I Can Dream!

Wanted to create something simple, not sure if I have achieved that but I like what I've made. Brought out this little Fairy given to me by a dear blogging friend sometime ago. Have used her several times, I like the simplicity of her and perfect for my card. Wonder what she's thinking sitting amongst the daisies. Warmer days I think or maybe just resting before she goes and works some magic! Hope she comes my way then...could do with a help with the housework lol. Just having a daft moment, we all need them now and again, well I do!

Hero Arts butterflies

Circle image and grasses stamps mmmn!  Hero Arts I think

Flower punch

Marianne Corner Die

Lilac Lemon Designs - Fairy

Promarkers

Glamour Dusted just about everything

 http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/  - Punches/Dies
 http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/  - Fantasy
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Paper piecing
http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ - All about Girls
http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Favourite things/Glitter, pearls, Fairy Stamp/Blue/White/Butterflies
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Always Anything Goes

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My Memories

 Had a break from card making and settled down to an evening with my digital scrapbooking.

 Captured these sleeping beauties the other Saturday afternoon. Don't usually get an afternoon nap as they are a nightmare to get to bed at night. Rory the dog not included, would sleep for Scotland he would. Loves his comforts and where ever the kids are he's to be in the thick of it too.Kit is Denim & Daisies by Just So Scrappy.

 I know I'm biased but he is just so darn cute. He was so good getting his haircut. Kit is What Are Little Boys Made Of  by Scraps N Pieces.


If you have ever thought of giving digital scrapbooking a go, why not treat yourself. It's so easy to use and so much fun, and by using the code in my side bar  (just copy and paste and use at the checkout. you will get $10 of the software and a $10 coupon will become available to spend on kits after purchase. Loads of freebies you can download and plenty of tutorials if you need them.
http://www.mymemories.com




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Dreams!

Where did my day go to yesterday I do not know! Before I knew it it was half past two and hadn't had my lunch (must of been living off that extra piece of Christmas cake I ate yesterday lol) or much to show for my day either. Did have a lovely surprise though. Won some Ribbon Girl goodies from One Stop Craft challenge, Woo Hoo, loving it I can tell you, thanks girls, a lovely end to the week i can tell you. Okay, my card, was a difficult one, I thought so anyway! For an Eighty year old lady to give to her granddaughter who will be sixteen so wanted to create something she would enjoy giving and hopefully her granddaughter would like too. As I know them both well, I think it works, hope so or it's back to the drawing board fast! I'd love to know what you really think, always helpful is constructive criticism.

White card stamped with Versa Color Old Rose onto  Hero Arts small flowers background stamp.

 Topper stamped with Hero Arts Dictionary Greetings birthday messages with TH distressing ink Antique Linen, then used Hero Arts Anytime messages, inked again with Old Rose and embossed with clear powder. Mounted onto Nesties die cut, embossed with embossing folder.  Butterflies from Hero Arts stamp and cut set, coloured with Old Rose and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust and gems to finish. ~Wee flower punched and gem added.

Insert for card.

Since they live far apart I thought the verse was very fitting.

 http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/   - Things with Wings
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Ribbon
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/  - Keep it simple
http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/  - Pretty in Pink
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/  - Embossing
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/  - fav Song/ Love is like a Butterfly

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Birthday Girl

 My card I made yesterday afternoon for the birthday girl, crafting with friends. Was very productive for a change but multi tasking isn't one of my fortes nowadays and things weren't going to plan. Just can't chat and do at the say time. One card I made, had layered it all up onto main card something I don't usually do until I have got the ribbon on, grrr! Felt it would of been to bulky to have cut it and put it on another card so just had to go and make another one.Never mind will use the other again. Then I felt I had placed the sentiment and ribbon too far down and my butterflies didn't look placed right. Never mind, all sortable.  Now all my crafty friends are dieting and coffee time was all low fat cakes apart from some Christmas cake, guess what I chose! And even better, I had two pieces, yummy! I'll eat sensibly the rest of the week lol! Who you trying to kid Carol!!!!

