Oh so Cute!

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a fabulous week, wasn't the week-end just gorgeous.  I even managed to go to a Land Rover show with David and a crafting show with Debs.. then a nice BBQ on Sunday the first one of the season... my brother John and Chrissy came also, so there was seven of us altogether, it was great we had a bit of a celebration for my Mom's 87th Birthday, she loved it!

My card today is for Papertake Weekly, and Dawny would love to see something 'Cute' it was so hard to choose as I have so many lovely images.  I did want to use one of my new fairy stamps but my week has just flown bye.  I still haven't got around to trying my inktense pencils yet either!!  So I chose one of my trusty Art Pad images and isn't this just the cutest little bear you have ever seen lol!!  I glittered Jenny the bear with cotton candy stickles and matted her onto a spellbinders square scalloped die. I also made a daisy flower, the pink is a lot softer in real life. I inked all the card with a lovely soft pink, but it doesn't show up very well on the photos.

What I used

Image - LOTV Art Pad Set 23 James & Jenny Bear

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Martha Stewart Daisy Border

Cheerylyn border

Joy Daisy Die

Stickles and Gems and ribbons my stash

Challenges Entered

Cute Card Thursday - Handmade Embellishments

Die Cut Divas - Use at least one embellishment

Sister Act - Anything Goes #57

Allways Something Creative - Birthdays #75

The Squirrel and The Fox - Lets hear it for the Girls

This card is smaller than the ones I usually make, but I quiet like it.  That's it from me for now guys, so do pop along to the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog and take a look at the gorgeous creations the girls have made, also why don't you join in as there is a fabulous prize to be won too!

Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes you left for me last week, I had a lovely day and I was thoroughly spoilt lol!!! I got some lovely crafting pressies too:)..

See you all later, take care,
Love and Hugs,
Marjorie xx

Papertake Weekly - A lovely Sketch

Good morning everyone,
Hope you all have had a fantastic week-end, the weather hasn't been too bad has it... just cold bbrrr!  Can you believe we are almost out of March already.  David and I are going to Germany this week as it's our Grandsons 6th Birthday, he is growing up so fast! Really looking forward to it.

Anyway on to my card for today, it's Tuesday so it's time for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly which is a lovely sketch challenge.  You can use the new sketch that Dawny has done, or you can choose a different one from the lovely collection on the Papertake Weekly blog here, but remember it must be one of ours. I chose the new sketch, it was lovely to work with and I really enjoyed making it, once I had found my mojo as he did a little walk about this week lol!!

I used another LOTV pre-coloured art pad image from Set 3 'Wild Flowers'... I used a sprinkling of frantage around the edges, I love this stuff! (I did knock the whole jar over, but managed to scoop most of it up lol!!).. I've just had one of those weeks lol!!  It's lovely and sparkly as I used lots of Stardust Stickles on the flowers, butterflies and my flower at the bottom.  I also put a strip of navy and gold ribbon tucked under the blue panel, the photo doesn't show it up to well, but the little bit of gold really sparkles too.  The flower die is a gorgeous Tim Holtz die that I bought at the 'Harrogate' show last week, I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of this, and of course I used my old faithful 'Marianne' swirl die! butterflies are Martha Stewart all jazzed up with stickles and pearls.  I also popped the lovely doo hickey 'So wrapped, Lovely' Die into the side. The lovely papers are 'Petal Fresh' from LOTV by Mary Fran.

Challenge Entered

LOTV - Bingo (Ribbon, Pearls and Flowers)

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Stampin with the Dragon - Bling it Up

Love to Create - Bingo (Flowers, Blue and Ribbon)

Hope you all have a 'FABULOUS' Mother's Day on Sunday, and hope you all get very, very spoilt.  When my kids were little I always got breakfast in bed (which David and the kids had put together) and we would all open my pressies together, me still half a sleep, but the kids loved it, and the kids would jump up and down on the bed with excitement and say 'come on Mum open your pressies, come on lol!!  It was fabulous, do miss those special times.  What would we do without memories hey! Talking about memory, don't forget to pop over to PTW and see the fabulous cards the other girls have made, lots of fabulous inspiration and a prize to be won too!...

Sorry I seem to have waffled on a bit here... Have a great week and take care...
Love and Hugs,
Marjorie xx

For Mum

Good Morning all,

It's Tuesday so it's time for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly.  This weeks challenge is to make a card for Mum, or a female.

