Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Water

29/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is my card for the 'Cute Card Thursday' Challenge... this weeks challenge is Water. I have used Edwin fishing image.... coloured with my promarkers...... thanks for the challenge... really enjoyed it and this is actually the first 'male' card I have made !!!!

Better late than never :P - Friday Sketchers Challenge

28/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is my card for 'last' weeks Friday sketchers challenge.... better late than never eh :P

I have used Mermaid Tilda coloured with Promarkers, H2Os and stickles for the glittery bits..... am really enjoying all these challenges :)

Photo 3 for Papertake Weekly Challenge

28/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a piccie of the other side of the card.....

Photo 2 for Papertake Weekly challenge

28/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a piccie of one side of the card..... apologies for multo posts for photos... still using apple and not able to post more than one photo on a post - sorry :(

Papertake Weekly Challenge

28/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is my card for this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge.This weeks challenge is "A stitch in time", the stitching can be real or faux.... - i have used faux for mine :P there is the stitching around the edge of the image and also stitching for the stems of the flowers and leaves for the flowers - I have used my new sweet ebony sugar stamp coloured with my promarkers..... sentiment has been made using my birthday embossing folder on my cuttlebug and cut out... have really enjoyed this challenge - thanks :)

I have also posted another two pictures of this card - it is a 'gate fold' card...... correct me if Im wrong.... still new to this :P

Scrummy Stash Cafe Challenge

28/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is my card for the Scrummy Stash Cafe Challenge... this week's challenge was to make a card with a sketch so here is my attempt ;) I have used my new Sweet Ebony Sugar Nellie stamp coloured with my promarkers..... thanks for looking.... and thanks for the challenge I really enjoyed it :)

Chinese Card

26/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

MIL came to visit the other day and brought her chinese card making bits with her..... so I had a play, as you do, and made this card - the chinese lady is from Woodware stamp set.... made the background using the other litle stamps that came with the set. The picture is mounted on 3d pads to lift it and the chinese lady is also stuck down with 3d pads to give effect. The background papers are handmade chinese papers. All coloured with my promarkers :)

Fabaroony Kids Challenge Blog

Just found this fabaroony kids challenge blog whilst on my travels...

http://hannahzoecraftymonkeys.blogspot.com/

if you have little ones (under the age of 16...) go take a look :P

More Blog Candy...

More hopping and more blog candy found :P

So here you go....

http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/

some fab blog candy and a fab blog too - go take a look :)

Lots of Challenges....

Just been blog hopping and come across another blog candy sketch challenge.....

http://trinastreasures.blogspot.com/

Think I might have a play this weekend and so what I can do ;) Go on - you have a play too... :P

Simple Delight

22/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a card made with my new Sugar Nellie stamp... sorry I dont know the name :( - have coloured the image with my promarkers. I made this very quick simple card for the a card challenge blog.... but can I remember which one - doh :P So if anyone knows which one it was.... let me know..... ;)

Floral For You

22/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a card made with my new Ebony Sugar Nellie stamp. Not sure what the name of this stamp is - sorry :( - Have coloured the image with my promarkers and stamped, then cut out, and slightly crumpled the flowers for effect.

Howdy Cowboy

22/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a card I had made using my new 'Giddy Up' Sugar Nellie stamp. I have coloured the image using my Promarkers. Hope you like it :)

Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 13

19/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

This is one of the first challenges I have taken part in..... The challenge was to create a card using the sketch.


I must apologise for the photo, for some reason the right hand side of photo has been cut off - my laptop has died and am having to use the Apple and cant figure out why - only seems to do it on the landscape ones :(

I have used Art from the Heart Citrus Papers for this card. The base is washed orange, then rectangle one is green and yellow stripes and rectangle two is spots with orange stripes... you can see the rectanges more distincly IRL,,,,, The image is Sugar Nellie Sweet Ebony Birdhouse stamp.

