Mother's Day...

So its nearly time for Mother's Day, the day we can put our feet up and rest.... ha ha, not likely at least not in my house, although everyone does make an effort to do something nice for me, so cant be bad... lol And today I have made my Mum a Mother's Day Card, haven't tackled the problem of what I am going to buy her yet, maybe I will take a photo of all the children left here and buy a frame for it as she is definately lacking in photographs of my children. But then again she is not their Mother... hmm, will have to think that one through.
Anyway, here is todays card...

For this card I used the New Ski Slope Patterned Papers which are in the new Mini Catalogue which you can order from, from 1st April. The cardstock is Old Olive, and the image is also from the new Mini Catalogue and is a set called Soft Summer. The sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings Stamp Set and the flowers are Accents and Elements, oh yes, the ribbon is again from the New Mini Catalogue and is Pink Striped Grosgrain (it also comes in So Saffron and Bashful Blue). And Bashful Blue brads for the flower centres.

Just Another Manic Monday.....

Hope you all had a brilliant weekend. We went to London on Saturday and took the 3 boys, they love going on the train and we went to the O2.... We went to see the Body World Exhibition, it was excellent, very interesting and the boys loved it even though they are only 6, 8 and 12. It is the exhibition where they have the real human bodies in various forms, ie showing muscles, showing the circulatory system etc, it really wasn't as gruesome as it sounds, and the boys were thrilled and excited by the exhibition, they are now going around telling people, we went and saw dead people....lol After this we went to a really fab restaurant called Las Iguanas, the same one me and hubby went to before we went to see The Killers a couple of weeks ago. They were brilliant with the children and although we ordered their meals from the childrens menus they ended up with portions the same size as us for much reduced prices, and of course hubby had to help them out with some of their food....

My diet is going badly, am hardly losing any weight even though most weeks I stick strictly to my points, and I have even started walking lots and ended up putting on 1/4lb. I have since found out that the contraceptive injection makes you put on tons of weight for no particular reason, so now think I am fighting a losing battle, but not to be beaten yet, I have decided to try and low carb diet, how wonderful to eat bacon and chorizo sausage that I haven't been able to eat for weeks.... have ordered some books on Amazon and waiting for them to arrive, cook books and another book telling how it works, so cant wait for them to arrive, but in the meantime I have found some recipes on the Atkins site, so will start off with them.

The title to this blog post, well I am always running here and there and today was no exception, take daughter and her car to MOT, go and pick them up, an appointment, weekly shop and school runs, so decided to have a day off from making cards, but will be busy busy busy again tomorrow as daughter wants a 50th birthday card for Wednesday.... but you will be pleased to know that I have a few cards in case I dont have time to make any, so will post one of those for you this evening.

I used Tempting Turquoise and Elegant Eggplant Cardstock, plus Sunshine Yellow which I chalked to make it a bit orangey. The Sentiment is from the Occasional Greeting Stamp Set, stamped in Elegant Eggplant ink. The ribbon is Stampin Up White Taffetta.

Thats all for this evening as I have to take my little boy to Beavers... have a great evening, take care xx

I actually got round to making some cards....

And they are all made from Stampin' Up! Unfortunately not the 20 I had planned but I have made 3, I was going to make 20 3 x 3 cards, but I decided against it and I have 24 card blanks ready and waiting to be made into cards and they are a variety of sizes, just to make things a little bit different. I guess they take me longer as I like to decorate the inside too... I have photographed the insides so will show you them too...



For these cards I used Old Olive, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, I used the Stampin' Up! Cardstock Flowers on the front and the sentiment was from the Thank You Kindly Set, the inside Stamp Sets were Season Of Joy for the Green Swirl, I stamped the flower first using A Beautiful Thing Stamp Set in So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie, I then masked the flower and stamped the swirl over the top.... I think it looks quite attractive.. oh yes, the size is 4" x 4". I used the swirls cuttlebug folder and the spots cuttlebug folder to give it some dimension and the Patterned Paper is Haiku.
Next up is another 4" x 4" card...

