My Favourite 5 of 2010...

Morning all,

I hope everyone had a good New Year's Eve whatever you were doing?  Good job I scheduled my Sketch Saturday post yesterday - man my head hurt lol!!  But a very fun evening  :o)

So as I'm feeling human again today I thought I'd join along with Debby's Favourite 5 of 2010.  You just need to choose your favourite 5 cards (or near to 5 if you can't choose 5!) and post them.  So here are mine in no particular order.....all 10 of them!  (sorry Debby!)


February 2010 - This is Hubby's Valentines Card.  I really like the layout of this one and of course the Penny Black stamp!!

March 2010 - I made this card for my God Mum's Hubby.  I love the Doodlebug papers, layout and colouring on this one, and it reminds me of spring!

April 2010 - I made this one for my friend's daughter.  Again I love the Penny Black stamp and the layout of this one.  It was the first time I put ribbon behind the buttons too and I was really happy with how that turned out.

June 2010 - I love the simplicity of this card and I think the colour scheme is really striking.

July 2010 - This was my first commissioned card for a friend of mine to give to her Sister-In-Law on her 50th birthday.  I was so nervous making it but really happy how it turned out and my friend loved it and asked for more cards!!  Charleston Tilda rocks  ;o)

July 2010 - This is my absolute favourite card of 210 that I made for my Dad for his 60th Birthday.  I used 3 8x8 inch cards to make it and decided on a 'This is Your Life' type card which illustrated some of the major (and silly minor!) events in Dad's life.  It took a whole weekend to make but I really love the result and so did Dad  :o)
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Page 5

September 2010 - This was my 2nd card I made as a Sketch Saturday DT Member.  Sooooo chuffed to be on the Design Team!!  I made it for our best friends who celebrated their 1st Wedding Anniversary and love the layout, papers and Elzybells stamp on this one.

November 2010 - I made this card for another friend's daughter - I love the bunting and especially Pirate Tilda, oo-arrrrrr!

November 2010 - This one I made for my Brother-In-Law, it's a shaker card.  I love 'Fluffy' and was voted a Pollycraft Favourite with this one  :o)

December 2010 - A very recent card of mine and already a favourite!!  I think this stamp is wicked and love these papers (sorry if I've bored you by using them on so many cards - I've even bought more, lol!)

I hope you've enjoyed taking a walk down memory lane with me today.  Looking back at my cards has got me thinking about lighter evenings and warmer weather - roll on spring!  Normally at the start of the year I'm feeling quite down but this year I feel so alive and can't wait for the coming year - I do hope it's a good one...

Lots of love everyone, see you all soon.  I think I'm going to make my first card of 2011!!...

Dad's 60th Birthday Card - Part 2!

Ok, here we are with the second post for my Dad's 60th Birthday Card - the mammoth card, lol! This is the inside page, page 5...

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Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz
60 gem stickers - (oops I'm not sure, sorry peeps!)
Ribbon - Papermania
Colouring Medium - Copics
Glamour Dust
Rubber Stamp:
Magnolia - Party Edwin

My Dad absolutely loved his card (so did Hubby, Mum and my Brother!). It's his 60th birthday today - Happy Birthday Dad xxx I had to go to hospital this morning, just my normal 6 monthly visit to London but that meant I had the day off work so we went round to see Dad and had a birthday lunch with cake and candles and everything! Well who says you have to grown up at 60?!

I've got another card to post so be sure to pop back soon!

Lots of love

xxx

Dad's 60th Birthday Card - Part 1

Hi All,

And how is everyone? I am absolutely shattered, been soooooooo busy at work and having to do 10 hour days at the moment :o( No fun at all! Have managed to fit in a bit of card making though starting with this card, my Dad's 60th birthday card. I couldn't think what to make and knew it had to be a special card, then it came to me.....a scrap book card documenting Dad's life! I stuck two 8x8 inch cards together and decorated all 5 sides of the mammoth card - It took me the whole weekend to get all the stamps together but I'm soooooo happy with the result. Here's the first lot of piccies, I'll detail where I got everything from after each page!

Page 1

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Birthday Blocks

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Buttons and Ribbons - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamour Dust

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Edwin with Binoculars, Bride & Groom and Hearts

Papermania - Daisy & Dandelion Pickle playing Football

Stamps by Judith - Hammer and Saw stamps

Jolly Nation Business Man backing paper

Page 2

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Buttons - Papermania

Punches - X Cut Retro Flowers

Gems - Basic Grey Opaline

Road Sign Stickers - Doodlebug

Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamoue Dust

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Princess Tilda, Prince Edwin with Slipper and Bird House

Little Claire - Dog

Jolly Nation Backing Paper - Passport and Caravan Couple

Page 3

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Colouring Medium - Copics

Scissor Brad from stash

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Suitcases

Elzybells - Dog with Ripped Up Newspaper

Lisa B Designs - Did you say Cats (Dog with bowl and bone)

Stamps by Judith - Bone and Woof

Jolly Nation Computer Case from Backing Paper

Page 4

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories
Nesties
Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamour Dust

Pig Sticker - Doodlebug
Rubber Stamps:
Magnolia - Wedding Car with Cans, Watercan and Sitting Teddy
Penny Black - Bumble Bee

Stamps by Judith - Fish and Meow
Jolly Nation Cat Backing Paper

That's it for the first four pages, just the middle page to go! Click here to view this...

I'm entering this card in Just Magnolia Challenge Blog - Week 65, Vintage

xxx

60 Years Young!!

Hi everyone,

Wow, how hot is this weather??!! A lot hotter than our football that's for sure :o( But as an England fan I know you must always have a back up team to support and mine is Holland so Come On Holland!! He he he, have to laugh don't you!!

Onto the card and this one I've made for my Uncle Andy who was 60 years young yesterday!! Happy 60th Birthday Uncle Andy, MWAH!...

Close up of Sugar Nellie's Chef Hamish, coloured with my copics...

Inside of card...

Side view...

The backing papers are Happy Day by SEI layered onto Bazzill Bling backing card, the Happy Birthday sentiment is by Craftwork Cards, the 60 was stamped onto the backing paper using my Dimension number stamps and I've also used my nesties and added Glamour Dust for extra bling! The sentiment on the inside of the card is by Stampendous.

Thanks for visiting me and I'll see you all again soon,

TTFN and Lots of love

xxx