Never Too Old for Cupcake

This Lili of the Valley stamp is just so cute and I think its suitable for any age group. I mean I don't think anyone is ever too old for cupcake. I've used Jacques Valentine Sketch from Lilis Little Fairies challenge blog as my layout for the card. The papers are First Edition Love Letters. The lace heart and flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, and I've added glamour dust to her wings. I'm entering this card into the following challenges Week 6 - Jacques Valentine Sketch, Charisma Cardz Challenge #5 - Things with Wings, and Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 141 is Free and Easy February.

Happy Valentines

What an awful day yesterday. At least we were lucky enough to miss out on the awful snow that affected a large portion of the country. We had rain, rain and more rain, so what better time than to get crafting. Pity about the lighting tho'. I've made my hubbies valentines card using Tilda with heart. I've paper pieced her dress using First Edition Love Letters paper, and I've used the same paper for the 3 double ended banners. I've used my Cuttlebug hearts embossing folder for the red background paper. The flowers are baby pink and white sweetheart blossom flowers from wild orchid crafts. I also made a box still with the red and pink theme and added Martha Stewart hearts on each side and Nestie hearts on the top. This has 4 chocolates inside which I'm hoping will be shared with me!! I'm entering this card in to a few challenges

Sketch and Stash Challenge No 77 - Free choice - I've chosen Sketh 77
Totally Tilda Challenges #39 - Pink and Red Valentines
Just Magnolia & hanglar & stanglar challenge #142 - Anything goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge 2 - Embossing

My poorly boy

My poor Archie is suffering. He's gone and split one of his claws on his front paw and my poor little boy is in pain. Hubby took him to the vets this morning as last night he came into the house after being out in the back garden with his paw bleeding. I don't know whether its all dogs but Archie hates having his paws touched, so it was hard work trying to soak up the blood. This morning we could tell he wasn't himself. The vet has given him an antibiotic injection and if his paw isn't better by Monday then the vet is going to pare it down (that doesn't sound nice). You can tell he is sometimes in pain because he starts shivering and takes ages to stop, or he moves and then puts his paw up in the air. My poor little boy hope he gets better soon.

A New Year & New Beginnings

Another year gone how quick the time seems to fly. In fact I can't believe that January is nearly over already. Friends of ours have just told us they are expecting their first baby. I'm so pleased for them. I've already told them I'll babysit for them. I made a pair of these bootees for Johns niece last year, and I was so pleased on how good they looked that I had to make another pair for the parents to be. This time I've used lemon as the main colour. Hopefully they'll like them.

Charisma Cardz Challenge #2 - Clean & Simple

One of my friends recently got engaged. I'm so pleased for her as her and her partner have been together for absolutely ages. I think one of my favourite colours is purple, I seem to have made a few cards using purple. I used a Nestie to cut out the hearts, the corrugated pattern was already on it, a buy from the Paper Mill Shop. I miss that shop. I used a Stampin Up punch for the border, and a peel off for the congratulations. Maybe we'll have a wedding to attend soon!!!

Mo's Challenge #115 - Favourite 2011 "Mo" Project

What an easy challenge at Mo's this week. You have to choose your favourite Mo project. Looking back I think my favourite one has to be Mo's The Engineer. I made this card for my uncle who is mad on model Hornby trains - perfect image for him. I originally made this in September.

Cupcake Craft Challenge & Mo's Challenge

I think this is the last card I will make in 2011. I've used the sketch from Cupcake Craft Challenge. The snowman is a Mo Manning digi image. So easy to colour him in. I should have used him on a few of my cards instead of just this one. The challenge at Mo's is Punch and/or dies. I've used my scallop nestie square around my snowman and used my Martha Stewart picket fence punch. The papers are Papermania.