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Birthday Elephant

2012-01-11T08:00:00.001Z

Morning All,

This card is for my husband, it is his 32nd Birthday today.

I got this stamp for Christmas and as soon as I seen it it reminded me off my husband so much, he hates wearing ties and every time he has to put one on it all ends up in a muddle pretty much like this poor little elephant.
The Stamp is from Crafters Companion, Humphrey's Corner range. I have matted and layered it using various papers, and using a new set of Nestabilites, if my memory is correct I believe they are Labels 17.

The Card

The Topper

The Insert

The Front/Back View

The Ingredients

Humphrey Corner Stamp

Cricut Expression

Cricut Cartridge Martha Stewart Birthday Cake - Alan, Border, Happy Birthday

Buttons

Paper

Nestabilities Label 17

Promarkers - Oatmeal, Cool Grey 1, Denim, Leaf Green, Victorian Pink

I hope you like the card and you can get some inspiration from it.

Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Birthday Celebrations

2012-01-06T15:33:00.000Z

Afternoon All,

Here is a card I made between Christmas and New Year for my brothers Girlfriend.

The card is made using lots of new items I got for Christmas, one being the lovely Stamp from SWALK by Crafters Companion.
I coloured in the images using Spectrum Noirs again from Crafters Companion.
The backing paper is one from my stash so I am not sure where that come from. The flowers are from various places. The sentiment "You Deserve a treat" is of the same stamp set from Crafters Companion I have finished the sentiment with a corner rounder and two gem flowers.

I have submitted this card to the two following blogs

Lady Bug Crafts - Use Your Stash
My Mums Craft Shop - Something new (or use your stash)

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly
x

New Camera

2012-01-06T15:22:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,

Just a quick note to let you know that please be gentle with me with regards to the photos, my lovely hubby got me a new camera for Christmas, and I am just getting to grips with it, the camera is all technical with loads of different options on it, so please be gentle and hopefully the more I use it the better the pics will be.

Hugs
Kelly
xxx

Happy New Year

2012-01-06T15:20:00.000Z

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Well last years new year resolution didn't happen did it with me planning on up dating my blog at least once a week.. I can not believe the last time I was on here was in August...

I hope everyone has had a fantastic Christmas and a great New Year

Hopefully this years new year resolution off making more cards and updating this blog will happen this time.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly x

Forever Friends Anniversary Card

2011-08-26T17:59:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All,

I thought I would share with you a card I have made for a friends anniversary.

The topper of the card is from the Forever Friends Retro Everyday CD, the backing paper is from old stock, the matting is done from Red card stock. The heart is cut from my Cricut machine and to finish the card of I have added a ribbon, bow and three red gems.

Here is the card

The Topper

The Ingredients

Cream Base Card

Red Card Stock

Backing Paper

Red Ribbon

Red Bow

Red Gems x3

Glitter Glue

Forever Friends Retro CD Collection.

Cricut Expression Machine

Martha Stewart Cake Cartridge - Everyday

Well thanks for stopping by, I hope you have enjoyed my card and please feel free to leave any comments, good or bad.

Hugs

Birthday Card House Mouse

2011-08-13T16:17:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Today I have made a card that I am putting forward for a couple of challenges.

The card is an A5 card on a cream base card with various red/pink backing papers and shapes.

Along with this I have also used faux stitching, the image I have used is one of my favorite image and it is a House Mouse stamp that was released by Joanna Sheen, and this stamp is from the Cake selection. The stamp was stamped using Momento Ink and colored in using Spectrum Noirs and Promarker pens.

So here is the card

The Topper

A close up of the topper

The Ingredients

Cream Card

Red Card

Red Ribbon

Red/Pink backing papers

Red Gems x3

Cuttlebug machine

Cuttlebug Folder Bubbles

Just for you sentiment stamp

Water color paper

House Mouse Cake stamp range from Joanna Sheen

Spectrum Noir pens

Turquoise 171,178168

Reds, 1,5,3

Browns, 104,100

Skin Tones, 196

Promarker pens, Caramel, Pastel Pink, Blush and the Blender pen

Momento Ink, Tuxedo Black.

Pro Marker Fine Liner pens, 0.7 and 0.1

The Challenges

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Sew Mad

Anything Goes Craft Challenge -Happy Birthday/Celebration

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Favorite Stamp

New Design

2011-07-21T10:59:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to say that I have just spent a few hours creating a new header and adding a new background to the blog, I am very happy with it at the moment but who knows things could still change so keep popping back for new cards and you never know the blog my have changed again.

Hugs for now

Christmas Meeces

2011-07-13T12:19:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone,

A quick card for you to have a look at today, this has been made for a few challenges and is themed around Christmas. I have used the House Mouse Cocoa stamp range from Joanna Sheen Ltd.

I have made the card using a white a4 landscape card, which has been backed using two designer papers which one has been matted onto dark blue card, the image has been stamped using Momento ink pad and coloured in using Promarker pens. The stamped image has then been matted onto the dark blue card as well. The snow has been highlighted using a white gel pen. The card was finished with a dark blue ribbon and bow, blue buttons and silver snowflakes, the swirl background paper was also highlighted using a clear glitter glue pen.

The Card

Side View

The Image

The Ingredients

White Card

ProMarker Pens -

Mice=Blush, Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa, Pastel Pink = Mice.

Sky= China Blue

Lantern = Cool Grey 1 & 4

Blanket = Forest Green and Buttercup

Candle = Poppy

Flame= Buttercup and Tulip Yellow

Blender Pen

Dark Blue card stock

Blue snow flake background - House Mouse CD Rom

Blue Swirl Background - Crafters Companion.

Blue Buttons

Blue Ribbon

Blue Bow.

The Challenges

Moving along with the times

Cupcake Crafts - Challenge 39 Christmas

Bah Humbug

Allsorts

I love Promarkers

Thank you for taking the time to look and any comments I would greatly appreciate
Hugs for now
Kelly
xxx

All Sorts Challenge Card

2011-07-06T10:01:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

This is a card I am submitting for the Challenge "Free and Easy" over on the All Sorts Challenge Blog.

The Card I am submitting is a Humphrey card I made but never got around to posting it.

I hope you enjoy.

The Card

The Image

The Ingredients

A5 Card

Silver Peel offs

Blue Gems

Blue Wording

Cricut Machine

Humphrey CD

Blue Ribbon

The Challenge

"Free and Easy"

Thanks for looking and any comments are greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

xxxx

Letter D Challenge Card

2011-07-06T09:44:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

This card I have decided to Submit for the Challenge of Letter D on the Anything Goes Challenge Blog. I made this card for my dad for Fathers day but never got around to submitting it for any challenges due to having a very bad bug, so this is the first time anyone other then my dad has seen it.

The card is an A4 card blank folded in half to create an A5 size card. The backing paper is from a 12x12 Scrapbook page, the image is a Teddy Bo image and he is playing on a game, the wording and border was cut from the Cricut machine, the border is from the Martha Stewart Cartridge Seasonal Cake Art, and the Wording is from another Cricut Cartridge.

The Image has been coloured in using Pro markers, and has been matted onto a shape that again was cut using the Cricut machine.

The Card

The Image

The Wording

The Ingredients

Cream card blank

White card Stock

Circut machine

Pro Markers

Teddy Bo Image

Backing paper

The Challanges

Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Sugar Nellie Picking Daisy Birthday Card

2011-07-03T09:00:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone

This is a card that I have made for a friend of mine.

The card is a pink A4 card base folded in half with half the card blank covered in contrasting backing paper, with a lilac ribbon hiding the join across the center of the card.

The card is finished with three buttons two pink and one purple, along with a bow in the same ribbon, and the image has been finished with glitter on the center of the flowers.

The Card

The Image

The Ingredients

A4 Pink Card Base

Pink Backing Paper

Purple Ribbon

Buttons

Happy Birthday Sentiment from Cricut Create a Critter

Loop Square from Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Cartridge.

Promarker Pens Skin Blush, Flowers Tulip Yellow, Grass Meadow Green, Leaf Green, Patches Indigo Blue, Top Pink Carnation, Pants China Blue, Sky Powder Blue, Hair Sandstone, Highlights Caramel, Belt Cool Grey Four.

Stickles Yellow Glitter Glue

Stitching - Sakura Purple Glitter Glue Pen

Thanks for looking and any comments good or bad are greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Popcorn Anniversary Card

2011-06-16T09:00:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

This is a card I have made for my Husbands Aunt and Uncle who are celebrating their wedding anniversary today.

The image is from the Popcorn Bear Romance Collection by Crafters Companion

I have stamped the image up using Stazon, and colored in using Lyra Water colours. I have not used these for a while and after colouring in this image I can say that I have missed them, Promarkers are easier to use as they blend quicker but water colours give a nice soft edge to the image.

So the card is covered with a backing paper that I believe I got free in a magazine so I don't know what it is called or who does it, this has been edged with gold peel offs. On top of this I have put a cut out of a flower frame, chalked this to match the card blank colour, I have then used an Organza Red ribbon and ran this up the card and finshied with a bow using the same ribbon.

The image has been matted onto cream card blank and in the four corners I have used red gems to give the look of brads and to add a bit of glam to the image.

