Bonus Card Time, wahoo!!

Morning All,

Thank you for your comments on my Wedding card yesterday and for all of you keeping your fingers and toes crossed for me.  Sadly I got a 'thanks but no thanks' letter in the post yesterday  :o((  You know sometimes I wonder why I bother trying to get off 'square 1', I always end up back there again!  Very disappointed, *sigh*...


Here's my bonus card I sneakily managed to make this week.  It's actually a commissioned card for my God Mum for a little Boy named Marley who turned one yesterday...

A close up of Jolly Nation's 'Mealtime'...

Inside of card...

And a side view...

Cute huh?  I hope she likes it, and of course Marley too!

Daemo is actually home today, he's been working loads of weekends so it's lovely to have him home.  There was talk of us going to Bluewater to the cinema to watch the Inbetweeners but we'll see what happens...

Have a great Sunday all and I'll see you tomorrow with my Pollycraft creation.

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #183 ~ Sketch Time!

The Ribbon Girl ~ Colour Challenge #11 ~ Greens and Browns

Card Ingredients:

Card / DP's ~ Papermania Kraft Card, 3 Bugs in a Rug 'Snips & Snails'

Stamps / Images ~ Jolly Nation 'Meal Time', Penny Black Number Set, Stampendous 'So Birthday'

Dies / Punches ~ Nesties Standard Circles, Sizzix 'Smart Guy' Alphabet Dies, George & Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge

Embellishments ~ Bakers Twine from The Ribbon Girl

Other ~ Sizzix Big Shot, Cricut Create, Doodling and Glamour Dust

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers:  Skin ~ E21, E00, E000, R20, R00;  Clothes ~ YG06, YG03, E25, E23, B12, B02, B000, B0000, Y02, YR23;  Number #1 ~ YG06, YG03, YG11, E25, E23;  Other ~ E08, W5, W3, W1.  Derwent Coloursoft Pencils blended with Sansodor ~ Dark Brown, Green, Electric Blue and Pale Blue

Dad's 60th Birthday Card - Part 1

Hi All,

And how is everyone? I am absolutely shattered, been soooooooo busy at work and having to do 10 hour days at the moment :o( No fun at all! Have managed to fit in a bit of card making though starting with this card, my Dad's 60th birthday card. I couldn't think what to make and knew it had to be a special card, then it came to me.....a scrap book card documenting Dad's life! I stuck two 8x8 inch cards together and decorated all 5 sides of the mammoth card - It took me the whole weekend to get all the stamps together but I'm soooooo happy with the result. Here's the first lot of piccies, I'll detail where I got everything from after each page!

Page 1

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Birthday Blocks

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Buttons and Ribbons - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamour Dust

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Edwin with Binoculars, Bride & Groom and Hearts

Papermania - Daisy & Dandelion Pickle playing Football

Stamps by Judith - Hammer and Saw stamps

Jolly Nation Business Man backing paper

Page 2

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Buttons - Papermania

Punches - X Cut Retro Flowers

Gems - Basic Grey Opaline

Road Sign Stickers - Doodlebug

Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamoue Dust

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Princess Tilda, Prince Edwin with Slipper and Bird House

Little Claire - Dog

Jolly Nation Backing Paper - Passport and Caravan Couple

Page 3

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories

Nesties

Colouring Medium - Copics

Scissor Brad from stash

Rubber Stamps:

Magnolia - Suitcases

Elzybells - Dog with Ripped Up Newspaper

Lisa B Designs - Did you say Cats (Dog with bowl and bone)

Stamps by Judith - Bone and Woof

Jolly Nation Computer Case from Backing Paper

Page 4

Backing paper: Magnolia Once Upon a Time Blue Starlit

Backing Card: Core d'inations Haborside and Bazzill Bling Glitz

Number Stickers - Making Memories
Nesties
Colouring Medium - Copics

Glamour Dust

Pig Sticker - Doodlebug
Rubber Stamps:
Magnolia - Wedding Car with Cans, Watercan and Sitting Teddy
Penny Black - Bumble Bee

Stamps by Judith - Fish and Meow
Jolly Nation Cat Backing Paper

That's it for the first four pages, just the middle page to go! Click here to view this...

