Recipe Cards .....

Happy New Year to you all!!!  I'm just lay on the airbed in the lounge  at Mum trying to sit on the sofa and getting her feet stuck under the airbed, which ended up her losing her slippers!  Don't you just love early morning entertainment? 

If you know me well you will know that I love nothing more than giving practical gifts for Christmas and Birthdays and this last year was no exception!  We decided that we'd buy the Outlaws a bread making machine  after chats with them about home made bread!  (last year was a slow cooker that they just adore) ... Along with the machine, we gave them the ingredients that they would need to make one of the loaves of bread .... 

... I spent a couple of days sourcing recipes that we'd like to try  and made the above recipe cards using Shabby Princess Holiday Recipe Collection ... after buying the bread machine for the Outlaws, I did nothing but whinge and whine  about wanting one for myself, but just couldn't justify spending that amount of money on just little old me  .... So, I was pleasantly surprised reduced to tears when I opened one from my gorgeous girls .... I wouldn't normally  over a kitchen appliance, but I was feeling a little fragile after giving Mum her digital photo frame loaded with photos of Dad .  I've used my machine already to make a white loaf and i'm planning on making a cheese and bacon loaf today or tomorrow!

The other recipe card was to go with a Popcorn maker for my Great Niece .... she'd borrowed mine and    it so we got her one of her own ...

... again we wrapped all the ingredients for her ... even a tin of condensed milk  ... that had to be rescued Christmas Eve from the Outlaws house ... DH had wrapped it and put it with all their bread making ingredients .... can't rely on a bloke to get anything right!!!

Ingredients

CS ~ Stash

Ring

Ribbon

Laminating Sheets

For Our Two Special Ladies ..... Trish & Nanna (Renate)

.... those ladies have been a Godsend to us since they moved next door to my parents.  They have been with us through all the bad times, they've  with us, :)) with us and just >:D< hugged us when we needed a hug.  Not only did they help us when Dad was :-& ... Trish gave Dad some Reiki and myself whilst I was sat outside in the October sunshine having a moment .... but since Dad died, they've been absolute  s, helping us by looking out for Mum and putting her cream on every morning and evening to save one of us having to go back to do it.  

We wanted them to know how special they are to us and how much we appreciate what they do and have done.  That we don't take their kindness for granted!

So I put together this little gift basket ....

I cased the idea of the Vintage Cider and Spice Mix from Mina

Our ladies were thrilled with it all and after the    we all shed came the beautiful :D.

 you both lots like Jelly Tots xxx

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #156

It's Saturday, so time for another Sketch Saturday challenge! :)  I'm busy chasing my tail again this week!  I've got to the point where i wonder if they're ever going to leave me alone to craft LOL!  Family, who'd have em?  All I seem to do lately is run around from one hospital/drs/health visitor appointment to the next!    

Anyway this week we are sponsored once again by the very lovely Nikki fromBunny Zoe's Crafts

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And remember... Bunny Zoe's Crafts ship worldwide, and if you live in mainland UK or Northern Ireland and your order is more than £40.00, you get FREE shipping :)

This weeks challenge winner will win a generous £10.00 shopping spree at Bunny Zoe's Crafts :)

Here's this weeks sketch...

 

and another one of my Easter Egg boxes!

To make this box I used ....

1 x Empty Tea Bag Box, resized

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with basket of Eggs

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Nesties, Marianne Design Butterfly Die.

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #153

Good morning to you all on this gorgeous, if a tad windy, sunny day in the UK!  I had a lovely relaxing day yesterday watching the Royal Wedding and texting my beautiful friend who was watching the celebrations in Trafalgar Square!

This weeks challenge is sponsored by our generous regular sponsor The Craft Barn

"We are a UK based business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.
Some of the leading companies that we stock include Stamping Bella, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Martha Stewart, Katzelkraft stamps, Nestabilities, Craftwork Cards, Copic Pens, House Mouse, Viva Décor, Eco Green crafts and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few.
We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us."

The Craft Barn offer a wide range of goodies for all crafters from all things 'Cuttlebug' to grunge paper, from cottage cutz dies to cosmic shimmers, then there's your essentials like cardstock and papers and adhesives.  Not forgetting their HUGE stock of clear and rubber stamps to tantalise you!  

