A Stylish Birthday

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A very quickie post

Image - freebie from Pinterest - lovely isn't it and first time using it and I guess not the last
DP's   - forgotten where from, had them so long
Dies   - my NEW Sue Wilson dainty lace edger - coloured with DI
 ...the rest self explanatory

Seize the Birthday - anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge #160 - female birthday
Creative Fingers #100 anything goes
In the Pink #85 - anything goes
Dies R Us  #40 - something new (die)



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White Christmas #2

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Merry Christmas everyone

A quick post and probably the last before the big day.
I said in my last post that I only make two Christmas cards....well....this year I have made six!! this is one of them

EF    - Cuttlebug snowflakes
Dies - Britannia poinsettia
        - SW dainty lace edger

Crafty Calender - December - let it snow
Card Mania #75 - Christmas
Cut it Up #86 - brrr...winter
A Gem of a Challenge #159 - anything Christmas goes
Crafty Hazelnut's CC #260 - anything Christmas



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White Christmas

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For my dear friend.....as the sentiment says LOL

It's not only Christmas but the whole of December is not a good time for me...sad face.

Nowadays I only make two Christmas cards - the other is for my dear aunty.

Image - Crafty Ann's metallics - one of my all time favourites

Dies    - frame Nellie Snellen squares

           - glittered poinsettia Britannia die

           - 6 glittered snowflakes  - shame the glitter doesn't show up in the pic.

           - SW pierced flag

Gold coloured tulle

Organza bow

Crystal sparkler - finishing touches

Handmade stick pin

 

Challenges I'd like to enter

CHNC #259 - anything for Christmas

CHNC - extra for December

Ribbon Girls - anything goes for December

Dies R Us #39 - winter -use snowflakes

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Happy Birthday to my Lovely Aunty

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My dear aunty  (my mum's sister) will be 91 in a few days time.
Such a wonderful lady, has always been like a second mum to me and more so since mum passed away 28 years ago


A vey simple design....various papers and a die cut computer generated greeting

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper  - December Challenge

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Engaged in Paris...

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.... well Disneyland, Paris to be exact.

A lovely young couple :) 

His Dad takes my youngest grandson to QPR home matches.

Ben doesn't go to every match now as he has other priorities which involve the lovely Gemma,  ahhh 

I'd like to enter...

Crafty Creations #303 - Paris    *chosen one of top 3...yippee!

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Twenty First Birthday..... #2

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This is my last post for a while....I'm off on a break for a few days with my friend.
Naughty to say this but it will be good to have a break from my elderly and very demanding neighbour.


This is the second card for Grandson's partner, to be from his Mum and Dad.
Shame about the rubbish pic....I blame it on poor lighting......it really is brighter IRL

Ingredients
MB vine leaf die
QuicKuts butterfly die sparkled with glitter
Computer generated greeting
and loads of bling!!!

 

 

 

 

I'd like to enter

CYP #282 - anything goes

The ABC Challenge - S is for sprinkles

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Dream Valley - recipe - gems, ribbon, die cut

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

 

 

 

 

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Twenty One - In the Pink

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This is for my dear Grandson's lovely partner.

Ingredients
Pretty rose patterned DP
SW Ursa die cut
Greeting circle made in Publisher
  matted with foam tape on to a larger
   iced snow glittered circle
A very scruffy seam binding bow with pearl button
Flat back pearls
 

I'd like to enter

In the Pink #79 ..........1 -2-3 (1 = die cut, 2 = circles, 3 = flat back pearls)
Seize the Birthday - border punches or dies *challenge winner.....yippee!
Everybody Art #338 - circles
Hiding in my Craft Room #219 - monochromatic



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Twenty First Birthday

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My neighbours daughter has gone back to Uni today and celebrated her birthday on Saturday.

Recipe
Distress ink and gold splodged doily
Grape vine die - memory box
Handmade greeting
MS punch

 

 

 

I'd like to enter

 

Cardabilities - sketch

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge  - Sept #3

 Aud Sentiments #140 - anything with sentiment

 

 

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Dinosaur Shutter Card

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My first attempt with my new Tattered Lace Shutter Die.

This is for the grandson of my neighbours across the street. He is the sweetest little chappie you could meet. We always meet him and Nanny and Granddad on Mondays when I have coffee with my friend  in the shopping centre and he calls us his 'ladies'

 

 

I'd like to enter

A Gem of a Challenge - #153 - boys, boys, boys

Paper Shelter - #219 - many folds

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Brother

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'Commission' from my daughter

I liked how this turned out :)

Various DP's
Raffia
Brad
Mix of die cut and punched stars

I'd like to enter
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Sept - #2
Craft Your Passion - #279 - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes - #2



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Happy Birthday dear Friend

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Hello friends.
My word!! I've been missing for so long.  Naughty blogger :(


Ingredients
Dies - Memory box grape vine
           Sue Wilson petite arched adornment
Forgotten DP but most probably Far Far Hill
Simple handmade envelope - Martha Stewart punched edge
Greeting made in publisher cut round with fancy scissors
Prima? flower
Lace
Organza ribbon
Pearls

 

I'd like to enter.........
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Sept
Cuttlebug Mania - anything goes
Crafty Calendar - anything goes



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Happy 75th Birthday

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A friend that hubby and I met in the Algarve many years ago is celebrating her 75th birthday.

