gorgeous stamps at craft club yesterday! I don't know the names of these images, but think they are really lovely...so I want to say thankyou ladies, for letting me use them!

I actually used 2 images for this first card...i stamped the girl, then masked her and stamped the fence so it looked like it was behind her. I coloured this this morning with my promarkers... I still have only the basic set of them and I'm thinking I may need more?!?!?! I love this backing paper too... a freebie I found on the internet!

Again, I stamped the boy and masked him, then put the fence on, so it looked like he was in front of the fence. Coloured with promarkers and papermania papers used.

This is the other card I made today... sorry - I don't know the name of this stamp either! I love this...they are so cute! Again, I used papermania papers behind, a craftwork cards sentiment and punched flowers. (also coloured with promarkers)
xx

Bits and Pieces

2009-07-29T11:20:00.003+01:00

Yeh! I remembered in time this year...Mum and Dads anniversary :) I made them this card...It's a Debbie Mumm image. I LOVE her images! Although you can't see on the picture, I and have decoupaged the "love" and the "promise" shapes. I added punched flowers, diecut hearts and black gems, with a little gold stickles here and there.

I just love this pretty paper...I sold a card similar to this at the weekend, at a village hall.

I made this for my friend who works with me at school... she loves cats and she loves the mini maze book I made for a teacher in school who is getting married this summer. (I forgot to photograph it!! ) I even hung a little silver cat charm from the front of the book. She loved it!

Glorious Ginghams!

2009-06-28T21:55:00.003+01:00

Well, I have been playing with those gorjuss gingahm papers i got last week, and come up with a few more.... gingham isn't just for babies!!! It also works with Craftworks owls, and of course, my new flower punches!!!! ...... xx

Baby cards

2009-06-23T17:13:00.003+01:00

Someone at work had a little boy last week, and I wanted to make her a special card. This is what I came up with.....

I bought the "gorjuss ginghams" from funky fairies (only £2.50!!!!! and you get loads of colours...reds, pinks, blues, greens, browns, etc)) and printed out the babys name on my pc, from wordart. I used my new flower punches and aded gems to the middle, a little length of ribbon and I wrote the word "welcome.." I also chalked carefully around the edges of the papers.

I got the bug to use more gingham, so made a general "baby boy" card, using the smae techniques as the card above..... I am really pleased with these cards. xx

Fathers day and Mums birthday

2009-06-21T11:51:00.004+01:00

It was my Mums birthday yesterday, and as I promised I wouldn't do, I left it till the last min to make her card! That'll teach me, as the printer was having a fit (and then died!!!) as I was trying to print something for her card, so Hubby reminded me I have plenty of other stuff I could use - in my craft room! After a quick look, I found some nice papers and an image I printed off a while ago. The doodle paper is from Pink Petticoat...LOVE that paper! She loved this card :)

I got the inspiration for this card from someone on Docrafts. I did my own take on the card, and made one for my dad and one for hubbys dad. This is the card for hubbys dad.... he likes to garden, so I drew some "free seeds" on the back of the newspaper.

On my dads card, I drew a "free bingo card" as he loves to play online bingo! I used dovecraft papers for the armchairs... and cut all pieces by hand. Sentiment typed out on the dymo. Quite easy really! xx

Hubby got me this storage...

2009-06-13T17:36:00.002+01:00

My lovely hubby got me this storage thingamy a while back. ......

It sat in my craft room for a while, hoping to be used. It seemed such a daunting task - to clean it, alter it a bit (as it didnt go with my colour scheme!) and fill it, as well as labelling........

....But I have done it!!! It is in full use now, and VERY useful in my craft room! As you may notice, I still have a few drawers left in the middle row, to fill. It holds all my buttons, charms, eyelets, gromlets, foam shapes, paper flowers, ...allsorts! Thanks, Scott! xxxxxxx

Cards for friends

2009-06-09T19:34:00.002+01:00

I made this for someone a work... she LOVES hedgehogs and those Penny Black images are just so cute! Thought they were just right for this card...a bit of a cheat, this is a PB sticker, as I don't have any of the stamps. The paper was from one of the bargain packs I got in Llandudno, and the sentiment is from Craftwork cards. I got the sparkly gems I used for the centre of the flowers, at Leigh craft show. )

I made this one for my best friend. He is a foster carer to two children...one aged 15 and one aged 12, and I knew he would love this image ... as he would love to have the time (and inclination!!!) to do up his back garden and sit out there and relax. xx

A totally different card.

