grandma ~from the boys!

 

i have made this card using the sketch by SALLY (on it`s side) over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#212 

MO`S CHALLENGE#191 ~FUN IN THE SUN ( well my boys love standing back to back to see the height difference being age 16 and 9 years old ..and my eldest is six feet tall and still growing)

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used american crafts papers, mo manning digi image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities oval dies, sizzix alphabet dies, crafts~too flower swirl die, flowers and flower brads from my stash.

just love this image and just had to use it for my mother~in~laws birthday card, although my boys are 16 and 9 years old (a little older than this image) ..i was just perfect!!

growing up is optional

 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~SKETCHIE FREE FOR ALL ~used sketch#80 

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#55~MAKE IT GIRLY

CHARISMA CARDZ#25~A RECIPE ~3 PAPERS, 2 FLOWERS ,1 IMAGE

DUTCH DARE CARD#223~PHOTO INSPIRATION (fun, colourful, summer pictures)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#228~FASHION IS MY PASSION ( even in your pj`s!! )

cused dovecraft papers, art impressions stamp, coloured with promarkers, cc designs word stamp, nestabilities label and circle dies, crafts~too flower swirl die, quickutz leaf dies, flowers and brads from my stash.

enjoying Wimbledon at the moment.....some real shocking results over the last few days..

hey buddy ~happy birthday!

 

for this birthday card, for a "cowgirl" friend, i used CATHERINE`S SKETCH over on :~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#162

ONE STOP CRAFT#231~FOR A FRIEND 

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS#160 ~FOR THE GIRLS

FUSSY AND FANCY#91 ~BUTTON UP 

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS~ NAME THAT TUNE ~ "let there be cowgirls" by Chris Cagle ~(some of the lyrics below)

 Let there be cowgirls for every cowboy
Make them strong as any man, Lordy
Something you can't tame,
She's a mustang
The heartbeat of the heartland
She's got a drawl, ya'll,
Yeah, she's the salt of the earth that rocks my world.
Let there be cowgirls, ooh
Let there be cowgirls, come on.

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used first edition glittered papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells and daisy&dandelion word stamps, nestabilities rectangle dies, shapeabilities corner emboss/dies,  joy crafts flower/swirl large corner die, basicgrey buttons, papermania gems, thread from my stash.

just loved using this stamp, so cute and perfect for a (cowgirl) friend who doesn`t do "girly", so not many flowers ,but a little bling!!

girly "happy birthday"

 

for this birthday card i have followed the sketch challenge over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#264 ~"WHERE IS IT I HEAR YOU SAY?" i have chosen to use sketch#224 8th of september 2012 (have broken the line across, so you can see the full image)

DIGI HAVEN ~FUN WITH FLOWERS

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND #ANYTHING GOES

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used bo bunny papers, saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers, crafts~too flower swirl die, quickutz leaf die, papermania gems.

oh dear ..another grey day today..but after all the ironing etc , i did get some time for crafting... that brights up any day !! hope you have had a good weekend !

world`s best teacher ....ever

 

i have made this card for my son, Lewis, to give his teacher at the end of term in the middle of July,(here in England) i have coloured this image in his school uniform (lewis chose the image from mo mannings digi store, cause it looked like him) .. my son`s teacher has been just wonderful, understanding his "special needs" and talking to me everyday to help him, i cannot wish for a more lovely lady, wish Lewis could have her for the next 2 years, before he goes to another school, anyway onto the sketch, by ARLANA over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#211~122

MO MANNING#190~"BRIGHT COLOURS"

DUTCH DARE CARD#222~THINGS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "B" ~ i have used Boy, Bag, Books, Brads, Bright colours..... and a card for the Bestest teacher!!

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used K&co papers, mo manning digi image, coloured with promarkers, popcorn the bear word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, shapeabilities corner dies, sizzix swirl and flower dies, x~cut star dies, metal brads/eyelets/etc from my stash.

well here we are saturday morning ..grey skies and light rain...cannot believe we are at the end of June and the washed school uniforms have to be dried in the clothes dryer and not outside!!.... my oldest son has now left school(had his last exam yesterday).. so the last time for me to wash his school uniform...only a month until the schools close for the summer here in England.

journey ~ together ~ smile ~ travel ~ believe

 

for this card (for a friend who loves her VW campervan), i used the sketch over on:~

STAMP WITH FUN#216

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS #203 ~ THEME~ FLORAL FANTASY (use at least 5 flowers)

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used american crafts papers, stamposaurus stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle die, shapeabilities corner die, quixkutz leaf die, joy crafts flower/swirl corner die, word tags from colorbok, papermania ribbon and bow, flowers from my stash.

