Engagement card

Hi Everybody, sorry its took me so long to post a card .... my mojo just went awol ..:-(  ..... its back now just in time to make this card  :-)  

The card is for my Niece and her boyfriend of two years who got engaged while holidaying at Centre Parks. Steve took her out on the lake in a boat (so she couldn't run away) so i thought this "Lilli of the Valley" image was perfect...lol!

The image is from a pre coloured sheet of 6 different images. I used the Tied Together embossing folder and a paper doily behind.

  

Thanks for looking.

Carole x

Mega Blog Candy from "Bearly Mine Crafts"

Dona over at "Bearly Mine Crafts" has some MEGA fab candy for you all, look in my side bar and click to go to her blog where you will find details of how to enter!

Carole x 

Whats happened to my blog?

I was trying to post a gadget in my side panel but everything has changed ...i couldn't find the design section, now everything has gone from the side panel + my blog design ...sob sob!!

I have found my background, don't know how but its back :-)

Carole x 

Hi everybody, i'm so excited ...couldn't believe it when i saw i had won the challenge " Something Funny, Hunny! with the card below...... over on "Aud sentiments Challenge blog" !

I have won 3 digital images from Bugaboo digital images ---love them!!

Thank you so much to the people who send me positive comments on my blog!

Carole x

Birthday card for sister.

I made this one for my younger sister, she likes a bit of fun so i knew she would like "The Nosiers" .... right up her street lol!

I have entered this card in the following Challenge
aud sentiments  Something funny,Hunny

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Twisted Easel card

I made this card for a friends birthday a few weeks ago and forgot to show it, i think it was because i couldn't find out the name of the stamp i used. I still have not found out, but here it is, i think she is so sweet......it would be lovely if one of you could tell me her name!

Thanks for looking.

Carole x

70th birthday card

I made this card for my friends 70th birthday, Chris is one of my craft friends so i hope it was up to scratch ...lol!

I used a new cuttlebug folder that embosses and cuts the centre out at the same time called "Emboss & Cut" folder...lovely for boxes with acetait behind the aperture!

Thanks for looking

Carole x

   

Lilli of the Valley babys

Hi everybody, it was my Great-Nephews 1st birthday last week and this is the card i made for him. The image is from "Lili of the Valley" Die Cut Designs so there is no colouring to do as they are already done. The image looks like him, George William's blond hair is starting to grow in but its not showing very well with it being so fair ... bless him ..lol! .... he realy is so cute though :-) 

 

I used blue gingham (printed myself) which are free from Bev Rochester's blog "All the things i love" 

 

Thank you for looking 

Carole x

Niece's birthday!

I made this card for my niece who's birthday is this weekend.

I stamped the Butterflies on the card using a set from Craftwork cards.
I used Stamp in up ink .... i have a set of small inks which is so useful when i am starting out with Stamping as i have a whole set of inks without it costing me too much, i can then replace each one for a larger ink pad as i use the small one up.
The butterfly is a die from Joy Craft .. Butterflies 6002/0027 ....
The border was cut using a Martha Stewart Layered Arches punch.

Thank you for looking

Carole x

Lili of the Valley card - Coffee Break!

I love Lili of the Valley image and this one is Coffee Break! I made it for a friends birthday i think the image is quite fitting! I'm still not so good at using my Promarkers so please don't look too close :-)  its the shading that gets me .. :-(

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

I was asked to make this card for a friend, first time I've done a Diamond Wedding Anniversary card ...that's a lot of years married!
I used an A5 card and added a greeting made on my computer. I matted and layered silver and white card inside each other and used my favourite corner punch. I cut a heart in silver with a Marian die and also used a punch with hearts for underneath the centre square which was cuttlebugged, i also added a silver scroll with a white bow tied to it and attached a silver metal flower with a diamonti brad! The Number was cut in soft glitter card with my Cricut!

Thanks for looking!

Carole x

Son's birthday card!

I made this card for our son Richard who is now 25 years old ....were has all the years gone?  He loves his Union Jack Guitar (Noel Gallaghers "Epiphone Sheraton Union Jack" Guitar ) I also added a silver charm, he loved it!

I'd like to thank Val from craftersreunited  forum for the inspiration i got from this card she posted on her Blog!

Thanks for looking.

Carole x

Holiday in Peak District.

Hi Everybody, I hope your all having a nice bank holiday weekend. Hubby and i have just come back from a few days holiday in the Peak District of Darbyshire, its a lovely place to holiday with lots of little villages with not much distance between them. 

