Cherish!

I have my mother-in-law's birthday coming up soon - so made this little card for her.  She loves her garden and so it works on that level.  It also works on another level - because she cherishes us too!

Few little details - the background papers were both stamped with Stampin Up stamps. The flourish was cut out using my ecraft (had it in my "bits box" already cut and ready to go!) - oh and the image is Mo Manning!  It was, I think, in a fundraising set.  I just love fundraising sets and always try to buy them when I can.

Well, thanks for popping over today

Rx

Ickle treat box

Just a quick little box today.  I had some playtime and dragged out a couple of stamps (Stampin Up) - and of course my ecraft - I really dont have enough time to play with this honey!

Thanks for popping by  

Rx

Aud Sentiments - ReviDevi

When I saw the images from ReviDevi, they just cried out to be used with felt.  Then I didnt!  But, it got me going on doing something to a bag - so I did!

My Mum was the model as long as I didnt show her face!  Aw bless!  I put some of the images together and then went and did battle with the printer...which decided it would screw the transfer paper up (twice) and leave a black line across the bird and butterfly at the top of the image....so I did what every good crafter does and cut them off!  

I used the full image for the card which goes with it!  And see the little flower in the corner - well this was a Top Tip Tuesday suggestion from my pal Samantha at Penrith Crafts - it involved using the paper candy to make a little flower - toooooo cute - why not pop over and see the other things they are doing over there?

And here are the two together - I cut the butterflies from felt using a Stampin Up embosslit and then just glued them on.  Ok, well the challenge theme may not be completely obvious from this - but its Summertime!  YAY!  Gotta love that theme!  Almost as good as an "Anything goes" theme!

With a theme this easy, why not take a chance and have a go at the challenge over at AudSentiments!

Thanks for popping by today

Rx

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Creative Cowgirls wanted Summertime Fun
Corrosive Challenges wanted Summer Colours
Pile it on wanted Summertime Heaven
Crafter's Companion said "Here comes Summer!"
Tuesday Throwdown wanted to see an animal in our creation
Crafty Ho's wanted Summer:Let the fun begin
Craft your passions have an Anything goes theme as do Papertake Weekly
Pear Tree Delights want to see Summer Delights
Digital Tuesday wanted to see In the Garden  and Scrapbook Sisters wanted an English Country Garden
Paper Pretties wanted to see Summer as our inspiration
Digistamps 4 Joy - wanted WINGS

Phew - stick a fork in me, I'm done!

Organisor - diddy!

You must have seen those tiny coin envelopes, right?  Well, I was going to make a little brag book or something out of them and then I decided on a teeny organisor - kind of a to-do list!

My friend at work, is also branching out into wedding organising and has asked me to help out with a couple of things - so I thought this might be something really nice to give to the bride-to-be so that she can keep pertinent details in it from her wedding - dress fittings, colour swatches etc etc.  She could then store it with her wedding album etc as a memory of the run-up to a wedding!

I didnt get very good pics of it - but the stamp is from Stampin Up and I embossed it in gold.  It doesnt show up very well, but it does shine nicely!  I then laminated the front and back covers, to make them durable!

I then just used the Stampin Up scallop punch on the inserts

Thought the whole thing could be matched to the bride's wedding colours.  But for now, its mine, all mine!

thanks for popping by - hope you are having a fabby bank holiday!

Rx

PS I am entering this in the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges just wanted us to stamp something!
Fresh Brewed wanted us to make anything but a card!
Crafty Emma's Store Challenge wanted to see embossing.

Another sympathy card

My colleague at work lost a very close friend last week.  I didnt want to do her a "normal" sympathy card as I didnt know the lady who died and didnt want to appear insincere - so I did her this card.  Used Stampin Up (still playing!) and really like how it came out - these are so quick to put together!

The sentiment says "If nothing ever changed there would be no butterflies".  Hope she likes it.

thanks for popping by today!

Rx

Two quick cards

One happy and one sad!

The first is for a friend at work who surprised everyone with her birthday!  First thing we knew was when her daughter posted a "happy birthday" to her mum on FB - luckily, no one from work (or very few) know about my blog so I can post this up here!

And the second is for a friend at work who lost her dad.  I am not great at these sort of cards...have to say Stampin Up kinda came to my rescue!  I had just bought the new flourish etc so took the opportunity to use it!

Thanks for taking the time to look

Rx