You're Super!

Hello, and welcome!

So glad you made the time to drop by.....I miss ya when ya don't!

Not had much time for craftin'. last few days, but I'd started a card for my grandson's birthday, which is 20th June, and managed to finish it, today.

Remember William, who was recently baptised?........Well, this is his little brother, Finlay.......a real live-wire.......no, really, he is.......spend any time with him, and you begin to think he's plugged into the mains!  He has more energy.....and imagination....than any other child I know.....and he'll be turning five years old.

Seems to me that I'm always goin' on about all these grandchildren, but rarely let you take a peek at them.......so, here's William, with his Daddy, Ian, on his baptism day.........

William is very tall for his age........but so is Ian.........he's 6 feet 8 inches!

And with Mummy, Gillian........

This is Finlay.....the next birthday boy.....taken when we were hanging those infamous 29 stockings, last Christmas Eve, so you'll catch sight of some of the rest of the clan,  in the background, lol........

Finlay is absolutely mad about Super Heroes (any will do, as long as they have a costume), and I think he has more Super Hero outfits than ordinary clothes! 

Which leads me to the card.......

Had to be a Super Hero, now, didn't it.........

I can't find the details of the stamp set, but I've had it for ages, and it includes other "boy" images that I'm sure you'll be seeing pretty soon........all coloured up with PMs, and a tiny "F" from a tiny alphabet sticker sheet, which I coloured, too.......used some of that zingyglittery ModPodge on the mask and cloak, and layered him onto some sequin waste, which was on a scrap of blue card.....all up on pop dots........

The sentiment is part of the same set, and there goes that glittery stuff again, lol......handcut a circle from the DP paper, so sorry if it looks a bit wobbly, ha!

Found the ribbon in my stash, and pinned it with two blue stars, at the corners..........

Cut this ickle fella from a piece of the DP (think it's All About Boys), and popped him up on the dots, to finish off.......

Let's see if he likes it......hmmmm!

Thanks for visiting.......love it when you comment.....who doesn't, lol!

Challenges:

http://www.craft-room.co.uk/

Anything goes

bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com

Anything goes

scrap-creations1.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Male theme

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/

Anything goes

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/

UFOs (started the card a few days ago...finished today)

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/

Male

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

Anything goes

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x



Another Dunkin' Card!

Hi, and welcome!

Hope you've all had a lovely start to the weekend.....very hot and sunny here, so I'm NOT pleased!  Red-faced  and over-heated is not a good look on me, lol.

You may remember me mentioning, a while a go that I had four grandchildren who would turn 8 years old, this year, and that would mean that each of them would be baptised, if they so chose.........

Well, the first of the four is ......drumroll.....William!!

His birthday was last Friday, and he was baptised on Tuesday.....yay, William!

I made one of these cards for another little boy (Connor), in our ward at Church, back in March, so that was a dry run, heehee.......

And here is William's card............

This was a happy occasion, so I wanted the card to reflect that, and keep it bright and simple.....the males in my family don't do "fussy", remember..........

Again, I used the fantastic digi that Nikki over at melonheadzillustrating.blogspot.com made for me....she's a star!

Everything is coloured with PMs.......no change there, then, lol.......

The DPs are DCWV (I think).....and I love the bright colours........and the sentiment came with the above digi.........perfect!

All I did was colour and then ink around in ice blue, then stick it on a scrap of red card........

The buttons are from my stash, and I threaded them with orange embroidery floss, and stuck 'em on with pop dots.......lovely an' bright.........

A larger button, threaded the same way, and stuck onto a yellow paperclip, (got a HUGE tub of coloured ones from Staples for 99p....bargain)..........

I handed William his card, along with the latest in the Beast Quest series  of  "monsters and aliens", and got a polite "Thank you, Grandma", then the card was hurriedly passed to his Mummy, while he whooped and wowed over his set of books..........oh, well.....there ya go.....he IS only 8........and male!

I enjoyed making it, anyway........

Thanks for lookin'......

Challenges

catchthebugchallengeblog.blogspot.com

Anything goes

ceschallenges.blogspot.com

Clean and Simple

designed2delight.com/blog

Male card- no flowers

 

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Pink 'n' Black 'n' GLITTER!

Hello, and welcome!

Yep, it's me.......back from my jollies, and not a tan in sight....just 343,229 new freckles.........honestly........I counted 'em!

Came home to find I had another lovely Follower!!  A huge welcome to Sony (Sonia).......Hi, Sony!

Sony asked how I put the stamp on the back of my cards.........it's a digi stamp that was made for me by Paulette over at createwithtlc.blogspot.com ........I actually won it, but I betcha she would make one for you.

I print it out in black and white, then colour it to match whatever is on the front of the card....cute, eh?

