Thank with Roses.

For the last 6 weeks
I have been going to the local
college and having massage by a
Complementary Therapy student.
It has been blissful.
The student was such a lovely person.
I made her this thank you card
and gave her an altered tin
with some Rose scented goodies in it.
Since that is one of my favorite
aromatherapy oils.

I am entering the card in a few challenges.
Secret Crafters saturday Challenge ~ Buttons & blooms
Passion for promarkers ~ Anything goes


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I am not sure about the colours in this next card.
I have used my fave set of butterfly stamps
from Crafty Pad.
I used two shades of orange vellum to make
the punched flowers. But not sure about them.
The base vellum has flecks of gold and orange in
it, and the butterflies are coloured using
distressing inks and sukura pen.

I am entering it in crafty pads competition.

My time to craft want vivid cards.

hope you are enjoying the sunshine.
much love Tina xx

fish & bits.

Had two requests for cards
from a lady at work.
The first one is for her son,
who loves fishing...
so that was easy enough.

The second one was for her neighbour...
I find it difficult to make cards
for someone else to give to someone
I don't know....so I asked.
"tell me what he likes?"
"Well he likes smoking fish in his garden...."

It seems he smokes fish to preserve them...
But she loved my take on it.
Just as well...
I know they are both similar
but I loved the paper that was
left over from the scrap page I made
my Dad's fishing page from.
They are also quiet similar in colours
as I thought it was fishy colours.

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This one is for my Mother-in -Law
who the family call Mop.
I am really into using green just now.
I am trying my distressing inks to colour again,
smudged a bit on his cheek
but I did like the rest of it.

Poppy has been poorly lately.
She suffers from colitis, and
as long as were are really strict with her
diet is usually really well.
But she found something nasty when
out for a walk.....best not to ask what.
And had a wee flair up of tummy problems.

So a trip to the vets, 3 injections,
some antibiotics and a oral syringe of
stuff to soothe her gut were prescribed.

I know you don't share medication....

But Bella doesn't....

It wont do her any harm,
they both love it!

Poppy's puppy is growing fast.

They love to play,
Bella has no interest in the small puppy bed,
unless Poppy is in it!

I know the wrong dog is
in the wrong bed

But they are happy!
Hope you are well.
love Me xx

Happy & Sad.

A mixed bag today.
A bit like our weather,
we have had glorious sunshine,
sea Harr blowing along,
dinging doon rain stotting off the road
and thunder....
all in one afternoon.

Welcome to Scotland!

Sad bit first.

A friend of Andrew's family died this week
after a long and courageous
battle against breast cancer.
My thoughts are with her Husband, children
and grand children.

There were meant to be 6 pearls on the card
to represent her 6 children,
but I have just noticed one is missing....

I wanted it to be clean and classy.
But am wondering if it looks too plain.
there is a slight hint of colour on the SU tulip.


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Happier things made afterwards
to cheer me up.

This is my Dad and my Nephew fishing.
I could not get a decent picture
due to the dull weather and the photo's
not being great to start with.

I finished his name tag.....
And lost the fishies I have had sitting on my
craft desk for week to put on it!

I think I will just leave it
without as the papers ( basic grey I think)
are fairly fussy anyway.

And lastly.....
My furry monsters...

Bella still thinks she should sleep as close to
Poppy as she can get....
and if that means on her head
than so be it....
This was her with me telling
her to get off Poppy.

Yeau....this is her ignoring me
and going back to sleep...
on top of Poppy...

Hope you are all well.
Much love
Me xx

Butterflies and soggy doggies.

Two makes today.
First one is an altered tin,
that always reminds me of
my lovely Blogger Buddy Amanda.
Who made one of these last year for me.

I am entering it in the
Penny Black Challenge
who want lots of dots....

The last time I made one of these
I added a large bloom on the lid.
But I wanted to keep it simple
and use this SU sentiment.
The butterfly was sent to me
by another bloggy buddy Sammi.

