He’ll think I’m mad!

Hi there.  I saw this post over at Dawn McVey’s and thought I’d like to try these little pencil toppers out, they’re so cute. So off I went hunting around the house for a pencil.  I couldn’t find a single cute pencil. We have every type of pencil possible, a propelling this, a fancy that, but no simple basic pencils.  So, on to plan B (because I was definitely making one of these)  A straw!  Yes, a straw and a slight twist on the plan.  I was going to make a funny valentine straw for my hubby instead of my original pencil plan!  Here is the finished project..


Hopefully it will make him smile too when I present it to him in a glass of something.  I think we often take life far too seriously, we need to add in some of that childlike fun back into our lives.  Here’s mine, wish me luck.  He will either think it’s funny or will get me certified as totally mad!  If you don’t hear from me again you’ll know why lol.

For details of the stamp set and Copics I used pop on over to the Make the Day Special blog.

I’m entering this into the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge, to use Polka Dots..


Have a happy day!  Try and bring more fun into today somehow if you can.

A little gift set

Hey there everyone.  I hope you’ve been having a wonderful crafty week.  I’ve not been very well so it’s been more about sitting doing not very much (which drives me nuts!) than spending any time in the studio creating.

I do have a creation to share with you though for my post over at Make The Day Special.  I made this last week to match the little card I made my friend.  I also made her a flower brooch to go with it, I thought the colours blended quite well so it felt like I was giving her a matching gift set.

 This was the card from last week…

 Finally this is the little crochet flower I made for her…

All I need to do now is actually post it to her! Please pop on over to the MTDS blog to see all the details of the stamp set I used for my little notebook and I will be back with you next week, hopefully feeling a whole lot better than I do right now.

Until then…

One Cool Chick

Yay, it’s Tuesday.  I love my MTDS Tuesdays!  I’ve been really busy working on my website for my coaching business that I haven’t had a whole lot of time to play. It’s nice to squeeze in some creative time.

What’s your weather like?  I hope that if you’re having snow you’re keeping safe and warm. We’ve apparently got more coming tonight so who knows I may get stranded and have to do some crochet!  Did I tell you I’ve been learning to crochet?  It’s been on my to-learn list for-ever. So far I can do a flower and a granny square!  I might share with you when I’m brave enough!

So onto my card.. Today’s card is for a lovely lady I haven’t known very long. She is such a generous, kind, knowledgeable and fun person. I feel really privileged to have met her. She has been giving me lots of her time recently so I wanted to make her a little thank you card. I thought this proud peacock was up to the job!


For details of what I used to create it then pop on over to the MTDS Blog for more info.
I used this latest sketch from Retro Sketches.  It’s lovely, isn’t it!



As you can see I rotated the sketch and moved my sentiment around a tad so that he could show off his feathers proudly! Hope you like.  He makes me smile!

Have fun, stay safe and cozy!

Funky Flower

Hi there. I’ve got a simple little thank you card to share with you today. 

I think I could have done with running this through PSE to straighten it up a bit, it is straight in real life, honestly!

For details of the stamp I used pop on over to MTDS where I give the details.

I used this sketch from over at Retro Sketches.  Such a fun little sketch, a really great go-to sketch.

Hope you’re having a really good week.  We have had a sprinkling of snow here today, what’s it like with you?

Needs more added?

Hi there, it’s that time again when I share a card over at MTDS.   I needed a few simple thank you cards. I’ve always liked stamps that have a mixture of words based on the same theme.


My hubby took one look at it and said, ‘It doesn’t look like it’s finished’. He then tried to redeem himself by adding, ‘Well it doesn’t, you normally do that layering thing with your pop dots’. I have been trying my hand lately at CAS, it seems to be what I am more inspired to do. Oh well, it’s at least another one of my thank you cards made lol.

Pop on over to the main Make The Day Special blog for more details of the lovely stamp set I used.

I'm entering this into the Retro Sketches challenge with this sketch.  I kind of used my artistic licence a bit as you can see lol.  I LOVE Retro Sketches and their DT cards are consistently fab :o)

 

I'm also entering this into the Our Creative Corner colour challenge.  I saw one of the DT had used peach so hope this counts :o)

Hope you’re having a fab week! 

Happy New Year!!

Well hello!!!

Happy, totally wonderful and fabulous New Year to you!  I wish you everything you wish for yourself.

I am here to do the first 2013 post for MTDS, I’m the first person up to start of the New Year.  I made this little notepad for my friend that is mad about sending me ‘Did you know…?’ texts.


If you want to know what I used then pop on over to the main MTDS blog for all of the deets.

In writing my post for this I learnt that celebrating the New Year is a tradition that dates back nearly 4000 years. If you had lived in Mesopotamia and Babylon 4,000 years ago (c. 2000 B.C.), you probably would have celebrated the new year in mid-March, at the time of the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. If, however, you were an Egyptian, your new year began with the Autumnal Equinox and the flooding of the Nile. If you were Greek, the Winter Solstice began your new year celebrations.  I’ll shut up now lol.

I’m entering this little project into the following challenges..

Retro Sketches using this sketch..


and Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes challenge.




Here’s to a fabulous 2013!!

More Christmasness!

Hi there

Just 7 sleeps 'til Santa!

I’m sharing these cards over at MTDS today, pop on over to read more about them.



Hope you’re having a good week.  I seem to have a never ending to-do list at the minute.

Ciao for now.

Two Weeks to Christmas

Happy Tuesday, it’s just two weeks to Christmas Day!  Wow!

