Ice Cream

Good morning to mt crafty friends and  followers I hope that you are all well and have had a great week. My card today is one I have made specifically to enter into Live and  Love Crafts Challenge Ice Cream. I rarely make cards other than DT ones for this reason but just occasionally pop my cards into challenges if they fit the theme. However last year I won two brilliant Paper Nest Dolls stamps in a candy draw over at Tracy Payne's fabulous blog. I keep looking at them but never quite knew how to use them till I saw the challenge Ice Cream and thought perfect. Problem is I'm entering this only a couple of days before the challenge ends as  I've had lots of things on this month and a lot of DT stuff as well but I've made it . So enough of my waffling.
The stamp is called Roller Waitress Avery and  this is what I've made . A bit OTT even by my standards but it is Live and Love Crafts !!

Card Recipe

Flower Shape blank card

Papers Maja Design Spring Basics Live and  love Crafts

Pink paper from my stash

Stamp Paper Nest Dolls Roller Waitress Avery painted with distress inks

Spellbinder Floral Oval die

Joy Craft Butterfly border and butterfly die

Lace Whitby Crafts

Letters and  border are both from a Pion cut out sheet the letter one is from Live and Love Crafts

The sentiment the tag and kraft card words are cut from a My Minds Eye Scrapbook 

Sheet Life Stories. The small ice cream cones are from the internet and  fussy cut..

Safety pin and Glitter Heart from my stash.

Wood fruit embellishment from The Works

 Bead stems and  pink poppies Live and  Love Crafts they are fab

Roses Wild Orchid Crafts

Leaves from a Magnolia Doo Hickey swirl and  leaf die

Glitter bead string is from Crafty Ribbons

Shabby pink and Shabby blue Frantage lightly sprinkled on the image also from live and  love Crafts

Wow!! I think that's it rather a lot of bits on this one. I loved that glitter heart and the glitter bead stems they reminded me of that lovely glitter sugar topping you get on ice cream sometimes.

Well I hope you all have a fabulous weekend I just wish the weather would improve its been very poor here in the NE so cold for May .Hugs x

I'm entering this into  Live and Love Crafts Challenge Ice Cream .Fussy and Fancy Fun in the Sun A Gem of a Challenge Flowers Deep Ocean Challenge Bingo Flowers Lace Butterfly

New Baby Girl

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers and a special welcome this sunny morning to my latest follower Karrie welcome to my Blog I hope that you enjoy my posts and  continue to visit my Blog.
My card today is a New Baby Girl card I made for my friend Margaret she had a new Grandchild while I was away on holiday. Her name is Fearne. The stamp I've used is LOTV Cosy Pram I bought this ages ago when it was released and have never had the opportunity to use it so I knew straight away what baby stamp I was going to make the card with. I've also another first on the card while I was in Florida I bought this Tim Holtz bracket die something I've been after for ages so its had its first outing on this card. The Tim Holtz dies are so much cheaper than in England especially if you have a 40% off coupon !!



 

 

Card Recipe

6x6 blank card Craftwork Cards

Edge cut with Tim Holtz Bracket die

Stamp LOTV Cosy Pram painted with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers Pion Studio of Memories Rose and Ocean Roses PD1904 from Live and  Love Crafts

Die Marianne Circle, leaf , and flower

Sentiments LOTV for you circular sentiments and sentiment tags.

Lace and ribbon from my stash.

Pearl trim from a haberdashery shop in Durham market ages ago.

Wood teddy button from Whitby Crafts

Flowers Wild orchid Craft and Boyes Stores

Letters from a Pion cut out sheet Live and Love Crafts

Card edges inked with Tattered Rose Distress Ink

 

 



I decorated the inside of the card with the same papers and  put the verse onto a  die cut to match the outside. I don't often do this as I usually add an insert of either linen or hammered paper but I did like the results of this technique.

