healing purple

 

well todays card is made for my dear little niece to say hi and to give her big hugs, i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 ~ with added challenge ~PURPLE! ( how we need healing purple in our lives right now .)

used christine adolph paper, saturated canary image , coloured with spectrum noirs, heart shaped nestabilities, quickutz corner dies, crafts~too flower swirl, flowers/genbrad and silver thread from my stash, finished with stickles glitter x

it is with heavy heart i have to share the news that on Saturday May the 24th (uk) Friday 23rd (California) that my dear brother Vern was hit by a truck while riding home on his Vespa, my life has stopped  ... he is in a critical, but stable condition , under 24 hour care, broken leg, arm, pelvis and jaw bone and is in a medically induced coma , while they take care of his body and keep an eye on any head trauma. The surgeons have operated on some of his broken bones and there will be many more operations to come.

 

above ~ me and my brother on a family holiday in Wales, before he and his family moved to California.

below is the last photograph my SIL sent to me of my brother and his family.

Please pray and send healing thoughts to my brother and family at this time . thankyou. xx

no cracks!

 

for this male card i have used the sketch over on:~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#205

CRAFT YOUR PASSION#212 ~SHOW US YOUR FUNNY

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below shows the doors open

used dovecraft and first edition papers, flippin` men stamped images , coloured with spectrum noirs, card candy, scan and cut alphabet letter die cuts, brads and twine from my stash.

close up of the coloured image above and below inside of the card

hope you all have a great weekend x

you rock

 

for this card for my boys grandad, who loves Status Quo (and went to his fist concert for his 70th birthday last year), i made this card using the sketch over on:~ 

SKETCH SATURDAY#308

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#211 ~BOYS

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY~ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CARD CREW#161 ~MUSIC 

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used doodlebug paper, kenny k rock dude image, coloured with spectrum noirs, simply better digi word stamp, personal impressions "grandad"word stamp, shapeabilities corner die, x stamp/star buttons and silver wire from stash.

have my youngest home with a really bad cold ..so not much sleep for him or me .. sure i will have one of those "nasty" letters from his school saying he is having too much time off sick!!

friends are flowers that never fade

 

for this  birthday card i have made for a dear friend, i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2#217

 ~ the twist this week is = TIC TAC TOE ~ 

well i have used all the items on the list ....heart shaped BUTTONS, SENTIMENT, flower CHARM, faux STITCHING, DESIGN PAPER, several different JEWELs, different pink STICKLES, many different FLOWERs and two different RIBBONs.

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#35~FLOWERS GALORE

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#319 ~HERE COME SUMMER

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES234 ~APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

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used card craft works paper, saturated canary image, coloured with spectrum noirs, elzybells word stamp, crossstitch clear stamp, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix leaf and swirl dies, marianne swirl die, papermania brads/ribbon/flowers and gems, heart shaped buttons,some flowers and thread from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

was so nice to do a girly card, with a few male cards to make at the moment.... 

what a beautiful day yesterday ..and yes the showers we had last month, has helped May bring out all the new blooms in my garden... hope to have some time out in the garden today..if the sun stays out and not hide behind any clouds!!

U ROCK

 

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

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#204

THAT CRAFT PLACE ~ANYTHING GOES

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used dovecraft and craftwork cards papers, simply betty rock image and words, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestbilities rectangle die, scan n cut letters for name, buttons and thread from my stash.

made this card for my son ..for his 17th birthday ...this image is just soooooooooooooooo him!!

hello friend

 

 for this card i have used the sketch (used on it`s side) by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #12

HANNAH AND FRIENDS#195 ~FAVOURITE COLOURS

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#34 ~ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CARD CREW#60 ~GIRLY

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used craftwork cards papers and card candy, sassy cheryl`s image, coloured with spectrum noirs, spellbinders d~lites dies , stampin` up scalloped edged punch, finished with stickles glitter.

just love these sassy cheryl`s images ..just got some more yesterday..now who can i make a card for and use them??

beat your own drum

 

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

SKETCH AND STASH#137 (used new stamps, old paper and buttons)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#216 ~HATS

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#210 ~BUTTONS

ADDICTED TO STAMPS#92 ~MAKE YOUR MARK

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used 7gypsies paper, kenny k image , coloured with promarkers and flexmarker, word image from simply betty ,  number and letter diecuts made on my scan`n cut, nestabilities oval and circle dies, basic grey buttons, thread from my stash.

this card is for my oldest son who turns 17 very soon..and just loves his music ..the louder the better..and as long as the singer is screaming or growling , and atleast one member has a body covered in tattoos and a few piercings ..he is happy (and he has a wonderful large pair of headphones!!!)

happy, huggy Easter bunny

 

i thought i would use another SASSY CHERYL`S image (used the Sally image in post below) for this EASTER card,

 using the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #011

SASSY CHERYL`S #207 ~SHOWERS OR FLOWERS 

(entering the challenge a second time, this time with Noah) 

