Oldie But A Goodie

Hi girls. welcome to my blog. I am so pleased to have you dropping in. Well winter seems to be arriving. We are having heavy sleet showers and winds. The temperature is dropping and if this lot freezes we are in trouble. 
Anyway onto today's card. I am entering this triangular trifold card into the current Oldie but  a Goodie Challenge where apart from using an old stamp the theme this time is "No Red or Green".

I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Christmas Angels - Praying". I coloured her with Copics. The papers are from a Nitwits Collection and I have also used bazzil as a mount. The deep border punch is by Martha Stewart and the snowflakes are cut with EK Success and Woodware punches. the ribbon with the diamonte sliders and the gems and glitter are from my stash. the cloud was made with a pen which when you heat the ink fluffs up.
I hope you like this card and that you might even have a minute to leave a comment for me. I love reading what you have to say.
I hope you have a great day. enjoy good weather and above all stay safe and healthy.

Creative Inspirations #139

Hi girls. Sorry I have been a bit tardy again. Good days and bad days I'm afraid. I'm so glad you have called in again. I hope you are well and having blogging and crafting fun. I trust that you might like what is on offer today. We are getting awfully close to December now so it's Christmas cards all the way for a while. I hope your preparations are well in hand.
I am entering this card into the Creative Inspirations Challenge where the theme is "Winter Colours". They are looking for creations in "Blue. Grey and White".
I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Moonlight Wishes" and coloured her with Copics, silver ink and gel pens. The design paper is one of my digi papers and I used navy sparkly card and mirra card to mount.. The ribbon is silver grey and I used a Fiskars holly punch for the border. I am a bit disappointed with the photo because the poinsettias because they don't actually look as though they were cut from silver mirra card (but they were, honestly) and the copious amounts of glitter don't show very well. I used pearls for the centres of the poinsettias.
I hope you like (or dislike) this enough to leave a comment. I value your opinions. Have a great day and above all stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #192 - DT Card

Hi girls. I am pleased that you have called in on me today. I hope you enjoy your visit here and that you like what you see. It's time again for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge and this week there is a sketch to follow supplied by lil old me. I hope you will have fun with it and join in the challenge. The sponsor this week is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

I have inked up Magnolia's "Christmas Eve Tilda" and coloured her with a mix of Copics and distress inks.The papers are from one of my Nitwits Collections, silver mirra card and Bazzil. The border was created using a Martha Stewart Punch and the flowers are from Wild Orchid. I created the diagonal panel using a sheer ribbon with glittery snowflakes. The other ribbon, stickles and glitter are from my stash.


Thanks for visiting my blog. I would love to hear your opinion on this card so if you had a minute to leave a comment for me I would really appreciate it.
Have a great day, enjoy your crafting and above all stay safe and healthy.

A Tatty Teddy for Christmas

Hi girls. I hope you all had a great weekend and are fully recharged for the week ahead. I am so pleased that you have dropped in on my blog - you are very welcome to have a good browse about. I hope you find something you like and maybe even find something that gives you a wee bit of inspiration.
Today's card is not being entered into any challenges. I just made it among my selection for sending out at Christmas.
I printed out a "Tatty Teddy" from my CD Rom and Mounted it on red bazzil on top of a red mirra card with snowflakes. The presents are coloured using Copics. The pionsettias are cut from gold mirra card and embossed. I also used glossy accents to top the presents.
I hope you like this card. It's a bit more basic than my usual style but I enjoyed the change. I would love to read your views on it if you have a minute to leave me a comment. I appreciate everything you say.
Well, have a great week and enjoy your crafting. Above all stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #191 - DT Card

Hi girls. Thanks for dropping in, I am so pleased you found the time. I hope you like what is on offer today. I don't know what your weather has been like but here we have had a few dry days and yesterday we actually had sunshine. It was beautiful looking out although when you stuck your nose out the door you were struck with wall of very cold air. At least there is no sign of the white stuff yet.
Anyway it's Cute Card Thursday time again and the challenge this week is a colour combo -

