Breast Cancer Awareness blog candy draw Winner

Well there it is, my 1st Blog candy for a very good cause!!! Breast Cancer Awareness. Thank you to everyone who became a follower, and also left me lovely comments on my card.

I got a friend of mine to give me a number and that was number 5 which is Suzy!!!!

Congratulations Suzy, if you would send me your full name and address via the comments for this post I will get it posted to you as soon as I can.

This blog candy consists of:
House Mouse Découpage sheets                                      rhinestone chipboard letters
pink skeleton leaves                                                           micro beads
card stock with mock croc design                                      various toppers - 4 different ones
ribbons                                                                                card for toppers x2 plain
flowers made in lace in blue, gold                                      black double sided little squares
flowers in ribbon                                                                 roll of thin foam double sided tape
paper flowers                                                                      3 lots of fancy lace tape

well I hope that I have not forgotten anything.

If I don't hear  from Suzy by Wednesday 5th October.11, I will do another draw and someone else with be lucky to receive this blog candy.

Thank you for stopping by and look forward to seeing you back on the 4th to join me in my World Card making blog hop as that's the day I show my cards.

Debbie T :)

Breast Cancer awareness blog hop 1st Oct

Hi Everyone, 

We have made it.... the day for the Breast Cancer Awareness Hop  taking place, hosted by Vintage heartfelt Designs DT.  We want to spread the news about this deadly disease that could be cured if it is diagnosed in time. I know that each and everyone of us has been touched by someone with cancer or has had it themselves. Please invite your family and friends to participate in the hop with us. Losing a family member, friend or even out pets is very difficult. I hope you all HOP through this journey with us. *Faith ~ Hope ~ Pray ~ Believe by Jillian*

There will be 3 sponsors for this hop, ( one of the sponsors, Jillian Vance is offering a set of stamps) and most of the bloggers participating in the hop will be giving away some blog candy.






I made this card from simple pink card, pink ribbon and some pick and white flowers, gems to embellish the card. I used a Lilly of the Valley die cut image, which I thought was just the right one, as memories was my verse and who else would have the best memory.... an elephant ! and how sweet it is blowing bubbles. I used backing paper from a free paper pad in a crafting magazine and a Martha Stewart paper punch to decorate the pink card underneath the ribbon row of breast cancer awareness bows.

                                                   Check out all the blogs to hop at Vintage heartfelt Designs DT.



Thanks for visiting I have blog candy to give away for this hop,   please leave me a comment and become a follower, you might be lucky to win some blog candy, which I will draw at the end of the days hop

Have fun  viewing everyone's blogs on the hop.
Debbie T :) 




Next stop is  http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

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Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop on October 1st.

Breast Cancer Awareness Hop Oct 1st

Hi Everyone, 

Just wanted to remind you of the Breast Cancer Awareness Hop which is taking place on October 1st , hosted by Vintage heartfelt Designs DT.

There will be 3 sponsors for this hop, ( one of the sponsors, Jillian Vance is offering a set of stamps) and most of the bloggers participating in the hop will be giving away some blog candy.


So, please make a note of the date and come along and hop, hop, hop with us. 

Thanks for visiting and have a happy day crafting.

Debbie T :)

Tea pot card

17/9/11 at Vintage Heartfelt Designs the challenge is to make a tag of any size but to incorporate a teapot.

I have made this card using a Kanban card designs and set, I am sorry that I am a bit late with this hop, but if you look below you will find everyone who participated in this hop, their blogs for you to hop to and leave any comments for them.

Here is the line up for you all to visit.

Denise Ruck - http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Restivo - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/

Tonya Wilson - http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com/

Debbie Trevenen - http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/ (this is me!)

Carol Carlson - http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

Pam Bray - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/

Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

Linda Jover - http://lindaspinkcraftroom.com

Charity Donaldson - http://scrapfaire.blogspot.com




Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.
Debbie T

It's been a hard week and help is in need....

Hi Everyone,

Well its been a hard week this past week, a very good friend of mine lost her husband on Tuesday to a brain tumour, so much sadness, he had lung cancer 3 years before but after the op and the treatments, he was clear for 3 years, then all of a sudden he started to withdraw from life, so my friend, Anita took him to the Doctor. They started with a cat-scan and found this secondary brain tumour which was an aggressive one, that was on the 2nd August this year and just over a month he lost his batter with Cancer. So having lost my dear Uncle only last month and now this friend of 7years (his wife and I used to work together and give each other lifts to work), I will be saying goodbye at this funeral on Thursday. So another sympathy card to make! I have also told my friend that I will make her some thank you cards to send out to everyone who has visited, sent cards and flowers and travelled half way round the world to attend his funeral. He had so many friends and family, I am sure that Anita and her children will be well looked after. I think its the hardest thing, losing your partner.

So I am busy making cards and hope to put some on my blog once I have finished them. If anyone has any ideas of simple thank you cards and words that relate to this topic I would be grateful if you would let me know  in my comments, it would be a great help.

Better sign off and get to sleep, another day tomorrow to finish some cards and then its back to work on Monday. I don't seem to have much time during the week as I am sure we all suffer from.

Happy crafting and enjoy what is left of your weekend.

Debbie T

:)

Monday's card

Hi Everyone,
Well, with this wind outside, I am pleased to be indoors now! I have a card for you tonight that has the image from a 3D sheet from Johanna Sheen, Card blank and other papers/card from my stash, flowers from WOC and the dragonfly charm from Harrogate show and of course the saying stamp is Lilly of the Valley stamps that I bought at the GNPE over the weekend.