CRAFTY CATZ#227~ B IS FOR ..... BOY, BUNNY, BLUE , BUTTERFLY, BLOOMS, BRADS,

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used docrafts papers, sassy cheryl`s "noah and his bunny bandit"image, coloured with spectrum noirs, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, shapeablities leaf dies, marianne flower dies, magnolia heart swirl dies, sizzix stamp and dies butterflies, american crafts ribbon, finished with stickles glitter.

what a wet Easter Sunday we are having here today.. had our egg hunt inside, didn`t take the boys long to find them!! hope you are having a wonderful Easter holiday....

crazy eggs

 

for this Easter card i used the sketch by PEGGY TOOLE over on:~

YOUR NEXT STAMP ~FUN FRIDAY CHALLENGE ~inspiration photo (colours/eggs in bowl)

SASSY CHERYL`S C B ~APRIL SHOWERS BRING LOTS OF FLOWERS

ALPHABET CHALLENGE~E IS FOR EASTER

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES#231 ~THE CRAZIES GET THEIR EGG ON

DIGI GALORE ~FLOWERS

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used american crafts paper, sassy cheryl`s "bunny gets a home" image, coloured with spectrum noirs, personal impressions word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, sizzix egg die, scan n cut flowers and leaf die cuts, docrafts ribbon, flowers from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what beautiful weather we are having..spent the last four days painting fences, gates, benches my shed etc in my front and back gardens..and today weeding the back garden..think i am all gardening out!!

you are a big brother

 

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #218

CRAFTY CATZ #226~ ANIMALS

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used first edtion glitter papers, toby tumble image, coloured with spectrum noirs, nestabilities dies, letters cut on my scan n cut, card candy and stickles glitter.

what a beautiful weekend we are having..very, very warm spring days.. plenty of gardening and painting of fences and shed..... perfect!

love you tutu much

 

 hope you are sat down for all the photos i have to share in this post!!!

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

SKETCH AND STASH#32 (used new mo manning images..and using my brother scan`n cut machine ..used old papers/gems/die cuts)

MO MANNING #227~PERFECTLY PINK

FAB N FUNKY#221 ~PINK

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY ~FOR THAT SPECIAL LADY (we have had mothers day here (march) in the uk so , this card is for my niece, the only special little lady in our family)

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used brenda pinnick papers, mo manning/penny black images , coloured with specrum noirs, spellbinders shapeablities and nestabilities dies, cuttlebug happy birthday embossing folder,  scan `n cut dies cuts, magnolia heart swirl die, finished with card candy,gems and stickles glitter.

close~up of images

below is the back of the card

front and side of the card (details can be seen if you click on the pics)

close~up of the front edge

i just loved making this multi fold card sooooooooooooooo much for my little niece Justine, who will be celebrating her 4rd birthday very soon.....

 here she is ..as always in pink and wearing a tutu......miss her soooooooo much as my brother and his family have moved to America

at this moment my parents are visiting my brother and family ..so last night we skyped, to see they had arrived ok (my dad is 81) and i do worry .... as always Justine was in a pink fairy dress with lots of sparkle..and just love my gift i sent her of My Little Pony`s ... wish i could be with them all too....

new home

 

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

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #219

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#188  ~COLOUR A STAMPED IMAGE

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K & co papers and word die cut, toby tumble image, coloured with specrum noir and promarkers, nestabilities square dies, shapeabilities flower and branch dies, marianne ivy, bird and bird house dies, sizzix fence and lace border dies, ribbon from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

what a dull, drizzly day today ...... perfect for staying in and doing the crafting ...

live well ..laugh often...love much

 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY SKETCH#88 ~SKETCHIE FREE FOR ALL

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#314 #FLORAL DELIGHT

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#208 ~ GIRLY

CRAFTY CATZ#224 #ANYTHING GOES

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND ~SPRING COLOURS (as i look at my window i can see all the green buds of all my flowers and my hyacinth colours in between~spring is here!)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~D FOR DIECUTS

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used first edition glitter papers, mo manning image, coloured with specrum noirs, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities rectangle dies, marianne flower and leaf dies , papermania brads, finished with card candy and stickles glitter.

well it is MOTHERS DAY this Sunday in the UK ..so to all my friends who are mums .........

have a wonderful day....... looks like the sun will be shining too , always a bonus!!

a Mothers Day kiss

 

for this mothers day card i have used the sketch by JONI over on:~

SUNDAY SKETCH and STAMP#199 

FAN-TASTIC TUESDAY#28 ~ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT YOUR PASSION#206~MOTHERS DAY/FOR THE LADIES 

MO MANNING..K IS FOR  ........ KISS / KINDNESS / KID 

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY ~ANYTHING GOES

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used dovecraft paper, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noir, kanbab word stamp, square nestabilities, tonic butterfly/flower dies, crafts~too corner dies, finished with stickles glitter.

just love this image and such a dream to colour..trying out my new specrum noir pens for the skin colours....