The card has been finished with a handmade flower I have created using the Cricut Machine and a sentiment of "Happy Anniversary" the topper has been finished nicely with the hearts and the edge of the rose, having a bit of glitter added to them.

The Card

The Image

The Flower

The Ingredients

A4 Pearl Card Blank

Red Organza ribbon

Stazon on

Popcorn Romance Stamp

Backing paper

Peel offs

Lyra Water Colours Bear 1 Mix of 5610096/5610082/5610076 Bear 2 Mix of 5610007/008/001/0082

Cushions 5610017 Bed 5610028 Rose 5610017 Leaves/Stems 5610068 Heart/Paw 5610076

Sakura Glitter Pen number 719 Red

Cricut Expression Machine

Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Cartridge - Flowers and "Happy Anniversary"

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge - Leaves

Funky Foam - Green Heated to create a Spiral

4 Red Gems

Thanks for popping in to have a look, and any comments good or bad would be greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Tatty Ted Anniversary Card

2011-06-15T09:00:00.003+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Today's card is another anniversary card, this time I have used Tatty Ted to create the main image.

The card is on a blue base card as close to Tatty Teds nose colour as I could get, and then using various backing papers mounted on to pearled grey card, the main image has been backed on to Silver Mirror card to give it a bit of sparkle. In one corner of the card I have made a rosette and in another corner I have placed three blue gems. The sentiment Happy Anniversary Mam and Dad is cut out using the Cricut machine and is out of the same grey card as the backing to the papers. Tatty Ted has been stamped using Memento ink called London Fog, the only extra colouring in I have done is to the patch and the paws and I used a grey Promarker for this and coloured his nose in using a various blues again from the Promarker collection.

The Card

The Image

The Ingredients

Pale blue card

Grey card

Tatty Ted stamp

Momento Ink in London Fog

Blue Promarkers

Grey Promarkers

Cricut Cartridge Elegant Cake Art by Martha Stewart

Backing papers various in blue shades.

Blue Gems

Blue Brad.

I hope you like the card and any comments good or bad are always greatly relieved.

Hugs for now

Kelly

Fizzy Moon Anniversary Card

2011-06-14T09:47:00.000+01:00

Good Morning Everyone,

Well this card is for my Parent in Laws Anniversary I created this card for my Father in Law to give to his wife.

I decided to do another Fizzy Moon, image again coloured in using Promarkers.

I used my Cricut machine to cut the mats out that Fizzy is sat on, and using different backing papers in different size I created the base of the card. To finish the card, I created a selection of Yellow flowers, again using my Cricut Machine to help me, added some, glitter to Fizzy's flowers, a bow and ribbon, and a sentiment on a tag.

The Card

The Image

The Flowers

The Ingredients

Cream card base

Various yellow backing papers

pale yellow ribbon

yellow card

green card

pearls

pro markers Flower Centre Canary Flower Buttercup, Leaves Leaf Green, Meadow Green, Bear Almond, Bear Face and Pads Sandstone, Button Caramel, Buttercup.

Gold border peel offs

Cricut machine

Cricut cartridge All mixed up

Cricut Cartridge Elegant Cakes by Martha Stewart

Cricut Cartridge Seasonal Cakes by Marta Stewart

Thank you for looking I hope you like, and please leave any comments good or bad.

Hugs for now

Kelly

Bah Humbug Challenge- Surprise Surprise

2011-06-08T13:17:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Well here is a card I have just made for two challenges one challenge is the Bah Humbug Challenge Surprise Surprise, this challenge leads us into created anything we like providing it is on a Christmas Theme, the second is from a Do Craft Demonstrator Gill who asked us to create a card or scrapbook page using the theme black and white.

So the card I made is a Christmas card, the card is a square white card blank with a black matting covered with a white backing paper with black and gray dots and squares on, then onto that I have placed a ribbon down the edge and a tiny piece of ribbon put into a not at the top. On top of this mat and layer I have created a further black and white layer with the white being embossed through the Cuttlebug machine. The main image is cut from the Cricut machine using the Home Decor cartridge.

The sentiment is a Peel Off that was coloured in using a black pro marker, and to give the card a bit of bling. I have used some gems on the topper to give it the wow factor.

I think the card is simple but elegant and another one to add to my Christmas Collection.

The Card

The Topper

The Ingredients

Square card blank

Black card

White card

Embossing folder

Cuttlebug Machine (or one similar )

Gems

Greeting

White Ribbon

Cricut Machine

Cricut Home Decor Cartridge

The Challenges

Gill - Do Crafts Demonstrator

Bah Humbug - Surprise Surprise

Thanks for having a look any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

Fizzy Moon - Thinking of You Card

2011-06-08T10:52:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Today is my first ever card I have made using Fizzy Moon, the card is for a friend of mine who is having a hard time with her knee, so thought I would send her something to make her smile.

The card is again based on spring/summer colours so again for this card I have chosen yellow as my theme.

To start the card I have used a cream a4 base card folded in half, with half the page covered in a spare piece of backing paper I have had which is from the Messy Rabbit CD Collection by Joanna Sheen.

The image is stamped using Pro marker pens, and then matted onto a loop square that has been cut using the Cricut Expression Machine and the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Cartridge, the flower was also cut from the same cartridge, the leaves have been cut from Stretch your Imagination, and the flower was finished off with a brad in the center and funky foam twisted and heated into a spiral.

For the Sentiment "Flowers for you" this was stamped onto a cream tag.

To finish the card I have placed a band of cream ribbon across the join of the backing paper and the card, and finished it with three yellow gems, and I have used Glossy Accents on the bears nose and the center of the flowers.

The Card

The Flower

The Image

The Ingredients

A4 Cream card base folded in half

Backing paper from Messy Rabbit Collection

Cricut Expression Machine

Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Cartridge - Flowers and Looped Square 41/2 inch

Cricut Stretch Your Imagination - Leaves

Funky Foam - Green

Stamp - Fizzy Moon - Celebrations

Pro Marker Pens - Bear Almond Face/Pads Oatmeal with Almond over the top, Button Honeycomb, Oatmeal and Cocoa, Nose Cocoa, Flowers Buttercup, Flower Center Honeycomb, Stems/Leaves Leaf Green, Background Meadow Green and Vanilla.

Glossy Accents - Nose and Flower Centers

The Challenges

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Anything with tails

Thank you for taking the time to look and any comments good or bad would be greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Sugar Nellie Country Garden Birthday Card

2011-06-08T10:33:00.001+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Today I am showing you a card I have made for my friend.

The card is made using a Sugar Nellie stamp called Country Garden, as it is summer I thought a nice summer colour would be appropriate and went for yellow. The card is an A5 card blank in a cream/yellow colour, half the card is covered in backing paper with yellow flowers and purple bows on it. I went for this backing paper to pull the purple out from her top. The image is stamped and coloured in using Promarker pens and then mounted onto a Nestabilitie Die, which has been chalked in green. The card is finished with a bow, gems, a handmade flower and a greeting made from the Cricut Machine using Create a Critter saying "Happy Birthday"

The Card

The Side View

The Flower

The Image

The Ingredients

A4 Card Blank Cream/Yellow

Backing Paper with yellow flowers and purple bows (this can be changed to suit your taste)

Yellow and Pale Yellow card to be cut to create the flower and Happy Birthday

Cricut Expression Machine

Cricut Cartridges Create a Critter for Happy Birthday and Martha Stewart Elegant Cake for the flowers, Stretch your Imagination for the leaves.

Pale yellow funky foam, twisted and heated to create curls.

Silver border peel off

Three yellow gems

Pale yellow bow

Promarker Pens Hair Cocoa, Hair Accessory Ruby, Top Amethyst, Jeans China Blue, Patch Sky Blue, Patch 2 Royal Blue, Grass Meadow Green, Leaves Leaf Green and Forest Green, Basket Sandstone and Caramel, Flowers Canary, Boots Sandstone, Skin Blush.

Thanks for looking and any comments are greatly appreciated.

Hugs for now

Kelly

Bah Humbug Challenge - Going Green

2011-06-05T10:49:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Wow I have just got this card finished photographed and uploaded to the site in time.

This card is for this weeks challenge on the Bah Humbug blog for the challenge "Going Green"

Here is what I did.

The card is an A4 Dark Green card blank, with a piece of backing paper I saved from a magazine, this is matted onto the green card and finished with a gold peel off (actually it is the left over section from a peel off) the topper is a Sugar Nellie stamp called Winter Wonderland, I have coloured it in using Pro Marker Pens. The image is matted onto green card stock the same colour as the base and again edged with the left over peel offs, I have then matted this onto cream card stock, which is recycled from a card that went wrong. The card is then finished with a bow, a sentiment I pinched from a Christmas card I received last year (don't worry it was originally a shop bought card) and the stars are what was left from the confetti I had on my Christmas table last year.

When I first found out it was recycling a little grown come from me, but as soon as I started looking in my box, loads of stuff come pouring out, so if I actually think about it the only thing that is brand new is the stamped image, and the bow.

