Foxy Cards

Wednesday Already

2012-05-23T10:16:00.000+01:00

Good Morning everyone,
Just a quick up date this morning, my Mum is feeling a lot happier in herself at the moment as they have changed her medication which seems to be working better...fingers crossed. She still needs to go for more tests though, which will be in a couple of weeks hopefully. Thank you for all the thoughtful messages you have left me regarding my Mum, she was quiet overwhelmed with all the good wishes, you are all such wonderful people Mwhah!!
Also a big hello to my new followers.
I haven't had much time for crafting this last couple of weeks so I don't have a card to share today, but thought you might like to see the boxes I made to go with the previous cards I made. I love the one I made for Grace, the cotton lace around the box really set it off, Phylis was quiet pleased with it anyway. Amy's box is a little plain and simple, but I quiet like it.

What would we do without our die cutting machines, my trusty steed is a cuttlebug lol!! The dies I have used for the corners are also cuttle bug and the swirl is a Marianne die, butterfly is Martha Stewart, and the gorgeous flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.

OSAAT Challenge - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Totally Gorgeous - Charms

Hope you all have a fabulous week, in this lovely warm sunshine. It is another glorious day here in Yorkshire...Thank you for stopping by, will try and get round to visit soon...

Big hugs,

Marjorie

Nevaeh - Saturated Canary

2012-05-15T10:37:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone, Sorry I haven't been around for a while but my mum has not been too well. Last week Mum ended up in hospital for a couple of nights, while they did tests..still don't know what is really up, so they are treating her for Angina, we just have to wait and see how she is on the medication they have given her. She is up and down at the moment. Deb and I witnessed an horrific accident on the way to pick my mum up from the hospital. Deb hopefully may have saved the lady involved from having more serious injuries than what she could have had..all in all we didn't have a very good week.

Any way I have managed to make another card for Amy..Amy's Mum wanted a special card making too lol!! I have chosen Nevaeh by Krista Smith from Saturated Canary, I think I'm hooked on these gorgeous images lol! Mind you Kat did say once you have done one, you have to do them all lol!! and she's right lol!! Photo's are pants again but the second one is more true as her hair is darker than on the first one. I have coloured her with prisma pencils, distressed all the papers in brown fluid chalk by colorbox, also distressed all the embellishments butterfly etc.

Card Recipe

Image: Nevaeh by Krista Smith

Papers: Memory Box Brioche

Lace & Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon and Pearls & Diamond Stickles my stash

Letters and Numbers: Tim Holtz Carnivale

Butterfly: Martha Stewart

Flourish: Marianne and Tilda

Challenges

Saturated Canary - May Flowers

Little Darlings - Shabby Chic

OSAAT - Favourites (Flowers and Marianne Flourish)

Card Makin Mamas - Flowers

Ooh-la-la - Ribbon or Twine

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoes - Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Make it Girlie

CES Challenge - Anything goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Dies

I have been trying to put this post on for a couple of days, everything is upside down at the moment. I am at the doctors with mum again this morning, she is still not feeling very well, it may be the tablets. Will try and come and say hello when I get a chance..

Biggest of Hugs and thank you for stopping by:)

Marjorie

Yo Yo

2012-05-04T11:10:00.000+01:00

Good morning everyone,
I have been so busy this week, so I am a little late in posting. A big welcome to my lovely new followers, and thank you to everyone for leaving me such lovely comments on my Pretty Bouquet card..I also came in the top three for LOTV...still walking on air lol!!
My card today is called Yo Yo from the lovely Krista Smith. This is my first Krista image, isn't she just adorable, I love her hair and those lovely earrings, had a pair just like this in the late 60's!! I love all the little details Krista has put in like rings on her fingers and toes, and I think young Amy will love her too! I have coloured her with my Prisma Pencils and added a little Glamour dust around her petticoat at the bottom of her skirt. Also added Stickles star dust to all the flowers.
I've made another easel card as Wild Orchids challenge this week is fancy folds, as this is the only fancy fold I can do at the moment, thought I would make this for their challenge.

Card recipe

Image: Yo Yo by Krista Smith

Colouring Medium: Prisma Pencils

Papers: Dreamcatcher - First Edition

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment: Computer generated

Dies: Spellbinders

Pearls: Hobby House

Lace: Range Store

Challenges

Saturated Canary - Happy Birthday

Wild Orchid Crafts - Fancy Folds

Little Darlings - Flowers

The photos are again not so good, I have a lovely camera but obviously need to learn to use it on something other than auto focus lol!!

Debs and I are off to LOTV tomorrow..Yayh!!!! aren't we lucky to live only 1hr or so away!!

Hope you all have a great week-end whatever you are doing. I will be round to visit later to see all your lovely work...Thanks for popping in..love yah!!

Hugs,

Marjorie

Pretty Bouquet

2012-04-24T11:30:00.000+01:00

Good Morning Everyone,
Wow! what a shock..what happened to blogger! I wasn't very good with the last one, so I don't know what I'll be like with this, anyway not to worry I'm sure I will work it out lol!!
My card for today is Pretty Bouquet by LOTV, she is gorgeous. I loved her from the moment I saw her. I have made her for my Mom's birthday in May...am I good or what lol! I'm a bit ahead of myself for a change lol!!
This is my take on Dawny P's sketch for Simon Says..do you think it qualifies?

