Casper too cool

Good morning all.

8 days till the big guy is coming. Almost ready here - just have a few little goodies to get for the kids and my food shopping. As there is only gonna be the 4 of us I don't need much but still going to have something special. Ben will also be working and spending time with his girlfriend so it will be a nice and relaxing time. Until we hit Derby for the winter sale - mayhem lol.

Both the boys are at work at the moment so there is only Phoebe and me. She's watching music on YouTube (Bruno Mars and Katy Perry) and I am just doing housework, a little crafting and surfing the net.

Today I have another pocket card and tag to show ..............



................. they are quiet easy and don't need a lot of decorations - especially for boys. The card is 10 x 10 cm and has a pocket inside for either money or a gift card.

MATERIALS USED

Casper too cool by Pollycraft Design
White and kraft cardstock
DCWV papers "Christmas wishes" from a few years back
Sentiment is from a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp
Brads

CHALLENGES

Pollycraft #120 - Xmas fun
Passion for Promarkers #129 - Christmas
Papertake Weekly _ I dream of (favorite colours)
Craft your Passion - Tag you're it!

Thank you for dropping by and have an enjoyable day. Hugs, Mette

Tomboy

Good morning all.

Wanted to share this bookmark with you all ..................



.............. which I made for the challenge at POLLYCRAFT DESIGN. I have been seeing them around but not really felt confident enough to try one but then I decided to give it a go and guess what ............ Phoebe and I made a dew. So simple to make yet a huge hit with her friends at school this morning. So it will not be the last one I can assure you ... a little idea has been forming inside my otherwise crowded mind hehe.

MATERIALS USED

Tomboy from Pollycraft
Cardstock
Fancy Pants DP
Stickers from my stash

Thank you for taking the time to visit me and have a super day. Hugs, Mette

Cherry Kisses Skating

Good morning all.

Yiipiii - the sun is shining again. Been wet and cold here and not at all nice.

My gran will be back home in her house on Thursday. Naturally there had to be a lot of safety nets put in place - someone will come and give her her medicin morning, midday and evening, she'll have a hot meals delivered etc etc but she's a lot better :). The tumor is still there but is not causing too much trouble (it's not aggresive) but is will effect her and keep growing. I am just happy she's doing well and able to go home.

And Ben's coming home next week - been very empty here without him but he is having a super time and his gf has finally moved up to Sheffield too. His lectures start next week and then he can get into a routine.

So all in all I am a lot happier :). Just wanted to share another christmas card with you all ...................



............. this one for POLLYCRAFT CHALLENGE "Swirls and pearls". I sure hope that the embossed swirls qualify. I love this card but don't think the bow underneath the image is very good :(. Might have to change that. I know that black is not a traditional christmas colour but this seems to work.

MATERIALS USED

Cherry kisses Skating from Pollycraft
Papers: "Jovial" Basic Grey
Swirls Crafty Individuals
Versamark Ink
Stampendous Emboss Powder "DISCO BLACK
Ribbon
self-adhesive pearls

Thank you for dropping by and have a super day. Hugs, Mette

Sonny's Party

Good afternoon all.

Well, what did I tell ya! The lovely weather wasn't gonna last and it's been grey and wet (on and off) all day. But hey, the optimist in me said "go on, hang the washing out to dry" which I happily did. And there, right behind my roof, where I couldn't see is, was Sergeant Raincloud telling his little soldiers "hang on there lad, no just yet - wait till she's gone back in the house and then you can POUR to your little hearts content". So my washing is soggy and feeling sorry for itself.
But it does mean that I can spend the day colouring and watching C4's Comedy Gala (just go to 4oD to watch yourself). I absolutely LOVE british comedy and humour and what a wonderful way to spend the day :). Oh yes, I also managed to do my weekly shopping - ONLINE - ofc :).



I put together this little sweetie - she is available free from HERE together with another adorable image. Use either of the images to make a card or project to enter Pollycraft's DT call and combine it with POLLYCRAFT CHALLENGE this week - it's flowers and ribbons and we all love those. So I am doing both - I am not on any DT team but it would be an honour to work with Paula's cute and wonderful images.

MATERIALS USED

Sonny's Party @ Pollycraft Design
Papers: a mixture from my paper box
Flowers
Brads
Ribbon
Hero Art's "Box of Words" stamps

Thank you for taking the time to visit me and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Daydream

Good afternoon all.

Well, the sun decided to make an appearance today although the wind is still rather kool. But it does mean I am able to get my washing dry and my house doesn't look like a laundret lol. Hope you all have had a lovely day.
I don't know about the rest of you but I love digital images as much a rubber stamps and have got a fair amount on my PC. The big problem is that I never seem to use them so have made a resolution to use some of my digis thoughout the week. Still sorting them into folders for easy access and to remember which stamps I actually have lol.



This card is for the challenge with POLLYCRAFT. They have a bingo theme this week and I choose to go with Lace, Gems and Tag. I used one I got last year and I think these are really sweet. Promarkers as medium again. My tag is handmade.

MATERIALS USED

Daydreams @ Pollycraft Design
Papers: Bo Bunny
Lace
Gems
Ribbon
Staples

Thank you for dropping by and enjoy the rest of your day, Mette

Pollycraft + Magical Monday + more

Good morning Wednesday.

