Friday 31 October 2008

Secret Crafter Challenge

Not a very good picture, it does look better in the flesh.I have used the sketch from secret crafter.
I stamped on black card the merry christmas stamp by inkadinkado, with versamark then rubbed cosmic shimmer mica powders over it. Mounted onto lilac bazzil, the background paper is DCWV rose tinted christmas,Dawn Bibby merry christmas vellum, craftwork card sentiment, ribbon from stash, edge punched with threading water punch, little bit of stickles.

Thursday 30 October 2008

One stop craft challenge


This is the card I have made for One stop craft challenge
I have used a mixture of papers some from dovecraft some papermania, some braid from stash, hollyberries from craftwork cards ,dont know where the noel is from and a FF sticker.

Tagged by Heather

I have been tagged by Heather
Right here goes
5 things I love
1. My Husband.
2. My brother , sister in law and all their children.
3.Any craft.
4.The internet.
5. Reading

5 Things I don't love
1. Tea and Lamb. yukky.
2. Condecending people.
3. Insincerity.
4. Housework.
5.Winter.

5 Fave food/drink
1. pudding any sort.
2.Citrus tango
3. Prawn and pasta salad.
4.Garlic anything.
5.Chicken.

Songs on i-pod.
1. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
2. Shania Twain - Man I feel like a woman.
3. Meatloaf - You took the words.
4. Mika - Big girls
5. David Cassidy _ Could it be forever.
Don't know if you are supposed to pass it onto 5 more people.
But, I wont as I know everyone has enough just posting comment and keeping up with their blog.

Wednesday 29 October 2008

Thanks Tab










I am a lucky girl today I received these two awards from Tab . I am going to pass them on but if anyone doesn't want to pass them on don't worry as it all takes time, which most of us don't have enough of.
Well Thanks Tab, I would like to give it to :-
Poppy.
x

Friday sketchers




I love this snowman think he's lovely. He is a sugar nellie stamp called snow cozy.I stamped him with stazon coloured him with polychromos and blended with sansador. The paper is Hotp Red holly and dovecraft contemporary christmas, holly berries from craft work cards,sentiment and ribbon from stash. I have done this card for Friday sketchers ,I have turned the sketch round.



Tuesday 28 October 2008

Blog candy
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Whiff of Joy

This is my card for whiff of joy challenge, stamped image with stazon, coloured with polychromos,used spots and dots embossing folder, threading water punch, iced gems from craftwork cards , prisma flowers ,pm brad, dont know what the papers are cause I cut the strip off and put it in the bin....lol must be my age.

Saturday 25 October 2008

Lily of the valley and Mojo Monday.


Just a quick card tonight. Its late been and work then had visitors.I am going to use this card for 2 challenges Lily of the valley and Mojo Monday. I have use lily of the valley papers and die cuts,gold paper is Dawn Bibby Design,Hero arts flowers,ribbon and bow fron stash.I have used threading water punch on gold paper.

Funky Fairy's blog candy.

Blog candy at Funky Fairy's

Friday 24 October 2008

Sketch saturday & papertake weekly








Two cards today, the second one is for Sketch Saturday, both will be ok for Papertake weekly, they have both been made from the same papers ect. The papers are K&co double sided from halloween 12x12 pad, the button embellishments are by Dress it up...Spooky stuff, the clear embellishments are Making memories glitter adhesives...spellbound.The toppers are a download from Daisie company, and a little bit of green stickles on the witches dress.

Tagged by Elaine

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!
By Elaine !!

Here are the rules:

1. Link your tagger and list the rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of the post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

7 facts

1.I'm an internet addict.

2.Didn't learn to drive until I was nearly forty,passed 2nd time.

3.Can't stand the sound of chewing.

4.Dont like to drink tea or milk, yuk...

5.I'm 5o next year.

6.Love music, once went away on a weeks course and it was all very quiet,after 3 days had to go sit in my car and have a full blast fix.

7.Stopped smoking 9 years ago as DH said he would buy me a car,but if I started again I would have to forfeit car, glad to say I'm still driving.

7 people I have tagged

1.Belinda 2.Nikki 3.Sue 4.Maxine 5.Gail 6.Tab 7.Kim

Hope you play along ladies as Elaine said its interesting to find out things about each other, but I do understand if you dont want to ,everyone is busy ect. The first time I was tagged I thought about what to put for days.

Thursday 23 October 2008

Oh not another FF




Oh dear another Forever friends but I had to do it I bought this stamp when they first came out .This is for our next door neighbours and friends Barry and Jan, my DH was Barry's best man, I made wedding invites and it was a pink theme.
So stamped with stazon and coloured with polychromos pencils and blended with sansador. cut out with nesties, sentiment printed on computer flower and brads from stash.Corners punched with Iron eagle.

Wednesday 22 October 2008

just birthdays


Yesterday I made the christmas part of the challenge at Just Christmas and Birthdays
so here is the birthday .
I have used a forever friends stamp ,stamped with stazon and coloured with polychromos and blended with sansador, cut out using round nestie, then used scallop nestie to make layer, embossed some white pearl card with swiss dots folder,all the rest spotty paper ,silver paper, ribbon and flowers were bit from other things.Sentiment is craftwork cards.

