Monday 20 November 2017

Long Time no Posts - but Wedding is done and kids house has completed so ....


Well since July I was in full wedding flow for my daughter wedding,
It was a homemade affair in our local church where her Grandparents were married over 50yrs ago
Then onto the village hall for the reception.
We made nearly everything including the table cloths to keep costs down.
I will start posting the bits I made for those of you who are interested
As well as the cards I have made in that time.
Once they came back from honeymoon they were still living in us as their house had not completed
Then finally it completed at the beginning of November, so all hands to help them move all the stuff they had collected and stored for the past through months in a number of peoples home.
They are now happily sorting the house and have started their lives together
My son has moved into his sisters old bedroom as that was bigger which leave the small room for me to create a craftroom, with a put me up bed in case it ever needed.
So exciting, I am writing this whilst on Holiday in the Lakes with hubby and Stanley the greyhound
having a lovely relaxing time, the craftroom will start at the weekend when I get home!

Village Hall Before Decorations
After Decorations 
Top Table
 Yesterday At Top of Easedale Tarn in Grasmere my favourite walk

Thank you for those that follow me and have been patience whilst we went through this very enjoyable but busy time.



Sunday 30 July 2017

Christmas Lights...

This card uses a great stamp I have had for ages
Its a complete set of men stamps and sentiments and they are all great fun
 I have coloured him using my spectrum noir pens
Then mounted him on to some scraps of paper I had 
The paper is double-sided so I just used the off cuts to frame the image and the sentiment
Quite a quick and simple card really but I quite pleased with it
I have been making lots of wedding bits so the cards have taken a back seat
I am in the middle of doing the bouquet and needed a break lol

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Monday 10 July 2017

Wedding Invites


I have been doing lots preparation for my daughters wedding whilst I am off work recovering
 from an operation and unable to drive and having to rest - which I do badly!
Most I cannot show you as the wedding day is not until 30 September
But as she sent all her invitation out early in the year I can show them
She doesn't like lots of white space so it was quite challenging working out her invites
They had decided the colour is to Cadburys Purple and when they got engaged at Gator World last year it after doing a zip line through trees so they wanted a tree
After quite a few goes this is the final design.
The tree svg file was one I brought from Esty 
and the little cat and dog a pre-coloured image from Sassy Cheryls.  
I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut everything including all the little images.
Then all I had to do was put them all together and put inside the details
The tree was carried through into the words inside
I think it worked out ok and they where easy to put together as there was only three layers and
most importantly they where really pleased with them
which is all that matters to me.

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PMS!!!

This card uses another great image and sentiment from Bugaboo
She is coloured using my Spectrum Noir markers
All the papers used are from scrap box as they where left over from another card
 The with love sentiment was the packaging some three D sentiments came in
The flower was cut using die cuts and stamps on some off cuts

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Christmas In July

Still making bits for daughters wedding but trying to make a few cards too
This one is to go in the Christmas collection
The image is from Bugaboo that I have not used before
 and has been coloured using my spectrum noir pens
The papers are bits left over from other projects

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Friday 7 July 2017

Beach Babe!

This card uses a great image and sentiment from Bugaboo
I have coloured him using my spectrum noir markers
The red and yellow bits of card are all from my scrap box
apart from the orange card I have used for the background

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Sunday 2 July 2017

Toilet Rules

I saw a Toilet Rules sign in a local department store and thought it was funny so
I set out to make a plaque for our toilet to remind people of the rules.
I then decided that I didn't really want anything on the walls
 so decided to decorate the toilet seat!
I know its not a card but I hope people do not mind
I have used vehicle grade vinyl so that it will stand up to cleaning
I then designed what I wanted the rules to be in the Make the Cut software
Finally cutting it on my brother scan and cut

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Sons Birthday Card

This card uses an image from Dr Digi's House of Stamps
He is coloured using my spectrum noir pencils
This image was perfect for my son as he is a security guard and 
wants to train in the future to be dog handler
The papers are all bits left over in my scrap box

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Sunday 18 June 2017

Remote Control


This card uses a great image from Kenny K's
He is coloured using my spectrum noir markers
I then simply matted him on to a blue mat
Cut some blue squares and stuck them onto a white piece
which was finally mounted onto a blue card

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Ike's Birthday Card


My friends first guide dog has his birthday tomorrow and he will be two
I did not think I could let the day pass without sending a card a pressie
It would have been rude not to, his a black Labrador and although very good he can be a bit cheeky
I used a stamp from the Hippity Dog Range and coloured him with my spectrum noir pencils
The papers are all from the same hippity dog range

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Adopted Dad


This card was made using a kit I brought in the sales in The Range last year some time
I have decoupaged the Dad bit and cut the sentiment out of the paper
I love the papers that come with this kit as they look so life like
But that means I struggle to use them as I like them so much
Is it just me who has this issue?