Thanks for the challenge - I thoroughly enjoyed doing it :)

My Favorite Sweet and Sassy

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a card made using my Sweet Ebony Sweet and Sassy Sugar Nellie stamp. This is definitely my favorite stamp at the moment. I have coloured the image using my promarkers and have stickled bits to give a glittery efffect.

Swinging Tilda

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

I have made this card using my Magnolia Swing and swinging Tilda stamp. I have attached the swing to the background card with 3d dots and then have attached Tilda to the swing using foam pads to give 3d efffect. I have coloured the image using my promarkers. The flowers were stamped and then cut out and then crumpled to give effect.

Sweet and Sassy Just for you.......

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

I have made this card using my Sweet Ebony Sweet and Sassy stamp. I have coloured the image using my promarkers. The background paper was black and white hand drawn style and I have coloured it to match the image using my promarkers. I think it looks stunning done like this and will have to look out more black and white papers to have a go again. The sentiment has been stamped and attached to a chipboard to match the papers.

Just for you Sweet and Sassy

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Another card using my favorite Sweet Ebony Sweet and Sassy stamp. Have coloured the image using my promarkers and stickles for the glittery bits. Have placed the sentiment which I have stamped and then coloured to match using my promarkers in the centre of the background paper flower.

Chickadee Birdhouse

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Have used the Sweet Ebony Birdhouse stamp for this card. Background papers are Crate paper Chickadee papers and although the photo doesnt really show it match perfectly with the image which I have coloured using my promarkers.

Lovely Lilac Sweet and Sassy

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a card using my favorite Sweet Ebony Sweet and Sassy Sugar Nellie stamp. The image has been coloured using my promarkers and stickles for the glittery bits. I have coloured the flowers on the background paper to match the image using my promarkers.

Bright Penpal Birthday

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Have made this bright brithday card using my Sweet Ebony Penpal Sugar Nellie stamp. Have coloured in image using my Promarkers. Have made sentiment using my cuttlebug embossing Brithday die and have cut out sentiment using stamp cutter for Cuttlebug.

Quick Thank you Card

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Here is a quick thank you card I have made using my Tilda in boots Magnolia stamp. Have coloured in image using my Promarkers and have gone round the edge of the image in blue to give it 'pop out' effect. Have coloured edge of the card and sentiment card too in blue to match.....

17/08/2008

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Princess Tilda Birthday

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

Have made this card using my Princess Tilda Magnolia stamp, have coloured the image using my Promarkers and put glitter on the crown.

You're always so thoughtful

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

This card has been made using one of my Magnolia Tilda stamps, not sure of the name of the stamp - sorry - have coloured in the image using my Promarkers and then cut out th image and stuck it on the card using foam pads to give it lift........ have put glittery on the flowers and done some highlights with white Sakura pen......

Thanks a Bunch

17/08/2008, originally uploaded by gayleallen01.

My Laptop has died :( so I am having to use the apple..... not good as I am not very good at using it.... anywho lets see how we go....

Here is a card I have made using a stamped image from Michele's new stamp - its from the Sweet Ebony collection from Sugar Nellie (thanks Michele), I have coloured it with my new promarkers..... - the flower at the top is a metal MM one....

Hope you like it......

Lots of new cards.....

Have been busy making lots of cards... have really got the bug now.... ;)

So here they are......

Penpal Card....

Here's another card Ive made using my fab new Sweet Ebony stamps and my Promarkers.....

This is a birthday card for Emily.... used the Sweet Ebony Penpal stamp...... loving these stamps.

Have coloured the image using my new Promarkers.... have to say I am SO pleased with them and have to confess to being quite addicted to colouring using them :P any time I can grab 5mins during the day I am there colouring away....

