Relaxing and Crafting

Good evening all,

I hope those of you in the UK have had a good Bank Holiday weekend. Today I have a ‘general’ card made for my stash of cards for those emergencies that pop up from time to time.

And here is a peak at the inside

The image is Oli from Teddy Bo digital stamps which I don’t think exist on the internet anymore. He is coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are from Michelle Roos ‘Men Only’ set – here . I just love the subtle colours in this set which can be used for either sex.

The sentiment was printed on a ticket from the same set.

The pearls are from my stash and the die cut ‘with love’ is from Joanna Sheen’s signature dies collection.



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

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge – Animals

Incy Wincy – All or Nothing (lots of or no layers)

My Time To Craft – Zoo animals

Simply Paper Craft – Anything goes

Wags ‘n’ whiskers – lots of layers

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Wet and miserable

Good morning all,

I hope the weather is better where you are. I intended to have a day in the garden today but the weather has put an end to that. So what else is there to do on a grey and dismal day but craft?

I have made my second Christmas card – this time for one of my lovely nieces.

The inside is done to match

I have chosen one of my favourite colour combos – blue and brown.

The gorgeous papers are from Michelle Roos- here , and are called ‘Winter Frost’

The image is from Artbymiran – here

The die cuts are made using a memory box Frostyville Border – here, which I cut into to give me three different elements.

The sentiment is from my stash as is the ribbon.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Artbymiran Challenge - - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar – Favorite Color Combo

Jingle Belles - Let It Snow

Polkadoodles - Girly, but no Pink

C.R.A.F.T. -  NO Red or Green

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Must be Christmas-  Sketch*

Crafty Hazel Nuts Christmas challenge – use a punch or die cut.
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - anything goes /make it girlie 
Scrappers Delights   always anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

Enjoy your holiday weekend

Close to home

Good evening all,

As you can see I am still in crafting mode and enjoying working on the different projects I have simmering away at the moment. I was looking through the Rick St Dennis stamps – here, and saw this stamp. It is so like our house in the morning that I had to buy her and colour her up.

I have kept the embellishments to a minimum on this card because the papers are divine. They are part of a digital set called ‘Blush Papers’ by Venessa Fenton and were from Design house Digital which sadly is no longer in business.

I have coloured the image with Promarkers.

The Ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts.

I have finished the inside to match the front.

Passion for Promarkers – no sentiment

Penny's Paper-Crafty -Anything Goes

Wonderful Wednesdays -   Always Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft Anything Goes

Enjoy the rest of your evening

Christmas Time - already?

Good morning,

Today I have my first Christmas card of the year. Yes I know I can’t believe it either.

As always the inside matches the front of my card.

I used the beautiful papers from the Katie Pertiet Digital set –Frosted Winter available here

The sentiment and the tree are also from the elements part of the set.

The image is from Rick ST Dennis MFA – here and is coloured with Promarkers

The sentiment inside was added on my PC

The pearls and snowflakes are from my stash

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

Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks  - Pearls 

Through The Craft Room Door  Always Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra Anything goes as

long as it is Christmas

Handmade Bliss Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge  Use your favourite things ( glitter, favourite papers and pearls)

Have a great day

May Flowers

Good Afternoon,

My goodness I am having a fab time this weekend catching up on some  craft projects I needed to do.

Today I have made a 3d watering can for my favourite aunt's 

birthday. She is a keen gardener so I intend to pop a garden centre voucher inside.

                          The papers, tag and sentiment tag are from the

Nitwits 'Time for Tea' collection available here

The flowers are from Wild orchids.

The handles were made using a Tonic Studio border punch and the foliage using a Martha Stewart Punch.

The ribbon and lace are from my stash.

                I would like to enter this project into the following challenges.........

C.R.A.F.T. -  Birthday + Blog Hop

Crafter's Cafe - Feminine

Crafting By Designs - - Flowers

Crafty Gals Corner -  May Flowers

Creative Corner - Spring Is In The Air

Dragons Lair Designs – May - A Bouquet of Flowers

Kitty Bee Designs  - In The Garden

Fussy and Fancy - Lavender & Yellow

The Stamping Boutique - Die Cut or Punch

Enjoy the rest of the week end

Missing you

Today I actually took some time out for myself and created this little card for my beloved goddaughter Imogen who now lives in Texas. I miss her and her mummy so much and as she has just started ballet classes I couldn't resist this gorgeous Mo Manning image lil ballerina - available here

I decorated the inside to match the front.

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

The Papers are from Rasberry Road Designs

The doily was cut using a cheery Lynn die

The glitter is Glamour Dust

The ribbon is from my stash

The Ribbon Girls - W, must use ribbon – Anything Goes with an Image

Fairytale Stampers  must use stamp / digi stamp -  #55 Bingo ( pearls, glitter, flowers)

Crafting from the Heart  - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion  - Always Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge -must be "cute" - (May) Layers

Melonheadz Friends Challenge -  All About Kids

Crafter's Cafe -  Feminine

The Stamping Boutique -  Die Cut or Punch

Wags 'n Whiskers - Lots of Layers

Thanks for stopping by

It's good to be back

Good evening,
It has been well over a year since my last post and in fact since I made a card. The past year has been traumatic, but now I have more time to devote to my beloved card making. This card is for my niece's birthday on Wednesday.

The image is from The Paper Shelter and is called Not Exactly a Big Bad Wolf.

It is coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are from Mindy Terasaw - Cold Hearted Collection but I really don't know where they are from.

The flowers are from my stash

The sentiment was made on the PC and the hear banner was cut using a La la land heart banner die.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty boots - Hearts and Valentines

• Melonheadz Friends Challenge  Hearts/Love
• 4 Crafty Chicks - hand coloured Image
• Creative Knockout - hearts a flutter ( include a heart)
• Double Click Skittles - use a heart
• Fab n Funky - Hearts and or Flowers
• I love Promarkers - Lots of Love

Have a great evening