A Sympathy card

Hello everyone, hope we are enjoying ourselves this wk, I have spent a day with the family at Beeston castle so far, another at knowsley safari park where the baboons ripped off our windscreen wipers! Today I took the girls to town for some retail therapy anf we will finish off our wk with a trip to Camelot phew!
I haven't made a challenge card today. At work on sunday, a lovely couple who are very regular customers came in and told me their daughter had died last thurs, she was only 49, perfectly healthy and they had no idea why it happened, they were in such shock, it was truly awful to see. I have made this simple sympathy card to give them when I next see them.

I have never really made a sympathy card before so kept it relatively simple with a simple embossing folder, some flowers, lace and butterfly.

I found the sentiment verse on line and printed it off myself, I hope it lets them know how saddened I am for their loss, as a parent myself, I cannot imagine having to loose a child no matter their age. Take care everyone hugs

Pink Gem DT sample card

Hello everyone! I hope you don't consider me a bad blogger this wk but my husband is off work for the week and we have a lot of family days planned so not so much time for crafting, although I'm sure I will do my best to sneak in a few moments!
Todays card is another DT project for Pink Gem Designs with a cutee little digi stamp available now to download over at the store. I have followed the sketch this wk over at Friday sketchers.

My card has been made using DCWV xmas papers, lace from wild orchid crafts, flowers from Prima, metal spacer and gem brad from stash with JOY sentiment and xmas tree sent both from SU.

I am also entering this card into Cupcake crafts challenge of using lace, Pennys paper crafty chalenge of anything goes, Dutch dares challenge of anything goes, Moving aong with the times challenge of christmas, sentimental sundays anything goes and paper sundaes challenge of using metal on your project.
Thanks lots and lots for coming by to see me again! I hope it won't be too long before I'm back again! Hugs to everyone

A Gem of a challenge monthly DT sketch

Good morning to everyone I hope your weekends are going well! The 8th of the month sees another monthly sketch challenge over at a gem of a challenge with the optional extra of using fabric on your cards this time. Here is Jennys fabulous sketch.

I have used the adorable fairy Chloe for my interpretation of this sketch, she is available in polymer form from Pink Gem Designs. I haven't strictly used fabric on my card but I have used lace!

My papers are of course downloadable from Nitwits and my adorable frame which Chloe is sat in is from a fabulous range of die cuts available from Hobbyhabitat. My cute sentiment stamp is from TGF and my fabulous flowers are from a wonderful new and extended range from Mulberry crafts, my Lace however is of course wild orchids.

I am entering this into creative card crews challenge of cute and girlie and Creative inspirations challenge of 5 flowers, 3 Dps and 1 ribbon (I actually limited myself to 5 flowers ha!)Thanks for coming by and don't forget to join in with this months challenge as it is such a lovely sketch and check out what the other DT have done over at the challenge blog, thanks again for popping by to say hi! Hugs

Fit for a princess

Good morning folks and a happy friday to you all! Todays card follows the sketch over at stamp with fun this wk and follows the theme of fit for a princess at both Pollycraft and Tiddlyinks

I have used papers from nitwits with some handmade mulberry paper from stash, (nitwits have a gorgeous new set out this month so watch this space cos you know I'm going to have to buy it!!!
My chiffon ribbon, doily and some flowers are from my friend Linda over at Jazzlins, My image is one of a few stunners I have recently purchased from Tiddlyinks my sentiment is downloadable from Pink petticoat and my flowers are a mixture of wild orchid crafts and mulberry crafts, my charm is from a few new purchases from e bay! My image was coloured with prismas and her wings are coloured with cosmic shimmers and stickles.

I am also entering this into this wks flutterby wednesday challenge of favourite colours (er hello pink lol!) and cute card thursdays whateva open challenge. Thanks loads and loads for coming by to say hi again, it's always lovely to see you all! hugs

Must be my lucky day!

Well it must be my lucky day as I have anther badge to put on my blog as I have won the challenge over at Pixie dust studio yay! They chose my Sugarplum xmas card as the winner wow!

I am doing a massive happy dance now! What a week for me, a new laptop and lots of other lovely goodies for my birthday and 3 awards in 1 week, I feel extremely priviledged! Thanks everyone! Hugs

Look what I got!

It appears I have a little blog award to add which I was e mailed about lucky me! So nice to be a blog star lol!

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Crafty sentiments digi DT project Make a tag

Hiya folks! Today being Thursday means another challenge over at the crafty sentiments digi challenge blog! This wk we are challenging you to make a tag. Don't forget you can use any image or style you like but if you do happen to use a craft sentiments digi image you will be entered for the prize twice which this wk is 2 digis of your choice from the CS store! Only 1 entry per person though and please backlink to our blog in your post thanks!

