Wild Rose meets Papertake

As promised here is my second card. As I mentioned earlier I recieved my box of fabulous Wild Rose Studio Stamps & Papers. I did pinch a couple of stamps to bring home & it was so hard choosing which ones as I love them all. In the end I choose 2 from each collection so I could make some samples with them.

This card uses one from the brand new range called Milton & Co. The stamp chosen is called Gardening Millie isnt she just darling!!!!. I followed the sketch over on Papertake Weekly and made an easel card to show off the fabby papers which are again from wild Rose Studio.




Stamp - Wild Rose Studio - CL060 Gardening Millie
Papers - Wild Rose Studio - PP002 Candy Floss/ PP001 Polka Dots
Flowers - Petaloo
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

* All items are available in store at LORA Crafts

Also I found out earlier that I had won last weeks challenge over at Stampin for the Weekend. I hadnt realised that I had won (checking through blog challenges was not at the top of my to do list lask week) but the lovely Kimmie left me a comment to tell me. So thanks Kimmie it really made my day, All I have to do now is choose some fabulous goodies from Simon Says Stamp. How lucky am I !!!!!!


Lyndsey xx

Sketch Saturday

Hi All,

Things are starting to get back to normal here now and I had a great day out at the Trade Show at the NEC on Sunday. Ordered loads of new stuff in for the shop inlcuding some new Wild Rose Studio Stamps and Papers. I couldnt believe it when they turned up yesterday, so last night after the kids had gone to bed I made a couple of samples using the new stuff. This card was made using the new Milton & Co 6 x 6 paper pack and one of the New Sugar Nellies (Raven)which I managed to get into stock last week. The sketch follows the fab sketch over on Sketch Saturday only when I had finished it I realised I had put the sentiment on in the wrong place.

Papers - Wild Rose Studio 6x6 Milton & Co

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Raven

Flowers - Petaloo

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Gems/Brads - Papermania

* All the above items are available from LORA Crafts

Will back later with another sample, am off to work now to teach a class.

Lyndsey xx

Bad news at hospital

We took Abbie for a check up at Birmingham Childrens yesterday, and the news we received was not good. We had been expecting something as she has been quite unwell since before chirstmas. She had lost weight instead of putting it on and not grown as much as they would have expected. They also told us that there was something of concern on her x-rays and in her blood results. They have changed a lot of her medication to stronger stuff and have also put her on steriods to help improve her lungs (these we believe will now be for quite a while) as they told us they seemed moist?. We have then also been told this morning that the Psuedomonas has returned for a 3rd time and unfortunately it is 3rd unlucky in this case. She has been put on strong antibiotics and she is now back on the nebulizer which we have now been told is for life. its been quite hard for us to take in all this news today as it means that she is worse than what we originally thought and have spent all day consulting family members and tears have been spilt. My head is in a complete mess, so please forgive me is my posting or commenting dwindles in the next days/weeks.

Lyndsey xx

Sugar Bowl Sketch

I have had this image coloured for a while now, when I was practising with my polychromos. I didnt come out too bad so I thought I would use it today for the sketch over at The Sugar Bowl. Its a fabulous sketch with lots of lovely layers and a must include option of 3 Flowers, 2 Brads & 1 Button.




I have poped all the layers up on foam pads to give the card some dimension.

Image - Sugar Nellie
Papers - K & Co. Que Sera Sera
Flowers - Prima & MS Branch Punch
Gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots

Lyndsey xx

Happy Mothers Day

Get me!!!! For once I have made a card well in advance. I followed the sketch over on the Sketch & Stash challenge and when I came to pop the sentiment on I picked this, why not!!!.


Image - Sugar Nellie Poise

Papers - MME (free with card mag)

Flowers - Petaloo & MS Branch Punch

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Gems - Papermania Pearl Gems

This second card was a very!!! quick make, after hubby came in from work at 8pm and asked if I had any male cards already made as it is his mates birthday tomorrow.

Image - Penny Black

Papers - Crafts Too 6x6 spring paper pack

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Gems - Papermania Pearl Gems

Thanks for looking hope you are all having a lovely evening.

Lyndsey xx

I Love you !!

