Debs' Crafty Time

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 23 white + 1 colour

2012-02-29T10:30:00.004Z

Morning all,

Here's my DT card for the latest challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 23. I chose blue as my white + 1 colour. I'd scheduled my post for this morning at 10.30 but came back to find it still sitting there.So here it is. If you want something doing then do it yourself.

I used L.O.T.V. Sporty Boys Cute square - image, tumbled glass distress ink, Papers - wild rose ginghams, baker's twine, postage stamp xcut die, buttons and sentiment die.

Challenges:
crafty catz weekly challenge i spy with my little eye - letter b (boy, buttons, blue, baker's twine.
hotshot craft challenge 4-one for the boys
2 sisters challenge 80-anything goes
cupcake craft challenge 181 - boysand their toys

Pop by and see the rest of the DT's blogs to see their creations. Hope to see you over at Ruby' s rainbow challenge blog.

Have a great day.

Love Debs x

New baby Girl Door Hanger

2012-02-27T13:45:00.000Z

Morning all,

What lovely sunny days we've been having - enjoy it while we can. Managed to get some crafting done yesterday. I wanted to do something a little different which is why I chose to do a door hanger using my new nutcrafters stamp.

I used a blank door hanger from my stash, Nutcrafters Washing Line stamp(coloured with promarkers and paper pieced the clothing on the line, Wild Rose Ginghams paper pack, ribbons, stickers from create and craft, jump rings and nutcrafters nappy pin charm,gems and pink pearls.

Challenges:
nutcrafters challenge-12-anything but square
Craft your days away -challenge-39 - paper-piecing (baby clothes)
Allsorts challenge week 143 - its your choice
stampin for the weekend challenge-4-bingo(pink,pearls & ribbons/bows
delicious doodles challenge 13 - pink to make boys wink

Have a lovely day, I've been to get my hair cut and coloured so I feel like a new woman - one can dream. Thanks for popping by and just so you know I've popped a new followers wiget on my blog in case the other one disappears. Please add your name if you'd like to keep following me. I really appreciate all my fab followers. Tried to do my post this morning but Mr blogger was extremely slow.

Have a great day whatever you're doing.

Love Debs x

A card for my Mum

2012-02-22T13:37:00.003Z

Afternoon,

Well it's spitting and blowing a gale outside so glad to be inside - miserable weather. I've had to make a few get well soon cards this week due to family members picking up that nasty cold and flu bug that keeps hanging on in there. I'm drowning under a pile of washing. Where does it come from?????? It's empty one day then full the next. Well it's been a nice steady week in the Johns household another room in the house got gutted and cleaned with the help of my daughter. It was her room and with it being half term what better time to crack on and use the help.
It would be rude not to. Here's another housemouse card:

I used: Wild Rose Studios gingham papers, card, card candi, sentiment from my stash, Housemouse Birthdays Poppy stamp set coloured with promarkers, xcut postage stamp die and a flower die cut sent from dies to die for which came as an extra something with some stamps I won I while back.

Challenges:
crafty catz weekly challenge 120 - favourite things ( Housemous stamp, ginghams and card candi)
dieing for a challenge - our first challenge -anything goes must use a Dies to Die for product
sirstampalot february challenge - in the garden theme
sarah hurley challenges 60-die cuts
stamp,scrap & doodle challenge - more than two layers

I've loved this stamp since the first time I got it but this is the first time I've used it - so cute. Over the last few days I've been trying not to have to much dimension to my cards as it costs extra to post, I'm quite liking the change. Just found out my butterfly card was picked 'In the Spotlight' over on Lets ink it up - whoopee! I also won crafty hazelnut's christmas challenge with my Tatty Teddy xmas card it was a redraw - wow!

Thanks for popping by.

Love Debs x

Get Well Soon card

2012-02-18T19:47:00.000Z

Evening all,

Just a quick post tonight as going to watch a film soon. I thought I'd pop my Housemouse card on tonight as I made it on Thursday to send to my sister as she has the flu poor thing. I think it brightened her day. The colour looks a little faded in the photo for some reason. So here it is:

I used papers from Bo Bunny Gabrielle collection, Get well soon housemouse stamp and sentiment,coloured with promarkers, distress ink to edge the layers, and card candi.

Challenges:
CES challenge-73-spots/dots (backing paper)
I love promarkers challenge-104-nature
moving along with the times-get well soon
papercrafting journey challenge-3-make it cute
allsorts challenge week-142-anything goes
challenge up your life challenge 63-get well soon

Have a lovely night and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Welcome to my new followers too, really appreciate you popping by.

Love Debs x

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge

2012-02-15T10:54:00.000Z

Hi all,

I'm bursting with excitement as I have been selected to join the design team at Rubys rainbow challenge blog. So chuffed. I've been a guest designer for Fetch a Sketch before but never expected to be picked. So without further ado here's my card, it's challenge 22 and the theme is Vintage so pop along and join in if you can we'd love to see you.

I used : papers from Bo Bunny Gabrielle collection(gorgeous papers), an old butterfly stamp that I've had a few years (butterflies stamped and embossed in Sheena's wow holographic powder and cut them out), Kanban swirl stamp with the resist technique for the first time, Kaisercraft friends sentiment, lace and card candi. I had a ball creating this card and it didn't take very long. It's good to experiment.

Challenges:
oldie but a goodie challenge - lace (used an old butterfly stamp and swirl stamp)
stamps r us challenges-anything goes
charisma cardz challenge 5-things with wings
going buggy - lace and butterflies
lets ink it up challenge 20 - ribbon and/or lace (lace)

Have a great day.

Love Debs x

Valentine's card for Hubby

2012-02-13T17:01:00.000Z

Hi, back again,

Wow, 2 cards in one day as well as putting them on my blog - I obviously need a lay down - ha ha! Can't you tell I've had a steady day crafting - not much housework done, just the necessities. Nothing like it. Anyway here's my hubby's card for tomorrow - flying by the seat of my pants as usual but don't you find you don't faff about so much and get cracking. Now he's a man who doesn't like a busy card so I thought I'd better not use any backing paper this time, so added some faux stitching to make it more interesting. Are all men the same and like simple lines????? that's the million dollar question.So without further ado here it is:

I used a SWALK stamp 'a little kiss' and coloured with promarkers and did the background in distress inks, a fine tipped pen for faux stitching, Husband sentiment stamp, a heart cut out from a template and Polkadoodle red dewdrops. Hope he likes it!!!!

Challenges:
fab n funky challenge 107-love is in air
divas by design challenge 21-love is in air
hooked on craft challenge 17 - hearts
by the cute and girly - love is in air
simply create too challenge 6 - red hot
Crafters companion monthly challenge 21 anything goes

That's it from me today.

Love Debs x

Love is in the air!

2012-02-13T12:30:00.000Z

Hi,

Well the snow is melting thank goodness and I've been crafting away today - what better way to start the week! Here's my card using a cute freebie from Nutcrafters challenge blog. As soon as I saw it I needed to use it.

I used the digi stamp coloured with promarkers as mentioned above, spotted papers from my Papermania capsule crafnberry & apple paper pad, cut out a heart from a template, a digi sentiment and some hearts. Quite a cleanish card for me today with no matting and layering.

Challenges:
nutcrafters challenge 11-valentines
card makin mamas challenge 38-valentine
do you stack upchallenge 58-love
Pennys paper-crafty challenge-72 - Love is in the air
I love promarkers challenge-103 - love is in air

Well must go as I need to get another card done for my hubby. Have a great Monday.

Love Debs x

Blue & white card

2012-02-11T19:23:00.000Z

Hi,

Thank you for the lovely comments you lovely bloggers have left me on Wednesday's post. Feeling much better now and so is Shannen. We got more snow in Yorkshire on Thursday so it's very slippery in our cul de sac. It was minus 10 this morning so plenty of layers on in the house, beautiful day but cold...... Anyway here's a card I did this afternoon. I've followed a sketch from the latest challenge over at fetch a sketch and thought I'd have a go at a design from the latest Papercraft Essentials magazine by Jo Kill. So thanks Jo, great inspiration.

I used a Funky Hand paper from 'the papercraft factory cd-rom ', blue & white card,button and bakers twine.This card can be sent for any occasion.

Challenges:
fetch a sketch - challenge 17 - follow the sketch.
get funky and craft - january blues
crafty cardmakers challenge 61 - monochrome magic (blue & white)
Ces challenge 72 -lots of layers 3 or more
Challenge up your life - challenge 64 - monochrome(blue & white)

It's a different kind of card for me, it's nice to have a change. Have a lovely weekend.

Love Debs x

Pretty Card!

2012-02-08T19:42:00.000Z

Hi,

Did you think I'd got lost? Been fighting a type of virus or type of flu for the last week which affected my mobility and made me feel so weak and sleepy. It's a good day today so here's hoping! To top the week off my daughter Shan went to work on Sunday after the snow and slipped on the ice and pulled some tendons in her foot - ahhhh! Bless her she was sobbing, so I've been getting her to put her foot up and putting cold compresses on it. She's much better today so the week off from college has helped it to heal. One good thing to come out of this last week is she's been keeping me company and we've been watching lots of dramas when I've been having a rest, even got her stamping and colouring with my promarkers - better watch my crafty stash!
Anyway onto my card - not quite sure about the style of it as I think the image should have been on a plain background but Shannen loved it for her friend.

I used: fancy pants winterland papers, Go kreate frilly die, new digi stamp Delicious doodles 'phone a friend'(promarkers), new kraft card blanks, new tag sheet - craftsuprint, flowers Marianne designs, ribbon and gems.

Challenges:
paperplay challenge - week 5 - get in shape (shaped card)
Scrapbook sisters challenge 70-anything goes
papertake weekly - anything goes
sparkles forum challenge 28 - new crafty goodies(new card blanks, new digi stamp and new papers & tag)
marianne design divas - in with new (new card blank, new papers, new tag, new digi - used Ribbon flora 3 flower die & english rose flower die

Thanks for popping by and to my new follower.

Love Debs x

Grandad card

2012-01-31T16:54:00.000Z

Hi all,

Just a quick post as feeling a little under the weather. At least I managed a bit of crafting this afternoon using a Nutcrafters stamp - walk in the park. I thought it would be just right for a card for Shannen to send to my Dad.

I used the stamp as mentioned above-coloured with promarkers and pencils. papermania capsule cranberry and apple papers, polkadoodles Grandad stamp, recycled some black buttons off my old coat and some off cuts of green card.

Challenges:
nutcrafters challenge-10-anything goes
sweet stampin challenge lets-see-those-animals
cupcake craft challenge-177-recycle.
fussy and fancy challenge-55-polka-dots.
ces challenge-70-check-it-out.

Back soon. Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

Ist Christmas card of 2012

2012-01-25T11:43:00.000Z

Hi,

I never thought I would utter these words until the end of the year - it's like a swear word in January I know but I want to be more organised so why not! Don't know if it'll carry on through the year but hey ho I'll give it a go. I started this card last night and finished it off this morning after my shopping had been delivered. Hoping to do some more crafting later. I created this card to match the challenge at abc christmas challenge blog , I didn't realise there were so many xmas challenges about.Without further ado here it is:

I used my Fancy pants - Saint Nick paper pad for the sentiment the border and backing paper.My Tatty Teddy freebie stamps from Creativity magazine last year - coloured with promarkers, glitter and paper pieced the post box and the stocking from red card.

Challenges:
abc christmas challenge - b for bears and bling
sparkles forum christmas challenge- christmas stockings
crimbo crackers - challenge 7 for child
craftyhazelnuts christmas challenge 56 - have a heart (heart on the stocking being carried)
paper sundaes challenge 104 - paper piecing on my post box ,stocking and hat
fussy and fancy challenge - let it snow

Well that's it from me for now. Can I say welcome to my new follower and thank you to everyone for all the lovely comments.

Love Debs x

Friend card!

2012-01-24T11:59:00.001Z

Hi,

Gosh I'm rolling the cards out these last couple of days, I'm trying to post more often if I can. Well the legs are alot better today thankfully but I don't seem to have achieved much today yet - there's still time!!!! Here's a card I made yesterday for a friend using Wryn by the talented Christy of Tiddly inks. I also found these scraps of paper from ages ago and this multi-coloured ribbon so thought I'd use them up.

I used some scraps of papers not sure what they were sorry!, some multi coloured ribbon that I'd forgotten about, buttons kraft card and Tiddly Inks Wryn - grow a little love digital stamp.

