Last afternoon of freedom!

Hi All

Hope you are all well this evening. I have enjoyed my last afternoon of half-term by doing a little bit of crafting! Probably my last, until the weekend at least, although I have applied for a new job so fingers crossed I get an interview….if so, it might mean giving up a crafty weekend! Lol!

I have had a go at a few challenges today but also used a few stamps that I haven’t used before. I have also coloured in lots of different images so they are waiting in the wings to be made into cards ;)

My first card today is a gorgeous Penny Black image. Love these little hedgehogs…they are so sweet. I have used some Papermania fairytale papers on this card…think I have fallen in love with them. I have also used my ProMarkers to colour them in. I used: tan, sandstone, blush, buttercup and pear green if you are interested. I would like to enter this card into a number of challenges today: Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week which is ‘Pearls and Lace’, Cute Card Thursday which this week is ‘Flower Power’ (have flowers in the image and backing paper), I Love ProMarkers challenge which is the theme of ‘Nature’ and finally the Sketch Saturday challenge which is this fab sketch.

My next card today is another Bella one. These are definitely my new thing! Love the images and I can give these cards out to so many of my friends…they will love them! Hoping to purchase some more at the end of the month…although I need to save as am thinking of going to the NEC in March! This Bella image is her having a brew or latte depending on preference! Lol! Again I used some of the Papermania Fairytale papers and coloured her in with my ProMarkers. Wish I had her skinny arms…hehe! I’d like to enter this into the Allsorts Challenge this week which is ‘Anything Goes.’

Another new stamp next (I haven’t had a shopping spree by the way…they are just ones I have had for a while and not used!) is a gorgeous little Christmas Sugar Nellie. This is such a cute image and I have used my favourite Christmas colour scheme which is blue and white! I have also used some of my seam binding to make a bow…another favourite embellishment of mine at the moment! I would like to enter this into the Winter Wonderland challenge this week which is to create a ‘Christmas card’ to start off their Christmas card challenges again and I’d also like to enter it into the Totally Papercrafts challenge this week which is ‘Ribbons and Bows’.

My final project for you today is a tag that I have made for the Just Magnolia challenge this week….which is to ‘Make a Tag’. I have used my lovely Princess Tilda and couple it with some gorgeous girly papers out of my stash. I have used a doily and some pearls/gems to add a little sparkle.

Hope you enjoyed looking. Am trying to get round to a big blog hop, update my blog and also thinking about some blog candy so will keep you all posted! If I get chance this week then I might be able to sort it then…so keep a look out ;)

Hope you all have a lovely week and thanks for the lovely comments you leave, they are really appreciated.

Hugs
Arline

xx

Think I’m in love with Bella…!

Hi All

Hope you are all well! Well, my quiet and relaxing week seems to becoming more and more hectic! In a good way though, visiting friends and spending some quality time with the hubby. Also managing to get crafting which is always a bonus!

I have a few cards for you today. My first two are using a new Bella stamp I have recently purchased….OMG think I am in love with these images! Very me…apart from the skinny body…am working on that ;) I am loving pink and brown and blue and brown at the moment. What do you think?

I also had a lovely craft night with my friend Becky, who I know a lot of you know. She had made a few little packs up to make some simple but stylish cards…this was really a ploy to make sure we actually craft as we often get carried away having a gossip! So here are the results! They were lovely cards and it is my turn to make some little sets next time we have a craft night…eek the pressure! Lol! Hope you like them!

Finally, Becky made me a lovely card on our craft night so I thought I’d share it with you!

Apparently she is the taller pig and I am the shorter….mmm….not sure if this is a compliment or an insult! Hehe! They are very cute though!

Well, that is it from me for now. Hoping I might squeeze in another crafty session in before I return to work…groan…so may have something else to show you soon.

Thanks so much for looking and your lovely kind comments :)

Hugs

Arline

xx

A few more cuties-second post of the day!

Hi All

Second post of the day…I’m on a roll! Hope you enjoyed looking at my Diva cards below! I now have a few more of my more ‘regular cuties’ to show you.

This card is another of the fabulous Crafter’s Companion Strawberry Kisses images…this is sooo cute! I have made this for my brother’s girlfriend as it is her birthday this week. I am hoping that she will like it, even though she is a dog lover! I have used some paper from my stash and the sentiment is also from the Strawberry Kisses range. I’d like to enter this into the Crafter’s Companion challenge this month which is ‘Anything goes’ and Cupcake Craft challenge this week which is ‘Pink and Red’.

