Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Father's Day

Today's card is for my dad for Father's Day.  As Dad is almost totally blind, I find it hard to make a card for him. I tend to do one that have large images and not a lot of detail.


Card Recipe

Cardstock
Card Base - made from Onyx coloured card
Kanban - Vintage Travel - Mocha - background card
Southfield - A4 Male Craft Papers

Embellishments
Topper - Kanban Timeless Moments
Sentiment - Southfield A4 Male Craft Papers

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Moonlight Prowl

On the 2nd of June, I managed to tick off one thing on my wishlist - that being taking part in the Moonlight Prowl in my home town of Fraserburgh.  Myself, my eldest dauthger - Tara, and my walking buddy Jane took part deciding to tackle the 13 mile walk.


And here we are finishing at 1.30 in the morning.  Tara finished a few minutes before us.


To those who generously sponsored me I did a wee thank you card.


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Messy Table

Last night I went to a 'Messy Table' event - using mostly Stampin' Up stuff.  At the Messy Table hosted by Christine we made three cards.  The girls who attended were all given the same card ingredients and each of us created slightly different cards.  Here are mine -


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A couple of birthday


Although I have been very lax on the posting front, as I have been quite busy getting stuff sorted out on the home, but I have found time to make a couple of cards.  The first one is for my darling hubby, whose birthday is a week or so away but wanted to give it to him when he flew back to Bahrain after being home for a wedding at the end of May.


The second one, is for my walking buddy, Jane.  It's her birthday today and it's a big birthday, numbers involved are '5' and '0'.  She is off celebrating her birthday with her daughter, Marie in Lanzarote.



I have to apologies for not having the recipes for each card, but there were done in a bit of a hurry and I forgot to take a note of what I used.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Kick Up Your Heels

Today's card is another one on the June birthday's list.  This time for my favourite niece.


Card Recipe

Cardstock
Card Base - 5 x 7white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Back to Backs - Vicki B

Embellishments
Topper & Sentiment - Bugaboo Digi Stamp - JJ Tequila & Shoes
Buttons, Gems and Ribbon - my stash

Euipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities -  Small Deckled Mega Rectangles
Promarkers

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A Trio of Flowers

On Monday I managed to get the covers of the scrapbook album that I am working on finished.  Now just the journalling to do.  Here's a wee peek at the front cover.  Don't want to post the photos of the pages, just in case my daughter, Sarah, happens to drop by and sees what I have been working on. 

Yesterday was out for coffee with my galpal, Lynn.  Good thing that it was Lynn's turn to pay for the coffee as I had left my purse at home.  Felt a right div!!!!

When I got home worked on one of the cards that I need for the June birthdays.  This one is for my daughters godmother, Rita. 



Card Recipe

Cardstock
Card Base - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Back to Backs - Smoochable Words
K&Company - Recycled - Remake Grass Greens

Embellishments
Topper - A Trio of Flowers (can't remember where I got it from)
Sentiment - 2 Peas Ocean Cross front
Ribbon and Gems - my stash

Equipment Used
Promarkers
Bowmaker

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

To Have and To Hold

Had a lovely morning with Linda J (aka Pinklilacs), went for tea and cake at our favourite craft shop on the island.  After we were fed and watered had a wee bit of a shop.  I have to say thanks to Linda for her help picking the papers to allow me to finish the scrapbook album project I have been working on.  Fingers crossed by the time I head home to Scotland on Saturday all that will be left to do is the journalling.

When I came home got a wedding card finish for the wedding that Billy and I are going to at the end of the month. 



Card Recipe

Cardstock
Card base - from my stash (I think possibly from a Create & Craft kit)
White lustre cardstock.

Embellishments
Topper - Digistamp Boutique - Cute Bride and Groom
Sentiment - Rennie Mackintosh Allan Greig font
Ribbon - my stash

Equipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities -  Labels Eight
Mica Masks - 6x6 Decorative Masks
Whispers Archival - Straw Mat
EK Success corner rounder punch.

