PIRATE PARTY

Happy Birthday Naomi, already 3 and yes I'm featuring you on my blog. Lots of piccies of your birthday, such a fab day even your dad excelled himself. Wonder what mummy's got instore for him next year!

Naomi Carol

Daddy & Mummy rarin to go!

Kelly's cake decorating, yes handmade by her own fair hands, fantastic don't you think?

Rhys & Nicola, wonder if he's still playing with his locks! Dad wishes he could and Naomi, granda managed to stay awake for once!

Nana & Robbie, Vicki looks like she's got the treasure!

Waiting patiently, when's the cake coming!

Mmmmmn yuuuummmmieeeeeee!

A good day had by all and guess what? the pirate hosts let us all go home.

nnalorac.x

FRIEND

Not my self of late and finding it so hard to get in the mood to do anything. Had these stamps a couple of weeks and seen so many lovely cards made with them and thought it was time I got stamping. So hard to be inspirationally when your head has gone to sleep and isn't interested in being part of you. Think it's time for a transplant, then again I might end up interested in beasties, better stick with what I've got. No trips to the craft shops, that would be disasterous. Now I better get back to what I started, a bit of housework, doesn't go away, that's something I could live without.
bye for now, enjoy this lovely day while it lasts. The sunny days up here will just not stay put.

Challenges - http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - Thinking of you
                     http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/
                   - Use the oldest think in your craft stash - Navy ribbon

Stampin up - Vintage Vogue En Francais letter writing

Linen card

TH distressing ink - Chipped Saphire, Scattered Straw

Papermania embossing powder - Sea Foam

Ribbon pearls from stash

nnalorac.x

MUM WORD BOOK

Asked to make this for my Son's girlfriends Mum's 50th birthday. Something special she said in purples and greens with cute characters. Well, love playing with Tim Holtz distressing inks, Hero Art backgrounds and the adorable characters from Penny Black and last but not least my Cricut. A real pickle I got into, couldn't get my design studio to work on my new laptop, stupid me had lost the serial no to re register it. Also my CD was dated so had to download the software from Cricut.  Just want to say a big thank you to Cricut for helping me out. Saying that, had a big tidy in my craft area yesterday and yes, it was hiding away at the back of a shelf. Lesson learned, have put it away in it's box, if there is a next time. If anyone's reading (family) would love  a  GYPSY for Christmas!!!!

Penny Black - Tiny Wishes stamps
Hero Arts - background stamps
Distress inks - dusty concord, milled lavander, shabby shutters
Embossing powder - Lilac


Challenges
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything but a card

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Lazy hazy days of Summer

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - in the garden

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Summer days

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ - A burst of Summer

What's my card got to do with Summer? The purples remind me of  Lavender and it's gorgeous smell and the greens remind me of  how lush our gardens and countryside are at this time of year and not forgetting the constant grass cutting! Thanks for looking at my card.

nnalorac.x

AYE ME MATEYS! Shaker card

Is there going to be a Summer up here in N.E. Scotland, it's dull and chilly today, definetaly not shorts and tee shirt weather. Hope there's an imrovement by tomorrow. A birthday barbacue for my gorgeous granddaughter who's going to be 3yrs old. Asked for a pirate party so we're all going along dressed for the occasion. This is my card for Naomi, Pirates yes but still wanted to make it bright, cheerful and girly. Used gold glitter in shaker. Thanks goes to Aud for helping me out.

Quite Contrary papers

Boat - colouring page

Pirate girl - a friend

Prisma Pencils

Nesties

Acetate - Craftworks

Ribbon - Simply Create

Glitter

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - ACETATE

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ - NON HOLIDAY CARD USING HOLIDAY COLOURS

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2010/07/to-die-for-challenge.html - TO DIE FOR

nnalorac.x

Red White Blue

Evening folks. This card was started off at an afternoon craft session at my friend Helen's house. Spent most of the time blethering, drinking coffee and eating yummy cakes (thanks Aud) and swapping tips and the card wasn't much further on by the end of the afternoon. Shattered by the time we came away, thankfully no dinner to cook tonight. A quick bite and settled down to get this card finished too enter the http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/. And it has already been spoken for, that was quick. My son wants it for his girlfriends mum's 50th birthday

Penny Black stamp

Hero Arts - cling dots, graph, flower cling

Distress Inks - Barn door, chipped saphire

Craftworks candy, ribbon, greeting

My granddaughter Naomi, dressed up as a pirate if you hadn't already guessed! A proper little auction doll she is, keeps her Nan on her toes, on her knees more like it!

nnalorac.x

By the Cute & Girly July Challenge

Morning folks, July is upon us, the kids up in bonny Scotland are on holiday Friday and we're looking for warm sunny days and that's the theme this month. Hope you can join in the fun over on http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/ fab prizes for the winners as usual. Will be back soon hopefully with the rundown on my cards and hopefully find some challenges to enter.  So much for some me time, 4days in fact, just me and the dogs to cater for and I am wacked. Had a little bit of minor surgery Wednesday, decided to do some retail therapy afterwards and went to a Stampin up party at night, well I never did do things by halves. Was a great night with the girls and yes my purse was well and truly empty. Well, Wednesday, was, rather subdued, never learn! 

Challenges

http://craftyannschallengeblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/challenge-17/ embossing

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ embossing

http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Paper piecing

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - Lets get fruity, Strawberries, my favourite fruit

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ icecream & cakes - Oooo, Strawberry and Vanilla icecream, yu mmie. Hero Arts flowers stamped with TimHoltz Barn door red. Hero Arts dotty cling stamp Ribbon from Simply Create and Craftworks candy

Challenge

http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Summertime

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Animals. Image from http://www.crafts4eternity.co.uk/products/index/digital-stamps

nnalorac x