Rabbity thanks :-)

Over at As You LIke It the challenge is thank you cards. Seeing that gave me a little nudge and reminded me that I really needed to make a few of said cards. As my arm and hand are no better I'm trying to keep colouring to a minimum :-(

I used a lovely little LOTV digi (https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/706452921/lotv-digi-stamp-gc-little-friends-rabbit?ref=shop_home_active_9&crt=1) and also used the little heart bunting also from LOTV.

I'm determined to get back to cardmaking this year. I have plenty stash to keep me going ;-)

Hugs xxx

I'm entering this into:
As You Like It Challenge Blog - Thank you cards

Sassy, classy and . . .

So my Dad bought my daughter a bag for Christmas which had 'Sassy, Classy and a Little Bit Bad Assy' written on it and this sassy image makes me think of the bag!

I love this stamp from Polkadoodles and I've used it a tonne of times.

I have to confess that turning this into a shaker card was slightly more tricky than I had anticipated. I'd got to the removing the backing from the foam tape stage when my daughter, who NEVER want s to talk to me, suddenly decided to come for a chat. Distracted with our chat I pulled the backing off a piece of tape, the card moved and a thousand flipping sequins went miles!! Yikes. It took me for ever to remove sequins from the tape and get it stuck down. Life lesson learned.

The second life lesson I have learned this year is not to play hangman with a 6 year old who can't spell. Loving this year already!

Hugs xxx

Vintage Favourites

I'm starting the year by sharing three of my favourite cards from last year. They're all from the lovely male themed release from Lili of the Valley.(https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LotvDigiShop)

I used my most precious papers on these - you know the ones that are so lush that you just stroke them because they are way too nice to use!!

The image of the little boy in the hammock always makes me smile. It reminds of a story my Grandad used to tell me of being sent to Tripoli by boat as a soldier. He said all you could hear all night was the thud of soldiers falling out of their hammocks!

I think I might need to buy more of these papers - you can't have too many papers. Right?

Sending hugs xxx

As You Like It - Favourite Text

This week at As You Like It our challenge is to tell us what your favourite method of adding text to a card is! I can tell you that after countless stamping disasters I'm very fond of a shop bought sentiment! I can't tell you the number of times I've spent hours on a card only to stamp a sentiment in a haphazard and wonky manner!!!

I've used a super cute little craftwork cards sentiment on this card :-) You can find the sweet little gnome digi on etsy here

I hope that you get the opportunity to join in with this challenge.

It's Pink and Green or Orange and Blue at As You Like It

Over at the As You Like It Challenge blog our theme for the next couple of weeks is Pink and Green or Orange and Blue. As you may know (I may have mentioned it!) I have a strong aversion to orange so that was never going to happen. I therefore chose pink and green! It's also one of my favourite colour combinations as it's super versatile.

I've used one of the new LOTV snowmen digis and some Hunkydory dotty paper. The poinsettia is also from Hunkydory (Donna Mosley keeps using this die and it always looks amazing on her cards so it climbed to the top of my 'need' list).

I'm having a printer trauma - it won't take my copic card so I'm using crappy thin card that won't blend. I may be in a small strop!!!

If you'd like to play along go find us at As You Like It Challenge :-)

Favourite Flower at As You Like It

The challenge this fortnight at As You Like It is to use your favourite flower - and tell us why it's your favourite. I don't really have a favourite flower (mainly because I don't know what most of the are - I could spot a rose or a poppy and then I'm stumped!) So, my card contains pink flowers because I love all pink flowers!! When my husband sends me flowers he asks the florist to use pinks and purples and NO yellows or oranges. Sorry - I loathe yellow and orange!

So, pink flowers it is!

I love these polkadoodle flowers - love the squiggles and doodles too!

If you want to play along follow this linky x

Something for Baby at As You Like It

Over at As You Like It we would like to see something you've made for a baby and tell us why you've made it!

I made this baby card for a Grandma to be who loved the LOTV image and wanted something 'very pink'! Sounded good to me!

The challenge is open for a couple of weeks so follow the link if you'd like to join us! As You Like It Challenge Blog  xxx