Pirate Cake and Decorations for my Grandson's 2nd birthday.

Hello there,

Long time no see!

It's been a fair while since I have posted anything or done any blogging. I have been extremely busy with crafting projects, which I am now able to share with you all over the coming weeks.

I am delighted to announce that I now have another Grand-daughter, born on the 19th June and named Poppy. Pics to follow in future posts.

Today I am going to share my Grandson's 2nd birthday party, (which was on the 16th March). I made the decorations and cake. He had a pirate theme.

It is going to be picture heavy!!!! but hope you enjoy.
I got all my inspiration from the net, pinterest and blogs. All were free, I just had to download, print, cut and assemble.


                                                              Here is the cake

Close up of cake. Used Curly Wurly, Maltesers, Liquerious allsorts and chocolate fingers. 

Crushed digestive biscuits for sand. Edible glitter and fondant starfish. 

The sea, I painted blue food colouring onto white fondant, fish are also edible. 

Blueberry Muffins. 

Pirate Table Centre Piece. This defiantly put my craft knife skills to the test! 

Tub was £2 from Asda, filled with sand and shells and treasure. Rope from an haberdashers. 

Every child had a pirate hat. 

And an Eye patch. 

And a Map. 

Attached the pirate labels to cartons of flavoured water. 

Straws to go with the drinks. 

Used cake pop bags which I purchased from £1 shop and added flumps & attached labels. 

This pirate booty envelope was just the right size for the chocolate lollys which I purchased from Lidel. 

Put digestive biscuits in here, but chocolate would have gone down better! 

Labels to attach to party bags. 

Although these have treats in, we added crisps into ours. 

I also made some popcorn boxes, but don't seem to have a pic!

The Birthday Boy Eddy. 

I do hope you enjoyed looking, we definitely enjoyed the party.

I look forward to reading your comments & I will pop on over to visit you too.

Need your advice please

Happy Easter to you all, hope you have had a lovely day x

My Son has proposed to his partner & they have asked me to make there wedding Invitations. April has sent a few inspirational cards over to me but I thought it would be a good idea to buy a CD ROM for wedding invitations.

Can anyone recommend a good easy to use one. I think April would like a gate fold card with a floral image going up one side & on the other saying wedding Invitation & their names.

I have had a bash using my craft studio but am not happy with the result. 

I am not a CD ROM user, I do print backing papers & that's about it!

I look forward to reading your advise x

Enjoy the rest of your day where ever you are in the world xx

Baby Shower Muffins

Hello & welcome to my blog. 

Another nice day here today, although I have just returned from Palma where the weather was just perfect. 
It's half term for me, so I have another week off of work which will be lovely.
I will hopefully finish off my daughter's baby shower cards. Lindsey is due at the end of June & is having a girl. 

Today I have some baby shower blueberry muffins to share with you which I made for my daughter's sister-in-law a month or so ago.
She never found out if she was having a boy or a girl so I had to make them unisex.

I was pleased that I made these for her. She did not have a baby shower cake & I would have gladly made her one.

I look forward to reading your comments & will pop on over to visit you too x

Mother's Day Card

Hello there & thanks for stopping by my blog today. 
I hope you like what you see & become a follower, I will of course pop on over to you too.

Today I am sharing a Mother's Day card that I made especially for my Mum, it's a pop up box card from Craft Work Cards. I purchased the plain set the other week off of Create & Craft & Mother's Day was a perfect opportunity to play with it. 
These cards are fun to do & very satisfying. 

I have taken several pics of different angles for you to see.

Straight on view of box card

Looking down onto the card 

Side view 

Another Side view 

Another angle 

What I Used:-

Craft Work Cards pop up box templates. You can buy yours HERE.

Ribbon I purchased on a reel from Ebay, very cheap. Buy yours HERE.

Paper:- V&A 8"x8" Hanoverian linen paper pack. I have had this for ages!!

Pearls:- Meiflower.

Flowers:- I purchased these ages ago from the pound shop. They came in large packs in three different colour waves - pinks - purples & white/cream.

