Come And Grow Old With Me

Good morning everyone, hope you have all had a great long week-end, did you manage to get any crafting done, or have you been in the garden?....  it was lovely and sunny here in Yorkshire but a little chilly still for me lol!!

It's Tuesday already, so time for another fabulous challenge over at 'Papertake Weekly' it's a nice simple one today 'Anything Goes', there is a little twist of 'No patterned Paper' if you fancy a bit of a challenge but it is optional!

For my card I chose to use no patterned paper.  I used an embossing folder, which I got free with one of my magazines, and a lovely image from 'Bugaboo Digi Stamps' called 'Grow Old With Me' I coloured it with my Tim Holtz distress markers. After I had coloured it I realized it was an image I had printed on my computer some months ago and the distress inks hadn't run, I was well chuffed, so I am going to give some of my other digi's a go with my distress inks, as I really love working with them!  I wanted the image to be the focal point so kept it quiet simple, hope you like it...

I used Olive Green card stock, but it looks black on the photo, in real life it matches the leaves perfectly! and it's not as harsh as black.

Challenges Entered

Creative Inspirations - Spring Flowers

Well guys, hope you have a fabulous week, pop across now to 'Papertake Weekly' and see what fabulous makes the girls from the design team have made, there is a lovely prize up for grabs too!

You all take care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Bugaboo Cowboy

Good morning everyone, hope everyone has survived the snow lol!!  Candice was so disappointed when the snow didn't stop her from going to school lol!!!  but they have forecast more snow for tonight (Sunday) as I am Scheduling this post for early morning I won't know till I wake up lol!! Well it's Make it Monday time and this week we are sponsored by Bugaboo.. and I was sent this lovely image to play with. I would just like to say 'Thank you' to Jodie who draws these fabulous images, for providing us with such lovely images to use!  Do pop along to her store if you haven't been already as there is something for every occasion!
I have so much enjoyed making this card for Liam (my grandson).. It's been a while since I have really felt like doing any crafting, it's been such an effort... but this card came together so beautifully and took my mind to another place lol!!  The image of this little cowboy is just sooooo cute lol!!

I used scraps out of my scrap box as I love that dotty paper and don't have anymore, must buy another pad as it's so nice for boys cards.  I didn't have enough for the bottom so I used a coordinating sheet out of the pad... I have used two lots of design papers one from 'Wellington' and the other is called 'Oxford'. I inked all the papers, cards and dies with colorbox chalk ink.  I love the circle die it's called 'Picot Edge Circles' by spellbinders and I have put red gem stones in each of the circles. The stars are are a Die-manics die called 'stacking stars' I got it from 'Dies to Die for' - BEWARE when you go on this site, it takes all your money lol!!! Tracy has a fantastic selection of goodies, and is so friendly and always willing to help you with any products you want! Oh! and my letters and number are a Tim Holtz die called 'Carnivale' I love it and have used it so many times.. Last but not least is the lovely image which I coloured with my trusty prisma pencils lol!! and you can find him here.

Challenges entered

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoes - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Something New (Picot Edge Circles Die)
MAWTT - Happy Birthday
Craft your Passion - Gone Country
Here Come the Boys- Bingo - Die Cuts, free, Twine

Bugaboo are offering a very generous prize of 7 lovely single images of the winners choice... and you all know what you have to do... just leave a comment on another entrants card and mention that you saw them on 'Make it Monday'... easy, peasy!  So do come along and show us your lovely PAPERCRAFTS be them new or old!

Pick of the week time Ta Da!! .....

I thought this project was so clever.. the images are only 1" in size, but I love how Rox put them altogether and made this gorgeous  wall hanging... Do pop over to Rox's blog and see how she did it!

That's it from me for today guys... if you have snow, take care and snuggle up in your craft rooms with some lovely hot chocolate, and maybe a little Baily's cream if it's not too early... but you know what they say 'It's five o'clock somewhere in the world'... lol!!

