A Cherry On Top

My card tonight follows the sketch on Sketch Saturday :-

I am entering into the following challenges :-

Sketch Saturday # 413 -  Follow Sketch
Craft Your Passion # 313 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp (Monday) - Make A Wish
Creative Moments # 93 - Anything Goes - optional black white and one colour (pink)
Cute Card Thursday # 426  - Food and/or Drink
Moving Along With The Times # 20 - Man or Boy
In The Pink # 94 - Happy Anything and Pink
Allsorts # 364 - Happy Birthday


Image - Sugar Nellie - A Cherry On Top
Coloured with Distress Inks
Paper - Echo Park - Spots and Stripes
Tonic Dies - Sunburst Gazania
Birthday stamp free with magazine
Gems from stash

Thank you for visiting and any comments you leave are appreciated x

Stampavie - Cheeky Boy

Another card today which I am entering into five challenges :-

Moving Along With The Times - No 20. Man or Boy
Bunny Zoe's Monthly Challenge - Lovely Layers
Inspiration Destination # 85 - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft - May Challenge - Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner # 9 - Anything Goes

Image - Stampavie - Cheeky Boy
Coloured with Distress Inks
Embossed Edge Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Picket Fence Edge Punch - Martha Stewart
Spellbinders Nestabilites Standard Large Circles
Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Labels
Paper - My Minds Eye - Fine and Dandy
Ribbon from stash
Kite Embellishment from stash

Many thanks for visiting my blog and any comments you leave are much appreciated x

Papertake Weekly, My Mums Craft Shop # 41, Simon Says Stamp, Truly Scrumptious # 72, Cute Card Thursday # 201, Moving Along With The Times # 133

Finally got my card finished that I started last Sunday while watching Dancing On Ice.  Have kept moving it around and still not happy with it.  Had a picture of what I wanted in my head but it never turned out that way. 

I am entering my card into six challenges :-

Papertake Weekly - Happy Highlights (3d foam and gems)
My Mums Craft Shop # 41 - Flowers (2nd entry)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Truly Scrumptious # 72 - Something Forgotten (My Sugar Nellie Image - one of the first images I purchased )
Cute Card Thursday # 201 - You're A Gem (2nd entry)
Moving Along With The Times # 133 - Blooming Marvellous

Cadblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Local Craft Shop
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Flower Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Tree, Bird, Birdhouse and Fence - Marianne Designs
Sentiment - Free with Magazine
Sentiment on Inside - LOTV

Haven't had much crafting time this week and my internet is still playing up.  Thank you for all your lovely comments, they are always appreciated very much.

Sugar Bowl # 75, Moving Along With The Times # 123, Winter Wonderland, Papertake Weekly, Flutter By Wednesday # 186, My Mum's Craft Shop # 40, Sugar Nellie (Facebook)

Finally got a chance to do some crafting.  Have eventually given in and purchased this image from Sugar Nellie.  Not really a lover of fairies but everytime I saw a card made with this image, I fell in love with it a little bit more, think it is the tomboyish style to it and now I love it. Although my cutting out isn't great, I can't wait to ink it again.

I am entering my card into seven challenges : -

Sugar Bowl # 75 - Follow Sketch (this is the top part of my card)
Moving Along With The Times # 123 - Things With Wings
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms (gems and glitter for bling and flower for blooms)
Flutter By Wednesday # 186 - Open theme with fairy, butterfly or angel
My Mum's Craft Shop # 40 - Favourite Colour Combo - I do love blue and green together
Winter Wonderland - An Easel Card
Sugar Nellie on Facebook - Blue, Green and White (just joined and entered for first time)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill and Bazzill
Patterned Paper - Wild Rose Studio and Sweet Wishes (free with magazine)
Image - Sugar Nellie - Pippi Longstocking
Coloured with Distress Inks
Gems - Mei Flower
Ice Stickles
Flower - Marianne
Sentiments - Molly Blooms - free with magazine

Apologies for not being around much lately to comment, have now got caught up until Thursday.  Shannon and Sophie both had days off for their schools open nights for transfer pupils and Leslie has been off for about a week with the bug that Shannon and Hollie had over Christmas. 

