Thats it for another Year!

Hello my fellow followers - hope you had a fab christmas? I most certainly did! I will upload some pics of my new crafty goodies which I received! I cant beleive yet another year is coming to an end - I would like to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy 2011!!

For Ronan!

Made this for 8m Ronan (my cousins baby) to celebrate his 1st christmas!

For Liz & Iain!

Made this for my Cousin & her Hubby!

For Terry & Margaret!

I wanted to try some different colours together - I made this for my uncle&Aunt in laws!

For Emi & Paul!

Made this for my Friend, husband and 2 kids!

For Duane & Julie!

Made this for my Brother & SIL!

For Claire n Will!

Made this for my Neice and her Boyfriend!

For Neil!

Made this for my fab FIL!

For Matt!

Made this for my gorjuss husband xx

For Heather!

I made this for my youngest daughter (4) she loves pink n sparkles!

For Shannon!

Made this for my Daughter (10) her fav colour is blue!

For Aaron!

This is the card I made for my son (12)

Cards for Teachers!

These are the cards made for my daughters Nursery teachers - I wanted to go with the "snowman soup" so "Hot Chocolate" FF was perfect!

The whole lot was a big hit with the staff! I also made a batch of holly cakes for the class party!!

Smowman Soup - for teachers!

These were made for my daughers nursery teachers!

Christmas cup cakes!!

Made these (my 1st attempt at cupcakes!!) for my daughters nursery cake sale!!

For Emi!

For my strange / wild yet loving friend of ...... 26yrs!

for Vicky!

Ingredients:

Square card blank,
A4 Pink & White card,
Dovecraft check paper,
Nesty circle dies,
LOTV image & sentiment,
Promarkers,
MS lace punch,
EKS flower punches,
Gems & card candy from stash.

For Chell!

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
A4 Pink card,
Dovecraft check paper,
A5 pink pearl card,
Cream card scrap,
Cream lace,
Tilda "unwrapped" stamp,
promarkers,
Eksuccess flower & woodware grass punches,
Pink gems & sentiment from stash.

Challenges:

charisma cardz - 1 for the girls!

Axel Christmas!

Ingredients:
Square card blank
Blue papermania paper.
Blue & white card.
Nesty lables & quickutz stars dies.
C/bug Xmas stars embossing folder.
martha stewart border punch.
Digi image - promarkers & flock.

Challenges entered:

incy wincy designs - blue & white!

pollycraft challenge - feeling blue!

sketch and stash challenge - Layout!

crafty creations challenge - christmas is coming!

paper play challenge - Stars!

totally paper crafts - untraditional christmas!

For Aaron!

This is the card I have made for my son Aaron who will turn 12 in 2 wks.
Wow time really does fly by!!

For Daisy!

Made for my Friends Daughter!

post box!

This my lastes Dt card - pop over to one stitch at a time  & enter the challege! This week the theme is Winter Wonderland!




one stitch at a time challenge

For Nathan!

For Claire!

this card is for a lady on my slimming forum who was slimmer of the month October! well done bagpuss xx

For Fiona!

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
Red & white dotty paper,
LOTV image,
promarkers,
X-Cut scallop border punch,
EKSuccesss Flower punches,
Quixotic pearls.

Challenges:
lili of the valley - sketch & image!

For Samantha!

Made this card for a friend who is about to turn 30!

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
Pink & Brown A4 Card.
Papermania spotty paper,
LOTV image - promarkers & stickles,
Nesty lables dies,
C/bug roses embossing folder,
EKSuccess flower punch,
all other embellies from stash!






Challenges:

lili of the valley - Sketch & Image.

incy wincy designs - Colour Combo - Pink/Brown

kjs stamp pad - Colour Combo - Pink/Brown/Cream

party time tuesdays - Birthday Theme!

For Imogen!

This is for my friends Lil Girl Imogen who will celebrate her 1st Birthday on Friday! We were both due a baby on the 18th and we both went late - This year really has flown by ...

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
White card,
Dovecraft dotty paper,
MS border punch,
Nesty lables dies,
Lotv image,
promarkers & stickles,
TH sizzix alpha bar,
sentiment & Flower gem from stash.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Recipe:
Square card blank,
Navy card,
Purple paper,
black sheer ribbon & pearls,
stitchy digi image,
promarkers & stickles.








challenges:

craftfairy - Halloween & cuttlebug!

For Duane & Julie! Happy Anniversary.

This is the aaniversary card I have made for my Bruv & SIL.

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
A4 Pink card,
Dovecraft heart paper,
LOTV image & sentiment,
promarkers & stickles,
Ribbon & Gems from stash.

Silver Bells!

I received this digi image from stitchy bear stamps, although I had no inspiration I made this...

Ingredients:
Square card blank,
Silver "honey comb" embossed card.
Red/Silver snowflake card,
Red Shimmer card,
Silver Bells digi image - stitchy bear stamps
Promarkers & stickles,
Fiskars "holly" border punch.
Marianne creatable "Poinsettia" die.
Card candy & printed sentiment!




Challenges:
christmas stampin - Photo inspiration!

Skip Find!

This rack was found next to a skip - I could not just walk by without asking if it was being thrown out!

As they say 1 man rubbish is another mans treasure - it is in this case!

For Jake!

I have made this for a friends son who will be 1 soon!