The Card

The Topper

Items Used

Green Stock

Cream Card Stock

Backing Paper

Gold Stars

Sentiment

Bow

Gold Peel Offs

Black Memento Ink

Pro Markers - Hair Sandstone, Coat, Bird and Berry's Ruby, Scarf and Umbrella Forest Green

Pants China Blue, Shoes Caramel.

Challenges

Bah Humbug

Well That is is for me for this card

More coming soon

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Kelly xx

65th Birthday Card

2011-05-18T11:25:00.000+01:00

Morning Everyone,

I have had a great weekend, celebrating my father in law's 65th birthday.

So the card I am showing you, is the card I made for him.

The card is a Bookatrix style card created using white and blue as the theme.

The edges of the book pages are edged in silver peel offs, and the center of the book is finished with a blue ribbon and bow.

The image is a Popcorn the bear celebrations stamp set, which has been stamped with Momento ink and coloured in using promarker pens.

The wording "Happy 65th Birthday" has been created using the Cricut Expression machine and two cartridges.

The card was presented in a box with the word DAD on it and finished with a bow and blue ribbon (the same as what was on the card.)

To finish the card I created a stand that the card could sit on.

The Card

The Side of the Card

The Image

The Box

The Box and Card.

The Ingredients

4X White A4 Card Stock (2x Card and 2x Box)

2x Blue A4 Card STOCK (1x Card and 1 Wording)

Blue Ribbon

Popcorn Bear Celebration stamp

Momento Ink Pad

Promarker Pens - Sandstone, Lime Green, Ivory, Burgundy, Pastel Blue, Cocoa

Silver Peel Offs

Clear Glitter Pens

Well that's it for today. I hope you like the card and any comments are greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Kelly

xxxx

New Owner

2011-05-09T09:01:00.000+01:00

Well, No cards for me at the moment, but will be two later on in the week.

Well now for the reason behind this post, I am now a new owner of a Cricut Expression Machine, I have the Create machine, and for about the last 6 months I have said I wanted an Expression, my hubby has gone to buy me one on more then one occasion but because of the price of it, I was put of, then I heard that Provo Craft are releasing the Expression 2 in the UK next month, now I was very tempted, but thought about it, and decided to wait for at least a year before I got the new model, reason behind this, is I have been on hundreds of American Blogs and noticed that the machine had a few minor technical faults, that needed updates to be done to it (it is all electronic and touch screen) so after many long talks with my husband (bless him) I decided to wait a little while let all the bugs off the expression 2 get sorted and then up grade in maybe a years time.

BUT I am over the moon, now I just need to wait for the postman to come and deliver it, hopefully tomorrow, but it best not come till I have been and got my car MOT done.

Well thanks for reading and like I said I will now go and get on with them cards for you which I will get up on here as soon as possible.

Hugs

Kelly x

Guest Designer Bah Humbug - Ruffles and Pleats

2011-04-29T08:50:00.001+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Well this is the last card I need to make for my guest designer post at Bah Humbug Challenge Blog.

I have really enjoyed my time as a guest designer and do not want it to end.

This card that I have got for you this week is a card using pleats and ruffles, and my word I had a real hard time with this one. The end card is one of 10 half finished cards that just did not fit the bill and got abandoned half way through.

The card I have made is a DL size card, with holly backing paper folded into pleats, fixed half way across the DL card and finished of with a gold border peel off over the top of the pleated edge.

The image is a beautiful Sarah Kay rubber stamp called "winter wonderland" I stamped the image using momento ink pad, and coloured in using promarkers. To give the definition of vintage I edged around the stamp with Tim Holtz Distressed ink. The topper was put onto red backing paper and then mounted half onto the pleated paper and cream card base.

To highlight the snow on the topper I used a Sakura jelly roll white pen.

The flower I have created using 18" off ribbon and to create the ruffle of the flower, I have done a runner stitch down one edge of the ribbon, the cotton is then pulled to create a ruffle, I then manipulated the ribbon into a circle and sealed it with a pearl brad.

The card is then finished off with a Christmas sentiment and three red gems.

The Card

The Ribbon Flower

The Pleats

The Topper

The Ingredients

Cream Card Blank
Holly Paper - Joanna Sheen Vintage Christmas
Black Momento ink pad
Pro marker pens - Caramel, Blush, Ruby, Henna, Sandstone, China Blue, Forest Green.
Sakura- Red Glitter gel pen, White Jelly roll pen
Red card stock
Tim Holtz distress ink
Gold Peel off
Red Ribbon
Pearl Brad
Red Gems
Christmas Sentiment

Challenges

Bah Humbug Christmas Blog

Well that's the card for today.

Thank you for stopping and having a look

Hugs

Kelly x

Holiday Time

2011-04-27T15:22:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Just a quick note to let you know why I have been so quiet, at this moment in time I am sat in the Lake District sunning myself whilst the temperature is raising all the time at the moment we are at 22 degrees....

So I am back at the weekend, and will rush back to the card making the second my birthday celebration is over.

So for now, thanks for popping past

Hugs
Kelly
xx

Guest Designer Bah Humbug - Challenge - Santa

2011-04-22T08:50:00.002+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Well I have using the new software for blogger and at the moment I am liking, I also have sorted out auto upload (i hope) so fingers crossed this works.

So for this week's challenge it is all about Santa, now I can tell you I had a bit of trouble with this one (but not nearly as much as the one for next week, but you'll have to wait till next Friday to find out more about that) I normally do Santa as a character i.e. popcorn, messy, but this time I was thinking off doing more off a traditional one, now it might have just been me but crikey I couldn't get my head around it, so after throwing a paddy I went back to my trusted characters, and pulled out the Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit Christmas Collection, and found the Rat dressed as Santa trying to deliver the presents. So I went with this but changed the colour scheme to a colour I would not normally use for Christmas, but I think it works quiet well.

First off all I found the topper I wanted printed the topper out four times so that I could decoupage it up, then using the same CD printed of the two corresponding backing papers, I decided I wanted to make an easel card and went for a 6x6 square for a change (now just need to buy envelopes) One of the backing papers is a dark blue with presents on, I decided to work with the blue on the backing paper and this is how the card developed, I backed the blue backing paper onto white card, using a square of dark blue card I matted the white hat backing paper onto the blue card and mounted this onto the dark blue backing paper. I then mounted the decoupaged image onto white card, which was then mounted onto a chalked blue piece of card to give me 7 layers on the top (this will not be posted out, I think I would need a loan to post it with the postage prices today) For the easel part of the card I did exactly the same matting as the main image and mounted a Happy Christmas Banner greeting onto it. To finish off the card I put a dark blue satin bow on, three snowflakes that I promarkered, to get the colour to and three blue gems at the bottom of the topper section. On the topper itself I coloured in the presents with Sakura gel pens to give a bit of bling, The snow on the chimney, is created using "fake snow" that I got from a model train shop. The fluffy part of the coat, hat and trousers is created using a product called "fluffy stuff" however I didn't let it fully fluff up.

So lets have a look at the card.

The Card

The side view of the card

The Ingredients

White Card Base
Blue Card
Messy Rabbit Christmas Collection CD Rom by Joanna Sheen
Blue Ribbon
Blue Gems
Blue Pro marker (Royal Blue)
Three Silver Snowflakes
Happy Christmas Banner Greeting
Fluffy Stuff
Fake Snow
Sakura Glitter Pens

Challenges
Bah Humbug

Cupcake Crafting

That's all for this post.

I hope you like and I would love any comments on the card good or bad.

Thanks for popping along to have a look

Hugs

Kelly xx

Martini Girls Have Fun

2011-04-15T15:55:00.000+01:00

Afternoon Everyone,

Here is a card I have made today for a couple of challenges. The card is made using an A4 card blank folded in half to create A5 size, in baby pink card. The card was then covered with a cream and pink backing paper, then an additional piece of complementary backing paper was added in creams and brown, to pull out the cream flower topper. This backing paper was mounted onto the same baby pink card as the card blank, on both off the backing paper and baby pink card all the corners have been rounded off. The topper has been cut using a cut from the nestabilities range, the pink is a deeper shade of pink then the backing paper, to "show" off the topper. The image is a digital image that I have had for about a year now, which has been printed using a laser printer (which is best as the ink doesn't bleed as bad as an ink jet) The topper was then cut using the a smaller nestabilitie, and then coloured in using promarker pens. I picked a pink to complement the colours off the card and backing sheets. I have handmade the six flowers that are on the card, and each flower has a small pearl in the centre, to create the finished look with the flowers I have used my Cricut Create machine and the Wild Cart Cartridge to cut the dark green leaves out and the pink swirls. To finish the card off I have put a small swirl onto the bottom off the card and attached a pink bow with pearls on to the swirl, added a few swipes off clear glitter pen to the glass to give the illusion that the glass is shiny, and to her lips to create the feel off lip gloss on. Then a sentiment topper saying "On your special day" was added, I went for a simple topper so that the card could be used for numerous occasions.

