Creative Inspirations.......

Today's post is for the challenge over on Creative Inspirations, this week you were only allowed to use text on your card, no stamped images. I really enjoyed this for a change and have made a really girly card.

I have used free paper from a magazine to make an interesting feature,lace, pearls & flowers for a vintage feel.

Hope you are all well

xxx

First post in my 30's!!!!!!

Today is my first post for ages been busy this month celebrating my 30th Birthday & Zack's 3rd Birthday!!!! As well as a few other hectic events!

I had a lovley Birthday day out in Windsor on Sunday with my girlfriends, we had a huge afternoon tea at the Castle hotel, very posh!

Then yestaday at our twenty week scan we had the fab news that Zack will be having a little Sister to play with in August! I am so excited and can't wait to get some cute dresses.

I have posted a couple of cards I made recently. I will try and get back to doing some of the challenges soon. I just seem to enjoy making what I want to make at the moment lol!!!

Hope you are all well

xxxx

Back with my favourite challenge!!!

Back at last with a card! I have finally started to feel better as the morning sickness is subsiding at long last. We have also seemed to sort out some of the problems with are wireless network at last!!!! Today's card is for the JC&BC challenge, the sketch is clean and simple, just the way I like them lol!!! Hope you are all well in blogland, I will enjoy catching up with your creations. Recipe

• K&CO papers
• Stamped image coloured with Promarkers (forgot stamps name, sorry!)
• Buttons,glitter glue and lace to embellish

Happy crafting

xxx

Back at last!

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas & New Year and are still enjoying the snow! We had a great Christmas & New Year and have just returned from a fab holiday in Disneyland Paris. We couldn't believe how much snow we have had,Zack was so excited to see the garden covered in snow when we returned yesterday! Today I couldn't wait to get crafting once I put my washing on lol. I have packed up my Christmas craft stash and am keen to get into some Spring crafting! This card is for the challenge over on the Promarkers challenge blog, I enjoyed the sketch and we could use any colours this week as long as it has a love theme! Happy Crafting xxxx

Thank you cards!

Today's post is for nothing in particular,just thought I would show you the post Christmas thank you cards I have started on. I wanted an excuse to use the new stamps I brought from Stampin up!

I am pleased with them & all the products I ordered, definitely have my eye on a few sets to spend my Christmas money on lol!

Hope you have had a good week, we have a busy weekend ahead & I really must get my Christmas party outfit sorted out. I got some fab shoes but no dress, typical me!

xxxx

Nessy Sketch!

Today's post is my card for the fabulous "JC&BC" challenge blog,where I was lucky enough to win last week's challenge! This week it was a fab sketch from my Friend Nessy, I really enjoyed doing this one. This is one of the last personalised cards I have to make. I can't wait to start on the gift tags & thank you cards next lol! Recipe:

• K&CO papers
• Papermill card
• Magnolia image coloured with promarkers
• Die cut snowflakes from bark
• Greeting computer generated & layered on bark & raffia ribbon
• Gems

Hope you are having a good week. I have had to abandon my craft shed due to the cold! Thank fully my desk & shelves have just enough room in the spare room. I am enjoying crafting in the warm even if it does mean I am a bit squashed in!

xxx

Creative inspiration on a wet weekend!

Today's card is one I made for the challenge over on "creative inspirations" challenge blog. I really enjoyed using Nat's fab sketch. I love making special cards for family & friends so I enjoyed making this one for 1 month old Baby Joshua! recipe:

• Papermill card
• K & co paper
• Magnolia Santa coloured with promarkers
• CB embossed & die cut snowflakes
• snowflake charm
• silver ribbon
• computer generated greeting
• lashings of glitter & snowtex!

Hope everyone has had a nice weekend. We went to the Preschool fair yesterday and Zack loved visiting Santa. Today we went to the Christmas tree festival & craft fayre at the parish church, and I cooked a nice warming Sunday roast! I love wet Sundays when you are cosy & warm inside lol!!!!

Happy Crafting

xxx

3 Challenges!

Today's card is my Christmas card for Mum & Dad and is my entry for 3 challenges. I think that's a record for me!

1. Just Magnoilia: Masking technique
2. Creative Inspirations: sparkle on your card
3. Sweet Sketch wednesday: the fab layout

I used:

• Papermill card
• Edwin stamp & Daisy & Dandelion tree stamp
• promarkers
• handmade paper
• K & Co papers
• Star brads
• Ribbon
• Computer & CB greeting
• Distress ink

Hope you had a nice weekend, I was busy working so today is my first chance at crafting for a few days. I am enjoying making the personalised Christmas cards now that my general ones are completed.

Hope to have a blog hop soon!

xxx

Christmas for the guys!

Today's card is my entry for this weeks Penny black challenge "Christmas for the men". I decided to make a card for my brother using one of the images from my clear stamp set. Thought I would emboss the lines on the card & keep the embellishments minimal for a masculine feel card. Recipe:

• Pb image coloured with promarkers
• Papermill card
• Nesties dies
• Embossed lines using crafters companion embossing board.
• Ribbon & pearls from stash
• Computer generated greeting

Hope you are having a good week. I will not be around much at the end of the week as I am working over time at work this weekend. I've got to get the pennies in for Christmas!

xxx

Productive weekend!

Today's card is my entry for the "Just Christmas & Birthdays" challenge blog. This great sketch was clean & simple and a pleasure to work with. I am on a roll with my Christmas cards this weekend, Ive made about five, that's lots for me in one go! Ive just got personalised cards for family & special friends to make now, yippee!!!! I have seen a lot of charms on cards at the moment so have got some snowflake charms from eBay. I am hoping they will be a luxurious finishing touch to my cards. Recipe:

• Free back round paper
• FF stamp from "Creativity" (another freebie)
• Papermill card
• Felt die cut flowers
• Papermania jewels & pearls
• Cuddly Buddly circle greeting

Hope you are having a nice weekend. We went out for a nice family lunch at our favourite Italian, Carbonara's all round, yum!

xxx