Happily Ever After

"Wedding Wishes"

Good Morning all well 2nd post already this am.First of all in the UK it's our Mother'sday in March ,but i know in some countires it's today.So i would like to wish you all

"A Happy nMother's Day".Anyways if you missed my first post please scroll down see how you can get 3 fab digi images for cheap ,but also help support a very good cause.Yes it's ME/CFS awareness week 9th -15th May.As you know very close to my heart since being diagnosed since 2006 you can read my story Here.

Now onto my creation for today whihc is a "Wedding Card"again abit different and outta my normal comfort zone.But thios d/paper was just such a shame to cover up.The swirls are the the foil which is absolutely a sin to cover up it's ashame couldnt get better photos as doesnt do the card justice.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Charismas Cards :Wedding

One Stop Craft:Wedding Wishes and also they have a DT call so if you fancy your chances you must add DT with your name in the link!

Materials

Card Stock:Stampin Up

DesignerPaper:Double Sided Foil Paper Vintage Floral

Sentiment:Stampin Up Curvy Verses,Victoria Case Designs

Tools:Scop-Pal,Big shot.Nesties Labels 2.Stampin UP,Scalloped oval and oval Punches

Pearls:Kanban

Ribbon:Papermania Capsule Collection

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Inside Of Card

Love n hugs

ME/CFS Awareness Week 9-15thMay

ME/CFS Awareness Week

As most of you know i have suffered with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia since 2006.This week is Me awareness week .To make people aware of this condition.Many people like myself turn to crafting to help pace there day.Everybody sufferes differently and can be of any age.Basically im not going to put you through what ive experienced myself anyone suffering from ME or interested in this medical condition can go Here and read my story.

Now one crafter who is a suffering from this illness is Rachel and she is doing some fundraising and all you crafters can help by buying her images.This week is ME awareness week and Rachel one of other dt members over at Lexi's Creations is raising some money for the charity AYME by selling some fab images, by Lexi.AYME is a charity who help young people with ME/CFS, aged 0-26 find information, support and friendship*Copied from the website*Why is fundraising important?AYME charges no membership fees. This means we depend heavily on donations and members' fundraising to:run the AYME telephone helpline which receives over three thousand calls a year;fund our National Support Worker to visit a child in crisis;publish the members' bi-monthly magazine, CHEERS, which is a lifeline for our housebound members, providing support and friendship;run our online services, which are the focus of social contact for otherwise isolated young people;provide special services of comfort and support to desperately ill children and young people.you can go here to check out the images and buy digi images Here.

Go on help make a difference!Please spread the word the more digi's sold the more chance of Racheal meeting her target.

Some useful websites:

http://www.messociation.org.uk/

http://meaware.wordpress.com/

http://www.afme.org.uk/

http://wamcare.blogspot.com/

love n hugs

Baby Summer's Paperbag Album Front Cover

Good morning all hope you all have fab weekend!Well this morning i actually started on a Baby album .Well i have at least created the front cover.I have been meaning to start this for few weeks now ,but with everything going onhavent had chance, but this morning i thought they are all in bed even bobbie so i will crack on.I have based the front cover on the sketch over at Allsorts Challenge thanks just the inspiration i needed to get a move on with it.!I would also like to enter into the following challenges also:

Allsorts Challenge:Sketch

Secret Crafter:Recipe Challenge:3 Embellishments .2 Designer papers & 1Image.

Fun Shapes & More Challenge:Pastel Inks

Quixotix Paperie Challenge:Baby

Stamp Royality:Anything but a

CardCute And Girly Challenge:Celebrations

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Front Cover Layout for BabySummer's Paperbag Album

This is a 8x8 Paper bag album Made from acid free bags ,whihc i bought off ebay.I have pressed and stitched and put holds in top.I have making this album for my dearest friend "Maggie"Who's daughter recently gave birth to a daughter called"Summer".

I have used this wonderful Tilda Image from Easter/Spring Collection as thought it was ideal.A new beginning a new life being hatched!!!..lol.so these stamps arent just for Easter !Coloureed with copics and Glossy accents added to center of flowers.

I have used assortment of baby girl ribbons to line the top of the album these i bought when at dads from Boyes the dept store.

