Sorry for not being around

I was going to say that I didn't know where all the time has gone recently as it is ages since my last post. To be honest I do know where the time has gone - Christmas Card Making. Thought I was doing well last week, my cards were almost complete. Then, OH popped in from work last Thursday with an order from one of his colleagues. This order was for 20 cards, he wanted these cards asap because they were for his mother who lives on the mainland. I did it he collected them yesterday - not sure how especially as we went to the Company Do on Saturday night, it was OH's birthday on Sunday and we went out for lunch with friends. Mind you he never got a card and he didn't get a birthday present until today. I finally finished all my grandchildren's cards tonight and will be able to post Christmas tomorrow, Wednesday.

I now only have six commission cards left to make and as they are all local there is no pressure to catch the post, so I hope to be back on parade blogging quite soon. If I don't make it can I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy and Joyful Christmas, Health and Happiness for the Coming Year. And finally, a Big Thank You to all of you who have befriended me and left the most amazing comments on my blog. Beryl x

Friday Sketchers

My card today is for Friday Sketchers. The Papers are from Cardmakers Christmas Pad. The image is a Judikins stamp from Stamp Addicts. It can't be seen in the photo but I have used Kaleidoscope ep and it has turned the blue ink into some amazing colurs, especially when the light hits it. I hope you like it.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Beryl x

3 in 1

I've managed to fill three challenges with today's card. Arty Girlz and Tanda Teaser this week are both for 'Frames' and Cute Card Thursday requires 'Hearts' on the card. I needed an Anniversary card and used this image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Dancing With Shadows. I used Stardream Opal for the card and the frame which I cut with the largest scalloped Nestie, I used gold mirror card for the matting; the sheer organza ribbon came from Joanna Sheen. The hearts were red and I think they came as a cover gift on a cardmaking magazine. I used my Versamark pad on them and sprinkled on Halo ep from Sparkle and Sprinkle to make them gold and glittery. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for dropping in and for any comments you may wish to make - which are always greatly appreciated. Beryl x

Thank you

I would just like to say a big Thank You to Cathy who has awarded me the Proximidade Award. If you haven't been the Cathy's blog yet please do so. She hasn't been blogging long but she does have some amazing cards on her blog. I have already received this one before so will not be passing it on. So Thanks once again Cathy. Beryl x

Been Busy

Hi, I've not been around for a couple of days because I have had some Christmas order to get finished. Yesterday I gave 20 cards to my friend who works at our local Health Centre. In less than two hours she rang and asked for some more because she had sold 15 and she was taking some specific orders to boot. So it looks like I will be making Christmas cards for a bit longer.

On to today's cards, I have been playing with flowersoft again and am quite pleased with the way it has worked out this time. I kept them simple, just matting and layering the images onto Tapestry card and finishing off with two ribbons. I hope you like them and many thanks for visiting and for any comments you may wish to make.

Beryl x

Ready Steady Craft Recipe

My card today is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge which is a Ready Steady Craft Recipe - one ribbon, two rectangles and three small round embellishments. I have used Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbit for the image, and coloured him in with watercolour pencils. The papers are from the Cardmaker's Christmas Pack. The ribbon and the flowers are from Poppicrafts and the little gems are from my craft box. I'm not sure if I like this as I think it is a bit too green. Thank you very much for visiting my blog and I appreciate all the comments left. Beryl x

A New Award

Hi, I haven't managed to make a card today as I had to go into town to do some shopping. Irene of All Occasions Cards, Papers and More has given me this wonderful award. Thank you so much Irene. If you haven't visited her blog please pay her a visit as she makes some most amazing cards. I have to pass this award onto 10 bloggers, I'll have a go bt a lot of the regular sites I visit already have this award. My nominees in no particular order are:

1. Wendy; 2. Irene; 3. Sandie; 4. Suzanne; 5. Carol;

6. Beryl; 7. Edna; 8. Anne; 9. Cynthia; 10. Jak

All of these ladies make some of the most awesome cards I have ever seen, please visit their blogs.

