Thank Heaven For Little Girls .... Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #176

Following this weeks amazing sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge

... I made this card ...

... I used the fab digital stamp "Spit Happens" from Mo Manning ...

... and a cute verse inside ...

Papers are Vintage Free No. 2

Sentiment from Create with TLC

Dear God: ..... Mojo Monday Challenge #275

I made this card using the fab sketch at Mojo Monday, as usual I'm late posting it, so I can't enter it into the competition :( ....

I used another fab digital stamp from Mo Manning ... this one is no-bow baby, part of the Diaper Crew

.... he was used again on the inside with a cute personalised verse ....

Papers are Our Family Story by Ginger Scraps

Sentiment from Create with TLC

Precious Little One .... DP2 Challenge #168

This week's challenge is "Something New"

... my "something new" is our new nephew Zachary Harry who is expected to arrive at the end of this month :D

I used one of the Diaper Crew ~ Baby Bum from Digital Pencil Too

 Papers are from Summer Driggs

Sentiment by Create with TLC

Precious Little One .... DP2 Challenge #120

I've done my first chores of the day .... made hubby a concoction of Whiskey, honey and lemon for his cough/cold (man flu) he has  ... (he can't take over the counter drugs for his ailment because of the prescription medication he is already taking), run him a bath with Radox Breathe Easy herbal bath salts and taken Mum to pay her deposit for her first holiday of the year to Eastbourne in April .  I now have just an hour of free time before I'm off to the counsellor to see if I need bereavement counselling  what a performance!  Surely, the GP should know whether a person does or not ... personally I think I don't, maybe I did when he suggested it, but then it was early days ... the only thing I struggle with is "it doesn't feel real"   I know Dad's gone and I don't expect to see him but it doesn't feel real ... I know it makes no sense at all 

Iulia, is the hostess for the DP2 Challenge and she's chosen for this week's fun theme...

"Anything Goes" w/ a Mo Image

(Use at least one Mo Manning image on your project)

AND, if you'd like,
 a fabulous sketch made by Iulia...however,
it's totally OPTIONAL...your choice!!

Well, I decided it'd be rude not to use the fab sketch .... here's my card ...

Made using the "Baby Bum" image from the "Diaper Crew"

I used it again on the inside of the card in its nude state ....

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Free Vintage Paper #2

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers, String & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Ribbon Maker (made by Dad out of a scrap of wood and some dowelling), Marianne Design Butterfly Dies, Cuttlebug, Nesties, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Sewing Machine

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy .... DP2 Challenge #99

We've had a relatively quiet week up to now.  Dad's up and out of bed this morning.  He's not been as sleepy this time and has been getting up every evening for a few hours, but today he's up already!  His appetite is still not as good as at was, but again its better than last time.  We've spent a couple of days just lying talking to one another about nothing in particular which is nice.  Yesterday Mum had me changing curtains for her ... i think my good nature is being taken advantage of PMSL ... she only asked me to do one pair and i ended up doing 3!!!  Mum is off out to the old fogey club this afternoon and as yet Dad doesn't want a babysitter but we're constantly on standby cos he does change his mind quite often.  

My gorgeous grandbaby Rylee started school yesterday for the first time.  He wanted me to go and collect him from school ... hmmm ulterior motive, i think ... he didn't want to walk home and knew i'd pick him up in the car!  He wants his Pops to go collect him today!

Now on to this week's DP2 challenge... 

Iulia is the "hostess with the mostest" again this week, and she's chosen another really, really fun challenge theme...

"Boy Attitude"

I love this little "Binky Baby" ... he looks like he's looking over his shoulder saying "yeah, and ..."

... i've used him again on the inside with a cute little verse ...

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ My Baby Love

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Cuttlebug, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor

B .. Beautiful Baby Boy ... DP2 Challenge #96

Escaping from my life for a few hours resulted in the card I've made for this challenge.  Its taken me 2 days to complete, snatching a few minutes here and there in between visits to the oldies house.  

Dad's been in bed for most of the time since last Sunday.  He had to get up on Wednesday and go to the hospital, a day early because of my big mouth and what at the time seemed a good idea LOL!  With him being so tired, I thought it was appropriate to ring the Chemo Unit and explain he was so sleepy and lacked energy, thinking it might be good for them to send out the District Nurse to take a blood sample that was required on Thursday to check his calcium levels.  However, they decided that perhaps we should take him up immediately, so the levels could be checked there and then as sleepy is one of the side effects of high calcium.  Too high and you can slip into a coma or have a heart attack.  Fortunately, after dashing up there and having the test he was given the all clear for anaemia and high calcium, but told that he now has MRSA!  He has to put cream up his nose 3 times a day and wash with this body wash everyday for the next 5 days!  Is it never ending? 

