if it`s not chocolate....

thought a nice bright birthday card might be nice today ...... well we have had a few weeks of sunshine here on the south coast , but looks like the rain is coming soon!! used the wonderful sketch by tina over on:~ STAMP WITH FUN#104
SKETCHY COLOURS#64 ~PINK/ORANGE/WHITE
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY#104 ~ NO KIDS ALLOWED BIRTHDAY
PAPER SUNDAES#62 ~ PHOTO INSPIRATION
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used prima and papermania papers, rubber romance stamp , coloured with promarkers, elzybells wording stamp, quickutz swirl dies, sizzix corner dies, flowers and brads from my stash. is anyone having problems with paragraphs when posting ???? tried to post again ,but not working!!
thankyou for all your good wishes regarding my neck..and for still visiting my blog....i am trying to sit and visit a few at a time, each day to say hello to you all..what amazing creations you have all been posting!! hope you have a wonderful day...

with love on your birthday

made this pastel birthday card for a great aunt (my father asked me to make it ~and wanted a simple card ~"not lots of flowers" etc)



followed the fab sketch by deb over on :~

CUTE CARD THURSDAY#157

COLOUR CREATE#67~PASTELS

EVERYBODY~ART#134 ~HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I LOVE PROMARKERS#58 ~GO DOTTY ~used baby pink, buttercup ,saffron, tea green, pastel blue and warm grey.

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES ~PASTELS AND RIBBON

MY TIME TO CRAFT#133 ~LADIES DAY



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used sandylion and papermania papers, kanban lady stamp, coloured with promarkers, kanban wording stamp, quickutz photo corner and flower circle dies, various ribbons from my stash, finished with a little glitter.


hope you are having a wonderful weekend ~when will all this sun hide behind some clouds??~ cannot remember when we last had some rain!!!

so sorry i have not been around but my neck has been playing up again and to sit at the computer just hurts sooooooooo much!!..and those tablets from the doctor are making me feel so ill!! (cannot understand why my doctor has not sent me for an xray!!)

anyway hope to be back blogging soon.

Mothers Day garden

not a easter card today but my first Mothers Day card ..oh and to ink up more magnolias.....

used the wonderful sketch by jane on :~

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER#88

SPARKLES FORUM#7 ~MOTHERS DAY

STEMPEL~MAGIE#32~SPRING FLOWERS

JUST MAGNOLIA AND HANGLAR AND STANGLAR#98 ~FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO (just love my pink ~but having made a few easter/spring cards loving my greens/yellows/blues)

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY#16~FOR MUM OR SPECIAL LADY

all links on my side left bar

used k&co paper, magnolia tilda, butterfly and back ground stamps, coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, quickutz swirl and leaf dies, flowers from my stash, finished with glitter.

with the sun being out i have started the spring cleaning and some gardening....... so a little less carfting and blogging time!!

if you love your silver jewellery....... http://www.silver.uk.com/ have a few items on sale at the moment... and some wonderful mothersday ideas for your mum or yourself!!!
have a fun day xx

happy springtime ~ CSF#21 ~ SPRING

here we are again MONDAY MORNING and time for a new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS~cannot believe we are on challenge #21!! and a nice easy one it is too ~ SPRING!! looking outside with the daffodils and crocuses showing their faces and we have had gorgeous spring weather here on the Dorset, south coast..and ofcause there are tons of easter eggs in the shops!! hope you can join us with your spring creations!!

with easter just around the corner i am trying to get my easter cards made....... hope you are not getting bored with my makes?? any way for this card i used the fab sketch over on :~

SKETCH N STASH #57 ~i used new prima papers and this forgotten tilda, scene and quickutz flower dies (never used ).

CREATICIOUS#20 ~TWO TONE/COLOURS

COOKING IT UP #53 ~ IT`S CUTE GREEN EASTER

MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS ~ DIES, DIES EVERY WHERE

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#133 ~SPRING/EASTER

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used prima papers, magnolia tilda, scene stamps, coloured with promarkers, see d`s word stamp, quickutz butterfly, flower, photo corner and swirl dies, sizzix large corner die, nestabilities oval dies, card candy and finished with glitter.

hope you had a good weekend and ready for a new week..... must get on with the boys lunch boxes etc ..and a foggy walk to school this morning for lewis and me!!..then the big shop has to be done.......oh i hate all that fighting for trolley space and waiting at the tills ......

birthday..as special as you

a change for me today from easter cards ..a birthday card (mum has asked me to make for a friend of hers) ~so thought this elegant lady would fit the bill!!

used another amazing sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#93
BUNNY ZOES#10 ~HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH PEARLS
SIMON SAYS ~HAPPY BIRTHDAY
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~TRIO TASTIC ~ 3 flowers/pearls/strips of paper

used paper by k&co, an unknown make of stamp (have a few these bought from rubbernecker), coloured with promarkers, quickutz swirls and leaf dies, elzybells wording stamp, flowers/brads and gem from my stash ~ finished with a little glitter.

well happy RED NOSE DAY ~lewis is going to school in red and aaron in own clothes ~ so their schools can raise money for those in need in the uk and africa!! ~ fun TV on the BBC tonight..... lewis loves JLS, guess outnumbered, michael mcintyre, oh and peter kay are family favourites!!!......don`t think i will make it too the end.....lets hope they raise loads of money!

spring is in the air

a lovely spring day here on the Dorset coast again today.. looking at the sun shining on the daffs in my front garden......so i am showing another spring card.



used the fab sketch over on ~

SUGAR BOWL#55 ~ THEME ~SPRING

CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES C4C78 ~USE A TREE FOR INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY.

