birthday wishes

well it has been a while since i have found the time to make a card...boys are now back to school and DH paul is back to work.... mmmmmmmm some me time which only means one thing...... get the ink, stamps and promarkers out!!

used the fab sketch by kylie over on :~
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER#93
MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS ~FLOWER CHALLENGE
SPARKLES FORUM#10 ~ANYTHING GOES
THE CRAFTY PAD#118~CIRCLES

used prima papers, magnolia ~ tilda, bunting, flower/grass and rose stamps, coloured with promarkers, see d`s word stamp, circle nestabilities dies, quickutz tag dies, ribbon from my stash and plenty of stickles glitter!!

looks like another amazing spring day here again on the Dorset south coast....we do need some rain (cannot remember when we had some, or the sun wasn`t shining)..so hope it stays clear for the royal wedding in London on friday.....must get all jobs done so i can sit and watch the BBC friday morning!!!
whatever you are doing over the next few days , hope you get some crafting time!

there`s no space like home

at last i have made a card...... my brother~in~law is moving to a new home next week...made the card ~ now to think of a "moving in " pressy~what do you get a man who has everything (been in his last home about 15 years) and not into lots of "stuff" like us girls........ anyway onto the card.
used the fab sketch over on:~
CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#35

SPOONFULL OF SUGAR#145 ~LETS CELEBRATE!! (well moving to a big new house is a celebration)

COOKING IT UP#57 ~ EASY 1,2,3 ~(1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments)

CREATIVE CARD CREW ~RYCYCLE SOMETHING ~(buttons and sewing thread from a bag given to me by my MIL sewing box)

HIGH HOPES#107 ~BUNNIES, BEARS AND BALLOONS

SCRAPBOOK SISTERS#32 ~BUTTONS (used 3, see bottom right of card)

used high hopes spring bird house garden and word stamp, coloured with promarkers, country companions tiny"love" stamp, brenda pinnick papers, stampin`up scalloped edged punch, sizzix flourish die, finished with some old buttons and thread....no glitter!!

well i hope you all have a wonderful EASTER WEEKEND ~lots of hot cross buns, chocolate eggs and fun ~looks like perfect going out weather here on the south coast again..... also to all my English friends ~have a fab ST GEORGES DAY tomorrow!!! byeeeeeeeeeee for now!

eggstra special easter wishes ~CSF#23~EASTER PACKAGE

well here we are again ~MONDAY MORNING ~ and time for a new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS #23 ~ AN EASTER PACKAGE!! i decided to make a "header" for a bag of small easter eggs!!..hope you can join in and make something special to wrap up something for an easter treat!!! look forward to seeing your creations ~pop over and see the other DT photos on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS (link on left side bar)

used K&CO papers, magnolia ~tilda and edwin stamps, quickutz flower die, stampin`up word stamp, card candy.

have you missed me ..well just had no time for crafting or blogging as boys on school hols and paul (DH) has had the week off work , so lots of family time!!! (which we all need sometime)
hope you have a good week.

wishing you a day filled with flowers

still trying to play with my new camera!!! mmmmmmmmmmm still need some practise!!! not very clear or bright are they?? anyway on to the challenges!
used the sketch over on:~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#96
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS#106 ~PUNCHES AND DIES (used both)
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES~use something new ~tilda stamp and sizzix flower die.
4 CRAFTY CHICKS#32 ~INSPIRATION PICTURE ~blue sky/green grass/pink flowers

used papermania and basic grey papers, magnolia ~ tilda/scene/flower scene/grass/flower stamps, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, sizzix swirl and flower dies, quickutz leaf dies, x~cut heart border punch, gems used in the middle of the flowers from stash, decoupaged tilda and flowers ~ finished with glitter.

well we have had another beautiful day on the dorset south coast ~i`ve been clearing the garden/sorting the weeds and a quick mow of the lawn!!..sorted!!! feels good doesn`t it??!!!

hope you are having a good weekend.

sunshine all year through -nanna

another card for my mum today ~it will soon be her birthday ~so made this card for my boys to give their nanna. ~in real life this card is very bright!!! however my old camera has given up life and had to use my new one (from DH paul as my xmas pressy).... taken hours to get these pictures on my blog/computer!!..well to take the pics as well to be honest!!!

used the fab sketch over on :~
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C81
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER#90 ~HEAVY METAL ( used metal brads)
MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS ~RIBBON
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#105~BUTTONS/BLING /BLOOM (used flower buttons and put bling in the middle)
THE SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY#128 ~BUTTERFLIES
all links on my left side bar.

used k&co paper, magnolia~ sat and butterfly catching edwin, butterfly and tree stump stamps, coloured with promarkers, lili of the valley word stamp, quickutz butterfly die, sizzix corner die, nestabilities circle dies, doodlebug flower ribbon, flowers/brads/buttons and bling from my stash. finished with some glitter.

oh gosh just thought my cards are getting very "full"!! everything but the kitchen sink on them ..... maybe a simple card might be in order!!..mmmmmmmmm can i do simple?? don`t answer that!

butterfly tilda ~CSF#22 ~SWIRLS

here we are again MONDAY morning and time for the new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS (link on side bar)~CHALLENGE#22 ~SWIRLS!! ~not difficult for me as i love using my quickutz swirl dies!! what gorgeous "spring" cards last challenge ~hope you can join us for this challenge!!

also for this card i used the fab sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#95

COOKING IT UP#55~SPARKLE,SHINE & SHIMMER

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#148 ~BUTTONS AND BOWS

SCRAPBOOK SISTERS#29~MOTHERSDAY/SPECIAL LADY

PAPERPLAY CHALLENGE WEEK 13~MUM

THE PLAYDATE CAFE ~PINK/BLUE/SILVER

CHARISMA CARDZ#13~BLING AND SPARKLES

all links on my side bar

used my minds eye and k&co papers, magnolia tilda stamp, coloured with promarkers, see d`s word stamp, oval nestabilities dies, quickutz swirl and butterfly dies, sizzix flower die,~buttons,brads, silver thread and ribbon from my stash~finished with stickles sparkle.

hope you all had a wonderful MOTHERS DAY yesterday ~had some pretty jewellery and Michael Ball cd from my boys..and 4 cards (lewis made 2, aaron one and one their dad bought from them!!)..lucky mum!!

thankyou to everyone who wore blue on saturday to bring about autism awareness!!

hope you have a fab week.....

world autism awareness day - 2nd april 2011

i hope you can take 5 mins of your day just to google ~ autism awareness day ~ as many of you know i have two boys aged 13 and 7 who are both on the autistic spectrum ~ every day is an adventure and some times very confusing....

the saying for today is light up the world blue ..so we are wearing blue today (don`t have any blue light bulbs, to light up our home!! )LOL..
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