me to you......just a few!

So my Mum phoned the other day,

asking me to make her a few
cards for the family.
She needed ten different ones,
and she needed them
in the next two days....

Oh Mother!

Anyway.
Since I was super busy,
I decided to use Me to You toppers
and images on a pack of papers,
Percy & Penelope
from Daisy & Dandelion.

This one is for her Great Granddaughter

Aliesha

who will be enjoying her first Christmas this year.

Grand daughter Becca who is going to be 21
but you are never too old for this wee bear.

Grand daughter who is 8.

The reason I didn't put grand daughter or grandson
on any one's cards apart from my Mum's
only great grand daughter,
is my wee brother has a new girlfriend
who has twin daughters
from a previous relationship.

My parents treat the girls the same
as the other kids in the family,
but it is still all new and they haven't defined
who my parents are to the kids.
SO I put names on all the grand kids cards,
so no one was different.

Grand son and his girlfriend,
again, names used
as grandson and girlfriend in law
sounded weird! LOL

How come,
if I take all my photos at the same time,
do some of them turn out alright.....
and some are awful?

I do like this wee chap
not sue if it is a bit childish for a grandson.

Grand daughter who is 18.

my sister really wanted her card
to say Daughter and Son in Law.

Last one.....

and the one I like the least....

I love the image,
and I love the colours.....
but not sure why....
But I really am not keen on the end result.

I hope you are all getting there with your Christmas stuff,
I must admit I am not getting stressed this year,
have loads still to do, but have cut way back
on the stuff I usually overwelm myself with.

Stay warm and I
hope you are grand!
Love Teen xx

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

Naughty Fourty!

WOTWW!

This week, its a special WOYWW for me.....
I turned Naughty 40 today!

This is a sneaky peak of something I am pottering away with.

More of that when it is finished.
I think I might need to re-do the image,
I am not too happy with her colouring yet.

I have taken this week off work,
and was surprised, by this wonderful
red velvet cake from my work mates,
along with a beautiful card and
gift voucher for a comp therapy place!
Bliss!!

Just as the boss announced that we were not allowed
to light the candles, the fire alarm went off and
we all waited eagerly for firemen to appear!
Seems one of the ward had set the alarm off
by making toast.....AGAIN!
But no firemen for us!

So that was last week's cake....LOL.

This is today cake!
My Hubby made this for me,
using a new cook book from friend Anita,
who made the red velvet cake above!
How clever is he!?!

I got a wonderful surprise when I opened
this package from Kath & Buddy!
Not only was there a beautiful birthday card,
but there was an amazing altered box!


Please pop over to Kath's blog to see
more photo's of this work of art!


And inside the box,
LOTS and LOTS of goodies!!!

Thank you so much!
It is just beautiful!

My girls were more impressed with doggy chocs
from the smooth Mr Buddy.
He is a really ladies dog !

Many hugs and kisses from me to you!

Love Teen xxx

new home birdie

Typical.....
I have made my craft room
into a spare room for a friend to stay,
and I have loads of ideas of things to make
and time to play with my new inks and stamps.


Another friend is moving into her
new home, after many weeks
of alterations keeping her
at her Mam's house.
She loved my home made jams,
so a gift bag with jams in it
will be delivered to her new door!

I will be honest,
it is not how I imagined it to end up.
But I quite like it.

I don't like making the bags
themselves too fussy,
so the eye is taken
to the tag itself.

Hope you are all grand
Much love Teen xx

Aged 39 and 363 days......

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.