About Me
- Amanda
- Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom
- I am a mum to 2 girls and a wife to a very understanding husband who never complains that our dinning room table has been taken over by my obssesion with card making and scrapbooking. Along side this myself and my husband run a very busy florist. So most of my evenings are spent making cards to sell in our shop. I have enjoyed looking at everyones blog spots and decided to share some of my designs.
Monday, 8 December 2008
"Thanks For Everything"
After 8 years of working in my shop a member of my staff is leaving on Christmas Eve. Last night I sat down and made her this card as a thank you. The Tilda image I won in a blog candy, I used some of my new copics to colour her in. The paper was from my leftovers box. The ribbon, buttons and flower are form poppicrafts. I stamped a sentiment straight onto the flower. I think it works quite well.
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Match Box Advent Calender
I was in two minds as if to put this on my blog. I have seen lots of lovely creations and did not think mind stood up to any of the ones I have seen. But what the heck it took me 3 nights of my devotion so I decided to put it on. The kids loved it, I did not have acrylic paint or anything fancy to make it with. So had to use what ever was in my draws.
PM paper, copic pens to colour the draw fronts. Peel offs for the numbers and various bits to decorate. I am quite pleased with the finished piece. Hope you like it.
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
"Scrap booking those school memories"
I spend an awful lot of time scrap booking. I have recently just started a book for all the school pictures starting from nursery upwards. Here are a couple of pages from the album. As I am a consultant for creative memories all my products are from creative memories.
This shows my daughter Holly at nursery, yr and y1. I scrap book every picture I take and have shelf upon shelf of albums full of memories.
"With Love"
I got inspiration for this card off another blog site,Star dust gems and Ribbons.I loved the lay out so decided to give it a go myself. I have used a Sarah Kay stamp for the main image. The heart and champagne bottles are both Tilda stamps. The word stamp is form stampin up. The paper is from my stash.
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Something for the men
Faries and Angels
Well I have been away for months. Work has been so busy, I am working nearly full time now and just don't seem to have the time to make as many cards. Last night I went round to my friend Anita's and we had a card making night. I did not make any cards for any challenges but this one seems to suit the cute card thursday challenge.
I used one of my Tilda images, and the paper is just scraps from my scrap bag. Not bad for a card made from bits and bobs.
I used one of my Tilda images, and the paper is just scraps from my scrap bag. Not bad for a card made from bits and bobs.
Monday, 18 August 2008
"Thank You with Flowers"
"Summer"
Last week I went to crafts you love with my friend Anita. I managed to spend £170 on lots of new goodies, we had a lovely day. Over at stamp something the challenge is to make something with a summer theme. This stamp to me has a real summer feel to it. I painted it with my H2O paints. I have made about 5 cards today as I have not made any since the kids have broken up for the school holidays. I really don't know where the time goes. Anyway I hope you like it.
Saturday, 12 July 2008
"Happy Birthday Alicia"
Holly went to a birthday sleep over last night. We made this card together for the birthday girl Alicia. It is also for the cute card Thursday challenge a card for a child. Holly helped pick out all the paper, which stamp we were going to use. I paper pieced it and then Holly used the H20's to colour it in. I think she has done a very good job.
Holly had a great time at the party but is suffering today as they were still awake at 12.30 last night. She is laid on the sofa with her blankets watching T.V. Early night tonight!!
Friday, 4 July 2008
"Bunny Zoe's" Blog candy 10,000 hits
"Thanks a Latte"
This is my card for the paper take weekly challenge. I have tried to keep it within the theme of "Latte" and used all coffee coloured papers which are form American Crafts. I used my blossom die cut revolution letters to cut out "thank you" and all the ribbon, flowers and buttons are from poppicrafts. Have kept this one nice and simple.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Colours of the rainbow "Tiny funky fairys and elves" challenge
Holly age 7: This is Holly's first ever challenge. She has really enjoyed completing it. I have found this new site called " tiny funky fairys and elves" which is a challenge site just for kids. There first challenge has a rainbow theme. Holly has completed a scrap book page.
http://tinyfunkyfairysandelves.blogspot.com/
Monday, 9 June 2008
Fathers day card for my Dad
Friday, 6 June 2008
Blog candy give away
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Sketch something challenge
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Blog candy give away
Dawny P is having a blog candy give away. Some beautiful clear stamps to celebrate 3000 hits. All you have to do is create a link to her blog and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win.
http://pinkpiggywiggy.blogspot.com/
http://pinkpiggywiggy.blogspot.com/
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Couple of quick cards
Well I don't know were the time goes, I have not posted in ages. Have been really busy at work and in my garden. Have planted some tomatoes and chillies which I grew from seed, fingers crossed we get something off them.
