Happy Birthday

Good morning all.

Off to the hairdressers first thing, then I have to get daughter packed for her school trip this afternoon, finish my packing for tomorrow and get mine and hubby's packing organised for Monday. Then it will be an early night as I have to be up at silly o clock to get to the airport!!

A card made for my Father in laws partner who has a birthday this weekend.

Decoupage image was from Create and Craft and is half of the original layers. Card is all from my snippets box. Embossing folder from Die'sire. Die from Spellbinders. Bow, pearls and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Milk Coffee Challenge - load on the flowers

Moving along with the Times - embossing

Crafts and Me - lots of layers

Creative Belli - flowers

Fresh Brewed - flowers

Digi Darla - use a 3D element

Carol x

Ticket to Ride

Good morning all. 

Yesterday was much more relaxed :) Picked up my wedding shoes and bag on route to my sister's and found the perfect corsage to put on my bag so my outfit is complete and now in the building!! I did end up sealing envelopes for my brother in law who was up to his eyes with entries for the Jim Clark Rally and needed to catch the post office before it closed though.

My feet and legs are killing me.....breaking in new walking shoes for next week, which are so comfy but as they correct the way you walk I'm using muscles I'm not used too! Also breaking in a pair of heels for Saturday....it's not easy tottering around when your leg muscles ache from top to bottom!! Anyway I'm off for a manicure and pedicure this afternoon and a little bit of waxing (ouch) and I'm having my hair done tomorrow morning..so hopefully I'll be all glammed up for the weekend!!

My third and final share for my guest design spot over at Sketches in Thyme this month. It's a double page layout this week so I just had to add another page to the Mongol Rally album.

Created in Craft Artist using "Ticket to Ride" from Mye de Leon.

Most of these photos were taken in Mongolia when crossing the Gobi Desert...tarmac roads just didn't exist!

Challenges entered:

Lasting Memories - alphabet

The Memory Nest - Whimsical Wednesday

Carol x

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #74

Good morning all. I think it actually stayed dry all day yesterday!!
Managed to finish all the place cards by teatime, then cook a roast dinner and make three cards and still had time to go for a late walk with hubby and the dog! So I'm off down home today to deliver them to my sister and pick up my shoes and handbag which were left to be dyed to match my dress for the wedding.

It's time for another challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the turn of the Snow Angels to inspire you this week and I have designed the sketch. We are being sponsored by Bugaboo and the DT were given images to use. We also have a twist this time of "swirls and pearls".

I choose to use FanSBChriststuff and coloured with promarkers before die cutting with a labels one die and mounting onto a decorative die (my swirls). Papers are from Wild Rose Studio. Pearls, sentiment and mesh fibre from my stash.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out

 the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:
CHNC Extra - anything goes
Great Impressions - celebrations
Joanna Sheen - girls, girls, girls
The Squirrel and the Fox - here come the girls
My Time to Craft - Christmas in May
Sparkles Forum Christmas - favourite festive colours (lilac and aqua)
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - anything goes
Card Mania - spots and/or stripes

Carol x

Busy Busy

Good afternoon all. Quite a nice day here, so washing is on the line! 

Things are a bit hectic here this week as I want to deliver all the place names to my sister tomorrow as the bride's parents are coming north this weekend as we're all flying to Belfast for the hen party on Saturday. I'm only going for one night as Lora leaves for Belgium on Sunday and we go to Italy on Monday but most of the others are staying until Monday teatime. 

Ninety down so only another forty to go!!

They'll all be tied to the favours once they've been written, this is what they look like...whose idea was it to put three stones on each!!!! 

Just taking a quick lunch break. Also need to make a birthday card for my FIL's partner and as it's hubby's birthday tomorrow need to make him a gift card for his pressie.

Better get a shift on Tesco is due in the next two hours too!

Carol x

Happy Birthday

Good morning all. 

Sharing the last of the male cards I made a little while ago today.

Decoupage image is Wellington, background is Kraft Co-ordinations card, dies from Spellbinders, buttons from Papermania, charm from Meiflower. Twine and sentiment from my stash.

Challenges entered:

Gingerloft - happy birthday

Here Come the Boys - buttons

That Craft Place - makes for men

Allsorts - true blue

A Little Bit Crafty - use kraft

Bastel-Traum - birthday

Card and Scrap - lots of layers

4 Crafty Chicks - birthdays

House that Stamps Built - masculine

Nutcrafters - kraft

Crafty Sentiments - add a charm

Carol x

Christmas Card Club - Feature a Creature

Good morning all.

I had a very wet day in Edinburgh yesterday with my sister in law and I think I'm all shopped out now! I was supposed to be going back today to an antique fair but decided hubby could go alone and I'd stay home and get on with the wedding stationery and some DT work.

It's time for our next challenge over at the Christmas Card Club, Hazel has chosen "Feature a Creature".  Here's my card:

Using a decoupage sheet from Kanban and a sentiment from my stash....a very simple card for posting although I think I'll add some red gems to the top right before sending as it looks quite bland in the photo!!

You'll find the links to the other girls in my sidebar if you'd like to pop over and see their creations.

Challenges entered:

My Time to Craft - Christmas in May

One Stop Craft - anything goes

Kreativeinkauf - things that fly

Natalie and Amy's challenge - things with wings

CRAFT - Christmas

CHNC Extra - anything goes

Carol x

Start your Engines

Good morning all.

We had a lovely day yesterday but there's heavy rain forecast for today...typical when I'm going to Edinburgh.

Another layout to share today to cover a few of the current challenges.

Created in Craft Artist using "Let's go Racing" from Template Dreams and "Ruffles and Frills" from Daisy Trail.

Challenges entered:

The Memory Nest - the fab sketch

Digitally Sweet - leather and lace

Bird is the Word - he/she/him/her

Carol x