Green and Grey

Our sponsors this week are Alota Rubber Stamps so there will be some great goodies up for grabs. I'm sure that you will find oodles of inspiration from the other DT members if you nip across to the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog so why not have a look and join in the fun.
My card this week has edges cut using Edgibilities on my new Grand Caliber. My first play with it so please forgive any little irregularities. The image is the Docrafts Sleigh heat embossed with silver detail embossing powder. I added some colour with Copics. The paper is a magazine freebieand I used spotted bazzil as a mount. The flowers are home made out of silver mirra board and the flowers, gems, glitter and ribbon are all from my stash.
I am not sure if this card works and I would love to hear your opinions of it if you have a spare minute to leave a comment. I really love to find out what you think of my cards.
Thanks for your visit. have a great day and please stay safe and healthy.

Delightful Challenges - Snowflakes

Hi girls. I am so glad you could join me on my blog today - a very warm welcome. I am slowly beginning to get back into the swing of things and this is the first time in a while that I have posted cards two days running. I must try to get back up and running fully. How are things with you - well I hope. Winter is beginning to make itself obvious here with cold wet days. It's getting dark in mid afternoon some days it's so gloomy. Anyway I hope You find some here to bring a little bright spot to your day.

I am entering this card into the latest Delightful Challenges competition where they want us to use snowflakes on our creations.
I have shown two piccies of this card to show how it opens out and give a better idea of the layout I have used. I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Skating Along" and coloured this cutie using my Copics. The design paper is "Winter Wonderland" by Crafts House. I cut the poinsettia with a Marianne Designs die and the snowflakes were created using a Martha Stewart punch. The ribbon, gems and glitter are all from my stash and the corner is from Wild Orchid.
I hope you like this card and would be more than grateful if you had a minute to leave a comment letting me know what you think of it. Any constructive criticism is welcomed.
Do have a great day and enjoy your crafting and blogging. Above all stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday # 190 - DT Card

Hi girls. A very warm welcome to my wee blog - it's fantastic to have you visiting here. I do hope you find some crafting delights that please the eye. We are getting well into November already so over at Cute Card Thursday the theme for the challenge this week is:

Reds for Remembrance

so we want to see plenty of red on your cards. This time round the sponsor who will be offering a fabulous prize for the lucky winner is Simon Says Stamp so after you have had a gander at the DT creations on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog why not have a go for yourself and be in line to pick up a fantastic prize.

My offering this week is a very traditional Remembrance Day poppy card. I have used one of my favourite digi images created by Teri over at Delicious Doodles (her artwork is stunning - well worth a visit to her site). I have coloured this using a mix of Promarkers and Copics. The design paper is from the "No Worries" paper stack by GCD Studios and a spotted Bazzil (you need to zoom in tight to see the spots) as a mount. The second photo shows that I used a strip of the DP to embellish the inside of the card. The ribbon and "nail heads" are from my stash and the sentiment was created in Microsoft Word on my laptop.

I hope there is enough about this simple card (good or bad) to encourage you to leave a comment telling me what you think of it. I do value everything you say about my creations. I also love to know who has been visiting.

I hope you are having a good week so far, getting ready for the weekend and above all that you are managing to stay safe and healthy.

ABC Christmas Challenge

Hi girls. Thank you for calling in on me today. I am so pleased you could find the time. I hope you enjoy your visit. I am sorry I haven't blogged for a few days but we had my son and family up for a long weekend. Sarah and I spent a lot of time in my craftroom making basic Christmas cards and had oodles of fun.
My card today is to be entered into the current ABC Christmas Challenge where the theme is "V is for Vintage". I inked up "Jingle Bells" by Crafty Individuals andused Olympia Green Versafine ink.. The papers are from "At Christmas Time" by Papermania. The poinsettia was cut with a Marriane Designs die and the corners were done with a Cuttlebug die. The ribbons and the charm are from my stash. 
It would be great if you had a spare minute to leave a comment telling me what you think of this card. I love reading your comments and value everything you say about my cards.
Have a great day, enjoy your crafting and above all stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #189 - DT Card

Hi girls. Thank you so much for dropping in on my blog today. I am so pleased to have you here and I hope you find something you like. How is your crafting going - well I hope.