Another pink themed card next is for the Just Magnolia challenge this week which is ‘Pink, Pearls and Lace’. I have used a new stamp that I bought recently and I love this image. I used some more of my seam binding and lace, a heart doily and some pearls to embellish it. This was a slightly bigger card than I normally make so not sure if I like it…not sure if it too empty…?! It is growing on me though :)

This next card is using a gorgeous new Penny Black stamp I have had. I have coloured this little image in with my ProMarkers as most of my others were using my new Speccies. I’d like to enter this card into the Totally Papercrafts challenge this week which is ‘Rainbow’ and I have used a range of pastel colours (pastel rainbow), hope it fits the brief ok! I’d also like to enter it into the Allsorts Challenge which is ‘Free and Easy’ this week.

My final card today is a little Valentines Day Card for a very special little friend of mine. Hoping he doesn’t see this before I give it to him! It is only a mini card and I had to make an easel mechanism as I don’t have any round cards…seems to work ok! I have recently bought a Cricut and finally cracked it yesterday! When I tried it last week the mat was too sticky and I couldn’t work out how to use some of the functions…cracked all of that yesterday! Lol! So I made a couple of little ‘love bugs’ and thought he would like one from his Aunty Arline! That’s your lot from me today! Have left my dining room in a right crafty mess…with the intention that I will do some more crafting tomorrow! What better way to enjoy half-term!

Hope you enjoyed looking!

Hugs
Arline

x

Viva La Divas!

Hi All

This is the first of two posts for you today otherwise you may get fed up of photies!! I have had a crafty day today and made a few quite simple cards but I was pleased with the majority. I still have this blasted cold but hoping it will go soon and I will get my mojo back!

I bought the Joanna Sheen Viva La Divas CD Rom for Christmas and have only just had a proper play with it! I have lots of toppers sitting here waiting to be made into cards but I made four…I couldn’t neglect the rest of my stash could I?! Lol! I absolutely love the sentiments on these cards…they are fab.

My first Viva La Diva card is one with the sentiment ‘Just so you know, I renewed my backseat-driving licence’. Hehe! This is so me sometimes…think it drives my hubby round the bend. I made these into easel cards so that the images were given the space they needed as they were quite large!

My second Viva La Diva card I added a few flowers and sparkle just to finish it off. The sentiment on this one says ‘Gwen was glad she had found matching gloves-digging was so much fun.’ I’d like to enter this into the Papertake Weekly challenge this week which is ‘Anything goes’. Something a bit different for the challenge this week.

My third card would be great for a couple who have been together for a while where the woman definitely wears the trousers! The sentiment on this one is ‘Caffeine first darling, then we’ll pretend to listen to each other.’ Love it! I also used a bit of my new ‘seam binding’ ribbon to this card…think I have fallen in love with this stuff today!

My final Viva la Divas card…for now…is my favourite. This is definitely me when I follow a new recipe and it goes terribly wrong! The sentiment on this one is ‘I’m sure this isn’t what the recipe meant by light and fluffy.’ Now it is half-term I must do some baking…watch this space ;) I have used Glossy Accents to highlight the mixing bowl etc. in the corner of the backing paper but the camera hasn’t picked it up. Think this image will get lots of use!

That is it for my Diva cards! Love this CD and if you’re thinking about buying it….do! You will not be disappointed. There are also bookmarks and decoupage on it which are fab too! Hope you enjoyed looking at them and watch out for my next post which will be a few of my ‘normal’ cuties!

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Hugs

Arline

xx

Still here...!

Hi All

Apologies for not being around for a little while. I have the lurgy....flu-like :( Has really hit me and have had to have a couple of days off work because of it. Going back in tomorrow as I am starting to be able to function again....I think...last two days of the half-term so sure I can muster up the strength for those...then I have a whole 9 days to get rid of the blasted thing! Hoping to get back crafting at the weekend...have recently had a Cricut so am so excited about having a proper play around with it...I can feel some scrapbooking coming on! Watch this space...thanks for popping by and I promise to catch up blog hopping asap!

Hugs
Arline
xx