I have used papers from Craft Creations Pink meadow stripes,the other design paper had in my scrapbook.Both the lace's our from an Rak whihc i adore the pink one.The flowers are from Prima and WOCrafts.the leaves punched with Mcguils fern punch.

This is abit different to the norm i usual create as it opens bottom up instead of sideways.

The front is a card whihc opens and inside i have written the babys details ie DOB,Name weight ect.

I will add photo once the ink is dry as dont want to smudge.

Isn't she just vCracking!!!...lol

Top Edge of Album"Ribbons" atClose Up!





love n hugs

Different Friendship Card

Simple -Elegant Friendship Card

Good Morning Friday where has this week gone.Doesnt help when you have BHoliday.

As that totaly confuses me which day it is.Today i have a very different card,i wanted to make a quick card .I ended up with only a sentiment in the end.Which makes change for me ...NO Flowers...lol.Some times i find simple but Elegant does the trick.

I have entered this into the following Challenges:

Play Date Cafe :Colour combo from inspirational piccy...This is what ive based my card on.

Raise the Bar:Mum

Totaly Gorjuss:Stitches

Totaly Papercrafts:Stitching

Materials

Card Stock:Stampin up

Sentiment:Stampin up.."Occassional Greetings Set"

Tool:Scor-Pal,Nesties labels 2,Bigshot

Butterfly Peel off :Anitas Glitter 3d

Inks:Memento Tuxedo Black,Inkessentials White Marker

WINNERS ANNIVERSARY CANDY

Afternoon all sorry so late just got way laid in the garden enjoying the nice weather we have here again today.

Now onto the Candy winners and i have made up my mind as it's anice day...lol

There will be 2 winners they are:

CRAFTY DAWN

KATARINA

Congratulations....... girls please email me at andrewjude45@hotmail.com please claim prizes by 9th may or will redraw.

I shall be having some more candy to keep all my lovely followers Sweet ,in a couple of weeks .This will be stamping up goodies so please popby

love n hugs

Birthday Celebrations

Good Morning Thursday hopefrully today will be as nice as yesterday .Managed to sit out after all the cold weather at the weekend.Then did a wee bit of crafting ive made this card over at Simon says Challenge they are Celebration being 1` year old,my how fast that has gone!They are also celebrating with a blog hop and some fab prizes but you have to enter the challenge in order to do the blog hop so what a ya waiting for!!!lol .I remember Entering there very first challenge!

This weeks challenges

Simon Says Challenge:Birthday/Celebrations

Materials

Cardstock:GinaK Designs

D/Paper:Meadow daisies

Image :Tilda

Sentiment:Papermania

Inks:Memento Tuxedo Black,Copics

Tools:Scor-Pal,big Shot,Nesties Labels 8,Leaf Punch

Flowers Prima and WO Crafts

Lace :WO Crafts

Butterfly : Crafty Stash

Glimmer Mist Tattered Angels Pearl

Clossy Accesents added to shoes

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Love n hugs

WOYWW......Where do the Weeks go......

Where do the weeks go?Wednesday seems to come around so quick!But before we get onto WOYWW.Just like to mention today is the last day for the candy im offereing so if youve not yet entered and would like to try your luck .Then please click on opposite piccy (insidebar)this will take you to the post and Mr linky....So good luck!

What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday??

Like to join in well pop along.Here to Julia's blog and have a nose..lol & Find out what it's all about.

Well whats on my desk this wednesday

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Oh Yes "Bobbie"hed just like to say hello!

and Good Byeeeeeeeeeeee
Now down to buisness i have been busy getting stamped image swaps sorted to post tomorrow.And also the start of my first Christmas Card for 2010.Im afraid all good intentions of doing one a week and joining in with my good friends challenge blog Bah Humbug went by the way side ...sorry girls hope to be with you shortly.By that time they will have finished all there Crimbo cards...lol

This is a card i made and uploaded to my blog yesterday still laying on my desk.The plaque of my mum pride and place on my work space,bless her.Su stamps still in box unused or put away!!must get round to it sometime this week.Brown box near the circuit i use this to put Embellishments in ie: ribbons ,gems ,flowers ect that i am going to use on the card im going to create or whatever project im working on.I get my colour scheme together before i start i just find it much easier that way .Then whats left i put away in there place when finished.
Calculater left on desk from yesterday after doing my banking!Better view of mum's plaque and again the same stamped images minus 2 that were sat on the desk last week.