It's Thursday again and time for the new Cute Card Thursday challenge where the theme this week is:-

Baby Your A Firework

(use glittery, sparkly, bright colours)

and the sponsor putting up a fabulous prize this week is The Stamps Shoppe so why not hop over and see the creations from the other DT Members and have a go yourself. 

The challenge title which I have used to create a sentiment comes from the Katy Perry song so I decided to put in as many fireworks as possible. The image is a photo of a fireworks display I downloaded from Google Images. I used black corners as picture mounts. The design paper is an unknown but I have covered it with a mas  of flower heads from an Artemio stamp and heat embossewd them with white embossing powder. I thought that the looked like firework bursts. I used oodles of glitter from my stash which you should see if you zoom in on the photograph. The ribbon is also from my stash.

Your comments on this card would be welcomed. I do so love reading what you have to say. If it's your first visit to my blog do leave a comment and then I will be able to link back to your blog and have a look at your work. Have a great day, enjoy your crafting and above all stay safe and healthy.

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Hi girls. Welcome to my blog which I hope has something you like. November already so it's no surprise that I have another Christmas card for you. After yesterday's mess up I am posting this card again today but this time is complete with a description. I intend to enter this card into the current Simon Says Stamp challenge where the theme is "Anything Goes"

The image is a pre-coloured topper I printed off from a Country Companions CD Rom. I don't know the name of the paper but it is a rather smart turquoise on gold pearlised background. I have used Bazzil as a mount. The snowflakes are cut using Martha Stewart and EK Success punches. The panel across the middle (almost totally obscured by the bow and snowflake) is cut with a Fiskars Holly Border punch. The nailheads, gold ribbon and glitter are all from my stash.

I hope you like this card and would love it if you left a comment telling me know what you think of it. I really value your opinions.

have a great day and keep crafting. Above all stay safe and healthy.

I've done it again haven't I

Hi girls.
I am afraid I've done it again. I have been trying to get my Christmas cards done on days I've been feeling better and I had started putting them into scheduled posts before typing in descriptions. Stupid me scheduled them for 1st November and of course they had all posted on my blog this morning minus descriptions. My intention was to use them throughout November and December to help me get back to posting a card a day because I'm not yet up to crafting every day. I've deleted the posts and will start an orderly posting tomorrow. Thanks for the comments you left before I deleted them. I appreciate every one of them. I am so sorry for being so silly.

Cute Card Thursday #188 - DT Card

Hi girls and boys (there must be some boys out there). Glad you have found a minute to drop in on me today. How is the Christmas card making coming on. I reckon by the time that I finish all mine it will be time to start on next year. I hope you are all enjoying your crafting and that the week is going well for you.
Well another week gone past and it's time for the new Cute Card Thursday Challenge where this week we have a 

Sketch by Deb

Our sponsor this week is Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps so why not go over to the challenge blog get some inspiration from the Design Team's efforts and have a go yourself to be in with a chance of winning the goodies.
I have used the opportunity to make another Christmas Card and have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Carol Singing"  and coloured it using a mixture of Copics and Promarkers. The design papers were freebies in a magazine and I used Bazzil as mounts. I made the gold poinsettias using gold mirra card in an embossing Sizzlets  and the border was created with a Stampin Up border punch. The pleated ribbon and glitter are from my stash. The sentiment is from Stampin Up.
Well I hope you like this offering but as always I would love to hear your views so if you have a chance please leave a comment giving me your views. In any case, thanks for calling in and enjoy your crafting. Stay safe and healthy.

