I am still here..........

Good Morning.
I am going to get some craft bits out today and see what one can come up with.
I have been off work for a week with a bad back. Bored is a understatement.
A work mate rang yesterday to see how i was. I told her i am so bored as I cant do alot.

She kindly remined me that I have lots of craft stuff sitting here gathering dust, and you know I had forgotten all about it.

So later on today I am going to have a play..................... with what no idea...........but watch this space.

hope everyone is well. Happy crafting all .

good morning

Well hello, from a stranger.
Thought I would pop in and say hi, sorry no cards. mojo is still AWOL.
Took me a little while to get into my account as I had forgotten my password. Actually I had changed it and forgot I had.
Anyway life is slowly getting better.
Got myself a job and loving it.
Christmas is fast approaching and me not organised as normal. Its going to be very different for us this year. But you know what we will enjoy it.
I am starting to get itchy fingers now.Thinking more about my crafting, just not produced anything.
So maybe in the new year I will have something to show you.
Hope everyone is well and ready for Christmas.
Big hugs to you all and hope you all have a wonderful Christmas .
xx

Good Morning

I just felt I needed to pop here and let you all know I am still alive.
Sorry I have not been posting over the last few months.
Some people know why. I will just say that my Life has been turned upside down and my crafting has all been put away for now, hopefully I will find the interest in it again one day.
But at this time I have no interest what so ever.
I have tried going to see crafty friends, I have purchased mags etc etc in the hope that it helps my mojo return.
But instead I have a barrier come up and it stops me.

I do pop and look at peeps blogs now and then.
I am plodding along taking each day as it comes as that's the best way for me at this time.
big hugs to all my crafting friends and blog followers.
I will return just don't know when.

Bev xx

Mothers day

Good morning all. And a very happy Mother's day to all you yummy mummy's. Hope you all have a wonderful day and get spoilt. My two Babies are taking me out for  lunch today. So looking forward to it.

Anyway I just wanted to show you the cards I made for my mum and my mother law. I love them both dearly.

For the first time I have had ago at the twisted easel cards.

Using Bearly mine papers and also made my own flowers

and the box to put them in. I actually prefer making these square boxes to the bigger ones.

Lid for the box

Lid of the box

I am now going to schedule this post as I know both will have recieved them by the time this goes live.

Thank you for stopping by and hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Bev xxx

New challenge, BLOG HOP and a freebie

Good morning all.wow woke to beautiful sunshine, ABOUT TIME ...........

Here we are Thursday again which means a new challenge over at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS.

This week we are having a blog hop and a freebie for you.

There are 12 digis of AMY and we are giving you 1 FREE Amy to join in with our new releases.... and the prize is 3 digis from our Shop!

   This is the freebie Amy that you can download from crafty sentiments blog too enter this week's challenge

And we are having a blog hop too, so hope you all join in  along with us, Click here to view the DT cards using all of the 12 Amy's......please leave comments all the DT'S blogs as 5 of you will be winning another Amy digi..... Here is the full blog hop order if you are lost along the way...

Rebekah

GDT - Doreen

Axa

Dora

Pinky

Bev (Me)

Hazel

Heather

Jac

GDT - Jacqui

Jo

Crafty Sentiments

You should have come from pinky's blog before you arrived here if not, follow the list above.

So here's my card this week.

I am using Spring Amy

No copics this week for a change.

Amy's head piece and dress have been paper pieced with crafty sentiments papers

I also used gel pens

Papers and sentiments all from Crafty Sentiments.

Ribbon from stash

Martha Stewart punch

Challenges I am entering

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Now from here you need to hop over to

HAZEL'S BLOG

Dont forget you must use the freebie Amy to enter this weeks challenge.

AND CHECK OUT THE STORE FOR NEW RELEASES

have a wonderful day all.

thank you for stopping by.

Bev xx

New Releases and a blog hop

Just a flying visit with some lovely news for you all...... Suzette our lovely owner of Crafty Sentiments has been asked so many times if Amy a sweet little girlie Character will ever be as a digital download.... well we can now say yes she will be,

woopieeeeeeeeee
On the 24th of March we will be having a Release Party on the Challenge Blog..... 5 lucky winners can get their hands on one of the Amy's, there will be some new ones and some that are from the clear stamp so make sure you join us HERE.



We have some special Guest Designers so all you will need to do is visit everyones blog and leave a little comment as there are hidden prizes to be won!

That's not all we will be giving you one of the new Amy as a FREEBIE to participate in that challenge on the 24th so make sure you download Amy and enter your cards in the challenge...... here's a little preview of her too, yes I am naughty!

Hope you can join in with us too...

Hugs

Bev xx

I done it!

Woopppiieee I done it. I managed to post a card everyday this week.

I would like to think I could keep it up, But with working from home and normal day to day activities I just never know.

Tonight we are out with our son and his girlfriend and the in laws for a nice steak.

