playing with dies.....and glitter card!

its new years eve and I am still full of cold....so I have taken myself up to my craft room.....turned up the radiator and the music!

just a simple card using the tonic pansy topper set....wondering wether to add some bling.....ah well step away from the card Margaret......

Wishing you all a happy healthy and crafty new year in 2015

Richards birthday card

My poor husband and I both have birthdays close to christmas so although we celebrate the day we have an official joint birthday in July when its warm and the days are long and we can do something special.....
so here is the card I made for him ....music is his passion!

the dies are tattered lace......the embossing folder is a crafters companion one....and I used a spelbinder die to cut out the scalloped edges......
Hope you have all had a happy christmas time with family or friends.....

Christmas greetings

wishing all my friends in blogland a very happy Christmas and that 2015 brings you everything that you wish for....

this is a picture taken in 1952 of myself and my two brothers on a visit to see Father Christmas...oh the joy...the anticipation....happy days! 

Christmas card club challenge #26 Granmargaret choice.....non traditional colours

the last challenge of the year girls......

I have fallen back on the trusty crafters companion create a card dies.....some lavender glitter card and tattered lace dies......the sentiment is a crafters companion one too from the set mistletoe wishes......a few jems....thank you Christine for the inspiration .....
I am away this weekend with my lovely hubby as it is his birthday today and we are having a romantic....LOL ......weekend in Hay on Wye with our dear friends Julie and Gary.
Richard gets to meet up with one of his friends who collects records so they will have a lovely time! and I will do the shops.....

playing with tonic dies

I resisted buying these when they were on create and craft as a pick of the day and bought just this set after the 60 exclusivity expired ...yes they were sooo much cheaper.......

so I have used the tonic diamond trellis set....I didnt use the embossing folder as I havnt worked out howto frame the die correctly yet......going to watch you tube!....the flowers are crafters companion quilled  flowers and the ivy is one of the new Sue Wilsons dies......the sentiment is an old and much loved one that I got from stamp a picture Andover......
Hope you are getting time to craft........