Ted teacher thanks - Digi Stamp Boutique DT

Hello :o)

I meant to blog this earlier in the week but forgot as usual!  This is the card I made for Dex to give to his teacher, who has done absolute wonders for his confidence this year... he's one of those children who quietly works away, getting top marks without making a fuss and absolutely not pushing himself forward for anything.  His teacher has been brilliant at giving him a bit of a push, telling him his writing skills are amazing and that he'll be an author one day (not sure he actually wants to be, but that's beside the point lol), so much so that he started working on the school newspaper and has been given the 'Editor in Chief' position for next year... he was so pleased with himself!

I've used a sweet ted called First Day at School, along with the Teacher Thanks set, both available from Digi Stamp Boutique at LOTV.  I coloured Ted with copics, the grid paper is a really old one from Doodlebug, the dies are all MFT die-namics, and the 'lined paper' was stamped with a large MFT background stamp in Stampin' Up 'soft sky' ink.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - too cute

Addicted to Stamps - make your mark

Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - occupations or hobbies

I'm playing catch up with my blog posts, so this one should actually have been blogged on Saturday and I'll post my card for Papercraft Challenges tomorrow (should be today!).

Our theme at Sweet Stampin' for this week is 'occupations or hobbies'... I needed some teacher thank you cards for a customer, so I thought they'd fit the challenge nicely.

I've used some fab printable sentiments from Digi Stamp Boutique... now you may have noticed that Digi Stamp Boutique have recently moved to LOTV HERE, but Sally-Ann's printable goodies (including this particular set) are available through her Etsy shop HERE.  The papers are Doodlebug and the apple was from an old Digi Stamp Boutique set, the shaped frame die is MFT die-namics.

We've had a couple of lovely days away in Wales over the weekend... Morgan was away on a week-long trip to France with school, so we thought we'd surprise Dex with a little holiday as we knew he'd be missing Morgan.  It was Pav's birthday on Saturday too, so it was perfect timing... and we had birthday cake for breakfast lol.  We're all going back to Wales in a couple of weeks for a full week away, so we'll get to explore it properly then (first time we've been this weekend)... we were in Llangrannog this time and it was just gorgeous!  Morgan came back yesterday morning (exhausted, and with a very smelly bag of washing!), he's had a great time, but I spent the whole day trying to poke him awake so he'd be able to sleep at night lol.

Then yesterday afternoon we ended up at the children's hospital with Dex, because he was having abdominal pains towards the end of school, plus a temperature and refusing to walk as it hurt too much!  It's really not like Dex to make a fuss, so school were concerned it could be appendicitis.  Doctor at the hospital said it could be the beginning of it, but he didn't think it was, so just to keep an eye on things really... he's been fine today, so fingers crossed it won't turn into anything.

I'll be back tomorrow... thanks for popping in :o)

Large Thank You Set - Blue - Digi Stamp Boutique DT

Happy Saturday :o)

There are some gorgeous new watercolour effect sentiment sets at Digi Stamp Boutique this month, and I just couldn't resist using one for today's card...

I used the Large Thank You Set - Blue, and printed it onto linen card from Papermill Direct.  The paper is from a Craft Sensations pad - I'm getting quite into tearing paper now, go me! ;o)  It's matted onto Hunkydory mirri card and core'dinations.  I added some seam binding ribbon and made a bow for the first time in ages, something I don't usually do as I'm so rubbish at it... I do love a pretty bow though, so must push myself to do it more often!  The pearl brad is from The Hobby House.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Wednesday - anything goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with a handmade bow

Daisy Chain Challenges - monochrome

The Ribbon Girl Challenges - anything goes

I've got a night in with control of the remote tonight, as Pav's going out... Dex is angling to stay up with me though, so I'll probably end up watching a kids' film and eating too much chocolate lol.  Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

A card and a car...

Happy Saturday :o)

Well this week has been a bit on the rubbish side... lots of rain and the worst cold I've had for a very long time!  I've had no energy at all and haven't been for a single walk - the dog hasn't gone without though, Pav's been taking him.  Finally feeling up to a short wander today so we're off out soon.

Here's a card I made for an order, using a free image from Sliekje HERE that luckily fit my customer's brief perfectly.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cards and More - dots, dots, dots

Creative Knockouts - furry friends

Moo-Mania - cats

And here's my new car... and me looking very rough after several days of this rotten cold!!  My face is flaky and spotty at the same time, and it looks like I couldn't even be bothered to brush my hair here lol.  I haven't driven the car yet, partly because I'm terrified, partly because I've felt too ill, and partly because I seem to be slightly too small for it!  I've had to buy a wedge cushion to boost me up a few inches and I'll need to add a mat under the pedals too, as my feet are too small to comfortably reach the pedals!  It's supposed to be a good car for short people apparently...

Thanks for popping in, hope you're having a lovely weekend :o)

Teacher thank you cards

Happy Saturday :o)

I meant to blog my teacher thank yous earlier in the week but didn't quite get round to it... the last week of school is always so busy!  The school holidays have now officially begun (yay!) and Pav's off for the first week too (yay again!).

