Summer's Here

Good Morning all! Sunday already!

Today's little card is for The Crafting Cafe where the 

challenge theme is Summer's Here!

How true that is here in the UK, I'm just loving it!

Our sponsor this time is our lovely Lindsay

LEJ Designs

Who provided the DT with some cracking images to create with!

The image I have used is Beachy Fun

The papers are from a Do Crafts Creativity Club Members Download

I did some paper tearing & added touches of giltter.

The sentiment is from the download too. 

This wasn't the original sentiment.I had it printed & cut

 but I lost it in a bundle of me stash & though I searched high & low I couldn't find it!

 That is until the card was done of coursewhen it just fell at my feet! LOL!

 Is it just me that happens to?

The sky is tumbled glass distress ink & I drew in some birds with 

a Letraset fine marker.

I decorated the inside of the card too but omitted the glitter as

I find that clogs up your biro when you write your message!

Thanks for popping in!

You have until the end of the month to enter the challenge so 

if you haven't done so you'd best get cracking!

I'd like to enter this little card in the folowing challenges

Pan Pastel UK Challenge - Summer

Hiding In My Craft Room - Freestyle

Chocolate Coffee Cards - Life's A Beach

Stampin With The Dragon - On The Beach

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Summer

Wags N Whiskers - Summer Fun

Southern Girls - No Spoolin

Baffies Kreativladen - Water

Creative Moments - Holidays/Vacation

Inky Impressions - Summer

Creative Card Crew - The Great Outdoors

Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Vacation

Riding Along - On A Pushbike

Good morning  blogland!

Are we all enjoying the heatwave or is it a bit much?

I'm loving it except when I have to be in work!

It's too too hot in there! lol

Anyhoo! Here is the card I have to share with you today!

I've made a birthday card for a girl/ woman using

"Riding Along"  decoupage sheet from La Pashe it is

also on the new La Pashe Something For Everyone CD-Rom

I have to say it makes me want to sing The Pushbike Song (by the mixtures)!

Here's a closer look at the image, I cut it out & used foam pads to layer.

I've kept the layout fairly simple as I tend to do!

The design paper & the sentiment are from the CD too!

I should have added some flowers in her basket!

I added a die cut fence some butterflies & a little row of roses.

A sheer ribbon triple bow to finish off!

You can see the dimension better from this angle.

If you haven't seen the CD, pop over to La Pashe & check it out!

There really is Something For Everybody!

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges:

Allsorts - Transport

My Sheri Crafts - Let's Take A Trip

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Anything Goes- Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - The Great Outdoors

Gardening Boots (Hers)

Good morning blog land! 

Is it Thursday already?? I hope you've all been having a good week!

I've got a busy weekend ahead being sociable so I don't see much crafting

going on in this house! lol

So, being Thursday, here is my card for Just Inklined!

I've gone for a shabby chic kinda look with this one!

The image I have used is the fantastic

Gardening Boots (Hers) available also on The Best of Just Inklined CD Rom

There is of course, also a his version!

These are just perfect for summer while everything in the garden is rosy!

I coloured the image with my usual mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers.

I then cut out with a circle nestie & inked with Antique Linen distress ink.

For the layout I used this weeks sketch 

from Love To Scrap

I did jig it about a bit  bringing things forward & swapping shapes around .

It is also difficult to see due to the colours on the papers 

but I'm pretty sure you can see the sketch in there!

Goodness knows where the papers are from, I seem to remember

 they arrived when we were in the midst of doing up the house & got put away 

whenever they arrived. the wrappers is plain cellophane which does't help at all!

Please feel free to enlighten me if you know!

I threaded some twine through the lace & tied a little bow.

The buttons are from my stash

The sentiment ticket is from Crafty Pad Designs.

Thanks so much for popping in, I really do appreciate it!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs -  Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - Summer

Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - The Great Outdoors

Papertake Weekly - Buttons & Bows

C Is for Challenge - Summer

Craft It Up & LInk It Up Party by Crafting Divas - Summer

Thanks To a Great Team!

Morning all! I hope you're well today!

I have a not so little card to share with you this time!

I found this when I was doing a bit of tidying up on my blog!

There are quite a few photo's too so I'll apologise for that now!

This is a card I was asked to make by my Mum, to thank all the staff at 

Ward 1 in the Western General Hospital Edinburgh.

For those not in the know, this is an Oncology Ward

where people go to have Chemo treatmments. 

(Mum finished her chemo a good while back thankfully!)

They really are a fantastic team!

Here's the card!

It's an 8 x8 inch square card.The papers are all 

Papermania & the images are all from Bugaboo!

I've had them all since the start of last year to make a variety of

"Thank You" cards along the way!

As you can see I added some pink ribbon & a 

little hope charm!

As well as the "Thank You" message,I tried to represent each of the nurses & 

doctor, who were the main characters in this chapter of mums treatment!

Here are some things we learnt along the journey!

Did you know that the nurses wear purple gloves 

whilst handling & administering Chemo "Cocktails"?

A lot of the drugs are light sensitive so they need to be kept in 

dark little bags whilst being transported & administered!

The nurses, doctors & support team are all angels!

Some of them are sassy too & some chemo drugs are bright red!

I also decorated the inside a little with a scalloped circle to 

allow mum to add a personal greeting/message!

As there was no room on the front & I had to include the doctor!

I popped her inside! Mum decorated her skirt a bit more!

She's looks a little bit scary but she's not at all!

All of the images were coloured with a mix of promarkers & flexmarkers

The glasses, vase & some other little bits were highlighted with a 

Sakura Clear Star pen. I hope you like it!

