Wednesday 31 December 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!...AND A CARD!


Well i'm having a lovely evening,enjoying a bit of crafting and being entertained by my two son's with their magic tricks lol.We bort our eldest kian a magic set for xmas and he's been practising really hard lol.So here's my card using one of my lovely Tilda's,dovecraft paper's,provocraft cardstock,lace from local craft shop,x-cut flower punch,papermania vellum,peel-off and craftwork cards jelly tots.Well i hope you're all having a fab evening however you're bringing in the new year!!!So to all you lovely bloggy friends HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!xx

FF CHALLENGE


Here is my card for this weeks Forever Friends challenge which is your choice.so as i'd just bort this stamp i'd thought i'd make a love themed card.All products are Papermania except cardstock which is core'dinations and dmc thread.hope you like and thanks for looking!And a happy new year!!!xx

TASHA'S BLOG CANDY

Just to let you know Tahsa over at http://milliesmagicalmoments.blogspot.com/ has some fab blog candy up for grabs!to be in with a chance of winning a £50 voucher to spend at the Glitter pot all you have to do is leave a comment with your worst or best joke and leave a link on your blog.There will be a stamp for 5 runner's up and it ends on the 10th jan 2009!xx

Monday 29 December 2008

WOW AN AWARD...THANKYOU JOEY!!!


Wow what a lovely surprise i had today, the lovely joey has given me this fab award.I am honoured she thought of lil' old me!I've not been blogging long but am totally addicted and have met the nicest people here in blogging land.I love visiting your blogs,seeing all your fab creations and reading your daily rants and goings on lol.It's a good job i love to read eh joey lol.Please visit joey's blog her card's are absolutely fab and have given me great inspiration.http://www.joeysworldofstuff.blogspot.com/

well i am supposed to pass this on to 7 other people but there are soo many blogs i love to visit so i will have a little think and get back to you with that one?thanks for stopping by.xx

Sunday 28 December 2008

YOU'RE SPECIAL


Well this is my last card for tonight i promise.It's been soo nice not having to make a christmas card that i got a bit carried away lol.This last card i made was just because i had this stamp for christmas and just wanted to play.I have used basic grey 'eva' paper's,x-cut flower punch,papermania vellum,scallop circle nestie,rub-on sentiment free with mag ages ago,paermania and dovecraft ribbons,dmc thread and craftwork cards jellie tots.thanks for looking.hope you're all enjoying your last few days of 2008!xx

p.s please scroll down and take a look at my other three cards posted tonight.thanks.xx

SKETCH SATURDAY


Over on sketch saturday there is no sketch this week instead you have to make using your fave sketch!I loved sketch 30 because there was so many layers to it which meant i could use lots of papers which is a bit of an addiction of mine lol.I have used a sarah kay image coloured with whispers,paper's and ribbon are papermania,dcwv cardstock,x-cut flower punch,penny black sentiment and craftwork cards jellie tots...absolutely love these little beauties!thanks for looking.xx

CUTE CARD THURSDAY

The second card uses a forever friends stamp which i also coloured with whispers,free papers, flower and gem and anita's peel-off.hope you like?xx


Hi everybody!Does anyone else feel that christmas went by too fast?Can't believe in a few days we'll be bringing in the new year!Well last night was the first decent sleep i've had in about 4 days due to a stinking cold which is finally going.So now that i feel much better i have made a few cards with some of my new stamps!Well this week CCT has an 'open theme' which ive made two cards for as could'nt decide which one to enter lol!The first uses cross stitch tilda coloured with whispers,cut out and put onto card with 3d foam pads,the papers were free with a mag and so were the flowers and an anita's peel-off.Gosh what a cheap card that was to make lol.


Friday 26 December 2008

BIRTHDAY GIRL!