The biggest steak this place serves is 32oz if you can eat it with all the trimmings you get it free.

No I wont be having one of them. I love steak but no way could I eat one that big.

I plan to having a crafting day tomorrow , so hopefully I can get ahead with a few cards for next week.

Today's card I am not that happy with. I may have to have a play with it and add something.

Ingredients

Tilda and bench coloured with copics

Bazzil card

Buttons and peel off from stash ( buttons look black here, but they are a dark brown)

Entering this into

Creative Cowgirls - Monochromatic

Quirky Crafts - Sketch

The Crafy Pad - Buttons

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all enjoy your weekend

Bev xx



Wooppie it's friday

Good morning all. Friday at last. No cooking for two whole days. Tonight going to Frankie n Benny's for a meal with Friends to celebrate a friends 50th birthday. Which means yum yum cinnamon waffles for dessert. If you have never tried them you just have to the are yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

So here's today's card

Ingredients

Magnolia coloured with copics

Pink Petticoat papers

Crafty sentiments ticket sentiment

Doily

Flowers and gems from stash

Gold Stickles glitter glue

Challenges I am entering

One stitch at a time - Glitter & Gems (gems on wedding dress and button hole, glitter on crown)

Stamptacular sunday - Sketch

Cupcake Inspirations - Roses & Pink

Before I go I would like to say Thank you for all your lovely comments.

Hope everyone has a fab friday.

Bev xx

What I use to do

I have just been looking thru my files on my laptop and come across some pictures of Jewellery.

I use to make this before I found card making.

So I thought I might show you some bits that I made.

Firstly some earrings

Will post some more later as I  got to do abit of editing on others .

Bev xx

Crafty sentiments challenge

Good morning all. Well as yet I have kept to my plan of posting a card everyday this week. Would like to think I could do it every week. But that all depends on work load.

Anyway this weeks challenge over at crafty sentiments is

ANIMALS

Today I have used one of the images which comes in the mini kit.

Which is being released in the store today

Ingredients

Sleeping bear coloured with copics

Papers from Bearly mine

Crafty sentiments sentiment

Fiskers punch

Nesties

Peel off teddy bears

Challenges I am entering

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Please hop over to Crafty Sentiments and check out the rest of the teams creations.

Thanks for stopping by, hope everyone has a fab day

Bev xx

Card for a male

Good morning, hope everyone is having a good week so far. This is a schedules post which I am doing now(Monday) Jackie I am still on a roll here with  posting a challenge card everyday. lol.

So today's card

Ingredients

Image Kenny K freebie  coloured with copics

Golfing paper found on my laptop so don't know where it come from.

Gems and brads from Stash

paper cellar stick on golf  club embellishment

Sentiment cut on the cricut

Challenges I am entering

Sunday sketch and stamp - Sketch

Moving along with the times - Male

Thank you for stopping by.
Now I have to get on with getting some more cards made for the rest of the week.

Bev x

Abit of NEWS

over at Crafty Sentiments we have decided to offer a special mini digi pack every month at a reduce price....... This will consist of images, sentiments and papers so make sure you keep checking!
So we are having a Mini Release Pack of some lovely little baby bear he is called Bobby,

New Papers and the Baby Sentiments are also included in this pack.....

The party starts at the challenge blog on the 17th March so some and be inspired and win! win! win!.

 

Dont forget tomorrow is a new challenge day over at the craftyy sentiments challenge blog.

so stop by tomorrow to see some cards with these designs on.

Bev xx

Back to my favorite colour again

Good morning. well I am on a roll  with my plan to try and post a card every day. And today I am back to working with that colour I just love to use on cards.

Ingredients

Doodlebugs design Papers - Limeade leaflet & Limeade blossoms

Tilda coloured with copics

yellow bazzil card

Punched Flowers coloured with fluid chalks

Martha Stewart punch

L-Em.com Ash branch punch

Crafty sentiments  sentiment stamp

Oval Nestie

Challenges I'm entering

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Crafty Catz - Yellow and Green

Wild Orchid - Dieing to punch it out

Thank you for dropping in,

Enjoy your day

Bev xx

Day 2 off my plan

As I said yesterday I plan to try and post a card for a challenge every day. so here's today card.

Ingredients

Tilda coloured with copics

Pink Petticoat vintage Rose papers

Urban Deko Lace

Doily coloured with cat eyes fluid chalk

Flowers, Gems and ribbon from stash

Butterfly charms from The Works

Challenges I am Entering

Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge - Sketch

Simon Says stamp challenge - Anything goes

My time to craft - Jewels (centre of flowers)

Thanks for stopping by.

hopefully see you tomorrow.

Bev xx

Abit of Sunday afternoon crafting

I sat this morning thinking a little bit of crafting is going to happen this afternoon. So sat down and done some blogging to see what challenges are out there. I have made a list of challenges which I would like to enter and hopefully I will post a card everyday for some challenges this week.