For all the latest products that have been added to the site PLEASE CLICK HERE, including their range of COPIC pens.

Would you like to spend a crafty day at The Craft Barn?
They are hosting a First Saturday Demo Day on Saturday 7th May with Karen Maccoy, Carole Cann and Lina McDermott, who will be focusing on masculine cards and gifts ready for Father’s day. This will be such a benefit for anyone who struggles with ideas for the men in our lives.

Also, over the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of June they will be holding another EXTRAVAGANZA weekend, these are really exciting and have 24 demonstrators in attendance! This year the theme will be 'The Best of British', focussing on products manufactured in the UK.
The demonstrations are great for picking up tips and techniques, and best of all the demos are FREE, and run continuously throughout both days, so you don't need to book in advance - just turn up and watch! :)

So this weeks challenge ... The Craft Barn are offering TWO Tatty Button stamps to this weeks lucky winner!
Sandy, Thank you for your generosity! (I so want these)

 

And all you have to do to be in with a chance of inking up those little beauties is to make a card using this weeks sketch...

and this is what i did with it ....

 

I know Easter was last weekend, but i'm chasing my tail here slightly.  I just don't know where all my days are going too.  I still have Easter images all coloured up ready to go on cards LOL!  I think I can salvage a couple and use them on birthday cards with a clever sentiment from Create with TLC

To make this box I used:~

1 x Tea Bag Box

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Sammy D ~ Easter Kit

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda in Egg

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

 Flowers, Pearls & Raffia ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Butterfly Die, Chocolate Easter Egg Mould, Cello Bags, Chocolate & Sweeties 

Just Magnolia Challenge #102 ~ Happy Birthday

This weeks challenge is a special one . ... It's a 'Happy Birthday' challenge. Why is it so special,  it's Just Magnolia's 2nd Birthday!! 

The Sponsor is Simon Says Stamp. One lucky participant will win a whopping $50 gift certificate!!

This card was made for a friends birthday and of course I had to make a matching box of choccies to go with it.  Pernod flavoured creme's would you believe!?! ... I don't half have some strange requests!

To make the card and choccie box I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Shelley Rae ~ Polka Treat

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda

Sentiments ~ Create with TLC

Pearls, Flowers & Brads ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Sansador, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps

Bearly Mine Challenge #5

This weeks challenge was picked by  Judith and the theme is Birthday cards!

And the prizes for this challenge are ... 

Bearly Mine Design

2 Digi sets of the winner's choice


Wildorchid Crafts

selection of flowers and lace


Tickled Pink Stamps

  2 Digi stamps or 1 rubber stamp of Winner's choice

Go Kreate

3 Rectangular Dies worth 13.99 each

" the challenge is to make a birthday card, and there are four chances to be a winner, as chosen by the Design Team.  Challenge ends March 14th.  Winners will be announced with the next challenge."

This was made for Jo, the boss, for her birthday on Tuesday.

To make this card and box of choc's I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Bearly Mine ~ Floral Fantasy & Pink Petticoat Gingham

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with Small Gift

Sentiments ~ Create with TLC

Flowers, Pearls, Butterfly & Pins  ~ Stash

Pearl Rik Rak ~ Market Stall

Tools ~ Nesties, Cuttlebug, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Woodware Leaf Punch, Sewing Machine, Chocolate Box Tray Insert, Corner Punch

Bearly Mine Challenge #4

Challenge # 4 has been set by Sarah-Louise, she has picked the theme of Ribbon and Pearls which are 2 of her favourite embellishments.

There will be 4 lucky winners and the prizes are sponsored by .....

Bearly Mine Designs

2 Digi sets of the winner's choice

Crafty Emma

offering Memory Box Fernbrae Paper Pad 6x6

Kenny K

5 Digi's of the winner's choice

The Ribbon Girl

a selection of cut lengths of ribbon, pins, dewdrop

So here is my project .... its not a card, although i did make a card to match it but will be entering that into this week PTW Challenge after following their Sketch!

I made this gorgeous little box to put some Viennese Truffles in.  The tutorial is from here.  I resized it so that my Chocolate Tray Inserts fit perfectly inside.

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Bearly Mine ~ Delicious Delights

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda giving Present

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Ribbon, Flowers & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Nesties, Cuttlebug, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Woodware Frond Punch, Sewing Machine