News flash!

This card was made for my MIL for one

of her Grandsons.

Again it is so hard to make a personal card

year after year.

This boy is in his 30's and no particular

interests that I haven't already covered.

So I just used  the following items

paper - Paper Pizazz

Stamps - Beyond Stamping #2 + #5

Alphabest, Family Party, Approaching Perfection (all SU)

Markers, pearlised enamel drops and circle dies.

I would like to enter this into

Crafty Calendar - men/boys

Paper Rocks Scissors - use paper and/or scissors

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - beginning with B boy, birthday, balloon

Sparkles Monthly - masculine

What a gorgeous day we had here

but dare I say nearly too hot??

For me anyway lol.

Keep hydrated and here's to a peaceful

sleep tonight.

Birthday boy!

This card has been made for my Son Deaglan's birthday

which is on the 21st of this month.

I have used papers from We R Memory Keepers,

stamps from Beyond Stamping #5

and IndigoBlu Magazine

colour with markers and the fancy

interactive (peep hole/kaleidscope) inside is from a tutorial from

Emilia Sieradzan on Facebook.

I used oval dies and circle punches.

I put a  photo of him inside the little peep hole

which reveals when fully opened.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - something old (papers) something new (design)

Crafty Calendar - use dies/punches

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

Creative Aunts - circles

Mix it up - anything option die cuts

Unicorn challenge - use dies

Have a lovely weekend.

Just chill!

Finally feeling back on power again!

Thanks so much for all the well wishes,

they were greatly appreciated.

Today I have another April birthday card

for my MIL to give to one of her

Grandsons.

Ruairi has a one year old so doesn't get

much time to chill so thought this

would make his smile lol.

The stamp set used is from Beyond Stamping.

I fooled about with my pencils and markers to

create a background then added (badly)

the word CHILL.

The papers are from Nitwits

called Beelightful.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafter - anything goes

Girlz Creative Fun - use designer paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

We actually had sunshine for two days

which was amazing and so relaxing!

Saved on oil too!!!!

Double Post

It's time for my midway post for

STAMPING SENSATIONS

where the theme is use your fav stamp/anything goes.

Just remember to stamp and name the

company the stamp is from.

We do of course have a lovely prize!

For my card I used a stamp from Beyond Stamping

for the man.

I also used stamps from Paper Discovery for the

sentiment and guitars.

The paper is from Rock and Roll pack (SU).

I used a woodware punch for the music notes.

Everything has been coloured with markers.

Some sentiments also came from

A Grand Kid and Approaching Perfection (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Little Red Wagon - just the way you are

Passion for Markers - shop your stash

old papers, dies and punches

Paper Rock Scissors - use papers and/or scissors

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

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Over at

We Love Stamping

we have a theme of hearts/anything goes.

We also have a lovely prize here too 

so come and join in both challenges!

For my card I dug out an old stamp set

from Gorjuss Girls called

I gave you my heart.

She has been colour us with markers

and cut out.

I used some old SU papers and machine

stitched around the edges.

I die cut a heart from Tattered Lace and stitched

around this too.

I stamped my sentiment and hearts in red

using a few sets from SU called

Alphabest, Happy Birthday to you,

Circle Sayings, A Grand Kid and Yay You.

I finished with the sentiments and some

red ribbon and some card candi.

I would like to enter this into

Pearly Sparkles - hearts

Crafty Calendar - love is in the air

Papercraft challenges - hearts and hugs

Heart's Quest celebrations of love - birthday

Birthday Folio

Happy Monday!

I am getting a head start on my April birthdays

as it's our busiest month for sure.

So instead of a birthday card for my daughter

I have gone with a birthday folio.

You can see a quick walk through of the insides here

I followed a tutorial from Septeria's Room which you

can find HERE.

I didn't forget to colour one side of her hair lol.

She always has one side black and one white.

Our very own Cruella Deville!!

Items used

Papers - Do Craft - Wellington

Stamps - Love you to pieces,

Love this moment, Framed Florets, Alphabest,

Country Bouquet, Itty Bitty Birthdays (all SU),

and Beyond Stamping.

Some paper lace, charms, vellum and wool

from stash.

I would like to enter this into

The Creative Crafters - anything goes

Girlz Rebel Challenge  - ribbon/lace/twine

The Outlawz - no cards

Crafter's Cafe - for the girls/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Sparkles Monthly - vintage/mixed media

Tagalong midway post

It's time to share my midway post for our challenge

Tag-along (and ATC's)

where the theme is numbers or anything goes.

For my tag I went with a pocket at the side

with a window at the front.

I used orange card for the base.

I used quite a few stamps set to decorate including

Tags for everything, love this moment and

Happy Birthday (SU)

AAll & Create - foilage.

The papers are scraps from We R Memory Keepers

and I also used a circle punch (SU)

and Elizabeth Crafts Dies for the side holder.

The tag itself was punched using 

very best trio punch (SU).

I would like to enter this into

Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap - anything with designer paper

HQSCAT - shaped card or tag

The Outlawz - anything but a card

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For my ATC I used a stamp set from

Beyond Stamping for the baby.

He will be some boy to move those blocks lol.

I punched some blocks and stamped the numbers

using a set called Alphabest (SU).

The sentiment was made on my label printer.

I added some kraft card for the floor

and embossed it on my embossing board.

I finished with small numbers using

Make a Difference (SU) and added some faux

stitching.

Everything was coloured up with markers.

I would like to enter this into

A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Art Nudge - I used the colours

Remember you can enter a tag, ATC or bookmark

and we have this wonderful prize up for grabs too!

Building memories!

Happy Monday!

I have another personalised card for my

Mother-in-law to give to one of her Grandsons.

Cormac is into DIY among other things and with

the Beyond Stamping you get items to put in their hands

and one of them was a drill! Perfect.

So I used Nitwits download called Assembly Required.

I stamped the guy giving him joggers,

hoodie, boots and a drill. Cormac also

has a beard so I added that too.

He has been coloured up using markers.

The wording was all done on my computer

and layered in place.

I would like to enter this into

CD Sunday Plus - use a CD, USB or digital download

Creative Crafting Uncles - Happy Birthday

Krafty Chicks - birthday

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafts Galore - anything goes

I'm walking!!

I have another card to share.

I made this one for my friend to give to her

Grandson who loves walking.

The image is from a new set of stamps I treated

myself to recently from Beyond Stamping.

The allow you to personalise the images for

your cards with different legs, shoes, body, heads,

hair, glasses, headphones, tools etc etc.

I absolutely love them and wish I had

these years ago when I was making a lot of cards!!

Image - Beyond Stamping #5

Papers - Nitwits pocake masculine

Scene - Crafters Companion CD (freebie from years ago).

Coloured with markers.

I would like to enter this into

Paper Rock Scissors - use scissors and/or paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

Crafter's Cafe - one for the boys/anything goes

Ally's Angels - anything goes

Creative Fingers - anything goes

Crafty Catz - anything goes