Nativity Christmas cards

Made these from a scrapbook kit by Dawn Inskip called Nativity.  I love the soft colours in all Dawn's kits and I must admit I have bought quite a few since discovering them.  I used Serif's DSA2 to build the cards (another great buy) it makes it so easy to make your own decoupage.  Hope you like!

Productive afternoon

Made the Trick or Treat bag that the children will be making in the craft activity for Halloween.  I used a brown paper lunch bag and a download from Polka Doodles and the cat tag is a free download from Pinkwool.com.
Think I might buy a cheap pack of creepy crawlies to attach as well!

This is the front   

This is the back   

 
I also made a Christmas card today using a digi image from Whimsie Doodles and a freebie sentiment from Create with TLC........

Awful pun I know but fun!
Thanks for looking.

Been Busy Last Couple of Days

Sunday was such a dank, dreary, miserable wet day (get the picure) I tucked myself away in my Craft Room and had a card making session.  here are the fruits of my labours .....

This is Pirate Penny from Sassy Studio Designs.  She was great fun to colour.  The background paper changes colour as it reflects the light.

These are two of my favourite Mo Manning Images ..... for those hard to please boys!

A Tiddlyinks image perfect for Man cards

And for someone in  total denial of his age!!
I have also been decorating the children's library where I work for Halloween here's a group of plastic bag Ghosts ready to put up tomorrow...

and a bat that I am going to get the children to make in our Halloween Craft Activity .....

Still more to do ....ghost plates and trick or treat bags but I suppose I should do some housework as it's my long day at work tomorrow.
Thanks for looking.

adayfordaisies challenge number 2

This is my entry for the"lets Celebrate" challenge.  I think this is a really beautiful image and I can see me using this one a lot.

adayfordaisies challenge number 1

I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it so I had to use it for the happiness is..... challenge.  I have kept the image quite simple as to be honest it speaks for itself 

Off on hols tomorrow for two whole weeks. Yipee!

Been Busy

Just a quick post to upload some photos of cards I have made recently ........
These were made from some new LOTV stamps

and close up of flower

another LOTV stamp

close up of twinkled snowflakes

last of the LOTV stamps

my colouring is getting a bit better

This one was made using a tiddlyinks image and an image from Make It Crafty and some downloaded free digi papers and elements

Thanks for looking.

Some new cards

Just popping on to post a couple of cards I made today in between cutting out stencils for Fridays Craft Activity

This card was made using an image from a  Day for Daisies etsy shop and from one of the papers my Son  brought back from Japan for me.

A special card for my Sister in law for her grandaughter using a  mix of Mo Manning and Tiddly Inks images.
Thanks for looking.

Tiddly Inks Challenge Halloween Blog Hop

Had so much fun doing this challenge.  Here is my card ....

The image is of course from Tiddly Inks.
Backing paper is made from MCS Walking in wonderland Cd and the cat stamp was free from The Craft Stamper Magazine.
Happy Blog Hopping .

Had A Tiddly Ink Sunday

After spending the last two weeks since our hols preparing for the Summer Reading Challenge Craft Activities I spent today colouring in images and actually making some cards.  All the cards are made from Tiddly Ink images, they are so nice to colour.   Really looking forward to the Halloween release tomorrow!!!

Thanks for looking.

Back from hols

We had a great two weeks away in Scotland.  For once we had two weeks of sunshine with no rain (unheard of for us!!)
This first photo shows the view from our caravan window

We had some nice walks along the coast and I discovered a 'Fairy' tree

and the flowers were blooming ....

Had to visit the pigs of course.  This is Bonking Bob and his mate

and the kids

All in all we had a great chilled out two weeks.  Unfortunately it's back to work tomorrow.  Roll on
September!!!!

New Craft Stash

After a fortnight in the non craft shop zone of Dumfries and Galloway I succumbed on my return home!!!!

These paints can be blended on to paper very much in the style of distress inks.

A very handy stencil to use with the paints for scrapbooking.

Two very nice background stamps that can also be used with the paints.

Displays for Summer Reading Challenge

Really pleased with the way these turned out.  Spent a lot of time at home working on these - that's the way it has to be as I don't always get a lot of time off the desk - we are so short staffed!  This one is in the foyer.

This one is in the Children's Library.  The theme this year is Space Hop so I think I've got it covered,

Tiddly Inks Challenge 8

This week the challenge is Baby of mine so I have used an image I purchased today as a reward for a visit to the Dentist(shudder)!!!!

As you can see it is an easel card paper pieced and glamour dusted.

Thanks for looking.

Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog Going Goth

I am entering this on the Challenge Blog Going Goth.

The images and the heart background are from the fabulous Tiddly inks
The arch background is from MCS Walk in Wonderland CDRom and the flower is made from a marianne
creatables set of dies on the Cuttlebug.
Thanks for looking.

Back on the Diet

Had a fabulous night out with the girls from work last night at our local Chinese restaurant.  It was all you can eat Buffet Night ....... fatal .... it would have been rude not to go back for second helpings !!!!! Then to top it all they brought out chocolate cake as three of the girls were celebrating Birthdays   AAAAAgh.  Will have to go on starvation rations for the next week to compensate.
Have made a couple more cards  to top up my pile for when we are away - 8 days and counting.

A Tiddly Inks image and Kirsty Wiseman backing papers and Greeting
And Closer

This one is a Mo Manning image and I have paper pieced the chair

And closer

Thanks for looking.

Father's Day Card

Have had a nice weekend visiting my daughter and her family down in Manchester.  Lovely to see our little grandson and it is amazing how he has changed so much every time we see him.  Just wish we lived nearer!
We are off in the caravan in a couple of weeks for our hols so  I have to get myself organised card wise for those people with birthdays etc while we are away I made a start with this Father's day card for Jim's Dad

The image is from Tiddly Inks (just loving these) and the backing papers are from Kirsty Wiseman.

Thanks for looking.