Mother's day card

Hello there, its lovely to be back as its been well over a month since I have lasted posted some inspiration, As you may have already notice I have had a bit of revamp and overall of my blog and hope you agree that its much needed improvement. I wanted to create a blog that was inviting and easy on the eye.

In the UK it was Mother's day this Sunday just gone and thought I would share my creation that I made for my Mum. I love to go to town and make a really special card for very special Mum.

I was inspired by the stamped image, reminds me of myself when I was little girl.. on holiday waiting to go to the beach.  

Coloured in using spectrum noir pens - 

Heart - PP3

Skin - FS2 FS3 TN2

Rubber ring / Hat / Sunglasses and Sandals - PP2 PP3 PP4

Hair - TN4 TN5 TN8

Towel / Sun parasol / Ribbon on hat / Glass lens - IB1 IB2 IB3

Dot and trim on swimming costume - CG1  DG2

Swimming costume - FS2 TN2

Supplies used

Background papers from Crafters Companion issue 4 Magazine CD ROM

Clearly Besotted Stamps - Fabulous Fuchsia

Heart die cuts available from Birds Cards Online - http://www.birdscards.com/free-digital-cut-files/boxes-bags/

Stripe papers from The works

Blue, pink and green card from Rymans

Blank card stock made with Active paper from eBay UK

Ribbon - local haberdashery

Adhesive gems - The works

White flower adhesive button - Papermania

Die cut flower and leaves from Silhouette store

Dolies from Home bargains

Stamped image from Crafty Sentiments designs - Primrose Beach life  - http://www.craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk/ourshop/prod_2181565-Primrose-Beach-Life.html

So glad you have visited my blog today and hope you have lovely day. Please do leave me comment so I know you have been by and let me know what you think of my new look blog. As will be making more improvements over the next few months to make its better for all you guys.

Keep crafting and smiling

A Thank you gift

Well my posts of late seem to be coming fast and furious or like buses, waiting ages for bus and three turn up all at once. 

Well my mum asked me, could I make Thank you card and little thank you gift.. So I set out on making a gift box using The Boxer board with the fabulous card from Active paper who have eBay store - Click here for Active paper link

The handmade soaps and bath bomb fizzes were purchased from local market, but it as inspired me to give handmade soaps a try, so when I do get round to making some I will do a blog post on here..

I do love a Thank You card and gift and think we should send more as I find we don't seem to do it as offer as we should really.. What with our busy life's but its lovely to such someone you really appreciate them. 

Items used - Active paper on eBay - Couture creations embossing folders, Lifestyle crafts embossing folders, Ribbon, Card stock from The Works, Martha Stewart border punch, Docrafts Rubber Stamp, Spellbinders dies, Sequins,

Until next time keep crafting and smiling 

Big Hugs

Back to Basics

I had to make couple of Thank you cards but didn't have a lot of time to get them done, so I decided to set myself my own challenge for change and go Back to Basics, creating my own background paper using stamping and rubber stamps - Which I have not done in ages...rather naughty I know!! but its something I've not done for many years. But I have re discovered my stamping bug now..so hoping to bring you more stamping samples soon. 

Also when I first started crafting I always used Peel Offs, but I am trying to start campaign to get crafters using Peel offs again as they seem to have gone out of crafty fashion these days. Which is sad as I love peel offs and they are good value and you can get them for next to nothing. With be being on budget these days like most people are, we all need to find crafty treats that fit around our budgets..

I love crafting on budget as I feel you don't have to keep spending lots of money on craft stuff when you can hunt out deals online, auction sites and local stores. You just have be a bit of thrifty crafter and think how you can craft on budget.

Items used for these cards are - C-ART-US embossing folder - Paperchase adhesive dots - Docrafts Papermania Free stamps from their magazine - Various Peel Offs - Forever Friends The Good Life Clear Stamps for the background wording - Pink and Red card by The works - Papermania adhesive gems - Purple,Orange and Light orange card DCWV - Martha Stewart Border punch and inked with Paintbox Pigment ink 

Thank you ever so much for visiting my blog today, please leave comment so I know you have been by..

Keep crafting and smiling until next time..Bye Bye

Blustery days

The nights are drawing in now and you can feel that nip in air most evenings, showing signs of Mr Winter arriving soon, Yes its time to get all your lovely cosy warm clothes out wardrobe and put the heating on again. Plus I always say its excuse for Hot Chocolate drink and or chocolate bar too. Yum!!