Challenges:
Tiddly inks challenge 78 - color challenge - green, yellow, orange, blue
Oldie but a goodie challenge - have a heart & use something that is 6 months old ( ribbon & papers)
Stamp, Scrap & doodle Saturday challenge - have a heart
Card makin mamas challenge - something old (ribbon & papers)

Off I pop to either craft or order the food shopping - mmm decisions decisions.

Love Debs x

Red, white and black card!

2012-01-23T18:40:00.000Z

Hi,

Well I got my dies sorted out onto my magnetic sheets and sorted my stamps out onto some laminate sheets. Had a little disaster at first as I fed the sheet in the wrong way and it got trapped - whoops. Instead of shouting my hubby for help I got the screw driver out and freed my sheet - phew! I was laminating a Sheena Douglas sheet for my poppy stamp so now it's a concertina....... never mind! Productive day yesterday at least I did what I set out to do for once. Anyway the old leggies are playing up today so a slow day. Did the ironing and a little crafting so all is not lost. Here's a card I made a week ago to offer my sympathy:

I used: backing paper from Kanban cdrom, Sheena Douglas Poppy stamp coloured with promarkers, sentiment from the same stamp set, black card and black gems.

Challenges:
Die cut dreams challenge 106 - sympathy
Going buggy challenge -Grey, white & red (or Black, white & red)
Lets ink it up challenge 19 - Anything goes
Rubys rainbow challenge 20 - valentines or red & black
Stamp and create january monthly challenge - anything goes

That's all for now. Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

Pull.......................

2012-01-22T11:43:00.000Z

Whew it's a wild wild day so I'm staying put..

Did I get my stamps sorted out and my dies - er no! Didn't get a chance as I had my Mum in law over for tea which was nice. So the order of the day is to get that little job done hopefully!

Here's a card I made this week for my Nephew.

I used spotted papers from: whiff of joy paper pad, the distressed looking paper topper is from a My Craft Studio cdrom, Digi stamp from Kenny K-freebie from a while ago coloured with promarkers, usual distress ink(vintage photo), kraft card, card candi, computer typed sentiment, string and a charm (from Nutcrafters).

Challenges:
Celebrate the occasion challenge 46 - any occasion must use polka dots
I love promarkers challenge 100 - anything goes
Craft your days away challenge 37 - distressing
do you stack up challenge 55 - patterned paper
Stamps r us challenge just kidding around

Back soon with another card. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Love Debs x

Vintage and Distressed Thank you card

2012-01-21T13:37:00.001Z

Hi all,

Well it's not been such a busy week this week. Had lunch out with hubby on Tuesday which was nice.Voluntary on Wednesday which was fun but tiring so have been recuperating ever since. Here's a card I made for my Sister the other day to thank her for the jacket she had gone shares with my Dad for.

All the papers, flower and image is all from Polkadoodles 'double sprinkles of kraft' fab cdrom. I used a fiskars puch for the border, kraft card for matting and layering, a button die, bakers twine, card candi and need I mention vintage photo distress ink pad.

Challenges:
Polkadoodles week 2 - vintage/retro
Delightful sketches - vintage distressed
Divas by design challenge 18 - new beginnings and or thanks
Flutterby wednesdays challenge 186 - open challenge include butterfly,fairy or angel.

I got some good news this week I came in the top 3 in the Nutcrafters Challenge.
Also Top 3 in the Stamps r us challenge. Really chuffed. Well that's all for now. I need to finish off tidying and sorting out my crafty stuff - stamps & dies today. Have a lovely weekend.

Love Debs x

Vintage Thinking of you card

2012-01-16T13:37:00.000Z

Back again, 2 posts in one day what on earth is the world coming to! Just a quick post to show the card I've been making this morning following the sketch from fetch a sketch challenge 15

I used: papers from whiff of joy paper pack(clouds&sentiment) & lost &found paper pack(music sheet).Also nutcrafters Cutie Pies Winter collection digi stamp - coloured with promarkers, kraft card,lace, and distress ink vintage photo.I added faux stitching with a fine liner pen.

Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 15
Nutcrafters challenge 9 - anything goes(use a Nutcrafters image)
CES challenge 68 - vintage dahling
Crafty catz weekly challenge - challenge115 - use something new(lost & found papers and lace are new)
Paperplay challenge - week 2 - in stitches(used faux stitching)

That's all for now. The ironing is calling me - I've avoided it for days.

Take care
Debs x

New Home card

2012-01-16T10:20:00.000Z

Morning,

How was your weekend? Nice and quiet in the Johns household, just the way I like it. Bit of tidying up, washing, soup making and time for a little crafting of course.Here's the sketch I followed for my card from Pink ink sketch challenge blog:

Wasn't sure which was the best picture so posted both.
I used: New Tiddly Inks Digi stamp - Wryn new nest - so cute coloured with promarkers and pencils, Sentiment that came with my digi, Fancy Pants Wonderland paper pad (newly bought), flowers, ribbon, bakers twine distressed and buttons. Also used my favourite distress ink vintage photo and for kraft card and paper.

I used my new discounted XCut Guillotine which is fab, reduced to £24.99. Wow straight lines and clean edges no paper fibres wow. Fantastic buy. Only ever used paper trimmers but was getting rough edges even though they had a new blade. I treated myself to a pack of 30 6x6 kraft card 300gsm card pack with envelopes for £5.99 too. All from Craft Superstore, had to wait a week for it to be delivered though.

Challenges:
Tiddly inks challenge - Celebration
By the cute and girly - new beginnings
Crafty calendar challenge - new news & buttons and bows
stamp and create - anything goes
sparkles forum challenge - new crafty goodies(new digi image and new papers)
pink ink sketch challenges - sketch14 - corrys sketch

Have a great day.

Love Debs x

Spots & Stripes card

2012-01-15T11:43:00.000Z

Hi,

I've been meaning to post all week but the time just ran away with me. I've had a busy few days since Wednesday.I was back to my volunteering which was fab on Wednesday, Thursday had to pick my daughter up from college then pop to a couple of shops before taking her for a job interview at another hotel and yesterday we had a few bits and pieces to take back and I had my hair done. Don't you feel better when your hair's been coloured and cut - feel like a new woman! Anyway onto my card:

I used:new paper pack Papermania Cranberry & apple,Go Kreate Large Frilly Frame die -treated myself at last, have wanted it for ages, Kenny K downloads freebie from a while ago(Gold fish kid)coloured with promarkers and used crafters companion varnish spray for the goldfish bag, gems and printed sentiment cut out with Nellie's creatables circle die.

Challenges:
abc challenge - h for happy birthday
Totally papercraft challenge 99 - spots & stripes
simon says stamps - simon says spots & or stripes
moving along with the times challenge 130 - spots and stripes
crafty cardmakers challenge 59 - no floral embellishments

Well I've tidied up and done a few jobs this morning so now it's playtime in the craft room. I've been busy tidying up in there over the last week, still more to do but getting there. Over xmas I just chucked things anywhere........ whoops.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Love Debs x

Thank you card

2012-01-07T11:00:00.008Z

Hi,

Yesterday it was time to tackle the ironing pile - I was supposed to get a load done the day before but the time just went away with me.Anyway between myself and my star of a daughter Shannen the deed is done. Then I decided to make some homemade vegetable soup. I even had time to make a quick thank you card after tea - very productive day I'd say. I followed the sketch from Fetch a sketch. So without further ado here it is:

I used a freebie thank you paper from Funkyhand, kraft card, bakers twine and my new Housemouse stamps coloured with promarkers.

Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 14
Get funky and craft -thank you (use at least one Funky Hand paper )
C.R.A.F.T.Challenge - challenge 136 - thank you

My mums craft shop challenge 38 - Something new (new paper and housemouse stamps)
Cute card thursday challenge 198 - whats new! ( new paper and Housemouse stamps)
Creative Inspirations challenge 144 - with thanks
Sarah Hurley challenge 57 - thank you

Have a great day. Not sure what's on the agenda today but I might sneak a little crafting in - who knows.

Love Debs x

Happy New Year Card

2012-01-03T12:17:00.000Z

Hi,

Well it's a blustery day out there I am so glad to be inside today. I'm trying to get on top of my cards this week - really want to be better organised for a change. Not sure how long it'll last but hey ho! I've made a New Year card this morning - don't you just love it when you see a sheet of backing paper and you have the colours to match to colour in your image. I don't know about you but sometimes it can take me a while to pick my papers let alone the stamp.

This image is such a cutie from Nutcrafters I bought a few items in December with my voucher that I won on their challenge blog. It's from the Nutcrafters Digi Stamp Squares. If you have time please support this fab challenge blog, you'll find the challenge here.
I also used some papers from Creative Cardmaking magazine from a while back, promarkers, gems and Tumbled glass distress ink to ink the edges.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 8 - happy new year
Sweet stampin challenge - new beginnings - (New Year)
Cute card thursday challenge 197 - happy new year
Totally papercrafts challenge 97 - time to party
Allsorts challenge week 135 - new beginnings

Well nearly lunchtime. See you soon.

Love Debs x

Happy Anniversary Card

2012-01-02T19:35:00.000Z

Hi,

Well, how are you all? Did you have a lovely Christmas and New Year? I hope you got lots of crafty bits and bobs. I was very lucky! Well it's been a crafting and a clearing up type of day - the cards, tree and decorations are down. I had to make use of my daughter before she starts back at college tomorrow. The tree is our domain - well that's what my Hubby says! I had a nice crafty few hours too which was fab.

Here's a card I made a few days ago for my Mum's wedding anniversary this week.

I used my new SWALK a little kiss stamp, papers - My mind's eye lost & found papers(lush), Marianne swirl die, black ribbon, black gems, coloured with promarkers & vintage photo distress ink.

Challenges:
Crafters Companion monthly challenge 20 - love is in air
Totally gorjuss challenge 112 - happy (anniversary)
Incy wincy designs challenge 127 - anything goes
Stamps r us challeng - what did you got for christmas? & anything goes(new papers & new stamp)
Promarker challenge week 129 - celebrations - happy anniversary
Creative inspirations challenge 143 - anything goes
I love promarkers challenge 97- anything goes
Fashionable stamping challenges cottage crafts - anything goes with your new stash (new papers & stamp)

That's all folks. Thank you for the Happy New Year wishes. Have a lovely night.

Love Debs x

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T19:34:00.000Z

Happy New Year to all my blogging buddies.

Hope you've all enjoyed the holiday period.

I'll be back tomorrow with a card.

Love Debs x

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!

2011-12-24T15:31:00.001Z

Hi,

I've just popped on to wish all my lovely followers and blogging friends:

A Merry Christmas

Have a super time over the festive season.

Thank you for all your help and support. You've made my blogging time so much fun - getting mushy now so Off I pop the veggies are awaiting to be peeled and prepared and where are the troups - nowhere to be seen. I shall round them up.

Lots of love Debs x

A card for Someone Special

2011-12-23T16:32:00.002Z

Hi,

Well that's it - the presents were all wrapped yesterday and the food was delivered so that's me. Whoop whoop! I never thought I'd make it - phew. Only the food prep tomorrow with the help of my little elves - that's the hubby and daughter ha ha!
Here's the card I made for my daughter:

What didn't I use on her card lots of fancy bits I know - White circle folded in half, dies - Nellies's multi frames (circle doily), Marianne designs snowflakes, flower - ribbon flora 3 and english rose. half a silver snowflake underneath tilda coloured with promarkers, gems and printed sentiment. Lots of glitter too and snowflake embossing folder. Pretty pretty for my girlie. It was a gamble with her being 17 but she loved it.

Challenges:
Totally gorjuss challenge 111 - for someone special
Top tip tuesday challenge 65-Anything Christmas
One stop craft challenge week 162 - christmas sparkle
Sweet stampin challenge - its all sparkling - sparkle and bling
Incy wincy designs challenge 125 - circle cards
Marianne design divas challenge 6 - its christmas (Marianne designs snowflakes, flower - ribbon flora 3 and english rose .

Well that's all for now folks.... The ironing is awaiting. Have a lovely night.

Love Debs x

Girly Winter wishes card

2011-12-20T16:20:00.001Z

Hi,

Well I have just finished the last of my Christmas Cards - whoopie! I have never crafted so much in my life. Here's a card I did this morning using a digi from a voucher I won at Nutcrafters challenge blog.

I used a Nutcrafter's Winter Cutie Pie digi coloured with Promarkers, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, mirror board, glitter, gems, english rose die, floral die, snowflakes die and doily die.

