BIL Birthday Card for 50th

I made this card last night for my BIL birthday, he is going to be the big 50. He is crazy about golf. I based this card on Sems sketch from last weeks Sunday Sketch and Stamp as i just love this layout, it is so versatile. Layered the embossed circles to look like golf balls and also the Kanban Pearls are supposed to give the golf ball effect also. hope you like.

Materials

Papers ~ Stamping Up

Card ~ Bazzill Bling

Pearls ~ Kanban

Embellishments ~ Stash

Tools ~ Circle Nesties and Swiss Dots cuttlebug emboss folder

Sunday Sketch & Stamp/Cupcake craft Challenge

I Decided to get stuck into a card last night and love the end results. I am going to enter this for 2 challenges this week. The first being Cupcakes crafts where the theme this week is RED, WHITE & BLUE and what a fantastic colour scheme to work with and the other challenge is Sunday Sketch & Stamp

where the lovely and very talented Sem has done a gorgeous sketch to work to.

Materials

Paper ~ Not sure from my paper stash

Image~ Anyas Ian Quarterback

Brads ~ Stash

Tools~ Oval Nesties and SU star punch/copics

Three Beautiful children back to school

Just a quick posting of my three beautiful children. They are finally back to school and pre-school today after quite a stressful summer. But they are all excited and seem happy and loved to pose for the photo in there new uniforms. Olivia is 10 and in her last year of juniors, Jacob is five and just gone up to year 1 and finally my little rogue Declan who is 21/2 and loves his pre-school, thank goodness as it gives me a little time to myself.

You've got me intears but Thanks

Hi to all my bloggy friends
I logged on this morning to find i have 6 comments regarding my situation. I totally overwhelmed by everybodies support and there own personal experiences of this situation, it is re assuring when you know so many others have been through it especially with children invloved, i must say i was fair crying when reading all your supportive comments, but hoepfully i will be laughing again one day in the future. Thanks everyone and i'll try pop over to your indivdual blogs.
hugs Debra

Feeling very sad

Hi everyone
Just thoguht i would let my bloggy friends know why my cards have dropped a lot lately. I am in the middle of seperating from my husband, although i am still living with him till a house gets sorted within hopefully the next few weeks. This is a very difficult time for myslf and family especially our 3 beautiful childen, we have tried our best to save our 12 year marraige and total relationship of 18 years but it can be no more i am afraid to say. I am now gong to be a lone parent with 3 children and have therefore decided to study 2 A levels in the hope i can better my future for the sake of our children and myself. I am an emotional reck at the moment and find it hard as we still live in the same house and just don't know how i am going to build my life again, i met him when i was just 15 years old and the world has changed so much i am so scared but need to be strong for the children, i will try to focus on my card making when i have moved and settled and will occasionally blog hop until i have my full strength back. I hope you understand and don't all dissapear and leave me i will be blogging but maybe not as much.
big hugs Debra

One Stop card Craft Problems

Hi Everyone

Just wondered if anyone has ordered from One Stop card Crafts lately?
I placed an order back on August the 1st and i am still awaiting some follow up items that were out of stock. I have tried to email them but it won't work and also tried ringing them and there mailbox is full which is a bit strange, so i thought i would see if anyone else has had any problems?
thanks Debra

My First Diary

I really enjoyed making my first homemade Diary. I know it's a bit late in the year but i am finding i need a day to day diary at the moment, and as i loved the Lilly of the Valley sketch so much and my final result of my card the other night, i thought i would do a slightly adjusted version and add lots of ribbons to create my adorable new diary.

My daughter woke this morning to find it on the table and loved it and asked who it was for and looked gobsmacked when i said it was for myself (lol), she thought i had made it for someone else.

Materials

Paper ~ Basic Grey Lemonade

Card ~ Bazzill

Ribbons ~ Stash

Image ~ Penny black

Charm ~ Ebay

Tools ~ Nesties/Retro punches/Tag punch