my first Christmas card!

I thought I had better make a start with my Christmas cards. I ordered this fab stamp from elzybells - I love the simplicity. the scalloped frame was cut on the craft robo and was very kindly sent to me by Karen (aka flourgirl)
only 39 more cards to make!!
I would like to enter this into flying-fresians mse challenge

Sarah's fab blog candy

Sarah (aka Rainmac) has some gorgeous candy to giveaway on her blog http://rainmacsplace.blogspot.com/2010/10/follower-candy.html. Go and take a look!

blog award

my fab friend Tams sent me this blog award. It really means alot to me so thank you so much!

Luke's birthday card

now the summer holidays are over and the boys are back at school I have time to make cards and blog them! it seems forever since I did either of these!
Luke was 12 last week and here is the card I made for him. I have used images of things he like doing - photography. music and the wii.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

creative cottage birthday boy

stamps r us children's birthday

craft fairy's challenge die cut alphabet

19 years of marriage!

I can't believe OH and I have been married 19 years tomorrow! here is the card I have made for him. I used the hippy love digi image I won from stampin with the dragon

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges:

cowgirls sunday stampen challenge anything goes

pollycraft challenge blog love and marriage

stamp, scrap and doodle Saturdays use a digital image

my first wedding card

one of the vicars at OH's church is getting married in August - to a French lady! OH has been helping him with his speech so I thought I would make them a card (any excuse to use the fab LOTV stamp!). the sentiment isn't quite at the angle I wanted but I hope they like it anyway!!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

daisy doodles creative challenges here comes the bride

totally gorjuss congratulations

stationery box

I was looking at the Creative Craft World blog where the latest challenge is holiday. there are some fab makes by the DT and I loved the stationery box that Sarah had made. I had thought about making my MIL a box of cards for her birthday and this was perfect to put them in. I am quite impressed with how it has turned out especially as I am not very crafty and this is the first time I have made anything like it. It is not as perfect as Sarah's and there are things I would do better/differently next time (would probably use double sided paper) but I am pleased with it. I just have to make the cards now!! I will put some postage stamps in the little pocket and not sure what to put in the small boxes - have a week to think about it.