Blog Award

Ive been awarded a blog award from the lovely Ruth This was a great suprise to know there are strangers out thre who read and like my blog, so thanks Ruth.

I have to nominate 7 more to send the award onto these are the rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.

2. Link the person you received your blog award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the boys/girls you've nominated.

There are so many great blogs that i read daily its a shame i cant nominate more than 7 but here are the 7 ive nominated (sorry if you've already recieved one)

Anam

Kimmy

Kirsty

Monica

Annie

Jane

Anna

Ive also been making a few cards this weekend here are a couple ive mae using , circle nestabilities, DCWV papers and Magnolia stamps

the following 2 are for the men,

the snooker one i drew myself because didnt have a stamp which was snooker related, the cricket one is sporty george

1 more week

As the title says you only have one moere week untill the compition ends for the naming of my new characters so what are you waiting for, head on over here and check it out you are in for the chance of winning some fab stamps. Here are a couple of cards ive made using the images


the card stock is DCWV blossoms and butterflies, lots of stickles and zoomz.

Also due for release shortly are the next batch of Polly and Pip stamps, here is one of my pip creations this is pirate pip.
if there are any retailers reading this and you are interested in polly and pip you need to look here

Meet Charlie

Here is the first picture of martin with his first grandson,doesnt he look so proud.



We went to visit today and we had lots of cuddles all the family are doing fine and coping very well, it was a shame to go home after our visit but we had no choice as we had to go and pick the kids up from school. We would of stayed longer and asked my mam and dad to pick them up but yesterday mam had a fall and broke her elbow.
Yesterday teatime i got a call from my dad saying mam has fallen and her elbow was agony for her (mam has a really high pain threshold so it must of been agony for her) so i dropped eveything and went to the hospital with them, she got xrayed only to be told it was broken but as it was so swollen there may be more than one break that cannot be seen on the xray, the treatment was to put it in a sling and she was told not to move it and to go to the fracture clinic in the morning, she got no sleep what so ever. Today the doctor examined her and it was possible she may need an op but after a second opinion they have decided to put it in plaster and see how it heals, so mam is in plaster from here shoulder to her fingertips, so i appologise now if im AWOL for a while as she will need all my help.
For any Polly and Pip fans ive heard that Stamps Away will releasing more sometime next week so keep your eyes peeled for them, I know clever cut do a very fast delivery so give them a try, the link is in my sidebar

I am a GRAN!!!!!!!!

Its official we are now grandparents, its a cute little Boy and he was born this morning at 9.55, He will be called Charlie Alexander, he weighed in at a healthy 8lb 10oz!
I havnt any pics yet as we couldnt get to visit yet but will hopefully we will travel to see them tomorrow, I cannot wait to go and see him and give him lots of hugs and cuddles.

Home and Refreshed

Im home after a wonderful week in Devon, the kids absolutly adored it and we loved it too, we did so much in a week i will be talking about it for ages when i keep remembering little snipits.
Im still in the process of getting through all the washing 2 very big suitcases full, every year we normally go abroad to various places so i know all we need are t.shirts, swimsuits etc, but because we were holidaying in this country we had to be prepared for every eventuality so the suitcases were jam packed full, however we only had rain for one day so i could of gotten away with just packing the shorts and t.shirts.
Enough about the hols onto crafting things, here is a card ive made with one of my new images that will be available shortly over at Spiral Whisper

there is a compitition running at the moment to name my 2 new characters, you have untill 14th July to name them and there will be blog candy to give away to the winner so what are you waiting for head over to the Spiral Whisper blog to see what its all about.
Ther are lots of other sneak peaks too from lots of other talented designers and new stamps will be released often, pre orders for some of the new stamps will be opening on 14th July with the website going live and sending out orders on 21st July so dont miss out keep it bookmarked.

Another sneak peak

Just before i leave to go on my hols i have another sneak peak for you

They will be available soon from Spiral Whisper.I will post more sneak peaks on my return.

