Mothering Sunday Card

Well I spent last night making my mothering sunday cards, as Mark's mum is off to the States on Saturday and he wanted to get it in the post, but you can guess this morning he goes off to work without it - men!!!.

Another Magnolia stamp, coloured with Faber-Castell polychromics pencils and sansador, I've just started using these and have not quite got the hang of them yet, but I do like the look it gives you. The paper is papermania again, same as yesterday in fact. I used my creative memories templates to cut out the ovals as I have yet to get some more nestabilities (maybe next month), and I faux stitched it with a souffle pen, and some prima flowers and brads from stash. Hope you like.

Alex from Sillybirds Stamping

Alex from Sillybirds Stamping sent me the first card (which one of my daughters has removed some of the bling - there were three dewdrops at the start - oh well kids will be kids, and it is bound to turn up soon - in an unlikely place!!). The next two cards are my take on her card, I've used Sugar Nellies from Funky Kits, coloured in with my copic markers (courtesy of Alex), and used papermania paper, some beads from my beading stash on one, and the other brads. They've worked out quite well I think and make fresh looking birthday cards. My mate Bekki will be getting the 40 one for her birthday today, Happy Birthday Bek's, hope you like being Forty!!

Sugar Nellie Luca

I had half an hour to spare on monday so I quickly made this car for my friends little boy Stanley he will be five. I used some dovecraft papers, which I think are great, always find it hard to make men's cards, but I love these blues. Anway going to de-flea the cat now, if she let me catch her, wish me luck.

Thank you cards

Well now that Charlotte's celebrations have finished I now sat down to make her thank you cards, only something small (then I don't have to write too much!!). I've used 10 x 10cm card and used up some paper I've had hanging around for quite a while (I am determined to use up some of my supplies, I'm running out of room in my crafting cupboard - it happens to be under the stairs - not lucky as some who have a whole room, but I am not complaining as it all in one place). Anyway back to the card, I've used my new Stampin Up Circle of Friendship stamps, and a quickutz flower die, a bit of ribbon and that was it, simple but effective and quick to do.

Anyway of to tidy up the garden now, then later to work, maybe if I'm feeling up to it I will complete the other 15 thank you cards.

Hope you have a good sunday. Bye

Oh no a Magnolia

Hi there, well I have been making a few cards, along with the knitting and preparing for Charlotte's birthday party, which went well even though she decided to run a temperature, the kids had a great time bouncing on the castle, and there was hardly any food left.

Anyway enough of that, I made another magnolia card, this one a slider, took a few attempts getting the prototype right but got there in the end. It has been coloured in with Twinkling H20's, these are so fab and easy to work with, I am no longer a frightened painter. Papers, Basic Grey, flowers prima, and of course I've used the Nestabilities dies, need to get some more of these, but can't quite decide between the square or the oval, what do you think?

Had a great morning with my friend Amanda yesterday, we had a card making session, great to sit down with a mate have a chat and play. Thanks Amanda.