Flowery Wishes - DT card for MMCS

Hi all,

Well its that time of the week again for a new challenge over at My Mums Craft Shop and this week our theme is

Shaped Cards

So no square or rectangular cards please!!!

We are sponsered this week by

who are offering a £10 voucher to spend online.

So this is my creation, I have used lots of yummy goodies from the shop including a fancy shaped card blank which I have then scored and folded in half. The image is Fizzy Moon Special Wish, papers are First Edition Spring Drop and a gorgeous assortment of flowers.  Not forgetting some fabulous sparkly ribbon, Sizzix swirls, pearl pin, mesh butterfly and a cute Heart Doily.

I hope you like my creation today, please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates beautiful creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Operation news

Hi all

No card from me today just thought I would let you know how my op went. I went in hospital yesterday for a laparoscopy to have a look at cysts on my overies and to check the level of endometriosis that I have. The op although a success has shown that my cysts have grown in the 4 weeks since my scan and that the level of endometriosis I have is really bad and has spread around my womb and abdomen. It has also shown that my womb is in the wrong place and is twisted up and to the front and is actually fused to my abdominal wall. (which is why I look about 6 months pregnant lol!!!) There is nothing to do except a full Hysterectomy, which I will have an appointment for my pre op within the next 2 weeks, so the operation is going to be quite soon. The consultant has said that he doesn't know how I have been managing to live like it and has said its a wonder I actually have children. It has been a bit of a shock to us as my doctor has been saying that I had nothing to worry about. I am going to be off my feet for about 6- 8 weeks with a total recovery of 3-4 months, and I probably wont be doing much this week as yesterdays op has knocked me about and they said I could be off my feet for the rest of this week.  I have pre scheduled my cards for MMCS on Wed and Totally Gorjuss on sat and hope you will pop by and check them out.

On another note, I have had some good news today and I have found out that I have won the 9 Floral Delight images over on the Ladybug Crafts Ink blog hop. So at least have something to be pleased about.



Lyndsey xx

Yummy Bunny - DT card for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all,

The weekend is finally here and that means only 2 more sleeps till my operation, and to hopefully find out exactly what going on inside me lol!!!

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week our theme is

YUMMY!!!

We are sponsered by the fabulous 

Craftwork Cards 

So being as they were sponsering us this week and the fact that I have some of their goodies unused in my drawer I thought I would dig them out for the challenge. Now what could be more yummy than this massive Easter Egg that Warren Rabbit is holding - I tell you I hope I get one that big especially if its white chocolate (my fave)!!!.

I have used a CC Fancy card blank, Warren Die Cut Sheets & Cottontail 8x8 paper pad. My fab friend Maggie let me cut some of her gorgeous new MB border die out (which I just had to use on this card). Paper Cellar raffia lace, Marrianne rolled flower dies and some gorgeous organza ribbon & pearls to finish.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Something new & different

Hi all

Thought I would pop on today and show you something I made that is completely new and different for me.
Last month whilst in hospital with Abbie, friends and family were kind enough to bring me lovely craft magazines to read. One of them had a free Forever Friends CD with it, I dont normally use these kind of things but with my mojo slighty out and having Abbie at home I didnt do much crafting so one day I popped the CD in and had a play.
I decided to have a go at Digi Scrapbooking and using a few papers and elements came up with these, they are be no means perfect and they were my first ever attempt at Digi Scrapbooking, but I would love to know what you think.

After having a good play about, I worked out how to punch shapes, mat photos, add shadows and on Oli's page even changed the colour of the papers which gave them a completely different feel.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Canvas Heart - DT for MMCS

Hi all,

Its that time of the week again for a new challenge over at My Mums Craft Shop, this week our theme is

Buttons & Ribbons

We are sponsered this week by the fabulous

Well I fancied doing something a bit different today and didn't want to use a few buttons and piece of ribbon on a card. So this is what I came up with.

 

I took a little canvas (about A5 in size), distressed all round the egdes with Tea Dye Distress ink and then made a little heart out of buttons. To get the heart shape I made a heart in my graphics programme about 10cm dia, cut it out and placed it on the canvas before I distressed. This then left me with a heart shape on the canvas which I filled with different buttons. I added a bit of organza and satin ribbon across the bottom and finished off with a massive bow. All the buttons are different shades of cream and brown and with the gorgeous brown ribbon matches my living room perfectly. (at least I have used a few of the thousands of buttons I have left over from the shop lol!!!)

