Card and 2 deco pages

 I do love this image, I did use it on the front of my 2011 deco but have made a couple of cards with it also. The backing paper my SOTH Darlene sent me and I love it, feels like parchment and the image is from Stamp attack as you know

Above and below are the deco pages I did for Nora, her theme was spring and must admit I do not have a lot of flower stamps. I love making paper flowers but not keen on colouring stamped flowers, don't ask me why, just the way I am. Anyhow am pleased to say Nora liked them so that was ok. I love the rabbit forgot where he is from, I am useless. The hedgehog is Penny black and the Tulip below is from Creative Chaos. I think I brake for stamps sells them now

My last 2 chuncky book pages

These where hard work, well Y was, anyhow after a lot of thinking about I decided on Y for Ye Old Arms pub. Stamps are by Creative Expression and there are lots of other stamps on there to build a  scene but they are only 4 x 4 pages so that is all there was room for

Of coarse I had to do Z for Zulu as African is one of my fav's and don't get chance these days to do much African. It is a glimmery background but does not show up on the scan, I am sorry don't know who does the Zulu stamp as had him given

Hazels deco pages

Can upload these now as Hazel has received them and am so pleased she likes them, her theme is black and white and although you can't see it on the scan I sprayed them with iridescent spray to give them a bit of a shine. Use that new card from Crafters companion that you can sand after you have embossed it, I like it very affective

See my shrinkee's on here, been scared stiff of this for years and now wondering why it is so easy to do, I am quite enjoying playing

No pictures

Have had PC probs and lost all my scans, so till I do some more cards have nothing to show but am glad to be back and just hope things will stay as they are now and no more probs

Have had a play

I have managed to have a play for myself, with one of my fav themes. Got these fab stamps off my Sister of the heart Darlene and love them. Made some shimmer backgrounds and stamped over them, was a bit lazy but love those colours

 The Elephant one have masked the Elephant so it looks more like a herd on the move, don't think it looks that bad even though I say so myself. I enjoyed doing it and that is all that matters

Well just love these little Meercats, they are so cheeky

Happy birthday Alison

Well can upload this now as it is Alisons birthday today, Happy birthday my dear, hope you liked your card. The image is from Sugar Nellie, embossing folder Tim Holtz and punch is Marthar Stewarts. The template I have used is from Crafts-U-Luv

The one below is for my DIL Debs, this template is from Crafts-U-Love too the Betty picture is from a calender I have as she is Betty Boop mad

 This one below I made fro my Daughter to give her, not my normal colours but think she will like it anyhow seeing as it is Betty

My V W and X book pages

Well as you know I like to be different so here is my V page, Vulcher love this stamp you can put some right quirky sayings with it. The company it is from closed down I am sure

 W for Wolf isn't this stamp gorgeous, I got it off Aunty Mary for my Birthday, I think it is Onyx Expressions as it is black rubber. Must admit it took no colouring it is so fab and I went mad and did a shrink plastic wolf head am always scared of shrink don't know why it was quite easy

 X well what can I say, what can you do for X could only think of Xmas, anyhow came up with this, just hope it passes the census if not Chris will have to send it back to me. I don't mind cos I like it

Kims cards

Well it is my youngest Daughters birthday tomorrow, she is 30 yikes where have the years gone. Anyhow she is now Tinkerbell mad so that is what I have made her

The one below I made for my Son to give her, well there is one thing I am sure of she is going to like her cards. The big roses I made and the other flowers are from my stash. Love the new punch I have just got below another Mather Stewart one. The images are colouring images off the nett

Deco pages and Loom work

 I have even had a go on my loom, only had it about 7yrs and it has just come out the box. I am stuck now as it does not tell you how to finish off so am thinking about how to do it. Oh and by the way guess who started at the wrong end..........................................

Well some of you asked to see more of my deco book, so have added the pages I have received, photo's not brill but will give you the gist of it. You may remember I told you I boobed on the size of my pages ( what's new) but being the first time I have made one of these books was making sure they would not be too small. Anyhow I have made the extra work for me and put the persons name on of who made the pages, so hopefully now does not look odd. I have edged all the pages with my gold Krylon pen

the above page is one of mine, I always put mine on the 1st and last pages, so I can put the other players on together, if you know what I mean

Above Anne P

Above Hazel H

My deco book

I am so chuffed I have made my deco book from the one Susie Jefferson had in Craft Stamper. Not perfect but am pleased as my first go, got the page sizes wrong but what do you expect from me. I have manage to sort them out though so I did not have to start again and not dead straight but those that know me know I can't do straight. Anyhow hope some of you like it

My theme is black red and gold Asian but unfortunately I did not have a piece of washi big enough for the front and back cover, so used this fab piece I got off my friend Darlene