Isn't this image gorgeous. It's one of LOTV's pre-coloured art pads, and I have glittered all the flowers and butterflies.. even the perfume bottles have had a splash of glossy accents, although you can't see it on the photo.  My photography leaves a lot to be desired just recently, I just don't seem to be able to get the lighting right!  The sentiment is also LOTV hand written phrases.  I've used flat back pearls again, just love these at the moment, I'm sure they will be on my next card too!

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV Art Pad

Sentiment - LOTV Written Phrases

Papers - LOTV Raspberry Road 'Timeless Victorian'

Punch - Martha Stewart  Daisies

Dies - Doo Hickey Butterfly

Doo Hickey Twisted Swirl

Challenges Entered

LOTV - Bingo (Ribbon, pearls and flowers) 2nd entry

Crafty Little Fairies - Things with wings

Do pop over to the Papertake Weekly challenge blog and see what gorgeous cards the other girls have made.  Also there is a wonderful prize to be won.

That's it from me for today, you all take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Bingo at Papertake Weekly

Good morning everyone,

I would just like to say a 'Big Thank You' to everyone for the lovely wishes you sent me regarding my Aunty Hilda, they are very much appreciated.  One of the things I love about crafting is that most of us are really caring of other people, and your well wishes and encouragement always make me feel better, whether it's something that's happened in my life or just an encouraging comment about a card, I've never met a lot of you but feel sometimes that you are my closest friends:) xx  Sending you all big cyber hugs xx

So on to my card for today it's Tuesday so it's time for Papertake Weekly challenge and the theme for this week is 'Bingo' below is the grid and if you don't know how to play it's easy, just choose one of the lines in any direction and include them on your card.

My choice for this week is the top line

I have used this lovely stamp from LOTV called 'Handbags'  I used Tim Holtz distress inks to colour it in and sprinkled frantage around the edges, also glittered the lovely flowers and butterflies with stickles.  I also inked around the edges and even the ribbon got a swipe with the ink pad lol!! The gorgeous pearls are from Ribbon Girl as well as some of the flowers. The little gems inside the flowers were from the hobby house.  I also made a little pull out tag from the gorgeous paper.  I used one of LOTV's lovely verses Set 10.

Other items used

Paper - Antebellum LOTV (Raspberry Road Designs)

Doily Die - Cheery Lynn (Italian Flourish)

Numbers - Tim Holtz

Flowers - Ribbon Girl/Wild Orchid Crafts

Gee-SSo - Indigo Blu

Butterflies - Martha Stewart Punch

Challenge Entered

Simply Create Too - Shop in your stash

Totally Papercrafts - Female Birthday

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

LOTV Monthly Challenge- Bingo - (Ribbon,Pearls & Flowers)

The ABC Challenge - G is for Girls

Natalie & Amy - #18 Flowers

Bearly Mine - One for the Girls

Splendiferous Creations - Fabulous Florals

That's it from me for now, do pop over to the Papertake challenge blog and see what beautiful cards the other girls have created, and don't forget you could also win yourself a lovely prize! 

Take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Anything Goes at 'Papertake Weekly'

Good morning everyone,
Hope you have had a great week-end!. Isn't it lovely to have longer days of daylight, I hate the dark nights and mornings!!  Well it's Tuesday already and time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge and we all love 'Anything Goes'.  There is also an optional extra to include home made flowers.  These can be made using punches or dies, felt, crochet etc... or you could adapt a ready made flower and turn it into something different, the choice is yours.  For my card I used a lovely verse from LOTV, and decorated it with pearls and a flower I made myself.... do you know how excited I was when it came together lol!!  I have spent so much time on the internet looking at flowers, I have forgot now where I saw this one, as there are so many tutorials that make similar types... I have had a go at a few different styles but quiet liked this one, it has lots of dimension and is so strong, considering it's only made out of black, and white card.... I embossed some white card with an embossing folder for the background, and the border is a Martha Stewart punch and I decorated the little daisies with pearls too, but you can't see it so well on the photo.

My Aunty, who is my Mum's Sister passed away this week-end, and I thought that maybe this might make a nice sympathy card, but I'm not sure the verse is quiet right, can't make up my mind.  Does anyone have any thoughts on it?

