Christmas Shopping

Oooh Christmas shopping! dont you just love wrapping up the gifts (not) he he! and i for one don't look this good once i have wrapped the gifts and put them into their santa sacks! ... i decided to step away from traditional Christmas colours, Mrs clause  by Kenny K is coloured with pro markers, design papers from Pink Petticoat, The "Noel" sentiment is Glittered chipboard from Papermania..... my Husband has got his eye on this card!...pop over and join in the fun at this weeks glitter geek's "Christmas Shopping" challenge....have fun crafting folks!

My first polka doodle design card!

A very happy Friday to you all :)...do i sound happy? ...well as you read this I'm probably skipping around the office at my day job as today my first design card over at POLKA DOODLES is published for this weeks "PEARLS SWIRLS & PASTELS challenge :)) I have been so excited about this new venture and had so much support from my family and friends i have been overwhelmed by you all and for that i thank you so much Mwahh X even my biggest critique (daughter) loves this card and that's saying something I can tell you!
 my next card will be published on November 25th so i hope you will pop over to polka doodle or my blog to see it, all i can say for now its Fabby ;-)

for this card i have used the following products;

 images, design papers, embellishments (butterfly and large flowers ) from Polka doodle's double sprinkle of craft cd, image coloured with Flex markers, leaves and flowers centres pro markers,  printed twice and decoupaged the leaves and flowers on image,  Kraft card, twine, clear 3D lacquer, small flowers i used a punch, Swirl is from a Marianne creatable (rectangle frame set) pearls from stash and Greeting punched from a medium tag punch from Dp Papers!  Tim Holz distress ink, oh and lots of Glitter lol!

most of the ingredients can be found HERE!

Have Fun Crafting Folks!

Humorous

Hello all, for this weeks design card im sharing with you a made card for my husband's best friend 50th birthday! he was best man at our wedding many moons ago, I thought it brought a touch of humour to the fact we cannot escape the big number Birthday's even when we don't actually feel like we are getting on so to speak he he... the image is a Bugaboo digital design image and coloured using pro markers, the backing papers are from papermania mans collection (although i bought them 3 years ago so not sure if they are still around) as it's a male themed card i have embellished using papermania natural raffia and red polka dot brads, I have also decorated the inside of the card with the rest of the design papers ....I  hope he still has his sense of humour when he opens this he he  .... pop over and join in this weeks glitter geek's "Humorous" challenge... Have Fun Crafting folks!

Restful Day !

Good Evening all, i have had a complete rest today following a hectic few day at the Birmingham nec,  had a fabulous time though and met some wonderful people :-) ...  ill try to pop some pictures of my goodies in a later post, but for now i wanted to post this Christmas card i have made today whilst playing with the new Lushy Lush Flex markers ! its a 12inch side circle stepper card, design  papers are my minds eye edged with Limited edition Tim Holz distress inks,  poinsettia flower is accented with gold glamour dust, Ribbon from stash...Have fun crafting Folks!

Snuggle Up

hello everyone! for this weeks Glitter Geek's design card i have used "Kitty Snuggle" house mouse stamp isn't it cute and they look so cosy!, it's at this time of the year we need to ensure our pets are safely indoors, maybe not under the Christmas tree quite just yet...i have coloured the image using pro markers, the card has been shaped with Tim Holz on the edge die and embossed using a snowflake embossing folder and chalked to highlight,  the design papers were a dovecraft brand i bought last year (sorry i don't remember the name) the sentiment is from this winters Molly Bloom collection which i have stamped onto a die cut shape, raffia, glitter and gems to  accent.....pop over and join in with the glitter geeks Snuggle Up Challenge ..enjoy this weekends Fireworks parties everyone and happy Crafting Folks!

Autumn...The year's last loveliest smile!!

Morning all,

What a beautiful Autumn day we are having today! ... I had coloured this image in some time ago at a craft group using flex and pro markers...thought it was time to bring her out to play! ..so here she is playing amongst my Autumn rose bushes!!   ...have fun crafting folks!