DO YOU STACK UP?#10 ~LAYERS ~(think i have counted, 14 layers of card/paper,under the wording)

THE CRAFTY PAD#112~ BUTTONS



used K&co papers, sugarnellie (bad hare day) stamp, magnolia tree and flower stamps, coloured with promarkers, oval nestabilities, sizzix corner die, cuttlebug embossing borders, basic grey buttons, studio g wording stamp. finished with some glitter.



hope you have a wonderful spring day today!! think i may have a little tidy of the garden and then having my hair cut lunch time..and seeing the doctor again later about my neck!!

sweet spring tilda

good morning everyone ~and looks like another spring morning here on the dorset coast. with spring in the air i thought i would show you another spring/easter card.

for this card i used the fab sketch over on:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#92
FAB `N` FUNKY#63 ~ MAKE IT GIRLY
THE PLAYDATE CAFE PDCC73 ~COLOUR SPLASH INSPIRATION PIC ~USING BLUE/PINK/YELLOWY ORANGE
365 CARDS#10~ TRENDY ~ i have used flowers/swirls/pearl ~as looking through my craft stamper mag march 2011 ~that seems to be the trend.


used K&CO paper, magnolia~tilda holding bunny with daffs, coloured with promarkers, quickutz swirls and photo corner dies, stampin`up punch, doodlebug paper frill, flowers and pearl brad from my stash ~no glitter today (didn`t think it needed it!!)

hope you all have a wonderful weekend planned ~ thankyou for all your comments on my blog over the last few weeks while i have not been visiting your blogs ~am trying to catch up and hope to be back visiting you all soon ~have the doctor again tuesday, regarding my damaged vertebrea in my neck

spring shepherd

thought it was time to start the easter/spring cards as the sun is out again today and all the daffodiles are trying to show their faces in the garden.
used the sketch over on :~
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES ~C4C77 (SKETCH)
CRAFTY CALENDER#18 MARCH CHALLENGE~SPRING
JUST MAGNOLIA#96 ~ ANYTHING GOES~ADD GLITTER
MAGNOLIA STAMP LOVERS~ BUTTONS AND BLING
THE CRAFTY PAD #111 ~USE RIBBONS
STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND#5 ~ SPRINGTIME

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used papermania papers, magnolia shepherd stamp, coloured with promarkers, american crafts wording stamp, circle nestabilities, basic grey buttons, ribbon and thread from my stash ~finished with stickles glitter.

another gorgeous walk on the school run today ~played eye~spy at lewis`s request.... gets more difficult after tree, road, sky, bush, pavement etc..... but hey it`s fun!!
hope you have a fun day!

CSF#20~ LACE

i cannot believe it is two weeks since our last challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS ( link on side bar)..well it is MONDAY morning again and time for challenge #20~ LACE. yes we would like to see some lace on your creation. which is great for girly/vintage cards..look forward to seeing your crafty ideas.





also used the sketch over on :~ SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#91


PAPERPLAY ~WEEK 9 ~SHABBY CHIC/VINTAGE


COLOUR CREATE#65 ~3 FRUITS ~ I USED APPLE/COCONUT/MELON





used basic grey papers, sugarnellie(star dust) stamp, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz swirl dies, card candy, flowers/lace/ribbon from my stash ~added a little glitter on the star dust!!



well lewis is back to school and DH paul back to work today after their tummy bugs.....and i have some electians coming round to change our electrical fuse box and check the house wiring ~as we have had a funny smell in our hall for a while....what could it be drains/dead mouse/glue under the new carpets???? the list went on and on and driving us mad..googled the smell and everyone said the same thing >>your electrics.. even the electrian nearly blow himself across our hall looking at it friday afternoon!!..just what we don`t need at the moment more money to pay out..but better that than a burnt out house!!


enjoy your week and hope you get some crafting time.

thanks a lot ~say it with flowers!!

good morning ,thought i would show a thankyou card i have made for lewis to send to an aunt/uncle for some birthday money.
followed the fab sketch over on :~
STAMP WITH FUN#100
EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE#131 "SPRING"
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS#89 ~ "SUGAR RUSH"
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~"ANYTHING GOES"
ONE STOP CRAFT#120 ~"SPRING FLOWERS"
COOKING IT UP#51 ~"SHOW ME SOME SPRINGY YELLOW FLOWERS"
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS#101 ~"IN THE GARDEN"
CREATIVE CRAFT ~ "THANKYOU"

all links on my side bar to left

used country companions paper and stamps, coloured with promarkers, nestabilities die, quickutz swirl dies, card candy, plenty of flowers from my stash, some stickles glitter.
below is the promarkers i used.

quick in and out again today ...no my neck is feeling better and nearly finished the tablets..but we have the worst tummy bug in the house ~both lewis and DH paul are really poorly....... really don`t want this one ..only 6 weeks since we all went down with the last one!!.. the delights of having a 7 year old in the house!!

hope you are all well and having some crafting time.