twinkle, twinkle little star

 

for this nice and simple 6 x 6 christmas card i used the sketch by ARLANA over on:~

 SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#231-101

FAB N FUNKY#192 ~TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

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dovecraft paper, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, card candy, ribbon from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

really must get back to my 8 x 8 cards........ and plenty of bits and bobs... sent a Birthday card to America yesterday..it cost £3.50 to send it!!!..so the cards to go abroad will be small and simple from now on!!

sparkly angel

 

for this xmas card i have used the sketch over on~

TUESDAY MORNING SKETCHES#223

SASSY CHERYLS CHALLENGE#191 ~ANYTHING GOES

HANNAH AND FRIENDS#184~GLITTER

I LOVE PROMARKERS#193 ~ALL THAT GLITTERS ..don`t know what happened to my glitter but it has changed colour, when i took this picture????

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dovecraft paper, sassy cheryl`s image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities oval and circle dies, marianne holly leaf die, craftwork cards word die, flower and brad from my stash, finished with stickles glitter.

well, this is not a very good photograph .. the colours have changed and you can see me in the silver mirror card........

that wagging tail and friendly woof

i have a few friends who just love their furry members of their family, so thought this digi stamp was just perfect, for these Christmas cards i used Caroles sketch over on :~

 SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#181

PILE IT ON#44 ~ANIMALS WITH CHARACTER

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ANYTHING GOES

 

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used first edition glittered papers mo manning image  coloured with promarkers elzybells word stamp  marianne holly die card candy brads from my stash finished with stickles glitter.

well i had a pop over to HOBBY CRAFT today ... and got some more christmas ribbon and flowers... gosh they has so much stuff..could have spent lots of pennies!!

for unto us a child is born

well here we go another xmas card ..nice and simple one today, so chose the sketch over on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY#283

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE#231 ~CHRISTMAS CHEER (well has to be the meaning of christmas, doesn`t it??)

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papermania papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, oval nestabilities dies, shapeabilities dies, elzybells word stamp.

had a lovely day with my husband , went out for coffee, cake and a look at some christmas decorations..do we need any more?? well i always like to buy at least one new decoration each year.. think is me going back to my former life, before becoming a mum and wife..a window dresser for a big department store for about 11 years and have decorated hundreds of xmas trees!!

from our house to yours......

yes another christmas card to show today ~used the sketch over on:~

FEELING SKETCHY#73

MO MANNING#208 FANTASY

365 CARDS ~ LETTER S ~ snowflakes, swirls, spots, silver, super sweet snowfairy , sparkle and sentiment.

CRAFTYHAZELNUTS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE #149 ~BLING IT UP (enough bling on this card , that you need your sunglasses) 

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#259 ~ANY WINGED CREATURE

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used dovecraft papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, sizzix snowflakes dies, memory box snowflake corner die, craftwork cards ribbon/word die, ribbon and glittered brad from stash, finish with flower soft and stickles glitter.

well had a nice afternoon yesterday to myself (husband watching football, my oldest son out with friends and my youngest at his grandparents) ..so what better than to put on some music, box of chocs and some crafting?? ..i just loved colouring this image and wow!! so much sparkle ..love it!!

christmas (hugs) wishes

 

yes!! christmas card number three..i`m on a roll, ..and another teddy stamp.... maybe some of you will be getting handmade cards this year, not everyone will have shop ones!! anyway followed the sketch over on :~

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGES WITH SKETCHES#97

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR¬ROUND ~NOVEMBER CHALLENGE~WINTER THEME (nothing more wintery than snowmen and hat,scarf and boots!!)

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used craftworkcards papers, flowers and word die cuts, teddybo image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilites square dies, marianne holly die, brads from my stash, finishe with flower soft for snow/snowman, glossy accents and stickles glitter .

the weekend is here... my husabnd and i (ooooooh sounds posh, when done in the queens english) ... at last we have finished decorating our eldest sons room..ikea furniture is up .. is our son excited ??? .. no!! a grunt of "yeh ok !" from our 16 year old, well i think it looks cool!! but what do i know?? so i hope now we can maybe have a relaxing few days before school/college/work takes over on monday....

merry and bright

 

yes another christmas card and another teddy!! for this 8 x8 card i used the sketch by SALLY over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#230

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE#34 ~HAVE A BEARY CHRISTMAS  

