Skateboarding for Brandon's Birthday

Hello everyone - I do hope you are holding up well and hugs for those that are struggling.  My fellas company has now sent most of their Engineers home until May.  He will thankfully, still get paid.

Here is a card that I had made for Brandon's Birthday, this one is from me and his Dad.....

I made this with a sheet I purchased years ago from Crafts u Print.  It took me forever to line up but the result looks really good.  Brandon recently just bought a skateboard with his pocket money so this was fitting.

Challenges:-

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - One for the Boys
Fab n Funky - Masculine
Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Polkadoodle - Anything Goes

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You're the Cat's Meow

Hi everyone - hope you are all holding up well - I am currently getting Brandon to do his School Work that the teachers have set for him while his School is closed.  So far so good.  He's doing little bits at a time which seems to work best for him.  There's actually so much to do!

It was his Birthday Saturday gone and I made this card for him from our cat Sybil (yes, he gets a card from the cat lol).  I even stamped the envelope and inside with paw prints!!!

These cats and embellishments were made with a stamp and die set and then coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are old Wild Rose Studio ones.  The sentiment is also part of the stamp set.

Challenges:-

Allsorts - Anything in the Animal Kingdom
Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Crafters - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and have a safe day

Not So Scary Halloween Card

Hello everyone.  Hope you are all well today and looking forward to the week ahead.

I'm off to Liverpool tomorrow to go shopping with my lad and we are both excited.

I thought I would get a Halloween card on here before it is too late and here it is....

This is definitely not a scary witch and she is coloured in with ProMarkers.

Challenges:-

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Autumn Colours - Halloween
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Halloween
Polkadoodle - Anything Goes
Tales from the Craft Room - Halloween
Trimmies Craft - Halloween - Thanksgiving - Bonfire

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 446 Sponsored by Sheepski Images and Time for Tea Digi's

Hello everyone.  My lad has gone back to School today.  The summer holiday just went far too quickly.

There is a challenge starting over at Penny's Paper-Crafty and the theme is ANYTHING GOES.

Here is my card.....

My image is from Sheepski Designs and is called Snowman Selfie.  I have coloured this fun image in with ProMarkers.  My papers are from the Works.

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Challenges:-

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes Option of use 3 Layers
Morgan's Artworld - September Challenge
Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Rudolph Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Winter Wishes

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Lilac Fairy Card

Hello everyone.  Thank god it is cooler today.  It was so hot and humid yesterday and I did struggle in the heat.  I didn't see much of my son Brandon as he was out all day and most of the evening with friends but I did worry that he was not burning and was staying hydrated!

I have another sweet fairy card to share today....

I made this card with lovely free gifts that came with Cardmaking and Papercrafting magazine.  I have used promarkers to colour the gorgeous fairy.

Challenges

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes


Thanks for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 440 Sponsored by CUTE AS A BUTTON DIGI STAMPS

Hello everyone.  It's really, really hot weather today and we had the most amazing thunderstorm in the early hours of the morning.  It frightened my son and cat but I LOVED it!!

There is a challenge starting over at Penny's Paper-Crafty and the theme is ANYTHING GOES.

Please come along and join in the fun....

Here is my card.....

This cutie is from CUTE AS A BUTTON and is called At The Beach.    She is coloured in with ProMarkers.

Challenges:-

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Bright Colours
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday - Sketch






Thanks for looking and have a great day

Lavinia Fairy

Hi everyone.  Hope you are having a great weekend.

I go back to work tomorrow and Brandon goes back to School.  Speaking of Brandon, for the first time ever he has gone with his friends to the cinema today.  He has to take a 45 minute train journey.  He's only ever done that with me.  So naturally, I'm worrying a little bit but I'm sure he will be sensible.  He's 13 in March and is starting to get quite independent.

I've had some Lavinia stamps, brayer and inks for about 5 years now and have never used them, so I decided to get them out and have a play.....

I watched some Lavinia YouTube vids and had a go myself and this is the result.  I must say I really enjoyed doing this.  I think I've found my favourite type of technique to use more often!!

Challenges:-

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
AYLI - Anything Goes
Craft Stamper Magazine - January Take it Make it
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore - Anything Goes
Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Morgan's ArtWorld - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Very Cute LOTV Kitty

Good morning crafty friends.  I can't believe the summer holidays are over.  My Brandon is back in School tomorrow - Year 8!  Time really flies.

I have a cute card to share today....