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe

Image: Pretty Bouquet by LOTV

Colour medium: Prisma Pencils

Design Paper: Love Song by Pion Design

Embellishments: Lace and flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon - My local market

Gems: Papermania

Die: Spellbinders Labels Eighteen

Corner: Cuttlebug

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Glitter: Stickles Diamond and Liquid Pearls Lemon Yellow

I coloured her with my prisma's and learnt a little bit about colour..have tried many combinations to achieve the colour I wanted. The colours you think you should use, are not always the right ones and you have to try from different shades of that colour, up and down the spectrum, if you know what I mean.

I have used Liquid Pearls on the flowers and the spine of the butterfly..hope this qualifies for lotv's challenge diamonds and pearls..didn't have any pearls that would go with the colours I have chosen, the liquid pearls look quiet good on the real thing. I also finished the flowers and butterfly with Stickles Diamond.

The papers are really gorgeous, and I used the complimentary papers inside as they came on a 12x12 sheet in a set of 4. My sentiment was computer generated.

Entering the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Sketch Dawny P

Whimsey Stamps - Punches or dies

Lili's Little Faeries: Diamonds and Peals

Paper Sundaes - Lets get cute

OSAAT - Anything goes

Ooh-la-la- Bold and Bright

Papershelter - Wings and Things

Dream Valley - Earth Tones

Lexis Creations - Punches & Dies

Stampin for the Weekend - Sparkle and Shine

Would like to say thank you for all the lovely comments on my easel card, and also a big welcome to my new followers...do appreciate the time you all take to come and visit me..mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

My First Easel Card - "Walker"

2012-04-17T11:19:00.000+01:00

Good morning everyone, it is still cold here in Yorkshire. I do wonder if Summer is ever going to come lol!!

I have just finished a card for one of my neighbours, who wanted a card for her great-granddaughters Christening . So I decided to do an easel card this is my very first attempt..I wanted it really girly and I am really pleased with the way it has turned out..It's took me ages but in real life it is quiet lovely. Really pants photo's just couldn't get a decent shot, don't know what I'm doing wrong...anyway this one was taken outside unfortunatly you can't see the gorgeous paper it is so sparkly all my flowers and image have stickles stardust and the lace around her little dress and socks are also really sparkly.

The image is sooo cute, you feel like you want to whisk her up and give her a big cuddle lol!! it's by Mo Manning and she's called "Walker". I'm really loving Mo's images at the moment and have bought quiet a few...can't help myself lol!! She was such a pleasure to colour, and I used my new stock of paper from Germany that Steve and Nicole brought me, it's only cheap index paper but works really well with the prismas, I'm getting to grips with colours, trying different combinations. The colouring is much deeper, than what the photo shows though.

The first photo is taken outside and is more true to colours, but I just couldn't capture the sparkly bits lol!! I got the idea for the doo hickey die down the sides from Iulia's blog, I really do love it and her card looked stunning, please take a visit to her blog as she makes the most amazing cards!!

The papers are a new pad from Forever Friends called New Arrival, they really are lovely! The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's and the lace is from my local market. My little cross charm I put tiny pink adhesive stones in as it is shaped like little hearts..really sweet. I think I went overboard on the buttons lol!! I wanted to keep the section at the bottom quiet simple so as not to distract from the top, so only put a few flowers around the sentiment, which is computer generated.

I do have a bit of a photo overload...sorry:)

Taken Outside - colours are more true

Taken inside

Taken inside - the colours look salmon instead of pink

This is the a picture of the card laid straight

I would like to enter for the following challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil - I see Spots

Divas by Design - Charmed

Allsorts - Buttons and Threads

Craft your Days Away - Metal

Craft your Passion - Die cuts and Punches

Paper Shelter - Buttons and Bows

Card Makin Mamas - Getting Girlie

Bunny Zoes - Ribbon or Twine

The Emerald Faeries - Dazzle It

Paper Sundaes - Anything goes

Whimsey Stamps - Easel Cards

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Use a digi

Wow! such a lot of challenges, but they are all so lovely and the girls take time to put cards on for our inspiration, I just didn't know which ones to choose, so I chose them all lol!!

I would just like to welcome my new followers too! Hope you find something you like and can use!

Thanks for stopping by I really do love reading all your lovely comments. When I visit your lovely blogs it does push me further and encourage me to try things....like my first easel card! Mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Mr Easter Bunny

2012-04-10T17:48:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon everyone, I'm back after a lovely week! Really sad to see Steven and family go back to Germany, but hopefully it won't be too long before we are all together again:)
Hope you all had a really great Easter it was cold and wet here in Yorkshire but we still had a great time, managed to do a little Easter egg hunt with Liam..he was sooo excited lol!!
I also won top 3 at Craft your days away and also Artist's choice award from Sundays with Crissy, for my Thunder Lizzy card for Liam! Wow! I'm really chuffed:)
Hope you like my card for today, still on the Easter theme, as I haven't had much time for crafting lol!!
This is an image I have had since last year, sorry can't remember where I got him from...

A peek at the inside

I made this with Dawny P's sketch for Paper take weekly, which I missed entering for, but really enjoyed doing it before everyone arrived. He is coloured with Prisma Pencils and the papers are Memory keepers scrapbook pad, beautiful ribbon from the ribbon girls and everything else my stash. I think you need sun glasses for this one lol!!