Challenges
Digistamp Boutique - May Customer Competition

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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Pretty Flowers

Back on the birthday card trail and working on the June birthdays.  This one is for a close family friend.  I decided I would use the same design on the card that I used on the candles I was decorating to give a the birthday pressie.

For the card I stamped the flower image randomly over a piece of square cardstock and for the candle on a piece of white tissue paper, then coloured all the flowers with watercolour pencils.  Added a bit of bling to each flower with Stickles.


Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
K&Company - Recycled - Remake Berry Pink Pad

Embellishments
Sentiment - Sweet Treats Stamp Collection - Quick Cards Made Easy freebie
Ribbon - Create & Craft ribbon set

Equipment Used
Inkadinkado Clear Stamps - Doodle Flowers
Watercolour pencils
Stickles - Cotton Candy
Versacolor Ink Pad - Raspberry.

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Growing Old is Mandatory .......

This week was the 60th birthday of one of Billy's work colleague's and he asked me to do a card to go along with the gift we had got for him.

For recent gent's birthday cards I have take a shine to using Gus designs that can be found over at Crafts U Print.  The card set for this card is designed by Lisa Baglietto and called Growing Old .... Humourous Gus Step by Step Card.


Card Recipe

Cardstock
Basic white A4 cardstock folded in half
Scraps of BoBunny Back to Back cardstock in green, yellow, red and blue.

Embellishments
Buttons - my stash
Card Set - Growing Old .... Humourous Gus (link above)

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Friday, May 4, 2012

My Memories Suite - first attempt

Have been itching to play with My Memories Suite since I won the software over at Jak Heath's.  However I have had to keep the itch at bay until I got a largeish project I have been working on finished as much as I can.  So today finally succumbed to the itch and got the software downloaded and started to play. 

My hubby's family have been in the forefront of my mind over the last couple of weeks, with the anniversaries of his mum and dad's death and also what would have been his brother's 62nd birthday.  Instead of a birthday, his family marked the day by scattering his ashes at seas.  Unfortunately we couldn't be there but pay our respects when we are home in the summer.   So with them all so much in my mind I thought I would use some of Billy's old family photos in my first attempt at digital scrapbooking.  Loved the photo of my hubby sucking a lollipop, just typifies him with that cheeky grin.  The other photo is one of Billy, with his mum, dad and brother.

So here's my effort, and though I say it myself, I think it is pretty good.


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Monday, April 23, 2012

Note to self - Remember to get a lottery ticket this week!!!

They say things come in threes, so hopefully a win on the lottery will be the third of my three wins.  On Friday I won fab candy from Jak Heath - My Memories Suite software.  This morning woke to find that I was the 2nd place winner over at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Stella Says Sketch - 4 digistamps. 

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Friday, April 20, 2012

A Happy Bunny

Although I haven't been posting this week, I have been crafting.  Just working on a wee scrapbook album for my daughter, Sarah, who got married last year.  The working title title is - From Gibb to Duncan, starting at my house and finishing at the house her and Mikey live in, with all parts of the build up to the wedding.  So far I have got 4 of the 18 pages done.  Or should I say almost done - all the pages are covered and the front of the pages are done but the writing on the back still has to be done.  But I want to get the fronts done before I head home to Scotland in a couple of weeks time.  My crafting room in Scotland is what you would call minimalist, lol. Mind you gives me a good excuse (like I need one) to buy more crafting goodies.

Speaking about scrapbooking and crafting goodies and the reason why I am a happy bunny.  Last weekend I put my name into the hat for the blog candy that Jak Heath had up for grabs.  In my inbox this morning was the daily post email from Jak, which today's post announced the winner.  When I read the post whose name was there in bright red letters - mine.  I have been humming and haying about purchasing the package for a while now, but don't have to think about it any more.  So chuffed.

