Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Merry Christmas. Joyeux Noël. Fröhliche Weihnachten. Meli Keuliseumaseu.

Vrolijk kerstfeest. Mutlu Noeller. Feliz Navidad.

These are my final 4 festive cards for 2015.

Have a wonderful day tomorrow!!

Oh Baby!

Good evening Earthlings!

I trust I find you all Woop! Wooping!
I mean…it is the weekend for goodness sake!

The days are flying by, my gardening work is keeping me really busy and finding the time to make cards & draw some new digi stamps is impossible. But I’m not complaining, I love being outside digging, pruning or planting up a new flower bed. I breathe better, my head is clearer & life in the garden is good.
Only the other day a robin landed on my back, he must have thought I was a giant flower in my bright, pink work t-shirt.
It’s a beautiful time of year for leaf colours, dewy cobwebs & making plans.
Soon it’ll be too cold, the ground too hard and most of the gardens will shut down ready to embrace the winter months. Then I’ll snuggle up & hopefully get creating again.

This is a card that I made a few months ago for my cousin and his wife who had a new baby. I used the deliciously cute ‘Baby Boy’ stamp from LOTV & coloured it with my Polychromos pencils.

I love the name they gave him, his middle name is a tribute to my granddad.

So it’s Friday, off to get my weekly fix of ‘Gardener’s World’.

Have a great weekend!
XXX

PS…There’s a SALE on in my shop at the moment. You can get 25% off your entire order…details HERE.

Happy Birthday Mr C

Wotcha Everyone!
I hope you’re all having a great week…it seems to be flying by & the weekend’s almost here again. Woop! Woop!
A fabulous day gardening today with a client who shares my passion for all things flowery n’ ‘foliagey’…lol.
So far no storms, torrential rain or snakes…phew!
Twas Mr C’s birthday yesterday & this is the card I made for him. Alas the photo has made it look black when in fact it’s a rich chocklity brown. I’ve used a cute stamp from LOTV, coloured with Polychromos & 2 Memory Box dies for the branch & landscape background.
It’s official…I LURV Polychromos!!
Enjoy the rest of your week.
XXX

Bright n' Cheery

Morning all you gorgeous bloggers (and the not-so-gorgeous ones too).

After our sad weekend I'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who left such lovely messages.

So, it's time to start the week with a bright n' cheery card and to brace ourselves for whatever lies ahead. My kids are off scool today as it's Teacher Training Day (AKA...Still-Might-Find-A-Bargain-In-The-January-Sales-If-I-Go-Now-Day). I don't mind, I'd rather have them at home here...there's work to be done, ironing, vacuuming, dusting! (Only kidding...before the Child Support Agency come banging on my door!)

Whatever you're up to...have a groovy one!

xx

Stamp - Coffee Break LOTV

Paper - Making Memories Maddi collection

DoCrafts sentiment, Card Candy swirls & flowers from stash

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Stamptacular Sunday - Spots

Easily Pleased...

Morning Campers!

Apologies for the lack of card postings of late, lots going on at 'chez nous'!

I have, at last, got an official 'craft-station' to work at instead of the end of the sofa. My OH has bought a new desk for the computer so the old one has snuck its way in to the living-room & been adorned with all my stash that has previously lived on the floor (photos to follow - I'm so excited)

I did have a go at making a card last night, then found I'd bled all over the back of it following an attack by a can of baked beans earlier in the evening. I didn't realise there was blood all over my hand & jumper too...it was carnage.

Anyway here's a card I made before Christmas for your delight n' delectation.

Have a groovy weekend!

Stamp - Rosie Posy from LOTV

Papers - Papermania Henbury Lane

Promarkers

Embellies - Sequins & Ribbon from Hobby Craft, punched flowers, Docrafts sentiment

PS...the sequins are pale pink & appear to change colours in different lights...gorgeous!

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CES Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake - Anything Goes

Sir Stampalot  - Monochromatic

Happy New Year Everyone!

Oh boy have I missed you...yes...you too!!

I just love the build up to Christmas & the day itself...but once it's over I always feel a bit deflated & want to pack away the cards n' decorations (I know, what a Bah-Humbug!)

I did resist until today and now the cards are down and chopped up into next years gift-tags.

Whilst everyone else seemed to opening up iPads on Christmas Day, much beloved romantically bought me a 'kneePad'...hmpfh! But the romance didn't end there...oh no...I also got a patio / decking wire broom (I can feel your envy)...and...wait for it......a new garden Dibber!!!

Who said the romance is gone!!

So a New Year has arrived and here's my first offering.

I hope all your dreams for 2012 come true.

Stamp - Digi Doodle Acorn Leaves freebie / LOTV Sentiment

Papers - Papermania Songbird collection

Promarkers, glitter, Making Memories gold letters

T-Minus 6 days!!!

