Iwas given this award by Rita on the 17th December but I have only just had time to go into her blog and see it. Thank you Rita I am honoured and not sure if I deserve it as there are so many lovely blogs about.

I now have to forward on to 5 people which is hard but I am sending this award to jamie Lorraine Suzanne Nicola Jay . So now I have to follow the rules, which are:Link to whoever gave you the award and pass it on and link to 5 others.You also have to write down 5 things you are addicted to!

1. Joanna Sheen CDROM's

2. Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit Stamps.

3. Cute Companions Stamps.

4. My Cuttlebug Machine.

5. My Computer so I can view other peoples blogs and post on the Joanna Sheen forum.

Have a great Christmas everyone.

Cathy xxxxxxx

Two Cute Companions Stamp Cards

This is the first time I have used any of the stamps from this range. They are made by Crafters Companions and are designed by Jayne Nestorenko who is a lovely lady. The first one is from the Wonderful News stamp set and the other one is Especially for You. Both cards I have used my Cuttlebug machine and embossing folder and cutting dies to do the background. I have used a mixture of Lyra Aquacolor water colour crayons and Twinkling H20's to colour the images.

Four TeaBag Folding Cards.

I went to my Craft Club the other day and the subject came up about Teabag Folding. The girls in the club had heard of it but had never tried it so I proceeded to show them the little bit that I know, there is hundreds of different folds. It is very relaxing and you can forget all your troubles. It started off in Holland. Some people say it was with the Secretaries thinking it was a waste of the pretty little bags that the teabags were wrapped in so started folding them to make the patterns. Other people say it was bored housewives. But all agree it was Holland where it all started.

La Pashe Decoupage

Hi you haven't got rid of me today yet. Not posted for ages but my photographer has taken time out to do my photo's today so I have gone mad in uploading. These two cards are from The Remember When series and are made by La Pashe, they make them in sepia and coloured. They never cease to make me smile. I hope the brighten your day as well.

Messy Rabbit Is In Love

This Anniversary card was made using Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit Couple Stamps MR118. It was the first time of using this set of stamps. There is lots in the Messy Rabbit stamp series from Joanna Sheen. The flowers was also from Joanna Sheen as was the watercolour crayons. They are the Lyra Aquacolor. They come in a set of 12, 24 which I have and now in a set of 48 which of course I MUST HAVE!!!!!!.

Daughter's Crossstitch Card.

Our clever daughter sent this lovely Crossstitch card to us this Christmas. She has just started doing Crossstitch and this is her first Christmas card. She has become very interested in doing lots of different Arts and Crafts as well as cooking since moving to France where her and her husband have settled in very well. She was always interested in art and produced some lovely pictures but has extended her interests. I am very proud of her she has done well for herself.

Hubby and Daddy Christmas cards

Hi Folks, I am sorry not to have been around for so long. I have tried to keep abreast of other peoples blogs but haven't done much with my own. I think I am finally ready for Christmas. These two cards I have added to my blog were made for my husband from me and the other one from his baby(D'Arcy our cat). They couldn't be added before as one he is the photographer and two he is one of the few husbands that looks at his wife's blog. The one from me was made using the Pamela West collection CDROM from Joanna Sheen. The one from D'Arcy was made using the Enchanted Christmas CDROM from Joanna Sheen. I hope you all have a great Christmas and I wish you a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

The Proximidade Award!!!!

On the 24th November I was honoured to be given a Proximidade award by Ann, unfortunately I have not been into the blogs lately due to being so busy and I have only just had time to catch up on all the lovely blogs that are about.


The award has such a great sentiment behind it and here is what it says:This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger’s aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger’s who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.The ladies I would like to pass this on to in my turn are (in no particluar order)

Beryl
Do
Chrissie
Lavender
Wendy
Louly
Jane
Rita

All of these lovely ladies richly deserve this award.

Girl with Muffler

This A6 card has been made with cream embossed card. The stamp is from the Beryl Peters Collection by Personal Impressions - P1313M. It has been stamped using Tim Holz Distress Ink - Tea Dye and mounted on gold mirri card. Borders are by Dovecraft Victorian Christmas pack.

Father Christmas and Snow Man

This A6 card has been made using cream embossed card. The image has been stamped and the card aged and distressed using Tim Holz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain.

The stamp is made by Penny Black - Holiday Hugs 942F. The image has been highlighted in places using Sakura Star Dust pens. Metal greetings added.

Drummer Boy

This A6 card has been made with cream embossed card. The stamp is from the Beryl Peters Collection by Personal Impressions - P1305N. It has been stamped using Tim Holz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and mounted on gold mirri card. The backing paper is from Dovecraft Victorian Christmas pack 8X8 sheets.

Children Skaters

This A5 card has been made using cream embossed card. The stamp is from the Beryl Peters Collection from Personal Impressions - P1298P. It has been stamped using Tim Holz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and mounted on gold mirri card. The backing paper is from Dovecraft - Victorian Christmas pack 8X8.