She's such a cutie isn't she.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 7 - winter wonderland
Sweet stampin challenge - its all sparkling - sparkle and bling
One stop craft challenge week 162 - christmas sparkle
Crafty calendar challenge cold and frosty
Do you stack up challenge 50 - winter

Back soon with another card. Before I go can I welcome Doreen my newest follower. A big thank you to everyone who follows me and pops by and comments from time to time I really appreciate it.

Love Debs x

Winter Wishes

2011-12-14T12:10:00.000Z

Hi,

Well the old tummy is okay but still pretty breathless so what better way to take it easy than to craft - really need to finish the family xmas cards before weekend! Here's a card I made for my Mum and her partner:

The photo is a little lop-sided - whoops.

I used: cuttlebug embossing folder, marianne designs snowflake die and doily die,mirror board, gems, ribbon and freebie paper.

Challenges:
Crimbo-crackers challenge 4 - embossing
Abc challenge - e for embossing
Papertake weekly - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Christmas blog challenge let it snow
Simply create too challenge 2 - embossing
Totally gorjuss challenge 110 let it snow

Well off I pop otherwise I'll never get going.Have a nice day everyone.

Love Debs x

Housemouse Christmas Decoupage card

2011-12-12T16:29:00.001Z

Hi,

Well what a week last week was what with madly making xmas cards, visiting my Dad's on Friday to catch up with my Sister and family who were down for a friend's wedding. I've never made so many cards..... have I finished er... no, have them all to write and a few more immediate family one's to make! I got 3 lovely surprises on Friday from Challenge blogs I won 2 challenges with my friend door hanger at Nutcrafters and Stampin for the weekend - woo hoo and with my baby card I won at Tiddly inks with my baby stepper card - Wow!!!! Productive eh.
Here's the card I did for my Sister and brother-in-law:

I used Housemouse Christmas decoupage sheet, freebie papers, Marianne die for doily circle & snowflakes, kraft stepper card, lots of gems, shiny ribbon and a flower.

Challenges:
Paper sundaes challenge 99 - anything christmas
Joanna sheen challenge - Christmas Wishes
Dream valley challenge 22 - christmas
One stop craft challenge week 61 - traditional christmas colours
Ces challenge 65 - traditional christmas

Well it's been a day at home today. I was supposed to meet up with the M.E group but I've been awake most of the night coughing and spluttering and with a tummy bug so I've been resting as I'm shattered and not much go in the old body today. At least I've had a chance to sit quietly and write a few cards.

Have a nice evening.

Love Debs x

Snowflake door hanger

2011-12-05T16:39:00.000Z

Hi,

2 visits in 1 day what on earth has got into me? Just a quick post this time. I'd been mulling over how to do a layout of a card and then I got a lovely comment from Lou showing the door hangers she'd made and I had a light bulb moment - it doesn't happen often - and I remembered I had some from a prize I'd won so why not use them so here it is.Thanks Lou!

I used a blank door hanger, Nellie's die to decorate the circle, papers & sentiment - freebie Creative cardmaking magazine, digital stamp - freebie from Nutcrafters a while ago- coloured-promarkers, Marianne's Creatables snowflake die, gems, card candi, ribbon, buttons, bakers twine and lots of glitter too.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 6 - make christmas card or project for a friend
Stampin for the weekend challenge 21 - friends
2 sisters challenge 68 - punches and or dies (used dies)
Do you stack up - challenge 48 - ribbon or anything you can tie (bakers twine tied)
Craft your days away - challenge - 34 - buttons or bows (both)
One stop craft challenge 160 - let it snow

Christmas cards are still waiting so off I pop.

Love Debs x

Challenge 12 Midway Extra - Fetch a Sketch!

2011-12-05T09:15:00.004Z

Here is my project for the Midway Extra following the Sketch from Fetch a sketch:

Remember we are we being sponsored by:

There is still time to join in the challenge the closing date is Sunday 11th December at 12 Noon.- so come on crafters show us what you can make!

I decorated a gift bag using: freebie papers from an old Creative Cardmaking mag for the backing paper and the borders and also the number 17,vintage photo distress ink of course I can't live without it and Tiddly inks digital image Kellie coloured with promarkers.

This gift bag is for my daughter's friend's birthday on the 12th December.

This is sadly my last post as Guest designer for Fetch a sketch so a big thank you to Ruth and Jenny - I have had a ball. Thank you for giving me this wonderful chance.

Challenges:
Just Tracys Crafts December Challenge - Celebration - 17th birthday
Divas by design challenge.blogspot.com 16 - anything goes
Fab n funky challenge 101 - anything goes
Charisma cardz challenge 47 - seeing spots - spotty papers
Cute card thursday - challenge 193 - its just number - 17th birthday
Hot shot craft - first challenge - use promarkers (used on digital image)
Tiddly inks challenge 74 anything goes

That's it from me for now. Waiting for my food shopping to arrive, dusting to do and must get cracking on with my Christmas cards - aah lots to do....... Have a great day.

Love Debs x

A card for Someone Special

2011-12-02T17:01:00.000Z

Hi,

I know I'd said I'd be back with a pic of my birthday goodies but where did the time go? Here's my picture!

Lots of House mousey goodies from my crafty mum in law, Nellie die (one I hinted at), bracelet from hubby, slippers and a Special Mum plaque from my daughter , a top from my sister, money from my Mum and my step dad, money from my Dad and a gorgeous scarf from my Dad's partner.How lucky was I. Notice I did a picture only of crafty goodies - priorities! Had lunch out too-yummy.

Had a great crafty day yesterday here's a card a did for my daughter's friend who's 19 tomorrow:

I used: Pre-coloured image and sentiment from 'Double Sprinkles of Kraft' cd rom (polkadoodles),freebie papers,Marianne creatables dies - flowers and swirls, papermania border, kraft card and lots of gems.

Challenges:
Totally gorjuss challenge 108 - sparkle - used lots of gems
Willow sketchie challenge - willow sketchie challenge - anything goes
Marianne design divas - sparkle and shine, used gems for the sparkle and Marianne Dies - Ribbon floral 3(swirl) & English rolled rose
Crafty purple frog challenge - for someone special
Divas by design challenge 16 - anything goes

Well that's me for today - wheelchair needs cleaning, craft room looks like a bombs dropped and washing to sort.

Have a nice evening.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch Challenge 12 & it's my birthday!!!!

2011-11-28T09:54:00.001Z

Hi,

It's Challenge 12 already over at Fetch a sketch. See sketch to follow below:

We are being sponsored by:

Here's my card for this week's challenge:

I used: Kraft Stepper base card, papers-Whiff of Joy, Sleep Tight Baby Tiddly Inks Digital stamp- coloured with promarkers and used a distress ink, ribbon, bunting digital stamp, sentiment - SWALK stamps, card candi, glitter and kraft card for matting and layering.

Challenges:

Tiddly inks challenge 74 anything goes
Moving along with the times challenge ribbons and bows
I love promarkers challenge 93 anything goes
Dream valley challenge 21 sparkle on the stars
Totally gorjuss challenge 108 sparkle on the stars
Pennys challenge 67 - tie something on - a bow tied on the ribbon

Please head over to the Fetch a sketch challenge blog to see Ruth and Jenny's amazing creations.

Had a lovely time at the N.E.C with hubby and the mouse was caught thank goodness. Yet when we came downstairs yesterday morning and another one was caught in the trap dancing round the kitchen, needless to say I stayed out of the way while Shamus disposed of it. Yuk!! The traps are staying for the time being until we're sure they've gone. I haven't done a lot of crafting due to being so tired and feeling a little ropey since we got back. Hopefully get cracking this week.

Well another year older today. Big 40 next year!!!!!!! I'll be back later with a pic of my goodies. Am so spoilt!

Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

Challenge 11 Midway Extra - Fetch a Sketch

2011-11-21T09:30:00.001Z

Morning,

Here is my card for Midway Extra following the Sketch from Fetch a sketch:

I used a star template, kraft card for base, Wild Rose Studio Paper pack, Marianne Creatables die, ribbon, card candi, sentiment stamp, image-A cute little fairy with her wand from our sponsor The digi garden coloured with promarkers and glitter.

So why don't you join us over at Fetch a sketch. Remember the winner of challenge 11 wins 5 digi's from The digi garden.
Challenges:
Trimmies craft challenge 129 stars in your eyes
Flutterby wednesdays - open challenge (used a fairy)
Paperplay challenge 46 - shaped card
Christmas blog challenge - awwwwwwwwwwwwww what cutie - any cute xmas image.
2 sisters challengege 66 let it sparkle

Well I am off to pack as I'm away for the night at Birmingham ready to visit the N.E.C. tomorrow for the motorbike show. We had an unwelcome guest in the night - a mouse. We were woken to my daughter screaming as there was a mouse in her room. I thought someone had got in the house - what a fright. I've never shot out of bed so fast. It is now in the kitchen somewhere so hubby has just gone out to get some mouse traps - eek! Hopefully it's gone back outside!

I have just found out that I won the challenge over at Jellypark challenges
with my Non traditional Christmas colours card. I've won a free digi - whoopie! Really pleased. I also found out that I came in the Top 3 with my Autumn card at Get funky and craft challenge. How lucky am I.

See you soon. Hopefully there won't be anymore dramas or mices!

Love Debs x

Card or project for a child!

2011-11-17T14:07:00.000Z

Hi,

I was feeling brave on Tuesday and decided to try and make a cone for sweeties as a different little gift for a child.It worked out okay I think. Now I've tackled the ironing pile today and left a few bits for my daughter to do - got to train them young you know! She likes ironing bless her - like to get her to earn her pocket money - never did me any harm. She's a brilliant help to me I'm so lucky.

I used a the beautiful Angel digital stamp from Nutcrafters challenge blog - fab freebie, coloured with promarkers and glittered. Freebie papers and silver mirror board and star peel offs.Really fun project.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 5 christmas card or project for a child using a Nutcrafters image
Creatalicious challenge 28 - for Christmas and make sure it sparkles.
Sparkles forum christmas challenge 10 - angels
Abc challenge - d for dazzle
Crimbo crackers challenge 2 make it sparkle

Trying to take it easy today as I'm going Christmas Shopping with my daughter tomorrow - it has to be done. It'll be an early start as I can't stand crowds when I'm in my wheelchair. I start flipping out and getting hassled. Hoping to do the rest on the internet. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Love Debs x

Non Traditional Christmas colours

2011-11-15T18:54:00.001Z

Hi,

Well it's been a busy day - crafting mainly, then felt abit guilty and thought I'd better do a bit of ironing when I'd finished crafting of course! It has to be done. At least I'm all prepared for the class tomorrow. Even though it's a healthy eating class we are making some table decorations so |I've been making a lantern - blast from my child hood or what and have been collecting odds and ends for them to do place mats etc. The tutor I work with has been madly collecting items too so it'll be a fun morning before we cook lunch. I've made a Christmas card in non traditional colours for a change so lots of pinks etc...The mirror board produced a bit of a glare on the photo I'm afraid.

I used a shaped card, Jellypark digital stamp - snowball girl-coloured with promarkers, freebie papers, mirror board, sentiment, snowflake peel offs, pearls, polar flowersoft, glitter for snowflakes and lilac spotted buttons.

Really fun to make.

Challenges:
Jellypark challenges - non traditional christmas colors
By the cute and girly - november christmas girls
Crafty calendar challenge - winter wardrobe
Bunny zoes crafts challenge 18 - anything christmas - winter wardrobe
My mums craft shop challenge 31 - sugar and spice

Back soon.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Skech Challenge 11

2011-11-14T09:42:00.002Z

Hi,

This is my first offering as a Guest designer for Fetch a sketch, as well as my first time at doing any designing, I am so pleased. A big thank you to Ruth and Jenny.

It's Challenge 11 time and here is the sketch to follow designed by Ruth.

Great sketch! Here's my project.

The Sponsors this fortnight are:

I've used Super Hero Micky from The digi garden, great images.

For my star box I used: template and backing paper - My Craft Studio Encylopedia cdrom,image as above coloured with promarkers, stars from my stash, made my own banner with card and added alphabet tiles from Funky Hand sheet.

So without further ado pop over to Fetch a sketch and see what Ruth and Jenny have created.

Challenges:
Kraftin kimmie stamps - challenge 104 - make it masculine
Squiggle stamps - anything but card
Paper sundaes - challenge 95 - digital images

Have a great day.