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Fairy Wishes

Having got the birthday cards for May done and still trying to decide exactly what I want to the for the May wedding card, I made a start on the June birthdays. You might wonder why I am trying to get so far ahead of myself - let me explain. I am heading to bonnie Scotland at the beginning of May and won't be returning to my main craft room until at least the middle of August. Although I do make cards in Scotland I don't have all my bits and pieces there and thus find it a bit more difficult to be creative.

Onto the first of the June birthday cards for the youngest of my great-niece's, Orla


Card Recipe
Cardstock
Card Base - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Back to Backs - Petal Pushers Doodles

Embellishments
Topper - Funky Fairy - Image 16
Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs - Fairy Wishes
Buttons - my stash
Ribbons - my stash

Equipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities - Standard Circles
EK Success Border Punch (sorry don't have the name)
Versacolor Ink Pad - Raspberry
Promarkers

Challenges
Cropstop - Challenge 67- Bows and Buttons
Digi Doodle - Paper Lace

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Punched Flowers

I have to say thanks to Kristina Werner over at kwernerdesign for her video, where she demonstrates using a mini flower punch using the April Card Kit from Simon Says, as it inspired me to make this card for the last of my May birthday cards.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
Say it with a Smirk - Love and Friendship 8 x 8 pack

Embellishments
Sentiment - Sweet Treats Stamp Collection - Quick Cards Made Easy freebie
Gems - my stash
Stickles - Star Dust

Equipment Used
Circle punch
Mini Flower Punch
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen
Versacolor - Raspberry

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - April Showers Brings Spring Flowers

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Snuggle Birthday

Now that I have got all the cards for April's celebrations are done, decided to make a start on May's cards. Only cards for 2 birthdays and a wedding to do. The first of May's celebrations is a birthday and a male one at that.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Back to Backs - Abbey Road Dot
BoBunny Back to Backs - Abbey Road Strip

Embellishments
Topper - Digistamp Boutique - Snuggles Frog
Sentiment - on my computer using Pink Gem Dotty Font
Gems - my stash

Equipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities - Classic Cirles and Blossom
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint
Brazill Jewel Templates - Glitz
Promarkers

Challenges
Catch The Bug Challege Blog - Stella Says 'Sketch' Challenge 108
Digistamp Boutique - April Customer Competition

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Just a note

Hadn't planned on doing a card yesterday, as I was out all morning with the Awali Ladies Hospitality Group (known by our husbands as the Hostility Group) on a visit to the Refinery where our husbands work and a trip to the Oil Museum.

So on to the card - just a wee notelet card that I want to send home.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Back to Backs - Kitchen Spice Nutmeg
BoBunny Back to Backs - Kitchen Spice Sesame

Embellishments
Sentiment - on my computer using Pink Gems Dotty font
Gems - my stash

Equipment Used
Fiskars Border Punch - Postage Stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - spiced marmalade
Promarkers

Challenges
Digistamp Boutique - April Monthly Competition

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Cheers!

Cheers! on a roll today, second card done. Plans for today were to get this and the anniversary done, now anything else accomplished will be a bonus. Might do some work on an album I am doing about the build up to my daughter's wedding last year.

The image and decoupage for this card was designed by Carol Smith over at Crafts-U-Print.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 7 white card from Craft UK Limited
BoBunny Double Dot - Blueberry Flourish
BoBunny Double Dot - Ocean Stripe

Embellishments
Card set - Gus Birthdays and Boozing - Crafts-U-Print

Equipment Used
Whispers Archival - Royal Blue - distressing

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Happy Anniversary

Started off today with the 2nd of training walks (5 miles) for the Moonlight Prowl in Fraserburgh on the 2nd June. Once I got a few jobs done about the house, settled down to make some cards that I need to get posted this week.

