Pinks, blues and greens

I made this card for my OH's neice's wedding anniversary.

The colour was added by blending chalks over the main card and the matt, I stamped the swirls in stayzon, used that very useful flower stamp that came on the Craft Stamper magazine ages ago and used pearly doodles to add some dots round the swirls.

The best time

Spring is just the best time of year in my garden as it is a wooded garden with Pine trees and
rhododendrons we don't have flower beds and if I do try to grow things in tubs either Chester (my Labrador) or the Squirrels dig them up so we have to make the most of the short time the rhododendrons are in bloom. It's such a pretty, fresh time of the year.

I had some time to play

I managed to find some time to play and made these three cards to have as 'stand by' I don't often do that and make cards as I need them, so hopefully these will help me out when I have one of those senior moments and forget someone's birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no.....Another one!

Yes another Daisy and Dandilion card, this time for a friend who just loves tinkering about with DIY. He even made a cement mixer from a washing machine drum once!!!!!!!

This is basically the same as I made for my son, but mounted on white card and 'it's your birthday' stamped round the edge. I have also stamped the rabbit image on the insert as well.

Awards

Ahh bless her, my friend Shaz has left these awards for me on her blog, how kind is that, I am very flattered, thank you so much Shaz xxxxxxxxxxxxx

My baby's birthday card

Today is my baby's birthday, he is 30!!!!!!! Oh gosh does that make me feel old.

He and a friend bought a house between them and have been putting in new bathrooms and kitchen as well as lots of other jobs inside and in the garden, so when I saw the new sets from Daisy and Dandilion I couldn't resist as so apt for the DIY addict.

Also seems I have become a little bit hooked on these stamps at the moment ha ha ha.

I will be meeting him later to take him out to eat, and I have made him a birthday cake....similar to the cat I made for my grand daughter but an ELEPHANT this time. Once the batteries are charged for my camera I will try to get a photo of it.

Gone fishing

It's my friend's husband's birthday at the weekend (in fact I have several birthdays to make cards for this weekend) and I recently bought some of the new stamps in the Daisy and Dandilion range so thought this might make a suitable card for him. I stamped the image three times and decoupaged him, although that doesn't really show up in the scanned picture.

I used a selection of ink pads, mostly the TH distressed ones and a paintbrush to colour him.

He is rather cute isn't he?

(the card is not mounted on pink, I decided to put something behind the card to see if it scanned any better than against a white background!!)

Wedding day card

My sister in law is getting married next month so I have made her a card, I wanted to keep it simple. I bought some 12 x 12 papers from papermainia, one paper one velum which matched, overlaid the velum, used one of their new peeloffs (not a fan of them but it worked in this case) on the card so it showed through the velum. I cut an oval from my nestabilities edged it in gold ink and used a rub on and pearl hearts to decorate, together with an ivory ribbon. I have made a box in similar paper and ribbon for it to go into. I hope she will like it.

A friend has asked me to make a 21st birthday card for her, I have made this card, but not sure if it is what she wants. I thought I would blog it anyway, I can always remove the 21 and use it for someone else.

We were out to lunch with friends at the weekend, they have a mummy duck nesting under a bush in their garden, so to say thank you for such a lovely day I have made this card to send them.