Take Care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

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Chimney Santa

Good morning everyone... Wow! These Mondays come around so quick...so that means it's time for another 'Make it Monday' Linky party and today our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps...  I have been given this lovely image of Santa to play with which you can find here... sorry my card isn't finished as I have had lots going on this week.  I want to make this into an easel card and if I get a chance to finish it I will put the finished card on later.  I wanted it to be Christmassy and girly as it's for Candice....

I've really tried new things on this card lol!!  Like major distressing of the card and paper, even painted the paper with some crafting paste I bought from Lidl that was cheap as chips, and I think it just looks like that Gesso stuff everyone is using, at a fraction of the price.  The lovely snow flake has been bedazzled with lots of glitter, and is a die from Marianne.  I used chalk ink to colour the craft card and paper and also the snowflake, in baby blue.  My image was coloured with Prisma pencils and the sky is a copic pen, couldn't get the colour quiet right would have liked it a bit darker... My chimney has been covered with snowtex and the snow falling is liquid pearls... everything has had lots of gilitter applied!!...the gorgeous ribbon is from the hobby house and those little heart gems were from Cloes crafts that I got from a show.

Challenges I would like to enter

Bearly Mine - Santa is on his way

Love to create - Anything goes

Bugaboo are offering a very generous prize of 7 lovely single images of the winners choice... and you all know what you have to do... just leave a comment on another entrants card and mention that you saw them on 'Make it Monday'... easy, peasy!  So do come along and show us your lovely PAPERCRAFTS be them new or old!

Now for the best part.. who is my pick for this week.... ta! dah!

It's Lucy from Lucy loves scrapping...

Isn't this card beautiful, I love all the embossing and lovely touches that Lucy has put on this card.  Do pop across to her blog and take a closer look and remember to leave her a little love too:)

Just wanted to update you on my Mum, as you know she went for an angiogram last week, well the results are that she will need to have a bypass... My emotions are very mixed as at 85 yrs old it is quiet a big operation to be having!.. but my Mum being my Mum is all up for it, if it's possible.. Bless her!! They have said Mum is a young 85 and it will make a new woman out of her lol!!  We have lots of test to go for first, but I will keep you updated on how she is doing...

Hope you all have a great week. I think we maybe in for some snow here in Doncaster next week...lovely :)

Lots of Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

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Car Ride

Good morning everyone, really missed you all last week:(  Sorry I haven't been around all week as I haven't  had time for cards or blogging as my Mum has not been too well again...we had 3 nights at A&E with her having chest pains, she's also had a bit of an allergic reaction to some of the medication.  They are not quiet sure what is wrong so they are going to send her for an angiogram. She is staying with David and I at the moment and has had a couple of good nights so hopefully things are settling down a little.
I didn't manage to make a card for last weeks MIM as things have been a bit hectic....  Fortunately I made today's card a few weeks ago for my buddy at work, who's daughter and son-in-law had bought her a new car when her old one gave up the ghost lol!!  This lovely image called car ride from Bugaboo was ideal.  Her new car is bright red so I had a go with my promarkers for this one, don't think it turned out too bad!
Make it Monday Linky party #115 is now open, and we are sponsored today by the lovely Bugaboo Stamps, you can find this lovely image here.  Looking forward to seeing all your lovely makes this week!!

I made the flower myself with black and white card and used a brad for the centre. I embossed some white card with a bubbles embossing folder, the "thanks" sentiment is a cuttle bug die, I've had for ages.  Tina wanted "You are amazing" on the card somewhere so I used stick on letters from a scrapbook page I had in my stash, it worked out really well, and looked so nice on the card as on the lettering there are little red roses on some of the letters, unfortunately you can't see it on the photos's.  I also added a little star dust stickles around the inside of the card to add a bit of sparkle.  Finished off with a sentiment cut out with a spellbinders die one in black and one in white and some black ribbon and four little red pearls.

Bugaboo are offering a fabulous prize of 7 single digi's to the winning commenter, so all you have to do is comment on another entrants card, so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning!  Good luck everyone!!

Challenges Entered

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge 2 - Special Occasion NOT Birthday

Pretty Little Ribbon Blog - Die cuts/punches/ribbon

Milk Coffee Challenge - More than 1 Fold

Forever Friends - Ribbon/Twine

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

My Pick for this week is tadaaah!!.....

