Sorry I've been a stranger

Good Afternoon all. I'm really sorry that I haven't posted for ages but I am still stuggling to get my mojo back. I keep going into my craft (dining) room and looking around but nope, nothing jumps out at me. I am feeling a bit down in the dumps to be honest.

I have made a couple of cards but I must admit I only made them because I had to.  The first one is an almost copy of one I made last year.

and for the second one I wanted to try something different, so I took inspiration from Tara and made this Shabby Chic/Vintage card for a colleague at work who is turning 50 on Monday.

I've done a little bit more crocheting too.  Emily asked me to do this one.  The 11th Doctor

You can find the pattern here:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/matt-smith-big-and-cuddly-drwho

Sugar Nellie Christmas

Good Afternoon all, my card today is yet another Christmas Card. 

This is one of the first Sugar Nellies I ever bought and I can't believe I haven't used him this year yet.

Image - Sugar Nellie - Santa with Tree

Coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - See D stamps

Backing Papers - The Snowman

Large Snowflake - Cuttlebug Die

Smaller Snowflake - Martha Stewart Punch

and of course as its a Christmas Card - Glamour Dust

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pickin' Apples

Good Afternoon all, told you I'd be back!!  It's my day off work today and  they still phone me at home asking how do you do this and that.  Surely it could have waited until tomorrow!!  I'll leave the phone off the hook next week.

My card today is for the monthly friendship swap we do on Docrafts.

Image Sugar Nellie - Pickin' Apples

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition - Summer Breeze (love the sparkle on these)

Meadow Rue Die - Simon Says Stamp

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps - Mini postage Stamps

Card Candi and garden twine from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp - Dies/Punches

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - Friendship

Whimsy Inspirations Challenge - All Things Sparkly

Right that's all for now.  Off to make tea but haven't decided whether it will be egg and bacon pie or

cheese and bacon pie.  Decisions decisions!!

Edit: Egg and Bacon won.  Yummy!!

Enjoy the rest of the day

Debs xx

Friendship Card

Good Afternoon all.  

Well I'm definitely one of the ones who have post olympic blues.  After 2 weeks of watching nothing but sport I don't really want to go back to watching the normal rubbish I was watching before.  So this morning I've tidied the house from top to bottom, got all the bedding washed, dried and put back on the beds.  Made this card and am now just waiting for Em to get back from work and then we'll call around and see my oldies and do a bit of shopping.

My card is for this month's Friendship Swap on Docrafts.

Image - Sugar Nellie '|Miss Rose'

Coloured with Promarkers

Backing Paper - Dovecraft Back to Basics III

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Die - Meadow Rue - Simon Says Stamp

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

I Love Promarkers - Gardens

Sweet Stampin' - Things with wings
In the pink - Fifty Shades of Pink
My Mums Craftshop - Kraft It

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon.  xx

Bella Bunting Birthday

Hello everybody.  Hope you're all having a lovely weekend so far.   I should have posted this card yesterday but when I came to take the pic my camera battery was dead so had to recharge overnight.

Went into Manchester yesterday and got a few bits and bobs, nothing exciting really.  Oh I did go into Rockers England to buy tickets for Emily for Rebellion Fest in Blackpool (a punk/ska festival).   

There are quite a few birthdays this month so here is my first one.

Sugar Nellie image - Bella Bunting
Coloured with promarkers
Backing Papers - Dovecraft Sugar and Spice
Whimsy Stamps Bunting Die
Sentiment Clare Curd

I am entering it into a few challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - The Sketch

One Stop Craft Challenge - Celebrations

Simon Says - Anything Birthday

Passion for Promarkers - Bright and Light

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the weekend - Layer upon Layer

Off out for the day now.  Going to have a mooch around Gawthorpe Hall.

See you soon.

Hippie Chick

Good Afternoon everyone. Hope you are all okay.  Well its been weird here today, weather wise I woke up to that drizzly rain that wets you through, then the sun came out and it was a lovely warm springlike day.  Went to do a bit of shopping and on the way back it was sleeting, then the sun came out again and now its raining.  Anyway never mind here's my card that I've made this afternoon for a work colleague whose birthday is on Monday.

