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

friendship

well today i am showing a girly birthday card ~"yes"!!!
used the wonderful sketch over on INSPIRATIONAL CARD SKETCHES and also followed the challenge on A SPOONFULL 0F SUGAR ~lots of layering! (links on my side bar)

used one of my favourite stamps from ladybug and friends, k&co paper, doevcraft wording, on the inside greeting farm butterfly wording, brads and butterflies from my stash.

this is the first time i have made an easel card ~gosh how easy was that~ must be a bit more adventurous with my card making!!

HELP!!! ~to all you magnolia stamp fans ~ can anyone advise me what to do about my missing winter stamp set from magnolia ~have e-mailed them twice , but no reply ~i have also paid for another years stamp club(for 2010) ~and am very worried the same will happen again. has anyone experienced this before and what happened??

enjoy your weekend ~happy crafting!!

tearing xmas!

good morning everyone today i am showing two xmas cards, using another fab sketch over on IC SKETCHES (link on side bar) and followed the challenge over on QUIXOTIC ~"tearing"!

above i have used this gorgeous stamp from ladybug and friends, cuddlybuddly circle wording, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and some hand stitched crosses!!

this card i used belles`n whistles ,mmmmmm yes please stamp, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, cuddlybuddly circle wording.

hope you are all having a fun weekend and find some time to craft.

friendship ~crafting friends

today i am showing a birthday card i made for a very "old" crafting friend ~when i say old i mean we have been friends for over 40 years!! we meet on our first day at school and have kept in touch ever since!!

for this card i used the wonderful sketch over on SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP (link on side bar) ~i have turned the sketch onto it`s side.

i used dovecraft paper, my new ladybug and friends stamp, docrafts word stamp, flowers and ribbon from my stash.

was good to get the water colour paints out again!!

..while i had my paints out i painted this new stamped image from lili of the valley, which i have made another birthday card for another crafting friend!!!
..think you may see these stamps being used again very soon!!

hope you have a good day!!