We took this pic of the the "Parish church of St Mary and All Saints", Chesterfield which shows it leaning Spire!

We also visited Bakewell famously known for its Bakewell tarts (sweet pies). Its a lovely small town with some interesting shops including a well stocked cross stitch shop which sold other stitchery items.... NO CARD MAKING THOUGH :-( !

Thanks for looking!

Carole x

  

Beautiful butterflies.

Hi everybody, its been a lousy day today ... its rained all day.

I've had my stamps out to make a card each for my two niece's, they are twins so i like to make them similar. I used "Craftwork Cards" stamps and was really pleased with the effect they gave, they gave a lovely crisp impression and i used Stampin up inks, the colours are gorgeous. The cards were also from Craftwork Cards, i embossed the edges with cuttlebug folders. I used mirra card and glitter card for the butterflies

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Challenge card

Hi everybody, its been a lovely day today with wall to wall sunshine. We are at last getting some summer sun, hope it lasts a bit longer.

I made this card for a challenge we were having on the http://craftersreunited.co.uk/index.php last week.

Thanks for looking.

Carole x

Golden Wedding card

A friend asked me to make this card after she saw the one i made a few weeks ago with the butterflies on. I like this kind of fold, i think i will be making a few more of these!

This pic shows it in the box .....

Side view shows the fold and detail better....

.....and the box i made for it. I think i could have made a better job of decorating the box but i'm not used to making them, i will try better next time!

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Carole x

Hi friends, its a glorious morning and the sun is shining for a change instead of all the rain we have been getting. There are three days of football being played for the "Olympic Games" in our area, so its good to have fine weather for all the visitors to our region.

Today's post is a sympathy card which i made for a friend who's father died. Its just a simple card with some cuttlebugging on the front and a bunch of flowers from a decoupage sheet.

   

 Hope you all have a lovely day and thanks for visiting my blog!

Carole x

Anniversary card for my husband

This is a card i made for my husband for our anniversary. I cut the letters with my Cricut........ i got the idea for the button on the card from a card i saw at the last craft show i went to.

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Dipping into my scrap box!

Hi everybody, i've been having a sort out and promised myself i would use something out of my scrap box/s every week. I have got 2 boxes ...one has toppers in (some made up) and other bits, the other has lots of bits of backing papers - embossed bits of card and stamped images so i have made two cards from them to show you.


First one was inspired by a Debbie Moor sample, i needed a card for a friends birthday and the grey cells weren't working :-(  ....I added a little bit of my own idea to it though ...lol!

For the next card i used a card with a lovely shaped edge from a Craftwork card's goodie bag ....i embossed the edge with a cuttlebug folder to give it a bit of interest. I used a flower topper that was already made up from my odds and ends box + some ribbon and stamped a message cut out with a "Stampin up" punch, the butterflys were peel-offs... again from my stash box..... I loved the end result.

Thanks for looking.

Carole x

Wedding Card

Hi everybody, i have a wedding card to show you, my mother-in-law asked me to make it for her cousins daughter and future husband..... but got mixed up with the date of the wedding so i only had a couple of days to get it made!  It was a bit of a rush as i have other cards backing up on me, never mind .....i couldn't disappoint her!

Thanks for looking.

Carole x   

Anniversary card for my husband

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More Birthday Cards for Men!

Hi to all my followers and visitors of my blog. I've been really busy making cards these past weeks since i last posted, but sorry i've not had time to post any to my blog. June and July is a busy time in our family for birthdays! I'm going to make up for it now ......so here are the first ones! lol!

So sorry, i must be loosing my marbles ..... i have just realized i have posted 3 of these cards already :-(

These ones are for the men in my life ...brothers and brother-in-laws + an anniversary card for my hubby!  I've also got a birthday card to start for our son who will be 25 this year, (don't know where the years have gone for this one) not started it yet though!!

These ones are all Hunkydory cards ....... this one is for my brother-in-law who loves classic cars so he appreciated this one.....its much like a car he has.

This one is for another brother-in-law who loves a game of golf ..........

This one is for my brother who likes a nice pint of good beer so this would go down well with him .......

This one is for another brother who .....you've guessed it ! He loves to watch a game of cricket .. lol!  

This one is also for a brother who loves cricket, he used to play until his knee gave up on him  :-(

Hope you enjoy looking at them and it gives some of you some inspiration.

Carole x

Little birds!

A friend asked me to make a card for her for a friend who likes birds, i found this print out sheet that i've had for ages and made an easil card for her ... i'm pleased to say she loved it. I added some gems (after i took the pic) to the top and bottom of the front. Sorry the pic is a bit out of focus ...i had to take it in a hurry and the light wasn't good.

