Three birthdays this weekend, MIL and friends. I've used the wheelbarrow from one of Pink Petticoat's new kits and I managed to emboss it with my favourite Copper Kettle powder for my MIL and did a similar one for a friend. Thanks to Rusty on MSE for getting her mojo back, I lifted her design and changed it a little.

Funky Fairy's Challenge 28

It's challenge 28 over on the Funky Fairy's challenge blog. The challenge this week was Black & White, one of my favourite colour combinations. I found this freebie image of a vase of flowers on Sketching Stamper digi-stamps here It's so sweet and really versatile. There's quite a few images over there that I am definitely going to look into. I managed to cover the image as it came from the printer with some Stampendous black sparkle embossing powder which shows off the artistry of Christine Dark. Thank you, Christine. There's some lovely fairies images on her site, so very delicate.

Funky Fairy's Challenge

Here's my card for this weeks Funky Fairy's challenge. I do so love their doodle papers and these are both from the pinkie pops kit.

Little Elliot has arrived

Little Elliot has now made an apperance and what a cutey he is too. Here's his card and I hope he likes it. I fell in love with the paper in the US and brought it back with me.

ATC Swop

Just a quick post to show the ATC I received from whoopidoo on MSE. My camera doesn't do it justice because you need to see up close to appreciate how she's crafted it. There is a layer of laquer over the top which just doesn't show in the photo, I am really pleased with it, thank you, whoopidoo!

Pocket Card Swap on MSE

This is my card sent to choccie on MSE. I think there is a definite chocolate/coffee theme running between us.

Gorgeous Embellishment!

Look at this wonderful card I've received from choccie over on MSE in the pocket card swap. Isn't that the most fantastic of embellishments. Huge thanks, choccie, now you know one of my weaknesses

I love the 'swirls' papers from Funky Fairys. I had another art deco image left over and thought that the red swirls went well with it. I used my MS punch as well, first time on a card and I'm pleased with the effect. My type of card, clean and simple. I've entered this into the Funky Fairy's challenge 26.

Beautiful weather and a barbeque

Being a February baby means a birthday party indoors. I love eating out in the garden so I decided that my Red Hat friends and I would celebrate with a barbie in July. My gorgeous husband volunteered to cook for us all (16) and here's a couple of pictures of the day. Two friends were missing as they were caught in traffic jams on the dreaded M25. It took them three hours to get to us but my OH still lit the barbie again and made sure that they had hot food. It was a beautiful hot day, too hot for me and a hat too.

A Birthday card for Helen

It's Helen, my fab sister-in-laws birthday today and I've made her a card with an image from the art deco period. Background paper from Pink Petticoat and..... I actually cut the image out my self! I'm getting better but never can see me doing decoupage, not unless it's die cut! Sadly, the oval nestie didn't quite match the image so I angled it. The sentiment I printed and embossed. Oops, still can't cut straight.