Happy Driver

Good Evening everyone,

 

It's been a lovely day here in Northampton, so warm I had to take off my cardi @ work today. Don't do that very often!!!!

 

I have moved jobs recently, still with the same organisation. I now work part of my hours in the workshop where we do crafty type activities as part of the patients therapy. I'm really enjoying it and am having a great time making things to give as pressies at Christmas. How lucky am I?

 

 

Today's card is one I made for my Nephew's Birthday.

I used an image from DigiStamp Boutique 'Henry Driving' which I coloured with copic's & chalks

 

 



 

The papers were a free download from The Shabby Princess .  I have embossed the plainer paper on the panel at the bottom but have left it plain on the sign post. On the top card I stamped the sentiment on using a papermania stamp. The sentiment on the bottom card was computer generated.

I have changed the text in the number plate to make it fit for purpose.

 

The star on the sign post was cut from the paper in photoshop and was cut out with a circle die. The tickets were printed from the same download as the papers.

 

Enjoy the rest of your evening

 

 

I would like to enter:

 

Dream valley - Fathers Day/Male theme

Here comes the Boys - Lets go dotty  

A Gem of a Challenge - Fathers day/Male

Perfect Sentiment - Fathers Day/Special Man

DigiStamp Boutique - Monthly Challenge

 

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #161

 

Good Morning everyone,

 

Hope you are all well & if not here's to a speedy recovery!

 

Hope you are all having a good weekend & some lovely weather too!
The sun is out here in Northampton, lets hope it stays.

 

There's a new challenge starting today over @ Sunday Sketch & Stamp

 

Sam has made us a super sketch to play with

 

I decided to use the sketch to make a new baby card to replace a few I've recently sold.

I tend to do more blue baby cards so am running low on pink one's .............

 

Here's my card:

 

 

Image - Di's Digi Downloads  Little Mouses Slumber isn't it just so sweet!

Colouring medium - Copics & glamour dust

Papers - printed from Do crafts CD Forever Friends celebrations

Embossing folder - Spellbinders A4 Dainty Dots

Sentiment - Crafters Companion

 

It would be good to see you all taking part in the challenge this week!

To see what the other DT members have created and to add your entry hop on over to the challenge blog here

 

 

 

I would like to enter:

 

Charismas Cardz Challenge - Digis only

Stamping for the Weekend - Cute

Delicious Doodles - All creatures great & small

Crafty Catz - Lets go pink 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a Wish

 

Good Morning to you all.

 

I am pleased to say that after nearly 3 months of having a broken laptop screen it is finally mended.

 

I have been putting it off as I was worried that I would purchase the wrong screen. However this week I contacted a seller on Ebay who was so helpful, he advised me which one to buy after I sent him the make and model of my laptop and the number from the existing screen.

I ordered it late on Monday, it arrived Wednesday and 10 mins later I had a fully working laptop thanks to my Son, it was so easy to fit apparently.

 

No more linking to a screen and sitting at a skew.

No more printing without seeing what I'm printing

And....I can now link up to my silhouette

and I can get on with blogging!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Enough waffle......

 

Here's a card I would like to share, only cause I can:

 

 

Image - Bugaboo Brat Ballerina

Colouring medium - Copics & chalks

Papers - Shabby Princess free download

Sentiment - Computer generated

Border & circle dies - Spellbinders

Heart dies - MB

Ribbon& button - stash

 

I'm off to the theatre tonight to see The Jersey Nights, a treat for my Mum & Sister, & me of course.

Enjoy your day!

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

 

 

No Matter Which - Bingo - die cuts, button, bows

Cutie Pie Challenge - One for the kids

Cute card Thursday - Once upon a time

Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Charisma card challenge - Digi's only

Alphabet Challenge - I for image

 

Friday Sketch Challenge #45

Good Morning crafters,

 

Nearly the weekend again, where do the weeks go?

 

I'm at a craft sale tomorrow  at the village church so been busy labelling and packing cards! Why don't I do it as I make them it would be so much easier!!!

 

Today there is a new challenge starting over @ Friday Sketch Challenge , Mariska has created a super sketch for us which got me thinking but I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Here's the sketch:

 

 

We are sponsored this week by 2 Cute ink

 

 

I have used their digi image 'Catterpillar Hugs' which I coloured with copics.
The papers are Shabby princess which was a free download.
A plain green paper was matted onto black card & the image was applied to this.
The patterned green paper was again matted onto black card and an aperture was cut out using a spellbinder die. This was then placed over the image using foam pads.

 

 

The arrow shaped embellies were cut out by hand and a papermania sentiment was stamped onto one of these. They were added to the card with a mixture of glue and foam pads.

 

Hop on over to the main challenge blog to see creations from the talented DT

 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

 

 

 

Some exciting News

Good Evening,

 

I have popped by to share with you my exciting news.

 

I have only been offered a place on the DT over @ Totally  Papercrafts, now let me see......................should I or.......................... shouldn't  I............................

 

Of course I should, they are a super bunch of crafters and I am so privileged to have been given the opportunity to work alongside them

 

 

Thank You Ladies, can't wait to get started

 

 

 

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #159

Good Morning Everyone,

 

Hope you are all having a great weekend!
I went shopping with my Sister yesterday to buy plants for my hanging baskets. Thought I might be tempting fate but guess what! It's another sunny day here in Northampton so in the garden I must go to plant them up. Oh and we got the grow bags for the tommie's so must do that too.

