Sunday 25th September

Meercats for a 50th birthday card, backing paper from seriff craft artist and cut out with nesties grand. I inked around the image with distress ink and cut out flowers paper used was from my stash. Martha Stewart punche for the edges.

Saturday 17th September

I just love the new spellbinder dies ironworks. I have used them here in silver and white, just added ink round the edges of the white one. Used the flower dies and cut them out of an old dictionary page inked with danube blue memento ink pad. martha stewart border punch was used on the edges of navy cardstock. The sentiment was a creative images stamp.I have entered this into the following ceschallenges.blogspot.com andhttp://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/

Flashback week.

On http:/movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com its flashback week so here's "one I made earlier" blue peter style. It uses Marianne dies the birdcage, I adore that die.Also Spellbinders labels die.I used  martha stewart punches for the borders. The verse stamp is from creative expressions.I made the paper roses using coredinations paper and used spellbinder foliage dies added ribbon from stash and a hat pin. I chose this card as it was the first card I put on my blog and the first time I had made paper flowers and was pleased with the result.

Saturday 20th August

A little gift box I made today with spellbinders rose die and polka dot candy in the centre. Then stamped leaves and scroll to give a distressed look.

Sunday 14th August Things with Wings.

I have used Butterfly wishes digi stamp from http://cuddlybuddly.com/ and used promarkers. I stamped the baby blue shimmer card with a swirl stamp. The border was cut with a martha stewart bunch and the white scroll was die cut. Threaded sheer ribbon through the crocheted lace and then added ribbon flowers. I will enter the card in http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ The theme this week is Things with wings.Alsohttp://blog.cuddlybuddly.com/cateegory/challenges/ have anthing goes theme.Just added this into a new challengehttp://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com/ I love these dies I have used the marianne swirl die on here.My last but not least challenge for  this week is fantasy athttp://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/

Sunday 7th August

The challenge on http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ is buttons. I made the ribbon flower and added a button in the middle. Used scrap artist cd for the backing papers and sewing machine and the button jar. Added crotheted lace and the sentiment stamp which is one of my favourites but can't remember where from I've had it a while ..

Saturday 6th August

I have used my first digi stamp from digital delights. I love this cute little bee. I took him into a craft artist digikit and this was the result. I have entered it into http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/

Friday 5th August

Friday where has this week gone, but then isn't it always the same when you have a week off work.
The challenge this week for http://blog.cuddlybuddly.com/category/challenges is, add stiching real or faux.
I embossedd the dark blue card with nestabilities and added faux stiching round the edge the image is a Lillyboo design from http://cuddlybuddly.com/ and then added the buttons.I have also entered this into http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/.

http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ This weeks challenge card for cd sunday challenge is bling it up. So this card is made from scrap artist studio. I cut out extra stars and baubles and mounted them using silicone glue glittered them of course. Then cut leaves with spellbinders dies and added dark red paper roses.

Saturday 30th July

http://blog.cuddlybuddly.com/category/challenges Yippie I have a week off work, that means more time to craft. Todays card is one I have made for a friends birthday. I used the pink striped paper from My craft studio.Spellbinders for the shapes. The image is a digi stamp from http://cuddlybuddly.com/. Then I made a paper rose and added cosmic shimmer to make the hearts in the background look like pearls. Stamped Happy Birrthday onto the same cardstock as my paper flower and used a Martha Stewart punch for the edge ribbon was added and thats my card done.I have entered this card into the above challenge.Added this card in http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

MONDAY 25TH JULY

Boys dreams well this is just one of them. The image is from Joanna Sheens Times gone by CD.The stamp is from Inkylicious and hand written Boys Dreams.Then added red white and blue circles.
I have entered it in http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Sunday 24th July

I have for some time been thinking I ought to try digi stamps, but being technical illiterate I was scared to try downloading them. Not any more it couldn't have been any more simple from http://cuddlybuddly.com/
So here is my first card made from 2 digi stamps and I shall enter them into http://blog.cuddlybuddly.com/
The theme was use a charm. The backing paper was also from cuddlybuddly downloads.A Martha Stewart border punch was used also.
Entered into http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ challenge.

23rd July Saturday

My card today was made using a Cuddly Buddly decoupage, nestie of course, tarten background was kanban design and added crochet lace and ribbon. I have made this one for Christmas in July on the Cuddly Buddly forum and for Rainbow Lady's challenge.http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Also http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/

19th July Tuesday

Todays card is a nautical theme . I have used image and backing paper from Joanna Sheens Times gone by cd. I am entering this card in my first ever challenge on " The CD Sunday Challenge".

17th July Sunday

I have made this card for my grandaughters birthday this week. Its the cake fairy decoupage from cuddley buddley, and nesties for the name tag. Just added glitter on the fairys wings and on the cup cake.

15th July Friday

Todays card, popcorn the bear fom crafters companions cd and thick thread for the fishing line.

13th July Wednesday

This card is using grand nesties and joanna sheens just words cd.I wasn't sure about this one so after some kind advice from my friends I am removing the peel offs and adding some pearls into the centre of the flowers.

Monday 11th July

Indroducing harvey the latest member of my sons family

7th July

This is my grandson Daniel. What a cheeky face that is. Today he's in London with his sister mommy and daddy enjoying a little break. Grandma is looking after Holly the Rabbit .

Tuesday 5th July

Today  thought I would share a scrapbook page that I did recently. This is my gorgeous granddaughter.

4th July

We had a lovely day yesterday with my brother and sister, don't see my brother so often he lives in liverpool. Just a nice family bbq. So no card making. The weather was just too nice to be indoors.

Hugs

A friend asked me to make this quickie card for a male friend of theirs whos having a rough time at the present moment health wise, she wanted to say hello and give them a hug hence the hug theme. Just made with my craft studio and die cut image.

Bird cage design

This is my latest card using nestabilites and distress inks the background paper was from a Debbie Moores cd.The black roses were my first attempt at paper flowers.