The Card

The Topper

The Embellishments
Flowers Top, Flowers Bottom, Bow

The Challenges
My Mums Craft Shop Challenge Blog - Challenge 1 - Anything Will Do
Ladybug Craft - Pam's Challenge - Celebration

The Ingredients

Baby Pink Card Blank

Cream and Pink backing papers
Rose Pink Card
Martini Girl Digital Stamp
Cricut Create
Wild Card Cartridge
Bow
Pearls
Promarkers for the following; Hair Sandstone, Dress and Gloves Pink Carnation, Skin Blush, Shoes Black, Cocktail Sticks Henna, Olives Lime Green, Drink Pastel Yellow, Eye brows Sandstone, Lips Red.
Clear Stardust Pen by Sukura

Well I hope you like this card and please feel free to leave any comments good or bad. A bit off constructive Criticism doesn't harm anyone

Hugs
Kelly xx

Guest Designer Bah Humbug Challenge - Stockings

2011-04-15T08:40:00.000+01:00

Wow has another week really gone past.

This card is for the Bah Humbug Challenge Blog, of which I am lucky enough to be a guest designer.

This week’s challenge was to create something using Christmas Stockings as the theme, and Boy did I have to think long and hard about it.

I come up with the following, I started by thinking about what techniques have I learnt but don’t very often use, and one of the techniques was Iris folding…. Now I will admit, I love doing Iris folding as I find it peaceful but it does take me a while to get used to the card once it is made up, this card took me nearly three full days to actually like it.

To create the card I used a free template from Circle of Crafters, of a Christmas stocking, now to try and make it slightly different I went for more contemporary colours for the card, and fell in love with the papers I used. The actual card base is a plain white A4 card folded in half to create a A5 card base. The papers were added to the base, along with a strip of purple card that was cut using a rough scalloped cutter on my guillotine. Purple organza ribbon was added to the card and a bow was tied at the end. The topper is as said a Irish folded Christmas Stocking, before I started the Irish folding aspect of the card, I ran the topper through my Cuttlebug and used a Holly Cuttlebug embossing folder. The edge of the stocking was bordered using a gold peel off and the top of the stocking was created using cotton wool that was stuck down, and then using stickles glue and my finger I glittered the cotton wool up to create a dimension to the stocking (and Christmas stockings always seem to have fluffy tops) the card has a simple greeting of “Winter Wishes” and finally to finish the card I have added four pink gems one to each corner of the stocking topper, to give it that extra bit of bling.

The Card

The Stocking

The Wool and Stocking

The Challenges

This card is entered into the Bah Humbug Challenge Blog – however this is as a guest designer.

The Ingredients

A4 White Card Stock

Baking papers – Pinks/Greens/Blue/ Browns

Cuttlebug Embossing Machine

Holly Embossing Folder

Gold Peel Offs

Cotton Wool

Stickles

Organza Ribbon

Four Pink Gems

Well that is the card, hope the information helps you to recreate the card, and please feel free to leave me any comments good or bad, I won’t be offended.

Hugs for now

Kelly x

Floating Sheep

2011-04-14T17:18:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all having a fantastic day, It has been reasonably sunny here today, but I just wish it was a bit warmer..

The card I have for you today is a card that I made at my local craft class last night. This card is going to be submitted into the challenge on the blog "Cards for men which has a challenge of Easter"
The card itself is a square card blank, with swirly green backing paper, the "topper" as such is two scalloped circles in green card that have been cut in half. a strip of green card that was backed onto stripy paper was attached to the two half circles using white brads. the strip was then decorated with a sparkly flower and three sparkly circles... The flower has been "jazzed" up with a circle of striped paper and green florist string. The three sheep have been created using a sizzix sheep die the head has been cut twice for each sheep and has been mounted together using foam pads to give the sheep dimension. The sheep have then been put onto acetate and the acetate has been slipped into the "circle topper" the sheep can then be moved around the card and the sheep can be adjusted to sit at different heights.
The card is a brilliant Easter card and or birthday card, and couldn't be better for a man.

The Card

The Sheep

The Challenges
Cards For Men - Challenge No. 8 Easter

The Ingredients

White Card Stock
Swirly Green Backing Paper
Green Card Stock
Glitter Card
Google Eyes
Green String

That's it for today, I hope you like my card and please leave any comments good or bad.

Hugs for now
Kelly xxx

Country Cottage Birthday Card

2011-04-13T14:01:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Here is a card I have created today for my Grandad's birthday at the end of the month, To create the layout off the card I have used the I love Promarkers Challenge Blog Sketch my grandad used to cross stitch country cottages and cottages in little scenes, so when I seen this image I just knew it would be perfect for him.
The card is created using a cream a4 card blank, folded to create a A5 size. The top and bottom banners are cream card that has been distressed using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy, the topper of the card is the stamped image using Messy Rabbits cottage from Joanna Sheen, i have mounted this onto dark brown card with a texture on, and then matted this onto cream card that has again been distressed using the same distress ink as the other pieces. The wording "Happy Birthday Grandad" has been cut using my Cricut Create machine and the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Cartridge, using the same coloured card as the base card. The topper has been coloured in using pro marker pens and the card has been finished with embellishments I got from a scrapbook kit that I bought many moons ago, I simply popped out the centre of the circles, used the "polo" type circle at the top off the card and the centre off the circles just to the side off the topper.

The Card

The Cottage

The Wording

The Challenges
I have put this card forward to the I love Promarkers Challenge Blog - as for the layout of the card I have used their sketch.
My Mums Craft Shop Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Ingredients
The items I have used to create my card are listed below

Cream card blank
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy
Messy Rabbit - Cottage
Promarkers - Cottage Blush, Roof Sandstone, Top part of roof Caramel, Chimney Pots Ginger, Bricks Caramel, Windows Caramel, Lights in windows Buttercup, Door Poppy, Bushes Leaf Green and Forest Green Grass Lime Green, Path Cool Grey 1, Sky Powder Blue
Cricut Create
Cricut Cartridge - Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Cartridge

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my cards and I appreciate the time it takes for you to read through my posts, I welcome any comments left good or bad.

Bye for now
Hugs
Kelly x

Picking Flowers

2011-04-12T18:31:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Today I have for you a lovely card I have made that fits two challenges one from Moving Along With The Times and the second challenge from the blog Anything Goes Challenge Blog.
I have created a A5 card with which I have used a sketch from Moving Along With The Times, to create the design, the backing paper was from old stock I have (I think it might have come from a magazine), the strip across the middle is thin pastel lemon, which I have tied a piece off ribbon around and then tied a bow at one end. The image in the center is on water colour card, coloured in using promarkers, and then matted onto a square that I have cut out using the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art cartridge. To finish off the card I have added yellow stickles flowers and in one corner I have created a swirl design. In the top two corners I have added two large pearls, and in the bottom left corner I have created a flower display using one lemon flower and two white flowers.

The Card

The Challenges this is entered for are:
Moving along with the times - Challenge #93 A sketch
Anything Goes Challenge #38 Pearls

Ingredients for the card

White card stock
Yellow backing paper off your choice
Strip off Lemon card
Lemon ribbon
Flowers in your choice off colours
Pearls
Stickles - Yellow for swirl and flower centre
Promarkers to colour in image: Hair Sandstone, Top Blossom, Pants China Blue, Pocket and Patch Pastel Blue and Blossom, Skin Blush, Grass Leaf Green, Flowers Canary Yellow, Leaves Leaf Green.
Cricut Create machine
Cricut Martha Stewart Cartridge - Elegant Cake Art

I hope you like the card I have for you today, and Please leave any comments good or bad.

Hopefully tomorrow I will have at least one more card done for you.

Hugs for now
Kelly xx

House Mouse Hits America

2011-04-08T17:13:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

I contacted House Mouse America with the card I made for the Bah Humbug Challenge Candy Cane. Have a look at the site to see the card in America, they have also put the stamp sheet that corresponds with the card next to the card so if you want to buy it you can. Here's the link to the card House Mouse America.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly x

Sad to say and A Thank You

2011-04-08T15:03:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Well I am sad to say that I found something disturbing earlier, I have been looking around the many blogs today, and commenting where appropriate, and to my shock and horror, I come across a blog that has my card on it, the lady clearly had copied my card and published it in her blog as her own work, I cant tell you how upset I was to see this. So I decided to start putting my name on everything I now publish on my blog and on forums. However I could not work out how to do it, so I contact Bev from http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/ who is an amazing card maker and she kindly explained to me how to do it. So I just wanted to a massive Thank You to Bev for showing me how to do it.

Hugs
Kelly xx

Guest Designer Bah Humbug Challenge Candy Cane

2011-04-08T09:40:00.001+01:00

Morning Everyone,

I have been working hard on my card for my Bah Humbug Challenge where I am a guest designer for the month of April.
This weeks challenge was to make something with candy canes. I just could not resist this little stamp, such a cutie pie, and holding his candy cane as tight as he can.
The card is made using Green card base, the backing paper is pr
inted from Joanna Sheen House Mouse Inserts CD Rom, as is the insert that I have custom made with my own verse. The image is also from Joanna Sheen and is from her range of House Mouse unmounted Christmas range. Which have being coloured in using Promarkers. The borders at the top and bottom of the page are from my new Cricut cartridge from Martha Stewart which is just adorable. The flowers again at the top and bottom are cut from my Cricut and I have hand made them into roses, the leaves to are from the machine and the swirls are made from funky foam, that I have twisted around a pencil, and heated up slightly to create a tight curl that stays put. The "Merry Christmas" is from stock that I am using up, but again I believe it was cut from the Cricut machine.

