18th Birthday..

I have been pottering tonight and have finally made my neices 18th Birthday card....now all I need to sort out is her gift!!!

It's quite girly and simple but I think it works.  The base card is a pearlescent gold and I have used gold mirror card and a cream pearlescent paper to matt and layer....I have to say I never normally use mirror card as I'm not really keen but this card needed lifting - it was in danger of being too bland.  The 18 is a template that I cut out and colour washed with cosmic shimmer mica powders and the strip is cut using a border punch from SU and also colour washed.  The flowers are cream kaiser flowers that again have had the "bling" treament with the mica....I think the "bling"stands out on the photos (I'm sure I've sorted out my camera now!!!)

I had a shot a making a baby shower card tonight and again, it's ok....I'll pop it on later in the week.  Her gifts arrived today though and they are really cool!  I didn't want to buy the baby anything yet so I ordered her a pair of slippers for the hospital that has "New Mum" embroidered on them and a stress ball....the info said it's good during labour and/or for throwing at your partner....so I had to get it.

What do you think?

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Take care xx

More Thank You cards.

I have made some more Thank you cards for Elliots birthday and I still have more to do....

My Mum came up with a good idea that would have saved time......she suggested I make them all the same!!!!!  Now although that would have been easier I don't (normally) like to repeat any cards I make and really can't do batches of cards!!!

Now ignoring my comment above, I am seriously thinking of becoming a demonstrator for Stampin Up.  As you may have already noticed I use alot of their products and I am beginning to think...Why not!!!  I could make some extra money while doing something I really enjoy.....what do you think???  I really would appreciate any comments.

So back to the thank you cards......

The thanks stamp is from SU and the star stamps are from a cupcake stamp set I have had ages.

Again, the thanks stamp is from SU and the heart stamp from the cupcake set.

The flowers are from SU (surprise surprise!) called Simply Said.

Both stamps are from SU.  This is the only 'proper' card.  I folded some cardstock and put it through the Big Shot with a Nellies Die.

I'm yet to even think about my nieces 18th birthday and I am working extra this week so I best get thinking......

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Take care xxx

Yippee....

.....I have finally made a start with Elliots Thank you cards.

Since my holiday I just don't feel inspired and have found a million and one things to do instead of craft (shocking, I know!!!)

I have made just 4 but thats a start and with the boys going back to school tomorrow I'm sure I will have more time on my hands.
I have made little postcard type cards....

The punches are from SU - Extra large round tab punch and the tiny tags stamps and punch

Same SU punch and the paper is Serif (picnic in the park)

The stamp is from SU punched with the scallop circle and the paper the same as before.

As above....

I still have another 7 to make but at least I've made a start......

I have a question.....I have been invited to a baby shower.  I have decided to buy the mother to be some special toiletries for her as I want to buy the baby something when he/she arrives but do I make her a card for the shower and if so what should it say? (I haven't been to one before!)

Also, just to let you know, I completed the 11 mile midnight walk on Saturday.  I did it in 3hrs 15mins which I'm quite happy about.  It was a nice thing to do and would do it again although the last mile was a real struggle!!!!

Anyway, Thanks for stopping by.
Take care xx

All sorted....

I can safely say I am ready!!!!!

We are all ready for school.....more uniform bought and named, new lunchbox ordered (after alot of aggrevation and specific requirements from a very fussy son!), shoes and new backpack purchased....phew, it's exhausting!

I haven't had any time to make anything new since getting back from our holiday but I thought I would show you Elliots birthday card (it's spookily similar to a card in a previous post but I won't tell if you don't!)

I have Thank you cards to make (from Elliots Birthday), a pile of ironing as high as Blackpool tower, an 18th birthday card for my niece for next week and my midnight walk tomorrow night!!!!!

Does life ever slow down?  Oh well, I guess I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Take care xxx

We're Back...

Wow, why is it you always feel like a holiday to get over your holiday.  It was an early start today and now after what feels like hundreds of loads of washing, I'm exhausted and want to go back to the sun!

We have had a fabulous week with blooming lovely weather!!!  The place was beautiful (Alcudia, Majorca) so much so I have just been looking at holidays for next year for there.  It was just great.  Although my complaint would be small, I wouldn't go back to the particular hotel we stayed in but you live and learn.

So although I don't have anything crafty to show, I thought I would just let the blogging world know I was back and I have missed you all (honest!!!!) and let you have a sneak peek at a couple to holiday piccys...
Also, our day out in London before our holiday was pretty good too...the sun shone which was a bonus and The Duck tour was enjoyable.

My two gorgeous boys cooling off!!

The Duck Tour.

Oh Well, back to reality now....going food shopping and school shoe shopping tomorrow, what joy!!!

Certainly back down to earth with a bump!
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Take care xxx

Boys eh!!!!!

Arrrgghhh!!!!

Boys!!! I could scream!  I have just had a long winded conversation with my son about where all his money has gone and he doesn't seem to understand that when its gone, its gone!  He seemed to think he had more in his moneybox than he has actually got and because he has nothing decent to show for it he is all stroppy! 
Hopefully, it's a lesson well learnt!!!! (it doesn't help that my other son doesn't spend any money so he now has more so that didn't go down well either!)

I've made an Anniversary card for some friends and I don't think its my greatest achievement but I guess good and bad should be shown on here!!!!

The image is from a pack of LOTV images which came free from a magazine (can't remember which - sorry)  I used watercolour pencils which wasn't the best idea as the paper quality wasn't great but once layered onto some card it didn't look too bad!

We're off to London tomorrow.....It's Elliots birthday on Tuesday and because we are off on holiday on Wednesday and its an early start, we are having a day out tomorrow instead.  We are doing the Duck Tour which looks fab and we know a few people who have done it and they say it is great!
I still have some bits to do though...ironing, packing, wrapping of presents!!!  Is a womans work never done!!!

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Take care xxx

Same but different....AGAIN!!!!

So, the sun has finally made an apperance and it's quite warm out there now!!

I have been busy trying to get everything ready for our hols and its not going too bad.  One suitcase packed (and underweight!) and hopefully just one more to go!!!  Last year I did manage 3 suitcases for the 4 of us but I am hopeful I can get it all in 2 this year!!!!  Its all those last minute things we all forget about though so I'll have to wait and see.

I have made a card for my nephews daughter whose birthday it is soon after we get back so I am trying to be organised.  It's using the same stamp as on the previous girly card but it's different!

I bought some mica powders recently and am still finding ways to use them but I stamped the little girl with versamark and embossed it with a cosmic shimmer embossing powder and then coloured the necklace with the mica powder as a paint.  It does look pretty good when moved about in the light!

Not a great picture but you get the idea.....


I am off to try and sort a few more things out and try and make upstairs look a bit less like a chinese laundry - I have clothes hanging everywhere!!!
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Take care xx