Age is only a number

Hi everyone hope you are having a lovely day. Weather here in Manchester is just stunning although son is saying it is too hot but thats fine can always stay in the shade better than being too cold. Today I have a Birthday Card I made for my Brother who is 1 year younger than me so can get away with the age thing. lol. Sorry dont know the name of the image although it is from Inkadinkadoo isnt it great. Coloured with my promarkers and used a woodware punch for the border. Circles are cut with my nesties. Few gems and peel offs Now Peel offs havent been used by me for ages but these where just the right size. Paper from my stash. Layout is from a sketch over at Sketch & Stash.

Entering this into the following challenges

Sketch & Stash- layout and neglested item peeloffs

One Stop crafts - 1 for the boys

Thanks for popping by and see you tomorrow for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday blog

Card from MIA

Well for anyone a regular to my blog they will know that i posted a card few posts down for a little girl called MIA well she received her card and was trilled and look what arrived this morning a thank you card. Well Mia if you are reading this on Grandma's computer thank you so much and you are clever for just & years old. Lots of yummy thing I love on this.

Thank you and tell Grandma( Littlebo) thank you for helping you post it.

Crafty Catz challenge 37 - Shape Card

Well good morning and gosh it is Friday again cant believe the weeks are flying by at this rate we will be our Christmas stamps out. Well being Friday it is time for another challenge at Crafty Catz. This time it is Suzanne's turn to set the challenge and she has given us the challenge to make A SHAPE CARD Now any shape as long as it isn't Square or Rectangle.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Beckie from Lilac Lemon Designs who has kindly donated the following wonderful prize and Beckie has joined us in the challenge so pop over to the blog and check it out along with the wonderful cards the DT's have made all very different so lots of inspiration.

Well I struggled with this challenge not sure what shape card to make so decided i would make a easel card with my nesties and mount another to the side with the image on. It is a little small and you do have to have a smallish stamp but think it worked. I used one of my stamp I got for my birthday from a friend. Isn't she the cutest. Coloured with my promarkers and added a flower and some feathers with a few pearls. Papers are from a fee pack that came with a magazine. I am entering this into a few challenges listed below which fits with this challenge. Well I hope you will join us this week as we had a great turn out last week and we loved visiting you and leaving comments. So what you waiting for pop on over and check out the fab Dt's work and grab some inspiration .

Challenges I am entering are

Creative Inspirations - Monochrome ( blue )

Digital Tuesday - Easel card
Bunny Zoes's Crafts - Nice and Girlie

Thoughtful Thank You & Kenny K's Krafty Girlz DT call

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is starting a new blog and are looking for 2 senior DT Memebers and 6 DT members. The blog will go live appoximately mid July and will be posting on Sundays. To be considered for the post you must advertise and spread the word about the blog which I am doing as we speak.Then you should show a piece of your work that shows them your colouring and something that you consider your best work. Well not sure if this is my best as i guess it all depends on personal taste. Then email them a little about yourself. The email addy is on the blog HERE and while you are there checkout the link to the images wow they are fab.. As this will be using Digi images which I so love I am keeping my fingers crossed. Wish me luck.

So onto my card here is a few pictures and a discription of the card and materials.

Do you like Easel cards I just love them, love the wow factor they give when people receive them. Well this evening I made this easel with a image from Mo manning . Isnt she lovely and my Dad says she reminds him of me when i was little . I ask myself well what happened to my looks then. I have coloured this in colours of Britian with all the football and the england flags flying. Couldnt do just england flags as I am Welsh and I have so many Scottish friends and family. Used my new MS punch which Janette bought me isnt it great. Flowers and ribbon from stash. Papers are from a old papermania pad.
Also

I am entering this into the following challenges.

Mos digital pencil- easel card

Digital Tuesday- easel card

Dare to digi- Red White & Blue

A Spoon Full Of Sugar- Enjoy the sunshine ( what better way than lay in the sun reading a book)

Stampavie & more - Layout

Creative Inspirations wednesday blog does One for the Boys

Well as i said i would be back and so I am. This week at Creative Inspiration we have a fab challenge for you but before i go onto this week can i just say what a talented bunch you all are. We had a lovely time hopping over to your blogs for last weeks challenge. So pop on over and see if you won.
Well onto this weeks our theme is " One for the Boys" well with fathers Day this weekend it is perfect timing. So we would love to see something for that man in your life be it husband , brother , son, friend or as we said Fathers Day. This week our own Stephanne is sponsoring us with these yummy goodies. So pop on over to Stephannes blog you wont be disappointed she is one talented ladies and you leave with soo much inspiration.