Sugar Nellie - Hippie Chick

Coloured with Promarkers

Nitwits Papers - Butterfly Kisses Too

Clare Curd Sentiment

Ticket Stamps - Whimsy Stamps

Punched Flowers

Marianne Dies - Creatable Swirl Flower

Pearls, Lace, button, seambinding and bakers twine from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Stop Crafts Challenge - Button It

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch and Kraft

Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring

Stampin' for the Weekend - BINGO (Ribbons//bows, Lace, Diecuts)

Top Tip Tuesday - Stitches (mine are faux)

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Green for Go

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Sugar Nellie Christmas

Good Afternoon everyone.   Hope you are well today and keeping warm.  Well Chris set off down to Stansted at 11 this mprning to catch his flight to Bratislava so I'm on my own again for the week.  His flight is at 18.55 but looking at the Departures on the comp everything is taking off late,  because of the weather I supppose.  He's got a 2 hour taxi drive into the Czech Republic when he finally lands so goodness knows what time he'll get to his hotel.  Sooner him than me!!

Anyway I've been out and cleared all the snow off the drive just in case it freezes again overnight and then settled down to make another Christmas card.  I've neglected my Sugar Nellies of late so thought I would drag one of them out for a change.

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Wrapped Up Toddlers'

Paper Pieced and coloured with Promarkers

Backing Papers and Embossing Folder - The Snowman

Snowflakes - Sizzix Die and Martha Stewart Punch

Ribbon and fake snow from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Paper Piecing and Sketch
Winter Wonderland - Blue and White
Crafty Hazelnuts - Use a Diecut

Sugar Nellie - New Grandma

A flying visit from me tonight.  I am just posting this card that I made for Deb at work who has just become a grandma for the first time.  Her son and daughter-in-law have just had a gorgeous baby girl Erica Susan.

I have followed Gayle's sketch on The Sugar Bowl Challenge blog

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Circle of Life' coloured with Promarkers.

Whimsy sentiment stamps

Sugar Nellie Christmas

Good Afternoon Everyone.  Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.  Did any of you manage to sleep in with the extra hour.  My body clock didn't know the clocks had gone back so I was wide awake at 4.30 am.  Hopefully it will sort itself out or I'll be going to bed at 9 tonight lol.

Here's this week's Christmas card:

Sugar Nellie Stamp - Wrapped Up Boy

Memory Box Die - Snowflake Corner

Liquid pearls

Glitter card from Wilkinsons

Glamour Dust

I am entering it into quite a few challenges:

Bah Humbug Challenge - Use Die Cuts

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Winter Wonderland - CAS card

One Stop Craft Challenge - No Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Cold and Frosty

Little Claire's Challenge - Christmas

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Anns Challenge - Clean and Simple

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Glitter

Retirement Card

Good Morning Everyone.  Well looks like Fred the weatherman has got it wrong again.  He said it would be nice today but what have I got ..............light drizzle.......... the stuff that wets you right through!! 

My card today is one I made a while ago but couldn't post until now.  It was made for a work colleague who retired on Wednesday.

I've used this beautiful Sugar Nellie stamp  'Sweet Ebony Flowers' coloured with Promarkers.  She is one of the first I bought and I am very ashamed to say I have only inked her up maybe twice!!  Sorry about my fingers showing in the mirri card.

My card is being entered into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Party Time

Passion for Promarkers - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Backing papers - Bo Bunny and I think scraps of Basic Grey

Flowers - WOC

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Peel Offs and gems from stash (very old)

The flower embossed frame I won in a candy.

Before I go here is a sneaky peek of my Nutcrafters card using one of  the new Winter Stamps Collection which will be released on Wednesday 7 September.

Please pop over to see more Sneaky Peaks at Nutcrafters.  The DT call is still open, but you'll have to be quick and there is still a chance to win 3 lots of candy.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend xx

 

Miss Rose

Haven't we had another lovely day, been tidying up the garden again.  Those sneaky weeds get everywhere don't they.

Stewart moved out yesterday.  He is sharing a house with 5 others.  I don't feel too sad, even though I'll miss him.  I'd already got used to him going as he was away at Uni for 3 years and then when he finished there he still stayed away most weekends with the friends he had made at college and Uni.  He's only a 20 minute drive away so I'm sure we'll still see him lots.  He's only been gone one night and Chris is already changing his room all around lol.  We are going to move into his room temporarily whilst we decorate ours and then Chris is putting his exercise stuff in there and we'll just use his wardrobes for extra storage.  Emily was going to move in there as her room is quite small but hopefully she'll be going to Uni in September so there is no point really.

Anyway enough rambling, onto my card.  I have quite a few birthday cards to make this month.

Stamped Image - Miss Rose - Sugar Nellie coloured with Promarkers

Backing Papers - Basic Grey

Sentiments - WhimsyStamps - Mini postage stamps and mini seals 

Large butterfly - Peel Off stuck onto acetate and cut out.  Small butterflies x cut punch.

Flowers from stash.

