on your special day

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 ~SKETCH 26

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#53 ~TIC~TAC~TOE ~ used diagonal ~ stamp/sentiment/twine 

used dovecraft papers, saturated canary image, coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs, papermania word diecut (inked), nestabilities rectangle dies, magnolia hearl swirl die,flowers, brads and gems from my stash. finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents on the glasses.

x hope you are having a wonderful weekend x

adventure

 

for this card i have used the sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #20

FUSSY AND FANCY#118 ~IT`S ALL ABOUT THE GIRLS

CRAFTY CHICKS#202 ~INSPIRED BY A SONG ~"we`re all going on a summer holiday" by Cliff Richard !!

DARING CARD MAKERS ~WE ARE GOING ON A SUMMER HOLIDAY

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #81~ TIC TAC TOE ~used all the squares except "blue and lace"!  did middle line down , right line down , bottom row across, top right to botton left across!

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used K & CO paper, tags, word dies, saturated canary image, coloured with spectrum noir and promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, gems, flowers, brad, ribbons, leaf and flower buttons from my stash.finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents.

x hope you are having a great weekend x

apple for the teacher...

 

  I have made this card for a special friend, who i have known a short time , but has been a real friend over the last four weeks, made me smile when all i wanted to do was cry. This friend will start on a new adventure in September,
So i for this card i used the sketch (on it`s side) over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY2 #18

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGE~HELLO FRIEND

DIGI STAMPS 4 JOY#94 ~FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS

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usedcraftwork cards papers and card candy, saturated canary (tammy pie)image coloured with spectrum noirs and promarkers, nestabilities oval dies, tonic butterfly swirl die,flowers and brads from my stash, finished with glossy accents and stickles glitter.

just to say as you read this please , have a prayer and healing thoughts for my dear brother , who is still in a coma,  after his terrible accident, four weeks ago, in California , USA

above is the latest photo of my brother and ...

below is one of the last photo taken of my brother and family that i have .

xx thankyou xx

garden delight

 

sorry i have not been around for a couple of weeks but i have been a bit poorly, but slowly feeling a little better and needed to make a birthday for a male who enjoys gardening, so i used the sketch by SALLY over on :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #09

CRAFTY CATZ#222 ~BOYS AND THEIR TOYS

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES ~WEARING OF THE GREEN

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND~ANYTHING GOES

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papermania papers, just inklined digi stamp, coloured with promarkers, dovecraft twine, glossyaccents (on the boots), scan `n cut word diecut.

the sun is in the sky again today..must be a week now with no rain..and my garden needs lots of attention... have my "to do" list, for when i am back up and running ...whatever you are doing this weekend ...enjoy!!

thanks so much

 

seems to have been ages since i did some crafting... and here we are into 2014 already...  used the sketch by SALLY who has taken over at :~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 #01

SASSY CHERYL`S #197 ~SPARKLE AND SHINE (stickles glitter, glossy accents on the boots, which doesn`t show very well in the photos, and shiny card candy)

CRAFTY CATZ #212 ~THANKYOU

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used grant archival papers, sassy cheryl`s image, coloured with promarkers, kaisercraft word stamp, nestabilities square dies, glossy accents on the boots, card candy, finished with stickles glitter.

below is a peyote stitch bracelet, with slide fastenings, i made for my mother~in~law (looks a bit wonky in this photo, but it isn`t when it is worn)

i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and looking forward to an amazing 2014 !! ..it is my wedding anniversary today ..the wind is blowing and the rain comingdown..and there are floods every where..unlike when we got married at it was snowing!!

have a fabulous christmas

 

i got this stamp set, with a friend in mind, then couldn`t find it, however as you can see it has been found,........... for this card i used the sketch from the challenge on:~

SKETCH SATURDAY#289 ~PAST SKETCHES ~ USED SKETCH#230 

ADDICTED TO STAMPS#76 ~ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTY CREATIONS#253~ANYTHING GOES

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 used dovecraft paper, katy sue shoe and word stamp, coloured with promarkers, card candy, glossy accents and stickles glitter.

below is the sketch that i used

 

thought i would share a christmas decoration that i have made with size 11 and 8 seed beads and crystals.

gosh the weather down here is warm and wet ..don`t think father christmas will need his sleigh next week!!..and i have a  SORE THROAT ...really do not want to be ill now !!

warm christmas wishes

 

for this christmas card i used the sketch over on :~

 

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGES WITH SKETCHES#103

WINTER WONDERLAND ~RIBBON AND PEARLS

CRAFTY CATZ#211 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used dovecraft papers,pearls,ribbon and brads, teddy bo image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities rectangle dies, sizzix swirl die, wild orchid flowers, finished with flower soft for snow, glossy accents and stickles glitter.

well i think am nearly there with christmas cards , just a couple more to make.... then onto present wrapping, making a few calendars, food list for christmas.... oh gosh i still have loads to do!!....

i love frosty nights..snowy days...warm hearts

 

for this christmas card i have used the sketch over on:~

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#227

365CARDS~DAY#337 ~CUTE,CUDDLY AND COSY

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS#183 ~TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

FAB `N` FUNKY#196 ~A TOUCH OF FROST

EVERYBODY ART#256 ~WINTER

CREATIVE KNOCKOUTS#14 ~CHRISTMAS SPLENDOR

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used dovecraft papers, ribbon and gems, teddybo image, coloured with promarkers,elzybells word stamp, nestabilities oval dies, marianne holly die, flowersoft as snow, glossy accents on welly boots, brads from stash, finished with stickles glitter.

thought i would share a photo of my first ever bracelet of bead weaving, this is a peyote stitch  , yes my tension needs improving..but we all have to start somewhere.... who knows this could be a new hobby???

wow took me a long time to scrape the frost off the windscreen of my car this morning... yes i know us "southerners" cannot cope with "bad" weather.....

sleep little baby , sleep

 

for these two christmas cards i used the sketch by SHIRLEY over on:~

FRIDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE#56

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE#44 ~ANYTHING GOES

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used christine adolph and papermania papers, mo manning image, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, sizzix corner die, card candy, finished with stickles glitter and glossy accents.

how different these cards look in different colours!!

what a beautiful sunny (yet cold) day we have on the south coast today ..i`m sure a few people will be down by the sea, walking, jogging, cycling and walking their dogs .... mmmmm not me i`m on a roll with making christmas cards ..... ofcause it will all stop at 11am this morning .. somber moment to remember the fallen, who have so bravely given their lives .