 

Well got nothing planned especially for the weekend but I do have some jobs in the house and garden to keep me busy. My son also sent me a parcel yesterday it contained the Roman Blind I made  a few years ago for their kitchen and They had already sent some new fabric. So can I just run them a new one up !! I'll need to put a couple of days aside and get my big sewing machine out. The one I use for my cards is a very small one I bought cheaply at John Lewis and it sits under the desk but I'll need my trusted Bernina machine for this project.

 

I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy some time to relax.  Hugs Carole x

 

 

I'm entering this card in The Ribbon Girl Lili challenge Add Lace http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/october-lovely-lili-challenge_12.html Live and  Love Crafts Think Pink http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/think-pink-candy-2014.html Lili of the Vally Anything Goes http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html Diva by Design Texturehttp://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/Whimsey Stamps Challenge Anything Goes http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/2014_10_01_archive.html

 

 



 

 

Wedding Acceptance

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers and  a big thank you for you kind comments on my 18th Birthday card. You are all aware I am making wedding stationery and  I received the invite I made for the Wedding on the 22nd December just before my holiday .It was weird receiving my own card.
Today I'm posting the acceptance card I've made to send to Rosie's Mum and Dad. To be honest I think this is the first time I've actually made a Wedding Acceptance card.

 

Its a long time since I've used a Tilda image but I thought this Wedding Tilda was just right.

 

Card Recipe

6x6 Blank white card Craftwork Cards

Image Wedding Tilda painted with Copic and  Promarker pens sprinkled with Shabby Pink Frantage from Live and  Love Crafts

Paper is Timeless Victorian from LOTV my favourite I bought another pad at the GNPE

Spellbinder Opulent oval die

Photo stamp LOTV Old Romance Background Bits

Silver sequin ribbon from Whitby Crafts

White rose ribbon from Boyes Stores

Butterflies from a Pion cut out sheet from Live and Love Crafts sprinkled with Shabby Pink Frantage and  edged with white gesso

Silver bead string from my stash

Sentiments computer generated

White card and paper distress tool Tim Holtz

 

 

Well I hope you are enjoying the week its been freezing here and I'm really feeling the cold after a month in Florida.

 

I enjoyed the GNPE on Saturday but a bit disappointed with the number of stalls a lot of my favourite stalls weren't there and LOTV only had a small stall compared to usual they normally had two . The new hall is much smaller so I think this restricts the numbers allowed . I got some of the things I wanted but the die I wanted I've had to order on line as One Upon a Stamp was not there his dies are such a good price. On a positive note I got to meet up with Sue one of my lovely followers it was so nice to see her and chat . I also spoke for a while with Ann from LOTV she's is lovely.

 

Well I'm off to hospital shortly to see the dietician to see how I'm doing with my GF diet then back to catching up on my crafting and the ironing.  Love the crafting hate ironing.!!

 

Have a great week Love and Hugs Carole

 

I'm entering this card in The Ribbon Girl Glitz and Bling http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/october-card-challenge.html Crafty Little Fairies Use one Design Paper

 http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/october-only-one-dp.html and Crafty Sentiments Designs anything Goes http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/anything-goes-good-morning-sweet.html

 

 

 

 



 



 

 



Christmas Candle

Good morning to all my lovely crafty friends and followers I hope that you are having a great weekend especially as the weather seems to be improving again. I also want to welcome my latest follower Marianne thank you for following my blog and I hope you continue to enjoy visiting my blog.
My card today is a Christmas card I've made using LOTV Christmas Candle stamp it's one of the older LOTV images but one that I like very much.



Apologies for the photo my camera just didn't like this green at all as you can see I even put it against a white background to try and improve it as I normally use black.

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Kraft card Crafters Companion

Stamp Lili of the Valley Christmas Candle coloured with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Papers LOTV Woodland Wishes

Sentiment Stamps LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages stamped in Forest Green ink

Green Lace from my stash

Cream lace from a gift shop in Whitby

Flowers, berries and  leaves Wild Orchid Craft

Spellbinder Floral Oval

Wooden Star buttons Whitby Crafts

Charm I think Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine Docrafts

Pink shabby Frantage, Glamour dust and Twinklets.

