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

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