A CHRISTMAS CARD

I started the year making 1 christmas card a week for a challenge on docrafts, but have got way behind, so when I saw the challenge on pink gem, I thought great i'll get started again, lets hope I can keep it up.

I have used a pink gem digi stamp and  used stickles 'frosted lace' for the rain and puddle, the large snowflakes are a provo craft die and the smaller ones are punched.

pinkgemchallengeblog. white on white

craft-roomchallenge. white on white

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USED SOME NEW STASH

Hi all 2 cards in 2 days things are looking up, this card is for the friendship swap on Docrafts. I bought the Marianne die at Summer Crafting in Doncaster, and this is the first time I have used it, it goes really well with the flowers, def a good buy.I have coloured the image with promarkers, instead of my usual copics, I only have 12 which I won as blog candy, so don't have many colours, but just the right colours for this image.

I am entering the following challenges

sentimentalsundays.  flowers + sentiment

divasbydesign  summer

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HAD A FAB HOLIDAY

We went away camping the week before last, first time for 5 years, and really enjoyed it. Our daughter Tracy and family came with us, we were near Matlock in Derbyshire, and our other daughter and grandson came to visit for a day, they live in Birmingham, so not too far to travel. The only downside was I got some terrible bites on my legs,  which were quite painful, why is it always me that gets bitten?I must be tasty. Anyway I have finally made a card, always takes me a while to find my mojo when i've been away, and here it is                                                             

It's a LOTV image, coloured with copics
Flowers from  Wild Orchid crafts
Sentiment  MCS CD
and I think the backing paper was a freebie with a mag.
I am entering it in the following challenges

Lotv challenge  Roses

Divas by Design  Summer

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ANOTHER LOTV CARD

Haven't had much time for crafting,as Freya our granddaughter has chiken pox, so we are looking after her while she is off school, but I have managed to get this card made, it's for her other grandma's birthday.

The image is LOTV coloured with copics
Flowers from wild orchid crafts
Backing paper Craftwork cards
Sentiment computer generated
 pearls and ribbon from stash.

I am entering it in the following challenges

LOTV challenge   pink and blue

Cute card thursday     going round in circles

creativecraftchallenges2.  pretty blossoms

dreamvalleychallenges summer theme

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A BIT LATE

I made this card for last weeks LOTV challenge, then realised I was too late to enter, but have found a couple of other challenges that it will fit

image is LOTV coloured with copics

backing papers from MCS cd

flowers and pearls from stash

I am entering it into the following challenges

Divas by Design-----pastel

Dream valley challenges---summer theme

Now i'm off to start this weeks LOTV challenge, and hope I get it finished in time.

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FOR FREDDIE

our grandson Freddie lives in Birmingham, we live in Bradford, and we don't see  him as much as we do our other grandchildren, so I am sending him this card, just to tell him we love him,

The image is from pinkgem and the backing paper is from a CD.I am entering it in the following challenges

Gem of a challenge lets hear it for the boys
craft your passion   anything goes
craftysentiments.challenge  for a child

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Been AWOL

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, May and June are difficult months for me, won't bore you with why, but we have a new grandson, and that pushed me back into getting on with some card making. George Edward was born at 11.12pm on July 3rd, weighing 6lb 6oz, and he's gorgeous.As we didn't know what sex the baby was going to be I started 2 cards, 1 pink, 1 blue, and finished the blue one as soon as we got the news.

It's an 8x8 card and the image is from a MCS cd, sentiment computer generated and cut with nesties, I also decorated the inside

and here's the verse I added

I also decorated a plain gift bag with the same image, and changed the handles to ribbon, instead of brown cord

I am pleased with how they all turned out, just need someone to have a baby girl now, then I can finish off the pink card.
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