cat's whiskers

Stay well back.....
Germ alert!

I am still feeling really rubbish with
a nasty cold/viral lurgy thing
that I have had for over a week now.

I ended up coming home and going for a snuggle
with Miss Bella Boo this afternoon.

Turning 40 sucks! LOL.

Anyway.....one card to show you.
Got it finished last night,
after promising a lady at work
I would make a card for her daughter.

Anything with animals,
penguins,
cats,
dogs.....
Well I did one with a penguin
but it looked too much like an Xmas card.
I guess I can add it to the very small pile
of Xmas cards I have got done.


Nitwit papers and topper thingys
from local shop were used.

It is an eseal card where a wee accetate cube
makes the handsome black puss sits
holds the back panel forward.

I think I might have to take my cards into
work to photograph, as they are much better
than my latests efforts at home!

hope you are all grand!

Love Teen xx

thanks a bunch

Last bunch of thank you cards....
I made others but posted them with out
remembering to take photos!
DUH!


Some more 10cm easel cards.
I really like these wee cute sizes.
All made using craftwork card papers.

I like this one, flower stamp is from a See D set.

This one..... I am not so sure off,
It looks nothing like I had imagined it would.

Last one of the small cards.
I love the flower, stamped onto backing papers
and wording just shows through the
promarkers I used to colour.

Might add some more to this,
but really like the pearls in the centre.

Two bigger cards,
This one is for the folks at my work,
need to give it another tap
to get rid of the excess glamour dust.

Last one.....Honest!
I really like this one.
No idea who this will be for!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.
Back to work for me tomorrow.
much love Teen xx

thank you, thank you, thank you x

Well turning 40 didn't hurt at all!
I had a lovely day, even though I have been
sneezing and sniffing all week
with another blasted cold.

Thank you to everyone who
left me Birthday Wishes.

{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}

I received some beautiful cards
from bloggy mates, and once I get
some photos taken, I will proudly
show them on here!

Thank you cards are now required,
have only managed to get four done so far.

They are 10cm easel cards.

I enjoyed using craftwork papers
and card candy on them all.
Got a fair few still to make!

The first one I made.

This is the one I like the best.

A wee bit of heat embossing used on this one.

I really am needing to improve my photo taking skills!

Hope you are grand.

Happy Thanksgiving

to all those who celebrate !
Love Teen xx

getting old

I had a fabtastic
(yes that is my word just now....)
day at the Girls just wanna have fun workshop
run by Kath, Debbi & Anne.
Will post pics of that soon!


It was lovely to see familiar faces
and put faces to girls I know
from online. x

This retirement card is for a male friend.
I loved this bugaboo digital image.

I am entering this card in ~
Creative Card Crew challenge ~ Anything goes.

I made a wee hamper as a pressie,
full of home made yummies.

hope you are all grand!
love Teen xxx

great niece!

Second post of the day!
I know.....no posts in weeks
and then two come along....



Two weeks ago today
my nephew & his lovely girlfriend
had a beautiful baby girl!

Aliesha Teanna
was born 4 weeks early
and a petite
4lbs 11 1/4 ounces!

She got home today, which
was just amazing !
I can't wait to have a cuddle
as only mum's and dad's were

allowed to hold the special care baby's.
I did get to see her
and stroke her hair!

Anyway.....some cards to celebrate!
One for her parents!

Sugar nellie stamp which I just love.
Totally Gorjuss want buttons on a card.


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One for my sister who is now Granny !
This time a sugar nellie download.
This baby is much rounder than Aliesha!

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And for my parents,
this is their first great grand daughter.

Papertake weekly want three of something
well this card as three lilac punched hearts on it.

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And lastly
my first niece who is now an Auntie.
It really does not seem like a few

years since Becca was
born and made me an Auntie
for the first time.

Another sugar nellie stamp!
Do you think I love these stamps or what!
I have had this maggie stamp for ages
so it fits Oldie but Goodie perfectly!
They want a baby card this week.


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I am still loving the brown bags
for gift bags.

I am entering the tag to truly scrumptious
who wants tags this week.

Anyway.....hope you are all fine!
much love
Teen
or Great Auntie Teen as it is now!!!

bumble bees

Hello, hello.......

first card to show you was a real
labour of love.
A friend from work
wanted a special card for her Mam.
The names are as she wanted them.
Only request....
daffodils.

I have never worked with paper
flowers like this before....

since it was a special card
I made a box to case it in.

It was my good friends Birthday today,
we are always joking that it is
"not all about you."

To end with two brown eyed beauties
who it is always all about.

my Blondie baby will be one next week.
Can not believe it has come round so soon.

Quick question....
anyone have top tips
for securing paper onto canvas?

Hope you are all well.

much love Teen xx

baby boys and girls.

Two quite busy cards today.
The first one is for a dear friend
who had a baby girl called
Willow.
I love the beautiful photo
of her precious wee girl.

The crafty pad want something girlie.