Front off the card

Close up of the topper.

The Flowers

The Inside

The Verse

The Ingredients used to create the card.
Card Base-Green Hammered Base Card
Backing paper and Insert - Joanna Sheen House Mouse Insert CD Rom (Please note the wording is not included on the cd)
Topper - House Mouse unmounted rubber stamp from Joanna Sheen
Cricut - Create Machine
Cricut Cartridges - Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Cartridge, All Mixed Up (flowers), Wild Card (leaves)
Ink - Black Memento ink pad
Swirls - Green funky foam
Flowers - Pearls for the center
Promarker's used. Meadow Green, Forest Green, Poppy, Caramel, Sandstone, Pastel Pink, Ginger, Blush, Cool Grey 1

Thank You
Thank you all for taking the time to have a look at my blog and I hope I have giving you all the information you need to re-create this card.
I look forward to reading any comments you have on this card and on any others.
Well for now I will wish you all a good day
Speak Soon
Hugs
Kelly xx

Busy Bee

2011-04-04T20:36:00.000+01:00

No Cards for me today, but just wanted to let everyone know, that I am in the middle off a few cards that I will be able to put up on here by hopefully the weekend.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the week

Speak soon
Hugs
Kelly xx

Guest Designer Bah Humbug Challenge -Humourous Card with Tartan

2011-04-01T09:31:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone, Well I have sent in my first guest designer card to the Bah Humbug Challenge Blog.. This week I was asked to create a Humorous Card with Tartan. To complete, this task, I used a image I had off a group off dancing snowpeople, decoupaged a few off the snowpeople, and then mounted this on to tartan and white card. The card base is white card covered in tartan paper, and created into a easel card. To complete the card I put a funny sentiment off One Eggnog, Two Eggnog, Three Eggnog, Floor... To finish the card off I used Christmas confetti and scattered pieces over the card. Hope you like and any comments would be greatly appreciated. Hugs for now Kelly

I am missing

2011-03-04T18:30:00.000Z

Just a quick note to let you know that I am in the middle off decorating the office/craft room so I have not been able to make any cards or do any form off crafting for a week, and won't be able to do any more before next Friday.
I just wanted to let you all know, but I will be back soon, and will be still taking part in the Bah Humbug Challenge.

Hugs
Kelly
xx

Retirement Card

2011-03-04T18:26:00.000Z

This card has been made for my mother in law, who retired last week from her job off 25 years. I used one of the New House Mouse Stamps that Joanna Sheen Released, the stamp range is "Allsorts" and the stamp is called "First Aid"
I stamped the image out, coloured it in using my pro markers, the stamp was then matted onto lilac card. The sentiment has been printed from my home printer and then I have ran it through my Cuttlebug using my Nestabilities. I embellished the card with some gems, and flourishes.

I hope you like
Hugs
Kelly x

Guest Designer

2011-02-23T10:00:00.000Z

Morning Everyone.

Well what a surprise for me I have been picked to become a guest designer for the Bah Humbug Challenge Blog ( http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com )
I can not believe it, I put in for it, but never thought that I would be in with a chance of it, so I am over the moon with it...

I am not going to tell any more, but as soon as I can I will release further details on here for you all, and I will also share with you my creations.

Thanks for reading
One well over the moon
Kelly
xxx

Drinking Diva

2011-02-23T09:56:00.001Z

I have made this card for a friend of mine who is a teacher, and likes nothing better then to sit back and relax at the end of a long week. I thought this card was a bit cheeky and a bit "diva" like. It is a digital stamp that I downloaded and I have coloured it in using, Pro Markers, Whipser Pens, and Glitter. I then used my Nestabilites to create the matting and on the red card I have run it through a spotty embossing folder using the Cuttlebug. To finish the card I have created a single red rose using my Cricut machine, and embellished it with a flourish, I then used three red gems on the opposite side of the card, and at the top I have used a red bow to finish the card off.
I hope you like the card and again any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Hugs
Kelly xxx

Fairy Wishes

2011-02-23T09:52:00.000Z

Morning Everyone,
I have created this lovely card for a little girl who is turning eight.
I have used a Lilli of the Valley Fairy Stamp and coloured it in using pro markers, and chalks. To create sparkle the inside of the wings has been glued and glittered to make it all sparkly.
The flowers have also got a little bit of sparkle to.
I matted and layered the image onto two different types of pink card, and then matted and layered this onto two butterfly backing papers. I edged the card with silver peel offs and stamped a sentiment.
I tied a bow to the side of the card to embellish.
I hope you like and would welcome any comments.
Hugs
Kelly
xx

1st Birthday Card

2011-02-23T09:37:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,

Well what can I say about this card, apart from I love it.. I made this card for my cousins little boy who is turning one, and decided to go for the animal theme card. I just love the train, so decided to make a train carrying the animals on, I cut the train out at 2 and 1/2 inches and then used the Create and Critter Cartridge and decided to have a monkey driving the train, a lion, giraffe and elephant been driving around. I used the Paper Doll Every Day Cartridge for the train track, and used white pen to give it some details. For the green hill, I basically used a sheet of green card stock and using my purple cow, I changed my cutter blade to a rough look on, and cut it to size, and stuck this to the blue card stock. For the balloon, and the clouds I used the Create a Critter Cartridge again. To give some details I used a thin liner pen and created a fake stick look, i did this around the edge of the blue base card and around the clouds, I then wrote 1 Today! in the same pen.
For the Name I used the same blue as the base card, and used the "All Mixed Up" cartridge and created the name, and mounted this onto the same orange card that I used for the lion and the giraffe.
To finish the card off I used a selection of light blue and dark blue buttons and googly eyes on the animals, balloon and train.
To make the card I used a easel card frame, but created it in a4 card.
I hope you like and any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for looking and I hope to see you again soon
Hugs
Kelly

List of Cartridges

here I have just quickly listed what cartridges I used and what I cut with each cartridge for a quick and easy reference.
Create a Critter- Train, Animals, Balloon, Clouds
Paper Doll Every Day - Train Track
All Mixed Up - Name

Hugs
Kelly xx

House Mouse Valentines Card - Husband

2011-02-23T09:31:00.000Z

Hello Everyone I have made a card for my husbands valentines card, I used the "love collection" from Joanna Sheen and these are unmounted stamps, I picked the image, as my husband seen it on the telly and he commented that, that image was his favorite. I used the Cricut machine to create the frame and his name down the side, I used some left over backing paper from another card, which is a heart, coloured in, scanned into the computer and then using a software package I created the backing paper.
I hope you like the card and I hope to see you back soon.
Hugs
Kelly x

Valentines Card

2011-02-23T09:19:00.000Z

Here is a A4 Valentines card that I have made, I used the "House Mouse Love Collection" from Joanna Sheen, they are unmounted rubber stamps. I used my Pro markers to colour in the stamped image, and then used one of the smaller stamps which is in a shape of a love heart, coloured this in, scanned it in and created a backing paper. I then used my Cricut machine and created the flower spray that is in the corner of the card. I also used the Crict machine to create the frame around the card. I finished the card of with gold peel off borders, three red gems, and a red flower in the top corner.
I hope you like it and again any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for looking I hope to see you again soon.
Hugs
Kelly x

I'm International

2011-02-16T17:31:00.001Z

Wow

I can not believe it.

I come across a link the other day to submit house mouse cards to the house mouse team of America. So I took the plunge and decided to submit one of my cards, I had to write a description off what I did to produce the card and then submitted it, I got a reply back saying that the team were looking at my card and would be in touch... I didn't think anything off it, and the next day I received an email to say that they have submitted my card.

Here is the link http://www.house-mouse.com/php/stamped_show.php?id=1040

I am over the moon with it and hope you like it to

Thanks for looking
Regards
Kelly xx

House Mouse Poppy Birthday Card

2011-02-11T12:30:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,
Well here is another birthday card that I have made today, I have made this for a relatives birthday and hope that she likes it.
I have used a house mouse stamp for this image. See below for a list off items used. I have photographed this from various sides to give you the dimension to the card.
Again thank you for taking the time to look. All comments are greatly appreciated.

