MIA

Good Morning!

Wow, it's been a while, huh?

What with a spell of illness & a house move there hasn't been much time for any craftiness :-/ 
However, this card above is one I made for Hubby's birthday in July. We both love lighthouses & this lighthouse digi stamp came from Sweet n Sassy Stamps - I coloured with my promarkers & fleximarkers, added some twine (coloured with PM's) & used some scrap papers from stash & included a sentiment made in word! Hubby loved his card I'm pleased to say!

Well....

Things are improving healthwise, the new house is looking good and the icing on the cake will be when I can get back to making cards! Unfortunately, everything craft wise is still packed up :-(  I'm itching to unpack but until hubby can create my little crafting area the boxes remain packed :-/

I've not had a chance much to catch up with blogs either as we have Mother here with us - recovering from surgery.  She had a double mastectomy a week ago and she is amazingly coping & dealing with her pain levels really well. Tuesday she gets results as to whether the cancer is gone.

I have been sharing the crafting world of card making blogs with her, which brought me to reading about Marcea's Thank you candy! If you haven't already, pop over and have a look at her wonderful work :-)

Well, once things are up & back to 'normal' I plan on blogging & resuming my card making addiction!!

Until then......

Mandy :)

Look what's coming....

 I've heard exciting news from Crafter's Companion News Blog! 

EEK!

If you are a fan of Nigel May's 'A-MAY-ZING' ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING CD ROM - then this week sees the launch of his NEW 'AMAZING craft into Christmas CD!!!  There are stamps too - I can't wait! It will be launching on Create & Craft on Tuesday 19th June! I will definitely be watching!  Crafter's Companion  have created a blog badge to celebrate the launch & they are inviting you to put the badge either on your blog or your Facebook page.  When you have done so, pop back here & enter your link to your blog or FB page by using their Mister Linky before 9am next Tuesday 19th June and you could be in with a chance of winning the whole craft into Christmas range! All details are on their blog.

 How exciting is that?

 I've been visiting the DT's blogs and loved seeing what they have done using the stamps and papers from his CD! 

If you love Nigel's stuff then go take a look at the design teams blogs listed on Crafter's Companion blog!

Now b r e a t h...

Okay, onto my little card now - I've had a play about with my free stamps from Simply cards & Papercraft magazine - stamps are by Teddy Bo & Co. I had not an easy time as I had a headache from hell but convinced myself to carry on as by doing so I thought it would relax me...Didn't quite work out that way and I wasn't happy with how everything looked. My colouring has a lot to be desired & I'm still learning!  I'm happier than I was with the card, but still feel something is missing...hey ho!

Here's my crafty ingredients:

Teddy Bo & Co stamp & papers

White card stock to stamp on

Nellie's Multi Frame die

Promarker pens: Cocoa, Dusky pink & Satin

Embossing folder from Crafter's Companion Beatrix Potter range

Blue ribbon & button from own stash

Doodled with my Blue Jelly roll Sekura pen

All mixed & matted & layered with peachy & blue card from stash

Left to dry and...

 VOILA!

Here it is!

Like I say, not completely happy with it but showing it all the same.  Oh, forgot to mention, I ruffled my ribbon up by running a stitch through and pulled it together to make a little rosette type thingy - then added a star button with a little bit of twine which I coloured with my peach Promarker.

Thanks for dropping by, any imput/advice, please don't hold back ;-)

Until next time...

Mandy :)

Embellishy Teddy!

This is my entry for the Crafters Companions challenge this month, which is Time To Embellish!

I have used my new 'Meadow Cottage bears' from Crafter's Companion by Christine Haworth.

I've embellished my card with as much as I think it needed without overdoing it! What do you think?

This is a beautiful CD Rom - if you've not had a chance to purchase it & have a look through it, I recommend that you do, such a lot you can do with these great images!

I haven't been around much this month - although I have been busy card making -  in between not feeling too good with my fibro flare up  - plus having to organise a Diamond Jubilee Street Party, which after all the arrangements and setting up, went really, really well.  I have a fantastic Hubby, family and neighours who pulled together to make this a great event!