This sweet image is from LOTV and is coloured with ProMarkers.

Challenges:-

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes with option of Pastel Colours

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Morgan's Artworld - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Ribbon Girl - September Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Experimenting with a Clean and Simple Design

Good afternoon crafty friends.  Hope you are well today and enjoying the cooler weather.

We are off out to the Cinema a little later to see the new Mission Impossible film.  Should be good.

I've been practicing using my Stamping Tool and layered stamps.  I need practice but am seriously enjoying creating this type of card.

It's really nice to have a card ready for me mum's birthday.  I had to strategically place those sequins onto some ink smudges lol.  Told you I need more practice!

Challenges:-

A Perfect Time to Craft - August Anything Goes

Craft Stamping Magazine - August Challenge

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs - Birthday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Happy Father's Day

Good morning crafty friends.  A Happy Father's day to all the wonderful dads out there!

I made this card for my Son to give to his Dad....

This great image is from Pink Gem Designs and is coloured in with ProMarkers.  My papers are Echo Park and I have die-cut my starts.  The sentiments are computer generated.

Challenges:-

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs - Masculine Cards

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Passion for ProMarkers - Make it Manly

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Simply Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #372

Hello crafty friends.

Today is my son Brandon's 12th Birthday.  He's a teenager next year!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON - LOVE U!!!


There is a fabulous challenge over at Penny's starting today and the theme is
Anything Goes.  Please come along and join in the fun.

Here is my contribution...

Yet again, I have used up some paper scraps for the background lol.  My sweet bunny is Bugaboo digi stamps and is coloured with ProMarkers.  The flowers, fence and bird are all die-cut.

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Challenges:-

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes - option of Spring
Cutie Pie Challenge - Spring Cuties
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Spring Colours
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Here Kitty, Kitty!

Good afternoon crafty friends.  We still have snow here in Buxton.  My lad Brandon is praying for yet another snow day tomorrow - he's had three already!  I've only had one on Friday lol.  Hope everyone is managing to stay warm.

I have a cute card to share today...

The idea came into my head for the background of the card to use up my scraps (which I had plenty of).  I just used my square dies to make the white background squares and the DP scrap squares.  It was fun to do and I like that I'm just not binning these scraps.  Sorry, another image that I don't know where from, but it is coloured with Pro-Markers.  The sentiments are LOTV tags.

Challenges:-

AYLI - Single or Multiple Layers (multiple for me as I love the detail and depth of different layers)

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Cardz for Galz - Furry Friends

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Passion for ProMarkers - Cats and/or Dogs

Pile it On - Circles

Polkdoodles - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Hunkydory Floral Breeze Birthday Card

Good afternoon crafty friends.

I am off work at the mo because a stomach bug is working it's way around my family.  It started with my Son who was sent home from his School (2nd week in Year 7!!!!) and then it got to me and his dad.  Very unpleasant indeed.

I have a card to share...

This card is created with Hunkydory's Floral Breeze collection which came free in a papercrafting magazine.  I just added the gold miri card, ribbon, buttons and gems.  A very pretty 5 x 7 card.  Going to give this to my mum for her birthday in October.  Will just stick gold "mum" sticker on.

Challenges:-

Corrosive Challenge - September Anything Goes

Crafting with An Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes - Option Autumn (which my card defo isn't)

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Ribbon Girl - September Any Image

Simply Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - Birthday

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Hunkydory Butterfly and Brandon Year 7

Good morning crafty friends.

Hope you are all good today.

Brandon started Year 7 today (first year of Seniors) and he looked so handsome in his uniform....

He enjoyed his first day and was very keen to go to School this morning.  I wonder if this will last lol!

My lovely neighbour Yvonne knows I like cardmaking and she gave me lots of cardstock that she had.  She decided she wanted to have a go at cardmaking a while back and bought some goodies off Create and Craft TV.  The only thing is, when she tried it, she couldn't take to it.  She kindly gave me the items she'd bought (Hunkydory and gorgeous card blanks).  I decided I would make her the first card as a thank you from the what she gave me.  She was over the moon and here it is....

Really easy and fun to do!

Challenges:-

Butterfly Challenge - Silhouette and/or the colour indigo

Crafting by Designs - September Anything Goes Challenge

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes - Option Ladies Day

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Day Dreamer Challenge - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Patterned Paper

Just Keep on Creating - September Anything Goes Link-Up

Let's Create - Anything Goes - Option of Child's Play

Ribbon Girl - September Card Challenge

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Good afternoon Crafty Friends.  Hope you are all well today.