I am entering this card into the:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

I Love Promarkers - Include Flowers

Allsorts - Free and Easy

Paper Creator - Special Occasion

By the Cute and Girly - Things with wings

Secret Crafter - Here comes Summer

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Snow Juggler

Woo hoo I'm on a roll this week, my 4th card.  It might be a bit late and the pic a bit ropey because the light has gone but I won't get time to post it tomorrow 'cos I'm off out early in the morning 6.30 and then going to mum's straight from work as its her 70th birthday.

I am entering this card into quite a few challenges:

Bah Humbug - Scarves and Mittens

ABC Christmas Challenge - M is for Monochrome

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Flowers

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - All Bundled Up

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Snowmen

The Sugar Bowl - The Sketch

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

The image is a Sugar Nellie stamp ' Snow Juggler ' coloured with Promarkers and added glamour dust.  The backing papers are a free download from Summer Driggs - Winter Wonderland.  Sentiment is a Snag 'em.  Pearls and poinsetta from stash and added liquid pearls.

Right off now to watch The Apprentice and finish off my bottle of Crabbies.  I've only had half a bottle and can already feel my legs turning to jelly,  I know I'm a real lightweight lol.

New Grandson

We finished a bit early from work tonight and as nobody was home I found a bit of time to make this card.  Emily has gone to see Dylan Moran, a comedian at the Manchester Opera House, Chris has gone around to his mums and Stewart is goodness knows where.

My card is for a lovely lady who has just become a Grandma to a gorgeous little grandson.

I am entering it into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Birthstone (Turquoise)
Colour Create Challenge - Blue, Grey and White
Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge
Simon Says Stamp - Bingo (Shape, ribbon, sentiment)
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Male Card

The stamp I have used is a Sugar Nellie 'Circle of life' and coloured with Promarkers.  The bunny backing paper is a free download called Hippity Hoppity and you can download it here.  I've run a piece of white card through my cuttlebug in the swiss dots folder.  Sentiment is Clare Curd stamp.  Added gems and ribbon from stash.

Daisy Birthday Card

Good Afternoon, hope you are all well. What a funny day its been weather wise, I pegged some washing out this morning and I've brought it in 3 times now.  Sunny one minute and chucking it down the next lol.  Been to hospital with mum this morning for a check up after her Bypass op in March.  The consultant is very happy with her and discharged her from Wythenshawe.  She just has to go to our local hospital now for another follow up in 4 months, so all good.

My card today is a birthday card for a lady at work.

I have used the cute 'Daisy' stamp by Sugar Nellie and coloured with Promarkers.  She has been discontinued at SN but did you know that she is being re-released by Elisabeth Bell as she has had so many people asking for her.  The papers are from Nitwit's So Berry collection. 

I am entering it into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

BunnyZoes Challenge - Lace

Passion for Promarkers - Pink/Brown

Cute Card Thursday - Embellish it

Crafty Catz - Circles

Cute and Girly - In the garden

Snow Juggler

ugWell I was so late with last week's Christmas card, I was determined to get this weeks made at the first opportunity.

After a quick tidy up and a cup of tea whilst wandering through blogland this morning (sorry I didn't have time to leave comments, I was on a mission lol, searching for ideas)  I got cracking.

The ladies over at Humbug Hall are challenging us to make a card that moves.  I searched through all my old tutorials and most of the moving cards involved pulling bits out, plastic bags and all kinds of things so decided they would take too long and just went with this suspended tag card.  The tag spins around to show the 2 sentiments.

I am entering it into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch
Winter Wonderland - P is for   (Pink, Polka Dots, Punch)
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Scallops

Right off to have a bit of lunch and another wander around the blogs.  I noticed this morning everyone was saying how lovely the weather is, well its not here in Manchester, its blooming perishing and looks like its about to rain :(.

Sugar Bowl Challenge

Oh I could so get used to these long holidays, this is my 11th day off with only one to go.  Due back in on Wednesday :(  I have really enjoyed my time off, especially with the gorgeous weather.

My card today is for another work colleague whose birthday is coming up soon.  I am entering it into the Sugar Bowl Challenge which is a gorgeous sketch from Marlena.

I have used my Sassy Stamp 'Hippie Chick' and coloured her with Promarkers.  The papers are from Nitwits and I couldn't stop myself buying 4 sets in the recent sale.  The flourish is a Marianne Diecut, Sentiment is Cuddly Buddly stamp and a bit of card candy and liquid pearls to finish.

