Papertake Weekly, Stampavie and More # 125 and Truly Scrumptious # 49

Just a quick post from me today.  Really need to get sorted before I go for my daughter Sophie's parent interviews today at 4 - 6.30pm.  Went to see Alexandra Burke in concert at The Waterfront in Belfast on Tuesday night.  Not really my type of music but Sophie and her friend wanted to go and then Hollie said she would like to go, so I took them up.  Pity you have to drive 60 miles there and back and especially on a school night.  Was a good concert and they enjoyed it so that was the main thing.


Anyway I am entering my card into three challenges this time :-


Papertake Weekly - Ribbons and Pearls
Stampavie and More # 125 - Follow Sketch (first time entering this challenge)
Truly Scrumptious # 49 - Colour Combination - Brown, Green and Pink

Enjoyed working with this sketch and loved the colours.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye (free with magazine)
Image - Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girl
Coloured with Distress Inks
Gems and Pearls - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Molly blooms (free with magazine)
Ribbon - Dovecraft
Martha Stewart Punch


Thanks for popping by and visiting my blog. Much appreciated.  Very cold and frosty today was -4.5 when I was doing the school runs.  Hope you are having warmer weather. Take Care.

Friday Sketchers # 137 and Lily of the Valley # 80

Back today with a card I finished yesterday, although it was to dark to take a photograph.  The photograph isn't much better today as it is very sunny and it seems to be reflecting badly.


Anyway, first of all, hello to my two new followers, Sj and Kezzy.  Thanks very much for popping by and thanks to everyone for the lovely comments.

I am entering my card into two challenges :-
Lily of the Valley # 80 - Things with wings (thought this new dandelion clock image would suit)
Friday Sketchers # 137 (Had to move the sentiment, as it didn't look right, hope that is ok)

I don't usually do a close-up photograph  as it shows all my flaws but as the main one hasn't turned out very well, I have taken this one as well.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Paper - K & Co - Small Wonders (Girl)
Martha Stewart Punches
Martha Stewart Circle Cutter (still not cutting very well)
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Elzybells
Image - LOTV
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles

Update on our shop - Still not open, landlord not going to fix the shop, so we have been offered better premises in the same area and I think we are going to move there.  Finished itemising all the stock that we lost and are not waiting on the loss adjuster to come out and inspect and check everything.  Hopefully this week sometime and we can maybe open by the end of the month. 

Thanks for popping by, hope everyone is well and getting some crafting done.

A Gem of A challenge # 12

First of all I would like to thank everyone for all their comments on my last card.  I was totally blown away and also would like to say hello to Fleur another new follower.  Wow, I have 24 followers.  Ok I know its not many compared to the rest of you, but for me, I think it is fantastic, that you have taken an interest in my cards and have decided to leave a comment or become a follower.  THANK YOU.


Last night I got an e-mail from Mieke, one of my recent new followers, to let me know that I had won the raffia lace that was candy on Bev's blog. Thank you Mieke. Was very happy last night going to bed, hubby kind of just looked at me and laughed.  Thank you to Bev for the candy as well.


Anyway onto my card.  I am entering this into A Gem of a Challenge # 12.    This was to follow a sketch by Debby.  Although the image was supposed to be on a circle shape, my cutter just wouldn't cut today and kept tearing the paper, so I hope i can still enter with this.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye (free with a magazine)
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Gems and Ribbon - Mei Flower
Image - Pink Gem
Coloured with Distress Inks
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch




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

Friday Sketchers # 136

Decided to make another card this morning instead of cleaning.  While doing the school runs and thinking about challenges, the idea came for these papers and this image and sketch and I then remembered that the card had to be in before midday.  Don't think I have ever made a card as quick or one that turned out ok. Must go and do some tidying, etc., now before the girls come home from school, before I feel guilty at making a card yesterday and today.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper and Flowers - K & Co Wild Saffron (these are one of my favourite papers)
Image - Sugar Nellie - Sweet and Sassy (another of my favourite images)
Coloured with Distress Inks
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Woodware Punch

I am entering my card into Friday Sketchers # 136

I am keeping a promise to myself to finish the inside of cards as I make them.  Always find that when you need one and it needs finished you have either ran out of those papers or don't have any spare time.

Thanks for popping by, your comments are very much appreciated.

