Fathers Day

I made this card using my lovely Cricut machine and rubber stamps from Stamps Away. The 'dad' wording is cut from cardstock purchased in the US about 6 years ago! It has a basketball texture which is very touchy feely!

Fathers Day Darts

Made this card for Father's Day today. Ben isn't happy with the score I used as he usually beats his dad at darts! The stamps used are by Stamps Away.

Time ATCs

These are 2 Time ATCs made for a recent swap. The TIME letters were cut on my new Cricut machine using the George cartridge. The stamped images are all by Hero Arts except the lady who is by Personal Impressions and the small watch which is by See-D's. The brown watch is stamped into funfoam and highlighted with a metallic rub-on. The background of the blue ATC is made by scrunching tissue paper and then rubbing over it with a Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad.

Floral Trio

I made this card using flowers purchased from a local bargain shop. Although very simple, I think it looks great.

Son's Birthday Cards

These cards were made for my son's 19th birthday recently. He is an FC Barcelona fan and also is permanently attached to his i-pod.

Cuttlebug

I am the proud owner of a new Cuttlebug machine. It is so easy to use. It can be used to cut dies or to emboss. This card is very simple, but sometimes I prefer that!

Baby blue

I have had this Hero Arts stamp for years and rarely used it. I stamped the image with black ink and then stamped it again on blue Bazzill Cardstock, cut it out and attached it with a foam pad.

Rovers' Fan

I made this card for a Blackburn Rovers' fan I swap cards with. The stamp is one I borrowed from my mum and is made by Paper Nation .

Floral Trio

This card is made using a DoCrafts stamp, Papermania ribbon, Hero Arts alpha. The inks are from the new Dew Drop range from Tsukineko.

Altered Notebook

Got a cheap notebook from a local supermarket for 25p and altered it using various papers, Prima flowers and alphabet stickers.

April Tags

These are the tags I have made for the monthly tag swap I am in through an internet group. I struggled this month to think of a topic, but decided as April is the first time I have ventured into the garden since last Summer, and as I stumbled across the gardener stamp that I have hardly ever used, I thought this was the ideal subject! The tiny flower stamps are by Hero Arts and the gardener is, I think, by Fun Stamps.

Purple Blooms

Yet another card made with the same paper from the 'bargain bin' mentioned earlier. The corrugated card is from the local Pound Shop - a great find by my mum who has always had the ability to search our bargains! The rub-on is from a Spring set purchased from The Works for just 99p. The only item I paid full price for in this card is the Papermania gems. Now I just need someone to buy it and I'll be on my way to making my first million lol.

Jigsaw Flowers

I made quite a few cards today using the jigsaw pieces and this is my favourite. It hasn't photographed as well as it could have - the great colours just don't seem to show up here. Oh well, I still like it!

Lilac

Here's another card made with the 'bargain bin' papers I mentioned before. I have used jigsaw pieces from Lakeland (as previous) and coloured them with a Brilliance Dew Drop ink pad. The flower at the bottom is one of the Prima Flowers which are widely available.

Black & White

I made this card with some papers I bought from The Range in Bolton. I have used jigsaw pieces from Lakeland - reduced to half price. I used 'direct to paper' with Staz On in black then stamped an image on top with the same pad. The flower at the bottom is punched using an X-Cut punch with a Papermania 'gem' to finish off.

Men ATC

These are 2 ATCs I have made for a swap I am in entitled 'Men ATC'! The backgrounds are made using Tim Holtz alcohol inks. The stamps are by Hero Arts. The embellishments are also by Tim Holtz.

Lady in Pink

I just love this rubber stamp. I have in excess of 100 stamps but I keep going back to this one! The papers, I think, are by DCWV. They were in a bargain bucket recently at 10 sheets for £1!

Altered Pad

This is a notebook I altered with some Rob and Bob papers. The pad is from Asda and cost just 25p. I am quite pleased with the result!

Easter

A friend got me a pack of papers from a bargain bucket recently. The papers here are from the pack. They are all really bright papers and I love them!

Diva ATCs

I recently bought myself a Tim Holt alphabet. The ATC on the left is the first time I used it. Although it's quite large, I like the effect.