SHOE CARD

A pretty shoe card made for my friend's birthday ... I printed the image out onto glossy photo paper then made copies of just the front section of the shoe so I could layer the flowers to give it a 3d effect.

Embossed spotty card ( Swiss Dots ) using the Cuttlebug & used a bought plain scalloped base card.

Peel offs, ribbon, gems, butterflies & a sprinkling of glitter  - DONE !

" Happy Birthday Aileen "

RUBY WEDDING CARD

Although I've used this image before I couldn't resist using it again to make this card for some friends who are due to celebrate their Ruby Wedding Anniversary. It's a simple but striking image that needs little more than a red ribbon & a little heart charm. I love this photo ...
" Congratulations " to our friends Tony & Anne
Hopefully I'll be making you both a Golden Wedding Anniversary card one day ....

" BIG GIRL NOW " !

I just thought I'd update you on the progress of Ruby ... she's 6 months old now & has lost most of her baby fur helped along by me & a pair of scissors when she was asleep.
To say she's lively is an understatement ... I'm sure she's got her own stash of speed somewhere.
EVERYTHING is done at top speed - my other yorkie Minnie sits watching rolling her eyes, I'm sure I can hear her " tutting "  as well.
Don't let the cute face fool you  - she's just pausing long enough to plan her next move ...
She'll doing well on the lead - but our weather here in the UK has been horrendous since Ruby arrived, which was the week before Christmas, so she's been kept indoors a little longer than usual.
Young puppy's & freezing temperatures aren't a good combination ...
Roll on summer & the days that we're all moaning " we're too hot "
( I'm living in hope )
Hubby has made a start on planting the hanging baskets & has made some window boxes for the front of the house so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let the sun shine down on us here.
We had no summer to speak of last year so we're getting desperate !

BUILDER'S CARD

A 50th birthday card for a builder ... requested by his mum.

She asked me a few weeks ago if I'd make a card for her son & before I received all the details I spotted this key ring in a local store so I bought it & was going to give it to my husband ... but when she asked for her son's card to have a builder's theme to it then I remembered the key ring & made sure I included it.

It's actually quite heavy so it helps to make the card quite sturdy.

I found the image on the internet, printed it out onto glossy photo paper & to protect the photograph I added an Acetate sheet to the front of the card.

Gold mirri card gave the card a " lift " & the hinges near the keyring are peel offs.

I decided not to use ribbon because of the theme & used a bit of string instead which is more suitable for a builder ! Base card is brown pearlised ... 

HAPPY EASTER

Just popping in to wish everyone a very " HAPPY EASTER "

I've just been round the house changing all the clocks & moving them an hour forward ... WHY do I hate that job so much ?!!!

So hopefully I might get to munch on a chocolate egg at some point in the day - I bought us one us each, just the small ones for a little treat.

Although it's still freezing cold here ( literally - 0c ) we do at least have a lovely sunny day with blue skies & for once it's not blowing a gale. We've had bad weather here now since last September with no summer to speak of for the last 2 years so we really do  " deserve " one this year.
So many months of non stop rain, rain, rain ....
This in turn has left us with so many jobs to do outside thanks to the elements ... especially fence painting & my Cabin is getting ready for a makeover. but we need DRY weather & some sun for these jobs.
So until things change outside - we're forced to stay in & amuse ourselves with various hobbies / tv / computer .... even the dogs are getting fed up !
I'm currently making paper beads from scrap paper, magazines, newspaper ... I'll let you see what I've created with them soon. So keep coming back & look for the photos.
In the meantime - ENJOY the Easter break

MARY'S BIRTHDAY

A pretty pink flowery card for my lovely friend Mary

The papers & topper came from Making Cards Magazine Vintage Special. The flowers, hat pins & wood chip bird on the right are from Wild Orchid crafts. And a ladies card is never complete without a pretty ribbon.

The greetings are computer generated. The green bird on the left is printed & cut out. And a sprinkling of crystal glitter around the edges of the topper completes this card.

RUBY & MINNIE UPDATE

Well Ruby is just over 4 months old now & has done a lot of growing & learning since I last put some photos on here. We've had a few sunny days  ( a rare event ) so the pair of them have enjoyed a romp around outside & Minnie kindly introduced her new little friend to the joys of digging holes & burying treasure ( dog biscuits ) while Mum ( me ) isn't watching, or rather when they THINK I'm not watching.
The early growth on my Hydrangea plant has been chewed off & the weeping willow has been pruned to within an inch of it's life thanks to a set of VERY sharp puppy teeth. The generous stack of dog chews mustn't taste as good as soil, twigs,pebbles,worms ( alive ) leaves & the odd crisp packet that the wind blows into the garden. It's a world of adventure out there & it's still only March. I'm looking forward to introducing her to the duck pond when the weather warms up, but she'll be firmly on the end of a lead !

As you can see on the last photo she's losing some of her black puppy coat & has a lot of silver / grey coming through on top of her head & it's coming through on her body too. I'm VERY curious to know how she'll look when she gets her adult coat but I'll have to wait. Our first yorkie was just like Ruby, jet black / tan when we first got him but he quickly turned into a silver & tan with a mass of CURLS !

Not a single black hair was left on him !