Hope youve all had a good creative week and see you next time for WOYWW

Bye for now

Love n hugs

Good Morning Tuesday...Tilda in Pink!

"Tilda Had A Little Lamb"

good Morning Tuesday hope you all had good Bank Holiday weekend.Weather lived up to the Great British Name.Had lovely Anniversary received 12 white Galia Lillies from hubby...arrrrhhh.We spent most weekend looking for new car and then we got ours valued ,thats when the probs occurred we had nt noticed to me nothing seemed wrong.But the guy pointed out that we had a huge bulge in tyre,i explained not even year old BMW tyres are dear!!!Anyway there went £220 straight off we had to get it done incase Andy had blow out,I was hoping fault on the tyre no such luck!Told it was due to all the pot holes on the roads!!

Thanks Council.Anyway we did find a new car lovely fingers crossed we hear from dealership today and may pick up sat.So turned out to be expensive anniversary....

Anyways on today and it can only get better keep telling myself this alot laterly ,but some how doesnt seem to be!

I have a Creation here for you,which im entering into the following Challenges. I have made into a Thankyou card following this weeks Sketch at

Totaly Papercrafts:Sketch

Raise The Bar :My Retreat...Inspirational Colours Daughters Bedroom

Cute Daisy Mays/Whoopsi Daisy Challenge:As You Like It!

DCD:Tilda in Pink

Incy Wincy :Anything Goes

Roses on Paper Challenge:Colour combo,Pink,Yellow,&Orange

Stampin For Weekend:Fav Book ...Well this was my daughters fav book when a child we still have the book in her memory Box.Have to say abit tatty.It is "Mary Had a Little Lamb"so i have made this into my creation of "Tilda has a Little Lamb"

Hope you likie my creation for your Challenges

Materials

CardStock:Stampin Up.

Design Papers:Creative Inspirations Narratives,Craft Creations Pink Meadow Stripes,Papermania Colossal Springtime.

Image:Tilda ...Spring Collection.

Sentiment:Stampin Up Punches 3.

Inks:Tuxedo Black Memento,Copics,Stampin Up Rose Red.

Flowers:Prima,WOCrafts,and small 6 pink Flowers from RAK.

Gems:Kanban.

Tools:Scor pal ,Stampin up Square Scalloped Punch.

Creative Inspirations Challenge 33 And DT Call

Good Morning all hope your having fab Bank Holiday weekend!British weather seems to have lived up to it's name...lol

Well first of all Bobbie is doing fine settled in well and is sooooo cute!!!Yesterday we took him along to Jolleys the pet store as they had open day and where doing micro chipping .I wanted him done and the vets charged £25 we only paid £7.50 special for that day.Have to say it hurt a wee little yelp cam eout but soon recovered to eat his treat!We cam ehome with loads of freebies dont think i got thats many freebies when i had my girls...lol

Now on to some news yes it's time for another Challenge over at my sister blog

"Creative Inspirations"....This weeks theme has been choosen by the lovely Mandy and is

CONGRATULATIONS

So we want to see your creations on this theme whihc can be anything from wedding,new baby,engagement,new home ect.......This weeks Sponsor is the lovely

Whiff of Joy...They have donated a fab stamp for the winner.Plus pop over there May release is out and is on the theme of "Get Well" some real cute stamps !

Also we have to say goodbye to 2 of my DT Members Maxine who has been here since the very start and also to Gini who recently some months ago joined the team.I would like to thank them both for all there hard work and hope they return soon as Guest Designers.So good luck girls and keep in touch.

This week if you enter the Challenge you can be considered for the DT.All you have to do is make a creation for the above add DT after your name Simple.So if youd like to join us why not give it ago.Also another change i am making is now the top 3 of every challenge get to be come Guest Designers for the following Challenge....WEHAY!!So what ya waiting for.

My dt card this week is fairly simple as at the time of creating had lost my mojo think i left it up north...lol but hope you like it non the less.