Good morning all you gorgeous peeps!

A couple more Christmas cards to share with you.

As I write there's a party in the next room. My daughter Sophie has a bunch of her chums round for a festive gathering, I can hear music blaring, sounds like they're playing Twister as there are squeals (like girls make) and loads of laughing. Oliver is playing the perfect host to the girls (Boy!...Is he in his element surrounded by teenage females). I'll try & post some snaps later as they're all dressed up.

I'm retreating to the safety of my bedroom to join the cat who's snoozing away.

Have a great day everyone...xxx

Card Ingredients:

LOTV Snowman stamp & a freebie dog from a magazine

Papermania Festive Frolics papers & embellies

Promarkers,glitter, ribbon & snowflakes

A Bit Of Fluff

What a happy world it would be if we had birds prancing round the garden with feathers this pink!!

It's a sunny ol' day out there today but you're gonna need your passion-killer thermals on...BRRR

My card today is for my friends gorgoeus daugter Roxanne who at 3 is going thru' a pink phase (I think I've just about covered the pink request). Here's Birthday Fairy from LOTV, coloured with pink Promarkers and silver glitter, the DP & flower embellies made from the most gorgeous Doodlebug paper ever (I may shed a tear if I can't find this again), pink pearl flower centres & a shocking pink feather to make everyone sneeze...HAHA!!

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Allsorts Challenge - It Takes 2

Sweet Stampin'  - Things with Wings

LOTV - Pink, White & Silver

Passion For Promarkers

Cuter Than a Cute Thing That's Very Cute...

Isn't this 'Baby Emily' from Prairie Fairy just sooooo cute?

All the papers, paper-pieced frock, swirly die-cut, rolled flower and sentiment background have been made from the Papermania Henbury Lane collection with drizzles of glitter & sentiment from LOTV.

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Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Tea for Two

Wotcha!

No singing from me today after complaints of 'bleeding ears' and 'howling dogs'!!

Straight onto my card as I have a free day & wanna cram in so much.

I've used the cute 'Coffee Break' stamp from LOTV, coloured with Promarkers, papers from the Basic Grey Eva collection, ribbon, flower & brad centre from my stash and glitter outlining to finish.

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LOTV - Anything But a Xmas Card

Fab n' Funky - Anything Goes

Cooking it up with Katie - Anything Goes

Creative Craft - Free for All

Recycled Tissues

Hmmm... it has come to my attention that there is a conspiracy in the tissue manufacturing world.

Some boxes are labelled 'Recycled Facial Tissues'...eugh!! That could explain why our house (The House of Colds) is permanently leaking in the nasal department...it's not our lack of hygiene, oh no...!

 No...our disposed of snot-rags are simply being collected up in the dead of night by space-suit clad men, ironed flat & re-packaged as eco-friendly tissues again. As quick as we run out of tissues, off I skip to buy some more only to re-catch another snuffle. Clever ay!!!

My card today is for one of my daughter's pals. It's Balloon Bunny from LOTV, coloured with Promarkers, DPs from the Docrafts Tulip & DCWV pastel collections, with a gorge' ribbon from Hobbycraft and enough glitter to open a glitter factory.

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Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Stampin' For the Weekend - Friends

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Animals

MAWTT - Ribbons & Bows

LOTV - Anything Goes

2 Down...A Gazillion More to Go!

No time to stop and explain my Xmas card in detail today, a gazillion (give or take..) more to make.

Card, paper, stash, embellie...oooh...and a flamin' gorgeous stamp from LOTV called Angel Gabriel.

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LOTV Challenge - Special Christmas Card

Attention-Seeking Washing Machine...

My washing machine 'beeps' when it's finished cleaning.

When I'm in the same room it knows I'm there... the 'beeps' last a few seconds before it stops. When I'm in the next room, the 'beeping' takes on a more sinister sound & it positively yells at me to come in & turn it off. I have been known to yell back but that doesn't stop it 'beeping' even louder!!

Last night I left it running and went to bed hoping it would 'beep' itself to sleep too. An hour later, I was awoken to a tapping on my shoulder...bloody thing had climbed the stairs!!

...and you wonder why I'm a woman on the edge!...

I've been asked to make a selection of baby cards so this is the first. It's a sparkly, shimmery little number featuring the incredibly cute Baby Boy stamp from LOTV. Coloured woth Promarkers, papers from the Forever Friends Springtime collection, oodles of gliitter, a shimmery Kanban ribbon  and rub-on from Kaisercraft to finish.

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Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Cutesy Project

LOTV - Bright & Sparkly

Fluffy Bunny-Wunny-Kins

In a world of mayhem n' chaos, madness n' fear...I bring you peace n' fluffyness in abundance.

This is Balloon Bunny from LOTV, DP's from the 'hard to use' Forever Friends Springtime collection with a yellow bow to finish.

