friends

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~ 

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #76

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #343/343~ ANYTHING BUT CHRISTMAS  

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used  craftwork papers, flower diecuts and card candy, art impressions girlfriend stamp, coloured with promarkers and paper , nestabilities square dies, sizzix swirls and flower dies, ribbons from stash.

XX  HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND XX

i love frosty nights...

 

for this Christmas card i have used the sketch (on side)  over on :-

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2#77 

CRAFTY HAZELNUT`S CHRISTMAS#259 ~ ANYTHING GOES AS LONG AS IT CHRISTMAS

I LOVE PROMARKERS #298 ~ANYTHING GOES

GLITTER N SPARKLE CH B #167 ~TRADITIONAL OR NON TRADITIONAL COLOURS 

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used dovecraft paper and ribbon, image by mo manning, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities oval dies, memory box corner die, spellbinders snowflake dies, elzybells word stamp, dovecraft gems, finished with lots stickles glitter.

XX  HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEKEND  XX

happy christmas

 

My mum asked me to make a card for her hairdresser ,

 so i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #78 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS#59 ~DIE CUTS FOR CHRISTMAS

CUTE CARD THURSDAY #402 ~FESTIVE COLOURS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used my minds eye glittered paper, saturated canary image , coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, memory box ornaments and corner dies, finished with stickles glitter.

XX NEARLY THE WEEKEND XX

spirt of christmas

 

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

SKETCH SATURDAY#389 

used dovecraft paper, LOTV image, quickutz corner die, nestabilities dies,creative expressions pointsettia dies, marianne holly dies, finished with stickles glitter and flower soft.

so thankful ....

 

for this christmas card made for a friend , i have used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #71 

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS ~ FESTIVE FUN#117

WINTER WONDERLAND ~ SPARKLE AND BLING(loads of sparkle and bling in this card)

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C314 ~USE SQUARE CARD / SQUARE ITEMS(square card and squares used on card)

CRAFTY HAZELNUT`S CHRISTMAS#257 ~USE DIE CUTS OR PUNCHES (used loads of die cuts)

(LINKS TO CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

for this card i used my minds eye glittered paper, saturated canary image , coloured with specrum noirs and promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix swirl corner die, creative exprssions pointsettia dies, marianne holly dies, docrafts ribbon, finished with stickles glitter.

NOW ONTO AMERICA ... AND THANKS GIVING .... my dear brother made it out of his carehome .......and home to his wife Allisons parents for a few hours.. apart from care homes and hospitals this is the first time my brother has been out for 18 months .....

above is my brother`s FIL getting him into a hired van..and below a hand made ramp up to their home  .. looked on by Allisons mum and ofcause my dear little niece.... happy to see her dad!!

 

..and surprise , surprise some of my brothers friends popped by to chat .. so lovely to see photos of him out of his wheelchair/chairbed and into a "proper chair"

WE HAVE MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR .....

all about numbers

 

for todays creation~ a calendar easel card, i have used the sketch over on ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2~ 73

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ ANYTHING GOES (CHRISTMAS GIFT)

used lots of nestabilities and sizzix dies, papermania brads, card candy and lots from my crafty stash!.. and a shop bought calendar and post it note pad

..... and what a difference a few weeks make  .. my brother has had to have surgery twice around his heart , for a blockage which seems to have cause swelling to his face and arm/hand ..and meant he couldn`t have dialysis for a few days too..so as you can guess he has been very poorly ..but this weekend i have this amazing photo to share ..him sat up (yep not lying down) and he had used a pencil and written something , that i feel is very clear ..using his left hand .. as he cannot use his right after the accident    

xx this weekend i feel truly blessed xx

sister ...

 

for todays card (is an order for someone who wanted a "SISTER" card),

 i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY #72

MY TIME TO CRAFT #307 ~ INSPIRED BY BEATLES SONG ... " I SAW HER STANDING THERE .." 

(i had to use this challege as my brother loves the Beatles ..and all American friends seem to have heard about THE BEATLES!!)

have used papermania paper, nestabilities square dies, various flower dies, card candy brads from my stash . 

talking of SISTERS ...  below is a photo of my sister-in-law , my nephew and niece, taken a few weeks ago....