So here's my card for today

Ingredients

Kenny K image coloured with copics

Grey bazzil card

Papermania capsule 12x12 papers( forgot I had these paper)

Flowers , ribbons and pearls from stash

Urban deko lace coloured with copics to get colour I wanted

Nestie circles

Sentiment is from Crafty sentiments patches and stitch.

Challenges I am entering

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Lace, ribbon and bows

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls and lace

Sketchy colors - Colour theme Grey,White and Purple
ABC Challenge - Pearls

Thank you for stopping by, hope you all had a fab weekend.

Dont forget to pop back tomorrow to see what else I made today.

Bev xx

Just for you

Good morning and only just making it on time for this post. Card was done last night , but light was so bad couldn't take a picture until this morning. Not that I am still happy with it. but hey ho.

This weeks challenge for crafty sentiments  is called

JUST FOR YOU

 Our sponsor this week is Whoopsi Daisy....

Ingredients

Lily with flowers coloured with copics

Papers are papermania capsule collection

lace from stash coloured with copics

Pearls from stash

Sentiment computer generated

I am entering this into

Totally gorjuss  - Sketch

Totally paper craft - Pearls and lace

Paper playtime - anything goes

 

Before I go I just need to tell you there is some new stuff in the

crafty sentiments store

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you all have a fab day

Bev xx

Birthday's

Good Morning all. hope everyone is well. Having a funny week here, since the weekend I have had a muscle spasm in my back.Its now driving me mad...Pain killers, hot baths just aren't helping.

Anyway I want to just say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone that visits and comments on my blog. I really appreciate it.

Now this weeks challenge over at Crafty Sentiments is

BIRTHDAYS

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by
HOPE JACARE

Here is my card

As the challenge is Birthdays this week. I thought why not make a card to look like

a present. I used Crafty Sentiments digi papers Fancy stripes here and sentiment.Ribbon is from my stash.

Here again I used the same papers and a crafty sentiments ticket sentiment

Flowers are prima ones and brad from my stash

Image is Blitz with a present. Coloured with copics,

Papers again are digi ones love n romance 2 from crafty sentiments

Sentiment is from patches and stitch clear stamp set.

Spellbinders Nestabilities cured rectangle.

For the image, papers or sentiments you can purchase these from

THE CRAFTY SENTIMENTS STORE

Challenges I am entering this into are

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Birthday Card

Pile it on - Tri -  Fold

Wild Orchid - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Birthdays

Thank you for stopping by, don't forget to hop over to

Th crafty sentiments challenge blog to check and the challenge and see what the wonderful design team have come up with.

Bev xxx

Crafty Sentiments............SPRING

Good morning.

This week is my turn to sort the challenge over at Crafty Sentiments

And I have chosen

Spring

We have two sponsors this week, so that means 2 winners

firstly we have

And secondly we have

Now for my card

Ingredients

Tess digi coloured with copics

Digi papers love n romance

Sentiment Circular Birthday Celebrations  

(all above can be purchased from crafty sentiments store)

Nesties oval, and scalloped oval

Bazzill yellow card

Creatables flower die LR0109

Ribbon,butterlfies and button from stash.

Challenges I would like to enter are

A Gem of a challenge - I have used buttons and bow

Flutter by Wednesday's - anything goes as long as you have a butterfly, fairy or angel.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Birthday Wishes

Thanks for stopping by. hope you all have a fab day

Bev xx

Sketch Saturday

I had a make a card for a friends mum, who is going to be 80. She told me she likes cats and loves knitting. So I thought I would use an image  I have had for god knows how long and never used. At the same time I would use Sketch Saturdays Sketch.

I made the knitting embellishment using cocktails sticks, which I cut in half and added a pearl to one end.

I them sanded the other end to a point. then set to work and knitted a few rows. which I can tell ya was not easy.

Ingredients

Mo Manning digi image - Sinatra

Bearly mine plaid paper

Pink petticoat vintage rose papers( freebie papers from quick cards mag)

Cocktail sticks for the knitting needles

Pearls and wool from stash.

Challenges I am entering this into

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Fingers crossed my friend likes this card.

Thanks for stopping by. hope you all manage to have a good weekend despite the wet weather.

Bev xxx

 

Lemon and Lilac

Morning ladies. Here were are again for this weeks Crafty Sentiments Challenge. And just as the title says we want to see your creations using ...

LEMON and LILAC

And the sponsor this week is

Digis with Attitude

My card

Ingredients

Lilly with Flowers coloured with copics

                                                12x12 scrapbook papers don't know who by

Lemon bazzil card.

Think the punch I used for flowers is a do crafts one.

Martha Stewart punch

Brads from stash.

Challenges I am entering

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Flowers

Now why not pop over to Crafty sentiments and take alook at what the Design team have come up with.

And also check out the Store it now has a new look.

Thanks for stopping by

Bev xx