Being a teenager

My cousin's daughter is 13 next week so I had to make her a proper girlie card to mark the occasion! The funny thing is that my youngest nephew is also turning 13 in April and I showed him this card. His response was "great card for a girl! You are going to do me something different for mine aren't you?" Somehow I don't think he'd appreciate a pink card LOL




The numbers were a great buy at Stamperama and I coloured them in using SU Pixie Pink ink - yum I love that colour. The paper's Bo Bunny and the sentiment is Stampin' Up. The scalloped circle was done using the SU punch that I was persuaded to buy - thank you Kerrie! How did I ever live without it LOL

Diane's 40th scrapbook

Well out of the 20 pages in sister's 40th scrapbook - I haven't shown 13 of them on here --- ooops! Here they are - better late than never LOL

I used Page Map sketches for the whole of the scrapbook. I don't know what I've done without them :o)

My sister turned 40 :)

Well the big event of this year has happened - me sister finally turned 40. She's been going on about it for years and she did have the big party that she wanted.

Her card was a bit rushed as I was trying to finish her scrapbook. I'll post the final pages of it on here when I've worked out which ones I've shown already :o) She loved it and couldn't believe that I (and all the family) had kept it a secret from her for about 18 months. She's shown it to anyone that goes to the house so I think it was a hit LOL



Happy Birthday text is Doodlebug stickers covered in yummy pink flock.
Papers are Bazzill dots and Pebbles
Stamped image is from the Stampin' Up set: Crazy for Cupcakes

It's a very touchy feely card what with the flock and I've put glitter all over the topping on the cup cake :o)

80th birthday cards

My parents neighbour turned 80 at the beginning of this month. I really struggled to make these cards as I haven't been "with it" for the past couple of months - job security worries which are now "thankfully" okay.

Anyway, I ended up using a Little Claire's stamp - the elephants - and one of my new Christmas presents - SU Garden Whimsy stamp set. I love this set and can see it getting lots of use. The papers and ribbons are also Stampin' Up.





I used sketches from Split Coast stampers and Mojo Monday

Yet another football card!

This card was for my cousin who was 35 last weekend. Like most of my male relatives (and me!), he's a football fan. He supports Brighton & Hove Albion so the poor devil is going through it at the mo LOL



I used a sketch for inspiration but I can't remember where it's from. Life's a bit hectic so I'm just grabbing card making time every now and then. I do know that the blue/white football paper was from Crafts U Love and I've got it in most football colours LOL.

The cardstock and ribbon is SU bashful blue and the stamp is by stamps away.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

I'm round my parents and have just popped on the t'internet quickly and I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy, safe and prosperous 2009.

We'll be staying up to see the New Year in - well that's if I can persuade the "oldies" to stop playing cards LOL

See you all next year --- eek!

Post It note holder

Wow 3 posts in 1 day!

My UKS team had a Secret Santa. We had to make something or buy something for less than £5. Well because I can never keep to a budget, I decided to buy some stamps - which I'd knew she'd love - and make something as well.

The problem was I didn't have a clue what to make - thank gawd I organised a crafty get together at the beginning of December and the fab Kerrie bought along the instructions to make a Post It note holder. Yep she saved my life LOL and it was really easy to make :o)

Anyway, here it is


The paper is Bo Bunny (love) and the stamps are Stampin' Up (also love).