Challenges i have entered polkadoodle; Ribbon and Bow's

More News!....and what an exciting week I've had too!!

Hello all! 

I have had to keep this under wraps all week and cant tell you how hard that was! but i can finally share some more news with you all! i have been invited to Guest design for the fab u lous POLKADOODLE !! ....im so excited im dancing on my crayons! ....such a fantastic bunch over there im so looking forward to it! ill keep you all posted on this news!

This week i celebrated my Birthday too, i had lots of wonderful gifts and cards form family and friends (thank you all muchly)  and i will also be enjoying Birthday celebrations this weekend so not much time to play with my new prismacolour pencils ...any experts out there are more than welcome to give me some tips using these lol!

so for now im posting this weeks design card i have made for this weeks GLITTER GEEKS CHALLENGE theme is "Recipe"I thought this may be a recipe for disaster as I opted for something other than my usual "first choice preferences" 

section 1 Turquoise and Grey's, section 2  Ribbon, section 3 sentiment, section 4 beads.

L.O.T.V image coloured with pro markers, nestabilities oval deckle edge die and i paper pierced around the edge, design paper from my minds eye " true blue" collection, stamped around the design using sentiment from woodware, silver grey ribbon and pearl beads from stash.....have fun crafting folks!...X

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when is aTrouser hanger not a Trouser hanger????

Hi everyone!

I'm still laughing to myself but think I will be the only one in my house that can see the funny side ! ....Saturday morning and my family was off out doing fabby fun things whilst i stood doing the ironing ready for Monday... I went upstairs with  hubby's trousers on hanger in hand when I got distracted in my craft area as I needed to get some ribbon out of the box it was all stuffed away in,.... when this happened! ... don't ask where his trousers are..... he he he!!! 

Update!

I mentioned in an earlier post id let you know why I  have been so busy, well the reason for this is I have been invited to join the Glitter Geek's Design Team !!! ...oooh im having so much Fun! ... its quite exciting creating designs that i hope, you will like and hopefully bring you a little inspiration to your crafting, the team are a fabulous bunch and im very proud to be involoved, everything is quite new too me but im loving every minute, wish me luck :)

For this weeks theme "two's company" I have chosen an image from my favourite stamp collection, two adorable Tilda's, stamped using dye based ink and coloured two different shades of pink pro markers, it's an easel style card created by using Marianne circles die on cream card for the base and antique gold mirror for the layer, this die is so versatile as it can be used in so many different ways! some ribbon and flourish to accent the finished card and of course two pink and cream roses from my stash! ...have Fun Crafting Folks!

Gorjus ..poinsettia flowers!

Good evening all,

Wow its been more than a week since my last posting! been very busy though and ill reveal more about that in  a later post!! first i want to show you the wonderful flowers i made using Docraft's poinsettia template , very simple to make, you just choose your paper, draw round the template and cut out , decorate up and wow just look at the finished flowers on this card, makes a fab change from buying bought or die cut flowers and less expensive than the punches, go on give it a go .... Have Fun Crafting Folks!

i am entering this card into the following challenge
polkadoodle; theme "handmade flowers"

Napkin Fold

Hi Everyone,

Ooooh i so love this fold!....i wanted to make a 21st card for my daughter using this design but she was looking over my shoulder all day, so i let her choose the stamp! I saw this fold on Thursday evening when i was surfing the blog sites this is my first attempt and thought it had the wow factor for that special occasion card,  i will be making some more ! if you would also like to have a go at this you can find the destructions HERE .... here is my take on this tutorial

card Front       

Band fastener  

Open!

close up of image 

Hope you like this design, time consuming but worth it wouldn't you say?...

have fun Crafting Folks!

i have entered this card into the following challenges;
Polka doodle ; "theme age card"

EEK...!!!

