Enjoy your retirement…

Well, it’s been a few days since I last posted….life is just rushing by at the moment and there is little time for making cards.  Hope to get back in the swing of things next week.
I’ve made this card for the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday.  The theme this week is ‘In the water’.  [...]

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Tilda…

Well, I finally had time to make a card with my new Magnolia collection.  Tilda and her new accessories are just adorable, I love them all!  I’ve made this card for the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday…the theme this week is bright colours…….I think my papers pass for bright! 
I used a sketch of Claudia’s from [...]

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Just the two of us

Well, it’s a really wet and miserable day here…perfect excuse for staying in and making some cards…….hooray!  Though I do hope we see the sun again soon!
I had a wonderful parcel from Helene at alota Rubber Stamps waiting for me when I arrived home.  She enclosed a fabulous selection of stamps for me to play with, it was [...]

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Cute Card Thursday 17 - The Great Outdoors

Over at Cute Card Thursday, the challenge theme this week is The Great Outdoors.  A great theme for summer, I just wish it had arrived in my part of the world!  It’s pouring with rain as I write this…….and with local Gala’s on today I am hoping for some sunshine soon, fingers crossed!
I decided to use [...]

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Cute Card Thursday 16 - No Patterned Paper

It’s a tricky challenge over at Cute Card Thursday this week - No patterned paper…thank goodness for bazzill cardstock and large scene stamps!  I used my new beach scene from Alota rubber stamps which I coloured with chalks.  Tilda and the starfish were stamped,  cut out and coloured with copics.  StarDust glitter added to the sea [...]

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Cute Card Thursday 15 - Happy Birthday

This weeks theme at Cute Card Thursday is Happy Birthday - nice and easy!
I have made this card for my blogging friend Sam from Mijn Weblog.  Sam sent me some fabulous pictures of her Bulldog Bink…..and this Whipper Snapper stamp made me think of her!  Paper is from 3 Bugs in a Rug and flowers [...]

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Cute Card Thursday 13 - Christmas

This weeks challenge at Cute Card Thursday is a Christmas challenge!
I have had the Magnolia fireplace for quite a while so it was a good opportunity to finally ink it up!  It seemed strange making a christmas card whilst the sun was shining……I have never made a christmas card so early before!
Tilda, fireplace and rug [...]

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Papertake Weekly and Cute Card Thursday - 12

Wow, this week has flown by and I am so behind with challenge cards!  I think it has something to do with the children being on holiday and having my taxi hat on all week!
I have managed to make this card, and luckily, I think it passes for two challenges!  The first one is Papertake Weekly and [...]

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Cute Card Thursday - 11

This is the first of two cards I have made for Cute Card Thursday.  This week, Katharina has provided a great sketch for the challenge.  I have used a Panduro stamp, coloured with watercolour pencils.  Paper, flowers and ribbon are from this months card kit at Sarah’s Cards - gorgeous kit!  the scalloped edge has been made [...]

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Cute Card Thursday ~ 10

Vacations, holidays or travel is the theme this week over at CCT
We are off to California in August on our holiday and I think we might just be paying Mickey and Minnie a visit! So this card definitely got me in the holiday mood.
The stamp is from All Night Media - I’ve had it years and this is [...]

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