My lovely Son Brandon came back from his School trip yesterday.  He was there for 2 nights and 3 days.  First time ever he has spent that long away from me.  He has lost his voice and I'm not sure if it is from shouting so loudly with the other kids or a cold as he did have one when he left.  I put him to bed at 9pm last night and as soon as his head hit the pillow he was gone.  He did say he had a nice time though but with him being a lad, he doesn't say much lol.

Anyhow enough waffling on, here is my card...

I'm pretty sure that some of you will have this stamp and die set from Simply Cardmaking and Papercrafts.  My fella came home with these for me and I love it.  I die cut the sledge with red and brown card.  I stamped the reindeers and added silver twine to them as their reins and then stamped the stars underneath.  Santa is stamped and coloured with ProMarkers.  The sentiment is also part of the set.  The papers are LOTV NitWits and everything else is from my stash.

Another card completed for Christmas!!!

Challenges:-

ABC Christmas Challenge - Under the Pile - (My Ric Rac, papers and snowflakes)

As You Like It - Old or New Stash - (NEW - the die and stamp set)

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffett - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Frosty or All Wrapped Up

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Dude - Be Your Own Guy

Good afternoon crafty friends.

It was my Son's 10th birthday yesterday.  Where have the years gone. This is the card I made for him.

I used this sketch..

 

This is a rubber stamp I already own and I coloured this in with ProMarkers.  The two sentiments on the image came with the stamps.  My other sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges:-

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards - Use Ribbon (black ribbon behind boy image)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenges - Anything Goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Ribbon Girl - March Any Image (black ribbon behind boy image)
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 404

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

To A Special Son

Good afternoon Crafty friends.  Did you go out on Friday night?  I did and slept most of the day away yesterday lol - not the party goer I used to be!

It's nearly Christmas day and I still have so much to post and wrap so going to share a card before I get on with it all.....

I really do love this Santa Selfie image from the Paper Shelter.  Especially for the young ones as they love taking selfies on their phones.   I've coloured mine in with ProMarkers and I have added glittered touches.  I have die-cut the stars and the papers are LOTV Nitwits (unfortunately sold out now :()

Challenges:-

Come and Get it - AG - Christmas

Crafting from the Heart - AG

Crafty Your Passion - AG

CHNC - Anything Goes

Fantastic Tuesday - AG - Make it Sparkle

Inspiration Destination - AG 

 OSATT Challenge - AG - use red

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Merry Christmas

The Stamping Boutique - Sparkle

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

WARNING - picture heavy post!

Good afternoon crafty friends.  Hope you are all well today.  I'm full of cold.  Thought I was getting away with it this year as everyone around me has been unwell, but looks like I'm just the last one to catch it - oh well - better now than at Christmas!

I have a card to share and some piccies of my Son Brandon on Rememberance Sunday with his Cubs group...

This is another old Wild Rose Studio rubber stamp.  Once again I think I've used this every year for ages!  This beauty was coloured in with ProMarkers and my papers are LOTV Nitwits.

Rememberance Sunday....

 

On the last one my lad looks like he's falling asleep!

Challenges:-

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Lots of Sparkle - I have used glitter and bling gems

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Calender -  Sparkle, Bling & Embellish

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Sprinkle Something - I have sprinkled glitter on my image

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Add a Sentiment

Pink Gem Challenge - Christmas Critters

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Noel

Good morning crafty friends.

The weather has gone really warm again hasn't it?  I was getting my warm clothes out as it was getting cooler and lo and behold, the weather's changed again?????

Anyhow, I have a card to share.  On the blog of one of my crafty friends, Sarah, she used a lovely Woodware large word stamp and I loved the card she had made with it.  The word she had chosen was cake and decided to get a Christmas one (well actually I got two - the other to be shown sometime in the week lol) .....

Yesterday, we had a lovely day out with my friends who came to visit me.  We went for a long walk to a place called Solomon's Temple (in Buxton, Derbyshire).  Although it is a lovely place the walk actually nearly killed us.  Guess we are getting older lol.  In fairness it is a very steep climb to get to the temple!  That's my excuse anyway!

Me, Lynn & Sue

Gill, Me, Lynn & Sue

Gill, Lynn, Sue & Brandon

Sue, Brandon and Me

Challenges:-

Allsorts challenge - Sparkle

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Add Some Bling

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Lots of Layers or Texture

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day