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Get well flowers

Hi all

Hope you all had a great start to the week, mine not too good. I have mentioned on here before that I have been having a few health problems myself and finally yesterday I got to see a consultant. Turns out I have cysts on my overies and one is very large and has grown even more since I had a scan 3 weeks ago. Also they think I have Endometriosis, so next Mon I have been booked in for an op to remove the cyst and also find out the level of endometriosis so they can see what needs to be done. I have been told to be prepared for a hysterectomy!!!, but at least after all this time it will be a relief to actually get something done.

Anyways although I cant really give this card to myself I have today a get well card to show you. Whilst doing the heart shaped card the other week, which I then taught to my class. I wanted to show them that it didnt just have to be a valentines card just because it was heart shaped so I made a couple of other samples to show them, one being this get well card and another as a Mothers Day Card.

The image is from Fizzy Moon coloured with Promarkers , papers are a Forever Friends pack Pink Parfai, the faux lace was done with a MS border punch and the flowers and ribbon from stash.

I have also just seen that the original card, has today been showcased on the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog HERE as the Daily Talent Spot (go me!!!!!)

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Picture the scene

Hi all,

Last week Diane & I had a lovely morning out at a fabulous craft shop not too far from us. The shop Gifts from the Heart Craft Barn, is a fabulous converted barn filled with lots of scrummy crafting goodies and gifts.  Well worth a visit, as its on a farm with a Fruit & Veg shop and Butchers too, plus animals to keep the kids amused whilst you browse lol!!!

Whilst there Mandy (the owner) has lots of lovely samples on display (which you can see hanging up in the photos) and I was very inspired to get my inks out and do a bit of distressing. So last week this was the card I got my class ladies doing.

I have used distress inks - Antique Linen, Scattered Straw & Tea Dye. The beautiful stamps are a set from Inkylicious.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

My little Kitty - DT card for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all,

The weekend is here whoop whoop!!!! and tonight I will be donning my party frock and heels for my Auntie's 60th Party, really looking forward to a good night out before next week looms.

Anyway today see a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week our theme is

LACE

We are sponsered this week by the lovely




For my card this week I have made one of those fabby circular base cards and added the faux lace technique round the edge. I have then added some gorgeous flower shaped lace across the card.

The image is a gorgeous LOTV Die Cut Square and I have added a Prima gem swirl, CC sentiment and flowers from WOC. The delish papers are from MME Vanity Fair and I have also decorated the inside.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop on over to the challenge blog, check out my team mates gorgeous creations and join in the fun for yourself.

Lyndsey xx

A little Note

Hi all,

I have a little card to show you today, its one I made the other week using the TG sketch and my new collection of Penny Blacks. I went for a real spring feel to this card and used lots of flowery paper and gorgeous flowers.

The papers are from First Edition and are Hideaway, Petaloo flowers, Craftwork Cards sentiment and gorgeous dotty ribbon from stash.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, and if you wouldn't mind my friend Maggie has finally entered into the world of blogging. She makes some lovely cards and is particularly particial to a Mo Manning and LOTV image. Also we always joke that you can tell how much Maggie likes you by the amount of gems/bling she puts on a card so if you get one with lots on then you know she really likes you LOL!!!!. You can find her blog HERE, and I know she would really appreciate you popping over to pay her a visit - Thank You xx

Lyndsey xx

Sweet fairy wishes - DT card for MMCS

Hi all,

Hope you had a lovely valentines day yesterday and got spoilt, hubby was on nights so didn't get to see him much although I got a gorgeous card and an IOU for a new PB Handbag. We cant have flowers in our house due to the psuedomonas bug they can carry is dangerous to Abbies health so no gorgeous bouquet for me!!.

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at My Mums Craft Shop and this week our theme is

Pearls & Swirls

We are sponsered this week by the fabulous

Emerald Faerie

I chose to make a very girly and pretty card this week (well you just have to with pearls and swirls dont you)!!!.
I made criss cross style card with a pull out tag and decorated the egdes with some faux lace.
Top Tip Tuesday - to make the faux lace punch a border along a strip of card/paper then run, it through a crinkler.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat and where free with a mag a while ago, flowers from WOC, Woodwear leaf punch and prima pearls.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything with wings

Digital Tuesday - Use your Stash (paper have had for a few months)

My craft spot - Girly Girl

Top Tip Tuesday - Magical, Mystical, Fantasy

Linky Followers

The followers news is hot around blogland at the moment, so just in case google does decided to remove their followers widget, I have installed the one from Linky

Please would my existing followers join my blog via the new Linky Followers widget, as I would really like to keep in touch in case the google one goes. I will also return the favour on your blog if you have the Linky one installed.