Recipe:
2 Square card blanks,
A4 Baby Blue card,
A4 stripe card,
LOTV image,
Promarkers,
Glitterglue - stickles.
Nesty lable dies,
Sizzix "Circus" alphabet,
Ribbon, Gems & Sentiment from stash.

How to make the card ....
you will need:
2x square card blanks, score board and bone tool.

Fold card blank 1 and turn upward.

Score blank 2 at 5, 10, 18 & 26.

Fold as shown in pic 2.

Adhere card blank 1 to the remaining small fold on blank 2.

Decorate to suit.

challenge:
charisma cardz - Folds!
ces - Male card!

For Paul!

Recipe:
Square card blank,
dovecraft male papers,
penny jonson stamp,
promarkers,
stickles glitter glue,
PM sentiment stamp,
green card,
nesty lables die.

For Caitlyn!

Caitlyn is nicnamed Kitty as she loves "Hello Kitty" and her fav colour is purple!

Recipe:
Square card blank,
Dovecraft spotty paper,
White card,
Hello Kitty Die cuts - kindly donated x
nesty dies - lables & dahlia.
santas grotto alphabet,
lace border & flower punches.
buttons & ribbon from stash.





Challenges:

totally paper crafts - buttons & bows - buttons & knot!

For Tracy!

Recipe:
Square card blank.
MM - boho chick - Lauren papers.
LOTV image & sentiment.
Promarkers.
EKSuccess flower punches.
Woodware leaf punch.
pearls & card candy from stash.








Challenges:

incy wincy - Glitter - glitter added!

polly craft - anything goes - Get well soon!

creative card crew - Blooming Marvelous - flowers added!

a spoon full of sugar - sparkle & shine - glitter added!

ces - Hat - nurses hat!

stamp something - punches - flowers!

Axel is 1!!

wow Axel is 1! where did that year go?


Recipe:
A4 white card,
MM cosmo blue paper,
Blue card,
Nesty lable die,
LOTV image,
Promarkers,
gems & ribbon.

Method - Cut the A4 card down the middle (long ways)
Fold 1 in half, score the 2nd at 4cm, 8cm, 14cm & 20cm, adhere 1 to 2 with the remaining 1cm - decorate to suit.

The finished card (as shown) will fit into a 6x6 square envelope. This is my own template.


Challenges:
cute card - make your own - card blank.

trimmies craft - shape card - zig-zag

New Home!

Recipe:
White square card blank,
Basic grey papers,
A4 silver card,
Pink Petticoat digi image,
Promarkers,
unknown sentiment stamp,
Papermania ribbon,
EkSuccess punches,
M-creatables swirl die,
Pink button.





Challenges:

pixie dust studio - Swirls - on flowers!

friday sketcher - Sketch - LO!

sweet stampin - Punches - flowers!

ssds - open - new home!

Jon 50!

This was made as a request card for a forum buddys husband ...

Recipe:
White A5 card blank,
Blue Spotty Paper,
A4 brown card,
12x12 blue card,
C/bug 'Birthday' folder,
Flippin men stamp,
Promarkers,
Liquid gloss,
Nesty lables die,
'Vintage Market' Alphabet strip.





Challenges:
our craft lounge - Sketch - LO turned.

stamp something - Celebration - 50th Birthday

paper cutz - pattern paper - spotty

glitter babes - Embossing - Birthday words

off the wall craftiness - Colour Theme - blue/brown/cream

crafty catz - Birthday - 50th

Harvey 1st Birthday!

Recipe: White Square card Blank, A4 Brown card, Blue spotty paper, nesty lables dies, MS punch, pc sentiment, lotv image, promarkers, gems & glitter.

school sweet bags!

I made these little bags of sweets for my daughter to hand out to her school friends - in total I (with the help of my older daughter) made 14 of them.

Recipe: C6 Cello bags, 3sheets A4 white card, 2 A4 gold shimmer card, nesty circle & scallop circle dies, Marshmallow sentiment & penny Black cupcake stamps, promarkers, stickles & a stapler!! And not to forget a small selection of sweets!!

For Emi & Paul!

Recipe: White square card blank, MM cosmo pink
papers, Pink A5 card, LOTV image & sentiment, promarkers,  quickutz corner die, heart gems, pearls, & cosmic shimmer glitter!!













Challenges:
cup cake craft - Pink/Brown - Colours.

craft your passion - Clean & Simple - kept to minimum!

crazy - NO Ribbon or Button - Did not add!

critter - Sketch - Layout!

daisy doodles - Critter mad - Rabbits!

squigglefly - fav embellishment - has to be gems mmm

the shabby tea room - Pearls & pastels - pink n pearls!

Christmas card #2

Ingredients: Square card blank, Brown & Cream card, MS lace punch, spott paper, LOTV image, promarkers, pearls & ribbon. Dies: nesty lable. marianne creatables.

Challenges:
a spoon full of sugar - Anything goes - Christmas!

friday sketchers - Sketch - Lay out!

paper play - Colour theme - Coffee & Cream!

lili of the valley - Non traditional christmas - coffee & cream!

the crafty pad - Christmas sparkle - cosmic shimmer!

Ronan 1st Christmas 2010!

Ingredients: Square card blank, Blue spot paper, white card, MoManning image, promarkers, glitter, ribbon, gems, MS lace border punch.

Challenges:
charisma cardz - anything goes - babies 1st Xmas
cute card - Sketch - Lay out