blog candy

maxine over on http://maxines-arts-and-crafts.blogspot.com/ has some fab blog candy to give away for reaching her 1000th hit, congrats to maxine for that, why not go take a look and give it a go,

penny black saturday challenge no 19

here is my very first ever atc, its my attempt for the

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ i thought id do bright sunny colours as we didnt really get any outside lol, its a penny black stamp with mulberry flowers and glitter card, i coloured it in with my watercolour pencils.

here is the card i made

......for my friend Jilly's birthday, i was worried about this card turning out ok as it was a bit different to what i usually do, but i think it turned out ok? well Jilly seemed to like it anyway lol, i used my laura ashley contemporary papers for this as id not used them much and i think there quite elegant, then made the flower using my daisy punches that i love lol, then used my gold glamour dust to decorate appropriately. the photo doesnt show of how glittery an shiny this card is but if you pop to jilly's blog http://jillyscreations.blogspot.com/ she has a better picture of it along with all her other hand made cards she recieved,

my most favourite pastime lol

i was looking through my photos and came across this, isn't he just sooo gorgeous, this is my little man Alex. i thought id pop it on because it cheers me up lol, its the excitement he shows that tickles me, its just like me when i go into a craft shop or come across a bargain lol,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILLY

today is my good friend Jilly's birthday, as she is a complete blog addict i thought i would use this way to greet her a happy birthday lol, we shall be going for few drinks tonight at the local pub to celebrate.

a friends birthday card

well this is not my best piece of work but its nice, i made this yesterday for a friend of mine she is only in her early 20s so i thought that it was appropriate? it is her birthday on Wednesday so was in a bit of a rush to get something made for her, i also made my other friend Jilly's card but will upload that after her birthday as she is a avid blogger( http://jillyscreations.blogspot.com/ )so i don't want her to see it till her birthday lol, the card was made using dovecraft glamour papers and one of my handbag templates, also I'm loving my daisy punches too so had to make my own flower as well,hope she will like it?

monday morning crafting (5)

well today we thought we would have a go at making a wallet card as Ive never made one of those before, Jilly showed me how to make one and i was surprised at how simple they were, also as a bonus we decided to do one of the sketch challenges, we had a look around blog land and decided upon this one on http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ it is a fairly simple sketch to do as my inspiration has been lacking of late i didn't want anything to intricate lol. I'm actually quite pleased at how it turned out for a change lol, Jilly also went off the same sketch, to see hers just visit her blog http://jillyscreations.blogspot.com/ considering this morning was a bit of a mare with our two young boys misbehaving we actually produced some decent work lol. have a look and let me know what you think?

fab blog candy givaway

well over on http://jillispaiges.blogspot.com/2008/10/blogoversary-candy.html Jilli is giving away some excellent and very practical blog candy for her first blogaversary, I've taken the time to go visit and its definately worth a try lol, fingers crossed

another challenge entered

well this morning i have been looking around blog land and come upon this challenge on http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ which i thought was lovely, luckily i already had a card suitable that id recently made so used that, i haven't put i piccie on as its already on my blog for penny black Saturday challenge 17, i love working with flowers but I'm more into the modern look than traditional when it comes to flowers lol,

monday morning crafting session (4)

well today we decided to have a stamping session so we could do some swaps, so we haven't made a card today but now we have loads of images to colour and have a play with and i have a few ideas of cards i would like to make, will have to post pics of those lol, ive also been to craft central and got a few bits so will be having a play with those later too.

ive been tagged for the first time

denise at http://craftycrafterdenise.blogspot.com/ has tagged me so now here are the rules.....:1. Link your tagger and list the rules on your blog .....2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.....3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names and links to their blog.....4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog So, now I have to tell you some things about myself...

1, i have been playing in local darts team for 12 years.

2, i would love to learn how to ride a motorcycle.

3, my dream is to have a large family.

4, i cant eat food that still has a head etc (and im not a vegetarian)

5, i am quite shy when meeting new people, but very outgoing with people i know well.

6, i love rose wine.

7, i cant function without a cuppa in a morning.

well now to tag 7 people....http://mylittlecardblog.blogspot.com/

http://jillyscreations.blogspot.com/

http://nikkiscardsandnews.blogspot.com/

http://scrappy-ali.blogspot.com/

http://shirleys-cards-and-crafts.blogspot.com/

http://kiesworld.blogspot.com/

http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

christmas card inspiration

this is just another Xmas card i made after having a go at a challenge and really liking the sketch, i used one of the PB Christmas critters stamps, and my dovecraft Christmas paper pack, i wasn't sure about it whilst making it but i think it turned out ok?

monday morning crafting with jilly (3)

this weeks session was from jillys making cards creative christmas magazine, we chose to do a slider card as we had never made one and thought it would be fun, i made mine using white glitter card for the snow and blue backing paper for the sky, i used a die cut snowman as the main picture which im not really 100% happy with but its ok, you cant really see from the picture but ive also used silver glamour dust as snowflakes in the blue background, and theres also glamour dust on the snowman, this card was a lot of fun to make and im going to do another but try to make it as a birthday card, will have to post when ive done it, go and check out jilly's take on the same theme over at http://www.jillyscreations.blogspot.com/

penny black saturday challenge,challenge 17 sketch 3

well here is my take on the penny black Saturday challenge, i thought id have a go with my purples as i haven't really done many purple cards, I'm fairly happy with it, this weeks prize for 1 lucky winner is the ice and snow stamp from sir stampalot go and check it out over on http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ its a great challenge blog,

blog candy up for grabs

over on http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com/2008/09/heehaw-blog-candy.html there is some excellent blog candy for grabs, michelleo is offering some cute little donkey stamps for reaching her 25,000 hit, its definatelt worth a look,

im sooo happy

i have another new toy....... my hubby has let me get the bind it all but not only that he has let me buy the gadgets and tote for it too, you may be thinking what a lucky sod but there was something in it for him lol,i may have mentioned before but he is getting a new motorbike at the weekend so its guilt buying, i don't mind what it is i got my BIA I'm soooo chuffed lol. cant wait to get stuck in, im going to make some xmas presents with it, will post some pictures when ive had a go.

blog candy

Dollie dewdrop is offering great candy for reaching 10000 hits, its some papermania stuff brads/gems etc, a real treat for the lucky winner, pop over and check it out http://dolliedewdrop.blogspot.com/