For all of you who have given into the temptation of Polly and Pip stamps made by Stamps Away, You will be happy to know there will be another batch released very soon so keep your eye out for them. so i will leave you with my latest Polly and Pip creation, This is Cool Pip

sneak peaks

For all you stampers out there i have some new creations coming your way, i have been aproached by Spiral Whisper to create some trendy characters to turn into stamps and i have a sneak peak ready for you as you can see

I have created a boy and a girl, im not sure when they are due for release but keep your eye here and all will be revealed, i do know we havnt got a name for the characters yet and whilst talking with kitty she mentioned she will be running a compitition on the Spiral Whisper blog, to name them.
Whilst doodling i also created this cute little couple, do you like?

PS I Love You

Oh my god have you watched this film?
I have been home from work ill with tonsilitus so Martin bought me PS I Love You, to make me feel a little better (im a baby when im ill and need lots of love and affection) i watched it this morning and i sobbed my heart out from 10 minutes into the film untill the end. Its such a fantastic film, a real chick flick and Gerard Butler is to die for(MMMMMmmmm) I would reccomend everyone goes and watches this film, in fact it was so good im watching it again tonight LOL.
Ive been feeling a little better this afternoon so i have made a couple of cards with my Polly and Pip stamps, one of the cards is for a special person whos birthday i forgot yesterday so Ali if your reading, this is for you expect to recieve it shortly with a special something in it!!

Polly and Pip part 2

Here are a couple more from Polly and Pip, this time i am introducing you to Polly'big day, Polly the hippy and Polly the cowgirl. I'd like to give a big Thanks to Ali and Paul of Stamps Away for taking me on board as a designer of Polly and Pip.

Meet Polly and Pip

Here the news you have all been waiting for, i am the designer of a new collection of acrylic stamps called Polly and Pip, these stamps are made by Stamps Away and are available from good stockists, they look fantastic on the website and look even better adorning a card or craft project and the even better part is they only 3.25 each, now that's value for money.
You'll never believe how excited i was when i was asked if i would design a range of stamps, i was jumping around the room like a lunatic it all happened so fast. There are 12 Polly and Pips on the website at the moment and more are in line waiting to be turned into acrylic cuteness.
Keep checking in as there is also more news on the horizon.
I will leave you with a card using Pip the Chef.

Party time & WOW

Tonight im off to a party at my Mam & Dads, they moved into a new house in March and now its all finally finished and perfect so they are throwing a house warming to say thank you to everyone who helped get them moved in, ive been busy all day helping her prepare the yummy food for the occasion. Whilst we were in th middle of preparing things my younger sister called in to give us some help and also announced she is expecting another baby WOW!!! her youngest is 3 years and will of just started nursery when this new bundle arrives, her partner is a twin and last time they escaped the twin thing but this time he is convinced they will be bitten by the twin thing, she says now way but he is convinced so its more babies in our family.
On another WOW i had a fab parcel from clever cut today but i dare not say more yet, check back as i may spill the beans soon.

What an exciting week

Oh wow what a week, i have so much to share but at the moment im keeping tight lipped. I will however let the cat out of the bag as soon as everything is finalised, and it has rolled of the production line (oh theres a clue). Its so amazing what a diffence 24 hours can make.

Do you like my funky boy card?

Watch this space.

CUPCAKES and BLING

just got a quick card to share at the moment i will be back soon with a longer post

Ingredients:

Stamping up cardstock, stitched together.

Bazzil card stock for the hand cut and pieced cupcake, topped with a button, embellished with Stamping up chalks, perfect pearls and stickles.

Hero arts stamped sentiment, and finished with bling candles from me and my big ideas.

Loving My Circles

I received my circle nestabilities last week from here and ive been going circle mad ever since as you ca see from my 2 cards above.