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A Spoon Full of Sugar - Happy Birthday

Little Red Wagon - Put a Critter On It

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Just Tracys Crafts - Happy Birthday

Creative Inspirations - Lemonade (Yellow & White)

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Raise the Bar - Anything Goes

I Did It - Children

Tea anyone?

Eee! Yer can't beat a cup of the brown stuff but is it a sign of old age? How many of you sigh aloud when you sit down & then let out a satisfied 'Ahh...' as you take a sip of tea? How many of you also dress up in over-sized frocks n' shoes leaning precariously on a 3-legged stool over a miniature table wearing a bonnet?

Actually don't answer that...I already get enough 'dodgy' comments, but if you feel the need to 'confess' I am the sole of discretion...MWHAHAHAHA!!

This wee lass 'teetering' with her tea-pot is 'Tea Party' from LOTV, wearing an Orchid & Amethyst Promarker ensemble. The DP is from Docrafts called Springtime, the felt swirls are by Queen & Co & the flowers from my stash.

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LOTV - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power

Can't Stop.......

Wayyyyyyy too much to do today so I'm gonna cut to the chase....made this card a while back. LOTV stamp coloured with Promarkers, Nestie background shapes, DP from Doodlebug & a couple of flowers from my stash with a card candy centre. Oooh! And some glitter...how could I forget!?

Catch yer later in the week...Miss you already xxxx

'Ere You Go Darlin'...Flowers!

Allo you Flamin' Gorgous Lot!!

Keeping it brief today coz the sun's shining & I need to get out & catch some rays!

My card today is as sunny as it gets...stamp is On The Garden Wall from LOTV coloured with my hypothermic Promarkers (who by the way...enjoyed their day-trip yesterday!). All the papers are from the Making Memories Simply Fabulous Maddi collection with gem flowers to finish.

Now...go have a Groovy weekend...let your hairs down & swing those hips!!!

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Bearly Mine - Birthday

By the Cute and Girly - Springtime

Creative Inspirations - In the Garden

Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring

Fab n' Funky - Spring into Action

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simply Create - Power of Flowers

Stampin' For the Weekend - Spring

Stamps R Us - For the Girls

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Oh So Girly

Girly Girl!

Morning Campers!

I'm hoping to start my own Gardening Business soon but will be wearing a far more appropriate outfit than the one in my card today. Yeah! High heels & mud just don't mix well!

Today I bring you Girly Girlness in abundance.

 The stamp is Glamorous Gardening from LOTV coloured with promarkers with a mauve, gem necklace. The papers are from the Papermania Henbury Lane collection & the flowers & leaves were cut using Marianne Designs Open Hip Die & Crealies leaf die CLCS2. The flower centres are white card candy & the letters & numbers are from Basic Grey that I've glazed & it's all finished with a coating of glitter glue.

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LOTV - Fav' Colours

PaperPlay - Add Shine

Cute Card Thursday - Shiny Happy Cards

Charisma Cardz - Spring Has Sprung

World Gawn Mad...AGAIN!!

Is it me or has the whole world gawn stark-raving mad. Everyday something happens or someone says something & I start to doubt my own sanity...maybe I'm the one that's mad...(don't answer that!)

On Friday I asked my OH to get off the train from work one stop further than his ticket allowed in order to meet up & go for a meal. He's been very busy of late & deserved a treat (from my awful catering skills!!). As he is an annual season ticket holder he is entitled to a discount off any further train tickets he should buy, however, in order to get this discount he needs to deal with a Human & NOT a Machine as they lack the skills required to calculate such a tricky sum. With this in mind & the lack of a Human at the start of his journey he approached the Ticket-Man at the end of his journey to pay the extra. He was then taken aside & told he'd have to pay a £20 fine for not paying earlier & the cost of the ticket or get back on a train & return to his normal station. Needless to say I had to drive back to his usual stop & pick him up...my plan to de-stress him for the weekend ruined...more DISTRESSED!! RAH!!!

Thank goodness for card-making to relieve my angst. This is one of my new LOTV stamps. coloured with ProMarkers, the papers are from Doodlebug, punched flowers with pearly centres & a glitzy, squirt of glitter to finish.

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The Secret Crafter - It's a Couple Thing

Simply Create - Punches

The Crafty Pad - Something Girly

Remember Those Days...

Sigh..! Remember those days when you could take your cards in the garden to have their photos taken. The sun would shine down illuminating your efforts, no need for flash or an umbrella or the worries that a gale-force wind would whip them away over the fence!!!

A cutie-patootie today...stamp from LOTV coloured with pastel PM's & glitter dots and mounted onto a Nellie Snellen oval die-cut, the DP is actually card by Kanban that I got from Foilplay & an assortment of flowers that I've given gem centres & a drizzle of stickles glitter.

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LOTV - One for the Girls