Will be round later to catch up all on your creations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Papertake Weekly, My Mum's Craft Shop # 38, Simon Says Stamp, Moving Along With The Times, Paper Play # 1 '12, Dream Valley # 23

This was another image I coloured recently and as I liked the way my last card turned out, I decided to make another easel calendar card, this time for my living room.  My daughter Hollie has also made two of these which she hopes to put on her blog later. Think someone is after my crafting supplies. ( http://holliescraftingblog.blogspot.com/)

I am entering my card into six challenges:-

Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Special - Flowers and Swirl
My Mum's Craft Shop # 38 - Something New - New Year and New Marianne Die that I haven't used before (flowers and swirl)
Simon Says Stamp - New Something - New Year and New Marianne Die again
Moving Along With The Times - Step Back in Time - Image
Paper Play # 1 '12 - Happy New Year
Dream Valley # 23 - Anything Goes

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye - Gertie
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Marianne Die - Swirl and Flowers
Gems - Mei - Flower
Calendar - craft shop

Thanks for popping by, hope to catch up with visiting your blogs later.

Simon Says Stamp, Moving Along With The Times, My Mum's Craft Shop # 38, Paper Play # 1 '12

Finally getting to post my first card of 2012.  Coloured this image on New Years Day but never got the card made until last night.  Needed a new calendar card for my hall so thought it would tie in with the challenges for Happy New Year.

I am entering my card into four challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp - New Something - (New Year)
Moving Along With The Times - Step Back In Time - Music/Retro Related - (thought this image would suit the challenge)
My Mum's Craft Shop # 38 - Something New - (New Year)
Paper Play #1 '12 - Happy New Year

Apologies for the photographs

Cardblank- Craftwork Cards
Cardstock- Bazzill
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye - Hattie
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Ribbon - Local craft shop
Woodware Flower Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Calendar - Stationery Shop

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

P.S. Hollie just posted the candles she made onto her blog - http://holliescraftingblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/candles.html

Papertake Weekly, Samuel Taylors, Colour Create # 85, Moving Along With The Times

Just a quick post from me tonight.  Been really busy helping hubby in shop and have had Sophie off school last week for revision for her mock GCSE exams this week.  She only has two mornings and one half day to go in this week and then that is her until January. 

I am entering my card into four challenges:-

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (sketch is from last weeks challenge but never got the card finished until yesterday)
Samuel Taylors - Anything Goes
Colour Create # 85 - Red, White and Green
Moving Along With The Times # 127 - Last Minute Christmas

Only noticed forgot to colour in one of the penguins flippers.  Before I could photograph it again after colouring it, Hollie had wrote and sealed it for her teacher.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Papermill
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug
Gems - Mei Flower
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Ribbon from local craft shop
Stickles
Sentiment - Hero Arts

Thank you for popping by, hope to catch up with you later tonight or tomorrow.

Forgot to mention I won Day 1 on the LOTV's 12 Days of Christmas Candy.

Papertake Weekly, Simon Says Stamp, Crimbo Crackers # 3, Moving Along With The Times # 126, Pollycraft Monday # 120, Totally Gorjuss # 108 and Dream Valley # 21

Just a quick post from me tonight.  Started this card over a week ago and ended up missing the challenge I was making it for - A Gem of a Challenge # 34 .  On their previous challenge # 33 I got Top 3 with my owl card. 

I am entering my card into seven challenges : -

Pollycraft Monday # 120 - Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - Tag You're It
Crimbo Crackers # 3 - Santa
Moving Along With The Times # 126 - Ribbon and Bows
Totally Gorjuss # 108 - Sparkle
Dream Valley # 21 - Sparkle

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Park
Image - Pink Gem
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Wish List Stamp - Whimsy Stmaps
Gems - Mei Flower
Ribbon  from stash
Nestabilities

Thanks for popping by.  Hope to get round to visit everyone later this evening. 

Moving Along With The Times # 125, Crimbo Crackers # 2, Samuel Taylor's and Crafters Companion # 18

Eventually got a bit of crafting time and decided to make a card which then turned into four cards.

I am entering my card into four challenges:-

Moving Along With The Times # 125 - Let It Snow
Crimbo Crackers # 2 - Make It Sparkle
Samuel Taylor's November Blog Challenge - Christmas Cards (prize is a Martha Stewart Icelandic Snowflake Punch)
Crafters Companion # 18 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Echo Park
Image - Molly Blooms
Coloured With Distress Inks
Gems - Mei flower
Stickles
Sentiment from Stash
Verse - Hero Arts

Thanks for popping by.  Will be round to visit your blogs later this evening.  Had a busy week and didn't have much spare time for anything.  Parent interviews for Shannon, hospital with Hollie (finger mending well and she has some more movement in it) and a bit of Christmas shopping too. Really need to have a few days now to get Christmas cards made, or they are going to be shop bought.

Sugar Bowl # 71, Simon Says Stamp, Stampavie and More # 155 and Moving Along With The Times # 123

Got some crafting time last night and really enjoyed making this card.  The sketch was great and definitely one I will use again.

