Anyone for Tennis...?

Ok I know Wimbledon has been and gone but when I saw this cute tennis image I knew it would be perfect for a card my mum asked me to make for her...

Supplies:
Image - Tennis Joe from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Paper - Macaroon from Craftwork Cards
Ribbon & buttons - stash
Other - Memory Box cloud dies, Quickutz star dies, brown chalk inkpad

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

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Balls!

Joanna Sheen - Boys Will Be Boys!

 

Oh I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day...!

No not really but I do really love Christmas, it's more the getting ready for it that I enjoy. I spied the new First Edition festive pads and had to have one even though it's only July and I have loads of old Christmas papers AND I felt I needed a few of the new Memory Box Christmas dies so made this...my first festive card for 2013...also using up a Wee Stamps topper from last year...

Supplies:
Image - from the Wee Stamps Winter Fairy topper sheet by The Hobby House
Paper - Nordic Christmas by First Edition
Button - The Ribbon Girl (I think?)
Lace - can't remember but it's beautiful
Pearls - stash
Other - Precious Mittens Memory Box die, scallop circle Nestabilities die, kraft cardstock, brown chalk ink pad

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - Christmas in July

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Christmas Trees (on paper)

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'O Christmas Tree (on paper)

Crafting By Designs - Christmas in July

Crafting For All Seasons - Christmas in July

Kraft It!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is hosted by ME and I've chosen... 'Kraft It! (- use kraft cardstock somewhere on your project)'. Our wonderful sponsors are Digi Darla Designs and The Craft Barn.

So onto my DT project, I decided to alter a kraft notebook after seeing a gorgeous notebook made by my teamie Catherine for a previous Allsorts challenge. I bought a blank book from Paperchase and printed a super cute tea-themed digi from Digi Darla Designs onto kraft cardstock. What do you think...

Supplies:
Notebook - Paperchase
Image/sentiment -  Tea Set from Digi Darla Designs
Paper & paper flower - Tea Dance from Craftwork Cards
Card candi - Craftwork Cards
Pearl medallion - The Hobby House
Ribbon - stash
Other - doily, kraft cardstock, brown chalk ink pad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my book into the following challenges:
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Schools out for the summer!!!

Phew, I am so happy to be on school holidays :-) My last day was Tuesday and it was pretty sad but onwards and upwards as new opportunities beckon for September. We spent the day at a country park yesterday with some friends and had a great day.

Here's Jack after zooming down a zip wire...

 This is Thomas and his friend Evie...

 It was blooming hot and this is us at the end of the day, I'm the one at the end with the owl bag (made by my lovely friend Debbie)...

 Here are all the children...

Great day had by all :-)

Anyway, I digress, I popped on to show you a blank kraft notebook I altered for a leaving present for a lovely lady. As she is a teacher the apple cross stitch design seemed appropriate...

 Close up of the stitching, please be nice, this is the first thing I've stitched for a very long time...

Supplies:
A5 Notebook - Paperchase
Ribbon & cardstock - stash
Buttons - from a buttton box I won in a challenge at Crafty Ribbons
Stitching - pattern from Cross Stitcher magazine, DMC threads, fabric from stash

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

Simon Says Stamp - Summer Food/Drink

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking x

Get off your horse and drink your milk...!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is 'Transport'. Our wonderful sponsor is Flonz Craft.

So onto my DT card, I have thought 'outside the box' for the transport theme and chosen a horse. Let me explain... my dad has always been a fan of cowboys and John Wayne films (the title above is a famous quote from John Wayne if you wondered what an earth I was on about!) so I thought I'd make a card for my dad for the challenge. I found a fab image from Bugaboo and kept the details simple...

 

Supplies:
Image -  AKV Cowboy Giddy Up from Bugaboo coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - not sure sorry
Sentiments - Wellington by Do Crafts
Buttons - stash
Other - star dies, kraft cardstock, brown chalk ink pad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Let's Hear It For The Boys
Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Blooming Lovely...

I made this card for a lovely lady at my school...

Supplies:
Image - Teacup Flowers 1 from Bugaboo coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Mint Julep by Basic Grey
Sentiment - from the Sentiment Ribbons set from Pink Petticoat
Flowers & buttons - The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - now closed :-( & stash
Resin flower - My Mum's Craft Shop
Ric rac ribbon - stash
Other - oval & scallop oval Nestabilities dies, Star Dust Stickles, brown chalk inkpad

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

Basic Grey - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen - Citrus Colours
Oldie But A Goodie - In The Garden (ric rac & flat flower)
One Stop Craft - Summer Colours

Fur & Feathers...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is 'Fur and Feathers'. Our wonderful sponsor is Crimson Cloud.

 

So onto my DT card, I have used a super cute image from Digistamp Boutique called Bathtime Bobbi. I haven't made a new baby card for ages and I really enjoyed making this, sooooo cute cute cute...

Supplies:
Image - Bathtime Bobbi coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Sentiment - from the Sentiment Ribbon set from Pink Petticoat
Paper - not sure, found this in my stash, think it's from a Nitwit digital set?
Buttons, ribbon & plastic dummy charm - stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Stardust Stickles, brown chalk ink pad, twine

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Old, New, Borrowed or Blue (old - dummy charm, new - image, blue - colour scheme)
Divas by Design - Charming (hope my plastic dummy fits the brief?)
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend. For those of you that read my post on Wednesday, I got the job, due to start in September at the start of the new school year x

It's summer!

Phew it's been warm these last few days. It's a BIG day for me today as I have an interview for a new job - eeek! Still working in a school but in a special needs school supporting children with behaviour needs. Please keep everything crossed for me x

Here's a quick summery make using an Elizabeth Bell topper...

Supplies:
Image - from the Elizabeth Bell Summertime die-cut topper set by The Hobby House
Paper - Mint Julep by Basic Grey
Pearl medallions - The Hobby House
Resin flowers -  My Mum's Craft Shop
Lace - Dies to Die For
Other - kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad

Favourite Things

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is 'Favourite Things'. This is a real fun one! We would like to see you use some of your favourite things on your creation - see how many you can fit on one piece ;-) Our wonderful sponsor is Digistamp Boutique.

So onto my DT card, I have used LOADS of my favourite things here including: digi image (yep they are my image of choice these days), Promarkers & Flexmarkers, buttons, twine, kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad for distressing and a Craftwork Cards card blank. I made this card for a friend's husband who owns an allotment. This image from Digistamp Boutique was perfect...

Supplies:
Image - In The Garden Veggies coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Wellington by Docrafts
Buttons - The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Other - brown chalk ink pad, twine

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Totally Papercrafts - Let's Hear It For The Boys
Here Come The Boys - Use A Digi Image
Crafty Ribbons - Birthday Boy
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Happy Thoughts...

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I made this for a lovely friend just because. She seemed to like it. I accompanied the card with a few bars of Cadbury's chocolate wrapped in cellophane and tied with ribbon...

Supplies:
Image - from the Flower Fairies set from Wee Stamps coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Mint Julep by Basic Grey
Sentiment - from the Barbara Anne Williams Garden Vignettes Sentiments set
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Flowers & buttons - The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
Pearls - stash
Other - circle & scallop circle Nesties, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad, twine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings
C is for Challenge - Flowers
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
ABC - Anything Goes