Made with love...

and lots of birthday wishes for our Daughter in Law Sarah....Using stampin'up stamp and Kraft and Kreme colour scheme this fits in nicely I think with this weeks challenge at LiM which I will enter this card into.  The beautiful heart embelishment, ribbon and felt are from my gorgeous Ribbon Girl stash.  Hope Sarah likes it. 
Talking of coffee and cream...In cooking mode today before making a little gift of some thank you and general cards from my gorgeous PP digi's which I have collected over the years.. Perhaps they'll be my next post!

Cooking...Lamb on a bed of butterbean stew and Swedish Bullar Buns, they took a while to make but so delicious and freezable, not difficult but a process that can't be hurried..and so worth it especially when warm straight out of the oven with a cup of coffee mmmhmm!!.

Had to laugh when my daughter sent me a What's App (so brilliant and easy to use especially if like me you have family overseas) to say my 8yr old gradaughter came 3rd in a 3K run (WELL DONE Fay!!) but mummy came last...well she did have to chivvy up the stragglers...or so she says, but she did admit to being lapped when she started out, hey ho at least she ran......

Dreamy White....

Navy Blue (my favourite colourway) with just a touch of gold to define it a bit more...Not a very clear image no matter what I did, but I think you get the gist...I used Stampin'up stamps and inks crumb cake and Sahara to do the stamping and the background and would like to enter this card into LIM sketch week - It's simple and uncomlicated all they ask is that the card stays in the orientation shown ie that the band remains in the horizontal plane, in the lower part of the card and that it takes up no more than 1/3rd of the height of the cardbase. Just a quickie post as the roofer has arrived to sort our leak.....!

All Owled out...

I've been Owling...not the crouching planking type!.....But Birthday owling for my Grandaughter's 6th Birthday and the results were just what she ordered...One Owl Birthday Card with an owl story inside, owl covers for the party bags and owl bunting made from card, also some fabric bunting in her favoutite colours and this cake,...unfortunately, I've had a blip with my camera (this photo was on my phone) so will try to get more pics later in the week... The cake had a chocolate and oreo filling and the top was made from icing (wings embossed with one of my craft folders!) and the eyes from icing and Oreo biscuits  worked well!  Deliciousness personified, Enjoy

Santagrandad....

 Everyone looking skyward for Santa's arrival.....

 He's arrived..After one of the staff had to pick him up from the North Pole, with some help from a bit of Santa magic, in a Jaguar as the Reindeer had partied too hard and were still in bed.....

Just thought I would share what happened on our recent trip to see our grandaughters when Grandad and I were asked to help out at their school...I was asked to help out at school with parties talent shows and lots of fun and Grandad...would he step in as Santa!!!  Hohoho after a shaky nervous start, he soon got into the swing of it and this is now a christmas we shall never forget, what more can one ask than to be part of a child's dreams, so much fun!.  The last photo is one of our grandaughter's, Fay with Santagrandad

Happy New Year to one and all and Christmas......

Better late than never, I didn't know I could be so busy in retirement!!  Anyway just thought I would start off the New Year with a little post about my Christmas cards...which I made mostly back in October...I probably make a lot of work for myself BUT it is enjoyable crafty work in that I usually make ALL my Christmas cards and lots of different cards rather than one style, hoho I love it..here are just a couple of samples made with my gorgeous Christmas Candle stamp from LoTV which everyone has commented on, don't you just love her and so many ways to dress her - I have used glamour dust and a minimum of colour to reflect my beautiful background papers courtesy of PP (my set were purchased a long time ago and used again and again!  I Love them hope you do too..

Autumn Colourful...

travelling back from a Salmon Fishing break in Northumberland (he fished, I made Christmas Cards etc...Fabulous time was had by all - we did some walking and eating and drinking too as you do!) was very colourful, we saw so many beautiful views and the colours of the Autumn trees were amazing.  Short post to add this card to The Ribbon Girl October Colour Challenge.  Printed a  Pink Petticoat simple sentiment added a few memory box twig and leaves coloured in promarkers and some red Ribbon Girl top stitching thread to frame the whole... hope you like it...x

Top SECRET...Our daughter is nearly 40!

After a few weeks of extreme busyness helping out with the grandchildren (which I have loooved!!) I'm back on track.....I have been crafting (and baking, sewing and knitting - a little pink teddy!) but, not had chance to blog sooo,  here I am again with a card I have loved making for my beautiful daughter who is soon to be '40' and is having a 'sparkly' themed do (she won't see this blog I hope!! so no harm done..heehee) and I just know she and her 3 daughters will love it as much as I have enjoyed making it.

 I just love black and white or white on white so decided to mix this with one of her delights... shoes!  Not sure I have captured the sparkle on the white section of the shoe which is dusted with glamour dust and looks very effective, the diamonte on the front is one I saved from of all things a bar of beautifully wrapped soap!

The shoe is a template which comes in pieces..afraid I cant remember offhand the site I bought this from but if anyone is interested in it I will certainly do my best to find some details as it comes in several pieces and you can alter the style of shoe, which I printed onto card and cut and pieced this shoe from inspire me embossed card.  The swirls are from a memory box die, ribbon saved from some packaging and the words are computer generated..Hope you love it as much as I do!  Inoticed Less is More is Lucky Dip week so....here goes although this doesn't meet the marriage I am changing the wording for this to be used as a wedding card in December which is a black and white theme and it does represent as it is LOVE I will put the words HAppy Ever After on the Wedding shoe card!( LIM may throw me out, but never mind the thought is there and I hope you enjoy!)