 
 

Truly Scrumptious # 48 and Cute Card Thursday # 146

Thought I would take a little bit of time out this morning and make a card.  Have been busy cleaning since the girls went back to school and have just the kitchen and utility to do.  Always like to give the house a really good clean after Christmas and do out wardrobes, move furniture etc., makes it feel cleaner. I know I am sad and could have been making cards instead.


Anyway the card I made, I am entering into two challenges :-


Truly Scrumptious # 48 - Follow Sketch and Optional Theme - Dreaming of Summer
Cute Card Thursday # 146 - Out with the Old (use old stash)


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper, Cardstock and Ric-Rac - Doodlebug
Gems - Mei Flower
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks (managed to get a few re-inkers yesterday)
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiment - Molly Blloms - free with magazine

I have had these Doodlebug papers and cardstock for a couple of years and still had some left over from scrapbooking.  The Daisy image was one of the first images I bought last year.  Thought this would suit Cute Card Thursday's  challenge.  Daisy also suited Truly Scrumptious's challenge for Dreaming of Summer.  Think we are all dreaming of summer with the amount of snow, etc. we have had this winter.


Update on the shop.  Got our insurance broker to contact the loss adjusters as we were getting nowhere.  Things are progressing a little further but still not in our premises yet.  May take a couple more weeks. 


Hope you are all well and getting some crafting done.  Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post and I would like to say hello to my new followers.  It is very much appreciated.

Sugar Bowl # 50 and Winter Wonderland

Sorry I haven't been around much but things have just been very hectic with our shop flood.  Still hasn't been sorted out.  Insurance assessors have been out and told us to clear out the shop to get the builders in and they would e-mail us with a list of criteria they required.  That was on Tuesday.  Contacted them again on Thursday to be told, not to worry they would put us in temporary premises.  Then on Friday got  another phone call to say that wasn't the case.  Too many people doing the same job but don't know what the other is doing.  Unfortunately for us that is now two weeks our shop has been closed due to the shop next door flooding.  Not a great start to the year so far. 

Anyway I thought I would take some time out and make a card.  I am entering my card into two challenges.  Sugar Bowl # 50 - Follow sketch with optional theme of embossing.  Was going to use my cuttlebug dots folder, eventually, but then thought it would be too much and Winter Wonderland - Theme - Let's Go Dotty.

I am also going to do the insides of all the cards I make as I make them, rather than when I need them. 

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Kaisercraft
Image - Sugar Nellie - Simply Sassy
Coloured with Papermania Pencils (didn't have colours to suit in my Distress Inks and most of them now need re-inked)
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiments - Molly Blooms - Free with magazine

Thought I would upload my photographs to my new laptop and do my post and linking from it while watching the Skate-Off for Dancing on Ice.  No such luck.  My laptop wouldn't let me open more than one page at a time or let me highlight.  Ended up using our family computer to finish. Must look at the set-up manual and get it fixed.  

Thanks very much for popping by.  It is very much appreciated. 
Can I also say a big Thank You to my followers for their support and encouragement throughout 2010 as I am still learning and not that quickly. Hopefully 2011 will be better and I can craft more often.  Take care and I hope you have all had an enjoyable weekend. 



 

More Christmas Cards

Happy New Year.  I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year.


Just thought I would post three more cards that I made. 

Card One

I made this card for my aunt and for Melly, one of my blogging friends.  Melly had a Christmas candy draw and I won, so thought it would be nice to send her a card.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Cosmo Cricket (Mitten Weather, I think)
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Personal Impressions



Card Two

 This card I made for my two brothers and sister-in-laws.

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Paper - DCWV
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Gems - Mei Flower
Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Card Three

I made this card for my mum and dad and hubby's parents.


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Ribbon and Gems - Mei Flower
Image - Stampavie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Woodware Punch
Martha Stewart Punch
Sentiments - Personal Impressions




Did anyone get anything nice for Christmas.  I got a laptop.  I was really surprised when I opened the box.  Had said I would like one but knew they were expensive, so wasn't really expecting one and thought I would save up for one.  Now I can save for more craft instead. My eldest daughter got a laptop for her sixteenth birthday but the rest of us use a family computer and sometimes it is hard to get near it. 

Thanks for popping by.  I really do appreciate all the comments and support that I have received since I started cardmaking.  THANK YOU. I am going to try and make cards more often this year and get a head start on my Christmas cards as I never got my hubby's or my daughter's cards made this year.