I've snuck back for a while...

Hi Peeps :-)

Hope you are all keeping well?

My blog & craft time is limited! As a few of you already know, my Son fell & broke his Pelvis – silly lad lol

Anyway, he has been out of hospital a week now and Mother Me is playing Nurse! It’s been a very frustrating time for him as being restricted is not one of his favourite things – plus he’s getting very short tempered & snappy.  I can understand him, being in pain is not nice.  I know that from my own experience.  Thankfully he has all the meds he needs, and Morphine being one of them, helps when it’s just too much for him.  There have been slow improvements but it’s hard telling a 21 year old to not rush things & there is a reason why he is meant to be in bed for two weeks before starting to learn to walk with crutches.  Suffice to say, the Physio’s & his Mother have no idea what they are talking about as he is trying to run before he can walk! Literally! I think this experience is going to be one HUGE learning curve, well, I hope it is, for his sake!!!

So, not much crafting created, not much blogging or commenting, just managing to do my DT comments last thing at night BUT today, there is progress – I actually got to sit and have a couple of hours to myself making two cards. YIPPEEEE!  Oh, it was soooo nice just to relax and create!

So, today's little make, is a retirement request card.  I have used my Kanban stash to come up with this creation: 

I love the cottage topper, I could so go there right now, just relaxing and being amongst the beautiful flowers... I may still add a little something to the top righthand corner, a little butterfly or something - not sure yet, will think on it :)

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On to

My card ingredients:

8 x 8 card blank

Green Coredinations ColorCore cardstock 

Kanban swirling vines foiled background card

Kanban Brown Gates cottage framed toppers

Gold Mirri card

Cream paper roses

purple paper roses

Spellbinders floral flourishes Die Cuts

Collall glue

Pinflair

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So, today has been good, I've made cards & blogged all in the same day - miracles will never cease LOL

I'm hoping to catch up on blogs as I have missed seeing all your crafty makes,just can't say when yet.  Please don't think i'm not visiting you - well, I'm not, but it's not for the want of trying! Hopefully things will settle down and I will have  a little more time to drop by.  Thank you all for your lovely comments you've left me, hope you know how uplifting they are to read :)

Until next time,

Mandy :)

New challenge started at Emma's Crafty challenge

Hi everyone!

A new challenge is here! Today starts challenge #19 over at EMMA’S CRAFTY CHALLENGE & the theme is FLORALS

it can be a card, scrapbook page or 3d project.

There's a great prize in it, a Crafty goodie bag

(approx £30 rrp)! sponsored by 'Crafty Queens' - looking forward to seeing your creations! :)

We had some stunning entries last month so I do hope you will join in with us again this month.  I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations J

Here is my DT card for Emma’s crafty challenge:

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Ladybird Crafts ~ Something floral

Challenges4everybody ~ Anything goes

2sisterschallengeblog ~ Anything goes 

Crafting' boutique Challenges - Anything goes

I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations J

Have yourselves a wonderful day.

Until next time,

Mandy :-)

Mish Mash of cards!

Wow, really, a month passed already since my last post? Hmmm, times flies when you’re not having fun!

So, in amongst family/health stuff etc, I have managed to have some crafty time and so I will post a few of the cards I have created this last month.  July is always a busy birthday month for me,plus a few commissions to fit in…here's just a few to view: 

If any of you are interested in the details of the above cards then please let me know. Time is limited online lately, hence not being able to get around to everyone's blogs but I'm working on it, I promise!

Thanks for finding the time to visit  & leave you're lovely comments :)

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Lace & Pearls

Good Afternoon everyone!

We have started a new challenge over at Emma’s CraftyChallenge.  This month the theme is ‘Lace & Pearls’ – you can create a card, 3D project or a scrapbook page.  

The sponsor for this months challenge is Tina Yarwood and the prize is ‘Frou Frou papercrafting & digikit along with two stamp sets!

Here is my DT card, which incidentally is my first Christmas make this year!:

Ingredients used:

8 x 8 card

Black card

white card

Glitter

Free Christmas reindeer stamp

Lea,bilities frame curl die

Pearls from stash

Black lace ribbon

I hope you can join in with us! Pop over to 

Emma's Crafty Challenge

 & take a look at our wonderful Design Team's creations!

I'm really looking forward to seeing your projects!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:
Crafting Musketeers Challenge blog - Ribbons & Pearls
Challenges4everybody - Anything goes

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Classic Transport!

Good Morning!

J Thanks for visiting today J

For today’s card,I decided to use this classic car from Kanban’s So macho kit. (Sorry for the photo - couldn't quite get it to take right)!

Ingredients:

Backing card, topper & sentiment from Kanban 'So Macho' kit

Martha Steuart punch

cream paper from my crafty stash

Gems from my stash.

A simple card yet, effective :)

I would live to enter this card into the following challenge:

My craft creations ~ Transport

I've been around already this morning, catching up & commenting on blogs. You're all so creative!

Off now to have a crafty clear up & clear out !

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Sea Ahoy!

Hi Peeps!

Thank you for visiting my little ol’ blog & leaving your comments. I like getting positive comments/criticism regarding my cards –and any advice is nice too! It means a lot that you lovely people go out of your way to visit my blog J There are so many lovely/favourite blogs to visit & just not enough time too to get round to them all…but it’s not for the want of trying…

On to my little project here… I think we all do those little projects that just dow’t quite go to plan, don’t we? We’ll here’s one of mine which I've made today! I’m showcasing it because it’s good to see where we go wrong so we can make changes for the next time…

This is the first attempt at a box easel card. I watched a tutorial on youtube on how to make one. And was quite pleased with the 'mechanics' of how it turned out & I was pleased with my stamping & colouring etc but then, I had 

to fiddle around with the top part - thinking it looked to bare with just the main topper on it.  I will so never learn lol I cut some corners out and added two little anchors - made by stamping onto shrink plastic - and then my heat gun died on me ;( and then I distressed and became Distressed myself - It looks like a bodge-job around the edges!Note to myself* practice blending more! So, anyway - I lived - & I learnt today lol  So on the whole, I'm pleased with the actual box easel card and the main image stamping etc so I can live with that!! 

Ingredients used:

Card & paper from my own stash

Die cut frame from Nelleis MFD 020

Kanban's beside the sea stamps

Blue Heritage pigment ink

Memento ink - tuxedo black

Boat emblie from my stash

Spectrum Noir pens

Red & White rope

Lesson learnt I say!

I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

crafting musketeers - Use a stamped image!

The crafting cafe  - Here comes the boys!

Cards for men - Boys will be boys!

Challenges4everybody - Anything goes!

Thanks for dropping by!

Until next time...

Elegance & Whatnot!

Hi Peeps,

After a much needed mini break I am back home. I’ve caught up with all the holiday washing and even had a few hours spare to sit down and craft!

This first card above is made from Hunkydory’s Pearl Elegance kit. such a lovely kit to create from.  

Recipe:

All card & papers & image from Hunkydory's Pearl Elegance kit

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This second card has been made from free stamps & papers from Papercraft Essential magazine.  I brought it to take away on my hols and really loved the stamps.  If you haven’t got the magazine yourself, the stamps are from a company called ‘Acid drops and whatnots.co.uk’. 

Recipe:

Papers & stamps from Acid drops & Whatnots

Image coloured using Spectrum Noir pens

Spellbinders spiral blossoms & foliage die cuts

kanban's red gems 

Just a quick post today as need to get on with my Father's day card, as well as tidying up a very untidy craft room!

Thank you for you're lovely comments - I appreciate them! :)

Until next time,

Mandy :)