2 daisies in a bottle

Good morning all.

Hm - don't reckon much to all this mist and dense fog. It's lasting well into lunchtime and don't feel at all like going out. Do have a lot of cleaning to do this week-end and washig - I only hope it will get dry.

Well, I am currently living with Miss Stroppy - talk about attitude. The slightest thing and she's off on her "cross her arms, stomping into my room while pouting while giving wind to her dis-pleasure". Ladies, I fear for my future sanity especially once she reaches teenage stage. Talk about crying for the camera - I feel sure whe'll make a good actress one day lol.

Today's card ....



..... made for A DAY FOR DAISIES challenge "Shades of Blue". I do love Tammy's illustrations - they are so delicate and a joy to colour.

MATERIALS USED

2 daisies in a bottle by A Day for Daisies
Cardstock (white, blue and kraft)
Bo Bunny dp
Crinkle ribbon
Buttons

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

Pet lamb and some sad news

Good morning all from a dull Derbyshire.

For those of you who have been visiting me it will come as no surprise to learn that my gran died early yesterday morning. She went peacefully in her sleep. She had been given morphine to take the pains away from her lying on her bare bones. A nurse was sitting with her at the time. My mother told me that she had been dress in a beautiful white dress with lace (she bought it years ago for this) and she was then covered in roses - one from every family member. I am finding this very hard as I have not seen her for over 2 years and last spoke to her in September but she has gone downhill so fast from being healthy and well August last year. I am gonna miss her terribly.

So, for today's card I have this ......



...... I made this for her 90th birthday which would have been on the 25th of this month. I know she would not have been able to see it but if she could she would have loved it. I will also enter this into the A DAY FOR DAISIES CHALLENGE.

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

Bird's Nest

Good morning all.

After having had a mild winter till now it's definately decided to change. It's freezing lol and I am so not prepared for it lol. Good job we are heading towards spring - oh, I can't wait. We are gonna get colour back into our grey and dull world :).

I have a fair amount of birthday cards to prepare for the next few months. I have had to write a list of everyone and decide what images are best suited for everyone. Not an easy task I tell you and the men are the worst lol. I am totally stumped for an image for my dad - he likes to go hunting (grrrr) so I am on a little detective surfing to find something that fits. Little girls are so easy lol.

This card will be sent to my (ex) mother-in-law. I think she will love this .......



................... is a kind and soft image from A Day for Daisies. Will suit my MIL perfectly. It would also be perfect for my little princess - this is what her hair looks like every morning and it's a battle to brush it. I am not allowed to cut her hair - "I want hair like Rapunzel" - but it is not pleasant to brush all the knots. But I do love this image :).

MATERIALS USED

Bird's Nest @ A Day for Daisies
White cardstock
Prima "Melody" dp
gems

CHALLENGES

A Day for Daisies - Pretty Pastels
Clean & Simple - Sketch
CAS-ual Friday - Scallops

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

The Perfect Pear

Good morning all.

Just a quick note here from me as I am up to my ears in poorly kids - 2 of them to be exact. You know the illness ............. temperature, sniffles, coughs, bad tempers etc etc. So there is absolutely no peace for the good samaritan hehe.

Just thought I wanted to share this ................



............. with you. A very simple little card made with an image from A Day for Dasisies. I thought I would make a fun play-on-words anniversary card - "The Perfect Pear" hehe.

MATERIALS USED

The Perfect Pear from A Day for Daisies
Cardstock
Ribbon

CHALLENGES

Totally Papercraft - CAS
Less is more - Anything
Wee Memories - No pattern papers

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

Christmas Pixie

Good morning all.

My last day having Phoebe home - she starts school again tomorrow and I think she's getting a little excited.

We went to Nottingham on Saturday and got her school shoes. We meet up with her dad (yes, we don't live together but remain friends) and had a nice day in Town Square. Nottingham turns it into a beach scene complete with sand, water and a fairground. Phoebe loved it but had a tantrum when we didn't manage to win a HUGE Minnie Mouse in "Hook a Duck". Rather comical if your not in the middle of the tantram lol. Spent yesterday chilling.

