Pansies

Good Morning, my card to share today is the one I gave to my Mum for Mother's Day.  The image is decoupaged and from the La Pashe CD, The Big One and is in the Labled With Love Section, the prints are designed to work with some of the Spellbinders Label Sets.  The backing paper is Cuddly Buddly, the flowers, gems and offset card all come from my stash, the corners were cut with a Cuttlebug die, and the sentiment was computer generated.  I am entering my card into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Spots and Dots.  The pattern on the backing paper is made up with lots of individual dots, but they don't show up very well.

Thank you so much for your visit today, and many thanks for any comments you may wish to make.  I love to read them
Beryl x

Yellow Roses

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's CD Sunday Challenge - From Me To You.  It is a card for my best customer, Norman, to give to his Mam on her 80th Birthday.  The backing paper is from Sharon Duncan's Embossibilites Elegance cd and the decoupaged image is from The Big One cd..  The rose embellishment was sprayed with Gold Spray & Sparkle, the ribbon is from my stash, the numbers were cut with a Cuttlebug Alphabet and the sentiment is computer generated.

Thank you so much for visiting today and sorry I have not been around much recently.
Beryl x

Where Have All The Years Gone!

Good Afternoon, it's a beautiful sunny day here in the Northern Isles and it's quite warm too.  My card to share today is the one I made for my eldest daughters 40th birthday today.  The image is from a Kanban Set - jasper and coloured with promarkers, the backing paper is a pale yellow polka dot that I have inked with Dried Marigold DI then overstamped with small images from the same stamp set.  The yellow cardstock came from my stash and did the flower and ribbon.  The sentiment is computer generated and the number is a Cuttlebug Alphabet.

I followed Sketch No 82  from Sketch and Stash, the new element is the stamps and neglected is the backing paper, I have had it for ages. I am also entering my card into this week's Make it Monday


I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

Coffee and Cream

Good Evening all, I have actually managed to get my Less is More card made on the first day of the challenge this week.  Chrissie and Mandi have asked us to use Neutral Colours this week. My base card is Brown Tapestry, I have used Cream Tapestry card for the butterfly and sentiment.  The butterfly is a Cuttlebug Die and matching embossing folder.  The ribbon and gold beads are from my stash and the sentiment in computer generated.

Many thanks for your visit today and I would be delighted if you leave me a comment
Beryl x

Something New

Good Afternoon, it's horrible here in the Northern Isles today - dark, wet and windy.  Just the sort of day to do some crafting.  My card is for CraftyAnn'sChalleng Blog - What's New Pussycat, requiring something new on your card a technique or new stash.  Mine is stash, but I have been very good and still haven't bought any new stash yet this year  - mind you it is still only January lol. The images and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's From the Heart of the Garden CD which I bought last year when it was launched.  Today, I finally took off the shrink wrap and had a look at it!!!  The butterflies are from a cut and emboss Cuttlebug set, the gems are from my stash.
I am also entering my card into the Ooh La La Challenge - Seeing Double - use two images the same.

Thanks you very much for visiting today
Beryl x

Sweet Dreams

Good Morning, well it's Sunday again and time for the CD Sunday Challenge, this week the theme is Enchantment.  For Me there is only one CD for this challenge and that is Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams. 
I have used the matching backing paper for this design twice, one in the original colour and the other one has been lightened, I Cuttlebugged a piece of co-ordinating card, added two silk flowers with punched leaves and secured with a pearl headed brad.  The ribbon and small gems are from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into Rainbow Lady's Challenge - The Many Faces of Woman, and I hope a couple of the colours will count for CraftyAnn's Challenge - Let's Think Hot

Many thanks for visiting today, and I also have to aplogise for being a bad blogger so far this year.  I seem to have lost my mojo and have not really picked up properly after not not being very well at Christmas.
Beryl x

Under The Sea

Good Morning, well it's Sunday again and time for the CD Sunday Challenge.  This week the theme is Sea Life.   I have used an image from the first Jane Netley Mayhew cd from Joanna Sheen and teamed it with a patterned backing paper from Cuddly Buddly and a piece of matching plain paper that I put through the Cuttlebug.  I decided to go with the shell image as I remembered the bag of shells that I bought at my local craft shop ages ago and yep this is the first time I have used any of them!  The sentiment is computer generated.