I'm entering this card in Just Magnolia Challenge Blog - Week 65, Vintage

xxx

Football Mad (shame it's Man Utd!)

Hi Everyone!

I hope you're all enjoying your bank holiday weekend, what a shame about the weather! Typical ay! I went to The Glitter Pot's Craft Extravaganza on Saturday although I spent most of my time in the shop rather than watching the demonstrations!! (My most favourite shop in the whole wide world!!) Still picked up some good tips though :o)

Onto my card. This one is a commissioned card from my God Mother for one of her friends who's mad on football but clearly has no taste as he supports Manchester United (boooooo!). I hope he likes it as it was very painful to make, lol! What do you think?...

Close up of Jolly Nations Football Man coloured with my Copic markers...

Inside of card...

The backing paper is My Mind's Eye Laundry Line 'Heirloom', the football paper is by Karen-Marie Klip and I made the Manchester United crest paper. They're all layered onto Core d'inations Raspberry card. The Happy Birthday sentiment is Craftwork Cards Oh My Words! and I've also added Carftwork Cards Craft Candy in the Man Utd colours of Red, White and Black. The sentiment on the inside of the card is by Elzybells and I've added some Glamour Dust too.

I'm going to enter this card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog, Sketch #41.

I've made a few more cards this weekend so will be back over the next couple of days to share them with you. Just a quick post today as we're off to spend the day with our Nephews, Neice and Daemo's Sister, Brother-In-Law and Dad. Hope the weather brightens up so we can get out in the garden for some cricket! I think it might be a Wii day though, lol!

See you all soon,

Lots of love

xxx

Christmas Kisses MWAH!

Evening All!

I hope I find you all well on this wet and windy night. I've just got in from Netball, been scoring games tonight and I got very wet and cold so now I'm curled up in the warm in bed, lovely! I'm very late posting this card (only by about a month, lol!) but I just had to share it with you. I made it for Daemo and wanted to enter the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog with it, but obviously didn't get around to that part! Anyway, thought I'd share it with you...

Close up of Tilda, coloured with copic ciao markers. I've added some pearls as the mistletoe and some glamour dust around the edge of the nestie...

The inside of the card. The sentiment is by Penny Black..

Side view...

I used My Minds Eye Colourful Christmas papers, ribbon and embellishments and my MS border punch. The Santa is Coming To Town sentiment is Magnolia and the Christmas Kisses is by Craftwork Cards.

I just love this card :o)

xxx

Jolly Nation Box Christmas Cards

Here's the next batch of cards I've made, Jolly Nation Box Cards. I made these for my Nephews and Niece. I wanted to make them something different and special, as they are very special to me and my Hubby. I gave them to the kids last night (we were on baby sitting duties, lol!) and they loved them! Maisy (who's only 3, aaawwwwww) wanted to put her card on the Christmas Tree! Archie (who's 7) has kept his card in his bedroom and Henry (who's 12) said it was the coolest card he's ever seen!! High praise indeed, what am I going to do next year?! Here's the cards...

This is Henry's card

This is Maisy's Card, she absolutely loves cats!

and this is Archie's card. I'm not sure for how much longer he will believe in Santa, he probably does when s big brother isn't around, lol!

On with the next post...

TTFN

xxx

1 Year Old Birthday

Hi Everyone,

I hope I find you all well? I'm not feeling to great again, I have a sickness bug this time. It's been one thing after the other recently, first I broke my foot then I got swine flu and now this sickness bug. Fingers crossed that's the end of it all for me now, I'm sooooo fed up with being ill!!

Anyway, you didn't log in to listen to me moaning did you, so on with the cards. I have two to post tonight, the first one I made for a very special little boy, Ashton, who was 1 last week. He's the son of our best friends and is just completely gorgeous! So, here's the card...

Close up of stamped Jolly Nation image...

The inside of the card...

Close up of Magnolia stamped image...

I received a text from Lou (Ashton's Mum) saying how she loved the card, I was really pleased with it too. It's an 8x8 inch card and I sometimes worry that I don't have enough elements on the card,but I think I did!