Gems in centre of flowers also from Meiflower.

Sentiments off of the web.

Promarkers used to colour edges of sentiment.

Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Blossom Five' then embossed with Docrafts embossing folder 'Victorian Fleur'.

Teletubbies birthday card

Hello there & thanks for stopping by my blog today.

I have not been blogging for ages, but have been crafting in one way or another, just have not had time to upload on to my blog to share with you.

Today I am showing you a card I made ages ago (showing my 1st blog address).

It was a commissioned one. Very different from what I am used to doing, so found it a challenge, which of course I like.

Front of card

I downloaded the teltubbie scene from the net. Used my Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut out middle so I could add the photo.

I added the sentiment on the front of the using ' My Craft Studio'.

Inside of card 

The balloon image I downloaded from the net.

Cut out a balloon shape so as there was somewhere visible to write.

Added odd bits of ribbon to the bottom of the balloon which I had in my stash.

My Hand Made box for card 

I made a box for the card (I actually do this for all my cards instead of using envelopes).

Added another balloon shape to match the inside of card on the box.

I shall be entering my card into the following challenges:-

Challenges 4 Everybody #39 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge #14 - Anything Goes

Thanks for taking time to look at my blog today. Please do leave me a comment and I will be over to visit you too.

Enjoy the rest of your day where ever you are in the world.

60th Birthday Card

Happy New Year to you & thanks for stopping by my blog today x

Have you made any new year's resolutions?????

I have decided to loose a little weight .... need to tone up my belly after the few operations I have had! & I want to learn to drive. I have not been behind a wheel since I was 17, took my test & failed. Now I would like to drive an automatic.


The weather needs to go & do one now!!!! It has not stopped raining and forget about an umbrella if you venture out, it's way too windy and you end up having a battle with it to keep it where you want it, lol.

Tomorrow my hubby returns to work & it's time for me to take down my tree and clean. All ready for me to return to work on Monday. I want to have a lazy day to myself on Friday & watch Create & Craft & blog.

Today I have a 60th birthday card to share with you. It was a commissioned one. I do enjoy making these, I find it an enjoyable challenge.

Bookatrix

Close up of flower 

Close up of sentiment 

What I Used:- (where I can remember, I forgot to write notes)!

Card stock :- Odd pieces I had in my stash.
Spellbinders Nestabilities :- Scalloped Circles & Standard circles.
Corners & Swirls :- Marianne design creaTables.
Ribbon :- Purchased from a shop called 'Tiger' on a reel for £1.
Pearls :- Meiflower.
Large diamonte  gems :- WOC.
Small punched flowers :- bought ages ago in a large pack from the £1 shop.
Promarkers :- used to colour image.
Distress ink.

Heart Easel Card

Hello My fellow bloggers.

I do hope you have finished with all your Christmas shopping & ready to enjoy it all x
I know I am.

What is this weather all about!!!!! It's madness ..... 

Today I have a card to show you that I made a while ago. I purchased the new Tonic Indulgence dies (well they have more out now), lol, from Create & Craft.
I just wanted to have a play with them, instead of putting them away & forgetting I had them.

I combined the Elegant oval (which should have been a circle) & Elegant vine square.
The square gave the shape of the card - oval inside.

Front View

Side View 

Close up of flowers & tuck & fold die 

Close up of Tonic Dies 

What I Used:-

Elegant Vine Square - Tonic Dies

Elegant Vine Oval - Tonic Dies

Hearts - Marianne Design CreaTables LR0159

Xcut cut & fold die - XCU 503144

Web effect ribbon - purchased from craft shop in lingfield

Ribbon - from my stash

Card Stock - Anna Marie Designs

Flowers - WOC

Stamens - WOC

Liquid Pearls - (white opal)

Distress Ink - (Antique Linen)

Gem in centre of cut & fold die - My own from broken jewellery

For those who celebrate ...... I do hope you all have a wonderful Christmas no matter where in the world you are from x 

Thanks for taking time to stop by today. I look forward to your comments & I shall be on over to visit your blog too x