IT'S ALL ABOUT HAPPY COUPLES !!

Hi Everyone

I hope you have had a wonderful week .. .. mine has been taken up completely with "happy couple" work.

So what have I been doing during my absence?

Well, one of my "happy couples" are getting married tomorrow so it was all about the table plan, table names and finishing off the favours/placenames for them.

Alongside those it has been order of service booklets for another "happy couple". That turned out to be a bit longer job than I had originally booked into the timetable because once the couple received their proofs for signing off they decided they loved them so much that they no longer wanted people to share .. .. they wanted to double their order!  So the printer has been on mega overdrive.  They look so lovely all sitting their ready for picking up!

I am so lucky to get to work with so many lovely "happy couples" and pretty materials.

Hopefully the weather is going to be beautiful for both couples .. .. certainly if today is anything to go by then it should be.  Doesn't it make you feel good to see the sunshine!!

So now all the above work is done and dusted things are a "little" calmer. So who knows .. .. I might get chance to visit a few blogs over the course of the weekend and catch up on everything I have been missing .. .. and hopefully catch up on some of the "general" cards I need to be making.  Stocks have never been so low !!!

So whilst my brain is still in "happy couple" mode here is the first of my general makes for my Sis to have for the salon racks .. .. as those are looking a little sparse too .. .. eeekkk!!!  (But I could fill them with Christmas cards LOL!!)

So here we go .. .. a share at last:

This used:

Image:  Digistamp Boutique "Wedding Doodles"

Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Casper Open"

Backing Papers:  Digistamp Boutique "Ditsy Rose" and "Dotty Christmas"

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

Glamour Dust

Diamond Stickles

ProMarkers

My Trust Sewing Machine

Ribbon ad Button from My Stash Box

I am also going to enter this into the Digistamp Boutique Challenge for May.  

Have a lovely day and a fabby weekend everyone.

Catch you soon.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!

Absolutely throwing it down with rain here!!  I have a feeling the water butts are going to need some more water draining off again because we are collecting it faster than we need to use it at the moment!!

As my snippet makes are ready and waiting I thought an early appearance in Pixie's Snippet Playground Challenge would make a change!

So here are my makes:

Quite chuffed with them this week - but as always on a Sunday I am lazy and do not list my ingredients.

Hope you all have a great day.  Big football day here in the House of Hearts .. .. two of our local teams on TV in the playoffs!  So I am gathering my bits together for a ribbon tying and sticking session at the dining room table whilst the games are on in the background.

Catch you again tomorrow .. .. try and dodge the raindrops!!!

Love

MERRY BAND

Hi Everyone

I hope you are having a good weekend.

Nothing like as much done today as I would have hoped .. .. but a lovely day all the same (except for the weather!).  I have a happy couple getting married next Saturday and I certainly hope the weather is kinder to them than it has been today.

Just a quick and simple share from me today:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "2356K" Merry Band
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Chauncy"
Backing Paper:  Pink Petticoat "Twill Stripe"
Martha Stewart Punch:  Embossed Zig Zag
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
My Trusty Sewing Machine
ProMarkers

and that is it.

I'll be back tomorrow, with my snippets which I am happy to say are already made and waiting to make an appearance.  Must admit I am quite pleased with them this week.

See you then, and in the meantime have yourself a lovely evening.

Love

THANK YOU - SO MUCH

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday!

I hope today has been a good day for you.

No colouring on my card today .. .. just a bit of stitching and distressing:

This used:

Backing Paper:  GCD Studio "Ella Blue"  
Sentiment:  Stampin' Up "Lots of Thanks"
Go Kreate Die:  Wavy Frame #3
Die'sire Die:  Scalloped Tags
Sizix Die:  "658520" Sew Cute
Distress Ink:  Tea Die and Tattered Rose
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbon, Twine and Pearls from my Stash Box

and that is all!!

My beloved Ella Blue paper stack is reducing even more :-(  I am on a mission to use up some of the old paper stacks in my collection but I shall be very sad when this one is finally finished.

Enjoy what is left of your evening everyone.

We are just waiting for the second half of the football.  Mr Heart's team have got to the playoffs .. .. and they are currently winning 2 - 1.  I'm surprised you haven't heard us cheering!! LOL!!!

Hopefully catch you again tomorrow.  

Love

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE - MAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Wednesday!

Here as promised with my card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for May.

They have asked this month that we use our favourite Penny Black Stamp.

Now that is quite difficult because I love each and every one I own.  So do I go for the Penny Black stamp I ink up the most?  One that can only come out for Christmas makes?  

Well, if for some horrible reason I was ever told that I could only keep one of my Penny Black stamps it would be this one .. .. my very first PB stamp .. .. the one that started my PB addiction .. .. 

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "1652J" Cheesecake Wish

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat (sorry I think it is one that was removed from the boutique)

Backing Papers:  First Edition "Silent Night"

Cuttlebug:  Flower die

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine

X-Cut Punch:  Tiny Butterfly

Nestabilitites:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle

ProMarkers

Diamond Stickles

Buttons from my Stash Box

and that is it!!

