Sunday, 12 October 2008

Blue christmas

A couple of cards made yesterday, 1st up is my card for Sketch Saturday, the image and snowflakes are 3d stickers that I got from Poundland last year. This is for my cousins little boy Oliver. and this card also using stickers from the same set, this is another entry for Papertake Weekly this time the 'first somethings' hence the baby's first christmas greeting which I printed on my pc and cut out. My cousin's (same one as above!) 2nd child is due any day, I am convinced it's going to be a boy, mum thinks a girl, let's hope I am right!!
Now off to get the girls ready for a birthday party!

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Blooming lovely!

I went shopping this morning and on the way out of town popped into Dunelm's I only had a few minutes as I'd got mum and dad with me and they had to get back to the garage to pick their car up which was being MOT'd. It was ok I knew exactly what I was going in for and where they would be provided that they hadn't been moved. Anyhow it was flowers I was after, the artificial kind, this lot cost £8 (the pink/orange on the left was from Poundland) me and the girls had a 'blooming' lovely time taking all of the heads off whilst singing along with Mary Poppins and Burt!!
Not a bad little stash heh?! I'm forever looking on ebay and web shops at the flowers for my cards and bags etc but don't always want to pay the prices, so for me this is the cheaper option!! Can't wait to start using them.

Friday, 10 October 2008

Another black and white snowman!

You know when I decided on monochrome christmas cards I wanted to make 1 as the 'blueprint' then just make a whole batch the same. But that hasn't happened yet as you can tell! Problem is I like them all and haven't got a run away favourite, at this rate everyone will be getting a different style card!!I have made another card but that's for the next A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge so that will have to wait until Tuesday!

2 more of my DT friends have blog candy up for grabs
Camilla has a gorgeous image folder and stamp as the main prize and has been giving away a stamp a day for the past couple of days. Trust me to be so slack at visiting!! Hurry the draw is tomorrow, you can check it out here
and
Nikki has 2 oh so very cute High Hopes stamps up for grabs over on her blog here

Thursday, 9 October 2008

3 challenges and a bit of dressing up!

I made this card yesterday for the Whiff of Joy challenge, which this week is a sketch designed by Heather, the image is one that Jacqui very kindly sent me so that I could join in with the challenges as I don't have any of the stamps myself. and oh my goodness how gorgeous are they, I just loved putting this card togetherthe following card is for todays Cute Card Thursday challenge which is 'buttons and bows' and also for todays Lili of the Valley challenge which is 'enchanted'. Not actually a stamped image but a die cut so I hope my card counts! I've actually had them since last year can you believe that, all I did was add a few sparkles and added it using foam pads to my triangle card which is made using 3 squares of card, the corner of 1 side fits through a slot to keep it together.Today is 'dress up' day at school and the children have had the chance to go in dressed as a person from any nationality, it's 'World Foreign Languages day' or something like that! I didn't want to 'have to' go out and spend a load of money on dressing up costumes and my imagination wasn't that good to put something together, so last weekend mum found my indian dress that I wore many many years ago when I used to perform in the village pantomines! All I had to do was add the brown leggings, just to keep Lillie's legs warm, and last night made the headband which she loved!! and here's Hollie in her little outfit which when I bought it off of ebay it was being advertised as a traditional singapore airways air-stewardess's uniform!! It does have a 'singapore collection' label in it, can you believe that, how tiny are these ladies??? I think Hollie looks adorable and loved posing for the pictures this morning!
and here are Lillie and Hollie posing together. I've printed this picture on A4 photo papers this morning and it is just gorgeous!!
and finally Pass the Penguin!
I have just picked up this little penguin from Rach. October is breast cancer awareness month so feel free to add him to your blog and raise awareness. My MIL found a cancerous lump 5 years ago luckily she has beat this awful disease but I know others aren't always so lucky. So pass the penguin on to raise awareness. 'Squish a boob, save a life'.


Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Wooo Hooo..... I've passed the 10,000 mark!!

Yep big Wooo Hooo's... last night my visitors counter was at 9,995 to my disbelief when I looked this morning it read 10,033 and OMG just before adding this post it's at 10,071. I seriously can't believe it, I am overwhelmed and thrilled that people take time out to have a read and look at my makes. I am sorting out some blog candy and will probably put something up around the weekend/next week and it will coincide with my upcoming birthday, so don't forget to pop back!

My friends middle son Jack is 5 today, she asked me at the weekend if I could make her a couple of cards a Ben 10 one for Jack and Bob the Builder for Ben who is 2 next week. So after a spot of 'googling' found the perfect images and set to work. I printed both images twice so that I could layer one with foam pads just to stop it being too flat.
Ben's Bob card
Jack's Ben 10 cardand the footy spring card that I made from us! Kay was thrilled with the cards, we popped round with the present and our card this afternoon, can you believe we bought him a red formula 1 remote control car and what was his cake? Yep a red formula 1 racing car!!! How spooky!!!

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

A Spoon Full of Sugar -challenge 20

We have a colour challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar this week the colours we would like you to use are 'Pink and Green' any shades and of course you can use flesh and hair colours to. The prize is a gorgeous Alota Rubber stamp called 'Alota bugs by the Fire' it's sooo... cute, and has kindly been donated by Bryony at Silly Monkey Crafts.
For my card I used a super cute H&S image sent to me from my dear friend Lim, these images are so lovely to colour, still patiently waiting for Sugar Nellie's to get them!
Remember you can use any stamped image you like, and it doesn't necessarily need to be a card, just keep it pink and green! If you need any inspiration just take a look at the rest of the girls wonderful cards and of course don't forget to check out the super cute prize!

Monday, 6 October 2008

Blog Candy's

My friend Lim has the most wonderful blog candy up for grabs, can you believe she is offering 1 lucky person 150 stamped images and other bits to (OMG I would be in heaven if I won this!!!) just click here to join in.

Marlene is celebrating her birthday by offering a gorgeous blog candy, go take a look here oooo.. it's so yummy!!

Kelly is celebrating 10,000 hits to her blog with some yummy candy, she would also like to know you favourite home cooked meal (I'm going back to jot some recipe's down!) you can check it out here.

Gill 'was' celebrating reaching 10,000 hits but then it passed 11,000 and it's now over 12,000 hits wow congratulations Gill, take a look here at the fab candy that's on offer.

Renatta is celebrating being able to upload her photo's again with some lovely blog candy here

Donalda has a super cute Whiff of Joy stamp for one lucky person, check it out here

Jeanette originally started out celebrating nearly 10,000 hits to her blog, then it reached the 10,000 and now the counter reads over 13,000 Wow well done Jeanette!!! To see the fabulous candy prize look here

Wow that's a lot of candy, congratulations ladies and good luck to everyone!