Janet(Owner) at Pink Gem Designs is offering one lucky person the chance to win 6 PGD stamps,its also to celebrate the new Pink Gems Designs Challenge,which starts Feb 8th.Pop along to her blog at http://pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com/ for your chance to win these fabulous stamps,the draw will take place on the 27th Feb after 1pm which happens to be Janets birthday too ;o) details of how to enter are all on the blog.Good Luck,Andrea xx

Hi its a sunny and bright day here in Ipswich although still cold,I have toothache so am feeling a little sorry for myself,I have to have 2 wisdom teeth out but don't have my consultation until the end of Feb,so am having to put up with the pain at the moment.Anyway I hope you're all well,I'd like to thank the ladies who bought items from my craft sale,there are still a few things left if anyone is interested,I would really like to get rid of everything so I can buy some new goodies :o)

Anyway I made a card for my friend in New Zealand(where it happens to be very HOT at the moment)its her b'day in a few weeks time,as its so lovely and warm there I thought I would go with a completely different colour scheme then what I would normally choose,I am still loving these easel cards,think they are so pretty and effective and so different than the norm!!
I hope you like it,thanks for looking hugs Andrea xxx

Baby girl card for Pixie

Hello everyone,hope you are all well?????Its brighter here today and we've been out to visit my parents this morning,just got back and Hope is asleep so thought I would post the card I made for my friends daughter,she had a baby girl a few weeks back called Pixie,she was born 6 weeks premature weighing just over 4lb,she is doing well though and looks like she might beable to come out of hospital this coming week.
I shall be back on later as I am having a sort out of my stamps and will be selling some of them on my blog.
Thanks for looking,hugs Andrea xxx

Do you fancy winning this little beauty then head over to
http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2010/01/simon-says-stamp-saturday-surprisse.html
draw will be tomorrow evening(Sunday)good luck everyone,be back later with a post,hugs Andrea xx

Hi everyone and welcome to a dreary part of Suffolk,its been raining non stop since I got up this morning...so feeling pretty miserable here today with it being so dull!
I thought I would show you the card I made yesterday for my daughter,she has just moved into a new place with her dad and I wanted to send her a "new home" card,I got the lovely image from http://www.pollycraftdesigns.co.uk,if you have a chance get over there and have a look at the love digi stamps and unmounted clear stamps.
I just love making these easel cards at the mo,think they are so different and really easy to make,it just makes the card more interesting in my opinion?
Anyway be back soon with another card I made for my friends daughter who just had a baby girl.
Take care all and thanks for looking
Hugs Andrea xx

Just thought i'd post a photo of my newest tattoo,the symbol is a Rizu symbol and stands for Hope,my daughters name and the star symbolizes her and the fact we often call her "Hope star",hope you like it,hugs Andrea x

Have a look at Janets fab giveaway at http://pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com/ she is giving away her fab stamps and not just 1 but 6.....WOW!!!Good luck to everybody that enters,hugs Andrea xx

We've had lots of snow here again over the weekend but luckily today its clearing a little,hope you are all keeping safe and well?
Here is another easel card I made for my niece,its her b'day today and the poor little thing has chicken pox :o(

Here are my other two easel cards I made,they are for family members.Hope you like them?Its really cold here today but as of yet we haven't had anymore snow...although its due this afternoon I think.Happy snow days for those who do have it though :o)xxx

Oh my goodness can't believe I have been so slack in posting on my blog,I have been making cards just not taking photos and posting them on here!!!Slap my wrist!!
Anyway I have made my first easel card and was quite pleased with the outcome,have made 2 more since which will post on here soon.
Hope everyone is well and had a nice xmas and new year?
All the best for 2010
Andreaxxx

Can't believe its been so long since I last posted,we have just come back from devon and had a lovely time,its also been my gorgeous little girls 1st birthday,so have been a busy bee....I shall blog hop in a mo and leave some comments now...take care everyone,hugs Andrea xxx

