More motorbikes

Evening all

What a dark ,dismal ,dreary day - typical Bank Holiday weather ! Hope it cheers up later in the week.

Todays cards are more motorbikes- yes, I am actually enjoying using this and it has probably doubled the amount of male cards I make lol !

Have used paper from the Love Letters range because I think it has a tyre tread feel to it. Sentiment is from the very useful Occasional Greetings set

Have also created some extra 'tracks' by inking some linen thread and placing on the card. A bit messy but I think it creates the desired effect !

A Father's Day version this time - again stamped on Love Letters papers and sentiment from Occasional Greetings, a good recipe this lol !

Now I'm off to sit down for some Sunday night family viewing - Britain's Got Talent - the girls love it, I'm not so sure !

Fun Flowers

Hello all, hope you are well

Finally this morning I got to play with my new Fun Flowers die - and I know it's definitely going to be one I use a lot !

My inspiration for todays projects came from a simple little tealight which I decided needed to be a bit prettier.

The before picture.............

and after.....................Looks much better between uses now ? The base is the medium sized flower and as I used Very Vanilla I glued 3 pieces together before I ran it through the Big Shot , just to make it a bit sturdier. I then stamped it with one of the flowers from Growing Green in Crumb Cake.

The smaller Crumb Cake flower was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder and then the centre was embossed with the Square lattice folder and finished off with a Pear Pizzazz Boho Blossom and a little pearl. Quicker to make than to explain lol !

As the Big Shot allows you to cut more than one sheet at a time , it would be rude not to and so I made a few coordinating cards

Look how deep that embossing is - love it !

I also made a box using the Top Note Die with my new Pear Pizzazz ribbon and buttons

These boxes are sooo sweet and ideal for jewellery or a gift card.

Sorry for the piccie overload but just wanted to show you all my new toys Hope you like ?

Survival Sunday !

OMG what a tense afternoon !!!

It started quite leisurely with a relaxed, early family Sunday lunch out then Simon, Sophie and my father-in-law and brother-in-law set off to Molineux for the most important game of the season.

Isabel and I went to a local flower festival and then called at a garden centre as she wants to start growing some veg. We haven't got room for a vegetable plot but bought her a container and a few plants- I'll keep you posted how it goes !

Then.... we settled in front of the telly and the radio simultaneously to see how the football scores would go. Supporting Wolves is never straight forward but they definitely made hard work of it today, with their fate in their own hands they just needed to win to stay in the Premier League...............by half time they were losing 3 nil !!

I was having to keep texting the other scores to them at Molineux and it was such a rollercoaster, with Wolves in and out of the relegation zone like the okey cokey lol !!

All's well that ends well and a goal with 5 mins to go (thanks Becki lol! ) secured Premier League status for next season and local rivals Birmingham relegated.

I do have a card to show you, another motorbike one.........

Very quick and simple, background stamp is from Trendy Trees. I have had a very busy week and am still hoping for a full day crafting with my new Big Shot.

Off to put the champagne in the fridge before the Wanderers return. We ARE Premier League !!!

Not made by me !

Morning all,

Just thought I had better show you the beautiful SU cards I received.......

Lovely aren't they ? Thank you to everyone - and now my wishlist has just got even longer !!

One more card I want to show you- one that Isabel made for me. I find it amusing how Sophie has inherited Hubby's addiction to football and Isabel loves to craft. Not quite sure whether it's a case of nature or nurture lol !

She knows she can take her pick from my 'older' non SU stuff and this is what she came up with....

Cute eh ? She did say I hope you didn't mind Mom but I used some Stampin Up ink and other things because it's better than the other stuff ! Couldn't have said it better myself !!

Future customer there I think lol !

And the winner is .................

Morning all,

Had a lovely day yesterday but very busy and would you believe I haven't even tried my new Big Shot yet !!! The handle is on but that is as far as I've got. I'm looking after my little nephew today so won't get much chance but expect loads of Fun Flowers later in the week lol !

When I was making Lynda's card and cutting out the flowers I decided this would be a perfect addition to my recently neglected Baroque Motifs stamp

Don't those flowers look as though they've grown there? While I'd got the stamp out I just had to make another one..............

This time I made a paper fringe and added some Pear Pizzazz ribbon. Quicker flowers this time , punched using Boho Blossoms punch. Think I'll definitely be using this stamp again with the Springtime Vintage papers !

Now to the winner4 of my blog candy - no hi tech stuff, names were drawn from a hat ( well, a coaster actually) and the winner is ..................

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Congratulations Kate ! Email me your details and I'll pop your prize in the post. Thank you to everyone for their comments, they are always very much appreciated and the blog counter has gone over 10,000 now so keep reading !

If I disappear for a few days you'll know I'm turning that handle ;)

Celebration Candy !

May already- where is the year going ?


Very busy month for me , lots of birthdays, including my own ( officially 21 again this year ! ), my wedding anniversary and my Blogaversary !!


So to celebrate I have some candy for you - the clear Hostess set ' Because I Care' .


To be in with a chance of winning please become a follower and leave me a comment on any posts between now and 15th May. A winner will be chosen at random after 7pm on 15th May.

Each comment gives you an extra entry into the draw, so talk to me lol !

Good Luck x

Happy Birthday

Well,it's official I'm 21 albeit for the second time lol !

I was thinking about different life stages, eg in my first 21 years it was childhood thru the teenage years and I had just got together with now Hubby.

The second 21 has been marriage, the births of 2 lovely daughters and watching them grow and develop. I have a lot to celebrate and maybe we should all appreciate the special people in our lives.

Another person celebrating her birthday is fellow Jem, Lynda and this is the card I sent her..........

I decided to decorate the frame by cutting out the flowers from a scrap of Springtime Vintage paper and adding some Crystal Effects.

Hope you've had a lovely day too Lynda !

Thank you to everyone for the beautiful cards, I will show you them later in the week.

Off to eat some more cake and sort out the winner of my blog candy. I will be back in the morning with the result.