Would like to enter the following challenges...

Craft your days away - Easter

Anything goes Challenge - Anything goes

Paper Shelter - Anything with Easter in mind

Allsorts Challenge - Bingo - Pink, yellow and blue

Divas by design - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Hope to get a bit of crafting done this week, as I have had a good clean up lol!!

Will be round to see what everyone has been up to as soon as I can.

Thanks for looking....mwah!!

Big hugs,

Marjorie

xxx

Thunder Lizzy

2012-03-26T11:56:00.001+01:00

Good morning everyone, sorry I haven't been around for a while. I still have a few more busy weeks ahead, just trying to catch up with everything, have been quiet busy with hospital appointments for Mum too...also need to sort my craft room again, as Liam will be here next week (and this doubles as his bedroom..have to move quiet a lot, as you can imagine what a four year old can get up too lol!!) Steve and family are coming for a week....can't wait!!
I've just finished a card for Liam as he is four this week...where has time gone too, it doesn't seem five minutes since he was born.
Anyway on to my card...I loved this stamp as soon as I saw it, it's from the Crissy Armstrong collection at Whimsy Stamps I have really enjoyed colouring this one in, and have got a little of my mojo back, as my colouring wasn't going where I wanted it too, I found a lovely blog, Moni makes the most beautiful cards and her colouring is stunning, she has a lovely tutorial on colouring with Prismas which I found really helpful. I'm not very good with colour, so some of her tips really helped! I also think the paper I was using wasn't quiet right for Prismas, coloured this on a more rough paper, it's one I got from one of the shows, I also use it to make my card bases .. I do think it gives the pencils more density of colour. (sorry don't know the name of it but it is 300gm weight). The papers I used are absolutely gorgeous, they were a birthday present from Deb a few years ago, I was going to use them to scrapbook Liam when he was a baby...and now he's four lol!! I just love this pennant die from Whimsy stamps too..lots of things you can do with them!!

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe:

Image: Thunder Lizzy (Crissy Armstrong..Whimsy Stamps)

Card & Paper: Bazzill, Archaic by Basic Grey

Dies: Banner Pennant die set (Whimsy stamps)

Alphabet: Die-versions (bought at Harrogate show)

Embellishments: Lizard charm, twine, buttons (My stash)

Prisma colours I used were - sage green, lime peel, olive green, kelp green, terracotta, sandbar, dark umber, pele vermillion, pink

Challenges I would like to enter:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Craft your days away - Just for men/boys with buttons

Simon Says - Bingo (Charms, diecuts, twine)

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel - Bakers Twine

Shopping our Stash - Buttons and Bows

Sundays with Chrissy - Animals

Bearly Mine - Dots

Thank you for stopping by today, really do appreciate all your lovely comments, please leave a footprint so I can see what you've been up to also..have a lovely week mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Bunches of Love

2012-03-13T11:14:00.000Z

Good morning everyone, very cloudy and overcast here today, still no rain I. I hope we get some soon as it looks like we will be in for water restrictions if we don't! Would like to say a Big Hello to all my lovely new followers, do appreciate your time too come and visit mwah!!
Well I've managed to get my Mum's Mothers Day card done, really pleased with how it's turned out, changed the layout several times, and had a few goes at colouring lol!! I tried my promarkers again, but got so frustrated with them, chucked them back in the box!! I just can't use them, so I went back to my trusty Prisma pencils.
My little white spots on their little cheeks haven't shown up, I did do it very lightly as I thought I might mess up lol!!, but it looks quiet nice in real life!

I have used Bunches of love by LOTV, and coloured with my Prismas. The gorgeous paper is by Nitwit designs. I bought the paper ready printed from Witch Craft, which I'm lucky to have in my local Town centre, you can't see on the photo but it's really glossy and the butterflies stand out from the paper really gorgeous! The wording on the paper just sums up how we all feel about my Mum, she is Ace as Candice would say lol!! The beautiful ribbon is from the Ribbon Girl, and I have used a Lace edge punch by Martha Stewart, hope this qualifies for the LOTV Challenge as I tried putting real lace on, and it took away the look of that gorgeous ribbon! I punched out a butterfly also by Martha Stewart, and those corners are the new release from Whimsy Stamps, there's four altogether and all delish!! My sentiment was computer generated, and of course everything is stickled with star dust.

This is the inside, kept it quiet plain as I wanted to show off the gorgeous paper (Also I ran out of that beautiful ribbon lol!!)

Would like to enter for the following Challenges:

Make it Monday - Any thing goes (Linky Party)

Craft Your Days Away - Mothers Day

Divas by Design - My Favourite things (Ribbon and Pearls)

Lily's Little Faeries - Ribbon and Lace

Hotshot Craft Blog - Ribbon

Let's Ink it Up - Flowers

Allsorts - Say it with Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Better get a move on I'm on work in an hour lol!! Will definatly be round to see you all over the next few days..Hope you all have a great week..take care..

