be all you can be

so where has the summer gone ??~should be lewis`s sports day today ~me thinks not!!
anyway have a nice summery card to show today, used the fab sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#109

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE#22 ~ANYTHING GOES ( forgotten magnolia stamp)

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES (OPTION BUTTONS)~used three

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#107~THEME~TIE A YELLOW RIBBON

ANYTHING GOES~LETTER D#44 ~DANCE (second entry ~1st was drink)

ABC (BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP) ~Y IS FOR YESTERDAY ~(used this old magnolia stamp ~also as a child i had dance/ballet lessons for 5 years, from the age of seven)

used crafty individuals papers, magnolia ballet dancing tilda stamp, county companions flower and leaf stamps, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, quickutz photo corner die, ribbon, buttons and thread from stash ~finished with stickles glitter.

whatever you are doing today ~enjoy!!

full of happiness

what beautiful weather we have been having ~and today some much needed showers ~well our garden so needs some rain!! (getting the water hose out each evening does make me feel a little guilty!!)

used the simple sketch by kristy over on :~
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER

MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS~SUMMER FLOWERS

JUST MAGNOLIA & HANGLAR AND STANGLAR#113 ~ANYTHING GOES (SHABBY CHIC)

TOTALLY TILDA#26 ~DISTRESSING (used tim holtz distressing tool and inks, can see better if click picture)

STAMPS R US ~ "THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL WHO........LOVE HER GARDEN"

CREATIVE CRAFT ~PRETTY BLOSSOMS

used pinkpaislee paper, magnolia stamps ~ sitting tilda, watering can, flowers and grass, butterflies, various rose and hanging lanters, coloured with promarkers, lilli of the valley circle word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, marianne leaf die,finished with stickles glitter.

mmmm now must get on with the mountain of ironing.....

day filled with flowers

what a glorious weekend...not much crafting/blogging time (blogger seems to be working again)... so i thought a nice summer card to show (for my mother to give to her sister)

used the wonderful sketch over on:~

FUSSY& FANCY#40

ALPHABET CHALLENGE~ I FOR INSECT (butterflies, bees, ladybirds and an ant)

CHARISMA CARDZ#26 ~ICE CREAM COLOURS ~ (chocolate,mint, strawberry and vanilla)

LILLI OF THE VALLEY#103~CELEBRATE ~birthday (sister)

SECRET CRAFTER#141 ~HERE COMES SUMMER

used american crafts papers, LOTV girl stamp, american crafts branch stamp, magnolia flower, bee and ant stamps , coloured in promarkers, nestabilities label dies, quickutz tag die, elzybells stamps to decorate tags, 3 roses by wild orchid crafts,ribbon and glitter from stash.

well paul and myself finished laying our patio ~ perfect place as it catches the sun all day ~so a very hot place to work.......but now it is done , we can sit out with our table and chairs ~even plan to have our lunch out there today...... just need to get someone to fit a new lockable garden gate and we can just sit and relax in the garden...then some more decorating inside..........mmm that can wait!!

friends forever!!

at last i have found time to get out the ink and make a card..been about a week.... the sun is shining, beautiful blue skies already this morning and summer is still here (just)

used the fab sketch over on~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#108
STAMPAVIE AND MORE#146 ~MORE THAN 3 LAYERS
ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE#44 ~THE LETTER D~drink (lemonade and icecream topping perfect for hot summer days)
CREATIVE INPIRATIONS#118~SUMMER
MY TIME TO CRAFT#146~ YES,HERE COMES SUMMER

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS TAKEN LAST SUNDAY OF MY BOYS AND THEIR COUSIN JUSTINE (1ST BIRTHDAY) AT MY PARENTS HOME.

GOING TO QUICKLY POST THIS AS BLOGGER WOULD NOT LET ME POST AND THEN NOT EVEN LOG IN ALL DAY.......ALL MT WORDING WAS GONE SO QUICKLY WRITTEN ~FINGERS CROSSED IT IS NOW WORKING!!

from me to you ~CSF#28~DOTS

firstly i would like to thankyou everyone who joined in with our 1ST BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP~ AT CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS ~what fun!!..and amazing creations!
well onto todays challenge ~ DOTS ~we would like to see dots on your creation.... here is mine below :~

used the fab sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#107

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#145 ~BUTTERFLIES

CRAFTERS COMPANIANS MONTHLY#13 ~HERE COMES SUMMER

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND#11 ~MY FAVOURITE THINGS ( this card has all my favourite crafty goodies (who knows my style will know that)~well as always, i love using SSW sketches, at the moment loving the crafty individual papers, love this quickutz die, my cardcandy,my promarkers, new humphrey stamps and ofcause glitter!!)

used crafty individuals and papermania papers, humphreys corner stamps, coloured with promarkers, quickutz butterfly die, stampin`up scalloped edged punch, finished with card candy and stickles glitter.

now it is time to let you know who won my BLOGHOP CANDY........ the winner is.... SEIJA`S...FROM SEIJA`S ELFENWELT

please send me your address, via e-mail in my profile thankyou.

