A Few Christmas Cards

Thought I would take a few minutes and share three cards that I made for my cousin to send to her parents, in-laws and her hubby's aunt.  I was nervous at making these as I had never made them for someone to send to someone else before.  As one was for my aunt (who got me into scrapbooking and then cardmaking), I knew I had to make it as near perfect as possible.  I didn't follow any challenges for them, just picked my images and went from there.  I was pleased how they turned out and so was my cousin. 


Card One

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Papermania
Ribbon - Kars
Image - Inkadinkadoo (have had this for a few years and never used)
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Gems - Mei Flower
Nestabilities
Martha Stewart Punch (it wasn't until I was ready to post the card that I realised I should have placed the green cardstock with the patterned punch the other way). Another learning curve for me.


Card Two

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Papermania
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Nestability
Computer Generated Sentiment


Card Three

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Martha Stewart Punch
Woodware Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Stickles
Sentiment - Hero Arts


After my iron breaking and then my heating becoming frozen, guess what happened on Boxing Day.  We had a burst pipe.  Thankfully, it was the outside tap and we were able to disconnect the piping and clamp it temporarily.  We  had no heating again for a few hours but at least there was the start of a thaw.


Hubby went back to work today and our problems at home seem trivial in comparison.  We have two shops, one in Coleraine and one in Ballymena. Hubby works in Coleraine.  The staff from Ballymena phoned him this morning to say when they opened the shutters the water met them at the door.  The ceiling had collapsed and the water was everywhere.  They have lost a lot of their stock and it is a mess.  The water came from the shop next door, it wasn't even our pipes that burst.  Shop has had to close and it will be a few weeks before it is sorted out.  Have to wait on insurance companies etc.  Not going to be a great start to 2011 and I'm sure a lot of other people are probably in the same position or even worse. The water in our area is also off and there is a water shortage, although as yet we haven't been affected.

I hope you have had a lovely Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year.

Friday Sketchers # 133

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have just have been so busy.  Finally got all my cards posted on Friday and have got some of my family cards made, just another 6 or 7 to make.  Got all my shopping done eventually and I think that leaves just the turkey and ham to be collected.  Also got some of my presents wrapped this morning. 


With the girls being off school due to the bad weather it is harder to get organised.  They lie-on  longer and then you are playing catch-up all day with the washing and ironing, etc.  Have to help hubby out in his shop today so won't get much crafting done.


Our pipe from our oil tank to the burner froze yesterday, so we were without any heating or hot water for a few hours.  My brother got me a couple of plumbers who had to bore a few holes through our gable wall and connect a temporary pipe until the snow thaws and we can then track it through.  Lost some of our oil and when I phoned to order more they said in would be into the New Year.  Here's hoping we don't run out.  Not sure what the temperature is today but it was -11 yesterday.

My card for today I am entering into Friday Sketchers # 133.  I have made four of these cards and I am giving them to  my neighbours. 


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Papers - Doodlebug
Ribbon from local craft shop
Gems - Mei Flower
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Sentiment - Personal Impressions

I thought I would share a few more photos with you of our snow.  In one of my previous posts I showed a picture of my icicle at our front door.  Look at it now.

Hubby thinks these look like our very own set of outdoor lights.

On Monday my iron broke and I had to go and get a new one.  As the roads were so bad and I didn't fancy trying a car park,  I parked close to our local park, Anderson's Park.  I walked to Argos and then came back through the park with Hollie and took a few photos.

If I don't get back to do any more posts before Christmas  -
Wishing you all a very very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Keep Warm and Take Care.

Card with Debby's Sketch

This is a sketch that Debby from A Scrapjourney had did in October for a Penny Black Saturday Challenge. I have no Penny Black images but I liked the sketch so I printed it out to use sometime.  (Debby has a wonderful blog and her cards are absolutely gorgeous).  Decided to use it this week for a Christmas card or rather another six cards, although I rotated the sketch.  I am not entering this into any challenges as any of the ones that I would normally enter into don't suit. 


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Papers - Papermania
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Charm - Pink Gem
Ribbon and Gems - Mei Flower
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Have finally got most of my Christmas shopping done and got my cards wrote tonight for posting tomorrow, weather permitting.  Just have my family cards to make and wrap presents.