Suzanne's First Challenge

I was asked to make a Christmas card for a baby, and it fits in really well with Suzanne's first challenge to use Letters on your card. If you haven't seen Suzanne's blog do take a look as she does some amazing work. You will also find some brilliant tutorials there with very clear instructions and pictures. I cut the card from a Sencillo Template using Mars Stardream card. The top, toe and heel were made from white glitter card. The image is from a decoupage set I bought last Christmas and I think it was from Kameo Cards, I used silicone glue to raise it slightly off the card. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts. The letters are from a Cuttlebug Alphabet that I treated myself too. I am feeling a whole lot better now and many thanks for your good wishes - think it must have been some sort of bug. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and also for all the kind comments that have been left. Beryl x

A Card for Today

My card today is for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge which is 'Lilac'. The image is a Penny Black stamp which I have painted with Twinkling H2Os. The backing paper is from the DCWV Winter Stack. I matted the paper and image are matted onto Purple Punch Stardream card. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts and the flower is left over from last year and I think it is a Papermania one. I've had the Seasons Greetings stamp for ages. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for visiting my blog. Beryl x

Thank You

I must say a big Thank You to Ann; Ann; Irene; Irene and Suzanne for the awards they have given me over the past couple of days. I am truly honoured because they do the most amazing work and are a true inspiration. Why don't you take a wander over to their blogs and see their work. You will not be disappointed. I am sorry for being a bit tardy with my thank you but have been a bit under the weather this past couple of days. Beryl x

Christmas Flourish

Today's card is very simple, but I think it's very effective. The card is made with a dark blue card teamed with pale blue paper from the Cardmakers Christmas Pack. The stamp is from Christmas Flourish from Glenda of Graphicus. I just love the swirls on this stamp. I used the Versamark pad to stamp the image and then Judikins Silver Twinkle ep and added a small peel off text. I hope you like it and many thanks for dropping by. Beryl x

Yet Another Award

Apparently Irene gave me this award a couple of months back, but I hadn't realised. So Thank You Irene I will display it with pride. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to pass this on, but as I have passed two awards on over the last couple of days I will bequeath this to my followers as well. Beryl x

Another Award

I have been given another award and have received it three times . I am overwhelmed and thank you so much Ann, Ann and Irene.

This is the award

The award has such a great sentiment behind it and here is what it says:

This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger’s aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger’s who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I am supposed to pass this on to eight more bloggers, but I have a problem with that cos nearly everybody on my blog list already has this award, but I will pass it to two ladies who have not been keeping too well lately. Lorraine has had a tummy bug and Sant has been suffering with a bad back and I hope this will cheer them up. I am also giving it to Denise who is looking for work after been made redundant.The rest I bequeath to my followers.

Beryl x

I've Got An Award

Thank you so much to Irene - All Occasions Cards and More who has nominated me for this award. This is the first time I've done this so I hope I get it right.

The rules are these:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog. (proudly displayed)

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs and put links to their blogs.

4. Leave a message for your nominees.

My 5 nominees for this award are:

Beryl - Beryl's Place

Ann - Spirit of Creativity

Cynthia - Rainbow Lady

Anne - Tranquility

Irene -iRene's Card Spot

Thank you for helping me when I first set up my blog and for your continued support

Beryl x

Christmas Presents

Another Christmas card to add to my pile, I've more or less finished the cards I need for myself not counting the special ones for children and grandchildren. I do have a few orders to complete, then I can make some more cards to hopefully sell. A friend works at our local health centre and she always manages to sell quite a few cards for me. Another friend has also asked for a few to take into her workplace. For this card I used DCWV paper and the stamp is one of Glenda's from Graphicus. The present brads came from Poppicrafts. I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting. Beryl x

Another Penquin

Today's card is for Sketch Saturday's Sketch No.26. I have used traditional colours today. The squares are from the DCWV Glitter Christmas and are mounted onto silver mirri type card. The background paper is from DCWV again, but this is the non-glitter one. The image is a Penny Black Stamp, which has been coloured in with Promarkers and matted onto red and silver. The gems come from my craft box - I've had them for years. I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting and for leaving your comments which are very much appreciated. BTW in case you haven't guessed I do love penquins lol.

Beryl x

A cream and golden Christmas

Today's card is for three challenges. Rainbow Lady asks for Snowmen, Cute Card Thursday asks for Snow + Snowflakes and finally my layout follows Friday Sketchers no.29. The image and co-ordinating backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Christmas CD. The pieces of cream and gold pearlised card have been cuttlebugged with the snowflake folder. The flower and ribbon both come from my craft box. I hope you like my take on these challenges. Thank you very much for visiting my blog and a huge thank you for all the many kind comments that you have left. Beryl x

A couple of cards for today

The first of my two cards has co-ordinating papers from my Cardmaker's Christmas Pad and the stamped image is from Glenda's Christmas Flourish Stamp Sheet. I stamped it in blue Stazon and then added some Stickles to make it sparkle. The ribbon came from Poppicrafts.