 Sugar Nellie stamp

Promarkers

K&Co Wild Raspberry 8x8 papers

Memorybox Die

Marianne Corner Dies

Lace/Pearls from stash

 Have a lovely weekend.


 http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/  - Pearls & Lace
http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - What's New Pussycat/Memorybox die/Lace
http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Lovely Lace
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch





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A Country Girl at Heart

 All my friend said was could I use blues and browns and nothing too girly girly.  Like to give them a choice of card so this is the second one, have one more up my sleeve which I hope to get made at a crafty afternoon with friends tomorrow. Not holding out much on that one as I seem to spend more time chatting and swopping ideas than crafting.

Sarah Kay image

Promarkers

Prima Jack & Jill papers

Hero Arts butterfly stamp and cut

Sentiment computer

Ribbon pearls from stash

 And a side view

 http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/   - Anything Goes
 http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/- Anything Goes
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Y You can choose



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Winter Birthday

Wow to you all who left such wonderful comments for Naomi yesterday, better watch she doesn't want to take over my spot and my stash! Would have to expand the craft area, we would if she creates choas like her Nana.
A Birthday card for February, have never made a Winter one before, just hope they like it. The Sugar Nellie stamp I have used has never been stamped, tut tut Carol. Will definitely use her again even if she's, gosh must be a couple of years since I bought her. Used those yummy papers Honey Cake again from My Mind's Eye, just adore the patterns and colours.

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Under The Weather/ Mine Weather related

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Seeing Spots

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - Out with the Old/ Stamp and never been used (Shocking)


http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Always Anything Goes

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ - Something Old/ Stamps

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Winter/Snowflakes

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Let it Snow

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Favourite Colour Combo







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Move over Nana! I want to make a card!

 Morning, big thank you to you all  leaving comments on my back problem. No card to share with you at the mo. Thought I was going to have a quiet no family weekend and since my back had improved a good bit ( found my ever so sexy, NOT, back support wrap and my what a difference it made, really helped the muscles to relax and ease the pain a good bit)  I was going to get some crafting done but didn't quite go to plan. Family just couldn't keep away. Really fine but I'm whacked! But I do have a very special card and it's designer to share with you. Naomi my granddaughter  loves making cards and she loves my redundant Cuttlebug and this is what she made all by herself with Nanas guidance. Well very little help really, very independent is our Naomi, four and a half going on ten and she designed it all on her own even deciding to put her animals amongst the grass, very clever I thought. She was so chuffed with her efforts Please let her know you seen her card, I told her I would post it on my blog, ooo, she liked that idea.

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Mega Giveaway

 Mega Giveaway over on Wee Memories Blog

http://www.weememories.net/2012/01/huge-giveaway.html



Jenny of Wee Memories is going to be giving away:1 of her new stamp sets from The Crafts MeowA HUGE paper stack from Graphic 451 stamp set from Graphic 451 stamp from Unity Stamp Co.1 stamp set from Your Next Stamp1 PRINT of your choice from her Etsy ShopSome twine and misc. embellishmentsand some surprise goodies!!
A HUGE prize worth over $80!!




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That's Right!

Morning, it's all snowy here today and a very slow start to my day! The back is no better, have sat down at Laptop and not sure if I'm going to be able to get up again lol. Would of stayed in bed but waiting for a parcel to arrive and not sure if I would get down the stairs in time if they came with it. And before your thinking, not more crafty stash, you would be wrong, this time anyway!  Probably need my extra cash to go and see about this nagging back. Have a newish Laptop coming my way and not cost me a penny, well in a round about way it probably has. Belonged to my son and he's ditched it for a Mac.
Made this the other day for my friend to sit on her office desk. She had been telling me something about her work awhile back and when I seen this Bugaboo image, thought it was so appropriate. Was going to have put a calendar on the front but decided on a memo pad so the calendar ended up on the back.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Not sure were mines leading but it certainly won't be sledging down the parks lol.

Would like to enter challenges
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Humour
 http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/- Ribbons every which way
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Bows






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Hi There!

