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Thought I would share the Mothers Day card I made , and

just letting you all know im still here.

Its been really hectic these last few weeks.

I had nearly 3 weeks off work and got alot of Spring cleaning done

at both my house and at my mams.

Even managed to get some gardening done for my mam also.

Spent some time with my grandchildren over Easter which was lovely

and managed to get a fair amount of walking done to help the diet along the way.

Before I knew it , I was back to work , full time now instead of part time.

I suspect it will take a couple of weeks to get into a routine

but at the moment im just shattered all of the time.

Despite all that time off work and being full of good intentions i didnt manage to get any crafting done

other than this card below.

Im sure once things have settled down i will be back crafting to hopefully

full speed again.

Apologies to everyone that I didnt manage to get any blogs visited .....

I will get there eventually too.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

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Design kit - Fancy for 50

This is a card I made with this months design kit

for the Scrapbook Garden

I used the Glitz Designs - Pretty in Pink Toile

and cut it just less than the size of my card so that I could

matt it on the Bazzill Blackbird

Before fastening it to the black matt I tied around some

Bazzill tulle in Raven

Once I was happy with it i added the matt

Next I used some satin black ribbon from my stash

to add a black bow.

I cut some tags from the Bazzill French Vanilla

and embossed one with 'Happy Birthday'

I added a 50 from the My Minds Eye Lush Chipboard Stickers

and a couple of pink brads from my stash

 A pink flower of my own also as it matched so well

And that was my card finished

The black and pink go together so well

they really compliment each other.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a lovely week

in this wonderful sunshine.

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new stock that has arrived.

Design kit - layout 4 , My Bella and Me

This is my 4th layout for this months design kit

for the Scrapbook Garden

I used the gorgeous Glitz designs Pretty in Pink 'Stripe'

for the base.

It had a lovely soft feel to it and felt very 'girly'

perfect i thought for a page about myself and my Grandmother

Bella ( Isabella Lavery)

I cut out some pieces from the Toile, Polka, Edison

used some bazzill blackbird  and bazzill french vanilla for matting

decided on my design

added my journaling

added a rosette which i made from the Bazzill French Vanilla

and then i rubbed a pale pink ink pad over the top to

highlight the edges and give it a worn look.

I added a tag and used a bike rubber stamp from my kit

and a Delish Designs Sweet Brad

and some wording cut from the Edison paper

My photo

and lastly my title 

which I used the My MInds Eye Lush Chipboard alphabet stickers in black 

And that's my layout complete.

Its helped me to remember a lovely day spent at the caravan with my Bella

I bet she would be chuffed to be included in my layout she was a very special lady.

Hope you all survive the clocks changing this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by its much appriciated.

Design kit - Layout 3 - Uncle

This is layout 3 from this months design kit for

The Scrapbook Garden

I loved the fact the the Prima Edison paper cut up into

so may pieces that could be used on layouts.

These ones that Ive chosen here were perfect to go with

these photos of my Dads Uncle Eddie ( my paternal Grandmothers

brother) as he is in his allotment with his birds.

I had this cute little chicken die which I thought would match in well.

I also cut parts of the chicken in the co ordinating colours to layer on top

of the original cut.

I chose the Bazzill 12 x 12 Kraft as I felt it gave it an earthy feel. 

I cut some block pieces of Glitz designs Pretty in Pink Polka

and the tape measure strip from the bottom of the Edison paper

I used a couple of smaller pieces to go between the picture and the 

polka pieces. I thought the measuring tape was quite apt

as many men made their own garden sheds etc in their

gardens and allotments as it was a money saving exercise and a way or recycling

old wooden doors and floor boards etc

I added the patterned discs to the layout

And also some flowers die cut from Bazzill Black

card alternating the sides of the card to give it the

look of different shades

Added the little chicken

And the title 'Uncle' made from the Lush Chipboard stickers in Black

And thats my layout finished .

Once again thanks for stopping by its much appriciated.

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Have a lovely week , the weather is gorgeous at the moment so hope you all have a lovely time.

Design Kit - layout 2 'Day Trip'

This is my 2nd layout from this months design kit for

The Scrapbook Garden

I decided to use this old photo from my collection

which I thought matched beautifully to these papers.

Its a photo of my Great Grandparents out on a day trip

unfortunately I dont have an idea where too , when or indeed who any of

the people are whom they are with.

I had to have a giggle to myself that although out for the day they dont

half look very miserable.

I wonder if any of these people have relatives in

Boldon nowadays ?

The fancy hats and long dress coats i thought went well

 with the colours ive used in this layout.

I began with a 12 x 12 of Bazzill French Vanilla ....

my absolute favourite shade at the moment.

I cut some large daisys using Bazzill Blackbird

French Vanilla  and Bazzill Tulle in Raven

I used an ink pad to colour the french vanilla piecses

with pink ink.

I joined them together using the Delish Designs

Sweet Brads (Peppercorn Collection)

I selected some pieces of card

Prima Almanac Edison and

Glitz Designs Pretty In Pink in Polka

backing them all with

Bazzill Blackbird I felt the black matting made the pretty

papers stand out alot and gave an air of grace as

everyone in the photo looks as thought they have on their Sunday Best.

I laid out the pieces on the French Vanilla

Added the flowers

Top and Bottom

The image

and journaling and the title for which I used the

My Minds Eye Lush Chipboard Alphabet Stickers

And thats my layout.

These were gorgeous papers , brilliant quality and price.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and please leave a comment if you do

so that I know you have popped by. As always its much appriciated.

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Hope you have a lovely weekend :-)