Lands Girls and low-flying bombers...

I've just got back from a beautiful wedding in Norfolk. What a fantastic time we had - the wedding was in a teeny-weeny little church on private land - the poor bride couldn't walk down the aisle alongside her dad cause it wasn't wide enough! Then we walked up the lane to a barn which was lit with thousands of tiny little fairy lights and candles for the barbeque reception. There was also a bouncy castle, bucking bronco, popcorn machine, chocolate fountain and even a craft table for the kids. The sun shone, the bride was beautiful and it was all very very lovely. I was asked to make the invites for the wedding and also the cards from the parents to the bride and groom.

Oh yes re the "title" of this blog..... driving through the Norfolk countryside I felt as if I had been taken back in time to WW2 - fields and fields of harvesting in process, with little buildings dotted amongst them where the soldiers hid with their guns - all that was missing was land army girls and low-flying bombers....

Do you think she's trying to tell me something?

As many of my fellow crafting bloggers share their feline piccies with us my Rosie decided to get in on the act too. Her sister Bella is more interested in my craft table.....

Flowers with Jane at CUL

Well!!!!!! What a day was Thursday! How lucky was I? I was absolutely bowled over by the rose class with Jane Gill at CUL - so bowled over I stayed for the afternoon class too!!! As crafters we all have the "must have NOW" feeling, but I had the "must do lots more/Wow" feeling.

We made these roses using 80gsm pink paper, a dark pink ink pad, PVA glue - it's really difficult to tell you anymore - you have to go on a class! I'll certainly be asking Paula at CUL to invite Jane to do more classes - can't wait!

Thank you Jane x

Vikki will go to the ball...

I was asked to make this card - these shoe cards are so lovely, very feminine and I just love putting all the blingy bits on! I used the cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder. The font for "Vikki" is a Quickutz (sorry can't remember the name). The oval shapes are SU punches. The flowers and bling are from CUL. The swirl on the box is also Quickutz. The pink card is Bazzil Bling pink something-or-other!

Thank you

End of term seems so long ago now and I'm soooo enjoying my wonderful 6 week holiday. Crafting juices have been flowing but I've been so busy doing other things I've just not had the time to release them! Anyway, hope you like this card - left it to the last minute before making it - of course....

The scalloped card idea came from a Jane Gill class I went on last year. However, once the circle is chopped in 'half' I was at a loss as to what to do with the smaller 'half' so played around and quite liked this idea. The edges were decorated with various sets of Tapestry Stamps.

Something to share...

I've just returned from my holiday - Lake Guarda, Italy. Surely, this just has to be one of the most beautiful places in the World? So sorry, my 'post' isn't about crafting but just a picture to share with my Bloggie friends xx

Mama Mia!

One of the affects of working in a an all-women team is we have an awful lot of 'Leaving to have a Baby' cards. Thank goodness Magnolia have bought out this little scrummy beauty 'cause we have not one, not two, but THREE leaving this month to have their babies!

The pics are a little small but the papers were beautiful. The lemony/cream one is an old paper by Karen Neuburger - sorry don't know the name of it. The raspberry one is "Berry Pink" by Doodlebug and the orange is "Tangerine Swiss Dot" also by Doodlebug. The words are "Baby Wishes" by Woodware. Good luck Mamas-To-Be Emma, Rachel and Alison!