Sunday at home

Hello everybody,

A very warm sunday here, waiting for storm to be honest...Lol!!!

Have spent my day in my house today with Mathilde, first time since a while...Her boyfriend was playing football...And mine was watching it on tv....What a life for us two...Lol!!! so we had a bit of unpriced Mum & Daughter's moment. We finally had time to talk a bit and pick up what we have both missed since 2 months.

We also make a few cards.

Here is one, I have begun a few days ago. I have used a picture from Paulette, the wonderful "owner" of TLC. I have printed it on a glossy photo paper, then glue it on matching blue paper from Crafters Companion.  I made an edge using my "Parisian Accents" from Spellbinders.

For the interior, I have cut 2 layers of papers with my "Label Four"  from Spellbinders, again...Lol!!! For the 1st layer I have used some paper from Paulette, TLC (just in case you couldn't remember...Wink!!!). It is a paper called Paris with some Eiffel Tower on it.  You will find it in different colours, but I wish to try to stay in the same colour scheme so... print the "bluish"one in glossy photo paper again. I put 2 brads on the side and then finishes the card with the other layer in glossy cream paper. 

I  adore that card, and have (stupidly....!!!) shown it to my friend....And she "steal" it....Am so pleased it went so easily. Her nephew is a car racing young man, and it's his birthday tomorrow, so of course when she saw the card she couldn't resist. I hope he will like it, as much as I have liked creating it.

It's always easy to creat great cards when you have so nice picture or papers in "store".

We made a few others but I forget to take picture....So will have to come back again.

Hugs to all of you xx

Back to life !!!!

Hello everybody,

I haven't done a lot of crafting since a while. Why? Don't really know. It might be weird to some of you, but even if she is bording all year long, I think I miss seeing my daughter. Therefore I have no mojo at all....But it's my mother's birthday in a few days, and my bosses's son is getting married and they are leaving France in 4 days, so had to put my mojo cap on....

Also, I haven't manage to resist using my new Spectrum.... So here are a few cards I have made in the past few days.

I made this one for my Mum's birthday, but she phones me on Monday and cried on phone as she miss us too much. So I haven't resist and sent it to her now. Hopefully I didn't put any sentiment on it....Lol!!! And now I have to create her a new one....To make the card, I have used the vintage digi of "be the Rose" set from TLC, wich I have cut with my GC Nestability. I have put a border using my "Parisian accent" from Spellbinders, and so I can write on it, did the "negative" colours. To finish the card I have put a few roses I have found in a "discount shop" here (sort of £1 shop)



One of my bosses' son is getting married in about a month. He is a very nice lad and always been treating me nicely and not like his "slave", and his future wife is from Dave's area and has, also, been very nice with me everytime I have seen her. So, I have decided to make them a card and bought them a little something.

I have made a card in their wedding suit colours. For the outside, I have used a Kenny K digi stamp and I have coloured it with my new Spectrum pens. I have cut the stamp and the under card with my GC Nestabilities. I have then finished the card with some ribbon, I have bought at the NEC last year from Fantastic Ribbons, and add 3 purple buttons. For the inside, I have used my "Heart Circles" Nestabilities Dies from Spellbinders and the sentiment is from TLC  "Be is for Bride.                                                          

I have decided to enter this card in the following challenge: cute card thursday , which is "wedding"                       

The last card I made is a "small" card, only 10X10cm². I have used "Vintage Ornate Add ons" from TLC. I have coloured it with my Spectrum and used some scrapbooking papers, in the sort of same colour than the spectrum pens i have used, to put under the stamp. Everything has been cut in the same shape with my GC. I haven't put any sentiment as I have no clue

for which occasion it is.

That's all the cards I have made for the moment. I have one which is began  for a friend and I have to finish it for Saturday...So will be back soon...Lol!!!!

40° outside

Hello everybody,

It is so warm here, it is unbelievable. I spent most of the afternoon in my office with Mathilde and we made a few cards.

Here the one I will enter in a challenge:

I have used JS "Royal Horticultural Society" as backing paper and match it with toppers. I can't think of a better cd for find "Mixed Bouquet". I add a fancy silver square and a pink one to finish the card. No sentiment up till now as I don't know to whom it will be.

I enter my card in CD Sunday challenge, it is the last one for a while as I am going on holidays friday and will only be back on the 15th July.

Hope you all like it, and see you soon again.

RED

I had so much fun creating the following card.

How can you use something when you don't have it??????Just using your imagination....Lol!!!
For Kenny K, we need to"Check it out"....I have then decided to create my own check paper, with lovely pattern black paper I bought at the NEC and some white, which was pre-cut. I have used "Lady Raven" and have coloured it with my Promarkers and Sakura pen.

And red, it goes so well with black and white that there was no question about using it.

I am entering it in
http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/ : Check it out
http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/ : Simply Red

"Chinese"

Hello again,

Have decided to go a bit "Chinese" for the two next challenges.  It was easy in a way as I love everything chinese: food, drawings, backing papers, stamps, etc....

I have used Johanna Sheen CD, "Oriental dream" for the card. I have print one of the "flowers and birds" backing paper but have used it on a card, instead of a classic backing paper.

On the top I put a lovely "silhouette" I bought ages ago. I add some tassels....But don't have a lot of choice as, you might not believe that one....., I don't have any tassels. Please don't laught....Lol!!!!
I have finished my card with some sentiment and 2 gems to have a nice finish.
I enter my card in
http://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ : Tassel time
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ : Things with wing

Hope you like my Chinese version....

Working Tuesday

Didn't feel up too much this afternoon, as been up very early this morning to take Mathilde to Saumur for her exam at 8.00 (french time...of course....Lol!!!) so after I tried to have a rest, which I haven't manage, I have decided to go in my craft room and see if my mojo was with me.... And I am so surprised what tiredness can do.....I made a few cards. It was "as well" as I finally have to go to work tomorrow instead of Thursday.

I have orders for friends for birthday, which I haven't done yet, but also for wedding as it is the time of the year here again. And as we say: "rainy wedding, happy wedding"......So I bet there will a few happy couple in future with all the rain we have since a few days....Lol!!!!

I have used a sketch I saw a few weeks ago, with some scap paper, coord'ination pink paper and some purple one I bought at the NEC. I have used a digi from May Brits, who I find very creative. I have coloured them with sakura pens, Promarkers and some chalks for her dress.

I enter the card in the following challenges:
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ : Anything goes
http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/ :  Wedding
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ : Something with Pretty Papers

And now am off to go and feed the cats at Dave's house, the mum and 3 little cutties....

Busy monday

Good afternoon to all of you.

Dave is the sun, Mathilde relaxing after she's done the french part of her O level this morning, so I have decided to create a few cards.

The first one is (and sorry for my fingers....) :

I have used a few flowers and a sentiment on a shaped card with backing paper...And that's it....That's why I decided to enter that card for Keep it Clean and Simple challenge. It is the simpliest card I can make....Everything I have used on the card are "old" things I found in one of my box. The sentiment is a stamp and  have embossed it with purple embossing powder.  Although the card is cream, I have used my favorite colour for the backing paper....BLACK

I have also decided to enter my card in the following challenges:
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/ : What is your favorite things?
http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ : Circles
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/ : Petals.