 

 

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'm going to the hairdressers later, then tomorrow its finishing packing as we are going to our Apartment in Florida on Monday for a month. I'm a bit better organised than usual so have got some posts scheduled for each of the weeks I'm away. I'm generally Ok for wifi so hope to keep up with all your gorgeous creations while I'm away. I'm looking forward to the sun and the relaxation and might even fit in a bit of Craft shopping can a duck swim !! I will be craft shopping.
 

 Thank you for the lovely comments you have all left recently so kind Hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into Lili of the Valley Monthly Challenge Christmas in August and A Creative Romance Challenge Use Kraft

 





90th Birthday Card

Good evening everyone today I'm posting a commission card I have just made for a 90th birthday. I decided on lovely lilac colour papers from the LOTV Timeless Victorian pad lots of dies and  pearls.

 

This is the matching box

 

Card Recipe

8x8 Blank card Craftwork Cards

Papers Timeless Victorian LOTV

Marianne Anja's Quadrate Set

Marianne Garden Branch

Flowers roses Wild Orchid Craft

Fabric Flowers and  Ribbon with pearls local craft store Boyes

Pearl embellishments Dawn to Dusk Crafts at Ross Paper Craft Show

 White Viva pearl pen

Sentiment computer generated

Box Stella Crafts

White card Tim Holtz distressed with Tim Holtz paper distress tool

 

Some of you will remember I went to a beautiful wedding in London in May well the groom's Mum has just sent me this lovely official photo of the groom and his brother who was the best man. Michael and I were just sat behind them in church and this is one of the moments when the Vicar made one of his funny remarks he was a great guy and made the ceremony very special and personal for them. Its a lovely photo of two great boys..

 



 

I hope you enjoyed the Bank holiday wasn't the weather awful. We had our Son and  Daughter in Law staying with us and had a lovely evening out on Saturday to celebrate their Second Wedding Anniversary. 

I hope you enjoy the rest of the week whatever you have planned.

Thank you for all the fabulous comments on my recent post you are all so very kind. Hugs Carole x

 

I'm entering this into Divas by Designs Pretty Pearls Challenge and The Shabby Tea Room Celebrate Challenge

 



Happy Anniversary

Good morning to all my fellow crafters and  a special welcome to my new followers Sally, Vicki and  Lucy on Google  + I do appreciate you taking the time to follow my blog and  I hope you continue to enjoy my posts.
Today is our Son and  Daughter in Laws second Wedding Anniversary those two year have just flown by just seems like last week when I was making all the beautiful stationery for the wedding . So today I'm posting the Wedding Anniversary Card and Box I have sent to them. The second anniversary is cotton so have added lots of cotton lace to the card .

 

 

 

 

The Box

 

Card Recipe

 

A5 Cream Deckled edge card from Hobby Craft

Papers some cream pearlescent flower card I've had for ages

Selection of lace from Boyes,  Dainty Crafts Washington and my stash.

Pearl string in white and  cream from Hobby Craft

Cheesecloth from Wild Orchid Crafts

White Ribbon from Live and Love Crafts

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft and my stash

Spellbinder Opulent Ovals die

Sentiment made on my computer

Love charm from Dawn to Dusk Crafts

Magnolia Do Hickey tag

Sewing Machine and  Topstitch thread

Box from Stella Crafts

 

This is the first time I've used these bead flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts but they are very pretty.

 

We are seeing Martin and Fiona at the weekend they are coming to stay so we are all going out to dinner to celebrate their Anniversary on Saturday

 

I'm a bit behind with my comments as I've been away all weekend to Poole visiting some friends they live in a lovely part of England and very very close to Sandbanks Oh for that lottery win !! For those I follow on Docrafts as well please be patient I'm still getting my head around the new Blog setup.