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Birthday Card for one my Sisters


This card using a great image from Bugaboo
Made me think of my sister when she get up in the morning lol
I have coloured her using my Spectrum Noir pens
All the papers are left over bits from making my daughters wedding invites
Inside the card says 
"You can be anything you want to be unless its younger then you are screwed!"
I have just had an operation so will be home taking it easy for a few weeks
 so hoping to be able to sit a play a little with my stash 

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Tuesday 30 May 2017

Another Birthday.....


This card uses a great image from Bugaboo
I have coloured him using my spectrum noir pens
I then raided my scraps drawers for all the bits of paper
The red and green stripes are actually crepe tape that
 I have had in my stash for about 7 years and still have plenty left
I have made this one for my mum and inside it says:
"Another year I thought you were old enough last year!"

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Monday 29 May 2017

25th Wedding Anniversary


The 16 May was our 25 Wedding Anniversary this was the card I made my hubby
This card was designed and cut using my Scan N Cut
The words where also drawn and coloured by the Scan N Cut
behind the 25 I have used silver shimmer card and behind the white mat
There are 25 hearts one for each year we have been married
I saw an idea like this on pin interest but cannot find it again
 to give recognition to the person sorry

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Special Friends Birthday


This card uses a great digi image from Image-in-nation
I have coloured her using my spectrum noir markers
The papers are bits left over from other projects
The sentiment was printed in word and cut out

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No Cracks about your age....



Wow how has time flown since I last blogged
I am now back home after looking after the cattery and
 then we went on holiday to the Lake District with our family
 to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary.
It seems to have taken me ages to put everything back where it belonged 
and I am one of the rare crafters that cannot craft in a mess!
Anyhow back to some cards a last:
This card uses a lovely stamp from the Oldies collections
The sentiment in the yellow part is also from the same set
The below sentiment is done in word and printed
I have coloured him in my spectrum noir pens

inside the sentiment says:
It must have the weekends that did all the damage!!

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Monday 17 April 2017

Live Life In Full Bloom


This card I made using my new tonic stamp press
It was really just playing
The stamps are Card-i-o stamps and the inks are also tonic
Was quite impressed with the results
I liked that if an image didn't stamp properly I could just re ink and do it again
so the piece was not ruined - not bad for a play around

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Popping by...


This card uses another Bugaboo image
He is coloured using my Spectrum Noir pens
The papers are just a piece of yellow card and a scrap of blue used as the mats
The sentiement was done in word and then printed
Finished with the balloons being coloured with my Spectrum Noir glitter pens

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Warm and Fuzzy


This card uses another Bugaboo image
She is coloured using my Spectrum Noir pens
The papers all from my stash the flower paper is double sided so I just folded it
The tag was from another set I brought a long time ago and I cannot remember from where
Finished with a set of 3 gems for a bit of bling in each corner

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29 Again...


This card used another Bugaboo image can you tell I like these digi stamps!
Coloured with my Spectrum Noir markers
Papers are all from my stash and are off cuts from other cards
The yellow bit at the back was not long enough
 but luckily the oval and image hides the missing bit

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Springtime



This card has another image from Bugaboo
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens
The papers are from my stash and is double sided so it
the same piece that I used for my mats as the stripe across the front

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Sunday 16 April 2017

Another Bird-Day!!



This card uses a great image from Bugaboo
I have coloured them using my spectrum noir illustrator markers
I used a thin black pen to add some faux stitching to my mats
The papers are all from my stash I think the textured papers 
came from Create and Craft when I brought my Brother Scan n Cut.
I have made this card for my brother in law

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Sunday 9 April 2017

Soon to be Son in Laws Birthday

This card is for my soon to be son in law
He loves his computer games so when I saw this image from Bugaboo
I just had to have it for his card
I have coloured him with my spectrum noir pens
The papers are all off cuts from my stash 
The verse inside reads:

We won't need to give you a birthday present. 
We already made you the perfect gift... our daughter.

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