Today we are making Blackberry Jam and baking bread. Gonna be messy but well worth it once we eat fresh bread with home-made jam - mmmmmmm.



So - today I am showing this tag I made yesterday. I found some fabulous kraft and white tags in Nottingham. There are 20 (10 big and 10 small) in a pack for just £1.00. They are produced by Papermania "Bare basic" range and also got 5 paper bags for decorating. I love making my own christmas tags - makes the present so much more personal.

MATERIALS USED

Christmas Pixie @ A Day for Daisies
Paper: Memory Box "Tinsel"
Tag: Papermania "Bare Basics"
Ranger Crackle Accents
Stamp: Hero Arts "Lots of Merry"

CHALLENGES

A Day for Daisies - Holidays + a little red
Stampin' for the Week-end - Holidays

Thank you for taking the time to visit my cloud. Have a super day.

METTE

New Things

Hey all.

Oh boy been busy. Went on a "spur-of-the-moment" trip to Derby with Ben and his girlfriend Charlotte and Phoebe. Spent far too much money lol mainly because I visited my local craft shop there Kaz & Co. A few new stamps, some fabulous hemp string in gorgeous colours (definately need the other colours too), buttons, 2 Bo Bunny pads and some white embossing powder. Didn't get any glue-dot-cushion-thingies and she didn't have any kraft paper. But I did found out that I would be able to buy Lawn Fawn from her - totally wicked.
Phoebe has some new toys, a trip to Lush - ah, the smell...... divine. Ben and Charlotte got some new clothes and we had a lovely lunch in the food corner, they serve food from all over the world. If you are wondering where James was - at home chilling like the last 3 weeks lol.

I am suffering this evening though and my heel is so painful I can hardly walk. Been like this for a few months - painful if I walk or stand for a long time and painful when I have rested it. And before you ask - I am going to the doctor on Friday as it's not right.



So - this is my little card for today. Made this mainly cos I love this sweet image which is free from A DAY FOR DAISIES CHALLENGES. Tammy is such a wonderful kind person she offers a freebie to play along with her challenges. They asked that you use twine so I wrapped a little around one of my last little pieces of kraft. Isn't this little girl adorable?

MATERIALS

New Things from A Day for Daisies
Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Twine

Well, thank you for visiting my cloud and enjoy your day. Hugs, Mette

Tiny One

Good morning all.

A bit grey and cool this morning but at least it's dry. Yesterday's BBQ started off with lovely weather but as so often happens at BBQs in the UK the rain soon tried to spoil the fun. But we did manage a few hours of fun.

Ben had his last day at school yesterday. He came home feeling a little sad that it was all over but I am sure he's looking forward to starting something new. He went out in the evening with class-mates and came home in a sorry state lol. He was mildly intoxicated, giggly and chatty. So mum put him to bed with a huge glass of water and he's up this morning feeling a-ok. I would like to point out that this is properly his first time out-on-the-town drinking (he is 18) so I bet just walking in to a pub would get him intoxicated lol. He did however state that he would miss me once he goes to Uni - awwwww :).



So for today I would like to share this card made for A DAY FOR DAISIES CHALLENGE "Pastels but no pink". If you have not seen Tammy's adorable images yet now is the chance to do so. She's is offering this super sweet image free to those who wish to join in the challenge so really there is no excuses :).

MATERIALS USED

Tiny fairy @ A Day for Daisies
K & Co paper
Ribbon
Buttons
Stickles "Crystal"

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

Cupcake craft + Sketchy friday + craft your passion + A day for Daisies

Good morning Tuesday.

