The Fat Lady Sings

Morning girls

Long time no blog.  

We've had a bit of a time of it since we returned from Turkey but I won't go into that. Suffice to say I came to the extremely difficult decision to quit all of my DT.  I'll still be making cards but the deadlines I can do without for the minute so rather than let people down this is easier for me.  Hopefully in a month or two I'll feel able to contribute more and will, I hope, land a place or two somewhere.

So, here's a card I made before I left for me jollies.  Yes, shame on me, I've only now got around to showing it.

image - Make It Crafty

papers - Polka Doodles

Fanciful Flourish 

pin - Wild Orchid Crafts

blooms - local haberdashery

copics

Well girls, have a smashing weekend.  Enjoy the heat wave, get some rays in and of course some crafting time too.

Anne x

challenges:

Papercrafting Journey - anything but square

Fab n Funky - anything but square

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

I'm late, I'm late

for a very important date

ooooooooooo'eeeeeeer I should've had this scheduled and ready to go this morning for the challenge this week on Totally Papercrafts but Mrs Last Minute left it too late to get a pic last so here I am shame faced almost four hours late because as it was my turn to choose the them it was also my turn to write up the post for the challenge blog.  WHICH I ALSO DIDN'T DO and it went live without the info ect on it.  

A mahhooooosive thank you to my lovely teamie Mel who sorted it all out this morning.

BLING IT UP

so get those gems and pearls out

We've two sponsors for you this week too:)

so two great reasons to play along!

For my card this week I've used this fabUUlous image from Make it Crafty, isn't she gorgeous.  That hair took some colouring I can tell you but I got there in the end.

Papers are from Dovecraft, pearls and ribbon from me stash

challenges:-

4 Crafty Chicks - bling

Crafts and Me - use ribbon

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters -  Happy Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday - make it girly

The Crazy challenge - ribbons

Thanks for stopping by, have a smashing weekend girls

Anne x

21 today

Hi girls

Just popping in quickly to show you the card I made for my DD who is 21 today:)  

It certainly doesn't seem that long since she was a babe in arms who became a little monster and then blossomed into a beautiful young lady:) 

I've seen a few of these easel cards around but this is my first attempt at it and over all I'm pleased with it.  She loves it which is the main thing. She's not at all girlie, hence the plain Bazill card stock, even putting the flowers on had me cringing lol.

The image is from Make it Crafty, isn't she gorgeous?  

It took me an age to colour her hair with me copics although I followed one 

of Zoe's fabulous tuts and got there in the end. Ive really seen an improvement in my work since 

I've been a member of her site.  Thanks Zoe:)

I wasn't sure how the other girls made the little cake but I used an old ribbon reel and a spellbinders die.

It worked fine and is sturdy too so hopefully it won't fall to bits lol.

challenges:

Make it Colourful - pleats and folds

Make it Colourful Celebrations challenge - use MIC colours

i copic - Birthdays

Lollipop Crafts - anything goes

Paper Creators' Crafts - special occassion

Digital Tuesday - use your dies

Allsorts - free and easy

Thanks for stopping by Anne x