You're the pick of the bunch...

Happy Halloween everyone. Rich is off for a couple of days now so we are off out for breakfast this morning and then to see the new Thor film. The boys (and Rich, hehe!) are very excited. We are going to take the boys trick or treating this evening.

Here's a little card I made for a friend who has just got a new job...at the school where I work, yippee! I used a cute Lili of the Valley topper...

Supplies:
Image - LOTV topper
Paper - from the Macaroon set from Craftwork Cards
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Buttons - stash
Other - brown chalk inkpad

Pink but only a little...

Good morning, hope all my UK friends have survived the storms without problems. I am on school holiday this week with my 2 monkeys. We had a lazy, catching up at home day yesterday and are off to an indoor play centre soon then to the dentist for check ups later.

I have an engagement card to share today that I made for a lovely friend of mine. This is the very first engagement card I have made. I kept the design really simple and gave the card with a bottle of pink fizz...

Supplies:
Image - from the Sketchy Flowers set from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - used PC
Pink ribbon - from a lovely friend x
Pearls, pink card, vellum - stash
Other - Martha Stewart butterfly punch

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

Digistamp Boutique - October Competition

 Hobby Cutz - Bingo (pearls, free, ribbon)

The Squirrel & The Fox - Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Here is a little pic of my youngest son Thomas just before I took him to a disco party on Sunday afternoon. Doesn't he look cute! Well when we got home from the party it was about 6pm and pitch black outside. It had already started to rain. We jumped out of the car, I locked it remotely and dashed into the house. Well, the following morning we found the passenger door open and rather a lot of water inside the car, oops :-( Luckily everything seems to still work ok but I think it's going to take about a year for the passenger seat to properly dry out!

Thanks for dropping by today x

Treemendous...!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week has been chosen by Brenda and is 'Treemendous'. So we'd like to see trees on your creations. Our wonderful sponsors this week are Digi Darla Designs and Yours or Mine Papercrafts. So 2 chances to win :-)

       

    

So onto my DT card, I used a super cute image from our sponsor Digi Darla Designs called Cat Christmas. This reminds me of my own cat when he was a kitten as he loved biffing the baubles on the tree. He's 12 now and just ignores the tree when it goes up ;-)

Supplies:
Image - Cat Christmas from Digi Darla Designs coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes
Bakers twine - The Ribbon Girl
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Ribbon, jingle bells, wooden tree buttons, buttons - stash
Other - Memory Box Winterland Tree die, Star Dust Stickles, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

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:

ABC Christmas - U for Under the Tree

Papertake Weekly - Oh Christmas Tree

Aud Sentiments - Christmas Sentiments
Crafty Hands - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Friend to friend...

Here's a quick and easy number using a Lili of the Valley pre-coloured topper. I love this image...

Supplies:
Image - topper from LOTV
Paper - Macaroon from Craftwork Cards
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Felt flower - gift from a lovely friend x
Buttons & flowers - stash
Other - brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la...

Are you humming yet...? This is a little card I made with a beautiful festive Penny Black stamp called Christmas Twitter. You can't see from my awful photo but the trees paper has a slight sheen...

Supplies:
Image - Christmas Twitter by Penny Black
Papers - Nordic Christmas by First Edition
Pearl medallion - The Hobby House
Flowers & buttons - stash
Other - Circle Nestabilities die, brown chalk inkpad

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

Penny Black & More - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in October

Crimbo Crackers - Christmas Birds

MAWTT - Christmas Cuties
Joanna Sheen - Button It Up

Ribbons and Bows...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week has been chosen by Helene and is 'Ribbons and Bows'. So a nice and easy one :-) Our wonderful sponsors this week are A Passion for Stamps and The Ribbon Girl. So 2 chances to win :-)

  

   

So onto my DT card, I have made quite a traditional Christmas card using a beautiful image from A Passion for Stamps called Christmas Rose.The pearl flourishes is one flourish that I have cut in half so it would pop out of the top and bottom of my image (thrifty crafter here!)...

Supplies:
Image - Christmas Rose coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes
Sentiment - from the Tiny Christmas Sentiments set from Pink Petticoat
Pearl flourish - The Ribbon Girl
Ribbon, flowers, pearls - stash
Other - brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

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:
CRAFT - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas/ Happy Holiday!
Crafting Musketeers - Christmas in October
Crimson Cloud - Christmas Card
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

A couple of cuties...

Whilst looking for some old Christmas papers (which I still haven't located!) I found some Wee Stamps toppers that I had forgotten I had and decided to make a couple of simple cards. These cards are slightly smaller than 5"...

