Dashing through the snow- VLVApr2011 week 3

The weather here lately has been so lovely. Hope you are enjoying the lovely spring weather too. My

My friend Sally and I went walking this morning, and it was wonderful with all the Bluebells out in the woods.No connection with this card LOL. Can't believe it is week 3 of VLV already and here my take on it. I used papers from MME O'christmas tree. label stamp from Waltzingmouse and Christmas sentiment stamp from Verve Stamps.

Great Friend-VLVAPR2011

week 2 sketch at VLV had me stumped for a while, and yet it is so simple, then my new stamps from LOTV arrived on Saturday, and the little backgroun stamp was just the right size. I inked the papers with TH spun sugar distress ink. The sentiment and flower is Great Friend from Verve Stamps

Edited to add:  I was also going enter this in the CR84FN colour challenge but forgot and now have missed the boat, story of my life, but I think the forgetfullness is an age thing.

It's the most Wondeful time of the year.

No your eyes aren't deceiving you, it is another Christmas Card. It is week 3 on the forum at Viva La Verve Challenge.
Stamp Set: Verve, Christmas is in the Air.
Papers: MME, O' Christmas Tree.





Happy St Patricks Day

Snowflakes

I know that some places in the UK have had Snow, mainly Scotland I think, although here it has been sunny of late.

I bought this stamp set from Verve Stamps late last year, too late to make my Christmas cards, but when I saw this sketch from Card Patterns I wanted to use the garland stamp. The set is called Christmas in the air, and at the moment Verve Stamps has a bit of a sale on.
At least I will have a head start on Christmas.


Off to Weight Watchers soon to get my Gold Award, the leader Jo wasn't well last week so I had to wait untill this week hope I havn't put it back on, she might not let me have it, I have been a little naughty this week, kind of celebrateing with cake, choclate and wine. Well sometimes a girl just has to have these things, as well as new clothes etc. because nothing fits. haha.

Just Because-VLVMAR2011-Week 2

It has been a lovely sunny day here, sunny but cold, it was very frosty -6C first thing this morning. Not that I ventured out spent the day in my craft room. Here is my card for week 2 of Viva la Verve and wasn't sure what to make of the sketch this week. I used some Melissa Frances papers that I've had for a while and the lovely stamp by Verve Stamps.

Viva La Verve- It's the most wonderful time....

I'm afraid there has been a bit of a drought around here since our big adventure last week, think I was all crafted out for a while there. but have recharged myself craftwise that is.
No you are not seeing things, it is a christmas card and it the first of many.
I used stamps by Verve and papers by MME O' christmas tree. I made a flower out of the snowflake stamp and glittered it.
It was super sketch by Amber for week 1 of the VLV march challenge.
The sun is just emerging here at last and I'm off to grace's 6th birthday party soon, she is having a hollywood theme so it should be fun.

Butterfly-VLVJan2011-Week 4

I managed all 4 weeks of the challenge at Viva la Verve Challenge and I used the stamp from Beautiful You, butterfly stamp Fluttering By. I also managed to use papers from my stash from K & Co.

Mojo Monday 172

I'm always getting asked for Birthday cards so this is just a ordinary Birthday card, although the Flower stamp that I used is far from ordinary, I just love this stamp set from Verve Stamps, Great Friend and I think you will be seeing it lots. The paper is from October Afternoon, Fly a Kite which I adore but fast running out of, does anybody know of a stockist in the UK?  and some of that fabulous seam binding from The Ribbon Girl.
Sketch is from Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.

Great Friend

Another card that I made with my stamp set from Verve. I just love this set and layered the flowers and stamped the leaves onto the embossed card. I had these packs of embossed cards lurking in a drawer since forever and hadn't used them and I am trying to use up some of my stash. I really like the way this card has turned out and it was so simple.
I have had a cold for the whole of 2011, I hardly ever get a cold but when I do it is always a stinker, first the runny nose, then a rattling cough the the catarrh, catarrh has cleared but still got the cough. It has really taken it out of me, and I'm so tired all the time. Well that's my excuse for doing nothing.

Happy Birthday Sister-VLVJAN2011 week 3

I don't think that my sister reads my blog but Mandi if you are reading this look away now.

The postie delivered my new stamps from Verve yesterday, and no custom duty this time LOL. I couldn't wait to play and used the sketch from Viva La Verve there is a new sketch every week and it is posted on splitcoaststamper HERE

This flower is from the set Great Friend and the sentiment from Beautiful You the happy birthday stamp is from waltzingmouse and I used papers from MME. I am trying to use up papers from packs I already have or have had for a while, forgot how pretty this paper is.

Viva La Verve-Beautiful You -Every day

Goodmorning everyone, though not sure whats so good about it, it is dark and dismal out there again, it doesn't seem to get light around here anymore, and to top it off I have a stinking cold. I had resisited everyone's sniffles sneezing and coughing for nearly all of 2010 and then on New Years day I woke up with the sniffles and knew that was it. But the one good thing about today is that Grace is coming over to play as her Mum has an interview for a job this afternoon.

I bought some new stamps from Verve Stamps last month and I'm loving them so much I have just ordered some more, and couldn't resist playing along with this sketch, this week.

Papers are Mellissa Frances. Vintage Posy

Stamps, Verve Stamps. Beautiful You