Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!
What's going on ... a blog post from me 3 days in a row?!
I've found that by using Picasa Web for my photos I can now use my ipad for blogging which is so much easier & quicker than firing up my PC!

Thought I would share a few of my Easter makes with you. First up is a very quick & simple Easter card ...

I decided this year to make a banner to hang on my fireplace in the lounge & I'm quite pleased with it...

Finally, Easter's not Easter without some daffodils so here's a bunch of them with a simple tag & twine to decorate ...

Supplies
Stamps - Letters, Making Memories. Hoppy Easter, Clearly Besotted (may have been discontinued)
Inks -  Versamagic dew drop
Dies - Tag it die, MFT die-namics. Hoppy Easter, Clearly Besotted
Banner blanks - Craftwork Cards

Thanks for popping by & I hope you have a lovely Easter. I'm cooking a roast for my family ... 11people!

Take care,
Tam x

Feeling better

Hello all! My sister & I both suffer with arthritis, my sister being in increasing amount of unbearable pain over the last 6 months. She had a hip replacement a few weeks ago, which even in these early days of recovery has drastically reduced her pain. She hates hospitals & has a needle phobia but has just been amazing, I'm so proud of her!
Anyway, she asked me to make a card for her to give to the nurses to say thank you & here is the result ...

Of course, I had to make her a 'get well' card too! I couldn't resist a tongue in cheek sentiment ...

I'm going to enter this card in this week's challenge at CASology where the cue challenge is 'Spring'.
I think these flowers are perfect for the spring theme.

Supplies
Stamps - Simple Silhouettes, Clearly Besotted
Ink pads - Stampin' Up
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Dies - Rectangle stitched mats, Lil Inkers

Thanks for popping by & taking a look.
Take care,

Tam x

Mother's Day cards

Just a quick post to share some of the card orders I made for Mother's Day ...

I used a mix of items from my craft stash ... various embossing folders & dies & of course some Craftwork Cards products & Clearly Besotted stamps.

Thanks for popping by & take care x

Friends Forever

Evening! I ordered a few stamp sets from this month's new release from Clearly Besotted & had a play with the 'Friends Forever' set on Saturday when they arrived. The set has 2 gorgeous flowers, including a tulip - my favourite flower - & some lovely 'friend' sentiments. Here's 2 cards I made ...

And close up ...

I've also recently purchased some of the mini Tim Holtz distress ink pads & I used these to watercolour the flowers.

Challenges:
CAS-ual Friday challenge - to use a watercolour technique & keep it clean & simple.
Just Us Girls - the theme is 'Love'

I hope you like them :) Thanks for looking x

Mojo is back!

My crafting mojo has gone distinctly AWOL recently, but my eyes lit up when I saw this month's new release from Clearly Besotted. I ordered a fair few stamp sets with matching dies & due to the usual swift despatch they arrived in the post today. Here's a card I rustled up this afternoon ...

Thank you Stephanie, I think my mojo is back :)

I'm going to enter this card at Seize the Birthday where the challenge is to make a birthday project.

Supplies
Text Me stamps & dies - Clearly Besotted
Card stock, paper & ink pads - Stampin' Up

Thanks for popping by, hopefully you'll see a few more posts from me now :)

Reach for the stars

The card I'm sharing with you today is one I made for my sister who starts her new job next week.

I couldn't resist these star stamps & matching dies in the new release last week at Clearly Besotted; the 'reach for the stars' sentiment was just perfect for this card.

Inspiration

The colours were inspired by the Colour challenge at Clearly Besotted ...


... & the sketch at Mojo Monday ...


... with a final little addition from CAS-ual Fridays where the challenge is to include an element that goes over the edge:


Supplies
Clearly Besotted stamps: Superstar, Geometric Style, Tag Along, Framed Sentiments
Clearly Besotted dies: Superstar, Tag Along
MFT Die-namics die: Tag You're It
Inks: Stampin' Up, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Cardstock: Craftwork Cards Premium Smooth white
Other: Ribbon - Calypso Coral SU; buttons

Thank you for popping by my blog. Take care x

Little cards of love

I'm back! After a few months absence from blogging I'm back to share some love with you :)
Valentines cards are everywhere in blogland & Pinterest at the moment. This card started out as a Valentine card but I decided to change the sentiment to make it an anniversary card.

Apologies for the photo, daylight had disappeared when I made the card.

I'm entering this card in this month's challenge with Clearly Besotted where the theme is 'Love'.
I'm also hoping it fits in with the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays where the challenge is to use 'blocks of color on your CAS creations' ...



I used a variety of Clearly Besotted's stamps for this card, including the repeat stamping of the small hearts stamp to make the banner across the top of the card. I made little cards for each of the LOVE letters, here's a close up ...

Supplies used:
Stamps: Happy anniversary sentiment from 'Basic Numbers', letters from 'Basic Alphabet', rounded corner square from 'Geometric Style', postage stamp & hearts from 'Post It: Love' - all from Clearly Besotted

Thanks for popping by & taking a look at my creations.
Take care x