Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Christmas Tree DT card

Hello, and welcome!

I'd like to say a big HELLO AND WELCOME to the lovely new people who have recently joined us.....so glad you did....but just remember it was of your own free choice ....haaaaa!

Is it Wednesday?  Don't remember Monday or Tuesday, but my built-in reminder (Dunderstud) tells me it's Wednesday, and who am I to argue?...haaaa!
Good job I got my Design Team creation fixed, then, eh?.......'cos Wednesday is "my" day on Stretch 'n' Bubbles....and guess what?......I also get to do the next few Saturday's too....woohoo!!

This week I've used a really fun image from the store........it's called Tree with Stripes and Heart....maybe because that's exactly what it is....haaaa!
I've been chunnerin' on about not havin' enough Christmas cards made, so this was a great opportunity to add another to the stash....I'm starting to get a bit FREAKED because I've got a list....a looooong list....of peeps who live overseas to send out to.......why did certain members of my extended family feel the need to leave Scotland and land on foreign shores?
Hong Kong...Canada.....America....Australia.....Somerset.......er.....yep, when you live in the North West England, Somerset is foreign, even though it's in Southern England....heehee.....
And even my own dear old Dad couldn't stay put in Bonnie Scotland....so that's why I speak with a Mancunian accent, Luv....haaaahaaaa!

On to the creation......


I found some bits of Hot off the Press papers, left over from last year, and thought they suited this cute tree.......the image reminds me of old-fashioned country Christmases.........all coloured up with the usual Promarkers, except for the star......I used a gold paint pen for that, and it looks much richer "in the flesh"....rubbish photos again...sorry.....

I saw a double wrapped bow on a blog...somewhere I've now forgotten....sigh......and tried to make one using this red raffia....sigh....."tried" is the operative word.....need to practice that one.....but I DO like the ickle metal wreath charm........

Added some red sparkle to some of the trees on the paper border..........

I think the sentiment was a freebie from TLC....just popped it onto a bit of kraft, and inked the edges.....love the vintage look of this......

I have spools and spools of this Crafters Cord and am trying to think of ways to use it......fell back on my usual handstitchin' for this one, though....haaaa!

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments about Taylor's baptism.......she now thinks she's as famous as Lady GaGa....ha!

Bye for now!


Hugs,
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Monday, 14 November 2011

It's not a cake!

Hi, and welcome!

So nice of you to drop by....and an apology from me for not posting last night, as I said I would....should have known I'd be too pooped, after being at church, and then Taylor's baptism, straight after....heeheeeee.......

It was a very long day....left home at 9.30am to get to our usual Sunday services, which last around three hours....then a mad half hour of setting up tables and chairs, bringing in food, getting Taylor changed into her baptism dress, and trying to take photos...all with around 80 guests milling around....and maaaaany of 'em were kiddles.......so you get the picture....haaaa!

It was a really lovely day for us all, and Taylor was a little princess, and had a wonderful experience.
After all the chatting, chasin' after sugar-hyped kiddles, wiping squashed cupcakes off the floors, and clearing away all the after-party debris....Ken and I finally arrived home at just after 6pm.......pooped majorly!

Was all worth it for this little angel......

A friend of the family gave Taylor those sweet pink roses......she was thrilled!

There were millions of jars and boxes of old-fashioned sweeties.......sorry......was too busy to take many piccies......and you may just be able to see the bunting I made to hang above the display.......again, sorry it's not a good piccie.....and no, Doreen 'twasn't a big cake....haaaaa!

A small  selection of the 150 cupcakes .......and not one of 'em passed my lips.......did I tell ya I was busy?.....yep.....busy.......

Another not very good pic........ the gorgeous birthday bouquet made by Daughter #2 (Gillian).......the square base had those pretty ickle flowers iced onto it, and Taylor's name.......can't believe I missed that off.........but I was being jostled and pushed at the time....haaaa......

One of those gorgeous cupcakes in the bouquet........didn't get a sniff....not a crumb.......sigh.......

Okie-dokie........made a card........heehee........


I've decided I'm rubbish at takin' photos.............

Needed to be quick........when do I ever have the time to be slow? ........ha!.....so turned to the Kanban goodies I got a while ago........

Decoupage and a different fold.....how's that for quick?
Would rather stamp or print, then colour up, and start a layout from scratch, but this works to add another card to the stash that's going to be needed in the next couple of weeks....that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it....HAAAAA!!

Sorry this was a bit long-winded....thanks for stayin' with me!

Hugs,
Anne-Marie x
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Saturday, 12 November 2011

Cupcake overload!

Hi, and welcome!

Just popped in to quickly give you all a little teaser..........yep.........been pretty busy with these today........

Not goin' to show the whole kit 'n' kaboodle 'cos these are for Taylor's party, tomorrow....remember I told you she turned 8 years old this week?.......well, she's having a party, after her baptism, and the theme is "Cupcakes and Sweeties", so I 've been having a play with some cute stuff........

