laptop mum

 

for this card i used the sketch by CATHY over on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY#302

MY TIME TO CRAFT#240 ~MOTHERS DAY

CUT IT UP#41 ~ ANYTHING GOES

THAT CRAFT PLACE ~FLOWERS/MOTHERS DAY

DIGI GALORE~ANYTHING GOES

(LINKS ON MY SIDE BAR)

used dovecraft papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, scan n cut letter dies, nestabilities rectangle dies, shapeabilities swirls, leaves and butterflie dies, marianne flower dies,  lace and brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

just love this image ..and looks just like my mum when she is on her laptop......

mothers day flowers

at last some crafting time ..... and for this card i have used the sketch by SALLY ~over on ~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 #10

MO MANNING#225~PLENTY OF EMBELLIES

CRAFTY CATZ#223 ~BLING IT ON (glittered papers, stickles glitter & pearl brads)

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#211 ~BEAUTIFUL BORDERS (two different style borders)

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used first edition glitter papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, circle nestabilities, brother scan`n cut diecut flower borders and leaves, quickutz leaf and butterfly dies, sizzix swirl and leaf dies, cuttlebug emboss swirls,card candy, lace and pearl brads from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

gosh!! what a panic i suddenly realised it is Mother`s Day here in England on Sunday the 30th..this is my first card ... another one to make...  went out and got the mums their pressies today... panic over....

whatever you are doing this weekend ..enjoy!!

garden delight

 

sorry i have not been around for a couple of weeks but i have been a bit poorly, but slowly feeling a little better and needed to make a birthday for a male who enjoys gardening, so i used the sketch by SALLY over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #09

CRAFTY CATZ#222 ~BOYS AND THEIR TOYS

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES ~WEARING OF THE GREEN

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND~ANYTHING GOES

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papermania papers, just inklined digi stamp, coloured with promarkers, dovecraft twine, glossyaccents (on the boots), scan `n cut word diecut.

the sun is in the sky again today..must be a week now with no rain..and my garden needs lots of attention... have my "to do" list, for when i am back up and running ...whatever you are doing this weekend ...enjoy!!

hi ..just me!

 

for todays card i have used the challenge over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY~WITH A TWIST~MONOCHROMATIC AND USED SKETCH #03 by SALLY

I LOVE PROMARKERS#208 ~USE DIE CUTS ~NO PUNCHES

CRAFTY CATZ#220 ~ANYTHING GOES

A B C CHALLENGE ~ G IS FOR GIRLS

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used free digi image from HEATHER ELLIS (sponsoring the challenge on ssw2), coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, crafts~too flower swirls die, card candy, ribbon and bows from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what a cold and misty morning we had down on the south coast today ... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr , but to warm me up is the fact that my brother scan and cut machine arrived yesterday afternoon..and i have opened the box..and after a while pressed the start button and started some cutting!!..what fun i am having!!

just for you

well today i am sharing a small 5x5 card .... having not used these stamps/die cuts before , here i am making two cards with them (see my last post ) 

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

CLEAN AND SIMPLE STAMPING#281

CRAFTY CATZ#219 ~COLOUR THEME CHALLENGE ~CREAM/GREEN + ONE (i used pink)

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used pinkpaislee butterfly garden paper, sizzix framelits & stamps ,stamped the background and word with stamps from my stash, sizzix lace border die, finished with stickles glitter.

just for you

 

something a little different today, no main image coloured with promarkers.....used stamps and dies by sizzix!! for this card i used the sketch over :~

SKETCH AND STASH#29 ( used new papers and old (used once before) dies /stamps)

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#182 ~THINGS WITH WINGS 

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used craftwork cards papers, card candy and word diecut , sizzix framelits and stamps, nestabilities rectangle dies, quickutz flower circle die, brads from my stash.

well the sun is out today .... yay!! maybe a day without rain would be nice??? using these gorgeous papers has cheered me up!! have a good weekend x

birthday cake anyone???

 

todays birthday card has been made using the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #07 

MO MANNING DIGI CHALLENGE ~ RIBBON/BOWS 

FAB`N` FUNKY#204 ~SPOTS AND STRIPES

(hope checks count, that is stripes going both ways!) 

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#309 ~BUTTONS AND BOWS

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used dovecraft papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers , nestabilities oval dies,sizzix lace border die (with ribbon weaved in and out), basic grey buttons, craftwork cards word diecut, ribbons from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

yesterday was my youngest sons `s 10th birthday ..cannot believe he is into double figures!! how time flies!! ... and gosh we have three chocolate birthday cakes to eat!! yum yum!!

this birthday card has been made for a dear friend who just loves her dogs, and very often looks after other peoples for their holidays!!

i love you, my valentine xx

 

well cutting that a bit fine making this valentines card for my husband (well it is his birthday today too) ..so i just had to use this image by mo manning didn`t i?? ..look at the stamps name ..."shy valentine nessa", for this card i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #06

MO MANNING ~ #221 ~ LOVE IS......