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Flowers

2012-03-07T09:25:00.001Z

Good morning everyone, a quick post as I'm working every day for the next two weeks everyone is taking there leave before the end of March so loads of over time to do!! so don't get much ME time lol!! Really behind with my cards as it's Mothers Day, Liams birthday is at the end of March, and it's Easter NO cards done yet, really do need to get a move on lol!!
So I thought I would share another of my oldies..I made this for a very dear friend in South Africa, I hadn't discovered Wild Orchid Crafts then, or blogs!! My love then was Papermania, and I used to visit our local Range store where Jo Austin used to demonstrate how to make beautiful cards, what a lovely lady, it used to be so exciting..(still is lol!!) she used to show us all sorts of things, not knowing anything about making cards, it was a whole new adventure lol!!
Anyway time is ticking he! he!....

The card is Bazzill, and the papers are Papermania "Pink Parfait" and Forever Friends "For You" ..lovely papers and they will last the test of time as they are classic, girly and just beautiful.. My image is a beautiful stamp from Just Rite..I had a crush on these at one time lol!! I coloured with Papermania Whisper pens..Butterfly is a Papermania punch and lace and embellishments were probably from the range.

Hope you like it...hopefully I can get round to visit over the week-end...Hope you all have a great week, and thanks for popping bye, really do appreciate your visits and lovely comments...

Would like to enter into the following Challenges

Make it Monday - Anything goes every week

Craft your passion - Anything goes

Bunny Zoes - Celebrations

Catch the bug - Anything goes

CES - Flower Frenzie

Kaboodledoodles - Think Spring

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Anniversary Card

2012-02-28T10:17:00.000Z

Good morning everyone,
Thought I would share one of my first cards I made with you today..I've been so busy blog hopping and visiting I haven't had time to make a card. I have also been trying to sort my computer files out..not a whizz at this Debs normally does it for me, but I have to start trying myself lol!!
Have been going through all my photos, and found a few I would like to share..they are not too bad and I was really proud of them when I made them. I hadn't discovered colouring images and bought lots of decoupage and stickers, which I still have a mountain off lol!!
The one I am sharing today was lovely in real life, the ribbon was a beautiful red velvet, and the flower spray I got from Hobby Craft. I embossed white card with my Cuttlebug, and used a sticker for the Ruby 40 Sentiment. The paper was Create and Craft Japanese speciality papers, I still have these. I made this a couple of years ago for some really close friends, My hubby and I have known them since our teens! I didn't have a blog when I made this, also my photography skills wasn't the best either..BUT..we all have to start somewhere lol!!

There are lots of things I would love to do to it now lol!! Thought I might try my luck with a couple of challenges :)

Challenges entered

Make it Monday: Always Anything goes

Paper Shelter: Add a sentiment

Allsorts: Anything goes

2 Sisters: Anything goes

Delightful Sketches: Use Pattern Paper

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes

Hope you enjoy my flash from the past lol!! Really must get some housework done now as I'm back to work today :( Thank you for stopping by..take care...

Biggest Hugs,

Marjorie

LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD

2012-02-27T11:05:00.003Z

Good Morning everyone,

Just wanted to tell you about some lovely news....I have been nominated by the lovely Kat for the Liebster Blog award. I feel quiet honoured that she thought of me, I also now have to nominate 5 bloggers.....I must just say that Kat would of been on my list as she is so talented and so giving of her knowledge to help others, and inspires me every time I visit her lovely blog which you can find here Thank you Kat :)

The idea of the Liebster Blog Award is to spread the love from one small blog (under 200 followers) to other small blogs. This helps to spread knowledge and readership.

To accept the award, you must:

1) Link back to the person who gave it and thank them for thinking of you.

2) Post the award to your blog.

3) Give the award to 5 bloggers (with less than 200 followers) that you appreciate and value.

4) Leave a comment on the blogs of the five people you have chosen to let them know.

"Liebster" in German means "dearest", so to carry on the Liebster tradition, I am going to pass the award on to 5 people who's blogs have been an inspiration to me and my crafting.

Like Kat, I have met so many lovely people, who have helped me and supported me, and always have a kind word when you need it most, it is hard to choose just five but here are my chosen five...

Judith from Bella's Bastelecke

Marie from Kompis-kort by MI

Sarah Jayne from The Crystal Elephant

Karen from Karens Crafy Corner

Hazel from Hazel's Happy House

I would also like to mention my daughter Debs from Pixie's Place, whom I would have nominated as well as she is my shining star, as she encourages me with everything, and I love her very much....but I know she is so busy at work and has to put all her concentration and efforts into that at the moment and doesn't have the time to blog very often..love ye hun!

Hope to be back later with a new card..

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Winter Princess

2012-02-21T17:23:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone, it's a grey one here in Doncaster, but not cold. Have been extremely busy this week, I have had a few different hospital appointments for Mum, but we are getting there! Firstly I would love to welcome all my new followers...I do appreciate the time you take to come and visit..Thank you! on to my card for today, I made this especially for Paper Shelter this week, the challenge is Winter Blues and I have chosen Winter Princess Digi which I won last year, didn't get to use it last year, but have been waiting for an excuse to use her!! She really is so sweet and I just love her little birdie friend..I have glammed them both up with glamour dust...hope it shows on the photo's. Oh! what about my new die..isn't it just stunning, it's a Cheery Lyn die called "Italian Flourish"

Card Recipe

Image: Paper Shelter - Winter Princess Digi image

Paper: Fizzy Moon - Festive Fun

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts

Corners: Cuttlebug

Large Die: Cheery Lyn "Italian Flourish"

Challenges Entered

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter: Winter Blues

Divas by design: Wings and Things

Stamps RUS: Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Digital Tuesday: Let it Sparkle

Little Darlings: Favourite Embellishment

Paper Crafting Journey Make it Cute

One Stitch at a time: Digi or Don't

I won the Whimsey challenge last week, random.org has been very good to me recently lol!! Thank you Denise for a lovely prize..do pop over to there challenge blog, loads of inspiration... you know when you have that feeling that you've missed something, it will come to me when I have posted this I know lol!! well my lovlies, hopefully I will be able to get to visit later..enjoy the rest of the week. Take care...

