Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch #31

Ok so i know i'm a week late for this challenge, but it was still in play when i made the bloomin' card LOL ... i've just been delayed posting it and i've not quite decided who's fault its going to be yet LOL!

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Swiss Pixie Digi Image

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Flower & Brad ~ Poppicrafts (ages ago)

Dewdrops ~ TabbyCrafts

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Woodware Grass Punch ... since taking this photo i've added Diamond Stickles to her wings and an orange gem for her button ... note to self: for gods sake get some camera batteries!

And another ..... sorry LOL!

Yep another easel card using Hanna's fab sketch again. I was soooo pleased with how the card for my friend Suzie turned out I just had to give Hanna's sketch another go and will probably use it again and again .... or until she comes up with another amazing sketch {hint hint LOL}

This card is for my sister for her birthday, she had a crap year last year with her kids and i wanted to remind her how special she was to us. So as you can see i went to town with it.

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Ring It In
• Images ~ Scroll ~ Winter Stamp Club Kit 2009 ~ Magnolia Tilda ... one of my very first purchases that had been stuffed in a drawer and forgotten about, but dont worry i've fell in love with her all over again!
• Pearls ~ Stash
• Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
• Beadcaps ~ Ebay
• Ribbon ~ Stash
• Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Birch Leaf Punch, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Glimmer Mist, I have since added Diamond Stickles to her underskirt frill.

Another Easel Card

I seem to be addicted to making these easel cards at the minute. Not that i'm complaining cos i do enjoy making them and love the effect once they're done! This one is no exception and is for Ellie's boyfriend Luke, who has put a smile back on our little girls face these past few months ...

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Pink Petticoat Lola's Boudiour

Image ~ Hanglar Stanglar

Gems ~ Stash

21 ~ Hippie Chick Alpha Dies

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, New Nesties, Cuttlebug, Sewing Machine, Diamond Stickles, Glossy Accents

I did follow a sketch for this one but i'll be blowed if i can remember which one it was and for which challenge ... it was just after Christmas when i made it LOL!

Sketch Saturday #84

Simonne has created this weeks Sketch Saturday sketch and is sponsored by Your Next Stamp which is a new rubber stamp company based in Canada, and they have the most wonderful fun, cute and whimsical images.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Ring It In

Image ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit 2009

Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts

Charm ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Beyond Wonderland font

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps No.0, Gamasol, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch available HERE, Birch Leaf Punch, Diamond Stickles, Sakura Glaze Pens.

One of Hanna's Sketches and a Special Card for my Friend!

If you haven't come across Hanna's blog yet then let me tell you, you're missing a treat. Hanna is an uber talented 13 yr old girl. She makes the most adorable cards, using the most delicious embellishments ever! She has also designed some fantastic sketches, which is what i used to make the card below.

The card i've made using Hanna's sketch is an extremely special one. One that is for one of my dearest and oldest friends. A card that i hope conveys how i truly feel and one that gives the hope that we all need.

On Wednesday 23rd December, I had one of the worst phone calls you could ever have from my dearest, darling friend Suzie, telling me that she had lung cancer and not a lot of hope! Devastated, seems an inadequate word to describe how we all felt. She had been ill with pleurisy in October and hadn't seemed to be able to shift it completely, but this was not what we expected. Unbeknown to us, Suzie and her family knew that she would be tested for this but thought nothing would ever come of it. She's 40, she has far too much to live for, a gorgeous husband who worships her and 2 adorable sons (13 on Christmas Eve and 11). She's going for a pet scan on Tuesday and the poor love is petrified, so i made this card, to let her know we are thinking not only of her but of all of them. Hopefully, the results of this scan and the biopsy she had New Years Eve will give us a bit of hope. Although we have decided that we will not allow anything to happen to her!

The verse i used was a verse found on the internet about a Guardian Angel

• CS ~ Paper Cellar
• DP's ~ K & Company ~ Tim Coffey ~ Tulip Pad
• Image ~ one of the angels i had leftover from my time as Papertake Weekly GDT ~ The Angel Company
• Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
• Beadcaps, Pearls, Pearl Brads, Ribbon ~ Stash
• Lace ~ TabbyCrafts
• Scroll ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit 2009
• Sentiment ~ PC Generated
• Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Birch Leaf Punch, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blender Stump No.0, Diamond Stickles.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #93

This week CCT want to see our cards/projects using Caz's sketch.....