Tuesday 21 October 2008

blog candy

Blog Candy !!!

Go over to Nikki's and become a follower of her blog for a chance to win !!!!

Also go to Rach's, Whiff of Joy stamp and other Goodies.

Secret Crafter




Today I have done blue and white with a little bit of snowflake for The secret crafter challenge, thank you Kim. I have stamped a Penny black stamp called Skatin Around with black stazon , coloured with polychromos and blended with sansador. I have used the cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and the cuttlebug snowflake die. Paper from scraps and ribbon from stash.Merry Christmas sentiment is a PM stamp.
I have used the sketch from Just Christmas and birthdays, thank you Linda for the sketch will be making a birthday card later.


Sunday 19 October 2008

Lily of the valley








I have made two cards today, they are very similar,but I have two boys birthdays so I thought do them both at once.I have used a lily of the valley kit called Oliver to make the cards ,added some ribbon, buttons brads and sentiments from stash.

Saturday 18 October 2008

Back from Blackpool




Just a quick one this morning as I am at work today. Had a lovely break, nice hotel, room with sea view.

Todays card is a down load from Dinky dots, the papers are all double sided K&co halloween,the buttons are from craft time, coloured with polychromos and blended with sansador.
I have used the sketch from friday sketchers.
So this will be for two challenges, Dinky Dots and
Friday sketchers.
I will be back to comment on your blogs this evening after work . Have a good day .

Tuesday 14 October 2008

No cards for a few days

Just popped in to tell you , no cards from me for the next few days, DH on holiday so we have decided to go to Blackpool for a few days. Found a hotel the room has a lovely sea view, have had a look to see what craft shops are around that area ..lol...will be back at the weekend.
Take care.

Monday 13 October 2008

Another forever Friends

Todays card is another forever friends. I have used stazon to stamp out images and coloured with .... oh yes you guessed polychromos pencil blended with sansador. I have used a K&co background paper it from Roam pad, then used nesties to cut out ovals and squares mounted the little cakes with sticky pads also the scalloped oval is mounted on pads, the sentiment is from caftwork cards called Oh my words.Ribbon from stash. I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday .

Sunday 12 October 2008

"2 challenges.






Today I needed to make a card for an 18th , so I saw Sue's sketch at The Secret Crafter and loved it so I have used that and then decided it was also alright for My Time To Craft so I'm using it for both challenges.
I have stamped Forever Friends with stazon and coloured with polychromos and blended with sansador..lol, the backing paper are crafts house Winter Wonderland,brown and pink bazzil, stamped sentiment was a Heidi Grace called Greetings, stamped with coffee bean brilliance,sticky backed pearls,gems and flowers from stash.All the things I have used are from The Hobby House.



Saturday 11 October 2008

Whiff of Joy

Her is the card I have made for the Whiff of Joy challenge. The background paper is K & co sweet and sparkly pad, the rest of the papers are bits from my scrap box so I dont know what they are . The stamp is called Melinda hugging heart, I stamped as usual with stazon and coloured her with polychromos pencils blended with sansador...lol. Ribbon flowers sugar coated brads and gem from stash.

Friday 10 October 2008

Spoonful of sugar challenge


The card today is for Spoonful of sugar.
The stamp is Stamping Bella and is called snowbunny bella, stamped with stazon black coloured with copic markers added a bit of sparkle with a gelly roll glitter pen, Let it snow is a sizzix die cut,all the rest was from bits out of my scrap box.

Thursday 9 October 2008

Pop over to Edna's
Blog candy .

Cupcake Challenge



Here is the card I have made for Cupcake Challenge.
I have stamped Snow Cozy (sugar nellie) with black stazon, coloured as usual with polychromos pencils, blended with sansador. Used nesties to cut out 1 scallop oval and 1 plain,mounted them onto each other , mounted stamped image with sticky fixers added a bit of stickles. The background blue is Core' dinations Colour core cardstock, so mod, paper is Anita's classic blue, a peice of the light blue also from Core' dinations was embossed with swiss dots folder, ribbon and gems from stash, snowflakes punched from scraps.

Wednesday 8 October 2008

Sarah Kay challenge Sunday






Todays card is for the Sarah Kay Challenge


I have used brown bazzil as the base,the paper is pm Simply Elegant, Sarah Kay stamp is Rose's
Garden, coloured with polychromos, blended with sansador, mounted onto blue bazzil, flower and ribbon from stash, brad from dovecraft.
I really like this sketch I will certainly use it again.



Tuesday 7 October 2008

Penny black challenge



is to make a card from the sketch ,I have used textured card from DCWV mat stack,papers from k and co designer papers McKenna 6x6 pad, ribbon from Qvc kit(anna griffin) flowers from stash, doodlebug sugar coated brads.Image is stamped with stazon and coloured with prisma's and blended with sansador.