The first (hopefully will get a couple more made) of today's cards is an anniversary card inspired by a sketch that I picked up last week, but can't remember where.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
Kanban Quad Metallic Embossed Cardstock - Cerise
Moondust Paper

Embellishments
Pearls - my stash
Gems - my stash
Happy Anniversary peel-off

Equipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities - Classic Squares & Classic Scalloped Squares
Cuttlebug die - Butterflies (combo)
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Butterflies (combo)

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Moonlight Prowl

Since 2006, The Moonlight Prowl, an annual event in my home town of Fraserburgh and an event that I have always wanted to take part in but have never been at home for. This year, however is different, I am going to be in Fraserburgh on the 2nd of June and I will be one of the walkers. I will be walking with my eldest daughter, Tara, and one of my best gal pals, Jane.


Although breast cancer hasn't touched my family (touch wood), I know many who have survived or have succumbed to breast cancer, along with many other forms of cancer. My darling hubby, Billy, is a 25 year survivor whilst my dear brother-in-law, Ian, succumbed to lung cancer in August 2011 after a 3 year battle. I am sure that Ian will be cheering me on. I hope that he will be in good voice as the week before he will be cheering along his son, also called Ian, who is running the Edinburgh Half Marathon in memory of his Dad to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care who provided excellent support to Ian during his battle.


Going back to the Moonlight Prowl since the first Prowl in 2006 they have raised over £460,000 and which has been donated to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s Breast Care Centre and, thanks to the support of The Rowett Research Institute and Aberdeen University, a number of potentially life saving and ground breaking research programmes have been established.


Here's a wee peek at the last year's event and for more info on this year's event click here



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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

This card has been on that I have been working on for the last few days. For some reason I just couldn't settle down to do, but time is marching on and I need to get it posted for a friend's birthday. My inspiration for it came from the project in the Cricut 'Art Nouveau' Booklet.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - 5 x 5 white card from Craft UK Limited
Cardstock scraps from my stash

Embellishments
Ribbon - Create & Craft pack
Stickles - Star Dust
Gems - my stash

Equipment Used
Cuttlebug
Nestabilities - Deckled Rectangles
Cricut Cartridge - Art Nouveau - Butterfly
Stamp - Whispers
Ink - Stazon - Timber Brown (sentiment)
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spun Sugar (edge of white mats)
Paper Scuffer

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Birthday Buttons

Have to admit I have been a bit on the lazy side this week. Kept coming through to the craft table but couldn't settle. Think my mojo was away for a wander in the desert. Anyway it seems to have decided to put in appearance.

Card Recipe

Cardstock
Base Card - C6 white card from Craft UK Limited
Mats - Making Memories - Cheeky Collection - Emery

Embellishments
Topper - Digi Stamp - Bugaboo Freebie image - Happy Birthday
coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Buttons - my stash

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Embossing Nestabilities Die Cut

I have to thank Izzy over at Cricut Community Forum for pointing me in the right direction on how to use my Cuttlebug, along with Nestabilities dies and embossing folders (any brand) so that the centre of the die cut was embossed whilst leaving the border edge smooth. I posed the question a couple of weeks ago, after I cut out a shape with a nestabilities die and running the die and die cut through my cuttlebug to form a border edge and then putting the die cut only into an embossing folder and popping it into the cuttlebug. My border edge was also ended up being embossed. Just like the picture below, not very pretty.

I realised that to keep the border edge smooth I would have to include the die in any sandwich that I used so that only the centre would be embossed, but further realised that the die would more than likely end up damaging the embossing folder. Izzy replied that the only way might be not to close the embossing folder. Well today I had a try and success exactly what I wanted.

Enough of waffling on. This is how I did it.

First of all cut my shape out as normal using the sandwich of 'A' plate, 'B' plate, cardstock, die and topping it all off with the 'C' plate.

After carefully removing the die and die cut I made up another sandwich, which comprised of the 'A' plate, shim of cardstock, embossing folder (fully opened), die with die cut (with the die cutting edge facing upwards towards me), tan embossing mat and again topped off with the 'C' plate.

And the final result, just what I wanted.
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