Unicorns and apologies

Hi all,will I can't believe I haven't blogged for a month since restarting. After a stressful summer sorting work stuff I started the new term literally running and only now able to slow down a bit. I have managed some crafting here and there and will add to blog when I can. Really think I need to retire but hubby doesn't agree lol 😉

Ingredients used to make this card

Stamps - Gerder Steiner "Moody unicorns"
Copics for colouring images
Wink of Stella clear
Lawn Fawn "Polka in the meadow" design paper
Die - MFT "Blueprints 20"
Ribbon & gems from stash 

MFT Mermaids

Well I resisted buying this stamp set when it first came out, in fact I sat on my hands lol. But as I am weak willed they soon ended up in my craft room so thought I had best use them.

I used another flower set to make different coral on the cards after seeing some else do that as I would never have thought of that! Just shows how versatile our stamps can be and that's what I tell my hubby lol 😉

And look I even made two cards 😀.
Ingredients used to make the card -
Stamps - MFT 'Mermazing' and MFT 'Buildable Bouquet'
Dies - Lawn Fawn 'Large stitched frames'
Wow opaque embossing powder
Copics - RV19, V05, Y38, Y17, E50, E51, E21, E70, Y35, YR15, YR16
Distress inks - Squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio, mermaid lagoon & dusty Concorde
Wink of Stella 'clear'

Happy Birthday ?

Well can't put who this one is for just yet just in case they look on my blog though I think I am safe lol




Toby with roses from wild rose studio is coloured with promarkers. Used 1st edition ' daydream ' papers, circle and scallop nesties, memory box 'prim poppy' die, ribbon from the range. Die-namics 'photo corners' die, pearls and greeting from stash.
This is my second post of the day so scroll down if you wish to see the other one :)

Happy birthday Sarah and card for Jenbob

Made this for a work colleague and dug out a fun image and sentiment that I had been given and raided my embellishments to make this card. Not sure if I like this card but not going to make another one lol.



Donated image coloured with promarkers, stampin up modern label punch, 1st edition 'boho chic' papers, Woodware scallop square punch, ribbon and buttons are papermania. Flowers were layered up and I added buttons.



This card was a sad card to make but i have sent it to Jen and family with my love and the card i had made for Sandra. its still doesn't seem real and that Sandra will just pop into the forum. ingredients for this card were Memory box 'prim poppy' die, Stampin up whimsical words stamped greeting, Oval and scallop nesties,Card and pearls from stash.

Been working part time during the Easter holidays doing paperwork so due in again today and am finding it hard to get going this morning. So will catch up with your blogs later x

In memory of Sandra aka DecOCards

Hi all, well this was a hard card to make and I admit to shedding a couple of tears but Alison over at Docrafts is hosting a challenge in Sandra's memory as Sandra loved to join in them and also hosted regularly.
I chose bright colours as I wanted this to be a happy card



Papermania urban stamps 'botanical print' . Memento inks. Annmarie spotted card,Gems,ribbon and birds from stash. Stamped greeting and Xcut corner punch.
Have a good weekend all and cherish your loved ones x

Get well Sandra

UPDATE - Sadly Sandra passed away At 4am this morning (sat). My thoughts and prayers are with her family now xxxx

Today's card is one made for a special lady over at Docrafts who has sadly suffered a stroke and am sending this to her with my best wishes for a speedy recovery. I had the pleasure of meeting her at one of the Bristol craft meets last year.




Used my new Darice 'butterflies in corner' embossing folder,Coutre Creations 'bouquet' embossing folder, stampin up embosslits 'beautiful wings', oval and scalloped nesties,stamped greeting and gems from stash.
UPDATE - sadly the latest news from Sandra's daughter was not good and all equipment have been removed and family are staying with her to the end. My thoughts and prayers are with the family during this sad time x

Adaptor for the ipad

Hi all,whilst trying to tackle the ipad pic saga I came across a Adaptor that plugs into my ipad and uploads pics straight from my camera so I can still blog easier :)
So going to post 2 cards now for you to see the difference. First card has been taken using the ipad camera




And second picture been taking using my camera and uploaded to ipad via a compatible adaptor I got from the pc shop in town which was half the price of the apple one which I wouldn't have been able to get until Friday.