Snow is back again.  Had a few mild snow showers today but it is heavier tonight.  Maybe the girls will get another day of school tomorrow if it continues.  Weather forecast doesn't look that great.  24-36 hours of snow and up to 8 inches in places. Would have been great if it was next week, then we could have had a white Christmas.  Take care and keep warm.

Friday Sketchers # 132

Just a short post today as I don't seem to be getting any time for crafting or anything else at the minute.  Between Hollie's carol service, Shanon's parent interviews and taking her to and from work, more bookwork than usual for our shop as it is our busy time and trying to get back to normality after the snow and school closures.


I am entering my card into the challenge at Friday Sketchers # 132.  I have made six of these cards.  Started out to make four and then realised the pack of papers I was using had six of each design so decided to made six instead.  Really helping with the Christmas cards as I am so behind.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Papers - Papermania
Ribbon, Gems and Pearls - Mei Flower
Charm - Pink Gem
Woodware Punches
Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo
Stickles
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks

Sorry for the poor photograph but it was the best of the few I took. Thanks for popping by as I know everyone is busy at this time of year.  Hope you have all your Christmas cards made and are not like me.

Friday Sketchers # 131

I am entering this card into Friday Sketchers # 131.  Actually I made four of these yesterday.  I liked the look of the sketch but I found it really difficult to cut triangles for some reason, so the cards took longer than I expected.  Going to try and get another four made today, although I have our Girls Brigade Craft Fair tonight so will see how that goes.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles (it was hubby who told me not to stickle all the tinsel, just add a few dabs here and there.  Not sure if I like that or not)
Sentiment - Personal Impressions
Gems  and Ribbon - Mei Flower
Martha Stewart Branch punch (can't really see these though)
Woodware Punch
Nestabilities

Shannon and Sophie's schools are closed today again but Hollie's is open.  Although I didn't send her as the roads are still not great.  Seems to be a slight thaw on and the sun is out but for how long as the forecast is giving it bad again from Sunday.  Just the one more photograph to share today.  Hubby told me to get my camera when he was defrosting the car.  This is our front window.  I stood in the middle of a hailstone shower to take this.  Must be getting mad but I don't think I have ever seen so many icicles.

Anyway hope you are all keeping warm and doing lots of crafting. Take Care.

A Gem of a Challenge # 10

I said last night I would be back today with another card and here I am.  I am really late with this card and hope it is still in time to enter the challenge. With not getting as much time as I would like to craft, I am missing a lot of challenges.


I am entering this card into A Gem of a Challenge # 10 -  Follow Sketch with the theme of a Christmas card but with no red or green.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill and Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Park and Doodlebug
Image - Pink Gem
Sentiment - Personal Impressions
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Icicle Punch (again, lol)

Also as promised in my post last night, I have a few more photographs to share with you.  If you missed those photos, scroll down if you have time. The first are on my journey yesterday to collect the girls from school early.  Fun in the snow last night and one of the icicle that was hanging from our front door this morning when it was -8.5.

This photograph is when you pass the White Rocks beach on the way into Portrush, a seaside town by the way. Not today though.

This photograph is normally a golf course on the main road to Porstewart.

I love watching the girls play in the snow.  although we have never got as much as this before.

Think my hubby felt safer in the back with Cleo, our cairn terrier, than he did out the front with all the snowballs that were flying about.

Isn't this the most beautiful icicle. Makes you cold looking at it though.


Anyway , sorry for the long post again, just thought I would share these photographs.  Back to crafting again, trying to make a set of four more cards today.  Take care and hope the weather isn't too bad where you are.

Papertake Weekly # 51 and Lily of the Valley # 76

I actually managed to make not one but four cards on Saturday evening.  When I went to post them I realised I had forgotten the stickles and sentiment so only got them finished tonight.


Went into town on Saturday afternoon with Hollie and it was not really pleasant.  The snow that had fallen had started to thaw and everywhere was either very slippy or pure slush.  Hollie's little feet were soaking, so I bought her a pair of wellies, went to the craft shop for a couple of essentials and then back home.  


As I am so behind with my Christmas cards, I thought I would make four the same. I will definiitely do this again.  