Another lovely bloggy friend sent me the most beautiful card, a few weeks ago, after I commented on how much I liked it (aren't bloggers generous, and wonderful?), and I sent the following card to her, to say thanks.....I was more than touched because she is going through a terrible time, at the moment, and yet she took the time to send her gorgeous card.........

She adores pink+black+glitter, so that's how it came out..........

Went with a textured white card blank, added some stripey DP (Craftwork Cards), then layered an embossed aperture frame on top.......

I typed out the sentiment from the ol' 'puter onto white card, (somebody once sent me a bought card with this message on, and it stayed in my head....there's a lot of room in there, lol)......then I coloured the background with my trusty Promarkers.....then dotted black spots on...just 'cos I could......and backed it with plain black card which I then painted with that glittery ModPodge stuff....got it from Hobbycraft thinkin' it was the ordinary stuff, but now love this glitter.......

Meet Hettie.....she's from a decoupage digi set that I got from pinkpetticoat.co.uk ages ago.......she's coloured up with the PMs, and her dress, bow, feet, and the heart on her bee-a-oot-ee-ful bum are all up on foam pads......feet and dress spots, and hairbow,  have got the glitter stuff on 'em.....love the expression on her face!

The flowers were already embossed onto the frame, so I just coloured with PMs, then added g-l-i-t-t-e-r..........

Also went around the embossed lines on the edges........

And here she is, in all her glory, again!

Hope ya like!

Challenges:

stampchallenges.blogspot.com

Use a digi

digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com

Animal Friends

shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com

Spots (on dress and sentiment)

paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com

Anything goes

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Bear with me!

Hi, and welcome!

Sorry 'bout the title......holding my hands up....rubbish at thinkin' up new titles.....and sorry that I've been AWOL for the past week.......family stuff going on, but nothing that would interest you....just time-consuming for me.

This is going to be a short one, so straight to the card................

White textured card base, layered with blue cardstock and an embossed aperture frame (Cardcraft)....I coloured the embossed flowers (Promarkers) and then painted on some glittery Modpodge....I like the effect this gave because it dries clear, and the colour is softened, but glittery...luvverly......

....the image is from Cuddly Buddly, and originally had a funky frame around it, but that didn't look right with the layout of the card, so I coloured, and then cut around and mounted onto the corner of the card with sticky pads........

Hope you can get an idea of the glittery fabbiness (new word) of these flowers, lol........

I placed a scrap of DP (K&CO) behind the aperture, and it was from this that I took the colour combo......there are two lines of embossing around the frame, and I used Promarkers on these, too........

The ticket was a freebie (love tickets) and the sentiment,  in my humble opinion, could cover a myriad of occasions......can ya tell this card is destined for my "just in case" stash, lol.......

And here's a  reminder of what goes on the back of most of my cards....coloured to match the theme of the card, of course.......:)

I don't think I'm going to be able to post before I leave for my jollies (Cornwall), so behave yourselves while I'm away....that means YOU,  Stef and Birdie!!

Challenges:

ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com

Use an animal

paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com

Flowers

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

I got an Award....Yaaaay!

Hello, and welcome!

I recently discovered a wonderful blog all about beautiful places in which to fulfill our creative dreams.

I was honoured when the creator of this lovely place became a follower, here, in my own little spot in Blogland.....her name is Rochelle, and you can visit her here .......I'm sure you'll love what you find!  And that's her Blog Candy you can see on my side-bar....she's very generous!

Today, Rochelle let me know that she's passed on an award that she's also received.....thank you, Rochelle!

Here's the rules:

- Thank the person who gave this to me and link back to her blog
- Share 8 things about myself
- Pass this to 8 other bloggers
- Leave a comment so they can pass along the recognition

Done the first, so here's 8 things about myself.....always feel a bit awkward doin' this......

1.  If Donny Osmond ever proposes to me, I'll divorce Ken.

2. I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was 12....and I can only ride one if I am going at full pelt...if I slow down, I fall off....saves on brake pads.

3. I can't see films in 3D, or look into binoculars......I've always been almost blind in my left eye....makes goin' round corners interesting.

4. I once walked half a mile, on a bright sunny day, wearing sunglasses, and thought people were being extra friendly, smilin' at me, until I met my daughter....who then told me that one of my lenses was missin'.......it WAS the blind eye, after all.

5. I can sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in French.

6. After eating and enjoying mushrooms, all my life, I suddenly became allergic to 'em, a few years ago.

7. I once won a talent contest as a Cilla Black look-alike, but singing as Dusty Springfield.

8. My Mam calls me Marie.

I'm passin' the award onto these lovely ladies....go pay them a visit.....

pscreations-sa.blogspot.com

scrappyfairy.blogspot.com

doreensdream.blogspot.com

inkyhugz.blogspot.com

glitterbabegreetings.blogspot.com

flowersandflutterbys.blogspot.com

ruthietootie.blogspot.com This little lady is only 12 years old but very talented!

willstampforwine.blogspot.com

Hope you do visit....very talented people out there!