I am entering it into the following challenge:

The Crafty Pad - Pearls and Swirls

Paper Sundaes - Hair colour combination (PM Almond, Tan and Cinnamon)

Crafty Emmas - Photo Inspiration

Wags and Whiskers - Die or Punch

Pollycraft - Anything Goes

Christmas Card #15

HAPPY ST GEORGE'S DAY - and isn't it a beautiful one.

My card today is my weekly Christmas Card for the Bah Humbug Challenge which this week is to use the man himself  'Santa'.

I've used one of my favourite Sugar Nellies 'Santa with Tree' and coloured with Promarkers and added the usual glamour dust.  I don't think I could make a Christmas card without adding it lol.  I have used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, isn't it fab!!  The large circle and snowflakes have been embossed to give them a bit more texture.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Embossing
Cute Card Thursday - No Text
Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge

Right Chris has just finished washing the cars so we are going to have a cup of tea and then have a stroll up the canal to the fish farm.  Our fish haven't got any food left so we'll have to stock up and then if my feet can hold out we'll carry on up the canal to Daisy Nook country park and have a wander around the garden centre, it's such a shame Craft Central aren't there any more but they do a lovely Choc Fudge cake in the cafe, yummy!!

Christmas Card #13

Isn't it a lovely sunny day.  Mum is finally home from hospital, hurrah!!.  She came home late Friday, still feeling a bit down but it is amazing what a night in your own bed can do.  Went round to see her yesterday and apart from being a bit tired she looked great.  Not been today yet as my sister is up from Cheltenham so I'll go around a bit later on.
I have made 2 cards today.  The first is my weekly Christmas Card.  I am entering it into a few Christmas challenges.  The first is Bah Humbug which this week is Candy Canes.  The second is DieCut Dreams Christmas Challenge which is to use 2 images, one of which has to be a Tilda and the third challenge is Winter Wonderland which has a photo for inspiration.

I have used this cute Tilda with Candy Cane and coloured with Promarkers.  The window image was a gifted image so sorry I don't know where from.

My second card today is for a couple of Sugar Nellie Challenges.  The first is a sketch by Maria Therese on The Sugar Bowl Challenge and you have to use the colours Green and Purple and the second challenge is the Sugar Nellie Facebook Challenge White on White.

I have used one of my favourite Sugar Nellies 'Post Box' and coloured it with Promarkers. 

Baby Girl Cards x 2

Do you remember me saying a while ago that there were a few babies due soon.  Well the Law of Sod has struck again,  I had 2 baby boy cards ready to go and you guessed it, its a girl.  Baby Isobel has arrived.  I had one card for the new mum already but still had to make 2 for the new grannies who |I work with.

Here is the first.

I am entering this card into a few challenges. 

A  Gem of  a Challenge - Buttons, Brads, Beads and Bows

Tuesday Morning Sketches - The Sketch

Digital Tuesday - Punches

Totally Papercraft - Do it with Dig

Die Cut Dreams - Baby Girl

The cute giraffe is a digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs and it is coloured with Promarkers.  Sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly.

Here's my second card.

I am entering this one into a couple of challenges too

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

I love Promarkers - Stitching

I have used this cute Sugar Nellie stamp 'Circle of Life' and coloured with Promarkers.  She looked a bit boyish so I drew a bow in her hair.  I guess that's what we do with real babies when they haven't got much hair, stick a bow on so strangers don't say aww what a lovely little boy lol.  Papers are Stamping Up and Basic Grey.

Hippie Chick

I've been meaning to join in with the Sugar Bowl challenge since I first saw the fabulous sketch and have now finally had time!  Chris has gone out walking this morning.  He is doing The 3 Peaks later on this year and needs all the practice he can get.  He has done (as have I) all the 3 Peaks but with a gap in between and he thinks it will be a doddle doing them all in one go.  I think he is mad but proud of him for attempting it.  I did all 3 in a month and it took a while for my legs to recover.  Emily hasn't made it down the stairs yet, I think I have heard her moving about but haven't seen her yet and Stewart, well I haven't seen him since Thursday!!  He is starting his new job tomorrow so making the most of his last days as a student.  He graduated in July and has been out of work since then.

I have used this gorgeous Sugar Nellie Sassy stamp 'Hippie Chick' coloured with Promarkers.  Isn't she fab!

                                                

Papers - Stamping Up and My Minds Eye
Sentiment - Paula Pascuale
Sizzix Swirl
Woodware leaf punch
Gems and flowers from stash.
I am also entering this card into:
Colour Create Challenge - Lemon, Green and White
Top Tip Tuesday - Girlie

Right I am off to see if I can get another birthday card done before I get interrupted.  Might see you later!!