Two 'For You' Cards

Hi folks,
Here are my entries for the Stamp Something sketch challenge. I stamped and embossed onto vellum to produce a soft image.
Unfortunately, they are both bereavement cards, hence the dark colours. Hopefully, they will bring comfort to their recipients.
Thank you for looking,
All the best for 2009,
Louise x

Blog Candy

Hi everyone,
I've just visited Rosette's fabulous Blog and she has some Candy up for grabs. She has some beautiful cards on her Blog too.
Click HERE to visit Rosette's Blog.
Bye for now,
Louise x

Snow Card - Stamp Something Challenge

Hi folks,
Here are my entries for the Stamp Something with Snow challenge.
Thanks for looking,
Louise x

2 challenges - 1 card

Hi,
This is my entry for the ABC and the Papertake Weekly challenges.
For the ABC challenge the theme is Three, so 3 papers, 3 embellishments, etc.
The Papertake Weekly challenge involves using ribbon, rectangles and round embellishments.
Thanks for looking,
Louise x

ABC challenge 'R' for Ribbon

Hi folks,
Here is my entry for the ABC R for Ribbon challenge. I know it's not a card but I hope it will do!
Thanks for looking
Louise x

More Blog Candy!

I've just found Lim's Blog and she has some blog candy in exchange for some advice on storage solutions.
The candy looks great, pop along and have a look. You can find it HERE

Louise xx

My First Memory Book!!

Hi, I have attempted to make a Memory Book for my mum. She doesn't live near us and misses out on such a lot, so I made this memory book for her birthday. Hope she likes it!!!

I am also entering this into the Stamp Something Challenge - my second entry for this weeks competition! The flower on the front has been stamped and triple embossed (I tried to keep to the theme of peacock colours by using purple, pink, blue and green).

Thanks for looking,

Louise x

Anniversary Card

And finally, for today . . .

this is the anniversary card I made for my hubby - he loved it!!

Hugs, Louise xx

Good Luck star card

Hi, I thought you might like to see the card I made for my step-daughter when she went to university. Her brothers made the Owl and Paddington Bear pages, so it was a real family effort! My hubby reckons it was big enough to be a book - it was certainly too big to be sent in then post!! I am entering this card for the Stamp Something Challenge.

Hope you like it,

Louise xx

Christmas Cards

Here are the Christmas cards I just told you about (although this is probably out of sync now!!), never mind . . .

Home Sweet Home and Christmas cards, bags and tags

Hi, I recently bought the Occasions and Festive Occasions CD from Crafters Companion and I have used them loads. I know it seems like cheating but it comes in handy for 'quick makes' and unusual occasions. Here are a few of the cards I have made - the Christmas cards come with tags and a gift bag. Hope you like them,

Happy crafting,

Louise xx

Blog Candy!!

FREE BLOG CANDY!!!

Hi, if you like the sound of this:

1 Dinky Dots Stamp " The Kiss"
1 Box Buttons
Mixture of flowers
Gold & Silver Sentiments
Self Adhesive Ribbons
Fancy Ribbon with butterflies attached
Mixture of card stock and papers

Then visit: Alison at http://craftingupastorm.blogspot.com/

I won an award!!

Wow, I cant believe it, I have won an award!! Thank you very much 'thread-bare' for nominating me to receive this award. You can visit 'thread-bare's' blog at http://thread-bare-mycraftylife.blogspot.com/, where you'll find lots of lovely cards and loads of inspiration.

I have to nominate 7 more people to send the award to and these are the rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your blog award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the boys/girls you've nominated.

I nominate the following people to receive this award for their blogs:
1. Alison at http://craftingupastorm.blogspot.com/
2. Lulu at http://funkyfairyinspirations.blogspot.com/
3. Kath at http://kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.com/
4. Becky at http://rebeccaclews.blogspot.com/
5. Beth at http://mylittlecardblog.blogspot.com/
6. Steph at http://southernfairydesigns.blogspot.com/
7. Nessy at http://nessysnotes.blogspot.com/

Well done everyone, I love visiting your blogs - you give me loads of inspiration. I just wish I had the time to make more cards!!

All the best and Happy Crafting,

Louise xx

J is for Jewels

Hi, here is my entry for the ABC challenge - J is for Jewels. I made this card for my very kind mother-in-law who has recently done us a huge favour!!

Thanks for looking,

Louise x

H is for Holiday

Hi, this is my card for the ABC challenge - H is for holiday. Hope you like it!

Hugs, Louise x

E for Embellishments

Hi,

here are the cards I made for the ABC challenge. Hope you like them,

Hugs Louise x

Another Win!!

Hi,

Just a quick post to let you know that I won another competition! I won the docrafts Pastel Challenge of the week. Here are the cards I entered. Feel free to take a look on my gallery on http://www.docrafts.co.uk/ . You can access my gallery through the competition page.

Thanks for looking,

Hugs, Louise x

I WON!!!

Hi,
Just to let you know that I was one of the winners for the Papertake Weekly Challenge. I couldn't believe it when I read my name on the winners list!! It's the first challenge I have won, it's so exciting and I cant wait to receive the downloads.

Thanks to everyone at the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog and thank you to Sally at Auntys Store for the prize.

If you haven't been to their blog yet, please use the link on the left.

Hugs, Louise x

Specially For You

Another card for a teacher, made with free papers and toppers and triple embossed with clear embossing powder. Unfortunately, the picture only shows the embossing on the bird table. Thanks for looking, Lou x

2 More Cards

Hi, I've just made these cards. The golf one is for my brother-in-law and the 'Play to Win' card is for my son's teacher. For both cards I used free papers from magazines and addes extra embellishments - ribbon, Sakura glaze pens and gems.

Teenage Card

Hi,

This is my entry for the Papertake Weekly challenge. The challenge was to make a card for a teenager. Mine is quite a glamourous, girly card - hope you like it!

Hugs, Louise x

ABC Challenge - "C" for CHARMS

Hi everyone,

This is my interpretation of the charm challenge. I made a keyring charm (using shrink plastic) for a football fan and attached it to the football themed card. He loved it, hope you do too!

Thanks for looking,

Hugs,

Louise xx

FOUR new cards in one day!!!

Well, I seem to have been very creative today. I used some of the free papers from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine and made these cards.

I am going to add them to a stash of cards I have already made and sell them at the school fair tomorrow evening to raise funds for the children to go to camp. Hope they sell!!

Hopefully I'll get round to making a card for a challenge soon!

Hugs, Louise x

ABC Challenge 2 - 'B' for Baby

Here is my entry for the 2nd ABC Challenge - 'B' for BABY. This is the card I made for my nephew, using ribbons, metal embellishments, a peel off and a heart paper punch.

Thanks for looking,

Hugs, Louise x

Two cards in one day!

Here are today's cards. I have made them using Pink Petticoat images, numbers and backing papers. On the "1st" card, I used glamour dust on the number; glaze pens to colour the image; and the card stock is pearlescent.
On the "50th" card I triple embossed the numbers with clear embossing powder; coloured the image with H2Os; matted the image with silver holographic card; and used blue ribbon with a silver thread running through it.

I am entering them into the Stamp Something "glitter and sparkle" challenge.

Hope you like them and thank you for looking,

Hugs, Louise x