happy birthday (made a card at last)

 well i have at last made a card after a few weeks..just lost my mojo..and life has been sooooooooo busy with the boys being home from school ~even went into a shop and got a birthday card last week!!! (first time in about 4 years)
...anyway on to todays card ~used the sketch by ANGIE over on :~

SKETCH AND STASH#93 ( used all old stash some never used, must use up some of my old papers and ink up more stamps)

CHARISMA CARDZ#31 ~FLOWERS AND FAUNA

SIMON SAYS (stamp).... LETS PLAY BINGO...middle row down ~ GEMS/ (free)STAMP/LACE

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES
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used prima paper, fizzymoon stamp, coloured with promarkers, LOTV circle word stamp, kanban "aunt" stamp, nestabilities square and circle dies, sizzix swirl die, quickutz flower circle die, flowers, lace and gems from my stash ~finished with a little stickles glitter.

hope to get my mojo back and get some crafting done soon ~have a few birthday cards to make....well i have made a start (flat as i could as it is to go in the post)..have a great day...friday tomorrow,weekend around the corner ....

have a wonderful day

firstly i would like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICKI~ this is her card, so couldn`t show until today....used the sketch over on:~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#114

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS#110 ~BINGO ~used middle line ~ lace/flowers/diecut

SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY#193~USE PASTEL COLOURS

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#157 ~GINGHAM/CHECKS

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE (FLOWER POWER) ~old stash~stamp/lace/sentiment diecut/brads

ANYTHING GOES#71~LAVENDER AND LACE

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used prima papers, papermania lavender vellum, sugarnellie "tiffany"stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, magnolia heart swirl dies, sizzix corner swirl die, martha stewart flower border punch, craftwork cards sentiment diecut, ~ lace, flowers,brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

hope you have a nice day ~sun is out already here,with blue skies ,wonder how long that will last?

just because...

nice bright sunshine card today ~what another beautiful day today and my garden is just blooming!!

used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#161

CUPCAKE CRAFT#199 ~BRIGHT AS A BUTTON (used 6 buttons)

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#224~GARDENER`S WORLD

HANNAH AND FRIENDS #149 ~FAVOURITE COLOURS (just love pink and bright colours)

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#124 ~HERE COME SUMMER

ONE STOP CRAFT#190 ~SUMMER FLOWERS.

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used prima papers, bildmalarna stamps, coloured with promarkers,studio g word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, magnolia heart swirl die, flowers, buttons, ribbons and thread from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well thats it then Andy lost the tennis...have to say i shed a tear!!..maybe next year..now get ready for the olympics.......

thanks a lot

we have had such grey,drizzly weather lately, so i thought a nice colourful card, i would show you today!!(now the sun is out)~ not my usual colour combo but i followed the challenge over on:~

SKETCHY COLORS#124~"SUMMER CHALLENGE"

i chose the colour combo ~PURPLE AND TURQUOISE~CHALLENGE ~ #103

SKETCH CHALLENGE BY MARIANNE ~#108 (on its side)

DUTCH DARE CARD#172~FOR A CHILD

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used prima paper, bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, studio g word stamp, nestabilities rectangle and heart dies, magnolia heart swirl die, martha stewart punch, flowers and brads from my stash ~finished with stickles glitter .

what a beautiful day it is today ~sun is out and it`s very warm here ~but looks so green out there with the rain we have had lately!! ~enjoy !

flowers for you

used the sketch over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#214

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used prima papers,bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, humphrey`s corner word stamp, flowers,brads and ribbons from my stash~finished with stickles glitter.

end of school term less than 3 weeks away now and my two have so many things to be doing, changes to their timetable..something differant every day...lewis has non uniform day today, tomorrow is change over day ~so a day at his new school..all week is health week..aaron goes to college for a few days next week and a day on the golf course with his head teacher ..think i need to make a list so i know who is where ~school uniform or no school uniform!!!

thanks a bunch

is it just me or does anyone else keep forgetting to put a title on their post???..have to keep going back and adding it!!!! :~) anyway on to todays card........