Hi all,

I hope you are having a super Sunday?... im having a crafty Sunday and its becoming my regular day for making my cards and im loving every minute, I don't even have to get dressed if I chose not too he he! and given that it's teaming down with rain here I think I chose the perfect day!

 I have crafted this card for the glittergeeks monster challenge, I must admit i didn't enjoy this one he he, my closest friends will tell you I cant watch doctor who or anything that has the slightest possibility of making me jump! so I choose bright colours to help cheer the card up :-) ...given that its Halloween soon someone will be receiving this card if they dare to knock on my door and I dare answer it... he he!!!! 
Have fun crafting folks!

I have entered this card into the following challenges;

glittergeeks challenge; Theme "monsters"

Distressed Santa....

Afternoon everyone .... I have so many cards to make this weekend,  so watch this space for lots of postings lol!  I have started the day making this Christmas card ....this Santa image made me laugh so much when I saw it as it reminded me of myself on boxing day he he ....

  the card is an 8x8 easel card created using shaped die cuts,

 I have punched holly  to enable a stopper so that the card will stand well, the holly has been embossed and sanded  to give a distressed look

 I have coloured the image using flex markers.... distressed glitter and gems to accent....have fun crafting and ill be back soon bloggers ....X

I have entered this card into the following challenge;
Polka doodles; theme "Distress it"

In The Garden .....just because

Hi everyone....well I have had a fabulous week off from work, I have spent my time keeping it simple and enjoying doing the things I most love to do, crafting, shopping, reading ....oooh its been a perfick week lol!, my garden is looking clean and simple also  now that I have put most of the finished blooms into the compost bin! ... swept all the paths, and put away the garden furniture until the Spring! (oooh that sounds a long way off) all that is thriving at the moment within my garden is my little herb corner! ....so with this week glitter geeks challenege theme called In the garden i have continued to keep it simple with this card, I have stamped straight onto smooth white card stock and coloured the image with pro markers, the grass along the bottom edge is a doo hicky die (oooh i love this die) finished off with some fabulous gingham ribbon i recently bought on one of my shopping adventures ....more about that in another post ;) ... have fun crafting and ill be back soon bloggers....X

i am entering this card into the following challenge;
glittergeeks; Theme; "in the garden"

White out

This morning I have been putting things together for my lovely family and friends Christmas 2011 cards, I had already decided the colour scheme which is white on white, hmm sounds simple eh ! ...well I have faffed about most of the day already going though my stash of white card stock, trying different embossing folders, digging out my old Christmas stamps and then decided to put it on hold for now and create a card anyway !....so pleased I did as I have now have my design, the aperture has been created using Marianne circles die, I have chalked the embossed snowflakes in a very subtle blue glimmer chalk, (must get a decent camera lol) the image I will be using is still undecided for my family but I have dug out my penny black stamps for my friends, ..... okay with that said i must get back to making cards he he.....have fun crafting and ill be back soon bloggers.....X

i am entering this card in the following challenge;
Polkadoodle; theme white out! with a hint of colour

Pretty Sweet!

Evening everyone,

A late post from me tonight, but i wanted to show off this new character cd from polkadoodles ooooh its de lush ous!!! ... with the summer days drawing quickly to a close i decided to use the images from the CD to  create a card with this weeks blog challenge in mind " setting the scene" all the design papers are also from the CD ....not easy masking from a digi image but i managed do it all by myself!  ....the sentiment is a L.O.T.V i felt this fitted the  card quite nicely, edges have been distressed with weathered wood and tea dye, flowers are from my craft stash....the character's name is piper and i have used pro marker pens to colour her .....i think these cute little characters are going to settle in their new home  quite well.... don't you?....have fun crafting and ill be back blogging soon X

i have entered this card into the following challenge
Polkadoodle ; setting the scene

Spare Moment's are the Gold Dust of Time ....

