Dream Valley Challenge 63 - Monochrome

Hiya!

I hope you are all well. I'm recovering from the operation I had on my dodgy hip so I haven't been able to go into my craft room for a bit. Thankfully I managed to get a little ahead on my DT cards and got this one made before I went into hospital for Dream Valley's latest challenge:

MONOCHROME!

I have recently been given a few beautiful vellums and I really wanted to try them out. They worked really well with some of the paper I had left from when I made my wedding invitations so I thought I'd use them to make an anniversary card for some good friends of mine.....

Another cute LOTV image.... (Did I tell you I'm going to visit the shop soon??? I can't wait!!!)

Anyway, I can't sit and type much longer - my poorly hip is quite sore when I'm sitting.... or standing.... Aw, heck, I'd better just go back to bed! :-)

Don't forget to pop over and check out the other monochrome creations at Dream Valley!

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 62 - Summer Days!

Hiya!

So, how appropriate is this challenge then??? We're having the best summer we've had in years and I'm loving it! :-)

When I saw this little fella in Digistamp Boutique I just had to snap him up (mainly because I want to share his ice-cream!). This card is for one of Charlie's nursery friends and I thought it was just the ticket for our Summer Days theme at Dream Valley....

A close up of the image so you can see all the sparkly glitter on the yummy ice-cream :-)

Now, I'm supposed to be recovering from an operation on my dodgy hip that I was supposed to have yesterday but unfortunately it got cancelled :-( Now I need to wait till Friday - not too long to wait, I suppose, but I'd got myself all worked up and prepared for it! I hope it all goes according to plan this time so that I can get it all over and done with in time for a job interview the week after.... Fingers crossed!!! It doesn't stop, does it? :-)

In the meantime, make sure you pop over to Dream Valley and check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT - there are some really gorgeous makes to see!

Love 'n' hugs,

Teacher thank you cards and gifts

Hiya!

I'm just outside in the garden watching my boys enjoy their first few days of the summer hols! They're splashing about in the paddling pool having a lovely time - long may it continue!

Anyway, I thought I'd share the cards I made for their teachers at the end of term. I've used the cutest little monkey from digistamp boutique - I thought he was perfect to put on cards from my little monkeys :-)

Card 1: Miss Neale

Card 2: Miss Fitzgerald

Card 3: Mrs Mazic

Card 4: Mrs Bromhall

Card 5: Miss Sheppard

And then the little bird gifts I made for them.... I die cut the pieces from felt but I can't tell you the make of the dies I'm afraid because I borrowed them from a friend and then gave them back without noting down the make but as soon as I find out (or if anyone out there can tell me!) I'll add it on :-) So cute though! I'll be borrowing the set again to make myself some, I think :-)

Edit: The dies are a Marianne Design Collectable called "Bird" (Thank you, Yvonne - for the loan of the dies and the name of them!)

Right, I think I'll go and prepare another salad for dinner! Nope, not bored of them yet :-)

Love 'n' hugs, 

Dream Valley Challenge 61 - Fancy folds!

Hi All!

Hope you're all enjoying a lovely sunny day :-) I am! Plenty of salads and fruit and nice cold drinks outside in the garden. I'm loving it!

Over at Dream Valley our new challenge is:

Fancy Folds!

I wanted to find something a bit different for this one that I hadn't done before and I came across this video on You Tube. I've used it for my sister's birthday card but it would be fab for valentine's day :-) When it's folded it looks like this:

Although I think if I did it again, I probably wouldn't put the letters on it because when you open it up, the letters are upside down - ooops!  It is, of course supposed to be a heart....

I love the little heart on the inside where you write you message - very cute! I used sticky velcro tabs to keep the card closed so it can be re-opened and closed whenever you like :-)

If you want to see some more fancy folds (and, trust me, some of them are very fancy!) please pop over to Dream Valley and take a look :-)

Have a lovely day!

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 60 - Make your own flowers/embellishments

Hiya!

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend :-)

It's time for another challenge from Dream Valley.... and I love this one!

Make your own flowers/embellishments

It has reminded me what fun it is to make my own scrunchy flowers :-) If you haven't seen them before, they're really quite simple to make.... You just use die cut scalloped circles of co-ordinating papers, spray them with a little water, scrunch, layer and allow to dry - simple! On this card I have fixed them together with little brads.....

A close-up so you can see them a bit better....

The rest of the DT have made some beautiful embellishments so please pop over and have a look and join in the fun!

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 59 - Father's Day

Hiya!

Hope you are all well! I've been having a bit of a rough time with my dodgy hip just lately and I've been finding I can't sit in one place for any length of time so I've combined this challenge from Dream Valley with my own personal challenge - complete a card before it gets too painful to sit in my craft room!

The actual challenge is:

FATHER'S DAY!

although we're quite happy for you to enter any card for a man..... I always need to make several Father's Day cards as I have my own Dad, my father-in-law and my step-dad to make for so this year they all have variations on the same card which was quick and simple to make....

My son, George really wanted to join in too so he coloured the image on this one for me...... :-)

It was a great opportunity to use some nice brightly coloured papers that I don't often use :-) I hope you like them! Please pop over to Dream Valley to see what the rest of the team have created.

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 58 - Sports!

Hi there!

Wow! Have you been enjoying the beautiful weather??? We've had a lovely few days. Yesterday we went to Chester zoo - absolutely fantastic! The place is huge! I ache all over and my dodgy-old-lady hip (as I call it!) isn't thanking me today cos I'm not as fit and active as my lovely hubby..... He's a runner..... He did the London marathon a few years back and regularly takes part in local runs. Not something I could ever do - partly cos of my dodgy-old-lady hip, but partly cos I couldn't deal with being hot and sweaty in public :-)

Anyway, so that's the background to this card..... It's my hubby's birthday next week and I've made this card for our boys to give him. It's just the ticket for our latest challenge at Dream Valley:

SPORTS

A close-up of the image.... He's called Race Tom from Digistamp Boutique....

Right, now I've got lots to do today. The garden has been neglected while we've been away, the kids need to finish their homework before school starts again tomorrow and George has got a birthday party to go to this afternoon. Busy, busy, busy!

Don't forget to pop over to Dream Valley if you need some sporty inspiration!

Love 'n' hugs,