I hope you can all come and joing us again this week, and many thanks for visiting my blog today.
Beryl x

Christmas Bingo

Good Evening, my card today is for Crafty Ann's last challenge of the year and we are playing Christmas Bingo.  I hope that Ann will not be angry with me because I am not using a Christmas card, but one that I have made for my Mum and Stepdad's Ruby Wedding Anniversary which takes place next Sunday, and it fits in with the bottom row of  the grid

I have used Mars Stardream for the base cards and the image and backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Floral Fantasy cd.  I forgot to take a pic with the bow undone and the card opened up, but I am sure you have all seen this style of card before.  The ribbon and gems are from my stash, the number has been cut with a Cuttlebug alphabet and the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - It's Just a Number

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

Frosty the Snowman

Good Morning, my card today is for this week's Bah Humbug Challenge - Snowmen.  The image is from Judikins and I just love it, coloured with Promarkers and a little bit of sparkle.  I have no idea what the backing paper is, I found it in my Christmas scrap box, the image was stamped onto scrap white card and the snowflakes and stars were cut with a Cuttlebug die using the waste from the base card.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into Jules Crafty Snippets

Thank you for visiting
Beryl x

Mark 2!

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is one that my daughter asked me to make.  She makes jewelry and has recently been asked by a friend if she would consider doing jewelry making parties for the tweenie age group.  She thought about it and said yes and now she has two parties booked.  This card is for the birthday girl. You can see some of the jewelry Trudy makes here, she hasn't posted recently but has a facebook page and some jewelry for sale on Folksy.

As you have no doubt noticed this is practically a replica of yesterday's card - different colour, different layout.  I have done this for a reason.  It fits two challenges:  My Time To Craft - G is for... in this case Gingham and Girl.  I am also entering my card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Eyes Down, Look In.  I have picked the centre line across of the Bingo card - Button, Ribbon, Free - a flower.

Card Recipe:
Papers - Cuddly Buddly
Image -  Cuddly Buddly

Ribbon, Button, flower and Cuttlebugged cs from my stash
Computer generated sentiment.

I hope you like my repeated card and many thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x

Snippets Day

Good Evening, my card to share today is for Jules Crafty Snippets Challenge.   The silver mirri is made up from 3 strips of left overs, the smallest being just the width of the ribbon so the joins don't show.  The bp is two strips of DCWV left overs and joined together with the green cs.  Not sure where that came from, just found it in my box and realized it was the right colour.  The image is Elusive Images (now Chocolate Baroque)  I used Versamark and Stickum Powder to get a sticky surface in order to use this lovely silver/multi glitter from Debbi Moore.  The corners are a Cuttlebug die, the ribbon was lying at the bottom of my ribbon box  and the sentiment was computer generated.  I have got masses of different white card offcuts so I have started using removable glue tape and sticking these bits to a piece of cheap copy printer so that I can use them in my printer to make sentiments.

I am also entering my card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Must try and do this more often, it really is surprising what you can do with all of those offcuts.  I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting
Beryl x

Dreams

Good afternoon, recently I had a very productive spell and managed to take pics of all the cards I had made.  Which is good because I have a load of card pics in a folder that have never been on my blog and am now able to enter into an occasional challenge whilst not being able to craft easily at the moment.  Once again a very short post, as I am spinning around a bit, I tried to watch the Grand Prix earlier - not a good idea! 

My card  is for this week' CD Sunday Challenge - Dreams.  The image comes from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams CD, I love the images on this one.  The full size bp is from an different image on the same CD, but I took it into a graphics programme and lightened it.  The offset bp is Cuddly Buddly, the butterflies are a Cuttlebug cut and emboss set and were cut from some card painted with very cheap Tesco pearlescent paint, the ribbon was coloured with a Promarker and the ribbon slide came from Wild Orchids. 

Thanks for stopping by
Beryl x

Less is More - Circles

Good Afternoon, my card today is for this week's Less is More Challenge - Circles.  My snowman was cut with a Cuttlebug Die that I have had for ages and never used.  It was a bit time consuming cutting out all the bits in the different colours. I used some textured white card for the snowman to give a bit of dimension.  In the pic the colour added to the white nestie looks pink, in real life it blends in with the red nestie perfectly. The sentiment was printed directly from the computer.

By making Christms cards for challenges my box is beginning to fill up nicely, not sure that I will make many like this one though, because it was very fiddly glueing all the little bits in place and the air was quite blue at times lol.