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

One Stitch at A Time:Card For a Child

"New Baby Girl Card"

Love n hugs have greast BH Weekend

CANDY>>>>>>Fancy aCircuit Expression Machine

To celebrate National Scrapbooking day whihc was yesterday.Over at" Everyday Circuit" they are giving you the chance to to win one .You have until 5th May to enter.The Everyday Circuit is a fantastic blog full of inspiration.this week they have been celebrating the run up to this prize all week by giving their subscribers chances to win some Fab prizes.If you own a Circuit well this is ablog for you to get Inspiration and Tips for all crafters scrapbookers .

So please pop along HERE and enter you never know gotta be in it to win it!!!!

Easel Wedding Card

Good morning Saturday well i hope you all have lovely BH Weekend,whatever your upto.Hope the great British weather is kind to you whereever you are.Before i forget to all you scrappers out there

HAPPY SCRAPBOOKING DAY

Bobbie has settled in very well such agood puppy thanks for all your lovely messages!

Now my creation this Morning is a wedding card this has been a request and the client didnt want a Sentiment on the fron as the paper used has got various love sentiments on.

So i would like to enter this creation into the following Challenges:

C-Inspirations :Easel Card

Spoonful of Sugar:3D Something...Images are 3d

Materials:

Cardstock:StampinUp

Design Papers:Bo-Bunny Back to Back

Image:Whiff joy

Inks:copics,Tuxedo Black Memento

Tools:Scor-Pal

Gems:Kaiser Craft & Kanban

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

Flowers:W OCrafts & Prima

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Side view

Close up of Front

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Watch out These .....Rock

Well Sugar Nellie have there new Rockin Release coming out May .Don't they just look fab ,can't wait to see the rest of the collection.Plus giving away spot prizes too.So get rockin over HERE for your chance to win and be first to see the release!

Memories

For my last post today I have created a plaque to keep in my craft room piccy of my dear mum and to look at her in this you wouldnt think anything wrong.But sadly Alzheimers has taken over and she doesnt even know shes my mum or wwho i am.But i know shes my mum and so wanted tohave something on my craft desk to remind me of her.I hope you like my creation it is so different to my normal creations.I have entered this into the following challenges;

Tuesday Taggers :Memories

Papertake Weekly :Do something different

Quixotic Paperie:Distress

Magnolia Down Under Challenge:Charms...Love charm

Cupcake Craft Challenge:Dont Be Square

Materials

Card stock:Stampin up

Design Paper :Unknown

Tools:scor-pal,Bigshot ,Nesties labels 2

Lace:WOC

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

flowers:Prima ,Small open Roses WOC

Sentiment:Making Memories tickets,rub -ons from stash

Inks:RangerDistressed ink,Brushed Cordury,&Old Paper

Charm From Crafty Stash

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"Bee Happy"

"Bee Happy"....

Morning all well my girls are certainly that this morning with the wee new addition to the family.We went and got are wee pup "Bobbie "last night see post below.

So i actually managed to create a card ,hope you like it!

Yesterday i managed to finish colouring this image and this morning created a card!!Yep sat here and woke up with a bit more mojo!!!

So i would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:

Pixie Cottage :My mojo isnt with me so ive entered the Lots of flowers

Tellens Place:Flowers

ABC Challenge: T is for Thankyou

Charisma Cardz :Girly with Flowers

"Bee Happy"

Materials

Cardstock:Rich Regals Set Stampin up

Design Paper:Pepper & Friends

Image:Tilda

Sentiment:SU

Tools;Scor-Pal,Su Scalloped Punch,Nestabilities Labels 8,big Shot.

Inks:Memento Black,Copics,Stampin up,So Saffron

Lace:WOC

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

Flowers Prima

Butterflie Pepper &Friends Chipboard

I will be back later with another creation this time something outta my comfort zone.

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New Addition...not Crafty...lol...Bobbie

My Mummy says you want to see what stunner i am! She Wont let me into her Craftroom so here';s some piccy's of me im such a handsome man!!!!Dont you think??Me posing at 10 weeks old

Well as promised better late than never .Bobbie arrived home with us at 8pm and as you can see from the piccys making himself at home!

Bobbie

Time for rest or is it!

Bobbie says no Craftroom then i have other ideas ...Mum's Slipper!

love n hugs