hope you had a great weekend , i have spent my sunday at my parents with my brother and family ~the boys loved seeing their cousins and wasn`t the weather gorgeous!!!
...and looking forward to a new week.

birthday girl

just had to ink up another one of my simply sassy images~not inked this one up for a while ~gosh love colouring her!!

used the sketch over on:~
SKETCH AND STASH#64 ( new papers and word stamp, neglected sassy stamp)

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR#157 ~ RIBBON AND BOWS

EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE~ANYTHING GOES#147

STAMPS R US ~RECIPE ~ 1 IMAGE/2 PAPERS/3 EMBELLISHMENTS

COOKING IT UP#67 # A YELLOW BIRTHDAY SKETCH

CRAFTY CREATIONS#124~LET IT SHINE (plenty of glitter, even glittery ribbon)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#71~ANYTHING GOES

used my new crafty individuals papers, hippie chick ~sugarnellie stamp, coloured with promarkers, humphreys corner wording stamp, quickutz photo corners die, card candy, ribbons (one glittered) from my stash ~finished with stickles purple and yellow glitter!!

been a few days since i`ve done any crafting.....was nice to have some "me" time....... gosh the rain is coming down outside..one big black cloud!!

just to say....

well first time i have inked up this beauty.... this card for a friends daughter who is training to become a paramedic....and has found the 999 calls so very traumatic, so is taking some time out to maybe rethink her future.....
used the fab sketch by marlene over on:~
THE SUGAR BOWL#62 (OPTION ~SUMMER)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~G FOR GET WELL

STAMP SOMETHING~SOMETHING WITH PRETTY PAPERS

CES CHALLENGES#41 ~LOTS OF SPARKLY FLOWERS

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS ~CELEBRATE SUMMER/SPARKLY

used crafty individuals papers, sugarnellie "fabulous darling" image, coloured with promarkers, huphrey`s corner word stamp, nestabilities label dies, quickutz photo corner and swirl dies, sizzix swirl and corner dies, martha stewart corner punch, flowers and brads from my stash, and finished with stickles glitter glue(gone a bit mad with the glitter !!)

hope you had a wonderful weekend and for those who celebrated fathersday you had fun!!

IF LOOKING FOR CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS BLOG HOP PLEASE SCROLL DOWN!!

the little things...

i am showing the last of the fathers day cards today.....just got this new stamp from Lili of the valley~such a cute image ~perfect for the boys to give their dad on sunday!!

used the sketch over on:~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#106

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~DADS AND LADS

SIMON SAYS STAMPS ~BINGO ~i used the bottom line of bingo card~shape/ribbon/sentiment

COLOUR CREATE#73 ~BLUE/GREY/WHITE

DO YOU STACK UP?#24 ~ USE A STAR

IF THE SHOE FITS..SCRAP IT~ FF#83~FOR THE MEN

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#71~ DIE CUTS OR PUNCHES (used old star die~not seen light of day for about a year and ofcause my circle nestabilities!!)

used DCWV papers, lili of the valley bear and word stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies and quickutz star dies, used ribbon from my stash. ( decoupaged the bears arm and dad word)

this morning Lewis had is class assembly ~here he is saying his piece in front of the school and the parents..... cannot believe this is my little shy 7 year old...... who is frightened of his own shadow......what a star he is ..well to me he is!!

hows that-dad??

with fathers day just around the corner thought i had better make another card ~this one for my FIL, who enjoys his cricket ~saw this stamp from LOTV ~just perfect!!

used the sketch over on:~
SKETCH AND STASH#63 (New LOTV stamp)

CUPCAKE CRAFT#146~BOY,OH BOY,OH BOY

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#115 ~DADS/GRADS

THE SECRET CRAFTER#138 ~ A MALE CARD

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C91 ~MASCULINE CARD

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~F FOR FATHERS DAY

used basicgrey and K&CO papers, LOTV stamp, coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, circle and label nestabilities dies and quickutz swirl dies.

hope you are having a wonderful day

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS BLOG HOP PLEASE SCROLL DOWN......

CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS BLOG HOP~HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY

GOOD MORNING BLOG READERS


ON 14TH JUNE 2011 , THE FIRST CHALLENGE ON "CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS" STARTED~SO FOR THIS CHALLENGE WE ARE CELEBRATING ONE YEAR ~OUR 1ST BIRTHDAY!!
FOR THIS REASON WE HAVE MADE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU...... WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THIS BIRTHDAY WITH A BLOG HOP... WE HAVE A PRIZE TO BE WON AND ALSO SMALLER PRIZES FROM EACH MEMBER , FOUND ON THEIR DT BLOGS.


in this way, the team of CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS would like to thankyou for all of your support, for your many appearances over the past 12 months.


now onto CHALLENGE #27 ~ BIRTHDAY

the BLOG HOP starts on the CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG and then visit each DT in order ( leaving a comment):~