Right, off to take a look around some crafty blogs...

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Sugar & spice, & all things nice...

..That's what baby girls are made of...

Hi All!

Another quick post as I need to take our kitten, Lola to the vet..she's hurt her paw, and now limping! 

Card Ingredients: More Hunkydory topper & card, along with Ann-Marie's favourite papers, lacy ribbon from stash, heart button too, flowers handmade using same papers, sprinkled with a little gem,  added a little lacy ribbon too, all mixed together, left to set and VOILA! A new baby girl card! ;)

I like it!

Anyway, must be off, Enjoy your weekend, and if you're from the UK, enjoy your extra long Mayday weekend!

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Secret Garden

I've had a play around today - and came up with this card.  I'd had some Hunkydory foiled die cut Toppers that I'd purchased a few months back - this one on the card was for a New Home card - I wanted to create a kind of secret garden effect - I don't know if I've achieved that or I've just swallowed up the topper! haha - either way, I really like it, and enjoyed getting 'carried away' adding this & that!  Everything on this card came from my stash (you know the one, the stash that gets put aside for another day).  I did a bit of doodling around the edges, I coloured an odd few leaves with my Promarkers and Voila! Here is the result!

If you have time, please let me know what you think?

Back later,

Mandy

Fairy Five today!

I've been in my element creating this little card for my Niece, Yvie - it's all glittery, which I love.  I find you can always get away with more glitter on cards when they're for small children.  I was like a kid myself, colouring, gluing & sticking!

The fairy digi is from a Christmas digi & I know I've had it for a while, but again, I can't remember where I got it from, so if you recognise it, and know where it came from, then please let me know! The sentiment stamp came from Crafter's Companion and the rest came from my stash!

Just a quick post today as am a tired girl after having a marathon card making session.  I'm hoping to raise some pennies from my cards as I have won a competition to host a Diamond Jubliee Street Party, and I've been trying to think of things for the children of our street to take part in - fancy dress is one thing I can think of, and maybe doing a raffle too but I need pennies to  buy the children's winning prizes - I've got 4 weeks to get this party started!!!

Seems this post wasn't as quick as I intended it to be!!

Hope all is well in your cosy little whereabouts...

Until next time,

Mandy :)

Teddy, you look tattered!

Hi All,  

Before I begin, I just want to say a massive Thank You to  Lynsey - I won Mr Nigel May'sA-May-Zing' All kinds of Everything signed  photo from the man himself, on her blog! First time I have won something, so was really chuffed.  I've brought his CD but still yet to make anything from it but I will, oh I definitely will!

OOOh, what's going on with the weather?  Last night it was howling and growling & pouring down most of the night - I must admit, I do like being snuggled up in bed, duvet up under my chin and tucked all around me, watching the rain hammer against the bedroom window - in a weird way it lulls me to sleep, so last night, for the first time in a LONG time, I got to sleep at a reasonable time! (not that I'm wishing it rained every night, but thanks rain, I felt a little refreshed this morning lol)

OK, here is little Tatty Teddy - he came about as a request from one of my Daughter's work colleagues - she wanted a card made with this little fella for her Mother's birthday. I sure hope her Mum likes the card. 

Tatty Teddy was cut out and decoupaged up, using Pinflair gel - I used a baby pink chalk to edge the lace-edged square die cut & corner flourishes and then glittered with my very fine glitter (for the life of me, I can not remember the name of, but remember where I purchased it from online - and guess what, after going to look for it I found the  site is under construction - so still wont know for a while).  The little flowers are from some peel offs from my stash, I placed them onto different pink card and then cut round them - the butterfly comes from the same peel offs and I did the same with that as I did the flowers.  The little circle tag is from Polka doodles Candy doodles collection CD.  The Mum sentiment came from a peel off. All was added to the lovely mint green card (from my stash).

How's things in your neck of the woods?  I hope it's not raining where you are - although, it does seem to be all over the country!

I'm off now to catch up on some blogs!

Until next time, take care.

Mandy :)