Spent the last of my Christmas money and it all arrived yesterday so couldn't wait to have a wee play with this adorable stamp Garden Gossip from Penny Black and the papers Honey Cake by My Minds Eye. Christmas money or not I think I deserved a wee spend....week one in on the no smoking....found it hard to settle and card make the first few days, watched I don't know how many detective dramas on Sky to keep my mind of it, love a good who done it I do. Okay, must move from this spot! Have done my back in and can't sit or stand for long. Maybe another play with these papers will help forget about it, see you soon.

 http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes

 http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/  - On the spot and ribbon




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Looking Through My Window!

 Now that's got me singing and you'll be so pleased you can't here me, can't sing to save my life but do it anyway.

 Morning folks, a real chilly frosty day here so I thought I would share one of my Christmas pages from my memories suite. Just about finished my Christmas album for 2011, just need to make a couple of more pages, a front cover and add some music and that will be my first ever digital scrapbook done. Going to print off the grandkid ones and make a mini book just for them.  So enjoyed making it and loved creating this page, some of my favourite colours and of course my gorgeous granddaughter Naomi.

                                                                 

     

This is a great piece of kit if you fancy giving digital scrapbooking a go. Fun and easy to use. I'm so pleased I went for it. Just add my code at the checkout   STMMMS31500 and save $10 on the software and receive a $10 discount coupon to spend in their online shop.

 
 http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/  - Always Anything Goes
 http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Favourite Colour
http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/ - It's Chilly Here




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Special Delivery!

 My last DT card for this months New Beginnings challenge over on By The Cute And Girly. Half way through the month, can't believe how quick it's going but you've still got plenty of time to come and join us Another baby card using another LOTV cutie. So sweet isn't it! Coloured with Promarkers.Used Linen card and embossed with stitch embossing folder, layered with Martha Stewart edging and blue stitched ribbed ribbon and added punched leaf branches and flowers.

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - Die Cut Special and Cute
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ - New Beginnings
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Cute/Cuddly
http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/  - Texture







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Monochrome

 A play around the other day with some new stamps and this is the result. Used! Okay have forgotton the brand and for the life of me can't put my fingers on the set....where have I put them...only he knows by the looks of things lol. Stamped and  embossed the main image onto base of white card and embossed with black embossing powder and the flower border with White detail embossing powder. I used a Nestie scallop and cut shape out of black card, added foam pads and positioned onto white card. Then stamped and embossed image. Thought it would make a nice thinking of you card but could I find my stamps or was I imagining that I had any in the first place!

 http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Something New/ stamp set
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Monochrome
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/  - Something New
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - You Choose

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Friendship

 I don't make New Year resolutions as they fly out the window as fast as they enter my head  but I am trying to start the year by getting myself more organized, an uphill task when it's never been my srtong point but will give it a bash. Do a bit each day is the plan. That way I still have fun to play. Yesterday new Hero Arts background stamps arrived. Christmas money well spent. Now this is organized for me....the card is complete with insert, that is a first.

 There's a miracle called Friendship
That dwells within the heart,
And you don't know how it happened
Or when it get its start.
But the happiness it brings you
Always gives a special lift.
And you realize that friendship
Is God's precious gift.

 Hero Arts - Asian Flower pattern/Flourish Background/Dictionery Greetings/Live Life Sentiments

TH - Tumbled Glass/ On the Edge Die

Detail White Embossing Powder

Ribbon binding coloured with Promarkers

Gems from stash

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/ = Use the colour Blue

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/  - No Floral Embelishes

 http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/  - Something New

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ - New Stash/Anything Goes

Thank you for your lovely comments and a warm welcome to my new followers
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Happy Birthday

 Well I'm totally done in after my big clean up on Friday and late night Saturday, Springcleaned the good room, won't say how deep the dust was....can't remember when we last sat in it. We call it the chill out room, why, cause I got carried away when I did it all up, bought a suite and when it arrived thought it wasn't going to go through the door. Big eh! It was huge in my little room, not much room for anything else but oh so comf,.romantic evenings. sprawled out on it,lights dimmed, a cosy coal fire on and watch a good DVD. .. that's the young ones, not us!  Hubby prefers his old rocker in the Sunroom!  Had a lovely night. Have to have visitors more often, would keep me on my toes with the housework lol. Right, onto my card which I made back in December. Hadn't made an inky card for ages, was so good to make something from scratch. Really like this colour combo and I love these pretty flowers and Butterflies  stamps from Hero Arts.