Once again I owe a BIG thank you to my friend Suzie for putting herself out xxx and to my gorgeous friend Paula for putting up with the daily rants xxx Love you BOTH lots xxx

Debbie is the hostess this week...and she's challenged us to make a card or 3D project using the theme...

Feeling BLUE!! 
(Use the color BLUE)

I've made this card ready for the birth of our nephew ... Charlie!  He's due to land sometime the beginning of October, but with not having much chance to craft lately, I decided to get it done now.

I used no-bow baby  from Mo Manning

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ My Baby Love, Boy

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Carla Craft Corner Punch

Stamp with Fun Challenge #104

This week there is a wonderful sketch from the designer, Tina!

and my card ....

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ A Spring in your Step

Image ~ Stitchy Bear ~ In His Hands

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers, Pearls, Pins, Charm ~ Stash

Tools ~ Woodware Leaf Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Sewing Machine.

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #145

 Jacque of the US is hosting this weeks challenge. This weeks challenge is sponsored by:


Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion. 
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More are offering either 5 digital stamps
or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper pack to the winner of this challenge!

'You are welcome to turn the sketch any way you wish and as long as we can see all of the elements, you will be eligible for the wonderful prize!!'

and my card using the sketch ...

To make this card I used ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Vintage Baby

Image ~ Stitchy Bear ~ In His Hands

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Sewing Machine

Sketch Saturday My Sketch Challenge #136

Well how exciting is this having my own sketch?! .... Very LOL!  

This weeks Sketch Saturday challenge sketch has been designed by ME and is being sponsored by the fantastically creative Paulette from Create with TLC who is generously offering a $10 gift certificate for the lucky winner to spend in her online shop.

The sketch is a pretty easy one ... had to be cos i designed it LOL!

 and this is what i did with it ...

Our second grandson is due any day now, so i've made sure that there'll be no mad rush making a card when he arrives.

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Baby Boy Collection

Image ~ Digital Pencil Too ~ Baby Collection

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Quixotic Paperie

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Nesties

Papertake Weekly Challenge Sketch #39

Flippin' heck i nearly forgot to post this card on here ... had such a hectic weekend with Scott's birthday celebrations, but everything came together and went well ... the chocolates went down very well. I'd made little gable end boxes and put one of each flavour chocolate in a cello bag inside the box with a party popper! Mine and Andy's chocolates were stolen ... we were told we could eat the ones we had at home LOL!

You should've seen me Saturday morning dressed in my finery, tying helium balloons up and trying to make them stay in a bloomin' black bin bag! Then on my hands and knees painting my sisters toe nails ... green of all colours, whilst she still had her sandals so i only had to do the toe nails that showed PMSL!

Anyhow ...

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Vintage Doll Papers

Image ~ Mo's Digital Pencil Too ~ Baby Bum

Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC ~ Slogan Collection ~ here
Pearls & Leaves ~ Stash

Tools ~ Martha Stewart Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps No.0, Sansodor.

The party photos are on my Facebook page ... please excuse the Asti enhanced ones LOL!

Friday Sketchers Challenge #98

This weeks sketch has been created by Inge, and is sponsored by
Cute Stamps and Cards which carries a lot of stamps, dies, punches and all kind of other wonderful accessories you need to make your own card creations.

CS ~ The Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Alexa Crazy and Pink Petticoat Gingham Papers

Image ~ Mo's Digital Pencil ~ No-Bow Baby from the Diaper Crew
Sentiment ~ Create with TLC ~ Slogans ~ here

Buttons, Pearls & Raffia ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Sansodor (thanks Tab its brill), Blending Stumps No.0, Pencil Crayons.

Sumpin's Wrong

There's absolutely no point keeping photo's of cards on my lappy waiting for a flippin' challenge that they fit, cos its just not going to happen! All that is happening is i'm getting a huge folder of unshown cards.

I'm still addicted to Mo's fab images ... almost as addicted as i am to my leaf punch and my Martha Stewart Flourish Punch ... i have to physically stop myself from using it else all my cards are gonna look the same!

