That's my style...

Have managed to make a card and finish a layout this week, as usual they're both pretty basic, but, think that's my style, lol...

The card is for a friends Anniversary next week, they're going back to Venice for a few days to celebrate, as that is where they had their honeymoon.



And another layout for Steven's album.

The yellow card is from the papermania yellow card stock and the egg paper is from 'Wubie prints' with the rabbits being all from sizzlit dies and lastly the large brads are from We R memory keepers 'spring' gromlets.

The photo's were taken while the Motorbike Action Group were visiting his school again, they came both at Christmas and at Easter bringing for gifts and eggs for all the children of the school.

Looks like Steven found his Christmas present, lol....

'E' book

The last month or so I've been hinting to hubby for an 'E' book... (Electronic book)...

so he thought he would be clever and I had this wrapped up for my birthday last week...


YES it's a book of Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee's...


Then to top it all one of my 'so called' friends bought me this...


and another bought me a bottle of wine and some bubble bath, which sounds lovely, but in the card she wrote, 'make sure you don't get the bottles mixed up!!'...

So been thinking, I've a couple of friends and husband going very cheap, any offer considered...

Few cards....

Well it's been a busy week or so with birthdays, both Steven and I have had ours, and my mum too, also friends, nephew, nieces and sister-in-law thrown in... here are a 'few cards' that I made for them ...

A plain simple one for steven...

My mum's card, was my first attempt of using Tim Holtz alcohol inks...

These were using up some embossed foiled papers which I didn't know how to use, but am please with the results...

Finished off one of the cards I made the other month...

and lastly using up some decoupage I made yonks ago, but not got round to making into cards....

Saying of the week...

A blink, I think is the same as a wink;
a blink is a wink that grew.

For a wink you wink with just one eye,
a blink you wink with two.

Stamp storage

Thought I would share with you, my stamp storage that I've just finished sorting. They fit nicely in my Ikea 'expedit' unit.

OK the folders that are from staples on the left, could do with a make over, so when I feel in the mood, might just do that...

The A5 folders hold my clear stamps, different themes in each folder, they fit nicely in front of 5 A4 clear boxes that hold projects still to be done.

I bought some A5 pockets off ebay and have slid in packet of stamps that are A5 size.

But some of my stamps were loose, via ebal buyers, so I have stamped their image on 2 pieces of card, one piece was put in the A5 clear pocket and the other piece of card was laminated, where I could stick the stamps to it, so I know if any are missing, like below where I have left off the truck...


The wooden stamps are again put into themes, but in 12x12 clear boxes, you can fit 10boxes easily in one of the 'expedit' cubes.

And if I end up needing storage for more wooden stamps, I can always take the lids off, turn them upside down and use them as another tray, saves me buying more.

Saying of the week...

Happiness is not having what you want...

but wanting what you have.

Cards

Had to make a quick card for a friends son who's 25th birthday that I had forgotten last week. I had already had some 'bee's made up, and the letters didn't take me long to cut out using my cuttlebug and 'you're the boss of me' dies. The little bee's and Bzzz are stamps...

Hopefully he will see the funny side of it and forgive me for forgetting him...

Bet you cannot guess who this one is for and how old he is, lol..

The 'C' was from sizzix 'lollipop' uppercase alphabet and the rest of the letters of Charlie were from 'Fun Serif lowercase'... The candle was a yellow sizzix die and the Happy 1st Birthday was a peel off, as was the balloon and little tiny stars.

Trouble is, I'm not a tidy crafter, this was the state of the table after I had finished them, OK might not look too bad, but you should see the rest of my arty attic, lol....