TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT

Hi Everyone

Happy weekend!

Trying to post this whilst on an adventure.

Tonight's the Night or rather today's the day I get to see the musical

with my eldest Son and Daughter in Law .. .. .. and afterwards we are out for a lovely meal.

Sorry I didn't get chance to schedule or post any makes ahead of my escape - I have been working very hard on things I can't share.  Sorry :-(

Catch you again tomorrow all being well.

Have fun.

Love

ONE OF EACH

Hi Everyone

I hope your day has gone well.

A quick post from me tonight showing two new baby cards .. .. one of each!

These used:

Images:  Digistamp Boutique "Baby Dan" and "Baby Rosie" (I love colouring these little characters so much)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat
Nestabilities:  Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
X-Cut Punch:  Corner Rounder
ProMarkers
Diamond Stickles
Ribbons and Charm from my Stash Box

I am toddling over to add these makes to the Digistamp Boutique Challenge for March.

So that is me for today.  A little late .. .. but here at last.

Catch you again soon.

Love

SKETCH SATURDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday!

I hope your week has got off to a good start.

Did you hear the promise of the hottest summer on record coming our way?!?!?  I wonder if that will come with a hosepipe ban too?!?!

I am in need of a few quick cards so I used the sketch over at Sketch Saturday to create this:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "1655K" Ups & Downs
Sentiment:  Hobby Art "CS016D" General Greetings
Backing Papers:  Docrafts "Kraft Notes"
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
ProMarkers
X-Cut Punch:  Small Daisy
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbon and Pearls from My Stash Box

and here is the sketch I followed if you fancy playing along

I turned it around for my make.

So that is me for today.  Short and sweet.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your evening.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all been having a lovely weekend.

Yesterday was a busy day here and today in comparison started off quite relaxed and chilled .. ..  but it hotted up as the day has progressed.  

Sunday is quite often the day that my current happy couples have chance to choose wording and fonts for their stationery, check through proofs and decide on final designs .. .. but it is also the day that "new happy couples" often make an appearance as they have had chance to sit down and do a bit of research and have often pulled out my business card following a visit and chat at a wedding fayre .. .. but what amazes me is that it can have been 12 or 18 months ago and they have kept my card ready for when the time was right for them to start the ball rolling .. .. or as little as two weeks ago as was the case with one caller today.  

Certainly lots of work has arrived on the scene during the course of this week!  Lucky, lucky me!!

So all of the happenings of today means it has taken nearly all day to create my two snippet makes for taking over to Pixie's Snippet Playground:

As always on a Sunday I don't list my ingredients but just ask away if you want to know anything and I will try my best to come back to you.

I am not too sure on my Christmas card this week.  I will see what it looks like in the cold light of day tomorrow .. .. but I am pleased that it has used up a piece of material that has been kicking around my craft pod for years!!  At least I have seen the back of that.  It was cut from a panel of fabric that contains lots of Christmas images from Hobbycraft.  I didn't like the way it ballooned up once I have stitched it to a base card so I stitched around the snowman too.  That improved things a little.

I think my main problem is that everything is at a jaunty angle.  I don't cope with things being on an angle very well .. .. really must try and get over that bit of insecurity.   I wonder if there is "jaunty angle therapy" available or whether you just have to feel the pain and work through it!!   LOL!!

So that is me for today.

Catch you again when I do.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Love

ANNIVERSARY WISHES

Hi Everyone

I can't believe it is Friday already.

It has been one very, very, very busy week here in the House of Hearts.

Lots made both wedding wise and general order wise .. .. just no time to photograph and post any of it!

But I can't let a weekend approach without wishing everyone a "happy weekend" and sharing a little creation:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3338J" Long Kiss!
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Backing Papers:  Nitwit Collections "Quilty Pleasures"
Martha Stewart Edge Punch:  Daisy
Woodward Punches:  Daisy (4 sizes)
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Nestabilities: Square
Diamond Stickles
ProMarkers
Ribbon

Now if I was organised I would be putting this card to one side ready to give my lovely hubby later this month .. .. but nah!!!  I am never that organised where my own needs are concerned!  This one is already spoken for elsewhere.

My "do list" is making it very unlikely that I will blog visiting for a while .. .. so I will say a big fat

"sorry" 

now .. .. but I will try and post some hearts for you to find as and when I can. 

So that just leaves me wishing everyone a lovely weekend.

Love

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday!