Artistic goddess

 Have made Elly (Granddaughter) another card, above give the other one to my Daughter to give her so she will still get it. Elly is very arty too and is doing art and textiles at collage so i thought this stamp would suit her very well for her card

The ATC's above are what I have done for Marches KC swap, as it was anything goes thought I would try some of my THoltz goodies I bought not so long ago and the butterfly stamp is off my friend Darlene

Summer breeze

 The above card is made from a lovely little image my friend sent me, sorry I don't know who it is by. Looking at it I should of laid her down better but saying that when do I ever get anything right Lol

This card above is for my Granddaughter, have not put her name on yet, blimey she is 16 this month how the time has flown. I know these images aren't stamped but I love them. They are from Debbie Moore designs

What can I make with this

Well you know these adverts for different company's you get through the door and as you pick them up you are cursing thinking more junk mail straight in the recycle. Well put this one on the table and thought, good template that. See below

Anyhow, I had a go, traced round the outline on card then cut it out. Then I went round the heart shapes with a embossing tool and cut them out and stuck them on the card and decorated it a bit. Not a fabulous card but was just a trial to see how it would look and you can see it below

It will work, just have to try something different next time, made this one for my Sue and she will like it but not really my taste

New die

This is the new car die from Tim Holtz when I saw it I just had to have it. You know what it is like girls. Well I am pleased I got it as I love it. The cog stamps are from Stamp Attack and the cog die is another of Tim's. I am trying to make flatter cards for the post as you all know postage is going up again. Before long we ain't gonna be able to send anything, it will be too expensive. Lets be honest we all love our Birthdays more when we get lots of cards. I must admit I look forward to mine more, (even though I am getting old) since I joined KC Yahoo group as it is great to get all those extra cards

Birthday and a bit of fun

 Made the above card for a good friend for her birthday and am pleased to say she liked it. It is a shimmer background and the stamps are Elusive images

Isn't he great, I love this stamp, well you know what I am like it is a Viva las Veges. coloured with pro markers. Love the saying too but cheated with the background as it was ready printed

Next 3 fat book pages

 Well here are the next 3 Folks, S for sunset a real mixture of stamps used here and am ashamed to say can't remember who makes any of them

 T for Tiger, made my own background here with shimmer mists, know it does not show on here but quite shimmery in real life. Love this Tiger stamp, think it is from Onyx expressions

Well U was a problem, I thought everyone will be doing umbrella, so I have done Uptown girl, well it is different, it is a Debbie Moore stamp and I made the roses. Hope whoever gets one will like it

Hubby's birthday

 Well it is Fred's birthday next week and here are the cards I have made for him. I can't decide whether to give him the Ostrich or the Meercats. They are off a Peerless designs CD, I just love them they are called cuddle up cards as they are designed to close so that they look as if they are together

 The one below, well it explains itself, from a My craft studio CD and they are called off the shelf cards. Fred used to play darts many moons ago and was a good player too

 This one below again speaks for itself and he does like his pint but only has one once a week now bless him. You will be asking why so many cards, well I always make one for our Daughter Kim and one for Simon but can't make my mind up which one I should give him LOL

This and that

My Grandson Tom came and asked me to make his Dad a card for his birthday and this is what I came up with, am pleased to say he liked it. Apart from the hat it is very much like them as they are always taking there dog to the Dene and the fields to have a good walk

 The above one is not stamped, the Tinkerbell is of a colouring page, had to do Tinkerbell as she is daft about her. The butterfly is a Woodwear punch, the crown is off a CD I have, the rose I made. Pleased to say she loved that, thought she would as I put loads of glitz on, you tell me one little girl that does not like glitz

The above card is a very delicate baby card, think I should of used a deeper blue to stamp the image but never mind it is better in real life and must admit this is my favourite baby stamp, have others but always go back to this one. It is made by Santa Rosa

Hearts of hearts

Found out my Daughter in law loves hearts after 17 years,,,,,,,,,, so this is what I made her for her birthday. The card above is not stamped but you see she loves angels and fairies and this picture has both, it is another one from Joanne Sheenes CD, it is a fab cd

The heart above I made from scratch, don't faint, had no pattern no pins, all hand stitched and even though I say it myself I was quite pleased how it turned out and it brought a tear to Tracy's eye as she loved it and that was all that mattered. That is all for now Folks

Next deco round

 Here are my first two pages for KC next deco round, these are for Janice, her theme is black pink and mauve. The above one I have used Paper Artsy stamps and the trees are Elusive images. I used Brilliance inbad for the background as it gives it a nice shimmer

Sorry this is a bit blurd, did the same background but used a lovely friendship verse for the main as here theme was also friendship, this is from Simply Stamps. The butterfly is the freebie off this months Craft stamper. I am pleased to say she likes them