Well for my card I have made a Fathers Day card. The image is from the very talented Mo Manning at www.digitalpenciltoo.com . Coloured with my Promarkers and used some Vellum for the machinery behind the image. Distressed the papers and used distressing inks round the image. The little train is a button and added a few papermania brads in the corners. The fibres are from my stash and the sentiment is from the Creative Cottage. paper is from my stash. Also on pollycraft they have make card that remands you of a song.

I am entering the following challenges with this card as it fit them.

One stop craft challenge - layout

Cupcake craft challenge- 1 for the boys

Incy Wincy Designs- ! for the boys

Pollycraft Monday blog- lets have a sing song ( name a song well i am going with " Do the locomotion"

Total Gorjuss- 1 for the boys

Well I hope you have liked what you have seen and please pop back soon.

Time for a Friendship card

Hi hope you are all having a lovely day got a email from Mia's gran she was trilled with her card and loved the image. Janette(gran) says she is making a thank you card so what out Janette competition and watch those promarkers. lol
Well on docrafts we do a friendship swop each month a lovely way of getting to know people. Not sure if Tina has a blog she didnt say so hopefully she will have got this before she sees it on here.

I have used Elizabeth Bells Hello Sunshine from Belles'n Whistles and picked sunshine colours for this. Coloured with my Promarkers. Papers are from papermania. Lace from stash. Flowers and buttons from stash too. Small sentiment stamp is one of the small sets from papermill. Layout is from Friday Sketchers.

I am entering this in a number of challenges listed below the close up picture.

Challenges this fits

Friday Sketcher- Layout

Allsorts challenge blog- Lace and buttons

Crafts & Me - Friends & family
Fab & funky - Picture inspiration i went for the colours

Simon Says- Recipe- 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments(flower, button, lace)

Stampavie & more- Dots ( embossing folder)

Well i hope you like my card and dont forget to come back tomorrow for another challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS

Award Time

I have been given this award by 4 friends Dianne Kay Angie & Lizzy. Check there blogs out you wont be disappointed all very talented people and 3 of the nicest and most helpful people.
Well It appears i have to tell you 6 lies and 1 truth. Now wonder will guess which is which.
I am 45 years old
I have 3 children
I holiday every year in LA
I am the eldest of 10 children 5 blood 4 step and me
I am in a Choir
I drive a sports car
I am getting married next year
Have you worked out the truth
I now have to pass this onto 7 people

Janette always there ready to help
Tilly for keeping me sane or is that the other way round
Jules for just being jules
Naomi for being one of the most thoughtful people i know
Lindsey for making me laugh
Natalie for giving me my 1st DT place and being a good friend
Rachel for being the best example of youth today

Ok did you work out the truth

Birthday card for Mia

Well hello sorry been missing a few days busy weekend but today i manage to make a card for a friends grand daughter she will be 7 should have had it in the post saturady but didnt realise it was today till yesterday so sorry Mia it is late but hope you like.
I have used Lili of the Valleys sketch and image for this . Love this stamp and was a present from a wonderful friend Avril. Papers are Papermaina and used my cuttlebug embossing folder on some plain pink card. Flowers i won in a blog candy some time ago so i had saved for a special card. As Mia is a special little girl. " rows of tiny flower ribbon. Image coloured with promarkers. Mia is stickers from K&Co they have some lovely glitter on. The happy Birthday is a fabric Sentiment. I will be entering this in a number of challenges the list id below the pictures

I am entering this card in the following challenges
Lili of the valley- Sketch and use flowers
A Spoon Full Of Sugar- Floral delight
My Time to craft - Xtra Special
Creative Inspirations monday blog- Monochrome
Passion for promarkers- Pink Birthday
Creative cottage- going pink

Thank you for popping by and hope you and Mia like my card.

Appeal for your vote

Hi peeps i know this is craft related but my nephew is in a band and is in need of your vote. If they win then they will get time in a recording studio . They have worked really hard and are serious about their music so if you have a spare moment and would like to help a young up and coming Manchester band then please follow this link.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/mobilelive/monte/judge-for-yourself.html#manchesteranchor
The band is the " MISSING LINK" and my nephew is the lead singer from Manchester.
Thanks

Crafty Catz #36 Embossing

Good morning all hope you all slept soundly. Got a fun day in store for me a dash to look for a freezer this morning then a trip to the hospital so not a day i am looking forward to but at least it is Friday and another challenge over at Crafty Catz. This week it is Lindseys turn and this will be her 1st DT post she is the 1st of the 3rd of us newbies so please pop over and give her some support. Well she has choosen for us this week a fab challenge to put some embossing somewhere on your project. This could be either Dry embossing or Ink embossing it is all down to you. We all enjoyed your stunning work and you seems to enjoy the Black and Red theme.

