Summery Mae

Good afternoon crafters.

The sun is out and we are having a lovely day here in the Midlands - but I feel that it won't last lol. So this is an excellent chance to celebrate with a very summery card ......



Materials used: Summery Mae from SOG - Papermania CS and kraft - Echopark dp - button

This card follows the colour combo challenge at Some Odd Girl.

Thank you for swinging by and have a great day. Hugs, Mette

Garden Mae

Good morning from a dull and grey Derbyshire.

Pffff - grey and dull again. Not much fun when all I need is a little spring sun to make my day. Today I was doing maths games in Phoebe's class - these are 4-6 year old kids - and I love helping out. Did guided reading yesterday and the boys I had did some impressive readin. It's nice to see how quick they all come along.

Been looking at flights to Denmark this morning , my mum wanted me to come home for the funeral on Saturday - oh boy is that expensive. I would rather wait till the summer and go for 3 weeks and for lot less money. And if we went now it wouldn't be a happy affair for Phoebe. She wants to go to the beach and Legoland hehe.

So, today I am showing a fabulous image .....



...... this is from SOME ODD GIRL and there are some super fabulous images to suit any taste. I am entering this into their Challenge which is a sketch.

MATERIALS USED

"Garden Mae" from Some Odd Girl
Cosmo Cricket "Garden variety"
Prima Flower
Gems
Kraft cs

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day. Hugs, Mette

Coy Kayla

Good morning all.

Hope everyone is having/going to have a fabulous day. It's still cold and dull here so hopefully the snow won't be coming - however, it's still only the beginning of the week. My kids are hoping it will snow but for very different reasons - James is hoping it will snow so much he doesn't have to go to school and Phoebe so she can go out and play in it.

So, onto today's card which I made for SOME ODD GIRL CHALLENGE...............



.............. it's a photo inspiration with cupcakes - mmmmmmm. I used one of my SOG images which has not seen the light yet hehe and I like how this turned out. Love the colour combo too.

MATERIALS USED

Coy Kayla from Some Odd Girl
printed onto MIC cardstock
White and red cardstock
DP: me and my BIG idea
Stampendous "chunky alphabet" stamps
K & Co rub-on (stitches)

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

Mistletoe Kaylee

Good afternoon all.

Well, it's pretty dull and grey here in the Derbyshire dales and looks like it's going to get colder towards the week-end. The boys are going with their dad to Oxford for the week-end so I think Phoebe adnd I will have some snuggle time :).

Here is my card for today .....................



................... yes, it's another holiday card but this image has been wanting something to do for a while and I love her huge eyes and sweet smile. I have again kept my card on the simple side - just added a little BLING :).

MATERIALS USED

Mistletoe Kaylee @ Some Odd Girl
Carstock
DP from Bo Bunny
Gems
Lace
Personal Impressions "Many greetings"
Stampendous "Disco Black" Emboss powder (Yes, it glitters)

CHALLENGES

Some Odd Girl - Bling it
Christmas Card Challenge - Lace

Baby snuggles Kayla

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all had a great entrance into 2012 - I was watching TV with Phoebe and James so it was very quiet.

I have not made any resolutions as they never seem to be kept but I am going to change a few things once I can. One or two of them will be life changing (hoping to go back to University in September if everything works out) and I am not going to let myself be bullied any longer by a few persons in my life (I am a huge softy lol). Apart from that I will continue to enjoy my craft, to be the best mother I can be to my children and just be myself :).

So, it's the beginning of a new year and what better way to do that than with this .........



............. isn't this just a sweet and wonderful image. I don't make that many new baby cards so here is one. I have kept it simple but maybe the black is not quit right for a baby?!

MATERIALS USED

Baby Snuggles Kayla @ Some Odd Girl
White and black card stock
My Minds' Eye "be loved"
Heart Beads
Polkadoodles sentiment

CHALLENGES

Card & Scrap # 23 - Baby
Promarkers Norge #1 - Rosa + another colour
Charisma Cardz - Anything goes
I love Promarkers # 97 - Anything goes
Everybody-Art-Challenge # 173 - Anything goes

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

70's Kayla

Good morning all.

Yup - it's pretty chilly here again and I might have to put the heating on soon. Since the roof had a think layer of insulation last year the rooms upstairs are not freezing and generally feel a little warm after a sunny day. Downstairs however is a different matter. This is an old house and we can't get cavity insulation. But I do have a wood-burner which manages to warm downstairs apart from the bathroom. Let me tell you the seat is very cold in the middle of the night lol.
Talking of bathroom - today I am having a new bath put in and re-tiled. There is a small crack in the old one so it has to be changed. Finally going to be able to have a nice warm bath with candles, a glass of wine?? no, I am tea-total so will be a hot tea for me and a good book.