2009-05-30T20:28:00.004+01:00

I saw a card along these lines in someones gallery on Docrafts (I'm sorry - I have forgotten who that is!!) and I loved the idea, so I had a go! I made it my own by altering the shape slightly...it tapers a bit to the top. I didn't have any fruity stamps, so I just cut it out freehand and drew the seeds on. Maybe I need a scallop punch if I'm going to make more of these... it was quite fiddly to cut with my trusty scallop scissors. The ribbon keeps the card shut. Just the right kind of card, I think - for this weather!!! (We were up at 5am this morning to go car booting and the weather was beautiful when we got there at 6:20am!)
My Hubby said..."um....its different!" when I showed it to him..... hope you like it! xx

I made a maze book!

2009-05-30T20:14:00.002+01:00

I have been inspired by Chelle and her Mum to make a maze book. I love the little books that they make to sell on their stalls. I watched a tutorial on U-Tube and had a go! the paper in the middle isnt exactly what I wanted, as I wanted a plain colour, but couldnt find a few 8x8 pages the same in one colour. This is just an experiment really. I used the big bite to make a hole in the front so I could add the flower charm and some ribbon so it will close. For the front and back, I used the back of a writing pad! I will post new pics once I have filled this with pics and sentiments.

I really enjoyed making this...it didn't take long, was quite simple, but has made me want MORE papers!!!! xx

I forgot my friends birthday!!

2009-05-30T20:06:00.001+01:00

I am the worst friend in the world!! Chelle, I am sooooooo sorry!!! When I realised I had missed it, I thought I would leave it a week or two, and then surprise you by sending a sorry card. Now I know you got it, I hope it made you smile!!! xxx

Cards I made from FREE papers!

2009-05-23T19:03:00.004+01:00

I haven't put any sentiments on these cards yet, as I haven't decided who they are for, or for what reason, but I jjust wanted to paly with these papers! (and my new flower punches I bought at Leigh Craft Show last weekend)

Anyway... Here are the cards....

Hope you like them....

Good luck in your SAT's Y6!

2009-05-11T16:30:00.003+01:00

I work with a few classes of Y6 in primary school. They have to sit their S.A.T's this week, so I made each class a card, to hopefully send them a little good luck. For this first card, I used a Pink Petticaot image of an owl graduating, with a background paper that I love! I think I printed it from Crafters Companion. (Hand written sentiment)

For the second card, I used papers which I bought from the pound shop last yr. The image is from the fabulous Kerry Jo ...thankyou!! I stamped the sentiment on this card, inked the edges slightly and srew a little faux stitching round the edge.

My final card is made using pound shop paper again, and another Pink Petticoat image. As with the owl, I used glossy accents on the scroll and it really makes the scroll feel different! I hand wrote the sentiment around the image and cut the circle and scallops myself, as I don't have any nesties....yet (!?!?!)

Well, OK... this isn't a good luck card. Just playing with some images and I really liked these dogs. I do lots of cat cards and hardly ever any dogs, so p[layed around and came up with this one. Think I like it. No much room for a sentiment, but that's OK cos I didn't know what It should say!

Boot sale BARGAIN !!!

2009-05-09T17:33:00.002+01:00

Just a quickie... I bought this stamp today. We had just been shopping at a local market, and passed by a car boot. There was only about another 30 mins until it closed, so w didn't think there would be much there to buy. Well, look at what I got for 50p !!!! Its a lovely stamp, a good size and by Rubber Stampede. I also had my first proper play with my new promarkers. I think it's OK for a first go. XX

Cheeky cow! ;)

2009-05-08T20:32:00.003+01:00

Well, a friend's birthday is coming up and i had been directed by a lovely soul on Docrafts, to this image...I love it! I used the papers (blue and pink) from the Dovecraft floral stack, which I bought in Llandudno,a purple flower from Bury Market (wonderful place!!!!) a bit of organza black ribbon and craftwork cards sentiments, from the stash I bought at Aintree. The Scallop cards I used, were also from Craftwork cards. (I inked the edges and used a pen to dot the scallops.)

