A Christmas Anniversary card.

A good friend of mine asked me to make her daughter and son in law an anniversary card, their anniversary is today (23rd December) and she wanted it with a Christmas theme. A difficult one to get my head around.

I used my cuttlebug and nesties to cut the centre, stamped, coloured and cut lots of holly leaves, then glittered the berries and stuck them on with silicone glue so they stood proud. I used a good old faithful stamp for the couple and stamped her dress on some red paper, stamped over with smaller holly leaves. I used the waste from the centre and overstamped with the smaller holly leaves to mount the couple on. This was placed on the second page of the card. I added a red ribbon down the side as well but this was scanned before I finished the card off....ooops. A congratulations message was printed onto the third page.

I also made a box which I didn't scan with the same theme on the front and a couple of gold bells which usually go on my front door wreath!!!!!!!

I only made a quick scan of this to see if they liked it, and forgot to scan again when finished so not the best quality

Birthday card

I haven't been doing much crafting recently because we have been having an new kitchen fitted, the house has been totally upside down and I have been 'camping' in the lounge for most of the time. Thankfully we are on the home run, with the builder coming back to do the finishing touches next week, then the whole house will need a 'Christmas' clean up from top to bottom!!!!

I did make this card earlier in the month for a forum friend's birthday, and remembered to scan it before I sent it off.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

I found out yesterday that my friend's parents recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary....Wow, that's quite something isn't it. I feel really bad that I didn't know so have made a card to congratulate them. I met my friend at Guides and then we went to youth club together when we were just young 'gals' (ha ha) and they used to have people round for Sunday tea, when they did they always asked me along too, guess I became an 'extra' member of the family, bless them. Seems like only yesterday!!!!!!

New baby card

Some of my friends are expecting their first baby next month, they are monitoring her closely at the moment and we wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't have him early, so thought I should get prepared and have a card ready (let's hope the hospital haven't made a mistake and it will be a boy.

These have been uploaded in the wrong order, the bottom picture is the front! I just need to make a matching box to pop it in now. I cut the oval with my nesties on my cuttlebug, and used some sparkling paints to add the colours.

Hangy things!

I'd totally forgotten I had made these hanging things, they were on a hook behind my craft room door, so thought I'd blog them too.

The little bird one was made from the Stitchles stamp that was free with the Craft Stamper the other month, such a cute little birdie.

The other two were inspired by watching a programme on Ideal World when the presenter used her own stamps which were a selection of fruit. Alas I don't have them but used her ideas to make these, although what the heck I do with them now I have no idea, ha ha ha.

Another anniversary card

I managed to make another card today before my visitor arrived....the lady I made the birthday card for who I used to work for. We had a great couple of hours and lots to chat about.

My friend's anniversary is in a couple of days so thought I'd better get her card done.

It's those girls again

This is a birthday card I made for the lady I used to work for when I lived in Norfolk. I did the background much the same way as the previous card by inking the background with various distress inks and heat embossing the swirls.

I added ink and gold embossing powder to the flower too

It's been a while since I added anything!!!!

My inspiration seems to have been lacking recently, and with the lovely late summer sunshine I just don't seem to have done very much crafting.

Well things had to change as I have quite a few birthdays and anniversaries to make cards for this month.

I made this yesterday to send to my nephew and his wife for their 4th anniversary.

I used Tim's distress inks to colour the background sheet and heat embossed the swirls with brown and gold embossing powder.

The image is from a set of stamps I bought recently but can't remember what make they are.

Now I just need to crack on and get the other cards made.

Thank you for looking.

Dog school Fun Day and BBQ

I thought you might all like a giggle....yesterday we took the two dogs to the dog school fun day, it was like being back at school, doing relay races, egg and spoon and all sorts of silly things with the dogs!!!!!

Just for fun I took Chester our Lab in the ring for Best Dog and he came third, winning a toy, and receiving a certificate and yellow rosette.

Then for a laugh we entered the Fancy Dress, now bearing in mind I didn't even consider this till the evening before and we had to be there by 10.30 all I could think of was to put poor Chester into Nei'ls sleeveless cricket jumper and for me to dress up in the cricket trousers and top. We both had white hats and I carried the cricket bat. We did come second, Chester getting another certificate and rosette and a new ball....me I got NOTHING but it did make everyone laugh as I was the only silly owner to dress up too!!!!!!!!!!! The winner of the fancy dress looked very smart in something very grand, bought from the intertnet, so we didn't really stand a chance of coming first against that!!!!!

We had just a brilliant day, the dogs were both very tired at the end of it, as too were Neil and myself. The bbq was very tasty too, and we were certainly ready for something to eat after playing all those games.

Another anniversary card

Why is it that some days or even weeks we struggle with our creative side? That's me at the moment, and it is my neighbours wedding anniversary tomorrow. This is at least my second effort at making them a card. I have an idea in my head, but it just doesn't seem to translate to the card!!!!!!!!!

Oh well as time is catching up with me this will have to do. Guess it's the thought that counts and actually remembering their special day.

I used a Stamping Up stamp and metal flower.