another birthday card....

 I have been having fun with this stencil and die set from last year...

from the Greetery...Floral arches...and I made a base card using Daisy Mae stitched nesting die set...

Hope you are having a great day and thanks for popping by today

Happy Birthday

 a week of birthdays so lots of cards to get off...thank goodness for my stash

this is a Lisa Horton stencil and embossing folder and I have decoupaged up one of the flowers....

thanks for popping by today hope you are having a good one....

a box and card....

 for a friend who sews....

this is a very old tonic set that has been languishing on my shelf for years and so dusting it off  and making a card and gift box...

thanks for popping by today ...the sun is shining here so out in the garden shortly after breakfast...

week 18....not on theme.....

 I didn't stick to the theme this week and just made a card using up old Dawn Bibby stuff....

I loved the soft colours in this kit from 2011...yes I still have stuff that old to use up!

Thanks for popping by today i hope you have sunshine as we do...a bit chilly but it makes me feel better and brighter...take care 

a shaker card...

 I bought a set of Tonic dies a while back and have just got round to having a go.....

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying some crafting...I am doing a bit each morning before the Tennis begins...

thanks for popping by today.

Happy Anniversary

 a card for my stash....

made using an image from the Hunkydory winter wonderland little square book with a Lisa Horton die cut and a Sue Wilson sentiment.

thanks for popping by today.

some gnomes

 I bought this set of crystal art gnomes to make for my great niece for Christmas...a nice change of pace...listen to some music and just do the gems...

very relaxing....

Thanks for popping by today hope you are keeping well out in blogland.

week 16...a rainbow tree

 well to start off I had to google the colours of the rainbow...so I decided to use the colours for my baubles.....

tree is a Tim Holtz colourise die....

I hope you have been having better weather than us only 1 day in the week when it hasn't rained at some time I did manage a couple of hours in the garden Thursday doing a bit of weeding and tidying up 

Thanks for popping by today and take care 

another bauble

 I am slowly making my Christmas  baubles up...they do take a while to make so I do them every so often

I am going to put a Terrys Chocolate orange in each of them for the family...

Thanks for popping by today.

Happy Birthday

 a very old tonic set....

cream and black one of my favourite colour combos...a few sparkly embellishments....

I am being good and using very old dies again to make cards its such a shame to let them just sit on the shelf....

Thanks for popping by today.

a card for a gardener friend

 I bought a pack of the Katy Sue Pretty Petals and picket fence and thought that I would add my own embellishments

so instead of flowers I added some carnation craft pots ,wellies ,hat and  a spade...as my friend is a keen gardener....

its fun changing things up....makes me use my imagination a bit.

thanks for popping by today and take care.

week 15...poinsettia card...

 my take is to use poinsettia in the background...

and a lovely shinny bow....

the BP is from Tim Holtz and so is the bow, the sentiment is tonic

I hope you are having a great weekend despite the weather it seems to have rained every day this last week....

Thanks for popping by today and take care 

happy anniversary

 another card for my stash....

made using Sue Wilson Heart panels....

thanks for popping by today hope you are enjoying some crafting 

Art Deco Christmas

 I have been watching C&C and the new Sue Wilson dies and it inspired me to get out some of my old art deco dies to make a card.....

again I have had these dies for years and if I am honest the character ones have never been used...so now is the time....all Tattered Lace

Thanks for popping by today and if you have left a comment I really appreciate you taking the time

Take care.

a monochrome birthday card.....

 using some old dies....

these tonic dies have been in my stash for more years than I can remember....so I am revisiting lots of them rather than buy any new ones....wonder how long I can keep it up....

I hope you had a good Easter and the weather was better for you than here!...

Thanks for popping by today and take care 

Week 14…snowy shaker

 I bought a collection from Fays studio back in 2019 and only used it to make 2 cards…how naughty so out it has come and I am working my way through all the images…

I think I was a bit heavy handed with the snowy glitter in the shaker element…I never get it right

Hope you are having a lovely Easter Sunday we are over at my niece Elizabeth’s for dinner with the family…

Thanks for popping by and take care .

best wishes

 a card for my stash...

background scene from two red robins usb...fence die from heartfelt creations and decoupage from katy sue designs....

hope you are having fun crafting and getting ready for the easter weekend...lots of chocolate 

take care xxxx

spring has sprung

 I just love the garden at this time of the year full of bulbs ...

just love this stamp set from the greetery.....

I hope you are well and enjoying some crafting .....thanks for popping by today

cheeky Rabbit

 a couple of little easter egg containers for my neighbours...

I just love this Elizabeth Crafts die...he really is cute

I  made the containers using crafters companion sweet treats embossing board and the sentiment is a Sue Wilson die...

Thanks for popping by today

week 13 christmas card....Gnomes

 trying to keep up with the weekly themes

a lovely Francoise Reed stamp coloured with water colours...the frame is a Lisa Horton die and I have decoupaged up some gingerbread men....

thanks for popping by today....

the last of my easter cards

 busy filling up baskets with chocolate eggs for Sunday....

the first card is carnation craft dies and the second Tattered lace and carnation crafts

I hope you have a lovely Easter.

Happy Birthday

 a masculine card ...

Tim Holtz dies and a tattered lace sentiment...the embossing folder is a very old crafters companion one....

thanks for popping by today....

Easter cards

 I make a couple of cards for my neighbours more important than ever this year as they are both very poorly 

both are made with Carnation craft dies....I hope they cheer them up....