I am entering my card into two challenges -
Papertake Weekly # 51 - Sketch
Lily of the Valley # 76 - A Few of My Favourite Things (definitely the LOTV stamps, my new MS icicle punch and echo park papers)


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Icicle Punch
Stickles

Apologies for the photograph, it was late when it was taken.


On Sunday we had a very tight frost which  then gave way to a big thaw.  Thought that was the last of the cold weather.  Wrong again.  Monday morning was absolutely beautiful - the frost from the night before was like something from a picture postcard.  After leaving the girls to school I contemplated going back out in the car to take some photographs, only for it to start snowing.  Well snowing is not really the word for it.  I have never seen so much snow fall so fast and so thick.  Sophie's school texted to say the school was closing at 12.30pm and for her to be collected.  This was about 11.30am and I thought it would be best to leave then and wait outside the school for her rather than rush at the last minute.  What normally takes 15 minutes to Bushmills took me 1 hour and 10 minutes.  The snow must have been about 4 inches deep and guess what, yes I got stuck on a hill and the driver behind me had to push me and tell me to keep the car in second gear so as to get some grip.  Scary or what.  When I eventually got to Bushmills, Shannon texted to say she had been told to go home as well.  Now she was in Portstewart which is about 15 minutes away and this took me another hour.  Thankfully the snow wasn't as thick or deep on the coast road. Then Hollie got out of school but hubby got his father to collect her as he lives in Portrush and to bring her up home.  I arrived home at the same time some three hours later. It is beautiful to look at and to watch it falling but I don't think I really want to drive it in again when it is this deep.  Thankfully all three of their schools are closed tomorrow. 

I am posting a few more photographs and maybe you will see from the previous post how much deeper the snow was.  All the snow in the previous pictures had nearly all disappeared.  The girls had a great time playing snowballs with their friends. 

This is Shannon, my eldest daughter who is seventeen

This is Cleo, a cairn terrier who is 3 years old.

Sorry for the long post but just thought I would share some of the photographs with you.  I got another card made tonight, which I will post tomorrow and maybe show some of the photographs that Sophie took on the coast road today.


Thanks for popping by, stay warm and take care.

Bunny Zoe's Monthly Challenge # 6 plus a few photos of snow and decorations

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but it has just been so busy.  Everytime I seem to sort of get ahead something else happens.


Well, I managed to get my Bryan Adams concert tickets yesterday. I suppose it helps when your hubby has a ticketmaster outlet in his shop and sometimes can get the pick of the seats. 

On Wednesday after Girls Brigade, we decided to get the decorations and our artificial tree for the Living Room out of the roofspace.  We were not looking forward to that, as in the summer we had company in the form of a couple of mice for a couple of weeks and couldn't get them trapped.  Tried everything and eventually we had to get pest control in.  They seem to like plastic bags as a few had holes in them but they loved the little berries on some of my ornaments, so I had to throw quite a bit out.   Anyway I spent Thursday and Friday doing the decorations and getting the back of the hall ready for the real tree that hubby and Hollie will get over the weekend. So that didn't leave much time for crafting.  


I came across this advent calendar that I decorated last year, before I had a blog and thought I could enter it into the Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge of Christmas - but not a card.


The calendar is Karen Foster and comes with the numbers
Papers, gems and rub-ons  are Doodlebug 

Thought I would also post a couple of photographs of my decorations.

I would decorate the Living Room and the girls would decorate the Hall tree as they like to put on candy canes, chocolate, etc. The presents are kept under the Hall tree and these are not opened until Boxing Day.  I like to keep Christmas Day for the 'Santa' presents. They then have two days of excitement.


Here are a couple of photographs that I took yesterday morning of the snow that finally arrived.  Living near the north coast (about 7 miles from the Giants Causeway) we don't get a lot of snow.  Had a snow shower on Thursday for an hour and then as usual it started to freeze. Woke yesterday morning to this.  It was beautiful.  I love a fresh snowfall and you want to go out and run through it like a child, girls think I am mad. Roads weren't great when I was doing the school run, took me an hour and 15 minutes instead of 30 - 40 minutes. I have about a 20 mile round trip to do as the girls are at three different schools.  I leave Coleraine and head to Portstewart about 4 miles away, then over the coast road for 3 miles to Portrush and then 5 miles to Bushmills and then 7 miles home.  This is every day in the morning and afternoon.  

