lie about your age!

 

 for this Birthday card for a dear friend of many years ( it is a big birthday for us next year) i used the sketch over on:~

 SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#225 

( have to say girls, i found this a difficult sketch to use, but i did it in the end)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#241~SPLIT IT UP  (split sentiment ~ split sentiment on front of card)

4 CRAFTY CHICKS ~BINGO  (used middle row top to bottom ~ ribbon/sentiment/brads)

HANNAH AND FRIENDS#181 ~BEST FRIENDS (for friend of 45 years)

CHARISMA CARDZ#38 ~INSIDE (inside of card shown below) ~really messed up the inside, learnt one good lesson , do not add border around the wording last!!!

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C205~BOWS

(links on myside bar)

inside of the card below

used mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, art impressions word stamp (on front of card) , crafts~too swirl die, hobby craft ribbon, kanban stamps inside the card, flowers and brads from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

made this card for one of my "oldest" friends , we met on our first day of school at the age of 4, back in the 1960`s, and became best friends.. but once we left school and went out to work and left our home towns etc.. we lost touch... but through facebook we have become friends again ...

just a note to say.....

 

well a dear friend that i have known for over 20 years, is going through a difficult time, so i made this card to cheer her up..it started as a simple card ..but got a bit carried away.... once i stamped "molly" a Molly Blooms stamp from the new magazine.

 

for this card i followed the challenges over on:~

ALL SORTS#225 ~BUTTON UP

ABC CHALLENGE ~V FOR VERY CUTE

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 used kanban card and die cuts, various Molly Blooms stamps (including molly/flowers/heart/bird house and birds), coloured with promarkers, quickutz flower die (used around the apertures in centre), daisy and dandelion word diecuts, buttons, thread and ribbon from my stash, finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents.

view from above, and below (one of six ) of the inside

 

below shows the front , looking through the various  layers.

sorry about the "bad" photos, but was a cloudy day..now the sun has come out and the photos would look sooooooooooo different!! typical!!

congratulations

 

well i am back to making 8x8 cards ~ (so much better), for this card i used the sketch by ARLANA , over on:~

 SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#224~112

CHARISMA CARDZ#37 ~YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO ~ well i love pink/green/blue together !

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~MAKE IT SPARKLE ~plenty of stickles glitter, gems and some glossy accents

FUSSY AND FANCY FRIDAY #98 ~ PUNCHES AND DIES

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used K&co paper, teddy bo digi image, coloured with promarkers, forever friends word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, crafts~too flower swirl,sizzix lace boarder die, quickutz leaf dies, papermania heart gems, flowers, ribbon and brad from my stash, finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents(on the yellow wellies and swirls).

looks like we are going to have a few sunny days this weekend .. after a few wet/cold days!!..what ever you are doing this weekend , hope you have a good one!!

delightful

 

 for this 6x6 card ( must say i prefer my 8x8 cards) i used the sketch over on :~

CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#62 

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#253 ~OPEN~ANYTHING GOES

I LOVE PROMARKERS#186 ~ANYTHING GOES

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   used christine adolph (creative imaginations) papers, word diecut and stickers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers,  and sizzix vintage lace die.

Autumn is here ... sun shining , slight cold wind and a little rain in the air......i do love this time of year...            

just saying HELLO!

 

well i am back and crafting again..been far too long.... for this card i made for a sweet 4 year old, i have used the sketch by SALLY over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#223

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~CHILDS PLAY

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#286 ~HIP TO BE SQUARE

MO MANNING CHALLENGE#202 ~SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

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used paper designed by Christine Adolph for creative imaginations, Mo Manning digi image, coloured with promarkers, quickutz flower die, kaisercraft word stamp, brad from stash, finished with stickles glitter and gold pen.

well where have i been??..i have been visiting my brother and family, over in Dana Point, California, with my eldest son Aaron (who has just started college).

above is a picture of my nephew Maki, niece Justine and my son Aaron (the tallest), below my brother and niece ( who wears pink and a tutu at every oppotunity)

above is Aaron at Venice Beach , LA

 below is my beauiful sister~in~law, Allison ( a very talented artist and photographer)

..and last but not least is my dear brother and me ... love this picture and sums up my whole holiday with them.. pure love xx

well all back home now, with my husband and youngest son, and all back at work/school/college...but a little bit of me is still in California (and still have jet lag) ..and if you read my last post i have a pic of me and Christine Adolph (who has designed for creative imaginations)..what a sweet lady she is , and have used some of her papers for this card xx

 

well i am back from CALIFORNIA, seeing my brother and family.. and look who i met on my trip !!??  .... CHRISTINE ADOLPH ... (swoon).... a friend of my sister-in-law, and one amazing artist and designer, i have been such a fan, for years, of using her papers, stamps and stickers designed for CREATIVE IMAGINATIONS .

(sorry Christine for the "bad" photo , Christine had been poorly and i have no makeup on!) ..what a sweet lady you are , so gracious about your amazing creations and a big THANKYOU for those papers, i will be making a scrapbook very soon, of my amazing holiday ... was a delight to meet you, once i`m over my jet lag, i am inspired to get crafting again , it has been far to long...