I am entering my card into four challenges:-

Sugar Bowl # 71 - Sketch with optional theme of patchwork (although I have left off the sentiment, hope that is ok)
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons
Stampavie and More # 155 - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times # 123 - Food and Drink (if this doesn't suit the challenge, sorry)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Papermania
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Nestabilities
Marianne Design Button Flower Die
Twine
Buttons

These are some of Shannon's formal photographs from Wednesday night.  She looked beautiful and Matthew scrubbed up well too. He is our neighbour and is like a brother to the girls.  They had a great night. Thank goodness the formals are now over, can now relax and start to think about Christmas.

Thanks for popping by, your comments are always appreciated.  Off to Belfast shopping today with the girls, although not sure if we are wise as the MTV Music Awards are on Sunday night and it will be very busy.  Then again, you never know who we might spot out shopping.  Hollie has her camera with her just in case. Enjoy your weekend.

Truly Scrumptious # 61, Moving Along With The Times # 107, Dream Valley # 11

Well I got the Bathroom decorated and decided to replace all the accessories as well so I think I will leave the Kitchen for a week or two, and do some crafting and cleaning instead....   

I am entering my card into three challenges :-

Truly Scrumptious # 61 - Follow Sketch
Moving Along With The Times # 107 - My Favourite Things
(Stampavie image, Distress inks, Woodware flower punches and Martha Stewart punches)
Dream Valley # 11 - Summer Theme (hope the image is fine as I normally associate summer with lots of flowers in the garden)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Flower Punch
Pearls - Mei Flower
Martha Stewart Daisy Punch

Thanks for popping by, hope everyone is having a good summer despite the weather, feels more like winter it is so cold and wet.  Think we had our summer over the Easter holidays, it gets earlier every year.....

Lily of the Valley # 104, Moving Along With The Times # 106, Craft Us Crazy # 12

Another card or rather two from me tonight. 

I am entering my card into three challenges :-

Craft Us Crazy # 12 - Christmas in July
Lily of the Valley # 104 - Sketch
Moving Along With The Times # 106 - Christmas in July

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards

Cardstock - Paper Mill

Patterned Papers - Papermania

Image - LOTV

Coloured with Distress Inks

Stickles

Gems - Mei Flower

Stars - Baking Cutters

When I make a Christmas card, I like to make two, as it helps for when Christmas comes around. I couldn't make these the same as there was only one sheet of each paper in this pack but in four different colourways.  So I used two of the colourways and I like how they look different  but have the same elements.

Thanks for popping by and I hope you have a good weekend.

A Gem of a Challenge # 21, A Spoonfull of Sugar # 152, Craft Us Crazy # 8, Dream Valley # 7, Moving Along With The Times # 99, Papertake Weekly

Got a chance to make a card this morning as I didn't see much point starting housework, etc when Shannon was only in school for 2 hours or so for her AS English Literature exam. She had her Spanish and French orals last week and her Spanish AS written exam is this Wednesday.

I am entering my card into six challenges:-

A Gem of a Challenge # 21 - Aqua, Lemon and Pink
A Spoonfull of Sugar # 152 - Anything Goes (too late)
Craft Us Crazy # 8 - Something New or Favourite Embellishments - Papers are one of my most recent set and the woodware punches are my favourite flowers
Dream Valley # 7 - Dig out the old to use with the new - Papers - New - Image Old
Moving Along With The Times # 99 - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Bloom & Grow - Use flowers or Molly Bloom image - Flowers
Hope my card is suitable for these challenges

Have put in these two photos as wasn't sure which one was better

Inside of card

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Dovecraft
Image - Pink Gem
Coloured with Distress Inks
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Pearls - Mei Flower
Woodware Punches

Tried to distress the edges again with my blender sponge but smudged the flowers by accident.  Not really happy with this card but at least its a start at making them again.

Have been really busy this last week or so as it had been our local road races - North West 200 - and we are either out at the practice racing sessions or at the pitts during the week.  Race day was on Saturday and was a disaster. Weather played a large part in it as it was really wet and isn't safe for the riders.  We were on one of the grandstands at the paddocks and got soaked.  First race went very well and Hollie was cheering her favourite rider on - Cameron Donald - he finished second and she was really chuffed.  Wasn't able to see him this year as everytime she went round to his paddock stand he wasn't there, so she was disappointed.  What happened next you couldn't have predicted - an announcement to say due to circumstances beyond their control, could everyone please leave the paddocks - security alert.  This was at 12.15pm and they said racing would commence again at 1pm.  You couldn't really check and make a large area safe in 45 mins.  Racing was held up indefinitely and it just got wetter and wetter.  Time for home.  Watched the rest on the red button on the tv.  No more racing, when they had a practice lap, a bike was leaking oil and it wasn't safe.  They tried to clean it up but it was just made worse as it was only resurfaced recently.  Should have been called off long before 5.30pm.  Felt sorry for the riders as they sat on the grid all afternoon wanting to race.  Spectators waited but ended up going home after  seeing no more racing.  Really disappointed in the whole event this year. Even before race day it lacked atmosphere, etc. Here are a couple of photographs which I got on Friday night.