Sorry for such a long post, I am sure you are really bored if you have read all this.  Finally figured out how to make my font a little bigger as sometimes I even have trouble reading it.
Anyway, thanks for popping by, hope you have a nice weekend. 
By the way, I won Day 2 Candy at LOTV, Wow.

Blog Award

I received this award from the wonderful Melly today.  Thanks very much Melly.  It is my first award and much appreciated. I have to tell you three things about myself and then pass the award onto 5 other blogging friends.  Here goes, hope these aren't too boring, as there is not much to tell really:-


1.     I worked as a secretary until my daughters were born.
2.    I am involved with Girls Brigade and Sunday School at my church.
3.    I love going to concerts, especially Westlife and Bryan Adams (hope to get tickets for him this weekend)


I am now going to pass this award onto:

                                                        Christine
                                             Mina
                                             Katina
                                             Lizzy
                                             Anne-Marie 

Would really love to give this award to everyone to thank you all for your lovely comments and encouragement.


Take care and I hope to get some crafting done soon.  Have had more items to make for GB, Hollie was off school sick and then had to help hubby in his shop, as this is his busy time.  I can see me having to go out and buy cards this year instead.  Take care. X

Friday Sketchers # 129 and Papertake Weekly

Just a quick post from me today as I haven't had a lot of time for crafting recently.  Have finally got all my little bags, etc., made for GB for the craft fair, then I have had to do the vat for my father-in-law/husbands business and then my second daughter Sophie was 15 yesterday.  I made this card for her on Monday night and as I had so much other stuff to do was panicking in case I didn't get one made.  Now I think I can finally get some Christmas cards made, here's hoping.


Anyway I am entering my card into two challenges:-
Friday Sketchers - Follow Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Cut it out - Use punches (flowers) or nesties (Image frame), etc.


Was  just following the sketch for Friday Sketchers and it was only today when I was checking Papertake Weekly's challenge that I saw my card was suitable for it too. 

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Pixie-Licious - Cosmo Cricket
Image - Mo Manning - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punches
Nestabilities
Sentiment - Free with magazine
Brads from stash

Thanks for popping by. Your comments are very much appreciated.

Sugar Bowl # 47, Totally Gorjuss # 56 and Pollycraft Monday # 70

Got to make another card yesterday.  Definitely was a good weekend as I got to make three cards.  I know that doesn't seem a lot but for me that is so good.


I am entering my card into three challenges:-
Sugar Bowl # 47 - Follow Sketch with added option of ribbons and bows.  (Didn't do the option)
Totally Gorjuss # 56 - Christmas - Traditional Colours
Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 70 - A Glittery Christmas


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Echo Park
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Martha Stewart Punch (another of my new punches)
Sentiments - Echo Park
Brad from stash

I am really enjoying these Martha Stewart punches.  I only had the Doily Lace and it didn't always give a clean cut as it is so intricate.  These ones are just so easy to work with and I will definitely be using them more than I thought I would.


Thanks for popping by on this cold foggy frosty morning.  Off now to do the housework, well Sophie's bedroom anyway as she had her friend Chloe to stay for the wekend and you probably can imagine what her bedroom looks like.  

Papertake Weekly # 50, Lily of the Valley # 73 and Winter Wonderland

I managed to get another card made yesterday afternoon when Hollie was at a birthday party.  I used one of my new Martha Stewart punches and I love it. Two cards in two days, things are looking up.


I am entering this card into three challenges :-
Papertake Weekly - Follow Sketch
Lily of the Valley # 73 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Winter Sports


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Paper
Martha Stewart Punch - Icicles
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Gems - Mei Flower

 
Thanks for popping by.  Hope you are having a good weekend.

Cute Card Thursday # 138 and Friday Sketchers # 128

I stamped and coloured this image last Saturday night and only got the card finished last night but I am really pleased with it as it is a really cute image.


