Friday Sketchers Challenge

I have been quite busy today but I did find time to finish yet another card that I had started and not finished
Here is my card for the Friday Sketchers Challenge

The stamp is (quite obviously) Sarah Kay, I have used Prima flowers and the paper is, I think, by Bo Bunny.
Tomorrow morning I will be going on my camera class again so I hope it is better than the last two weeks!!
bye for now.
luv
eileen
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The Sugar Bowl Challenge

On Sunday I was in the middle of making two cards for challenges when a neighbour came round and asked if I could make a card for her "Auntie Carol, who is 65 and likes Crown Green Bowling"!!!! I don't know about you but I hate it when people ask me for something like that. I think it is really stressful.
I am trying out a card but it won't have anything to do with Crown Green Bowling on it.

Anyway I have finished my card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge - and here it is.




Hope you like it!
Must dash - we are going out for tea to a friend's house - they are making pie and peas which, unfortunately, will not go down very well with my diet!!
luv
eileen
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Davids Birthday

Good morning everyone.

I just thought I would let you have a look at the things I made for my husband's birthday.

The first is the card - but I am only showing you the front of it, the photo and the verse are a bit personal. The papers I used were by Basic Grey

I also made a little wallet with a photo in and a gift card. I made one like this ages ago but don't know where I got the tutorial from. I rather liked it.

The other thing that I made, with matching papers to the card, was a little box with Thorntons Choccies in. The boxes are from Craftwork Cards and you just decorate them yourself. I don't know if they still stock them because I have had mine at least a year.

This is the outside - the "Just for You" stamp is from Julie who is a demonstrator for Stampin Up.

and this is the inside

Hope you like my little cards and gifts and thank you for looking.

Luv

eileen

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Just Magnolia Challenge

Oooh it can't be bad - two posts in one day. I thought I had missed the deadline for this card but it is 10pm tonight so I am alright.
Here is my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge.



I can't remember where I have got the papers from - it must be old age because I have only just bought them.
The sentiment is a stamp from Julie at Stampin Up and I have used Copics.
Hope you like the card - I am going to use it for a certain someone who has a birthday soon!!
luv
eileen
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Papertake Challenge

Just a quick post before I dash off for my photography course - hope it is better than last week!!

This is a card that I have done for The Papertake Challenge.

The papers I have used are (I think) from The Hobby House - I got them at Harrogate.

The image is, of course, a very popular one from Funky Kits.

Must dash now, thank you for looking.

luv

eileen

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The Sugar Bowl Challenge

Today is my husband's birthday - I won't tell you how old he is!!

I have made him one or two little things for his birthday but I won't show you them till later in the week.

Yesterday my niece called round with her two boys - Ethan & Austin - and Austin walked a step from the coffee table to the settee - he isn't 10 months old yet!! I think he is going to be a right little monkey.

I have made a card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge - I started it last week and thought I would get in early with it (for a change) but then I never got round to doing the image until yesterday.

Anyway here it is

The paper is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet collection and the stamp is from Funky Kits.

Please feel free to leave a comment - I love to hear from anyone who stops by to look at my blog

thank you

luv

eileen

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A multi purpose card

Good afternoon everyone.

I made a card last night using the sketch from Unscripted Sketches. I used Basic Grey papers so I thought it would also do for the Basic Grey Challenge, and I also used the colours Lavender, Soft Blue and Cream so that also fits in with the Roses on Paper Challenge. I put some faux stitching round the image which ties it in with the Papertake Challenge. So you see it is a multi purpose card - and here it is.

hope you all have a good weekend

luv

eileen

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Sketch and Stash Challenge.

Well I am back from this morning's photography class. Another waste of time. Why is it that I book these classes only to be disappointed? It was supposed to be about getting more out of your camera but all we did was mess about on the computer.
I walked down there and then went to Tesco and walked back - the journey back took me nearly an hour and a half. My feet hurt that much I could have cried. I was so relieved to get home. I didn't get any sympathy from my husband he just said that I was soft and it served me right for walking back. I don't know what is the matter with my feet but sometimes they are very painful. I suppose it is old age!!!

Never mind. On to my card which is for the Sketch and Stash Challenge


I have used my new stamp from Funky Kits and the paper is by Basic Grey.
I am going to give the card to my husband's niece - it is her birthday on the 19th, the day after Andrew's birthday (Andrew is her dad).
Next week is my husbands birthday so I will have to get cracking with that.
must dash, lots to do.
luv
eileen
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Andrew's Birthday

Another quick post today, just to show you the card that I have done for my brother-in-law, Andrew, whose birthday is on Friday.

I have used Wild Asparagus paper from My Mind's Eye and I have decorated the inside (but I forgot to take a photo of that)
back later in the week with some challenge cards ( I hope). Tomorrow morning I am off on a short course to try to improve my camera skills!!!!
luv
eileen
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Sketch Saturday Challenge

Feeling quite tired and ready for an early night now after going to Harrogate today.
The traffic was terrible through Leeds both on the way there and the way back.
I am just going to unpack my stash and see what I have bought at the Show. I don't know what anyone else who went thought but I have to say that I was slightly disappointed. I had really looked forward to going but found very little to spend my money on. There were a lot of stalls missing and the ones that had taken their place seemed to be "not my type of stall" - I will leave it at that.

Here is my card for the Sketch Saturday Challenge. The papers, I am sure you will know by now are from the My Mind's Eye range. I have actually used papers from the 6x6 pack but I do not think they are as good as the 12x12 ones.

