Happy Christmas mum.....from the dog!

I made this card for our springer spaniel to send to my mum!! The wreath is cut from the "Christmas" cartridge, and the dog is from "Doodlecharms".

Welcome Baby Girl

Yesterday was my friend Laura's baby shower, and so I finally got to put up the bunting that I had been making! ( I should add that this is not my house, but my friend Penny's.....mine has never looked so clean and sparkling!) I used a Sizzix die to cut the pennants, and cut the letters from Plantin Schoolbook. The flowers and hearts are from Doodlecharms.

Nappy cake....yes really

Another item for the baby shower! I cut the flowers and hearts from "Doodlecharms"and the baby from "Everyday Paperdolls".

Pearls of Wisdom

My colleague and friend Laura is expecting her first baby in November. We are having a baby shower for her and this is one of the ideas that I found online. Basically you give each of the guests a tag on which to write a "pearl of wisdom" and then you tie them onto the wreath. (My friend Penny says that she is going to write just buy plenty of calpol on her tag!).

I cut the hearts from "Doodlecharms" and the rattles and nappy pins are from "New Arrival". The lettering is cut from Nursery Rhymes.

Doodlecharms cupcake

I love this cupcake from the Doodlecharms cartridge, and spent a couple of happy hours in the afternoon heat making a few of these cards (and then went down to the beach for a paddle!)

21st cards from Grandma!

So....I had to make 21st cards for my colleague to give to her twin daughters, and another two for her mother to give the girls. These are the ones I made for granny! Apparently on girl loves ice-cream (cut from Indie Art), whilst the other loves cup cakes (Doodlecharms) and bunting. I am so sad that I actually much prefer these to the previous two, and I am worried that my colleague will feel the same way!

Inspired by Pinterest...

I have discovered "Pinterest" today (if you haven't, then what are you waiting for?!). I was inspired to make a card with apertures, and I used the "Doodlecharms" cartridge to make this.

Formula One Christmas !

I was asked to make a card for a chap who is  a real Formula One fan! His wife was clear that she wanted Rudolph in the leading car, with Santa following close behind! The cars are cut from "Graphically Speaking" and Santa and Rudolph are from "Doodlecharms".

Happy Christmas Tim!!

My parents regularly go on outings with a local coach company (Sewards).They always have the same drive - Tim - who is very helpful, but also has a great sense of humour. He is always full of nonsense, so I thought I would make a special Christmas card for him! Both the bus and Santa were cut from Doodlecharms. The font is from Nursery Rhymes.

4th July birthday

Someone that I work with let slip that it is her birthday on July 4th. I told her about the American custom of eating watermelon and spitting out the seeds, so I just had to make her this card. (She said that she would bring in watermelon on the day, but I said that I thought cream cakes would be better!!)

I cut the watermelons from Doodlecharms, and the greeting is from Zooballoo. I added some doodling just to finish it off. I'm really pleased with the way it looks.....although my husband admired it and said that he liked the three "dog faces"....he didn't have his glasses on!!

Feliz Cumpleaños

A friend of mine asked me to make a card for her grandaughter's 18th birthday. She wanted a number of things on it, including the greeting (which is apparently Happy Birthday in Spanish), a pink cupcake, and the girl's name and date of the birthday. These seemed to fit well on a tri-shutter card without making it look too clutterd. I am also entering it into the "Card Makin Mamas" challenge here http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-20.html

Happy Birthday Mark!!

Mark shares our love of springer spaniels, so this seemed like the ideal card!!

More pop-up cards!!!

I really think I am in danger of becoming addictted to these pop-up cards!! The 18 is cut from Plantin Schoolbook, and the cake from Doodlecharms. The paper is some lovely stuff that my friend Lynne gave me....thank you Lynne!!

50 sucks!!!

I have long admired the lovely lollipop bouquets that I have seen on the Cricut messageboard, and finally I have had the opportunity to make one. A friend of my husband's has just been 50, and we are going to his party on Friday.

I bought a large pot from the garden centre and filled it with oasis. I covered this with foil, and then used a skewer to make 50 holes, into which I pushed the assortment of lollies. I cut the "50" and "sucks" from Mickey Font, and then decorated the band with a greeting from A Child's Year, and lots more lollies cut from Doodlecharms.

Now I just need someone else to have a significant birthday so I can make another!!!

Shaped snow globes...

I just love making these shaped cards!! I welded the globes and the holly *(from Joys of the Season) and then added the snowman form Doodlecharms.

Over the Hill....

This is for my Brother-in Law, and was inspired by the sentiment on the stamp! The car and the trees are from Doodlecharms, and the hills were from Plantin Schoolbook ( stretched in Design Studio).

Congratulations Grandma

A colleague of mine has just become a grandma for the first time, so I made this card to congratulate her! It is all cut from Doodlecharms, and was inspired by the example in the handbook.

Happy Birthday Belle!!

My friend's border collie will be 16 next week, so this is for her. The dog and the bow are both from Doodlecharms, and I welded them in Design Studio to make a shaped card....hope Belle approves!!

By the Seaside

This is a combination of a new stamp, and some cricut cuts. The sun is from Doodlecharms, the waves are from Plantin Schoolbook, and the boat is from New Arrival. It is for my husband's step-father, so I included his initials on the sail!!

Birthday Bus!

this lovely little bus is from Doodlecaharms, and I welded it together in Design Studio. The greeting is from Zooballoo. I thought the spotty brads were just perfect for hub caps!!