again i have to say what has happened to the weather?? sooooo warm and a bit damp in the air..think we need on good thunder storm to clear the air!!

as special as you

 

trying to do 6x6 cards is getting so difficult for me , as i am so used to doing 8x8...and having lots of space!! anyway. maybe a little squashed, (but ), for this card i have used the sketch over on:~

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES ~C4C190 

used bo bunny papers, coloured image with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, sizzix swirl die , stampin` up scalloped edged punch, card candy, flower and flower brad from stash.

celebrate your day, your way..together

 

well i `m on a roll ....another digi stamp used today...this one is by MO MANNING.. for this "simple" card (well is for me), feel it didn`t need lots of swirls and flowers, the image needed to take centre stage... i used the sketch by MARISA over on:~

FRIDAY SKETCH#45

A B C CHALLENGE ~ P FOR PRETTY IN PINK

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used K&co paper, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, penny black word stamp, shapeabilities corner dies, nestabilities heart dies.

well how windy is this weather?? and a bit of rain...summer has been and gone....!

u rock.....sir!

 

for this card, for my son to give his class tutor, as this week he has his last exam, and he will be leaving school ..his summer hols begin and school has finished for him, and then start college in September..i have followed the following challenges

MO`S CHALLENGE#189 ~SCHOOLS OUT

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#54~ONE FOR THE BOYS

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY~HELLO BOYS

CARDS FOR MEN#12 ~BOYS WILL BE BOYS

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used craftwork cards paper, mo manning digi stamp, coloured with promarkers, krafftin` kimmie word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, x~cut star dies, shapeabilities corner dies.

..as i said come this time next week my oldest son will have left school and next september starting music college... yes a "rock" star in the making.. or as he would like to be a sound engineer..love this image..it is so like him (except he only wears black and studded leather jacket).. always singing around the house and playing air guitar... boys will be boys!!

it`s your day, be dazzling...

 

 well, today i am using a digi stamp from MAKE IT CRAFTY, i won on SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY, (last week), thankyou girls for getting me on the road of digi stamps!!

for this card i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#210

CHARISMA CARDZ#23 ~DIGIS ONLY

FAB N FUNKY#175 ~BIRTHDAY

used bo bunny papers, make it crafty digi stamp, coloured with promarkers, crafter`s companion word stamp, nestabilites label dies, american carfts ribbon, card candy.

don`t know what i am doing wrong but my pictures never look the same as the cards i make , the colours are so different .... and my colouring looses it`s detail!!

your special day

 

used the sketch by BERIT SYNNOVE over on 

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#160

CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS#79~BIRTHDAY ( a very happy birthday to all my friends at CSF)

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND ~ CUTE

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used k&co paper, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, nestabilities circle and label dies, magnolia heart swirl die, shapeabilities leaf dies, x~cut ribbon hole punch, american crafts ribbon, flowers and brad from my stash.

well what a change in weather today ..gone from really hot to cold, windy and raining..summer has been and gone.....

fabulous birthday

 

well, well well some firsts for me to share today... my husband got me a crafting cd from create and craft tv (never done before) and on it was some digi images to be printed and free to colour (so just like stamping but without the ink!!)..my husband has now got a printer that takes card.....so here is my first card using the digi stamp from the cd!!..my other first is explained at bottom of my post.. now i had better get onto the card...

for this birthday card i have used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#209 

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY~OPEN CHALLENGE

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS~WEEK 200~ALL THAT GLITTERS

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

used crafty individauls papers, digi stamp from katy sue fabulous fashion cd, coloured with promarkers, sizzix buterfly dies, nestabilities oval dies, hobbycraft gems, finished with stickles glitter.

i have coloured one of the hats as well, to go inside the card (needs to be glittered yet, you know i love my glitter)

ps .. i was the very lucky winner of the SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY challenge last week , and won some digi stamps from MAKE IT CRAFTY, which have been downloaded and now ready to print and use... so here i go..on the road of digi stamping!!

thankyou to everyone

 

i loved this image so much i have used it again, only this time for my youngest son to give the TA`s in his year, in July, with a little pressy for them too (working on that project)

used the sketch over on :~ 365 CARDS ~DAY 146

used K&CO paper, coloured with promarkers and covered with glossy accents, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix swirls and flower dies, hobbycraft thankyou stamp, craftwork cards card and candy, to finish i have added some beads and glitter.

here (above) is the card opened out......

and below a few more i have made.. more to do yet!!

what beautiful weather we are having...my youngest has gone back to school today after the half term holidays, and my oldest is home as he is in the middle of exams.