we can complain....

today i am showing a card i made for my aunt who has just had a birthday ~i have used the great sketch on FRIDAY SKETCHERS#112.
for this card i used an anitas stamp, paper makeup word stamp (both stamped with a big and juicy ink), quickutz photo corners and some card candy. finished with glitter.

with love to my sister~ CSF#4

here we are again ~ monday morning and time for another challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS ~http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/~ i cannot believe we are on challenge 4!!

the challenge is a RECIPE ~ ROUND/2 FLOWERS/1 RIBBON ~ andrea (our team leader) who has set the challenge has said the card can be round or to use rounds on your card ~so i have gone for round shapes!!



also for this card i have used the sketch over on TUESDAY MORNING SKETCHES ~birthday week 3 ~" what reminds you of summer" ~and used the sketch by mellissa#5

used papermania paper, personal impressions stamp, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz swirls and butterfly dies, sizzix corner dies, card candy, and flowers and ribbon from my stash...a some glitter!



hope you can join me and the rest of the team with this challenge #4 ~i`m afraid i did not see the last creations as i have been so busy ~ but from this week i plan to get back to some kind of blogging!!!.... and to see all your fab creations! enjoy your week!!

special couple ~congratulations

big panic on today ~when i had to make a card for my dear friends who have their wedding anniversary this weekend ~must get it into the post tomorrow morning!!
used the fab sketch over on SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY #59 ~and found these two sweet messy rabbits stamps to paint, some dovecraft papers, nestabilities oval dies, quickutz swirls and flower dies, some card candy and a little glitter.

well lewis breaks up from school tomorrow ~ so no more school runs ~YES!! but will mean very little "me" time ~seems i have had very little craft/blogging time this year and so miss visiting your blogs and seeing your creations and catching up on all the news!!..lets hope september brings aaron being settled into a new school (fingers crossed ~ no still no nearer to him being back into school )..any way enjoy your evening and hope you are all looking forward to the weekend!!

just for you

today i am showing the inside of the note book holders i showed in my last post, this time using the fab sketch over on SKETCH SATURDAY#111 (above) , made a small pocket on the other side for lewis to add a thankyou note!! (below)

i used some more anna griffin papers, nestabilities labels (large one cut in half for pocket), quickutz butterfly and wording dies, stampin`up scalloped punch, dove craft swirl stamps, card candy, flowers and stickers from my stash, finished with some glitter.

still making ikea furniture up ~eight big boxes arrived wednesday ~sofa comes saturday(tomorrow) ~so must get on!!! ~enjoy your day!

teach our children

today i am showing some note book holders i have made for lewis to give to the TA`s in his school year, a big thankyou for their help and support.
followed the wonderful sketch over on FRIDAY SKECHERS#110.

here is a close up of the wording (above) and all six together ~as you can see they are all slightly different (below).

used anna griffin papers, paper makeup word stamp, ribbon, flowers and brads from my stash.

thought i would share some pics from lewis`s sports day ~last friday (which must have been the hottest day this year ~so they kept it short ~so no~one over heated!!)

here is lewis getting ready...set...go!!

............................ waiting for his sticker after finishing the race!!

..while i am sat here now waiting for ikea to deliver my furniture...... carpet was fitted monday, and most of the furniture is back in place , (including all my craft stash , all in new places , just need some new boxes for storage , feel another trip to ikea coming on) feels so much better, although we are sat on deckchairs until the new sofas arrive this week!!

worlds best teacher

here we are another MONDAY morning and time for a new challenge over on http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/ or as i know it CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS!! what amazing creations from our last challenge ~was wonderful to see how the sketch looked so different on all your blogs!!


this challenge #3 is VINTAGE ~who doesn`t like to find some flowers, pretty papers and plenty of ink/lace/etc??? looking now at mine ...and the kitchen sink!!...any way i just love making this card ~hope you enjoy making yours too!!
oh nearly forgot ~i have used the fab sketch over on PAPERTAKE WEEKLY#44

as with all my creations more papermania papers, quickutz corners and swirls (in my box left out , so i can play.. see other posts below if i`m confusing you), this sweet popcorn the bear stamps, and plenty of flowers, lace, brad and various corner punches from my stash




hope you had a glorious weekend, and can join me and the other DT members with this challenge, look forward to your creations

sister ~happy birthday

gosh nearly forgot to show this card i made for my dad to send to his sister, over in the USA ~yes she was a GI bride ~and has so many wonderful stories to tell (of living in the war, many american men to dance with and her adventures)~cannot wait for her visit this september!!
now onto the card ~i used the wonderful sketch over on SKETCH SATURDAY#110
used more of the papermania papers and diecuts, ladybug and friends stamp, cardcandy and some glitter (will be so glad when i can get to my crafting stuff again and do some crafting ~well the carpet will be laid monday ~so i can start unpacking!!)

well what a shock ~my blog layout has disappeard ~ so will have to go find a new one~ as it looks so strange being white!!! ...any ideas????

enjoy your birthday

today i am showing a birthday card for a dear crafting friend ~ although i had very little craft stuff i can still use at the moment ~ it was good to sit down and create the other day!!
i have used the sketch over on CREATALICIOUS CHALLENGE#11 ~but now i can see i have not done the other part of the challenge which was "stitch it up" (use stitching) ~ guess my brain is not in full crafting mode!!
used more of the papermania papers, ladybug and friends stamp, oval nestabilities, more card candy and wording by cardwork cards ~bit of glitter!

well finished the decorating ~ now moving all the furniture around the house to make room for the carpet to be laid next week.
hope you are having a good day

birthday wishes

today i am showing a birthday card for a young lady ( last year of her teens)~i have used the fab sketch over on :~
SWEET WEDNESDAY SKETCH~ #56 ~ have turned the sketch on it`s side!!
have used a stamp from rubber necker, papermania papers, wording and card candy from craftwork cards, flowers from stash

hope you are having a good day

enjoy your birthday

today i am showing a birthday card for my friends daughter ~ used the fab sketch over on :~ TUESDAY MORNING SKETCHES#52

used this lovely stamp from cuddly buddly, dovecraft paper, craftworkcards card candy and words, bow and stickers from stash, little bit of glitter!!

i am gradually boxing up all my craft stuff, for the "big decorate" ~ so not only will my blogging come to a stop but also my crafting!! the new carpet will arrive in just over a week ~so then i can start unpacking ~until my stuff is all away i really must get some cards made ~my husband cannot believe how much "stuff" i have collected ~he asked "do you need it all??" ~what a question to ask!! they just don`t get it do they???
hope you have a wonderful weekend......