 

Thank you all for your lovely comments recently they are all treasured.

 

I hope you all have a great week but what happened to the sunshine I hope it comes back soon.

I'm entering this into Divas by Design Challenge Charming

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polka Dots

Good morning to all my lovely followers and friends today sees the launch at Crafting by Designs of the new weekly challenge today the theme is Polka Dots and our sponsor is

Lacy Sunshine 

 

and this weeks prize is a winners choice of 3 Digi stamps.

 

 

For my Design Team card I decided on Emily's Monarch Butterfly. I coloured her in monarch butterfly colours not a colour I normally use but quite liked it when I'd finished it.

 

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamp Emily's Monarch Butterfly from Lazy Sunshine Stamps painted with Promarker and Copic pens

6x6 blank card

Black mirra card Orange papers from my stash I think one was originally a computer download

Spellbinder floral oval

LOTV sentiment Everyday Grungy Messages

ribbon around the image and the orange spot I won in a candy prize ages ago from Jacque's Sweet Stuff  Sunday

Leaves Marianne die

butterfly Martha Stewart Punch

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft

Pearl String from my stash

Viva pearl pen on the background of the stamp

 

 

I did a Dior bow on the card for a change I've been making loads of these as they are on the design for the Wedding stationery I'm making.

 

Hope you find time to go over to the challenge and enter one of your fab creations. Hope you all have a great week. hugs Carole x

 

I'm entering this into Crafty Sentiments Designs Anything Goes  and Papertake Weekly Challenge Spots and Dots

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



Time Flies

Good morning to all my fantastic friends and  followers. Firstly a special welcome to my new follower Julia I hope that you enjoy following my blog.
 My card today is one I've made for a friend who is 70 shortly. I've used one of the LOTV stamps I bought from the last fairy release but had not got round to inking up. I loved this release and this stamp Time Flies was one of my favourites. I have another first today as well I bought a set of Inktense pencils a couple of weeks ago and  have now coloured two images this is the first to get posted. I have to admit I made a real mess of the skin on my first attempt and that is now well and  truly in the bin!!. They take a bit of getting used to but I have to say I love the finished result. I want to thank Becky her tutorials on skin and hair have been so helpful. I do love making this style of card with lots of embellishments.

Card Recipe

7x7 Blank card

Papers Timeless Victorian LOTV

Stamp Time Flies LOTV painted with Inktense pencils onto Derwent watercolour card

White Frantage

Glamour Dust

White card Tim Holtz

Sentiment LOTV Everyday grungy messages

Butterflies cut from a Pion cut out sheet from Live and  Love Crafts and  painted with gesso and  sprinkled with glamour dust

Mesh ribbon is from my stash left over from my son's wedding invitations.

Pearl band from Whitby Crafts

Pearl string stash.

Flowers WOC , Local craft store Boyes and  the ribbon flower was from Hobby Lobby in Florida. I've painted the flowers mostly with gesso and added glamour dust the ribbon flower was originally a dark purple

The time flies and 70 today sentiments I made on the computer.

Stitching around the edges and on the sentiments done on my sewing machine with white topstitch thread

Rhinestone sparklers on the flowers The Hobby House

Spellbinder floral ovals

 

 

 

Gosh I have used a lot of embellishments taken me ages to list everything. I hope you enjoy looking at this as much as I enjoyed making it.

 

Have a great week the sun is back today so lets hope it stays the rest of the month.

 

Thank you to everyone who left comments I say it every time but you are all just so kind and  lovely.