CS ~ Papermill Paula box ... mwah's

DP's ~ Left overs from previous projects

Image ~ Sumpin's Wrong by Mo, coloured with Whisper Strokes and paper pieced

Flowers and pearl ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Woodware Leaf Punch

At a bit of a loose end at the minute ... have managed to finish all of my cards for September! Don't really want to start my October list yet, but its either that or the dreaded Christmas cards!!!!!

Sketch Saturday #62

Afternoon everyone! This week is Sandra's DT week at Sketch Saturday. This weeks challenge is sponsored by Sandra herself! There will be 5 lucky winners, each of them will receive 3 single images of their choice from her Digi Stamp site.
I just adore this fantastic little digi image by Mo, you should go check out her blogspot and her Etsy shop, you're missing a right treat i can tell ya!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Funky Freebie

Image ~ Sumpin Wrong by Mo, coloured with Whisper Strokes and Watercolour pencils using my brand new Tombo blending pen ... well impressed!

Ribbon ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Gigi Font

Gems ~ Stash

I've purchased some more of these wonderful digi images and can't wait to use them ... have John all coloured in and ready to go ... just need to time to put him all together ... can't wait!

Magnolia update: apparently according to Charles at Magnolia, another kit has been posted out to me yesterday ... lets see if I get this one! Still not convinced the first one was ever posted!

Beth update: She has taxed her car ... text sis last night at 10.15pm asking if she could go home as she's at work today ... sis said "NO" ... Beth totally shocked ... said she needed her uniform, so sis told her to come collect it in the morning when she would be up, wasn't getting up to let her in when she decided to come home! Beth did fetch uniform this morning ... sis stayed out of way cos didn't want a confrontation. Fae rang from work and said Beth been in tears cos one of the girls at work had told her that her behaviour was appauling, she had no respect for her mother and it was about time she sorted herself out before she lost it all!

More important update: Our little Peaches the cat is 19 years old and is very frail and quite poorly now. We are looking into euthanasia for her ... :(

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #12

This weeks sketch has been designed by Heather.

I decided to make 2 cards following this sketch .... my card tin is really depleted and i can only cater for sick males at the minute lol!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ My Baby Love Boy

Image ~ coloured with Whisper Strokes

Sentiment ~ My Baby Love

Buttons ~ Stash

Tools ~ Martha Stewart Flourish Punch, Sewing Machine

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ My Baby Love Girl

Image ~ coloured with Whisper Strokes

Sentiment ~ My Baby Love

Buttons ~ Stash

Tools ~ Martha Stewart Flourish Punch, Sewing Machine

A Couple of Quickies ....

... and these were quick i can tell ya! Just hope they dont look quickies!

A family friend's daughter gave birth this evening, of course i had a couple of birth cards in my box ... which is looking very desperate at the minute! .... but neither of the cards were what i wanted. I wanted something a little different, so my Mum can have the others lol!

DP's ~ Stash ... had since before Rylee came in a scrapbook kit that i've only done 2 pages of!

Sentiments ~ top card ... freebie words art and bottom card ... PC generated

Lamb ~ I think it was RAK from Jill

Ribbons, string, button and charm ~ Stash

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #32

Hosting this weeks sketch is Heidi from Norway. She has made an easy sketch for us this week - and hopes we all have time to work with it. Helene from Alota Rubber Stamps has been so kind and is sponsoring the sketch again this week.

Scott's sister had a baby girl yesterday, that makes her 3 girls! I thought I'd use this sketch to make a card. CS ~ stash, DP's ~ Kay Millar and some leftover pink spotty paper and checked vellum, image ~ paper pieced and coloured with WM's and Sakura Stardust pens, dots are liquid pearls (seen Tab do it so many times on her cards and it looks fab ... lol not quite sure about mine!) flowers, brad and beadcap ~ stash, senitment ~ I forget where I got them from but they were a free download as is most of my stuff!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 11

This weeks challenge was to make a card using Katharina's sketch. I'm just loving using sketches at the moment for my card making, they're just less hassle! Fae asked me to make a "birth congratulations" card (i'm sure theres a pattern emerging here!) so I used this sketch to make it!
CS ~ The Papermill Shop, pp ~ via google search, mirri card ~ stash, ribbon ~ stash, image coloured with H2O's and wings sprinkled with glamour dust, sentiment ~ done on PC.