Dream Valley Challenge 55 - Things with Wings

Hiya,

Hope you are all well :-) Things are certainly looking up for me at the moment..... Not only have we finally got some decent spring-like weather but my family currently all appear to be well and I have overcome my recent computer problems that have prevented me from blogging over the past few weeks!  

Unfortunately my desktop pc that has all my photos and software I use for my card-making stuff has died a death :-( It has taken me until yesterday to finally figure out how to put my photos on the laptop and then put them in a format that blogger likes..... So complicated but I think I've got it now :-) I'm sure I'd have sorted it sooner but my family members have been dropping like flies - attacked by first one nasty bug and then another. The house is in complete disarray but I've finally got a bit of time to tackle it!

First things first (you've got to get your priorities right!) it's time for another challenge at Dream Valley! 

We want to see your

THINGS WITH WINGS!

So.... what will it be? Birds? Butterflies? Fairies? Bugs? Dragons???

I used a few birds and a butterfly....

There are birds on the paper I used on the lower panel, a little punched bird sitting on the "Together Forever" and then of course my die-cut butterfly :-)  This was my anniversary card that I made for Paul. I can't believe we've already been married a year! Time has gone so fast!

I used one of my fave LOTV images although I'm not very happy with my colouring.... Must be a bit rusty!

Please pop over to Dream Valley and have a look at the inspiration from the DT.

I'm going to enjoy a bit of sunshine (well, peg out the washing in any case!)

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 52 - Mother's Day

Hiya,

And Happy Mother's Day to all those mums out there! Especially my own :-)

Dream Valley's challenge this fortnight is all about Mother's Day so I thought I'd share one of the three mother's day cards I made (because I also have a step-mum and a mother-in-law!) I've made good use of this stamp by LOTV.....

A close-up of the image.....

Hopefully, I'll have a bit of pampering later on but right now life continues as normal with Sunday swimming lessons and a friend's birthday party to take the kids to, oh, and a Sunday roast to cook... :-) I'm not sure any Mother's Day will ever be completely for the Mums! We're far too busy :-)

Please pop over to Dream Valley to see the rest of the Mother's Day inspiration from the DT!

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 51 - Ribbon & Bling

Hiya!

Oooops! Which naughty girl forgot to post her Dream Valley Challenge post yesterday???? Erm, that would be me! Sorry! The kids are off school and I seem to be spending every spare moment making a dinosaur.... Yes, really.... Photos to follow.... :-)

Anyway, this challenge is all about Ribbon & Bling! Ohhhh lovely! We all like a bit of that now, don't we? Due to a little mix up with some dates, this challenge will actually last for three weeks rather than the usual two so all the more time to get your entries in!

I started making this card for a pal of mine recently and I started with just a few gems round the swirls.... Before I knew it I was totally carried away and 45 minutes later this is how many there were!

I don't think I've ever spent 45 minutes sticking little sparkles on before, and I'm not sure if I'd do it again, but I'm very pleased with how they turned out :-)

Right, I'm off to plan how to stick a dino's head and tail to its body.... I may be some time! While I'm gone pop over to Dream Valley and have a nosey at all the Ribbon & Bling going on over there :-)

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 50 - Valentine's!

Hiya!

My goodness! Is it that time of year already??? I'm still not straight after Christmas! But yes, it's time to start making those gorgeous cards for your loved ones because Dream Valley has a fab Valentine's challenge :-)

I've been working on trying to make some CAS cards I'm happy with cos I've never quite mastered the technique.... I'm not too disappointed with this one!  I decided to ditch the traditional reds and pinks and try a nice homely brown and cream colour scheme.... What do you think? Does it work?

I finished off the sentiment inside with a little handwritten piece. I tried to match the style of the stamp on the front... Erm, could be better....

And just for those of you who asked for the piccie of me in my pretty dress at my ball a couple of weeks ago..... I'm in the red and my fabulous friend Vicki is in the black and white. I owe her a lot. If it wasn't for Vicki I would still be frumping around, complaining about my weight and never doing anything about it. Thank you, Vicki - Love ya!

Anyway, pop over to Dream Valley and look at all the lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT....

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 49 - Girls, Girls, Girls!

Hiya!

Hope you're enjoying the snow :-) I've scheduled this post as at this moment I am likely to be recovering from a fab girlie night out!  To celebrate our weight loss, the "fat club" I attend is holding a dinner dance so we've all got pretty posh dresses in our new sizes - can't wait!

The new challenge from Dream Valley is all about Girls, Girls, Girls (how appropriate!) so I thought I'd share a card with you that I made for one of George's school friends.  I love any excuse to get out the pinks.....

A close up of the image.....

You can join in with any of your girlie creations so make sure you pop over and join in the fun! And if you're good I might share a piccie with you of me in my posh dress :-)

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 48 - Anything goes!

Hiya!

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a lovely restful Christmas with your families and loved ones. I know I did :-)

It's our first challenge of the year over at Dream Valley and our theme is Anything Goes!  I thought I'd start the year with a Wedding card...... New year, new beginning!

The image is from LOTV..... I followed the colour scheme of the day which was silver, black and white.  Unfortunately the silver mirror card is showing up a nasty orangey colour here cos of my harsh kitchen lights :-( But I hope you can still see the sparkle on the veil....

Hope you like!

Love 'n' hugs,

Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas

Hiya!

Happy Christmas!!!!

I'm in a lovely festive mood today.... I've been shopping for some Christmas goodies this morning, we baked gingerbread men yesterday and my son is constantly playing with a little penguin that sings "Have yourself a merry little Christmas". It's really cute at the moment but I expect it will wear thin by the end of the day!

Anyway, it's just the sort of day to be starting Dream Valley's month long Christmas challenge!

This is my offering:

I have used my favourite papers that I've bought this Christmas from Papermania. Love 'em! And then added a LOTV die cut square (well, it was, until I cut it into a circle!) - I bought plenty of these in advance to get myself a little ahead for the festive season :-)

And then went a little nuts distressing them all! Quite pleased with the results for such a quick card!

Don't forget to pop over to Dream Valley to join in all the festive fun :-)

Love 'n' hugs,