Dies - New York Collection
Seam binding ribbon
Hand made stick pins



I was admiring the jewellery a lady named Sandie was making in her shop and she very kindly gave me some antique looking findings which I have used for the stick pins. She even put them in a storage box for me - how kind is that :)

 

 

Tomorrow I'm off for a little break for 9 days. Take care everyone, I'll catch up with you all when I get back.

 

 

 

Challenge

 Allsorts #312  -  happy birthday

 

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Dear Daughter

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Ingredients
Memory Box die
Painted recycled flower
Lace
Ribbon
Bling
Twine

Instead of dying the flower with DI  like in my last post, I painted this one with some cheapo gold paint and applied a smidgen of gilding wax....

 

  ....adding some gold glittery flakes to centre.

 

 

 

 

 

I'd like to enter

Crafting Musketeers #25 - use a die cut

Crafts Galore - anything goes for May

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - May challenge

Everybody Art  #323 - happy birthday

 

 

 

 

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Blue Birthday

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For a lady who likes blue :)

She is known as Gerry hence the large gold stamped initial.
The flower was salvaged from a silk Christmas table decoration and I think it is a  Christmas Rose (hellebore) - it was white but think now that has been dyed it could pass for a blue poppy. The leaf came from some other silk flower arrangement.

Ingredients
Freebie paper
Ribbon
String/twine
Pearls
Net
Sue Wilson die

I tried to lighten the twine with white paint, It didn't turn out like I expected but I quite like the result.

I'd like to enter
Cardabilities #122 - sketch
4 Crafty Chicks #244 - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons   #118 - anything goes with ribbon




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40th Wedding Anniversay

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Dies
  QuickKuts - butterfly
  Memory Box -  branch
  Spellbinder - fleur de lis
Pearls

I'd like to enter.....
CAS on Sunday #57 - white
Crafting When We Can #93 - for a couple
Dies R Us  # 25 - anniversary



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Mothers Day

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For my lovely aunty

Inspired by Sue Wilson video tut - same dies, pretty paper instead of embossing folder !!

Pretty  flowery paper
Sue Wilson dies - Madison Sq, Herald Sq
Seam binding ribbon bow
Prima flower with flat back pearl
Other 'pearls' handmade with CS pva glue



I'd like to enter..
My Time to Craft - #283 - for a special lady
Country View - March challenge and 2nd blogaversary - anything goes
Crafting Musketeers #23 - ribbons and pearls



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21st Birthday #2

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From me to dear grandson.
Another 8x8" card and this took me all day to make like the last one.  This is totally different to what I had in mind but I like it better than the project I had planned
I recently acquired some flimsy gold paper and glued it to a piece of card to make the numbers

Ingredients
Hand cut big gold numbers embossed with CB folder
Computer generated greeting scroll
Corners - SB lattice accents
Brads
Star punch
DP unknown/forgotten, had it printed off for a while

I'd like to enter...
Alphabet CB  - Y for years
Cut it Up   #63 - emboss
Cardz 4 Guyz #54 - anything goes
Dies R Us #18 - embossing folder
Dream it Up -  birthday wishes - January challenge
Tuesday Throwdown   #228 - embossing
 Crafts 4 Eternity    #210 - numbers
Country View - something new to you - gold paper!

 
Thank you for stopping by today and for all the much appreciated comments on my last post :)
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21st Birthday

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This is for my dear Grandson from his Mum and Dad

Ingredients
Sue Wilson Embossing Folder - quilted flowers
Dies  - Memory Box - Tessatina
         - Sue Wilson - San Fransisco
         - Spellbinders - Majestic Elements
Ribbon
Gem brad
Computer generated sentiment

I am pleased how this turned out, though I must confess that it took all day. I had to make the black border by hand cos I don't have plain square nesting dies.

I'd like to enter
Cardz 4 Guyz #54 - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - for a man
Ruby's Rainbow #96 - masculine birthday
Cut it Up #62 - black and white
Dies R Us #18 - use an embossing folder
Mojo Monday #381 - sketch - rotated so don't know if this qualifies



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My First Canvas

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 I have been 'off' crafting for most of the year but decided I really must make an effort to get crafty again having got myself a new laptop and printer - at last - and struggling with both of them.

My  DD and SIL recently moved to a new home, fortunately only about 5 miles from me.

I have made this small canvas for them....8" sq

I used ....
modelling paste
brick stencil
corrugated card
bling
various dies
iridescent medium
lots of gilding wax

I would like to enter
A Creative Romance - anything goes - last challenge
Sentimental Sundays   #237 - anything goes
All Crafts - anything but a card
Dies R Us  #16 - anything goes      



* Crikey, it has been soooo long since I blogged you wouldn't believe what a struggle it was to link these challenges LOL



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21st Anniversary

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 Good morning and Happy 4th of July America

I'm off to EMA later today and flying early hours Sat for a short break in sunny Spain until Tues with DD and SIL. Grandson texts me yesterday morning and asks for a card for his Mum and Dad's anniversary which is on Thursday!
Sooo, instead of packing I spent the afternoon making this.

I'd like to enter...
C.R.A.F.T challenge #266 - anniversary/wedding
Crafty Ribbons #96 -  anything goes with ribbon
Crafting by Designs - month long anything goes
Divas - ribbons and flowers
Papertake - anything goes




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