Garden Visit

Good morning

Just a quick post before I get ready for work!

Today I am sharing a thank you card I made for my friend Marianne and her hubby Graham who kindly took me to Ally Pally on Saturday (I know it has been received so it's okay to blog it).  I had to have a good look through my stamps to find an image which would be suitable for both of them ... didn't think Graham would appreciate a cute girly image lol!

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ Penny Black 'Garden Visit'

Papers ~ Dovecraft 'Sugar & Spice'

Sentiment ~ Cudlly Buddly

Flowers ~ Prima

Pearls ~ Stash


According to the Met Office it's going to be another scorcher here today ... such a shame it's a work/school day!

♥ Be My Valentine ♥

Good evening

I made this card this morning but haven't had a chance to post it until now because I popped over to see my mum and nan this afternoon.  I am giving this card to Chris for Valentine's Day.  I decided to make a CAS card because Chris is always telling me 'less is more' where cards are concerned so hope he likes it!

Image ~ Penny Black ' Absolutely Silly about You'

Papers ~ Forever Friends 'Cosy Christmas' (spotty) and Popcorn the Bear 'Romance' CD (hearts)

Pearl hearts ~ Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment ~ Cat's Life Press (Crafty Emma's Store)

Challenges

One Stop Craft ~ Love is in the Air, ASFOS ~ Let's see some Love, Papertake ~ Have a Heart,

Stamp Something ~ For your Valentine, Cards for Men ~ Valentine/Love, CES ~ Cute and Cuddly,

Oldie But A Goodie ~ Add a Heart, 2 Sisters ~ Hearts, By The Cute and Girly ~ Red is all around us,

CRAFT ~ Valentine, Crafts and Me ~ It's Red, Crafty Cardmakers ~ Hearts, SFTW ~ Valentine

Crafty Catz ~ Valentine/Love, , Totally Gorjuss ~ Love, Totally Papercrafts ~ CAS

Thats all from me .... thank you so much for stopping by and hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

Traditional Christmas

Good morning

At last the snow has disappeared here in Norfolk :-)  It's my work Christmas Party tonight and a few of us are staying over.  I am sharing a room with two of my friends, Jo and Sarah, so it should be good fun!  Jamie is much better now but unfortunately Chris and Chloe have now caught it so I feel guilty about staying out overnight but Chris assures me they will be okay.

Today's card is another one I made for my friend.  This one is for her parents and she told me that they don't do cute so it proved a little tricky at first because I love cute.  Anyway I had a good look through my stash and found a sheet of Penny Black Stickeroos with this beautiful bird image and teamed it up with some Memory Box papers. 

Image ~ Penny Black Stickeroo 'Together in Christmas'

Papers ~ Memory Box 'Mistletoe' and 'Spiceberry'

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Flower ~ Prima 'Holiday Poinsettia'

Swirls ~ Marianne die cuts

Brad ~ Dovecraft

Pearls ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

PBSC ~ The Holly and the Ivy

Penny Black at Allsorts ~ Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

ABC ~ J is for Jewels and Gems

Cute Card Thursday ~ Floral Frenzy

CYDA ~ Punch It Out (punches and/or die cutters)

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

'New Beginnings' at Oldie But A Goodie & Candy Winner

Good morning

Thanks for all the lovely comments left on yesterday's post.  Chloe and Jamie seemed to have a good day back at school except I forgot to take Jamie's scooter when I collected him so he was a rather grumpy with me lol!

Today is the launch of Oldie But A Goodie and our first challenge is 'New Beginnings'.  I decided to make a baby card but there are lots of possibilities including new home, wedding, engagement etc. 