The Tilda card was made using the largest circle then i cut out 6 medium circles and placed them to make a large flower. Embossed and coloured with chalks, tilda was coloured with WHSmiths watercolour pencils.

supplies: DCWV card stock (brights), SU chalks, Cuttlebug paisley embossing folder, ice stickles, butterfly (fly) stickers, and various ribbons.

The butterfly card.

I used a template for the butterfly from papercraft inspirations, chalked the edges then dotted stickles all over, i used various sized nestablilities circles and covered them with stickles or a butterfly (fly) sticker and added faux stiching.

Now ready for a rant, i went to the dentist on Friday and ended up having to have a large filling which was a shock but not as much shock as the bill, 44.60. That was the end of my stash shopping i had planned for the weekend.

Its DS 13th birthday tomorrow so we will be busy shopping with him all day he is after a new phone which we are buying him but then he will have lots of birthday money too so i can see it will be a long haul day.

Wallet card

After reading Tracy's blog last night i was stunned to see a wallet card that she had made, i knew it would be perfect for Fathers Day, so i could include gift vouchers, IOU for various treats etc. Tracys blog links to the papertrey ink blog, i have bought a few sets of these stamps and often broused the blog, i think from now on i should browse more often as there are some fantastic ideas on there. If you look to the left hand side of this blog you will see wallet card, clicking on this will lead you to the instructions.

This wallet card i have made for my Cousins Son, he is 14 so a lot of things are not cool at that age but im sure this will be a hit especially as there is money inside.

Thanks to everyone visiting my blog and leaving a comment its much appreciated.

Cards, Cards and more cards

Above are some cards ive made over the weekend

I also volunteered to make my cousins birth announcement / thankyou cards and im all crafted out (LOL) i had to make 25 so i made them nice but simple, as you can see, i have used the cuttlebug to emboss its a boy and then i glittered it and added the thank you sentiment.

i also had another 3 commissions to make all this weekend, as well as make cards to top up the boxes i keep at work and in another place.

I do however love doing the cute die cut cards they are so quick and simple yet the finished card looks brill, as you can see from the cute little duck card, i have used my Nestabilities to cut out a circle in the centre of the card then cut out a blue frame again using 2 sizes of the nestabilities to create the frame, i added a little chalk and painted highlights to the duck then placed him over the frame, after this i surrounded the frame with assorted buttons and finished off all over with ice stickles.

Baby pics and mini book

I have permission to post the pics that completed the mini book.

Dylan was born on saturday 10th May weighing 7lb 13oz his feet are ginormous. as you can see from one of the pics.

Its A Boy!

My cousin had a little boy on Saturday, so all weekend I've been busy making a mini book and cards. I went to the hospital on Saturday and Sunday to see the proud mam and dad with baby Dylan, he is so gorgeous, of course i went armed with my camera got lots of lovely pics, but ill not share here until i get permission off his mam. Today i presented them with a mini book filled with pics they were delighted, whilst i was visiting i even got a commission for a mini book from one of her other friends who was also there visiting.

I will share a few of the cards have have made over the weekend, needless to say a lot of them are boy related.

I hope to have a longer post tomorrow just at the moment i feel very tired and a little icky, hope I'm not coming down with something as that will prevent me visiting the new baby for a few days.

Teddy bears

I have been admiring some of the cute cards on UK Scrappers using paper piecing and die cuts so decided to have a go myself, instead of limiting myself to just one die i bought a selection of teddy bear die cuts from seller off ebay here i cant believe the value for money they were, as you can see from my cards the teddies are so cute in the pack there were about 8 different posed teddies, they do of course come blank ready for you to embellish. Expect to see a lot more cutie cards from me because i had so much fun doing these cards.

I have really enjoyed my day off today the sun was shining so me and Martin went for a walk around town, as it was so hot i didnt want to cook so i made a picnic tea, Martin said we would of had a BBQ if he didnt have to work tonight, (never mind hopefully the sun will still be shining when he is off on friday night)

Heres another card i made using my new stamps happen stamp, i can see lots of fathers day cards been made with this one!

This is another of my house mouse creations