Well I might have been being good and making Christmas cards nice and early .. .. but I haven't been so good in the Mother's Day card department!  

I have a few of them ordered and on my "do list" so I had better get cracking on with them!!

This one used:

Sizzix Die:  "656521" Flower with Leaves & Stem #2

Backing Papers:  DCWV "Citrus Stack"

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat (sorry .. .. no longer available)

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

X-Cut Punch:  Butterfly

My Trust Sewing Machine

A touch of  Promarker Ink

Glamour Dust

Button and Gems from my Stash Box

and that is me for today.

Bright and early for a change .. .. but don't be fooled .. .. it won't last!!

Have a lovely evening everyone.

Love

SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE 134

Hi Everyone

I hope your week has got off to a good start.  The sun shone here again today!!  Yay!!!

Part of my day included joining in with the Sketch and Stash Challenge for this fortnight:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "1729K" Just Buzzin' By!
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat (no longer available)
Backing Papers:  Docrafts "Forever Friends Kraft Notes"
Martha Stewart Punch:  Doily Lace
ProMarkers
Diamond Stickles
Buttons

As part of the challenge you have to use some either new or neglected stash .. .. and this time I went for neglected stash .. .. which are the little kraft photo-corners which I bought from Paperchase when we were staying in York last year.  They have sat on the side of my desk for months and months .. .. tut tut!!!

If you fancy playing along here is the sketch I followed.

Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Wow!!!  What a lovely Sunday!!

This would do me for Summer.  It doesn't need to be any warmer than this for me .. .. this would be perfect from now until the end of October!  What says you?

Lots of snippets used up this week and to make up for not taking part last Sunday (because we were at the Wedding Fayre) I have made two Christmas cards instead of one.  My Christmas card box is starting to look quite impressive for saying it is only early March!

So here are my makes:

As always on a Sunday I do not list my ingredients but if you have any questions then please ask and I will try my best to answer (no asking for the winning lottery numbers though .. .. I really can't help there).

So all of my makes are making their way to Pixie's Crafty Workshop .. .. Week 115.

and I am also entering the first card into Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge .. .. Week 2.  There was a little recipe going on there and Mrs A wanted to see "at the very least" ..one butterfly, one bow and one button.  

.. .. and that is me for today.

Off to go and finish the evening meal off now and then tonight I have promised myself a lovely stroll around blogland to see what everyone has been up to.

Enjoy your evening.

Love

SKETCH SATURDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday .. .. and happy weekend too!!

A bright, early and hyperactive start from me today .. ..  I have even had time to play along with the Sketch Saturday Challenge for this week.  A very special week over there as it is their 300th week!! Wow!! Congratulations ladies!

So this is what I came up with:

This used:

Image:  Urban Stamps PMA 907145 "Chronology (Looking Glasses)"

Sentiment:  Computer Generated

Backing Papers:  Dovecraft "Curiosity Corner"

Spellbinders Nestbilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle

X-Cut Punch:  Corner Rounder

Metal Charm:  Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Distress Ink Pad:  Old Paper

ProMarker .. .. in the singular and only just visible LOL!!

My Trusty Sewing Machine

Eyelet and twine from my Stash Box

and if you fancy playing along then here is the sketch I followed.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Lots to crack on with here so I am going to make the most of feeling hyperactive!!

Love

HERE AT LAST!

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday!  Rubbish weather here today .. .. but we have the promise of a beautiful weekend so something to look forward to there!

Life has been a bit of a blur here in the House of Hearts since the wedding fayre on Sunday.  My feet haven't touch the ground and I still haven't even packed everything away that I took with me .. .. or that I got out to make last minute new samples with!!!  The double bed in the spare bedroom (aka the storage of everything wedding related room) is covered in boxes of samples, rolls of ribbon, card and bling .. .. all waiting to be returned to their rightful place!  

The fayre was really busy with lots of interest and lovely new couples to meet.  I love hearing all their plans and ideas .. . no two weddings are ever the same!

I had a lovely surprise last night.  One of my brides called by with some wedding cake and a thank you card. How special was that?  I was really touched that she had thought of me.

I also dipped my hand into the box of images I have already coloured which are patiently sitting waiting to be used .. .. and came up with this:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "1447H" A Gift For You

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat (no longer available)

Backing Papers:  Kaisercraft "Butterfly Kisses"

Spellbinders Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle  Large

My Trusty sewing machine

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

Glamour Dust

Ribbon

A post from me at last!!  Yay!!

Have a good day everyone. 

Love