 Mandy at Paper Panda

Isn't this card lovely, I love steam punk when it is done as beautifully as this, and this is only Mandy's second attempt at steam punk!   The coggs are a spellbinders die and the gorgeous papers and toppers are from a CD she has recently purchased....Think I will have to put that on my wish list for Santa!!....

Do pop across to her blog and take a closer look and leave her a little love too!!... 

That's it from me for now, hope you all have a great week, and hopefully I'll be able to get round to visit sometime this week:)....

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

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You Are In My Thoughts

Good Morning everyone, hope you all had a fab week:)...I went to Harrogate show on Saturday with Debs, nearly missed it as I thought it was later in the month!! A lovely friend sent me a message and said will probably see you on Saturday at Harrogate!!  Panic stations.... woke Debs up early Saturday morning and we were on our way for 10 o'clock lol!!!  Spent up as usual...didn't think I needed much lol!! bought some lovely dies though for making flowers, hope to have a play with them soon!!
It's time for another linky party over at Make it Monday #110..Today we  are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I have used Beautiful Blocks - Thoughts and Prayers.  My card is very simple this week...found it hard not to put flowers on  it though lol!! My daughter wouldn't let me, she said Mum it's great as it is lol!! I love my daughter lol!!!!  I printed the image on to a spellbinders die called Fleur De Lis,  I have used this several times, as it really is gorgeous... It was such an easy image to colour too, I used my  Prisma Pencils, and the lovely papers are called Daydream by First Edition....Ribbon and pearls from my stash..and that was it job done!!.....

A peek at the inside...

You can see the colouring a bit better on this photo

Challenges entered into...

Crafts and Me - Add a sentiment 

Challenges 4 Everybody #4 - Anything goes (2nd entry)

Forever Friends #46 - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet #45 - Simplicity

The Cutie Pie Challenge #28 - Use a Digi

Pixiedust Studio - Anything goes

Simply Create linky party #5 - Anything goes

Catch the bug - Anything goes

Just keep on creating  #4 - Anything goes

Craft your passion - Hip to be square

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes

 Bugaboo are offering a fabulous prize of 7 single digi's to the winning commenter, so all you have to do is comment on another entrants card, so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning!  Good luck everyone!!

Now on to my pick for this week...which is Natalie from Twindividual Creations

Do pop over to Natalie's blog for a closer look...these book drawers are amazing...and don't forget to leave her a little love too!!

I am also sharing this very special card with you this week.  It's a beautiful card made for a very special little boy called Michael do pop over to Karen's blog and read this beautiful story.....

That's another week gone lol!!  My best mate is going into hospital for an op next week, she will be off for 6 to 8 weeks, poor sausage, but she needs this op desperately ..I'm really going to miss her, so I will be working full time for a while again.......no rest for the wicked lol!!

Have a great week, and thank you for all your lovely comments...don't forget to enter my followers candy here.... also don't forget to go and visit my lovely teamies, they have some amazing cards this week!!

Lots of Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

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Halloween JJ October

Good morning everyone ....Mondays do come round so fast, I have been back at work a week already!!  As it's Monday it's time for our Make it Monday #l06 Linky party whooo!! Fabulous entries again last week over 300...you all have so much talent, I'm having a job keeping up!!    Not a happy chappy this week with my card, I think it's because I had to rush everything, didn't have much time for crafting....but check out my teamies this week as there cards are just fantastic!!
I have used JJ October  Isn't she fabulous, wish I could have done more with her, but haven't had a lot of time.... The photo's are also a bit pants this week.  The lovely lace looks a bit like a spiders web, it's two pieces joined together one the right side up and the other on top of it, it looks really good on the card, but doesn't show up too well on the photo. The gorgeous papers are from Donna at Bearly Mine Designs, it is a freebie that I got last year, isn't it lovely! The flower I made with a Magnolia Doohickey Die called Vintage Daises, from Dies to die for.  I used Black and red card and attached a black pearl brad to the centre. The dew drops look good too, I thought they could represent drops of blood....is that a bit goulish!!!