used the sketch by Dawny P at ~

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY #69 (turned sketch on side)

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY#139~SHOW US YOUR METAL(used metal brads in center of flowers)

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#171~LOTS OF FLOWERS

ALL SORTS #161 ~IN BLOOM

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used prima papers, bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, fizzymoon word stamp,nestabilities oval and heart dies, martha stewart punch (on velum),quickutz leaf die, flowers,ribbon and brads from my stash~finished with stickles glitter.

really have got a thing about these gorgeous and cute stamps..more to stamp up and use....

hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

FOR YOU

another warm, cloudy day..with the sun trying to say hello here...

used the sketch over on :~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#112

FAB `N FUNKY #127~CUTE AND GIRLY

I LOVE PROMARKERS#123#ANYTHING GOES

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used prima papers, bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, oval nestibilities, card candy, ribbon from my stash.

below is a picture of my new shed and seat which i painted over the weekend, the garden project has been going on for a few weeks ....think we are nearly there  and now waiting for the sun to come out(which it is trying to do today) so we can enjoy it!!

hope you are having a wonderful day and the sun is shining for you

thankyou..

the sun is shining again today on the Dorset coast~ had lots of rain saturday night (but that wasn`t a bad thing~except my new painted shed got wet)

~todays card used the sketch by christine over on:~

FRIDAYS SKETCH#20

CHARISMA CARDZ#24~SUMMER

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND#SHOW US YOUR STYLE ~just love pink and girly

CRAFTYCATZ WEEKLY#138~PASTEL COLOURS

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#222~HERE COMES SUMMER

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used prima papers, bildmararna stamp, coloured with promarkers, lilli of the valley word stamp, nestabilities label nad circle dies, sizzix swirl corner die, quickuz leaf die, sizzix lace border die, flowers and velum from my stash, finished with a little stickles glitter.

what another beautiful summers day..... over the weekend i painted my new shed and bench and arbour, also myself and my husband put down some new paving stones,and have added a lovely potatoe plant to climb over the new seat.... gosh do i ache today...

Aaron ~15 years old!!

i cannot believe my oldest son will be 15 years old next week!! where does the time go??? #so today i am showing a birthday card i have made for him!!

used the sketch by samantha over on~

FRIDAY SKETCH#17

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#116 ~NO PESKY GIRLS ALLOWED

ALLSORTS#154~CARD FOR A MAN OR BOY

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used prima papers,whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers,c.c designas word stamp, nestabilities oval and circle dies, sizzix number dies, fancy pants letter stickers, finished with stickles black glitter

looks like another sunny day today~but gosh that wind was cold yesterday!!! hope you have a good day what ever you are doing!!

may your birthday be a delight

HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY TO MY ENGLISH FRIENDS!

before i start with my card today , i just want to say how excited i am to have won the last sugar bowl challenge and cannot wait for my winners stamps to arrive!!!

used the new sketch by MARIA THERESA over on ~

THE SUGAR BOWL#82

SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY #182~INSPIRED BY A FILM TITLE~

 i chose THE LOVE LETTER(1989)

 ~but after watching ~84 CHARING CROSS ROAD (1987) on friday afternoon~did anyone else see it?? i thought about that as well (what a touching film ~and was a true story of the two people writing to each other for over 10 years and never meeting (well the whole bookshop wrote to anne bancoss`s charactor) ~ a must see film and a tissue needed!!(anthony hopkins and judi dench are wonderful)

(links to the challenges on my side bar)

 used prima papers, sugar nellie letter box stamp, coloured with promarkers, anna griffin word stamp, nestabilities circle dies,spellbinders swirl die, sizzix swirl die, marianne leaf dies, flowers from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

hope you had a wonderful weekend and skipped the showers....... looks like we will have more showers today!!! enjoy your week !

happy easter

well spring is in the air and easter is just around the corner..... for this card i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY~144~43

