simple flowers

Hi! What a lovely day, sunny and DRY!  Mr C is away to golf and I'm playing in the craft room.  I've got a croaky throat so I'm just having a 'me' day.  I've finished the two cards I'm making at the next class and thought I'd have a go at a CAS one.  Hope you like!

Hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

Craft Your Passion - Texture

House of Gilli - Embossing

Less is More - Yellow

Sassy Studio Designs - Frame

Top Tip Tuesday - CAS

Elements :

Image - Watercolour Marguerite by Hero Arts

Frame - DS0908 by Marianne Designables

Paper - Doodlebug

Sentiment - computer generated

Font - Sunshine Poppy

Punch - Butterfly by Clippunch

Granddaughter

Morning!  Firstly I'd like to say sorry that I've not been around commenting much these past few days but I've been busy getting ready for my holibobs.  We are off to Spain tomorrow so this will be my last 'live' post for 4 weeks.  We are really looking forward to catching up with all our friends there and hopefully getting some sunshine.

I had a day out to Stirling with my Aunt yesterday.  She enjoyed it and managed to get the things she was looking for.  Today I really HAVE to get the case out of the cupboard and get organised as Mr C doesn't finish work until midnight and we are off at 5am tomorrow. I have everything laid out on the spare bed so all I really have to do is pack.  I want to get the bed changed and do last minute dusting etc.  The budgie has to get cleaned out as it's going next door to its Aunty Ruby (our neighbour) and the dog is going to our daughter so that's the animals seen to, phew.

I hope all my blogging friends behave while I'm out of the country.  I'm taking my lappy with me but don't know if  or when I'll be able to connect so take care everyone and I'll be in touch soon.

Apart from all that it's our Granddaughter's birthday today and I'm trying to fathom out where the last 14 years have gone!!
Hugs
Anne

Challenges :

Birthday Sundaes - Birthday Card

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Celebration

Catered Crop - Ribbon

Craft Your Passion - Anything

Creative Mondays - Anything

Creative Inspiration Paint - Family

Ladybug - Pink & Girly

Elements :

Paper - from Tulip collection by Docraft

Image - Gorjuss

Ribbon - Stash

Felt Buttons - Stampin Up!

Sentiment - Craft Creations

Dies - Locina Buckle (which I've cut in half) by Memory Box

Pearls - The Hobby House

Woopee!

Morning!  Wow folks, that's another month of 2012 hit the dust, where does the time go?  We had another busy day yesterday.  In the morning we ordered our new kitchen (the one we have is 20 years old!!!) which will be installed once we are back from Spain so you will no doubt hear all about it at a later date.  After that we went to Callander to pick up my car which is all sorted and thankfully didn't cost me an arm and a leg!

I'm going into town this morning to get some bits and pieces and then to the hairdresser in the afternoon so that I don't have any grey hairs showing when I'm on my holibobs.  After all that I can't see any crafting getting done today but hopefully tomorrow.

Hugs

Anne

Challenges :

ABC Christmas - Distressing

Craft Your Days Away - Paper Piecing

Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing

Crafty Hazelnut - Ribon and / or Charm

Creative Inspiration Paint - Paper Piecing

Elements :

Papers - Forever Friends

Sentiment - Little Claire

Image - Pink Gem Designs

Charm - Wild Orchid Crafts

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Gems, Yarn - stash

Get Well

Hello!  I'm later today as this morning I was waiting for the engineer to come and fix the washing machine.  It decided to let all it's water out over the floor the other day, just when I'd a heap to wash.  Thankfully, my bestest friend, said I could take my washing to her house last night when I was going to visit her anyway.  The chap came just before lunchtime so I'm now back in business.

It's the most beautiful day here again, sun and warmth (in the craft room anyway!).  My granddaughter and I are off to the the concert hall this evening.  There's a Russian skating group performing Cinderella on Ice.  We went to see them last year when they did Peter Pan and we thoroughly enjoyed it so hopefully tonight will be just as good.  I'm picking her up in a while and we're going out for tea first.

I've put my name down for GJWTHF craft day in Perth in June and was rooting around the tutors' blogs and saw a card like this on Debbi's blog so I've cased it ... thanks Debbi!

Hugs

Anne

Challenges :
Craft Your Passion - Beary Sweet
Crafty Creations - Warm & Cuddly Teddy Bears
Digital Tuesday - Anything
Moving Along with the Times - Get Well
Party Time Tuesday - Get Well
Pennys - Anything
Scrappy Frog - Die Cuts
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Make Me Smile
The Crafty Pad - Letter B (I've used B for Blocks)

Elements :
Image - Teddy Bea April Showers (057) by Teddy Bo
Sentiment - computer generated (Font : Bank Gothic Lt BT)
Pearls - The Hobby House
Embossing - Divine Swirl / Swiss Dots / don't know the name of the third one!
Dies - Squares by Spellbinders

Stripes

Hi!  I didn't have time to blog yesterday.  I was catching up with my housework and changing beds etc.  I don't know where the time runs away to but the days definitely get shorter as time marches on!  I was supposed to be meeting friends for lunch today but am not feeling 100%.  If I move too quickly I'm dizzy, my shoulders are all tight and I'm thinking it's because I've been sleeping in the spare bed since Mr C's been ill and it's not nearly so comfy!  Not to worry I'm just doing things slowly today but am annoyed that I've missed lunch.

Hugs
Anne

Challenges :
Craft Your Passion - No Designer Paper
Less is More - One Layer + Stripes

Elements :
Dies - Ornate Frame by X-cut which I cut out on a waste piece of paper and used as a mask
Stamps - Ribbons & Bows by LOTV : Best Wishes by Papermania
Distress Inks - Frayed Burlap / Tea Dye / Antique Linen by Tim Holtz

A Man One!