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV - Quotables 

Punches - Martha Stewart 

Dies - Magnolia Swirl, Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles,

Joy Daisy Flower die for Flower

Challenges entered

That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Card and Scrap - Use your dies
Crafting From The Heart - Dies or Punches

Do pop over to Papertake Weekly and see what fabulous creations the other girls have done, also have a go at making your own flowers it really is so satisfying and you can co-ordinate them with your card.  Also there is a fabulous prize to be won too! ... 

Take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie x

To a Special Friend

Good morning everyone, it's cold today here in Yorkshire, my hubby had to scrape the ice of his van this morning!!  Brrr I don't likey lol!!  Roll on Summer!

Straight on to my card today as I'm on work soon... I have used 'Art Pad -set 19' from LOTV again, these images are pre-coloured and very stylish, I just added some Diamond Stickles and Voilà job done!

I don't think I have quiet got the balance right on this one, but once everything is stuck down it wont move lol!! I have inked the card and paper with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo.  I also inked the lovely roses (Wild Orchid Crafts) to give them a more muted look, they look lovely in real life.. The gorgeous papers are from LOTV... Country Lady by Mary Fran.. Sentiments also LOTV.. 'Quoteables Set 62 Friendship' and ' Scroll sentiments', Cheery Lynn and Martha Stewart 'Butterflies', and finished off with a Doo hickey die and lovely pearls from 'Hobby House'

Challenges Entered

LOTV Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper
The Squirrel and the Fox - Something New (New Art Pad and New Friendship Stamp)

Take care everyone and happy crafting...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Baby Stork

Good Morning every one, its time for Make it Monday #107 Linky Party.... and it's the wonderful  Meljen's designs today who are sponsoring us ....... I have used Baby Stork today..I think my mojo's coming back a little..I really enjoyed making this card, it's such a lovely fun image and lends itself for a boy or a girl..

The Inside

Card Recipe

Image - Meljens Designs Baby Stork

Designer Papers - First Edition Up Up and Away

Sentiment - LOTV

Dies - Marianne Designer Doily

 Memory Box Madera Corner

Spellbinders Rectangles and cirles

Border Punch - Martha Stewart (Garden Rail)

Ribbon - Mei Flower

Gems, button and twine my stash

Challenges Entered

Bearly Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Things that make you go Awww!

Paper Shelter - Punch or Die Cut

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Celebrations

Meljen's Design are giving away 4 single digi's to the winner this week all you have to do is comment on another entrants card 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

There were so many beautiful entries this week, I really didn't know who to choose.. but here we go.....ta! da!....it's this lovely tag by Lori from choux-choux....Spiders are not my favourite bugs, but these little spiders did capture my heart a little lol!! They do appear to be running down that little web.....  Do pop along to Lori's blog she is amazing, I love to visit her as she always has something different to share with us.....do leave her a little love too.....

Do hope you have enjoyed your visit today, and don't forget to enter my candy...you have to be in it to win it...sound like I'm at work now lol!!!

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

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

xx

Sweet Daisy

Good Morning everyone....how fantastic was the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games!!  David and I stayed up into the wee hours to see it all...The whole ceremony was fantastic and those drummers and all the volunteers were just amazing!, and the lighting of the flame was really something very special!!

Now for another special event....Make it Monday has reached its 100th Linky Party.......I would just like to say a BIG congratulations to our lovely boss Michelle and to all the other member's of the team who have made Make it Monday such a success, and of course all you lovely papercraft enthusiasts!!!......So there is a Special prize this week for one lucky commentator...one of the DT is offering candy to a random commentator, so be sure to visit each DT member and leave a comment...This is the lovely candy up for grabs...2 packs of flourish with a bling, several ribbons and some bows... The winner will be announced next week so pop back and see if you were the lucky one!!

This week we are being sponsored by the lovely Scrapbook Sisters.  The image I chose for today is this little cutie called Sweet Daisy...designed by Gayle Bond..

The inside

I coloured her with Prisma Pencils and gave her flowers a touch of Glamour Dust.  I used Marianne Dies for the little birdie and bird box and fencing.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for the butterflies and a Memory Box die for the corner.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts touched up with Diamond stickles.  My pearls were from the Hobby house.  I used brown Bazzill card and the Design Papers are called New Leaf by First Edition.  The design papers are really gorgeous and sparkle like you wont believe, they don't show up to well on the pants photos though lol!  The inside is a plainer version....