I am entering my card into two challenges -
Cute Card Thursday # 138 - Anything goes
Friday Sketchers # 128


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Park (Love these papers)
Woodware snowflake punch
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Sentiment - Hero Arts
Pearls - Mei Flower

I haven't had much time for crafting this week as I have been busy making items for Girls Brigade for their craft fair in a few weeks time. I also went to the craft show in Belfast on Thursday.  This is my first time going to this one as I normally would only go in March/April time.  Anyway the first stand was Crafty Devils and I was looking for a couple of Martha Stewart edge puches (picket fence and zig zag).  I have seen these on some cards and really like them.  He was selling these punches for £9.50, the deep edge for £12.00 and around the page for £17.99.  Quite a few people were asking was this a misprint but he said he was in dispute with another exhibitor so he cut his prices.  At these prices I got a few more edger punches.  May not use them yet but at least they are on the shelf gathering dust with everything else. Got some ribbon, pearls/gems, foam tape and double sided tape.  Quite enjoyed it.  Also was the first time I went on my own as the girls were at school.


Thanks for popping by and I hope you have a good weekend.  Weather dry and sunny with a slight nip in the air today.  Not complaining as we had gale force winds and rain on Thursday evening. Hopefully get another card made over the weekend.

Truly Scrumptious # 44 and Flutter By Wednesday # 129

Got a chance to make another card last night.  Hubby now has "Man Flu" and says he got it from me, although I am now feeling a lot better.
I am entering my card into two challenges :-
Truly Scrumptious # 44 - Follow sketch and optional theme of petals, pearls or pins.  I have used a few flowers as I don't have any pearls or pins (when I had completed the card, I realised I had stuck everything done wrong, so this means the sketch was rotated, so the card opens up rather than out) and
Flutter By Wednesday # 129 - Open theme but use a fairy, butterfly or angel. I used fairies and there is a little butterfly on the sentiment too.


I got this stamp this week.  It wouldn't have been a usual choice for me as I am not really into fairies or angels. I got it free when I purchased a couple of stamps from Funkykits (Sugar Nellie). So thought I would use it for these challenges.  Was nice to colour but quite intricate in places.


Carblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket (DeLovely)
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks (also shaded a little blue and green on the image, don't think it worked too well)
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Brads - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Elzybells

Thanks for popping by. Hope you are having a nice weekend whatever you are doing.  I hope to make another card tonight while watching the X-Factor.  I am not really enjoying it this year but you think you are missing something if you don't watch it.  Although I have to take Sophie to the cinema and collect her later and leave her friend home and collect Shannon from work.

A Gem of a Challenge # 9 and Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly challenge # 5

Another quick post from me tonight.  Feeling slightly better.  Didn't do very much last night,  watched Emmerdale and Bones and then had an early night.


I am entering my card into two challenges : -
A Gem of a Challenge - Autumn Colours  (red, orange and brown)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge - Autumn Love


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper and Sentiments - Free with a magazine (Spring Fling)
Flowers from stash
Gems - American Crafts
Image - Pink Gem Designs
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles

Apologies for the photograph.  Taken this evening, light not so good.  Makes the paper look gold and not orange. 


Thanks for popping by.  I also want to say thanks for the comments last night when I wasn't feeling great, they were much appreciated.

Sugar Bowl # 46, Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 68 and Papertake Weekly

Just a quick post from me today.  Have not been feeling great these last few days with a chesty cough and as two of my daughters are still on holidays, not much time for crafting.


My card today is for three challenges : -


Sugar Bowl # 46 - Marlene's Sketch plus optional theme of One for the Boys
Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 68 - It's Chill Time (interpret how you wish)
Papertake Weekly - Penny for the Guy (card for boys/men)


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - K I Memories (have had these for years and never used)
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Computer generated sentiment
Golf embellishments from stash (can't remember)
Ribbon - K I Memories

Anyway, thanks for popping by, your comments are very much appreciated. Going now to collect my eldest daughter from school.

Lily of the Valley # 71, Colour Create # 56 and Papertake Weekly

Finally got a card made yesterday. I decided I was going to make a card before I did any housework, etc., rather than the other way around.  Card got made, Hollie came home from school upset, my washing machine broke again and then I  had to get Hollie organised for her Halloween disco at school.