The second one is a fun card. The image is a Penny Black stamp which I stamped in Black Versafine and then coloured with Promarkers. The paper is from DCWV Christmas Stack and the flower came from Poppicrafts.

These cards were made a few days ago and are part of my pile of Christmas cards which is slowly beginning to grow. I hope you like my cards and thank you for visiting and also for the very kind comments you leave, please come back soon. Beryl x

A second card today

My second card today is for Sketch Saturday's Sketch No.25 and also for Papertake Weekly's challenge Let it Snow! For this card I have used Flower Soft for the very first time. I have used black on the penquins and then dotted some glue and added ivory to simulate snow. I am not very happy with the result, I think I need to go back to the drawing board with the penquins. The backing paper came from my Cardmakers Christmas Pad and the white card was dusted with a blue Cosmic Shimmer. One piece of card was then Cuttlebugged using the snowflake folder. Thank you very much for visiting my blog. Beryl x

Favourite Carol

My card today is for the Joanna Sheen Forum Challenge which is to portray our favourite Christmas Carol. Must admit, I cheated a bit this week because I used Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Christmas cd. Hark the Herald Angels sing is my favourite Carol though. I have used both the co-ordinating papers from the cd with the image, and have added some ribbon from my craft box and a couple of holly leaves and berries that I got from a Hobbycraft Store in July. This is the first card I have made for a few days, my mojo has definitely gone walkabout at the moment. I have been playing around with ideas for other challenges but nothing is going right.

I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting my blog. Beryl x

Traditional Christmas

Today's card is for Rainbow Lady's challenge which requires 'Wings' and Cute Card Thursday which is to use Red and Green. The backing paper comes from DCWV Christmas Stack, the stamps are from the 12 Days of Christmas by Penny Black and the ribbon and poinsettia come from Poppiecrafts. The red card comes from my craft box. I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by today. Beryl x

Snowmen

My card today is for the My Time to Craft Challenge which asks for Snowmen. My snowman comes from one of Glenda's unmounted sheets, I think I've had it for about two years. I painted the hats and scarves with watercolour pencils. The paper is from the DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas Stack. The matting is Purple Punch Stardream card and the ribbon and glitter paper used for the punched snowflakes come from my local craft shop here in Shetland. I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting my blog. Please call again sometime. Beryl x

Papertake Weekly meets Ooh-La-La Creations

My card today is for two challenges, first a great sketch for Papertake Weekly and Oriental Origins for Ooh-La-La Creations. I used Joanna Sheen's Oriental Dreams CD for this challenge. I chose one of the images from the Watercolour Gardens option. I printed the main image on to Inkjet Canvas from Joanna Sheen to give is a more 'painted effect'- as opposed to a photographic effect. The background is made up with some stardream card and a sheet of the matching backing paper for this image. I stuck the image to a piece of co-ordinating paper which I then rolled around a couple of kebab sticks to make an Oriental style wall hanging. The card was finished off with a Flora Doodle Dahlia again from Joanna Sheen. I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting my blog. Beryl x

Another card today

My second card today is for Cute Card Thursday's challenge of Angels and Fairies. This card was made for a customer. The image and matching backing papers come from Joanna Sheen's

Dancing with Shadows cd. The image and text are mounted onto purple mirri silk card, also from Joanna Sheen. The ribbon came from my craft box. I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by. Beryl x

Sketch No. 24

Today's card is for Sketch Saturday's Sketch No.24. The colour scheme was dictated by my choice of backing paper from DCWV Rose Tinted Stack. The stamp is a Judikins one from Stamp Addicts. I stamped with Versamark and embossed using Lavender Twinkle ep also Judikins from Stamp Addicts. The image is matted onto purple punch stardream card, which is also used for the vertical strip element of the sketch and embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. The ribbon came from my craft box along with the Happy Christmas stamp. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for looking in. Beryl x

Rose Tinted Christmas

Hi, I'm making up for lost time with a second post tonight. This card is for the Friday Sketchers, Sketch No.27. I chose the papers from DCWV Rose Tinted Christmas. The flower is one left from last Christmas and I think it is a Papermania one. The stamp is from Glenda at Graphicus, I chose to keep the whole card in shades of pink and purple, for a more contemporary feel. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for dropping by. Beryl x

