Hey Baby Duckie!

 Now for something COMPLETLY different....

My good friend is having a baby soon,

and I wanted to have a wee go

 at making a nappy cake. 

I have seen my lovely pal Amanda 

make them, so here is my first attempt.

We don't know if the new Bairn is a Lad or Lassie,

so I went with Lemon and a wee yellow chickie. 

 

 I have made wee roses out of scratch mitts 

and wee white socks, seems you can not get

lemon ones for love nor money!

The ribbon bows were a bit fiddly but worth the footer!  

The chickie is sitting on top of a bottle of baby bath. 

There is a tag to go with this, 

but it is not dry yet so will need to remember 

to take a photo of that too. 

 

I am quite pleased with this 

and am going to have another go when my 

Nephew and his Partner have their baby 

in a few weeks. 

 

Hope you are all well 

Love Teen xx

not to be sniffed at......

Started this afternoon clearing
up my craft room,
need to find the bed again for
9 year old niece to stay this weekend.

She is not that big,
so shouldn't need too big a space eh?


Anyway......
I ended up spending more time playing
with glue and inks.

I love/hate this frame.

It was part of a kit from
Girls Just Want To Have Fun day.

I used a fancy tissue to decoupage it.
I just loved the butterflies design.

The bit I really don't like
is the stickles I used round the inside edges.
It all smudged,

The wee eyes are the wrong colour
to match the metal hoops,
but I don't mind that so much.

I still haven't managed to figure
out how to watermark photo's,
adding to my to do list!

Anyway.......

How you doing ?
Love Teen xx

black & white.

No one likes doing sympathy cards,
but, for me, the fact someone cared
enough to make or send a card,
has meant a lot in a time of grief.

And, afterwards.........
it was even more important
to be able to take them all out, and
take time to really look at them.

Time previously had passed in a blur,
too busy getting things organised,
and getting through each event.

Not sure how this became so sad.....
Anyway..........

As much as I hate making sympathy cards,
they are important to me
to try & get them right.

They seem to take me so long to make,
even though I always want them to be simple
and not at all fussy.

This card took me three attempts,
I messed up getting the position
of the stamp right the first time,
I should have stamped it then
cut it out with my nestie.
Then I got an inky finger on it.....
The card may have been black & white
but the air was very blue!

Third time was better.
But my ribbon is not where I wanted it!

Anyway......I actually quite like the end result.

I am enjoying having a friend to stay this weekend,
and have all next week
I hope you are all grand,
and having a lovely weekend.

WOYWW christmas chocolate.

Whats on your workdesk Wednesday.....

Two makes and one Puppy dog to share today,
and only a few day since my last post!!

I have had a few comments about my
last of posting on here.
But.....well.....aye.....
anyway.......

Here we go with a card I made
at Kate's card class last night.
There is an owl too, but my camera
has gone flat before I took
a picture of it.

It is a fancy fold, not sure
what kind it is.
Lots of embossing, and a fancy
double bow.
I loved the end result.

Side view.

and fully opened out.

Next, this is what was on my workdesk this Wednesday,
a wee gift to post out to a friend.
It is not every day I start and finish something
on the same day!

A cover made, hopefully help protect
the chocolate bar in the post too.

Not happy with the embossing on the red flower,
the powder was a bit thick.

.......the goodie inside......

And lastly,
just one puppy dog in the photo today.
She had dug up all
the blankets and bedding......
but I don't know what the face is for!

See you soon.
Hope your grand,
love Teen xx

hearts and flowers

It has been a funny crafty time for me today.....
I have one card I made here that ended up
nothing like the sketch I was following....

But I am going to enter it in
Scrapbook sisters challenge who want
flowers, ribbon and gems.

~~~~~T~~~~~

This one was meant to have a red & white
gingham heart on it, but the papers looked
awful with the red ribbon I wanted to use,
so it was replaced with this wee sugar nellie
I found in half coloured on my desk!

I also managed to tear the wee heart at the
edge of the white card I had punched.
But I still like this card.

Colour create challenge wanted Kraft/red with white or cream.