Hi everyone.Well i'm full of cold and not got the energy to make anything at the mo so ive been blog hopping instead and getting all inspired ready for when i do!So here's a card i made last week with a new stamp i had which was meant to be for xmas but i just could'nt wait to play lol!I have used Cross stitch Tilda coloured with whispers,cut out and mounted onto card with 3D foam pads,funky hand paper's which were part of my runer's up prize for the simply card's and papercraft CMOTY comp!hop you like?hope you've all had a lovely christmas and had lots of crafty goodies?I have and can't wait to play!:)xx

Sunday 21 December 2008

JUST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY CARDS

Well ive had a lovely afternoon crafting in my craft room with my two boys they too love to stamp just like their mum lol.So i managed to get a couple of challenges done as i have'nt had the time up until now.All my christmas shopping is done,wrapping is done so i can now relax and enjoy taking part in some challnges at long last and make card's that are not for christmas...yay!This was a fab sketch to work with and really enjoyed making this card...nice and simple!I have used Edwin with cap coloured with whispers,cut out and mounted onto card with 3D foam pads,paper's are papermania,cardstock is DCWV,stars are papermania inked with versa color tangerine inkpad and peel off greeting.Thanks for looking!Hope you're all having a fab evening.xx

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE

This week's paertake challenge was MONOCHROME MADNESS! and as pink is my fave colour this was an easy challenge for me lol.I have Stylish Tilda coloured with whispers,cut out and mounted on card with 3D foam pads to add dimension,papermania papers,provocraft cardstock,scallop circle nestie embossed with sizzix texture plate,peel off,x-cut flower punch and gems from stash.Hope you like?xx

Thursday 18 December 2008

THE LAST ONE!!!


Hello!Well i finally got there and finished the last card from the order tonight...yay!I actually really enjoyed making it and am really pleased with the results.I used a PB image coloured with whispers,the paper's are by K&co which i have had absolutely ages and never used until now...tut tut me!They go really well with the image i think.Cardstock is DCWV,ribbon is from stash and sentiment is computer generated.Well dare i say i can relax again now and enjoy christmas.I've had some lovely new stash so i'm going to enjoy playing with that for now!Enjoy your evening.xx

FAB NEW CHALLENGE BLOG!!!

Morning!Just a quick post to let you know there's a new challenge blog starting 5th january!!!It's fab...they will be setting a new challenge every fortnight which will be a sketch to follow but with the twist of using your beloved new stash.I soo need a challenge like this as i hate cutting up my new paper's lol.To celebrate the launch they are offering some blog candy!All you have to do is post a link on your blog letting everyone know about the new challenge blog and candy and post a comment on their blog by midnight january 3rd to be in with a chance of winning.So go over now and take a look at the fab whiff of joy stamp on offer!http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 17 December 2008

NEARLY THERE!!!

Well i'm almost done.Only two cards left to do now...yay!!!!This sarah kay stamp arrived today...it was meant to be a christmas present but i just could'nt help myself lol.I love sarah kay stamps and plan on buying lots more!For this card i used a sarah kay image can't remember what its called sorry coloured with my trusty whisper's,papermamia paper's,pink raffia by papercellar,dccw cardstock,dmc thread,sizzix swirl die and computer generated greeting. This second card features a penny black stamp coloured with whispers,provocraft cardstock which i embossed with a sizzix texture plate...love these btw i have them all lol!,x-cut flower punch,holographic card,scallop circle nestie,dmc thread,purple sheer ribbon from stash and computer generated greeting.Hope you like them?I really enjoyed making these,it made a nice change from red and green lol.xx


AND HERE'S A FEW MORE!

Morning everyone!thought i'd share a few more christmas card order's with you before i get cracking on the housework and the rest of the order's!I used the same layout on all three cards to speed things up as time is limited.All three cards feature PB images,DCWV paper's and computer generated greetings.well i hope you all have a fab day whatever you're doing!xx





Tuesday 16 December 2008

AND I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE!!!LOL




Evening ladies!So i sat down today and thought to myself...i can relax and look forward to christmas now as i have no more christmas cards to make...was i just tempting fate?i think so as at the very same time my sister called with a card order from a work colleage for 18 to make by friday!!!!well i got straight onto it tonight and have made 9 so far!..very pleased with myslef indeed.thankfully they are not all christmas cards as im kinda getting fed up of making them lol.anyway here is card order #1.i used a whipper snapper stamp coloured with whispers,dcwv xmas papers,computer generated greeting and sizzix snowflake.
The second card features a panduro image coloured again with whispers,dcwv rose tinted xmas,sizzix and cuttlebug snowflakes and computer generated greeting.

