celebrate in style

 

for this Birthday card for a friend , i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#202

FAB `N` FUNKY#167 ~ 1 IMAGE/ 2 PATTERNED PAPERS/ 3 EMBELLISHMENTS

I LOVE PROMARKERS#164 ~ PASTEL COLOURS

CRAFTER`S COMPANION ~APRIL CHALLENGE ~FLOWERS

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used K &co papers, frou frou " it`s never too early" image and word stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, shapeabilities butterfly die, marianne swirl die, crafts~too leaf die, lace and flowers from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what a beautiful few days we are having.. and at last i can watch CREATE AND CRAFT tv, as it is now on VIRGIN...loving those new Faerie Poppits stamps.... TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY that is the question for this weekend!!..have a wonderful weekend whatever you are doing x

friendship warms the heart

 

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

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#201

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~BINGO  ~ GLITTER/DIE CUTS/BLOOMS

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND ~ FRIENDSHIP 

ONE STOP CRAFT#224 ~ COLOUR CHALLENGE ~PASTELS

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used craftworkcards glittered papers and diecut flowers, gorjuss stamp, coloured with promarkers, kraftin` kimmie word stamp, nestabilities label dies, shapeabilities leaf dies, card candy, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

just love these new GORJUSS stamps and The Range had them for 3 for £10...so just had to buy, and they are gorjuss!!..and nice and big, which i love making big cards,,usually 8 x8 , but this is a large rectangle so i could use this stamp with the sketch .

looks, style and each other !

 

i made this birthday card using the sketch over on :~

SKETCHY FRIDAY#14

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used first edition papers, frou frou stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities oval dies, qhuckutz photo corner die, stampin`up scalloped edged punch, papermania bow, card candy , finished with stickles glitter.

just loving these new stamps i got from crafters companion, got 4 of them , may have to get the others as they are so lovely to stamp and colour, and can be used for the more mature lady, not everyone likes cute images on their cards....

love you MUM

 

for this Birthday card for my mum i used the sketch over on:~

CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#57 

STAMP WITH FUN#206 ~BIRTHDAY

ONE STOP CRAFT#223 ~BIRTHDAYS

(links on my side bar)

 

 used this wonderful gold embossed paper by christine adolph, frou frou love letters stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities label dies, sizzix swirl dies, stampin`up scalloped edged punch, marianne leaf dies, laura ashley glittered ribbon, finished with stickles glitter.

oh so much for the sun that has been showing it`s head in the sky over the last few days ..i have woken to rain this morning.....

senior moment in progress!

 

for this Birthday card i made for my boys to give my mum, (Nanna), i have used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#200

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#49 ~FLORAL DELIGHT

SIMON SAYS ....HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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used craftwork cards papers, high hopes stamp, coloured with promarkers, high hopes word stamp, nestabilities label dies, sizzix swirl, lace border, tag and corner dies, quickutz alphabet dies, marianne leaf dies, flowers, ribbons and gems from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what a beautiful sunny day we have had today ( saturday) ..spring maybe here at last (she says again)..after having freezing wind and snow in the week (well when i say snow i mean a few flakes, that is snow for us)

no space like home

 

for this NEW HOME card i used the sketch by JEN over on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY#252 

ALLSORTS#200~VINTAGE

SWEET STAMPIN` ~OH SO GIRLY

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY~ANYTHING GOES

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pinkpaislee paper, simply sassy stamp, coloured with promarkes, high hopes word stamp, nestabilities label eight dies, shapeabilities butterfly die, magnolia heart swirl die, flowers, lace, brads and pearls from my stash.

this card came out differently than i had in my head... never mind.....tomorrow is another day.!!

.....treated like a queen

 

SUGARBOWL#101 ~ANYTHING GOES

(also used the sketch by wendy#90)

CHARISMA CARDZ#12 ~HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SWEET STAMPIN` ~OH SO GIRLY

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used dovecraft papers, sugarnellie stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, various nestabilities and shapeabilities, sizzix corner and alphabet dies, dovecraft flowers, card candy, brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

this card is for a dear frind who i have known for over 20 years..and she is the first of my friends to turn 50.... over the next few years friends i have known from school etc, we will be reaching that big birthday..although i guess we all still think we are 18!!..have a wonderful birthday Debi..and enjoy your NEW YORK shopping trip with your daughter..and the show..and well just enjoy your trip and your birthday !

sunset rose

 

for this Easter card i used the sketch, (which i had lots of trouble copying, and went through lots of card trying to get the shape) over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#199

HANNAH AND FRIENDS#168 ~ EASTER/SPRING

FUSSY AND FANCY#85~SPRING DAYS

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#135 ~EASTER

used first edition glitter papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, high hopes word stamp, various nestabilities and shapeabilities dies, sizzix corner die, flowers and ribbon from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well hope everyone had a fun GOOD FRIDAY... we had sunshine, but still very cold..and hotcross buns for breakfast with lots of butter...yum yum!!

happy easter~ pretty in pink

 

for todays card i used the sketch over on :~

SKETCH N STASH#110 ( new wimsy and word stamp, old photo die and martha stewart punch)

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#191 ~THEME (i used punches/glitter/blooms)

I LOVE PROMARKERS~SPRING IS IN THE AIR (always need an umbrella in spring)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#215~EASTER

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#190~ PRETTY IN PINK

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used first edition glittered papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, crafty impressions word stamp,nestabilities labels eight, shapabilities, quickutz corner dies, martha stewart punch, various flowers and brads from my stash. finished with loads stickles glitter.