Wasn't yesterday gorgeous so unlike today when it's wet and grey. Can't wait for spring and summer and colours :).
This has got to be my last L-O-V-E card, seeing too much red at the moment lol but I like this little lady - there's something cheeky about her. She's been coloured with Promarker with a little glitter.



MATERIALS USED

Image: Heartstrings by Pollycraft Design
Papers: Me and My Big Ideas (red) - Doodlebug (black/white)
Stickles "Crystal"
Crackle accent

CHALLENGES

Pollycraft challenges - sketch (Love)
Magical Monday - Valentine
Craft your passion - Anything goes
Charisma cardz - No embellishments
Digital Tuesday - From the heart
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Valentine
A Spoonful of Sugar - Let's see some LOVE

Thank you for dropping by and have a lovely day, Mette

Pollycraft + Mojo + Simon Says + more

Good morning Friday.

You know the problem when none of the cards you make look right and it seems your mojo has gone on vacation (again)??? Well, I have had a few of those days and apologise for not blogging. Hopefully I should be back to my obcessed and creative self hehe.
My princess was 5 on Wednesday - she's getting so big. We have not celebrated with her friends yet as see wants to take them to the cinema and see the new Disney "Tangles" - it will be out on the 28th. Next Wednesday my oldest son turns 18 - I can't believe I have a grown-up son. Seems just like yesterday I opend my eyes from the anastetics and there he was my beautiful son. Well, I am sure you didn't come here to listen to me talk about how fast time goes so here is today's card which I am 85% happy with .............



Materials used

Image: Spots and strips digi from Pollycraft
Papers: Basic Grey "Kioshi" and kraft
Ribbon: Stash
Gems: Bunny-Zoe's
Sentiment: Hero Art's "Thoughtful Messages"
Inks: Ranger Distress Ink "Vintage Photo" + Versa Magic "Key Lime"
Papermania clear emboss powder
Stickles "Cotton Candy"
Colouring media: Promarkers

CHALLENGES

Pollycraft - Pastel colours
Mojo - sketch
Simon Says - BINGE (Gems, glitter, ribbons)
Color Throwdown - pear, kraft, blush

Thank you for dropping by and have a lovely day, Mette

A Blue Christmas

Good morning Saturday

Isn't it cold ......... brrrrrr. Sitting here with thermo undies and socks and to top it all I looked out the window this morning....... Mr Snow has been visiting and dropped a lot of his fluffy, white stuff. So it seemed only appropriate to show this card



This uses a super digi image "Sharing Sherbert - Snowball" from Pollycraft and is available HERE. She's coloured with Promarkers and I added a bit of stickle to the snow to make it sparkle in the sun. The flower is 3 different Primas fasten with a brad and I used a little lace and ribbon from my stash. A digi sentiment to finish it of.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

POLLYCRAFT - Feeling blue
DIGITAL TUESDAY - Let it snow
SIMON SAYS - Let it snow

Thank you for dropping by and if you have snow - ENJOY, hugs Mette

Papertake Weekly + Pollycraft #54

Good morning. The sun is shining but I am wondering for how long. Knowing England it won't be for long hehe.
I am finally able to access the PC for a while as both my sons are still asleep. With summer holidays here they are monopolising it. So I will just quickly squeeze in this post.
I popped in to Pollycrafts website as they are having a sale and I had my eyes on a few images there which I quickly added to my over-grown digi image file. But hey - a crafter can never have too many images. This 1 is called "Heartstrings". Isn't she adorable?? I coloured her with my Prisma pencils, used a little glitter glue on her wings and followed this weeks Papertake Weekly sketch. The papers are MME "Be Loved". Sentiment from TLC. The flower is handmade using a stamp, a button and some string. I am also entering this card in this weeks Pollycraft Challenge "Love and Marriage" .Hope you like her.

Thank you for dropping in and have a lovely day, Mette

Pollycraft #37 - Recipe 4321

I am aware that I have not been around for some time but RL has a way of reducing crafting time and my mojo has been AWOL.

This card was made for Pollycraft challenge no. 37. The challenge is to create a card using a recipe (4321). I love this sweet image which the lovely Paula donated for free (as she does almost every Friday so you should visit her blog). I am kinda in a spring mode so I have used lovely orangy colour. Why don't you jump over to the challenge blog and join in - there is a lovely price to be won.

Ingredience:

Image: Codi from Pollycraft
Papers: Basic Grey and stash
Flowers: prima
Brad: papermania
Ribbons: The Paper Studio and stash
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Colouring: Prisma Pencils and Ranger Inks for edges

Thank you for popping by my place and wishing you a lovely day, Mette

Pollycraft No. 31

I cannot wait until summer when the kids will be outside and not inside demanding my attention 100%. Then I might get a little more crafting done. As it is I am squeezing a little bit in here and there and eventually I get something finished lol.

This card is another first for me. I found these lovely digi stamps from Pollycraft Design and they are just lovely. As they also have a challenge blog I decided to play along. This week's theme is Winter birthday and I used one of the Winter Gingers. The image is a little fuzzy as I am still scanning my cards (sometimes tricky when attaching a lot of embellishments), I hope to get a new camera soon'ish.

Ingredients:
Image: Ginger Tea by Pollycraft Designs
Papers: Doodlebug "Neapolitan stripes", from stash and hand stamped swirls
Flowers: Prima
Brad and ribbon from stash
Colouring: Prisma pencils + mixer

Thank you for visiting my little heaven and hope you have a lovely day, Mette