I have made this a tent card, its a nice weight and hope you like it as much as I have enjoyed making it.

 Enjoy you evening and stay safe from the damage that this wind can do.

:)
Debbie T

A visit to GNPE Harrogate

Hi Everyone,
Well, this week has been very busy at work, actually, the last month has been busy! Anyhow, I forgot all about the GNPE this weekend, only last night saw something on a blog referring to it, so this morning did my normal chores and then made a bee line to the Show. What a buzz! I went first to LOTV stands, I wanted to see Bev Rochester, but I could not see her anywhere, so went ahead and bought my first LOTV Stamps and die cut images, I have seen Bev use them and show them on her Blog, wow they are lovely and so many to choose from! I must have been there for at least 30 minutes at the stamp section, I ended up blowing half my budget on LOTV, 10 stamps and 12 die cut images, its so hard to get a good idea with everyone taking photos of the samples and also trying to shop, I have heard of Road Rage, wonder if there is such a thing as Craft Show rage!!! I went round the show and saw Sheena busy beavering away, then stopped at Anna Marie's stand and had a chat with her, such a nice Lady, got stash from her.... then stopped at Flowersoft and chatted to Noreen,  thanked her for such lovely TV shows, and such a great product and also the wine CD which always goes down a treat! Oh yes also stopped at Pokadoodles stall, just so busy did not get to say hello there. I got some lovely fine glitter from a sea of colours and soooo much glitter, I could not resist. And lastly got myself some tartan ribbon for my own Christmas cards, I have always tried to have a bit of tartan around at Christmas, years ago I had a large amount to tartan gift warp, and ribbon, even down to the coffee cups ... red tartan! really should be using the Cornish yellow (nevermind) The only downer was trying to get through that traffic light at the end of the road coming out of the Show grounds - enough to give you road rage!!!

So I hope to do some crafting tomorrow with the strong winds outside, I will have to stay in and craft!

Thank you for reading my blog
Have a great weekend and happy crafting

Debbie T
:)

A big thank you and welcome to my new Followers

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who did the Labor of Love blog hop and visited my blog, it means a lot to me to do these hops and also to read your comments. I have also got some new Followers and welcome them to my blog and hope that we will be able to share our beloved craft.

I also want to say a thank you to the few bloggers who viewed my Mother cards on my blog, she is overwhelmed with your comments being the first she has received, besides mine! I am sure  she will be crafting away to add  some more cards to show soon.

I have no card for posting today but behind the scenes I am busy crafting and will soon publish....

Enjoy your week and keep crafting.
Debbie T :)

Labor of Love Halloween Blog Hop - 2nd - 4th September 2011

This fabulous hop is to help  the kids at Pediatric Specialty Care in Bucks County, PA USA.  Thanks to all that are participating and a bigger thank you to Funky cards for organising this great hop. Please take your time to go through the hop and see all the fantastic banners that everyone have made and also posted to Funky Cards to take to the Hospital to hang up in the ward. These kids are going to be so over the moon, and excited to have all these banners around putting smiles on their faces is what its all about.
These are the pictures of my banner and a card that I made with the Serif Card Maker computer programme, some glitter, brads and hours of cutting out applies and pumpkins, but it was all fun. I use metal rings so that this banner can be used over and over without the cards coming apart.

My Card also made on Serif Craft Artist.

Here is the line up of  which blogs are participating, please visit them and 'm sure that everyone would love to read your comments.


You can link a card to the blog below so the kids can each get a card and the hoppers can be


 eligible  for one of the sponsor's prizes for doing this. Here is the link to the blog  



http://funkycards.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-feel-love-septmeber.html



Your next stop should be : http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/  where there is candy, so check out cardmonkey- business. blog.
 
Thanks for stopping by and hope this hop brought a smile to your day.


Debbie T
xxx

Cards made by my Mother...

Hi everyone,

Some time ago I showed you cards that my Mother had made, and she has sent me some more cards to show you. My Mother is in her early 70's and really only been crafting on and off for a few months, she does not have much time to sit and craft, with looking after my Father, working half day, doing the housework and general running around, who can blame her. Whilst she was visiting me in April/May I showed her very quickly a few things like embossing with the heat gun, which she had purchased and some of my embossing powder which she took home with her. I have noticed on one of these cards that I will put up she has used gold emobssing powder in a Happy Birthday stamp which has not come out perfectly but has a different effect, still good enough for the card, I was really pleased when I saw that because I showed her in a rush, she tried it and then we rushed off back to their B&B. With the help from Nancy Watt and Making cards magazine she has learnt so much and as soon as she arrived here in the UK in March next year I will give you a subscription for that magazine so that she can carry on learning from it. I also sent her home with a craft candy that I won from Gill at Creations by Gill m, Gill if you see this post I am sure you will notice some of the items in that candy stash that she has used. Also I think she is doing some designing herself, as the card with Martin on has a fancy envelope with it.

Mom when you come on my blog to see whats going on, I want you to know that I am very proud of your achievement and that you have the energy to do this and cant wait for you to live closer so that we craft together.

 This card was a thank you card made from a card pack she got from C&C and only uses it for Best!!!!

This 21st Card was made for her oldest Grandson who turned 21 in August, I just hope that he really appreciates it and does not just throw it in the bin once he has read it.... as boys do! this card is really beautiful and for only crafting for such a short time - love it. (Can you see the gold embossing on the greeting?) 

It would be great if you could leave your comment of encouragement for my Mother (Joan) and maybe next year she will have her own blog! who knows!

Thanks for looking.

Debbie T