Happy Christmas Everyone........

Just popped in to  wish all my lovely blogging buddies and friends 

                                A Very Happy Christmas 

                                 and a

                       Peaceful New Year

Thank for all for your lovely comments and continued support I really do appreciate it.

I think we are just about ready....presents wrapped and under the tree, just the food preparation to do and I'm there.

Not sure whether we will be back in some sort of lockdown after 27th.... but take care and stay safe everyone.

Anne

Classic Cloche...

This is a card I made at a Coffee and card morning a couple of months ago..we used  Stampin Up Classic Cloche set... its a little shaker card.... I made into a 

5"x 7" card...

Haven't had much time to craft as I am trying to get all my Christmas shopping finished...

Enjoy the rest of your weekend...

Anne

Some Bunny......

Its been a while since I posted last, having done a craft fair on Saturday which was very successful and also I've been struggling with a chest infection which I am pleased to say is now  getting better.

The rabbit image was a card my hubby received a while ago and as we crafters do we recycle....... thought it would make a nice Anniversary card for a male or even a 'love you' card  .... managed to find a piece of DSP which had all the colours of the rabbit in it... kept it very simple... 

  

Just realized my last two previous posts were rabbits!! ..but they are cute.

Just read that we are in for a snowy and blustery weekend but not sure if it will reach us down here in the South West, snow is lovely to look at but not to drive in but I expect a lot of children are getting excited at the thought of snow..

Thanks for stopping by its very much appreciated.

Anne

Pansy Bunny...

It's a while since I posted...had family staying last week which was lovely...

Haven't actually made a card for a while but found this image which I coloured a while ago called Pansy Bunny by Penny Black.

We've been out walking in the sunshine for the last few days and its been lovely.

I am finding it difficult to get motivated crafting at the moment but I think we all have this from time to time.

I need to concentrate on my craft fair now which is two weeks... 

Thanks for stopping by

Anne

Shower of Love..

Just love this Sweet Poppy stencil by Lavinia stamps called 'Shower of Love'...a quick card using the stencil and a few of Lavinia stamps...this would make a lovely anniversary card as well but not put any sentiment  on it yet..

What beautiful day again here in Somerset its still quite warm so we need to make use of days like these before the rain sets in...

Thanks for stopping by..

Anne

Anniversary card

Another quick Anniversary card...its a pre printed image but can't remember where it came from...the pretty lace background was just the right colour tone for the image..... a little bit of ribbon and a couple of hearts...sentiment is from S.U Wonderful romance set...

Its not a very nice day here down in Somerset, rain and windy but perfect for a day in the craft room.

Anne

Happy Anniversary...

I only do one craft fair a year and have been looking through my cards to see what I need to top up on and Anniversary cards was one of them....

I can't remember where this little digi owl image came from...its pre-coloured so makes quick card.

Its another beautiful warm day down here in Somerset and can't believe we are in October....so we are making the most of it in the garden ready for the winter..

Thanks for stopping by

Anne

Little Snowy....

One of my favourite PB Christmas images...little snowy.....I embossed a snowflake folder onto vellum which embossed beautifully.....found some die cut snowflakes from my bit box...sentiment is  from SU Wrapped in Christmas sentiment set...The image is really sparkly but unfortunately does show up on the photograph..

Its a beautiful day down here in Somerset. Hope the sun is shining on your wherever you are..

Anne

HAP - PEA Christmas....

This card was inspired by my lovely blogging friend Marianne after seeing one of her cards...  I've this Cottage Cutz die (Peas in a Pod) for very long time, just made a very quick Christmas card with it using a small 4" x 4" card and kept it really simple....now the die is on my desk I will use it to make a few other cards with not necessarily Christmas cards....

Thanks for stopping by

Anne

New Home...

whilst sorting out a some bits and bobs  I came across this little owl image....it was left over from a SU day we did a few years ago with Jenny Moors....so I popped him on a card and used it as a New Home card.....  I have been good this week and used up lots of 'bits' from my 'bits' box... some from projects never finished and cards that haven't been completed off.

Its been a beautiful day again today and I went to our first Coffee & Card class since the first lockdown.....really enjoyed meeting some of the girls again and having and chat and of course making a card....will post at a later date..

Anne

NOEL.....

Back from a lovely week in the New Forest....the weather was amazing and it was just so nice to chill out... we walked lots and had plenty of stops along the way for tea and cakes......hopefully my mojo has also come homewith me!

The NOEL Sizzix die was an eBay find needed something that I could make some quick and easy Christmas cards with.... 

Hope to catch up with you all during the week.

Anne x

Pablo the Penguin....

Love this cute little penguin by Crafty Individuals he's called Pablo.  These cards are for the grandchildren to give away at Christmas so I keep them quick and easy. SU DSP background paper.

I'm trying to be good in using up old DSP and in some cases making the card to fit the odd bits of DSP....this strip of paper was fine for a DL card.

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful sunshine...fingers crossed it lasts through the week.

Have a great weekend everyone...

Anne

Santa's little helper...

Normally I make a few Christmas cards for the younger grandchildren to give to their friends...When I saw this lovely Tim Holtz Sizzix die I loved it and the fact that I could use up some of my every growing pile of snippets.

Backing paper was also an odd bit of paper just added the Christmas sentiment.

Having given up our craft club I am slowly sorting through my craft room as I need to de-stash and reduce what I have.... I'm also trying to use 'bits' of odd DSP as well as you well know us crafters throw nothing away..