William Dunlop and Hollie

Michael Dunlop and Hollie.  Both brothers but race for different teams

Gary Johnston and Hollie

Adrian Archibald and his son with Hollie

Apart from the racing, this is one of our favourite things to do, spot the riders and get photographs and autographs.

Anyway, sorry for the long post and if you are not interested in road racing.  Thanks for popping by and I hope you have escaped the weather we are having.  Today showery with very strong gales.

Papertake Weekly, Cute Card Thursday # 162, Lily of the Valley # 94, Moving Along With TheTimes # 96 and Totally Gorjuss # 78

We are having some fantastic weather at the minute, great for the girls when they are off school as it normally rains on school holidays.  They go back on Tuesday and then Hollie is off again on Thursday and Friday.  On Thursday we have local elections and her school is used as a polling station and on Friday she is getting off in lieu of the Royal Wedding as they were still on their Easter holidays.

I got a chance to start a card last night after another nice barbecue and before I started a load of ironing.  To warm to cook inside and great to get all your washing and bedding done and aired. Got it finished this morning, so thought I would post it now before I start to do some more gardening.

I am entering my card into five challenges:-

Papertake Weekly - Follow Sketch
Cute Card Thursday # 162 - Use an old sketch or one from another blog (Papertake Weekly)
Lily of the Valley # 94 - Love Is In The Air
Moving Along With The Times # 96 - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss # 78 - 123 Recipe - 1 patterned paper, 2 Punches (Martha Stewart Border Punch and Woodware Flower Punch) and 3 Flowers

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards

Patterned Paper - Local craft shop

Cardstock - Paper Mill

Martha Stewart Punch

Woodware Punch

Image - LOTV

Coloured with Distress Inks

Computer Generated Sentiment

Gems - Mei Flower

Ribbon - Doodlebug

Thanks for popping by and visiting my blog.  Any comments are greatly appreciated and I hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend.

Papertake Weekly # 53, Winter Wonderland and Craft Us Crazy # 2

Well I have finally got the chance to make a card tonight.  I have had a very stressful two weeks.  Have been helping hubby with orders in the shop, doing my dads accounts and doing the vat quarter for my hubby's accounts.  There has also been a lot of hassle with BT for the new shop but we got it finally opened on Monday, phone line in yesterday but have to wait for 5 days for broadband even though the order was placed on 4th February and were told it would take 10 days.  Who would have thought that a flood caused by a shop next door over Christmas would cause this much hassle and put us out of business for over two months and have to relocate premises. Just glad things are getting back to some sort of normality.

I am entering this card into three challenges:-

Papertake Weekly # 53- Follow Sketch
Winter Wonderland - Include an animal (also must be a Christmas card)
Craft Us Crazy # 2 - Brrr It's Cold Outside 

I know it seems odd to make a Christmas card now but you are never to early to start, so I made two.

Sorry for the poor quality.  As I was taking the photograph the table collapsed and one of the legs fell off.  It has been a bit loose and had asked hubby to re-glue it but he has just been so busy.  It is glued now and hopefully will be set for tomorrow or there will be no Sunday dinner.

Both of the insides are different as I ran out of paper.  I only had one sheet of each .

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Papers - My Minds Eye
Cardstock - Die Cuts With a View
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Martha Stewart Punch
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Hero Arts

I received these awards from Lizzy on the 22nd February but I am only getting a chance to post them now. Thanks very much Lizzy for thinking on me, it is very much appreciated and I accept them both.

This special award - Liebster Blog -  is aimed at bringing unknown good blogs to light, and, in accepting this award I have to agree to the following ........


1) You have been tagged, do you want to accept? YES! then create a post on your blog and post the love blog photo.
2) Link back to the person who gave you the award and say if you accept.
3) Choose 3-5 of your favourite blogs to tag, link these in your post too and tell the lucky people they have been tagged.


As the aim of this award is to bring unknown good blogs to light, please don't tag somebody with 3000 followers.


I am passing these awards onto:

Mina - Pinkpuds
Debby - A Scrapjourney
Melly -Mels Craft Room
Christine - Dol Creations
Sandra - Cherry Pickin's

Thank you very much for all your comments and encouragement. Please feel free to take either or both.

Thanks very much for popping by and visiting my blog.  I appreciate all your comments.