I CAN'T BELIEVE

It's been nearly a month since I last posted on here, where does the time go, I spend so much time blog hopping,and on docrafts,must get myself more organized. Anyway here's 2 of my latest cards, both Tildas, the first is for Kay's challenge on docrafts, had to be a cracker shaped card

The base card is from Kanban  image coloured with copics  wreath cut with Marianne Creatables wreath die, ric rac ribbon and computer generated sentiment.


The second card uses  papers from Papermania 'Festive Frolics ' and the sentiment paper is from my stash, punched slowflakes from gliiter card and ribbon and pearls again from stash

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and I really do appreciate any comments, hope to be back before the end of Nov, love Irene                                                                                                                                         

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO

I thought I was going to have more time for crafting, but we've been decorating the living room, and I don't know where the time has gone. I have managed to make a few cards, and here are 2 of them, These are an order for a friend, for her neices wedding, the colour scheme is black and ivory, and she didn't want a church, or a bride and groom on the card. So here is what I have done, the 2nd smaller card is a gift wallet.
         

I also made this little tag,to go in the gift card, I know it's got a bride and groom on, but she doesn't have to use it if she doesn't want to.

         I used            a heart embossing folder from Crafts Too
                              flowers and pearls from wildorchid crafts
                              heart shaped nesties
                              martha stewart edge and leaf punches
                              LOTV image coloured with copics   

 Thanks for visiting my blog and any comments are very much appreciated, love Irene                                                 

friendship and anniversary

Well after 2 days of gorgeous weather, it's now raining again, anyway here are 2 cards,I made them last week,and they have now been received so I can now show them. The first is my Sept friendship card for the docrafts forum                                                     

                                                                              Sorry can't tell you what the stamp is as the image was a gift from a friend

 The 2nd card is a wedding anniversary card, again for a friend on docrafts, this image is a PB stamp,isn't it cute?

                                                                        Well I am now going to have a tidy up in my craft room, and then start on a wedding card and gift wallet for an order
Thank you for stopping by, and for all the lovely comments,bye for now Irene

More time for crafting

Well my grandaughter Freya, who I have looked after 2-3 days a week since she was 6 months, starts full time school on Mon. She has been going part time for the last 2 weeks. So apart from school holidays I will have more time to craft. I will really miss her, but she and her older sister Megan will still visit once a week,at least, and hubby and I will have more time for adventure, now we are both retired.Here is a card I have made for a friend,her birthday is later this month, but she is visiting New York and Boston, to celebrate her 60th, so I have sent it early

The image is a digi stamp from Bugaboo

and the sentiment is computer generated

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and all comments are very much appreciated

                                                               

                                                              

really back into crafting

and enjoying it, made a few cards this week, some I can't post till they have been sent out, don't want to spoil the surprise, I can show this one though, it's for my brother, and i've used a digi stamp again

image from DigiStamp Boutique

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog, and for any comment you may leave, I really do appreciate it,love Irene

                                                            

creative inspirations DT call

Been very busy just lately looking after grandchildren, and we've been away on holiday,as a result my blog and crafting have been neglected. Well i'm back into card making now,and to give myself a challenge I am entering this card into my first blog challenge. Creative Inspirations are looking for a DT member, the requirement for the card is autumn colours, and this card fits the bill.

digi image from DigiStamp Boutique
coloued with copics
edges distressed with  Tim Holtz  brushed corduroy
 added buttons and punched leaves

I am sending this card to a male friend, who likes the great outdoors, so hope he likes it                                                                             

ANOTHER GOLDEN WEDDING

Well we had another golden wedding to go to on Sun, this was my late mum's goddaughters celebration, I was a bridesmaid for them. They live down south, but decided to hold it in Pudsey, where Brenda is originally from, this was good for me,as my brothers don't live locally, and they both came with their wives, and we had a really good day. The last time we were all together was mum's funeral 4 years ago,so it was good to all meet up again,for  this celebration.
Here is the card I made for them, and because of all the flowers, I also made a box for it

This morning we have just received an invite for another golden wedding (Chas' cousen) in Sept, so will have to get my thinking cap on, for another card. Today is a grandchild free day, we looked after them yesterday and we have them tomorrow, so I am going to get some cards made today. Yesterday we decorated wooden spoons,and dressed them up and we made pizza for lunch. Tomorrow we are having a trip to the Range, so could be an expensive day. Anyway I won't get cards made while i,m on here, so bye for now