Image ~ Penny Black 'Basket of Joy'

Papers ~ Joanna Sheen 'gingham' pad and embossed card

Pearls ~ Stash

Brads ~ Making Memories polo button brads

Stars ~ Cuttlebug die

Sentiment ~ Crafters Companion

Challenges

Allsorts ~ New Beginnings

Crafty Catz ~ 3 embellies, 2 papers and 1 image

(My 3 embellies are stars, pearls and brads)

Candy Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered my blog candy and became a follower of Oldie But A Goodie.  Random.org picked number 117 so the lucky winner is ....

Tanya Barker

Congratulations Tanya!  Please email me at christopherthompson622@btinternet.com with your address and I will pop your goodies in the post ASAP.


I promised Chris that I wouldn't do any cardmaking until I had prepared his accounts for the accountant so no crafting for me for a couple of days :o(

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Good morning

For the month of August I am the Guest Designer at Teddy Stampers.  This week the challenge is Teddy Bears' Picnic.  It does not have to be a stamp of teddies around a picnic - it could be a teddy with some food, bringing it to the picnic or it could be a teddy bear doing something after the picnic like fishing or taking a nap under a tree etc. 

When I saw this week's challenge details I immediately thought of the Teddy Bears' Picnic song and that got me thinking back a few years to when my daughter Chloe used to do ballet.  One year when Chloe was about 5 her ballet group put on a show and Chloe and a few of her friends were dressed as teddy bears and they danced to this song.  They were so sweet :o) 

Image ~ Penny Black 'Kickin'

Papers ~ Papermania 'Rose Garden'

Flowers ~ Prima Caboodles, Mulberry Crafts & Wild Orchid Crafts

Butterflies ~ MS Punch

Pearls & pearl sprays ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Papermania element sticker

Challenges

Sunday Sketch & Stamp ~ Sketch

The Pink Elephant ~ Summer Fun

Creative Card Crew ~ Cute & Girly

ABC ~ A is for August

Charisma Cardz ~ Easel card

One Stop Craft ~ Summer Fun

Tuesday Taggers ~ Sunshine

By the Cute and Girly ~ Animal Antics

Craft Your Days Away ~ Favourite things (Teddies and Flowers)

Flutter By Wednesday's ~ Open theme

Crafty Catz ~ Animals

TGIF!  I am off to work shortly but only until lunchtime today :o)  I am looking forward to tonight and next week.  Tonight I am going out with the girls from work for a meal and a few drinks and next week Chris and I are off work so we are going to spend a few fun filled days with the children :o)  I only work 2 days a week but it's still great to have the whole week off.

Hope you have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned.

PS:  Just in case you are interested I have blog candy here!

Butterfly Bear

Good evening

Chloe is busy on her laptop and Jamie is busy playing on his DS so I thought I would quickly post this card before I take them up to bed.

Image ~ Penny Black 'Butterfly Bear'

Papers ~ Not sure

Butterflies ~ MS punch

Pearls ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

Challenges

Penny Black at Allsorts ~ A Burst of Summer Colour

Rosie -D's ~ All Creatures Great and Small

Sir Stampalot ~ Lazy Days of Summer

Pear Tree Designs ~ Happy Birthday

Just Cute Bears ~ Clean and Simple

By the Cute and Girly ~ Warm Summer Days

That's all from me because I am now going to take Chloe and Jamie to bed and then get the lunches sorted for the morning as I have work again tomorrow and the children are off to the holiday club.

Penny Black ~ Blue Christmas

Good morning

Well it's another gorgeous day here today.  We have loads of meat left over from last night's BBQ so think we will be firing it up again this afternoon.  Got to make the most of the sunshine! 

I was up bright and early this morning so after I had let the dog out and had a cup of tea I decided to make a card for the Winter Wonderland challenge which is a fab sketch by my blogging buddy Marianne.  I found this cute Penny Black image which I had coloured last year but never got round to making it into a card.  I have recently started to colour my images with Copics but this one has been coloured with Promarkers because I didn't have any copics then.  At the moment I can't make my mind up which ones I like best but guess it's okay to use both :-)

Image ~ Penny Black

Papers ~ Forever Friends

Sentiment ~ Papermania

Ribbon & Brads ~ Stash

Challenges

Winter Wonderland ~ Sketch

Bah Humbug ~ Ribbon

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club ~ Anything Christmas

Penny Black ~ Lots of Dots

ABC Christmas ~ K is for Kisses

(The little robin has her mistletoe ready to give the cute hedgie a Christmas kiss) 

Hope you have a super Saturday!

So Yummy!

Good afternoon

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.  The sun has been shining here today but it has been a little chilly.  Chris and I went shopping today for Chloe's birthday present and then we stopped off for a pub lunch. 

Allsorts are celebrating their 1st Birthday and because I was on the DT I decided to make a card and join in the birthday celebrations.  In addition to the challenge the DT are also doing a blog hop so lots of fabby prizes to be won this week. 

Happy 1st Birthday Allsorts!

A few weeks ago I saw this sweet PB stamp and I just had to buy it because these little hedgies are just so sweet.  The image has been coloured with Copic Ciao pens.

Image ~ Penny Black ~ 'Hedgy Gift'

Papers ~ Unknown

Gems ~ Jewelry Seal

Sentiment ~ WOJ stamp

Tools ~ MS heart doily border punch, MS butterfly punch, Cuttlebug corner and Nestie Fancy Tags

Challenges

Allsorts ~ Birthdays

Charisma Cardz ~ Sweet Treats

 Papertake ~ Shiny, Sparkly & Special

ABC Challenge ~ Unused stash

(stamp, gingham paper, MS border punch, Nestie Fancy Tags)

Rosie D's ~ So Yummy

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend whatever you have planned. 

Butterfly Bear

Good Afternoon

We have been very busy the last few days but I found a little time to craft with my daughter Chloe who also made a card.  If you have time to pop over to Chloe's blog to leave a comment it would be most appreciated as it really makes her day.

Image ~ Penny Black 'Butterfly Bear'

Papers ~ Basic Grey 'Wisteria'

Flowers ~ Prima

Ribbon ~ Stash

Pearls ~ Jewelry Seal

Sentiment ~ Papermania die cut

Challenges

Sketch and Stash ~ Sketch (new stash is the PB stamp and BG Wisteria papers)

Allsorts ~ Petals and Pearls

Creative Card Crew ~ Happy Birthday

Just Cute Bears ~ Flowers

Crafty Angels ~ My Favourite Things (flowers and bears)

Magical Crafts ~ Animal Antics

Papertake ~ Cutie Pie

My Time to Craft ~ Pretty Pearls

Penny Black ~ Pink Christmas

Good Afternoon

Hope you are all having a good week so far. This morning Chloe said she had a 'tummy ache' so after trying to work out if she was really unwell or trying to get a day off school I decided to let her stay at home. To be honest she doesn't make a habit of trying to get a day off school but has been known to now and again lol! I think today could have been one of those days as she seemed fine when she was on the computer and watching TV so it's off to school for you tomorrow young lady!

Anyway while she was on the computer I managed to make a card for the following challenges; 1) Susie's Sassy Challenge ~ Christmas. This is a new fortnightly challenge and there is a fantastic prize worth over £60 for one lucky person. 2) Create4Fun Challenge ~ Sketch and again another fab prize of Nestabilities Octagons. I am keeping my fingers crossed lol!




Image ~ Penny Black 'Wishes for Kisses'
Papers ~ Bearly Mine Designs 'Designer Extreme Vol. III'
Snowflakes ~ Martha Stewart 'Arctic Snowflake' punch with pearl centres
Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards die cut mounted on an oval nestie
Ribbon ~ Papermania

I really must go and tidy up the dining room table (or craft table as Chris calls it!) so we can eat our tea.

Many thanks for stopping by and your comments are most appreciated.

Snowflakes in September

Good Morning

This week at Allsorts it is Kirsten's turn to set the challenge and she has chosen 'SNOWFLAKES IN SEPTEMBER'. The winner this week will be our GUEST DESIGNER for the whole of OCTOBER. I love making Christmas cards so really enjoyed this challenge. It was the ideal opportunity to ink up this cute Penny Black stamp I bought a couple of weeks ago.

Image ~ Penny Black 'hand-mailed'
Papers ~ Dovecraft 'Tis the Season'
Flower ~ ? Petaloo
Leaves ~ Woodware punch
Snowflake ~ Martha Stewart punch
Brad ~ Dovecraft Jewel brad
Gems ~ Kanban
Sentiment ~ Kanban

Sorry I didn't post my blog candy yesterday but we took the children to Pizza Hut when I got home from work and when we got back it was dark so couldn't get a decent photograph. I will hopefully do it later today or tomorow.

Lisa x

PBSC ~ Domi's Sketch

Good Afternoon

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. Jamie fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon so I had time to make a card for the PBSC which is a fab sketch by Domi. This card is for one of the doctors at work who has recently had a baby girl.





Image ~ Penny Black 'Pacifying'
Papers ~ DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl
Flowers ~ Pink (Petaloo), White (Papermania), Rose (Joanna Sheen)
Sentiment ~ Die cut (The Range)
Ribbon and Bow ~ Local Warehouse Clearance shop.

I am sorry about the photograph. For the last few weeks I have noticed that I am struggling to get a decent photograph of my cards. I have had my eye on a Canon EOS 450D for quite a while so might have to buy one soon.

Lisa x

Stampin' for the Weekend GDT Card

Good Morning

A few weeks ago Stampin' for the Weekend had a DT and GDT call and I was thrilled to have been chosen as a GDT for the next two weeks.

This week's challenge is a great sketch designed by Donna and is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp who are offering a $25 Gift Certificate.





Image ~ Penny Black ~ Rainin' Daisies
Papers ~ Bearly Mine Designs Designer Extreme Vol. III
Flowers ~ Prima hydrangea and pink cork centred flowers which have been glamour dusted for a little bit of sparkle.
Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

MAWTT Challenge #7

Good Evening

I still haven't had much time for crafting but I managed to make a quick card today for MAWTT challenge which is a great sketch with an optional baby theme. I really enjoyed using this sketch and will definitely use it again. My card is slightly different to the sketch because I have placed the sentiment at the top as I really wanted to use the cute bottle/dummy at the bottom. Hope this is okay DT.




Image ~ Penny Black
Paper ~ Messy Rabbit CD
Ribbon ~ Papermania sticky ribbon
Embellishments ~ Stickers from a Sandylion baby scrapbook kit which have been stuck on white card and cut out. Blue Craftwork cards candy.
Sentiment ~ Die cut

Double Challenge Card

Good Afternoon

I haven't had much time for crafting as the children are on school hols. However, they have been playing together nicely this morning and I have managed to make a card. This card is for 2 challenges ~ PBSC 'Summer' and ASFOS 'Floral Fantasy'.

Image ~ PB Stickeroos mounted onto card and cut out with square/scalloped nesties.
Papers ~ 'The Summer Fun Collection' (Free CD which came with Complete Cardmaking with your PC magazine).
Flowers ~ Prima hydrangea flowers with pearl centres and fibres

Thanks for looking and any comments are most appreciated.

Allsorts ~ 3, 2, 1 Challenge

Good Morning

It's Week 12 at Allsorts and this week it's my turn to set the challenge and I have chosen a '3, 2, 1 Challenge'

3 Flowers
2 Papers
1 Ribbon

The prize this week is a 6 x 6 MME Bloom & Grow paper pack as chosen by random.org.


Here is my DT card.

Image ~ PB 'Berry Berry Christmas' coloured with Promarkers
Papers ~ Daisy & Dandelion 'A Winter's Tale'
Flowers ~ Prima
(the cream flowers have been sprayed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist for a little extra Christmas sparkle)
Ribbon ~ Anita's
Gems ~ Kanban
Sentiment ~ D& D die cut

Oh So Fruity!

