Christening Card

Hello everyone, I can't believe how quick the weeks are going at the moment not only is it just over 14 weeks until Christmas it is only 28 weeks until Benn and his friends have to sit their exams., how can that happen, I'm sure it was only a few weeks ago that he started school lol.  Well that's how it feels anyway.

I also can't believe that in this day and age people can be held as slaves or that it could happen where I live. The whole town is shocked to think that this was happening right under our noses to these poor peole and why the police left it so long from when they were first made aware to finally raiding the place.  All I can say is thank god they did though as it is absolutely shocking and so sad, I had never seen so many police around as there were last Sunday.

Well I know I haven't been blogging much lately but I haven't been very well, I have been suffering lots of migraines.  Saying that I haven't been slacking either as I have still had to get a few customer orders done but haven't had the time or indeed the enthusiasm to download them from my camera yet but I thought it was about time I updated my blog as I hadn't realised how long I have neglected it.

Here is a christening card that I was asked to do a couple of months ago but haven't had a chance to show you (see I told you I was pretty bad at downloading my photos didn't I).

I am going to enter this into the following challenges.

Crafty Ribbon - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow - For the Girls
Fab n Funky Challenge - Bingo (Embellishment, Ribbon & Diecut)
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Monocromatic
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes

Well that's it from me today but I promise I won't leave it as long next time.  Hope you all have a good weekend.

White Wedding

Good morning crafters, hope you have a great day planned.  We are off to my step-son's 30th birthday celebrations today (gosh I can't believe he is 30 now, I can still see him him the day he started school when he looked so tiny)  Well whatever you have planned I hope you enjoy it especially as the sun is shinning, its amazine how much better you can feel when the sun is out isn't it.

Well onto my card today.  I was asked to make a wedding card and as I have been seeing a lot of these near white ones I thought I would have a go.  I must admit I am really plesased with how it came out, what do you think?

 

 

Hope you like it.  Have a great weekend and I will see you again very very soon.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

hAnglar & sTranglar - Sentiments
Cuddly Buddly - Swirl and Bling
Cute Card Thursday - Weddings
Freshly Brewed - White/White + 1
Craft Room - White on White
Tuesday Throwdowns - Non Stamped Sentiment (Mine's computer generated)
Marianne's Designs - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Bring on the Bling (Glitter on Roses and hair)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers

 

18th Exploding Box Card

Hi crafters

Just a quickie as I am off to bed now as I am off to Stamperama in Stevenage tomorrow so need to be up early.  I didn't get to the April one or the Big Stamp and Scrapbooking show what with Brian having had his stroke at the end of the year, so am really looking forward to it.

I did this exploding box for a friends daughter for her 18th and have since had 3 more commisions for them.  I used the same papers that I used a few weeks back for my Mum's birthday card as I really love them (Nitwits Collection).  I added a musical candle to the birthday cake that plays the tune of Happy Birthday which went down a storm.

Well nighty night but thanks for stopping by and I hope to be back soon.  In the meantime I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

Pixie Cottage - Say it with Flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Gifts
Allsorts Challenge - Anything but a Card
Crafts and Me - Make it Count
Sir Stampalot - Whatever you fancy

Birthday Cake Box Card

Hi everyone, another gorgeous weekend it's been, hope you have all had time to enjoy it.  Unfortunately I have spent most of it in bed with a migraine but thankfully it has now eased, just in time for work tomorrow lol so I won't spend too long on here as it won't help.

Today I thought I would share with you another birthday box that I had to do recently for a 30th Birthday, but this time I added a birthday cake complete with candles.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Diecut Divas - Sweet Treats
Ladybugs Craft Ink - Summer Birthdays
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Little Darlings - Girly
Scrapbook Sisters - Happy Birthday
Colour Create - Pink Green & White plus Cooking Option
Cardmakin Mamas - Food & Drink


Thanks for stopping by and I will catch up with you again real soon.

Play Time at Last

Hello everyone I hope you are having a lovely day, hopefully enjoying this gorgeous sunshine.