Hello All,
So what do I like to do when I get a time to relax? ...Craft I can hear you all say he he! ...Wrong!!!!  I actually love to take myself off to a quiet area away from my busy life, ( usually my bedroom ) and lay on the bed and read, so  for this weeks crafty attack moment I put together this project, I have used Sarah Kay decoupage and layered this onto Kraft card, Xcut border punch for the looped edge, lots of lace, pearls and vintage ribbon for the bow, not forgetting Tim Holz distress inks to edge ... note I haven't used glitter! that must be a first lol!... I'll be back soon Bloggers....have fun crafting ...X

i am entering this into this week challenge's
Glitter Geeks Challenge (Theme Relax)
jelly park challenges....Theme pass it on, this will be passed onto my local church xmas fair
creativecardcrew; theme anything goes
anythingchallenge: theme shabby chic

Hows That!

The  theme over at this weeks Glittergeeks challenge is sports mad, with this in mind and the 2011 cricket season drawing to a close i decided to make this card for a friend's birthday an avid cricket player and fan, its an a5 two fold card cut by hand from a2 card stock, the circles are also cut freehand! the image and papers are from the me to you cd ...cant quite believe I haven't got my pro markers out again, maybe next week! ....lol!
back soon and have fun crafting....X

Flipping template ...lol...:-)

Here we have an 8x8 inverted stepper card, same shape as previous post, but flipped, how different do they look eh! Image is from the me to you digital designer cd. i have made this card for a friend whom is about to become a first time grandma...have fun crafting and ill be back soon bloggers....X

A crafting Sunday ...:-)

Hi all,
I have been playing around with paper whilst I was away last week and made several sized inverted stepper templates, couldn't wait to put my efforts into a card design, so here we have Tatty Button Christmas card, the shape is an A5 inverted stepper that I have flipped onto its side,the papers are from my minds eye Christmas papers I bought last year, distressed edges using faded jeans, punched snowflakes and distressed using walnut stain and faded jeans and sparkled up with glamour dust, the image is from the tatty button Christmas range and I have stamped her onto dielicious die cut and coloured with pro markers, I have also used the smallest die for the greeting, the poinsettia is a die from the Marianne range (i think)  ....want to know a secret????..... I borrowed some fishing line out of his fishing box to hang the greeting and snowflakes at the side of the card, which gives it a floating illusion ...shssssh don't tell my hubby lol ;-) .... I will be posting  the same design in 8x8 in a few moments just to show you how different the card looks just by simply flipping the template around....X

Oriental Dreams

Hello everyone,

 Well I was certainly put to the test for this weeks blog challenge over at the Glittergeeks!  I decided to step outside of my comfort zone for this one!  I too generally stick with what I love doing which is stamping and colouring images from my  favourite stamp collections, and always using pro markers  The theme was “all around the world” and so  avoiding my stamp collections and locking away my pro markers  and paper stash I looked though my craft stuff to see what I could find! ....so here it is! This project is a 6x6 inch Oriental Picture Frame, I have used Kraft card for the frame, used a rectangle nestie die to create the window and embossed it to give a subtle effect, edged with faded jean s and spiced marmalade distress inks, the image is from the Sharon Duncan’s oriental dreams CD which I thinks certainly captures the oriental culture, to make the oriental fan I have used the paper from the CD , scored at 1 cm lines,  using Martha Stewart border punch i have created the decorative effect , pinched at the bottom and i have glued a brad here to finish it off. At the back of the frame I decided to use the piece of kraft card from the die cut centre, however you can also use a mirror hanger (local diy stores) to adhere with a Brad if you wanted to display it on a wall!  I translated “oriental dreams” using Google translate for the sentiment on this frame.....have I visited china?....no it is a dream that maybe one day I shall visit....I hope you like this project and get a little inspiration from it too.....have fun crafting and I’ll be back soon Bloggers....X

I have entered this project into Glittergeeks weekly challenge

My first Blog challenge!

