Oh my! Iam a bad Blogger!!

I can't believe my last post was before Christmas! Where does the time go...


Please don't give up on me, I will get back into some sort of routine soon! What with the children being off school and my work hours changing I feel like I've been all over the place, and now school has started we are trying to settle into that routine again, I really haven't done any crafting at all recently !!


I do have a card to show now though, I was asked to make a card for a friend, it's her Dad's 70th Birthday, I know he won't be reading this blog so I think I'm safe to show you the card!!
Here it is..
The gentleman in question enjoys gardening so I wanted to incorporate that into the card, hence the Wheelbarrow and Watering Can, both of which are Cricut die cuts.
I have used all Stampin' Up! Papers and Cardstock, the ribbon is by HOTP.
This card is a bit different for me because I ended up using Peel Offs, I don't tend to use them very often, I distressed the shiny finish a bit to tone in more with the style of the card and I'm now quite pleased with the effect. I have machine stitched the bottom of the blue panel and distressed the cream one with Ranger ink and the SU! distressing tool.
The layout of this card is based on a design I saw on this blog, it's one that I visit regularly for inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Merry Christmas!

Hello,

I have made some cards over the last few days, quite a few actually but silly me I forgot to take pictures before I sealed the envelopes!!! So I have decided to post a picture of a card I made some time ago but found the piccy still lurking on my computer, here it is... on the left!!!

I can't remember where the paper is from but I have stitched around the edges of that as well as the cuttlebug embossed panel, the cupcake is a Cricut Die Cut and I have decorated it with Stickles.

Anyway I'm off now to try and calm down two very overexcited girls!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, back soon......

Tear Bears...

Haven't got a new card to show today, I've got a quilled one in progress though! So I thought I'd show you a Tear Bear one, you may have noticed that I mentioned them in my profile, they aren't hugely popular here in the UK at the moment but in America they seem to pop up everywhere!!
So for those of you that haven't met a Tear Bear yet let me introduce you to one!.... here she is sitting on a flower ribbon and holding a little bunch of flowers (can't think of a good name for her, suggestions welcome!) The PP is Basic Grey, can you tell I love that range!, the tag is Pink Petticoat and the wording is Cricut.
This card is for sale on my site The Lilacladybug.
I've sent of my Stampin Up! forms today, can't wait to get my Starter Kit and have a play with the goodies! There is an article in Crafts Beautiful this month where they use Stampin Up! products, have a look if you have a copy.
xx