Armchair Christmas

This 6 inch square card has been made using ivory embossed card. The stamp is by Creative Stamping 2004 - OASIS 5001. It has been stamped using Tim Holz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint and mounted on black mirri card from Joanna Sheen. The image has been highlighted using Sakura Star Dust pens and glitter in places.

Congratulations Katie

This card was made for a young girl who has recently qualifyied to be a Personal Trainer. I didn't realize how much training and knowledge they need to have to qualify for this occupation. This card is a finished size of A4 and is decoupaged.

Messy Rabbit Hopping Happy

This card has been made with A4 burgundy red pearl card as main card. Silver Mirri card for the matting and layering. The background paper is once again from the Joanna Sheen "Messy Rabbit "pad. Two sheets used, one for the background and one for the decoupage layer. The stamp used is Messy Rabbit Hopping Happy MR112. The rabbit has been stamped twice, once for the main layer and the second for the decoupage layer. It has been water coloured.

Messy Rabbit - Baggy Jumper

This card has been made with A4 pale blue card as main card - red card for the matting and layering. The background paper is from the Joanna Sheen "Messy Rabbit pad" which contains 40 sheets of assorted designs. A second sheet was used and cut to decoupage. The Rabbit was stamped twice, once for the main design and once for the decoupage layer. Using Messy Rabbit Baggy Jumper MR110. Then it was water coloured. The large house was stamped once using the Baggy Jumper Extra Bits MR11, again water coloured and the roof eves coloured in with

Glistening Snow Writer to make it look frosty. The lights were coloured in with Sakura glitter pens.

Fold Over Card

Backing paper and toppers are printed off of Joanna Sheen's CD-ROM Victorian Christmas. These were mounted on to gold Mirri card - burgundy red card used for the main card. The card was made by using 2 A4 sheets of card - or if you have tri fold A5 cards then you can use those.

Firstly I scored the one sheet of A4 card in half - this would be the half A4 score line - then take the second piece of card and score at the A4 gatefold line - and then again 2cm`s on from that to make a tab and then cut off the excess card at this point.Take the smaller of the 2 pieces place double sided tape on the top side of the tab - this will then be placed under the larger piece of card so you can`t see the join - this gives you the base of the card.

If you have A5 card with 3 panels then you can do this fold with joining the card - just take the last or first A5 panel and score it in half - what would be A4 gatefold line - this will give you the shape for the base of your card.

80th Birthday

This card has been made with A4 card folded in half to make an A5 card. The backing paper is printed with script. A younger photograph has been printed off of the subject, and a raised button photo frame has been added.

Birthday Pyramaged Puppy

A4 blue card folded to make an A5 card. Silver diamond pattern matting card. Picture of a puppy Pyramaged. Happy Birthday greeting added.

Christmas Bauble Iris Folding

White A5 card. Template cut out the middle in the shape of a bauble. Coloured strips of pearl paper used for the Iris Folding. Silver holographic card used for the iris in the middle. Silver peels offs for the greeting border.

Good Luck

A dark blue piece of A4 card has been used for the main card. A bronze mirri card for matting and layering. Backing paper and topper printed from the Jayne Netley Mayhew collection
CD-ROM from Joanna Sheen. Green iridescent card for the next layer, topped with a real Peacock feather attached with silicone glue.

21st Birthday

Red A3 card used, cut to make a large square card. Black silk mirri card for matting and layering cut on the corners with a Fleur-de-Lis punch. Backing paper and topper printed from the Joanna Sheen CD-ROM American Frontier. Red and black feathers with red and black beads on the stems attached to finish off along with the greeting.

Oriental Thank You

This was made using an A3 piece of maroon card 1/4 folded. Gold mirri card used for the matting a layering. Backing paper & topper printed from the Joanna Sheen CD-ROM "Tales of the Orient".

Vellum Wrap/Pyramage

This card was made with an A3 piece of green pearlescent card folded to make an A4 card. A vellum wrap put around and a pyramage topper added.

Happy 21st Birthday Sophie

This A4 card was made using Joanna Sheen's

CD-ROM Floral Fantasy. This is yet another of her CD-ROM's that has given me a wide scope to work with.

Dufex Decoupaged Christmas Teddy.

This teddy is very cute and it is a shame that he doesn't show up very well in the photograph. He is quite high in Decoupage.

Happy Easter

This card was made with A4 card folded to landscape. Backing paper, topper and caption printed from Joanna Sheen's CD-ROM Animal Antics. Gold card used for the matting and layering.

Happy 80th Birthday Mum

This was made by using A4 red card, backing paper and topper printed from Joanna Sheen's Floral Fantasy

CD-ROM. Finished with a red bow & gold corner peel offs.

Wendy & Colins Wedding Card

This card was made using Victorian Romance CD-ROM from Joanna Sheen. A4 Pink Pearl card as main card. Backing paper and toppers printed from CD-ROM. Pink and green pearl card used for the matting and layering. Flowers from Joanna Sheen. Finished with a pink bow.

Peacock Feather Card

This card was made using The Jayne Netley Mayhew CD-ROM. White A3 cardstock for the main card. Blue silk card, paper and topper printed from the CD-ROM and real Peacock Feathers mounted with silicone glue.