..and below my BROTHER ..with my niece (visitng her dad in his care home) ..how life has changed for us all over the last year and a half .. many of you who follow my blog or on my fund raising facebook page    https://www.facebook.com/Handmade-angels-love-and-support- will know about my brothers life changing accident in May 2014..and that i have been busy creating jewellery etc to raise money for therapy for him..he lives in America and nothing is free out there .... and i feel i am doing something for him ..while i live so far away here in England.

 please visit my facebook page , like and share  ..thankyou xx

xx hope you are having a good weekend xx

seasons greetings

 

for these chrsitmas cards i used the sketch over on~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2#67

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ THINGS WITH WINGS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used docrafts paper ribbon , LOTV diecut images, nestabilitiesoval dies, creative expressions flower dies,quickutz corner die, marianne holly die, brads and gems from my stsh , finished with stickles glitter.

made another two cards (below) using the sketch on it`s side

XX HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND XX

dedicated follower of fashion!!

 

for this card i have used the sketch (on it`s side) from ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #66

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#109 ~TIC TAC TOE ( think i have used most the items on the grid except stitching!!)

CRAFTY CATZ #291 - ANYTHING GOES 

(LINKS TO THE CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

used american crafts paper,saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and specrum noirs, nestabilites rectangle dies,spellbinders shapeabilities corner dies, sizzix flower/leaf/swirl dies, doodle bug lace ribbon, craftime buttons , finished with stickles glitter.

XX HOPE YOU HAVE HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND XX 

just to say ..thank ewe !

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

FRIDAY SKETCH #99 

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS #105 ~ FLOWER POWER

FAN-TASTIC TUESDAY #101 ~ANYTHING GOES ~MAKE IT CUTE

CRAFT YOUR PASSION #277 ~ANYTHING GOES

used k&co papers, mo manning sheep image , coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities square dies, quickutz corner die, sizzix flower/leaf and branch dies,stampin`up edge punch, card candy, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

angels from up above....

 

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 #65 

DIGI STAMPS 4 JOY#115 -ANYTHING GOES..(OPTIONAL) -ANYTHING WITH WINGS 

(LINKS TO CHALLENGES ON MY SIDE BAR)

back to an 8 x 8 card size....used american craft papers, mo manning image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities square dies, shapeabilities feather dies, quickutz corner dies, various flower dies, card candy , brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

xx hope you have a great weekend xx

age becomes a punch line!

 

for this card i used the sketch over on :~

CRAFTING MUSKETEERS#28

and also the challenge over on:~

PAPER TAKE WEEKLY - TO DIE FOR (use dies)

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used grace taylor papers, mo manning image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities oval dies, various flower dies, memory box leaf die, joy crafts corner die, anitas ribbon, gems and pearls from my stash , finished with stickles glitter

xx hope you are having a good week xx

angel sang you to sleep

 

 for these cards i used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #64

used simple stories paper ,crafts and me image , coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities square dies, american crafts ribbon, memory box leaf corner die, finished with gems and glitter.

for the card below i used:~

papermania papers, mo manning image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilites oval dies, quickutz cloud and safety pin dies, ribbon and buttons from my stash , finished with lots of glitter.

for this card i have used the following challenges:~

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#386 ~ANYTHING GOES

FAB`N FUNKY#270 ~THINGS WITH WINGS

DIGI CHOOSDAY#32 PUNCHES .DIECUTS

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#102 ~ 2 PAPERS/1 IMAGE/1 SENTIMENT

(ALL LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

XX HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND XX

in every heart ..awaits your angel

 

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

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 # 63

CREATIVE CARD CREW #93 - SPARKLE (plenty of glitter /sparkle)

(links on my side bar)

used saturated canary image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities circle dies, joy crafts corner die, memory box leaf die, lace/gems and brads from my stash ..finished with stickles glitter.

X HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND X 

thanks so much

 

for this card i have used the sketch (on it`s side) over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#369

FAB ` N` FUNKY #268 ~ FLOWER DELIGHTS

used K and co paper, magnolia stamp, coloured with spectrum noirs, kaisercraft word stamp, various flower dies, memory box lavish branch die,shapeablities corner dies, american crafts ribbon, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

XX  HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK  XX

FOREVER GRATEFUL

 

for this card i have used the sketch (on it`s side) over on:~

 SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #60

CRAFTY CATZ#287 - SUMMERTIME

ALPHABET CHALLENGE - K FOR...KIND THOUGHTS

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used american crafts paper, kraftin` kimmie stamp, coloured with spectrum noir, kaisercraft word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, various flower dies, memory box lavish branch die, brads from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

XX  HOPE YOU HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND XX