Love Debs x

A Sketch from Fetch a Sketch!

2011-11-10T16:29:00.002Z

Hi,

Now that title is a real mouthful. I started this card last night and finished it off today. I had a right good play with some new Papermania 12 by 12 kraft card sheets from The Glitterpot. It is fab. If you ever need craft goodies quickly they are fab - received it next day. I've been using my Marianne designs dies - discovered how to emboss with them too last night - Abit slow I know. Really chuffed I can do that now. My distress ink pad has been out too. Here's the sketch I followed fromFetch a sketch challenge blog.

And now my card:

Quite different for me.
I used: Kraft card-card base, flower etc, marianne dies, Funky Hand leaf paper - Freebie paper, digi image Funkyhand Papercraft factory cdrom(coloured with pencils & promarkers), ribbon, vintage photo distress ink and sentiment from another freebie sheet. My card fitted quite a few challenges this time.

Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 10 - follow sketch
Get funky and craft - Autumn challenge - use 1 Funky Hand product
Marianne design divas - dying to diecut - Get your dies out
Incy wincy designs - challenge 119 - stitching
Kaboodle doodles - challenge 92 - colors of fall
Totally papercrafts - challenge 91 - stitch it
Sparkles forum challenges - challenge 24 autumn

Well I've got leek & potato soup and tomato soup cooking on the hob from scratch so hopefully one of them will settle my upset stomach. Hope they taste good. Also some more news I came in the top 3 with my halloween sweetie bag at Nutcrafters challenge blog and I won Christmas Crafting with my xmas card - wild rose papers and image - whoopee! Have a lovely night.

Love Debs x

Fireworks card!

2011-11-08T16:50:00.000Z

Hi,

I know it's a bit late, but better late than never! This has to be a quick post as I need to get cracking on the dinner - it's pasta night! I've made a good dent in my ironing pile from while I was away, done some washing and flicked a duster around so thought I deserved a little bit of crafting!
So here's my bonfire card:

I used a freebie from Nutcrafters challenge blog isn't it sweet! Firework background card- C & C, red card, Forever friends sentiment, red star & silver star from my stash, glitter, red beads-polkadoodles.
Hope you like it.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 4 bonfire party - use freebie
Daisy doodles creative challenge 46 - Anything goes with a digi
My partner in crafting crime - challenge 35 - use freebie
Heart song inspirations challenge 23 - anything goes

Bye for now.

Debs x

It's my 18th Wedding Anniversary!

2011-11-07T18:54:00.001Z

Hi all,

It's taken me since Thursday to get back in the swing of things. It was my 18th wedding anniversary - 18 years wow!! I went to get started in my dining come craft room and saw a plastic bag on the table, I thought it was my rubbish bag but it was heavy - some lovely chocs and great border stamps from my special man - how sweet! Very crafty! I had a lovely crafty day though, I only made one card but at least I achieved something and I was having a nice play with my stamps. I'm really pleased with how it has turned out, it took a few goes to get the bird in the cage - needed a few practice runs but isn't that part of the fun of crafting. Without further ado here it is:

2 pics as I don't know which I prefer. The black background I think!

I used: Craftwork cards shaped card, Kanban stamps used on the background paper, sentiment and birdcage as well as the flowers. die cut flowers, polka dot ribbon & gems.

Challenges:

Creative craft challenge 2 - fancy edges
Tuesday taggers - unusual shaped card
Truly scrumptious challenge 69 - bingo time - gems,flowers, die cut flower shape.
2 sisters challenge 64 - ribbon
Allsorts challenge week 128 - anything but square

Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

I'm Home!!

2011-11-03T19:43:00.000Z

Hi,

I've back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to Scotland last Thursday to spend some quality time with my Mum and Sister. My Mum's been really poorly and still is. I was desperate to see how she was doing. It put my mind at rest seeing her and we had a lovely 4 full days relaxing, plenty of catching up time and seeing my sister too which was great. Anyway needless to say it's lovely to be home - hubby and daughter have kept the house spotless and done lots of washing bless them. I got back this afternoon so I haven't fallen off the end of the earth and will be popping by and blogging soon. Hope you're all well. I'm chomping at the bit to get crafting......

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch - Happy Halloween card

2011-10-22T20:21:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Now I have to be speady with my post tonight as Strictly has started - the high life I know it used to be clubbing till 3 in the morning now I'm lucky if I stay up past 10........ My daughter just calls us boring!
I've used 2 free digital stamps that the talented Emma very kindly gave to her followers from her new design collection that she is working on. She is one talented lady so please pop over and see her work. I also followed the latest Sketch at Fetch a sketch.

I used: Emma's witchie & sentiment digistamps - coloured with pencils, promarkers & sakura pens. Papermania star paper, orange paper from stash,punch - rosette, gold card candi. This is my first attempt doing faux stitching too.

Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 9 - sketch
divas by design challenge 13 - something spooky
Card makin mamas challenge 31 - halloween
ABC DT October challenge - pumpkins

Have a great weekend.

Love Debs x

Halloween sweetie bag.

2011-10-21T13:18:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I meant to post again yesterday - whoops! Where does the time go. I've been trying to tidy out my cupboards upstairs today - why do we hoard things? At least I've made a start but there is so much clutter to sort out. A bit at a time I guess. Thought I'd have a rest in between jobs and do a little blogging.

I've made a sweetie bag for halloween with a great digi image from Nutcrafters Challenge blog. It's a fab image. Beautiful to colour.

I used a square card bag, half a shaped card blank, Nutcrafter's digi stamp, promarkers and pencils to colour, card candi coloured with promarkers and of course the main ingredient - sweeties(yummy jelly beans).So far they are still in the bag for how long who knows!

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 3 - happy halloween
Abc challenge - b for boo.
hooked on craft challenges 10 - Something Spooky
Papertake weekly - spooooooky hues
Magical monday challenge - halloween.

Have a great day.

Love Debs x

Very Pink card!

2011-10-20T11:56:00.000+01:00

Morning,

Wow, was it cold this morning - brrr..... Hubby broke down so I had to shoot out the door and take my daughter to the hairdressers. So much for a quiet morning. Can't be helped though, at least it was in the village - power steering went - the joys! Anyway I've done a very pink card today for a little girl.

I took two pictures as I wasn't sure which was the best.
I used: Jelly park butterfly digi image coloured with promarkers, glitter. Funky hand papers, pink card, sentiment, card candi, pink ribbon and bow with a rose.
Challenges:
Jelly park challenge - add pink and ribbon for breast cancer
I love promarker challenge 88 - aint it cute
Kaboodle doodles challenge 89 - squares or inchies
Incy wincy designs challenge 116 - recycle - Recycled bow & rose and sentiment
Flutterby wednesdays - open challenge -used butterfly fairy image

Back soon with another card.Need to do a few jobs first.

Debs x

Milton & co Christmas card

2011-10-16T12:11:00.000+01:00

Happy Sunday to you,

I am having a nice steady day today after my wash-a-thon and garden-a-thon over the last two days.Loved the gardening not so much the in and out with the washing. Don't get me wrong I don't mind washing but when it's rushing to catch the good weather after 3 or 4 loads a day it wears abit thin. I had a go with my new freebie paper pack curtesy of Papercraft Essentials magazine. It's a Milton & co Christmas paper pack that has 3 sheets of coloured images. Love it.

I used blue card - base card and matting and layering, image and red paper from paperpack, used cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, paper from my minds eye paper pack, snowflake dye (marianne creatables), silver card candi and sentiment from stash. I was inspired to do this card as it's the ................Wild rose studio blog hop

You need to do a christmas card then do the blog hop.

Challenges:
wild rose studio blog hop - Christmas card or creation
Christmas blog challenge - winter wonderland - robin redbreast
Christmas crafting challenge 4 - little robin red breast
Sparkles forum christmas challenge - christmas songs - Little Red Robin by Jackie O'Grady (2010 xmas song)
My mums craft shop challenges 27 - remind you of a song - When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbing along by Doris Day)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I didn't realise Doris day sang - When the red red robin ............. You learn something new every day. A little news I came in the top 3 with my daughter word book with Get funky and craft challenge blog - woo hoo!

Love Debs x

Daughter Easel card

2011-10-14T18:43:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Forgot to add my daughter's card to my last post so this will be a real quickie.Here it is:

I used: Polkadoodles cdrom - double sprinkles of kraft (for the papers, I made the topper in my craft studio, sentiment topper), die cut flowers glittered and craftwork cards card candi.

Challenges:
Papertake weekly - get in shape, 3 different shapes
Cutie pie challenge-bingo board - flowers, 2 patterned papers, glitter
Polkadoodle week 40 challenge -handmade flowers
Paper sundaes challenge 90 - favorite colour combination - pink and brown

Bye for now.

Debs x

My first ATC card - Thank you

2011-10-14T18:09:00.002+01:00

Hi all,

Wow what a beautiful day it's been, the trouble is I go around like a maniac getting the washing out - 2 loads - that was all I could fit on my whirlie. Then it was a trip to my mum in laws for a cuppa and stop off for two smoke alarms as my ones that run via electricity decided to have a beeping competition all night. So I have got back up in case they are not working. Sound out the noise out hubby says - yeah course I can and why didn't you wake me........ Then this afternoon I spent an hour in the front garden weeding and having a chat with the neighbours. Who knows how long this nice weather will last - apparently just tomorrow.

Anyway I saw a challenge over at Moving along with the times to do an ATC so I had a little dabble last night. Not quite sure about it but the image is cute and any excuse to play with my promarkers and distress inks!

I had so much trouble with my camera so used my mobile instead.

I used: A squiggle stamps digi image-Gothtoyz, thank you stamp, promarkers and vintage photo distress ink.

Challenges:
Squiggle stamps challenge - thank you
Moving along with the times challenge 120 - atc
Truly Scrumptious challenges 67 - distressing
Incy wincy designs - being thankful
ATC challenges - Anything Girlie or Anything Goes

Don't forget to pop over to By the cute and girly challenge blog to join in with their 2nd birthday challenge. Great challenge and lots of fab prizes.

Love Debs x

Daughter word book

2011-10-12T19:39:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

Quick post tonight after my mammoth one yesterday. I am running a nice hot bath to soak away the day. I was back to my Voluntary class today and we had a lovely bolognaise and a couple of us made chocolate muffins with custard. They came out a funny shape but were gorgeous. Hope you've had a good day even if the weather is dull and wet. Here's my word book:

Not a great picture but it's so long. I used: I think it was my funky wordbook by Funky Hand and used lots of stickers,gems and tags from my stash. The inside is decorated with matching papers and photos of myself and my hubby and Shannen from really young to now. It's a lovely memory book too to keep and look back at in years to come.
Challenges:
Get funky and craft - birthday time
By the cute and girly - 2nd year birthday challenge - anything goes
Just tracys crafts challenge - anything goes
Hooked on craft challenge 9 - anything but a card

I am doing my very first guest designer spot in November with Fetch a sketch. Really excited and honoured. I found out on Monday that I had won their challenge 7- woo hoo! I also won the Jellypark challenge with my stepper card. I got a £10 voucher to spend in their online shop, so I have ordered some digi's.I also won the Incy Wincy designs challenge with the same card and have chosen 3 digi's from Karen's Doodles. Must have been my lucky card. Really chuffed.

See you soon.

Debs x

Sketch by Fetch a Sketch!

2011-10-11T16:47:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

I have a had a busy few days getting last minute little bits for my baby girl's 17th birthday which was yesterday.17 - wow!!!!!!! So Friday was spent tidying up and getting my daughter to help with a few chores, Saturday was shopping - am, manic cardmaking for my Mum in laws birthday, my Sister dropped in for a quick hello as she is down with her family for a few days from bonnie Scotland and I was cooking for my mum in law. Sunday was a less hectic day - out for lunch with with my Sis and her family which was nice, then wrapping pressies.Yesterday was an eary start for my daughter's birthday - present opening, before she had to rush off to college then a nice morning spent with my Sister shopping - yes, I was being spoilt by my Mum and Sis, even though Mum isn't down here she left orders with my Sister to treat me - new clothes. I never got my card out quick enough to pay. Good latte and muffin from a well known coffee shop too- yummy! I then came home for a rest and we had to pick my daughter up from Hull Fair at 7:15 where she'd been with my Sister etc.... It's too busy for me in the wheelchair. Got some brandy snap though. So today was a relaxing day once the Shopping had been delivered so I could craft. This is my second draft of this card and I'm still not convinced it's okay! Here goes:

I used papers from Funky hand cd, chipboard flower shape, image from Nutcrafters challenge blog - freebie - coloured with sakura pens and promarkers, glittered flowers - english rolled rose die & marianne designs flower die, ribbon and sentiment and pink mirror board.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 2 - think pink & use Nutcrafters digi
Fetch a sketch challenge 8 - sketch
Cute card thursday - challenge 185 Time for cake
Cutie pie challenge 2 - bingo board - Glitter, 2 patterened papers, flowers
Marianne design divas.- bloom and grow

Well folks I'd best go and tidy up the old craft room as it's a tip. No dinner to cook tonight as we are treating my daughter to a takeaway then belated birthday cake as she was too busy to have any yesterday.
Have a lovely night.