Thanks for looking
Carole x

Birthday card for a Stamp collector!

My friends husband collects stamps so she asked could i make him a card for his birthday ..... not an easy one..... hope he likes what i came up with!

Thanks for looking
Carole x

More Hunkydory cards

Some cards for the ladies......the last card is an easil card.

This last one was made from the free gift given with the 5th edition magazine, it was made for my niece !

Thanks for looking
Carole x

Hunkydory cards

I love Hunkydory cards, these are the latest ones i have made for the men in my life...... Uncle, Brother-in-law and two brothers who's birthdays are on the same day but six years apart ..lol!

Hope these inspire you!

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Mother and son Christening cards!

Last week my niece and her baby son was christened, it was a lovely service and the church was decorated beautifully for the Queens Jubilee, also a flower festival was being held there that week.

I used a Clipart fairy set for Holly's card and added lots of Glamour dust.

George Williams Card was made using a computer generated message, i punched the strip across the centre of the card with a Martha Stewart punch. The cross was made from a set of die's from Spellbinders. The image is from a pre-coloured set from Lili of the Valley.

I have entered this card in the Ribbon Girl challenge.

Thanks for looking
Carole x

Another image i have coloured!

Well as the heading says "another image i have coloured" oooh! As I've said before ....I'm not very good at colouring with promarkers, i can't seem to get the shading right! I think i prefer watercolours best!

I've made this card for my nephew who's 14 this birthday and is learning to play the guitar. The background was made in "Serif Craft Artist" the papers i used and the star came from as set i bought from "The Clipart Fairy" the image was a digital one but can't remember who it was from ....i will let you know when i find out! 

I have entered this card in the Digital Tuesday challenge "Anything goes"

Thanks for looking.
Carole x

Tilda with rose

I have had this Tilda with Rose stamp for a ages, i was fortunate to win it on one of Bev Rochester's blog candy's months ago. I am not very good at colouring with promarkers, i get on better with watercolours for shading.... i never felt my images were good enough to post (most go in the bin) but after a bit of practice i thought i would show this one. I made it for a friend who loves Tilda!

The backing papers i used came from a set by Papercraft "Tilda Paperstack" and the message was computer generated!

I have entered this card in " Midweek Magnolias" Anything goes!
 
Thanks for looking
Carole x

Golf from Hunkydory

Another card from Hunkydory, golf this time!  I made this one for my brother-in-law's birthday.

I used a A4 background card for the main card and folded it twice so you could see the landscaped images on it, i then used a topper half mounted onto the front. Nice and simple when you are in a hurry.

Thanks for looking

Carole x

  

Any one for Cricket !

Hi hope everybody is having a lovely weekend.  Brian and I have just come back from spending a lovely few days in Nottingham, while we were there we went to see the cricket at Trent Bridge ..... not that i know much about cricket but i bought a Bead magazine in a lovely bead shop i found in Nottingham so i enjoyed looking at that while sitting in the sun.

We also visited Derby and Lincoln, we visited the cathedral in Lincoln which was amazing! I will post some pic when i get them sorted.

Thank you card

I made this card for a challenge but didn't get it finished in time as i wasn't well. It was made for the Less is More "YELLOW" challenge.

The pattern accross the card was made using my Stampin up roller stamp and the yellow part of a "Big and Juicy" stamp pad. The butterflies were made using a Joy Butterfly die. The Thank you stamp was also from Stampin up.

    
Thanks for looking

Carole x

Latest cards

Hi everybody i have at last made some cards. The first one i made for a friends birthday, the image on it was from a diecut sheet from Ribbonbox  I also bought the ribbon and beads from there when i was at a craft event last year and saw a card on display and loved it, so thank you to Ribbonbox for some inspiration.

Thanks for looking

Carole x

Cards made recently!

Hi everybody, here are a couple of cards to show you. First one is an 80th birthday card for a friend

Second one is a Birthday card i made for a special friend. I tried something different, i have seen this done on a few blogs i visit ...mounting nesties and using a message as the centre piece ...hope you like it!

Thanks for looking

Carole x 

New baby

I made this card for the Inspirational challenge on the Craftersreunited forum which i'm a member of. The theme this month of April was for a baby and there was a sketch to get inspiration from .....so this is my entry.

The image is from a sheet of coloured images from "Lili of the Valley" the greeting is a stamp also from a set from Lili of the Valley. The papers were from Kanban and the little bit of lace you can see is from my stash!

Thanks for looking!

Carole x