Wednesday 31 March 2010

Not recieved one of these in a while

And tonight I get 2.............
I just received these from Lisa over at mess2magic



I would like to thank Lisa for both of the awards .I would like to pass the awards onto the following people whose blogs inspire me and who follow my blog leaving me comments etc. I really appreciate it. Thank you to all of you.

Lisa mess2magic ( I know you sent it to me hun but just want to send it back to say ty x)
Dawn Dawnies den
Nicky It makes my world go round
Pina fairymoon crafts
Nicole Pretty in Ink
Anne My paper place
Rosie Rosie crafts
Fiona Lil Daffodil

Once again Ladies thank you for sharing your creations so much inspiration. And for your comments and friendship.


Tuesday 30 March 2010

Crafty Sentiments

This week over at Crafty sentiments we had to follow a sketch and use some buttons on it too.
Can I just say I loved this sketch. And why is it when you need something you never have the colour you want. just typical.


Ingredients
Papers sorry cant tell who's had awhile and no name on them
Ribbons, and buttons from stash (buttons where pink, didn't have one purple one, so out come the copics)
Sentiment is from penny black.

One card three challenges

I love little Freddie,to take part in the challenge click here
I found some papers hiding in one of my box's which I didn't know I had or even who's they are.so I thought I would put them to use on this sketch.
Going black n white on this one.....



Papers sorry I don't know who's these are, as they been hiding awhile in a box, and no front cover
Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder
Freddie coloured with copics

I am also entering this into
Crafty Catz white and one other colour
Quixotic challenges monochromatic

Pollycraft Challenge *37* A 'recipe' 4321

What a lovely challenge this is. I really enjoyed doing this.
You have to follow a recipe..........
4x papers
3 x Embellishments
2 x Ribbons
1 x Image

To find out about this challenge click here


Ingredients....
Papers Scrapbook wall sky ivy & sky campus flower
Martha Stewart border punch
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Ribbons & flowers from stash
Image coloured with copics

Monday 29 March 2010

Fairymoon Sketch 12

Another weekend gone. But how nice is it to have lighter evenings.Lets hope that this yukky weather don't last to long. Bring back the sunshine.
Well this weeks Sketch I have used all my papers and the topper from the making cards Magazine. Reason being as I wanted to combine it with the colour combo. And I had been doing a catch up with my making cards mags. I had a few months that I hadn't had chance to read. so when I see these papers I thought excellent will use them this week on fairymoon sketch.
The pink ribbon came from my stash and I used some stickles on the topper just to add abit of sparkle.
All products used can be purchased from fairymoon crafts, even The Making Cards Magazine.


Wednesday 24 March 2010

Crafty Sentiments Challenge 10#

Yesterday I got all the inserts in the cards I have made since January. All in clear bags and in my stock box at last. I now have a clear space to fill up again. Also got my laptop cleaned up. I only had to remove 4 programs and I was amazed in the difference.
Today I am having my little Niece for an hour or so. Izzy is 3, and a right little chatterbox. I may get some crafty bits out so she can make a card or something.
Anyway this is the first time I have entered a sketch over at Crafty Sentiments
I tried to take a photo of this card last night, but once uploaded it was yuk.

This is the sketch we had to follow


Here's my take on it.


Ingredients
Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania capsule heather papers,
Brazil card
Doily
Flowers and gems from stash
Sentiment Penny Black

Thank you for taking the to look at my blog.

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Wow I'm on the ball..... Fairymoon & pretty in Ink Challenges

Well not really as I had plans to get both these cards done yesterday. And just didn't get time.
I spent the day catching up on washing, which was great because I got it all out on the line, and dried. How nice is it to have nice fresh smelling washing. Done other chores and took our dog Tazz for a lovely long walk.Which done him and me good.So I got up this morning and got stuck in.And by 9.30 I had got the 2 cards made.
Any my first card is For Fairymoon Crafts
This week is sketch 11 and I have also followed a colour combo, which is green /yellow for Easter.

Ingredients :
Magnolia which I got at the weekend (isn't she a cutie) coloured with copics
Green Brazil card
Daffodil paper is from a making cards magazine
Martha Stewart punch
Paper Doily I coloured yellow
Nestabilities circles
Cuttlebug Vintage Die
Ribbon from stash
Sentiment computer generated


Card number Two
This card is for the pretty in ink challenge
This card is to following a sketch . And if you hop over to their Blog you can find the sketch there.
This image I won from a Previous challenge I done.

Ingredients
Freddie with chick I coloured with copics
Papers are from scrapworks pacific delay
Martha Stewart Punch
Nestabilities circles
Ribbon & Flowers from stash

Now I must go and get inserts put into all the cards I seem to have made since January. As they are piling up and really need to be finished and put into clear bags and into my stock.
My laptop keeps having funny moments of late, so I think I may have a good clean up on that too. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. The sun is shining here and the birds are singing its beautiful.
Thank you for taking the time to come and browse my blog.
Also just a reminder if no one has taken part, I do have some blog candy up for offer if you fancy it. you can find that here

Friday 19 March 2010

Pollycraft freebies

Pollycraft are giving away 2 free images and the chance to be on the design team.
click HERE to find out about it
Here's what I came up with for both images
Codi Stylin

Ingredients
Papers Scrapworks skinny ebony transmission
Codi coloured with copics
Nestabilities Labels four
Red card and ribbons from my stash

Cake


cake coloured wirh copics
Papers Basic Grays
Nestabilities Circles
Ribbon from stash
sentiment computer generated

Wednesday 17 March 2010

Nan's card

Thought I had better pull my finger out today, its my dear nan's birthday tomorrow and still hadn't got her card made.I have loads here made, but not one had buttons on it. Back in January I sat chatting with my nan, and remember as a child she had a big tin that was full of buttons, so asked her if she still wanting them,answer was no, so home they came with me, what she wasn't sure about was using buttons on cards, so my answer to that was watch this space nan, you will see come your birthday.
Anyway, This card I have followed this weeks sketch from just magnolia.


