I'm such an idiot!!!

Well I did have a card to post today but stupid me forgot to take a piccy and its been posted.  It was lovely too, if I do say so myself lol and it would have fitted in with quite a few challenges.  Oh well that's life I suppose.

Just been shopping for a few bits and now I'm going to sort out the house and then settle down to watch the match.  I do hope Man City win, its about time they won something.  Chris has been climbing again this morning, he camped out in all that rain last night so that he could get an early start and be back for kick off, I haven't heard from him yet but I'm sure he'll be alright.  It's dad's 70th tomorrow so we are all going round there.  I'm going to get a few nibbles prepared as mum is still not up to going out.  I've had my orders from her though, she wants kebabs, ribs and a trifle. 

Christmas Tilda

Well it's another miserable day here in Manchester but warm and muggy!!.

No doubt you will have heard the news all over blogland that there is a cheeky mare on Ebay selling a CD with cards made with Sugar Nellie images. So I popped over to have a nosey and got the shock of my life.  One of my cards was included on the CD.  She is saying she has got permission to use them and has even paid for the use of them, well she hasn't paid me or any of the others anything.  This CD has now been taken off Ebay but she has loads of others including Tildas, Stamping UP, etc.  Bev and Maddy have set up a new forum Stop Thieves so please pop over and take a look.  Suffice to say I am not a happy bunny and will be watermarking all my cards from now on.  I have also joined My Free Copyright.com.

Anyway onto this week's Christmas Card.  Again it fits into a few challenges.

I have used this gorgeous Tilda with Heart Ornament and coloured her with Promarkers.  I've added a bit of 3D gloss to the heart and sprinkled on a tiny bit of glamour dust.  The papers are from my scraps drawer and matted onto a piece of red card that came as packing in the deeds to my house which I received last week (yyyyyyaaaaaaaaayyy finally paid off the mortgage!!)  Ribbon and gems from stash and white gel pen faux stitching to finish.

Challenges entered:

Bah Humbug - Recycling or Shades of Green

Winter Wonderland - The Colours of Christmas

Sparkle's Forum - Holly or Ivy

Sketch Saturday - The Sketch

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with option of stitching

'Albert'

I don't usually post this late but I've been making this card for about 3 days!!  I kept getting interrupted, so as soon as I finished it I had to blog it lol.  I made it with a few challenges in mind but the deadline has gone on a couple of them.

I've used this fab digi from Just Inklined 'Albert' and coloured him with Promarkers.  I have added a wee bit of glitter gel pen on the edges of the mirrors and lamps and coated the visor in some distress stickles.  The font was created on the comp using Morpheus font.  I am entering it into the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - Song Title (Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - One for the boys
My Partner in Crafting Crime - Incorporate Numbers
Stamps R Us - For the men in our lives
Little Claire's Designs - Sketch
Here Come the Boys - Anything Goes

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 #16

Just a quick post this evening, I am taking Emily to a party in Hollingworth and I need to search for the address on Google maps before I go.

Tonight's card is my weekly Christmas Card for Bah Humbug which this week is pleats and ruffles.

 
I have paper pleated the paper which is a download from Zoe Pearn 'Happy Holidays' added a bit of ribbon from my stash, a poinsetta, a couple of gems and a simple sentiment.  Right got to go Emily is shouting me from upstairs.  She's probably lost something.  -x-

Christine's Birthday

Good morning, another lovely day here in Manchester, hope it is as good where you are.  Mum's just phoned me to ask me to make a birthday card for her sister, well she actually asked me to go to a card shop and buy one but I can't bring myself to go in one, can't remember the last time lol.  She still can't go out after the op, she gets out of breath very quickly and asked dad to get her a card last week, he came back with one of those cheapy 2 for a pound cards and mum would be ashamed to send it, she likes cards with a lovely verse inside so I'll go around later and give her a selection of verses so she can choose a nice one.

I have used this gorgeous stamp 'Precious Moments' (Auntie Chris has chickens) and coloured it with Promarkers.  I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - The Sketch
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Let's Celebrate
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Colour Create - Pink, Blue and Brown
Stamp Something - Flowers, Buttons and Sparkle
One Stop Crafts - Chocolate

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!!

