Lovely Saturday morning here in Ireland …. sun shining …. just makes you feel that summer is on the way …. we can but hope …. have just realised something in all my eight years here I have not heard one person say …. top of the morning to ya …. and yet I always associated that saying with the lovely Irish people. Must google it and find out where it originally came from.

This adorable oriental card is for my class today …. if you would like more info click on Saturday in the right side bar.

What a lovely Monday ladies …. sun shining, Bank Holiday, feeling a bit better and last but not least it’s another new challenge at Crafty Angels what could be better.

Sandie has picked this weeks challenge so get creating girls on your Cards, LO, Projects or whatever you want to design ….

1 2 3 Recipe

1 ribbon, 2 papers and 3 flowers.

Check out the other DT’s blogs to see what they have created…

Sandie and Evonne they are totally awesome crafters.

Confession time girls the lovely Laura …. (think I’ll start calling her LL for short) …. sent us DT girls lots of lovely goodies at the start of last month …. just loved everything …. so much so that I didn’t want to use any of it …. (I know everyone of you can relate to this) …. all been sitting on my desk and me drooling over it. Apart from the stamped image everything can be found at Laura’s Shop which is now open to the public for the first time.

As soon as I saw these Cavendish Ladies stamped images I just knew what to use them with …. yep …. Laura’s goodies …. for my DT card …. I know Laura …. better late than never, but have used them and lots left over so I can still drool.

Used another image from At The Races and as hard as I tried not to ink anything my hands would not listen to my brain and before I knew it the edges were inked …. what am I like …. just love vintage.

Check out my other new goodies a …. Marianne Creatables …. similar to Nestabilities but half the price and oh so delicate, the die cut includes the flourishes and a frame …. neat eh?

Entering for these challenges:

Quixotic Challenges – How distressing.
Frosted Designs – Aqua, Brown and Lime Green – Wow couldn’t believe there was a challenge out there with these colours – Thanks girls
Pile It On Challenge – Boyish colours

Monday already can’t think where last week went. Make sure you check the Crafty Angels blog to see if you are one of our first top 3 winners for last week.

Onto another Crafty Angels challenge and it’s my turn to pick this week’s theme…I would just love to see your wedding creations be it card, LO or project….. whatever comes to mind when you think of weddings just do it.

The lovely Laura sent us some super goodies… one of which is the lace centre panel which I stitched onto the card with a leaf pattern…coloured the edges with a chalk ink pad and made another tissue flower…sooo into these at the moment.

Another into thing at the moment …. eyelet lace ….which I seem to be using a lot at the moment…threading lace or ribbon through makes it look sooo pretty. Stamped image is another fave….Penny Black – Wedding Gown…not sure about the sentiment because I have had both of these stamps for a long long time. It doesn’t show up very well on the picture but I have very lightly watercolured the wedding dress. Three dreamy flower pearls, lots of teensy flowers and liquid pearls finish it nicely.

SouthEast Crafters is on this weekend girls at the Maldron Hotel…I look forward to this monthly event because it’s my…. me time and it’s fun meeting up with all the girls. Laura… (takes an awful lot of ribbing from us) runs the class and her mum Marie…(patience of a saint) looks after the shop.

The only downside this month is that I should be in the UK with my granddaughter Lauren it’s her 7th Birthday….no travelling allowed until after my second lot of medication.

I am quite choked about this because I do like to be with all my grandchildren on their birthdays…. but never mind Lauren we will have an extra special time together at the beginning of May sweetheart.