Love Debs x

Lily of the Valley Girlie Card

2011-10-04T11:39:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Well it's been an early start for me today, I had to follow my hubby to the garage to drop off his car for an M.O.T. then we were going to pop to Selby for a cuppa and a look around but the car isn't going to be ready until 3 which is rather a long time to be out and about so we decided to come home instead. Which suits me as I can get some crafting done. Here's a card I made to cheer my Mum up when she was in hospital for a biopsy.

I used a LOTV stamp and coloured with promarkers, kanban cdrom for backing paper, Kanban poppy stamp, Kanban stamped sentiment, creatables scalloped die.

Challenges:
Ideas to inspire - world cardmaking day challenge - favourite lotv card or a new card ( mine's a new card)
By the cute and girly september challenge - all things bright & beautiful
Crafts 4 eternity - random recipe - anything goes
Stampin for the weekend challenge 17- what a cutie
Ces challenge 56 - totally gorjuss/pretty girls

Off I pop. Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

Jellypark Craft Basket digi - Stepper card

2011-10-02T16:19:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I decided to have a go at a stepper card again, it's been a while. I've used a great digi from Jellypark challenges that they created to celebrate World Cardmaking Day which was yesterday. I thought it would make a great card for my daughter to give her Nana as she is an avid cardmaker. So here it is:

I used gold mirror board, Craft basket digi coloured with promarkers, coluring pencils and sakura gel pens.Sentiment printed from the computer, buttons, ribbons and gems.
Challenges:
Jellypark challenge using the craft basket digi
2 Sisters challenge 59 - fancy folds
Incy wincy designs - fancy folds
abc challenge - anything goes

Well the shopping won't order itself and the washing needs bringing in so I'd better get cracking. A woman's work is never done!!!!!

Just remembered I forgot to tell you that I came 2nd in the Polkadoodles whiteout challenge and I made the Top 3 at the Nutcrafters challenge. I 'm really pleased.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Love Debs x

The Cutie Pie Challenge Sketch

2011-09-30T10:14:00.001+01:00

Hi,

I made this card yesterday but I just couldn't get a good photograph last night so that was my first job of the day. I followed the sketch for the very first challenge over at Cutie pie challenge blog. and made an easel card.

I used:Papers and sentiment from My minds eye freebie calendar which were autumn colours, copper mirror card, Squiggle Stamps digi stamp -Raggy Pony coloured with promarkers, peach ribbon, orange buttons and english rose die that I just can't stop using.
It's a real girly card and I had a ball making it.

Challenges:
Cutie pie challenge 1-sketch
Squiggle stamp - autumnal colours
One stop craft challenge week 150 - easel cards
Pennys Paper challenges 63 - anything goes
Creative card crew - easel card
Ladybugs crafts ink challenge - fall and or fancy folds

Have to go as Polkadoodles crafting is on creative and craft, and my ironing is calling me. Before I go can I just say welcome to my new followers and thank you for following my blog. I really appreciate the comments from everyone. Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch Challenge 7

2011-09-28T20:05:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I've been beavering away again today seeing as I couldn't go to my Voluntary work. I've made 2 cards which I need to take pictures of still and decorated a gift bag and tag for the latest Fetch a sketch challenge.
Here's the sketch I followed :

Here's my decorated bag and tag:

I used an old gift bag (yes I was recycling again), some glitter paper for the top of the bag, ribbon, bakers twine and snowflake die and the same again for my gift tag. Hope it's okay. the picture of the bag seems a little muted at the right but it's like brand new in the flesh....

Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 7 - follow the sketch.
ces challenge 55 - recycle - bag is recycled.
Sparkles forum challenge 21 - something that sparkles.

That's all for today.

Love Debs x

Autumn card!

2011-09-27T12:05:00.001+01:00

Hi,

I know I'm on a roll... When I was commenting last night I popped over to Jacqui's blog which is called poodles doodles. and she was showing a super autumn freebie from Nutcrafters challenge blog and decided to play with it this morning. It's so cute. So a big thank you to Jacqui.Why not pop over and see her amazing creations as well as Nutcrafters which is a new challenge blog. Here's a couple of photo's of my card:

I thought I'd make an aperture card for a change and used my Marianne Creatables square stitching die for the aperture shape and for the image. I also used: the image is a freebie from Nutcrafters, leaf backing paper for the inside of the card and for the leaves on the front - My craft studio winter wonderland cdrom, I used a leaf die from my Marianne Creatables english rose, mirror board and promarkers to colour.I nearly forgot I also used my walnut stain distress ink to blend around the card and the image background.

Challenges:
Nutcrafters challenge 1 - autumns in air
Crafts 4 eternity challenge 38 - Autumn days
Paperplay challenges week 38 - autumn leaves
Crafty purple frog challenges - fall into fall
Penny's challenges - challenge 62 - fall
Do you stack up - challenge 38 - duo (my duo is the two girls)

Back soon.

Love Debs x

Willow Sketchie Challenge

2011-09-26T14:32:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Gosh 3 posts in 3 days, what's going on. You can tell that I'm still not able to venture out and about yet so I thought I'd craft for abit.. Now I have put the online shopping away and done a bit of ironing so I think I'm allowed! Husband is keeping an eye on me so daren't misbehave and overdo things...... yeah right. I thought I'd enter the Willow sketchie challenge for the first time. It's a great sketch.

I recycled a cereal box to matt and layer the spotted, the striped kraft like papers as well as the image from my Polkadoodles cdrom 'Double Sprinkles of Kraft'. I used distress ink-walnut stain around the edges of the papers and the image using my blending tool.I also distressed the used string with it too.

It was a fun card to make - I love playing with my distress inks.
Challenges:
Willow sketchie challenge with a wow prize - sketch
Polkadoodles challenge 38 - distress it
Ladybugs crafts ink challenge - animals
Dream valley challenges - 16 - buttons
Delicious doodles challeng 2 - cute as a button
CES challenge 55 - recycle - recycled cereal box to matt and layer card.

By for now.

Love Debs x

Divas by Design Sketch

2011-09-25T16:56:00.000+01:00

Happy Sunday everyone,

Another day of taking it easy-seems to be helping the pain..... It's now travelled up from my calves to my left hip - nevermind it could be worse! At least I can craft. Here's a card I made by following a sketch from Divas by design challenge blog.

I used papers from Papermania Elegance paper pad, image -Home Tweet Home by Mo Manning coloured ages ago with promarkers, ribbon, gold mirror board, flowers - Marianne designs - English Rose die and Nellies Creatables die.
Challenges:
divas by design challenge 11-sketch (new die used, neglected digi stamp and papers)
Just tracys crafts challenge - things with wings
Papertake weekly challenge - creature comforts
Totally gorjuss challenge 99 - birds of a feather
Moving along with the times challenge 117 - time to get cooking (3 design papers, 2 embellishments-ribbon,flowers,1 image).

Must go now, shopping needs ordering.

Love Debs x

White on white card!

2011-09-24T13:44:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Well it's Saturday again and here I am. I haven't had much chance for abit of crafting so decided it was time to have some fun. I was meant to pop to my Dad's today but had to cancel yet again as the muscles in my calves are very knotted and painful so needed a little escapism. It's just my M.E playing up. I decided to follow the Polkadoodles challenge that runs until tomorrow(Sun), whiteout is the theme so white on white it is. Any excuse to complete another Xmas card. Hope you're having a lovely Saturday - it's another beautiful day in sunny Yorkshire. Here's the card:

I used a scallop base card, two cuttlebug embossing folders-spots and snowflakes, white ribbon, snowflake image from Polkadoodles Magical Winter Part 1 cd-rom on Nellie's multi frames die, hunkydory glitter,Marianne Designs creatables snowflake die, silver gems and stars.

Challenges:
Polkadoodles challenge 37 - whiteout
Sparkles forum challenge 20 - white & one other colour - white & silver.
Christmas crafting challenge 3 - christmas sparkle
Simon says stamps challenge - use dies or punches(used Marianne design creatables snowflake die & Nellies Multi frames.
Kaboodle doodles challenge 85 - lots of layers

Bye for now.

Love Debs x

Humphrey Christmas card

2011-09-17T20:29:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I made this card yesterday then realised I had been following the wrong sketch - whoops. So I did a little alteration and took another picture. What am I like - Am I the only one who does silly things like this........... I used a cute freebie stamp from this month's Papercraft Essentials magazine. It was lovely to colour in. Anyway here's the sketch I followed eventually from Fetch a sketch.

I used my freebie Humphrey stamp- coloured with promarkers, scallop die, sentiment(stash), mirror board, lace, roses die,gems,lots of glitter and flowersoft.
Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 6 - sketch
Moving along with the times challenge 116s - sparkle
Christmas crafting challenge 3 christmas - sparkle
Crafter's Companion monthly challenge 16 - christmas wishes

Have to go now as the X Factor is on. Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

Spooky card!

2011-09-16T19:51:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A spooky card for a change, I thought I'd step out of my comfort zone and have a go. Just a quick post as Hubby's just come in. Time for a film!

I used: some digi stamps from Squiggle stamps (web, eco goth boy), Pumpkin digi and hat not sure where from,coloured with promarkers, paper from stash and gems.
Challenges:
Squiggle stamps - spooky fun - halloween
Totally gorjuss challenge 97 - its man thing
Ces challenge 53 - make it magical or spooky

Sorry only just realised the top gem had moved when I took the pic. See you soon.

Love Debs x

Get Funky Challenge - At the Seaside!

2011-09-12T13:58:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

It's been another busy week. It'll be nice to get back into a routine after the summer hols. It's my baby girl's 1st day at college today. Where does the time go? She was so nervous bless her - I can still remember my 1st day at college, it wasn't too long ago, especially if I can still remember it - I was so scared. She's texted me to say she's got someone to hang around with so that'll make her feel better. I'm so excited for her as it's like another chapter in her life..... Anyway onto my card. I've been meaning to enter this challenge all month so I'm just getting it in for the deadline. Isn't it nice when an idea comes together so quickly.

I used the Funky hand freebie stripey paper, sentiment and the sun, yellow card - a shell cuttlebug folder to add some texture, a postcard, a freebie sand castle image and country companion mouse from a cardmaking magazine -quite a while ago. I distressed the postcard, the embossed shell and the edges of the paper with a Tim Holtz ink pad-vintage photo.
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Get funky - At the seaside challenge ( use 1 funky hand item)
For fun challenges - kids at play
Crafty cardmakers challenge 51 summer holiday memories
Do you stack up - challenge 36 texture (used shell embossing folder & Vintage photo ink to distress).

See you soon.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch challenge

2011-09-03T20:06:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Just a quick post as here's a card I put together later today to fit the Fetch a sketch challenge. This is the sketch I followed:

I used: Black & white spotted card, poppy paper cut out with a Marianne designs die-Kanban cdrom, poppy stamp - Kanban, promarkers, card candy (they don't look very red on the photo),gems and sentiment stamp.
Fetch a sketch challenge 5
Charisma cardz challenge 35 - anything goes
I love promarkers challenge 81- anything goes
Sweet stampin challenge - anything but birthday

A nice simple card . It's been a day of washing, polishing and ironing - I had to catch up as I've been crafting alot this week - whoops...
Must go as X-Factor is on soon.

Love Debs x

Check out LOTV - daily giveaway!

2011-09-02T18:38:00.001+01:00

Wow Lili of the valley (LOTV) have done it again. On 6th September is when the next batch of Christmas stamps are being released. I've seen a few sneaky peaks and they are so gorgeous. There is a daily giveaway of the new release stamps up until the launch so check them out at Ideas to inspire. Amazing creations from the super talented design team.