Finally

Well, I've finally managed to make a card. This one is for Rainbow Lady's challenge this week, which is to make a card using just one colour from the rainbow. I've chosen green. The paper is one that has been in my craft box for ages, I think it is from DCWV. The Christmas Tree stamp is from Stamp Addicts and it is a Judikins one stamped with green Stazon. I used a stipple brush with a green inkpad to form the background and then used Stickles Green and Diamond Glitter Glue to add a bit of sparkle - which doesn't really show up in the picture. The text is a stamp from One Four Zero, and the ribbon came from Joanna Sheen. I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by. Beryl x

Home Again

Well, that's my travelling over for this year, I had a great time with the grandchildren and miss them already. The suitcase is emptied and the washing done, just the ironing now - sorry for the bad lanquage. I hope to be able to post some new cards soon, but as we are having a new carpet laid in my craft room (living room lol), and my craft stuff shunted around a bit in readiness, it may not be until next week. Thanks to everyone who wished me a good holiday.
Beryl x

Off on my Hols

I'm not going to be around for a couple of weeks, as I am going on holiday tonight. I'm just going to the mainland to visit two of my daughters and their children. I have not seen on of the grandchildren for over a year, so I am really looking forward the visit.
Beryl x

My First Messy Rabbit

My card today is for Sketch Saturday's Sketch 21. I have used Baggy Jumper from the Messy Rabbit range of cards from Joanna Sheen. The backing papers are from the Cardmakers Christmas Pack, and the flower is from my stash, I think it's Papermania. This is the first time I have put a card on display that I have watercoloured. I used Daler-Rowney watercolour pencils which were a gift last Christmas. I hope you like my card and many thanks for taking the time to stop by. Beryl x

Rainbow Lady meets Friday Sketchers

Today's card is to represent the great sketch no 24 over at Friday Sketchers, I have used two pieces of ribbon so my card also qualifies for Rainbow Lady's Challenge to use ribbon. The backing papers are both from DCWV Christmas Stacks. The ribbon and the flowers are from Poppicrafts. Rodney Reindeer is a Whipper Snapper Stamp, I have coloured him in with my Promarkers. I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by my blog today.
Beryl x

One card - Two Challenges

Today's card is for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge which is a great sketch by Katharina. It also fulfills the Ooh-La-La Challenge which is Flower Power. The cardstock is from Papermania, it is 12 x 12 and beautifully textured and pearlised. I bought it from our new craft shop in Shetland. I made an A5 card from the cardstock and teamed it with Joanna Sheen's beautiful Gold Mirri Silk card. I cut out the flower and text mounts with my oval Nestabilities. I made the flower spray by following the great instructions by Sandra Miles on the Tuition and Advice page on Joanna Sheens website. Unfortunately I don't have any of the green sticky tape recommended, so to cover the stalks of the flowers I used some gold chiffon ribbon and added a bow. The ribbon again came from Joanna Sheen. The flowers and pearl sprays I have had for a long time but for the life of me I can't remember where I got them. Joanna sells the same flower on her web site but it is in pink. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by. Beryl x

Butterfly Card

After an awful weekend, where everything I touched ended up in the bin, I managed to make my card for the Sketch Saturday Challenge - Sketch 20. I started by stippling chalk ink onto glossy card and then stamped the butterflies from Glenda's Just Butterflies in black Stazon. I cut out the large butterfly and mounted it onto purple Stardream, which has been embossed with my Cuttlebug and then cut out with my oval Nestabilities. The backing paper came from Making Cards Magazine and the ribbon from my craft box. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by. Beryl x

Friday Sketchers

I am posting a second card today for a different challenge. This one is a fantastic sketch for Friday Sketchers, I love doing the sketches because of the different layouts that I wouldn't of thought of. The card is a very simple one using an image and co-ordinating backing papers from the Joanna Sheen/Jane Netley-Mayhew cd. As the card is for a lady I picked these gorgeous flamingos. I finished off the card with white ribbon and the recipient's name. I used silver peel off letters coloured black and mounted onto white and black cardstock cut from my nestabilities. I hope you like my card and thank you for dropping by. Beryl x

