31/12/2011

MY TOP 5 and A Happy New Year!


I've never done this before so I thought I'd join in with the Top 5 cards of the year 2011
as shown on Debby's blog here
First card has to be Tilda because as you all know I'm addicted to colouring these little beauties!
This one got me in the top 5 at TOMIC so made me feel very proud, she's also the very first Tilda I bought...bet you already knew that :o)
2nd card I'm afraid is another Tilda, I just loved the way this one turned out

This was the first card I made for the Joanna Sheen blog and it bought in a few Christmas orders, I loved the vintage Santa and the red cardinal bird. 

Choosing a Sugar Nellie was extremely difficult I love them all.
but there was something about this one...probably the colours
Last but by no means least is this Whiff of Joy 'Coffee to go'
I love this stamp and the way the card turned out.


Well that's my Top 5 for 2011, I hope you like them.
Wishing you a Healthy & Happy 
Lots of Luv & hugs

30/12/2011

Molly Without her sledge

Good morning, this is my weekly card for  The Stamp Basket, 
 I've made this card using Molly without her sledge 
I've inked up half the stamp and made it a piece of glitter strand in her hand.

I've used Molly Bloom ~ Molly with Sledge stamp
and I've distressed the side tag with Tim Holtz distress pad Vintage photo

All the above products are available at The Stamp Basket and the wonderful sale is still on so come and grab yourself a bargain!

Happy New Year, 
luv & hugs
 xxx

28/12/2011

Tilda with wrapped heart

Good afternoon dear blogging friends, 
This is another of the new Tildas from the Sweet Crazy love 2012 collection
Tilda with wrapped heart.
I've used the Magnolia new papers again and stitched all around
beautiful roses & Cherry Blossom from Wild Orchid Crafts
gorgeous gingham ribbon from the Ribbon Girl
charm from ebay
I used the X cut tiny flower punch for those little flowers and Kort & Godt pearls
Ribbon from my stash
The stamped stamp & stamp die are from a set by Whimsy

Simon Says Stamp challenge  ~ Anything goes

Hope you like my card, thanks for stopping by
luv & hugs 

26/12/2011

New Tilda with Daisy

Good afternoon, 
I hope your Christmas festivities went well, we had a lovely day, 
lovely presents, great Christmas lunch and lovely time spent seeing our Grandchildren on skype.

This is the New Tilda with daisy from the Sweet Crazy Love collection 2012
The Magnolia tag
with 'Thinking of You' sentiment

I've used Magnolia Tilda with daisy (2012) & Magnolia 'Calla of Paris' paper layered & sewn
Magnolia DooHicky dies tag & lace doily
Martha Stewart butterfly and corner photo punch
butterfly charm
Ribbon from Ben Franlin
square paper doily 
Tim Holtz  distress collection card & crackle paint (picket fence)
Kort & Godt Pearls.
CHALLENGES;
JUST MAGNOLIA ~ WHITE PLUS ONE OTHER COLOUR (GREEN)
STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND ~ ANYTHING GOES
THE CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE ~ USE A SENTIMENT

Hope you like it,
 have a fun day today, take care,
Luv & hugs 

25/12/2011

ATSC ~ DT CARD and ***HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE***

Good morning...it's CHRISTMAAAAAASSSSS!
Yeah!.... Happy Christmas everyone
Hope you are all having a wonderful day and have had lots of lovely crafty presents.
Today is Addicted to Stamps Challenge day
it's all about Something New
New year, new baby, new home...the choice is yours, for the next two weeks if you want to join in our challenge you can make a card for our something new challenge.

Hope you can join us.
Enjoy the rest of your christmas,
 lots of love at Christmas 

23/12/2011

The Stamp Basket DT Card

Good afternoon all,
At last a card from me, it's been a few days!...
               ...my card for today is this sweet Molly Bloom stamp 'Molly with sledge'
I've used
2 of the papers are from the Bo-bunny (Father Christmas) pad

All the above are available at the Stamp Basket and some are in the sale at the moment.
Thank you very much for the very kind comments you left on my Sons artwork below, you've helped to boost his confidence a little. 
I just want to finish by wishing you all A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS 

luv & hugs Teresa xx

22/12/2011

Not cards but...my Sons artwork

Good evening all,
 I've been busy making DT cards but can't upload them until the appropriate dates, so I thought I'd share some of my Sons artwork with you, his name is Kieran and he's 18yrs old, I think he's very clever but then I'm a very proud mum lol
this first one he did a couple of years back for GCSE Art

and this one

This one he did in acrylics this year for A level Art
They are all so much better in the flesh (so to speak) I don't think photos do them justice but needless to say he passed his exams and we are proud...
...sshhhh! don't tell him I'm showing off his artwork!
See you tomorrow with one of those DT cards,
Luv, hugs & Merry Christmas

18/12/2011

Thank you

It's a late good morning from me today, my Mum & Dad held their annual Christmas party last night, it's the one evening a year all our families get together, exchange gifts and have a good old laugh, food & drink, it was wonderful! It's when Christmas starts for all of us and a good time was had by all.