I would like to enter for the following challenges

Chocolate, coffee and cards - Rainbows and butterflies

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Delightful Challenges - Dog days of Summer

Inky Impressions - Dies or Punches

Die Cuttin Divas - Summer Fun (little birdie and bird box, fencing Marianne Die) Memory Box corner die

Dream Valley - Summer

Pile it on - Cute as can be

Robeyn's Fetish - Summer Fun

Scrapbook sisters are offering a prize of 5 digis to the random winner...remember all you have to do is comment on another entrants card so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning 

So do come along and join us for the 100th Make it Monday Linky party

Da! Da!....My favourite for this week is.............

This lovely Steam punk card by Jacqueline

I love steam punk, but find it difficult to do....I just loved this image and it has been so beautifully coloured by Jacqueline it is steam punk but has also remained very feminine as her lovely sentiment says!!! be sure to visit her and leave a little love.....

Wow! hope you are still with me lol!! Such a long post this week....will say cheery bye for now...have a great week....take care,

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

Kitty Katastrophe

Good Afternoon everyone,
It's cold today in Doncaster, I think it's all this talk of Christmas in July LOL:) There is some gorgeous stamps coming out from LOTV, I managed to get a couple at the show in Doncaster last week, not had time to have a play yet though!
My card this morning is Kitty Katastrophe from Kenny K, just love these images, I made one for my brother at the beginning of the month called Chico's Chopper, he just loved it!

Also a peek at the inside

Image: Kitty Katastrophe - Kenny K

Papers: Raspberry Road and Paper Shelter

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts

Dies: Spellbinders, Martha Stewart

Colouring: Prisma Pencils, Copics (For skin)

Kenny K Challenge Blog is also having there 1st Anniversary so are having a blog hop, lots of prizes to be won, you still have time to enter, so get yourself over there!!

I am entering this card for the following challenges, I think Kitty is ready for some fun in the sun, she is really cute and girly, and I just love the ribbons in her hair don't you!!LOL!  Hope you all have a lovely week-end, and a big thank you to everyone who left a comment on my blog, I really appreciate your time, as I know how precious it is!!

Kenny K Challenge - Anything Goes

Emerald Faeries - All Things Nice (Girly)

Deep Oceans - Ribbons

Papertake - Getting Cute

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe - Fun in the sun

Sammie's Card

Good Afternoon everyone,
This is a special post for a very courageous young lady called Sammie.  She has just had major surgery, and it's not the first time she has had this operation. She is doing well, back chatting her mum already by all accounts ha!ha! Do pop over to pop's place for updates on her recovery (also have a look at the gorgeous puppies that have just arrived).
The card I sent to Sammie, was my very first attempt at colouring in with prisma pencils, and has been sitting in my special basket of cards... and like me I hope Sammie just goes from strength to strength!! Get well quickly Sammie!!

 Also a peek of the inside, I did change it slightly for Sammie

Materials used:

Image: Bildmalarna

Colouring: Prisma Pencils

Paper: Papermania - Rose Garden

Dies: Marianne, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug

Punch: Martha Stewart

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

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

Craft your passion challenge

Deep Ocean Challenge 

Stamps R Us

2 Sisters Challenge 

Bearly - mine challenges

Hope you are all enjoying the week-end, its lovely and sunny here in Doncaster, hope it's the same where ever you are.

Thanks for stopping by, really do appreciate your comments. (Get really excited when I see someone has been :) 

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

xxx

Christening Day

Hi Everyone,

Not so nice this morning in Doncaster, but promises of better to come during the day:).  I made this card for last weeks LOTV challenge but didn't have time to post, so this weeks can go on earlier, not a mad rush on the last day as usual ha! ha! It was for my hubby's collegue at work, his little boy was getting Christened.  What a beautiful day it was, and the weather was superb. Anyway enougth waffle!!  I coloured Baby image with Prisma pencils and his skin with copics, which I find a lot easier than promarkers. Lovely wild orchid roses which I blitzed with stickles.

Image: LOTV baby stamp

Paper: Basic Grey Lily Kate & Marianne papers

Colouring Medium: Skin Copics (loving these), Prisma Pencils (really love these)

Punch: Martha Stewart

Corners: Marianne

Flowers & Lace: Wild Orchid Crafts

This is a Peek inside, Photo isn't too great (sorry).

