Happy Birthday

 at this time of the year I always start to look out for the violets growing in my garden...and make a card in memory of my lovely Mum who was called Violet and whose birthday was in April...

this card is made with some very old Tattered lace dies....and an equally old embossing folder....

Thanks for popping by today I hope the sun is shinning where you are .

Happy Birthday

 

some very old tattered lace dies to make a pretty birthday card...

Thanks for popping by today and I hope you are having some fun crafting. 

Happy Birthday....

 doing a bit of recycling  and adding foiling and butterflies...

getting the hang of this foiling stuff...thank goodness for my scan and cut....lots of carnation crafts butterflies added...

Hope you are keeping well and busy, I am crafting and doing housework in the mornings and watching the Tennis at Queen all this week...plus a visit to Clifton Castle tomorrow....

Thanks for popping by today I really appreciate your comments they mean a lot.

back to birthday.....

 

a bit of foiling  today....

hope you are keeping well...I am back to watching tennis this week so nor going to be doing much crafting or housework!

another birthday card....

 I really do have to get cracking as I have about 5 more to make for this month....

and most of them are for men...always difficult ....

Thanks for popping by today and I hope you are  keeping well...blogging is becoming harder at the moment as bloglovin keeps going down I have started to use Feedly which seems easy enough but I cannot follow some blogs and cannot comment on others unless I am on my laptop...not ideal...

take care ....

21st Birthday ...

 its my great neice's 21st so I have been busy making a card...

 I have used lots of different carnation crafts dies and Tonic number with a tattered lace shaped background....

I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying your crafting...take care and thanks for popping by today.

Pretty pink Birthday....

 playing with a bit of foiling....just learning...

I have taken and recycled a birthday card but added gold foiling.....adding matts and layers and a few sequins....

I hope you are keeping safe and well, I am back to watching the tennis at Rotterdam this week...

thanks for popping by today...

Happy birthday Elizabeth

 it was my niece Elizabeth's 50th birthday on Monday so I can now post her card for you to see.....

I had so much fun making this card

card shape made using tattered lace die Tasas

Tonic numbers

Carnation crafts champagne bottle die a

carnation crafts Just the essentials.. parcels

carnation crafts Handbag cascade.... shoes

We had afternoon Tea at Betty's in York.....

and had a lovely time...

thanks for popping by today...take care 

a birthday card....

 I made up a whole load of flowers one day and I thought it was about time I used them ...having seen a beautiful card made by one of the design team from carnation craft I though  I would try my version of it...

the flowers are from the carnation crafts Moments in time collection...I didn't buy any of the other dies so I rummaged around in my stash for Sue Wilson dies for the foliage...the bow is a Tim Holtz bigz die

Holly wreath...Sue Wilson sentiment and a tattered Lace harlequin circle die....lots of creative expressions cosmic shimmer sparkle pearl PVA drops on each of those little foliage fronds....so its very sparkly....

Thank you for popping by today I hope you are keeping well and enjoying your crafting.

birthday boy

I treated myself to this set of dies to make rosettes as I was fed up with the ones I made just not looking even.....

not easy as I didn't have the very small staples recommended but I did manage ....

I hope you are well out there in blog land...thanks for popping by today and stay safe.... 

a bithday card....

• sorting through my dies I came across this lovely Heartfelt creations die and I decided to make a card with it ....the flowers are really old tattered lace dies....from the floral fragrance collection and this one is princess....with lots of sparkle.....
• thanks for popping by today and I hope you are having a lovely one crafting.....

flowers......

I loved this frame when I saw it and just had to buy it .....

Illusions of Lace ...the flowers are from the Violet Haze collection and the sentiment is an old Heartfelt creations one.....
Thanks for popping by today ...I hope you are safe ans well.

A birthday card....

jus playing in my room and came across this die in with my bee stamps....

I had a go at an inky background and used the honey comb stamp from a hobby art set of stamps...cut the crafters companion die out of black card and then did a bit of filling in with distress inks...
the sentiment came with the die set...
I hope you are staying safe and well....take care

a flowery birthday card....

I have been doing some deep diving into my craft stash...its amazing what I am finding in my paper pads....

this is cut from the craftwork cards cottage gardens paper pad...its so soft and pretty.....
We have had lots of rain over the weekend and all my water butts arenow full again....the grass is greening up and all is well in the garden....
I hope you are all staying safe and well out in blog land...take care

A birthday card

just found a Wallace and Grommit kit I bought last year...thats what lock down does to you...make me tidy up my craft room and frighten myself to death by finding all this stuff.....

I thought that this image would make a cool masculine card for my cousin Chris....

at the end of June....I did have fun with the dies...and my favorite embossing folder again...

Well the weather has changed but still no rain here and my garden is so crispy that walking on the lawn feels really strange.....

I hope you are keeping well out therein blog land....take care.

birthday card day 10.......

sorry you must be getting fed up of all these birthday cards I promise a christmas card tomorrow....

for our friends grandson in Hay on Wye...sadly we will not be down visiting for his birthday this year....but this LOTV image is just perfect for him ...his dad is a carpenter and has built him a small work bench to play along side him while he is working...he has plastic tools and is a dab hand at banging plastic nails into holes...bless he always wears a flat cap just like his Dad....
take care ...stay safe .....

birthday card day 9

how many birthdays does she have this month I hear you say well actually 11.....so i am still getting ahead and unless things change I still need to be posting at least 2 weeks early for the cards to get through.....

I bought this LOTV digi while they were having one of there 50% off sales....and what a joy it was to colour...I have never had success with digis as I always found the ink smudged but I used the create and craft procard and it worked...no smudges....I have no idea what brand the embossing folder is but it is one of my favorites.....
Thanks for popping by today and stay safe.....

birthday card day 8.....

today I need a vintage looking card for my friend ...she likes that style of card and I do like to make a card that I think the recipient likes...some plain and simple some fancy....some I need to match to the colour decor of their rooms..

this tattered lace post box is proving to be a bit of a favorite with me....and makes a pretty and easy card....
I hope you are all well out there and thanks for popping by my blog today....

birthday card day 7......

yes I am still at it busy beavering away in my craft room.....this one is for my neighbours son who is absolutely mad about owls and I thought this papercuts 3D owl would be perfect for him....he often sends me messages with photos of the birds in his garden ....bless
I hope you are all safe and well out there...we continue to stay home and get on with lots of gardening and crafting ....

birthday card day 6.....

I still have a few more cards to get ready to send I am having to get well ahead as the post seems to be taking forever in some areas so I am posting 2 weeks ahead in the hopesthey get there on time.....

I absolutely love this collection from the little dog laughed...this one is the wren.....I think that it will be okay for one of the masculine cards I need next....
I hope you are all staying safe at home ...the weather has changed today and its much cooler so a house work day for me....take care.