Card ingredients are:

Image: Jolly Nation Meal Time, Rachelle Anne Miller Cakes are Yummy and Magnolia Sitting Teddy on the inside of the card

Papers: Three Bugs in a Rug Snips & Snails Blocks, Little Prince and Inch-Worm

Card: Bazzill Basics Bling in Envy

Ribbon: American Crafts

Charm: Mad Cow Beads

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Copic Ciao Markers, Funky Foam, Martha Stewart Glitter, Glamour Dust, Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles and Inverted Circles.

I love the Magnolia Sitting Teddy Stamp, he's sooooo cute!!

Onto card number 2...

xxx

West Ham Football Birthday Card

Afternoon All,

Hope I find you all well? Well how good am I being.....I've made two cards today and I'm posting them both.....TODAY!! Trying my best to keep up-to-date with everything. The first card I'm posting is a commissioned card for my Sister-In-Law. It's for the son of her friend and he's mad on football, unfortunately he supports West Ham (boooooo!) my printer nearly broke printing out the West Ham badge, lol! Anyway, my Sister-In-Law picked the card up today and said Joe would love it :o) What do you think?

Close up of image...

Inside of card...

Side view...

I hope he does like it. Card ingredients are:

Image: Jolly Nation Football Boy coloured with Copic Ciao Markers

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards Oh My Word! Birthday Circles

Papers: Doodlebug Soccer Talk and Sandy Lion Words

Card: Bazzill Basics Bling Black Tie

Ribbon: from stash

Stickers: Doodblebug Simply Sweet and number 8 from stash

Tools: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Woodware Big Circle Punch, MArtha Stewart Glitters and Spellbinders Nestabilities Inverted Scalloped Circles

Onto the next card...

xxx

Shop-A-Holic Birthday Card

And here we are with the final card I'm posting today. Now we're all up to date, for the moment anyway but I have more to make, lol!

This was another commissioned card by my God Mum for a friend of hers who lives in America. The brief was shop-a-holic and I couldn't think of a better image than this Jolly Nation Shopper Lady. I haven't done any decoupage for ages either so this made a nice change, although I did miss not using my copics, lol! What do you think?

Side view...

Inside...

I hope she likes it, and gets it on time!

Card ingredients are:

Image: Jolly Nation Shopping Lady. Anita's Happy Birthday stamp (inside of card)

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Papers: My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow and Pretty Please and Basic Grey Wisteria Greenhouse

Card: Core d'inations Tangerine

Pearls: My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow and Basic Grey Opaline

Gems: Doodlebug Jewells

That's it from me for today. I'll be back later this week with more cards I promise! Have fun till then peeps :o)

xxx

Fitness Man

Here we are then with the second birthday card I made this weekend. This time it's for a friend of mine at work, who goes to the gym every lunch hour, hence it's Jolly Nation's 'Fitness Man'. What do you think?

Card Ingredients are:

Image - Jolly Nation 'Fitness Man' Decoupage sheet

Papers - Sandy Lion 'Upper Deck' and 'Cruise Director'

Card - Core 'dinations 'Raspberry' and The Paper Company 'White Ice' Shimmer card

Sentiment - Oh My Word! 'Birthday Circles'

Tools - Woodware Big Circle Punch and Regular Corner Rounder, Fine Liner

I used the same papers for this and the aeroplane card as the colours worked with both images. I wanted to make them a little different though so I switched them around for each card.

Now onto the third card...

Toddler Car Birthday Card

Hi all,

I promised cards were coming soon and here's my first one! I made it for my Nephews 2nd birthday, what do you think?...

Ingredients as follows:

• Jolly Nation Toddler Car stamp
• Core 'dinations Royal card
• Sandy Lion Rush Hour paper
• Doodlebug Sea Breeze Dotted Line paper
• Craftwork Cards Oh my Word Birthday Circle
• Sizzix Smart Guy Alphabet die
• Nestabilities Large Classic Inverted Scalloped Circle die
• Ribbon from Hobbycraft
• Stamped Image coloured with Derwent Coloursoft pencils
• Funky foam, googly eyes and number 2 Sticker from my stash

I hope Oliver likes it?!

More cards are on their way soon, watch this space...

Lots of love
xxx