Happy Anniversary

It was my first wedding anniversary yesterday and this is the card that I made my hubby. I used a picture from the wedding, as I really wanted it to be personal to us.

Can't believe that it was a year ago, some ways it seems ages ago since I was a bride and in other ways it seems to have past so quickly! At least we've made it with no-one getting injured or falling out :o)

Cute Card Thursday & Dutch Dare

I've combined todays Cute Card Thursday and Dutch Dare challenge into one card.

The challenge at Cute Card Thursday is to make a card using no shop bought patterned paper, but you can make your own!!! I used versamark with a baby footprint stamp to create a watermark effect and embossed the yellow card.

The challenge at Dutch Dare is to use 3 ribbons and 3 buttons.

The picture isn't great, so I'll try and get a better one tomorrow.

Stamp - High Hopes

Foorprint stamp - Hero Arts

Embossing - Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles

Ribbon - Stash

Buttons - Papermania

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

New goodies and a card

I nipped into my local Craft Central as I had run out of envelopes and there is a sales starting tomorrow and they'd started to put things out for it. I bought there DCWV stacks for £3 each, what a bargain, also popped in some of the 99p alphabet stamps.

I've made this card for one of my blogging buddies birthday's, I got this image in a swap and it's a great image that I thought it was perfect without any colour!

Image - received in a swap

Paper - DCWV
Flower - Prima

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Double Dutch Card Challenge

I've found a new challenge blog and this weeks challenge is to use a stamped image on your card.

This card is for my friend Pete, who's birthday is on Monday and I thought it was ideal to use this lovely image I received from Natalie.

Stamp - Stampendous Changito B-day

Paper - DCWV

Embossing - Cuttlebug Spots & Dots

Cute Card Thursday & Tilda & Co Challenge

Well I am so far behin with my challenges, that I have combined 2 into one card!!! The challenge at Cute Card Thursday is to make a birthday card and at Tilda & Co is Dottie, to use dots on your card.

Stamp - Magnolia

Paper - Pink Petticoat

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Flower - Papermania

Brad - Papermania

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Thinking of You

My hubby asked if I could make a large card for him and his work colleagues to send to a girl that used to work with them. They had just found out that she had collapsed at her new job and had been in a coma, but she is on the mend now. He wants to sent her a thinking of you card from her old work colleagues.

Sorry about the picture, hubby took it in a rush this morning.

Stamp - Hero Arts Delicate Rose Stems

Paper - Papermania Retro Flowers

Ribbon - Anitas

Embossing - Cuttlebug
Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Friday Sketchers challenge

It's one of my best friends Jo's birthday today and this is the card that I have done for her. She's loves her nights out and I thought this bella suited her and the brad in the middle of the flower say Having Fun, which we always do. I used the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers challenge for the card

If you want some Stamping Bella's check out Dies to Die For and Tracy will be able to send you a list of the ones she has in stock.

Also all the papers that I have used are feebies from a couple of magazines, how good is that!

Home Sweet Home

Blimey I can't believe how little crafting I have done and I just have not been in the mood. I hate it when you really lose your mojo and no matter how often to sit at your desk, you just can't get in the mood to make a card :o(

Anyway this is a really simple card that I made for our friends Mark and Gail who have moved into a gorgeous house this weekend.

Stamps - Woodware On The Move

Paper - Papermania Retro Flowers

Buttons - Papermania

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Stamp Something - Monochromatic

This weeks challengeat Stamp Something is to create a project using a monochromatic color scheme. We're loosely defining "monochromatic" as...one color with any number of shades and one neutral (white, ivory, black).

Stamp - Katie & Co 99p bargain

Paper - Pink Petticoat

Glitter

Ribbon - Stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

There is a great new challenge blog for all penny black lovers. The first challenge is to make a card with the first penny black stamp you ever bought.

I got 3 stamps from The Glitter Pot about this time last year and was bitten by the bug. I got Bee Happy, A Tender Hug! and You're a Treasure. As I have no anniversary cards made up I decided to use You're a Treasure

Stamp - Penny Black You're a Treasure

Paper - Free download

Gem - Papermania

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Been a busy girl

Well I have had a lovely crafty day and decided to leave the housework til tomorrow as I was enjoying myself so much!!!!

