Just Magnolia and Hanglar & Stanglar

This weeks challenge 23 is a sketch provided by Bev. I love her sketches so it came in handy to create this card. I've used Tilda with watering can. The papers are by Prima called sparkling spring (I wish!!). I've used a punch for my flowers and the birthday sentiment was a freebie Papermania stamp that was with a Do-Crafts magazine.

A Treat for Me

I've always fancied a bread maker but with there being quite a few to chose from I didn't have a clue which one to buy. I bought the magazine Eat In recently and inside was an article called Gadget of the month. Yes it was for a bread maker. The review was really good so it helped me make up my mind. I am now the proud owner of a Kenwood Bread Maker BM366. Also with the bread maker comes a measuring jug and a spoon (sad I know but I love the spoon and there is no way you could get your measurements wrong with it). I've made my first loaf today. This is my first (and hopefully not my last) wholemeal loaf. Does it look gorgeous or what!!! The proof will be in the eating of it. Can't wait.

A Sketch and Anything Goes

I've used the sketch from this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge #171. The background paper is Papermania Capsule Collection called Aqua Paper. The image I've used is a Mo Manning digital image called The Engineer. I've been itching to buy him for ages. Its my uncles birthday and he is a model train collector and I just thought this image was perfect for him. The banner is a Papertrey die and I've used peel offs for the sentiment. I also added little black pearls on the front of his train. I'm also entering this into Papertakes Weekly Challenge which is Anything Goes.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #113

I haven't joined in the challenges on Sweet Sketch Wednesday for a while so I thought it was about time that I did and use one of Arlanas brilliant sketches again. Your sketches are very inspirational Arlana. This card is a thank you card for a lovely lady who got my husband his job which he starts in September. The papers I've used are by Stampin' Up but I'm not sure what they are called. The little girl I've used is called Nellie, she is a Mo Manning image. The ribbon is called Sky Mauve from the Ribbon Girl, and the sentiment is computer generated. I've added stickles to the Gypsophilia on the flowers but you can't really see it.

Stampin for the Weekend - Challenge 14 - Spots & Dots

The challenge at Stampin for the Weekend is Spots & Dots. Perfect for the card I made for one of the inspectors I work with whose wife has just given birth. The paper I used is by Craftwork Cards called Little Boy Blue. The tag was cut using a Papertrey die and then put through a cuttlebug folder called Swiss Dots. The little baby top was cut out from a Stampin Up roller called Baby Tees (there are 4 different little tees on the roller to chose from). The sentiment is Lily of the Valley and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I Don't Do Wet Mornings

What an awful day today, and more promised for the whole of the weekend. Was hoping the weathermen had got the forecast wrong. No such luck. Got myself ready to take Archie out for his morning walk, it was gone 9 so thought he'd be desperate to get out. Well as you can see by the photo he definitely does not do wet mornings. I'm sure he was pulling tongues at me as tho' to say "Not going out , and I'm not going to open my eyes for you either so there!!!" I still love him tho' and he did come out eventually.

Pink & Brown Birthday Wishes

There's a new blog about. The challenge blog is called Pink {Ink} Sketch Challenge. I need all the help I can get when I'm making new cards, so I love blogs that supply sketches for you to use. This is Pink {Inks} first sketch (one of many I hope). The stamp I've used is Gillian Roberts Under my Umbrella (how cute is she). I've used First Edition Papers called Summer Breeze, the sentiment is Stampin' Up and the flower is Prima. I've chosen the colours pink and brown so that I can enter Spoon Full of Sugars Challenge 160 which is a colour challenge.