Admit it .. .. you thought there would be a hedgehog on my stamp didn't you?  LOL!!!

Enjoy your evening everyone.

Love

DIGISTAMP BOUTIQUE CHALLENGE

Hi Everyone

Well what can I say?

Even when I have cards made and ready for posting I am late with them LOL!!!

It has been another lovely day here today with gorgeous sunshine and blossom falling from the trees like confetti!  What a shame it can't stay on the trees for longer :-(

My share today is for taking over to the Digistamp Boutique Challenge for May. 

This used:  

Image:  Digistamp Boutique "A Little Birdie Told Me"

Sentiment:  Part of the image

Backing Paper:  Digistamp Boutique "Ditsy Rose" 

Go Kreate Dies:  Large Scalloped Squares

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine

ProMarkers

The birdie download actually comes for you to make your own little scenes along with other cute elements and sentiments - but when time is short I just use the ideas sheet.  Just so quick and cute to colour and the sentiment already sorted for me!!  (Yep, not just Sundays I can be lazy you know LOL!!).

I hope you have had a good Tuesday (which feels like Monday).

Catch you soon with my card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  They want a card made with your favourite Penny Black stamp this month.   Mmmmm... .. .. which one might that be?!?!?  LOL!!!.

Have a lovely evening.

Love

HEDGE DELIVERY!

Hi Everyone

Happy bank holiday Monday!

Hope you are having a lovely day.  I have banned myself from the garden today (other than going backwards and forwards to the washing line) as there is a lot needing to be done in the old craft pod in preparation for a busy week of wedding work.  I have a couple of "happy couples" who will be "tying the knot" in the next two or three weeks so lots of last minute makes that you can't do until the very end.

I am also hoping for a bit of a general cardmaking binge too so that I have a few makes to share with you whilst I am busy tying ribbons.  

Here is one of my makes of the day:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3209H" Hedge Delivery!

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat

Backing Papers:  Dovecraft "Curiosity Corner"

Die-namics "Insert It 3 x 4 Notepad"

Woodware Punch:  Label

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

My Trusty Sewing Machine

ProMarkers

Twine and Ribbon from my Stash Box

I am entering this into My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 17 where they want to see lots of layers.  I think I have enough of them here to qualify LOL!!!

So that is me for today.  Off to do some more creating.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!

I hope you are having a lovely weekend.

More gardening, and then playing with snippets here today, amongst the normal Sunday chores!  Shame these specials lazy days fly by far to quickly.  I love poddling about doing little jobs that I never seem to get time for during the week.

So, here are my snippet makes for taking over to Pixie's Snippet Playground

No list of ingredients because I am lazy on a Sunday but as always if you need to know where anything came from just let me know.

Short and sweet from me today as kitchen duties are calling.

Enjoy another Bank Holiday tomorrow.  Hasn't it been lovely to have had so many in close succession!!!

Love

SKETCH SATURDAY

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a lovely Saturday.

It was beautiful weather here today .. .. I hope it was for you too!!

I spent some time this morning finalising a table plan design with a couple who are getting married two weeks today .. .. how lovely if the weather could be like today for them .. .. and then this afternoon I was super good and did an hour of digging and weeding with Mr Heart!  I do believe the sun has perhaps caught my face a little as it has a lovely healthy glow feeling to it this evening!!

Can you believe we could even smell a BBQ cooking somewhere nearby .. .. and to be honest it was nice enough to sit out and eat.  It made me feel a bit peckish!!  LOL!!

Anyway, I snatched another sketch today .. .. this time from the Sketch Saturday Challenge.

This used:

Image:  Stampendous! "P107" Agapanthus Cluster

Sentiment:  Docrafts  Happy Birthday in Papyrus (another very old stamp"

Backing Paper:  Pink Petticoat "Gingham" printed in black onto cream cardstock

X-Cut Punch:  Tiny Butterfly

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

Diamond Stickles

Glamour Dust

Button and Ribbon from My Stash Box

and here is the sketch I used if you fancy playing along too.

Enjoy what is left of your evening and I'll catch you again tomorrow with my snippets.

Love

SKETCH N STASH

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday .. .. ..  I hope your week has been a good one.

Lots of lovely things crossed of my crafty list .. .. and lots more added too LOL!!

Plenty more birthday cards are needed here so I used the lovely sketch from over at Sketch N Stash to create this:

This used:

Image:  Papermania "PMA 10069" (a very old stamp and sadly no name on it)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Daniel"
Backing Paper:  Papermania Capsule Collection "Parisienne Blue" 
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle
Crochet Flower (sadly not made by me), brad and ribbon from my Stash Box

Another part of the challenge is to say what new or neglected stash you have used.  Well for me it is the lovely, but neglected, Papermania rubber stamp which I purchased many, many years ago when my cardmaking journey was in its early days.  

If you fancy playing along with the challenge then here is the sketch I used:

You just need to stand on your head to see what I did with it LOL!!

Enjoy your Bank Holiday weekend everyone.  I hope the sun shines on you at some stage!

Love