Hi everyone,

i was encouraged yesterday to enter a blog challenge! (you know who you are he he ;-).... couldn't sleep all night thinking shall i? can i do this? ....of course i can i thought when i awoke this morning! ... so here it is!
the Glitter Geek theme is a sketch challenge, i have turned the sketch at an opposite angle, i used a lili of the valley stamp, coloured with pro markers and matt and layered onto a die cut shape, cut a tag shape by hand and embossed and distressed it using dusty Concorde and walnut stain distress inks, with a little lace edge trimming (couldn't resist) glitter and gems to accent this card. The small sentiment is also a lili of the valley stamp and i wanted a subtle greeting so i think its quite fitting for this card ....I really enjoyed taking part in this weeks challenege and  i hope i've met the requirements...wish me luck Bloggers ....X

cupcake crafting....i think i am addicted!

Hi All....Just a quick post of another Cupcake .....I absolutely love making these, I just cant stop !!!! ...:-) ....X

Sunday Cupcakes!

Afternoon all,

Wow I have I had fun today :-) as I was preparing vegetables from my garden earlier today (oh yes I have green fingers too lol) I thought when I’ve done this little job I want to have some fun! My mind wandered off to my child hood days when  Mum and I would spend Sunday afternoons making  butterfly cakes, then it came to me, make paper craft cakes, my regular magnolia magazine had come yesterday and that's where I got the inspiration from! ...here is the finished cupcake, however I have more ingredients on the go and I will add the pictures as I go along! You can be sure....I am entering this cupcake into this months Sir Stampalot's blog challenge’ this will be my second ever Blog challenge entry .....wish me luck....I'll be back soon Bloggers have Fun crafting! ....X

Happy Birthday !!

Hi All, 


A special posting for a friends 40th Birthday ! and a little message for you chick, You're not 40, You're 18 with 22 years Experience!!! ;op .... .

and here is the card i made  its 8x8 easel card and once the ribbon is untied at the side of the front top panel it opens to reveal a special message... what it says is a secret! ..... lol....

back soon bloggers ...X

Saturday... another wedding card !

Morning everyone,
Well it Saturday and my day off from my full time job! ..here is another 8x8 wedding card to show you all , well it is the season eh!  i love this lilli of the valley stamp, very apt for the occasion i think, the heart and doily border is a Martha Stewart punch, and the champagne flutes are  a sissix die ....hope you like this card as much  as i enjoyed   my crafty attack moment he he ...Back soon Bloggers....X

Ruby Anniversary with Tilda!

Hi all,
just a quick posting...this card was a request for a Ruby anniversary card with two Tilda's  on from the grandaughters! ....well im not too sure about this card so popped it on here for you thoughts? ....my Hubby always says "its nice" they collecting it tomorrow!!!! yikes ...not much time to do a second one lol....back soon bloggers..X

Tilda with Polkadoodle !

hi everyone!
well cant you tell i love Polka doodle stamps! ...Yep here is another card using stamps from the  Christmas neighbours collection (Tilda sneaked onto this card by the way ...;-)) ! .... I have used my new flex makers on this card and i adore them, work very well with my pro marker collection too ! one more completed card to add to  my growing Christmas card "to do list" ... no time to hang around must get back to my crafting!....back soon Bloggers ...X

Polka doodle Sunday!

Hi everyone.... oooh what a lazy Sunday i have had! don't you just love it when you can stay in your Pyjama's and play all day? :-) ...that is exactly what i have done today and loved every minute ....well  below is a commissioned baby girl card card.... i was inspired by Nikki Hall on create and craft this week when she was demonstrating the Lushy Flex Markers ( alas awaiting my delivery so printed the ready coloured image)  i have put together this side stepper circle card, the image, papers and sentiment  is from the fabby Sundae of seasons cd ..... absolutley delish! ....the stepper card is 8inch and was inspired by paperpapillon .... hope you like this card as much as i loved playing with my crafty stash today...back soon Bloggers ....X