Mothers Day

This Sunday is Mother's Day in the UK, and I've made a funky card for my wonderful Mum.

I've combined three challenges for inspiration as my Mojo is still absent

The sketch is from Mojo Monday   

The colours from ColourQ

and Make My Monday want something

      "FOR MUM'S"

Supplies

Card = Whisper White, Grey, Blue, and base FMS

Stamps = Daydream Medallions and Papillon Potpourri

Inks = Apricot Appeal, Coastal Cabana, and Calypso Coral

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Fiskars Scissors, and Elegant and Itty Bitty Butterfly Punches

Extras = 3D Pads, Tiny Gems, and Computer Sentiment

I hope to be back with some creativity again soon, please keep your fingers crossed for me!

Enjoy the weekend, and I hope all you Mum's out there get spoilt like you deserve to be.

                                                                      

Lion King 1st Birthday

Hi Crafters, 

Yes I am still here, and I'm sorry that I have been absent for so long, but due to ill health and loss of creative mojo and interest, my craft room and supplies have just been gathering dust. I hope that I can continue to get back in the crafting saddle and be inspired to create again and get around to see what all you wonderful crafters have been up to.

I've almost forgotten how to a write a blog post, but here goes...........This is a card I've made for my little nephew who is turning one year old in a few weeks time.

Henry loves Lions, and he has one just like this on a sweater (sorry, thought I had a photo but I haven't!), so I hope he will like this card

I will also be entering him in the following challenges :

CAS Colours and Sketches  - This Sketch

Lexi's creations -  Use Punches and Dies

Simply Create Too  - Animals

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Animal Antics

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes


Supplies
All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Green Galore, and Wild Wasabi

Inks = Versamark, Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue, and Crushed Curry

Stamps = Apothecary Art, and Alphabet FMS

Tools = Big Shot, Sizzix Lion, and Heat Gun

Extras = White EP, 3D Pads, and Eye gems FMS

I will try to be back soon, and thanks for dropping by.

Dove of Peace

It's Friday the 13th so I've stayed at home today, and made a card for three challenges

The sketch is from Mojo Monday,

The colours are from
their July 2013 challenge at
 52Christmas Throwdown,

                         

  

                                              

and Addicted to Stamps have this Christmas photo for inspiration   

Here's my card 

It's difficult to see in the photo, but the dove is heat embossed with Ivory Pearl powder,( the camera flash made the tips of the wings look more white than the body, but it's the same opalescence all over ) and the sprig of olive was made with a punch and passed through two slots in the card above and below the beak.

Supplies :

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Real Red, Choc Chip, Green and white base FMS

Stamps = Calm Christmas

Inks = Versamark and Real Red

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Swirl EF, Heat Gun, and Bird Punch

Extras = Ivory Pearl EP, 3D Pads, and Red Cord FMS

Sadly I've not been able to do any crafting lately, and I'm a little behind with my Christmas cards, so at least I've now got one to send!! 

Wednesday's for me, are days spent with my niece Sophie, until her brother Nathan, comes home from school, and then we play on the computer, make things, or play games. This is a photo of Sophie ( and her baby Henry ) with the Elves at the garden centre. She is so excited about Christmas this year that we have had to go there for the last three Wednesdays so she can see the Christmas decorations, whisper to a 7' Santa statue, and hold the presents with the giant Elf. As I'm in hospital again this Wednesday, she will miss her garden centre fix, but I will make it up to her when I'm up and about again.

I hope you are enjoying all the madness of the Christmas preparations wherever you are, and I will try to be back again before the big day.

Tea For Two

My card today is for The Male Room DT where our theme this week is  
FOOD AND DRINK

 and I will also be entering it into two challenges.

The sketch comes from CAS Colours and Sketches

and these colours are from
Fab Friday

My Step Dad Dave is a Tea-aholic, and likes his very strong and in a china mug, every hour, on the hour!! so I thought of him when making this card. I stamped the tea cup and fussy cut it out before placing it on pads on a Nestie, with the sentiment going in the top like a tea bag. I added a strip of embossed red card with swirls like steam, and some tape FMS which matched the colours perfectly.