Big hugs,

Marjorie

Loving Ewe

2012-02-13T15:03:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone, the snow has almost gone...thankfully! It is still cold though! I had a lovely surprise on Saturday, Mr Postman delivered me a lovely stamp from Whimsey Stamps, which I won a couple of weeks ago, all I knew was it was a stamp for Valentine's day. Thank you Denise it's lovely. I'm not really into making Valentine Cards so I have made a card with her for my granddaughter Candice, hope she likes it..her favourite is pig's really but never mind I'm sure she will like Miss Ewe (that sounds like another sentiment for another card lol!!...da...da.. here she is in all her glory....

Sketch Saturday

I have followed the above sketch, what do you think? It's not my normal type of image, I did colour her with bits of grey, but it looked awful, so tried pink.. and I have glammed her up with Glamour dust..it looks lovely round her heart but you can't see it very well on the photo. The stamp is from Whimsey Stamps called Loving Ewe, Papers are Papermania - all loved up. The lovely heart doily is from Tracy at Dies to Die for she sent me a sample with my order, such a lovely lady, and the heart dies are a cuttle bug die, the keys were on the same plate...aren't they lovely. Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, all the rest is from my stash.

Would like to enter the following Challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Make It Monday: Inspiration blog..Anything goes

Divas By Design: Love

Crafts and Me: Use a new image

Paper Shelter: Be My Valentine

Oo La La Creations: Be My Valentine

Stampsruschallenge: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Simon Says: Love is in the Air

Whimsey Stamps Challenge: Love Themed

Paperplay Challenge: Love Letters

Hope you all have a great week, it's school holidays here, so I am sure I will be busy baking with Candice and shopping..two of her favourite things lol!! Will be round to visit later... mwah!! Take care..

Biggest hugs,

Marjorie

Kissy

2012-02-06T10:42:00.000Z

Good morning everyone,
The weather is not too bad here in Yorkshire today, still have snow, but it isn't as cold. Hope the snow that is lying doesn't freeze though! My friend Jane has asked me to make a card for a very special friend, whom she loves dearly, who is turning 70 soon, she wanted lots of flowers on it..this is the first card I have made to order lol!! Hope she likes it!!
I've chosen Kissy from Mo Manning..isn't she just adorable. Whilst blog hopping last week, I saw this on lovely Steph's blog, and new I just had to have this little beauty..that's the only trouble going walk about..Miss Pursey gets empty lol!! Anyway on to my card..I have used the sketch from Papertake Weekly Challenge, really enjoyed using this, and one I think I will use a lot.

This is the sketch

I coloured her with Prisma pencils, and really like how the skin turned out, have been experimenting with different colours, was going to write them down..put them on one side..then had a tidy up and forgot to write the colours down durr!! back to the drawing board lol! I think she has tights on so coloured her little legs pink. I love her hair, all those gorgeous curls! I made the little flower in the corner from a Magnolia Doohickeys die called Vintage Daisies and my Sentiment is a die from Memory Box called Bistro Label both dies are from Dies to Die For. The sentiment is computer generated..I used Glamour dust on the image this time and stardust stickles on the flowers which are from Wild Orchid Crafts, also my little pink heart pins. The papers are from Papermania.

Challenges Entered

Papertakeweekly: Sketch

Make it Monday: Inspiration Blog - Anything Goes

Mo's Digital Pencil: Anything Goes

Whimsey Stamps: Make your own flowers

Movingalongwiththetimes: Have a heart

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Divas By Design: Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas: Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: Punch & Something Shimmery - (used for leaf in corner)

Crafts and Me: Bright Colours

Paper Shelter: Love Is In The Air

Hope you all have a great week, and a big thank you for stopping by, wrap up warm and take care..

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

Wee Suzi

2012-01-31T11:47:00.001Z

Good Morning everyone, Firstly I would like to say a big "Hello" to all my new followers, and a big "Thank You" for all the beautiful comments I received on my last card..you all do give me lots of love and encouragement...mwah!! love you all :O). I do love blog land lol!!
Any way I spent most of my week blog hopping instead of cardmaking lol!! You are such a talented lot lol!!! I won a lovely prize from Whimsy stamps.. for commenting... I was really chuffed... Thank you Denise :). Also I won Here Comes the Boys Challenge.. for my card for Steven...I was so excited lol!! Thank you Woo:)
I'm a bit late posting this week, due to my hopping instead of blogging lol!!
I've used the lovely digi image, Wee Suzi from Sylvia Zet..love her images..they are just sooo sweet!!
A bit disappointed with the finished card...I think it's a bit top heavy and I didn't really want the corner embellishment there, only realized I had stuck it down, when I had finished lol!! That Tacky glue from Wild Orchid Crafts..doesn't move!!! also if anyone doesn't know .. you CAN'T use certain stickles on printed images either, my flowers don't look too bad but they have gone a bit black! I normally use glamour dust..but forgot to do it before I stuck everything to my card...that's when I used the stickles!
So here's my card..

