Thinking of You .....

Well, we got snow last night and we've just spent the last hour clearing our road so that we can get Rylee to school this afternoon!  Fae managed to drop him off at the top of the road and then walked down with him.  Eloise, is on her way home from work now after getting snowed in at the airport last night at 11.00pm ... talk of the devil and she drives down the road LOL!  Thats one less worry.

  

This card was made for our neighbours, Lynn and Ben, who are having a bad time at the minute and i just wanted to let them know that we're here for them.

To make the card ...

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Travelogue ~ Raspberry Road Designs

Images ~ Magnolia from the Bon Voyage Collection

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC ~ Smooth Sailing

Flowers ~ Stash

String & Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #130

It seems a long time since i played along with this challenge blog ... i must be getting organised LOL.  This week is Jeanette from Canada's turn to host the challenge which is sponsored by Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

Here is the sketch ...

Here is what i used ...

 and this is what i did with it ...

and the inside ...

To make this i used ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Ginghams & A Little Whimsy from HERE

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with Glitter Halo

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Brads, Velcro Dot, Button, Raffia & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Pencil Crayons, Nesties, Empty box.

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch Challenge #131

This weeks challenge is sponsored by our generous regular sponsor, The Craft Barn.  The Craft Barn have been nominated for "Best Independent Store - South of England again this year.

This weeks sketch ...

I've rotated the sketch ....

and used it to make another chocolate box ....

To make this box I used :~

An empty tea-bag box cut in half height ways and stuck back together again making a strong box.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with Christmas Cracker.

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Beads, Button & Eyelets ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Eyelet Setter, Nesties, Gold Thread, Snowflake Punch

Music is Moonlight

"Music is Moonlight in the gloomy night of life".  What a fab sentiment.  I sent this card to my favourite Auntie to show our support when my Uncle had a stroke the end of last month.  Fortunately, he's doing really well and it's not as bad as we all first thought.

To make this card I used:~  

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ a mixture of Summer Driggs ~ Bootiful Night and some Vintage Music papers found online

Image ~ Magnolia Violin Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Beadcap & Dewdrop ~ Stash

Tools ~ Nesties, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Diamond Stickles, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Flower Punch and Birch Leaf Punch, Sewing Machine.

Mo's Dream Team DT Call ...

Mo is looking for a new Dream Team member, or maybe 2 new Dream Team members, so i thought what the heck, let give it a go!  I adore all of Mo's images and love working with them. 

This little beauty has to be one of my favourites at the minute and she ... cos she is a SHE ... reminds me of our cat Peaches (that was).

To make my card I used ....

CS ~ The Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Fall ~ Mo's Digital Pencil

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flower ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Glimmer Mist ... that flower was just asking to be sprayed LOL!

Gift Wallet

I made these little gift wallets to give the outlaw's as part of their birthday pressie off of us.  Andy's parents are huge fans of Harry Potter and with the release of the new film in between both of their birthdays (15th & 28th) it seemed the ideal present for them.

To make these wallets I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ A Bootiful Night 

Images ~ Magnolia Tilda & Edwin

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Tools ~ Crafter's Companion Score Board,  Ribbon Slot Punch, Corner Punch

Playing Catch Up Again

I'm back to playing catch up with showing my cards again.  The card below is one i made, what seems like ages ago!  I thought i'd post it now to take my mind off the events of the past few 

hours.

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Anyhow, too make this card I used ....  

CS ~ Stash

DP's Summer Driggs

Image ~ Magnolia Secret Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Ribbon & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Nesties, Ribbon Slot Punch, Sewing Machine, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch Challenge #130

This week we are sponsored once again by the brilliant Digital Delights by Louby Loo who is offering a $10.00 gift certificate to be spent in her store!

This weeks fab sketch is ...

And this is what I did with it ...

I decided to make a gift box for some chocolates.

To make the box I used:~

An empty T-bag box cut in half all the way round the depth and then glued back together again

CS  ~ Stash

DP's ~ Digital Diva's ~ Country Christmas

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda in her Christmas Coat

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls & Ribbon ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Nesties, Ribbon Slot Punch

Inside The Laughing Cow!

I finally managed to get the inside of the laughing cow box finished last night whilst sat in front of the TV watching I'm A Celebrity .... does anyone else wanna punch Gillian Mckeith or is it just me?!

Anyway, on to nicer things ...

... I've made this gorgeous bracelet, wired every single bead by hand ... all 114 of them and attached them to the charm bracelet with jump rings.  I brought the beads and bracelet from ebay ... a fantastic seller who has a vast array of beads and other stuff that you'd need for jewellery making ... here ... all at the most reasonable prices ... would you be shocked if i said that the whole thing cost £2.37, obviously not including P&P which was a couple of quid, but i'd order a lot of other stuff too

Altered Laughing Cow

Yes, i've been at the cheese triangles again LOL!  Not that keen on the stuff if i'm honest ... its the boxes i want!  They make fab little gift boxes .....

