Luscious in Lilac

Here's stamp number two from Papercraft Inspirations. I just think she is so lovely. (I worry about myself sometimes???). I used the Lucy Cromwell turquoise backing paper and spellbinders dies for the flower and flourishes coloured by distress inks and Promarkers.
Thank you for taking a look and I hope you will leave a comment agreeing with me that you like it too :D

Pretty in Pink

Here's an 8x8 card I've made tonight using a stamp that came with the papercraft inspirations magazine. Such a lovely image and so therapeutic to colour in (there were two stamps and you will shortly be seeing the other one, which is just as stunning). Using the Lucy Cromwell backing paper which is lush and I should have resisted today, but seemed wrong coming out of a craft shop with not much else lol!!!! And of course the spellbinders dies, I think altogether it makes a very pretty card, even if I say so myself x
I'm entering this one into the Alsorts Challenge 'any die will do'

Sunshine & Flowers

I arrived home the other evening and caught the last half an hour of a crafting show on QVC and the lady was demoing some stencils from Imagination Crafts, which I already had in my stash (like you do), but sometimes you just need that inspiration to do something different? Well here it is, an 8 x 8 cream card. I used my versamark ink pad to ink up the stencil, run it through the grand calibur and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder (make mental note to get some more soon). I stamped the greeting and embossed that in gold and mounted both onto gold mirror card, added a ribbon and here it is!
One thing I have to add is, us crafters look at all different ways to use the things we have around us, but has anyone ever used the packaging from their new potatoes - I have - it's the netting behind the bow!!! There's no hope for me is there ????

50's style

Hi there, here's a card I've made to enter into the I love pro markers challenge this time.
The card is made using a Kanban stamp coloured with pro markers (obviously!) hope you like it - leave me a comment to let me know what you do think, thanks x

My Teddy Bear

Welcome to my second blog of the day! Well who wants to be doing housework or gardening on a Sunday when they could be crafting???? But hey ho!
For this card I've used an 8x8 card blank with a scalloped edge, matted it with some paper that I've had for ages, think it was from a Christmas set, used the papers from the same set to die cut the flowers, as well as distressing one with Tim Holtz inks to match the teddy and voila. Hope you like it. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to have a look and leave a comment, all gladly received.
Have just entered this into the Craft Your Days Away Bingo Challenge - wish me luck :)

Relax

Hi People's, wish I could relax, but there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day, week or month sometimes to do the things I want to do - like crafting and more crafting lol. However, here's a card I've made this morning, I wish it was for fathers day, but alas my Dad is no longer with us (not there's a day that doesn't go by where he isn't in my thoughts!!!), anyway, this is for someone I work with so I hope he likes it! Leave me a comment to let me know what you think. See you soon x

The taste of summer!

Well maybe not this year! But here are two cards I've made to enter into two blog challenges - Allsorts Challenge is 'ice cream colours' and I love Promarkers are holding a 'card for a little girl'.
The first card is an 8x8 using a lili o valley stamp and my new flower die I bought at a garden show on Sunday (what else would you buy at a garden show?)
The second card is a small square card, using my nestabilities and a new butterfly die. Obviously both are coloured in using my Promarkers ;)
Hope you like them and leave me your thoughts, thanks x

Three of a kind

I've done it, not only have I uploaded three days running - but tonight I give you, not one, not two but THREE cards. I know there are all basically the same, but I was inspired by another blogger to use these stamps I'd bought at Ally Pally and never used them (sounds familiar doesn't it???). Well I hope you like them, and I look forward to receiving your comments. Thank you my dears x

Mr & Mrs

Why is it that a card never ends up like the initial idea you had in your head? This was one of them, started off very muted colours and very simple, but ended up with ribbons and gems!!!! Never mind hope you like it. Leave me a comment on whether in your opinion it needed less or more bling - would be interested in your views. Thanks x

Now for something different!!!!

Here's a couple of cards I've made. I find easel cards so easy to do and they are quite eye catching when you're doing craft fairs. Basically, these ones are C5 size, same design, just different colour scheme.

Something Blue?

Here's a card I made this morning for a wedding. Using an 8 x 8 card and my trusty spellbinders voila! If only it was that simple??? But I'm pleased with the end result hope you like it too. Please feel free to leave me your comments.
Do you feel I'm stuck in a rut where my card making is concerned???

Luverly jubbilee!

Just a quick card today (if there is such a thing in my world!!!) to share with you, as we're on our way to a barbecue (wellies may be required me thinks :( !!!!). But hope everyone is enjoying this jubilee weekend.
The card is 8x8 and once again using my grand nest abilities to do the 'nested circles' Let me know what you think of it?

