Pink Gem's Royal Wedding Candy!!

Hi, and welcome!

Just a very quick post to let ya know about the fabulous scrummy candy that Janet has over at pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com in celebration of the marriage of our handsome prince and his beautiful bride!

Go see...........

Hugs, Anne-Marie x

Another "Just in case".

Hi there, and welcome!

Have you had a good day?  I've had a lovely one........Ken is away with work, until Monday night, and the rest of the family had plans for today, so I've had most of the day to myself.  Babysat 6 months old Bevan for a couple of hours, so that Jonathan and Tanys could spend a little time together..........Bevan is such a sweetie, (biased Grandma mode happenin' here, sorry) and is a delight to spend time with.

Had a bit of a rummage in my craft room, and was happy to see that my little stock of "just in case" cards is buildin' nicely.....but I didn't have any baby cards....or wedding cards......or anniversary.....or masculine........soooooooo........

I'm thinkin' baby boy, but have left room to add a sentiment, when needed.......

I'm still using up the scraps from my Nitwits papers, which were Christmas ones btw, but I don't think this stripey background piece looks particularly seasonal, lol.......the card base is kraft (yummy), and I backed the stripey onto pale blue card , and added brown ribbon with blue spots....seems a while since I stitched, so thought the brown thread added a bit of texture....everything is inked with Mementoes Rich Cocoa ink.....

I used a cute sticker as the focal image......not used a sticker for ages, but have tons of 'em, so you might be seeing more, lol.....the blue spots were on the same sticker sheet, and I used brown striped, and blue striped baker's twine to wrap around the Nestie.......

and tied more of the spotty ribbon in a quick knot..........

the flutterbies are from the same sticker sheet......

quick and simple, but can now add to my little stock.......never know when ya might need a baby boy card........I'm LDS, remember........and there's always somebody havin' a baby, lol!

Just a quick Thank You to all those of you who have been leavin' such lovely comments.......please know that I read each and every one, and get a real kick out of it.....well, I've got to take me pleasures where I can, these days, lol!

Even if you don't leave a comment, I'm soooo glad you take the time to visit.......take care, my lovely friends!

Challenges:

craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com

Card for a child

deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com

Anything goes

 

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x



Is that a snowflake I spy?

Hello, and welcome!

I am definitely melting.....how can it possibly be 24 degrees Celsius in the middle of flippin' April?  April in England is supposed to be wet......where d'ya think the term "April showers" came from, eh?.........but, no........wall to wall flippin' sunshine, and more bare flesh on show than is decent.....uugghh! (Not mine, by the way, lol....now that would be indecent!)

How am I supposed to cope - tell me that!.......I've got pale skin, and millions of freckles, and I've never had anything even loosely resembling a tan (and that's the way I like it, thank you), but I only have to open the curtains, in the mornings, to be bombarded by sunbeams.....and all that heat!.......as I said.....I'm meltin'! (Isn't that what happened to the wicked witch in the W of O?)

Anyway.......to take my mind off all this bright, heated stuff, I thought I would have a go at Janet's challenge - Pearls & Swirls - over at pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com

I've been wanting to use this beautiful clear stamp from Janet's collection.....and the thought of makin' a snowy card was very appealing, for all the above reasons, lol!

I used a sketch that I found at allsortschallenge.blogspot.com..........LOVE sketches!

I used bits of Nitwits papers that I had left over from last year, and the doily was from a lady called Helena, who I found at http://www.poppyscabin.co.uk......she/ has some really pretty doilies of all shapes and sizes, and the prices are very reasonable....

This little girlie was a pleasure to colour (PMs of course), and I added some Glamour Puss....er, sorry......Glamour Dust, lol.....and some pretty pearls.....pearls are my birthstone, and a personal fave.....not hintin' or anything, but I do have a big birthday comin' up, lol......

I took Janet's advice, and stamped using Rich Cocoa ink, instead of my usual black, and I love the result....thanks, Janet!

