Lavender and lace birthday card

I finally took a bit of time out from housework etc. and did a little bit of colouring with my Promarkers.  Any cards I've made recently have been done in a rush and so I've been   using various toppers and die-cut squares, but its nice to just make a card for the fun of it every now and then.  I used the Sweet Stop sketch for the layout and the 'Lavender and Lace' theme came from this weeks Allsorts challenge - I'd better get it linked up or it will be too late to enter!  The stamp is from LOTV and the darker lavender coloured card is from SU, but the lighter one is just a piece from my scraps pile I'm trying to use up.  The flower was made using a Doohickey die and the lace is from a big long roll in my stash!

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Back to making cards this week - a wedding card, using this weeks Sketch and Stash layout - I keep a note of the challenges I would like to do in the diary/notebook.  The thick felt shapes were cut using a Sizzix Bigz die and I intend to use them to make brooches or bookmarkers.  Visit lots of other workdesks by visiting Julia HERE.

Peppa Pig birthday cards

I made these cards for my twin nieces birthdays yesterday - they love Peppa Pig so I had to find some printable designs on the internet - I then just flipped the design for the second card.  The letters were die cut using some really old Quickutz dies - I've certainly got my moneys worth out of these dies! - there is set of upper and lower case, plus numbers - and so it has come in really useful for all sorts of things.  I will enter them into the Simon Says challenge - Anything Goes.  And by the way, there's really nothing wrong with your eyesight - its just my usual bad photography making it look all blurry!

Owl birthday card

I'm still on an owl theme - but with a birthday card this time.  Winnie owl is a digital image, cut with Nestabilities.  The floral paper is from a retired SU designer pack and the pink card is also retired SU.  The knitting was made using a die (can't remember the manufacturer) and the 'happy birthday' stamp and oval puches are all from SU. The kraft card is from Annamarie designs.  Simon Says challenge is 'Anything goes' this week, so I'll enter it there. The CCT challenge is 'Fly like a bird' and although Winnie isn't actually flying at the moment, she definitely IS a bird, so I think it would be OK to enter it there as well!

Tote bags

I finished the bag I was working on a few days ago and made another one in pink and green as well.  They have an oilcloth patterned outside and are fully lined with the plain fabric.  There are a couple of pockets inside for keys, phone etc.

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I'm working at a different desk this week - my dining room table.  I need lots more space when I'm using my sewing machine and so I generally work here instead of in my craft room.  I'm making another owl oilcloth tote bag - I've been asked to make a couple more and found this nice turquoise fabric for the lining instead of pink or green - it's my favourite colour as you will probably know by now - it even matches the vase in the middle of the table and my sewing machine!!  To pay a visit to all the other workdesks this week, visit Julia HERE.

Lilac Anniversary

A quick anniversary card I made recently, using one of my LOTV diecut squares (no longer available).  I followed the layout on this weeks Sketch and Stash challenge and the yellow coloured card and ribbon are both from SU, as is the oval punch.  The larger flower has been in my stash for ages - probably came from Crafts U Love and the smaller ones are puched from a scrap of the lilac paper.  The background has been embossed using my new 6 x 6 square embossing folder.