What A Beautiful Day!!

Hullo, Hullo,
You know what they say about rain..... Nice weather for ducks!
Lets face we had plenty of rain this morning considering it was mean't to be a scorcher!
Well look who visited our garden this afternoon - a duck!
Unfortunately a bit worse for wear duck, she had some feathers missing from her back and some from her neck and seemed a little bit muddy.
At first sight I wondered if she had been run over as she was limping a little, my neighbour Mary said she would ring the Swan Sanctuary as they are local and the man came to collect her and explained that at this time of year Male Ducks do tend to get a bit randy (ooh er!)which results in lots of feather plucking and hence the reason she was walking like John Wayne!!
He did assure us she would make a full recovery so I do feel we have done a good deed for the day which makes you feel great!


I did manage to make a card after the Duck saga and used the fab sketch from Sketch Saturday and just had to use my freshly purchased Nora she just has to be the cutest CC design ever I love her! As soon as I got her I knew I had to use my Magnolia background stamp and I am pleased with the result she looks like she hasn't a care in the world don't you think?
Unfortunately it was late in the day so pic is a little dark

There is lots of stickles on the flowers and butterflies and sparkle on the papermania shimmer dots, I tried to capture this here and as you can see failed miserably!!!

I will also be entering my card for Simon Say's as the challenge this week is Things with wings and I spy 3 butterflies on my card.

Hope you have had a lovely weekend and if you run the marathon you deserve that medal cos you must be stark raving mad!!!

I break out in a sweat just watching I definitely don't have enough puff for that sport!

Enjoy your evening!

Toodle pop

xxxx

Happy Birthday Mum!

Hullo, Hullo,

Back with another card using lilac, I do like this colour, when I was about 10 I had a Pierrot the clown bedroom - Wow that brings back memories !!!

I have used the lilac as the challenge over at Just Cute Bears is to use this colour.

The sketch I have used from the new challenge blog A Gem of a Challenge, you must check both blogs out lovely cards on them.
Here is a close up of my cute bear, I really love those papermania shimmer dots simply because they are so shimmery!!!

Well, hope my mum likes her birthday cards I have made, still one more to go!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM" we love you lots!

Toodle pop!

xxx

Long time no see!

Hullo, Hullo,
No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I am still here just unfortunately had no time to play.
My crimbo card above believe it or not was for last weeks fab sketch over at Moving along with the Times, but like I said it was last weeks Doh!!!
As I had finished it off I thought you may like to see it anyway, there was an added extra of paper piecing so I paper pieced my little Elzy girls dress.
There is lots of sparkle on this card but being the David Bailey that I'm not!!! Unfortunately you see no sparkle :(

This is one of my new stamps from a new Christmas SU set called In the Spotlight - oh dear I am liking lots of the new SU catalogue will need to make a few hints for crimbo!!

I am hoping my cards will show a little better though as I have been given a few expert tips from the highly talented Kim Piggott so fingers crossed they will seem a little more pleasing to the eye rather than blurry. (thanks Kim :)x)

There you go!!

That's a little more clearer than normal - remember practice makes perfect!!

Hope you like my creation for the day and hope to be back soon!

Loving all your creations at the mo!!!

Toodle pop

xxx

Belated Birthday Card ooops!

Hullo, Hullo,
Happy Saturday to you its the w w weekend and I have already been out as I went out for a meal with my old work mates last night - it was great to catch up with them all as I hadn't seen them for a while and managed to have a good ole belly laugh! It really does dust away all them cobwebs a good laugh don't you think?
I thought I would show you what I pop on the back of my cards as I only ever show you the front of them (obviously !!)
I love love love my little stamp and also have one which is more appropriate for christmas - they were from Elzybells but unfortunately I am teasing you as they are not available any more - sorry!
On to my card, this is actually a belated card (naughty naughty) and in fact she hasn't received it yet but I think I am super safe in saying that I doubt very much she will look at my blog and she will receive it later today as I will be dropping this off to my friend Heidi who's daughter it is for.
hope you had a fab day Amy xx
Yes I know I have used my Kraft cards again but everytime I go to make a card at the moment these are the ones my little chubbly wubbly fingers pick up!
Ihave used Su papers with my card along with papermania shimmer dots , nesties, elzybells sentiments and my fave flower punch.
Hope you like
toodle pop
xxx
PS - I am going to attempt for the first time at trying to schedule the time of this post - fingers crossed for me
xx