To make this box I used:~

1 Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle Box

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

CS ~ Stash

Ribbon and Jingle Bells ~ from last years Christmas Cracker Project

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, EK Success Snowflake Punch, Wire from out of the ribbon

Sweet Tooth Makes ....

I'm back to playing catch up again it appears, having no time at all to do the things i most n

need to do!  I have loads of photos on my laptop of creations and cards but haven't yet found the time to show them off ... well apart from on Facebook LOL!

My friend asked me to make this ...

 

 I think its really effective.  To make it I used one box of 16 Ferrero Rocher's  {although one of those got eaten by Rylee LOL}, ribbon from my stash, an old plastic plant pot from my Dad's greenhouse, tissue paper from my stash and some wooden skewers that were pence from Morrisons in the summer.  The tools used to make it where ... round scalloped nesties and a hot glue gun.

Now this was my first attempt at Turkish Delight, not sure how good/bad it was cos i hate the stuff LOL!

 I made a little envelope and used a very fitting freebie sentiment from Create with TLC.  I always manage to find the right sentiment for my projects.  Paulette manages to come up with the most amazing sayings and sentiments.

This is the back of the envelope with my personalised digi stamp on the back.  Made by the one and only Paulette.  They are available to buy for just $2.50 each from here

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch Challenge #129

This week's challenge is sponsored by our wonderful regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp and  

A $25 gift certificate will be awarded to our lucky winner this week to spend on goodies from their amazing store!

To make this card I used ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Bearly Mine Florals & Pink Petticoat Gingham

Sentiment ~ Create With TLC

Image ~ Magnolia Spanish Tilda

Flowers & Dewdrops ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Nesties, Diamond Stickles

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch Challenge #128

Leonie is hosting this weeks challenge for us at Sketch Saturday and she has  Art Journey as her sponsor.  Art Journey is an online store with amazing products. They also have a regular store in Sleen, the Netherlands which is open three days a week.  Art Journey offers a wide range of goodies for all crafters.  Besides all the common craft products, they also have their own stamps!  The winners of this week's challenge will receive one of three amazing stamp sheets, so there will be three winners this week!   Art Journey thank you so much for your generosity! 

Leonie Sketch ...

... and my card ...

to make this card I used ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Cherry Limeade

Image ~ Magnolia Travelling Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers ~ Stash

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Blending Stumps, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor,  Leaf Punch, Nesties

Penny For The Guy

It seems forever since I've managed to take part in Papertake Weekly's Challenge, but today I have!

This week’s challenge and theme is 

Penny For The Guy.   S

o, its all about cards for boys / men.  

The sponsor for this fab challenge is ... Whiff Of Joy ... who are offering a fab stamp '

 Willow With Gingerbread Heart' to the winner.

To make this card I used :-

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Mo's Digital Pencil Too ~ Darn it!

Sentiment ~ made for me personally by the fantastic Paulette from Create with TLC

Hook & Eye ~ Stash

Press-studs ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Sewing Machine, Needle & Cotton.

I've made this card to give to my Uncle who had a stroke on Tuesday.  Fortunately, he came out of hospital yesterday evening and seems to be improving very quickly.  Fingers crossed that he gains his right side and speech back fully.  

40th Birthday Card

I made this card a couple of weeks ago now but not had chance to upload it on my blog until now ... story of my life just lately ... who said that moving was a good idea?!!

 

To make this card I used:-

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Magnolia Japanese Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls & Flowers ~ Stash

Doily ~ Poundland

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Blending Stumps, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Sakura Glaze Pen (pink)

Just when you think that there is nothing else that can go wrong, it does!  Tuesday my favourite Uncle had a stroke.  As yet we're not sure on the severity of it, only that it was a clot rather than a bleed.  At present he has lost the use of his right side and his speech is a little hard to understand.  We want to make him a gift basket, but have no idea what to put in it, so any ideas would be gratefully received! x

Another Christmas Card ...

So much for the day off decorating yesterday!  There was a bare wall staring at me in the bedroom each time I went upstairs .... well, what is a girl to do when you have wallpaper, paste, scissors and brush at hand?  I didn't manage to finish it though cos I had to watch Strictly, X factor and Downton Abbey!!!

  I've done nothing today either as far as decorating goes ... However, I have made 2 curries (long exasperating story involving DD), a sweet & sour chicken which is bubbling away in the slow cooker ... wanted to type hot-tub ... how odd :/  LOL!  And I've made Pumpkin & Cinnamon Cupcakes for dessert tonight.

We're being graced with Fae and Rylee's presence again all this week for dinner.  Scott is spending another week working away in Scotland and she's sort of decided that she wants Mum's home cooking ... for a second week ... only 1 week left to do LOL!  

When i did have time to take a breath over the weekend I produced this ....

... not many more to make LMAO ... this is my 5th I think!  

to make this card I used:-

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ RAK from the lovely Linda x

Image ~ Whiff of Joy

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Blending Stumps, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Sakura Glaze Pen (purple) Sewing Machine, Nellie Snellen Eastern Recangle Die, Cuttlebug