Quick and Easy

Had a bit of a panic on yesterday when my OH decided he wanted me to make cards for my BILs birthday which is today ( I was going to cheat and buy them).

It had to be quick and simple and even worse.....for a man!

Cards for girls are so much easier...LOL!

This one has K & Co paper for the backing, quickutz candles, sentiment printed on the computer with a mirri card backing and brads for my stash.

Ideally I should have cut out a cake for the candles to sit on, but he probably won't even notice, so I think I can get away with it in this case.

Snow!

Well here on the West coast of Scotland is probably the only place without any snow at the moment. This morning, however, I dropped my girls off, one at work, and one at the stables, and on my way back I had to stop and admire the island of Arran which looks beautiful just now.

I went home and got my camera and then went down to the pier to get a better view.

Don't the mountains look pretty topped with snow?

I shall send a copy of this picture to my sister and brother in law who now live in Texas and I guess they don't get to see views like this too often now.

Petal's Birthday

I made this card for my friend Petal's birthday. I saw the stamps being used on this blog http://indigostudio-4hounds.blogspot.com/ and fell in love with them.

The cardstock is DCWV and the cupcakes were watercoloured using Dovecraft brush pens then a sakura glitter pen (which doesn't show in this photo) and each of them cut out individually. The cupcakes and sentiment are clear stamps from hero arts.......aren't they great?

If I had remembered that this was a rather special birthday for my good friend, there would have been a few more cakes on this card....LOL!

Anniversary card

Well I went to the SECC on Saturday to the creative stitches and hobbycraft show. I had a lovely time as usual but didn't spend as much money as usual.....maybe I'm ill....LOL!

I did, however, buy a CD rom, which I usually stay away from. The reason for this spur of the moment purchase was the examples that the man had made up, they were stunning. I made this anniversary card using the images on the CD, cut out and decoupaged them. Added a pearl stick on for the earring and flower centre.

The second card is Tilda and Edwin from Magnolia which is one stamp but I cut them out and put them on opposite sides of a gatefold card decorated with K & Co papers.

All fingers and thumbs

I made this card for my Mother-in-law for Mother's day. I tried to make a ribbon blossom like Pam Basset http://indigostudio-4hounds.blogspot.com/ and like my friend jukie http://montysmumscraftretreat.blogspot.com/ but mine just didn't work out, it looks like a bunch of ribbon tied together whereas Jukie has managed to follow Pams tutorial and make hers look like a ribbon blossom.

I guess I need more practice, I was all fingers and thumbs. check out Pams and Jukies versions, they are soooooo lovely.

Mother in law was delighted with her card anyway so that was ok ;-)

Jimmy's bus

I was recently asked for a card for a man known locally as "miss-a-bus".....o...k.......

The only other thing I was told was that he'd recently been in hospital and I had to ring someone to find out what he was actually called.

My friends know what a chore it was to make this card as I was to make it using the bus theme. Something which I don't really have much of (or any of).

However, using a bit of clipart and some masculine colours I think it turned out ok eventually. My eldest daughter did comment that if I ever need a West Ham card then I've hit on the perfect colours....LOL!