This is the card I made hubby for valentines day. I have used one of the new FF clear stamp sets and the matching paper pack all loved up.



After checking out some of the challenges blog, I realised it fitted into a few of them. So here are the challenges I am entering this card in.

Secret Crafter - Multifold Card

Creative Card Crew - Valentines

CCT - In the name of Love

Stamp Something - Something Cute

Totally Papercrafts - Buttons & Bows

Stamp with Fun - Hearts

Simon Says Stamp - Love

Stampin for the Weekend - Hearts

Crazy 4 Challenges - Red

Tuesday Taggers - Love

Totally Gorgeous - Love

Forever Friends - Hearts

I think thats the most I have ever combined!!. Hope you all had a special valentines day and received some lovely treats. Hubby paid for my hair do and brought me my fave choccy's, my parents are having the kids to sleep over tonight so we will have a couple of hours together tonight when he comes in from work (yes he has been at work since 6am this morning!!)

Lyndsey xx

Well Done

This is a card that I made for Abbie's teacher who is leaving today to take up a post in another nursery. I thought I would make her a congrats card rather than a leaving card, so I chose the sentiment Well Done!!! (on getting a new job).

Abbie has been off nursery this week, she is a bit poorly again at the moment and we are waiting for some results to come back to determine treatment. So Rich took her up school for a bit this morning so she could give her a present and say goodbye.

Image - LOTV coloured with polychromos

Papers - MME (free with Cardmaking & Papercraft mag)

Flowers - Petaloo & MS Branch Punch

Ribbon - Papermania Red Hot Capsule collection

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots

Lyndsey xx

Totally Gorjuss

I came across a new challenge blog today (new to me anyway!!) called Totally Gorjuss, they have a fab sketch over there at the moment so I decided to join in.




The sketch is quite simple, so was very easy to work with, which I think sometimes can be better. (less is more!!!)

Image - Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Flower Girl (available at LORA Crafts)
Papers - We R Memory Keepers 6x6 Tiffany Pad (available at LORA Crafts)
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Senitment - Craftwork Cards (available at LORA Crafts)
Gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots (available at LORA Crafts)
Ribbon - Tulle (available at LORA Crafts)

I would just like to say that I placed my 1st order last week with Wild Orchid Crafts and was not dissapointed. The flowers I received were fabulous, delivery was very quick with extremely reasonable postage and their customer service is brilliant. I would highly recomend them!!!

Lyndsey xx

Sketch Saturday

There is a fab sketch over on Sketch Saturday, I loved working with the purples on the Anya Card so I continued with the theme for this card.



Image - Sugar Nellie Country Garden (available at LORA Crafts)
Papers - Papermania Capsule Collection Heather (available at LORA Crafts)
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Senitment - Craftwork Cards (available at LORA Crafts)
Gems - Papermania Shimmer Dots (available in at LORA Crafts)

Lyndsey xx

Fabulous Purple

Its my stepmoms best friends 50th birthday next week, she asked me to make her a special card that was not over the top girly. Her friend is very fashion consious and loves shopping, so I chose this fabulous trio of Anya's and went for the colour purple.

This is the full card, it folds in a zig zag shape.


1st Page


2nd Page


3rd page

Image - Miss Anya's Greetings Farm

Paper - Papermania Capsule Collection Heather (from my shop)

Ribbon & Bows - Papermania Capsule Collection Heather (from my shop)

Flowers - Lrg Rose Hobbycraft, Sml Rose my Shop

Ribbon Slider - Wild Orchid Crafts

Lyndsey xx

Sweet 16

My Niece is 16 on Thursday and I wanted to make her a special card. So I chose to do a criss cross card with pull out tag featuring a gorgeous FF bear. I am entering this into the challenge over on Cute Card Thursday which is BLOOMING GORGEOUS, I think I have enough flowers on the card to enter. I am also entering it into the Forever Friends Challenge which is inside/outside, with my decorated inside being the little pull out tag.

Image - Forever Friends Clear Stamp Set
Papers - Forever Friends Pink Pafait
Gems - Papermania adhesive shimmer Dots
Flowers - Prima & MS Branch Punch
Sentiment - Sizzix Rub On (on the reverse of a craftwork card oval)

Lyndsey xx