I hope you don't think I am a bit of a moaner today.
thank you for looking
luv
eileen
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Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza

Good evening. Just a quick post tonight, first of all to ask how many of you are going to the Papercrafts Extravaganza at Harrogate this weekend?

I shall be going on Sunday with my sister Kath and I am really looking forward to it - I always do.

Secondly to show you (eventually) the card that I made for my Grand-daughter, Florence (Flo) for her birthday in August.

I used one of the Colour my World Templates - well more than one because I got the letters from different templates and just made them fit together.

This is the front but it looks like there is something missing from the centre of the big pink flower - a circlular Happy Birthday sentiment.

I used this stamp because we were once at my son's house and Florence found a little watering can and kept taking it to Paul for him to fill it up - the garden was drowned by the time she had finished.

I used this Magnolia stamp because Florence likes to go out on a bike - not hers, she sits behind her daddy.

And finally this stamp because they had just returned from their holiday in Turkey and Florence loved on the beach and in the sea.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and look at my blog and to anyone who is going to Harrogate, have a great day out - I will!!

luv

eileen

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Just Magnolia Challenge

Hi there, what a beautiful day it has been today, I can't believe that it has been so hot.

I had a lovely day on Tuesday - my daughter Claire came up with Florence - she is so gorgeous and cute. My niece's little boy, Ethan, has just started school and he came round that day after school. Florence was in the car ready for going home and Ethan got in to have a look at her. She dropped her book and he picked it up for her and gave it to her. I asked her to say thank you to him, which she did, and he said very quietly to her "You're welcome". It was so sweet.

Anyway another last minute card here - this time for the Just Magnolia Challenge tomorrow.

hope you like it.
luv
eileen
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Sugar Bowl Challenge

I wish I could be much more organised like everyone else seems to be and get my entries done well in advance. The trouble is I have so many other things that I want to do as well.

Once again I am just entering this challenge at the last minute, so I will make it brief.

Here is my card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge - I have not entered this one before.

I know it is very much like my last one but the sketch is different.

Hope you like it. Sorry the photo is not so good but couldn't get the lighting right. I am hopeless!!

Back soon

luv

eileen

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Buy one get one free

Well that isn't strictly true but once again I have done one card which ties in with two challenges. The first challenge is the Creative Card Crew and for that you had to use Pink, Black and White, and the second was a sketch for Sketch and Stash.
I have used a fairly new Magnolia stamp - I have only used it once before.


The sentiment is computer generated.

I am feeling quite pleased with myself today because I have made some tomato soup from what I had left of my home grown tomatoes - and I have to say that it actually tastes really nice. Quite suprising!!!
thank you for looking and for all the lovely comments that have been left - they are very much appreciated.
luv
eileen
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Just Christmas and Birthday Challenge

Good Morning everyone - just a quickie before I dash to get ready to go to Harrogate. No I am not a week early for the Craft Show, I am going to the Patchwork & something show. I have been meaning to check to see when it was on because I really fancied going - but of course I never got round to it. On Friday I saw a coach of ladies setting off and someone said they were going to the Patchwork Show at Harrogate. So I have just been getting the sandwiches ready and we will be off soon. I am looking for a really nice cross stitch to do.

Anyway here is my card for the Just Christmas and Birthday Challenge.



The papers are from Kay and Co.
hope you like it.
luv
eileen
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Anyone for Anya

I just spotted this Anyone for Anya challenge on Pink Piggy's blog and thought I would take part - although I have very few Anya stamps.
I love this one with the bunny. It reminds me of my daughter, Claire, who took "bun bun" everywhere with her - we went through about 5 of these "bun buns" because she used to suck her thumb and rub bun bun's ears till eventually she rubbed them away and we would have to buy a new one.
I think at 36 she has now grown out of that habit!!


Anyway here is the card that I have done.


I have used Basic Grey Two Scoops
thank you for looking
luv
eileen
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Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge

Ooh! I am dashing about today.

Started this card yesterday but then ran out of the deep red card and had to wait until I got some more today - luckily they had some in stock.

I am just rushing to put this on - I thought it had to be in by tomorrow but it is actually Sunday, I think - and then I have to do a bit of my big pile of ironing before making the tea.

Here is my card then for the Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge.

On the challenge it did say to use "buttons" but I have actually only used one.

The papers are digital ones, the stamp is a Gorjuss Girl one from Funky Kits, the ribbon is from Stampin Up and of course Prima flowers.

Hope you like the card and that you all have a lovely weekend.

We have got our first rugby match on Saturday so I will be doing the photos for that. I hope my camera works this time because when we had a friendly the other week my camera only lasted 20 minutes then went off. I think it was the batteries so I have bought some new rechargeable ones for it.

luv

eileen

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Two for the Price of One

Hi there everyone - what a horrible day it has been. I am sure it must be the wettest summer on record.

We have been collecting the rain through our water butt and used it for the hanging baskets, the greenhouse and the garden as well.

I have one card today which I am going to use for the Just Magnolia Challenge which is to use ribbons and bows, and also for the Basic Grey Challenge which is to use Pink, Brown and Yellow. So here is the card.

The papers I have used are from the Porcelain Pad and of course a Tilda stamp from the Summer Collection. The brown ribbon is from Stampin Up and I have coloured the other ribbon (it was white) but I don't know where it was from. I have used Copic Markers.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you like the card.

luv

eileen

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Stamp with Stampavie Challenge

Good evening everyone.

Just a quickie to show you my card for the Stamp with Stampavie Challenge - once again I am at the last minute.

Here is my card

hope you like it.

luv

eileen

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