Happy B'day Anne-Marie

It's one of my SBS 18 sister's birthdays on wednesday...so happy birthday for wednesday Anne-Marie... i've been a bit busy recently so I didn't manage to get a card made and posted off to the USA for her... so I made her a digi scrapbook page nstead and emailed it over :) The papers are from the new kit from kaboodle doodle 'party picnic' with happy birthday cupcakes and lollies stuck over the papers. I used a stamp flower image and then put the message over the top of the image... very similar to the signature Anne-Marie has at the end of each post... I then added pink ricrac, a red tag and pink brads to look like they are securing the tag to the page... and i'm glad that she liked it :)

Torso tag swaps

So here are my long awaited torso tag swaps that I've received from some of the lovely ladies on the lots to do forum.. they got lost along the way and got hidden under the passenger seat in my OH's car.... so thanks to monalisa, claireabelle, hilmof and carian :)

Lots To Do- Oriental

This weeks Lots To Do challenge has been set by Alison and she has picked an Oriental theme.... so I picked a template I've been holding onto for ages and finally gave it an outing... so I've made a kimono shaped card using peppermint green card, floral print paper and purple crocodile print card... why not come along and join in the fun :)

I Love Your Blog

I was given this award by Dawne, thanks :)

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2. Link the person you received your award from.

3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

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Heffalump Love

Here's a double challenge card that I've just finished... It's based on the sketch over at Penny Black Saturday challenge and uses the colour scheme challenge of green, pink and blue over at Stamp Something... it's the first outing of my new PB stamp 'embrace', such a cute image... i've used; dark blue card stock, deep pink paper, light blue paper, blue dotty paper from the kaboodle doodle baby kit, lime green butterfly ribbon, 3 felt flowers, lots of funky love sentiment inked in lime and my image coloured in with watercolours and marvys :)

Now to try and use the other 3 PBs i've bought in the last week or so in a challenge lol....

Black & white wedding card

This is was a relaxing card to make after a stressy shift at work.... it's for Susie's blog candy challenge black & white, as she's celebrating that she's getting married soon... i know it's cheeky but it also happens to fit in with the Dutch Dare challenge this week 'black white and one colour' and Cute Card Thursday's 'The 2 of us'... but the card will be sent to susie anyway... I used black, white and shades of grey as my colours, well except for the skin tone lol... i took white cardstock and distressed the edges with black ink... stuck on my backing paper from the kaboodle doodle paer kit 'grey'... stuck on my coloured Anita's wedding stamp image.. silver inked the wedding sentiment and made it 3d with glue dots... then finally i added some silver ribbon to the bottom and tied a bow :)

Allstar Pinwheel

I've been wanting to make a pinwheel for ages after i saw it on several Stampin' Up ladies blogs... so i took 2 papers from the Kaboodle Doodle kit 'Allstar'.... pinned them with a chunky yellow brad... the stick is a McD's straw recovered with pink paper and the seal of the paper covered with sticky godl ribbon to hide it :)

Altered treasure chest

Playing around with some more Kaboodle Doodle bits, this time it's the skulls kit using the images instead of the papers. The treasure chest was originally part of a clever wedding present given to my mum but i accquired it once the present had been dug up lol (there was a treasure chest theme to the present)... so i took some black and gold tissue paper and pva glue and recovered the whole chest.. then i glued on and glazed over the skulls images and placed a treasure map on the base of the inside of the chest... now i can use it as a bead stash box lol!

Jane's candy

Jane is celebrating her blogoversary with some blog candy :)

'My blog will be 1 year old on 21st August. I can't believe how quick it has gone and is all thanks to my friend Wendy who started her blog just before and got me hooked - thanks hun!!!!
As a thank you to all the people who visit here I will be giving away some candy to 3 people.
All you have to do is comment here and link to my blog - if i leave you a comment you are entered.
I will get my daughter to draw 3 names out on 22nd August so you have until midnight 21st August to post.'

You're Leaving...

My mum ordered a leaving card for a colleague who recently bought a new mini convertable. Her mini is purple so i found an image of a purple coloured mini driving up a german mountain road... driving away seemed apt for a leaving card... The mini hasbeen decoupaged in 4 layers... The sentiment has been hand drawn in silver pen then inked over with silver and lilac then made 3d with glue dots... then i added some gems round the edges and a chunky piece of silver ribbon tied into a bow... this means i can also enter the card for the challenge over at This Thursday where the theme is 'Bowdacious Ribbons and Bows'.