playing with my Cricut machine...

still getting to grips with my new maker machine....

the design is cit from Anna Griffins winter wonderland cartridge with alternate layers red mirri....and placed on an embossed background.....makes a nice clean and simple card.....
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A cheer up card..

My dear old uncle Mark is still plodding along now that he has new nurse who seems to cheer him up and get him to eat....so a card to cheer him up ...made with the help of my new cricut machine which is taking some getting to know.....

I used the Anna Griffin Garden cards and embellishments cartridge which I have had for some years and found a bit daunting...but this new machine certainly makes life much more straight forward,,it sorts all the layers into different matts and makes it all much more logical....the sentiment is from Tonic...
thank you for popping by today I hope you are having a happy day crafting .

this weeks card for Uncle....

my dear old uncle is not enjoying the heat at allso I am sending card to try to cheer him up a bit....

bless he is so missing his garden...I think if he saw it mind you he would be shocked ...the grass is just yellow....we have had a good bit of rain here and my water butts are full again thank goodness...but I have still lost some plants....
the card is made using Anna Griffins die flower bramble stenciled through with distress inks...a bit of heartfelt creations paper and a tonic sentiment....
I am having a lovely day crafting today as its much cooler....thanks for popping by my blog today.

another few cards for my stash....

yes I am still trying to get a few cards made in advance ....

these are made from the Anna Griffin blooming decoupage ....they make such pretty dimensional cards and my elderly relatives love them.....
hope you are enjoying your crafting...its Wimbledon and tennis for me every day with my lovely hubby cooking tea each evening...how spoilt am I..so only crafting in the mornings....
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Happy Birthday Edna

my friends Mum is 97 on friday...bless she can still beat everyone in the home with the cross word!

a quick car made with Anna Griffin blooming decoupage...thisset was worth every penny when it comes to making quick pretty cards....
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a card for my uncle ....

my uncle has been in a home since before christmas and I have now started to send him a card each week to cheer him up a bit...he misses his garden so much and he loves flowers so I made this ....

its one of the Anna Griffin blooming decoupage and makes a nice card for posting ...
I hope you are having a great day....thank you for popping by my blog I appreciate you taking the time ......

this weeks card for Aunty

I was very naughty last week...I said I wouldn't buy anything new didn't I ...well I saw this flip fold die from Anna Griffin and blow me before I knew it I had bought the kit! how did that happen...watching the craft channel big mistake.....well not really its lovely and this is the first card I have made using it .....

so confession time over and back to my resolution to stamp up all my unused....going to do one per week.....how long is it going to take me ?

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this weeks card for Aunty

well it really feels that autumn is here and yes the heating is on.....we are just back from our trip down south to meet our newest family member Edie Bluebell who weighed in at 5lb 3 oz....and then on to see my dear old uncle Mark who is 95 and still in his own home ....putting me to shame cooking his own meals  bless....
this is  a cheer up for Aunty who was so sparky when we were up there and telling us she is going to live to be 100

I have used the butterfly embossalicious embossing folder and a tattered lace boarder embossing folder...the dies are both Anna Griffin as is the sentiment stamp...a but of distress ink and some soft gold card.....
Hope you are having a lovely day today and enjoying a bit of crafting....thank you for visiting my blog....

anniversary cards

I have been playing with myAnna Griffin dies again......

I decided to try for elegant,so cut them from centura pearl one in white and one in ivory.....and applied a bit of gilding wax to highlight the embossing.....a spellbinders tag die and an LOTV sentiment,a bit of ribbon ...matting and layering and step away from the card......

a bit of batch cardmaking....

using my cricut

and

not too much flare of the mirri.......
I have used the Anna Griffin  winter wonderland cartridge....some fabulous images and I wanted some simple cards...Lotv sentiments...craftwork cards foiled backing paper...making them in blue and green as well......

A get well card

my sister in law is not improving so I have been sending her cards every week to try to cheer her up...

I have used the Anna Griffin die...flower bramble inked with two colours of pink distress inks ...spun sugar and picked raspberry...two colours of green distress inks...shabby shutters and mowed lawn...a couple of woodware heart punches and the small Martha Stewart butterfly punch...some pink ribbon from my stash and a few pink pearls....


I am entering this into Butterfly Challenge #59 the theme being pink and punches

this weeks card for Aunty

I thought something flowery this week

I used an Anna Griffin die Flower Vine which I stencilled though with distressed inks...and off set on the same die cut in brown....the lattice is a tattered lace die and the sentiment Tonic...the backing paper is from Phil Martins butterfly pad...and tonic nuvo drops English mustard.
Now to write my weekly cheer up letter.......