Simply Cards and Papercrafts - Father's Day

Hi... Poor neglected blog... I wish I could be a super blogger, posting with hints and tips and 'have you seen this' and 'have you seen that'... But no, I am a poor excuse for a blogger... I must shake myself and be a better blogger... I must, I must, I must.... x.... Well, can I just say - I'll try, I'll try, I'll try....x... That'll do for now...

I do, however, have to post is a little 'toot' as I have recently submitted these cards for this issue (on sale now!) of SC & P... I feel so lucky to have been able to do this, and not least because I could use one of my most favourite digi designer's kits... I had wanted to use this for AGES!... Thank you Mary Fran for permission to use your kit - it was a pleasure to use - as are ALL your lovely digi graphics.x.

Thank you for looking.x.x.x.x.

Toilet Humour!!!

Only the delightful Kate Hadfield could have come up with these wonderfully wacky graphics!!!

Click Pic to link to shop.x.

I mean, it's just amazing! How could Kate have known that I needed a 'toilet' graphic! That's just spooky...x... So here's what I wanted it for... Just a little sign - a little reminder to those small people (and BIG PEOPLE!) who just seem to need a little reminder.x.x.x.x..... tee hee....x.

Please Forgive Me....x...

Hi... I just wanted to say that I am sorry for the 'state' of my blog at the moment... I am trying to redesign the thing and all this 'html' code is blowing my already tiny brain into fragments!... pah!.....x...

I do hope, fellow bloggers, that normal service will be resumed shortly...

Sorry - I can't help tinkering - you know what it's like when you get this idea into your head?....

Back soon... I hope... You see there is always the possibility that this pc could end up in a hole in the garden the way it's going!... hee hee.....

Plump Strawberry's!

Just thought I'd share some things I made using a lovely digi paperpack that I am now ADDICTED too! It's Papertrail 2 by Melissa Bennett and it's simply divine.x. I couldn't resist using it to make some very plump strawberry's using a template by Kelleigh Ratzlaff (I am LOVING this girl! She makes Hybrid Life EASY PEASY!)....

I have totally overfilled these strawberry's though - with sweeties.x.

I have also made this 'With Love Card' using Melissa Bennett's Papertrail 2.

Papers: Melissa Bennett Papertrail 2
Die Cuts: Sizzix Decorative Accent, Bosskut Daisy
Embossing: Cuttlebug Swirls
Jewels: Prima
Thank you for looking everyone.x.

Take care all.....

Courage etc....

Very quick post... again... Just a couple of pics of recent makes.x.....

If you click on the pic - full credits are available... Eva Kipler and Kate Hadfield.x.

Lilypad - WONDERFUL BYOC for April

Hi - I have been lucky enough to play with some of Kate Hadfield's delightful artwork - I hope to be able ot spend lots more time playing with it all! For now, I needed something quick and easy for a birthday party today... This took minutes - Kate's done all the hardwork for me with her wonderful graphics, doodles and papers... Kate you are amazing!!! Her artwork is perfect for all those party needs and she covers so many different subjects with her work... There is something for everyone!

Here I used - Hippity Hoppity, New Growth Alpha and Painted Pretties papers. Thank you for making it so easy and quick to create a personalised birthday card Kate - you are an amazing designer - simply amazing! Better get off to the party now - 35 or so 5 year olds - I have my headache tablets ready in my handbag!!!

Hybrid Gift Packaging

Hi - just a quick post to point you over to Eva Kipler's blog - the lovely Andrea has posted about hybrid gift packaging - a really cool idea! I made this little box and bow really quickly using Eva's new kit - Lil' Miss Drama Queen - a fabulously girly kit! You should see what Andrea made (!WOW!) - I LOVE how quickly you can make up these ideas using digital supplies - and how lovely it is to receive something with tailor made packaging...x....

Thank you for stopping by.x.

Boy Crazy Notelets

Just a quick post to show you Melissa Bennett's latest goodies... This is just one of many lil' kits that she has just releasedover at SSD. It's fab - very versatile and I can see that I will use it for many things - especially thank you cards and notelets etc... It prints beautifully! Incidentally, this box template was SOOooo easy - I know that I've seen it on a blog somewhere and remembered 'how to' because of how easy it was to score and fold!...

Boy Crazy

Byeee for now.....x.... and thanks for looking.......x....

Miss Ladybird's Tea Party with pancakes!

Happy Tuesday!!! Did you have pancakes today??? I love pancakes and have now found out that so does my eldest son! He is 6 and has decided that now, today, he LOVES pancakes - he loves them with sugar, he loves them with chocolate spread, and he loves them with ice cream! But most of all he loves them with all of those things - altogether!!! Happy Pancake Day.....

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Well - it feels like spring might be on it's way... and I totally fell for this kit by Eva Kipler & Libby Weifenbach! It reminds me of spring - it's so lovely and so colourful and so versatile! I found this little blank ladybird house at Sainsbury's and I had just got the kit the night before, so I thought it was fate and bought the house straight away - and then I painted it up a bit and played and played and played around - no longer safe for real ladybirds I guess - but I am sure I can think of a use - I may pop some hooks inside and keep my spare keys in there - and then I can keep it where I craft because it's so bright and sunny! Yay! I shall do that.x. But I think I will have to buy another house for some real ladybirds as the boys kinda like the idea of giving them a house to keep them snug!...
Thank you for looking!.x.

I'm SO excited - and I just can't hide it!

Well - I've seen the announcement - I've had the e-mail (honest I have!) and I still feel like I am dreaming!!! Can you see me - can you see my name - can you - can you?... I know - I know! It's in there with all those AMAZING chickadees... OOOOOhhhh I'm fit to burst! Thank you Melissa - thank you thank you thank you.... I will work hard - I promise.... I promise.... I promise....

and thank you Andrea.... ;-) You are my little lucky charm you are!...x...

I'm going to have a cuppa and calm down now!