A Cheeky Wedding Card!

Evening All,

I hope you're all well?  Super quick post from me today - my goodness I don't seem to have any spare time at all this week!  I'm off to netball in a minute but just wanted to post this card so that you don't think I've disappeared off the face of the earth, lol!  I made, as the title suggests, a cheeky little Wedding Card.  I won last month over on DigiStamp Boutique (yaaaaaaaaay!) and got to choose 5 digi's and this was one of them!  I didn't know at the time that I would be using it so quickly, lol!  Anyways, as per I was running out of time so I made a 5' x 5' shaker card and used confetti as the 'shaker' ingredients.  I think the image and paper do all the talking so didn't feel it needed anything more than that really - what do you think?

All shook up!...

Close up of Henry and Zoe Get Wed!...

Inside of card, sentiment by Magnolia...

Side view...

As I said, super quick post!  Hope to catch up with you all soon but until then take care all  :o)

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

DigStamp Boutique ~ January Competition

Copic Creations ~ Challenge 42 ~ What's New?  My brand spanking new digi I won!!

Card Ingredients:

Papers & Card ~ Core d'inations Heartfelt, Doodlebug Cinnamon Hearts

Stamps & Images ~ DigiStamp Boutique Henry & Zoe Get Wed! digi, Congratulations stamp by Magnolia

Dies & Punches ~ Nesties Standard Circles

Embellishments ~ Confetti from Asda!

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers:  Skin ~ E01, E00, E000, E0000, R20 and R00, Hair ~ E33, E31 and YR02, Other ~ R29, R24, YGo3, C7, C5, C3 and C0

Other ~ Shaker Dome and Glamour Dust

A Very Special 1st Birthday!!

Morning All and Happy Saturday!!

It's really blowy here today, just listening to the wind is not enticing me to go out at all!!  But good to dust off the old cobwebs ay  :o)  I hope you're all well and had a good week?  I'm feeling a lot better now although still a bit drained so I'll probably have an easy weekend.  Still not got back into the swing of everything yet either, whoops!  Not sure I like reality lol!

Onto my card that I've made for our friends Daughter who's turning 1 next week.  Wow, where did that year go?!  I've used this card as my Sketch Saturday DT card - a fab sketch!!  What do you think?...

Close up of Magnolia's Sitting Teddy - I sooooo love this stamp, so cute!!

Inside, sentiment by Anitas...

Side view...

Here's this week's FAB Sketch...

And we're sponsored by the oh so fab Bunny Zoes who are offering a £10.00 gift voucher as the prize!!  :o)

Great huh?!  So why not head over to Sketch Saturday and play along too?  Hope to see you there...

Have a great weekend everyone!

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar ~ Week 89 ~ My Favourite Things (Magnolia Stamps!!)

Totally Gorgeous ~ Challenge 63 ~ Cuddly!

Card Ingredients:

Papers & Card ~ Bazzill Bling Lip Gloss, MME Quite Contrary 'Mary Mary Beautiful' and 'Mary Mary Sweetie Pie'

Stamps & Images ~ Magnolia Sitting Teddy, LOTV Circular Sentiment, Anitas 'Happy Birthday'

Dies & Punches ~ Nesties Lacey Circles, George and Basic Shapes and Don Juan Cricut Cartridges

Embellishments ~ Ribbon by Celebrate, Flowers and Heart from George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge, #1 from Don Juan Cricut Cartridge, Button Brads by Making Memories

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers;  E35, E33, E31, R85, R83, R81, C3 and C0

Other ~ Cricut Create, Bow Maker and Glamour Dust



LOTV Birthday!

Morning All,

I hope you're all good?  I'm feeling better than yesterday but still not great so I'm not at work.  But at least I'm feeling a bit better and able to share a card I made over the weekend with you.  I've made this one for my best friend and as the title suggests it's a Lili of the Valley stamp!  Have you been on the LOTV website this morning and ordered their new release?  I was a bit naughty, shhhhhh don't tell hubby!!  But you can't help it when the stamps are sooooooo deeeee-lish can you!!

Close up of Rosie with Presents...

Inside...

Side view...

Cute huh?!  I'm well into LOTV at the moment, can't wait for my new stamps to arrive!!...

See you all soon lovely followers,

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

LOTV Challenge Blog ~ Challenge 79 ~ Sketch by Lena

Pollycraft Challenge ~ Challenge #75 ~ New Things  The new things I've used are my papers (although I've had them for a while I haven't used them yet - naughty girl!), My stamps (first time these little beauty's have been inked!) and my Lacey Labels Cricut cartridge.

Card Ingredients:

Papers & Card ~ Bazzill Bling Lip Gloss, MME Quite Contrary 'Mary Mary Happy Birthday', 'Mary Mary Sweetie Pie' and 'Mary Mary Best of Friends'

Stamps & Images ~ LOTV Rosie with Presents and Circular Sentiments.  Happy Birthday stamp inside my card is by Anitas

Dies & Punches ~ Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, Cricut Cartridges George and Basic Shapes and Lacey Labels

Embellishments ~ Ribbon by Celebrate from Hobbycraft, Flowers created using my Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge, Glitter Brads by Doodlebug (Swimming Pool) and Pearl Gems are Opaline by Basic Grey

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers

Skin and Hair ~ E01, E00, E000, E0000, R20, R00, E29, E57, E35
Clothes and Other ~ R85, R83, R81, BG01, BG000, BG0000, C3, C0, BG10

Other ~ Bow Maker, Cricut Create and Glamour Dust

Skecth Saturday DT Call...

