90 years young

Hi All

Winter is here and we are just off to watch Chris play in his first school rugby match brrrr.


Chris's girlfriend Kathi commented on a similar card I made saying it reminded it of her Grandmother so when it came to celebrating her 90th birthday I was flattered that she asked me to make her a special card.



Love

Melissa xx

Rhedd and Rosie go Steampunk style in their latest challenge

Hi all

The new challenge from Rhedd and Rosie is Steampunkie Rick St Dennis  gave us some great digi images to work with.  Normally I steer clear of Digi Crafting so it was quite a challenge to make myself go back there as this is how I started a lifetime ago and before I discovered stamps and inks :)

Anyway this is what I did, thoroughly enjoyed all the colouring :)

So join in the challenge with your Steampunkie and win some great prizes

Love

Melissa xx

Lavinia Stamps new challenge! Add a Flower

Hi all

Lovely Lavinia Stamps time again!! this month's challenge is to "add a flower" now how simple is that!

This is my offering.  I just love the soft aqua of the glitter paper.  And the little flowers stamp I've used as a boarder is really useful too.

Lots of love

Melissa xx

Rhedd & Rosie Challenge: Something for the Ladies!

Hi,

Well I thought that with this challenge, the obvious thing to do was something frilly and pretty, but the other team members do this so much better than me so I needed to think "outside the box" as it were.  What do us ladies think about - and then it came to me!

So, why not have a go at entering :) http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/ it is a great challenge with many interpretations and I'd love to see what you would do.

Tilly the rescue update:

We went to the Edenbridge and Oxted show at the weekend and got Tilly Lilly Lou a rain coat, a fleece onsey for the winter as she has no hair and a doggy sling bag to carry her in when it all gets too much.  She did really well, walked for ages - in the mud too, which she hates!

We've also had some good news from the vet that her Cushings seems to have stabalised at the new lower dose.

I'll have to take some photos to show you :)

Proud Mum Update

Christopher got 8 A* and 2A's (which are going for re-mark) at GCSE and YES I AM telling EVERYONE!

Love to you all

Melissa xx

Bird Cage

Hi

I've been playing with my bird cage die here. Initially I cut out another die for it to sit on but didn't like it so I used the negative of it as a mask to distress ink and stamp. I hope you like it!




Love from Melissa xx

Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge - A bit of red

Hi

The latest challenge from the Rhedd and Rosie's team is an easy one - you just have to have some red on it! Simple!

Here is my entry. I love this stamp, I think it has an atmosphere of its own so I didn't want to clutter it up too much.  Why not enter?

Look at the great prize on offer

Love

Melissa xx

Thoughtful flowers

Hi, A friend of ours has a tough day coming up and I thought it would be nice just to say she is not on her own.  It didn't seem right to do anything over the top, so another clean and simple design using a Hero Arts stamp and distress pens.

Hopefully this has struck the right tone!

Lots of love

Melissa