~~~~~T~~~~~

Lastly.....my friend Anita makes the most scrummy
cupcakes and gives them as gifts in fab boxes.
She asked me to make a tag before.
These are some more I made based on the
boxes Anita uses.

Pink and white roses,
red and white dots,
pink gingham,
and blue gingham.

I also bought her some
"Made by Anita" printed ribbon
from crafty ribbons.

Pixie Dust want tags this week!

Hope this finds you well.

much love Teen xx

bit of this and that!

Hello, hello!
I trust this finds you all happy & well.

Three cards and three doggy photo's to share
with you before I go wondering to
catch up with you all.

A card for a lady at work with a special birthday.
This was bigger than normal for me, an 8 x 8 inch
since it was everyone in the dept to sign.

The butterfly die drove me nuts! I am not sure
if it is a duff die or what, but it protests at even
cutting through vellum!!!
It is my entry in the
~ Papertake weekly challenge ,
who want die cuts,
and my first entry in Flutter by Wednesdays
who want a butterfly on the card.

~~~~~T~~~~~

This one was sent with my cheque to Debbi
with my payment to the next Girls just wanna have fun day!
Are you going?
I loved the last one, and can't wait till October!

I am nae happy with the ribbon flower
at the top of the card, the button
is too wee and it just looks a bit faffy! lol.

~~~~~T~~~~~

The last card, I really like.
But the photo is awful!
I took it at the last moment before
I left for work, and it shows!

I have also just noticed that the wee
owl charm is facing the wrong way!

I am enetering this card in the Creative Inspiration challenge
who want text, but not a sentiment on a card!
( thanks Nat!)

~~~~~T~~~~~

So..... time for a doggy photo update!
Miss Poppy-dog has taken to claiming the foot
stool under the window.....
mainly to stop Bella getting up on it!

Which Miss Bella-Boo is not best pleased with!

But they still love each other....
Most of the time!

I hope you are all grand.
Much love

Teen xx

Valentines Love xxx

Happy Valentines to you all!

This is the card I gave to
my Hubby !

It seems just about everyone wants
love or hearts on their cards this week.
so this fits challenges over at

Crafty Pad,
One Stop Challenge,
Totally Gorjuss,
Papertake weekly,
A spoonful of sugar
Creative Card Crew.

I have double checked and
I think none of the above
have a max entrys for one card.




Now........

my beloved Hubby made
these yummy shortbread
hearts for me!

The house smelled fantastic when I
came home from work!

a few pics
of the other girlies in my
hubby's life!

Poppy Dog....
who likes to snuggle
with her Dad!

Mind you.........
so does Bella Boo!

Who loves her Dad
soooooooooooooooooooooo much!

But she is really too big
to try and snuggle on the sofa
likes she wants to.

Sweet!

I have two cards from Tuesday's card
class to show you this evening.
The third one is for someone
who reads my blog and I don't
want them to see the pic before they
get their cards.

I love acetate cards!
Blue and white is such a lovely
colour combo.
The white stayzone ink
doesn't show up so well.

The stamp was such a beautiful script.

Creative Card Crew want colours of your country,
well blue & white are colours of the Scottish flag.
My Time to Craft want some embossing.

~~~~~T~~~~~

Next is a twisted easel card.
I am going to turn it into a birthday card.
I quite liked this fold,
but it was a real faff to try to
get a good clear picture of it.

~~~~~T~~~~~

Next using a sugar nellie
cotton rabbits stamp to make
a wee pen holder using a recyled syrup tin.

Allsorts want us to recycle something.
Well this was a syrup tin once upon a time,
Totally Gorjuss want us to do something
as you like it.
This had my fave Sugar Nellie stamps,
gingham ribbon, home made
flowers that I love to make & involves recycling
and pink and purple are a fave colour combo of mine...
so that is just how I like it.

Talking of sweet.....

hope you are grand
Love Teen xxx

Birdies & puppy dog tails

Lots of photos.....
only two cards,
and a wee felt flower.
But doggy updates are included.

My first card is using
my new Martha Stewart punch.
I am entering it in
Scrapbook sisters Thank you Challenge.

I didn't want this to be too
fussy as the wee birdies papers
are made using basic grey scraps
that are a bit busy.