Evening All,

I hope you're all well?  I knew I felt a little too tired than normal over the weekend and have come down with a sickness bug  :o(  I've been off work today and even too poorly to craft - gosh I must be bad!!  Although I do feel a little better now and have managed to eat some toast - so far so good if you catch my drift!  But enough about me going on, over at Sketch Saturday we have a DT Call for 2 new DT Members.  So if you fancy becoming part of the fab Sketch Saturday team why not let us know!...

See you all soon,

Big Hugs,

A Very Happy Engagement!!

Morning all,

Apologies for the late post today - I've been a bit naughty and had an extra long lay-in this morning as I was sooooo tired but hey, better late than never!  :o)  It was lovely too, lol!

Anyway, thank goodness it's Saturday wahoo!  Which can mean only one thing - another fabby sketch to play along with over on Sketch Saturday!!  I really liked this sketch.  Friends of ours got engaged over the festive period so I thought it would work perfectly for an engagement card for them, what do you think?...

Close up of Penny Black's 'Squeeze till I squeak' - sooooo cute!!

Inside of card - I don't own an Engagement Stamp, can you believe it!!  The hearts have been cut with my Cricut Create from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge...

Side view...

Here is this weeks Sketch... 

...and we're sponsored by the FABBY Simon Says Stamp who are offering a very generous $25.00 gift voucher for the lucky winner!!

So why not come and play along too.....hope to see you there!

Right I'm off now to have a lovely cooked brekkie - told you it was a long lay-in  ;o)

Have a fab day everyone,

Lots of love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Week 133 ~ New Beginnings (Engagement Card)
CES Challenges ~ Challenge #18 ~ All Creatures Great & Small

Card Ingredients:
Papers & Card ~ Core d'inations French Roast, MME Be Loved 'Beautiful Branches'
Stamps & Images ~ Penny Black 'Squeeze till I squeak' and LOTV Circle Sentiments
Dies & Punches ~ Nestabilities Lacey Circles and Lacey Squares, Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge
Embellishments ~ Organza Ribbon is from Hobbycraft, Heart Pins were a candy prize from the fabby Dawny P - thanks so much!!
Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers
Other ~ Bow Maker, Cricut Create and Glamour Dust

Bouncing Bubba!

Evening All,

Well you can tell I'm back at work (boooooooo!) I've had no time at all and I'm struggling to keep my eyes open at the moment, sooooo tired!!  Poor old bird, lol!!  It's always hard first week back after an extended break ay, mind you I did have netball last night and we haven't played for so long so I think it's probably a mixture of work and netball making me tired!!  But I did get Player of the Match so at least it was well worth the effort!!   Friday tomorrow so only one more day to go, wahoo!!

I have managed to squeeze in a cheeky little card this week, sorry the piccies are so bad but there's hardly any light when I leave in the morning and pitch black by the time I get home!  Roll on spring ay...

Close up of Penny Black's Baby Hammock - soooooo cute!!

Inside of card, sentiment from Elzybells...

Side view...

At least I've managed to fit one card in this week, I do miss my free time when I'm working but I guess we all do right?!  Once I get back into the swing of it I'll be able to fit more in I'm sure, lol!!

TTFN...

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
Sketch and Stash ~ Challenge 52 ~ New stash was my charm and LOTV Circle Sentiment
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp ~ New Beginnings

Card Ingredients:
Papers and Card ~ Bazzill Bling Blind Date, Craft Creations Blue Gingham and Craftwork Cards Vintage Rose Essentials
Stamps and Images ~ Penny Black Baby Hammock, LOTV Circle Sentiment, Elzybells Sentiment (inside of card)
Dies and Punches ~ Nestabilities Lacey Circles
Embellishments ~ Ribbon is by Urban Dekko, Charm from Bunny Zoes, Buttons by Woodware and Pins from The Card Studio
Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers
Other ~ Bow Maker, Cotton and Glamour Dust

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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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!!...

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year to you all!!

Wow 2011 - can someone tell me what happened to 2010 as one minute it was here and then it was gone, lol!!  God I'm getting sooooooooo old, lol!!

I hope you all had a fab New Year's Eve, whatever you were doing?  We went to our best friend's for chinese take-away and drinks - suffice to say this is a scheduled post as I'm probably either a) still tucked up asleep or b) not able to move my pounding head yet, lol!!  I'm sure I'm not alone ;o)

Onto my card and our first Sketch Saturday challenge of the year, wahooooo!  This week it's Jilli's turn to host and we are sponsored by Create With TLC.  And here's my card...

Close up of Sugar Nellie's Chef Hamish...

Inside of card...

Side view...

Here's Jilli's sketch...

I made this card for one of our friends who's turning 40 tomorrow, the first one out of the group!!  Luckily I'm the youngest and have years to go yet  ;o)  Happy Birthday Pete!!

Have a fab day everyone or rather, hope the paracetamol's kick in soon, lol!!

Much love,



Challenges I'm entering my card in:

Simon Says Stamp ~ Time to Party / Celebrate

Card Ingredients:

Papers and Card ~ Bazzill Bling Sugar Daddy.  MME Fine and Dandy True Blue Snazzy and True Blue Shining

Stamps and Images ~ Sugar Nellie Chef Hamish.  Happy Birthday stamp inside the card is by Anita's

Dies and Punches ~ Woodware mini circle punch.  Cricut George and Basic Shapes Cartridge and Don Juan Cartridge

Embellishments ~ Pearl Gems are Opaline from Basic Grey, Happy Birthday sentiment is Craftwork Cards Oh My Words!

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers

Other ~ Glamour Dust