 

To end I want to tell you that I won two Papernest Dolls stamps in a candy draw over at Crafteezee blog. Thanks so much Tracy for the chance to win if you've never seen her cards pop over they are fabulous

 

I'm going to enter this card in Live and love Crafts Challenge Stitching, Whimsy Stamps challenge Summertime  Crafty Sentiments Designs Anything goes and Bunny Zoes Challenge Bingo Flowers, Pearls, Lace, Sentiment, die cuts,stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Rick St Dennis Fantasie en Plume

Good morning to all my brilliant crafty friends and followers and a special welcome to my new follower Emma you are very welcome Emma and I hope you continue to visit my blog and enjoy my posts.
Today sees the launch at Crafting by Designs of the new weekly Challenge Hats. So if you've popped over from the challenge you are so welcome.

Our Sponsor this week is

RICK ST. DENNIS

https://www.etsy.com/shop/RickStdennis

 

The Prize for the winner is two Digi Stamps

 

The Hat stamp  I've chosen from Rick St Dennis is Fantasie En Plume. She's quite a scary lady but I loved colouring the image .

 

 

  

 

 

Card Recipe

7x7 blank card

Papers from my stash

Card Tim Holtz

Stamp Rick St Dennis Fantasie En Plume painted with promarkers and  copic pens

Sentiment LOTV Pretty Grunge Sentiments

Spellbinder Die Opulent Oval

Organza flower ribbon and feathers are from Boyes Stores

Pearl trim from my stash

Lace from a gift shop at Whitby

Hat pins and the gorgeous diamante embellishment are from the Ross Paper Craft Show.

Glamour Dust on image.

 

I hope you enjoy this post and  maybe pop over and  join in this weeks challenge the design team have made some fabulous cards.

 

Enjoy the rest of the week whatever you are planning and I hope this gorgeous weather we have been having continues for a while longer.

 

I'm entering this into Crafty Sentiments Designs Hand coloured image and The Ribbon Girl Aqua/Turquoise 

 

 

 

Anniversary Times to Treasure

Good morning to all my lovely friends and followers I hope you have had a great week and  enjoyed the glorious weather we are having in the UK. Firstly I want to welcome two new followers Tracy and Sarah Thank you both for joining my blog and  I hope you continue to visit my blog and enjoy my posts.

My card today is the Anniversary card I've given to my husband as its our Wedding Anniversary today 44 years like my husband says he's now had several life sentences!! My card features the LOTV stamp Times to Treasure its a one I've had for ages and used a lot as I do love the matching sentiment it says it all.

 

 

Card Recipe

8x8 cards craftwork cards

Stamp LOTV Times to Treasure and Old Romance painted with Copic and  Promarker pens

Papers LOTV  Baskets and  Bunnies

Spellbinder die circle and  scalloped circle

Magnolia swirl die

Fence die Crafty Sentiments Designs

Heart punch I've had ages  Dovecraft

Charm, twine and  button from my stash

White Frantage

White topstitch thread and sewing machine

Heart sentiment made on my computer



I'm going to the hairdresser later then out for dinner tonight to one of our favourite restaurants so should be a lovely day.
I also had some nice news yesterday I won one of the new paper pads from LOTV in the Candy Draw so really pleased about that as they look so lovely.
I hope you all enjoy the weekend I have my cousin and his wife coming tomorrow for the weekend so not much crafting but it will be great to see them both for a good catch up.
Thank you for making time to visit and  leave such encouraging comments Hugs  Carole x

I'm entering this into Lili of the Valley Take Two Challenge and Bunny Zoe's July Chllenge Bingo Stitching Die cuts and Charms

 

To The Beach

Good afternoon to all my fantastic friends and  followers. A special welcome today to my new follower Christine. Thank you for joining my blog and  I hope you enjoy returning to look at my posts.

I've given myself a short break from the Wedding Stationery and  have been catching up with my own cards. I've been making a few men cards for birthdays and  this is one of them. As its summer I decided to use one of my Michael Powell Beach Huts stamps they never fail me I always love the finished results. As I've used this stamp a couple of times before I've tried some different colours and  design. The papers I picked up at the GNPE on one of the pound stalls they are a Docrafts pad but they look great with this stamp see what you think.