Snow is falling ... brrr.  I've not been around these past few days again as there seems to be so many other things to do just now.  However, I've been doing some cards to get my normal mojo working again and am giving my Christmas mojo a wee rest!  Hope you like this one.  Hugs x

Challenges :

CES - Include Bear

Craft Your Passion - Anything with Glitter

Crazy - Anything

Digi Doodles - Sparkles

Papertake - Anything

Samuel Taylor - Anything

Elements :

DP - Stampin Up!

Image & Sentiment - Forever Friends Retro

Dies - Parisian Accents / Ovals / Scalloped Ovals by Spellbinders

Dewdrops - Crafty Feeling

Cupcake - DT

Morning peeps, can't believe it's December 1st.  I think this could well be one of the last Christmas cards for this year - thank goodness!  By now I'm fed up looking at them but I know the feeling will only last until after New Year and I'll be raring to go again.

The wonderful papers Mandy has created this month for our challenge in the Cupcake Craftroom are called Traditional Christmas and, as usual, are fabulous and so easy to work with.  Why not join us and you could be the lucky winner of this set.

Traditional Christmas

Challenges :

Craft Your Passion - Christmas

Cupcake Craftroom - Traditional Christmas

Make it Monday - Anything

Elements :

DP - all from Traditional Christmas collection by Cupcake Cards & Crafts

Punch - Snowflake by Woodware

Pearls - The Hobby House

Sentiment - Forever Friends

Die - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders

Baubles - template by Martha Stewart

Boo!

Challenges :

Card Mad Fairy - Digi + Flowers

Crafty Catz - Mono

Craft Your Passion - Flowers

CYDA - make Flowers

Delightful - Halloween

Fairy Tale - Flowers & Lace

Incy Wincy Designs - make Flowers

Kaboodle Doodles - Fabric or Ricrac or Lace

Make it Monday - Anything

MAWTT - Handmade Flowers

OSAAT - use Digi

Paper Play - make Flowers

Sew Many Cards - use Freebie

Elements :

BP -  Bats by Jak Heath

Image - Sew Many Cards

Brad & Lace - stash

Sentiment - Azure Alpha Sizzlits by Sizzix

Flower - Layer 1 - Waterlily punch by Martha Stewart : Layers 2 & 3 - Daisy punch in Medium and Small by Woodware

Wishy Washy Day

I haven't been around for the last few days cos I've been in bed feeling sorry for myself.  My sinuses have been so blocked they felt as though they were going to explode but thankfully today I've got the sneezes and am beginning to feel a tad better.  I had this card almost ready so I finished it off this afternoon.

Challenges :

Bearly Mine - Anything

Craft Your Passion - Anything

Digital Tuesday - In the Garden / Outdoors

Inky Impressions - Pink / Aqua

Little Claire - Shaped Card

Papertake - Anything

Stamp Something - Digi

Teddy Bo - Shaped Card

Your Next Stamp - Seeing Shapes

Elements :

Image - Teddy Bo & Bea, Wishy Washy Day by Fairy Doodler

Large Pink Diecut - Die Cut Dreams

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Nailheads - Mark Richards

Dies - Label Nineteen by Spellbinders

Father's Day

I've had a lovely day today.  My friends and I went to the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh to the Artstamps Scotland Fair.  Needless to say there was much talking, laughing and spending!  Since getting home I've been making Father's Day cards as I've got a stall at Kinross Primary School fete on Saturday.  I'm looking forward to that as we lived in Kinross (many moons ago!) and our son and daughter went to school there.  Here are some of the cards I've made.

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Challenges :

Craft Your Passion - What a Guy

Craft Your Days Away - Father's Day

Do It With Digis - It's All About The Boys

ECP - For Dad

Fab n Funky - Whateva

Fresh Brewed - It's A Guy Thing

Fussy & Fancy - Card for Man / Boy

Karen's Doodles - Father's Day

Lexi's Creations - Father's Day

Make It Monday - Anything

Scrapbook Sisters - Man's World

Simon Says - Father's Day

Some Odd Girl - Dude

Squigglefly - 3 of Something

Elements :

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Image - Teddy Bo 053, I'm Just Resting by Fairy Doodler

BP - Doodlebug

Sentiment - Little Claire

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Dies - Circles / Scalloped Circles / Fleur de Lis / Rectangles by Spellbinders

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Images - Climber from Nostalgia Pastime stamp set by Papermania / Boots by Beccys Place

Sentiment - computer generated (Noodle Script font)

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Image - Teddy Bo & Bea Fram 002/2 by Fairy Doodler

Ribbon / BP - stash

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Sentiment - computer generated

Dies - Circles / Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders

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Image - Golf Bag by Bugaboo

BP - Dovecraft

Sentiment - Tanda Stamps

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Dies - Labels Two / Parisian Accents by Spellbinders

Ladybug

Challenges :

ABC - R ... Ribbon

CRAFT - Animals

Craft Your Passion - Anything

Less Is More - Sentiment

Make It Monday - Anything

Mami Doodles - Punch / Die Cut

Papertake - Anything

Some Odd Girl - CAS

Squigglefly - Only Words

Elements :

Sentiment - TLC Creations

Image - Cajoline

Ribbon - stash

Oooooops, I got a very nice ticking off from Mandi at Less is More - and rightly so!  I wish I'd read what's on the page and not what I think it should be then I'd get things correct!  The challenge was not only to use a Sentiment but also it was to be One Layer only.  When I read the comment I popped back to the craft room and did a card that goes by the rules!