This acetate card is for someone special...
my Mum!

It has some pearls on it,
my Mum's Birthstones,
so fits One Stop Challenge,
looking for Birthstones.
Passion for promarkers want Mythology or Fantasy.
A spoonful of sugar want cute & girlie

Secret Crafter's Sat Challenge want no patterned papers.

The wee bow behind the cutie's
head is attached to a bow
with a sticker that says Happy Birthday,
which....I put on the wrong way round...
This means I can enter it
into Allsorts challenge of tags this week.
Colour Create want Light Aqua and soft green.

Anyone for Anya want Don't be square
so its a rectangle.....

So I think that is everyone.....

Now for some Doggies....
It has been a bit of a Bella-Boo blog
But I can't seem to get any new photos
of Poppy with Bella being too far behind...

Unless you leave the garden hose
unattended.....something Poppy is not
daft enough to to take on !!!

But Bella-Boo is....
and she lost.....

Poor soggy doggy....

Hope you are all well
lots of love
me xx

fairies and flowers

A couple of cards that I am entering in
a few challenges, and a few doggy pics..

So yes, the usual from me then!
LOL.

I know this is like my last card
it's an easel card,
and it is also Bo Bunny backing papers.
But I like them!!!

I tired blending with my promarkers
on her skirt and flower petals,
need to work on that a wee bit more.

I added a wee bit of glitter...
I quite like this wee Fairy.

I am entering it in Papertake weekly who
want a wee bit of sparkle this week.
And also Creative Inspirations
who want fairies on your card.
ABC Challenge want you to use U ~ unused stash,
well I have had the backing papers since last year,
and the fairy was a freebie from
a mag that I have never used.
Allsorts are celebrating being a year old
and want us to make Birthday cards.


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This card is for a friend,
Just Because
kind of card.
The backing papers are
Basic Gray and the sentiment
was from somewhere online
that I printed off and layered up.
I am really liking the new flower punch
I have been using, adding another
two flower types to this card.

Cute Card Thursday want it to be for someone special
well this mate is a special person to me.
We met online years ago and lost touch,
only to meet up again last year.
Saying no more since I want this to be a surprise!


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I am undecided if I am going to send this card,
it was to go in the post to a friend,
but i really like the end result
so much that I might stick it in a frame.


It was going to go with this wee bag of doggy
treats. I made several of them this evening.
They are to post to a few doggy friends.



I have been trying to get a photo of the
dynamic digging due for a few days.
Poppy keeps trying to bury Bella-Boo.

But I can't catch them in the act when I have
my camera to hand......

They do love each other really!

Honest!

blue & brown

I really love Blue & brown as
a colour combo.

The blue squares with the flowers
cut out are the scraps from a card
I made here.

I stamped the shimery card
and used a flower punch.

I decided the scraps we too pretty
to throw away. It is a shame I didn't
punch it on the centre of one of the squares.

I am sending it to friends for
their Wedding Anniversary.

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My second card is for my best mate
to give to her Dad.

The photo is her Dad and his best mate
taken many, many years ago!

Look at the hair!

She thinks he looks like Paul Daniels
so that explains the wording!


I really like this shape of card.
I have been looking to see if I can
find instructions to make a round
shaped one, but no luck yet.

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I forgot how much work Puppies are....
*sigh*
I forgot how they like to dig,
pinch things,
chew shoes,
get up at 5am to go for a wee....

And how tired they get!!!

She looks too big for her skin here!
Her ears also need growing into!

This one is just for Mr Buddy....

Ok so she is NOOOOOOO where near as
muddy as the Budster got in his picture...
You need to see him to believe him!

Love all around

Been a funny day weather wise here.
Sunny but blinkin cold!

Anyway....some cards and
some puppy photo's.

I am really pleased with this first card.
It is different than usual cards.
The photo makes it look likethere is a huge crease over it,
but there really isn't.