Here is my card for today which is for SOME ODD GIRL'S challenge ...........



............ I do love these images. The HUGE eyes, happy expressions they are just so fun to colour. I have used the sketch from the challenge. I hope you like it.

MATERIALS USED

70's Kayla from Some Odd Girl
Cardstock
Designer paper unknown
embroidery string
K & Co. Sentiment

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

PS: just noticed the challenge has closed lol. Nevermind - had fun making it anyways

Tiny Tia

Good morning all.

Hope everyone in the UK are enjoying their bank holiday eventhough the weather is a little damp.

I have been doing a lot of crafting as I find it the best way to take my mind of things and not think to much about my gran. She's definately getting worse and it's gone real fast. She called me on the 5th and seemed ok and in good spirit and now she's in hospital and she won't be able to go home as she can't take care of herself anymore. She's needing transfusions and she's hallucinating a lot, seeing ants and wasps in the hospital ward. It's hard when you are so far away and unable to do anything. I have always been really close to her and I am finding this very hard to deal with. Anyhow.......

This is one of the cards I have made.



I love paper piecing and this little lady is a real sweetie. She's one of many gorgeous images found at Some Odd Girl and I love their HUGE eyes :). Coloured with Promarkers (as usual hehe) and I wanted a simple look for this. I made tiny holes around the edge using a sewing gadget - paper piercing lol.

MATERIALS USED

Tiny Tia @ Some Odd Girl
Papers: Jellisoup
Hero Arts Sentiment Stamp
Ribbon
flowers
gems

CHALLENGES

SOME ODD GIRL - Paper Piecing
I {HEART} PROMARKERS - Paper Piercing
SWEET STOP SKETCH - Sketch

Thank you for visiting my fluffy cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Garden Mae

Good morning all.

Well, the rain has finally arrived and the air has cooled - a little. I am definately hoping that the nights are gonna be cooler - I have had trouble sleeping and feeling the effect with low energy level :(.

I am soon going to have some work done to my bathroom - it's needs to be re-tiled and it looks like I need a new bathtub (there is a tiny crack which is not good). This will however mean that we will be unable to have a shower for a few days (I am so gonna HATE that lol) but it needs to be done to minimize water damage to the house.



I made this little card for a friend who has helped me a bit since I lost my car and I thought that I wanted to use a happy image. There are some gorgeous images over at Some Odd Girl and they are available in both rubber and digi. So will be entering this into SOME ODD GIRL CHALLENGE. Fairly simple lay-out but love those colours together :).

MATERIALS USED

Some Odd Girl available at Quixotic in rubber and Some Odd Girl in digital
Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety" from Quixotic

Thank you for visiting my little cloud and enjoy your day, Hugs Mette

Tiny Tia

Good morning all.

Pfff - someone borrowed the sun - AGAIN!!! It's rather cool and Phoebe is wearing tights. Ben got up at 5AM again to help set up tables for exams at school and as usual I wake up and can't go back to sleep. Not much longer now as the exam period is almost over. James is sitting maths today (and he borrowed my steel rule which I use for crafting :( ). Ben has his last exam on friday and that's him finished. 3rd July he goes to Greece with his gf for a week and then he has to wait till mid-september before starting lectures at Uni.
So what does one do at 5 AM in the mornings??? Drink a cup of coffee and browse blogland. So many fabulous images both rubber and digital and so many talented ladies it's sometimes hard to keep up hehe.



No, I didn't make this at 5 AM, far to early for my brain to be working 100%. Hard enough after several coffees and breakfast lol. I made this yesterday during the 10 min when my brain kicked into gear (or at least the idea was formed). I do like the super images from Some Odd Girl - huge eyes, tiny waist and grandma ankles :). A dream to colour and suitable for any age. I did a little paper piecing (love doing them) and Bob's your uncle (a very silly english expression as not many of us have an uncle named Bob).

MATERIALS USED

Tiny Tia @ Some Odd Girl
Papers: Doodlebug (red) + unknown (green)
Ribbon
Button
Handmade flower

CHALLENGES

SOME ODD GIRL - kraft or white + 2 pop colours
CUPCAKE CHALLENGE - Sketch
CRAFT YOUR PASSION - Paper Piecing

Thank you for dropping by and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette