Sincere Condolences

A very quick post tonight just to post a sympathy card that I have had to make, my first one. My best friend from schooldays had some sad news just a few weeks ago, her mother had cancer. Just a week ago she was told it had spread and that it was terminal. She passed away yesterday :( They weren't very very close but you only get one mum don't you so it is still a very sad occasion.

I got this wonderful image from Pink Petticoat which fit the bill perfectly. I just made a very simple card in black and white and used my Cuttlebug and the Swiss Dots folder. I found a lovely sympathy verse online, there are some lovely verses, I was in tears more than once just reading them.

I am off to meet my friend for coffee in the morning and a natter so am off to bed now.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Joy xx

Sketch Saturday - Week #138

A quick post this evening to add the card that I have just made for Sketch Saturday's challenge this week. The sketch is great so I just had to give it a go and of course had to use one of my new LOTV stamps, isn't this little bunny gorgeous, I love him.

The recipe for my card is:-

Papers: Dream Street Papers - Nancy - The Loft and Gracie - Bubble Gum
Image - Lili of the Valley - Umbrella Bunny
Image coloured with Promarkers
Flowers punched.
Papermania Brad and pink half pearls added
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Nesties

Thanks for looking. Please leave a comment.

Joy xx

Creative Inspirations Challenge 94 - Photo Inspiration

Managed another card, I am such a slow crafter, I can work a little at a time on a card and take 2 or 3 days lol, I won't win any medals for being speedy lol.

Anyway onto the card. I decided to enter another challenge, this time the Creative Inspirations challenge for which I used to be on the design team. The challenge was to use the colours blue, white and brown which I think I have managed to do thankfully lol.

The image I used is a freebie from Meljen Designs called "Sweet Little Donkey", isn't he adorable? I again used my Promarkers to colour the image and used a few accents of Sakura which do not show on the photo.

The paper I have used is called brown and blue dots and I think (I could be wrong) it is by Hot off the Press but don't quote me on that lol. The blue card that I have used is Bazzill Bling in a light blue.

I cut the flower using my lovely flower nesties and added a blue half pearl in the centre.

I also added some brown tulle which I had in my craft drawer and added a little charm to the centre. I then tied some string onto a button and added to the corner of the card.

Sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

And there it is, I hope you like it.

Hopefully get some more crafting done this weekend.

Joy xx

Two cards to show today

Hello, I hope you are all getting back into the swing of things again now that Christmas and New Year is out of the way, doesn't it seem dull around now with the decorations and christmas trees gone. My first day back at work today, went very fast which is always good but got a feeling it is going to get busy.

It's my 40th birthday on Friday (7 Jan) and I am excited and a little sad at the same time, where have all the years gone? They went so fast, oh to be 18 again :)

Anyway over the course of the weekend I found a little time to make a couple of cards. I have used digi stamps for both, so convenient and no having to wait for them to be delivered.

The first is a baby boy card. The stamp is from Digi Stamp Boutique, isn't it lovely. I coloured the image with my trusty Promarkers and decoupaged the image also but you can't see from the photo. I also used one of my lovely Martha Stewart punches to add the heart detail at the bottom. I used some page yellow Bazzil card and some white corrugated card also and not forgetting nestabilities. Sentiment computer generated.



My second card is a birthday card. The image for this card is from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, again coloured with Promarkers. I used some blue Bazzill and brown corrugated card and added some blue half pearls. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

I hope you enjoy the cards, thanks for looking.

Joy xx

Happy New Year

I just wanted to pop on and wish you all a very Happy New Year, let's hope 2011 realises our dreams and is good to every single one of us.

Joy xx

Anyone for a cupcake?

Hi,

I've had time to have a little play and made this cake themed card....mmmmm looks delicious, I could eat one of those now....as if I haven't eaten enough this Christmas.....Weightwatchers is looming lol.

Anyhow, that's it for now, off now to watch some TV before bed but hope to get some more crafting time before going back to work next week. Hope you are all having a lovely day.

The recipe for this card is:-

Images - Kanban
Images coloured with Promarkers with Sakura accents
White Hammered Card - The Papermill
Doodlebug Paper - Cherry Chocolate Dot
The green and pink card I have used is all by Bazzill
Sentiment - dreamed up by me lol
Pink Liquid Pearls
Green Opaline Half Pearls
Spellbinders Nestabilities

Thanks for looking.

Joy xx

Challenge: I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge Blog

I'm back

Hi, Long time no see. Well I really am getting the urge to start crafting again after nearly a year break. I have made a couple of things, this was the latest project I made a few weeks ago...a sock monkey. I didn't realise how easy they were to make so decided to make one for my niece Georgia as she asked me so nicely lol. Here it is. Now onto some cards...watch this space. x

Joy xx