Love Debs x

Thinking of you

2011-09-02T17:59:00.002+01:00

Hi all,

I'm a bad blogger this week I know - I've been snowed under making cards for a lady from my M.E group - she's ordered 7 cards from me and one is a word book so I've been beavering away with not much time for commenting or anything else, certainly not housework. Over the moon though as it's quite a compliment. Things should settle down so I will be back to normal, well as normal as I'll ever be!!!!
I've been a calamity Jane again in the kitchen as I burnt my hand yet again on the cooker, took the skin clean off part of my thumb so hand was placed yet again in frozen veg - the family think I'm really not safe in the kitchen, of all things I was cleaning the hob after greasy fried eggs for breakfast..... yuk! WARNING cleaning can seriously affect your health. I haven't got out of the cooking or cleaning though, worse luck!
Anyway here's my card using my new flower die from Marianne designs - a little treat. I followed a sketch from Papertake weekly.

I used: image - Squiggle Stamps Hippie Goth Girl, promarkers, papers - freebie, gems, flowers - marianne designs die, ribbon and Hunkydory glitter on the flowers and image to add some bling.

Papertake weekly - sketchie
Promarker challenge week - 115 - anything goes
Paperplay challenges -week 35 - make your own flowers
Sarah hurley challenge - 48 - bling, sparkle
Moving along with the times - challenge 114 handmade flowers
Squiggle stamps challenge - glam & glitz

Have a nice night.

Love Debs x

One layer card

2011-08-25T20:14:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Well I'm over the moon, my daughter did really well in her GCSE's and really made us so proud. I knew she would do well. Poor bairn was so nervous, she was passing all her nervous energy onto me. I don't think I was as jittery for my own exams in the 80's. Not that long ago of course...... We've had a nice takeaway and a couple of glasses of wine so giggles a plenty - all in the name of celebrating her achievement of course! Anyway I decided I'd do a one layer card to match the Polkadoodles challenge and it happened to fit a few others.

I used a Fairy Flutterby Bevvieboo stamp from Polkadoodles, the sentiment and butterfly are from this set too.I also added some glitter to form a butterfly trail. All coloured with promarkers. Quite a simple card but I really enjoyed this style for a change.

Challenges:
Polkadoodle challenge 33 - single layer
Promarker challenge week 113 - no patterned paper
Hooked on craft challenge 6 - Things with wings - butterflies
Stamps r us challenge - anything goes

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Love Debs x

Thank you card

2011-08-22T11:47:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Today's card was put together last night, I'd spent part of yesterday afternoon colouring my LOTV image and I knew what papers I wanted to use - mind you I changed my mind at the last minute but was blank on how I wanted the card to look. It's amazing how a nice warm bath makes everything come clear in your mind, so I had to crack on and I got it finished at last.

I used: papers-curio paper pad & cosmo cricket(earth love) paper pad, gold mirror card, LOTV stamped image, decoupaged butterflies and sunflower coloured-promarkers, sentiment - from stash, pearls & card candy - coloured with a gold pen or promarkers, paper flowers -from stash.
Challenges:
Pollycraft challenge - challenge 106 -Autumn colours
Lili of the valley thursday challenge 109a - thank you
Aud sentiments challenge 35 - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday challenge 47 - thank you
Stamp Something challenge - thank you
Do you stackup challenge 33 - thank you

I was surprised by how many challenges my card fitted. I don't think we send enough thank you cards. It means such alot to receive a thank you card.

Hope you've got a lovely sunny day wherever you are. I was a winner for my round pink and black easel card at the Squiggle Stamps challenge. I've just received an email with my prize of 6 Goth kidz digi stamps from their new range - woo hoo!!! Sorry I'm a little excited.

Must go as more washing to put on and maybe a little time for crafting before the shopping is delivered.

Love Debs x

Good luck card

2011-08-19T19:23:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

Well thank crunchy it's Friday, not that it makes any difference to me the days of the week just merge into one for me.Just felt like saying it!!! Well I hope you've had a good week and have got some of this lovely sunshine. I made a bigger Good luck in your new home card last weekend for my brother in law and partner and in my haste to get it posted I forgot to photograph it - d-oh. I was gutted, mind you it gave me an excuse to do another to have in my card box for anyone moving.Obviously method in my madness. Without further ado here it is:

I used my Polkadoodles cdrom-double sprinkles of kraft for the image, papers, sentiment, some faux stitching on the spotted paper, kraft card and yellow card for matting and layering. I added some yellow gems and buttons too.
Challenges:
Cute daisy may - anything goes
Craft us crazy challenge 15 anything goes
Sarah hurley challenge 47 - stitched up - faux blue stitches on spotted paper.
Polkadoodle week 32 challenge good luck

See you soon.

Love Debs x

Funky round pink birthday card

2011-08-16T18:53:00.001+01:00

Hi,

The sun is shining and I've had an early start popping to the shops this morning with my hubby - I love it when it's first thing in a morning and really quiet, I hate crowds. We were all done and back home for 10.30. I managed to pick up a pack of 50 white 5 by 5 scalloped white 300gsm cards and envelopes while I was out. We have to treat ourselves now and again.Really chuffed as they are fab quality for £5.29 from Boyes, Goole. A cuppa and a rest recharged my batteries. It's been a lovely couple of days with the weather and I've been dying to get out and do some gardening but what with my back and arm playing up I've been sensible and just pottered about doing abit of crafting as well as housework. Far too sensible I know - bring the real Debbie back! Before lunch I thought I'd have a play with a digi stamp I got as a freebie from Squiggle stamps and enter their challenge. My easel card also fitted a few other challenges which is a bonus.

Unusual colours for me and a very funky image.
I used, black card, black and silver foiled card,Kate Knight paper, sentiment, image coloured with promarkers (Miss Ruby by Squiggle Stamps), buttons, a gem, flowers and swirls - marianne die and lace coloured with a pink promarker.

Challenges:
Squiggle stamps - pink and black challenge, added option of lace.
Papertake weekly - eyes down look, bottom row -blooms, lace & buttons(free)
Bunny zoes crafts challenge 15 easel cards
Totally gorjuss challenge 93 round and round
Designed 2 delight color combo challenge - pink & black

Have a lovely evening.

Love Debs x

White on White!

2011-08-10T19:02:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I'm back again and I thought i'd have a go at a white on white Christmas card. I'd treated myself to a snowflakes die by Marianne designs and a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder at the end of last week.This was my first time using them - I love them! It's been a miserable day here so I've pottered around the house and done a few jobs then had a little play...... So without further ado here's my card:

I used: pearlescent white paper for my snowflakes(marianne designs die) and my cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, used a dotty cuttlebug embossing folder, white ribbon, the reindeer stamp image is from Pink Gem Designs it's a free digi stamp at the moment and I used a freebie robin stamp image from my stash.The images were coloured with promarkers.
Challenges:
Pink gem challenge 27 - white on white
Christmas blog challenge - white on white only
Christmas stampin - gimmea bird
Simon says stamps challenge - all white
Sparkles forum christmas challenge - robins

Hope you like it. Some news - I won the new Polka doodles Magical Winter cdrom part one from the lovely Enfys a few days ago.It was a blog candy. Really chuffed. Must have a good look around it tonight. The latest dental saga with my hubby is after the extraction of his wisdom tooth last Wed he's had to pay another visit to them today as the packing they put in the hole kept falling out. For the last few days he's been putting new dressings in and putting up with the pain.Poor fella never complains but he's been in some pain... They've repacked the hole now and given him antibiotics. Just heard from him that it keeps coming out again. Grrrrrrrr dentists!! He's not had a proper meal at teatime since last week. It's been ready brek or soft cereal. Less cooking for me but it's such a shame. Here's hoping.

Off for a bath now and need to tackle the dumping ground i.e. the dining room come craft room!.

Love Debs x

Birthday Card !

2011-08-09T19:32:00.000+01:00

Hi,
What a beautiful day it's been.The washing has dried beautifully, the sun's been shining and it's been warm. What more can I ask for? It was my last day at the M.E. group today which went great, even better with the appearance of lovely chocolate cake and chocolates. The group has been a great help to me in planning my days better and getting the best out of life while pacing what I do. We're all going to meet up regularly if we can which will be fun.Here's a birthday card I made for a family friend Pat who's a real sweetie.

I used some freebie papers, gems, die cut roses, LOTV cute square already coloured, flower shape(Polka doodles cdrom), doodlebug designs paper frills for both borders, pink card for matting and layering.
Challenges:
Lili of the valley thursday challenge 108 - use roses
Just tracys crafts challenge - happy birthday
A spoonfull of sugar challenge 162 - happy birthday
Papertake weekly - grow your own
Cupcake craft room August challenge - soft and sweet

Hope you've had a good day too.

Love Debs x

Cool dude!

2011-08-06T18:14:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

Thought I'd fit a spot of cardmaking in today, after all I've done far too much housework for one day. At least I've halved the ironing pile, the house is tidy all except the craft room/dining room - have just shut the door!!!! Will tackle that later.. Probably tomorrow. We all need some play time.....

So here's my card for today. I based my card on the following sketch from Fetch a sketch challenge 3

I used Funky hand papers and sentiment, funky hand our betty freebie balloon stamp(papercraft essentials),blue card for matting and layering and card candy.
Challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 3 - sketch
Get funky and craft challenge - boys boys boys

Have a nice Saturday night. I'm dropping my daughter with her Nana in a minute as they're going to a 70th party while I come back home for a nice bath and a cosy night in front of the telly with my hubby who's had nothing but trouble after having his wisdom tooth out this week - ready brek for him again.Bless! he never complains!

Love Debs x

My First Christmas card!

2011-08-04T20:29:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Yes, you heard correctly........ I've made my first Christmas card. I've been thinking I should get started for a while and decided to make the plunge today. Hope you're okay and not any of the poor souls that have been flooded after last nights freak storms. Just a quick post tonight I'm afraid.

I used a freebie image from Squiggle Stamps - she's a real cutie,coloured with promarkers, freebie papers from a magazine, snowflake flowers-another freebie, gems, card candy, mirror card and a xmas sentiment.
Challenges:
Squiggle stamps new challenge -christmas creations
Totally gorjuss challenge 91 - christmas in july
Totally papercrafts challenge 77 - bling it up
Paperplay challenge week 31 - christmas in august

Take care.
Debs x

New Home card!

2011-08-01T12:33:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Well it's the beginning of a new week, where does the time go? I needed to make a New Home card for my Crafty Mum in law. I had a ball making it as I was stamping, using my promarkers, and blending with my distress inks. Such fun. It looked abit bare when I'd finished so added some flowers and button and it looked much better.Hope you've had a lovely weekend, the weather has been fab but rather warm....... I spent a lovely day with my daughter Shannen on Friday, visiting a few shops, a trip to the cemetary to pop some pretty flowers on my Gran's and Auntie's grave - I haven't been able to go at all this year so felt much better once I'd been.Then it was time for a nice cuppa and a muffin at Costa Coffee to recharge the old batteries - it hit the spot perfectly! On Saturday we went to a BBQ at my Mum in law's new home which was nice - had felt pretty sore and my right arm had started playing up again but it was nice to have a meal with the family. No cooking for me,definately a bonus and yesterday was a day to take it easy with a little bit of washing.
Anyway enough blethering onto my card:

Papers:Whiff of joy paper pad,Kanban houses,skin tones promarkers, ribbon, walnut stain distress ink,3 pearls,buttons and die cut flowers from my stash.
Challenges:
Your next stamp challenge 47 -3 2 1 recipe - 3 embellishments - 3 buttons, 2 patterned papers, 1 image.
Crafts and me challenge 45 - ribbon - use ribbon on your project.
Moving along with the times challenge 109 - brand spanking new - new house card.
The paper shelter challenge 24 - anything goes

That's all folks.

Love Debs x

Feeling Tyred Card!

2011-07-27T17:02:00.000+01:00

Hi,

I thought I'd make a card for my brother in law to cheer him up after his foot operation on Monday. So I went for a justinklined digi image that I've had a while. Hope he likes it.

I used: Papers are from the Curio paper pad,Justinklined digi image coloured in with promarkers and distress in used around the edges, computer printed sentiment-distress ink, card candy coloured with promarkers and 2 strips of black doodlebug paper frills.Thought it was quite a fun image.
Challenges:
Crafty catz weekly challenge 92 - no pink or blue allowed
Die cut dreams challenge 94 - animal antics
I love promarkers challenge 76 anything goes
Sarah Hurley challenge 45 - colouring
Aud sentiments challenge 33 - We want to see the sentiment "Enjoy Your Day" or any other sentiment to make someone smile.

