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.

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

This card is for the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz - Christmas in July

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

Crafting By Design - Christmas in July

ABC - Christmas - O is for old - the stamp I have used

Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes

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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.

This is being entered into the following challenges

Simply Create Too - Wedding

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Naughty and Nice Challenge - If the shoe fits

Always Fun Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Pixies Snippet Playground - Use your Snippets

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - N is for New (new stamp)
Challenge Up Your Life - Colour Challenge
My Time to Craft - Christmas in July
Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Make My Monday - Summer Brights

Cardz for Guyz - Beside the sea

Simon Says - Summer Sunshine

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Pixies Snippets Playground - Use your snippets

Stella Say Sketch - Sketch I have followed

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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

This is for the following challenges

Less is More - Use the colours of your flag - Red/White/Blue

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

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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

This card is for the following challenges:

Inspirational Destination Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Spots and Stripes

Challenge Up Your Life - Cats or Dogs

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Cardz for Guyz - Something blue for fathers day

Challenge up you life - Mosaics

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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

This card is for the following challenge

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

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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?

This card is for the following challenges

Tuesday Throw Down - For the men

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - Quick and Easy

Inspirational Destination Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes optional stripes or spots

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

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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 

This card is for the following challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch I have followed

Naughty or Nice Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Pinks

Through the Purple Haze - Pinks

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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!"

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - Furry Animals

Catch the Bug - Colour challenge

Pixies Snippets Challenge - Use up your snippets

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Four legs or more

Through the Craft room door - Anything goes

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Less is more - Shimmer

Cute Card Thursday - CAS

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Papercrafts - Anything Goes

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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

This card is for the following challenges:

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch I have followed

Penny Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Must use a digi image

Challenge up Your Life - Anything Goes

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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!!

This card is for the following challenges

Cardz for Guyz - Favourite Colour Combo - this is my favourite for bloke cards

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Inspirational Destination Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

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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

This card is for the following challenge

Crafting By Designs - Girls or Flowers

Less is More - Spring Walk

My Time to Craft - No Designer Papers

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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

This card is for the following challenges

 Sketch Saturday –Sketch I have followed

My Time to Craft – No designer papers

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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

This card is for the following challenges

 Pennys Paper-CraftyChallenge – Anything Goes

Inspirational Destination Challenge – Anything Goes

Sparkles Monthly Challenge – Favourite Colour Combo

Through the Purple Haze - Tag it
Naughty or Nice - 3 of something with twist of Easter

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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

This card is for the following challenges

All Sorts Challenge - Sketch I have followed

Pixies Snippets Playground - Use you snippets up

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says Challenge - Spring Colour Inspiration

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with the optional Animals

Less is More - Spring Walk

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

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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

This card is for the following challenges

Mojo Monday - Sketch I have followed

Cardz 4 Guyz - Animal Antics

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Challenge up you Life - Mood board

Catch the Bug - Bingo I picked - Stitching, Own Choice, Sentiment

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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.

This card is for the following challenges

Stella Says Sketch - Sketch I have followed

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

 Inspiration Destination Challenges - Anything Goes

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