Birthday Cards

I have a lot of birthdays coming up and I just made them all tonight (I got some inspiration!) I hope that you like them :)

This papernation decoupage works well for any occasion - as I've said before I just love it! I just finished this card off with some sticky ribbon and a greeting :)
This card is for a very close friend of mine who is turning 50 this weekend. This defux decoupage is so cute! This paper is actually a Xmas paper that I had left (its double sided) and I finished it off with ribbon and a peel-off. I hope that she likes it!
As you can probably tell I'm liking decoupage at the moment. This is an image that I won from Nikki's blog candy a couple of weeks ago with the same paper that I used on the card above.
Finally (for today anyway!) I just love these hegdgehogs! They look like they ate having so much fun!!

Puddles and Rainbows

I was asked by a really good forum friend, Jane, to set the theme for the Florrie ATC challenge for this week. I thought of "puddles and rainbows" to hopefully see the end of the April showers. I thought that I would use rainbow colours for mine.

Tutti - Frutti

This ATC is for the "My Time To Craft Challenge" this week. The theme this week is Tutti Frutti. I love the flower stickers and I thought that the spotty paper went really well with them.

I have been tagged

I have been tagged by a great friend Rachel (http://rachelpcraftyideas.blogspot.com/). This means that I have to tell you all 7 random facts about me!

1. I am a qualified guide leader (even though I haven't been involved in a while)

2. I am really scared of heights but love flying!

3. I'm such a girly girl! Anything with pink, butterflies, etc on it I love! (anyone who has had a card or ATC from me will know that tho!)

4. I would love to visit New York (I will get there eventually!)

5. I have been cardmaking on and off for the last 3 years! I started because I couldnt find a decent card for my boyfriends 21st (they were all really girly!!) However since then I havent had a penny to my name due to all of the gorgeous stuff that I just need to have!!!!

6. I have been with my boyfriend Gary for just over 5 years and all he gets asked is when we are getting married!!! (I don't get asked that tho!)

7. And finally.......... I love loads of American TV shows! Two and a Half Men, Greys Anatomy, House, Brothers and Sisters, Friends, Desperate Housewives etc. Oh and I can't wait for the Sex and the City Movie!!!!

Now I have to Tag 5 people!

They are:

ItalianAnna
Tessmatt
Frantastic
Galoo
Patsy

L xx

Two new cards!

My pal asked me to make a card for her boyfriends' granny's 80th! I really struggled with it but I found this yellow rose dufex decoupage and remembered I had this yellow rose wrapping paper too :) It turned out much better than I thought it would!
This card is acutally part of the challenge for the Funky Fairy's challenge blog this week which is stars and stripes! I love this paper! The image I won as part of a blog candy prize from nikkiscardsandnews.blogspot.com. This card is a congratulations on your promotion card too!

Sunday 13th April

Hi everyone,

tonight I have managed to start my Craft Swap Forum birthday challenge. The forum celebrates its 2nd birthday this week and to mark this occasion we are making pages for an envelope book. These books will be auctioned off to raise money for the forum charity (the Lymphoma Association). Each team will be made up of six people who all have to make an envelope and an insert each to a specific theme. Our team is called Seventh Heaven and our theme is "Bugs and Critters"

Anyway I have started mine and I like it but I'm not too sure about the black envelope (but I do love the paper!) You can really see in this photo but it is textured and has embossed flowers on it. Let me know what you think :)

Front of envelope

Back of envelope

Sunday 6th April

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thanks to you all for looking at my blog :) Just a few cards on here today - I've been so busy this week and havent really had time to craft. I'm attempting to make an exploding box at the moment but its really not happening.


These 2 cards were quick birthday ones for a list that I'm on. They are from a kit that I got from Lakeland. I've not had much time to craft lately and these were a quick fix! (I dont normally use kits but sometimes you just need to!)


I just love this bear image! I'm not really sure where I got it from but I love him! This card is for a friend of mine whose birthday is really soon. To finish it off I just added some pink holographic peel offs and a big bow. I hope that she likes him too!
Finally for today the above card is for the "Time to Craft" challenge blog! Its the first time that I have entered this challenge and the title is "Furry Friends." The image is decoupaged and the backround I printed off from scrapbookscrapbook.com. The doggy just looks so sad so I needed to use him!