Items Used
White card stock
Pink card stock in two various shades
Dark pink flower backing paper
Light pink backing paper
Cricut Wild Card Cartridge for the leaves and the swirls
Flower embellishment (from old stock)
brad in the middle of flower is a metallic pink brad pushed through a flower gem
House Mouse Poppy Stamp, from www.joannasheen.co.uk

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly xx

Bah Humbug Challenge Card- Buttons and Ribbons

2011-02-10T11:16:00.001Z

Hello Everyone,

This is my second challenge card I have done for the http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com this week was to make a card using ribbon and buttons. So for my card I have used a contemporary backing paper off snowflakes in the colours of brown, green, blue, and pink. I matted this onto the white card base. I then used the Octagon Nesstabilities the largest one of the set run this through my cuttlebug and then embossed it using the largest embossing folder cuttlebug do, and this one was called holly and ribbon, I then used pastel chalks and chalked baby pink over it. I stamped and embossed my image coloured it in using pro markers and used glitter glue to add the dots to the party hats. I attached this to the embossed shape using foam pads. The ribbon is tied into a pretty bow at one end, the ribbon I used is a shear lilac ribbon. I then cut out two sentiments one saying "It's Party Time" the other saying "White Christmas" I mounted the "White Christmas" saying onto white card, and fake stitched using lilac glitter glue. I put this onto the card using foam pads. The saying "Its Party Time" is stick flat onto the card. I have them embellished the card using two lilac buttons and one pink button and attached these to the bottom of the card. I also stuck five silver snowflakes around the image to give extra glam.
Hope you like and as always any comments are greatly appreciated good or bad.
I will be back soon, with Valentines Cards
Hugs
Kelly xx

Bah Humbug Challenge Card

2011-02-02T16:24:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,

I have created this card for the Bah Humbug Challenge, Something Old and Something Gold. The card the I have created is a fancy style fold, it fits perfectly into a C5 envelope, and only takes one sheet of card to create. I will try and put instructions up on how to make it later on ...
For the topper I decided to use a stamp I had been giving a few years ago that I had forgotten about, it is a teddy bear stamp holding up a banner saying "Happy Christmas" and around the outside it has written on saying "teddy says it's time to hang up the decorations". I used a gold tinsel embossing powder to create the gold look... To finish the card I went for a vintage come clean look, so I used a cream card and distressed the edges, then embossed a spotty design onto white card and matted this up, the topper was then put on cream card and again mounted to the now matted white spotty card. The side of the card was embellished with gold snowflake peels offs and in the card I have placed two "Merry Christmas" and finally to complete the look I have gone around my white spotty card with gold peel off borders and added a gold bow to the right hand top corner.
I hope you like my card and thanks for looking, any comments are greatly appreciated good or bad.

Until next time
Hugs
Kelly xx

Male Birthday Card

2011-02-01T20:48:00.000Z

This card I made for my Dads birthday I decided not to use a computer or a Cricut for this card (boy was that hard) To start the card I used a Brown Card blank, I then stamped a background using brown ink onto white card for the center section, I used a brown card that i rounded the corners off, mounted a white section off card which I brown destressed the edges with stamped DAD four times, I then stamped and embossed my main image, and coloured him in, I stamped him twice cut the second image out and put him on foam pads.. I then wrote on the ZZzzzzz For the greeting, I used a banner saying Happy Birthday and again mounted this onto brown card, for the ribbon i used my promarker coco and coloured in white ribbon... I then attached this to make it look like a sign to a piece of mattered card with a saying of "do not disturb" I finished the card off with Amber gems.

Hope you like
Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly x

Dino Birthday Card Two

2011-02-01T20:45:00.001Z

This is a second birthday card for my friends other little boy, and again I have used the Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge and a Font Cartridge for the wording.....

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly
xx

Dino Birthday Card

2011-02-01T20:40:00.000Z

I made this lovely little card for a friends boy and he is two. I have used the Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge for the dino, and the Happy Birthday, and the for the name and the number two I have used a font cartridge.
The backing paper I believe is off a cd and this is mounted onto a white card base
Thanks for lookins
Hugs
Kelly x

House Mouse Birthday Card

2011-02-01T20:30:00.000Z

This lovely little card I have made was for my mam's birthday, I stamped and decoupaged up the House Mouse Cake Image, and used some lilac cake backing paper. I then made the flowers by hand using the Cricut machine

Handmade Flowers - Rose

2011-02-01T19:59:00.000Z

Well this is the second flower that I made, this time I used the Cricut machine, to cut three flowers out, and twisted the petals into a cone type shape.

This is the design that I have got, and again any comments that you have I would appreciate it

Handmade Flowers - Scrrunched

2011-02-01T19:44:00.000Z

Hello All,

Well it has been a long time since I have updated what with getting over Christmas and then lots of Birthdays in January.

I have had a go lately at making Handmade flowers I have had a go at scrunched flowers and a flower that I have called Rose.
The scrunched flowers are lovely and very unique to every flower. How I made my flower I cut out Five pieces of card using a nestabilitie die cut, wet the card, and scrunched it up like I would role up a piece of rubbish paper, and glue it together using a glue dot on the bottom off each layer and scrunch to suit the style of card.

This is the result, I got and any comments would be greatly be appreciated

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Kelly x

Christmas Card

2010-12-16T19:43:00.000Z

This card has been made using a A4 folded in half cream card blank, it has been matted an layered with two different backing papers, and a further cream layer of card, on the cream topper it has a gold ribbon with a bow tied in the middle, and Merry Christmas cut out in gold pearl card, from the Cricut machine. The card has been embellished with gold snow flakes and a gold bow.

Christmas Card Gran

2010-12-16T19:39:00.000Z

This card has been created for my husbands Gran, for this card I have used a prick and stitch template, the poinsettia, holly Christmas Wishes and the border have all been stitched, the topper is finished with beads for berrys, and matted onto green and red Christmas card colour, the full topper was then placed onto a white card base, which half has been backed with a poinsettia backing paper, the word gran has been cut out using my cricut machine and a red bow has been stuck on to finish the card off, the inside of the card was completed with an insert.

1st Christmas Card

2010-12-16T19:34:00.000Z

This is a card that I have done for a 1st Christmas, for a little boy Oliver, I have used a white card base, matted with Christmas Red, used a snowflake backing paper in a off blue. and then use my Cricut Machine (Stretch Your Imagination, New Arrival, All Mixed Up and Paper Dolls Cartridges) to create the sleigh, baby, snowflakes, Name, and Holly.
The card was completed with an insert on the inside. This card fits a A5 envelope.

Christmas

2010-12-16T19:32:00.000Z

Well Christmas has come around so quick, I hope you are all ready for it... I am getting their....

Well I have been busy making Christmas Cards and Christmas Gifts (I will be able to put my gifts on after Christmas) but for now here are a small selection off my 58 home made cards that I have done.

Hope everyone is well, and I will take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Now.

Hugs
Kelly x

House Mouse Candy Cane

2010-09-01T15:25:00.001+01:00

This is another card using the house mouse christmas stamp again with the little hamster and his candy cane, instead of making the candy cane the usual red, green colours i have gone for a gold theme on this card, coloured the images in using pro markers, but toned them down, the mice have been coloured a grey colour and the hamster a ginger type colour (pen used was coral i believe) the candy cane was then coloured white and gold. the image has been edged with gold border peel offs then matted onto a piece of the same cream card as the base card, this mat was then edged with the gold pen touch pen, and mounted using 3d foam pads, on a "wonky" angle to the card base. The sentiment at the bottom is printed onto white paper, then cut using a wave cut, edged with gold pen touch pen, matted onot cream card again edged with gold pen touch pen, and put straight onto the card base. The sentiment reads "way up high on the christmas tree 2 little candy canes winked at me, so i shook that three as hard as i could and down come the candy came hmm hmm good."

DL House Mouse

2010-09-01T15:21:00.000+01:00

A DL card has been created here using the house mouse stamp with the little hamster and his candy cane on, the backing paper has been printed off from Crafters Companion Christmas Paper Craft Vol 1- and then edged with a gold border peel off. the rest of the card blank has been embossed using the Hougie Board, to create "diamonds" the topper has been edged with the gold pen touch pen, and mounted onto the card front half on the backing paper and half of it, the visable diamonds were they meet at the points have been embellished with three red gems.

House Mouse Presents

2010-09-01T15:17:00.000+01:00

Again another house mouse stamp, this one is the opening presents stamp, the has been inked and embossed then coloured in using pro marker pens and lyra water colours, a backing paper with "merry christmas" has been added to the card blank in a diagnal manner, edged with a gold border peel off, the topper has four gold gems on one in each corner and the image itself has been mounted onto gold pearl card, the sentiment "hope your presents are filled with love and laughter. Merry Christmas" has been created by me, and printed out onto white card that has been distressed using a tim holtz ink pad. A ivory bow has been added to the corner of the card.

House Mouse Cookie

2010-09-01T15:05:00.000+01:00

This is another off the House Mouse stamp range that is unmounted and brought to us by Joanna Sheen, The image has been stamped and water coloured in using lyra water colours and pro marker pens, the backing paper is off Joanna Sheen Vintage Christmas, and consists off cookies and such like, again where the backing paper meets the card blank a gold border peel off has been placed along it, the topper has been "ran" around with a gold pen touch pen, and mounted onto the card blank using foam pads, and a ivory bow has been added to the corner of the card.

Popcorn's Decoration Fun

2010-09-01T14:59:00.000+01:00

This 6x6 card has been created using the popcorn christmas stamp were the little bear is in the box of Christmas decorations. the stamp has been stamped and embossed then coloured in using pro markers, the backing paper has been printed off one of the co-odinating cd roms the edge were the backing paper has joined the card blank has been edged using a gold peel off and to finish the card a small cream bow has been added to the corner of the image.

Popcorn Snow Time

2010-09-01T14:56:00.000+01:00

This DL card has been created using the popcorn christmas stamp collection "snow time" the image has been stamped 4 times, coloured in using promarkers then decoupaged up. the backing paper is off the outdoor section of the popcorn christmas cd rom, the sentiment "It's Snow Time" has been stamped and embossed using silver embossing powder, onto white card, then edges of the cards have been distressed using blue ink, a wave border has been cut around it and then this has been stuck onto the front of the card using 3d foam pads.