Our sponser this week is Sew Many Cards and we where lucky enough to have been given a selection of digi images to play with.

The lucky winner will beable to pick 5 images excluding the monthly bonus pack

Well onto my card I picked Ducan in the bath tub. Coloured with my promaarkers and used 2 cuttlebug embossing folders. Added a few papermania gems and some tiny satin yellow ribbon. placed a few little images at the foot of the paper. 3d the beak and his feet. paper is papermania from many moons ago.I have useed the sketch and colours for the challenge at Papertake WeeklyLemon and Lilac.


Well thank you for popping by and hope to see you over at the challenge because we all love to come and check out your enty.

Pink Birthday Card

Evening ladies well start of Big Brother so guess you will either be a big fan or hate it. So with the football and this guess there wont be much else of not a while. I can take or leave both so guess i will have lots of time to get my cards done well i hope. Tonight I have a birthday card for a fellow docrafter wont say who in case she is reading this. The image is a freebie from Tiddly Inks now isnt she a cutie. Coloured with my promarkers and used the colour theme of Pink for Passion for Promarkers challenge. The sketch is from this weeks challenge at Totally Gorjess. Papers from my stash and i made a flower with my M.S Punch deep Fan and place a few diecuts on top.Ribbon from stash.




Hope you like my card and thanks for popping by.

New Challenge blog

Check out this new challenge blog starting 14th June with additional candy.
Yes it is Bunny Zoes and this is what they had to say
Welcome to our new challenge blog where the Design Team and myself will be taking it in turns each month to host a challenge. Our Monthly challenge will held on the 2nd Monday every month! Our first challenge will begin next Monday, 14th June! Who can enter our challenges....? Everyone!
Also for spreading the news you will be entered in to a draw for a £25 gift vouch so what you waiting for.

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge 64 does Babies

Well good morning to you all and hope you are all feeling well and fit for a challenge. This week at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog we have a theme for you. BABIES well I am sure you all must know someone having a baby or even you could make a Birthday Card for a little one or a present. If you need some inspiration you wont go far short if you check out the teams cards and projects this week. Talking of team we have some sad news Linda has decided to step down as she has alot on at the moment we will be sad to see her go but understand her reasons and wish her well and i am sure we will see her joining in from time to time.

Our sponser this week is Michelles Scrap she has kindly giving the winner both these images. We also have Risa & Pam from their Design Team as guest this week.


So onto my card I have used a image from that great digi stamp store Bugaboo and have used their layout too. Coloured with my promarkers in a colour scheme to fit with Colour Create.Added a Nappy Pin as embellishment. Touch of lace for the soft touch and used my cuttlebug folder.


I am entering this into the following challenges
Colour Create- Baby Pink and pastel blue with touch of soft
Catch the bug - Sketch by scrappy
Stamp something- Digi Day ( image)
Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you over at the challenge blog.

Mo's Terrible 2's

Well I have finished my exam and couldn't say how I went on. Didn't help when we had people turning up late. Then supervisor started chatting to them at the side of me on how to fill their paper in, and to make matter worse she took great delight in walking round and spying over your shoulder. Then she would tell people that you can go now when they had finished and to put your chair in. So much for quiet especially as maths without a calculator is not the easiest. Oh well.
Too celebrate i have just finished this card i made with 2 of Mo's wonderful images those terrible 2's we all remember them. I just had to play with some of my Birthday goodies.
Image coloured with promarkers in a colour theme by Allsorts challenge blog. Flowers from some of my birthday presents from friends. Paper from Papermania. My lovely M.S.Punch from Janette.(you will see much more of this)Ribbon from Stash. Found this a challenging colour scheme but hope you like it.





I am entering this into the following challenges
Mo's digital challenge- merge 2 images
Allsorts challenge blog- strawberries, choc, cream colour scheme
Crafty Cardmakers- least & most fave colours fave red- least brown with red but might be changing my mind

Well i hope you have enjoyed this and please pop back later for our latest Challenge at Creative Inspirations

My lovely Cards from Friends

Hi as i said before i have now taken picture of all my lovely cards and want to share with you.Also checkout the cross stitch that Naomi made for me.

Sorry no Cards but lots received

Sorry no cards today will try and upload some pictures of the lovely present i have received from my lovely friend. YES i am 21 again. Just wish i didnt have to do some revision for my exam tomorrow this so reminds me of my 18th birthday when i sat my exams. Oh i wonder if i am going backwards in years.
So have a lovely day everyone and hopefully will be back later. Off to play with my new goodies. lol.