All Cosy

Just a quick post finally feel like getting somewhere with my Christmas Cards now, so some people might actually get hand-made Christmas Cards off me - it's normally only my mum that gets one cos I've spent my time making cards for everyone else, so was going to try and make sure that didn't happen this year.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge

Sarah Hurley Challenge 11 - ALL SEWN UP

I did cheat and do faux stitching, cos I've not had much time to get much crafting done lately so I drew on the stitches and I'll go over them with real thread next week.

Supplies: Pepper and Friends Decoupage Pad, Sentiment by Lili of the Valley, 'Tis the Season' Paper by Bo Bunny, Other Paper by Making Memories
Extras: Bronze Ink Pad, Ribbon from Stash, Black Fineliner

And we're done, going now before bore you all completely lol XOX

Happy Birthday to Me lol

 I haven't got one of my cards to post today, been a busy few days and haven't managed to get anything done. But I have got the card Ian made me for my birthday to show you :) I love it - so nice to get hand-made cards :) I've been spoilt rotten today - thank you everyone for the presents, cards, texts and facebook messages :) got some charms for my bracelet and got a dancing Gizmo (you know from the Gremlins) he is SOOOOOO cute, and we're off to see Jason Manford!! (Ian had been saying that eh couldn't get tickets so really wasn't expecting them) - Thank you Honey. We went for a meal at Gusto last night which was beautiful soooo nice and today we've been up to Southport for lunch and a walk around, then back to watch a film.

Anyways onto his card - getting better at taking pictures of glitter

Here is the full card (still need to have words with him about the '28' cos I haven't decided if I'm sticking with that ages yet lol)

And showing off the layers

How lovely is the card :) Well I'd best get on, we're off out for a meal with my mum and dad in a bit and I'm still in my post-shower jammies lol (well it's my birthday I'm allowed lol). XOX

Congratulation cupcake!

This is the card that I finished yesterday and had to resist posting last night. I LOVE this card. Think it's probably my favourite card, even if I do say so mayself. We gave it to Kim last night and she loved it :) (always a relief lol). She's just graduated with a First Class Degree!!! I think the normal sort of graduation cards can look a bit boy-ish, so I was just going to make a card with a cupcake on it to be different. But then I had the idea of putting a cap on a cake! I had to make the cap from scratch which probably took longer to make than the rest of the card, but I think it was worth it.


As for the greeting I made the mistake of asking Ian for his input and this is what he came up with lol. Bless. Still got to get him to make a whole card, so far he's just coloured in but not letting him get away with only half doing a job. Anyway here is a close up of the cake (from the die-cut, decoupage pack) complete with it's graduation cap.

Supplies: 'Piece of Cake' Glittered Decoupage Pad by Dovecraft, Double Dot card and ribbon by Bo Bunny, Paper from the 'Delilah' range by Bo Bunny, white card, pink shimmer ribbon, pink ink pad, black card & pink fibres

And yay I pre-ordered some stamps from Ladybug Crafts Ink with some epoxy dots etc, and again Kerry sent the dots now :) Can't wait for the stamps to arrive they look sooooo cute, itching to get started on the Christmas cards (will be the first year in ages that I've made more than one or two). My second order of Lili of the Valley stamps arrived too (all my new goodies are below), think going to get the ink pads out and have a go with them later. Oh and another of Lili of the Valley's DT, Dawn, has a competition on her blog to win stamps and die-cut images - how generous - so fingers crossed lol.

Right I had best get on otherwise will end up waffling on for ages, but I will have to say Ian and I went for a meal in Crosby last night with Mike and Kim, and the food was SOOOO nice - will definitely have to go back there. Started with scallops wrapped in parma ham (I think lol) there was some black pudding there too but I gave that a miss lol, with creamy mustard sauce. Then for mains I had seabass fillet stuffed with soft cheese and prawns in a creamy sauce..... mmmmmmmmmm could eat that again now lol. Will have to get the pictures off the camera. Ok really am going now, thinking maybe some cards while Ian watches the F1 qualifying, Yawn. XOX

More Cupcakes

Another quick post, not done much this weekend just getting few bits done, and finished putting everyone onto the family tree program - yawn glad that's over...

Now here's another card from last week. Saw the new Dovecraft decoupage pads in the paper shop the other day and couldn't resist. I've not done any decoupage in ages so thought this was a good way to have another go at it. Really pleased with the way it's turned out, really quick to make too which will be good for doing cards in a hurry.



showing off the 3D-ed-ness lol not sure whether to add some glossy accents to the cherry to make it all shiny.

Supplies: DoveCraft Glitter Decoupage Pad, 'Delilah' Paper by Bo Bunny, Double Dot Card by Bo Bunny, White Card and Pink Ribbon

Well off for tea now then think it might be time to get some more cupcake cards made or some more magnum or finish my first Christmas Card or... lol typical indecisive Libran - will probably end up getting distracted by something else lol

XOX