Off On My Holiday

Thought you would all like to see where home will be for the next week :) I am off for a weeks holiday in Tenerife tomorrow morning for some lovely sunshine and relaxation. I will catch up with you all when i return in just over a weeks time. Bye, bye xxxx

Forever Friends

I made this card for Donna one of my lovely ' forever friends' i have made on the Cuddly Buddly forum, it was to thank her for the lovely stamps she sent me and a book to read on my holidays :) Thank you Donna. The stamp was from Docrafts and is from the 'Forever Friends range of stamps. I was so impressed with them i went back and bought another two lol. I have coloured the bear with Promarkers and have cuttle bugged the top half of the card and added some paper from my stash to the bottom. The flower is Prima and the leaf cut from Quickutz die, lil buttons i bought at the NEC way back in March.

I also made a little wallet to put a little something in for Donna, its something she loves very much!! Answers on a postcard please lol. The wallet was made with two pieces of A5 card and scored either side 3 times to create a fold, the same with the bottom. I then added the other piece of card to create the back and the top, i have cut the border out with my friskars border punch, added some paper and ribbon. The flower was from WH Smiths and the 'Thanks' from a scrapbook set i have, ribbon from Poppicrafts.



Yum Yum its Dairy Milk :) :) Hope Donna has saved us all some??

Lets Dine Out

I have used Tilda from the 'Summer Magnolia' stamp club, coloured in with Promarkers my favourite at the moment as they are so easy and quick to use. I have used DCVW card stock and papers from the Laura Ashley paper collection. Now i am not usually in to green, but am quite happy with this one. The flowers are Prima and leaves are cut from a quickutz die, little buttons from my stash. Now the layout is one of my own, i cut all the pieces out and moved them around and around my paper before i decided where to glue them down lol. I hope you likey???

Santa's List

Ho Ho Ho 'Merry Christmas'. This is a stamp from Cuddly Buddly called 'Santa's list', he is checking who has been naughty or nice, i can see my name on the nice list :) So lots of stamps for me please Santa :) Oh and some nesties!! Can you see your name on Santa's list??? If so what will he be bringing you???
I have coloured Santa with Promarkers and added some glamour dust here and there, he has been mounted on some lovely Christmas downloads from CB called 'Winter warmers'.

Robbie the Elf

Yep have used some more Cuddly Buddly stamps to make this card, Robbie the Elf is pushing the train.This has been coloured with Promarkers and i have used the winter warmers paper downloads again, with some little gems and some die cut snow flakes.

Spoon full Of Sugar Challenge 16#

I have been so wrapped up with making CB cards that have neglected the challenges i little bit lately, so when i saw this sketch by Nikki on 'A spoon full of sugar' challenge i thought i must have a go at that. I have used papers from my Laura Ashley pack, i then used one of my precious

Hangler stamped images given to me by Gail. I do hope its not to long before i can get my hands on some of these lovely stamps. The flowers are prima's and spotty ribbon is from Poppicrafts.

Santa's List

I decided i would have a go at a 'criss cross' card with this stamp and considering its the first time i have made one i found it fairly easy. The stamp is another Cuddly Buddly one called 'Santa's list', i coloured him with promarkers and added a little bit of glamour dust here and there. The papers are also CB downloads from 'Winter warmers' set, embellishment is also from CB shop. I haven't got one of those lovely tab punches from stampin up! so cut and circle and embossed it to make my tab top. The oval and scallop was cut with nestabilities dies and the white oval was embossed with 'Swiss dots' folder. I think i will use this fold if card again :)

Its a Girl

This card was quick and easy to make and great for one of those last minute cards. I have used the pram from the cuddly buddly Christmas stamps, so a stamp isn't just for Chistmas lol. The image has been coloured with promarkers and mounted on to ovals that i have cut with nestabilities. The papers are downloads from Cuddly Buddly Kwackerz set pink, the lace is also form the CB shop and is brilliant value for money, its a roll of paper in all different designs. The 'made with love' is a little charm that i have stuck on to the bow, also from CB.

Emmy Pushing Pram

Well this is a different look to 'Emmy' ,this time she is in pastel colours and i have added the pram. The Cuddly Buddly stamps are so versatile and you can get different looks by changing the colours and the papers. The papers are 'Let it snow papers' downloads from Cuddly Buddly, they have them in different colours. I have coloured with promarkers and added some snowflakes from the cuttlebug die and embossed with cuttlebug Swiss dots folder. The fold is a different one from me, i liked it so much after seeing Edna's card i thought i would give it a go (Thanks Edna :)) Its basically a card folded back on itself and a topper added at the half way point, and it leans forward onto the base card (Hope that makes sense??)

Emmy Elf

I hope your not fed up with these cute lil images yet ?? This is my favourite as i love the rich colours used, the red really stands out. The image is 'Emmy Elf' from Cuddly Buddly, she has been coloured with promarkers and layered onto 'Winter Warmer' papers from CB. The flowers used are prima essentials, embossing done with Cuttlebug swirl folder, snowflakes also dies from Cuttlebug.

Its Time for tea again!

This stamp is from the Cuddly Buddly Christmas collection! Yes I did say Christmas. I wanted to show that the stamps can be used for other occasion not just Christmas. I have coloured in with promarkers , using pastel colours this time. You can see i have used that lovely paper lace again, i has such a delicate lacy effect. The little charm is also from the CB shop as are the little gem stones that are sticky backed. The paper is download peppy papers Cornflower/peach, they are pretty floral designs and so colourful.

Its a Boy

A baby card made with Cuddly Buddly stamp 'Toy train' which is part of the Santa's workshop set. The gingham paper is also a download from CB its from the 'Little Kwackerz' paper . I just love this paper lace border it comes in a pack of 4 different designs and is sticky backed, so just cut and stick ideal. The greeting is computer generated and the lil heart is also from Cuddly Buddly, so get yourself along to the shop and take a look :) Oh train was coloured with promarkers.

Time For Tea

This is one of the cards i have created for the Cuddlybuddly site, i think she looks like mummy Christmas !!but she is called 'Time for Tea' i love the traditional colours for Christmas red and green. The papers are also CB downloads they are called 'Winter Warm'.I have coloured her in with promarkers and have added a circular acetate frame around her with a scalloped green circle underneath. The snowflakes and stars are cut from my cuttlebug die and a little gem added in the middle.

Exploding Box

This is the first time i have ever made an exploding box, really enjoyed making it to :) It was for my very dear friend Theresa who was 50 this August, she was so not looking forward to her birthday. I managed to get some photos off her sister Margi (thanks for your help) i am hoping Theresa won't be popping on my blog as she will go mad that i am sharing all these photos of her, lol. I have used a scrap booking set of papers i got from QVC some time ago and still haven't used!! I hope you likey??
Sorry i have not been adding to my blog lately but have been busy doing some cards for Kim with the new Cuddlybuddly Christmas stamps, so hope to be able to share with you soon :) If you haven't had a look at Kim's new stamps and papers for Christmas pop along and have a look, you won't be disappointed.