Card Recipe

Image: Wee Suzi - Sylvia Zet

Colouring: Prisma Pencils

Dies: Marianne Swirl, Marianne Doily

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon & Lace: Ribbon Girl

Sparkly embellishment : Mei Flower

Challenges entered

Make it Monday - Inspiration blog (Anything goes)

Paper Shelter - Swirls and Pearls

Papertake Weekly - Happy Highlights

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Whimsey Stamps - Pearls or Bling

Movingalongwiththetimes - Blooming Marvellous

Papercrafting Journey - Floral

Hope you all have a lovely day, thank you for stopping by..I think we are in for snow here in Yorkshire....

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

Computer Guy

2012-01-19T21:48:00.000Z

Good Evening everyone, Hope your week's been good:) Really busy at work at the moment as everyone is taking leave before the new holiday year starts. My card for today is a card I made for my son Steven..it was last week Friday 13th.. He isn't a big card fan, but won't have a bought one now lol!! Does this ring a bell lol!! Any how I have used a Mo Manning image called Computer Guy...and this is him to a "T" He has the same desk, everything around him like that and always a cup of coffee on the table...Even NO hair!!
I have used a sketch from - "Here Come The Boys". It was a lovely sketch to work with, hope you like my card.

I decorated the inside the same - sorry couldn't get a good photo

This is a close up of the image - I did colour the screen

but it doesn't show up very well on the photo

Card Recipe

Image: Mo Manning "Computer Guy"

Paper: Kelly Harwood - Abstract Prints

Corners: Wild Orchid Crafts

Colouring: Prisma Pencils

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Entering for the following Challenges:

Here Come The Boys: Sketch

Dream Valley: Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time: Anything Goes

Catch the Bug: Anything Birthday

Cards for Men: Boys and there toys

Make it Monday: Anything goes

I was a bit scared at first when I down loaded this image, It looked a bit daunting at first, but I'm really pleased with the way it has turned out...couldn't do it without my lovely prismas. I never thought I would be able to colour images, had a go with various pens..then Steven and Nicole bought me some Prisma's for Christmas last year and I ventured into a whole new world lol!! It took me ages before I ventured with them..scared of looking an idiot lol!! but I have gained confidence over the last 10 months..so anyone out there who may have got some for Christmas or as a pressie, have a go they are really lovely to use!

Sorry I'm waffling here, let me say good night, and thank you for stopping by, will be round to visit over the week-end.

Biggest of Hugs,

Marjorie

Baby Girl

2012-01-13T19:08:00.000Z

Good evening everyone,

Friday already, the temperature has really dropped here in Yorkshire, it feels more like Winter now lol!! Forgot to tell you I love Make it Monday inspiration blog, I've visited so many lovely blogs, and just love looking at all the stunning cards, also it cheers me up as some of you are just so funny, you make my day!! and I won 5 lovely digi images from Di's Digi downloads. Di's shop is lovely and so many lovely images to choose from, do pop over there and take a look. Anyway on to my card... I have made this for Sketch Saturday and the whole card came together so nicely. I was going to enter a few more challenges but ran out of ink in my printer, and my daughter Deb spent several hours sorting it for me...Thanks hun :0) so missed the deadlines! hope you like it.

For this card I have used a die cut from LOTV, sparkled her all up with stickles and mounted her on to lovely Bazzill card, cut with a spellbinders die. Papers are from Forever Friends "Pink Parfait"..lovely papers. Flowers are carnations and roses from WOC crafts, and the sentiment is computer generated..lovely pearls are from Mei Flower. I would like to enter for the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Papertake Weekly: Die Cute Special

Anything goes: Anything goes

Divas By Design: New Beginnings

Lili's Little Faeries: Favourite stamp

Make it Monday: Anything goes

Thank you for stopping by, love it when you visit, will be round later to see what you have all been up too mwah!!

Big hugs,

Marjorie

New Beginnings

2012-01-08T15:25:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone, what a week...hope the next months slow down a little as this one is going far too quickly lol!! Firstly I would just like to welcome my new followers, and hope everyone has had a great New Year...Well on to my card for today, my neighbour and colleague has just had a new baby boy. So my card today is all about "New Beginnings" I chose a Mo Manning image..isn't he gorgeous, but I had my problems, he's been coloured in more than once, as I struggle with skin and I wanted to do it with my prisma pencils, so lots of trial and error images lol!! I am really pleased how this last effort has turned out, tried lots of different colours and liked this one the best..the first one I coloured in looked like he had been sun tanning all afternoon and was like a red lobster lol!! I did enjoy making this card and isn't that ribbon from the ribbon girl gorgeous! These papers I have used are also stunning and fit this little guy so perfectly!

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe

Image: Mo Manning

Papers: First Addition "Up Up & Away"

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Dies: Spellbinders, Vintage Daisy's Magnolia

Colouring Medium: Prisma Pencils

Lace: The Ribbon Girls

Pearls: Mei Flower

Challenges I would like to enter

Papertake Weekly: Anything goes option Something New

(New Baby)

Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge: Blue and one more colour (Yellow)

Simonsaysstamp Challenge: New Something (New Baby)

CES Challenge: Anything goes

Stamps R Us: Anything goes

Mo's Digital Challenge: Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thank you for stopping by, really do appreciate your comments, I have been around over the Christmas period looking at all the fantastic blogs out there, some lovely new challenges and design teams also, I think 2012 is going to be a great Year!!! Have a great week guys mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

LAST CHRISTMAS CARD

2011-12-30T12:41:00.000Z

Good morning everyone,
What a lovely mild Christmas we have had..missed the snow on Christmas Day though!! Hope you all had a really GREAT Christmas...and that Santa was good to you all! We had a lovely time here lots of lovely goodies to eat and drink, and a little doze in front of the telly lol! Candice was really chuffed with her pressies..got quiet a lot that was on her wish list. We all missed Steven and family, it wasn't the same without Liam running about ha!ha! Have been in work all week so today is the first day I have had chance to sit for more than five minutes..so thought I would show one last Christmas Card I made for my Mum. I have used the sketch from A Gem of a challenge by Rebekah ...lovely sketch to work with hun really enjoyed making this card, and Mum loved it. I made the embellishments with a Marianne snowflake die, and added lovely red roses from WOC to it, and stickled with Gold Stickles. Added Stickles everywhere and used Glossy Accents for the baubles which you can't really see on the photo...sorry! Does look good in real life though lol!!

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe

Image: James Bear "Deck the halls" LOTV

Paper: Papermania "Joyeux Noel"

Embelishments: WOC roses, Marianne Snowflake Die

Sentiment: Computer generated

I would like to enter for the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Sketch by Rebekah

CES Challenge: Party,Party,Party

Marianne design divas: It's Christmas

Paper Sundaes: Celebrate

Charisma Cardz: - Anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge: Snowflakes

Make it Monday: Anything goes all the time

Paper Play Challenge: Christmas

Simon says stamp: Anything Goes

I would just like to Thank you all for the support you have given me through out 2011 and I wish all of you a Fantastic New Year.. and hope that all your dreams come true in 2012!! mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

CHRISTMAS SANTA

2011-12-19T12:38:00.000Z

Good Morning everyone,
Wow! can you believe Christmas is almost upon us!! It's very wet and cold in Doncaster today. I still have a lot to do, some presents still need to be chosen...I have never been this far behind, but still not feeling a l00%. I had a house full yesterday for lunch, it was lovely, two of my brothers came, my Mum, Debs, Candice and my little grand-niece Saskia and off course my hubby David. My bro's live in Mottram, Cheshire and they had at least 3" of snow yesterday, their car was full of snow when they arrived...Candice just loved it. I just admired it from a distance lol!!
Would like to share some good fortune I had last week......I won Iulia's anniversary Candy Whoooo!! I couldn't believe it, I was absolutely thrilled!!! Thank you Iulia!! and I also won a beautiful stamp from lotv's 12 days of Christmas event..also really thrilled and excited!!! LOTV Challenge has now closed :( but Jacqui and Bev are starting a new one on the 9th January called Lili's Little Faeries. So pleased as I love these stamps, and I enjoy looking at all the gorgeous creations you all make! and there are some stunning new designers on the team as well.
Hope you like my card for today, not had much time to make any (but still need to lol!) it is what I made for Liam before I went away...he loved it...as we had a special Christmas day and opened all our presents together..he was so excited. He is such a little treasure.

I made the inside to match the front

I used a Sarah Kay image "Santa with Toys" and coloured it with Prisma Pencils. Papers were "Barely Mine - Christmas Frolics" and "Memory Box - Mistletoe", ribbon was from "The Ribbon Girl" and my little cane I made myself with "Fimo" I couldn't find what I wanted so Deb suggested making one out of Fimo I added a little silver ball and some red ribbon. This was my first attempt with Fimo, I was really chuffed with how it came out lol!! and my die was from "Go Kreate" I used glamour dust on his coat and hat..it really is sparkly but not a very good photo...sorry!

Would like to enter for the following Challeges

Paper Shelter - Its a Celebration

Paper Take Weekly - Christmas Favourite Colour Combo

Red, Green and White

Charisma Cardz - Last Minute Makes

Christmas Crafting - Santa Claus is coming to town

The Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas

Totally Gorgeous - For Someone Special

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper crafting Journey - Christmas

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas Card

2 Sisters Challenge - Kids Christmas

Hope you all have a great week, and manage to get everything done in time..... Many Thanks for supporting me this year, I've only been blogging for ten months, but have met some really great people and I have 46 Fantastic Followers....have a really great Christmas and hope Santa is really good to you all Mwah!!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

xxx

Birthday Fairy

2011-12-14T17:49:00.001Z

Just a quick post as I want to enter in LOTV challenge. I only arrived home late last night from Germany, had a lovely time with Liam, but the poor little sausage wasn't very well, so we didn't do as much as we had planned. I am also full of cold, thought my head was going to implode on the aeroplane.
Anyway on to my card.....

I have used a lotv square die cut as time is of the essence lol!! and glittered her all up with Silver Stickles!

