Mo Manning - Christmas Card

Good Morning everyone, jeepers isn't it a windy one. A few weeks ago when it was this windy 2 ridge tiles blew off the roof and put a dint in Chris's car door. He only got his car back from the repair shop on Friday so he has just gone out and moved it off the drive onto the road. The tree will probably blow over now and crush it lol.

My card today is another Christmas card to add to my collection.

I have used the gorgeous Monique by Mo Manning

Coloured with Promarkers

Backing Papers - Nitwits - Little Mittens Too

Poinsetta Dies - Marianne

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Charm and Bakers Twine from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - Hardware - Metal charm and staples

Christmas Challenges - The Sketch

Winter Wonderland - Here Come the Girls

Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes

Mo's Digital Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo (pink and kraft)

The Outlawz Copic/Promarker Challenge - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - Cut it out

Don't forget you still have 3 days to join in with the Nutcrafters challenge of Anything Goes.  The rules have changed and you no longer have to use a Nutcrafters image although we would love it if you do.

Friendship Card

My card this evening is for the Friendship Swap over on Docrafts.  My partner has let me know she has received it so I can post it here now.

I have used this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp from the Oh So Girlie set coloured with Promarkers and Prisma Pencils.

Backing Papers - Nitwits Butterfly Kisses Too

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Lace and buttons from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweek Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

I Love Promarkers - Buttons and Lace

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge 8 - Happy New Year

Good morning everyone,  It's time for another Nutcrafters challenge.

This week's challenge is to create a Happy New Year card or project.  Remember your card or project must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize.

This weeks fabulous prize for the lucky winner of Challenge 8 is a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Nutcrafters shop.

We all hope you are able to join us in our challenge this week. Simply leave your details in the Inlinkz before 5pm Tuesday 3rd January.

Here is my card for this week's challenge

I have used one of the stamps in the soon to be released Nursery Rhyme Collection.  This one is called 'Georgie Porgie' and I thought it would be ideal as he is giving her a Midnight Kiss.

The papers are Nitwit - Pinky Swears Too

Clock is a clipart image cut out with a Nestie

Sentiment - Paula Pascuale

Nutcrafters Challenge #2 Think Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Katie and Colette at Nutcrafters have a cute new Pink Princess Digi Stamp set. This is the third year running they have issued digis for this worthy cause.  The set costs just £4 and £2 from every sale goes towards the charity.  The Pink Princess Digi set was released on the 26th September and can be found in the online shop.  The set is also mentioned in the current Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine (Oct issue), at the top of the Whats hot list!

This weeks challenge is Think Pink.  We would love to see a card or project with a pink theme. Remember your card must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize. To help you along with this we have a freebie digi for everyone but please check out the shop as there are lots of cute rubber/digi stamps.

 

Here is my DT card

 

I have used 2 of the digis from the Pink Princess Set and resized the princess so that she could stand on the ramparts waving to her prince charming.

Backing papers - Nitwits

Sentiment - Nutcrafters

Punched flowers and Butterflies

Martha Stewart - Doily Lace punch

Ribbon from stash

The Nutcrafters girls Katie, Colette and Linda will be at the Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show, Leigh on Sunday 2nd October so if you are in the area pop over and say hello.

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave.

Christine's Retirement

Good Afternoon everyone, isn't it a lovely day.  Makes a nice change.  I've got my bedding out blowing on the line and I think I'll go and do a bit of tidying in the garden later if it stays nice.

My card today is a retirement card for Christine who is the reception manager at work.  This is the second retirement in the last couple of months so there have been lots of changes.  We have 2 new members of staff on reception and everybody else has been juggled about.  I am permanently upstairs now doing the secretarial/admin work.

Stamp - Air Hostess Tilda coloured with Promarkers

Nitwits Papers - Promises Too

Cruise image - Microsoft Office Clip Art

Sentiments - Lili of the Valley and Paula Pascual with retirement printed on computer

Braid - Crafts 4 You

Gems from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Diva's by Design - Fab Sketch

Passion for Promarkers - Planes, Trains and Automobiles (I hope my mode of transport counts, if it doesn't please delete me from the list)
Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Please check out Nutcrafters tomorrow where there'll be a new challenge and Katie and Colette have provided another freebie digi so you can all join in.  Here is a sneaky peak of the digi.

Mum's Birthday

Good Afternoon everyone. How can you tell when Deb is off work?  The weather is lousy that's how.  It was gorgeous yesterday while I was in work and I was looking forward to getting out in the garden.   I went to mums instead and took her into Ashton to do a bit of shopping.   As soon as we parked up the heavens opened and we got drenched walking to the shops.  So we had to cheer ourselves up with a pot of tea and a wimberry charlotte,  yummy!

Got back around 2.30 and got cracking on this card for mum's 70th birthday on Thursday.  I did try to make one at the weekend but my mojo had left me and the card ended up in the bin.

You should see the state of my table now though.  It looks like a bomb has hit.  I'll just shut the door on it and pretend its not there lol.

I've used my new LOTV stamp 'On Tiptoe' and coloured with Promarkers.  I've used the sentiment from LOTV too.  The image and sentiment are matted onto glitter card from Wilkinsons  The papers are Nitwit Papers but sorry can't remember the name. I've matted the papers onto silver mirri and added ribbon, lace and flowers from my stash.  I've added a couple of my long lost and forgotten peel off butterflies as mum loves butterflies and bees and I always include one somewhere on her cards.  The sketch is from Sketch and Stash and is designed by the lovely Vicky. 

Right off to make tea, Chris is going to be late back tonight as he's been working down in Bristol so hope you all have a lovely evening and the weather is a bit better tomorrow.

I am entering this card into these challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Ribbon and Bows

Bunny Zoe's Craft Challenge - Fairies

House of Gilli - Ribbon and Bows

The Corrosive Challenge - Ribbon and Bows

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Things with wings

Simply Create - Fly with us

The Stamp Man - Butterflies or Dragonflies

Daisy Birthday Card

Good Afternoon, hope you are all well. What a funny day its been weather wise, I pegged some washing out this morning and I've brought it in 3 times now.  Sunny one minute and chucking it down the next lol.  Been to hospital with mum this morning for a check up after her Bypass op in March.  The consultant is very happy with her and discharged her from Wythenshawe.  She just has to go to our local hospital now for another follow up in 4 months, so all good.

My card today is a birthday card for a lady at work.

I have used the cute 'Daisy' stamp by Sugar Nellie and coloured with Promarkers.  She has been discontinued at SN but did you know that she is being re-released by Elisabeth Bell as she has had so many people asking for her.  The papers are from Nitwit's So Berry collection. 

I am entering it into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

BunnyZoes Challenge - Lace

Passion for Promarkers - Pink/Brown

Cute Card Thursday - Embellish it

Crafty Catz - Circles

Cute and Girly - In the garden