Time to Craft Challenge

Have you seen the challenge over at "My Time to Craft" the sketch looks like this
This is my interpretation, I used the stamp I got from the "Stamparama" at Stevenage,its a "Penny Black" (love those stamps), coloured it with "Sakura" and a koi brush. Added a little glitter to the centres of the tulips, the papers are "Basic Grey ""Cupcake" love the bright Spring colours!!! Especially in this damp weather we are having!!! Where is the sun!!!! the "Stitching" has been done by paper pricking and drawing around with a felt tip pen, a small piece of ribbon and a hand made sentiment label!! and this is the end result!!!

Pink Elephant Challenge

While making the charity cards I popped over to Carols Paperplayce and saw that she was the designer for this weeks "Pink Elephant Challenge so whilst the dinning room is in a mess with paper etc. etc. etc. (do you end up in a mess as well), I thought I'd have a go! so this is my interpretation of Carol's sketch!!The stamp is by "Penny Black" coloured with Pens, the backing is done on the cuttlebug and then 3 small Pink/green gems and some pink chiffon and velvet ribbon from stash. Hope I've done it justice!!!

More "Charity Cards"

This morning I thought I'd make another couple of charity cards. Having just looked at them again I'm about to put a little bit of ribbon on them. but otherwise they are finished. Hope the Cancer care raise some pennies from them.The Teddy and the lamb are from die cuts done on the "Cuttlebug". and the papers are from a CD by Joanna Sheene (Baby Love)

Marie Curie Create a Card for Cancer Care

The Marie Curie Create a Card for Cancer Care campaign has started so I have made them a couple of cards. All they ask is that the card will fit into a C6 clear envelope for sale. Then they sell the cards donated and all money goes to fund a Marie Curie Nurse. Last year they funded 4,900 hours of home nursing care. The characters on the front of these cards were free stickers on the front of Do crafts Creativity magazine, so I thought I'd use them.Their names are Daisy and Dandelion, chute eh?? I am in the process of making more of these charity cards so will let you see them when I've finished.

Inger Harding Blog

My friend Wendy has just e-mailed me a link to a fab blog by a lady called Inger Harding, I have put the link on my side bar. Just take a couple of minutes to pop over and take a look!! she is incredible!!! and you can download some of the ilustrations for free!!! I for one will be keeping a watch on her blog!!

Carol's Blog Candy

Why not go over to Carolspaperplayce and take a look at the blog candy on offer. All you have to do is leave a comment by Mon. 23rd Feb. 8.00GMT and you are in with a chance of winning all this great stuff!!!!! To get to Carols blog just click on the link on the right hand side bar or my blog and happy commenting!!!

New Challenge Blog/The Pink Elephant

Have you noticed a new blog challenge for Mondays called The Pink Elephant, I have put a link to the site on the right of this screen under "Blogs that Challenge". Their first challenge is on Monday, why not pay thema visit, looks good!!!

Hooray!!!!!!!

Oh WOW, my friend Carol over at Carolspaperplayce has helped me sort out how to link my cards to other peoples blogs, I have wanted to know how to do this for ages, everything I tried failed. So I have just made a link on her blog and I think it worked!!!!! YEHHHHHH!!!!

Mothers Day

This is another of my purchases from the weekend, Like Carol over at Carolspaperplayce I also went to the Stevenage Stamparama, and also got this stamp from the bargin bucket of a stand selling "Penny Black" stamps. I thought it would make a lovely "Mother's Day" card for my mum who has Dementia, so her cards tend to be quite plain but with blocks of colour, she seems to like them, (kiddy cards really ). I stamped the image three times, then decoupaged, added glitter and printed the message on the computer. I know it's early but hey! I just had to play with my new stamp. Love it!!!

Baby Card

Well what a weekend, did quite a bit of shopping for crafty bits. Now I just have to find time to play with it all. Got this set for the "Cuttlebug" (you know how much I love my "Cuttlebug". I thought they were so cute!!! Sorry about the state of the picture but I take lousy snaps. This card is made totally with scraps. a few buttons a small piece of ribbon.

Carolspaperplayce blog candy

Have you all taken a look over at "Carol's Paperplayce" she has masses of blog candy to give away!!! All you have to do is link to her blog, leave a comment telling her which is your favourite crafting essential and why, and you are in with a chance of winning the lot!!! Also her blog is great!!! Don't delay though as you must leave your comment by the 8th Feb. Go on do it now before you forget! Just click on the link to the right of this page.