Hope you like it ;)

Weekend in Blackpool

We went to stay with our best friends this weekend in Blackpool. Had a fab weekend, lots of fun... in fact the fun started on the way there, we have only been to stay at our friends house a couple of times, so decided to use the Sat Nav on my phone for directions, got the addy from the address book and put it in the Sat Nav and away we go..... just coming off the motorway and the phone dies :( - we realise we have no addy, no idea of the town they live... nightmare - no problem tho as we can use DD phone.... get it out bag and ho hum its died as its been left on.... so what do we do.... no idea where we are going and no phone.... oh well.. we carry on our way thinking that we might recognise the place when we get closer, after nearly an hour of driving around we decide that we really dont know so had better get an action plan sorted..... we have packed the charger so need to find a socket to charge it, so drive to the train station, they always have plugs in the waiting rooms, dont they ???? NO not this one - we then stumble across the local leisure centre and the kind receptionist lets us plug the phone in and we manage to call friend to rescue us....... saved........................

Cant believe how PANTS the weather was this weekend.... it rained constantly on Saturday and eventually stopped at 5.30pm... so we went for a lovely walk by the river.


On Sunday we decided to go to the seafront...... and being usual Brits.... the kids wanted to paddle in the sea...... wind blowing, rain spitting, macs on and the kids went paddling... typical British summertime.... lol.... kids had a great time tho ;)

Katie's birthday Card

Here is the Magnolia card that I made for Katie for her birthday......

It is coloured with watercolours and glitter :)

Hope you like it ;)

Train Ride

I decided to brave it and took the girls to see my Mum on the train, they were really well behaved and coped well with the long journey so we will definitely be doing it again ;) My Mum was SO pleased to see them too - and we even got to spend the day with my Niece Katie...... we had a lovely day, the weather was fab too and the girls all played in the garden. My Mum was looking a little better when we saw her today..... and was over the moon to see the girls.... smiles all round which has to be the best medicine ever :)

We had a fab trip on the way out, managed to find our seats and were all sat together round a table - which is fab - although we were in the 'Quiet' Coach - but the girls coped well and were quiet as mice all the way there, there were whispering to each other and being SOOOO quiet I was very proud of them... I was a bit miffed however that they had reserved us seats in the 'Quiet' coach.... but ho hum..... we then came to find our seats on the way back - the train was packed and our seats were very spread out and had someone else sitting in them... so we decided to go and hunt for some spare seats closer together... thats when the fun began, the train was hurtling along, the little ones were falling all over the show, we treked from coach to coach and eventually ended up in the 'Quiet' coach again... with 4 seats together but facing the wrong way...... Chloe soon began to feel sick so we decided at the next stop to find our seats and move the people that were in them.... so off we go again..... we ended up waiting in the restaurant coach with the friendly guy in there - and we got talking - and thats when we found out that the 'Quiet' coach just means no music or phones... BUT you CAN talk...... how funny....

Birthday time.......

Yesterday was Birthday Time again..........

Had a fab birthday today, - thanks for all the good wishes :) DH had the day off work which was fab and we went to Manchester for the day. We went to the Lowry and even went to the Shopping Mall there... had a fab time in Paper place and got lots of yummy card for card making and lots of other goodies ;)

Had some fab pressies too, more momiji dolls for the collection, fab Armani perfume, chocs, CD, DVD, lots of nice jewellery and 3 sets of fab promarkers oh and smellies..... cant have a birthday without smellies ;) - heres a few of the Momijis I got ;)

and my fave perfume I had :)

The girls made me a fab breakfast in bed, fresh strawberries, pancakes with syrup and a fabby hot chocolate with whipped cream, marshmallows and grated chocolate (a Simpsons special apparently ;P)

I definitely had a special fab birthday ;)

Sun is still shining ;)

What have we been up to...... ummmm

Tuesday - another fab sunny day.... went to the Park and met some friends, had a lovely time :)

Wednesday - went to visit friends, had a fab time playing in the garden, in the paddling pool, water fights, bouncing on the trampoline....

Thursday - more friends round for the afternoon and tea...... more fun.... and more coffee and chatting for the Mums...

and today.... had a day at home just the 4 of us.... been crafty today, glass painting, and more baking..... was really nice to chill as had some busy days this week.....

Have you meet Max and Milly yet?

I hadnt.... till now..

Just saw a post on UKS so popped to the blog, fab blog candy giveaway too... and cute stamps....

Go take a look ;)

http://pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com/