Joanna Sheen Challenge

The challenge this week on the Joanna Sheen Forum was 'Paradise'. I just love this image, it is from the new Joanna Sheen/Sharon Duncan/Pamela West CD. This is the first card I have made from this CD, there are so many wonderful images on it that it is really hard to choose. The colours and the solitude are what attracted me to this image. I hope you like it and many thanks for dropping by. Beryl

Anniversary Present

Edna is going to be 1 on the 17th October and to celebrate she is giving away a Joanna Sheen gift voucher. Why don't you take a look at her amazing work. Beryl x

Wedding Card

I decided to make a pop out card for this one. The image and backing paper come from Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows. I matted and layered one image onto gold mirri and then cut out the centre of another and 3d'd it. I added two sprays of cream and pink roses to add some colour depth to the card, and tied the gold organza ribbon to the side. Both the roses and the ribbon came from Joanna Sheen. I edged the pop out heart with a gold peel off border and then punched two scallop edge hearts which I stuck together with double sided tape. I used Safamat to add the names of the Bride and Groom to both sides of the heart and then hung it with fine gold embroidery thread. I used Safamat again to put in a short verse. The peel offs and little gems on the ribbon come from my stash. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by and also for the lovely comments that have been left for my other cards. Beryl x

PS I've just realised that I can use this card to fulfill the challenge set by Papertake Weekly - no stamping.

Latest Christmas Card

Hi, I have made another Christmas Card today and this one is for two challenges. The first for Cute Card Thursday which asks for a Christmas Animal and another great sketch from Sketch Saturday For the image I have used a Penny Black penquin stamp, and coloured in with Promarkers. The coloured patch card is from the DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack. The green circles are from a Cuttlebug Embossing folder and then cut out with a circle punch. I do hope you like my card and many thanks for passing by. Beryl x

Two Challenges

This is my second card today and it is for two challenges. Arty Girlz which is for 'red' and a great sketch for Papertake Weekly. The card is a very simple one made with mirri gold card and a warm red paper from Cardmakers Christmas Pad. The stamp is one of the Elusive Images unmounted plates from Graphicus that I bought a couple of years ago. I have used metal leaf for the first time, it is the oxidating red one. Before I stamped the image I stippled the white card with a warm red ink in order to tone down the bright white card. I hope you like this card and if you would like to leave a comment, many thanks. Beryl x

Teen Birthday

Well I've finally managed to finish a card, mojo deserted me for a couple of days. I spent hours looking through stamps and cd's and nothing grabbed my attention. I eventually picked these images from a cd called Asian Mystique. The images are from a page of ATC's which contained six different images. I cut them into squares and made this waterfall card. The backing paper is from the same cd. The other bits and bobs from my stash. The card is for a customer's daughter, I hope you like it and many thanks by dropping by Beryl x

Ooh-la-la Challenge - Wings

The challenge at Ooh-la-la Creations this week is 'Wings'. I folded the front of the card back and cut the scalloped edge, then embossed some lines on it. The backing paper and the butterfly came from Crafter's Companion Oriental cd. I printed the butterfly onto card and ink jet acetate and attached them together with the wings free. I finished by using two gold peeloff butterflies which I stuck onto card then cut out , and to finish I added a few gems. I hope you like my card and thank you very much for stopping by. Beryl x

Blue Christmas

My card today is for two challenges, Rainbow Lady's Challenge and Sketch Saturday. Rainbow Lady wanted a Monotone Christmas Card using a rainbow colour, with black allowed for stamping. I decided to go with blue. The base card, matting and punched stars is Lapiz Stardream. The paper is from Avec Colours Ltd, I coloured the white card with a pale blue Cosmic Shimmer powder. The image stamp is the first Christmas stamp I ever bought by Artprints, and it's still a favourite. The blue ribbon came from my stash. I hope you like my card and thank you for dropping by. Beryl x

Joanna Sheen Forum Challenge

This is my entry in the Joanna Sheen Forum challenge for this week, which is 'ribbon'. This in an anniversary card I was asked to make. The image and paper comes from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique cd I have matted and layered the image onto black and gold mirri. The corners are in gold mirri and are cut from my Cuttlebug. The card is coral Stardream and the ribbons I bought when on the mainland from Hobbycraft. If you are passing by and would like to leave a comment thank you very much. Beryl x