I LOVE PROMARKERS #192 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used cardworkcards paper,flowers and die cuts , teddybo image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilites oval and circle dies, ribbon and brads from my stash, finished with stickles glitter

hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween yesterday evening ~Lewis was very excited , he carved two pumkins with his dad and we decorated our front garden and house.... it did turn rainy later in the evening , but still had over 50 children tap our door for sweets x

winter teddy

 

well here we go my first Christmas card , is now made!! (did make a few before ,but they were for a Autism charity) .....used the sketch over on:~

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~SKETCHIE FREE FOR ALL ~SKETCH#84

CREATIVE CARD CREW#48 ~TEDDY BEAR PICNIC

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used craftworkcards papers, flowers, card candy and word die, teddy bo image, coloured with promarkers, marianne holly dies,papermania ribbon,brads from my stash, flower soft  and stickles glitter.

isn`t he just the sweetest teddy ever?? i love teddy bears and have quite a few, but all my spare money goes on crafty stuff now!!

imagination is boundless

 

for this 8 x 8 card i used the sketch by ALANA over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#229

MO MANNING#207 ~MO`S FAVOURITE COLOUR ~YELLOW

365 CARDS~DAY 297 ~DIGI DO IT ALL

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used colorbok papers and die cuts, mo manning image, coloured by promarkers, tim holtz word stamp, sizzix corner die, finished with card candy.

below is the inside of the card

well looks like we are in for a stormy weekend along the south coast , so better batten down the hatches and stay in!!

on your birthday

 

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

FRIDAY SKETCH

CREATIVE CARD CREW#47 ~SUN, MOON OR STARS (used stars, on image and embellishments)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#244 ~LETS SEE YOU SPARKLE AND SHINE (don`t need an excuse to use glitter)

365 CARDS~DAY 285 ~PICK ME A ..TOOL ( my son picked my sizzix diecut machine, as he loves turning the handle and also my pokey tool, for putting holes into my flowers and card for the brad)

 

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used k&co paper, sara burrier digi image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities oval dies,crafts~too flower swirl die, papermania star gems, flowers and brad from stash , finished with stickles glitter .

well the sun shine is out today ..after all that rain we had yesterday.... love this time of year .. but what to wear t~shirt or welly boots ??

birthday wishes

 

for this card i used the sketch over on:~

CRAFTING LIFES PIECES#63 

THE ABC CHALLENGE ~X FOR XTRA SPECIAL ( birthday card for a very special teacher )

used papermania sparkly papers, simply betty digi stamp , coloured with promarkers,stampin`up scalloped edged punch, shapeablilities swirl dies, card candy, flowers and brad from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

this card was made very quickly , as it is for my sons teacher.. he came home from school to say "can you make me a birthday card for my teacher, it was her birthday today" .....

it`s christmas time

 

well today i am showing you two more charity cards, using the sketch by SALLY over on :~

 SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#227 

365 CARDS~ DAY 285 ~PICK 4 ME~EMBELLISHMENTS~ my 9 year old son chose "stars"

CRAFTY HAZELNUTS CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE#146 ~MAKE IT SQUARE

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used kars xmas papers, sassy cheryl`s images, coloured with promarkers, x~cut star dies, nestabilities circle dies, card candy, stickers from stash, finished with glossy accents (on the stars) and stickles glitter.

what a dark, cold Sunday it is .... perfect for fluffy socks and curling up on the sofa with a hot drink and chocolate .... going to ignore the pile of ironing and untidy house for a little while longer....

seasons greetings

 

..well here we go, another two cards, mostly the same , i just coloured the images differently.

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HERE COME THE BOYS#62 ~SKETCH 

FUN WITH SHAPES AND MORE#45 ~WINTER WISHES

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE#40 ~ANIMALS ( i hope birds count as animals??)

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used dovecraft papers, sassy cheryl`s image, coloured with promarkers, marianne holly dies, dovecraft gems,daisy and danelion word dies, flowers from stash.

wow!! has it come in cold after all the warm autumn sun we have had... soon be time for hats /coats and boots x

merry (charity) christmas

 

today i am showing two more cards i have made for a charity, i have used the sketch by ANNE MARIE over on:~

SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP#177 

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#219  THEME ~ SNOW IS FALLING

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ TWO BY TWO ~two papers .. (two cards)

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craftworkcards paper and die cut words , sassy cheryl`s images, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, card candy, finished with stickles glitter.

isn`t she just the sweetest little angel???