So anyway, onto the cards... the ginger ones were for Dex's teachers (Dex always wants ginger cats to match Boris)...

The black ones were for an order... 

The blackboard/ chalkboard bases are an MFT die-namics set - I've smeared a bit of white ink onto black card for a slightly chalky effect, and kept the embellishments simple... sentiments were added using 'longandlean' font.  The fab little cat is from Gerda Steiner HERE, coloured with copics.

We actually went out last night (very rare occurrence) to see The Wedding Singer at the Lyceum theatre... I wore a (new) dress and (new) very very high heels... getting brave lol!  It was lots of fun, we really must make the effort more often.... it's much easier to throw my comfy boots on and go for a walk though!!

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend... thanks for popping in :o)

Thank You Cats - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello :o)

I've used the boy image from the cute Thank You Cats set from DigiStamp Boutique for today's card... this one's for Dex's teacher.

Items Used

Image - Thank You Cats - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - Spectrum Noirs

Cat GB5, OR1, TN6, TN9 Jumper GT1, GT2, GT3, JG5 Trousers/ tie IG4, IG5, IG8

Easel/ brush EB2, GB8, GB10 Painting HB3, IB3, GT3

Papers - LOTV (retired)

Flowers - Die'sire Flowers for all Occasions dies - Crafter's Companion

Buttons from my stash

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Thank You Cats - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello :o)

A simple teacher thank you card today, using one of the super cute new images from DigiStamp Boutique.

This one's for an order, so I still need to make Dexter's thank yous... which is always the way for me.  I still have to make the kids' Father's Day cards for Pav, but all my orders are done obviously... I'm never organised with cards I need myself!

Items Used

Image - NEW Thank You Cats - DigiStamp Boutique

Papers - LOTV (retired)

Pearl from my stash

My blogger issues are really starting to put me off posting at the moment... my last post took 12hrs to show up!  I like to craft during the day and blog in the evening, but if I do that my post will usually pop up around 3am... sigh.

Thanks for popping in, have a lovely evening (or whatever it is when my post appears!).

Designer paper in a CAS style...

Hello :o)

Today's card is for this week's challenge at Less is More, where the theme is 'designer paper in a CAS style'... I might be back with another later in the week though, as this one isn't as nice as it was in my head!  I don't hate it though...

The white pieces are popped up with foam pads over the striped paper, and the flower was cut from some vertical blind fabric that my mum gave me ages ago (she makes blinds).

Items Used

Paper - Simple Stories - So Rad

Flower - MFT Blueprints 14

Thanks word die - Paper Smooches

Button & twine from my stash

I'm feeling a bit rattled at the moment... a woman was attacked on one of my regular dog walking routes, and I'm really not enjoying going for a walk now.  I went with a friend this morning (as we do every week), but obviously can't do that every day.  Even if I vary my route it doesn't help, as the path that the poor woman was dragged off links up to lots of other local fields/ woods... will end up walking in the evenings when Pav's back, but I like my morning walks.

Also... have any of you been having problems with Blogger?  For some reason yesterday's post didn't pop up on the dashboard until the early hours of this morning, and it seems to be doing the same today too.

Anyway... thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Special people...

Hello everyone :o)

I wasn't sure what to make today, so I got out some old favourites and had a play...

The papers are from my huge box of Raspberry Rd papers, printed onto linen paper - something else that I rediscovered while moving things into the new craft room... there's still a load of stuff to move but I'm getting there now lol.

Items Used

Papers - Raspberry Rd (mix of different downloads I think)

Sentiment stamp - from a Docrafts Wellington set

(stamped in Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle)

Memory Box Corner Bow die

MFT blueprints 19 (flower die)

Spellbinders plain & scalloped oval dies

MME enamel dots

Ribbon & button from my stash

Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap (inked edges)

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - make it girlie
Cute Card Thursday - add a quotation
Polkadoodles - swirls & flourishes
Crafty Enjoyments - bingo (ribbon, sentiment, lots of layers)

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Swirls & Pearls - Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Happy Saturday everyone :o)

This week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' is 'swirls & pearls', and we're sponsored by Live & Love Crafts.

I liked this one while I was making it, and then I didn't by the time it was finished... annoying when that happens isn't it?!

Items Used

Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe papers

MFT blueprints 1 & 13

MFT stitched squares dies

MFT gerbera daisy dies

MFT leafy flourish die

Clearly Besotted sentiment stamp

Pearls from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - sketch

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Using the scraps!

Hello :o)

I'm finally getting that urge to create back again... lots of ideas buzzing around and no time or space to do anything with them!  Hopefully it won't be tooooo long before all the work's done, and then I'll have a lovely new craft room to play in... it's getting a bit frustrating having to wait now!

I noticed this week's challenge at Less is More was to use 'snippets' for Chrissie's birthday (happy birthday Chrissie!!), and as I had a few minutes spare I whizzed this card together.