Today’s cards for my MTDS blog post are quick and simple.  My friend wasn’t very keen, I think she thought it looked like it had been thrown together, but I think it’s quite funky.  What do you think?!

Next up is another simple card, just a bit of colouring and some ribbon to give it a touch of candy cane colour.




I also made it in this colourway too…


Well I hope you like what you see.  I will be back next week with some more Christmasness.  For details of the stamps & copics I used check out the MTDS blog.

Have a great week!

Jester Socks?!!

Hi there

I did a swopsie with Jenny the other day for my card so I’m posting today, thanks Jenny, you’re a star!  My card is based on last week’s Retro Sketches sketch..

Here’s what I created..

I used two of the Christmas sets from Paper Smooches ..

All Yule Need & Christmas Sampler (the sampler is out of stock at the minute but keep checking the website and grab it when it’s back in)

I have lots of these little ‘jester socks’ coloured in. They are soooo therapeutic to colour and you can do them while you watch tv. Ok so I’ve called them jester socks, what would you call them??!!  I also coloured in some of the socks on the bottom left and the more traditional stocking just above it, eek. I LOVE Christmas!

I hope you have a fab Saturday whatever you are doing. We have friends coming over today so I’m guessing it’s gonna be a little hectic!

Have fun!

Season’s Greetings… already? Really??!

Hi there.  Am I the only person that isn’t ready for Christmas yet?  I’m sure it’s months away, isn’t it?!

I thought I’d better start making some Christmas cards before it arrives, so here’s one I made earlier..

My bestie was over when I made this.  Oh boy, talk about laugh ourselves silly, it was just one of those mornings, we had an hilarious time catching up!

I created this for my blog post over at Make the Day Special so pop on over there for all of the details.

Apparently it’s 4 weeks today to Christmas so you’d better get started on yours too!

Have fun!

Time to Come Out of Your Shell

Hi there.  It's Make the Day Special time again.  I have no idea where these weeks are going, they seem to be flying by!!  I really must start making some Christmas cards next!

My daughter had to do some little thank you cards for her friends and with time being limited I went into a little mass production with variation on colour.



Pop on over to the Make the Day Special Blog for details of what I used.

So I hope you like my little cards, I’ve taken a pic of one on it’s own too so you can see the detail a bit better.  These were super simple to make, which is great when your daughter remembers they need to be made the night before she needs to hand them out!!  Have a great day!

Congratulations

Hi there, I hope you’re enjoying the autumnal weather and the cozy nights, or if you’re in a completely different time zone that you’re enjoying life where you are!

I wanted to create a quick but fun and happy card, my friend is into cows so I thought this would be the perfect stamp for her.  I think it’s a she-cow because of her eyelashes, what do you think?!

I very loosely followed the sketch over at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge.  I tend to start with a sketch and then get a bit carried away but I hope you can see a bit of where my inspiration came from lol


For details of the stamps and Copics I used pop on over to the Make The Day Special blog.
Have a great Tuesday!

Happy Halloween!

Hi there.  MTDS day is here again. It’s been strange not having commenting or posting to do this week, but a welcome relief too.  I’ve taken this week off to spend some quality time with Natasha who is on half term and turning 13 on Thursday!  Eek, how did that happen?  13?????  Am I really that old lol (please don’t answer!)

I have a couple of Halloween cards to share with you, one for Natasha and one for her friend, it’s our tradition to send each other cards each year.


For the details of the stamps I used pop on over to the Make The Day Special Blog.  I’m entering the first card into Cupcake Inspirations using this fun pic..




 My second card...


Sorry the picture quality isn’t that great, I took the pic at night.  That hour time change makes such a difference!

This second card is being entered into…

Scrappy Frogs Challenge (Fall/Halloween)
Just Some Lines (Halloween)

Happy Halloween, hope you have fun if you’re celebrating.  Personally this isn’t my favourite celebration because I have a phobia of people in masks I look as white as my ghost if someone turns up on my doorstep with a mask on!  I stay in and just make/eat pumpkin soup and send Ian to the door instead!

A Bittersweet Post

Hi everyone.  I have a bittersweet message today.  I am stepping down from The Play Date Cafe.  I have been on the team for over two and a half years and while it will always feel like family to me I need to focus on my life goals now, one of which is to run my Life Coaching Business.  Whenever I do anything I like to give it 100% so when I’m not able to do that I know that it’s time to make some changes.  While I’ve been finalising my second coaching studies course I’ve been finding it more and more difficult to keep up with commenting.  Every time I see a comment come in I feel a pang of guilt wondering at what point I will be able to return the lovely compliment (so if I owe you one then please forgive me!!!)

Sad though this is I will still play along from time to time because I love my Play Date Cafe.


Julie Murray, thank you for the most WONDERFUL time with the Play Date Cafe.  You have been a fabulous boss lady, you took me on when I knew nothing about design teams or challenges and you believed in me, giving me the confidence to grow as a designer.  You absolutely love your challenge and put every fibre of your being into making it a successful one, long may that continue.  More importantly though you’ve become my lovely friend!

So PDCC girls I won’t say goodbye, but I will say see you around in blogland!  Keep up the fab work.

Ciao for now!

A Simple Birthday Card

Hi there, I have a simple little card that I’m sharing over at Make The Day Special today.  I think I might have to make a few cards like these to have on hand.


This card is just a little 3” x 3” card.

For details of the stamps and Copics I used pop on over to the main MTDS blog.

Ciao for now!