Elzybells cards.

I was peeking through my Elzybells stamp collection last night and I confess to being a bit " Oh I'd forgotten about that one" and so I came up with these quickies.

They are so plain and simple, no embellishing just coloured and stamped sentiments. I must be losing my touch!

Easel nice shepherd!

Another unfussy card today! Time is running out for Christmas card making and I need to make lots more!!

CMLI craftbubble challenge.

I set the challenge this morning over on the CMLI group on Craftbubble. My challenge was to be inspired by this poem and use blue and white.


Cute Christmas Poem

I made myself a snowball,
as perfect as can be

I thought I'd keep it as a pet,
and let it sleep with me

I made it some pajamas,
and a pillow for its head

then last night it ran away,
but first it wet the bed!!!

New Craftbubble CMLI group challenge.

This weeks Saturday challenge on CMLI on Craftbubble was set by me. I chose to ask peeps to be inspired by either of these two paintings

I decided to go with the Van Gogh painting and here's my card.

A thinking about you card.

What kind of card do you send to a young man who has been diagnosed with cancer? I have battled with this all week. I didn't think a get well soon card was appropriate as we don't know as yet whether he will get better and also his two small children don't know that Daddy is ill. But I wanted to say something. I spent forever digging through my stamp collection sorting and grouping, discarding and at one point despairing. Then I came across this Elzybells stamp and I thought to myself a battle is exactly what he's facing right now and maybe this image is  subtle enough to just say what I can't put into words. I just wish that I didn't have to make this card and I can't stop thinking about my brother's best friend who has always been in our lives. I just hope that he can beat this battle.

New craftbubble challenge. CMLI group.

Well I am so pleased to be back on the DT at CMLI group on craftbubble. This time our lovely Lauren set the sketchie to start off the new year with the twist of making a thank you card. I have used a fab Elzybell's image with an unusual grey/blue colour scheme which devaites form the norm for me!

Elzybells penguins.

Here are a couple of penguin cards to add to my stash!

Craftbubble is playing up!

Due to craftbubble's playing up antics this weekend. The theme on the CMLI group blog this week is Bubble, bubble, boil and trouble!
Here's my Halloween card using the lovely Elzybell's stamps.

Christmas cards.

Craft Mad and loving it challenge 2.

This week on Craft mad and Loving it on the craftbubble group sees the challenge from Karen. Her twist is to use lace and pearls.
 Here's my take on her challenge.

Back to work for a whole week!!

Well, it was back to work properly for me today and the little loves were full of life. When asking a child what Santa brought him, he replied quite sternly " I can't remember, can I?" He then added later " Oh, I remember now Rosie, I had chocolate, lots of it and I ate it all" Yep that's Christmas for you!! There's been lots of talk today from them about how they missed their friends over Christmas and they were pleased to see each other. Two minutes later order was restored and the usual cries of " He threw sand at me" " I was playing with that" and " I'm not playing THAT" filtered across the nursery.............looks like tomorrow we shall have to review our planning and talk about friends, how to make them, look after them and not aggravate them!!!!!

With this in mind I have made a card to share. This one is also for all of you, my lovely blogging friends........................and I'm nearly 4 and I know how to share, so there!! xxxxxxxxxxx

Last one for tonight! Just messing around with some scraps and feeling a bit dotty!!

A touch of doodling here and Elzybells stamp.

Another Elzybells image and funky fairies free download. The other spotty paper is a cuddly buddly free download. These free downloads are great for experimenting with! Ribbon and brads are from my stash.