I am entering my card into three challenges.  Lily of the Valley - Sketch by Bev, Colour Create Challenge - Purple, Aqua and White with the option of swirls, which I didn't use but really love these colours together and Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright, have used lots of stickles and I think the colours are nice and bright too.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Doodlebug
Patterned Papers - Doodlebug
Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch
Woodware Flower and Circle Punches
Ric - Rac Ribbon - Doodlebug
Flower Gems - Paper Mill
Sentiment Stamp - Inkadinkadoo
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Versacube to edge circle sentiment

Thanks for popping by.  Hope you have a nice Halloween weekend.

No card - Shannon's Formal

Sorry I haven't being doing many cards of late, I just don't seem to get any time.  What with homeworks, after school activities, Shannon working and now hubby off sick.


I thought I would post a few photographs of my eldest daughter Shannon that I took this evening before she went to her school formal.  I have sat for three hours today at the beauticians and hairdressers and as you can tell at nearly midnight, I am now waiting on a text from her to go and pick her up. She got her fake tan done on Saturday and then today her make-up and nails and then her hair put up and styled.


These photographs were taken in her room and the light isn't great. 

 

Photo with her proud dad

 

Photo at her friends house before they left

The photographs don't really do her justice.  She was absolutely gorgeous.  Makes you feel really old when you see her all grown up.  It's like one of those lump in the throat kind of situations.  You have to do a double take and realise she is not a little girl anymore.


Shannon is already off for Halloween and Sophie finishes on Wednesday and Hollie on Friday.  Shannon goes back to school next Tuesday, Sophie next Thursday and Hollie the following Monday.  They only have one day off together, so not really much of a break from school runs, etc. or to do family things. 

Anyway,  thanks for popping by and hopefully I will get some crafting done soon.

Truly Scrumptious # 34 and Cute Card Thursday # 134

Got another card made last night but am only posting it now as I was watching craft day on QVC and doing some baking.  Felt guilty watching it and thought I had better do something as well. Wasn't that impressed with it really, I have seen better shows. Anyway I am entering my card into two challenges - Truly Scrumptious - Follow Sketch and make an easel card (yes I made another calendar card) and Cute Card Thursday - What's Buggin' You - Use a bug, butterfly etc on your card.


Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - K & Co - Sparkly Sweet
Woodware Punches
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Flowers and Brads  - Doodlebug
Butterflies - K & Co

Thanks for popping by.  It is much appreciated.

Sugar Bowl # 45 - Tiets Sketch

This is a card I started to make about a week ago and never got finished until last night. It wasn't that I was having trouble finishing it, I just had a really busy week.


Went shoe shopping with my daughter Shannon last Saturday and we got a pair of shoes.  Not what we expected to get but they match her formal dress beautifully.  She had wanted heeled sandals but she didn't feel comfortable in them so went for a pair of closed in heels by Rocket Dog.  They are like a shimmer finish, so her dress reflects off them and looks like a few shades paler. My  daughter Sophie, brought her friend home for a sleepover on Saturday and I just didn't seem to get anything done on Sunday as we had Sunday School and then our Girls Brigade/Boys Brigade enrolment church service.  My youngest daughter Hollie then came home early on Monday from school sick.  I kept her off on Tuesday but she wanted to go back on Wednesday as she didn't want to miss netball practice. I spent Tuesday night and all day Wednesday, cutting out little bags on the Cricut for Girls Brigade to go with the lesson.  Spent Thursday and Friday then playing catchup with housework and supermarket.  On Saturday Shannon went and collected her formal dress and bought herself a bag and some jewellery to match. Its great when they have their own money and want to pay for items themselves.  Although it still works out an expensive night out. 

Anyway, at last onto my card.  Got it assembled and finished last night while watching the X-Factor results.  I am only entering it into the one challenge as it took me too long and I missed other challenges it would have suited.I am entering it into Sugar Bowl # 45 - Tiets Sketch. The theme was autumn but I am not sure if these colours are suitable, so I just followed the sketch.


Cardstock - Paper Mill and Bazzill
Patterned Paper - K & Co - Hannah (I think that is what they are called)
Image - Gorjuss Girl - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punches
Stickles
Calendar - Anitas (purchased at Paper Mill)
Gems - Doodlebug
Photo corners and calendar mat - K & Co

Thanks for popping by.  It is very much appreciated and so are any comments. Hope to get some crafting done this week.