Oo-la-la Creations

This weeks challenge for Oo-la-la-Creations is for Black and White + One. I had the biggest problem with the 'One'. I tried all sorts of colours and in the end settled for the pale gold organza
ribbon from Joanna Sheen. I've had the stamp for ages and can't remember where I got it, but it is made by All Night Media, the backing paper comes from Joanna Sheen again it's an option of extra backing papers on the Dancing With Shadows CD. The black card used came from my stash and I used nesties for the matting and layering. The text was done on my pc. I hope you like it.
Beryl x

Friday Sketchers

Thanks to Friday Sketchers, I now have another Christmas Card made. I used one of
Glenda'sChristmas Stamps from a few years back, which I have managed to use every Christmas since buying it. I coloured it with Promarkers and some Stickles but the glitter doesn't show up on the scan. The papers are from a co-ordinated range from Avec C0lours Unlimited and for the life of me I can't remember where I bought them, it was definitely on line :) The blue card, the silver mirri, the brads and trimming all came from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for visiting my blog
Beryl x

A Red Christmas

Hi, I've made another Christmas Card today, this time it's for Sketch Saturday. I used another piece of paper from the Cardmakers Christmas Pack, this time red and gold. Mirri Gold and Mars Stardream for the trimming and matting and layering. The stamp is from Glenda's new Christmas sets. Once again I hope you like it and thanks for dropping by and any comments you may wish to make
Beryl x

A Green Christmas

I decided to make a Christmas Card this week for Rainbow Lady's Challenge with is a sketch designed by Beryl (the other one :). I used contrasting green papers from Cardmakers Christmas Craft Pad which I bought from my local craft shop. I used the Stamp Addicts Judikins Christmas Cube again, which I stamped with green Stazon. The die cut Christmas Trees, ribbon and corrigated gold card came from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for dropping by
Beryl x

Birthday Card

Hi, My friend asked me today to make a birthday card for her postman who has just celebrated his 60th Birthday. I looked around on the web to find Post Box or Postman pictures and came up with zero. I then had a brainwave and got out Joanna Sheen's American Frontier cd and found this image. Not sure if it shows up but the box in the picture says US Mail. I printed out the picture and matching backing paper and made the Pony Express Ribbon on my pc. The dark cs came from a mixed pack of Stardream card which I bought from an e-bay shop ages ago. It doesn't show up very well in the scan, but it is chocolate brown with a very subtle gold shimmer on it. Gold peel offs and gold mirri card to finish off. I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by.
Beryl x

Bev's Blog Candy

Bev's giving away some fantastic blog candy over on her blog why don't you trot over and have a look
Beryl x

Birthday Challenge

The Arty Girlz challenge this week is for a Birthday Card. I made this today for a customer, it's a 21st birthday card, trouble is the customer had no real idea about any hobbies or pastimes Michael might have, so I played safe. The image is from Joanna Sheen's Jane Netley-Mayhew cd. Because of the 3d layering the scan is a bit blurred on the left hand side. I hope you like it and thank you for dropping by.

Beryl x

Papertake Weekly

For the Papertake Weekly sketch challenge this week I've made a simple Christmas Card. I cut out the circles with my nestabilities and then stamped the holly from a Judikins Christmas cube stamp from Stamp Addicts. The backing holly paper is from Cardmakers Christmas Creative Pack, which I got from our new craft shop here in Shetland. The ribbon and peel offs came from my stash. Sorry the scan isn't very good, the card doesn't look as dark in real life. I hope you like my card, and thank you for visiting my blog
Beryl x

Hi, I'm back

This card is for two challenges today. Sketch Saturday and the Tanda Teaser which is for an Indian summer card. The stamp is a Judikins Cube from Stamp Addicts stamped onto glossy card coloured with a Kaleidacolour ink pad. The rest of the paper and card have come from my stash. I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by. Thanks also for the good wishes when I was unable to post.

Beryl x

Hi

Sorry I've not been around much and joining in any challenges, but my back has been playing up and we are in the middle of having our living room (my craft room) decorated. I hope to be back and playing by the middle of next week. Thanks for dropping by
Beryl x

Two challenges in one.

Chrissie had me really stumped this week with the challenge she set for Rainbow Lady I couldn't come up with an idea at all. Then I logged onto My Time To Craft and discovered their challenge is Animal Antics. So I decided to put both challenges together and came up with Fido's Room. The stamps came from Crafter's Companion Boys & Girls set I used brush pens for the bones and coloured Fido in with Promarkers. Colouring isn't my forte, but these pens have certainly helped me. Thanks for dropping by and I hope you like Fido
Beryl x