MAWTT #119 - Vintage

Hi girls. Welcome and thanks for calling in to my wee blog today. I hope all is going well for you and that you are having a great time visiting all your favourite blogs. I hope you like mine enough to come back again. Winter is definitely not far away here because the temperature is dropping and with the change in the clocks just days away I'm looking forward to dark nights in my craftroom. 
Anyway on to today's card that I am entering into the latest Moving Along With the Times Challenge where the theme is "Vintage". I have chosen to go for a traditional vintage style Christmas card for this one and have inked up an old church scene from Stampin Up and combined it with a Stampin Up sentiment. They are both stamped in sepia ink and are stamped on to a vanilla card. I have created snowflakes using a combination os Martha Stewart and EK Success punches. The corner was cut using a Cuttlebug die and the gems, ribbon, glitter and lace are from my stash. I think this card is a bit understated for me but I loved making it.
I hope you like it and would love to read any comments you might have time to leave for me - I love reading your views.
Have a great day and enjoy your crafting. Above all stay safe and healthy.

ABC Christmas Challenge - U is for unused Stash

Hi girls. Nice to have you here on my blog. Hopefully you will find something here that you will find kind on the eye and maybe even some inspiration for your own cardmaking. Is everything going well with you? Are you getting on with the old Christmas cards. I've decided that I had better get on with mine.
I am going to enter this one into the current ABC Christmas Challenge where the theme is "U is for Unused Stash".
I have inked up Magnolia's "Edwin with Santa's List" and coloured it using my Polychromos pencils. The papers are from my unused 12"x12" stack of My Mind's Eye Bountiful "Oh Christmas Tree" and I have used a red pearlised card as a mount.The snowflakes are punched with Martha Stewart and EK Success punches. The border punch is by Martha Stewart. The pearls, glitter and gems are from my stash and the Christmas Tree Charm is an unused stash item. I used Glossy Accents on Edwin's boots.
I hope you like this card and that you might have a minute to leave a comment to tell me what you think of it. I value every comment I get because I value your opinions.
Stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #187 - DT Card

Hi girls. Welcome to my little blog. I am so happy to have you here and I hope you find something that you like. How is everything in your corner of the crafting world? We have had two days of fabulous sunshine with temperatures just above zero - I wonder how long it will be before we have some white stuff. 
Anyway it's Thursday again and time for a new challenge over at Cute Card Thursday where the theme this week is:-

"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word"

so we are looking for an Apology card.
The challenge this week is sponsored by The Beary Scrap so why not drop over to the challenge site and have a look at the wonderful creations from the other DT members and have a go for yourself and try for the fabulous prize on offer.
I have used Magnolia's "Tilda with Hearts on a String" and coloured her using a mixture of Copics and Promarkers. The papers are from "Summer Breeze" by Mindy Terasows and I have used brown bazzil as a mount. The flowers are by Wild Orchid and the ribbons and glitter are from my stash.
I would be thrilled if you had a spare minute to leave me a comment to give me your opinion of this little creation. Your views are so much appreciated.
Have a great day, enjoy your crafting and above all stay safe and healthy.

Delightful Challenges - Colours of Fall

Hi girls. Thanks for calling in to my little corner of blogland. I hope you enjoy your browse through my creations. Who knows you might even find something to help inspire you in your own card making - now that would really be great. I am so thankful for all the help I get from visiting my favourite blogs. It certainly cheers me up in this dreadful weather we are having here at the minute - heavy winds and thumping rain.
Anyway, on to my card for today. I have made this card for the Delightful Challenges project this week where the is "Colours of Fall".
I inked up Lili of the Valley's "James Bear - Pile of Presents" and coloured this cute guy with my Copics. I have used papers from one of my Nitwit Collections and a base of green card. The ribbon, gems and glitter are all from my stash.
I enjoyed making this card and hope that you like it. It would be great if you had a spare minute to let me know what you think of it by leaving a comment. I love reading what you say and find your input helpful. I hope you are enjoying your crafting and having a great week. Above all whatever you do stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #186 - DT Card

