George again !

Well, as it's Dad's special birthday and he is very proud of his lawn and he cuts it almost daily who better for the job of a card than George lawnmowing? I did the letters nice and big for him so he can see it ok and let's hope he likes it !

Scrap & Chat

We made a lovely little brag tag book this week. I got a couple of new Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp stamp sets this week so decided to use some of them on the back of the tags.I'm going to make one of each of the boys eventually so thanks for the idea Carley,it's fab!

Passport for Getaway

Blimey where has the time gone...things have calmed down a bit now I'm not flitting backwards and forwards to hospital visiting in the evenings. Here's a pic of the passport I made to keep all the documents in for the GoGo Getaway retreat in a couple of weeks time,and some of the pages I have started- really looking forward to it. I can't believe how quickly it has come round.I've ordered myself a Bind It All machine after ummming and aaahhing for ages and as the passport needs to be bound - well I had to get one didn't I ! :-)

My Time to Craft Challenge

The challenge this week over
at http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/
is 'ribbons' so here is my effort.I'm in a tag making mood at the moment and decided to make a tag for a mini book I'm going to make with my initial on it.I inked the tag with red brick with a baby wipe,then stamped the keys with archival ink. I inked a 'Grungeboard' 'D' and then wrapped a tiny bit of ribbon round it,and stuck it on - then I put some crackle glaze over the keys to add a bit of texture and added a bit of gold dabber on the 'D' and round the edges

A tag and a card

Had a bit of a play tonight and made a tag with a 'Sugar Nellie ' stamp.I inked the tag first with red brick ink then stamped one of the new Tim Holtz ATC sized stamps over , coloured her hair with a Marvy le Plume pen then edged it with a gold dabber and glossy accents on her hair and pocket.Not quite sure if the tag worked with the glossy accents tho!
I also made a card with a one of my 'Magnolia Tilda'stamps - hope you like !

Birthday Weekend

Well, that's it now I am officially getting old ! Back to normal now after a great weekend away in the (rainy) Lake District. We had a lovely time and nice rest after being spoilt by work friends who decorated my desk and made my day and by other half who took me away and also had a dedication read out on the radio which made me feel very special! I managed one card this week as it's now youngest son's 17th so will be back crafting this weekend as I've really missed it..

My Time to Craft & Sunday Stampers Challenge

I have been meaning to take part in this challenge and this week decided to have some crafty time after hospital visits to Mum.The challenge is 'Tutti Frutti'- use something fruity ...well I couldn't find any grapey or orangey stamps so decided to use fruity colours instead. I used the K & Co 'Mira' papers and a Sugar Nellie stamp.