Have a nice day.

Love Debs x

Fetch a Sketch Challenge

2011-07-23T16:32:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Not had much of a chance to craft this week, so decided today was the day .Hubby's gone to Oliver's Mount, Scarborough to watch the motorbikes and my daughter was at work - peace....!
I followed the sketch from Fetch a sketch.

I used Nellies multi frames to die cut the circles and the LOTV image (using the out the box technique that I've seen on spellbinders shows(first time and it worked!),a LOTV image that came from their sporty boys cute squares already printed, papers are from my stash, orange card, card candy and sentiment stamp.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Fetch a sketch challenge 2 - follow the sketch
Lili of the valley thursday challenge challenge 106 - fun and games
Totally papercrafts - one for boys
Totally gorjuss challenge 90 - punch or die

Well that's all for today. Need to get the spaghetti bolognaise organised for my Mum in law coming for tea.

Love Debs x

Pink and Blue!

2011-07-16T17:08:00.000+01:00

Hi,
Has it been a dull rainy day with you? I can't complain really as we've had some lovely days this week.It could be worse..... Here's a birthday card I made today:

I used blue card, pink card, pink mirror board, gingham pink paper - freebie, blue spotted paper -Polkadoodles(double sprinkles of Kraft cd rom), sentiment stamp, LOTV image coloured with promarkers,pink ribbon, blue stars and silver gems.
I've entered this card in the following challenges:
Promarker challenge, week 108 theme - gingham
Totally Papercrafts challenge 75 -girly girls
Lili of the valley thursday challenge 105 - pink and blue
Ellephantastic challenges - celebration
Creative Inspirations challenge 120 - no flowers allowed

Have a great weekend.

Love Debs x

It's Friday !

2011-07-15T17:16:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Hope you've all got this beautiful weather, shame about the midges.... Once I'd hung the washing out decided to get cracking on a birthday card for a man. I decided to use my Popcorn the bear Mens Cd rom by Crafters companion as I haven't used it for a while to make an easel card. The decoupage, sentiment and papers are all from it. So here it is:

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Crafters Companion monthly challenge 14 - one for the boys
Totally Gorjuss challenge 88 summertime
Craft your days away challenge 24 - fancy folds (Easel card).

Some good news - I came 1st in the Get funky and craft challenge (Funky Hand) so I won a download from them. I am really chuffed. I also won a prize of a 10 piece door hanger kit from Elephantastic challenge blog(June). That's all folks.

See you soon.

Love Debs x

And the Winner is.......................................

2011-07-13T08:04:00.001+01:00

The winner of my blog candy is...........................Shell Shearer Swinscoe.

Well done Shell. Send your details to me. My email address is: bookwormjohns@yahoo.co.uk and I'll pop your prize in the post. Can you put 'Blog candy winner' in the subject line please. Thank you to everyone who entered and welcome to my new followers.

Catch you all soon.

Love Debs x

Blog Candy!

2011-07-12T20:00:00.000+01:00

I am offering 2 tickets to the 'Summer Crafting' at Doncaster Racecourse which is on the 16th and 17th July and 2 new SWALK stamps. I can't make it to the show but I wanted one of my lovely followers to have a treat for all the support I've received on my blog. I 'm not sure how to keep this post at the top!

To enter -

Be a follower of my blog
Post a pic on you sidebar linked back to my blog
Leave a comment on this post with your full name and blog address.

Candy closes midnight 12 July 2011. Good luck.

Love Debs x

A card for my Step Dad.

2011-07-12T19:04:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Just a quick post tonight as I'm pretty shattered after being at my M.E group. I'd like to say a huge Thank you to Jules for giving me a shout out on her blog. She spread the word on her blog about my blog candy. She's a very talented crafter and a great friend.
I made this card for my Step Dad's birthday which is on Friday.

I used a My Craft Studio Cd rom for the image, the papers and the sentiment was typed.I used distress inks to do some blending and to make it look aged and added some string.I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It's really different for me.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity challenge - colour-recipe - chocolate and cream.
Die cut dreams challenge 93 dawns recipe-3 shapes, 2 colours, 1 ribbon (bow or other)
3 shapes - square image, roughly shaped map paper and a rectangle sentiment,
2 colours - brown and cream,
string.
Crafty catz weekly challenge 90 - vintage look
Papercrafting journey - challenge 14 - for him

Hope you've had a great day.

Love Debs x

A Sketch by new challenge blog Fetch a Sketch!

2011-07-07T14:00:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Does it ever happen to you when you've got the papers and everything laid out and you just want to craft but it gets late and other things get in the way. That's what happened yesterday, so while I was watching Waterloo road last night with my daughter I had the urge to get crafting. It's like an itch you have to scratch!!!!! I followed the sketch from the new Sketch challenge blog - Fetch a sketch. Go and visit as it's run by the lovely Jenny and Ruth - very talented ladies. Here's the sketch:

All the papers, the sentiment and the houses are from 'Double Sprinkles of Kraft' which is a fab cdrom, inked around the oval shape and added some ribbon looped and some card candy.
I love these fresh colours.
I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Fetch a sketch - challenge 1-sketch above
Polkadoodle week 26 challenge - home sweet home
Aud Sentiments challenge 32- sentiments with at least 2 Words

See you all soon.

Love Debs x

Flowery card

2011-07-06T11:54:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Well I managed to escape the confines of the house yesterday to attend my Tuesday M.E group which is run by the NHS. Still feeling chesty but it was nice to get out. I had my body guard with me - my daughter. She offered to keep me company and she wanted to keep an eye on me, bless her. Shattered today but it was worth it. Thank goodness it's cooler today, I can't believe how hot it's been here - did you get dive bombed by green flies Monday and yesterday? Yuk........
Anyway here's my card for today. I followed the sketch on Get funky . I love sketches.

For my Easel card I've used papers and a flower digi from 'Papercraft Factory' cd rom by Funky Hand, Purple ribbon, buttons, card candy, I paper pieced the digi flower heads and coloured them with promarkers and used a sentiment stamp. The colours remind me of ice cream colours.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Get funky and craft -sketch challenge
Charisma cardz challenge 26 - ice-cream colours
Papertake weekly challenge anything goes, optional extra - buttons

By for now.

Love Debs x

Daughter Card using the Papertake Weekly Sketch

2011-07-02T16:09:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Another gorgeous day in Sunny Yorkshire, the washing is out and I've been making a card for my Daughter to tell her how proud we are of her. She's taken her GCSE ' s, been working full time at the local hotel housekeeping and also done some extra hours for another job to help in their busy periods. Shannen's also enrolled on her college course and did so well on the literacy test that she's doing a higher level of the Art and 3D Design. I followed the sketch over at Papertake weekly challenge .
I used papers from a Forever Friends paper pack, purple and white card,my Tatty Teddy freebie stamp, buttons, daughter stamp, sakura pens and a computer sentiment.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Papertake weekly challenge - sketch 57
Crafty cardmakers challenge 49 -spots & stripes (used stripey paper and spotty buttons)

Have a lovely weekend.

Love Debs x

Tilda card

2011-06-30T12:28:00.001+01:00

Hi all,

The medication is starting to kick in so starting to feel an improvement at last with my chest. So I felt like a play with my crafty stuff yesterday and I wanted to try out a new distress ink - vintage photo that I'd bought recently. I quite like using my cut and dry foam with the blending tool to do some - I'm a newbie so need more practice but had great fun and liked the softened edges. My dining table showed utter destruction but hey ho that's what crafting is all about. This was the best photo I'm afraid, shame about the whirlie in the background!!!!!!!

I used the papers from cosmo cricket paper pack, Vintage Tilda stamp, kanban sentiment stamp, buttons, mirror board, distress ink, promarkers and card candy. I used the following sketch from Ellephantastic.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Ellephantastic June challenge - Sketch
Pear tree designs challenge 55 -stamp something
My mums craft shop challenge 12 -something old something new (old stamp, new card candy and buttons).
Do you stack up - challenge 26 - squares (have used papers cut into squares).

I forgot to say I came in the top 3 in the Get funky and craft challenge, so got another blinkie.
I also found out that I won some tickets for the Summer Crafting show at Doncaster in July and last but no mean least I won some blog candy from the lovely Brenda of Stamping Fantasies, she is one talented and generous lady. So chuffed. Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

A Clean & Simple card using Tatty Teddy!

2011-06-28T18:06:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Well I'm still barking like a dog and keeping the doctors busy - calling them out again yesterday -whoops!! Asthma improved a little over the weekend but by Sunday night, Mon am right back down again. So I've got more medication and feeling more with it today after a better nights sleep. If I'm stuck in recuperationg and resting why not do some crafting!!! So I thought I'd have a little play with a clean and simple theme which I really enjoyed.
All I used was a piece of white card, corner punch, stazon ink, sakura pens and my freebie Tatty Teddy stamp free with Docrafts Creativity magazine. A different style for me, have seen it around but never dared to have a go. We do like our papers don't we ladies!

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Moving along with the times challenge 104 -clean and simple scrapbook sisters card challenge - 41-Anything goes
pear tree designs challenge 55 - stamp something
oldie but a goodie challenge -anything goes

Have a nice evening!

Love Debs x

A card for a Special Dad

2011-06-25T13:53:00.000+01:00

Hi,

That's me back from my lovely break in Scotland, the weather was gorgeous and I had lots of time to rest and recharge my batteries with my Mum and Sister. Shame my cold progressed and by the time I arrived home had to get the Doctor out as my asthma was uncontrollable, needless to say I'm barking like a good un.... Nevermind! That's why this is my first posting for ages, while resting I've had chance to do some commenting so it's not all bad. Anyway here's a card I gave to my Dad for Father's day last week, he's a farmer so this card fitted him perfectly.

I used : La Pashe 'Remember When' decoupage sheet, red and green card, string and Dad sentiment.I've had these sheets for ages and decided to have a play.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
My mums craft shop challenge11-one-of -the -boys.
Dream valley challenge-9-fathers-day
A different type of card for me....
Have a lovely day.

Love
Debs x

Get Funky - Kathy's Challenge

2011-06-12T19:13:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Two posts in one day - in can be done, just not very often. Here's a card I made for the Get funky and craft - Kathy's challenge,
This is what we needed to include in our creations as well as making sure we used one Funky Hand paper or extra in our design, (there's a free download link too):
5 Flowers
Use 3 different papers
2 Buttons
1 Ribbon (cut up or in one strip whatever you prefer)
and Gems or pearls.

Thought I'd use two pics. I used 2 papers from the Funky Hand Papercraft factory cd-rom and the free paper download,1 brown ribbon, 3 fabric flowers and 2 die cut flowers, 2 buttons, 1 glittery centre, 2 pearls, 2 card candy, and a stamped sentiment. Hope you like it.
Have a nice night.
Love Debs x

A Summer's day!

2011-06-12T10:55:00.000+01:00

Hi,

It's Sunday again... where do the days go. Another quick post as I've got to get my Dad and Step-Dad's fathers day card done today as I'm going on a little break up to bonnie Scotland to stay with my Mum and see my Sister on Wednesday. The train 's booked and I just have to sort the shopping etc for my hubby and daughter. I come back on Sunday afternoon. I can't wait!!!!! Don't relish the organizing us girlies have to do before we go anyway - it's true the saying ' a woman's work is never done' .....
Also that's my baby girl finished all her GCSE exams and has officially left School. I'm so proud of her to have reached this point. It's the start of her life in the big wide world. She's going to be working full time at a hotel cleaning the rooms until she starts college in September in Hull to do a Art and 3D design. She loves drawing.
Right onto my card:

I used some free papers, LOTV cute square image, burgundy card, hunkydory sentiment, card candy, gems and die cut rolled flowers.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Lili of the valley thursday challenge 100 -anything goes
By the cute and girly challenge - in the garden
Aud sentiments challenge blog challenge 30-summertime
Sarah hurley challenge 42 - summer

Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

A Girlie Birthday Card !

2011-06-08T15:42:00.001+01:00

Hi,
I had a lovely day yesterday stamping. You can't beat a bit of stamping. I did my own background for one card and had a play with some cut and dry foam with some inks. I am pretty new to working with inks and blending but I loved it. I lost all track of time as you do. Great fun.