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

            

What's my style?

Hi, and welcome!

I absolutely luuuurve visiting other people's crafty blogs....not just cardmakers......almost any kind of craft will do it for me.......and I am regularly knocked out by all the creativity that I find.

What always amazes me is the diversity within that creativity, and there are many "styles" that I aspire to emulate, with varying degrees of success...............but still haven't worked out what my own particular "style" may be.

When I sit down to make a card, I rarely have much of an idea of what I'm going to do.....which is why I love sketches and a challenge theme.  I think I'm coming to the conclusion that I'm a craft-butterfly....I flit from one thing to the other, doin' a bit of this, and a bit of that, and never really settling on any one thing......in other words......fickle, lol.

Today's card is meant for my daughter-in-law, Tanys.....she will be 21 years old at the beginning of June....and I wanted to get ahead of all the up-coming birthdays before we go on holiday........

I actually started with the stamp for this one.......can't remember the maker, but it's a wood-mounted rubber one that I have had for about 6 years, but have always loved.........

I used Perfect Petals Fluid Chalk ink in a soft brown and mounted onto a Nestie's Flower Doily, which was layered onto a white doily that I inked around the edges........

I cut the funky blue flowers from a piece of DP (DCWV)....and the round scalloped one, behind, is a chipboard from K&Co.........

Another of the fussy-cut ones....love the sparkle on these...........

The background layers are all from the same Die-Cuts-With-A-View stack , and I inked around the edges with a Promarker......

how d'you like the chipboard "T" (for Tanys).......covered ith with the DP and inked.......the butterflies are two from the same sticker sheet, stuck one on top of the other.....pretty......

The lacey border and corners are cut with Nesties....first time I've used 'em, lol.....

and there's the finished card, again.......

Next card is going to be another male one.......hmmph........got a brother with a birthday at the beginning of June....like I said...tryin' to get ahead with 'em!

Thanks for takin' a look.....love it when you do!

Challenges~

toptiptuesday.blogspot.com

Flower Frenzy

crazychallenge.blogspot.com

Anything goes

shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com

Girly/Sweet

papertakeweekly.blogspot.com

Fancy a punch

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Anniversary card....already?

Hello, and welcome!

Do any of you quilt (apart from you, Leigh-Anne!)?  I've always loved the whole concept of quilts.......the warmth......the patterns.....the colours.....the textures......and the stories behind them.  I very badly wanted to learn how to make one for myself....just the one would have been fine.  One problem.......I couldn't use a sewing machine.

To cut a long story short....ooooo, that's not like me........a very special lady introduced me to Singer Featherweight sewing machines.......and off I went!

For those of you who have never heard of these little miracles, Featherweights were the first "portable" machine's that Singer made.....and in a side note, one of my Scottish ancestors was responsible for opening and running the first Singer factory in North America.......and these little machines are so sturdy, and so easy to use that I instantly fell in love with them, and had to buy one.....enter eBay and a fierce bidding war, which I was determined to win...and did!

Featherweights are all antiques, now.......I own two little beauties......both from the early 1930's, and I wouldn't part with them for the world.

Daughter #3 (Leigh-Anne) fell in love, too, even though she'd never sewn, either......and I bought her a Featherweight as a combined Christmas and birthday present, a few years ago.

So, off we went on our journey to learn how to make quilts.....and Leigh has far outrun me....she's made a number of beautiful quilts that are in daily use in her home, while mine......well, let's say a made a few, but I've got quite a few "tops" that really need to be finished....trouble is, I love sewing and pieceing the quilt tops, but really don't like doing the "sandwich" bit....or the cutting out at the beginning....Leigh-Anne, I can hear you shoutin' at the screen!.....and #3 does the cutting for me, for which I'm very grateful :D......but she does get the benefit of all my scraps, and some of her loveliest quilts have been made from those scraps.....so, good result for both of us......yaaay!

This has been rather lengthy...sorry....but the point is, I want to finish one of those lingerin' quilt tops, and show you the finished article....so please spur me on.......I'm relying on you, lol!

Today's card is an anniversary card for Jonathan and Tanys....I can't believe they will have been married for two whole years, at the end of this month!

I enjoyed making yesterday's overhang card so much, that I thought I'd do another one........

I've been very wordy, so I'll do you a favour, and just let you see the piccies, lol.......

There you go.........thanks for stickin' with me!

Challenges:
sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com
Things with wings
claudiaandcompany.blogspot.com
Have a butterfly on your card (mine are in the image)
digistamps4joy.blogspot.com
Its a celebration

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x