Morning everyone,hope you are all well?Its pretty dull here today but not cold so guess thats the main thing,have finally got round to uploading some more photos of the next scrapbook i made on my beautiful daughter Hope,in this one she is aged between 5-6 months,hope you like it?Anyway waiting for the postman to arrive with my new SU catalogue,can't wait to have a look.take care and see you all again soon.hugs Andrea xxx

Here are some more pages from my latest scrapbook,hope you like them?Thanks for looking,Andrea xxx

Have managed to upload some more photos of Hope this is a scrapbook I made about her aged 4-5 months old.Have used a mixture of stash I had along with the bits in the QVC box.Hope you like it?Thanks for looking,love Andrea xxx

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the lovely weather today,well its nice here in Suffolk,the sun is shining and its lovely and warm,went for a walk this morning and took Hope to the park although she is a little small for the rides!!!Haven't managed to post half as much as I have wanted to recently,Hope is so demanding and I am lucky to have 5 minutes to myself,the only time I've got is when she goes to bed!!!I have just started a new scrapbook so will start to post some pages soon.I am now going to have a blog hop while my daughter bombs around in her walker!!!

Here is a card I made for my partners granddaughter,I used Forever friends papers and decoupaged some of it,Hope you like it?hugs Andrea xxx

Hi everyone,if you love "Stampin Up" goodies like me take a peek at Jules blog and see what she is offering us lucky people!!!Goto http://www.juliesjapes.blogspot.com/
info also here...."I am starting up a new Stampers 10 club with effect from 1st October when the BRAND NEW Stampin Up catalogue comes out!

This is how the club would work!

I need 10 ladies to join the club who commit to spending a minimum of £15 a month (plus P&P) for 10 months October - July.

Each month one of the 10 ladies will be classed as the "hostess" for that month and will receive freebies of the minimum of a Level 1 stamp set and £15 worth of goodies from the catalogue. Dont worry being hostess simply means you get freebies that month, it doesnt mean you have to let us all come round to your house!!!!!

You will receive a free Stampin Up catalogue at the start of the club and any further mini catalogues that might appear during the club run

Occasionally I will send out card kits and free stamp sets to some lucky winners

You physically dont have to do anything other than place a monthly order with me, pay for it and then wait for it to be delivered each month!


If this sounds like something you would be interested in or you would like more information, then please dont hesitate to get in touch."
Jules
So there you have it....I'm in..so come on ladies or gents come to that and have a go!!!
love Andrea xxx

Haven't been around for ages,we've been on holiday and last time I tried to upload some photos they were all round the wrong way and I don't know how to change that on here?Any suggestions are more than welcome :o) PLEASE!!!
Have been away to Devon it was lovely but we picked the worst week to go when it rained on and off all week...but it was our first holiday together so that meant more than anything,we went to a place called Shaldon,nr Teighnmouth(excuse spelling if wrong),its only about 6 miles to Torquay,but we just had a fab time,exploring,chilling,swimming....it was Hope's first time at swimming and she loved it.We decided to go back in October,I know the weather will be worse by then but we just loved the area soooooooooooooo much!!!
Have had other things going on in my life too,my oldest daughter has just left home to go live with her dad before going to Uni in September,its upset me alot as her dad hasn't been part of her life for 18 years,I feel like I've lost my baby and just hope one day our relationship will be back to the way it used to be...mother and daughter,till then I just have to grin and bare it.
Haven't had alot of time for crafting,have managed to finish another scrapbook but haven't taken photos sent,will try and do that soon,trouble is Hope is going through a clingy stage at the moment and I am all she wants...night and day!!
Anyway enough of me...hope you bloggers are all well,I hope to get round to looking at your blogs soon.
love and hugs
Andrea xxx
ps thanks for looking
xxxx

I have half an hour to myself,a rarity nowadays!!!So I thought I would post 2 new pages of my mini scrapbook,this is on Hope aged 4-5 months old,I got the booklets with the QVC pack,there are so many pieces its hard to know what to use...but I am having fun looking through the box.Hope you like them,happy blogging,hugs Andrea xx