So can you tell the difference?
I can and quess who is a happy bunny now. Thanks for taking the time yesterday to comment and I knew the other way was not for me x

Two cards but almost the same!

Well having another bash at using blog press on my ipad but I fear it's the quality of pics that is letting me done :( how do I break the news to my hubby then that I want a better ipad lol










Anyway let me know what they are like when you click on the pics to make them larger. I used a gorjuss stamp ' bumble bee' on the first one and had a go at the sepia colouring as shown on Sarah Hurley blog. I enjoyed the effect and might use it again. Papers were from Docrafts 'Kraft notes', Marianne flourish die and 'simple banner' die by memory box. Oval nestie was also fished out for this card along with some lush Kort & Godt pearls. And both cards finished with a little bit of glamour dust.
UPDATE - added a better pic of the sepia card as pleased with this one.
Well i must be off as chores to do but will catch up with your blogs later x

A fun card to make but a nightmare to blog lol

Hi all,well this is now 5th time lucky trying to add a blog post using my ipad,I have now resorted to using the blogpress app as not getting anywhere with the blogger app as pics turning out too big but I am thinking it could also be the fact I have a 3 column blog!
So fingers crossed all

Well it seems to work though not sure of the quality of pic and size but its a start lol. Have tweaked the size now but pic doesn't really show the true colours! This must be the most tweaked post I have ever done!


Used pennyblack 'cluck,cluck,cluck ' stamp and coloured with promarkers Annemarie spotty card Die-namics- photo corner die Gems,greeting transfer and ribbon all from stash x

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Roll top box and some cards

Happy Easter Sunday to all,the sun is shining here in Devon and i have a relaxing day planned and then cooking a lamb roast for the family.
So This box is what i made last sunday when some special docrafter buddies came to play

I followed a tutorial which you can purchase here and used 12 x 12 card from my stash. It was certainly a challenge but pleased with the end result.

Card for my son

papernation 'football man' stamp coloured with promarkers

labels 1 nesties

Xcut 'star' dies

card from stash and stamped greeting

gorjuss ' the pretend friend' stamp coloured with promarkers

distress inks - tea dye and antique linen

stamped greeting and pearls from stash

Thanks for all the comments on my craft room post yesterday,am thinking that maybe i need to go professional and organise other rooms....lol

Have a great day all,x



Happy Birthday Jennie

Another birthday card today and for a special lady over on Docrafts who makes the most cheerful cards. This is my birthday card for her.

saturated canary digi coloured with promarkers

oval and scallop nesties

1st Edition ' new leaf' paper

card,ribbon and greeting from stash

sizzex 'corner flourish die'

Off to nosey around blog land now,have a great day,x

Happy Birthday Sandra

Hi all,well enjoyed making this card for a lovely lady over on Docrafts,just went off on a tangent once i coloured the image and viola this is the finished card.

Tilda image coloured with promarkers

1st Edition ' boho chic' papers

martha stewart 'flower shower' border punch

die-namics ' photo corners' die

twine - american crafts

stamped greeting

stampin up - window punch

stampin up - modern label punch

pearls - kort & godt

bow - papermania capsule set

and this is what arrived for me yesterday,had a quick play with the two die sets on the right but then they went away for mothers day but at least i have the banners and stamp set to keep me going x

just a few elephants

Hi all,yes its me,spent the day with hubby attacking our overgrown garden and then rested my aching muscles making some cards yesterday. Caught up with my xmas cards for snoflakes challenge over at Docrafts and this birthday card for my friends birthday tomorrow.

stammpin up 'patterned occassions' stamp set

memento inks

card,twine,buttons and gems from stash

stampin up stamped greeting from above set

stampin up window punch

stampin up modern label



As you may gather my friend loves elephants so using my new addiction which is all the memento inks in dewdrop pads stamped the elephant three times, masking off the greeting below. layered up using white and pearl card and added embellishments.

