Craft Room Creations

These are some of the cards I have made over the last few weeks. I have been looking around all my fav blogs and have been inspired. I will hopefully be back as a regular blogger soon!

Craft Haven

I have finally got my craft room finished and I love it!......I can now pop in and out whenever I get five spare minutes or a whole evening if I`m lucky and craft in my own space, it`s fab.

Now I have more space I will be needing more crafty bits.........cant wait to fill all my shelves with more goodies!

Just Passing Through!

I have now realised it is impossible for me to keep up with my blog.....However much I try I only seem to have time to make last minute cards for my family birthdays, so blogging has gone out of the window. I really do miss it though.

Today my son is off school ill so I too have a day at home. I have decided to put on some of the cards I have made over the last few weeks. So sorry for not visiting my fav blogs I hope everyone is happy and well.

Hopefully in the next couple of months I will have my much wanted craft room, crafting in the dining room is a big part of why I dont have time. Having to put everything away after every card in time for dinner is such a pain it often puts me off. Once I get my room I can close the door and leave cards half done if I want so can craft any spare minute I get. Cant wait!

I`m A Winner

I am soooooo chuffed.......my last card has won Clare`s Sketch Challenge over on Docrafts!
I was feeling really rubbish today but was over the moon so see that I was a winner.Thanks Clare!

Clare`s Sketch Challenge

This is a challenge that I found over on the Docrafts website from Clare Curd. Most of this card was made up from a TSV I bought last year from QVC but hadn`t had chance to use. The flower and buttons were from my stash. This will be for Mother`s Day from my boys.

Lil Bro

I have had a busy week off.....but a nice one!
Mom came to stay for the week which has been great, help with the kids and lots of laughs. Managed to fill each day with boring house stuff including a leak in the bathroom and finishing my sons bedroom. I havent managed any crafting this week, this is a card I did a couple of weeks ago ready for my lil Bro`s birthday.

This image was a gift from Vicki, if you check out her blog she has some fab cards with this image. I stamped the sentiment and coloured the image with watercolours. The paper is Basic Grey..Off Beat and Bazzil cs. I used ribbon from my stash and brads from Dovecraft.

I am hoping to make a start on my Mothers day cards this week.....so I am on the lookout for ideas!

Happy Valentines Day!

I`ve just got back from a fab weekend with my Hubby. We have shopped til we dropped, eaten gorgeous food and partied too....heaven.


Now I am back to the real world with a week off from work with my boys and my Mom staying with us. I am looking forward to chillin out after finishing off my youngest son Marshalls bedroom....he`s driving me mad to get it finished.
This is the card I sent to Hubby, he said he really liked it....but a card is a card to him!
I used paper from my stash with a layer of core dinations cs to get the red torn edge.The sentiment and hearts were freebie stamps from Cardmaking and Papercraft mag. Ribbon and gems from my stash.
Thanks for the warm welcome back, you are all so kind.

Blog Candy

Check out the fabulous bog Candy on Dawns blog. She is celebrating her 1st blogaversary!

New Start

After a 3 month break I have finally returned to my blog....where has the time gone??
I have had to put crafting on hold as we have had a loft and garage conversion which was started in October. This has been very chaotic......my house was turned upside down and with Christmas on top of that craft has taken a back seat.
So this is a new start and I`ve made a couple of cards even though alot of my stash is still boxed up ready for when my craft room is done. I know I wont have time to blog much but I have promised myself to try and touch down at least once a week.
I hope to get round to visiting all my old favourites and probably find some new blog buddies.

I have used paper and cs from a previous TSV with an image that was a kind gift from Vicki.
I scalloped the edge with my Fiskars punch, which I love! I stamped the flowers and tag and added a ribbon bow.

This is cs from TSV with a stamped swirl which is a foam stamp from QVC. The image is also from Vicki and gorgeous flora doodle flowers.

Halloween

I had a fab weekend at my Sil Kerry`s this weekend, especially the Halloween Quiz organised by my Bil for his kids football team. It was a great success although my hubby was gutted that we came second!!!

I made this card for Kerry to say thanks for having us....a great excuse for using my halloween Kerryjo stamp!

Cardstock is Bazzil

Backing papers and text are a freebie kit from Two Peas In A Bucket

Image is from Kerryjo coloured using watercolour pencils

Ribbon and pumpkin from my stash

Inspired.....

This next card was inspired by Vicki. My Secret Sister card from Vicki was so unusual and gorgeous I decided to use the layout for Neil`s Aunties 60th birthday. I can only explain it as two mini cards within a card....not sure this makes sense!!!! So I would like to thank Vicki . .

Papers are K & Co

Image was given to me so dont know

flowers from Poppicrafts

Ribbon and lace from stash

Chipboard numbers from Brenda Pinnick

Thanks Vicki

This is the card I made for Vicki as a thank you for my Secret Sister goodies. I made it as soon as I received my wonderful parcel and although I had guessed it was Vicki I waited for the reveal to send it. Everything on the card was part of my parcel, even though the papers are from a Christmas stack! .....thanks again Vicki. x Papers are Papermania...Naughty and nice

Image is from Vicki not sure where from

Sentiment is rub on letters by Doodlebug

Flowers are from Sarahs Crafts

Week Off!

Hurray.......I`ve got the week off work and I am so glad. Not that I don`t like my job, I just need time to kick back and catch up with stuff at home especially blogging!
I managed a couple of cards yesterday and really enjoyed making them.

Papers ( I have had a while ) from my stash

Image is Pennyblack coloured with watercolour pencils

Ribbon from Poppicrafts

Rub on sentiment

Papers from my stash (trying to use up remnants!)

Image is Elzybells coloured with watercolour pencils

Ribbon was free on a magazine

Disco Dancing

A little bit of fun on the post below.
Just put my music on pause at the bottom of the page then hit play on the picture!

Me & Neil

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