well what a start to spring.. wind, rain and even a few flakes of snow yesterday.. so needing an umbrella was a good idea , if not for the very strong "cold" winds!!

i have my youngest home with yet another cold today... i`m sure the chocolate eggs on sunday will cheer him up.... we plan for a egg hunt (hope we can remember where we hide the eggs!!)... have a wonderful EASTER x

simply the best

 

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#56

CRAFTY CATZ#175 ~SPARKLE WITH A BOW

(links on my side bar)

first edition papers, elzybells stamp, coloured with promarkers, kaisercraft word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, shapeabilities swirl and corner dies, quickutz corner dies, card candy, bows, ribbon, flowers from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well what a weekend of weather..it has been cold down here on the Dorset coast..but we have not had any snow ..seems the rest of the uk has snow (and lots of it) brrrrrrrrrrrrr

wishes are magic

 

for a 8 x8 card i made a few days ago,( on my saturdays post) i had to make this very quick box as it wouldn`t fit into a envelope, as the flowers stood up too high (grrrrrrr)..so quick i forgot to take a picture of the sides, but here is the photo of the lid, used the black card and pink ribbon around the base and sides

used the sketch over on:~

TUESDAY MORNING SKETCHES#190

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#48 ~ANYTHING BUT A CARD (box for card)

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used craftwork cards papers, tim holtz stamp, nestabilities square dies, card candy , flowers, bow and gems from my stash. 

Happy Easter as easy as 1,2,3

 

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

SKETCH SATURDAY#250

ALL SORTS#198 ~  1 IMAGE , 2 PAPERS, 3 EMBELLISHMENTS ( flower/brad/card candy)

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE ~EASTER ( old stamp and flowers)

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used papermania papers, bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities circle and lace edged (cut in velum) dies, sizzix swirl die, card candy, flowers and flower brad from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

it`s the little things

 

for this multi fold card i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#197~67

I LOVE PROMARKERS~RIBBONS AND BOWS

(pink satin ribbon and bows)

FAB `N` FUNKY#162 ~ADD A SENTIMENT 

( when card is openedout/stood up you can see sentiment)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~C FOR COVETED 

( used this pretty 12x12 paper and used some of my roses ~which i`m running out of fast)

THE A B C CHALLENGE~ J FOR JUST AS YOU LIKE IT  

(girly, flowers and lots and lots of glitter)

(links on my side bar)

 

used dovecraft papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, sizzix corner die, tim holtz word stamp, flowers , bows and ribbon  from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.( went a bit mad and  have glittered everything)

below is the card opened out...

well what a morning... rain, rain , rain.....least i don`t have to go out for school runs..it`s the WEEKEND!!...so can stay in the dry and warm, as still have this terrible cold and my nose is sooooooooooooo red!!(didn`t need to add a nose for RED NOSE DAY yesterday!!)

happy easter (pink)

 

for my second Easter card i used the sketch over on~

FEELING SKETCHY#50

STAMPAVIE AND MORE #189~EASTER

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#260~ANYTHING GOES

(LINK ON SIDE BAR)

used papermania paper, bildalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, shapeabilities corner and leaf swirl dies, card candy, flowers and brad from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well seems the sun is out..but i have a terrible cold...feeling a bit sorry for myself today xx

happy easter (pink and purple)

 

for my first EASTER card this year i used the sketch by ANDREA~EMMI over on:~

STAMP WITH FUN #202

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~3~2~1 = ( 3 card candy, 2 papers, 1 stamped image)

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used papermania papers, bildmalarna stamp, coloured with promarkers,personal impressions word stamp,magnolia heart swirl die, sizzix lace border die, card candy, flowers, pink ribbon and brad from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

WOW!! after snow on Monday, rain and wind on Tuesday ..we have sunshine today.. now i wonder why us Brits talk about the weather alot!!??? .. so maybe spring is in the air.....Easter is around the corner!

spring is here....

 

oh spring is here... so lovely to get out the yellows, blue and pinks....flowers.... and i just love this new stamp, as you may have seen i used in my post below........for this card i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#196

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#230~ANYTHING GOES (butterflies)

CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS#72~SPRING COLOURS

STAMP WITH FUN~BRADS ( used in the centre of the flowers)

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#132 ~DIE FOR DIES (nestabilities,shapeabilities,sizzix dies) 

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#47~SPRING INTO SPRING

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used first edtion glitter papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilites circle dies, shapeabilities corner abd swirl dies, sizzix buterfly die and stamps. flower brads and flowers from my stash, finished with lots and lots of stickles glitter.

well spring has come and gone i think.....seems we are in for a cold and wet weekend here on the Dorset, south coast,.. but not having snow like a few places on the east coast..brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, keep warm and dry.... and have a wonderful ....MOTHERS DAY on sunday xx

Happy Mother `s Day

 

for this MOTHERS DAY card i used BERIT`S  sketch over on :~

 SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#146

ALLSORTS#196~FOR A LADY

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#188~THEME~ ONE FOR THE LADIES

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE~FEELING FLORAL (used old leaf and corner dies and flowers) ~also i must say, i was chosen for the top 3 for their last challenge!!!!

CUPCAKE CRAFT#232 ~SPARKLE ( glitter paper and added stickles glitter)

ONE STOP CRAFT#218~MOTHERS DAY

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used first edition glittered papers, whimsy stamp, coloured with promarkers, kaisercraft word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, stephanie weightman fuchsia die, quickutz leaf and photo corner dies, sizzix lace and swirl corner die, flowers and gems from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well i think SPRING has at last arrived here on the DORSET , south coast of ENGLAND.. flowers are showing their heads above the ground looking for the sun.......