Bendy Card 1.............

The 1st February can you believe it.....the time seems to be going by so fast it's scary...!!  This is going to be a lightening visit I'm afraid...just long enough to post the card but I shall be back soon..!!  The card was cut from a file designed by Tina Fitch at Craftuprint, to embellish the card I used a rose and leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts, some stick-on pearls and a peel off sentiment. These Bendy cards are quick to make but have a lovely end result I think...so here goes...hope you like....

Well that's me for today as I said it was going to be a lightening visit so until next time I'll thank you for visiting and hope you come by again.....take care...!!

Butterflies and Flowers....................

 ....Two of my favourite things I might add...love them both...I've used them to feature on the card I'm going to show you today...and I also used my new favourite toy too...lol...I'm finding the Cameo is as good as everyone said it was.   Although I'm still on a learning curve with it I've been reading all the info I came across and have practically gone cross-eyed watching the video tutorials...my oh my there's some extemely talented ladies around.  Wish that I could be...lol

Anyways before I get to boring you all silly I'll get said card uploaded but in all seriousness I'm not too sure about it...I'm not over-fussed with the colours I've used but it's done now so here goes.........

I made the card using a cutting file from Krewella Kreations the butterflies were another free download from...I think...UKScrappers...but I'm sorry I'm not sure...I coloured the butterflies with a Promarker to blend with the centres of the flowers and used stickles on the body but you can't really see it too well.  To finish the card I used a piece of cream cotton lace, ribbon and some stick-on flat backed pearls.  I also used small stick-on pearls in the centres of the flowers plus a Promarker to bring a bit more colour to the centres.  Hmm still not sure...!!


Well I'm sorry this is such a short post today I'll try to do better next time...thank you for calling by I hope you call again.....take care...!!

First Card Of 2013...........

Well I've finally got around to creating a card and not only is it my first card made this year it's also my first card using my Silhouette Cameo...I love it...the Silhouette Cameo  I mean...LOL...!!

Hope everyone's weekend was a  good one...mine was a bit hectic...DH took a couple of plants from the front porch to put in the garden to catch the rain on Saturday and slipped on the wet tile steps and ended up breaking a bone in his foot. Had to get our neighbour to drive to the hospital because I don't drive...never learnt and it's been one major regret of mine...!!  DH is not a happy bunny though as he's had to cancel his golf  for this Thursday...but he's getting over it...!! LOL  Said neighbours took me to the shops this morning too...on their suggestion...we live in a valley and have no public transport so with DH not being able to drive I was so grateful of the help. He has to inject himself everyday though until he has his next appointment in a fortnight...I've never known that before for a "break"...I know my son didn't have to do that when he broke his leg a few years back...but that was in the UK...and things change I suppose....!!

Anyway I'll get to the task on hand and upload my card...hope you like....

 How it was made.................
Background Paper  -  Victorian Classic Patterned Papers - Paper Cellar Ltd.
Frame & Birthday Sentiment  -  Birds Cards.
Silhouette Cameo.
Mats cut using my Cuttlebug and assembled using foam pads.
Ribbon and stick on pearls were from my stash.

That's me for today I'm afraid...thank you for calling by...hope you come visit again soon...take care...!!

A Belated Happy New Year...............

Well I'm finally back after my long absence...I can't believe how long it's been since my last post...I've given the blog a new look and given myself the determination to do better and update more often.....I was a dismal failure last year I admit...!!
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year...our holiday in the UK was lovely and enjoyable in as much as we got to see family and friends but on the down side I was left nursing a bad cold for the best part of our stay but I know for sure I wouldn't have been on my own in that respect..!!
I have so many photos of the cards I made before Christmas but honestly if I posted them all I'd bore you into a stupor so I'm only going to post some of them...hope you like!!
Before I do that I have to tell you I finally got to buying a Silhouette Cameo...it only arrived yesterday and as yet I haven't given it a test run but hopefully over the next day or so I'll be back to show something I've made with it.....watch this space...!!

Now for the cards...these first two are cards I made for two of my sons...both having December birthdays.

The following are Christmas cards I made for my Grandsons and also a 1st Christmas keepsake and card for my Granddaughter.......

 

                                 

And to finish here's an assortment of other Christmas cards made......

I hope you've enjoyed visiting my blog...until next time stay warm and take care..!!

Shirleys Cards...........

Hi I hope you're having a lovely day and also looking forward to a great weekend.....!!  I've just popped on to post a couple of cards made with cutting files purchased from Shirleys Cards. If you're interested or a bit curious pop over and have a look see...it costs nothing to look..!!  Anyways these are the cards in question...hope you like........

 Love the design of this card and I was really pleased with the finished result although the quality of the photo leaves a lot to be desired...as I've said before I really must get a new camera...might just have a word with dear old Santa...LOL  I'm really into silhoutte images at the moment.....as you may have noticed with previous posts...LOL

This card is so sweet I don't think it needs a lot of embellishing...I think it looks fine with just the silver cord and snowflake...but that's just my personal opinion......!!

Well that's me for today folks I hope to be posting something again soon....thank you for stopping by.....take care...!!

Something Just A Tad Different......

Not a card or an ATC this time but a Christmas decoration...a door hanger to be precise...LOL  I made it using a design by Tina Fitch downloaded from CraftsuPrint and cut out using my Craft Robo.  Old CR has been having a right good airing of late after having been neglected for quite some time...but now I'm thinking of buying myself  the Silhouette Cameo as an early Christmas present...ssshhh....CR's not going to be totally redundant though I'll still have quite a bit of use for him I'm sure.  I've been checking out the Cameo for a while now and it seems to tick all the boxes for me...watch this space...!!  Well having said that I'll get to the business on hand........tra la....

Hope you like it...I was really pleased with the end result myself I have to say...even hubby was suitably impressed ..LOL...!!

That's me for this visit then.....thanks for calling by.....call anytime.....take care..!

Just A Quick Visit......

Hi hope you are all well...it's been really miserable here these past two or three days...but as they say "chin up and keep smiling"...LOL
I really just wanted to make a very quick visit to post a few cards made recently...will post more in a couple of days...so here goes hope you like.........

Next is my ATC I put forward for the ATC Challenge Swap "Weather" over on Paper Digital Art and Imagesbykim...nothing serious just great fun........

Well as stated earlier this was only going to be a quick visit so until next time I'll thank you for calling by my blog...take care...!!