TGIF

Good evening Everyone

 

Thank Goodness Its Friday.....

 

Even though it has been a short week it seems to have gone very slow and I am sooooo looking forward to my lay-in tomorrow morning.

 

Here is todays card;

 

 

 

I have used a magnolia 'Sleeping Tilda' image and coloured her using my copics pens. Her wings have been decorated with fairy dust. All of the patterned papers, cards and flowers have come from my stash. Green fronds have been punched using a very old paper punch (without a name on it) and it has been finished off with tiny pearls and a pink bow.

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly - 6.4.13

Paula Holifield crafts - Anything Goes - 27.4.13

Pin and Tack (spark your creativity) - anything goes - 30.4.13

Live and Love crafts - bingo (Pink, designer papers, pearls) - 30.4.13

 

 

Have a good evening

Hugs

Hayley and Graham

 

 

snow....again.....

Good evening everyone

I hope that you have had a great easter and that the easter bunny bought you lots of choccies.

We had some very welcome visitors over the weekend. Gary, my eldest son, brought his wife and children to visit. Eva is learning to crawl at the moment. She is able to assume the position but hasn't quite got the method right. It looks like she is doing press-ups. Bless, she is so cute.

We decided to take the whole family to Lyme Regis, so that the girls could go fossil hunting. I cant believe just how cold it was, but there is nothing like eating chips on the sea front whilst wrapped up in hats, scarves and gloves.

I can't believe that it's snowing yet again. We have had a few days of sunny (but bitter) weather and then this morning I opened the curtains to reveal snow flurries. This has continued on and off throughout the day but there has not been enough to settle.


Here is today's card:

I have used a 'free' stamp that came attached to the front of a magazine and stamped it onto white card that i have 'aged' with a very old and dry ink pad. The image has been mounted on several layers of patterned paper and card from my stash. Cogs are die cuts and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards. I finished the card with blue brads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes - 8.4.13

Southern girls Challenge - Stripes - 18.4.13

Simon Says - Anything Goes - 9.4.13

Natalie and Amy - monochrome - 28.4.13

Pin and Tack (Spark your Creativity) - Anything Goes - 30.4.13

Stamp and Create - At least 1 die cut (cogs) - 5.5.13

Paula Holifield - Anything Goes - 27.4.13

have a good evening 

Hugs

Hayley and Graham

Days like these are great....

Good Evening Everyone

What an interesting day!

We began with loads of good intentions. Getiing out into the garden and doing a bit of tidying up, washing and ironing ready for next week at work and making a special Sunday dinner as Graham is back from his trip to Italy. Unfortunately, we had a power cut that lasted for almost 4 hours and so all our plans were put away and we sat on the sofa with a roaring fire, a duvet and just chatted. Days like this are great! It's a pity that I am back at work tomorrow.

You will be pleased that today's card is not a 'Wonky Photo' because Graham is back on photo duty.

I have used a very old Magnolia stamp that I have coloured using my copics pens and then mounted it onto layers of paper and card from my stash. I have finished it off with a blue bow and peach coloured butterflies made with Nellie Snellen 'Punch and Emboss' punches.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Send a smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes - 4.4.13
Simply create too - Easter - 28.3.13
stampavie and more - Easter - 26.3.13
Magnolia-licious - Easter - 25.3.13
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Easter eggstravaganza - 31.3.13
Without words challenge - Easter - 27.3.13

Hugs 
Hayley and Graham

Card outlet ?????

Good Morning Everyone

Just a quick post this morning to ask if anyone knows of a 'cheap' but 'effective' outlet for selling handcrafted cards. I have regularly put my 'makes' onto e-bay and I currently have an etsy shop but I have found that both of these sites are not really very good at selling the items. I seem to have loads of visitors and watchers but sales are very limited. I am seriously considering closing my Etsy shop as it is costing too much to keep it open. I am going to visit my local market this morning to see if this is an alternative outlet so fingers crossed.

Does anyone in blogland have a good idea for selling my cards?

Thank you for any help

Huge Hugs

Hayley and Graham
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..... everything's green

Good evening everyone.

The weather today has been lovely here in Devon. I even managed to have the windows open for most of the morning. Pusskat thought it was great that she didn't have to use her cat flap, she could just hop in and out of the open window. She didn't like it much when I went to shut the window and she has been sulking ever since. Boy, can she sulk!

Most of the card challenges that are about at the moment are based on the colour green, not my favourite colour to work with.  

Here is today's card:

This little cutie is from Hanglar and Stanglar and I have coloured her using my copics pens. She is mounted on to several layers of of patterned paper and card from my stash. The ribbon is also from my stash and the sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Fab n Funky - Sentiment (Happy Birthday) - 18.3.13

Card making Mamas - Green - 14.3.13

Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Birthday - 18.3.13

Patti's Creation - Green - 21.3.13

Sandy's craft creation - Anything + Green - 30.3.13

Sassy Studio Design - Seeing green - 20.3.13

Bunny Zoe's Craft - Girly - 6.4.13

Enjoy your evening

Hugs

Hayley and Graham

Another wonky photo!

Good evening Everyone

I am so sorry for mentioning the 'Spring' word in my blog a few days ago. It seems that I may have put the mockers on it as the weather has returned to freezing winter conditions. I will keep my mouth shut in future!!!!! (or try to)

I am still looking for someone to help me in finding the name of this stamp and better still where I can get hold of one.

Here is today's card....just how much pink can you get on one card???

I have used one of the magnolia Tilda images and coloured her using my copics pens. I then mounted it onto pink card (from my stash) that has been cut using an x-cut scalloped rectangle cutting die. The heart shaped border was made using a Martha Stewart border punch and the little tags were created using a very old paper punch (no name on it) All papers, card and ribbon is from my own stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - 3 (tags) 2 (punched items- tags + heart border) 1 (bow) - 18.3.13

Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Birthday - 15.3.13 

Southern Girls Challenge - Tag it - 22.3.13

Fashionista Challenge - Pink - 21.3.13

Lovely Hanglar/Sweet Magnolia - Ribbon or Trim - 15.3.12

 

Enjoy your evening

 

Hugs

Hayley and Graham

Can anyone help?

 Just a very quick call for help.

Does anyone recognise this stamp?

lorrainescreations.blogspot.com

I think it is a House Mouse but I can not find it anywhere. If you know the name of the stamp or better still where I can get one from I would be so grateful.

Thanks

Hayley