MSE challenge

Well I thought I would give you a laugh...the challenge over on MSE was to make a card with homemade flowers, well, not too good at that sort of craftiness and didnt really know where to start. Anyway, after having a look on the Splitcoast stampers site I opted to have a go at this type of flower - it seemed really easy to do...believe me I need easy things!!(please ignore the bit of scrap paper at the side of the card!!)


Not sure how I will fit it in an envelope though!!!

Whilst on a roll (and a few cards to make this month), I have made a 21st card for my neice, who like me is a bit of a bag addict - I received a few scottie dogs from Karen so I thought it would be ideal for a certain brand of bag - I know a couple of other girls have had similar ideas :-) (The card and other little bits on it were from a goodie bag Craftwork Cards)




Right need to get my thinking cap on for a 16th, 15th, 23rd & Fathers day - oh my brain hurts just thinking about it.

Thanks for looking xx

Cards for challenges.

Hi, its hubbys birthday today so I can blog his card - I feel really bad though as it was a bit of a rush job leaving it to nearly the last minute and very tempted to go and buy one but no, I cracked on and got one made, which I will also enter into the Passion for Promarkers challenge &
Dare U2digistamp:





The card was matted with green card from the papermill.
Dotty paper from stash.
The image is a freebie digi image coloured with promarkers and his boots have anitas 3d glossy accents.

I have also finished my card for my mums friends Golden Wedding I am not sure if it is a little plain but I am going for a less is more!! :-)

Again, I am able to enter this into the Meljens designs challenge.

Hope you have a great bank holiday (better than the weather!!)

Card for a challenge.

Sarah over at Rainmacs place is currently on the dt team with Magical Crafts and this fortnight the challenge was black, white & another colour I would like to enter the card below into this challenge and also meljensdesigns - seeing spots challenge.




I have used black & white spotty doodlebug paper from The Glitter Pot.
Red card candy & Sentiment image from Craftwork Cards.
Red scalloped oval from stash
Ribbon from local store.

Missing in Action!

Yoo Hoo, yes still here, just been away for a week to have our annual family pilgrimage to Legoland - we had a fab week staying near Henley and visited Chessington, Windsor & London - the boys haven't really experienced anything as busy as London but they loved it - especially the Science & Natural History museum - In my life bc (before children) I went Christmas Shopping in London many times and had forgotten how much I love it - normally I hate really busy places - but London is just so different. Really need to go again without the kids to do some serious mooching - Harrods is not quite the same with 2 boys pulling at your arm every 2 minutes demanding to visit Hamleys - lol :-)

I had been itching to get back to card making -but when I got back I just sat shuffling papers totally lacking inspiration so cracked on with a bit of cross stitch :



I really will make the effort to get this framed for the kitchen when it is finished!! (she says!! - will probably sit in the bag with the others!!)

Anyway, my mojo has started to return for card making as it is my hubbys birthday on Saturday - yikes- I seem to have lost a few days thought it was the week after - I cant believe how quick this month has gone it has just flown by!!

Right well I will go and see if my 3d gloss has dried on the image I have coloured and try and get it finished - hopefully I wont be so long between posts in future - take care xx

Oh No - Four Oh!! and a Big Thank you!!

Well, I cant believe it at the end of last week I turned 40!! I am sure I must have added up wrong as I certainly don't feel mature enough to be 40!! Still daft as a brush - lol. The postie was laden down and brought me lots of lovely cards from the lovely girls on the MSE forum - whom I haven't met but have been touched that they took time out to make me some gorgeous cards:



The top four are from: Hassy, Dragonllew, Padster & Mad Frog.
The two below are from: Marg & Rainmac
The next four arcing round are from: Flourgirl, Bun Bun, Oap & Tomsmum.


As well as the cards I got some lovely goodies:















Hope this works out, cant seem to get photos right on blogger sometimes!!!

So I just want to take this opportunity - to say a huge thank you - I love them all xxx

Get well card.

Over on the card making forum on MSE one of the lovely ladies is in Hospital at the moment, so Rainmac set the challenge of a Get Well Card for her to help cheer her up. Here is my attempt -


Since looking at this though - might put 3 card candy circles in the top left - not sure if its missing something?? Will have a little think before I post it - lol x

HYXGT??

It's nearly finished - just the rest of the back stitching to do:



I was thinking I wont have anything to do once this has finished - tempted to buy a bigger kit - gulp, ah but saved, need one more alphabet letter for a teacher - as when I was doing the others realised we didnt know her initial!! So, will just have a nosy through my magazines, to see if I can find something cute x

Trying something new.

Hi, well tonight I thought I would have a go at making a different type of card - I thought I knew where to find the instructions, but couldn't so had a little go at making my own. It was fairly easy, but really need to learn not to rush things - just take my time!! Anyway - here is my first attempt:

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The weather was really strange today - one minute we had bright sunshine - so you would think great lets go out - by the time you had coats on it was pouring down!!! So, made a card for a friend who is expecting a little girl in September (gosh - I hope her scan is correct - lol):


I think just to be on the safe side I will make a boy one as well!!

Hope you enjoyed the Bank Holiday and had better weather than us! xx