 

 

Over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp see's the start of a new challenge today which Mari has designed us a super sketch to play with

Here's what I came up with:




 

I am aware that I don't do enough florally cards & as soon as I make one it sells. So when out shopping for crafty bits for work the other evening and I saw a Papermania 'Just to Say' stamp set for sale for just £1 which I couldn't resist, the set come with the image & sentiment stamp above a  rose tree stamp that I have stamped and will share with you later in the week.

The papers are digi ones from Nitwits 'breath fresh air too' and have been matted onto black card.

The butterflies were cut on the silhouette and glittered with glamour dust.

 

Hop on over the challenge blog to see more super inspiration from my teamies.

Don't forget, use the sketch and there must be a stamped image or sentiment on your creation.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

I would like to enter:

Lets craft & create - Things with wings

MAWTT has gone Sketchy!

Good Morning all out there in blogland,

Well another rainy day here in Northampton, don't mind too much while I'm working.
I'm just so pleased we had a nice Bank Holiday weekend.

 

Today we have a new challenge starting over at MAWTT
This week's hostess is the BOSS Hazel who has created us a super sketch to play with

As long as we can still see the sketch on you card embellish as much as you want!


  We don't have a sponsor this week so its just for the fun of it. However there will be a top 3 announced next Wednesday evening!

Here's my card:

 



 

 

Image - Di's digi downloads 'King of the Castle'

Colouring medium - Pro's Spec's & Copics & chalks

Papers - free with mag & do crafts CD

Sentiment - computer generated

Ribbon - Stash

 

 

 MAWTT is having a Summer Holiday!

This will be our last challenge until the 3rd October.

 I would like to enter:

 

 

Diva's by Design - Tie a ribbon

Dream valley challenge - Animals

One Stop Craft Challenge - Furry Friends

Songbird Challenge - All creatures great & small

Created with Love - You lift me up

 



 

Treasured Baby Boy

 

Good Evening everyone,

 

Hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine, 2 days on the trot, can't be bad!!!

 

You won't believe how long it's taken me to write this post, well uploading the pictures to be exact.

I did something to the file I think when saving it , I can't upload it or delete it from my laptop, goodness knows what I've done. I ended up having to take more photos then save them under a completely different name, 2 hours later and lots of moans and groans here we are.

 

I've made a card today for a Baby Boy, I can't get a stock of these as they seem to sell as fast as I make them! I used a digi stamp from DigiStamp Boutique the Louie Love Set
 

 

The image has been coloured with Copics & chalk. The string of hearts were paper pieced with the checked paper (as the backing paper)  that I shrunk down and added letters to to spell out the word 'BABY'.

I first cut out a aperture in plain blue card using a reverse scallop die, then I cut a circle out of the checked paper and this was matted on top of the blue card to produce a scalloped finish to the aperture. The image was applied to the card front then the aperture was mounted on top using foam pads to raise it. Flowers were die cut using joy! craft die and layered together to give a fuller look, card candi was coloured with markers and added to the centres. The sentiment is from crafters companion and was mounted onto kraft to match the leaves that were cut out using the leaf die from the phlox set from MB.

 

Well what a load of waffle, hope that's not confused you!

 

I would like to enter:

 

Creative Craft Challenge - Just checking

Papertake Weekly - If the paper fits

Lets Craft & Create - Die cuts

Dream Valley - Animals

One Stop Craft Challenge - Furry Friends

DigiStamp Boutique - Monthly challenge

 

I'm a Big Girl Now!

Good Evening all out there in Blogland,

 

Hope you've all had a great day today and enjoyed a bit of sunshine!

Isn't it lovely to be able to sit outside without a coat on. I've been sitting out watching Alisha do some tricks (as she calls them) on the trampoline. Then I potted on my tomato plants, I do love to be able to pick fresh tomatoes, there's a sense of achievement when doing so.

 

Enough waffle here's a card I made in between doing all the chores today



 

I used a stamped image from Crafters companion that's been waiting to be coloured for a few week's now. I used Copic's to colour her in after choosing MME papers that have been in my stash a few years now. All have been matted onto black card . The border punch used is from Martha Stewart, the flower die is a new Joy! craft one from Swincraft & the flourish is part of a die cut from Marrianne. A doily, card candi & gems have been added for that finishing touch also a bit of glitter and gold pen.

 

Have a good evening and fingers crossed it will be a nice day tomorrow.

 

 

I would like to enter:

 

 

Kaboodle Doodles - use stripes and/or circles

 

Card Makin Mamas - Rubber stamps

 

Sweet Stamping - Doilies & Dies

Just Married

Good Morning Everyone,

 

 

It's nearly the weekend again, where do the week's go? It's a nice long one too!

Hope you've all got something nice planned.

 

 

Over at Friday Sketch Challenge  see's the start of a new challenge.

This week the lovely Marie has designed us a super sketch to play with, with lots of possibilities.

Here it is:

 

And here's my take on it:

 



 

Image - Nutcrafters -  'Just Married'

Colouring medium - Copics & chalks

Papers - Do crafts-Pampered pets & spellbinders-dainty dots embossed

Mats & leaves - kraft card

Flowers - double layer of punched flower with a pearl centre

leaves MB Phlox die

Border - Martha Stewart punch

 

 



 

I would like to enter:

 

Nutcrafters - use some kraft

Cute card Thursday - Tie it up

Polkadoodles - Spring/pastel colours

Creative Inspirations - Bingo (Pink, charm & ribbons)

Incy Wincy Designs - Metal Mania