Love Me, Love My Hat!!

Hi All~

Hope I find you all well. I am off to watch tv with Hubby in a mo, so a quick post from me tonight. Cannot believe it's the Weekend again already. I don't know ~ you go to work on a Monday, then it's Friday again before you realise!!

I hope you like my "Clean and Simple" card, the stamp I have used was bought in November and this is the first time I have had chance to used him. I love his little face, and big hat, he's so cute, do you agree? Looks to me like he has done something wrong and he is coming with a flower to say "Sorry"!




These lovely papers are a new purchase and are Papermania "Birdsong". If you have not seen them have a look they are really nice. Very natural colours, and have tree's and birds on them. I was amazed to get 25 12x12 sheets for £7.50, I thought that was a bargain.

The Little Man is coloured with Pro-Markers, and the border and corner punch is one of my new favorite MS punches, I think it's beautiful. I have chosen a rub on Love and added a few Hobbyhouse Pearls.

I would like to enter:

Friday Sketchers--Sketch
The Play Date Cafe--Neutral Colours
The ABC challenge--Neutral Colours
Totally Papercrafts--Clean and Simple

See you later. Debbiexx

Just Sitting Here Taking It Easy~

Hiya Girls~

Quite a nice day here, was a bit foggy, but that has cleared now and it's actually been "Warm"!!! Well ok then...It wasn't cold!!

How are you all, ok I hope. I have had a wee craft after a busy morning, shopping, ironing, tattoo looking after!!
So here is what I came up with. When I first looked at this card, after I had finished making it, I thought it was far too busy, but the more I look at it the more I have got used to it.
What do you think....too busy!!



A CLOSE UP OF MY NEW LEAF DIE...NICE 'EH?




I bought this new Marianne die today in town, I saw it on a blog last week asked who made it and then found it in my local shop. It actually has a bird on the branch, but for this card I have cut him off...Poor birdie, sorry!
Its quite large, but actually I have joined two branches together for this one. The lovely image is a hAngler girl and I have had her ages. I do not own any of the stamps, this along with some others were stamped for me. I have coloured her with Pro-markers, and used lots of leftover papers from my stash. The border punch is an Avec punch. Flowers and metal hearts are from my bit box.

Entering into:

Cute Card Thursday--Hearts and Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers--Hearts
Colour Create--Colour Combo
Delightful Sketchers--Punches
Fab 'n Funky--Texture
My Time To Craft--Hearts and Flowers
Paperplay--Hearts and Flowers

Debbiexx

Edwin in RED~

Hi Girls~

Thank you for being so kind commenting on the story about my lovely Nana~
I did have to laugh at those of you asking if I cut fringes (Fluffy) and if I am a Hairdresser (Lindsey). Well I did do a course on hairdressing at school but that was in 1977!!!!!!!!!! I can only assume it is the same as riding a bike...You never forget the basics. When the children were young I could do their hair, not when they grew up tho, I am not that cruel. So No, I am afraid If I need a new job, hairdressing is not it!!

On to tonight's card. Sorry about the awful piccy, but my pc has been playing up and I spent over an hour sorting it out...Oh the air was blue.
I thought I would never get this card to show up!!



Well it's the cheeky chappy Edwin, poor bloke gets overlooked sometimes in favour of his better half, but I think he is cute and any chance I get I will use him. I have him dressed as Robin Hood and it's one of my favorites...Must get that one out again!


Entering into:

Bee Crafty--Ribbons
Cupcake--Red
Creative Inspirations--Colour combo
Crafty Creations--Three little Words
Craft your days Away--Photo Inspiration
Just Magnolia--Anything and a Ribbon
The Pixie Cottage--Sketch and Ribbon
Dutch Dare Challenge--Red white and pink
Debbiexx

Who Love's Strawberries?

Hi All~

Gorgeous day here today (a tad cold) but I am not complaining as the very windy weather has gone away..Ye!

Been to my mum's today and cut and permed Nana's hair. Oh she does look gorgeous when it's done, and I love the fact that I can do something for her as often as I do. At 94 she wants for nothing, so to be able to go and do something that I know she needs doing is lovely for both of us. Even at 94 she is as sharp as a razor and is up on all the latest news etc, so having a conversation with her is a complete pleasure.
My sister is doing well, so thank you to all who have asked about her. She will be in plaster a few weeks more yet and will then need vital physio, but she is doing great and getting about a bit now too.

After my busy day I have had a play this evening and this is what I came up with...
The gorgeous image is courtesy of Mo's Digital Pencil, I adore her images and when I won last week on DP2, this is the image I chose. (Mind you I spent quite a few hours looking through them they are all so gorgeous).
NOTICE I have entered THIS card into her latest Challenge...Hoping Lightning strikes twice!!



