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Welcome to Sandra's Blog my escape is card making l took it up in 2007 after l retired from the Civil Service l am recently Widowed have 3 children all grown up and flown the nest Five grand children Tayla, Nathan, Poppy, Mila & Rio they keep me on my toes l adore then but it's always nice when they go home....lol l like making my own cards and enjoy the challenges it provides Sandra H xxx

Monday, 23 July 2012

Summertime !!!

Summertime-fun
Hello and welcome to my blog
Just came across this halfway reminder at Housemouse
Summertime challenge 
And here is my card
Recipe
White Scalloped card & Pink card stock
1st Edition Isabella backing papers
Housemouse Image Summerside up is a
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Printed the image twice
Cut out and mounted with 3D Sticky pads
Scrapgoods Ribbon
Sizzix Vine Swirl
Penny/Black Sentiment
Card candy & Gems
Thank you for popping in
It's always good to know you have visited
And thank you for any comments that you leave
Always appreciated 
Sandra H xx

Sunday, 22 July 2012

Loving wishes to you !

Hello and Welcome to you all
Thank you for popping in 
l would like to share with you my card and the 
Challenges
That l am entering them into are
And
Recipe
White Scalloped card stock
Create and Craft Check Gingham & Floral card stock
Forever Friends Backing Paper New Arrivals
Cherylynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Dies
Spellbinders Border & Oval Dies
Tilda Stamp Image & Sentiment
Promarkers, Gems, Card Candy, Ribbon
3D Sticky Pads, Button, Doily, Glamour Dust
Doodlebug Boutique brad & Twine
Dummy From Martha's Store 
Hope you like what you see and 
Thank you for joining me and any comments you leave
Are truly appreciated
Hope you have a lovely week ahead of you
Sandra H xx

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

May the Beauty !

 Hello & Welcome
So nice that you popped in 
I would like to share with you
My next challenge
And here please see my card
Recipe
White Scalloped Card, Green card & Gold Self Adhesive card stock
Flair Designer backing papers
Red & Clear Gemstones
Memory Box Cherrylynn Holly Flourish
Spellbinders Create a Snow Flake
Nellie's Multi Frames
Rotatrim Cutter Deckle 
Sentiment Hero Arts May the Beauty
Thank you 
Have a lovely day
Sandra H xx








A farming we will go !

Good afternoon hope your have a lovely day
Second Challenge for the day
Weather rather dark today no sun at all
We are expecting more rain!!
And
Please see my card
Recipe
Cream Crackled ice card & darker card
Backing paper, ribbon, gems & flower candy win
Memory box Butterfly & Spellbinders Scalloped dies
Tilda & Sentiment
Promarkers, card candy
Thank you for popping in
Enjoy the rest of your day
Sandra H xx

Wedding card

Pixies-crafty-snippets-challenge 29
Hello & Welcome
Quick post as it's late
Thank you for joining me in todays challenge
And here is my card
l made this card for my neice and her now husband
All of the crafts used are from a batch of goodies
My daughter bought me when l first started crafting

Saturday, 14 July 2012

One no Two no Three yes!!

Good Afternoon
Quick post as we are going out for Dinner
Thank you for joining me in my 2nd post of the day
This is the Challenge
And here is my card
 Recipe
White card stock
Penny/Black Image
Coloured with Promarkers
Happy Christmas Peel offs
Scored top & bottom of card
Simple as!!
Enjoy the rest of your day
Thank you 
Sandra H xx

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star !

81 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Hello and Welcome
Hope your enjoying the start of the Weekend
And the weather stays fine
Thank you for popping by
And sharing my 1st challenge of the Weekend
Twinkle, Twinkle LittleStar
And here is my card
Recipe
Kanban Crafts 
All Wrapped up for Christmas
Recently bought from Create & Craft
Such a gorgeous pack 
With lots of different ways to making these
Fabulous cards
All l needed to do was put it together 
Added some Embellishments from stash 
And this is the result
Hope you like it
Sandra H xx