I made a whole bundle of these....they will hold Dolly Mixtures, Torpedoes, Midget Gems,........all those sorts of old-fashioned sweeties........

So quick and simple to make, and I think they will look cute, sitting on the table display, overflowing with brightly coloured sweets........

They have shredded pink tissue paper inside, so the sweets can nestle.........think there's gonna be a great many sugar-hyped kiddles runnin' amok........and me!......haaaaaa!

You get only a peek at this........it's a surprise for Taylor, so she should be the first to see.....just sayin'.....haaaaahaaaaa!

Back tomorrow ........

Hugs,
Anne-Marie x

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Thursday, 10 November 2011

Christmas is a Comin'!

Hello, and welcome!

And how are you doin'?  That was said in my best impersonation of Joey from "Friends"......betcha thought it was really him, didn't ya?.......haaaahaaaa!
Now, if you are being polite, you are supposed to ask me how I'm doin'............well, I'll tell ya.........I'm tired, in a good way......did you ask me why?......well, I'll tell ya........because I've been out with Joanne (Daughter #1) and Roseanne (my baby sister) for the whole day.....shopping for a set of Scriptures for grandaughter #2, Taylor, who turned 8 years old this week, and will be baptised on Sunday.  We also looked for a blouse (old-fashioned-word-alert!) for Joanne...didn't find one......and weighed up various bits and bobs for Christmas presents. 
What did I come home with?.......a roll of Christmas ribbon from Asda...yeah, we did a food shop, there, too..........
Oh, and I got some pink bunting on pretty ribbon that I'm gonna bling up for Taylor's party.....maybe....if I've got time........

We also dropped in to see Daughter-in-law #1. Angela (wife to Mark, our eldest boy), and our two ever-in-motion 3 year old twins, Freya and Adam......... Adam always nose-dives into my bag to hunt for the ever-present Polo mints........and Freya always tells me 3 jokes at the same time, and they all have the same ending....haaaaa!

Roseanne is not really doing very well....she's not eating or sleeping, and can't stand being alone...........so we make sure her days are filled.......today was a relatively good day for her.........but she was going home, afterwards, to keep an appointment with the people who are arranging for a headstone for Kevin's grave...........it's 6 weeks since he died, and Rhys wants to sleep with his Mum every night....doesn't matter that he's 12....they both still need it.

Oh well....here's a card I put together....very quickly ......when I got home, because I've got nowhere near enough Christmas cards made yet.....aaaaagggghhhh...........

I used more of that freebie paper pack, from the other day......it was still on my desk...ha........and simply layered up paper, inked and distressed, and tied some baker's twine around........

The sentiment was part of the pack, and I layered it onto scrap card after inking the edges, then did more distressing........a button with glittery thread, and another embellie cut from the paper pack (stuck onto card) finished off the main panel........

Did you know that this date is the Most Magical Date of the year.....I truly believe that Magic happens on Christmas Eve....truly, I do.......

The simple Christmas tree (from the paper pack) is prettied up with lines of Glamour Dust and popped up on dots.......
Done!!

Very quick, very simple, and a welcome addition to my Christmas stash.......some of 'em will need posting out in a week or so.........got to get a move on, so I think there will be a lot more of these quick and simples  comin' off my conveyor belt....haaaaa!

See ya later.........or........as 3 year old twinnie, Freya says..........smell ya later, 'coz that's why ya cross the road, Grandma........haaaaaa!  Yep....she actually says "haaaaaa"!

Hugs,
Anne-Marie x

Challenges:
http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.com/ Make it Sparkle
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ Bright colours/sparkle
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ Christmas
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-sundaes-challenge-94-rectangle.html Rectangle
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/week-128-anything-but-square.html Anything but square (2nd entry)

 






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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Puurfect Friend DT Card

Hi there, and welcome!

It's the middle of the week.....already!....and time for me to introduce you to another sweet digi from Stretch 'n' Bubbles!
This week, I thought I'd get a jump on making some cards for peeps I'm particulaly grateful to have in my life.......not sure some of 'em feel the same about me....haaaaa!

So, using Purrfect Friend I came up with a card to say Thank You...........

I fancied making a differently shaped card, just for a change....not sure I like it, though...........the spotty paper was treated to a haircut with my Martha Stewart lacy punch....haaaaa!.....and the pretty ribbon was from the Blog  Candy I won from Shelley over at inkyhugz.blogspot.com........it's just lovely, and I really like the lacey edge on it........

But I do like the digi....sweeeeet...........and all coloured up with Promarkers.........used a lacy doily, some scraps of Papermania papers, and a circle of lilac pearlised cardstock, cut into a circle...........

I made the sentiment on my 'puter, and layered onto a scrap of black cardstock..........

The flowers are from my stash of white flowers, which I coloured up with the ol' PMs again, so they toned with the card......

Cut a circle of black card, and glamoured up with Mod Podge...love that sparkly stuff......looks great on the black, eh?

As usual, I would dearly love to hear your comments on this creation....should I have bothered with the oddly-shaped card base?
The jury is out........

