A very lucky Birthday girl.......

Well its my birthday today and I have been thoroughly spoilt.....the flowers above arrived from my lovely Brother and SIL.....gorgeous colours and the flowers smell wonderful. I've had some fabulous handcrafted cards so thank you to all my friends for those...
Andy really spoilt me not only did I have an iPAD2 but also and iPOD touch and I didn't have a clue that I was getting either, so now I can sit listening to music while using my iPad...lOl...lOl...how sad it that????
I had wanted also to go to IKEA....well what an experience that was!  Not sure I want to go back in a hurry but I need to get some new furniture so that I can re-arrange my craft room when I've had my big 'sort out'.
Had some lovely presents from family and friends....
Off now to check your lovely blogs...hopefully tomorrow I will have a card to post at some point...


thanks for popping by...


Anne

Penny Black Saturday Challenge....week179

Another great challenge from the Penny Black team and this week its 'Christmas + Red + Embossing'.  When I ordered this stamp Stapstick stamp called 'Sweet Snowman' I didn't realize just how big it would be but you know what they say 'Big is Beautiful' and he certainly is a lovely snowman.
Stamped and coloured with Copics, I've used a Crafts Too dotty embossing folder to mount him on. I've also embossed the sentiment. Backing paper is from SU and also added a few Card Candy...
I am now waiting the arrival of 2 grandchildren plus a dog as we are babysitting until tomorrow...might do some crafting with the children this afternoon if they want to make some Christmas cards...


Anne

Beside the seaside.....

Its a bit nippy this moring and we woke up to the first frost but I don't mind the cold its the rain and wind I hate...
This image is one of Faye Whittaker's which is gorgeous and I have made a  very simple card with it.  The image was stamped onto watercolour paper and painted using  markers pens I actually cut the image down a little bit and also cut off the bucket and spade to use as a separate stamp.
Backing papers are all from Stampin Up, SU corner punches also used along with SU lattice square embossing folder and then two buttons added to finish the card off.


Thanks for lookings


Anne

Less Is More challenge...

Once again the ladies over at Less is More have come up with another great challenge for us and this week its Silhouettes. 
The stamp I have used on my card is an old one from Personal Impressions, for the background I've used a Crafts Too embossing folder and at the bottom of the card but you cant see it very well I have used my Hougie board to score lines on the sentiment is a Stampendous rubber stamp.
We have friends coming over today to I expect by the end of the day my sides will be hurting as we always laugh a lot...


Anne

Penny Black Saturday challenge...week 178

Penny Blacks challenge for us this week is called 'Green + Trees'.
This little stamp is from the Penny Black 'Jolly friends' sheet and has been coloured with pencils and mounted onto Nesties.
 Backing papers are from Stampin Up. I've also used the Mariaane branch die and a Marianne small poinsettia. Just a quick post today as I need to do some dreaded H...wrk!!
Thanks for looking


Anne

St Lukes mid month post.....

Ok I know it gone past mid month but better late than never.  Our challenge over at St Lukes charity card challenge is called Deck the Halls so any Christmas card you like.
This image is one which my friend Margaret gave me so I cant tell who's stamp it is.  Coloured with Copic pens, backing paper is from stash, image mounted onto nesties....and a simple bow added.


Its a great prize this month over at St Lukes and you still have just over a week to make your challenge card..
Pop over to St Lukes blogspot. ti see what you could win.


Anne

Bah Humbug Challenge...45

Well its been almost another week since my last post but now I have finally finished all my commission cards so my time is my own once again.....until the next one!
This week the girls over at Bah Humbug have set us another lovely challenge, this week is a box or a bag..
Last year I made lots of these little boxes which are so easy and quick to make then I filled them with chocolates and sold lots of them at  my craft fair so thought I would make one for this challenge.
The red card has a lovely bauble pattern on it but its so hard to photograph especially as the light is starting to go..  I've used another one of my new Memory Box dies and also I have used the large Marianne poinsettia die which I love, its so quick and easy to do.
Hopefully I will have another card to post tomorrow...

thanks for looking
Anne