 

 

Card Recipe

6x6 Kraft card Hobby Craft

Papers Docrafts Ahoy There! from GNPE

Stamp Michael Powell Shore Thing painted with Distress Inks

Banner die La La Land

Card Tim Holtz

Pegs, buttons and twine from my stash

Anchor charm Whitby Crafts

Ticket sentiment stamp Pink Gem Designs

 

 

I hope you enjoy this seaside card as men cards are not my favourites to make. Tomorrow I'm actually going to stay at the seaside at my friend's new caravan at South Shields for a couple of days . So it will be a great couple of girlie days with loads and loads of chat over some wine. I hope the weather is kind as she has just had this lovely veranda built perfect for sipping wine in the sunshine. This is the photo she has sent me so I recognise the caravan when I arrive.

 

 

 

 

It looks pretty swanky for a caravan doesn't it. Has all mod cons so not like the caravans I remember when I went as a child. More tales on my visit later in the week.

 

Well going now to put the clean sheets on the bed very boring and hopefully do some crafting later.

 

Enjoy the rest of the week and I'll be back later in the week with another man card I can almost hear the groans does anyone like doing them ??

 

 

Before I go just wanted to say a big thank you for all of you who always take time to comment on my posts you are so lovely and very kind. hugs Carole  x

 

I'm entering this in Live and love Crafts Challenge By the Sea The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Red ,White and Blue Bunny Zoe's June Challenge Layers Papertake Weekly Challenge Anything Goes and http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/



Here Comes Summer

Good morning everyone hope that you are enjoying the week so far. Today sees the launch of Crafting by Designs Challenge Here Comes Summer. The sponsor for the challenge is Robyn's Fetish Stamps



So why not pop over and have a look at the challenge and also the chance to win some of these great digi stamps.
I choose a design called Waking Up Birdie. hope you all like it.







Card Recipe

6x6 Card Craftwork Cards

Kraft card Red card and Blue paper all from my stash. I Think the paper was free in a magazine.

Image Waking Up Birdie Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps painted with Copics and  Pro markers

Spellbinder Circle and  Scalloped circle dies

Memory box Summer Border

Fence die Crafty Sentiment Designs

Small bird die Marianne

Sentiment Computer generated

Charm, buttons, ribbon and  twine from my stash

I hope you find time to check out the challenge I really enjoyed making this card .

I'm entering this into Crafty Sentiments Designs Summer , Whimsey Stamps challenge Tic Tac Toe Summer ,Die Cut, Sentiment and Live and Love Crafts Summer Garden





Memory Tag for Fiona "Memories Last Forever"

Good morning to all my fantastic friends and followers and a special welcome to my new follower on Google+  Kate. Thank you for following my Blog and I hope you continue to visit and enjoy my posts.

Today I'm posting a tag I made to give to my Daughter in Law Fiona last Monday in memory of her Mum Iris who sadly died unexpectedly three year ago. Those three years have gone by so fast and Fiona misses her Mum so much. This was something I wanted to make for her just to show I cared and was thinking about her.

 

 

 

Tag Recipe

Tag template from the internet

Papers LOTV

Timeless Victorian

Iris Digi Stamp from Pinterest and then cut out.

Painted with Promarkers and Copic pens

Background image is LOTV stamps Old Romance

Lace Dainty Crafts Washington

Pearl trim Hobby Craft

White ribbon Live and  Love Crafts

Metal Charm Dawn to Dusk Crafts with computer generated Iris name.

Cheese Cloth WOC

Organza flowers cut from Ribbon local store Boyes

 Viva pearl pen used on Cheese Cloth

Sentiment tag computer generated and cut with Spellbinders labels 18 die

 

 

 

 

I hope you are all enjoying a fantastic weekend and getting time to craft. This image is featured on Crafting By Designs  today they have a lovely post to welcome their new designers.

