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My new Nestabilities ovals came today, they took a week to come from America. I got them from Cut at Home, so I thought I'd use them on this card. The photo doesn't show off the colours as vibrant as they are in real life.

Stamp - Magnolia Tilda relaxing.

Papers - Dovecraft

Prima flowers

Kanban jewels

Ribbons from stash and various card

Butterfly swirl cut with Cricut Expressions as were the rectangle scalloped layers

Coloured with Prismacolors pencils

Heart charm from pound shop.

Work was ok at the weekend. Cheryl wasn't hungover either day! Woohoooo, that's always a bonus. I've decided to give her and her husband the Christmas card from the post below and have added their names to two of the little parcels.

We have Abby over later tonight when she's finished college for the day so that's Darryl up in his room for most of the time, lol.

I can't believe it's already midday! I've only made one card and the time has flown by. I'm always surprised about how much mess is made from making just one solitary card... I need a piece of card from that box, papers from that box, bits and pieces from that one... the Cricut out of the box, the Sizzix to use the nestablities... never ending!

OooOOooOo, just had an email from Cuddly Buddly to say that my three stamps have been dispatched!!!! Hopefully they will be here tomorrow.

Another Christmas card as well!

I had great fun with this card. I'm going great guns at the moment, that's two cards made today! See post below for the other card.
I used...
Stamps - Magnolia Santa, Cuddly Buddly circle greeting
Papers - Dovecraft Contemporary
Kanban jewels
Anita's Christmas ribbon
Hand punched holly
Cricut cut scalloped circle
Prismacolor's pencils
Anita's snow writer and glamour dust for sparkle on Santa's hat, beard etc.
Little silver Santa bells.

Friday Sketchers!

This is my entry for the Friday Sketchers challenge for this week. It's the first time I've entered a sketch challenge as well. I'm on a roll this week! Check out their blog and enter a card too!
I used...
Stamps - Magnolia Tilda (not sure of correct name), Cuddly Buddly circle stamp
Bazzill cardstock
Dovecraft embossed paper
Prima flowers
Kanban jewels
Cricut cut scalloped circle mat.
Prismacolor pencils, and Sakura pens.

A Spoon full of Sugar Challenge 17!

This is my first attempt at a challenge!! I'm always visiting A Spoonfull of Sugar blog but never joined in... well plus, I've only got back into rubber stamping about a month ago. Anyway, here's my card. Head on over to their blog and join in the fun!!

I used...

Stamps - Magnolia Christmas Edwin, and Cuddly Buddly Christmas greetings circle stamp.

Papers - Trimcraft and Bazzill.

Punched holly with Kanban jewels. Cricut Expressions cut scalloped edge of greeting.

Anita's snow writer and glamour dust for the snow and fur on hat.

Coloured with Prismacolor Premier pencils.

Blue Tilda.

I've been playing with my new Tilda stamp and my Cricut Expressions Storybook today. It took me almost 2 hours to create this!

I used the Cricut to cut the scalloped ovals, and the corner embellishment. Papers were Venetian collection by Papermania. Kanban jewels. Prima bitty bag flowers. Colouring with Prismacolor pencils.

The cheeks went slightly wrong... I'd used my face colour water colour pencil, everything fine, then I added the pink cheeks with the Prima's... but it didn't seem to like it when I added the Sansador ontop of water from using the watercolour pencil... oh dear... oh well, we live and learn. Since uploading however, I have added a blended blue edge to the white oval, and Tilda is now standing on a grassy green bit!! I always seem to have a fiddle with a card after uploading it... I should learn to wait.

I also got a couple more bargains for cake making today in Tesco's. This time it was sugar flowers and hundreds and thousands. I don't know whether Supercook are changing all their cake decorations, but they're selling them off really fast!

Darryl bought a new album today, Melody, by Sharleen Spiteri. It's excellent. If you love the sixties sound and a bit of Northern Soul, then you'll love this album. I've already copied it onto the hard drive of the new hifi... and I've played the whole thing 4 times so far today, I can't get enough!! Have a listen! I don't think you can hear them if you're using the new Google Chrome browser though...

Words to Francoise by Sharleen Spiteri...
(And they reckoned the lyrics from the 80's songs made no sense...! Feel free to leave a comment to explain these lyrics to me... song is gorgeous though!)

I, what did i say
Cause i, cant remember your name
And breathe...
And i, dont know what you once said,
And now, look what you do,
Im free...
To say, what you wanted was mine
Not free, dont stop its the end,
Im tired... of it,
But not to ones self,

A place, i couldnt change,
Theres more, its hard to explain,
For me...
So smile, theres no time to reflect,
To fall, from secrets like these,
Im free...
To say, what you wanted was mine,
Not free, dont stop its the end,
Im tired....of it

But not to ones self, im tired of it
But not to ones self...

[instrumental]

To say, what you wanted was mine,
Not free, dont stop its the end,
Im tired....of it,
But not to ones self, im tired of it
But not to ones self......

An 18th Birthday card for Abby.

Today's card is an 18th Birthday card for Darryl's girlfriend Abby - she's not 18 until September so how's that for advance??! Not like me at all. I'm normally making the cards on the morning of the event, so I must have my mojo back now!
I received two more rubber stamps this morning, this time from Shell. Gorgeous tree with hanging hearts, and Tilda with balloons (stamp used in a the card above). Shell also sent me some stamped Tilda images.
I used Papermania Exquisite paper pad, bazzill black and pink card, pink ink stamp for edges, die cut flowers, hearts etc, cut with Cricut Expressions, holographic boarder strips, Stickles glitter, a little silver key (from the pound shop!) and a Doodlebug Boutique brad. The more I look at this card, the more it grows on me.

Rowdy William.

Ok, so I changed my mind about Paula's card... and decided to make another one, but I do still like the first one, and now they're sitting together on the table they look lovely. I wish I could combine papers!!

K & Co Blue Awning Specialty Paper pad
Papermania fabric flowers
Doodlebug Boutique brads
Ribbon
Craft time 3D flowers
Cricut Expressions to cut the lettering
Magnolia Rowdy William stamp
I coloured in with watercolour pencils, and the odd bit of Stickles glitter.

Below are my Guitar Hero's. It had to be a joint effort when it came to Matthew playing, so he did the strumming, and Darryl selected the correct "string". It's a good game, when you can master how to play it! I shall have a go later, and Justin can't wait to get home from work, lol, kids, all of 'em!

Here is my first Tilda card!!

This is my first card using the Magnolia Tilda stamps. I think the plain oval needed embossing... I do like the card, but I wish I could make cards like some of the other girls, lol... oh well... guess I just need more practice. The card grows on you the more you look at it...

K & Co Blue Awning papers
Craft time 3D flowers
Papermania fabric flowers
Stickles glitter
Gems
Watercolour pencils
Magnolia Tilda with Flower stamp
Ribbon