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.
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thanks for popping by.
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)
A Scot living in Bahrain with my husband and best friend, Billy. Our pride and joy are our three children, two daughters, Tara & Sarah and a son, Will. We have recently had a new addition to our wee family a son-in-law, Mikey.