Monday 15 December 2008

NOT A CHRISTMAS CARD!!!


Evening everyone.It's soo nice to make a card that's not for christmas.i made this card simply because i wanted to use my new tilda stamp.I am absolutely loving tilda stamps at the mo,they are just a dream to colour.So here is the card ,i have used Tilda with stripey tights coloured with whisper's,funky hand papers and sentiment,scalloped circle nesties and ribbon from hobycraft.Hope you like it as much as i enjoyed making it.Happy christmas btw!!!xx

Thursday 4 December 2008

A BIT OF YELLOW TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY!


Good afternoon everyone!Just a quick post before i pick the boys up.I had a card order to make using the colour yellow.I used doodlebug paper's,sizzix flower's,PM button,DMC thread and yelow cardstock.think that's it lol.hope you like?do you think it's too yellow???xx

Tuesday 25 November 2008

STYLISH TILDA!


Evening everyone!well seeing as ive not been well lately due to catching a nasty bug i have'nt felt like making any cards.so i thought i'd show you this one i made last week which i meant to show you but forgot.Since having kids my brain's gone to mush lol.Anyway here it is.I have used stylish tilda stamp coloured with whisper's pens,nana's nursery dcwv paper's,stamps away sentiment,prima flower's,papermania metal flower,dovecraft sheer ribbon and thread from stash.Hope you like it?Enjoy the rest of your evening.x x

Saturday 22 November 2008

BASIC GREY EMBOSSING CHALLENGE!


Hello everyone.Just a quick note tonight because i'm still not feeling fright.Icaught a stomach bug off my lovely friend becky(thanks mate lol).So here is my entry for this week's basic grey challenge.hope you like it?I thought i was quite inventive lol.thanks for lookin.x x

Tuesday 18 November 2008

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR!


Evening ladies!Hope you are all well and enjouing your tuesday evening?I've just made this card for a spoon full of sugar's challenge.I have used my very talented other half's character's who are called Acorn and Willow.I adore them but i'm biased lol.I have layered the image onto brown bazzill cardstock.I have used my sizzix swirl die,prima flower's,making memories button brad,PB sentiment and bazzill cardstock oh and i handstiched the border.Hope you like it?please leave a comment to let me know what you think and thanks for looking!xx

Monday 17 November 2008

BASIC GREY CHALLENGE


Morning everyone!!!This week's challenge over at basic grey is 'one for the boys' and here is my effort.I have used my forever friends stamp coloured with whispers,basic grey cupcake paper's,sizzix balloon die, some wire for the string and ribbon from my stash.hope you likey?and thanks for looking.x x

Saturday 15 November 2008

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY AND CUTE CARD THURSDAY


Morning!could'nt wait to get into my craft room this morning and finish off the card i started last night.I hate starting cards and not finishing them but it was 1am and bed was calling lol.So here it is!This card is for papertake weekly which is a sketch by dawny and cute card thursday which is a red and green theme this week.I have used a mega cute image by panduro coloured with whispers which i received in an image swap -thankyou amie!the paper's are dcwv christmas wishes and the sentiment is also from an amie so not sure who that's by.The ribbon and thread are from my stash and cardstock is dcwv.Hope you likey and thanks for looking!xx

Friday 14 November 2008

TILDA AND EDWIN CHRISTMAS CARDS!




Good evening!well i've had a lovely day today.My lovely partner lee booked the day off work today so he could take me out for a meal.Ahhhh i hear you all say lol.I'm also happy because i managed to make two cards tonight.They are quite simple though compared to some of the masterpieces ive seen today in the blogging world!But someone's gotta do simple right?lol.I thought i'd had enough of christmas cards....well that was until i bought my swirly die today hehe!Yes bex i know i should'nt be spendin me pennies cuz were going to nec on sunday but you know how long i've wanted one of these for and just could'nt resist!!!Hope you like them?thanks for looking!