 

Supplies:
Images - Spring Bringer Wee Stamps toppers from The Hobby House
Paper - Macaroon from Craftwork Cards
Sentiments - Craftwork Cards
Resin flowers - My Mum's Craft Shop
Flowers & buttons - stash
Other - brown chalk inkpad

Button Tree...

Hello everyone, I've made a bit of a different card with no image. I have made a tree shape out of buttons ;-) I saw a card somewhere on the w.w.w. with a button tree ages ago and thought it looked great so thought I'd have a go. Another first is the double bow. I've seen double bows on other people's work for months and finally got round to learning how to make them using a fab tutorial by Jak Heath here. I've used some gorgeous new papers by Basic Grey, I love them...

Supplies:
Papers - 25th and Pine by Basic Grey
Sentiment - cut from one of the paper sheets
Ribbon & dotty buttons - The Ribbon Girl
Green buttons & pearl - stash
Other - Memory Box Precious Mittens die, Crafts Too Xmas Foliage die, circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, kraft cardstock

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Make It Square
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Anything Goes

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Use Your Alphabet

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week has been chosen by Jo and is 'Use Your Alphabet' Jo would like to see you use letters of the alphabet for something other than a sentiment. Our wonderful sponsors this week are Whimsy Stamps and Craftbag. So 2 chances to win :-)

   

So onto my DT card, I have made a Christmas card for my son Jack using a cross-stitched festive alphabet design. I have kept the card design simple to draw the eye to the stitched piece. I made the card using a piece of Bazzill Bling cardstock. I now need to get busy making a second card for Jack's brother Thomas otherwise I will be in the doghouse come Christmas...!

Supplies:
Image - stitched on 16 count aida using a design from The World of Cross Stitching magazine
Sentiment & faux ribbon tails - from a 2012 festive goody bag from Craftwork Cards
Other - Bazzill Bling cardstock

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:
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Cards for the Men
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Pierce, Sew or Inky Stitch
ABC Challenges - Cards for Kids
C is for Challenge - Boys & Men
Creative Craft - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

Autumn Colours...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week has been chosen by Catherine and is 'Autumn Colours'. Our wonderful sponsors this week are Digistamp Boutique and Crafty Ribbons. So 2 chances to win :-)

    

 

So onto my DT card, I have used a super cute image and sentiment from the Alvin Squirrel set from Digistamp Boutique. I added Glossy Accents to the acorns on the image and found a few leftover mini pine cones in my flower box (these were acquired at Center Parcs a couple of years ago!). I have used some of my favourite Picot edge ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and a few buttons and blooms. I just love the sentiment :-) I made this card for a good friend, I think she'll like the words as much as I do...

Supplies:
Image & sentiment - from the Alvin Squirrel set coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Boho Chic by First Edition
Picot edge ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons, flowers & pearls - stash
Other - circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, kraft card, Glossy Accents, brown chalk inkpad
 

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:
CRAFT - Cats & Dogs/ Pets/ Animals
2 Sisters - Fall Fun
Totally Papercrafts - Use Humour on your Creation (my sentiment) 
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
MAWTT - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend x

'Tis the Season...

Here's another quick and easy number using a pre-coloured topper and a few details. I have lightly curled the sentiment which is why it looks slightly odd in the pic...

Supplies:
Image - LOTV topper (no longer sold)
Papers - Nordic Christmas by First Edition
Sentiment - from the Tiny Christmas Sentiments set from Pink Petticoat
Pearls & flowers - stash
Other - La-La Land Crafts Hearts Banner die, circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Glossy Accents (for clock face), Star Dust Stickles (for stocking tops), brown chalk inkpad

Pink to make the boys wink...

Happy October to you, can't quite believe we've got to October already! I am off work today, poorly sick, I've had enough of it now :-(

I have to admit I have started my Christmas shopping, not gone mad yet but have started to have a think and bought/ordered a few things. I hate leaving presents and then having to buy something last minute. Oh the stress!

Anyway, I made this card for a lovely friend. It is very pink...

Supplies:
Image - Bobbi & Flowers from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Sentiment - made on pc
Papers - Perfect Pair from Lili of the Valley
Flowers, buttons, pearls & ribbon - stash
Other - circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, fancy corner die (can't remember brand/name), kraft card, Star Dust Stickles, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Going on a Bear Hunt
Hiding In My Craft Room - Woman's Birthday
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes