with love

Hello Peeps.

I am doing really badly at blogging this year....
but it is just how it is, I guess.


I have three makes to show you,
but I have lots of photos of show you.

The first is an altered box that
became a keepsake box for a friend
to give to her new great niece.

The stamp is my fave new sugar nellie Pip.

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The next is an altered book,
lots of playing around with this.
Embossing, inking, punching & water marking.


I don't have a binder so just alter notebooks
but always end up with the white bit
along the metal bindings.

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Lastly, a good friend of mine is having
treatment for cancer.
We are all missing her at work,
so I took a travel tin sweetie that another
work mate took back for us
from a cruise she was on and altered it.


I filled the tin with tim holtz tickets,
sparkly things, butterflies and
asked everyone we work with
to write a happy thought
on a punched piece of paper.
No names from anyone,
just something to help
when you need a wee pick me up.

Lastly......the two who always
make me feel better.....

Hope you have a smile on your face today xx

hearts and flowers

It has been a funny crafty time for me today.....
I have one card I made here that ended up
nothing like the sketch I was following....

But I am going to enter it in
Scrapbook sisters challenge who want
flowers, ribbon and gems.

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This one was meant to have a red & white
gingham heart on it, but the papers looked
awful with the red ribbon I wanted to use,
so it was replaced with this wee sugar nellie
I found in half coloured on my desk!

I also managed to tear the wee heart at the
edge of the white card I had punched.
But I still like this card.

Colour create challenge wanted Kraft/red with white or cream.


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Lastly.....my friend Anita makes the most scrummy
cupcakes and gives them as gifts in fab boxes.
She asked me to make a tag before.
These are some more I made based on the
boxes Anita uses.

Pink and white roses,
red and white dots,
pink gingham,
and blue gingham.

I also bought her some
"Made by Anita" printed ribbon
from crafty ribbons.

Pixie Dust want tags this week!

Hope this finds you well.

much love Teen xx

friends with ewe!

I am sorry for not being around,
things have been a bit hectic here.

Anyway......
one wee card and then I must
upload all my other photos
and get things sorted.
The challenge over at
Crafty Pad
closes tonight at 8 pm
and I didn't want this card
that I started the other day
only to finish ten minuets ago
to be yet another challenge
card that past the deadline!

They wanted buttons,
so I used wee buttons to cover
the wee sheepies fleece.
It is a crafty pad stamp
called Shelly Sheep & Twitter.

pixie dust want you to go green
and although the photo is rubbish
the backing papers
are actully a pretty mint green.
Scrapbook sisters want spring flowers.
Creative card crew also want green on
the cards this week.


Hope you are all grand,
and thank you for the emails
asking if I was ok.
many hugs
Teen xxx

bumble bees

Hello, hello.......

first card to show you was a real
labour of love.
A friend from work
wanted a special card for her Mam.
The names are as she wanted them.
Only request....
daffodils.

I have never worked with paper
flowers like this before....

since it was a special card
I made a box to case it in.

It was my good friends Birthday today,
we are always joking that it is
"not all about you."

To end with two brown eyed beauties
who it is always all about.

my Blondie baby will be one next week.
Can not believe it has come round so soon.

Quick question....
anyone have top tips
for securing paper onto canvas?

Hope you are all well.

much love Teen xx