As all of the elements of my card came from my scap box I am going to enter my card into Jules Crafty Snippet Challenge 

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting.
Beryl x

Thinking of You

Good Morning, my card to share today is for the challenge at Crafty Ann' s Challenge Blog - Get Well/Thinking of you/Just Because.  The image is Walter Owl from Willow Designs coloured with Promarkers, the bp is Cuddly Buddly, the Cuttlebugged card is Papermania Shimmer, the flower is from my stash, the sentiment computer generated and the leaves are from an offcut of CraftyAnn's Polished Stone bp cut with  a Marianne Die

Some Enchanted Evening

Good Morning, the sun is shining here in the Northern Isles this morning, there is a bit of cloud about but nothing looking too threatening atm.  My card this morning is for Rainbow Lady's Challenge, which this week is another song title Some Enchanted Evening.  My image is from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams cd, there really are some stunning images on this cd.  The bp is from the same cd and the coloured accent paper is Cuddly Buddly, the ribbon is from my stash, coloured to match with a Promarker.  I would have preferred satin ribbon but I am completely out of white at the moment. The butterfly is a Cuttlebug die and embossing folder, with some aurora sparkle gems for the body, cut from a piece of card painted with two colours of Tesco cheap shimmer paint.

Thank you for visiting and for any comments you may wish to make.  They really make my day.
Beryl x

Sing Little Birdie

Good Afternoon. I have fallen lucky today because one of the cards I made for my 2 grand-daughters 9th birthdays last week fits two challenges., I couldn't put the cards on my blog before as my daughters tend to drop into my blog from time to time. The image is a Robyn's Fetish one which I bought from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps, coloured with Promarkers, the paper is from a DCWV 12x12 stack that I have had for ages, the sentiment is computer generated and everything else comes from my stash.

The two challenges are: My Time To Craft - Use a Die Cut - the number 9 was cut with a Cuttlebug Alphabet Die,
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Add Some Texture - the flower and the Cuttlebugged offset card.

Thank you so much for visiting.
Beryl x

A second butterfly card

Good Afternoon, I woke up this morning with an idea for another Less is More card, so I have decided to put a second card into this weeks challenge of Butterflies.  It's a very simple card as you can see, and again I have used the Cuttlebug die and a different embossing folder, but this time I have used parchment, putting adhesive silver pearls for the body.   The sentiment is one I found in one of my stamp boxes, embossed with detail white embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by
Beryl x

Less is More

Good Evening, rather late tonight, it's my last night to be able to craft late into the evening as Robert returns from his golfing holiday tomorrow afternoon.  It will be nice to see him, but I will soooo miss being able to get up in the morning an not find a messy kitchen and living room lol.  Honestly, he makes more mess than  my three daughter did, when they were small, and that is saying something  :)  Onto my card, it is for this week's Less is More Challenge which  is Butterflies.  I bought some cheap shimmery paint in Tesco recently and have been playing this afternoon.  The butterfly is a Cuttlebug die, cut from a piece of card that I had brayered with two colours of the paint, and then put through the matching embossing folder.  The backing card was another  piece brayered with just one colour.  The panel was stamped using an Anita's background stamp, stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Purple and the sentiment is from a Woodware Clear Magic set, stamped with the same inkpad.  Unfortunately, the colours don't look as if they match in the pic but they certainly do IRL, probably due to the lighting.  The top of the butterfly matches the backing card and the bottom of the butterfly matches the ink pad.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today.
Beryl x

And finally....

Good evening, and finally here is the last card for Kayla this one is from her Mummy.  I have remade this card at least five times.  The morning started well with quite a bit of colouring in and then everything went pear shaped. I had decided to make this card for a sketch and discovered that the image should have been matted onto a circle, and I had printed all the images I had coloured in too big for my biggest nesti circle.  On top of  that I just couldn't find papers that would go with the coloured image.  In the end CraftyAnn came to my rescue with her pastel abstract digi paper.  The cuttlebugged card is Stardream, the flowers and pearls came from stash, the leaves punched and the sentiment is computer generated.  The image is Annie and Friends from CuddlyBuddly coloured with Copics. In the end I found a sketch I liked over at CPS Card Sketches and I am also entering my card into Digi Doodle Shop's challenge which asks for pearls on our cards and I am hoping Rainbow Lady will let me away with Annie and Friends as her challenge is Best Friend.

Many thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x

Back Again

Good Evening, I had a great weekend with my middle daughter and family.  On Saturday we went to Glasgow to the SECC spent quite a few pennies mostly on stamps and reuseables like dst and glue.  Then on Sunday before catching the overnight ferry I called into Hobbycraft in Aberdeen and they had a brilliant offer on a floor standing craft lamp, £60 off!  so, as it was only £40 I bought it.

Onto my card.  This is for the Bah Humbug Challenge which asks for embossing this week.  The frame embossing is a Cuttlebug folder matted onto gold mirri and the paper strip came from a pack of handmade paper that I got from my local craft shop.     I am also entering my card into the challenge at CHNC   which also asks for embossing this week.

Many thanks for stopping by.
Beryl x
Oops!  Just realised that I didn't put a sentiment on the card.