Supplies :
All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise
Card = Whisper White, Real Red, and white base FMS
Stamps = Tea Shoppe
Inks = Coastal Cabana, Real Red, and Gumball Green
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Swirl EF
Extras = 3D Pads, and Floral Tape FMS

I am struggling with a trapped nerve in my right wrist at the moment, so can not craft when the numbness and pins and needles are too bad to hold anything, but I cant let the MR DT down, so have taken all day to piece this together.

About six months ago, my friend had asked me to make her two Santa themed cards, and I've finally finished them. I made pop up cards with Santa stuck in the chimney with his legs dandling down, all watched by a Scotch Terrier, her favourite dog. I hope she likes them?

Can you believe that it's nearly Christmas? Just where has this year gone? I'm taking Sophie to see Santa tomorrow, so I hope to have some photos to show you soon. Enjoy your preparations, and I'll be back soon

One Layer Christmas

Today my card is for 52 Christmas Throwdown  who want a
ONE LAYER CARD WITH A HINT OF ONE COLOUR and/or RIBBON OR BLING

Here it is

I heat embossed the sentiment and Poinsettia, and lightly sponged the petal tips in red. I then sponged red over the sentiment through a Nestie. I cut the card edges with scissors and sponged the inside card so that the red showed up the shapes, all finished with a few gems

Supplies

All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = white base FMS

Stamps = Joyful Christmas

Inks = Versamark and Real Red

Tools = Heat Gun, Nestabilities, and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = Silver Pearl EP and Gems

I'm now going back to bed as I'm still suffering ill effects from my treatment.

Thanks for dropping by

Two by Two

This is my DT card for The Male Room where this week we want to see a card for 

                 LITTLE BOYS OR BABIES.

I will also be entering it in to Mojo Monday who gave us this sketch 

Supplies

All Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Naturals White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, and white base FMS

Stamps = Two by Two and Express Yourself

Inks = Black Archival, and numerous SU Write Markers

Tools = Aqua Painter and Fiskars Scissors

Extras = 3D Pads and Ribbon

My friend Pat has asked  me to make two cards for her God Children who are going to Disneyland in Florida for Christmas. She wanted Mickey and Minnie Mouse  cards with their names on, 

and I have added Mickey and Minnie's heads inside

so that she can slot some Dollars in for their spending money 

 ( shown with DP in photos ).

I hope Pat, and the kids like them?

Would you believe it, but another month has flown by, and I'm in hospital again for my treatment today, so I'll be snuggled up in bed for a few days to recover.Which is just as well as the weather forecast is for cold icy winds and possibly snow!! I love this time of year, don't you ?!!!

Well whatever you are doing for the rest of the week, have a great time, and I'll be back soon

Remembrance Day

Today, this is my DT card for The Male Room with a theme of Remembrance,  and I'll also be entering it into three challenges

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

the colours from Dynamic Duos,

and Addicted to Stamps  want to see something  

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Here it is

As the 11th November is Remembrance Day, and our theme is Remembrance, I've created a poppy out of red butterflies made with a punch, as my focal point.

Supplies :
All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise
Card = Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, and white base FMS
Stamps = Loving Thoughts and Fiskars
Inks = Black
Tools = Big Shot, Mosaic Madness EF, Butterfly Punch, Readicut Punch, and Fiskars Scissors
Extras = Ribbon and 3D Pads

What with half term and Halloween, I've been really busy with my niece and nephew. These are the pumpkins that we made, Sophie wanted a cat?, hence the straw whiskers!

 Here we are before the kids smashed the pinata, and we went off Trick and Treating. I'm the green faced witch (and by the way that's a false nose!), Nathan is a zombie skeleton, and Sophie is a witch with a cats face?                                            

Here's a close up of the pinata.

                                             

                              

I hope you all had as much fun as we did, but I have to say I'm glad it's only once a year, as the green face paint gets everywhere.

                                                   

Anyway, today I'm going Christmas shopping with my Mum and Sophie, and we are going to take her to the big garden centre to see all the decorations.Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back soon