Aintree Craft show goodies and cards

2009-04-28T16:28:00.004+01:00

On Sunday, I went to the fabulous Aintree Craft show, and spent all my birthday money that I had saved, easpecially for the occasion! It was fab!!! There were laods of stalls with plenty of goodies on them... one of my fave stalls this year was Craftwork Cards. I bought some scallop edged cards there, some sentiments and these gorgeous owls and birds!!! This first card was simple,...I inked the edges, adding a dot of black, watercoloured the owl and used a stamp (I had forgotten I had!!! ooops!!!) from QVC to make a frame around the owl. I like this card.

This is the first card I made with my new owls and birds. I used Pink Petticoat paper and cut the little branches myself. I used Craftwork cards images ans sentiment. I made this for my cousin whose birthday is coming up.

Again, I admit this stamp was from a set I got from QVC a while ago, and I had never used before! I know....I'm terrible!!! I usd the stamp twice in each corner, added some dots to the stamped swirls, watercoloured the bird with my bargain watercolour pencils ( £1 for an unopened new tin of 24 derwent watercolour pencils from a car boot sale!) The lovely purple card in the middle, I also bougth on a car boot sale (!!!) and the sentiment was craftwork cards again.

This is one of the bargain papers I got in Llandudno over the bank holiday weekend. I drew on the branches, added a little detail to the scallop edges and watercoloured the owl and bird again.

Just a quickie... mens / boys cards

2009-04-16T15:22:00.003+01:00

Don't you hate making mens cards? I do!!! But I needed to make a card for my friends foster son who is 15 in a few weeks... I think its funky enough for him, but oh, I don't know! Oh well, it will have to do cos thats what he's getting!!!

I love this Debbie Mumm image - and thought it would work well on a male card. So, using a paper from the male stack from dovecraft which I bought last week, I have produced this...which could be a birthday, retirement or general male card I think. xx

Bargain at Llandudno

2009-04-15T09:02:00.004+01:00

We had lovely weather on Bank Holiday Monday, so we took a trip to Llandudno for the day. We found a lovely shop which you must visit if you go there... "Crafters Paradise"...and wow...it was!! I got an 8 x 8 dovecraft floral paper pack (£2.00) a 6 x 6 dovecraft mens paper pack (£1.50) a 6 x 6 dovecraft birthday paper pack (£1.50) a set of big dovecraft mens brads (£1.00) and a set of dovecraft christmas big brads (60p)....what a bargain! Here are a couple of cards I have made with todays bargains....
The chick image is from Pink Petticoat. I cut the heart and its scallops myself as I don't have any nesties...yet! Thesee papers are from the birthday set.

Again, another Pink Petticoat image, and this time I used the floral papers, and a hand written sentiment.

Not sure if this card is finished yet.... as I don't know if I need something on the top half of this card. Scallops cut with my scallop scissors and I drew on the little white dots. Butterfly = quickutz diecut on my bigshot. Paper from the birthday set.

Remember When series.

2009-04-15T08:53:00.002+01:00

I don't really do decoupage, but when I saw this "Remember When" range from La Pashe, I thought they were so different, and I bought a few of them. They all come in sepia or coloured, and are really easy to do... very relaxing!
The bakers....

The horse...

The garden...

The Bar...

The Footie Match...

My little helpers....

2009-04-10T20:26:00.002+01:00

Thought I would show you my little crafty helpers... well, I say helper, but maybe Vincent (who was asleep on the windowseat as I was crafting on Wednesday,) got a bit tired when he saw all the stuff I had out on the table. ....

And this is my Lily.... good as gold, and always wanting to be in on the action! Hubby calls her my shadow. She sleeps on me every night. As you can see, I was trying to do a bit of sewing!!!!

Easter holidays!!

2009-04-09T21:30:00.004+01:00

Yeah! It's Easter holidays! 2 whole weeks of not working!!!! :) I was having a play last night and came up with this card, which I liked and decided to use it as as basis for some more cards based on this design. I cut the scallops with my scallop edge scissors and doodled on the card, as well as chalking the edges, and I added a watering can by "Debbie Mumm."