Good Morning

It's going to be HOT again today. Chloe and Jamie are off school today as it's a teacher training day at both schools. Just a quick post as we are going out for the day and taking a picnic.

Over at the One Stop Craft Challenge it is "Oh So Fruity" and they want to see fruity colours. The colours in this paper remind me of strawberry, apple, lime and peach. I have used the same Penny Black image as my previous card as I think it is perfect for thank you cards. Looks like the little hedgie is popping up to say "Thank You".

Strawberries & Cream with a hint of Chocolate!

Good Afternoon

It's so HOT here today! I have been busy catching up with the washing/housework. I also decided to have a really good tidy up in our bedroom. Or as Chris would call it "craftroom". Haven't finished yet! I really need to sit down and make some cards tonight. I decided to send Chris' Auntie and Mum a card to say thank you for helping me on the refreshment stall at Jamie's school fete on Friday. As some of us on the PTA asked friends and family to help I thought it would be nice to send cards from the PTA to anyone who had helped on the day (excluding parents and teaching staff) so now have a few extra cards to make.

I finished making this card yesterday for Margaret (Chris' Auntie) but haven't had time to upload it until now. Hope she likes it! It is for Moving Along with the Times which is a fab sketch and there is an additional theme of Strawberries & Cream with a hint of Chocolate.



Image ~ Penny Black "Greetings"
Papers ~ Magazine freebie
Flowers, Doodlebug flower brad, Carla Craft leaf punch, Woodware ladybird
Card Blank ~ Papermania

Allsorts Challenge ~ Week 5

Good Afternoon

We had a great response to my "Pink & White" challenge last week. Thanks to everyone who took part ~ I really enjoyed visiting your blogs. The only problem I had was deciding who to pick for my Top 5 as there were so many fantastic entries.

This week it is Gro's choice for the challenge and she has chosen "Triangles". For my DT project I decided to make a Triangle Trifold card following a great tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers. The tutorial can be found here. The only difference is I made mine using 2 square card blanks as I wanted a bigger card.



Here's a view of the inside



Penny Black Rainin' Daisies image coloured with Promarkers, cut out and layered with nesties, Papermania Blueberry Hill papers, the flowers are Green Tara (pink), X-cut punch (blue) with a Papermania pearl brad, the leaves are done using a Woodware punch, ladybug charm from local craft shop, Craftwork Cards sentiment and a few pearls and ribbon to finish it off.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend. The sun is shining again here after a wet week so we are having a BBQ tonight.

Blog Candy Winner and a 2 in 1 Challenge Card

Good Afternoon

The winner of my 5000 hits blog candy as chosen by random.org is Lynsey. I have not included any duplicate entries or entries that were made after the candy closed at midnight last night.

I would just like to thank everybody who has entered my blog candy and also become a "follower" of my blog. I decided to let people decide if they wanted to follow my blog as that way people are doing so because they like my cards rather than doing so just to win some candy.

Yesterday I managed to make 2 cards but I can only show you one as the other is a DT card for the 2nd Allsorts challenge on Saturday.

Over on Docrafts we have a weekly Penny Black challenge and this week the challenge is to make a male bithday card, black, white + one colour, 1 ribon, 2 eyelets/brads and 3 buttons. For me to make a male card is quite a challenge so I think this is the most challenging card I have ever made lol! I am also entering this card for the ASFOS challenge where the theme is "Celebration" as it's their 1st birthday.



Image ~ Penny Black (not sure of name as swapped image)
Papers ~ Harmony Designs by Anna Stemplewska
Buttons, Eyelets & Ribbon ~ Stash

Anyway I must go as there is an Open Afternoon at my son's school so the parents can go in to see the children's work and have a chat with the class teacher.