Have not even had time for any challenges, half term next week so no chance. So a couple of quick cards. Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday, both using paper from the QVC special from last week. Hope to get back into the swing of things after half term.
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Paper take weekly challenge
Sunday, 11 May 2008
"Cute card thursday" Gems and Jewels
Well it's Sunday morning and I woke very early so I decided to come down stairs and make a card for cute card Thursday. There challenge this week was gems and jewels, I have added some pink gems to each letter and a little heart next to the baby's head. The lettering was cut using my revolution and "blossom". Papers were K&co. Hope you like it.
Friday, 9 May 2008
"First Something"
Thursday, 8 May 2008
"Easy Jet"
I know it's not a card but I was quite pleased with how my plane turned out so had to post a picture. It started life as blocks of oasis which I glued together and shaped to create the shape of a plane. Then stem by stem you place the flowers to cover the oasis and then spray with spray paint. I used silver letters sprayed orange to create the wording down the side. Hope you all like it.
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
"Get well soon"
"Thinking of you"
Love to stamp
If you love to stamp then you must pop over and check out this new blog challenge
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ they are giving away some fab blog candy to celebrate their new blog site.
http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ they are giving away some fab blog candy to celebrate their new blog site.
Monday, 5 May 2008
Kitty's blog candy giveaway
Kitty's blog candy is a must if you are a Bella fan, so pop over and have a look at what she is giving away.
http://kittyskrafty.blogspot.com/
http://kittyskrafty.blogspot.com/
Michelle's pize give away celebrating 40,000 hits
Hop over to Michelle at Card Grotto, she is celebrating 40000 hits and has a fab blog candy up for grabs. http://cardgrotto.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
18th Birthday
My friends daughter has turned 18 today so this is what I came up with. Tilda with flowers, I used my creative memories cutters to create a circles and then thread some ribbon around the edge. The stamp is stampin up, flowers poppicrafts, not to sure on the paper think it is PM. Im sure she will like it.
Bath Time Bella
It has been such an awful day today, so what better way to spend your day..... making cards. This one will be sold in my shop. The image is from a pif I won, the card is all bazill card and the paper was an odd piece I had lying around. Ribbon and flower form poppicraft. The image was painter using H2O's.
Friday, 25 April 2008
Paper take weekly challenge katharina's sketch # 2
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Holly's Birthday Card
New baby boy
My best friend gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Tuesday night. 7lb 8oz called Jack, I have made her this card thanks to Han who left me some bits and bobs when she came to mine for a card making morning (thanks Han) i finally got round to using them. She left me some lovely ribbon, a blue flower and brad all from poppicrafts. Also some paper can not remember where she said that was from. I used this cute magnolia stamp, I just love this one.
Would you like to win a Magnolia stamp
Well if you would like to win a magnolia stamp then just pop over to Tara design's, she is giving one away as a prize. Follow this link it is so easy. http://tarasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Monday, 21 April 2008
Holly's Birthday Invites
Well I promised my daughter I would make her party invertations this year. She is turning 7 on saturday. So like a good mother I sat up till late last night making them for her. They went down very well this morning.
: Stamp image Lola
: Ribbon from poppicrafts
: Flowers, eyelets & buttons from poppicrafts
: Embossing with cuttlebug
: Lettering done with "KATIE" alpabet from quickuts
Friday, 18 April 2008
Quick Anniversary card
I just don't know where the time has gone. I have done no card making in ages. Kids are off school for 2 weeks at the mo so busy keeping them occupied. Had a phone call from the other half today and we had run out of Anniversary cards. A customer needed one. I managed to make this in 20Min's, lets hope he likes it.
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Maggie with flowers (sugar nellie)
Friday, 14 March 2008
I won Anita's PIF
I won Tara's PIF
Tilda with her watering can
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Hans Blog candy
If you want a chance of winning some lovely blog candy then check out hans blog page. For another great chance to win a surprise then just put a link on your own page like this.
http://hanscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
http://hanscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Penny Black "Buzz in the air!"
Friday, 7 March 2008
My First Stamp
Yesterday my Friend Anita and I went to the Glitter pot in Haywards Heath. Here I brought my first 2 stamps, this is one of them. I used my water colour pencils to colour it in. I am really pleased with the finished result. We had a great day out, I'm sure the women in the shop thought we were mad as we returned to the shop 3 times to buy different things. I invested in some H2o's so will have a go with those soon.
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