Mo Manning Wonderful Day

This is my second card today so please scroll down to see my other.  This one is another birthday card for a work colleague.

The image was a freebie from the fab Mo Manning called 'Wonderful Day' and coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are from Zoe Pearn and Birdsong from Papermania.  Ribbon is a piece of Organza from Home Bargains which I have cut up.  The sentiment came with the image and I have hand sewn around the edge.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
A Spoonful of Sugar - All Creatures Great and Small
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Stitching
Mo's Digital Challenge - Start of Something New (A New Year)
I Love Promarkers - Sketch
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Freebie
DYSU Challenge - Scallops

Christmas Card #14

Good morning everyone, had an early start this morning so thought I would get cracking on this week's Christmas Card.  We were up at 5.30 as Chris is doing a 20k run today 'Offa's 'Orror' down in  Tintern near Chepstow.  It's a multi terrain race so running on footpaths and forest trails and up and down hills.  I think he's mad but he loves it.  Anyway it leaves me in peace to craft.  Not going down to watch, it's about 3 hours away but my sister and brother in law live down there and are going to cheer him on and let him use their shower afterwards!!

Anyway onto my card.  I tend to shy away from black and white challenges 'cos I am rubbish at colouring in with greys and blacks but the DT on Die Cut Dreams Christmas Challenge have used colour on their images so thought it would be okay if I did too!!

I am also entering it into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - Stockings

ABC Christmas Challenge - Hotspot or Spotlight Technique

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Ribbon and Gems

I really enjoyed making this card, it took me out of my comfort zone but I think that's a good thing sometimes, isn't it.  I haven't tried this spotlight technique before but think it is very effective and will definitely try it again.  I've used this lovely Mo Manning image 'Pammy's Stocking' and coloured the spotlight bit with Promarkers and added a bit of glamour dust to the top of the stocking.  The backing papers are from Summer Driggs 'Year to Shine' kit and the stripey paper is Charcoal Prints from Dovecraft.  The large snowflake is a Cuttlebug die and the little one a Sizzix die cut.  The ribbon and gems are from my stash and the sentiment is from The Clear Art Stamps Impressions kit.

Pink, Black and White Birthday Card

Good afternoon, another lovely morning but starting to cloud over now.  I realised yesterday that there are 3 birthdays at work soon and with the Bank Holidays and time I've got off  it means I've got to get them done by Wednesday eek!!  Here is the first one:

I have used this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp 'It's My Party' coloured with Promarkers and added a bit of glamour dust.  I have used papers from My Minds Eye and matted onto black card.  The sentiment I have made myself on the computer.  The swirl was cut from glitter card with a Marianne die.  The flower was made by punching 2 daisies from glitter card and then I used some cosmic shimmer on a paper rose which promptly fell to pieces, so I just used 2 layers from the rose and added the pink pearl gem in the middle.  The organza across the middle of the card was in a pack from Home Bargains.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog - Happy Birthday 

Colour Create Challenge - Pink, Black and White

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

Passion for Promarkers - Make your own embellishments

Right I am going to get ready to go to Mum and Dad's this afternoon.  Think of me please we are going to watch the match on the telly and mum, dad and Emily are true blues and Chris and Stewart are die hard reds.  I am piggy in the middle and just hope it is a good match!!  Secretly I'd love City to win, think United win too much and Chris is getting too cocky lol!!

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. 

Dawn's Birthday

Another quick card today.  With all the toing and froing to the hospital I forgot all about my sister's birthday, well I didn't forget I just didn't realise it was so soon lol.  It's her birthday on Tuesday so I'll have to get this card in the post tomorrow.

I have used this cute house mouse stamp and coloured with Promarkers.  The papers are from a Cricut pad.  Sentiment is Paula Pascual.  Gems, flower, button and ribbon from stash.  Faux stitching with white gel pen.

I have followed the sketch on Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog and am also entering it into the new Addicted to Stamps Challenge which for their first week is a nice and easy one Happy Birthday