Happy Retirement...

Hi, 

today I'd like to share a 'On Your Retirement' 6x6inch card. It's in shades of blue and I haven't used ANY flowers! It's very unlike me. :) But I used one butterfly!!!

This post is a very short one. I was at Stamp and Scrapbook Show in Alexandra Palace in London yesterday and still haven't fully recovered. My bags were INCREDIBLY heavy so I'm tired a little bit!!!

Happy Crafting!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

It's A Man Thing - http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-62.html

Things With Wings - http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/04/totally-papercrafts-challenge-112.html

Loads Of Layers - http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-17-loads-of-layers.html

What's Cooking - http://phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-101-whats-cooking.html

Blong - http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-127-bling.html

Buttons And Threads - http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-150-buttons-and-threads.html

A Man's Card - http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-181.html

One For The Boys - http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-14-one-for-boys.html

Hit The Bottle - http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-147-hit-bottle.html – liquid pearl in the butterfly

Die Cut and Punch - http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-106-die-cuts-and-punches.html – punched out setiment layered onto die cut shape

No Girls Allowed - http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-girls-allowed.html

Punches and Dies - http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-63-and-winners-of-62.html

Men Only - http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-31-men-only.html

Gift set for Mother's Day...

Hi, 

I'd like to share with you this gift set I made for Mother's Day. I know it's only February and Mother's Day is a while away but I like to be ready in advance. :)

I made a card, a photo frame and I also altered a small wooden box. 

I used paper from K and Company 360 sheets 12x12" pad, shimmer card in brown, brown scalloped card from Papermania in brown as well, mulberry flowers, label, circles, scalloped circles, square frame cutting dies, flower border punch from Martha Stewart, gold organza ribbon, leaf punch and a die cut image from Lili Of The Valley.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Celebrations - http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-21-celebrations.html

Brown, blue, cream - http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-150-colour-scheme.html

Altered box - http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-108-try-something-new.html

Anything Goes - http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-73.html

Use Your Scraps - http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2012/02/use-your-scraps-challenge.html – leaves are punched from scraps of card

Favourite colour/embellishment - http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-21-everyone-has-favoritesw.html – browns/beiges and mulberry flowers

Flower Power - http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-204-flower-power.html

Anything Goes - http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-95-anything-goes.html

Layers - http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/02/dysu-59-layers.html

Anything Goes - http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/2-16-terrifically-thrilling-thursday.html

Ribbons and Bows - http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/02/totally-papercrafts-challenge-104.html

Birthday - http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-39-happy-birthday.html – this set could also be a Birthday gift