At last....

Where doesn the time go? I didn't realise that it had been over 2 months since I last updated my blog. I have decided that as one of my new years resolutions that I must start to keep it up to date even if it is only once a week.

Christmas was a nightmare for me as I managed to get chicken pox just before Christmas, so there are no photo's of spotty me on the special day. My Husband came down with flu on new years eve and now my daughter is off school with her share of chicken pox. We will soon be able to remove that black cross from our front door.

Given all this time at home, I have managed to do some card making. Here are some of the examples.

More quick cards

This time the cards are very quick makes. I love these stamped images and have coloured them in using my promarkers.

It's been a long time

It's been months since I last posted on my blog. I've been busy crafting, but always forget to take piccies and post them on here. I've been making Christmas cards recently as I always leave them to the last minute and this I thought I would be organised. Here are just a few of the cards i have made using up old stash.

For Daddy

A friend asked if I could make a couple of cards for her children to give to their Daddy for his Birthday. Once again I have used the Daisy & Dandelion TSV and also a Forever Friends stamp.

Boy's birthday

A card made for my friend's son, using one of the fabulous stamps from the Daisy and Dandelion range.

Engagment card

A friend of mine has recently become engaged, here is the card I have mae for her using existing stash.

New stash

I had a great day shopping at Ally Pally on Sunday....spent quite a bit, but that's what it's all about. After hearing so many people talking about promarkers, I took the plunge and bought myself some. Why haven't I bought them sooner? They're fab!

Here are a few cards I made using a gorgeous stamp I also purchased from Lily of the Valley and coloured in with the promarkers.

I couldn't resist

I'm a sucker for anything cute, and I love the Daisy and Dandelion range, so of course I just had to buy myself one of the cute cuddly Daisy toys on my shopping trip.

Penny Black

At Ally Pally last week, I treated myself to a sheet of clear stamps from Penny Black. They are the first Penny Black stamps I've had and they are so cute. Here are a few of the cards (I've made so many) that I have created using the stamps and my pile of scraps.

MTTC - Denim

The challenge at My time to Craft this week is denim, so I picked this lovely little cowboy stamped and gave him denim jeans and waistcoat.

One stamp - 3 cards

I challenged myself to use an old stamp. So I found this cupcake stamp which I watercoloured in various colours to make 3 colour variations of the same card.

Pink & Brown

The challenge this week over at http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ is pink and brown. This is my challenge entry using a House Mouse stamp.

Go for gold

This card is for the My Time to Craft Challenge.

I have used a stamp that was free on a magazine, triple embossed in gold and pressed in the image. Finished with gold swirly background paper, a rub on message and gold eyelets in the corners.

Cuddly bear

I have been experimenting further with my Cricut today, and have managed to use the end caps button succesfully, cutting out a worded tag. The stamped image is a beautiful design by Linda Luckin. Once again I am using all my old stash.

Feeling blue

This card I have made is for a friend's birthday. I've always coloured in this image as a red racing car, so thought I would use blue for a change, and I think I prefer it.

Girly cards

I've made 2 cute and simple girly cards with my Magnolia stamps. I have stamped the image and the used watercolour pencils for the colouring. Once again I have been using up my scraps of paper for the backgrounds and finally finishing them off with a message from Craftwork CArds.

House Mouse

Using one of my favourite House Mouse stamped images (actually I love them all). I've made a card by stamping and water colouring the image, and adding a rub on message.

Cards for little girls

I'm still managing to produce cards and I'm loving it. Here are some cards that I have made today.

Cards for men

I struggle to make cards for men usually, but found the 'take it easy' stamp when I was tidying which was free with Craft Stamper magazine, and an old fashioned bike stamp.

Another challenge

This time a fat book page on the theme of coffee and cream. Once again I've used those lovely stamps and just used a brown ink pad and alcojol inks for the background strip. This challenge was for My time to Craft.