Thursday 13 November 2008

A SPECIAL FRIEND TILDA CARD


Evening all!i've not made many cards lately which is very unusual for me.Think it may have had something to do with the fact that my craft room was an absolute tip lol.However, i have finally tidied it up and managed to make a card tonight.I've used one of my lovely tilda stamps, i'm loving these at the mo.I coloured her in with my whispers pens.I hand stitched a border around the image and layered it onto some purple cardstock.I used dcwv paper from the text stack.Stamps away sentiments.sizzix texture plate and circle scallop nestability die oh and a bit of ribbon from my stash.hope you like it?thanks for looking.x x

Sunday 9 November 2008

HIDDEN MESSAGE!




Hi everyone!Hope your all making the most of this miserable sunday afternoon?Over on the One stop craft challenge blog Donna has set this weeks theme which is 'hidden messages'.I was chuffed to bits when i read this because with a stroke of luck i had just made a friend a birthday card using this exact idea!So that was my entry sorted lol!Here it is, hope you all like it and i hope my friend does too?xx

NEW BLOG!

Hi everyone just letting you know i have discovered a fab new blog by craftstamper!check it out!http://craftstamper.blogspot.com x x Hope you're all enjoying a relaxing sunday afternoon!xx

Saturday 8 November 2008

HOW COULD I FORGET MY LITTLE EDWIN?


I made this card last nigth along with the other's and i can't believe i forgot to put him on!I love this stamp i shall definitely be using him to make my son's christmas card's,he's just so cute!I coloured him in with my whisper's pens,i used papermania a wonderful christmas time paper's AGAIN!lol.The greeting is from s kars clear stamp set and x-cut circle cutter-i love this gadget so easy to use.I would recommend investing in an x-cut glass cutting mat it makes life so much easier if you like to cut things out with your craft knife and makes using the x-cut shape cutter a breeze!!Hope you're all having a nice weekend.Thanks for looking.xx

Friday 7 November 2008

MOJO MONDAY 3/11


Hi again!I loved working with this weeks mojo monday sketch,it was nice and simple which is just what i needed this week lol.My brain's not functioning properly at the moment!For this card i used dcwv rose tinted christmas stack,silver card which i enbosses with a sizzix snowflake texture plate,PB stamp coloured in with you guessed it lol whisper's pens,cuttlebug snowflakes cut from dcwv glitter card,dovecraft brads,purple gems and stickles glitter glue for the wings.As i said a very simple card but i like it!xx

SKETCH SATURDAY 22


I've left it till the last minute but i've been out of mojo all week and it finally came back today thankgod!So here is the card i made for this weeks sketch saturday!I have used papermania a wonderful christmas time paper pack,dcwv cardstock,PB stamp coloured in with whisper's pens,papermania greeting from co-ordinating stamp set to paper's,cuttlebug snowflake,x-cut circle cutter and scallop circle nestie.It turned out better than i thought it would and i'm quite pleased with it.x x

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY 'SPARKLY'


Here is my card for this weeks papertake weekly challenge which is 'sparkly'.I have used anita's square cream card,papermania a wonderful christmas time paper pack,basic grey 'wassail' clear stamps,twinkling H2o's,stickles glitter glue,dovecraft brads and kars christmas greeting.I like it and i don't lol.Hope you're all having a nice evening?xx

Thursday 6 November 2008

A CARD ORDER


I was asked to by one of my partner's coleagues at work to make a card using the colour's red,purple and black and asked if it could feature skull and crossbones.Immediately my dcwv rockstar stack sprung to mind!I also used craftwork cards number chipboard,apenny black greeting stamp,cuttlebug skull from the halloween set and paper cellar flowers.I'm not too keen on it though, what do you lot think?x x p.s sorry about the rubbish pic too!x

I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD!


I received this award today from the lovely lyndsey.Thankyou lyndsey for thinking of me.x x

KREATIVE BLOGGER AWARD!!!