The next two were made after a wee chat
Kate at the house of sugar in Elgin.

I had not made an easel card before,and was not finding the instructions
online helping me much.
But Kate gave me some help
when I was in looking at some
of their amazing stuff there.

This card is a new home for a work mate.
The backing papers are Bo Bunny.
The stamp is CC Designs.
The wee sentiment is printed on the PC
and the corners nipped with a circle punch.Again, thanks Kate.
This card is really similar to one
on display in the shop that Kate made.

The blue flowers are stamped and punched
on a shimmery blue card stock.

The next one is one of those,
I really don't know if I like it cards.
I love the style.
( Thanks AGAIN Kate!)
I have not tried this before either.
My SIL wanted a Golden Wedding card.
The papers have both silver and gold on them.

I used gold metallic ink to edge some card,
and gold mirror card on other bits.
The pair of doves are cuttle bug embossing dies.
I will have another go at this style,
this was a rush job TBH and am not
keen on the end result.

ANYWAY.....
Puppy time!

Some of these are not great quality...
but I loved the photo's.

My Babies loved each other.
The love to snuggle up.

They love to play....

And they love to fight over who's turn
it is to sleep in the very small puppy bed!

Bella-boo is 12 weeks old now.
has had her jabs and is allowed to go
for big girl walkies!!!

Hope you are all well and happy.
much love

Teen xxx

To Lisa with Love

Today is my friend
and fellow Twilight obsessive
Lisa's Birthday.
I made this card for her.
The feathers in the background are
from the last book.

The little metal heart on Lisa's name plate
says "made with love."

All good Vampire sparkle with a little sunlight.

So hence his shimmery face.

I send a few gifts in the post including
this wee note book I covered

The ribbon is more of a lilac
and matches in with the co-ordinating
papers on the back of the book.

Happy Birthday Lisa!!!

Blog Candy!

Happy Birthday to the lovely Debbie
who is giving away some amazing Candy
to Celebrate her Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Debbie!

to my friend with Love.

I do like forever friends bears.
I just can not colour them in.
I really can't.

I used the papers pad to make this card.
My Friend has MS and sadly just discovered
previous Breast Cancer has reoccurred
and is now in her bones.
Not good at all.

I found this card really hard to do.
I can't write Get Well Soon.
So with Love is the best I can do.

I will post this tomorrow and hope to
get to see her soon.
But she is a fair drive away.

Friends are true treasures.

Daddy's girl.

I do actually have a card to show you...

But first.....

Bella-Boo!


as you can see,
she loves cupboards.
This is the baking one....

A close up.....

Sleeping beside my sister....

Right.....
Back to the crafting.....

This card is for my Dad.
I am a real Daddy's girl.
Always have been.....
My Dad is my Mum's carer
and needs his fishing time to
give him time to himself.
I used See D stamps.

I am entering it for two challenges this week.
Cute Card Tuesday ~ Boys to men.
Stampin for the weekend ~ A card for a male.

hope you are all fine.

lots of love

Me xxxx

Martyn & Eilidh

17 years ago, my sister and my brother's wife
both had babies two days apart.
Martyn was born 10 weeks early & weighed 2lb 4oz.
Eilidh was born late weighing nearly 9 lbs.
This was the first picture of the two of them together.

Hard to believe that Martyn is the older of the two.
He was much smaller than Eilidh
until about a couple of years ago.

This was taken two years ago at my hubby's 40th.
Martyn is now a good couple inches taller than Eilidh
and his beautiful sister Rebecca who is in blue.

Martyn was born on the Wednesday.
This is his card.

Eilidh was born on the Friday.
This is her name hanging.

I loved the shimmer on the purple card stock
so have kept this very simple.
The butterfly's are vellum.

We got engaged on the Thursday of that week.
What a week, I gained a tiny nephew who
spent many weeks in NICU.
A strong healthy Niece.
And a Fiancé!

It sure don't seem that long ago!