I had forgotten I had these stamps from a Q.V.C set I bought last year. They are small and round, and have a couple of different messages on them. I made them into the centre of each flower and used paper flowers underneath, for the petals. I handcut and chalked the stem and leaves, aswell as chalking the edges of the paper to give a bit of "depth."

I have made this thankyou card for a neigbour of ours.... they are an eldery couple and they always bring our bin up to our back gate, after the binmen have been, and we are still at work. I'm going to take them a little bunch of flowers too. Hope they like it.....

These are the last couple of cards I have made with my "love" stamp... and more pink petticoat papers!

Kaths blog candy

2009-04-07T11:17:00.002+01:00

...Looks scrumptious!! Pop over to her blog to see what I mean!

xx

My new stamp

2009-04-02T16:57:00.003+01:00

I bought a new stamp a couple of weekends ago - at a car boot sale! I bought it for £2.00 and knew it would look lovely... especially when I teamed it with my papers from Pink Petticoat and the bracket stamps from a Q.V.C set I bought aggges ago! I loved these papers so much, that I didn't want to hide too much of them...

I just added some organza ribbon and a congrats stamp (from the Q.V.C. set) with a bit of matting and layering. ....

A lovely classy paper from Pink Petticoat, simply matted with a length of organza ribbon and my new stamp has been mounted on foam pads....

This card is made using the cuttlebug birds embossing folder, a cuttlebug diecut corner and a homemade stamp! yes!!! I made the stamp myself! (with help of hubby) when I bought a set called IMAGE-PAC. I haven't had a play with the pack for a while, but may try again over the Easter hols. Liquid pearls used, also.

Another gorgeous paper from Pink Petticoat... matted on dark red. Stamps as before, and a touch of liquid pearls. Thanks for looking! xx

March cards.

2009-03-23T20:17:00.003Z

This is the card I made for my Mum for mothers day. It's a Debbie Mumm image and border. Mum loves that designer and all her work! It a really lovely colourful card in real life.

For Hubbys Mum, I made this card. Again, another Debie Mumm image. I love this picture. I picked out some of the flowers with my glossy accents, and added a ribbon and a butterfly.

You guessed it...another Debbie Mumm image! This is a background paper, but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. I cut out a heart and decoupaged it ontop, as well as adding a tied ribbon. Simple, but I like it.

This paper is sooo cute! It's from the dovecraft range...and only needed matting, and a simple flower (attatched with a baby pink eyelet with my big bite) and a litle play with my scallop scissors and my big bite again.

I love the "Remember When" series from La Pasche, and bought some of the series recently. Thought it would make a change to just use half a sheet to create this retirement card, on an A6 card. The spade, barrel, cabbage and rhubarb leaf are decoupaged. Thanks for looking!!!

Thankyou!

2009-03-06T21:49:00.004Z

A very good friend of mine, invited me to her party.... but sadly I can't go. So, I made her this card to say sorry and thankyou.... and I made her a black and white heart. (sewed with my own fair hands) - but I forgot to get a photo of that! :( (The theme of her party is black and white) xx

Wow....still going, this weekend!

2009-02-22T21:17:00.006Z

Well, I had some time to finish playing this weekend, before back to school tomorrow (Monday). :( I have really anjoyed my week off! Made a wedding card ..again using Pink Petticoat papers and images (and stickles, though its hard to see in the pics)....

Then moved onto a birthday card for a friend whose birthday is in March (hand writtten sentiment)...

Or maybe I will give here this Pink Petticoat card?! Hmmm....

And I had a quick play with a stamp I havent used for a while... just wanted to send a little "Hows you?" card to a friend.... and she knows I love cats!

Fridays lot...

2009-02-21T21:56:00.008Z

I have had this set of hippo images from Pink Petticoat for ages, and never used them, but I rediscovered them the other day, and love them. I just coloured the bow and the flower, and added glossy accents ontop. The papers are from PP too. (never used them before, either!!)

I thought I would make some wedding cards, as that time of year is coming up! I used dovecraft papers on this card, and some peeloffs I got free on a magazine - yonks ago!

This paper is from Pink Petticoat, as is the image. You can tell I'm a fan! It's hard to tell in the picture, but I have added glitter around the edge of the image and just slightly watercoloured the hearts on the image.

Another card using the dovecraft wedding papers....I love this paper, and didn't think it needed much more than a touch of stickles glitter here and there.