ABC Challenge And Friday Sketchers

I managed to make another card today and I based this on the sketch from Friday Sketchers and the letter f for fairies for ABC Challenge. Hope you like it.

TFL x

Tilda & Co Challenge 34 Embossing

As I got my first two magnolia stamps on Friday I thought that I would have a go at the challenge over on Tilda & Co. The challenge this week on Tilda & Co is to have fun embossing. It could be heat set embossing, dry embossing, embossing boards, embossing folders, etc ... So this is what I came up with. Hope you like it.

TFL x

Triple Challenge

This week on Papertake the challenge is to use stitching on your project! It can be real or faux! and on A Spoon Full of Sugar the challenge is to use 3 different ribbons. Over at Cute Card Thursday the challenge there is to make a card using bright colours. So I thought that I would combine the all three. This is what I came up with. Hope you like it.

TFL x

Fridays Sketchers - Sketch Number 16

This weeks challenge on Fridays Sketchers is sponsored by Black Cat Scrapbooking.

This is the card that I made based on the sketch provided. Hope you like it.

TFL x

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - This Way

This weeks' dare on Daring Cardmakers was to make a card with arrows whether big, small, straight, curly, lots or just one arrow. So this is what I came up with. Hope you like it.

I used the gorgeous papers from DCWV christmas stack, christmas image from Pink Petticoat, and coloured in with brush markers and the Merry Christmas sentiment I created on my computer.

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch 9

This week on Papertake Weekly Challenge was another fantastic sketch by Katharina. Here's my take on it. Hope you like it.

It's A Sad Day Today

Today would have been my mum's 64th birthday. Unfortunatley she passed away 11th December 2007. She was always a healthy person, hardly ever caught a cold. In August 2007 that all drastically changed. My mum started complaining of pains in her side, loss of apetite and losing weight. In October 2007 she was diagnosed with secondary liver cancer and was very very aggressive. They couldn't do anything for her accept keep her comfortable with morphine. In the last week she was alive she was able to come home and myself and her 3 sisters cared for her. I still have to go through her clothes but I still find it very hard to do. Maybe I'll get strength to do it sometime soon. We will go out somewhere for lunch later with the kids and my dad to take our minds off it for awhile. I don't think I'll go to her grave as that is also something I find very hard.

Well happy birthday mum hope you have a lovely day wherever you are.

Just a quick update - The day wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We all went to Killarney and had lunch there in a fab place called Mac's. Then we went to a craft shop that opened a few months ago and I did a bit of retail therapy. My dad was in good form and the kids kept us occupied. The sun also decided to come out today which helped lighten the mood. I didn't go to the grave but yesterday my DH bought gorgeous flowers and put them on her grave for me. I know my mum will understand as she knew I was never one for visiting graves and she was a bit the same as well. So all in all it didn't turn out too bad. My dad bought us a digital photoframe for our anniversary so I will upload some photos of mum on there in the next few days.

My Mad Daughter Caitlin

Just had to share this photo of my daughter Caitlin. She was sitting in her chair looking at a book with those toy glasses on and I quickly got the camera to take a photo. But when she saw me with the camera she started getting off the chair saying cheese. She's a right character :):)

Friday Sketchers - Sketch Number 15

The challenge over at Friday Sketchers this week is one of Mumur fabulous sketches, and here is my take on it. I had to make an anniversary card for my DH and thought that I would use this sketch. Hope you like it.

Sketch Saturday Challenge - Sketch 11

I'm definatley addicted to the challenges now. I've entered yet another challenge blog for the first time and this one is called Sketch Saturday. I really liked the layout on this one so thought that I would have a go at this one. Hope you like it.

A Card Is For Life Blog Candy

Over on A Card Is For Life blog debbie is celebrating her first stamp designs and is giving away fantastic blog candy. It includes her Safari Set of stamps, selection of 6x6 papers, blooms, 2 good lengths of ribbon, bling buckle, beautiful green stones with metal clasps and on the otherside of that is a few bling stars. All you have to do is leave a comment and a link to your blog showing your post that Debbies has blog candy up for grabs. Closing date is Thursday 14th August at midnight so you'd better be quick and get over there.

Shelly's Little Craft Space Blog Candy

Over on Shelly's Little Craft Space blog she is celebrating 10,000 hits and is giving away FANTASTIC blog candy. This is the list of what she is giving away:-






* 12 x 12 Dovecraft paper pack - Glamour prints (really girly)
* 1 tin of Maya Road chipboard blossoms
* Maya Road chipboard flower petal tab album (I've just never got round to doing anything with it !)
* Bazzill In Stitch'z templates - allsorts in here - birds, paisley motifs, butterfly
* Queen & Co Chic charms
* Bag of assorted ribbons
* Pack K&Co Grand Adhesions framed words
* Pack self adhesive epoxy frame embellishments
* Pack Debbie Mumm stickers - girly
* Papermania glitter embossed alphabet stickers
* I Kandee Magnetic Clips - baby girl
* Chatterbox Descriptive cardstock sticker pack
* 2 bottles Stickles glitter glue - Aqua and Lavender
** Plus a couple of extra surprises!!

There is literally loads of gorgeous stuff here and all you need to do is leave a comment on her blog and put a posting about her blog candy on your blog and she will get her husband to pick a name on 18 August.

Good Luck !

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Button It

Over on Papertake Weekly this week's challenge is to use a button or buttons on your project! If you don't have any buttons you could try drawing one freehand, making one with chipboard etc!. I've made this card for my aunt & uncles 40th wedding anniversary and used the same sketch as last week challenge and added a couple of buttons. These were taken from my daughters cardigan that was too small for her - HONEST :). Hope you like it.

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Scrumdiddlyumptious

The challenge over on Daring Cardmakers was to come up with a card that you associate with summer (even though we're not getting much of one over here in Ireland) and thought that I would have a go at making a card with ice-cream.

Papertake Weekly Challenge

This week on Papertake Weekly challenge is a sketch by Katharina. This is a brilliant one, which I'm sure I'll use again! Here is my card

Katharina's Amazing Blog Candy

Katharina from Creative Ideas by Katharina, is offering the winner of her blog candy, a set of 4 of the new Elisabeth Bell stamp collection. They are called The Whiff of Joy Guardian Angel Collection and they are Gorgeous!!!

AND .....Katharina (or Whiff of Joy Stamps ) will host a blog candy give away on the winners blog. You can choose the terms and they will sponsor your blog candy with another complete set of the Guardian Angels..

Wow!! How Wonderful is that?????

Go now to Katharina's blog and be sure to enter for this Amazing Candy!!!

Blog Candy Alert

Here are some blogs that are giving away blog candy this week:

http://moralia.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/cps-76-blog-candy-a-bunch-of-tags-lol/ - open until 6th August.

http://life-in-la-la-land.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-candy.html - open until 7th August.

http://dragonmagicscrapkaarten.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-candy-suprise.html open until 15th August





http://mueppis-bastelwelt.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-candy-time.html open until 21st August

Sunset In Kerry

This evening I was sitting in the office on my computer just surfing the net, when I looked up at the sky and saw a really beautiful sunset. So I went quickly outside with my camera and took a few photos and here they are. The photos really don't do the sunset justice.

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Sprinkles

This week Daring Cardmakers challenge is to make a card working with sprinkles. When I read this post I suddenly thought of cupcakes. So this morning I created this card. Hope you like it.

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Well I've definatley caught the challenge bug. Was looking at the Friday Sketchers blog today and saw the challenge and thought to myself I'm also going to enter this one. I had to make a 21st birthday card so I thought that I would follow the design on the challenge and enter it. You never know. Well enough babble here is my entry.