Todays plan me thinks is to do some sorting out in the house and then some more crafting,hopefully my order from countryviewcrafts will turn up today x

Playing catchup

Hi all,well after catching the evil flu bug and having time off work now feel well enough to get crafting again and boy have i missed it, sadly two of these cards are going to be late so hope they forgive me. But enjoyed my crafting session this morning.

scored card blank using martha stewart board

sizzex embosslits ' beautiful wings' die

First Edition ' daydream' dp

stamped greeting

stampin up 'bird' punch

card from stash

circle and scallop nesties

papermania 'birdsong' dp

stamped greeting

tilda coloured with promarkers

First edition 'spring fest' dp

couture creations ' bouquet' embossing folder

printed greeting

Hopefully over the next two days will catch up on your blogs,x

Just for Fun

Hi all,sorry been meaning to add this but time seems to be disappearing fast this week! This card was fun to make as the colours were so cheerful especially at this time of year when its so dark and miserable.

Mo Manning 'Veronica' stamp

coloured with promarkers

Ist Edition 'Hideaway' papers

papermania ribbon

personal impressions 'happy bday' stamp

circle and scallop nesties

labels 8 & decorative 8 nesties

gems from stash

Roll on the weekend i say.x

Happy Birthday Carla

Hi all,well body is slowly adjusting to the shock of being back at work but its good to be with the children and they are all excited at being back.
This card is for a docraft buddy aka LMN (littlemissnaughty) who had her birthday recently.

Penny black image coloured with promarkers

stamped greeting

other items from stash

Well all i can say is that the days of a quick post for me are long gone since blogger playing up!

UPDATE - if you are reading this and wondering where the picture has gone so am i lol



Happy Birthday Ann & Sandra

Hi all,hope you are all recovered from the New Year celebrations and not too hang over!! I have been busy taking down the decorations and giving the downstairs a good clean so all ready for the new year now.
These are two cards i made for Ann aka Robocraft whose birthday it is today and for Sandra aka Princess1 whose birthday was yesterday like me.

Happy Birthday Ann

Happy Birthday Sandra

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone,x

Only 3 sleeps left to go!

Hi everyone,are you all ready for christmas? we spend so long getting ready for it and then its gone in a blink of a eye.......lol. Anyway here are two cards that have hopefully arrived at their destinations though with the post so slow at the moment i doubt it!

Digi coloured with promarkers

1st Edition ' loveletters' design papers

die-namics photo corners die

kort & gotz pearls

stamped greeting

Saturated canary digi coloured with promarkers

card from stash

X-Cut corner rounder

buttons & twine -stash

urban stamps - portobello greeting

Well i want to say to all my followers thanks for all your lovely comments over the year and i hope you have a Merry Christmas and a fab New Year,x

Happy Birthday Mau

hi all,hope you are having a good weekend, am feeling better today but no appetite still and tired but at the moment thats not a bad thing lol. So this is a card i made for Mau whose birthday was yesterday

Tilda coloured with promarkers

Ist Edition 'Hideaway' papers

Decorative labels 8

cuddly buddly stamped greeting

stampin up punches

flowers - stash

gems -stash

Well i have been busy making birthday cards today so i am caught up to the middle of january so feeling quite pleased with myself as usually a last minute rush....lol.x



Happy Birthday Karen

Hello everyone,hope you are all keeping warm,its definately getting colder and i am getting ready to hibernate over the christmas holidays. This card is for my sister in law Karen who like me has a december birthday and we both find it a right pain!!

Tilda coloured with promarkers

1st Edition 'Daydream' papers

labels one small and decorative labels one nesties

flowers- The Works

card from scrap box

ribbon -stash

fancy labels 2 framelits for greeting (stampin up)

gems - michaels

Hope you are all being good as only 15 sleeps til the man in the red suit comes down your chimney,x