House Mouse Fire Place

2010-09-01T14:50:00.000+01:00

This is the first card I have made using this fireplace stamp brought to us from Joanna Sheen and House Mouse, the image has been coloured in using promarkers and a bit of glitter has been added into the fire and onto the whites of the stockings.. The backing paper I have created using Paintshop Pro, and it is the saying "t'was the night before christmas" the sentiment at the top of the card is the actual saying "t'was the night beofre christmas, when all through the house, not a create was stiring not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there" to finish the card off a small red bow has been added to finish it off.

Christening Card

2010-09-01T14:48:00.000+01:00

A lovely christening card that was taking from the popcorn platinum collection, this was using one of the new sections "3d cards" the card is a frame card, and then the image is decopuaged up within the frame.

Plumber Fun

2010-09-01T14:46:00.000+01:00

This birthday card was created for a friend who is a handy man, the image is from Joanna Sheen Loft Collection and it is Loft Plumber, the backing strip and insert was printed from the Messy Rabbit Collection, and it was Messy himself that was hiding the paper. The letters to create the name Joni was cut using the Cricut Machine, and then put through the crafts too embossing folder called spot.

All Loved Up

2010-09-01T14:43:00.000+01:00

This card has been created using again the Popcorn Bear Platinum Collections the backing, insert and decoupage has been taking from the Romance section on the CD Roms.
A sentiment was printed and the coloured in using chalk with the saying "to a special couple on your wedding anniversary"

Football Fever

2010-09-01T14:40:00.000+01:00

This card was created using the Popcorn Platinum Collections, the image and backing was taking from the Mens collections, backing paper from design sets, which the insert was also produced from and the topper was created using the MidSize decoupage.
A small tag with the greeting happy birthday was added and fixed in place with a brad.

Wedding Anniversary

2010-09-01T14:35:00.001+01:00

Well this card has been made using the Popcorn Platinum Celebration stamp set, I have used the bottle and two glasses, cloured them in using pro markers, and glittered the glass to give some extra sparkle, the "table" was created using Lyra Water Colours, the back of the table was a line drawn with the fine line pen from the promarkers. I have mounted this onto a square gold pearl card, which has been embossed using a Crafts Too, spot embossing folder run through the Cuttlebug, a piece of ribbon fastened around it and a "bow" created then this was mounted onto a 6x6 card stock in white.

Holiday Craft Shops

2010-08-15T16:27:00.000+01:00

Hello All,

Well just got back from Holiday from Devon and visited a few craft shops so wanted to share my thoughts off them with you, then if ever anyone goes to Devon they have a few shops to see them through.

Crafty Devils- Barnstaple-- This is a large shop and stock a range of products including do crafts and Tim Holtz, upstairs they are also a large stockist of Sizzix and a few Cuttlebug folders- I was however disappointed to see that some of the large names were not stocked, considering they class themselves as the largest in the area. www.crafty-devils.co.uk

Just Traceys - Plymouth - Well considering when we went this shop had only been open for four months it was well stocked, what i really liked was that it had some of the big name companies in and also some up and coming companies, with some lovely stamps from various suppliers (un heard of at the moment ) and she had a large selection on Crafts Too embossing folders - Tracey was a lovely person who was eager to help and advise and she told me that she has a website under construction and they will be offering free p and p -www.justtraceys.co.uk

The Craft Corner - Penzance - Spread over two shops, Karen could not have been any more helpful then what she was and I was very pleased to see that she stocked some of the big names Joanna Sheen, Crafters Companion, Cuttlebug, Tim Hotlz, Flower Soft, Do Crafts and then she had a lovely selection of again unfamiliar suppliers. www.thecraftycorneronline.co.uk

Creations - Helston - Porthleven- This was a little find, she was full to the rafters with craft items for card making and scrapbooking, wool, buttons, and a large artisit selection at the back of the store, I couldn't honestly say what this shop stocked as she had small amounts of everything - One thing i did see that out off all the shops I went in to this one stocked Clarity Stamps - The shop had a sale section were certain items had been reduced a lot and others had a little bit off, a lovely little find --www.ecreations.co.uk

The Craft Room - Newton Abbott - This lady was again jam packed with all different manufactures of items, she had small amounts of most people in except Joanna Sheen, the shop was lovely and she offered lots of craft classes/demo days... www.craftroomonline.co.uk

Finishing Touches - Totnes - This lady was very helpful both on the phone and in the store, she was at the time with a sales rep but was more then happy to help out and answer any questions, again it was a large shop and stocked a variety of stockist, however the main names of Clarity, Do Crafts, Joanna Sheen, Crafters Companion were missing - www.decocraft.co.uk

Well I hope this has helped someone out for future visits to the south of the country, this is something that I am going to continue with, every time I come across a craft shop then I will add there details to my blog, with feedback on how I found the shop and were possible I will mention what is stocked in the shop.

Take care and Keep Safe
Hugs
Kelly

Wedding Anniversary Card

2010-07-16T11:32:00.000+01:00

This card has been made for my dad to give to my mum for their wedding anniversary, The topper is off the Do Crafts Forever friends CD rom, I have decoupaged the topper up, and mounted onto a matt off white and pink nestablilties shape, with the pink one been embossed using the cuttlebug machine.
The backing paper is a coordinated set off the cd rom, and the wording WIFE is cut from the cricut machine.

Anniversary Card

2010-07-16T11:28:00.000+01:00

This is a wedding anniversary card I did for my parents of my brother, I have used the Do Crafts Forever Friends CD Rom Collection, and decoupaged the main image up, I have used a purple base card, and a purple coordinating backing paper off the CD Rom, three little flowers up the side and a happy anniversary sentiment has been stuck onto a cut out from the Cricut machine.

Update on Blog

2010-06-30T17:40:00.000+01:00

Well,

I have had a bit of spare time today and decided that my blog needed a bit of an update. I have decided to go for the pink/green floral theme, and I must say that it seems pretty good.
Let me know what your thoughts on it are.

As you can see I have also been adding various cards as well, please feel free to comment on these.

Well that's me for now, keep safe
Hugs
Kelly x

Congratulations Card

2010-06-30T14:33:00.000+01:00

I have created this card for my best friend who has just found out that she has passed her first year at university which she is studying law. I created this using the Popcorn Kid Stamp Collection, and coloured it is using pro markers. The backing paper and insert have also been printed from the same cd, however, for the backing paper I have used the notepaper section and typed into the corner "Congratulations Sharni" I have used border peel offs around the notepaper section and to finsh the card off I have used a white bow.

Birthday Card

2010-06-30T14:28:00.000+01:00

This card has been created for a family members birthday. For this card I have used a olive green card base (it is lighter then it looks on here) and using the popcorn mans collection I have printed the notepaper section in green, using the same cd I have also printed the pyrimage and insert using the green, taking from the card. The topper has been cut out and layered up, and then stuck onto a piece of white card that has been cut into a square, to finish the card off the I have added a peel off saying "happy birthday" and put three green square gems onto it. Also on the back of the card is a small picture of the layered topper (the back image is not layered up )

1st Wedding Anniversary Card

2010-06-30T14:21:00.000+01:00

This is for my husband we have been married a year in July, I made a calander and for the month of February I used this image, my hubby loved it so thought I would use it for his wedding anniversary card. The card is a A4 easel card. I used the popcorn romance collection, for the backing paper the main page is a note paper, and the bottom of the easel is a proper backing sheet printed from the same collection the insert has also been printed from the same cd. For the topper I have used the stamp from Crafters Companion, and coloured this in used a combination of pro markers and lyra water colours, for the wording ALAN and the hearts I have used my cricut machine and the Dom Jaun Cartridge using the under pressure setting, the heart "stopper" has been used by cutting a die through the die cut which is a cut and emboss at the same time from "sizzix" in the shape of a heart.

Wedding Anniversary Card

2010-06-30T14:17:00.000+01:00

This wedding anniversary card has been created for my aunty. to create this card I have used a deep rose pink card base, and printed from the popcorn flower collection the topper, insert and a notepaper, which I have used for the backing paper. Once the decoupage was dried I added some glitter to the flower and flower stems to give it a bit of glammer. For the sentiment I have used the Cuttlebug and the octogan collection of nestabilities, i cut this in white card and used a wedding anniversary peel off.

Birthday Card

2010-06-30T14:12:00.000+01:00

This card was vreated for a male friends birthday. To create this card I have used a blue base card, a note paper background from the popcorn kids collection in pale blue colour and edged with silver border peels offs, the topper has been stamped and coloured in using a combination of Lyra Water Colours, and Pro Markers, the stars have been glittered, the image has ben cut into a rectangle with the corners rounded and the edges have been chalked using a pastel blue colour, to finish the topper off a blue bow has been added to the top left corner. For the sentiment happy birthday this has been cut using the Nestabilities, octagon collection, and has been chalked using the same blue as the topper, and the wording "happy birthday" has been put on using a silvere peel off, to finish the front of the card I have added three pastel blue square gems. The insert has been created using the popcorn kids collection to math the backing paper and a general happy birthday insert has been printed.