The cute ticket is another of Janet's, over at Pink Gems, and you can bet I'll be inkin' this one up, a lot, in the coming months.....roll on Christmas!  I added a little scrap of folded brown gingham ribbon on this, and the heart in the other corner........oh, and sprinkled more Glamour.......

I adore these snowflakes (Shapeabilities)....just realized that I also got these from Janet's.....she's not payin' me commission, honestly, lol.......more Glamour over the touch of colouring, and more pearlies........

The paper heart was cut from those Nitwits papers, and a touch of sparkle.....well, it is Christmas, heehee.......

And a close-up of one of the snowflakes.....wish it was real, sigh..........

Really enjoyed making this one.....should have had "White Christmas" playin' in the background.....maybe tomorrow, heehee!

Challenges:

audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com

Anything Goes

littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com

Glitter and shine

shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com

Show us what you got!

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Is it Easter yet?

Hello, and welcome!

Everybody in the Secret Pals forum on Paper Craft Planet seems to be obsessed with all things chocolate, and I'm really cravin' some......milk, dark, white, flavoured.....anything will do.....but a HUGE Easter egg would be very welcome, right now!

Not even a choc chip cookie in the house....and it's Sunday, and we don't spend money on Sunday.....so I'm havin' serious withdrawals, here..........Boy!....sound like an addict, but I actually probably only have chocolate maybe once a week......unless I can snag a bite of something the grandkids are scoffin', lol!

It's Hannah's actual birthday***HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPANNER***...and we always get the family together, on a birthday, for cake and hugs.....and I'm hopin' the cake will have some element of CHOCOLATE about it, lol!!!

On to my latest  card, then.................

There are a lot of Easter challenges in blogland, so I made this with some challenges in mind.......

the DP is from a free pack that came with my magazine (I really like this pack, and you'll probably see it again)....and I cut three strips and mounted them onto a pale green textured base card from Craftwork Cards.......cut a pice of orange Bazzil with my Martha Stewart lacy punch, and added a strip of the same paper I used on the egg, then added a strip of pink polka dot ribbon.....did a bit of faux stitchin'.......

I love this cute stamp!  I won it at Paper Pretties and think it is funny and cute.....has to be a winner then, lol.......

I paper-pieced the eggshell.....not done that for a while, and had forgotten how much I like it!  Little chuck is coloured with PMs........

I have huge amounts of these Prima flowers and they seemed just right for a bright and breezy Easter card....I like the look of the Card Candi, in the centres, too.........

Look at that ickle feathery bum! (bottom for those of you not British, lol)

`Found these little buttons in my stash.....job done!

Love the comments you leave........hope you like enough to leave one, lol!

Challenges:

thecraftypad.blogspot.com

Easter

stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com

Easter

pennyschallenges.blogspot.com

Easter

ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com

Easter

thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com

Easter

delightfulsketches.blogspot.com

Easter

craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com

Easter

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

New handbag, anyone?

Hello, and welcome!

How has your day been?  I sometimes wish we could see each other through the computer, and I could gauge what kinda mood you're in, but.....when I think some more....maybe that wouldn't be a nice experience for either of us, lol!

Had some time to play.........and here's the result :D.........

Just felt in the mood for a handbag........didn't have a particular recipient (oo, big words) in mind, so will probs be one of those "just in case" cards, lol...........

Had a try at making my own flowers.....never learn, do I?......and used really small scraps that almost went into the bin.......I did a doodle of a flower, then did a smaller one....cut 'em out and used 'em as templates to cut more........scrunched them up......used a black glaze pen to make dots on the pink ones, and lightly inked the white ones with pink ink.........put Card Candi in the centres.....

Here I am with the lace again, and this pretty white is even prettier with the pearls and sequins (already on there...I'm not that clever).....

Not sure I should have taken a close-up of the flowers.........

and I was hoping this close-up would let ya see the lovely texture on the black lace.....

and there you have it.....I really like this colour combo....how 'bout you?

