Mimosa - Tea Party

Hi everyone,
I have some FANTASTIC news for you today.... I have been asked by the lovely Michelle from Make it Monday if I would like to join the team!!!  Wow! am I excited or what!  I just can't take the smile off my face. The design team are a fantastic bunch of girls, and I have visited them often for inspiration.  I feel quiet honoured to have been asked to join them.  Me on the MIM design team...I still can't believe it lol!!
I just love Make it Monday it is such a wonderful place to showcase your cards new and old, and it's always anything goes, all you have to do is link up with another blog and leave them some love :) I've met some really lovely people, and there is so much inspiration, especially when your mojo goes walk about lol!!.  I have been chosen as pick of the week a couple of times and it's such a morale booster, and it gave me confidence too!  So come and link up with Make it Monday Linky party and show us what you have done:)  You might even win a fabulous prize from our lovely sponsors, or be a pick of the week on one of the teams blogs.

Now on to my first DT card, hope you like it... I have gone with red, white, and blue as it is the Queens Jubilee tomorrow.  I have used Mimosa from Bildmalarna, isn't she sweet!!  She's off to the Jubilee Party for tea and cake!! I made this for Candice, she's been saying how lovely it is all week, so I think she will be chuffed that it was for her all along lol!!

A peek at the inside

I have used my Prisma Pencils to colour her, and added stardust stickles to her petticoat, the little butterfly and the gorgeous roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts they also have l0% off everything until the 5th June. The stunning papers are from Nitwit Collections they are called Tour of London, they really are lovely and can be used for lots of different cards.  I have used a spellbinders nesty scalloped circle for the sentiment, and some gorgeous red and blue ribbon from my stash.  The lovely bunting is also from the Nitwit pack. I've also added some lovely lace which is just peeking out from underneath the ribbon. 

This week we are sponsored by The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop supplies gorgeous ribbons, twine, buttons, embellishments, rubber stamps and embossing products for all of your crafting needs. We are happy to accept small and large orders as well as International customers.  New in stock are the Fabulous WOW embossing powders and clear stamp sets, a large selection of self adhesive pearls and rhinestones in a choice of different colours and our new Pretty Pearl Collection.  We have a selection of special offers HERE.

This week's prize is this gorgeous Pink Pretty Little Ribbon Pack!

To be in with a chance to win this fabulous prize all you need to do is leave a comment for an entry on this week's linky party.  Be sure to mention you saw them on MIM.  The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning.

I would also like to enter my card for the following challenges

Creative craft Challenges2 - Red, White and Blue

MAWTT Challenge - Cool Britannia - Red, White and Blue

Craft Your Days Away - Red, White and Blue

My Mums Craft Shop - Red, White and Blue

Digi Doodle Shop - Get the bunting out

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Well guys hope you are still with me, it is a long post today:) Sorry I haven't been to visit but still hectic at home. Mum is feeling a lot better, the medication seems to be helping.  Hope to get round to visit this week.


Oops nearly forgot.. My pick of the week is by Chris, I can't do steam punk, I am more of a ribbon and pearls girl lol!  but I couldn't take my eyes off this lovely piece and it is so beautifully coloured too!!  I think it is an amazing piece of art please go and take a look at this lovely blog there are some amazing pieces....

Big thanks for stopping by....hope you all have a fabulous bank holiday week-end and lots of fun and lots of cake on Jubilee Day!!...

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Wednesday Already

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

xx

Nevaeh - Saturated Canary

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

xx

Yo Yo

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

xx

Pretty Bouquet

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

xx

My First Easel Card - "Walker"

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

xx

Mr Easter Bunny

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