Its a beautiful day down here in Somerset, hope the sun is shinning where you are as well...keeping well away from the Bank Holiday crowds...

Thanks for taking the time to stop by..enjoy your weekend

Anne

Bit of recylcling....

Just returned from a lovely week away in the Cotswolds....it was very busy in places but we kept away from places like Bourton-on-the Water which was heaving with people...we've been many times before so it didn't matter.  

My hubby received this adorable card for his birthday and this card just had to be recycled.   I've just done a bit of matting and layering, cut out a die cut sunflower and hey presto another card...I think most of us crafters do recycle other cards and I think they are nice to give to the Charity shops....

Hopefully I can catch up with all your blogs in a couple of days when I've caught up with all my 'domestic' jobs before I can get in my craft room...

Anne 

Birthday Drink.....

Thank you  Jules (Always with a Heart) for the inspiration for this card..the image is from GCR Designs and is called Wine Definition.....kept this card very simple just cut the word wine out with dies and added a little embellishment bunch of grapes. 

Another weekend is almost upon us....lets home we get a bit of sunshine its been wet and miserable here today.

Off now for a cup of tea

Anne

Hand Penned ..

Its been a while since I last posted...my craft room faces South and its was just too hot to come into my craft room even with a fan on, its lovely and cool today.

 Still having problems using the because of my torn tendon in my shoulder... I've been going through my bit boxes and found two die cuts from the   'Oakham Lattice set' , from John Next door..  I stamped a floral image from SU Hand Penned stamp set, then placed it on a circle of DSP also from SU.

The  hospital appointment for my shoulder has finally come through for September so until then I will do what I can....

Thank you for stopping by

Anne

Thinking of you....

Another play with my inks and silhouette stamps, this card is a mixture of Lavinia and inkylicious.... I just love the sweet little Pippin rabbit stamp......still need a lot more practice blending the inks and masks but as they say practice makes perfect... need to be less heavy handed with my blending tool..

Anne

Christmas treat box....

Can't believe I'm posting something Christmassy in June !But when new goodies arrive you just want to play...

Normally when I have my Christmas stall I usually like to have some sort of gift box that can I either fill with chocolates or sell empty for people to pop in their own gift....It's a Spellbinders die set called 'Charming Cottage box...

 

It's a lovely size box   4" x 2 1/2 ....also a great way to use up your snippets...I will also make some for birthdays..

Have kept the sides quite plain and used up card from my snippets box.....have used pearlized card on the roof and bottom..  As I make more I will post them.

Have a good week whatever you're planning..

Anne

A spot of inking....

It's a while since my last post...still having problems and lots of pain with my shoulder, saw a physio this week who told  me it wasn't a frozen shoulder and have got a scan next week....hopefully the scan will show what the problem is.

Got out my box of Lavinia, Card-io and Inkylicious  stamps and decided to have a play with some inks...    I did enjoy putting together a couple of cards.... I'm not very good with the 'faux water bleaching' and on a couple of images I over did it but this card isn't too bad, I definitely need more practice.

Thanks for stopping by

Anne

'Thank you' card rescue....

Yesterday  was one of those days in the craft room that just went belly up!  Made a thank you card didn't like it so threw it in the bin...managed to rescue the image and some of the DSP on the card.....made a card from the 'bits' but  I ended up with a black 'blob' on my card which is underneath the top butterfly that's why it looks like its in an odd place...when sending things to our local charity shop I always send up a few cards so this one has gone in my Charity box.... 

This afternoon I think I will sit outside and do some crochet !!....

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful sunshine we are having...

Anne

Baby Boy card...

Another baby card using the SU Kangaroo set....again I've used some of my mountain of lace around the circle die cut......The backing paper is quite old so can't tell you what it is.

Been spending time in the garden today, bought some new plants to put in but its just too hot for me at the moment.....we always grumble don't we.

Looking forward to meeting up with some crafty friends tomorrow...

enjoy the sunshine.

Anne

Anniversary cards....

I've not been around for a week or so as we've been away....  also not a lot of crafting is getting done as I have a very painful frozen shoulder.

The little bird house Golden wedding card I made a few weeks ago for a couple of friends using the SU Bird Ballard DSP.....

It was also our anniversary last week and I did mange to put together this little card for my hubby...even using the Bigshot is very painful so it had to be a very quick card.

Just hoping we get some dry weather it been so wet and cold...we've even had the heating on and its almost the end of May...

I will catch up with your blogs at some stage this week and see what you've all been doing.

Anne

Baby Kangaroo....

I've actually booked my first craft fair this year its in November so fingers crossed it all goes ahead.

Checking my stash of cards there are some I am short of them, baby cards being one of them...so I decided to use this cute Kangaroo from SU Kangaroo & Co stamp set. The lace edge die, daisy and ribbon are all from by bit box...Also I have a lot of lace which needs to be used....Paper backing from Pink Petticoat pad.

Hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend even though the weather wasn't brilliant.

Anne

Arrow Fold card....

We ventured out for the first time this week we headed for Weymouth its was lovely, not busy as the children were back in school.  We had a nice walk then   a lovely meal sat out on the quayside.. the sun was so warm and it actually felt like a bit of normality.

There are lots of different card folds around at the moment but thought I would have a try at the Arrow fold card....it is so easy I used a 5" x 7" card.

Found some decoupage in my bit box, added a butterfly and sentiment and it was done...

Hope you've all got sunshine this weekend can't believe its April and its dry....

That's all for from me...thanks for dropping by.

Anne