The papers are from an 8x8 PM pad called Retro Floral and the image is coloured with Pro-Markers. The sentiment is just one I chose from my pc and printed off. The brad is from my stash and the border punch is the lovely MS hearts.



I have entered into:

Delicious Doodles--Sketch
Craft Your Passion--Anything Goes
Claudia and Company--Colour Combo (Blue, Pink and Brown)
DP2--Love
Passion For Pro-Markers--Let there be love

Debbiexx

What A Hairdoo~

Hiya All~

What a dreadful day here, weather wise. I got all showered and hair done to go out shopping with my mum, shouldn't have bothered...I got soaked through.

I have not managed to have a play at all today until now, and tomorrow is work and then I am perming my Nana's hair in the afternoon. (I love doing her hair, she is 94 years old (or young!) and I cut her hair every 6 weeks and perm it every 12, so tomorrow is perming day). I might get chance to craft later in the day, but not until the evening.

Tonight I have joined in a couple of challenges that ask for "Wings".
This digi image was one of the four I won, I couldn't wait to use her, she is so cute isn't she?



The two papers I have used are one double sided My Mind's Eye Alphabet Soup. I like the small orange flower pattern side and the musical notes are on the reverse. I have used my Nestie for the image and a NS flower punch. She is coloured with Pro-Markers. I have not embossed the background myself, this co-ordinates cardstock is already embossed I used the reverse of it for my matting as it's a slightly darker shade, so complements the colours well.

Entering into:

A Spoonfull of Sugar--Colour Combo
Delightful Sketchers--Wings
Flutterby Wednesday--Wings
I Love Pro-Markers--Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts--Card 4 a child
One Stitch at a Time--Digi
Stamp Something--Use a digi

Debbiexx

Friendship with Mo~

Hiya Blog Friends~

What a windy day today. I popped to my sisters, house last night and I couldn't believe all the wheelie Bins on the floor and recycling bags strewn everywhere, that's how windy it was and is! Mind you I came in from work at 11am and that's me in now, not venturing out again until Zumba in the morning.

I have had a play this afternoon, but unfortunately I have to do the dreaded ironing later on, mind you I don't really mind it, just wish I was crafting instead.

I went away for the day yesterday with my friend Angie, we called in at the craft shop we visit a few times a year. I had no intentions of spending too much money as Angie and I are off for our weekend "Craft" shopping in Harrogate in March, and we are both saving like mad for that! BUT I saw some new Martha Stewart punch round the page punches and I just couldn't help myself...I bought two!! I know, it was a bit greedy, I should have bought just one, but I did not know which one to get...Honest!!

Onto today's creation. I have chosen the theme at Totally Papercrafts who have set Friendship (always a nice one in my book!)
I have not used this Mo Manning stamp for ages, and I have always liked it, perfect for a Friendship card, don't you think? I have coloured the girls with copic markers, and cut out a circle and scalloped circle with my Nestie's.
I have used one of my new MS punches, but I should really have punched it on plain cardstock as it is very hard to see on this brown checked card. I will use it again soon and hopefully you will be able to see the lovely bubble pattern a bit better.




The blue glitter dot cardstock is by Personal Impressions (Lynsey Mason Designs) called "Snowball Blue", I bought the pink and green version of this too, very fresh looking I think. I have added a bit of blue ribbon from my stash, and I have also used the NS flower punch again. The Sentiment also by Personal Impressions isn't that curvy shape, I shaped it like that on the acrilic block so that I could follow the curve of the Nestie circle, think it looks ok!!

Entered into:

Totally Papercrafts--Friendship
Sarah Hurley--Die Cuts
PaperPlay--Stamp it out
Papertake Wkly--Anything goes+Flowers
Sketch n' Stash--Sketch
Fab n' Funky--Chocolate & Blue
C.R.A.F.T Challenge--In the Roll of a Die
Crafty Catz--Tartan/Plaid

Debbiexx

Something a bit different for me~

Hello All~


I was having a bit of a missing mojo moment last night, but because I had time to craft couldn't decide what I was going to do. Then I thought Ah ha (no not the pop group) My blog friend Vicky, she has just made a couple of sets of cards all of the same theme. They looked lovely.
I knew somewhere I had a few sheets of Betsie and Bob toppers. I eventually came across them and started to make these cards. They were easy enough to do as all the colouring is done for you. I did go over the pre-coloured toppers with pro-markers just to add some shading, and then found matching card stock.








I am sorry that my photo taking is appalling, I promise I will try harder next time..He He!


It's not the normal style of card for me, but, missing mojo means making something out of my comfort zone.
I have a craft fair coming up in March, so hopefully someone will like them. I do think the images themselves are very cute and would be lovely for a friends Birthday, I have never seen them as stamps before, and think I bought them on QVC, but it was a while ago now. Hope you like them.

I am not entering them into any challenges, but just thought I would show them anyway.

Debbiexx