Which would you choose?

Here's a couple of cards I made for the chap at work to give to his wife on their wedding anniversary (30 years). I gave him the choice of these and the other one I made previously - which one do you think he chose?

My First Steampunk!

Here's a card that I've made today, using a Kanban Steampunk topper and my new spellbinders dies. This was one of those cards that I've really enjoyed doing, although I really should have been out in the garden weeding, but when you've got some new craft stash it's difficult to resist - isn't it?????

30 years of marriage - what a pearl?

Would love to know whether you feel this would be suitable for a 30th wedding anniversary card from a husband to his wife? I've been asked to make such a card for someone at work, but all I know is that his wife is a florist! Will make another one or two with different verses and designs but would appreciate any comments you would like to make. Thanks :)

Wishing you sunshine all year through

Sorry I've been away for a little while, but been celebrating my birthday with family and friends, but now back to normal and spending the afternoon crafting (is there anything else better to do?) Here's a Little Claire's stamp that arrived yesterday and I am sure you will agree that it's such a lovely image that it brings you a little bit of sunshine even tho' it's about rainy days

Away with the fairies

Here's a selection of Fairy cards I made for a recent fair.  The fairy image in the middle is an 8x8, using my hougie board and spellbinders dies, makes it very effective.  I love the corners on the blue fairy cards - they were a happy accident, I had stamped the images and put them to one side - when I glanced at them, the top right corner had gone under a scalloped circle that I had cut earlier and I thought to myself - I could do that.... the rest is history - altho, it's not as easy as it looks - but still fun - give it a try. 


The cat on the wall is a stencil, using Dreamweavers paste - if you haven't tried it please do - it's so much fun and you can get some great effects.

A Little Bit Of Luxury

Here are some cards that I have made recently for special occasions.  They were all 8 x 8" and the recipients all loved them (well at least that's what they told me?)  Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions (fellow crafters) where I could have improved them.

Yes, a flowery card for a Man!  He used to be a horticulturist and was retiring from a  volunteering  job at our local childrens hospice, where he used to  help out maintaining the gardens.

A silver wedding card for friends of ours who are very special to us.

My beautiful great niece Betsy Blossom was born on January  28th and she certainly lives up to her name bless her, bringing a smile wherever she goes.

My eldest sister celebrated her birthday in March and she certainly deserved a special card.

Of course, Mothers Day, sometimes we don't get the opportunity to say  something nice to our Mums'  when we should,  so this was the perfect occasion to do just that.

Mens Cards - Simples!

Here's a selection of three cards I made today to boost my stock.  Hope you like them.

At Last!!!!

Sorry I have been away for so long - been preparing for another craft fair tomorrow, so only had time to make a couple of cards from my new Joanna Sheen CD - If flowers could talk.  (Would have helped if the CD could have shouted 'I'm down here - between the armchair and the wall' - then I wouldn't have wasted so much time looking through the recycling bin in case I'd thrown it out.  Never mind, hope you like the two I've made and as usual, would appreciate any comments or criticism, thanks.

(Sorry, can't seem to put this photo up the right way - anyone got any suggestions - it was OK in the album???)

Watch This Space!!!!

I have been busy tonight making a couple of cards, which I can't post on here until I have given them to the people they are for - however, when I was looking for something else, I found the Dreamweavers stencil paste and stencil that I recently bought at Alley Pally.  I was so excited!!! So I tried it and liked it, doing it again tomorrow lol!!!! 

Anyway, need to let them dry before I put them together, but as soon as I have I will post them for you all to see.  

Sometimes it's nice to make smaller cards - 'less is more'

Embellishments

Here are some embellishments that I have made to sell at the Craft Fairs that I am doing over the next few weeks.  Hopefully, I might sell some of these?

Sugar and Spice

Here's a 8 x 8" card I've made, using rubber stamp, doily and spellbinders die to make the flowers and foliage.

'50' year old Tree

 Here's a card I made for my friend on her 50th Birthday, using Little Claires Changing Tree Stamp.

I kept the cover subtle, with only a small reference to her age.  However, the inside of the card was not so subtle..............................................

And here's the inside!!!!

 My friend didnt want a fuss, but we couldn't not mention that she was 50!!!!

Pretty in Pink

Another Papermania 'Urban' Fairy topper and some spellbinders dies. 

A Fairy Happy Birthday

 

Here's a card I made for my 17 year old niece, using the Papermania range of 'Urban' Fairies.  

Please feel free to leave comments, or ask any questions.