FAB `N` FUNKY#202 ~LOVE/VALENTINE

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#234~THEME~ HAVE A HEART

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE#4 ~INSPIRED BY A MOVIE ~ well there could be many movies about love/romance..but i guess by the title i have chosen ~LOVE ACTUALLY

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used papermania papers and ribbons, mo manning "shy valentine nessa" image, penny black word stamp, nestabilities heart dies, joy crafts corner die , finished with stickles glitter.

hope you all have a wonderful VALENTINES DAY .. my 20th with my dear husband and a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him as well .

birthday treats

 

for this birthday card i used the sketch  by SALLY over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #05

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE#81 ~ANYTHING OES

FAB`N` FUNKY#202 ~CALLING ALL BRADS

I LOVE PROMARKERS#205 ~BIRTHDAY

(LINKS ON SIDE BAR)

used dovecraft and grant archival papers, lapache flippin` women stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectanlge dies, american crafts ribbon, papermania brads, crafts too leaf swirl die, flowers and clear gems from my stash, finished with stickles glitter

well we have had a few hours of sunshine here on the Dorset coast today....the black clouds are making their way over, again.....for yet more rain....i have never known so much rain, like we have had for months now.....soon we will be developing webded feet ..but my heart goes out for all those people who have lost their homes and farmers who have lost land and animals....

master at work ... mmmmmmmmmmmmm play

 

for this birthday card for my husband i used the sketch by CATHY over on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY #295 

ABC CHALLENGE ~E IS FOR EMBELLISH (which is hard on a male card)

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

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used colorbok and basic grey papers, mo manning image, lapashe stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle and circle dies, shapeabilities corner dies, card candy and "rope" from my stash.

i have made too many male cards over the last few weeks and think i will have a break and make a womens card next , so i can get out the flowers and glitter....

keep calm and enjoy

 

 

another male birthday card to show today, used the sketch over on:~

TUESDAY MORNING SKETCH#234

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS#250 ~STAMPING

MO MANNING # 219  ~SPOTS AND DOTS 

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#22 ~TIC-TAC-TOE ~ STAMP/SENITMENT/DIES

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#179 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used craftwork cards papers and card candy, mo manning image , coloured with promarkers, stamposaurus word stamps, nestabilites square dies, ribbon from my stash.

yes , another male card..so many male birthdays in my family at the moment..and so few stamps and images to use ..so have used this one before .... why are there so few "male" stamps for young pre~teens/teenagers/and older men , not playing sports???

birthday boy

 

for this birthday card i used the sketch by ALEX over on :~

SKETCH SATURDAY#294

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#232 ~THEME~"ANYTHING GOES".

(links on my side bar)

used first edition glitter paper, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities star dies, shapeabilities corner dies, word stamp and  ribbons from my stash.

this image is perfect for my youngest son..he just loves playing and kind of "game" on either xbox/wii/nintendo ..and just loves to be creating on his computer games!

happy birthday son 10 years old!!

 

for this card for my youngest son, who will be 10 years old next month,

 i used the sketch by SALLY  over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #04

MO MANNING #218 ~LOTS OF LAYERS 

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#203 ~ONE FOR THE BOYS

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it may seem strange to have a card with leaves on in janurary..but my son loves the leaves when they fall on the ground..and we had such fun before xmas running and kicking the leaves in our garden..which helped him so so much when he wasn`t enjoying school in december....

used first edition papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers , LOTV circle word dies, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix leaf/twig dies, quickutz corner die, finished with card candy.

here is my son with his "new" glasses ..cannot believe he will be 10 years old, how time goes so quickly!!

happy cycling birthday

 

 for this nice and simple male birthday card i have used the sketch over on:~

DIGI SKETCH ~ONE FOR THE MEN = (s,t)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#203 .... FOR THE BOYS 

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#21 ~BIRTHDAY

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used craftwork cards papers, die cut word and card candy, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers.

i cannot believe it but i won the challenge prize on I LOVE PROMARKERS !! how exciting is that???

smile..it`s your birthday dear friend

 

it was so nice to be making  a "girly" card again ..only a 6x6 today, which i find hard now most of my cards are 8x8 these days, anyway for this card i have used the sketch over on:~

FEELING SKETCHY#78

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used bo bunny paper, "precious moments" foam stamp, coloured with promarkers, quickutz corner die, papermania ribbon and gems, die cut square with wording from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

this image takes me back to my childhood ..and my dear friend gilly sent me four of these foam stamps, which i had tried to buy years ago but they sold out ..wish there was more... happy days !!

relax..it is your birthday

 

for this birthday card i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #03

MO MANNING #217 ~SOMETHING NEW ( used this "new" image added to my collection  and twine)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#202 ~HOT COLOURS 

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGES#2 ~IT`S A BOY THING 

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND ~HAPPY BIRTHDAY

(links on my side bar)

used nitwit papers(found at the back of my cupboard, had them years and not used!!), mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle and shapeablities corner dies, lili of the valley circle word stamp, dovecraft twine.

gosh..still more "male" cards to make..such a busy time of the year for me with  ~male birthdays over the next couple weeks ~my dad / brother / husband / youngest son and my brother~in~law ... why are nearly all the males in my family born between the 24 jan/14 feb??

football season...

 

i am showing another birthday card for my dad, today i am using the sketch by MARIE over on:~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#189 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~NEW YEAR~NEW STASH ~ used a stamp that was given to me by a crafting friend  and some papers hidden at the back of my paper cupboard not used.

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used dovecraft papers, flippin` men stamps, coloured with promarkers , football quote printed from computer, nestabilities circle dies, basic grey buttons and papermania string/cord.

still have a poorly boy at home with a fever ..i so hate seeing him so poorly...