 

Thank you to all of you who commented on my Aurora Wings card the comments were fantastic you are all so kind and lovely. Love and  Hugs Carole x

I'm entering this into The Papertake Weekly Challenge Lace and Pearls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wedding Day

Good evening all my lovely friends and followers and an especially warm welcome to my two new followers Kristie and  Jackie. Thanks so much for following my blog and I hope you continue to enjoy my blog posts.
My card today is another Wedding Card I made this as a commission for my friend to give to her Son and new Daughter in Law. She asked for silver and white so here it is.





.

There is a matching box but for some reason I forgot to photograph it.

 

 Card Recipe

8x8 white card Craftwork cards

Silver Mirra card GNPE

Mr& Mrs Die from ebay

Marianne swirl and  leaf dies

Memory box bow and heart die

Heart punch do crafts

Sentiment computer generated

Lace and  gems from my stash

Roses WOC

Other Organza Flowers Boyes

White linen card from The Paper Man Washington

 

 

This card and my earlier Wedding Card were for the Wedding we went to at the weekend so cannot finish without a couple of photos. The first is my friend and  I we have been friends since we were 5 so just a couple of years !! she was the Groom's Mum and the second is the lovely Bride and  Groom. Kathey looked so beautiful it was such a pretty dress. These are just family photos I am certain the professional stuff will be amazing.

 

 



 

 

 

We had a fabulous weekend the venue was so special but its Wednesday and I'm sure I'm still recovering from the amount of Champagne I drank.

 I'm so sorry its been a week since I posted anything but I came back from the Wedding straight into doing appeals for the School Admissions so I've finally got round to posting. I've tried to keep up with all my followers and  friends blogs and there have been some fantastic posts recently .Thank you all so much for the amazing comments you all left on my Wedding Card post last week. I entered it in some challenges and got a Top 3 at Crafty Sentiment Designs so I was really pleased with that .

 

I hope you enjoy the rest of the week we have had great weather so hope it lasts till the weekend. Enjoy your crafting.

 



 



 

 

 

Wedding Card

Good afternoon  to all my lovely friends and  followers. I want to give a special welcome to my three new followers, Jim, Wendy and  Darnell I am delighted that you have decided to follow my blog and hope that you continue to enjoy my blog posts.

Before I show you my card I have some exciting news to share. A couple of weeks ago out of the blue I received and amazing email from Doris at Crafting by Designs asking me if I would like to join their design team. You will recall I did a Guest Designer spot for them in March but never in a million years did I expect anything like this to happen. I have accepted and will start my first projects later this month so watch this space. if you are interested in looking at the site this is the link Crafting by Designs

Now for my card I made this awhile ago as we are going to a posh wedding in London on Friday and  this is the card I've made to give to Dave and Kathey for their Wedding Day on Saturday.

 

 

This is the matching Box

 

Card and  Box Recipe

The stamp is LOTV Mr and  Mrs painted with Promarkers and Copic pens

Blue Card Tim Holtz

Papers LOTV Shabby Shack

Sentiment stamp Wedding Day LOTV others from my stash I think from a Docrafts very old set.

Spellbinder Floral ovals and circle dies

Lace from Dainty Crafts Washington

Pearl trim and  organza trim from my stash

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft, Boyes, and  the lace flower from Dainty at Washington

Heart Charm from Ross Paper craft Show

Tim Holtz paper distress tool.

 

I hope you enjoy this post I am looking forward to the Wedding we are staying at the wedding venue in Portman Square W1 a gentleman's club all sounds very grand. I've hired a fab fascinator and got a new posh frock so I'll post some photos next week.

 

Enjoy this rest of the week everyone and  hope you get to do lots of crafting I haven't got so much to post at present as I'm interspersing my own crafting with the wedding things. Thank you for all your fabulous comments on my last card they were so kind.

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges The Ribbon Girl Lili Challenge Pearls, Crafty Sentiments Designs Flowers, Live and Love Crafts Challenge Collage Inspiration, Bunney Zoe's Challenge Flowers and Charms and Papertake Weekly Challenge Pastels.

