a present to me

sold my canon 40d to get a full frame camera the d700 it is a beast but a beautiful one : )

sweet

nice sweet donut for after my curry : )

then a shot on the wii fit : (

challenging cards

i was asked last week to make 2 challenging cards last week on of elvis for a 50th birthday and one fro a muscic lover esp the saxaphone so this had me busy for the next week.

thankyou

thankyou to lana for passing on this marvelous award.

i was so happy to receive it.

here is lanas wonderful site she is a a very talented young lady : )

http://sweetpeaspapercreations.blogspot.com/

birthday card

today i finished a 60th birthday card.the lady loves the type of papers used and geese and ducks so i used the jots cart for that then george for the rest.

i got a mention on the chip board today about my fleur de lis card so im happy with that : )

falling leaves

visiting my sister the sky was beautiful.

i stole some pot purri leaves out my sisters bowl and stuck them to the window,i liked the effect

cup of tea

ive been looking for these style papers for ages and got them from sarahs cards they are called tinkering inks and look kind of like royal doulton/wedgwood.

i was in laura ashleys yesterday and they actually have wallpaper with the same style pattern but couldnt pick up the courage to ask for a sample..lol..

i used joys of the season for the cup shape and welded the two shapes together.

the t bag was cut at both ends and re glued to make the small bag to attach. tfl

rain or shine

my favourite stamp this month.
i used my new copic marker to colour in the clothes and umbrella and used the scalloped frame from accents essentials.

fleur de lis

i made this card with the cricut cart accents essentials.

i cut the fleur 4 times with card then once with patterned paper and glues them all together to give a chipboard look.

the scalloped edge is also on the same cart

cricut mask

i used cds to weld the mask the pole and the ribbon.

the cart used was paper dolls,then added lots of embelishments, i think its a fun card : )

more cricut cutting

another cricut cut shaped card and flower using wimg....used cuttlebug to emboss flower

bath tub

found this lovely bath tub on the cricut new arrival cart and had a try at adding some lace

new stamps

i bought these new stamps last week and had a bash at colouring in

happy birthday to my friend

birthday wishes to my friend today : )

heres a cup cake card i made for her.

used liquid pearl for the speckles and little diamonds.

green

another card kit i used of betys,i love her kits.

i used the cuttlebug too and chalked some of the

edges and the swirls

hello

sunday afternoon tidying the craft table,started using the cricut and made a mess again.

used betys kit and cuttlebug

..now back to tidying up again.

its a girl

another couple of card i made with some of betys kits.
the kit has beautiful papers ,ribbon ,sticky
letters and chipboard.
i used cuttlebug to emboss top and bottom
of the pink card

lovely kit

i made these cards with betys kit.

her cards are beautiful and the kits on sale are lovely but even better in real life to touch and feel : )

tbag fold

trying out the tbag fold to make the butterfly.....its been so long since i did this fold and wasted lots of paper lol

loch lomond

some beautiful scenery around loch lomond.

blue skies and lovely sunsets.

bright

made these while on my break and took the baby cricut.

used some free papers from a craft magazine.

feet up for a week

away to loch lomond cabins for a week.

a great palce to relax and chill out.

of course i will have to take the baby cricut and my camera cant leave home without them.

these are some photos of previous visits : )

visitor to the garden

a little visitor to the garden,he loves to feed of the bird table.

today a baby starling came to the table and hand fed from my sister

fore

i used quickutz for paper dolls and golf items.
thought it would be a good idea for a fathers day card

petrol blue

hi,ive just finished this card for my mum she is off to a birthday do.
i used cricut plantin for numbers and flowers

ducks

my sister lives at a canal and i caught these guys flying off into the sunset.

there was also signets at the canal but the pair has lost 2 signets which people are saying the pike swim up and grab them under the water poor things

baby boy

a baby card made for a little boy called connor.
used n/a with cricut and monogram on vest and hero
button stamp for background

friends card

a special card for a family friend who is having a difficult time .
used plantin and cds to weld the letters and make the flower.
the vellum is part if a paper mill box.
forgot to use sticky tape on the ribbon and the glue has come through
:(

simple monogram

a monogrammed card again quite plain with patterened card.

used cricut for frame and card shape and papermania metal flower embellishment

cute

little geese i met at loch lomond,they were off to the loch with their parents for a swim.

bunnies

these are my lop bunnies rocky and toffee.

they are house rabbits and like to binky outdoors sometimes.

babys first birthday

a baby birthday card i made for my sisiters friend,i used n/a with cricut and co -ordinating cricut 6x6 papers.

plain and simple

simple hi card for a friend.

used cricut cuts on a scrap of wallpaper to

co-ordinate with paper colour

new home.

today i made a card for my mum to give to a friend.
i used the cricut papers and cricut to cut some flowers