Happy Birthday

Good Afternoon all. Hope you've had a lovely day. I was up at 5 this morning with Chris who's gone fishing with my dad. Mum is away in London for a few days with my dad's sister. I've just called her and it sounds like she is having a great time.  We had a lovely day yesterday.  We went to Bodnant Gardens in Wales, it was lovely, all the trees turning red and then we went to Penrhyn Castle and had a lovely meal on the way back so it was quite a long day.

I decided to tidy up my craft (dining) room this morning and all was going well until I remembered I needed a card for one of Chris's work colleagues, so now my room is back to square one and I'm too tired to tidy it again.  It can wait 'til tomorrow I'll just shut the door and pretend its not there.

Here is the culprit card.  Hope you like it.  Try to ignore the off kilter matting and layering.  The image is stuck down with that red tape so it wasn't going to budge again.

Image LOTV Fairies Bouquet

Coloured with Promarkers

Backing Paper - Very old pad with the front page missing??

Ribbon - Blog Candy from Sarah - Thank you Sarah

Sentiment LOTV

Gems from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - The Sketch

Dream Valley Challenges - Go Pink

Kitty Christmas

Good afternoon all.  Brr its a chilly one today. 

My card today is another Christmas card and I am entering it into a few challenges.

I have used this super PB stamp Jolly Xmas Kitty

coloured  with promarkers and glamour dust

Papers - My Minds Eye

Ribbon, button, and bakers twine from stash

Stocking charm - Nutcrafters

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Buttons and Bows

Sketch Saturday - The Sketch

Sweet Stampin' - How Charming

ABC Christmas Challenge - S for Santa

Penny Black at Allsorts - Early Christmas

Just getting ready to go out now.  My auntie got married in Lincoln on Thursday and she is having a reception here in Manchester today for all the relatives here.

Nutcrafters Challenge #27

Good Morning All.

Today I have my Nutcrafters DT card.  The challenge this week has been set by Gemma and she has set a fab challenge:

 Glitter and Gems

Here's my card.

I have used this really cute digi stamp from the new Christmas Stamp Set - Moonbeams (available very soon)
Coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - See D stamp set
Glamour Dust and Gold Glitter
Star Gems from stash

Ribbon  from stash.

Don't look too closely at her wing.  I took loads of pics but couldn't make this look any better.  I've used a new (to me) glitter and I think it looks good on the card but on the photo looks really dense and splodgy.

We would love to see some of you joining in with the challenge this week. You don't need to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you do.  There are some lovely freebies available here

Main Prize (You need to use a Nutcrafters image)

2nd Prize (No need to use Nutcrafters image, just follow the challenge) 2 Digi stamps or 1 Stamp Sheet (subject to availability)

Snowy Christmas Card

Good Afternoon all.

Another quick Christmas card today. Over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long there is a fab challenge to CASE the very first Christmas card that you added to your blog. I went back to 2008 with trepidation because I knew that my cards back then were a bit 'dodgy' but thankfully the first christmas card I added was a Penny Black 'Snowy' card and you can't go wrong with him can you.

Original Card

New card

I have used Snowy from the PB Jolly Friends Transparent Set

The dog is from PB Critter Party Transparent Set

Coloured with Promarkers and glitter dust and fake snow from B&M

Whimsy Stamps Mini Holiday Postage Stamps

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - R for Recycling (Kraft card from IKEA packaging)

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Pets

Jingle Belles - Going Postal
Stampin' for the weekend - Starting Christmas Early
Penny Black at Allsorts - Early Christmas Makes

Right just going to get showered and changed now, then settle down to watch Dr Who and then pop out for a drink to celebrate Emily's 20th birthday today and then tomorrow she is off back to Uni in Lincoln.

Little Red Riding Hood

Good Morning all!! Isn't it a gorgeous day!! I've got all the windows open, washing on the line, birds tweeting and card made. What more does a girl need lol.

Well my card this morning is for my baby girl Emily.  It's her birthday on Saturday and she is leaving her teens behind.  20 years, where on earth has that gone!!  Then she's off back to Uni in Lincoln Sunday, boo hoo!!

As soon as I saw this image'To Grandmother's House by Mo Manning' I knew I had to  buy it.  This is why.

Pic of Emily aged about 5 dressed up for World Book Day at Primary School when they had to go in as a Fairy Tale Character.

Image coloured with Promarkers

Memory Box Cloud Dies

Sentiment Whimsy Stamps

Ribbon from Hobbycraft

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge - Anything Goes

LiaStampz - 3Rs Red, Ribbon and Rhinestones

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

Nutcrafters Challenge #26

Good Morning All.

Today I have my Nutcrafters DT card.  The challenge this week has been set by Katie and she has set a fab challenge:

 Countdown to Christmas

Here's my card. 

I have used this really cute digi stamp from the new Christmas Stamp Set - Santa's day off (available very soon)
Coloured with Promarkers and Paper Pieced with scraps
Cat Stamp from a very old See D stamp set

Ribbon  from stash.

We would love to see some of you joining in with the challenge this week. You don't need to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you do.  There are some lovely freebies available here

Main Prize (You need to use a Nutcrafters image)

2nd Prize (No need to use Nutcrafters image, just follow the challenge) 2 Digi stamps or 1 Stamp Sheet (subject to availability)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge - No Flowers

Have a lovely day.  Take Care