This weeks sponsors are Stretch 'n' Bubbles and the winner gets to choose 4 images of their choice, and the four runners up get one image each of their choice. Alison really has offered a wonderful New Years prize.

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Basic Grey Sultry
• Images ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit
• Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
  Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts
• Pearls ~ Stash
• Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Cocktail Bubbles Font
• Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Bringing Crafts-Too You Birch Leaf Punch, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents.

Just Magnolia Week #38

This week's sponsor is All That Scraps and the prize is any C.C. Designs stamp set of your choice!!

This weeks sketch has been designed by Mina, you can rotate the sketch and resize the elements, as long as you follow the original sketch so your entry qualifies for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time Thursday 7th January 2010.

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Shabby Princess ~ Moody Blues

Images ~ Magnolia Winter 2008 Stamp Club Kit

Buttons ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts

Black Pearls ~ Stash

Metal Heart Charm ~ Stash

Tools ~ New Label Nesties from Fae, Scott & Rylee (mwah's), Oval Nesties, Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stump No.0, Gamasol.

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge #18

Happy New Year to you all!

Challenge #18 is a sketch by Barb and is being sponsored by Squiggle Stamps, who have very generously donated a £20 gift voucher for the winner of the challenge, and in the spirit of Christmas, they have also giving two stamps to give away as runner's up prizes - so 3 lucky people will be selected to receive a prize from this challenge!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ K & Company ~ Chelsea Pad

Image ~ RAK

Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts

Raffia ~ Stash
Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ New Nesties from Fae, Scott & Rylee (thanks love ya x), Pencil Crayons, Blending Stump No.0, Gamasol, Sewing Machine, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch available Here

I would like to wish you all good health and happiness in 2010 ... and let the new challenges begin LOL!

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C17

Another fab sketch from C4C which is sponsored by the Greeting Farm.

CS ~ Paper Cellar
DP's ~ K & Company ~ Chelsea Pad

Image ~ Sugar Nellie ~ A Gift For You ~ RAK

Flowers ~ Stash

Pearls & Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ New Nesties from Ellie, Woodware Grass 1 punch, Woodware Birch Leaf Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stumps No.0

Friday Sketchers Christmas Blog Hop & Challenge

Part 1 ~ The Challenge

A gorgeous sketch created by Claudia and sponsored by Stamp Shoppe Creations

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ K & Company ~ Tommy's Toys

Image ~ Hanglar Stanglar RAK

Pearls ~ Kanban Crafts

Tools ~ New Nesties from Ellie, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending stump No.0, Sewing Machine.

I hope Santa was good to you all and that you've had a fantabulous Christmas. We had a quiet morning, spent with my parents and Ellie, a beautiful lunch, even if i say so myself LOL and then a rather raucous evening at Fae and Scott's ... thanks to the Cheeky Vimto's i consumed ;) ... first time i've been tipsy in 24 years!

Part 2 ~ The Blog Hop

There are no sample cards on the Friday Sketchers Blog. It is because they have posted their cards on their individual blogs and they each have a little gift of their own to give away to one of us! So instead of just one winner this week, there will be 7 lucky winners! Just follow the hop and leave a comment on each DT member's blog for a chance to win their prize and dont forget to link your own card using the sketch here on the Friday Sketcher blog.

The hop starts here at the Friday Sketchers Blog and continues as follows:

Claudia
Jeanette
Tanja
Jacque
Carole

My New Magnolia's

How happy was i when my new Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit fell through my letterbox? I wasn't even the remotest bit bothered that they didn't include any Christmas stamps ... as such! I've still managed to make some gorgeous Christmas cards with them though ... even though i say so myself ... may as well blow my own trumpet, (its seems that if you do that here in blogland it gets you long way) ... now i've found my medium too they just keep getting better and better ;)

So here is the first ....

I know i only used one of the stamps from this years kit, but the other is from last years Winter kit, so it just shows there versatility! I just love this new Tilda with her heels ... how grown up does she look all dolled up ready for her Christmas party!

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Free download Winter Wonderland
• Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts
• Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
• Gems ~ Stash
• Tools ~ Round Nesties, label shape ... made using Word (some less fortunate ones of us can't afford all the nesties) talk about being resourceful! Sewing Machine, Silver Embroidery Thread, Pencil Crayons from Morrisons, Gamasol Stuff but the cheaper variety, No.0 Blending Stumps.

Mmmm A Chocolate Bouquet ....!!!!