Hope you like my card I am going to enter this for LOTV Challenge. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.  I get so excited when some nice lady has visited me and taken time out to leave me a little word - Thank you!  If you get a chance nip over to Pops Place, her little girl Sammie is having a big op soon, and is very nervous, if you could send her a little card I think you just might brighten her day and let her know she's not on her own, and lots of people are thinking about her.

Hope you all have a lovely day,

Huggles,

Marjorie

xx



Tilda with Flowers

Hi Everyone,
I just love this stamp, made a card for my sister-in-law Chrissy, she is fifty soon!! Happy Birthday Hunny!!  Hope you like the card. Made it with the sketch from hAnglar & stAnglar Challenge so I am going to enter - hope you like it!



Image is Tilda with flowers, I have coloured her with prisma pencils, Paper is road show, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, swirl Marianne, Border Martha Stewart, Pearls and ribbon from my stash.

I am dashing off to work now, always seem to be on the run LOL!!

Have a lovely day everyone,

Huggles,

Marjorie

xxx

Wedding Fever!!

Hi Everyone,
What a week!! have been busy at work, and my mom also had her other cataract done on Friday.  All went well, but have mum staying for a week, so I can put her drops in for her.  We went to a friends wedding on Saturday, and I made a card for them both.  I used free papers from Donna at bearly mine designs. Wow! she has some gorgeous papers, and is very generous about giving us freebies!!  I am entering my card for her bearly mine challenges. Wish me luck!!

I really enjoyed making this card and got to grips with my colouring LOL! I coloured the bridegroom with prisma pencils (which I love maw!) and coloured Wedding day as she is called, with promarkers - with which I have a love hate relationship LOL! so my card recipe is as follows -

Images - Bridegroom & Wedding Day from Wild Rose stamps

Paper: Bearly mine designs freebie

Mr & Mrs hearts stamp from Magnolia

Mr & Mrs sentiment from Papermania

Die Cuts: Marianne

Embellishments: flowers, heart pins lace from wild orchid crafts

Heart punch from martha stewart

Prisma pencils & promarkers

If anyone looks at my card, I would love to know what you think about it, any feedback would be wonderful!

Have a lovely evening

Hugs,

Marjorie

xx



LOTV CHALLENGE - HERE COMES SUMMER

Hi everyone,
I did think summer was on its way, but here in South Yorkshire its really windy and cold.  Having a look at all the beautiful cards on the lotv challenge blog cheered me up lol! I have made a card from one of the lotv die cuts and coloured the pot and tree to match the rest of the image.  I just love these cute squares.  My colouring isn't that brilliant, although I am learning slowly.  I am waiting for Bev & Jacqui to have a colouring class here in Yorkshire fingers crossed lol!! I cut out a flower and swirls with a marianne die, then blitzed it all with glamour dust.

Card Recipe

LOTV Cute Square

Papers: Papermania Red Hot (I think its called)

Tools: Martha Steward heart punch, spellbinders, Marianne swirl & flower

Embellishments: stash, hobby house

Hope you like it, I am going to enter it for the lotv challenge Here comes summer

Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

MUMS ARE SPECIAL

Hi Everyone,
Yesterday was my mums birthday.  She is such a special mum, she has brought up a large family and has had her ups and downs but nothing is too much trouble for her.  At 84 years old she is still independent, and can put me to shame sometimes ha! ha!
I had to work yesterday, but we went shopping in the afternoon.  In the evening we had a barbecue and Deborah, Candice and Cassy (our little Jack Russel) joined us.  Candice my granddaughter made her gran gran a piggy cake (I will try and post a photo).  Candice also made a birthday card (we have a budding blogger and card maker on the horizen lol!)
I have made a card for mum with the wild orchid challenge sketch - MUMS ARE SPECIAL, hope you like it!!  I am going to enter this for my very first challenge, and I can't think of a better first challenge, as I just love the wild orchid website, they provide us with the most beautiful things to play with lol!!

 

Card recipe

Lotv die cut

papers: magnolia

tools: Martha stewart border punch, Marianne swirl die

Embellishments: flowers and heart pin wild orchid crafts, ribbon & pearls harrogate show

Have a good evening everyone,

Hugs,

Marjorie xx