I LOVE PROMARKERS#108~ANYTHING GOES

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#140 ~YELLOW AND PEARLS (pearls in the middle of the flowers)

used prima papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz butterfly dies, anitas ribbon, yellow wool flowers/pearls from stash, finished with stickles glitter

well the weekend is nearly here ~once the boys have been picked up from school ~ wonder if anyone remembers it is mothersday on sunday??? mmmmm i`ll wait and see!! have a wonderful weekend what ever you are doing!

hey buddy

at last some crafting time....

used the sketch over on:~

CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#44 (kept it simple as going through the post)

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY #120 ~FAVOURITE THINGS ( nestabilities , quickutz swirl die and card candy)

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used prima papers, elisabeth bell stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamps, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz swirl dies, stampin`up scalloped edged punch and card candy.

hope you are having a good week!!

CSF#43~ OLD FASHIONED OR ANTIQUE

well here we are again ~ MONDAY MORNING and that means time for a new challenge over on ........ CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS #43 ~ OLD FASHIONED OR ANTIQUE ~ sure this is a chance to get out old pictures/images, lace, distressed inks and vintage colours..must say i just loved creating this card....using the soft antique colours, distressed inks, lace and papers!!

used the sketch over on:~ SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#137

MY TIME TO CRAFT#171 ~YOUR FAVOURITE EMBELLISHMENT ~ (just love flowers and swirls)

CRAFT MY DAYS AWAY#37 ~DISTRESSING

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used prima papers and flowers, fizzy moon stamp, coloured with promarkers, craftworkcards word die, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz swirl dies, lace and brads from my stash.

i would just like to say a fond farewell to NINA, NICOLA AND SANDRA from the DT, who have stepped down for personel reasons...but look forward to seeing all your creations.

artists don`t get old...

yes, me again and another "male" card....... most of the men/boys in my family have their birthdays within a few weeks of each other.....

used the sketch over on :~ STAMP WITH FUN#144

CARDS FOR MEN#2 ~BOYS AND THEIR TOYS

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used K&CO and prima papers, LOTV boy on bike stamp, magnolia background stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp and nestabilities circle dies.

just seen i have been made top 3 picks on I LOVE PROMARKERS ~ for my bunny card (see posts below) ~ however my colouring is a little disappointing above, think i need some grass practice!!!

happy birthday

so here we go the start of the "male" cards......

used the sketch over on :~
HERE COME THE BOYS#18

SWEET STAMPIN` ~SPOTS AND DOTS

CES#67 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used prima papers, kanban image, coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, quickutz photo corner dies, finished with card candy.

why are male cards so hard to do??? need to find some more male stamps....

HOME

just when you thought it would be a while until i made a "new home" card here comes another one!! (both made for my mother, to give two friends, who have just "down sized" to new homes.

used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH#136

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#10~FALL COLOURS

I BRAKE FOR CHALLENGES ~IBFCC#10 ~FALLING FOR YOU

SIMON SAYS ~ANYTHING GOES

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNERY#20 ~DIE CUTS/PUNCHES

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used papermania and prima papers, kanban house and extras stamp, coloured with promarkers, unity word stamp,n estabilities label dies, quickutz cookie cutter flower and swirl dies, martha stewart punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, finished with card candy.

what beautiful weather we are having , cannot believe we are doing the school run in t~shirts and still hot!!....maybe a cup of coffee and biscuit at 11am, out in the garden today..... heaven!!

there is no space like home

yes here i am again..another creation to show.

used the sketch over on:~

STAMP WITH FUN (SFC)#130

PAPER SUNDAES#88 ~ANYTHING GOES

STAMPS AND FUN#66~ANYTHING GOES

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used prima papers, high hopes birdhouse stamp and wording, sizzix corner and swirl dies, quickutz leaf die, card candy and flowers from my stash

what a morning already a push bike and car had a collision just outside my house at 8am ~had the car driver in for a sweet tea until her husband could pick her up... seems the bike was riding on the pavement and just went into her side of her brand new white car!!!..think i need a sweet coffee now i have done the school run and sat down!