Mojo Monday 282

Hi there,

I'm failing miserably at trying to post twice a week lol!! Ah well!

Here's a card I made for Mojo Monday 282.

 

I used a Stampin Up stamp set from sale-a-bration from last year and the card and papers are all stampin up too. I added a dinky sentiment and a few gems to finish.

Bye for now

Birthdays!

Hi there,

Yesterday was my pops and my step brothers birthdays. We all had a lovely afternoon over at dads with my sisters and their kids all there. My sister made some fab cupcakes too :)

 

Here are the cards I made to celebrate their birthdays:

 

This is similar to a card I saw a while ago on a google search, but I didn't make a note of the blog it came from.

 

 

I love these little stickers that look like scrabble tiles :)

 

Two very quick and easy cards and pops n step bro loved em :))

 

Thanks for popping by. 

 

 

Mojo Monday 279

Hi there,

I'm keeping to my promise to myself to blog at least twice a week! I have a few birthdays coming up this week so lots of crafting to be done :)

 

I was looking for inspiration today so decided to follow a sketch ... and Mojo Moday sketch 279 it is!

 

This card is for a work friend - I hope she likes it :)

 

 

I used Stampin Up baja breeze for the background and then a couple of sheets from Wild Rose Candy Stack. A little pink ribbon and some white dots around the edge to finish.

 

 

Thanks for popping by,

Perfect Postage

Hi all,

I'm here with my first proper posting in over a year!!

 

This is very simple card for a friend whose birthday is tomorrow. I've used the Stampin Up perfect postage punch to stamp some squares from Kate Knight's Totally Tropical summer papers which were free with a craft mag forever ago lol!! I decided to go with these papers as they are so bright and lovely, just perfect to brighten someones day for their birthday don't ya think? I've used a 6x6 Kraft card base and Tangerine Tango for layering. I finished off with a Heard from the Heart sentiment. I have created two of these cards as I liked it so much and another friend has a birthday on Friday.

 

Thanks for popping by, laters :)

I'm Back!!

I decided to take a massive break from blogging but even I didn't think it had been over a year!!

Anyhow, I'm back now and plan to blog at least twice a week. I'm not going to put pressure on myself to blog any more than that because I just have too much going on (as do most of us I'm sure!) so we'll see how it goes :)

I decided to go with a new look and a new URL to go with it. It took me ages to think of a name but my hubby has called me curvy (for obvious reasons lol) for a lot of years so I decided to go with that! Let me know what you think of the new look and name :)

Please pop back later in the week when I will blog a card  I will be making for a friends birthday.

Ruby Anniversary No.2

As promised (if a little late) here is another of the ruby anniversary cards I made for my friend Sue who's anniversary is on Sunday.

The idea of the two coloured heart is not mine - I found it on a google search ages ago and jotted in my book of things I might use one day! Glad I did because I think it's really effective.

Thanks for looking.

Ruby Anniversary

A work colleague will have been married 40 years on Sunday! I've had a few anniversary cards to make recently where the couples have married forever!!! Anyway, my friend Angela asked me to make a card for Sue (who's anniversary it is) and this is what I made. I made a similar card for my husband for one of our anniversaries a while back but I put bought flowers on it. These, I have made myself - soooo easy but very cute and I added a teeny self adhesive pearl so finish them off.

This card is suitable for lots of occasions simply by changing the colour scheme and the sentiment!

I made a card for Sue from myself and will post that tomorrow so be sure and pop back.

Thanks for looking.

Diamond Anniversary

My friends parents have been married for 60 years!!!! I was asked to make 3 cards for my friend and her sisters to give to their parents to celebrate the occasion and this is what I came up with.

I can't claim all these layouts as my own cos when I see one I like on the 'net I jot a sketch down and use it when the occasion seems right. So thank you to whoever sketched the layout for cards one and two!!

My friend loved the cards and hopefully her parents will too.

Thanks for looking

Hersheys Bags

I promised you some pics of a project that I have been working on and here they are!

I have posted pics of these teeny bags before which hold a single Hersheys nugget (which are gorgeous little chunks of chocoloate) but this time I wanted to make a larger bag to hold 6 of the little bags and this is what I came up with.

The bigger bag is the same design as the teeny ones, I just simply made it bigger! I have added a teeny velcro square as a closure for the big bag too.

Thanks for looking.

45th Anniversary

A friend of mine has a friend whose parents are celebrating their 45th .... yes 45th!! wedding anniversary on saturday. 45 years is Sapphire so I went with the blue theme for the card.

I put glossy accents on this gorgeous butterfly before layering it up. This card is based around one I saw on Jellys blog a while ago - hope you don't mind V?

My friend really liked it and I'm hoping her friend will too!

Thanks for looking.

New Home

Our lovely neighbour Lyn has moved on so we have new neighbours! I have made two of this card so I can send one to Lyn and give one to the new couple to welcome them to our Close.

I hope they all like it and soon settle into their new homes.

I have spent a few hours in my room of craft today and have a lovely project to show you soon (just need some velcro dots to finish it off) so please pop back and hopefully I will have it posted within a few days.

My mum is coming out of hospital tomorrow and me n hubby are fetching her so a long trip ahead. Nottingham to Hull then over to Withern (Lincs) then home again later! It will be worth it though to see mum. Just glad she's on the mend :)

Thanks for looking.

Love U

It was hubby's birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.

Very simple but quite effective I think.

I got my brand new Stampin Up catalogue today - drool!!! There are some gorgeous new products in it. I can see I'm gonna have to sacrifice something (not sure what lol!!) so I can buy some new goodies!

On a personal note, my dad is out of hospital and mums op went well and she's on the mend. Such a relief I can tell ya!

Thanks for looking.

Get Well Soon

My pops is in hospital at the mo as he's having a bit of a hard time. He's asthmatic, has brochiectasis and a heart problem - dropping to bits bless him!

I made him this card to try and cheer him up a bit.

This card was based loosely around one I made at a class at Victoria's a while back, combined with the gorgeous owl made to look like a nurse!

Dad loved it and a few of the nurses have made comment on it too and have asked if I have a business card!! Better get one made sharpish eh!!

Thanks for looking.

Someone Special

OMG can't believe how long its been since I last blogged - slap my wrist!

I made this card for my SIL and I've made one 'for the box' too. I've got a box in my office for people to look through when they need a card.

Love the background paper - it's Stampin Up but I think its retired now :(

Anyhow, promise to try and be a better blogger but got a few family things going off right now so bear with me :)

Thanks for looking

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge 36

Over at Ladybug Crafts Ink Challgenge blog, the challenge is to use your favourite stamp. It was a hard one but it had to be a Nikki and in the end I went for winestool Nikki - she's just sooo glamerous!

I used a heavy flocked background paper so I kept the rest of the card really simple and stuck to the b&w theme. I did make a layered flower for the top right corner but it looked too much so I left it off!

This is my second post today - I'm like a bus - none for ages and then two at once lol!!

Thanks for looking.

Birthday Celebrations!

Thought I would share a few piccies of the cards I received on my birthday last week.

This one was made made by my lovely daughter Chloe. I let her loose in my craft room and this is what she came up with.  Pretty good for 13!

This is me and Chloe - she hates having her picture taken and never smiles!! And yes she was trying to go bozz eyed too!

This is one of the posters Chloe made for me while I was at work. It was lovely to come home to. There were 3 dotted around the room bless her - she loves me really!

Thanks for looking.