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A very warm welcome to my teeny, tiny part of the huge world of blogging. This is where I am hoping to share my passion for making hand made greeting cards. So - why "Always with a Heart"? Well this is for two reasons. Firstly, it is because every card I produce always carries a heart on it somewhere. This can be big and bold or small and almost hidden - the fun sometimes is just trying to find it! Secondly it is because I put my heart into everything I produce. I hope that any visitors enjoy seeing what I post. If you drop by then please leave me a comment so that I know you called. It would be nice to know that you have found my heart in what I do.

SKETCH LIBRARY

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

TEENY, TINY TUESDAY TIME AGAIN

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday!!

Time for another of my dinky 3.5 x 3.5 inch makes.




This used:

Backing Papers:  Sizzix - Little Sizzles "Country"
My Favorite Things:  Die-namics Blueprints 14
Sizzix:  Decorative Strip Die "657482" Alphabetical
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder:  Swiss Dots
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbons and Button from My Crafty Stash Box

and of course I had to use the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Board for making my matching dinky little envelope



and that is me for today.  I won't tell you how much I love making these because I tell you every time .. .. but I will tell you how I love the fact that more of my little snippets get put to good use.

So there we go .. .. all nicely scheduled ready to share.

Have a good day everyone.

Love

Monday, 4 August 2014

LAZY DAYS

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday!!

Oh how I wish the title of this post was true .. .. and that my day could have been spent like this little hedgie!!

My days are anything but lazy .. .. and this week is going to be even more manic than usual as I try to pull in labouring duties with Mr Heart! I did what I needed to do crafting wise very bright and early, and then did six hours hard labour as we remove all the old cement (and weeds!!)  from between the crazy paving ready for re-pointing .. .. if that is what you call it.  It is going to be a looooooooooooooooooong job!!!

Anything that can ache is now aching!  LOL!!

But the good news is the gazebo was still there and standing as we got up this morning.

Anyway .. .. round to a share I started on Saturday and finished this evening:




This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3782J" Lazy Days
Sentiment:  Computer generated using font "Wackadoo"
Backing Papers:  Nitwits "Up, Up and Away"
Leone Em Pty Punch:  Ash Branch
Go Kreate:  Large Frames Scalloped Squares
Woodware Punches:  Daisy in various sizes
My Trusty Sewing Machine
ProMarkers
Ribbon and Brad from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is it for my share today.

Now round to my snippet makes of yesterday.

Lots of questions and emails about those so here we go:

1.  The paper stack was First Edition:  Bella Rose
2.  Heart Stamps:  Stampendous Cling Stamp Heart Stack
3.  The baubles were a die:  Memory Box "Clairmont Ornaments" (this is going to be getting lots of use)
4.  Sentiment on the Christmas card was a digital one.  Part of :  Pink Petticoat "Signature Christmas Too Sentiments"

I think that answers them all.  If not then please just give me a nudge.

OK .. .. that is me for today.  I'll catch you again tomorrow with my Teeny, Tiny Tuesday make .. .. which is thankfully ready and waiting.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Love

Sunday, 3 August 2014

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a good weekend!

Sorry for the "no show" yesterday ..  .. .. the day was eaten up on wedding work and preparation for Mr Heart's impending "week off".

Sadly the weather forecast hasn't been looking very promising so we had a little brainwave that if we bought a cheap and cheerful gazebo then he could work under that and neither he nor his cement would get wet if it was raining .. .. .. and if the sun shines then he will be in the shade.  We managed to find one at Aldi which will hopefully do the job.

So the saga continued today and if you could see us trying to put up the gazebo .. .. well Laurel and Hardy sprang to mind .. .. and we just hoped that the neighbours were otherwise occupied and not interested in what we were doing.  We have laughed so much .. .. the type of day that leaves behind happy memories of a day well spent.

I had only been called to lend a hand with the gazebo, but after being drawn into the project I ended up after two hours deciding I perhaps should change out of my PJs and slippers, and put on something more appropriate to the task in hand.   Great headway was made .. .. but time just disappeared .. .. hence breakfast at 4.00pm and very late snippets today.

But here we go:





As always I am lazy on a Sunday and don't list my ingredients .. .. usually because my snippets are from so many difference sources .. .. but funnily enough today all the snippets have come from the same paper collection (as you can probably tell).

OK .. .. time to link up to my makes to Pixies's Snippet Playground and get dinner sorted before we sit down and fall asleep!!

I will hopefully catch you tomorrow .. .. depending on whether the gazebo survives the night or whether we have to collect parts from around the garden and re-construct in the morning!!  LOL!!

Enjoy what is left of the evening.

Love

Friday, 1 August 2014

HAPPY FRIDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday!!

The weekend is in touching distance.  Woo hoo!!!

Another scheduled share from me today  .. ..




This used:

Image:  Penny Black "4082H" To Cake Moment
Backing Papers:  Docrafts "Kraft Notes"
Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle
Sizzix Die:  "658232" Leaves and Vine
Die-Versions Die:  "DVR-001" Happy Birthday Corner Concepts
Woodware Punches: Daisy
ProMarkers
Diamond Stickles
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Brad from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is it!

Sorry it is short and sweet .. .. time is a little tight at the mo.

I'll catch you again tomorrow.

Love

Thursday, 31 July 2014

THANK YOU

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday!

It has been a quick week don't you think?  Plus tomorrow is August!!!  Eeeekk!!!  Where is 2014 going?!?!?