Challenges:

ellephantasticchallenges.blogspot.com

Anything but square or rectangle

paperromancechallenges.blogspot.com

Paper Flowers

lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com

Girly

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Hannah-Spanner's Card

Hi, and welcome!

Not had time to do much crafting, this week, but knew that I definitely had to get a birthday card made for my Hannah....she's our eldest grandchild, and will turn 17 on Sunday.....I know!....unbelievable that I could actually have a grandchild THAT old.......bwwwaaahhhh!

It certainly doesn't seem 17 years since my own first-born was giving life to her first-born.........I was over-joyed to be at the birth, and was simply awe-struck, as I watched that dark-eyed little beauty come into the world.....she was, and is, amazing.

Joanne and Alex named their first child Hannah Marie, (Joanne is Joanne Marie)......but she soon became Hannah-Spanner............well, my youngest (Jonathan) only turned 6 years old a few days before Hannah was born, so they've been more like brother and sister than uncle and niece......lol!

Hannah is at college, workin' away at what she needs to do to become a music producer........she has a Saturday job at a local radio station, and is doin' really well.

She's a talented pianist, sings in a choir, and is very active in our churchs' Young  Women's Programme.....like I said, folks....she's AMAZIN'!!!

Biased Grandma?.....Moi?............Yep.

Soooooo................

Did I mention that Hannah also plays the guitar.....not braggin'....just sayin', lol.......so this cutie was just the job!

I'm still at the "workin' on it" stage for my hand-made flowers, so these rose centres do look a bit ropey on the Prima blooms, lol......

As soon as I saw this rockin' girlie, I knew I'd use her for Hannah's card....she was a freebie from the very talented Sara, over at thesherlockshome.blogspot.com.............thank you, Sara!

Hannah has this length and colour hair, too!

I love lace, in all colours and styles........it always seems to soften whatever you use it on.........

.....and this sentiment says exactly how I feel about Hannah........of course, everything is coloured with Promarkers.......

I used my Martha Stewart border punch on the front edge of the card stock, then did the same on the backing paper.....layered two scraps of DP onto white card, and topped with a pretty paper doily.....simples!

Let me know whatcha think.....I luuuuurve your comments, lol.....

I love challenges:

pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com

Say it out loud

digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com

Little women

paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com

Use a freebie

abc-challenge.blogspot.com

Sugar and Spice

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Here she is.....again!

Hello, and welcome!

The beautiful spring weather is still with us.......but not for lo-ong!  Supposed to be much cooler, tomorrow, and for the rest of the week, but this IS England, and we can get all four seasons in one day, lol!

Yesterday, I popped round to spend a little time at my friend, Anne's, birthday party.....it was one of those big number ones that you can't ignore :D....but I don't think she was at all bothered, because her son, daughter-in-law, and1 year old grandaughter were here, visiting from the States!

Anne is English, married to an American, but her three grown children now live in the States, so you can imagine what a fabulous reunion they've been havin', :D.

And, to make it even more special, Anne's little grandaughter turned 1 year old, a couple of days ago, so yesterday's cdelebration was for them both.....bouncy castles, cupcakes, balloons, birthday cakes....3 of 'em!......and a great time was had by all......includin' me and most of my kids and grandkids....woohooo!

Sooooo........remember the little tag from yesterday's post?

Here it is....again.....transformed into a birthday card for little Paige.........

I seem to be making mostly clean and simple cards, lately....or maybe it's because I was in a hurry to get it done before goin' to the party, lol!

I used a soft pink pearlised base card, and layered the tag onto a piece of green cardstock, which I'd used my pinking scissors on........inked up the edges of the green cardstock, then added a flower diecut with a clear pebble in the middle.....had to first back the pebble with a tiny bit of brown card, because the number 1 wasn't showin' up too well if I left it clear.......

I ran some pink grosgrain ribbon around the green card, and tied a small piece of cream satin ribbon into a knot....added pink peel-off letters to spell the name (haven't used peel-offs for yonks!).......and she was complete!

Simple!!

Might get a bit more time to create, tomorrow.....but who knows? Heehee!

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x