~~~~~T~~~~~

Next card is for a friend I hope to see tomorrow.
I am loving my new punch,
and can see it being used a lot.
The back ground paper is basic grey again.

Cute card Thursday want 1,2,3.
I have used 1 punch,
2 stamps and 3 colours.
Pixie dust want buttons on the card.
Truly scrumptious want pink, brown & green.

~~~~~T~~~~~

This felt flower is for the same person
the card is for.
I made this flower using
tim holtz cutting die.

~~~~~T~~~~~


OK......
It's doggy time!!
This doggy bed is like a wee house
and has two openings into it.
We had to remove it as these two fight
over it, and bash who ever
is trying to get in the house.
They are both too big to fit
right inside it.....
But both try anyway!

They are as like chalk and cheese
in every way.

Our friend broke her ankle
when she fell on the ice,
her wee dog came to stay
with us for almost a week.....
He loves Poppy....
He is not so keen on Bella.
But Bella really doesn't care.....

Hope you are grand xxxx

Gnomes and Kitty Cats.

This must be my lucky week!
I won the weekly challenge over
at Pixie Dust's blog
and picked this wee guy as my prize!

I am entering this card in two challenges.
This is my take on Friday sketchers,
I have rotated the sketch around.

Passion for promarkers want you
to make your own flowers.
I made my flower
from bits of ribbon.
The main DP is basic grey.

~~~~~T~~~~~

Since this a pixie Dust Image
I thought I would take part in
their sketch challenge this week too.

The main DP on this card is Bo Bunny.

~~~~~T~~~~~

Next is a card requested by my sister
for her friend Alison.
She asked for me to use this stamp
and the three colours
Green, Blue & Turquoise.

I am entering it in sketch saturday.
I moved the image over a wee bit
as it was difficult to cut through
the layers, and I wanted to keep
as much of the paper lace in it as
I could, hope this is ok.
Oh Alice want a window on
this weeks card.

I am really enjoying my week off
and have plans for next week already
including the gym, lunch out and
a shopping trip to Aberdeen,
including the papermill.
Happy happy!!

Hope you are all happy today too xx

book, button hole, bling & babies

I am sorry for all the pictures,
but I seem to be a better blogger
if I blog every few days,
so that means a few cards at once.

Thank you for all my get well wishes,
I am almost there.
The tail end of a summer cold seems to linger...

You know I was talking to some
of the girls at work about the ribbons
that you get inside tops....

well I am now receiving bags of ribbons
in the internal mail at work!
and at tea time,
and when staff come into the department!
It is very sweet of everyone!

If i was to show whats on my work space today...
it would be these....

I made this card for one lady who
gave me heaps of ribbons.
The wee bloom is a brooch
that comes off so you can wear it!
It is made with two bits of ribbon she
gave me this week.

I am entering it in My time to craft
who want a butterfly on the card.
Papertake weekly want in the garden


~~~~~T~~~~~

This ribbon is also from the above stash!

The big text stamp is penny black,
the sentiment is hobby art.
and the lassie is greeting farm,
which means I can enter the card
on Anyone for Anya ,
who want the colour combo
pink, black and white.
I have decoupaged the brolly,
which is not normally something
I do, but I liked it.

~~~~~T~~~~~


The blue ribbon is from above collection.
The green and silver is craft ribbons.
I am entering this in Color Throwdown
but I am not happy about how dark the green
and taupe colour turned out.

~~~~~T~~~~~

I found this a real challenge to colour,
after deciding to make it the one for
one stop craft challenge
who want monochromatic.

This one is for a few other challenges too.
Creative Inspiration want sport related cards.
The boy is from Di's digital downloads.

Passion for promarkers want animals.
well there is a cute wee doggy there.

~~~~~T~~~~~

This card I am not keen on at all.
It was an order for a lady at work,
for her elderly MIL to give to a friend who
was retiring from teaching.

~~~~~T~~~~~


And lastly......
Cause if I put the photos
of my two furry babies at the top
of the post, no one reads below it !

My hubby was on night shift last night,
he came upstairs with both girls
to speak to me in the spare room....
and a short while later I
found all three fast asleep!!

But this is how they nomally sleep!

Hope you are well
much love Teen xxx