I have received a Kreative Blogger award from sarah over at http://sparklecards.blogspot.comThankyou sarah i am honoured you thought of me!
Here are the rules:
1.The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2.Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3.Nominate 5 blogs.
4.Put links to their blogs.
5.Leave a comment for your nominees.
Well how can i possibly choose just five people?I simply can't because i love them all. You all bring me great inspiration!!So i award you all!:)xx

Wednesday 5 November 2008

TILDA WALLET CARD


Hi everyone!Hope you've all had a good day?I am doing an image swap with a lovely friend i made over on docrafts,Amie is her name and this wallet card is for her.I hope she likes it as much as i do!I'm really pleased with how it came out.Hope you all like it too!I used tilda with sunflower stamp coloured with whisper's pens.The paper's are basic grey sugared.The 'for you' is a studio g stamp.Ribbon and brad are dovecraft.Cardstock is bazzil.scallop circle was made with nestabilitie's.And the flower was from hobbycraft years ago wish they did them now they were a mega bargain!!Goodnight, hope you all have lovely dreams about winning the lotto and going on a big craft spending spree i know i will lol!x x

Monday 3 November 2008

MORE CHRISTMAS CARD'S!!!


Well this is my last one for tonight!(I hear the sigh's of relief lol!)I bought these penny black stamps the other day this image is from the holiday critter's set,the 'merry christmas' is from the papermania let it snow clear set,the paper's are from the christmas wishes dcwv stack,ribbon is from dovecraft and cardstock is from my stash.I have taken part of the mojo monday layout and adapted it a little as i like to add my own personal touch.Thanks for looking and goodnight.x x

CHRISTMAS EDWIN!


I'm on a roll at the moment all these challenge blogs are giving me loads of inspiriation!I have loads more ideas just not enough time to do them lol!This may not be my last post tonight so watch this space....hehehe.xx

FOREVER FRIENDS WITH LOVE


I have made this card for the forever friends challenge blog.The theme this week is 'with love' and i really enjoyed making this card.These character's are just soo cute and are fantastic image's to work with.The products i have used on this card are forever friend's sticker and papers,core'dinations cardstock,anita's peeloff.dovecraft brad's and paper cellar flower's.Thank's for looking.xx

BASIC GREY CHRISTMAS 9


Hi everyone! Over on the basic grey challenge blog the theme this week is 'christmas'.Instantly this card i made recently sprung to mind.I love basic grey...well who doesn't lol!I used the euphoria paper's for this eventhough they're not christmas paper's i think they work really well for christmas card's with a difference!hope you like it!and thanks for looking.xx

Sunday 2 November 2008

FOREVER FRIEND'S CHRISTMAS


Here is a christmas card i made a few weeks ago when i went through a mad christmas card making phase unfortunately now i need to make more crimbo cards im out of mojo lol.Is'nt that just always the way.I bought myself some new christmas tilda stamps, so hopefully they will give me a jump start!This is one of my favourite christmas card's ive made to date.Hope you like it?If you visit my blog please leave a comment so i can visit your's in return.thank's for stopping by.xx

Friday 31 October 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!


Here's a card i made just because i like making halloween themed cards lol!Hope it inspires you if it does leave a comment to let me see what you created.thanks x x

Thursday 30 October 2008

CUTE CARD THURSDAY CHALLENGE


I made this card for the CCT challenge which is drink themed cards this week.I don't have any stamps suitable so i used a forever friends sticker instead.I have also used papermania paper's,dovecraft ribbon,studio g stamp and papermania star shapes.thanks for looking.xx

More Tilda!




I got two new stamps today !Tilda with sunflower and Stylish Tilda.I just could'nt wait to use them and here are the cards ive made so far!They are lovely to colour and i plan to buy lots more lol!Thanks for looking.xx

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE OCT28


I have made this card for papertake weekly challenge.I have used my brand new Tilda stamp that came today!I also used papers from papermania which were a bargain at 10p a sheet!The happy birthday stamp is from stamps away and the bracket stamp is a studio g stamp.Hope you like?xx

Wednesday 29 October 2008

PB BUMP IN THE NIGHT wk20


Hi!I thought i'd have a go at this weeks PB saturday challenge - Bump in the night!I just love halloween and this gave me the perfect oppotunity to make a card.I just love the colours.I don't have any PB halloween stamps so i adapted one from my collection to make this card.I'm really happy with it!Hope you like it too!?x x

Tuesday 28 October 2008

MOJO MONDAY WK 58


I thought i'd have a go at this weeks mojo monday sketch not too happy with it but hey ho.thanks for looking!xxhttp://www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com