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

Christmas cards :-)))

This afternoon i made 6 quick cards! .... all the same design using me to you tatty teddy cd :-)  i have even managed to use the punch tool to create the inserts....quite happy with these quickie cards.... back soon bloggers X

What a fabulous wedding it was too !

A quick posting from me tonight as i am suffering, (not from a hangover i may add lol) yesterday we went to a family wedding, ooooh what a great day we all had too, below is 2 cards that i made for the occasion ....im off now to rest my aching muscles from non stop dancing :-))) ....back soon ....X

Gorjuss Girls....They Simply are :-)

A Christmas card using "Winter Friend" from the winter 2011 collection .....loved making this and i intend to remake this in others colours! ....back soon ...X

Docrafts Digital designer cards

Christmas at ours has got off to a start....well a crafting start anyway he he!  below is a card made from the tatty bear cd.....printed in Sepia and decoupaged, greeting also from the cd in sepia , .....and surprise! i have imported the Christmas paper into the graphics and changed this also into sepia! ....im impressed as i don't use cd's and is well out of my comfort zone ....watch this space for more .... back soon bloggers....X

A little love in the valley.....

Here i  have used  Lilli of the Valley stamps...well 3 of  my recent delivery he he.. ...the top and bottom card is a  14.4cm stepper card and the centre is an easel card 5x7 ....i have coloured with pro markers, glitzed and gemmed them up ...flowers (i cant remember sorry) but the brads on the centre card are from bloom and grow.. sentiments are from Pink gem and ( my favourite)  Woodware script ....i have used the doily lace border punch from Martha stewart .... all in all a happy crafty Sunday ! ...xxx

A first for me ...

My first commissioned card ....:-)

Baby Season...

An ordered baby boy card 8x8 from the forever friends cd....decoupaged bear and glazed bricks...quite sweet eh ...:-)

An ordered Baby Girl card 8x8 decoupaged  also from the forever friends cd

What no post's in July?

oooops...it has been brought to my attention i haven't posted this month .... sorry everyone but i have been so busy, but i must put it right!....before i went on Holiday my friend took a lot of my cards to sell for me, know one was more surprised than me as me when they all sold!!...not only did they sell i have been commissioned to make more ! ...seems i have been stashing them away in boxes when there is a market for them, so i have been very busy but loved every minute ...i will post one later and others as soon as i can so bye for now as i must get crafting! ...be back soon bloggers ....xx

Edwin finds a football!

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My life long friend reaches 50!

Happy 50th Birthday Carol....Much Love....xxx

Anyone for Tennis! ...

Good evening all....
Yesterday my Magnolia summer collection arrived and i was thrilled to bits with this collection, i got crafting straight away and couldn't resist using this Edwin Stamp given  we are well into this year's Wimbledon Tournament :-) ... it is an 8x8 card and i have used pink petticoat "Fluffy Cloud" papers, magnolia doohicky tag, tag and border dies, decorated with punched handmade flowers ....im signing off now to catch up with today's tennis highlights, with my fresh strawberry's freshly hand picked from my garden.....have a lovely evening whatever you are up to and I'll be back soon bloggers...X

.....more Tatty Teddy ;-)

A very good evening everyone.....well i'm  enjoying a busy week, especially on the crafting front ;-).... thought i would share these cards that we made on our ladies craft night, i held the class for a friend whilst she is enjoying Devon  ..... they are a Tatty Teddy collection  .... Angie certainly loved the cards .....thank you, i certainly had a fab evening.....back soon bloggers......X

it's man's world !...well i think we can can let them have next Sunday! ...;-)

Thought id share this ordered card with you all....i really enjoyed making this one i must say!...A5 card using a background stamp i bought from my friend linda .... so happy i bought this, it's so versatile! I'm sure she will approve :-) .... image is from the  John Byars Nostalgia collection   ...hope it gives a little inspiration if,  like me you get stuck for male themed cards!....back soon Bloggers ....X

Something different!!....not crafted... nurtured ...;-)

Evening everyone ...just a quick post tonight... I have made all my cards for June but I cant share them yet as I have to wait for their Birthday's to arrive or they will see them ...;-)...So instead   I  wanted to share with you some beautiful blue sapphire thistles that I have nurtured since they were a mare 2 inch cutting two years ago.... this is the first year that they have bloomed and I Love them ... I bought my friend two for a special occasion at the same time! ...so if they look anything like this he should be very happy  :-)...back soon Bloggers X