NICOLE
NESSY (ME)
ANJA
ANDREA
BASTELMICHAELA
WUZIMAD/MICHI
NINA
ANJA/HERZCHEN
JAGERBAURIN
POKSA
(for some reason i cannot copy/paste on my blog so please use my left side bar for direct link)

if you have come here from NICOLE then you are on the right track, from me you will need to visit ANJA. (if not please start from the begining on the CSF challenge blog)

BELOW IS MY SMALL PRIZE FOR THE BLOG HOP ~don`t forget to leave a comment ,to win. ~ MESSY RABBIT RUBBER STAMP SET (just perfect for weddings/engagements/love)

and now onto my creation for the challenge #27 ~BIRTHDAY!

used the wonderful sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#105~44

CHARISMA CARDZ#23 ~HOW OLD??

used imaginisce glitter paper, lili of the valley image, quickutz alphabet dies, nestabilities label die, quickutz leaf die,stampin`up scalloped edged punch, card candy, flowers from stash finished with stickles glitter.

thankyou for visiting my blog..... now if you are taking part in the BLOG HOP please hop on over to my dear friend.... DT ANJA ~BASTELKUEKEN`S WEBLOG ~bastelkueken.wordpress.com ~ (sorry my computer will not let me make a direct link on this post, so please use my left side bar)~or start at CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG.

have a good week.....

magical birthday

at last a girly card ~just had to get out the pinks and girly stamps!!!!~get my mojo back!!

for this card i used the sketch over on:~
I LOVE PROMARKERS#69 ~used duskey pink/baby pink/cocktail pink/almond/satin/tan/china blue/bluebell

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE#20~ LOTS OF LAYERS (under the wording is 11 layers!!)

DO YOU STACK UP?#23 ~BIRTHDAY

LILI OF THE VALLEY#100~ANYTHING GOES

THE PLAY DATE CAFE (PDCC85) ~85 ~ BLUEBERRY/CREAM/DUSKY PINK

used DCWV and K&CO papers, lili of the valley fairy and circle word stamps, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix swirl and corner dies, ~flowers and brads from my stash.

gosh what a shock to see our local heath on the BBC news this morning as there had been a terrible heath fire yesterday ~we always hear fire engines here in the middle of heath land (especially in the warm months) ~ so didn`t realize it was such a bad one ~and looks like two youths started it!!
hope you have a wonderful weekend

football crazy dad!

oh dear another "male" card ~and my mojo has flown away..kept this fathers day card very simple!

used the sketch over on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY#18

CRAFT MY DAYS AWAY#21 ~ FATHERS DAY/SPECIAL MAN

PAPER SUNDAES#72 ~LETS GET SENTIMENTAL

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS#58 ~ INSPIRED SONG ~" He`s football crazy, he`s football mad" by The Spinners

used personal impressions paper, kanban football, footballer image and dad stamps, coloured with promarkers, lilli of the valley wording stamp, nestabilities label die, quickutz photo corners, doodled stitch marks.

thought i would show you Lewis`s first strawberry... it was very "delicious" he said, after eating it!!

driving by with a hi!!

showing you another male card ~really do need to get some more male stamps...but so hard to find them.......seem to be all sport and the males in my family are not really into sport!!!

for this card i used the fab sketch over on:~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY #104

HERE COME THE BOYS#3 ~FATHERS DAY

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#113 ~BUGS/BOYS

SIMON SAYS STAMP~ FATHERS DAY/MALE

FUSSY AND FANCY~CARD FOR MAN/BOY

JUST MAGNOLIA ( HANGLAR&STANGLAR) #110~ANYTHING GOES

used prima papers, magnolia stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, stampin`up circle punch and wording.

wow how hot was it yesterday???..too hot to sit out in my back garden.......so difficult sleeping last night (think the fan may have to come down from the loft) looks like it could be cooler today ... our new sofa arrives this morning ..third time lucky..gone for a leather one this time.. after the fabric ones splitting on the seems!!
whatever you are doing this weekend ~enjoy!

twins touch the world..

my mum asked me to make a card for a friend of her`s, who has just become a grandma to twin girls ~born early , they have now been moved onto the ward....don`t have many baby stamps...

used the lovely sketch over on:~
SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH#119

ONE STOP CRAFT#133 ~BUTTONS AND BOWS. (3 small star buttons and pink bow in the middle of flower)

OUR CREATIVE CORNER ~BEAUTIFUL BABY

STAMP SOMETHING ~SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#68 ~ PINK AND GIRLIE

A SPPONFULL OF SUGAR#154~ FLOWER POWER

CREATALICIOUS#22 ~ FLOURISHES (both quickutz and sizzix)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#68~ SPARKLY BLING (plenty of glitter)

all links on my left side bar

used kanban papers, nellie snellen stamp, coloured with promarkers, whiff of joy word stamp, nestabilities label dies, sizzix swirl dies, quickutz flourish swirl, leaf and flower shaped dies, flowers, bow, buttons and brad from my stash ~finished with stickles glitter glue.

close~up of the flower and the baby wording.....

been out today to haskins garden centre and hobbycraft.. lewis came home with two figures for the garden......one squirrel and a penquin.....must say they are so sweet and have been given a place to live in the back garden!!!