This was made entirely from little leftover scraps of paper, mostly Doodlebug... I didn't cut anything, all the scraps were left as I found them.  Even the butterfly was from my little basket, where everything that gets punched or die cut but then doesn't make it onto a card, ends up.  I should do this more often... it was fun and very quick!  I could probably make hundreds of cards and still not get through all the scraps though... especially all the bits of white card.

Off for a quick walk with the dog, and then it's fish and chips for tea :o)  Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening.

Thank You Monkey Kite - DigiStamp Boutique

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I'm still poorly... what started as a cold seems to have turned into a chest infection, but the doctors haven't been able to fit me in so far... sigh.  I'll end up at the walk-in clinic, but I hate being on antibiotics so I've been putting it off!

I still had things that needed making though, so here's one of last week's creations... a thank you card for one of Dex's teachers.

The super cute monkey is from DigiStamp Boutique HERE.

The chalkboard was made with an MFT die set.  Paper Smooches lettering stamped in white Stampin' Up ink, with a bit smeared around the black card for a 'chalky' look.

Thanks for popping in... hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Thanks so much - Craft Mojo DT

Happy Saturday everyone :o)

I'm here with my Craft Mojo DT card for this week...

I've used the new MFT stitchable circle dies for this one... although I didn't actually stitch them, I just left them with the contrasting cardstock peeking through.  Fun effect, isn't it?

We had a fab day out in Whitby yesterday... well, apart from a very long, slow journey because a section of the motorway was closed for a while.  When we finally got there, the boys had a great time and there was no squabbling at all... we might have to borrow Morgan's friend again if that's the effect he has lol.  Had a bit of rain, but we went for fish & chips (yum!) and by the time we were back outside it'd stopped.  Wish we could go every week... it's a shame they have to go back to school isn't it?!

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely evening.

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Paper Smooches thanks - Craft Mojo DT

Hello again... I'm back with my 2nd post for today - if you popped in for the Sugar Nellie hop, please scroll down to this morning's post :o)

Here's my Craft Mojo DT card... I got my embossing paste out and had a play with one of the new MFT stencils.

It's quite a messy effect, which goes against all my 'neat & precise' urges!  Fun though, isn't it?  I added the Paper Smooches tag, and then cut the Thanks die 4 times and layered it together, so it's nice and chunky.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - anything goes
My Time to Craft - use kraft
Mod Squad - blue, brown + 1 other neutral
Pile it On - embossing (hope embossing paste counts!)

Off for a little catch up with your blogs... Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

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Teachers gifts - clipboards

Hello everyone :o)

I've sent the teachers gifts into school today, so I thought I'd show them here... I almost lost the will to live while making them though!  Actually 3 of them came together fairly easily, and the last one just wouldn't play nicely... I might have said a naughty word or two.

They're quite simply decorated, as I wanted them to be usable without too many lumpy bits.

I've used mostly older papers, as I haven't bought much in 12x12 for a while... they started as plain MDF boards that I found on Amazon HERE.  This was much easier than last year's attempts, because I didn't have to work around a clip... I used mod podge to adhere the papers, left that to dry, then added borders and stamped the names, then another coat of mod podge to seal them.  Then I just had to hot glue the clips into place at the back.  Which all sounds very simple, but for some reason the papers on the last one kept bubbling up and lifting... I ruined two boards making that one!

I went on Dex's class trip today, which was very silly of me really as there's still so much to do, and we go away on Saturday!  But he looked so hopeful when he asked me, I just couldn't resist... So we've been on a 'travel' themed trip - a walk, then bus trip, then a tram, then a train, then a vintage open-topped bus that took us to the transport museum... all good fun, but SO very hot today, so I'm a bit limp now!

Thanks for popping in... hope you have a lovely evening :o)

School Ted set - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello everyone :o)

I've used a cute new set from DigiStamp Boutique to make Dexter's teacher thank you's...

The other card is similar, but with a red patterned strip, so I didn't take a photo of that.  Dex was very particular and kept getting me to remove and change things, so it's his design really lol!

Tonight I think I'll be staying up to make the thank you gifts... I'll learn one day and get a bit more organised!

Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

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Teacher Thank Yous - DigiStamp Boutique DT

Hello everyone :o)

Here's the first of my teacher thank you cards, using the Teacher Thank You Words Bundle from DigiStamp Boutique... these are for Morgan's teachers, although I do still need to make one more for his basketball coach.

I'm making personalised clipboards as gifts for the teachers, so the cards will go nicely.  I used one of the other sentiments from the set on the insides, and then forgot to take a photo!

I've had no time for blogging over the last couple of days - we go away in a couple of weeks, and I'm frantically trying to finish off all orders, get ahead with DT cards, and then there's all the end of school events and visits... Morgan had a day at his new secondary school yesterday, and then we were at a parent's induction evening afterwards.  Oh well, I'm sure I'll get sorted eventually!

Off for a little catch up with some of your blogs... hope you have a lovely evening :o)

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