Still really cold and I am so looking forward to spring and summer now. Maybe that's why most of my cards are very colourful at the moment hehe.
Waiting for my mechanic to come and collect my car which will be good when it's mended. My son's school had to send him home in a taxi as I was unable to collect him - school is in Belper and I live in a small village outside. He had been sick and is not feeling too good :(.
Mr Posty delivered a nice little parcel for me this morning with a few stamps from Polka Doodles - can't wait to play. In the meantime I would like to show you this...

all the materials used (apart from the image) is from the nearest craft shop in Derby where I went just after christmas to splash out a little and use my christmas money :). This time I haven't used my Promarker but instead used my water-colours again and highlighted some areas with Prisma pencils. I like it!!



Materials used

Image: Wild pixie from A Day for Daisies
Papers: Bo Bunny: Love Bandit (old release but I only just bought them)
Ribbon and gems: local craft shop
Ranger Stickles Crystal

CHALLENGES:

Craft you passion - Let's tie one on (use ribbon etc to tie)
Cupcake Craft - Something new (papers, ribbon, gems)
A Day for Daisies - A fresh coat of paint


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

Simon Says + Do it with digis + Dutchdare + Cute Card Thursday + Stamping for the weekend

Good afternoon Friday.

Well, woke up to snow this morning and it has been snowing quite heavy until about 11 am but has finally stopped. Went into town to do some shopping - I managed to get a lift from a friend. My car is still broke (head-gasket again) and won't be picked up until monday - £140.00 it's gonna cost me :((.

There are a lot of challenges around at the moment for A New Beginning and I just love this image from A Day for Daisies. I made this card for Phoebe's auntie who's expecting her first at the end of January. After years and years of trying she finally got pregnant with IVF. They already know it's a little boy :).
I have used a lot of my old papers (they must be at least 2 years old) for CUTE CARD THURSDAY and blue for STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND. SIMON SAYS and DUTCHDARE both asked for New Beginnings as did DO IT WITH DIGIS (they want digital images only). Both the sentiment and the button has been in my stash gatering dust for ages. Time to use them I think.



Materials: Nap-time @ A Day for Daisies
Papers: very old from stash (Me and my big idea, K&Co)
Button and sentiment: from stash (OLD)

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

... and there is life in the old blog yet :)

Good morning Friday.

Yes, I know I have now been posting (nor crafting) for a few weeks but things have been mayhem here in the run up to christmas. We have had a lovely time and my daughter has her very own toyshop (yes, she did get that many presents from relatives and her daddy lol). I received a few new stamps and discovered that I didn't have any Kling-On lol - how totally fustrating is that!
My car decided to have an extended holiday when the head-casket went a week before christmas so that will cost a fair bit to get sorted :(.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings - I have to get the bus into town for a few bits for tonight's low-key celebrations so better just show you this card I managed to make for the MOJO sketch challenge. I have used a lovely image from A Day for Daisies called "Mum's Hat" - isn't she sweet. She has been coloured with Promarkers. I made the little heart myself as I thought they were a perfect embellishment.



Materials

Image: A Day for Daisies "Mum's Hat"
Papers: Bo Bunny "Tweetheart"
Stamps: Hero Arts (sentiment) and Crafty Individuals (hearts)
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink "Vintage Photo"

Just to finish I wanna wish everyone a happy and joyfilled New Year with dreams and wishes coming true. Hugs, Mette

Pass the tradition!

Good morning Monday

Well, what do you know ......... it's raining, again lol. Why am I so surprised - this is England so of course it's raining.
I hope you all had a super week-end. I am a little sad I was unable to make the craft fair at the NEC but there is always next time (I hope). But we did have a lovely weekend.

I wanted to show you this card I made. I have had this image for a while now and not used it, which is a shame as it's really lovely. It's from A day for Daisies and she fit beautifully with their current challenge "Please Pass the Traditions". Basically include an old favortie recipe on your creation. I choose a recipe my mum and my gran always made for birthday parties in our family - it's really yummy.
I would recommend you visit Tammy's website - she has the most gorgeous images.



Materials

Image: Apple Girl by A Day for Daisies
Papers: Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety
Recipe Stamp: The Greeting Farm "Spotlight"
Beads: Jac's
Apples: hand-cut

Thank you for dropping by and hope you all have a creative day, Mette