Recipe:

Image: LOTV die cut

Paper: Whimsy Stamps - Holiday Folly

Swirls: Marianne die

Flowers: WOC

Embellishments: Own stash

Challenges: LOTV - Pink, Silver and White

Really rushing here girls, just home from work and feel yuk!! Will try and get round to visit later if I can keep my eyes open. Thank you for popping bye mwah!!

Hugs,

Marjorie

TIMES TO TREASURE

2011-12-06T10:27:00.000Z

Good morning everyone, it's wet and cold here in Donny today, although the sun is trying to shine:) I'm getting really excited now, only two days to go before we leave for Germany. Liam will be counting how many sleeps he has left before we get there:) Isn't it lovely to be so innocent and full of expectations!! I mean Liam not me ha!ha!
I'm showing a card I made for Steve and Nicole's anniversary, I used the lovely LOTV die cut - Times to treasure, I love this image, and these die cuts are so handy to have when your mojo goes on holiday lol!! The gorgeous flowers are from WOC and are stickled with Diamond stickles.

I have used:

Paper: My mind's eye - Wild Asparagus

Image: LOTV Times to treasure

Flowers and Lace: Wild Orchid Crafts

Corners: Cuttle bug die

Sentiment: stamp-papermania

Embellishments: My stash

I did match the inside, but didn't take a photo..silly me. I'm hoping to get another post done tomorrow, as I've almost finished Liam's Christmas card, but that will be the last until I get back next week. Hopefully I will have a chance to get into my craft room, as it will be a mad rush putting up the Christmas tree etc...unless one of Santa's little elves comes and does it for me! Not finished Christmas shopping yet either..maybe the lovely German markets have some wonderful gifts to show me lol!!

I'm entering for the following challenges:

LOTV: Anything but a Christmas Card

Catch the bug: Anything Goes

A Gem of a challenge: Monochromatic (shades of 1 colour) not Christmas + Sentiment

Make It Monday: Anything Goes (every week)

Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

See you tomorrow (I hope..if not will see you when I get back) just going to do a bit of wandering..to see what you lovely ladies are up too. Thank you for visiting..love all your comments you leave. Have a lovely day mwah!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

2011-11-29T12:42:00.000Z

Good Morning everyone, it's a cold day here in Doncaster..but dry! I'm busy getting ready for our trip to Germany next week, still have presents too buy....hopefully something will pop into my head before the end of the week lol!! I'm so excited, can't wait to see my little grandson!
On to my card..it's a LOTV image called under the misletoe....isn't it adorable, I thought it would be ideal for Steven and Nicole. I just loved colouring it in, it's always the choosing of papers and design I struggle with...it amazes me how some cards just come together great...and others you struggle with..I've had a few senior moments with this one lol!! I bought the lovely gold trim from Germany on my last visit, need to buy some more.. I'm getting better with my pencils they are so easy to control ..love them!! so tried to do the skin, don't think it looks too bad does it? I've used red pearls in the corners and on the sentiment, and also used liquid pearls for the snow...it looks lovely in real life! Thought I would just mention, LOTV have got 10% off there lovely stamps and free postage......get yourselves over there.. before Santa has the lot lol!!!

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe

Image: LOTV Under the mistletoe

Colouring: Prisma Pencils

Papers: Memory box - Mistletoe

Flowers: Wild orchid crafts

Ribbon: Ribbon girl

Gold trim: Germany

Sentiment: Computer generated

I would like to enter this for the following challenges:

Paper Shelter: Christmas Sparkle red,green,gold

Bunny Zoes: Anything Christmas with pearls

Craft your passion: Tis the season

Deep Ocean: C..as in Christmas Colours

LOTV: Anything Goes

Pollycraft: Christmas Fun

Make It Monday: Anything goes

Papertake weekly: Christmas Cracker

Hope to be around visiting later, off too work this afternoon..it does look like rain, we do need it though!! Thank you for dropping bye..I look forward to reading your comments..really do appreciate them mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

PUDSEY BEAR

2011-11-23T10:37:00.000Z

Good morning everyone,
Just a quick post, firstly a big welcome to all my lovely new followers. Also wanted to thank Mary J for choosing me as her pick of the week on MIM, I was so excited!! Thanks hun :) No cards at the moment, I have a couple in the making but not finished yet:( Just can't get focused lol!! Just wanted to share this photo with you.....my daughter Deb made this beautiful cake for the girls at work, to raise some funds for Children in need, but they decided to raffle it and ended up with quiet a bit of money for the children, she was well chuffed. Debs also has her own blog here but doesn't have a lot of time to leave posts, she makes the most stunning cards and I'm really proud of her...love ya hun!!

Also wanted to mention Bev has some lovely Candy to give away on her blog here, it's from beadcrafty, a lovely site, I went on this morning....also free postage!

Will be round to visit soon, thank you for stopping by:)

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

IGLOO FOR TWO

2011-11-16T17:52:00.001Z

Good evening everyone,
My second posting in a week Wow!! Really wanted to enter this lovely image for Lotv challenge "creature comforts" Have to hurry not much time lol!!

Card Recipe

Image: LOTV Igloo for two

Papers: Memory Box - Yuletide

Colouring: Prisma Pencils

Sentiment: LOTV

Snowflake: Marianne Dies

Border: Martha Stewart

Challenges I would like to enter

LOTV: Creature Comforts

Craft Challenge: Cute

Hope you all have a lovely evening, and thank you for stopping by mwah!!

Hugs,

Marjorie