Too Cute.....

Good morning everyone!

YAY!!! Finally I get to take part in the Wags 'n' Whiskers Challenge now that I've got myself some new stamps! The theme this week is pink and green which is one of the nicest colour combos so I just had to play along. And I couldn't resist following Tanja's wonderful sketch over at Friday Sketchers too..... what a fab layout once again, those girls really know their sketches!

I've used a mixture of Basic Grey papers from the Sultry range and Green At Heart. I added some faux stitching and a paper doily and the flowers are Prima. This is quite a simple card for me really and I do think something is missing...... maybe a few gems or pearls? Anyway, at least you can focus in on the yummy papers and that gorgeous image ;o)

As usual I'm dashing off to work now...... I sit here in the mornings you know, tapping at the computer with one hand, mirror on the desk in front of me putting my mascara on with the other hand...... oh and with the odd slurp of tea thrown in for good measure, lol! Always frightened of missing something you see!!

Have a nice day and don't work too hard!!!

TTFN and TFL, hugs Tara xxx

Fabulous Darling........

Helloooooooooo!
What a glorious day! The sun is shining, it's warm and the birds are singing! Makes you glad to be alive!!!

Well my daughter Georgia had some fabulous news this week when she found out she got an A* for her Media GCSE coursework...... she's worked so hard and so deserves to do well. She had to create her own magazine layout, four pages in total...... but of course she went the extra mile and produced a WHOLE magazine!!!!! I wish it could go on general sale in the shops so you could all take a peek, lol!

I just had to make her a card to let her know how proud her family is...... and the sentiment 'Fabulous Darling' was the perfect choice! There's a fab sketch over at Friday Sketchers this week so I decided to follow the layout and that's how my card came together. I'm also entering A Spoon Full Of Sugar where the theme this week is 3D....... well I raised my image and butterfly so I think that works.

The pretty papers are Basic Grey and I used one of the new Tildas from the Fairytale collection. I held back on adding too many flowers and embellies but did manage to cut out a bit of the paper to create a butterfly. Oh and I embossed a panel behind Tilda because I feel that my embossing folders seem to get overlooked these days!

Finally here's a close up of Tilda so you can see the glittery bits..... it's always so hard to photograph the sparkle on cards I think but this captures it well enough ;o)

Well I hope you enjoy your day..... I'm working but I can still look at the sun through the office window and I might just nip out at lunchtime and eat my sarnies on the grass behind the car park!

Toodles for now......... TTFN and TFL!

Hugs Tara xxx

Simon Says Challenge - A Splash of Green meets Friday Sketchers # 94......

Morning folks!

I decided to enter the Simon Says Challenge this week as they've been celebrating St Patrick's Day which is also my birthday ;o)

Lots of my friends are turning 40 like me this year and this card was made for a friend Ian who I've known since we were in the same class at High School! I've also used Claudia's gorgeous sketch over at Friday Sketchers for my layout. The yummy papers are MME 'Ooh La La For Him' and the image is Hanglar.

Well I'm dashing off to work as usual so it's a short and sweet post from me!! Have a fab day today and I'll catch you all later ;o)

TTFN and TFL, hugs Tara xxx