just magnolia week # 5 a little sketch

i thought it was too good to be true!!!!! just as i got started on my cards my daughter rang and asked me to take her to tesco's, and i ended up staying there until 8.30....... not managed to get much done. i started this card last night so at least i have got it finished. the challenge this week on just magnolia is a sketch. the stamp is tilda in the sea, the lighthouses and sandcastle are magnolias all from the glitterpot. the lighthouses and sandcastle have been stamped onto shrink plastic and then shrunk. everything else is from my stash. hope you have had a good day x

cute card thursday challenge # 60 (letters and numbers)

i am off work today, i had a hospital appointment and i was seen really quickly!!!(very unusual for the NHS) so i thought i would make the most of my time and do some cards. this card is for my friend whose son has been travelling in south america for a year so she thought it would be good to do a welcome home card and these are his favourite colours too. this is a bit different for me as i do love my pattern papers but i managed to get a little bit in!!! the card is for the challenge on cute card thursday, which this week is letters and numbers. the stamp i have used is from elzybells art stamps the paper used on the son wording is from basic grey, the alphabet stamp is from dimensions fourth. i have added diamond glaze to the letters. oh i do prattle on. should be back later with a lot less to say!!!!!!! lol

stampavie and more challenge # 43

card number two and it is the sketch this week on stampavie and more and i really like how this one has turned out. the stamp is a penny black t for transparent from the glitter pot called 'bubbly', the papers, flower and swirl are from basic grey. thanks for dropping by x

a spoonfull of sugar challenge # 51 (buttons galore)

finally i can get crafting, the kids were here all day saturday and sunday...... told you they wouldn't go home!!!!!!!i did make these two cards last night though but by the time they were done i was shattterd and went to bed, so i am doing them now. the first card is for the challenge on a spoonfull of sugar and the theme is buttons. this cute little cowboy is from rubberneckers and i got it at ally pally everything else is from my stash. hope your week has satrted well x

sketch and stash # 10 & cupcake craft challenge # 39

good morning peeps i hope you have a great weekend, the dog got me up early this morning so i finished this card before the grand children arrive. once again i have combined two challenges, the first is the sketch set on sketch and stash, my newest stash is the house mouse stamp called 'pocket fuzz' from cardcraft uk the papers and alphabet beads are from my goodies. the second challenge is for cupcake craft challenge and theme is a card for a man or a boy. i hope this fits the bill. might be back later, depends when they go home or more likely if they go home!!!!!!!!! x

sunday sketch and stamp # 2 & colour create wk 15 (blue and green)

finally a card to post, all the best made plans go to pot!!!! so many interuptions tonight, and i have everyone here tomorrow, hey ho the joy of family.... wouldn't be without them though.

this card is for two challenges the sketch on sunday sketch and stamp and the colour theme on colour create, which is blue and green. the image is one that a blogging buddy gave to me and everything else is from my stash. i hope you have a great weekend happy crafting x

whooooooooo!!!!!!

i got a text message today from my friend lou telling me i had won a prize on the friday sketchers challenge blog and it was such a lovely surprise. none of my work colleagues could quite understand my excitement though, at least i know that you all will!!! hopefully tonight i will get some crafting done and tomorrow i should be on my own all day so here's hoping to a productive weekend. (after the man utd game of course, early kick off so should be alright!!!!!) xxxx

crafts 4 eternity # 31

the last one for today and this is for the sketch on the crafts4eternity challenge, the stamp is from sugar nellie at funky kits called country style, the papers are from imaginisce. thanks for popping in see you soon x

unscripted sketches # 05

i was asked to make a card with a butterfly on and with specific colours, i found this a real struggle, thank goodness for sketches!!!!

this card is for challenge # 05 on unscripted sketches challenge, everything from my stash.x

sketch saturday # 50 & secret crafter # 31

at last i can get onto the computer, i have been getting in from work quite late and yesterday i went to see my friends new twin boys and it was really hard to leave them because they are so gorgeous. these cards i am posting were made at the beginning of the week so here goes with the first of 3!!!!

i have made this card for my friend's son and it is the sketch over on the sketch saturday challenge and the one on secret crafter which is brads or eyelets. the stamp is from a set again that i have had for ages, papers are basic grey and the brads and eyelets are from my stash. x

stamp something (pink birthday somethings)

today has been a really trying one, the exams were really tedious and every 5 mins seemed like an hour... poor kids they must dread them. this card is for the challenge on stamp something, one of their designers(melissa) is leaving and her favourite colour is pink so this is in honour of her. i went for a simple effect this time, the stamp is an old favourite and the papers and rest are from my stash. hope you are having a good week. x

just magnolia week # 4 (in stitches)