Just today and tomorrow to try and get ahead of myself before Mr Heart breaks up from work for a week .. .. .. and then my lovely smooth "workable" routine will fly out of the window!

Anyway .. .. round to today's share:




This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3823H" Delights
Sentiment:  Digistamp Boutique "Essential Sentiments Set"
Backing Papers:  First Edition Papers "Desert Blooms"
Martha Stewart Edge Punch:  Daisy
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads 
X-Cut Punch:  Small Flower
ProMarkers
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is me for today.

I'll catch you again tomorrow.

Love



Wednesday, 30 July 2014

MEET TEENY TINY'S MUM

Hi Everyone

Happy Wednesday!

I hope your week is going to plan.

I'm not doing too badly with mine.  My scheduled weekday posts seem to be helping in making life tick along quite nicely on my blog, whilst I am busy completing work ready for my August "happy couples" and making samples for new "happy couples".

However, I am sitting on the naughty step with regards returning comments though :-( I will catch up eventually though.

As promised yesterday here is the Mummy of the teeny, tiny card I posted yesterday:




This used pretty much the same ingredients as yesterday (well they are related so you would expect that LOL!!)

Image:  Docrafts Papermania:  Hampstead Collection Sketch Flower
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat "Tiny Blooming Sentiments"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat "Pink Grapefruit"  Yummy!!!!
My Favorite Things:  Die-namics Blueprints 14
Woodware Punches:  Daisies
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Ribbon and Brad from My Crafty Stash Box

You get to see a bit more of that gorgeous watercolour style paper from Pink Petticoat today.  I am loving this new look that Liz is creating.

So here are Mummy and Baby side by side:


I'll catch you again tomorrow with another share but in the meantime enjoy your day.

Rumour has it that we are going to be getting some much needed rain next week.  Sounds about right as Mr Heart has booked himself a week off work to do some repairs to our poorly patio!

Love

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

TEENY, TINY TUESDAY

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday.

Here again with another one of my teeny, tiny 3.5 x 3.5 inch little makes . .. . .. I really enjoy making these.



This used:

Image:  Docrafts Papermania:  Hampstead Collection Sketch Flower
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat "Tiny Blooming Sentiments"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat "Pink Grapefruit" (a sparkly new watercolour style download I spied yesterday).  Yummy!!!!
My Favorite Things:  Die-namics Blueprints 14
X-Cut Corner Rounding Punch
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Glamour Dust
Ribbon and Button from My Crafty Stash Box

What?!?!?!?  No nails heads or diamond stickles???  What's the world coming too?!?!?

and of course I had to use the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Board for making my matching dinky little envelope


I think it is hard to imagine exactly how small these little cards are .. .. so tomorrow I will share this little card's Mum ..  as I made one of my normal sized cards and this tiny one in the same vein. (Surely you didn't think I had cut into all these lovely new sheets of paper just to make a teeny, tiny card?  That would be naughty!!).

So that is me for today.

Hope your day goes well and I will catch you tomorrow.

Love

Monday, 28 July 2014

SUPER STRIKER

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday!

We have lovely sunshine here today and a temperature that is bearable .. .. well it is inside the old House of Hearts which is where I am being kept nice and busy.

My printer is on a big printing job ready for my next mission .. .. so whilst that is happening I thought I would share my card for today:




This used:

Image:  Lili of the Valley "Super Striker"
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat "Happy Birthday Sentiments"
Backing Papers:  Nitwits - Football Paper "Kickin' It"  Checks "Truly Madly Deeply Too
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
ProMarkers
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box

and that is it for my ingredients.

My printer has just finished so time for a quick coffee and then it will be nose to the grindstone!!

Enjoy the rest of today and I will catch you tomorrow for Teeny Tiny Tuesday!

Love

Sunday, 27 July 2014

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!

A little bit more bearable in our neck of the woods today .. .. but still hot enough to be drying the washing in the blink of an eye!!  How much ironing have I made?  LOL!!!  (But you have to make the most of it don't you?).

Early morning snippet makes for me - and here they are ready for taking over to share in Di's Crafty Snippets Challenge:





as always on a Sunday I am very lazy and do not list my ingredients but if there is anything you would like to know then please just shout up.

I was a very lucky girlie today as I won the random org for the lovely prize that Di was kindly offering for last week. Thank you very much Di!!  xx 

OK .. .. time to get that washing in off the line before it is too dry to iron  .. .. and some more out to dry!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Love

Mrs Wishy Washy

Saturday, 26 July 2014

HAPPY EVERYTHING!

Hi Everyone

I hope you have had a good day today .. .. it has been a scorcher here.

Even with all the windows open there was not even a hint of a breeze!

No room was any cooler than another so I had a good crafty clear-up in my little craft pod and then worked on this little share:




This used:

Sentiment:  Elzybells (sadly no longer trading) 
Backing Papers:  First Edition Papers "Desert Blooms"
Dies:  My Favorite Things:  Blueprints 14
Clear Embossing Powder
Distress Inks:  Victorian Velvet and Dusty Concord
Button Twine, Lace and Ribbon from My Crafty Stash Box
Embossing Board for embossing background card
My Trusty Sewing Machine

The dark card is actually a lovely aubergine colour .. .. but my camera just doesn't seem to like it as much as I do and is trying to change it!!  LOL!!

I'll catch you again tomorrow with my snippets.  They have all been re-arranged today so I know exactly what I have (and how many too .. .. eeekkk!!).

Love