Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Would you be tempted?...

Having used two old bits of Laura's jewelry this week I couldn't help but notice this stunner of a necklace  she wore today.  Oh so tempting - check out the clock face - so Tim Holtz and there's a another smaller version hiding in there somewhere too.
I wonder how long it will be before her fiendish Mum gets to use the bits and bobs on cards and scrapping.
Ann xxx

Happy Birthday ...

 
Another card for Laura's birthday tomorrow.  This is the one I've made for Grandma to give her.  Again Sweet Pea Stamps and this image actually has an amazing sentiment included with it which I intended to put on the front of the card, but there just wasn't enough space so it's had to go on the inner.  It reads...

' May the wings of a butterfly kiss the sun.
 And find your shoulders to light on.
 To bring you luck, happiness and riches .
 Today, tomorrow and beyond.'

Note yet more cast off jewelry being used.  When Laura first showed me her butterfly necklace a year or so ago I must admit my eyes lit up at the sight of the 20 or so butterflies dangling down from it.  She knows me so well and said at the time 'You're not having it yet!'  I laughed and said it looked quite fragile and would get tangled in her hair.  Naturally this comment was met with a huge scowl and I fell quite low in the 'yummy mummy' league for a while.  Anyway a year later and it finally bit the dust and was relegated to the craft collection - yeah - how cool are these butterflies? 


I must admit that Laura added the chain from the necklace to a scrapbook page she was working on last week so that makes me feel a little less guilty.
Additional materials:
  • Promarkers of course and a touch of chalk
  • Marianne circular frame die and nestie circle
  • Beautiful shimmery butterfly paper by Sei
  • Blue ribbon - oh the joy of ribbon sorted on to cards (see this post)
  • Happy Birthday sentiment
  • Gems and Spray and Sparkle (silver) to add oomph
  • Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder
Challenges:
  • In a Sweet Pea Dream - Anything Goes (hope it's okay to enter again)
  • Sweet Pea Stampers - Recycling - the butterfly - again second entry hope that is okay.
  • Passion for Promarkers - Fit for a princess (think it fits as all granddaughters are Princesses in their Grandma's eyes)
  • Try it on Tuesday - Something old (the butterfly) - something new (the stamp)
  • Sketch and Stamp - original sketch used was from there, but I must come clean and say I lost a couple of the elements from it.  Sorry!
Well cards done and dusted now on to the gift bags.  Have a great day everyone.

Ann xxx

Monday, 2 May 2011

Laura's Birthday...

Wow, it's not until Wednesday and already I've finished her card!  This has got to be a record as normally I have to get up at the crack of dawn on the day to finish (or even sometimes start) the card.  Not this time and I was even organised enough to buy this oh so cute stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps about a month ago knowing it would fit the bill for her birthday perfectly.
The papers I've used are from a collection I bought at a car boot sale recently so I really don't know the company, but they are scrummy.  The sentiment stamp was part of the same set by Sweet Pea stamps.  I really love their stamps and the range is just growing and growing all the time.

Additional Materials:
  • Flower and leaf embossing and cutting punches
  • Martha Stewart lace dollie border punch
  • Promarkers (naturally)
  • pink ribbon (yeah - not white or cream or black - due to new ribbon storage I a can actually find matching colours -yeah)
  • Cricut to cut ovals large enough for the stamp 
  • glitter, gems and recycled solitary ear ring courtesy of Laura (perhaps Mummy should not be happy when daughters loose ear rings, but sometimes I just can't help feeling a little bit pleased.  Watch out for the broken butterfly necklace coming soon).
  • Swiss Dots embossing folder
Challenges:

and just to prove it's on the card...


I really must invest in some jewelry pliers as my finger is going to be sore all week now after bending the metal flat at the back of the flower.
Two posts in one day.  Aren't holidays just brilliant?
Hope everyone is really enjoying this lovely sunny bank holiday as much as I am.
Ann xxx

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