Sunday Morning

Sunday morning again and off we went for our walk. It was cloudy when we left Rayleigh but it was lovely when we reached the beach, tide was in it and it was a bit blowy but very refreshing. Views was taken from the same spot looking both ways at Thorpe Bay

Made a couple of blank books for a neighbour she gives them as a gift to friends on their birthdays They are like a guest book, family and friend are asked to write in the book at the party and photos are added as well. On the inside back page I've included a pocket for a CD of photos of the event

Sunday Morning

Hasn't it been hot lately we went to the sea front early this morning and had a walk along the promenade the tide was out but there was a lovely breeze, we then sat up in the gardens overlooking the sea to get our breath back and have a coffee Its really nice early morning before it got too hot and the day trippers arrive.

Its been ages since my last post I don't know where the time goes. I made this card for the girl in work for her neice's 21st birthday I love the colours used. The patterned paper is Kay & Co and cut into strips and woven, the flowers are retro flowers from EK success punch

Promarker Challenge 10

My entry for the promarker challenge 10. This week we followed a sketch as well as using the colours cool aqua and pastel pink Stamp from Penny Black clear range border punch martha stewart.

Sunday Morning

It was lovely this morning and I had my morning cupper in the garden. This was the view from where I was sitting on the patio. It was lovely and warm and peacefull Peter keeps it really nice but sometimes the weeds do get the better of him.

An anniversary card for Freda's daughter. I got this stamp at Alexandra Palace it was reduced, I thought then it would suit wedding or anniversaries.
stuff used:-
Stamp Hedgehog Kisses Penny Black
Paper Papermania Boutique by Jesse Edwards
Border punch Valentine hearts by Martha Stewart

Another card for Freda its her grandson 3rd birthday I love these stamps from QVC and the paper that come with them are lovely too. I really enjoyed making this it made me smile he looks so saucey I can see me making many more.
Stuff used:-
Stamp set Billy Patchwork Pals from QVC
Papers from the same set
Punch photo corner from EK success

Made this card for a girl I used to work with for her to send to her friend. She wanted something from the 1960's I remember having a black and white tartan outfit myself so I thought this looked quite retro
stuff used:- Kanban card- stamp rubber romance- die cuts cricut cart. storybook- fiskers border punch and photo corner punch ek success

Another card for Freda this time for her brother Peter . He was in the Navy and his birthday is the 14th July Basille day So this was my take with the stamps I had.
stuff used:-
Ship and compass stamp The stamp man- Eiffle Tower stamp Paper Artsy - Border punch Fiskers

Promarker Challenge 8

Another week another challenge I thought the combination of colours this week suited christmas until I saw all the DT's cards and was amazed at the different styles they came up with it certainly makes you think and helps you use colour combinations you wouldn't normally use.
stuff used:-
Promarkers Gold, Ruby Red, Vanila, Paper Basic Grey Wasil, martha stewart valentine heart punch(wasn't really christmas but only just bought it and it had to be used) Whiff of Joy stamp (borrowed not sure of the name)

Passion for Promarkers week 7

I really like these colours together and enjoyed working from a sketch. I left it to the last minute again before posting hope to be a bit more organised in future (I doubt it) stuff used:-
stamp from stamps away, embossed velum with sizzix embossing folder, craft works cards sentiment and of course promarkers cocoa and cornflower blue

Whiff of Joy Wedding Card

Hasn't it been hot, just mustered up enough energy to make this card for a neighbours mum. She makes cards herself but injured her hand and asked me to make a card for her to send. I stamped these images up the week before at Pats Club just to try them out (to see if I needed to buy them) so they came in real handy. Thanks Pat.
stuff used:- 10"x7" card QVC ...glittered spot velum papermania...coloured with promarker pens cricut carts used storybook and Home accents...... fiskers border punch....flowers cuttlebug

Just come back from a week in Devon

This was the views from the balcony of the flat we rented in Ilfracombe To get up in the morning and sit out with these views was smashing. We befriended a Herring Gull who used to come each day for some ginger nut bisuits we named him Henry.

I made this card for my friend Heather as it was her birthday last Tuesday. I think she liked it as she has already posted it on her blog http://heather-angel.blogspot.com/ along with all the other lovely cards from the gang at Pats club. The stamp is one from my latest acquasition from stampin up called"Summer by the sea" The papers are by Basic Grey I've forgotten which one

It was my friend Angela's birthday whilst I was on holiday. She received a cricut create as a present from her husband Mike. So I made her card with the cricut design studio and Story book and Don Juan carts. I stretched the oval aperture card on Don Juan to approx 5.5 x 11 inches then welded an A from story book to the aperture then reduced the size of the A in a different window to layer on top The border punch is Martha Srewart and the flowers woodware daisy punches.

This concerina card was made for Wendy in work to take to Greece with her for a wedding she was attending. I stamped, embossed and die cut with so many different products there was too many to list them.

It was my Aunt Dorothy's 86th Birthday and I decided she would appreciate something femine I used the brass embossing/pricking stencil from docrafts. It didn't take as long as I thought I did it one evening sitting in front of the telly.

Made this card for my husbands birthday. As we were about to go on holiday I thought a beach scene might fit the bill. Stamped the letters on sea paper and used stamped shells on them then coloured them in The beach hut was from a magazine copied and decoupaged. I used paper that looks like sand as the background then added a few shells

Penny Black Challenge week 51 and Pro Markers Challenge week 2

I have combined the sketch from Penny Black Challenge with the Pro Markers Challenge
Products used
Penny Black Love Blush stamp
Pro markers Pastel Pink and Apple
sizzex die flower and vines
nestabilities Blossom
Cuttlebug butterfly die