I am using the same Patterned Paper and Cardstock throughout these cards, so again, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron Cardstock and Haiku Patterned Paper. Pumpkin Pie ribbon on the front of the card and again I used the Cardstock Flowers. The brads are Old Olive and the sentiment is from the Stamp Set Circle of Friendship, you get 8 sentiments in this set and they punch out nicely using the Stampin' Up! punches. Inside I used the same colour cardstock but used the Scallop Edge Punch on the Patterned Paper. All supplies are Stampin' Up!.

This time the card is an A6 size, and again I used the same colour cardstock, Old Olive, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie. The ribbon on the front of the card is Old Olive, and the Image comes from the Garden Whimsey Stamp Set, I coloured the stamp in with the Stampin' Markers and stamped it that way, so I could use 2 colours. The "Thank You" sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings Stamp Set. On the inside I used the Scallop Edge Punch on the edge of the So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie cardstock and I used the Cardstock Flowers... the Patterned Paper is Haiku. Hope to make some more cards in these colours tomorrow, bit of a challenge getting them all different but using the same colours, so should be fun.

And apart from making cards I have no other news to share... aaaah, but a letter was sent home via my son today to say this Academic Year he has already got 30 merits, so very proud of him as it is his first year at Secondary School.

Dont forget to take part in my Blog Candy Challenge, you have until Saturday to submit a card and you can find out more here.

Dinner is now ready, so off to have that.... have a great evening all xx

In Time For Halloween

Thought I would attempt to make a halloween card today, but found Halloween sets lacking in the new Stampin Up catalogue, so although they do have a Halloween sentiment, I couldn't find a pumpkin, so I improvised.....

Yes I have used apples with Pumpkin Pie and Glorious Green Ink to try and make them look a bit like pumpkins, otherwise how about this.... you bob for apples on halloween.... lol

For this card I used Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum and Basic Black cardstock, Earth Elements brads, Pumpkin Pie, Glorious Green and Basic Black Ink, I embossed the Happy Halloween sentiment which is in the Occasional Greetings set, and used Old Olive Ribbon.... the apples are from the brand new Tart and Tangy stamp set which is available now in the new catalogue which you can browse if you click on the catalogue on the right hand side. Just let me know if there is anything you want at LindaLloyd@gmx.net. The little bat was made using the new 2" Scallop Circle Punch from Stampin Up, you can find instructions for it here.... http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1054178...

Check back here regularly for more ideas using the Stampin Up sets.

Free Postage and Packing until Midnight tonight.

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Here's a card I made the other day using Real Red and Taken With Teal Cardstock, also using black and white card, and cut using my nestabilities, I also used Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon. Stamp Sets used are Carte Postale and Occasional Greetings.

Have a good evening all xx

Another Card...

Getting back into the swing of things, here is a card I made this week....

And here are the items I have used...

The Pretties Kit, Carte Postale and Occasional Greetings Stamp sets, Bashful Blue, More Mustard and Chocolate Chip ink pads, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, Whisper White cardstock. Whisper White and More Mustard ribbon, Le Jardin patterned paper.

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I have also made another card using the great Stampin' Up Stamp Sets and everything on this card is Stampin Up except for the butterflies.



Recipe:- Stampin Up Stamp Sets "Summer by the Sea" and "Occasional Greetings". The image was coloured with the watercolour brush and the inkpads. Patterned Paper Stampin' Up Fall Flowers. Inkpads:- Elegant Eggplant, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Blush Blossom, Almost Amethyst. Ribbon, Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain. 2 Brads from Hodgepodge Hardware. Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst Cardstock.
Here is a more close up photo of the card....

I was inspired to make this card from a card I saw on someone else's blog from US, but cant remember who, so if it was you I am really sorry...

If you would like to buy this gorgeous set of stamps then check out the brochure on the right hand side, remember you would get 10% off of this set and the images are suitable for all kinds of occasions.

Have a really good evening all xx