Card Recipe

Image - JJ October Bugaboo

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Paper - Bearly Mine Freebie

Dies - Cheery Lynn Italian Flourish, Cuttlebug corners, Magnolia flower die

Lace - Wild Orchids

My Stash - Red dew drops and black brad

Entering for the following Challenges

Crafts and Me - Add a Flower

The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

My Mums Craft Shop - Anything Goes

Challenge 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Fall (Halloween)

Allsorts - Layers

Delightful Challenges - Halloween

Pixie dust Studio - Halloween

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

We are sponsored by the lovely Bugaboo this week who will be offering a lovely prize of 7 single digis to the winning commentor

My pick for this week is this gorgeous creation by Lavina Agarwal from Life's Little Treasures.  I just love the quilling on this gorgeous frame and those animals are just amazing, please do pop over and take a closer look, and leave Lavina some love......

Good luck everyone and don't forget  all you have to do is comment on another entrants card and mention you saw them on MIM.....so the more times you comment, the more chances you have of winning!!

So come along and join in the fun and share your lovely papercrafts with us.....

Remember it's anything goes every week at Make It Monday.

Would like also to say a big Hi!! to all my new followers thank you for following my blog hope you find something here to inspire you.....also I hope to have a little something special on my blog  later in the week if I can find some time from somewhere lol!!  Still catching up with you all.....Thanks so much for visiting today....

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

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GUY - BBQ

Good morning everyone....hope you are all enjoying the Olympics, I think it's been absolutely fabulous,  I am enjoying every moment, and feel like I've run a marathon sometimes with all the emotion and cheering and the crying with the winners at the end!!!  Team GB have really been amazing, and it does make you feel proud when you see such determination from all the athletes!!  What a fabulous achievement to be in the top three on the medals chart.

It's time again for Make it Monday #101 linky party.....I wonder if you are the lucky winner of the lovely bling and ribbons prize....pop over to Shirley-Anne's blog here to find out....good luck!!

This week we are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and the image I did choose was not quiet right for my hubby who's birthday it was last Wednesday... I will do that next time and you will see why lol!! any how I chose Guy bbq as this is David every Sunday barbecuing  for all 5 of us, we have also barbecued in the snow lol!!! I got my inspiration for the clouds from Chrissy, as I just loved her card the other week with all the lovely clouds ...mine are a bit darker as it's a thundery sky...as that's all we have had for weeks lol!! I used Tim Holtz distressing ink called weathered wood...I did have a little mishap just under the little birdies, my brush just touched the image, and what happened next.... a smudge!!! the image was finished as I coloured the whole thing in first then masked and did the clouds...that's a NO, NO in future as you can always print out a fresh image and start again if you do the masking and clouds FIRST lol!!  I haven't had time to do another image, and my hubby didn't even notice the smudge ...well he didn't say anything anyway lol!!

I used contrasting papers for the inside 

Card Recipe

Image - Guy BBQ by Bugaboo

Papers - Wellington (Trade mark of Hallmark cards)

Card - Brown Bazzill - Kraft Card

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Die Cut - Stars Memory Box

Celebrate die - Whimsy Stamps

Sentiment - LOTV

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Candy - My stash

I would like to enter for the following challenges

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Birthdays

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles - Outdoors

Love to Create - Punches and Dies

MAWTT - Summer

Bugaboo are offering a lovely prize of 7 single Digis - all you have to do is comment on another entrants card, so the more comments you leave, the more chances you have of winning...Good luck!!

Also they have extended their sale until the 15th August...might have to pay them another visit he! he!

Wow!! we have had 300 entries this week, you are all amazing and I have to choose ONE pick out of all those stunning entries!!  Well one of my favourites was a lovely project by Claire at What shall I make today..I had a smile on my face all day with this one...such a fun project for Christmas, do pop over to Claire's blog and take a closer look and leave her some love.....

That's it from me today, I will be so glad when I'm not working full time, my craft room is feeling neglected..and my lovely stamps are shouting colour me..no me...no me...lol!!!

Have a great week guys...will try and visit as soon as I can...

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

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