A card at last!

Hello!  I've finally made a card - haven't been up to crafting for 2 whole weeks and I was beginning to get very frustrated.  Last week when I posted, I'd hoped that the antibiotics would be finished and I'd start to feel better, but the doc put me on some different ones that made me sick so I felt even worse... sob!  I think it's going to take a little while to get things back to normal, but I really needed to make something, so here's a little creation for The Stamp Basket blog...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards on the edge elegant card blank

Wild Rose Studio 'Tilly with Gift' stamp

My Mind's Eye 'Howdy Doody' paper

Whimsy Circle Pennants die set and matching Celebration Circle Pennant stamps

The Hobby House 8mm pearl brads

Quite a simple card, but I'm happy just to have got started again :o)  I've coloured the adorable Tilly with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added some Viva pearl dots around her.  The frame die is Stampin' Up, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and the yellow thread is from my stash.  Everything else is from The Stamp Basket.

I'm putting Waste Not Wednesdays on hold for a bit until I've caught up with other stuff, so apologies if you came to link up for that.  Sorry to have been missing for so long - thank you for all your lovely comments while I've been away from my blog!  Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Waste Not Wednesdays winner

Yes, I'm still here... sort of!  I had no idea the antibiotics were going to make me feel so awful - I've been sleeping and very little else since my last post!  Thank you so much for all your lovely messages, I feel really bad that I've not been able to visit you all yet, but I'm hoping to be off the tablets tomorrow if the doc gives me the all clear... Hopefully I'll feel much more like 'me' again then.  And then I can get back to blogging and crafting, and visit all of you lovely lot who've been kind enough to leave me comments while I've been zonked!

Sooo, as you may have noticed I didn't do a Waste Not Wednesdays post this week.  But as last week was prize week I need to announce the winner of the £5 voucher from DigiStamp Boutique, chosen by the very helpful Random.org... and that is...

Number 7 - Gillian

Congrats hun :o)  Please email me so I can sort out your prize.

I'm not sure when I'll be back with a card - I'm hoping soon, because I've still not made hubby's Father's Day card and haven't been near the craft room for a whole week!  So fingers crossed I'll be back in a couple of days with something to show you instead of a load of waffle.... Have a lovely evening, see you soon :o)

A short break...

Well I had my doctor's appointment this morning, and it turns out I've got pneumonia - that would probably explain why I've felt so rough then!  I'm going to take a few days 'off' and get lots of rest while the antibiotics do their thing... I'm sure I won't be disappearing completely though, I'll still potter around visiting your blogs when I can, I just won't be blogging anything or crafting much.  See you soon :o)

Pretty in pink...

Just a simple one today, using one of my favourite little Gorjuss Girls from Sugar Nellie that I haven't used for ages...

I'm still feeling awful, but luckily this one was more or less done so I just had to put it together and that was it... it could maybe have done with some extra 'stuff' but I quite like it how it is.

The image is Bumble Bee, and I paper pieced her dress and used a Prisma pencil to add a bit of shading.  The rest is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers, with glamour dust for her wings.  The papers are Papermania, the white circle was embossed with the 'swiss dots' folder.  Whimsy pennant stamps and matching dies from The Stamp Basket, pearls and pink Bazzill thread from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• DYSU - paper piecing
• I Love Promarkers - for a little girl
• Whimsy - things with wings
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Feeling very guilty today - I was supposed to be taking the boys to a birthday party, the first proper invite Dex has had from one of his nursery friends... usually he just gets to go because Morgan's been invited to one.  But of course I've got this horrible chest infection or whatever it is, and woke up this morning sweating, shaking and feeling sick, so we can't go.  Dex is disappointed but he's been good about it really - I did promise he could have his own party for his birthday in January though lol - haven't actually told hubby that bit!  Doctor's appointment tomorrow, so hopefully, fingers crossed, they'll give me some antibiotics without too much begging.

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Waste Not Wednesdays wk22

Before I get on with my post - I'm really, really sorry that I've been a bit rubbish over the last few days... so many of you have left me lovely comments and I've felt so ill I've not managed to visit many of you in return.  I promise to catch up eventually!  I think I've got a chest infection, but the docs can't fit me in until Friday so I'll have to put up with it until then...

Anyway... it's week 22 of my little Waste Not Wednesdays challenge, and as it's the first Wednesday of the month that means it's prize week :o)  So there will be a £5 voucher provided by the fabulous Sally-Ann at DigiStamp Boutique for one random lucky winner!

I'm sooo not happy with my card today!  The colouring didn't really work and the whole thing ended up a bit boring, but never mind...

I've used the very cute Louie and Cupcake, fairly sure I haven't used this one before.  I coloured him with promarkers and flexmarkers - I was going for a 'furry' look but it needs a bit of practice!  The spotty paper is from my scraps, the pink piece is core'dinations, embossed using a folder I've probably only used once or twice before, and then sanded back.  Sentiment is LOTV, corner was cut with a Whimsy die, and the pearls, buttons and velvet ribbon are from my stash.

I followed the sketch at Sketch Saturday so I'm entering my card there.

Right, off to do some very slow commenting!  Hope you all enjoy what's left of the evening :o)

Happy Anniversary to my hubby!

I'm very late with this post, but it's been a bit of a busy day (and I'm still not feeling well, but I promise not to bore you all!).  Today is my 5th wedding anniversary, and it's also my day for posting on The Stamp Basket blog, so I've combined the two and made this for my hubby...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards scalloped edge card blank

Magnolia Cuddly Siblings stamp

My Minds Eye Fiddlesticks papers

Whimsy corner dies set

The Hobby House - clear rhinestones

Stickles - diamond (on Tilda's dress)

I've coloured this sweet cuddly pair with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding my little Viva pearl dots around them.  The sentiment is from LOTV, the hearts are 'waste' bits from a Memory Box border die and everything else is from The Stamp Basket.  I kept it fairly simple because men aren't keen on loads of flowers and stuff are they?!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - fab sketch
• Just Magnolia - anything goes (sorry, I didn't notice the optional doily until it was too late!)
• Simon Says - anything goes
• Magnolia Down Under - seeing double (I've used 2 people, 2 hearts, 2 gems)

Sorry to rush off, but we haven't even eaten yet and I still want to try and cram some commenting in!  Hope you've all been enjoying the long bank holiday weekend :o)

Sweet Stampin' - favourite stamp

Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week is to 'use your favourite stamp'... eek, impossible to choose!  We're sponsored by Letraset who have a set of pens for one lucky winner and Joanna Sheen is our monthly sponsor with a £10 voucher prize.

Well, I couldn't choose between all the 'cute' stamps, so I thought I'd use one of my most used silhouette stamps instead....

This is a Hero Arts stamp called 'blooming meadow', and I've used my favourite technique again - I can't remember which colours I used (apart from the purple, which is 'seedless preserves' from the Autumn limited edition distress inks), but I just inked up the stamp with the lightest colour, dabbed on the other colours randomly, then sprayed the stamp with water before stamping.

The papers are from Raspberry Rd, printed onto linen card from Papermill Direct, purple card is core'dinations.  The sentiment tag is stamped and cut out, but I'm not sure what the make is.  Whimsy corner dies and seam binding (dyed with 'seedless preserves' distress ink) are from The Stamp Basket, pearls and card candy from my stash.

I'm really sorry if I haven't managed to visit you for a couple of days, I've got a horrible rattly cough and sore throat and I'm just wiped out... it would've been nice if we could all be well for the Jubilee weekend, and I could really do with getting some crafting and commenting done.  Don't these yucky bugs know I don't have time to be ill?!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend :o)