this card has taken me ages!!!!!!but i am really pleased with the outcome so it was worth all the changes. the challenge on the just magnolia blog this week is 'in stitches' so i thought i would get my sewing machine out........ not a good idea as it seems to be throwing a strop and would not do as i wanted, so back i went to fake stitches. the stamps are both from the sir stampalot called 'tilda with lace skirt' and cuddley horse, and are coloured in with h20's, sakura stardust and gel pens. everything else i have had in my stash for ages. well off to bed now exam season starts tomorrow with avengeance.... don't you just love gcse's. note the sarcasm!!!!!!lol x night night

friday sketchers # 51

my final one for tonight is for the friday sketchers challenge and boy did i struggle with this one!!!! i didn't want to do just flowers as embellies, but i couldn't find anything the right colour!so i had to make do with a bow and some glass lily beads. not really sure if i like how it has turned out, the papers are meant to be a bit blurry but they look worse in the photo. the stamp is one i found in my stamp collection and the papers are from way back when i first started so at least i am using up some things i had forgotten about. thanks for dropping in see you later x

the sugar bowl challenge10

well once again i am having a late one. the trouble i have had getting these cards finished and photographed!!!!! my first card is for the sugar bowl challenge which is a sketch and you had to include buttons. i was able to use one of my gorjuss girls from sugar nellie called 'just a girl',the paper and embellishments are from my stash of goodies. the buttons are very small i know but they fit nicely. x

crafts4eternity challenge # 30 and cupcake craft challenge

this is my last card for today and again i have doubled up on a challenge, the sketch is this weeks on crafts4eternity with the addition of the card being for a child, and on the cupcake craft challenge is numbers. the paper hasn't photographed very well but it does have numbers on and the stamp is from one of the new penny black clear stamp set from the glitter pot called 'dino party', the rest is from my stash of goodies. i am off to bed now starting to wilt. enjoy your weekend xx

stampavie and more challenge # 42

another card from me today, can't believe how much i have got done...... just goes to show i shouldn't go to work!!!! this card is for the challenge on stampavie and more and this week it is a sketch set bybetty, i am pleased with this card i really like the colours and the stamp is a real cutie. she is from sugar nellie at funky kits called 'windswept' the papers and buttons are from my stash. going to keep going now as i seem to be on a roll. thanks for dropping by x

thankyou avril

what a surprise when i checked my comments to find that i had got an award from avril ann it has really made my day. and when i checked msn i found that jacob is the most popular boys name in america and as this is my youngest son's name i was overjoyed (he is 21 so i got in first!!!) i have to pass this on to 8 blogger buddies and with this text.....

These blogs are exceedingly charming, these are the kind of bloggers who aim to find and become friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are proper gated, please give more attention to these writers. my 8 are

cath............ Ellieskeeper's Creations

jane............Jem's Crafting Blog

rozzy......... rozzybee

shaz.......... * Shaz's *

tanja.........Tanja's Bastelwelt

helen........Ellephantastic Cards & Crafts-

pinky....... PINKY'S WORLD

karen....... Blogger (Blogspot) - karenscardsfromtheheart

thankyou girls you always say the nicest things xxxxx

ps i am adding another (cheeky i know) this is for lou .....CRAFTY LOU she is a dear friend and always gives me loads of encouragement, she is also a very talented crafter. xxxxxx

creative inspirations, a spoonful of sugar and creative card crew

another card that i have combined but this time with three challenges, i didn't set out to do it but the card fell into the three catagories. it is the first time for me doing the creative inspirations challenge and the sketch is a lovely one to use, for a spoonful of sugar the theme this week is touchy feely so the A.B.C blocks cover that (i think) and the embossing through the middle covers the creative card crew challenge which this week is emboss. (this also can be used for the spoonful of sugar challenge). the stamp is from funky kits 'homegrown' range called bedtime stories. everything else is from my stash.

sunday sketch and stamp #1 and cute card thursday challenge # 59

one card two challenges for this posting, i have been so busy that i have had to combine a couple of cards, don't really like doing this but needs must!!!! the card is for the first ever challenge on sunday sketch and stash and the sketch was a lovely one to follow. the other challenge is for cute card thursday which this weeks theme is 'happy mail' the stamps are from magnolia and are called 'kissing edwin' and 'shy tilda' both from sir stampalot the paper is a basic grey and i used a cuttlebug embossing die to do the flowers down the side. i thought it would be a good card to send someone a kiss in a card!!!! ahhhhh.

truly scrumptious challenge # 6

oh i am so happy, manchester united were awesome last night and it was so good to be there (even though i was in the arsenal end and came out alive!!!!) then chelsea lost tonight oh so good.

sorry to any chelsea fans out there!!!!!!!

enough of that, this card is for the truly scrumptious challenge 'good enough to eat' and the sketch was a nice layout to follow. the stamp is a house mouse, the papers are a mixture of k and co and basic grey. thanks for dropping in x