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Stampin' for the weekend

2009-07-30T10:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry a last minute post ... one of those weeks again ... this card is for a special friend whose birthday I thought was next week, silly me, I tried to incorporate it with this weeks challenge for Stampin' for the weekend which asks for a masked card. Am off again on my travels, so cant really tell you much about it as I have to dash. I used Hanglar images and the leaves are woodware. Hope he likes the card .. I think I just caught the postie xxxxxxxxx

Stampin' for the weekend

2009-07-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

This week has been a sad one for us all as we had the funeral of Peter's dear brother Rob, Rest in Peace Rob. Today was my beautiful mums birthday, it started with mum feeling under the weather but by this afternoon she perked up, I hope soon they will start investigations to determine the cause of why she is feeling so poorly. My card this week is the one I made for her birthday today. The challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend was to take us all back to the 70’s and take some inspiration from the following song titles!
Tangled up in Blue – Bob Dylan
Three Times a Lady – The Commodores
Seasons in the Sun – Terry Jacks
I choose Tangled up in Blue (even though I too dont know this song) I chose Tangled up in Blue – Bob Dylan and dedicate it to my very special mum. I love you soooooo much xxxx

Card for the Stampin for the weekend challenge 5

2009-07-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

Well I managed to do the card for this weeks challenge, with things being a bit hectic this end I wondered if I would get time, well a managed to trash my front room in the process, to look at it now and the mess I made you'd think Id made 20 cards lol

The card is made with papers from the latest Designer Extreme II disc at Bearly Mine Designs

lots of yummy papers to fit any colour combination you choose..... very helpful to me as I have colour blindness with some shades !!! They are labelled yellows, blues, purples etc

The image is a stamped one kindly sent to me by my good friend Donna, thanks xx, I coloured with water colour pencils.

I had a bash at distressing .....but it got ME distresses rather than the image, I used water colour and some eye shadow from a pallette I dont use ( never let it be said that we cant improvise !!!) then found my chalks eventually (must have moved them when having a de-clutter) well between all those attempts it got distressed of a sort .... my inks are with my granddaughter who is busy with a project for school, I hope this is a technique I can improve on, fingers crossed.

The sentiment is computor generated.

The flowers are my first attempt with FredSheSaid flowers I really like the result, even though I dont cope too well with the fiddly cutting out ... I think the flowers just finished the card off nicely. I added a bit of sparkle to the petals and the gemstones are from my stash.

2009-06-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

This is my card for this weeks http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ challenge. I must try to get the card done at the start of the challenge rather than at the eleventh hour lol. the challenge was to make a card with a pocket. Here is mine.

The papers I used are from the K - OLOGY 6 x 6 Designer papers by K & Company. The Tilda image coloured with water colour pencils, the flowers and brads from stash and also the ribbon. Thanks for looking, Cathy xx

The Vikings on the Village Green

2009-06-22T23:41:00.000-07:00

We had a lovely day sunday, on the Village Green at Sholver, thanks to my best friend Fran for the invite, you all organised a fabulous day !!! I hope to come to lots more days like this and look forward to the next one, the Vikings were a sight to be seen.

Another Footie Fan card

2009-06-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

This one was for my BIL's birthday he too is an avid footie fan, his lad plays for our local football team, redently we went to Wembley to see him play in the Cup Final, hope you had a nice day xxx

My Dads Fathers Day Card

2009-06-22T23:32:00.000-07:00

I got my lovely dads Fathers Day card done too, he is an avid Manchester United Fan so I tried to make the card fit that passion. Dad had a lovely day with all the family, love you dad xxxxxxxxxxx

Stampin' for the weekend challenge card

2009-06-22T23:24:00.000-07:00

This is my entry for the stamping for the weekend challenge http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ albiet getting closer to the next weekend!! I need to get my de-cluttering done so I have room to do cards !!! the theme is whiter shade of pale, this little girl is so cute, sorry for the rubbish photo my camera refuses to take a better one ... well thats my story lol, sentiment pc created, cut out with nestie (which I still have difficulty with as they have a mind of their own between sandwiching the plate and coming out the other end, they seem to "move" from where I place them) xxxxxxxx

My dads birthday card

2009-06-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

My dad was 82 this weekend .... he is a very special dad he is super fit and walks every day to help him keep him that way. Recently we went to see our local team in the cup final at Wembley ... I made his birthday card to remind him of what a fabulous day we all had

2009-06-16T15:15:00.000-07:00

My entry for the http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ wk 2 is a thank you card made with a freebie from Dustin Pike ... the image is a digi one and I coloured it in with watercolour crayons I made the posy with bits from my stash

Challenge card for Stampin for the Weekend challenge

2009-06-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

My entry for the http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/

The backing paper is from DESIGNER EXTREME VOL 2 cd, a fabulous cd full of exciting papers, you can find it here at http://bmd-creations.blogspot.com
The ribbon is from my stash, the image is one of the gorjuss girls stamps, the flower is a Prima one ( I think) and the rick rack braid is Anitas. The sentiment is PC created and cut out with Nestabilities ! (my first try which got stuck on the plate) lol

2009-06-05T13:49:00.000-07:00

Pop over here where Bev is giving away this smashing bit of candy for 300,000 hits http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-bit-of-candy-for-300000-hits.html

Wow I received my first award!!!

2008-05-27T23:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Donna for the above award I havn't had a very good week so sorry for not coming on to pass it to someone before now ...there are some fabulous blogs out there ...its hard to pick just three but here goes

Nikki

Janet

Lisa

2008-05-23T00:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to visit http://www.dungevalley.co.uk/ ...it was a beautiful place and nothing like Ive seen before ....its situated off the road to Maccclesfield from Whaley Bridge so colourful, definitely a place worth visiting.

Heidi is giving away some fabby stuff !!

2008-05-19T23:57:00.000-07:00

Heidi is giving away some goodies ... see here http://heidi-kortoggodt.blogspot.com/ wow !!!

2008-05-19T23:18:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of cards I made with the Creative Fusion cd from Bearly Mine designs at http://bearly-mine.co.uk/ ...Donna is very talented she creates all her own backing papers and toppers. I heard yesterday that she has a new cd due out soon and she is showing a sneek peek on her blog http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/ take a look, they are beautiful.

2008-05-19T04:22:00.000-07:00

Hi pop over to http://meandlilg.blogspot.com and think of an idea for her to spend a birthday with a difference

2008-05-19T04:07:00.000-07:00

Hi a quick note to let you know Emma is giving away some blog candy ...pop over http://elf-creations.blogspot.com and see

Hurry to FUnKy FAirY for some blog goodies

2008-05-11T13:26:00.000-07:00

Just to let you know they are giving away some fab blog candy on http://funkyfairyinspirations.blogspot.com/ imagine yourself as a fairy ..........

2008-05-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

Well another week whizzed by.....Today is my sisters birthday ...and I made her card with Donnas challenge in mind http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEV!!!!!

Hope you have a relaxing day and take a breather after the hard studying over the last few weeks for your doctorate ...See I knew you'd do it !!!!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Can't believe it's Friday again ..

2008-05-02T12:20:00.000-07:00

I had surgery on my right eyelid today .... strange experience... glad its over, it doesnt look too good at the moment ...think might dark glasses tomorrow as i look as if I lost a fight lol. The nurse who stayed with me before the op was really nice. I think it seemed a strange experience as I was awake throughout.

Wow!!! It's Friday already where did the week go ???

2008-04-25T12:19:00.000-07:00

Its been a busy time this week ...I can't believe its Friday already I am in the process of completing a scrapbook for my daughter Louises birthday...

Hopefully I will finish it tonight ...here are a couple of cards to be going on with.

The wedding cards were made with images and backing paper from the Creative Fusion cd from http://www.bearly-mine.co.uk/

Happy Birthday Peter !!

2008-04-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

Today is my husbands birthday, we spent a lovely day with the grandkids and he got lots of yummy things.

Some of my cards

2008-04-19T05:43:00.001-07:00

Mums not very well she has a bad kidney infection and my sister in law Julie is in hospital with suspected kidney stones and renal colic..... GET WELL SOON JULIE AND MUM XXXXX

Here a few of my cards

I love the pink petticoat images.

I only make cards for family and friends couldnt do for anyone else as Im not organised enough!!!

Barnsley Metrodome Here I Come ...(creaking as I go )

2008-04-18T00:05:00.000-07:00

We are all going to Barnsley for the day. My grandkids all swim like fish. I love to spend time with them....families are very important and grandkids are ultra special. Take a look at them they are brilliant.

N. B. Need to finish my card when I get home !!!!!!!

My friend Donna at http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/has the new nestabilities and I am hoping she is going to show me her new creations when I get home. Her cards are really special and she designs all her own backing papers and all sorts of other things. She has a website

http://www.bearly-mine.co.uk take a look her stuff is amazing.

Happy Anniversary to Catherine & Kevin

2008-04-15T23:57:00.001-07:00

Today is their 14th Anniversary.

Where do the years go.

I hope they have a wonderful day.

We will all be celebrating tonight.

Welcome to my Blog

2008-04-15T13:53:00.000-07:00