I have had a couple of days of work this week and I also have tomorrow off too so Friday my mum and I went spent the day at Coombe Abbey and enjoyed afternoon tea there courtesy of my lovely lovely daddy.  It was a really lovely day and such a gorgeous place with so much history so if you get the chance to go it is well worth a visit.  The kids are now on holiday which will be nice as I will also get to spend some time with Benn before he starts his final year at school (gosh I can't believe how time goes so fast as it seems just yesterday that I was stood at the gates of his infant school waving him off with tears in my eyes wondering where his baby years had gone.  Now it won't be long before I am waving him off to college and then Uni - boo hoo,

So onto my card.  After spending so much time recently doing commisions for people I have finally had a bit of time to just play so decided to do a birthday card (as they always come in handy for those last minutes ones don't they lol) so followed the sketch/theme over at Wild Orchid Crafts.  I wanted to keep this pretty clean so didn't do any inking on my image.  My Marianne Die mat had been cut out twice, once in White and once in red then cut and rejoined together.

Hope you like it, well gotta go now and enjoy the rest of this lovely weather.

I am entering this into the following challenges.

Sir Stampalot - Anything Goes
Wild Orchid Crafts - Birthday
Allsorts - Free n Easy
Totally Gorgeous - Punch or Diecut
If the Shoe Fits Scrap It - Ruby
Southern Girls - Birthday


Thank you so much for visiting, it really means a lot.

Birthday Box - Just for a Change

Duh! stupid me, I only went and forgot to link my card to the challenges I was wanting to enter.  Oh well I have done it now lol.  See you soon x

Hi everyone

Hope you are all having a good weekend, I certainly am as I have spent the whole day scrapbooking with some great friends and boy did I need it.  It was lovely and relaxing and just what I needed, I even got 2 layouts completed.

As you know I have had real problems with my PC and so haven't had a chance to put on some cards that I had made previously so I thought I would try and show you on now, and yes another Box Card.  This was made for a lady who had seen one of my box cards that I had been commissioned to make for a friend of hers and she asked me to make one for her to give to her Sister.

Sorry about the photo, I didn't realise it was so dark when I took it and as I have only just managed to download them I have only just seen how dark they were.

Hope you like it, she certainly did.  I am entering this into the following challenges.

Crafts and Me - Favourite Stamp/Image
Belles n Whistles - Flowers & Pearls
The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots
C.R.A.F.T. - Box
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Sentiments with at least 2 Words
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Swirls & Pearls
Wags 'n Whiskers - Birthdays

Thanks for stopping by and visiting, it means a lot.

Birthday Card

Gosh I didn't realise how long I had been away.  It started with my laptop dying on me and when I finally got it back I have had a real time of it with blogger then on top of that my mojo had gone walkabout.

I am really getting frustrated with Internet Explorer and blogger as there are so many lovely blogs that I love to visit and am not able to, a couple being Juls at The Glitter Chick and Pinky at Pinky's World.  Every time I visit my computer goes so slow but if I try and leave a comment my computer jams up.  So if you are both reading this I just want you to know that even though I can't comment I still love to see all you fabulous creations.

Even though my mojo has been missing I have still had to get some commissions done and will post them as soon as the events have passed but in the meantime I thought I would share one with you that I made for my mum for her birthday tomorrow.  I used this digi image from Crafts & Me which I think is absolutely gorgeous and is so reasonable at £2.00.

And now I am off to bed as I am shattered tonight, it has been a looooonnnnng week but hey a new one starts tomorrow lol.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts & Me - Birthday
Allsorts -  Free and Easy
I Love Promarkers - Include Flowers
Birthday Sundaes - Birthday Sentiment
By the Cute & Girly - With Wings
Crafty Purple Frog - Swirls & Pearls

Kenny K Challenge - Retro

I know nothing for ages and then 2 in a row.  I can't stop but I thought I would show you a card I have done for the Kenny K's challenge this week which is retro and as I have had this paper by Fancy Pants for ages and thought it would be perfect for this theme,


 I had a little time yesterday to do some crafting before going to some friends for a bbq as Benn's football season has now finished (yippee some lay-ins) and this was the result.

Hope you like it and I will be back soon with some more creations that I haven't had the time before to post.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good week.