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The second one is for a girl at work
to give to her son who will
be one this week.
She asked for an A4 card,
and this is my first card this big.

I loved the backing paper but tried
to keep the rest of the card simple
so it wasn't too fussy,
the mum loved it,
but I am not sure about it at all.

I am entering it at Allsorts
who want a card for the boys this week.

Hope you are all grand.
Will leave you with a puppy cuddle.

stuff and bits.

Holla!
Hope things are all good with you guys,
things are ok here.

Few makes to show you,
this was from a sketch,
but I took so long between thinking
about it, and actually doing it,
that the challenge has passed
and I can't even mind who set the
sketch in the first place!!

Anyway....

I got a bit carried away with inking the
edges and I love these papers,
think they are basic grey.

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This is an altered notebook,
using a Sugar Nellie Autumn stamp
which is on offer as a set just now.
I have added the persons name,
but don't want to show it on here
since I still haven't posted it yet....

I am entering it in three challenges....

Creative card crew,
A spoonful of sugar,
Allsorts,
who all want autumnal colours.

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Lastly an easel card for a man at work
to give to his daughter.
The dog is actually Poppy.
I used a sketch thingy online to
used to alter a photo of her.
The papers are Bo Bunny.

Talking of Poppy.....
Here she is with her wee Pal Bella,
in their nice new bed.
Also known as their play pen....

Bella is a smidge taller and longer than Poppy now....
And still growing....

Love to you all.
xxx

Friday stuff

I am so glad it is the weekend,
been a very long week....

Anyway.
Over at Sugar Nellie
Karen was giving away
this beautiful digital image.

I used this birdie to make
an wee notebook for a lady at work.
Who I discovered was a fellow
crafter when she saw a notebook I
gave another workmate.
This wee Birdie was a wee
honey to colour in .

If you pull the bow and look inside
You find a wee surprise.

This idea came from Amanda
who decorated a notebook for me last year.

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The next one is a order for
another lady I work with,
her wee Granddaughter is one soon.

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And lastly....
I am going to see new Twilight film
Eclipse tomorrow.....

So a wee bit of Jacob

I used my Twilight Downloads
from Pixie Dust again.
You know I love them!!!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

fun in the sun

Warning!
Many photos ALERT!

My Crafty Ribbon Challenge Ribbons
for Fun in the Sun arrived
this morning!
So guess what I spent today doing!

This is them half way through me crafting
for WOYWW
It's a bit of a mess.....
And to be honest
not 100% tidy yet... Ooops.

I decided to make a holiday fund tin.
I can not remember if I have
sent the lovelies at Crafty Ribbons
an altered tin before.

I wanted to make a big sun
using my nesties and a punch
to make all the sun beams.

I coloured the backing paper
using small ink pads and smudging.
Was a fab messy job!

The small golden ribbon is also
from Crafty Ribbons and such a great match
the other ribbons.
These ribbons were out of my comfort zone
but I really enjoyed the challenge.

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I took the image of the boat from the actual
ribbon and used card to make my boat.

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I loved this ribbon,
had a real party feel about it.
I took all the colours of the
balloons on the ribbon.
Then cut out the balloons.

I used embroidery threads as strings.

Regulars here will notice I have used
a Forever Friends bear,
which I love on other peoples
card, but due to me colouring them
so they look like they have been
drunk while applying make up
by the trowel ......
I usually avoid them.

I used my chalks on the white shimmery
embossed card to highlight the words,
and inks to edge again.

Trying to photograph an easel card is
hard enough.....
but add in a bored Bella-Boo....

who loved to grab the camera strap....

shapes in the middle.

First of all I am so chuffed
my card was picked by the random
number generator
over at Papertake Weekly!

*Happy claps* LOL

Right back to this next selection
of cards from the last few days.

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This card is using
Lisa's sketch over at
Sketch & Stash.
The new stash is the birdie stamps.
The ribbon is new from Crafty Ribbons,
but the ovals is using fiskers cutting thingy
that I just can not get the hang of at all!

I have a nice new blade, the right mat,
(Thanks Kath!)
but nope.
So I draw round the holes
in the template sheet
and cut them out!

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Next one is also a challenge card,
can you tell I am
on holiday from work this week?

Sugar Nellie have a sketch by Marlene
and have the added girlie theme if you want it.
Well I am not sure she is feminine
but she is a girl!
I love this wee Gothic Girl !

After being all messy with chalk inks
I just wanted something clean & simple.

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Creative Card crew want
and easel card.
And my sentiment means
I can enter it in
A spoonful of sugar
who want
good luck or best wishes.
Anyone for Anya want flowers.
I have punched out parchment
instead of velum this time.
They looks so much softer.
This card is using Tash's Sketch
over at Oh Alice!
And Tash wants daisies on the card.
So there are in fact daisies
on the card.

The beautiful Lace was a gift from
my lovely mate Amanda!

No puppy photos today.
Camera they are on is flat!
Hope you are all well.
much love Teen
xxx