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Distressing/Pearls/gems/Embossing
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Paperpiecing
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Things with Wings
http://lothiancrafts.blogspot.com/ - Die Cuts
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

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EDITED

It's been brought to my attention that some of the challenges start Monday and this post has Friday on it!!!!! Mr Blogger is playing funny tricks on me yet again. I hope you understand the only fault on my part is for not checking the date is correct  but then why are they playing up in the first place!

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Oh Baby!

 Morning, what on earth am I doing on here I do not know! And even worse, what have I let myself in for! No I haven't ;lost the plot, well not just yet but I've gone and let myself in for a night of entertaining tomorrow night, not just a sit down and a chat kinda night either, The full works is what I.ve let myself in for, yes a dinner for seven adults, gosh I can feel myself groaning to the soles of my feet. What on earth was I thinking of. But then again I couldn't accept another invitation to theirs and feed off them once again, now could I. HELP!! Okay panic mode has to stop, get over it Carol and call for some help. Have roped in my youngest son Rhys to help tidy up, where we hide everything I do not know, my house is like a Curiosity shop, just can't let go of the rubbish, which my sons call it, go. And speaking of rubbish, why don't they take away all theirs.... maybe not such rubbish after all eh! Nothing too fancy on the meal menu and I know I will be calling on Kelly to work her magic on the sweet. So PLEASE don't call and say your not coming out this weekend.  Chocolate Foundants, the puddings with the running center, yummie. Right, better get cracking and so to my card. Backing made in two halves, top half, used Hero Arts small dots stamp, embossed in white and background inked with TH inks. Lower piece embossed with stitching embossing folder then added fiskars border. Used a LOTV image coloured with Promarkers and added checked ribbon and Candi to finish.

 http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/  
 Layers, Layers, Layers
 http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 
New Beginnings
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/
New Stamp/
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/
Anything Goes
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/
New Stamp
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
New Beginnings

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1st Birthday

Morning everyone, this is my first card of 2012. A bit slow to get going and then I took the cold and everything ground to a halt for a couple of days but hopefully it will be one of many from now on.  Bought the Sugar Nellie stamp and K&C papers just before Christmas as a little pressy to myself  as I don't get crafty stuff from family (they wouldn't n o where to start!) but I did get a Bigshot from Hubby and loving it. In my case it's so much easier to crank that handle than my Cuttlebug which has I must say served me well over the years but has  now been put  into retirement. Everything goes through so smoothly so was a great buy for me.   They all gave me money to buy what I wanted so I put some of it towards Coral Paintshop Pro. Now that's going to be a real challenge for me, hope I wasn't too hasty on buying it when I could of tried out a trial run of it first. Nothing like jumping in with both feet is there!

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/  - Open
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ = New K&C papers/Sugar Nellie Stamp
http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/  -  Something New - papers/stamp

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/?zx=f3c403824520947e - Use your new stash/ papers/stamp
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes  Top Tip Tuesday Tip
 Always choose my papers first then pick colours for my image,

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New Beginnings over on By The Cute and Girly

Second attempt! Somethings gone missing living up to it's name today! Weird things going on here in my blog! Posted my post and altho showing in blogger roll, it isn't showing up on my blog. Was previous showing up when you went on my blog from blogger, would be interested to know. Well if this doesn't work this time will have to try later on.


Happy New Year everyone. Wishing all my blogging friends all the best for 2012 and thank you all so much for continuing to drop in by my little world. Means a lot.  This months challenge over on by the cute and girly.  is New Beginnings. This month we have new DT members joining the team so I hope you find some time to pop over to their blogs and give them a big welcome.  Had a spate of baby cards to make for friends in December and my DT card today was for Twins.

 Used LOTV image and sentiment, coloured with Promarkers and added a touch of Glamour Dust. 

Inside of card, little booties made on Cricut.

 

Would like to enter challenges

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/  - Celebrations (Birth)
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/  - New Beginnings
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes
http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Your Choice
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes








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