Birthday card for a change!

Hi everybody, hope you've all had a good weekend!
I've been busy trying to catch up on Xmas shopping. There was a "Victorian Xmas Fair" in Durham over the weekend so my hubby and i decided to go and my mil came with us, we had Sunday lunch out later which was a nice change!  We bought some nice cheese and some lovely jars of pickle and jam, some of which will be Xmas presents and some lovely sausages --couldn't resist after tasting them!

I think i should show you what i managed to make this weekend, i deviated a bit from Xmas cards which was a nice change--lol!
This card is for my Sister-in-law's birthday which is later this week, she likes simple designs so hope she likes this one!
Its cuttlebugged on a white card with the "Swiss Dots" folder. I stamped the flourish on mauve card and also a motive with flowers and decoupaged the little flowers, i should have stamped the flourish a bit higher then i would have been able to put the message tag at the bottom. The stamps are "Hero Arts" and i added some small adhesive gemstones from Dovecraft + a Nestability tag --the message is from Papermainia.

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Two more Stitched Christmas Cards

Hi, how many people have there Christmas decorations up ? I haven't even got the boxes out yet!

These latest stitched cards are a deviation from the norm for me, i usually stick to the more traditional colours but decided to use these lovelypeeloff stickers i saw at a craft show i visited recently! I also bought the templates i used for the stitching there as well.

Hope you like them !

Carole x

Stitched Card

I am on a role now --lol
Here is another Christmas Card --its a stitched one this time. I love stitching on card and find it so relaxing. This one was easy once you get the hang of it !

Hope you like it !



Carole x

Christmas Cheer

I started this blog a couple of months ago but had a blank moment (well a long blank moment) lol ---and forgot how to add to it and the links also wouldn't join up !!
I hope i've now sorted this in my head thanks to help from some of my lovely friends in the blog world, don't know what i'd do without them ---so--- fingers crossed!!!

In the meantime i have been bevering away making cards for Christmas and also the odd Birthday one !

For this card i have used the popular Papermania stamp "Christmas Cheer" and embossed it in Gold, its placed ontop of Gold mirri board + i added some gold chiffon ribbon from my stash which i think sets it off, hope you like it !



Thanks for looking
Carole x

1st Christmas card

I thought you might like to see this Cristmas Cracker card i made at a friends house today. The insperation came from seeing one made on a craft program on TV. I hope you like it, i certainly enjoyed making it !

Thanks for looking
Carole x

My first card

This card was made for my sisters birthday!

The card was made at a friends crafting afternoon, i had this lovely image (will let you know later the maker) but couldn't find a card to compliment it. Dawn came to my rescue with this lovely double sided card from Kanban --thank you Dawn!