Birthday Card - Popcorn Kids

2010-06-23T09:18:00.000+01:00

This card has been created for a friends birthday, I have used the Popcorn Kids CD collection printed out a decoupage sheet, decoupaged the image up using pin flair glue gel. The base card is baby pink, the backing paper is also from the CD, the main image is backed onto a square piece of the baby pink card, which has been edged with silver wave design peel offs. The sentiment on the card is pearly and the written is in silver at the bottom of the card i have put three clear gems going up the edge of the card. The insert is matching of the backing papers with a birthday verse. The decoupage image has been glittered using glitter glue.

Anniversary Card - MIL

2010-06-23T09:11:00.001+01:00

This card is a card that I made for my Father In Law to give to his wife for their wedding anniversary. The base card is white and then I have matted and layered red and white squares with the corners rounded, I have then stamped a popcorn bear stamp, coloured in using Lyra water colours and Pro marker pens. At the bottom of the card the word "Wife" and the hearts have been cut using the cricut, to finish the card off I printed an insert from the popcorn romance CD put a bow at the top of the page and three red gems up the side.

Anniversary Card

2010-06-23T09:05:00.000+01:00

This is my mother and father in law wedding anniversary card that i have created. I have used the "easel" style card. For the front of the card I have used the Glitter Girls Bookatrix board and created a two page book out of cream and pink, both pages have been edged with silver peel offs. On the left side of the book is a decoupaged image from the Crafter's Companion Popcorn Bear Floral CD. Down the center of the "book" I have added a bow at the top and then pink and cream flowers to complete the middle bit of the card, on the right hand side of the card I have used the Cricut machine and cut the words mam and dad out, and these have been stuck flat. All the backing papers and the tag stopper have been printed from the popcorn cd as above, including the insert.
The corners of the card have been punched using a fancy corner punch.

Fathers Day Card

2010-06-18T10:16:00.001+01:00

Here is another card that I have made this time for my Father in Law.
Here is the card and the card details
This card is made using a pearly gray card stock, which has some backing paper from the Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit Collection CD 2 backing paper, the paper is black and white stripes. The image on the front is a vintage photo of a cricket match from a copy free image. The picture has been matted on to black card stock. Under the image is a silver peel off on black card saying "happy fathers day" Down the side of the image is three red cricket balls, which were made using a sizzix die of a dog called "playtime" this have been mounted on foam pads to give a raised addition to the card. The wording DAD has been created using the Cricut Create machine, and stuck directly onto the card stock.
The insert of this card has a verse on one side and a cricket ball on the other side.

Thanks for looking

Fathers Day Card

2010-06-18T10:11:00.000+01:00

Hello All,

Well I can not believe that we are here already making cards for fathers day, it feels like it was only two minutes ago and we had Christmas.

Here are the details of the card:-

This is a card made for my dad, I have used a decoupage sheet from the new popcorn kids cd collection, along with a matching backing paper, the insert is also matching the image and the backing papers. The base card is cream. I have matted the decoupage sheet on to a piece of brown card stock, which has had the corners rounded off. The letters DAD have been cut using the Cricut machine.

Thanks for looking

Proud New Owner

2010-05-02T21:49:00.000+01:00

Hello Everyone,

Well I am pleased to say that I am now a proud owner of a cricut create, I only got it on Saturday and already in love with it, it is amazing, so quick, and easy to use... This is the story of it.

I first wanted the cricut machine about 2 years ago, when my local craft shop had a demo day off different machines that she stocked, including the cricut, craft robo, cuttlebug, bigshot. I went with the intention of buying the Cricut that day, but was talked out of it and convinced the Craft Robo was the way to go... Well I got the software thousands of cuts etc and just could not get away with it, my mum bought it off me but she still had the same problems that I, and due to the both stated that we would not get another machine like it... We both still tho admired the machine, but thought that it was a lot of money and were worried it would be the same trouble that the robo was... Then along come create and craft with it on offer, and a very lucky mum who ordered the machine. Since seeing my mum's machine I had to have one... After 2 weeks of searching for a deal I decided to just hang on and keep my money until one that i really fancied come along (couldnt afford the create and craft offer) then on my grandads birthday the day before mine, I found my perfect machine, and was extremly lucky to be able to go and pick the machine up on saturday, and what a lovely lady I met who clearly had looked after her machine and cartridges, due to family and friends coming yesterday, today was the only chance I really had to play, and wow! I will post some pieces up once I construct some cards and scrapbook page's... my mind is over flowing with ideas...
Hugs
Kelly xxx

National Scrapbooking Day

2010-04-29T22:38:00.001+01:00

Hello

Just thought that I would remind you all that on Saturday it is national scrapbooking day.
That's right it is the first saturday in may every year, so if you have not done your scrapbook or if you have not finished your page, why not make a start this weekend... The only problem is I bet you get hooked like me

Hugs
Kelly xxx

Scrapbook Pages

2010-04-29T14:07:00.000+01:00

These are four pages from the scrapbook I made for Alan. I must admit that I do like these for specially. This is my first scrapbook that I have done and must admit that I now want to do another one.

Boozy Badger

2010-04-29T13:53:00.000+01:00

Using Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit collection, I have took an image from her "Boring Badger" collection, and printed it several times, I have then decoupaged up the image. For the bear head I have used the Paint "Fluffy Stuff" heated it up to create a textured feeling to the card. The pint of lemonade has got clear sakura pen on the bubbles, for the badgers eyes I have put on two little moving eyes. The backing paper is also printed from the CD and cut using a cutter with a jaggered edge cut. This was then layered onto a dark blue base card. For the sentiment I have used a free sentiment square that I got when I first started crafting (think it come with a magazine) and stuck this on a nestability cut image, with pin flair glue gel.

Popcorn Bear, Birthday

2010-04-29T13:48:00.000+01:00

Here is a birthday card for Alans Aunt, this is a crafters companion popcorn bear brithday stamp, along with co-ordinating papers from there CD roms. The images have been coloured in using a combination of pro markers, cosmic shimmers and lyra aquacolours, and the greetings are sprayed with cosmic shimmer mists.

Hoot of a Time

2010-04-29T13:32:00.000+01:00

This is the birthday card I have decided to do for my Grandads birthday. Taken form the original Jayne Netley Meyhew collection, is this beautiful owl. I have printed the owl on to smooth card, matted and layered him onto brown and cream card. Both of the backing papers, have been printed from the same CD, the first is off the owl repeated, and second is a further from the owl repeated. All the matting and layering has been finished with gold peel offs, and in insert has been created using the same owl image, with a verse from my birthday collection. For the greeting at the bottom, I have used a linked Happy Birthday Peel off and placed onto cream card, that has had Tim Holtz distress ink rubbed along the edges, (quiet hard to see on the pic)... Hope you like and you get inspiration from the card.

Quick Up Date

2010-04-27T17:08:00.000+01:00

Sorry I have not been on for a while...

Whilst I have been away, I have got myself a set of Nestabilites, and must admit that I do love them, but would be hard pressed to buy any more, purely because the set I bought meets my needs for the time been..... Maybe I should re-view this in a years time and see how many sets I have then----

As well as this I have been doing a lot of research into the Cricut Create machine, all thanks to my mum, I have had my eye on one for a while, but after the incident with the Craft Robo, I was really put off, any way my dear mum, ordered one from the famouse online craft channel, and I was so lucky to be at her house when it turned up, and I think I can safely say that we both fell in love with it straight away... I have now decided to have a clear out and treat myself out of my birthday money... So the search began.. Must say that there are some bargains out there to be had, but you have to be careful off what you look at as some people describe things wrong and are in fact selling the older machine.
As well as this, the same very day the machine turned up at my mums, I broke my foot that night.... 4 weeks with a very nice pink pot on... Role on the 19th May when it finally comes off.

Off out on Friday night with the family for a meal, as it is my birthday and can not wait.

Sorry I have not done a lot of crafting lately, I will try and get some posts up off the cards I have done soon.

Take care keep safe
Hugs
Kelly xxxx

Beaching It

2010-03-08T19:32:00.000Z

Hello All,

A quick tip for you all to remember.

Whilst I was doing some card making back in January for my dad's birthday I accidently picked up the wrong pro marker, I thought I had picked up the light blue but had actually picked up the dark blue pro marker. I thought that was it, I would have to re-make my card. I then remembered something about using bleach to create sheep. So outcome the house hold bleach and put it into a small container with a thin paint brush, and went over the dark blue, using the paint brush along with a piece of kitchen paper, I picked up the colour of the dark blue, creating a light blue colour and hay pesto the card was fixed.

Another tip with bleach, try it with different colours, black creates a pink colour whilst dark brown creates a orange rustic colour.... go on have a try and see what results you can get.
(Please note that whilst using bleach all care should be put into not getting any on to your clothes, or skin, as damage to clothes may happen and skin irriation may occur, please read instruction of use on the bottle)

Hugs
Kelly
xx

New To This

2010-03-08T16:07:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,

First can I say thank you for stopping by and having a look at my new blog.
I have never created a blog before and as you can tell this is the first post to it.

Please give me time to get things set up, and I will try and get new posts on often for you all.

Many Thanks
Hugs
Kelly