In case you want to install the Linky Followers widget the link is http://www.linkyfollowers.com

Lyndsey xx

Gorjuss Hearts

Hi all

The weekend is here and the snow didnt show quite as much as it should have here, much to annoyance of Abbie lol!!

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss, and this week our theme is

LURVVVVVVVVEEEEE!!!! (LURVE) (no surprise there then !!)

We are sponsered this week by the fabulous

Crafters Companion

So for my card, I have made a sweet little card for Abigail, being as I already made Rich's card and don't have anyone else to make one for lol!!, I thought I may make madam a little something to open on the day.

I have used a fabulous little Gorjuss Girl stamp & MME Stella & Rose papes which I got from MMCS, the flowers are a mix of WOC and a little warehouse by me, CC sentiment and gorgeous red cotton lace I got from the NEC in Nov.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop over to the challenge blog and check out  my team mates creations.

Lyndsey xx

I Love You

Hi all,

Today sees a new challenge over at MMCS and this week the theme is :

Must be Love

We are sponsered by the fabulous



This week I fancied doing something a bit different to the normal sq card and was totally inspired by this card HERE. I knew it would make a fabulous valentines card for my hubby and would also be perfect for this weeks challenge.

I didn't have a heart template, so I created a heart in my graphics programme and set it to just print the outline, sized it to 14cm and printed it off onto to card to create a template.  I then drew round the template onto a sq 6x6 card making sure the top of the heart overhung the folded edge, and also drew a full heart onto a spare piece of card so I could make the easel. The faux lace round the edges has been created using a Martha Stewart Border Punch, tabbed and folded to follow the line of the heart shape. The image is by Fizzy Moon - Little Messages and the little plaques are empty so you can stamp any words you like into them and there is quite a few with the image. The papers are MME - Blink of an eye ,The flowers are all from WOC, leaves are a woodware punch and the little charm & heart pins I found in my stash.

Hope you like my creation today, please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Joanna Sheen - Love is in the air

Everybody art challenge - Love

Partytime Tuesdays - Valentine

Shopping our Stash - Valentines, Hearts or Lace

Stamp with Fun - Love

Stamp & Create - Valentines/Love

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Love

Bunny Surprise

Hi all,

Am back again today with another card using my adopted PB's and the sketch over at Totally Gorgeous.

For this card I have again followed the sketch as it, used this gorgeous PB Bunny image coloured with promarkers, and First Edition Spring Drop papers. The flowers are woodware and an MS border punch.

Promarkers used :-

Rabbit - Gold, Apricot, Pastel Yellow
Hat Box - Cornflower, Denim Blue, Pastel Blue / Rose Pink, Blossom, Pale Pink
Flowers - As hat box / Grass, Apple Green, Meadow Green

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Toadily hoppy birthday

Hi all,

Hope you are all keeping snuggly nice and warm in this cold weather, well it started snowing here about 12ish yesterday and didnt stop until about 9pm last night. The kids were going crazy to go out and play in it, and Abbie said quote - (if its snowing thats means its going to be christmas again and santa will bring me more presents) lol!!!

As I said yesterday I made a few cards following the sketch over at Totally Gorjuss with the PB's that I adopted, so today I thought I would show you another one.

So I went for a more fresh look to this card and used this adorable frog image coloured with Pro-Markers. The papers are First Edition - Up Up & Away and the flowers are Prima. I have used the sketch as is but put my bow the opposite side to yesterdays and popped my flowers in the top LH corner rather than the bottom.  The leaves have been made with a Woodware punch and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Promarkers used :-

Frog - Moss Green, Pear Green, Lime Green / Dusky Pink, Blush
Flower - Cornflower Blue, Denim Blue, Pastel Blue / Apricot, Pastel Yellow

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Dandelion Wishes

Hi all,

Sorry I havent been round much this week am having some health issues and have spent a lot of the week in bed.

Anways its time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and as its the first challenge of the month its sketch week.

As usual we are sponsered by Joanna Sheen who is giving a £10 voucher to spend in her online store.

Here is the Sketch nice and simple with plenty of scope for being creative with it.

And my card

I have really enjoyed working with the sketch this week, so much so when I got down to it I actually made 5 cards following it. Whilst sorting out the stuff that didnt sell when I closed the shop I found some gorgeous Penny Black stamps so thought I might as well adopt them and show them a bit of love lol!!!. I got a bit carried away and used them all, so have a few more cards to show you as the week goes on.

This stamp is called Cheesecake Wish, so cute dont you think although not sure where the name came from?  I have teamed it with some delish papers from First Edition called New Leaf and a mixture of Woodware and Dovecraft flowers.

Thanks for popping by my blog today and please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates gorjuss creations.

Lyndsey xx