The first card is for my mum to sent to my uncle for his birthday. They live in North Carolina, USA and when he retired they bought a ranch and started breeding Arab horse so we thought this image was perfect.



This card is from me and hubby for my dad and I decided to also go with a golf theme. I made a new years resolution to use up my huge stash of embellishment, since I got bitten by the stamping bug they have just sat doing nothing!! These felt golfing stickers were from MEI Flower and were only about 50p for the pack!

The last card I was asked to do for a lady that I used to work with and who goes to the same church as mum & dad. She texted me on Friday and asked if I could make a 80th birthday card and I just presumed it would be for a lady. When she said it was for a retired farmer called Bill and could I do cows or tractors I did panic a bit. Then I remember I had the tractor and cow quickutz die and this is what I came up with. The tractor hasn't been stuck down wrong, but is meant to be coming down the hill!! Just hope Bill likes it.

Cute Card Thursday

This is my take on this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge, which is to use 3 different embellishments on your card.

My brother wanted a golfing card for my dad . My mum has bought him golfing lessons to get him out of the house now he has taken retirement and is only doing a bit of consultancy. Think she is getting a bit tired with him always been in the house, as he is disturbing her routine shes had for the last 35 odd years!!!

Stamp - Great Impressions

Papers - downloaded from Nit Wit Collections

Buttons - Papermania

Brads - Stash

Anchorettes - Queen & Co

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Friday Sketchers

Well I have hardly made any cards in the last couple of weeks, but I think my mojo might be slowing coming back to me!!!

I was struck down with a migraine last night and have been in bed for most of today so i was really looking forward to hubby coming home. Well little did I expect the be subjected to 2 football matches, how many more weeks is this European Cup!!! Thought I would use this lovely little image I received from Michelle at Card Grotto and use the Friday Sketchers sketch.

Image - courtesy of Michelle

Paper - Papermania Retro Flower

Embossing - Cuttlebug Bloom Dots

Ribbon - Stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Blimey at last some cards

Blimey I have hardly been in my craft room lately, with all this lovely weather it seems a shame to be stuck in doors. I have managed to fit in a couple of cards, although I'm not sure how happy I am with this first one, it just didn't turn out how I imagined!

Image - received in a swap

Paper - DCWV

Butterfly stamp - Magnolia

Flower - Poppicraft

Brad - Stash

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Image - received in a swap
Paper - Dovecraft

Brad - Papermania
Fower - Prima

Friday Sketchers & Papertake Weekly challenge

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is to use die cuts on your project, so I thought I would incorporate this with the Friday Sketchers sketch from last Friday.

Stamp - Sugar Nellie

Paper - Dovecraft Mens

Fishing Rod & Fish - Sizzix dies

Jo's Blog Candy

The lovely Jo from Only Joking has a blog candy challenge on her blog. You need to make a card that is pink and pretty, so hopefully this will fit the bill as I really wanted to use this image that I have been sent.

If anyone knows who this stamp is by can you please let me know, as I really love this image!

Image - received in a swap

Papers - Papermania Retro Floral

Flower - Prima

Brad - Papermania

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Couple of cards

I had to make a couple of cards this morning for my brother which both had to be A5 which is a size that I really struggle with. Although I must admit that I was really pleased with how these 2 turned out!

Stamp - Stamping Bella Winobella

Embossing - Cuttlebug Perfectly Paisley

Paper - Stash

Flower - Papermania

21 - Ellison Block Party Alphabet

Name - Sizzix Girls Are Weird Alphabet

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Penny Black You're a Treasure
Embossing - Cuttlebug Hearts Block

Flower - Prima

Brad - Stash

Paper - Stash

Ribbon - Stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Goodies & a lovely card

Blimey with the lovely weather yesterday I didn't get time to add a pic of the goodies i received from The Glitter Pot that I treated myself to.

I also received a lovely Thank You card from Marshall, Jool's son. I sent him some stickers and other things that I didn't use anymore, so he could add them to his crafting stash. Thanks Marshall, it's lovely and now has pride of place on our mantlepiece.