Ingredients
Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania rose garden papers
Brazzil card
Martha Stewart Border punch
Nestabilities scolloped oval, and plain oval
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Flowers, buttons and ribbon from stash
Do Crafts Sentiments rubber stamp.

Right must get myself sorted now as My daughter has the day off school today due to a teacher training day, so I have booked an appointment to go and view some dresses as she has her school prom in July. Cant believe my baby girl is going to be leaving school.


Tuesday 16 March 2010

Pretty in Ink sketch 2

Omg where has today gone. I have been a busy bee today, And had a dear friend pop in for a cuppa too.Just finished this card, looked at the time and thought crumbs where has the time gone disappeared.
Anyway following Nicola's sketch challenge, which can be found here if you want to give it ago.

This week I used a sugar Nellie stamp on this, which I have never really used before. Makes a change from magnolias which I am truely in love with(dont tell my hubby lol)
Anyway here's my card



Ingredients
Sugar Nellie coloured with copics
Papers from papermania rose garden
flower from my stash

Monday 15 March 2010

Fairymoon sketch 10

Wow I have had a lovely weekend. Saturday I spent a few hours at the craft shop, drinking coffee, chatting and also colouring. Fairymoon has just started stocking Sugar Nellie stamps. so that's what I sat colouring in.
And for a change this week I have used a sugar Nellie image on my card.Actually it is the one I sat and coloured while in shop.
Sunday I had a relaxing day of sorts, Woke up to a power cut, so had to boil a pan of water for my cuppa. Got sorted and went and saw my mum and Andy's mum. Came home and cooked a lovely roast. Yes I cooked it(Think my 2 have forgot mother's day means they cook me dinner lol)I didn't mind, I then set to work on putting this card together also had plans to make another, but got side tracked with blogging and facebook.
I have followed the weekly sketch and also done the colour combo which is black and yellow. Would be wonderful if you gave the sketch ago.Click here to see the sketch and browse the blog
Here's my card

Ingredients
Black card from stash
Papermania sunshine capsule papers
Manga girl colour with copics
flowers n gems are from papermania sunshine collection
Ash branch punch by L-em.com

Friday 12 March 2010

Just magnolia

This weeks challenge is to follow a sketch.To find out about it hop over to Just magnolia


Tilda coloured with copics
Scrapbook walls spring bouquet Paper
Brazzil card
Martha Stewart Border punch
Nestabilities labels
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Flowers from stash
Do Crafts Sentiments rubber stamp

Pretty in Ink

This is the first time I have entered a challenge here. I had a comment left on my blog from Nicola. So hopped over to have alook at hers and see she has a sketch challenge up.


so here's my card for her challenge.

Sweet Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania capsule Verde papers
labels Nestabilities
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Flowers from stash.and coloured with copics to get the colour I wanted
Martha Stewart punch

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Craftyc's blog candy

Hop over to craftyc's blog

Look what she has on offer

You have until March 14th to be in with the chance of winning.


Monday 8 March 2010

Sketch Saturday

Tonight I decided I wasn't going to sit on my laptop and facebook it. So started having alook at blogs and next thing I am sat on sofa, with copics around me.
while putting this card together I had tears in my eyes, watching secret millionaire. oh how sad, but also very kind.
Anyway my card, I have to say I am chuffed with the outcome of this card. even more so because I made it this evening and its not very often I craft in the evening because of the light.


Sweet tilda coloured with copics
Papers by V & A
Cuttlebug Vintage Die
circle Nestabilities
Martha stewart punch
Kars Pearl adhesive stones
Prima sultan clear gems-flower center
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Ribbon and flowers from stash


Fairymoon sketch 9

Well spent the weekend getting a wedding invitation order done. And lost my rag ,
I had printed and stuck in the inserts, got everything on the invites and then when I checked them, the insert had a letter missing. looked on the file I had saved and it was on there. so printer was the problem. so had to re do all the inserts. So spent a whole day and wasted alot of it.
After the problems with the inserts on Saturday, I really couldn't be bothered with any card making on Sunday, so apart from washing I had a lazy day, it was lovely. But where do these weekends go.
Anyway this weeks sketch for fairymoon crafts blog


My Card


Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania rose garden papers
Xcut butterfly punch
Peoney Nestabilities
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Flowers & Gems from stash

All above products can be purchased from Fairymoon crafts.
Find details Of shop and website here

Monday 1 March 2010

Using up scraps

This card is for Just Magnolia and Sketch saturday
Sorry the picture isn't that clear wrong sort of light.


Tilda coloured with copics
All the papers on this card are odd bits and bobs.
Scolloped rectangle and Scolloped circle Nestabilities
Ash branch punch by L-em.com
Flowers from stash.

Fairymoon sketch 8

Well this week I decided to move away from Magnolias. I have been wanting to try something for along time. And never been able to.But this weekend I got what I needed.
I followed a tutorial from Jak Heath.com
I just loved the Chrysanthemum she made using the Circles Nestabilities .
Following the sketch from fairymoon crafts blog
Also combining it with this weeks colour combo which is pink/lilacs and also for mothers day.


Papers from my stash, don't know who's they are
Circles Nestabilities to make the chrysanthemum,
labels Nestabilities .
sentiment and chrysanthemum leaves computer generated
Ribbon from stash.
All products can be purchased from fairymoon crafts. click on the above link to find
details of their shop and website.