 

 



 

 

 



 

 



A Special Birthday Card

Good afternoon to all my lovely friends and  followers. I've finally got round to posting something, had a bit of a week lots of appointments and  things going on. Before I start my post I want to give a big welcome to my latest follower Jim thank you for following my Blog and I hope that you continue to enjoy my posts.
My card today is more my usual style so really enjoyed making this one . The stamp is LOTV that I won last year in the Theme Thursday draw. The stamped strip across the centre is an inspiration I've taken from Becky Hetherington's Blog Attic Crafter. The link is in my Blog List if you want to take a look a great idea and  a fabulous Blog.

 

Card Recipe

7x7 card made from cutting down an 8x8 the image looked lost on the bigger card

Papers Timeless Victorian LOTV distressed with paper distress tool

White card Tim Holtz

Stitched with sewing machine and white topstitch thread

Spellbinder Floral Oval die

La La Land Banner die

Sentiments LOTV

LOTV stamp Cake Glorious Cake painted with distress Inks and  sprinkled with vintage white Frantage. The cake glorious cake sentiment comes with the stamp so excellent value.

Lace is from Dainty Crafts Washington

Organza flower ribbon and pearl trim from my stash

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft, Boyes and my stash.

Glamour Dust on wings and  cake

 

 

I'm plodding along with the Wedding Invites and doing OK currently deciding on the insert wording and font. I've still got loads to do but enjoying making them and they look lovely suppose I would say that !!. The ribbon I ordered arrived yesterday so now have all the materials for the Day Invites Evening Invites and Order of Service over 200 cards.

 

I hope you all enjoy what's left of the week and you all had a great bank holiday weekend. I'm at a governor conference tomorrow so that should be interesting.

I suppose I cannot end my post without mentioning my husbands football team Sunderland who have just saved themselves from relegation in great style. My husband is a life long supporter and goes to all the home matches so he is on cloud nine right now. Is this the time to ask him for the diamonds and designer bags !! The last match of the season is Sunday so a nice crafty afternoon for me.

Thank you to all of you who commented on my last post I had some great comments so lovely.

 

I'm entering this card in the following Challenges LOTV Fairies http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html Crafty Sentiments anything Goeshttp://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ Whimsy Stamps Use Two Dies http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Happy Easter

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers and a special welcome to my three new followers Sharon, Carole and Julie. Welcome to my Blog and I hope you enjoy my posts and  being a part of The Things I Love. I've had quite a busy week doing some prep work for the Wedding Invitations so have not had much time to do my crafting. My post today is a bit different its a stitched card I did when we were away in the Peak District in March. Its a gorgeous pattern from Stitching Cards . I've mounted it onto a card and added some simple embellishments Well for me they are !!!

 

 

 

 

Card Recipe

8x6 Deckle edge cream card Hobby Craft

Pattern Stitching Cards http://www.stitchingcards.com/

Thread Anchor Marlitt Gold, Bronze and  Green

Border bronze peel offs

Green card Bazzil

Spellbinder die

Computer generated sentiment

Daffodil flowers from my local store Boyes

Pearls Kanban

 

 

I hope that you all have a great Easter weekend I've not got a lot planned except a bit of gardening and a hairdressers appointment on Saturday. I don't like the Bank Holidays much as everywhere is always so busy. I also need a hat for a Wedding in May so may try and get an appointment at the hire place I've used before. I'm also trying to get all my commissions done so I can get them out of the way before I need to start the Wedding invitations.

I'm out with my girlfriends tonight so that should be lovely its the first time this year we've all managed to get together. So lots of chat and glasses of wine I think.

 

This post has taken ages Blogger was really having an off day with my photos !!

 

Enjoy the weekend and  all that lovely chocolate and  goodies on Easter Sunday.

 

I'm entering this in Crafting by Designs Anything goes Challenge http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/april-anything-goes-challenge-continues.html