Hugs,
Anne-Marie x

Challenges:
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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Jolly Snowman

Hi, and welcome!

So sorry that my posts seem to be few and far between, lately.......no excuse other than I just haven't had the time.
Christmas shopping for all my tribe is really running away with the days, and I'm just too pooped to want to do any crafting in the evenings.
Don't get the wrong impression, though.......each of the Golden 17 gets one nice gift (all  priced around the same), and so do each of our kids and their spouses.........and then there's Mam....Roseanne and Rhys......my three closest friends......Ken.......and a few others.........
And we've 9 birthdays in December, and I've not shopped for those presents, or made any of the flippin' cards yet.............but what's the killer in all this shopping?....besides tryin' to figure out the right gift for each person (gets harder every year!)?
It's trying to find suitables for those 29 Christmas stockings I have to fill....aaaagggghhhhh...............

Anyway, got a few minutes, yesterday, to create another Christmas card.........

I based the card on a cute sketch from totallygorjuss.blogspot.com
Everything on this card, except the digi image and the green cardstock, is from a freebie pack that came with my scrapbook magazine yesterday..............

The digi is another freebie, but was snagged sometime last year, before I started bloggin and wasn't saving artists' details....sorry.........
He's a real cutie though, don'tcha think?  Coloured up with the usual Promarkers, and some sparkle added, with white Flowersoft on his hat......

Cut out this pretty tree from the freebie pack, and blinged up with the sparkly Mod Podge...love that stuff, but I bet ya never would have guessed, huh?.....haaaaaa!

Did the same with the holly sprigs, and everything popped up on pop dots............

Picked up the green sparkly ribbon at the local market, and the red sparkle one was in the pack of Blog Candy that I won from Shelley, over at inkyhugz.blogspot.com .....thanks again, Shelley!

Finished off by adding some handstitching to the layers.......really should get my machine out, now and again, but it's just so relaxing to handstitch.........that's my excuse, anyhoo........

Would love to know what ya think....just sayin' ......haaaaa!

Hugs,
Anne-Marie x
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

House on the Hill/DT Card

Hello, and welcome!

Can't believe how hectic life seems to be, at the moment.........today has been the first day I've been into my craft room, all week.......and I feel as if I'm gettin' just a tad SNOWED FLIPPIN' UNDER with everything I've got to do!!

Did I shout?.....sorry.......

I've still got another 8 birthday cards to make, and 2 baptism cards.....and a mountain of Christmas cards.....and I'm nowhere near finished on Hannah's quilt......and \I promised to handstitch a Christmas wallhanging for Gillain........and I'd  promised myself that I would also finish the Autumn Flannels quilt that I started (for myself) about 6 years ago.....sheeeeeesh.........

Trouble is, I enjoy doin' all this stuff so much......it's hard to try to prioritise........but it has to be the birthday cards, and the two baptism cards.........another sheeeeeesh!

Anyway, today I made a card to send to Jonathan and Tanys, and Bevan..........they are settling in nicely, in Ireland....made to feel very welcome........

I used a Stretch 'n' Bubbles image called House on the Hill

I was tempted to use this image for a Christmas card, and still might....haaaaa!.....but thought it works really well for a New Home greeting.......the papers are Nitwits.....nice and bright and cheery.....and I coloured with Promarkers........

I wanted a bit of depth, so printed the image twice, and did a little decoupage on the roof....the heart stamp is from Nitwits (freebie!).....

Cute as a button......okay, okay.......I'm tired, so what d'ya expect....haaaaaa!.....

I got this fabby sunflower on a headband that I bought from Primark for £2.00.....there are 12 sunflowers altogether....bargain!!  I wanted to wear it home, but Daughter #2 wouldn't let me....can't think why!


The sentiment label is from the same free Nitwits stamp set (in a magazine), and the sentiment is from my stash....just added the ickle buttons........

Ribbon is from my stash, too.......tied a bow, and popped on another heart which has been stamped onto kraft card.......sorted!

Now, I'd like to share some fantastic news......
My baby grandson, BEVAN, has been given the all-clear.....his heart is strong and healthy, and he can live a completely normal life.....WHOOPIEEEEEE!!
Some of you will remember that he had a faulty heart rate that caused him to actually die, for a few minutes, when he was 10 days old......he spent 5 weeks in intensive care, bloated and strapped to all sorts of machines....it seemed to be touch-and-go for the longest time, until they found the right combinations of medicines that would regulate his heart, and give him a chance to outgrow his ailment.....and he has!.....just had his first birthday, and growing like a weed.....a very handsome weed....haaaaaa!!

So, a HUGE THANK YOU to all those of you who shared this rough ride with our family......I appreciate your support and comfort so very much.....


Hugs,
Anne-Marie x

Challenges:
dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com Anything goes
papertakeweekly.blogspot.com Anything goes
ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com Anything goes (use something from a spool) I used ribbon
anythingchallenge.blogspot.com Anything goes (stitches real/faux)
paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com Use a digi
pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com Anything goes
simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com Show a House
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