 Today is Totally Tilda challenge day and this is the last one of the year, taking us through till the 15th January and it's a nice easy one
 'Thank You' cards


The prize this challenge is this superb double prize from Bunny Zoe's Crafts



So get making those Thank you cards to be in with a chance of winning these two great prizes
Please don't forget they must feature Tilda (not Edwin, unless otherwise stated) to be in with a chance of winning.
Thanks for looking, have a wonderful Sunday
Luv & hugs

17/12/2011

A few Christmas cards

Good morning,
Today I thought I'd show you a few Christmas cards I've been making over the past week or so
hope you like them.








All these cards were made using the 'Santa Arrives' stamp from Joanna Sheen.
See you later, hugs 

16/12/2011

Fizzy Moon ~ Snow

Good afternoon all, 
I'm a bit late today, I've had 101 other things I had to do :o(
but here is my DT card at last for The Stamp Basket


All the above items are available at The Stamp Basket and don't forget there's a great christmas sale on with up to 30% off some brands take a look here
Have a lovely weekend and keep warm
Luv & Hugs Teresa xx



15/12/2011

Joanna Sheen DT card

Good afternoon everyone. 
This is my 2nd card for the first Joanna Sheen Challenge,
 using the same 'Santa Arrives' stamp from Joanna Sheen


I love this stamp, I've used it for many cards this year already.
I've used the Country Christmas paper pad again
gorgeous red ribbon from Crafts4You
Kort & Godt pearls from Joanna Sheen
Poinsettia & holly leaves from Michaels

Challenges;
ABC Christmas challenge ~ Y is for Yippy it's christmas
Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ I'm dreaming of a green & Red christmas
Let's Ink It Up ~ Christmas Project
Paper Sundaes ~ Anything Christmas
Christmas Crafting ~ Santa Claus is coming to town

Thanks for looking, see you later
luv, hugs and A very Merry Christmas 
 

Christmas Sale! at the Stamp Basket

Christmas Sale!

BIG CHRISTMAS SALE NOW ON AT THE STAMP BASKET!


25% OFF SELECTED BILDMALARNA STAMPS

25% OFF ALL FIZZY MOON STAMPS

25% OFF SELECTED MOLLY BLOOMS STAMPS

25% OFF SELECTED NELLIE SNELLEN STAMPS
25% OFF SELECTED STAMPAVIE STAMPS
25% OFF ALL WILD ROSE STUDIO STAMPS
25% OFF SELECTED MARIANNE DESIGN CREATABLES
30% OFF BACK TO BASICS PAPER PACKS
30% OFF BO BUNNY PAPER PADS
30% OFF MY MIND’S EYE PAPER PADS
30% OFF MARIANNE DESIGNS PAPER BLOCS
30% OFF SMALL PAPERMANIA PAPER PACKS
30% OFF WILD ROSE STUDIO PAPER PACKS
…..and much, much more!
Just thought you may NEED something as we all do,
...but leave me some :o)


14/12/2011

A warm glow...

There's a hard frost outside today and it's so cold but I'm not grumbling I know there's parts of the country who have it an awful lot worse than we do and I really do feel for you so keep warm and safe dear friends...
My card for today will hopefully give you a warm glow of warmer days to come, this is a Faye Whittaker  stamp called 'Lifebouy' from the All our yesterdays collection of stamps, I used to cross stitch all these gorgeous little images of summertime before I got into card making. This is my first stamp from the range and I intend to buy many more.


I used Tim Holtz papers, layered & sewn
stamped the corners again with a cute corner stamp and added pearls (Kort & Godt)
Magnolia die cut tag
with white seam ribbon bow (The Ribbon Girl)
Pink sparkly ribbon (Michaels)
Faye Whittaker stamp 'All our yesterdays' (Joanna Sheen)
(Wild Orchid Craft) Roses
Sea shells
starfish charm (The Ribbon Girl)
Cheesecloth (Amazon.co.uk and Michaels)


Challenges;
The Cutie pie challenge #7 ~ Use a sentiment
Creative Craft Challenges ~ Faux or real stitching
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge #50 ~ Bingo (Ribbon, flowers & die cut)

Hope you like it. keep warm
Luv & hugs

12/12/2011

A Card for my Mum

Hello all, 
 Yes it's my lovely Mums birthday on Wednesday and I know she loves these Sugar Nellies so I thought I'd make her one in her favourite colour, hope she likes it. 
Happy birthday to the best mum, she's really special. 
Luv & hugs

11/12/2011

Are you ready for some Rock & Roll?



Hello again, I've just popped back to let you know about the fantastic challenge starting over on the Here Come The boys Challenge Blog today.
Rock & Roll
The girls have made some fantastic cards for your inspiration so please pop by if you can and join in this great challenge.
See you later over on your blog
luv & hugs