Anything goes..

Just a very quick post today to show you my card for the Just Magnolia Challenge - which was anything goes.

You could also add pearls but I forgot about that until it was too late.

So here is the card.

I bought these cards perhaps a year ago from Whichcraft at Doncaster but I wish they had been pre-scored as I didn't do too good a job of getting it straight.

Thank you to everyone for all your lovely comments.

Must dash

Stampavie and More Challenge

Well I think winter has arrived!!

I have been for a walk this morning and I was frozen when I set off and wished I had put my gloves on. Yesterday it seemed more like autumn but today more like winter. I will have to change into my winter skirts if it stays like this.

Moving on to cards, here is my entry for the Stampavie and more challenge, the theme of which is "Christmas". I was very lucky because I had actually made this card for the sketch the week before but, always being late, I missed it, but the card actually ties in with this weeks challenge, so all is not lost. You might have noticed that nearly all my cards lately have been Christmas ones, that is because I am trying to get some ideas for my own cards.

Will have to dash now, I am going for my haircutting.

luv

eileen.

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Just Christmas & Birthday Challenge

Just a quick blog to show you the card I have made for the Just Christmas and Birthday

Challenge - don't know if I am that keen on it or not.

The papers are, once again, from My Mind's Eye and the stamp Sarah Kay.

I have had a lovely but tiring weekend and I am just going to have a snack tea before going to my Mother-in-laws.

Today I have been on a class at a local craft shop making a chipboard book using sprays. I thoroughly enjoyed it although it was very tiring.

bye for now.

luv

eileen

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Whiff of Joy Challenge

I am just enjoying Peace & Quiet!!
My husband and son have gone to Lincoln overnight - perhaps I should apologize in advance to anyone who lives there, having to put up with our rugby team invading their city. Hope they don't cause too much chaos!!!

I am really enjoying just being able to do what I want, when I want, and tonight I will watch what I want on the tele. I will have my tea when I want - and I have treated myself to some fillet steak, so I am looking forward to that.

"Our Kath" and my brother-in-law, Chris, flew to Australia on Thursday to visit their daughter Jude - Hi to you all if you get chance to read this. I have seen the itinery (don't know if that is spelt right) and I think they will need a long rest when they get back, they are going to be so busy.
It seems so strange really Kath being at the other side of the world for 3 weeks, I will want to keep ringing her to tell her little bits of silly things. Anyway I am sure they will have a fantastic time.

I think I must be going a bit senile or something because I thought the Whiff of Joy Challenge had finished, but it doesn't end until 11th October so here is another attempt at a card - this time using the correct stamp.

The papers are by My Mind's Eye.
Thank you for looking and for all the comments.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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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Papertake Weekly Challenge

Back again - just briefly.

What a strange day it has been weatherwise - pouring down then sunny then raining again.

I decided to do a card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge last night and I just could not find the right combination - so I am back with my favourite My Mind's Eye paper.

So here is my card.

I have used one of the summer 2009 Tilda stamps but this morning I received my Autumn 2009 stamps and I can't wait to try them out - but I will have to because I probably won't get chance over the weekend.

Hope you like the card.

Have a lovely Bank Holiday everyone.

luv

eileen

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Sketch Saturday Challenge

Hi everyone

Today's card is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge and again it is my favourite paper from MyMind's Eye. I love these colours.

Only a short post at the moment because I have lots to do.

Sorry.

luv

eileen

Mojo Monday Challenge

Hi there.

First of all I want to thank everyone for leaving me such lovely comments. I know I keep saying it but it really does mean so much to me and I appreciate it so much. I would also like to thank the people who have decided to "Follow me" and I hope they are not disappointed.

Tomorrow will be the last time that I will be posting for just over a week because we fly to Crete in the early hours of Thursday morning (well it is early for me). I think we actually fly about 7.30am but will have to leave home about 4.30am, by which time our Richard should have landed back from Egypt. Of course we would have to have had all this rain just before we go away, when I am wanting to get my washing dry and my grass cut etc. I have never been anywhere in Greece or the Greek Islands before so if any of you have and want to let me know what it is like please leave me a comment - no horror stories though please!!

Below is my card for the Mojo Monday Challenge - when am I going to win one of these challenges????

I coloured the image using my new copic markers that I definitely wasn't going to buy. I love this paper, I have used it quite a lot. It is by My Mind's Eye.

Sketch and Stash Challenge.

I have used the same paper for the Sketch and Stash Challenge but with a Funky Kits stamp.

hope you like them - I will be back tomorrow with another card.

luv

eileen

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Cupcake Craft Challenges

What a lovely day it is today - a beautiful sunny day, but actually quite cold out.

Just time to post this card before I get off to the rugby - David is playing today so I will go and cheer him on.

We have quite a busy weekend coming up. My daughter and her husband and my grand-daughter, Florence, are coming up and staying overnight!!! It will be the first time Florence has stayed so I think I will be quite tired by tomorrow.

Then tomorrow my son and daughter-in-law are coming up. We will be picking my step daughter up and taking her shopping to get something for her birthday - which is tomorrow - and then we are all going out for Sunday lunch (but it will be about 2pm). Will need to have a good rest on Monday to get over the weekend.

Also tomorrow it will be 2 years since we had to have our Bess put to sleep - I still miss her!

Anyway here is the card for the Cupcake Challenge.

And here is Lauren's Birthday card - it is more or less the same as the Mojo Monday one.

I will have to dash now or I will be late for rugby.

luv

eileen

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What a lovely day I had yesterday.

I drove down to Retford to see my gorgeous Grand Daughter, Florence and my lovely daughter Claire and Florence was absolutely fantastic.

She is now 18 months old and is so amusing. She sits on the floor and does "Row, row, row your boat". She plays with her teddies and dolls and does this little crying noise (supposed to be the doll crying) and then she loves it better.

We walked into the town centre and she says "Hiya" to everyone who walks past.

I thoroughly enjoyed it - even if I did get stuck in traffic on the way home.

Anyway I have managed to do a couple of cards.

The first one is for the Mojo Monday Challenge and the sketch and the card are shown below.

The second one is for the Papertake Challenge and again the sketch and card are shown below.

Hope you like them.

luv

eileen x