Mojo Monday 159

I have made this card today for Mojo Monday # 159 Challenge.  I coloured this image a few weeks ago and never got round to making a card, so it was quite a quick card to make in the end.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Crate Paper - Snowy Day, I think they are called
Image - Lily of the Valley
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiment  - Free with magazine
Ribbon - Making Memories

My mum really liked the calendar card that I posted yesterday.  I have decided I might make a few more of them with different sketches and they would be nice to give with Christmas presents to family or teachers.


Thanks for popping by.  Your comments are very much appreciated.  Hope you have a nice weekend with lots of crafting.


I am going shoe shopping with my eldest daughter Shannon.  She does not like shopping at all.  I took her this week after school to look for a formal dress for her school formal. She got her  dress yesterday and now needs a pair of silver sandals, I think, to go with it.  Her school formal is on the 26th October and I made appointments this week for her to get her hair, makeup, nails and tan done.  One night out and so expensive. Don't think you would want to know how much the dress was.   Glad it is only once this year and once next year.

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge # 4 and Flutter By Wednesday # 125

This is a calendar card that I was asked to make a couple of weeks ago by my mum and never got time.  I had previously made a calendar card and my mum liked it and I asked her if she would like one.  She picked these K & Co Wild Saffron papers. I eventually got it made this morning and am pleased with how it turned out. I really like the colours. I made it a larger easel card than the previous one. So I hope she will like it.

Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - K & Co Wild Saffron
Embellishments - Grand Adhesions from another K & Co Kit (embellishments etc., no papers, but I think it matches very well)
Calendar
Net Ribbon from stash
Image - Sugar Nellie - Sweet and Sassy (Love this image)
Coloured with Distress Inks


I am entering my card into two challenges. Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge # 4 - Moni's Sketch and Flutter By Wednesday - Fairy, Angel or Butterfly with an open theme.

Thanks for popping by, it is very much appreciated as are your comments.  Seem to be having a blip with the weather, really nice and sunny and quite warm.  Makes a change from the high winds and heavy rain.

Pink Gem, Flutter By Wednesday , Pollycraft Monday Challenge and Papertake Weekly

I have made this card for the challenge at Pink Gem # 8 - to follow sketch with added theme of 'Lots of Sparkle.' It hopefully fits the challenges at Flutter By Wednesday # 124 - Angel Fairy or Butterfly with sparkle and shimmer and Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 64 - Anything Goes and Papertake Weekly - Theme or Sketch from the past 3 years. I have chosen - 11th May 2010 - shiny and sparkly - although the glitter isn't showing up to well.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - Cosmo Cricket - Mitten Weather  (I think that is what it is called)
Image - Pink Gem
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punches
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Flower Brads from stash


I had  forgotten about the Pink Gem challenge and nearly missed the deadline this month.  Not as much crafting as I would like but at least I get to do some.

The photograph isn't great and doesn't really show up the stickles  very well.

Thanks for popping by and any comments are very much appreciated.

High Hopes Challenge 90

This is my second post for today.  I thought I would put this card on now in case I don't get a chance later tonight or tomorrow and then I would be too late to enter the challenge.  I have had this stamp for a little while, but was waiting until Christmas to use it for present filler ideas.  I didn't know that there was a challenge blog for these stamps until this week and I thought I would maybe give it a go.  I am entering my card into the High Hopes # 90 Challenge. However, I was going to make the present I had in mind to go with the card as a set but I can't get any candy canes yet.  I suppose it is still a bit early as I was going to make snowman soup.  Marshmallows, a hot chocolate sachet and a candy cane in a little cello bag with either a bag topper or scrunched and tied with ribbon.  Oh well, will definitely get them made for Christmas, but not for the challenge.
Cardstock - Paper Mill and Bazzill
Patterned Paper - Echo Park
Image - High Hopes (purchased from Bunny Zoe's)
Sentiment - Free with Magazine
Verse Sentiment - High Hopes (purchased from Bunny Zoe's)
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punch - Large snowflakes
Tonic Studio Puch - Small snowflakes
Gems from stash (well my youngest daughter's stash and she found out.  Will have to replace them)
Martha Stewart Punch

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