Hi girls. I am so pleased you have been able to call in on my blog today. I hope you find something that you like and maybe even get a bit of inspiration for your own crafting. I am beginning to get back into the swing of things and have been enjoying my visits to all my favourite blogs.
The week is marching on and it's time for another Cute Card Thursday DT card. The theme for this week's challenge is:-

Tree - mendous (tree of leaves)

and the sponsor is Simon Says Stamp.


I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Love Grows" and coloured it using my Copics. The papers are from one of my Nitwits Digi Collections and I used silver mirra card as a mount. I heat embossed 2 of Stampin Up's "oak laves with acorns" with silver embossing powder to mount in each corner.The border punch I used is by Fiskars and the ribbon and gems are from my stash.
I hope you like this card and have a spare minute to leave a comment to tell me know what you think. Your comments are a constant encouragement and I value anything you have to say.
Have a great day and stay safe and healthy.

Papertake Weekly

Hi girls. Another week gone by and Christmas is beginning to loom on the horizon. Thanks for finding the time to call in on my blog. I hope you find your visit worthwhile.
I'm trying something a bit different today. When Sarah was up on holiday I borrowed this stamp from her and heat embossed the image with turquoise embossing powder. I am afraid I've lost the details of the stamp name and the maker but the theme is children paying in the garden. I really think this is a pretty image. The background and mounting card are bazzil linen. The flowers and crystals are from Wild Orchid. The ribbon is actually seam binding fom my stash and the leaves are punched out. I have stickled and glittered the flowers but as usual it doesn't show too well on the photograph. 
I am entering this card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge where the theme is Anything Goes with the added option of something punched.
I hope you like this and as always any comments you might leave for me will be appreciated. As you start the new week I hope you have a great time at whatever you do and that you enjoy your crafting and blogging. Above all stay safe and healthy.

Cute Card Thursday #185 - DT Card

Hi girls. Great to have you here. I hope you are enjoying better weather than we are - very high winds for the last few days. It's getting near the weekend again so I hope you have your plans made and have lots of good things in store.
Well it's time again for my DT card for Cute Card Thursday where the challenge this week is

Time for Cake

so we want to see some yummy cake on your creations. The sponsor this week is The Stamp Shoppe so there will be a great prize for our winner. Why not pop over and see what the DT have produced and join in the fun.
I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Hello Cupcake" and coloured this little beauty using Promarkers (a change for me). The papers are summer Breeze and some bazzil as a mount. The flowers are a mix of Magnolia and Wild Orchid and the butterfly is from Wild Orchid as well.
I would love to get your views on this card so if you have a minute I would be thrilled if you left a comment.
Have a great day and enjoy your crafting. Stay safe and healthy.

Two for the price of one

Hi girls. Thank you for dropping in on me today. I am very pleased to have you here - not that I deserve it because my blogging lately has been almost non existent. I really must get round you all again. I have so missed seeing your beautiful creations. Health has been a bit mixed lately but I'm not going to bore you with detail because there are so many far worse off than me.

I decided to have a go at a plain and simple style of card and came up with these two. The image on the first one is "Agapanthus" by Stampendous and the second one is "Allegro" by Penny Black. They are both stamped using Versafine sepia ink and glittered to lift the image. The sentiment is by Stampin Up (borrowed from my DIL Sarah). The paper on the top card is from a g.c.d. Studios pad called "No Worries". The script background on the bottom card is stamped with another stamp borrowed from Sarah - don't know it's name.
The ribbon is from my stash.


I hope you like these but I would love to hear you views.


have a great day and enjoy your crafting. Above all stay safe and healthy.