For my card I used :
cream base card,Kanban swirl stamp for the background, brown memento ink pad, kanban lady stamp coloured with promarkers, kanban sentiment stamp, red ribbon, Hunkydory Glitter, craftwork cards candy, red flowers.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Moving along with the times challenge 101- no designer papers
Dream valley challenge 8 - stamp something
Crafts and me challenge 38 stamp something
Cute card thursday challenge 167 embellish it
Creatalicious challenge 22 - use flourishes

Thanks for popping by.

Love Debs x

A card for a Dad !

2011-06-02T18:31:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Just a quick post tonight. Today I had a few hours crafting which was great. I haven't crafted for quite a few days so I got my crafting fix at last. What a beautiful day it's been. Hot but lovely!!!!! Can't beat a bit of sunshine to cheer us up. Anyway here's my latest card made with a free download from Polkadoodles which included the fab papers I used and the topper. Then a few bits of string, buttons and candy to finish my card off.
Polkadoodles week 21 challenge-male theme,
Craft your days away challenge 21 fathers days/special man
Here come the boys challenge 3 - fathers day/hubby/partner.

Hope you like it. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Love Debs x

60th Birthday card

2011-05-25T16:56:00.000+01:00

Hi,
It's been a busy day today what with being at my voluntary for a couple of hours making a lovely stir fry and a banana split then we ate it for lunch. It's a tough job but someone has to do it!!!! They're such a talented group. Then I had my shopping delivered and the washing - a woman's work is never done... BBQ tonight - no wonder the sun has gone in. I don't know about you but I find Barbie's harder work, to-ing and fro-ing. Give me a roast any day. I have some news I came in the top 3 of the Get Funky and Craft challeng blog, with my hand bag, Really chuffed and another blinkie in the side bar.
Here's a card a made for a lady from the voluntary class - she had a big 60th party and I had a lovely time.....

I used my dress kanban stamp and paper pieced it onto some hunkydory paper, backing papers & flowers - SWALK cdrom and hunkydory, blue and cream card, hunkydory sentiment, 60 peel off with a gem on it-need some bling, Craftwork candy and cream ribbon. This is one card I was quite pleased with. i just love the soft colours.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Wee Memories Challenge blog-stamp it.
Fussy and Fancy challenge - a recipe: 3 papers,2 embellishments,ribbon.
Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog - Embellishment recipe - flower, ribbon, bling.
Papertake Weekly Challenge blog - Pastel colours.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Love Debs x

Crafts 4 Eternity challenge blog

A card for a 16 year old.

2011-05-24T16:25:00.000+01:00

Hi,

It's been a week since i last posted but I've been beavering away making some cards and trying to be good and resting the old arm too. It's alot better and I've even managed a couple of meals out to family which was a welcome break from the house.A little shopping too for the garden. I love being in the garden especially when it's a lovely sunny day.
Anyway here's my card:

I used Crafters Companion SWALK cd rom for th backing papers and to make the flowers with flower die cuts, peel off - 16, SWALK 'My Sister' stamp coloured with promarkers and sentiment from 'Friends like you, Happy Birthday - Kanban stamp, candy coloured with a promarker.
I am entering my Oval Easel card into the following challenges - I know it's another oval shape but it was requested by my daughter for her friend's card:
Crafters Companion monthly challenge - Girl's birthday.
CES challenge 37 - Embellish it - 3 different types of embellishments(flowers, candy and a gem on the number 16).
My Mums Craft Shop challenge 6 - Anything but square.(oval easel card)

See you soon.

Love Debs x

Butterfly Door Hanger

2011-05-15T12:16:00.000+01:00

Happy Sunday to you all,

I was having abit of time to myself yesterday and I thought I'd make something other than a card.It's my first door hanger..... Hope it's okay. Another first was using printable acetate - I'm getting adventurous, don't know how long it'll last but I had great fun. If I can't do much around the house then why not craft!!!! That's my moto anyway.

I used: Polkadoodles Sugar Birdies cd-rom - paper and butterflies,a piece from a chipboard album, printable acetate, glitter, gems, ribbons, book rings and a black liner pen.
I am entering it in the following challenges:
Polkadoodles challenge - menu choice - I chose Pink, butterfly, ribbon and gems.
The Paper Shelter.challenge-13 - black, white + one ( I chose pink).
Sarah Hurley challenges-39 - butterflies/things with wings.

That's the sun out so I shall shout my hubby and get some help to hang the washing out. Have a lovely day.

Love Debs x

Flowery Easel card

2011-05-13T19:05:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Due to the blogger having a problem today, yesterdays post has disappeared so I am having to re-do it. I felt like I'd lost a leg not being able to blog today.....
Anyway down to business. I had a good day with my arm yesterday so I had a lovely few hours crafting.Crafting was my therapy for the day. I'm glad I made use of my time as my bad arm is back. Typical. Anyway here's my Easel card.

I entered this card in the following challenges.Thank you for the lovely comments I received yesterday.
Polkadoodles week-18-challenge - Easel card.
Moving along with the times challenge - 2 b's - blue, bling, buttons.
Crafty Sentiments challenge - buttons.
Paper Play Challenge - Summer.

I used Yellow and blue card, image and flowery backing paper, flowers and sentiment from Polkadoodles Sugar Birdies Cd-rom, bling and buttons.
That's all for today.

Love Debs x

Get Funky Challenge

2011-05-08T16:08:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Sorry I've not posted for a while but my arms let me down this time - unreliable body.Just another M.E symptom so I've been trying to rest my right arm especially which has meant calling on the family to help. My daughter has been a great help ironing and doing little bits around the home and my husband has been fantastic too- hanging the washing out under my supervision,cooking etc.... Bless them, fancy having me in a Supervisory role....... Challenging for them!!! So this is my first day trying a little bit of crafting. I've been dying to play. Thought I had recovered - silly me. So if I'm not posting you know why!!!!!!!! RESTING !!!!

Anyway onto this month's challenge at Get Funky Challenge blog. The theme is SPOTS AND STRIPES and you have to use one funky hand paper etc. So I made a little handbag. I've not used many templates but thought I'd give it a try.

I used: My Craft Studio Encyclopedia cd-rom- handbag template,Funky Hand Papercraft Factory -Dreams come True cd-rom for the papers, flower die, candy,tag,ribbon and a spotted button.
Hope it's okay. Just wanted to do something other than a card for a change.
Happy Sunday to you all.
Love Debs x

SWALK card

2011-04-27T16:33:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Here's an Easel card I finished putting together this morning. SWALK images are so sweet.This is one of my favourites.
I am entering it in the following challenges:
Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge - aqua and brown.
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - anything goes.
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge - anything goes.
The Paper Shelter Challenge - Ode to Moms (for Mother's Day)

I used: Swalk Cdrom 2-papers, Swalk stamp-With Sympathy, Marianne creatables flower dies.
Hope you're having a good day.
Love Debs x

Check out Enfys Polkadoodles giveaway!

2011-04-26T10:52:00.001+01:00

Hi all,

Hope you've all had a lovely Easter weekend, I've been catching up on a few chores and eventually got my garden all weeded and looking much nicer. No wonder my arm is sore but hey no pain no gain, glad to get it done.!!!

Make sure you pop over to Enfy's blog to check out the fab Polkadoodles giveaway. Just leave a comment and she'll draw the winners on Sunday 1st May. Here's what you could win....

Enfys is a super talented lady so don't forget to check her blog out.
That's all for now as I need to order my food shopping online - no peace for the wicked!
Have a super day.

Love Debs x

Happy Easter Weekend!!!!!

2011-04-23T17:49:00.000+01:00

I thought it would never arrive. The Easter eggs have been on the shelf for 3 weeks, Shannen demolished hers pretty fast, I couldn't wait any longer so my Minstrels egg was shared - yes shared with my lovely hubby last night while having a cosy night in watching a film. Hope you're all having a lovely weekend so far and enjoying this beautiful weather, it's been that warm the flip flops are out which means painting the old toe nails, have to make my feet presentable...... Had a nice morning in town yesterday, it's amazing how retail therapy can help me to craft. No crafty buys, just a few essential items of clothing and jewellery, yet it helped my dilemma for a card for a man. So without further ado:

This is for a neighbour in hospital who loves shooting.
I've used:Just Inklined digi stamp-Willy the kid, gold mirror board, Earth love - Cosmo cricket papers, string, sentiment and coloured with promarkers.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge blog-anything goes
I Love Promarkers Challenge Blog-anything goes
Delicious Doodles challenge blog - anything goes

Take care.

Debs x

What a beautiful day!!!!!!!!

2011-04-18T19:59:00.001+01:00

Another gorgeous day - how lucky are we getting all this sunshine. Been at my Dad's today with my daughter to help do some cleaning for him, it was lovely to catch up and have a cuppa together. It's lovely going back to the farm - home from home.... Busy day, but I still had time to finish the card I'd started last night.

This a sketch for the Sugar Nellie Challenge blog that you have to follow.
THEME – PURPLE & GREEN.

I used the two Sugar Nellie stamps I had luckily won
from them a couple of months ago, cute stamps-'Ella's umbrella & Splish Splash' so I just had to get them them out and get colouring with my promarkers and sakura pens.I also used glitter for the splashes and the puddle, purple ink blended onto a scalloped frame,Forever friends paper pack, mirror board,card, gems and candy. I am entering it in the following challenges:
The Sugar Bowl -Sketch,theme-purple&green.
Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog-April showers.
Stamp Something Challenge-April Showers
Cute Card Thursday-Weather inspired.
See you soon.
Love Debs x

LOTV challenge & ABC challenge

2011-04-16T17:21:00.000+01:00

Hi,

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.I made a card to enter in the lili of the valley thursday challenge, the theme is 'Happy Birthday' and the ABC challenge the theme is 'Sugar and Spice'.

I used: LOTV Tea & Chat cute square image,SWALK backing paper, Purple & white card for matting and layering,Polkadoodles flowers, Purple candy, Kanban Stamp Sentiment.
Hope you like it.
What a lovely day it's been. I've been doing a little bit of gardening, 2 loads of washing and cleaning up- such a busy bee. Doesn't the sunshine make you smile!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a lovely weekend.
Love Debs x

Moving along with the times challenge!

2011-04-11T19:45:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Another card made for a friend of my daughters who turns 18 tomorrow. I have followed the sketch set by Moving along with the times to do this card. Shannen is pleased with it so I hope her friend likes it.
Here is the sketch:

I used: white and pink card, silver mirror board, Kate knight papers, crafters companion SWALK 2 stamps coloured with promarkers, hunkydory sentiment, flowers cut with Marianne Creatables flower die, rolled flowers from fellow blogger Jane gems, white ribbon and die cut numbers.
That's all for today, cuppa time.
Take care
Debs x

Zing into Spring with Get Funky challenge

2011-04-10T17:00:00.001+01:00

Back again, I'm on a roll - won't last.......At the Get Funky challenge they are following the theme - zing into spring, so lots of bright spring colours so I thought I'd have a go and make a word book for it as well as have a card organized for my daughter's friend's birthday in May - organized for once.

I used Funky Word book Cd-rom, book rings, bird&sentiment - my minds eye sticker, flowers-polka doodles, ribbons, gems, craftwork card candy, LOTV cute square, hunkydory die-cut sentiment and a little paper frame from my stash. I really had fun putting it together and looking for embellishments.
Hope you like it
Love Debs x

Two cards made this week!

2011-04-10T11:18:00.000+01:00

Another beautiful day so the washer is working overtime and one load is already on the washing line - such a busy bee. Here is a card I made in the week for a friend's birthday, it's quite a different style for me - it took me a while to decide what I wanted to use on it, there was something not quite right until I tried a big flower with the sentiment and I was happy with it.

Papers - Earth love-Cosmo Cricket
Paper punched ribbon, green ribbon,
creatables die cut shapeon green card.
Prima blue flower
Hunkydory sentiment.

Here's another card that I made for my nephew's 7th birthday.
LOTV cute square, blue and black card stock, spotted papers-freebie old creative cardmaking magazine, blue buttons and blue ribbon. The sentiment is a digi stamp from My Craft Studio and I personalised it.

Have a lovely Sunday.Relaxing day crafting I feel. Had family over both Friday and Saturday night for tea so tonight it's just us.Took a little too much on I think.Had my appointment at the hospital on Friday morning to see if there is anything they can do for my M.E, waited over a year for an appointment so was a little anxious having to go over everything that's been going on for the last 13 years.Good news though it's definately Chronic fatigue syndrome(M.E), they're going to discuss my case and offer me some therapy - really pleased.Enough of my babbling, need to get the washing out.
Take care.

Love Debs x