In my quest to find cheap and different Christmas presents for Ellie and Rylee to give this year, i found Chocolate Bouquets!!! Now who's not going to like one of these?

Simple to make, but look effective and the price depends on your pocket!

Chocolates ~ sister got from work £1.00 for box of 12

Box ~ made using free popcorn box template and just turned upside down

Bamboo Skewers ~ 69p for 100 Home Bargains (6 per bouquet)

Tissue Paper ~ Stash

Ribbon ~ 99p Wilko's

Oasis ~ £1.20 a brick and used 1/2 a brick per bouquet

CS ~ Paper Cellar

Tools ~ Nesties, selotape

I shall be wrapping it all in cellophane ... the first i made i've already wrapped in cellophane but it didn't take a good photo. I added a couple of bells to the wrapping!

Stampin' For The Weekend ~ Challenge 25

This weeks challenge has been set by the very talented team member Nancy!
Nancy had created this Sketch ...

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Funky Fairy (i think)

Image ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club 2008

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Snowflake ~ HobbyCraft

Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts

Black Gems ~ 99p pack from Local Craft Store

Tools ~ Nesties, Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Carla Craft Corner Punch

DH has just passed his driving test!!! No more having to be sober ... 15 years of sobriety surely has to be enough for anyone LOL! I have 4 bottles of Asti just waiting to be drunk ... oh happy days!

Friday Sketchers #79 & Just Magnolia Week 32

Jeanette fromCanada is this weeks host at Friday Sketchers. The very generous sponsor this week is Michelle’s Scrapbooking & More.

This week the challenge at Just magnolia is to use Masking on your project. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week. This week the sponsor is Jacobi Drachten.

CS ~ Stash
DP's ~ Freebie Download but i forget where from
Images ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit 2008
Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts {here she goes again LOL}
Black Gems ~ Local Craft Store 99p ones
Metal Snowflake ~ Poppycraft last year
Acrylic Snowflake ~ HobbyCraft
Sentiment ~ PC Generated
Tools ~ Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Ribbon Slot Punch

Just been looking at the photo of this card and it looks like Tilda has drunk the contents of the glass ... she looks a bit squiffy sat on it. IRL she doesn't look that wonky ... dont they say the camera never lies ... LOL! Perhaps a good idea she does look like she does ... she portrays Ellie better than if she was sat up straight LOL! That is how she generally looks on a Saturday evening PMSL! Thats why i chose it for her ... although i'm sure there'd be nothing left to spill in her glass!

Another Sketch by Hanna ...

Well what a fab day i've had today! The postie brought my special box from TabbyCrafts, i couldn't wait to open it ... and had a little help from a certain little boy, who was almost as excited about the contents as i was LOL! I couldn't wait for him to settle down for his afternoon nap so i could play! But first we had a little bit of a stroke and oooh'ed and aaah'ed over the delish goodies inside .... fandiddlytastic!!!!

As you can probably see there is a bit of a gap at the front of the photo ... thats because Rylee had nicked 2 lots of flowers and gone off dancing with them in his hands ... shouting "Preeeti fwowers" LOL! So missing from the photo are some lilac polyfoam roses and cream baby's breath.

I just couldn't wait to play with my goodies and once his lordship was asleep off i went, using another fantastic sketch from the talented Hanna

CS ~ Paper Cellar
DP's ~ Summer Driggs 14 days of Valentine
Image ~ RAK from ... wait for it ... {crawly bum lick time LOL} ..... TAB!!!! so sorry if all this Tab-loving is making you sick ... but she is one of my bestest blog buddies and does have the most fantastic webshop, that offers THE best service ... PMSL!
Flowers ~ Tabbycrafts
Tulle ~ Tabbycrafts
Pins ~ Tabbycrafts
Sentiment ~ T.... nah LOL ... PC generated
Charm ~ The Works
Tools ~ Woodware Leaf Punch, Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Sewing Machine, Glimmer Mist, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents

Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch #28

Brrr how cold is it outside today?! It bloomin' miserable here ... we had planned to feed the ducks with Rylee today, but rain stopped play so we did a spot of Christmas shopping instead LOL! Shopping 3 times this week already ... ok so yesterday morning's grocery shopping doesn't count. But the 3 hours i spent shopping a TabbyCrafts surely must do!!! My gorgeous friend Paula wanted to pay me for the cards that i had made for her to send the hospital staff after her long stay in hospital. Well, i suggested that if she wanted to pay me then perhaps she could go to the TabbyCrafts store and choose something from there for me. Between the 2 of them, Paula and Tab decided that an e-voucher redeemable at TabbyCrafts would be the best thing cos neither of them wanted to send me stuff as a surprise. The first i knew about it was when i got a cryptic text message from Tab yesterday morning, demanding i look at my email there and then ... I was in Morrison's LOL! I did however manage to check my inbox at the Outlaws when we called round for a cuppa on the way home. I was thrilled!!!! Well, can i just say i'm not joking when i say it took 3 hours to make my final decision .... that flippin' basket was filled and emptied more times than you can imagine!!! So now i sit here patiently awaiting my huge parcel {LOL} to be delivered by Juggernaut from TabbyCrafts ... i personally think Tab should bring it herself ... she only lives up the road .... ok up the road, round the corner and a bit further LOL! So how happy am i gonna be this weekend with new stash to play with and its my 23rd Wedding Anniversary on Sunday {i'd be out now if i'd killed him}!

Anyway, enough waffle and on to another fantabulous sketch for Papertake Weekly and this week the challenge is sponsored by Peggy Loves Vintage ...

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Beautimous

Image ~ Magnolia RAK from the gorgeous Tab ... thanks honey mwahs x {flippin' heck i sound like some right crawly bum licker keep mentioning you name! But hey your worth IT LOL!}

Sentiment ~ PC Generated using a variety of fonts

Black Gems ~ from local craft shop on one of those 99p racks

Tools ~ Gamasol, Blender stump No.0, Pencil Crayons, Sewing Machine

Silver Wedding Anniversary

A few weeks ago i hopped on to the most amazing blog owned by the most talented 13 year old i've ever come across ... Hanna! She makes the most inspiring cards and has created some awesome sketches .... the one below being one of them!

I needed to make a Silver Wedding Anniversary card for my cousin and her hubby off my parents. I was at a bit of a loss for a sketch and remembered Hanna has posted a few the other week. So thats where i went!

CS ~ Silver Pearl card apparently from Create & Craft, but i got it from the MIL!
DP's ~ The Queen of Quirk ~ Spring Chicken free download from 2 Peas
Image ~ Precious Moments Colouring Page
Ribbon & Pearls ~ Stash
Metal Flower ~ from my Stampin' for the Weekend win ages ago!
Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat Sentiment & Tags
Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Silver Embroidery Thread, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Sakura Silver Stardust Pen, Sakura White Souffle Pen, Diamond Stickles.

In the next few days i may have a Beth update ... its been suggested and is currently being put to Beth, that we should perhaps have family mediation. We're all up for it and are just awaiting on her decision! Cross everything for us please!!!

Just Magnolia Week 31

This weeks challenge is a sketch from Mina.

I've had real fun with this card using my new stash and with a few tips from Tab ... thanks honey mwah's x I do think that i've finally found the medium for me too ... Rylee's Morrison's Pencil Crayons, Gamasol and a blending stump LOL ... i have brought him some more but a smaller pack and in any case they were mine to begin with!!!

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ RAK from my gorgeous buddy Tab ... thanks honey ... love ya lots!

Pearls ~ Kanban Crafts

Ribbon ~ courtesy of Primark PJ's

Pins ~ TabbyCrafts

Big Cream Rose ~ TabbyCrafts

Other Flowers ~ The Crafty Two (local craft shop)

Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Border punch from HobbyCrap (doesn't have a make name on it), Woodware Leaf Punch, Gamasol, No.0 blending stumps, Bow Maker (courtesy of my Dad ... showed him a picture and told him to make me one LOL ... and he bloomin' well did! Its a bit raw, being made from a scrap of wood and wooden dowelling, but it does its job and it was free ... bonus!!!! Anyhow its a double bow which you probably can't tell from the photo.)

Friday Sketchers #78

Jacque from the USA, is the host for this weeks challenge, which is sponsored by SCACD.

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Free download from last year

Image ~ Video Boy ~ Digital Pencil Too

Snowflakes, Ribbons & Gems ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tools ~ Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0

Digital Pencil Too Challenge #6

Here's this week's fun sketch challenge that Caryn created for us.

I've had this image printed out and lay on my table for quite a while now and thought that it was about time i paid him some attention.

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ DS George Masculine Papers CD

Pearls ~ Kanban Crafts

Ribbon ~ Stash

Tools ~ Scrapworks Rub Ons, Cuttlebug Label thingy Die, Nesties, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol stuff, Cuttlebug.