My tag has Boo bear on it and has been made using distressed papers and beads from my friend Linda at Jazzlins. There is also some ripped vellum across diagonally. I used my crop a dile and accompanying eyelets to make the tag top and eyelet bottom, the twine is recycled off an old clothes tag. My sentiment stamp is waltzing mouse. A pretty simple tag from me today (no flowers lol!)

My tag today is being entered into Cupcake crafts challenge of distressing, Cowgirl ups animals and bugs challenge, Sentimental sundays switch it up (new technique or style) I have never made a tag before lol! And pile it ons butterflies bugs and bees challenge (there is a bee lol!). Thanks for coming by to look at my work again and don't forget to join in with this wks challenge! hugs

Blog candy winner!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone! Well I had a lovely birthday thanks for all your lovely birthday messages. I was lucky enough to get a brand new laptop and a fab new cuttlebug too what a great day! We had a lovely picnic out yesterday and then me and hubby went out for Thai food last night so all in all a good day was had! My darling children were given money to each buy me whatever they wanted and my 9 yr old daughter bought me a photo book on the Twilight boys LOL she clearly knows me far too well!!

Well thanks to everyone for joining in with my blog candy and I have some lovely new followers now too! So I popped the numbers into the Random.org thingy and it came out with number 4 which was...

Brenda


Please can you e mail me at lanewilliamsfamily@btinternet.com with your snail mail addy so I can send out your candy!! Well done!
I am so pleased with the response to my candy that I will be doing another one again soon so don't worry folks!! Lots of hugs to everybody!

BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY !!!!!!

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Hi everyone! I thought it was about time I had a blog candy as in 4 wks its my birthday and I also want to celebrate all my lovely followers and the fact that I am so lucky to be on no less than 5 design teams currently!

This post will remain at the top of my blog until weds 4th august (the day after my birthday) when I will pick a winner at random. All I ask is that
1. You put a link in your sidebar to my candy (if you feel like doing a main post too that would be fab but not essential!)
2. You leave a comment on this post so that I can enter you into the draw!
3. You become a follower of my blog if not already!
The candy consists of 49 6x6 papers from papermania and dovecraft, 13 papermania square fairy brads, an A4 tag template, 8 pastel card blanks with enevelopes, 4 A5 glitter pastel papers, 1 set of rubber alphabet stamps, 1 set papermania clear fairy silhouette stamps, 1 sheet of friendship rub on sentiments, 1 sheet papermania accent stickers, 14 butterfly and heart fabric embellishments, 4 spotted pegs, 2 spotted mini tags and a selection of prima hydrangeas and wild orchid roses, cherry blossoms and asters. Thanks so much for participating everyone! As promised after 25 entries we now have 1 sugar nellie manga coffee time rubber stamp on ez mount and 1 craty sentiments polymer Amy stamp (I'm lucky enough to have more than 1 of these!) also 8 Pink gem designs stamped images!

Creative cottage challenge Use Acetate

Hi everyone, it's wednesday today which means another challenge over at the creative cottage challenge blog which this wk has been chosen by the lovely Donna and her challenge is to use Acetate on your projects! So I have made this card using the creative cottage something sweet kit which can be purchased here. I have used papers and the printable cupcake for this card.
I have also used this adorable Magnolia Tilda to sit on my cupcake and my acetate element is papermania cupcake printed Acetate which is on the base of the card if you can actually see it!!

My flowers are of course from the lovely wild orchid crafts and my sentiment stamp is waltzing mouse. My lace is from stash and Tilda has been coloured with Prismas.

I am entering this into the just magnolia challenge this wk (I followed Bev's sketch) also magnolia down unders challenge of birthdays, my time to crafts challenge of lets eat cake, Fab & funkys spotty, dotty and stripes challenge and one stop crafts patterns challenge. Thanks so much for coming by to see what I have done, don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to see the other DT's fabulous work and pop back later to check out who has won my birthday blog candy!! Hugs

Woop woop

Hi, I just had to share that I was voted top 3 over at Incy wincy this wk for my touchy feely creative cottage DT box, how nice! I'm very pleased and will wear my badge with pride!

Hugs to all

A Pixie dust xmas

Happy monday to everyone! Hope you have all had nice weekends. Today I have a xmas card made for the Pixie dust challenge of walking in a winter wonderland, a colour challenge of navy silver and white or cream. I have used this gorgeous Sugarplum fairy image which is from the new nutcracket collection, how cute?!

I have followed the sketch this wk over at friday sketchers and have followed the theme of christmas in July somethings over at stamp something this wk and the same theme over at Tuesday throwdown and Tuesday taggers this wk.
My papers are pink petticoat today and my sentiment stamp is pink gem designs, My flowers are all from wild orchid crafts, sparkled with frosted lace and silver stickles, my white cherry blossoms were coloured with Mervy le plumes and water for the desired colour. My lace, ribbon and gems are from stash.

Thanks lots for coming by to see me again and leaving some love! hugs