Thanks for popping by today

easter baskets...

 I made these to match my easter cards this year....

the grown ups are getting the bunnies and the children the eggs....

I used the basket from the craft Buddy Gnome Basket die set it was just perfect....

thanks for popping by today and enjoy your crafting.

easter card.....

 I just make a few as the postage has gone up so much 

this is made with Carnation crafts dies...

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week 12.....christmas card

 this week I have gone with the anything goes theme.....

both cards are made using the crafters companion die and decoupage sets...

I hope you are having a good weekend I have the tennis in Indian Wells to watch so one happy bunny...

Nutcracker.....

 another of my Nitwit nutcrackers....

I have had so much fun decoupaging up on this card...

Thank you for popping by today and I hope you are enjoying your crafting 

with love

 the daffodils are looking wonderful here on the bar walls ....so cheerful I thought I would make a card ...

made using Lisa Hortons stencils and die....distress inks and a tattered lace sentiment..

Hope you are enjoying the spring flowers...take care 

week 11 card challenge....Sparkle

 another of my crystal art cards....

I must say that I really enjoyed doing these cards for a little bit of a change from my normal crafting....

Thanks for popping by today and I hope your weekend is going well.

Happy Birthday card

 its my great nieces birthday and she is mad about mushrooms and fungi I even had to buy a quilt cover for her with them on for Christmas .....

made using Lisa Horton stencils and embossing folder....

Thanks for popping by today and your comments are most appreciated....

an Easter card

 

Easter is early this year so I have started making a few cards...I don't send many these days but I have been making matching easter baskets which I will show you when I get them filled and photographed

made with Carnation crafts dies and very old stamp for the sentiment....

Thanks for popping by today 

wek 10 ....a festive feast

 my favourite at Christmas is Christmas cake and cheese...ours was never iced like this one....

this is from Katy Sue Designs grey scale collection and all decoupaged up...glossy accents and glitter

I hope you are getting on with your christmas cards so you are not in a rush at the end of the year....

thanks for popping by today

another birthday card....

 for my stash....

made with lisa horton dies....and a very old embossing folder....

Its so cold here today I am keeping the heating on and watching the tennis...thanks for popping by today and take care 

weekly christmas card week 9...starry sky

I have used Lavinia stamps for this one...

Hope you are having a good weekend ...Rich has gone off to a record fair in Birmingham so I have the day to myself to watch all the tennis finals.....oh and maybe a bit of crafting

thanks for popping by today.....

Happy Birthday....

 making some birthday cards this week for my stash with is very depleted.....lots of birthdays these last 2 months...

made using the Greetery beautiful big bow and spellbinders Be Bold Blooms with a Sue Wilson sentiment

Its very mild here at the moment and the daffs and snowdrops are looking lovely ....

thanks for popping by today and take care 

week 8 the 12 days of Christmas

 out with my ooh la la yuletide wishes papercraft cd.....

this decoupage had to  be reprinted at 65% so that it would fit into the die frame but it worked well...

hope you are enjoying your crafting and having fun.....

Valentines day...

 this is the card I have made for Richard....

made using Lisa Hortons stencils and embossing folder a bit of cold foiling ....

hope you have a lovely day today whatever you are doing 

happy birthday....

another masculine themed card....

 using spellbinders dies and a really old embossing folder....

hope you are all keeping well and enjoying your crafting out in blogland....

Christmas card week 7...a round card

 having fun with my new graphics program as well as my die cuts....

made with cottageCutz best friends die,,,,and the sentiment is from Marianne designs ....

hope you are having a lovely weekend and if you had snow its gone!

a birthday card for my brother....

 using the lovely bow die again...

a more masculine look....its difficult making cards for men who have no hobbies at all...doesn't even like gardening ....

Hope you are having a crafty happy day and take care 

week 6 make a weekly christmas card....fireplace...

 oh i had to go hunting to find something for this challenge 

I found a Katy Sue grey scale pad ..cut a frame with a really old die ...no idea who made it ..lots of glossy accents and nuvo drops ...

thanks for popping by hope your weekend is going well...

doing something a bit different....

 I managed at last to get hold of the Christmas bauble die set...yes its from China but Tonic are out of stock and will not say when or if it is coming back 

yes it was definitely fiddly to do but the first one is always a learning curve...its a really big bauble and will be great for Christmas filled with sweets...

Thanks for popping by today and I hope you are having fun crafting.... 

week 5 ...80% of the card must be white....

 I dont do clean and simple so this is the best I can do....

made using a Sue Wilson die set...lots of paper piecing and a tonic studio sentiment .....

thanks for popping by today....

Happy Birthday

 a spring birthday card...something to look forward to....

I used carnation craft dies with a tonic sentiment....

thanks for popping by today and take care in these high winds....

Week 4 weekly Christmas card….art deco

 I got out some very old tattered lace dies for this 

I decoupaged up the lady and dog to give a bit of dimension..added lots of glitter and a few red gems for the berries….

Thanks for popping by today at last the frost has gone…take care ……

With sympathy

 One of the Christmas card club ladies has recently lost her husband after a long hard battle with long covid 

Made using Lisa Hortons embossing folder….

Thanks for popping by today

Weekly Christmas card…..week 3

 Baby’s first Christmas 

We don’t have any new baby’s so I made one that can be sent to any younger family member

My favourite things stamps and dies coloured with promarkers and the sentiment die is from Marianne designs and bit of glitter….

Thanks for popping by and if you have left a comment I really appreciate you taking the time.