Mum gave the card to the team on her last visit & they loved it!

They all had great fun guessing who was who!

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges if I may:

Card & Scrap - Use Lace or Ribbon

Oozak - Anything Goes with Texture 

The Crafters Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi (I've sed several)

Jellypark Challenges - Give Thanks

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

A Meringue To Share

Good morning all!

Todays card was commissioned by my dear MIL.

She asked for a birthday card featuring a meringue. Eeek I thought, that's a challenge!

I trawled the internet but I just couldn't find a digi image of a meringue anywhere.

I happened to ask in one of my facebook groups & lo & behold,

I woke up next morning to find that my hero, the awesome, very talented  & truly
 lovely Jak Heath had drawn one especially for me! 

Isn't it just gorgeous! Looks good enough to eat!

Meringues with Strawberries & Cream just scream summer to me!

I printed out the image 3 times, coloured them all with promarkers,

 then cut & layered them up with pinflair glue to give some dimesion.

The papers I have used are from the fabulous

Kitschy Kitchen pad by Melissa Frances

A little look at the inside too!

Thanks for popping in!

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Totally Gorjuss - Sweet

Graph'It Markers - Candy Colours ( being a Dental Nurse, I went for Sula sugar free Strawberry & cream)

Polkadoodles - Summer Fun

YNS - Sketch & Photo Insp.

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

DL Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Summer

Dream It Up - Summertime

Rhedd & Rosie Challenge - Here Comes Summer

Merry Christmas

Good morning,

I have another card to share with you today!

This one is for Just Inklined!

I think I must have been feeling a little bit too hot! lol

I made this little Christmas Card using  the Merry Christmas image.

Such a cute Snow-Couple & quite versatile too!

I thought you could perhaps use it for a winter Wedding Anniversary 

or an Engagement as well as a Christmas Card.

I apologise for the quality of the photo's, I just couldn't get 

any decent ones even though it was lovely & sunny! 

Perhaps it was too sunny, as I kept getting shadows so

I had to go into a more shaded area!

A real cuddly wuddly pair, coloured with hints of promarker & flexmarker

with some added Diamond Sparkle glitter. 

I used a Papermania Snowflake Embossing folder

&  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots (my first & favourite embossing folder)

The ribbon is from Lidl & has been in my stash since last year.

The sentiment was made on my pc using Snowhouse DEMO 

font you can download it free for personal use.

My card is quite flat, so will easily go in the mail with a regular

 postage stamp, here in the UK

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiements - Christmas In July

Holly Jolly Christmas - Tic Tac Toe Ribbon Die Cuts or Punches Embossing

LEJ Designs - Christmas In July

Songbird - Ribbon

Twisted Tuesday - I (for ink) and embossing

ABC Challenges - Christmas In July (10)

Card Mania - Christmas In July

Stamp & Create - Cristmas In July

Anyone for Bingo?

Good Morning bloggy peeps!

It's time to share another card with you!

This one is for Crafting For All Seasons

The theme this time for Challenge #56 is Bingo!

Here's the board for you!

This time we are sponsored by Bugaboo 

The image I have used is Sweet Unicorn isn't it just gorgeous?

I coloured it up with my ususal mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers

& added some stickles as you can't have a unicorn without some sparkle!

I cut out the image with a nestie & used chalk ink on the edges.

I managed to use almost all of the squares, the only one I missed out is Pearls!

My papers are from Craftwork Cards, the diecut is a Marianne creatables.

The flowers are a hoarded item of mine as I have no idea where I got them, 

 I love them so much I hate to use them up!The buttons & twine 

are all from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope to see your "Bingo" creation in the 

Crafting For All Seasons challenge!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Checks Stripes & Flowers

Clear It Out - Make Someones Day + Use something sparkly

Use It Tuesdays - Birthdays

C is For Challenge- Flowers

Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute & Cuddly

Tammys Scrapin Corner - Animals

There She Goes - Animals

A&T Emerald Faeries - Happy Birthday

Tok Bobok - Animal Friends

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Punches &/or Die Cuts 4 Kids

Glitter n Sparkle - Fantasy/Fairytale

Crafty Catz - It's Childs Play

A Brand New Challenge!

Good Morning lovely blogg peeps!

I don't have a card for you this time but I wanted to draw your attention

to a new craft blog on the block!

Imagination Crafts Challenge Blog

Run by my blogging friend Linda Simpson.
The first challenge is Anything Goes so that's nice & simple for you!
Be sure sure to check out the challenge rules before you enter!
I'll be stopping by myself to enter!
Good Luck

Heads Up On A Fab Candy

Hi all,

I've just been doing a bit of catching up & popped over to my blogging friend CG

who is having a blog candy giveaway to celebrate her blogaversary!

You'll have to be quick to sign up as it only lasts another couple of days!

Pop on over to her blog & let her know I sent you!

Good Luck!

Exciting News

Good morning lovely blog peeps!

I don't have a card to share with you today yet! 

I do however have some exciting news to share!

Have a brand new CD-ROM
launching on Create & Craft next
Monday (8th July) at 2pm & 5pm...

Containing LOADS of absolutely BRAND NEW decoupage,
this CD really does have "Something for Everyone", featuring:
Teachers, nurses, bricklayers & loads more occupations...
Men, women, kids, teenagers and their hobbies, like...
Karate, ballet, computers, BMX bikes, shoe shopping....
...and much, much more!!
PLUS, every single decoupage design comes with
MULTIPLE background sheets to use with them!

Jak would love you to join her there.

The Design Team (including me! tee hee) have all worked very hard 

to make some incredible samples to show you all.

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