I have been crafting quite a lot of late with design team samples and will be sharing my work on here shortly but in the mean time I will show you card that was designed for Crafters Companion Facebook Challenge - Click here for that challenge.

This month's theme is Christmas or Winter, So I went down the winter route as we don't do Christmas really, we prefer to have lovely meal and couple box-sets to watch then swapping gifts, its  spending the holidays with family which most important of all than needing gifts.

Using the colours from the topper to inspire myself with the right colour theme, Its card that's a little  different to my normal card style, as I am trying to push myself to try new things. 

6 x 5 Card blank - I really love this size for friends and family cards.

Crafters Companion items used are - Topper printed on Crafters Companion Solar white neenah card-stock - Topper Image from Humphrey's Corner Everyday CD ROM and the Boxer board to create the fold to make the card.

Other items used - Lifestyle classic embossing folders - Printed Background strip from DCWV - Sequins from The works - Glitter card both white and blue from Quality save - Inked edges using Colour box chalk inks - Orange/red card from DCWV - Pale blue card from The works - Blue card stock from  Pound world - Mirror card from the The works. 

Topper was cut by using the Silhouette cameo software via print and cut and used my own design frame die to cut a frame around the topper and also created two offsets, plus the swirls were cut on silhouette cameo and purchase through the silhouette store.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit today to my crafty world and would love you to leave comment so I know you have enjoyed your visit.

I will be back soon with those samples and some information on some TV shows coming soon.

Bye for now - Keep crafting and smiling. 

Other challenges this be enter into -

Crafty Calender Challenge

sisters of craft

Polkadoodles challenge

Here is September and soon will be the start of the Autumn season

Well its September, which I cant believe as it does seem that long ago since we were back in January. Doesn't the years go by so quickly hey!! well I must admit I do love the Autumn, think its that feeling of the change of weather and the fall of the leaves. The need for lovely comfort food such as corned beef hash or lovely chicken pie. Bringing out your cardigans and maybe switching the heating on again. Autumn makes you have that lovely warm feeling inside and the start of brand new season.

Well I decided to use the Autumn for my inspiration for a challenge, Yes its that time of the month where I hunt out some challenges to enter. Over at Crafters Companion Facebook page their theme this month is can you believe is "AUTUMN" (Yay)

This is entry for this month's challenge - find it HERE

Items I used to create this card are - 

Topper is from Crafters Companion Popcorn and Pals CD ROM (UK) cut down using Silhouette Cameo Software.

 Brown card from Papermilldirect - Red, green, golden yellow card -Mirror card from Quality Save - Peel offs - Free Birds card template file from Birds cards and cut using Silhouette Cameo - scallops, mat and layer, leaves cut on Silhouette Cameo. 

Hope you enjoyed viewing my creation today and be sure to follow my blog for the latest news and blog posts. 

Bye for now until next time.

Where does the a year go?

It was only a year ago I was making a new baby card and gift set for my friends grandson and cant believe that little baby will be one soon...where does a year go hey?  I wanted to use my recent purchase that was Crafters Companion neenah desert storm kraft card and turquoise blue card I found in my crafty stash which I think works really well and as that soft seaside look with the beach.

Items used - Crafters Companion Angelica and Adam (Crafters Inspiration magazine issue 4 CD ROM ), Neenah desert storm kraft, Mirror card from Quality Save, Peel off  (Birthday greeting), Turquoise blue card stock, Light blue card stock, General string, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Button, Sizzix alphabet dies for Number 1, Distress Ink - Tumbled glass and the word Spencer was cut on the Silhouette Cameo.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and hope I have inspired you a little bit too in your crafting life.

Please do be sure to follow my blog for the latest posts, news and a bit of gossip.

Bye for now until next time.  

Another warm day for a challenge

Hello there!! Its another warm day and its certainly taking its toll on me, so instead of going out in the heat where its far too warm for me at moment. I decided to get cracking on my latest challenge this month, those who visit my blog regular will know I love a challenge as it gets my creative juices flowing.

Over at Crafters Companion Facebook July Challenge their theme this month is "Sentiments" so I spend sometime on what sentiment and design I would use and come up with. So I research Copyright Free sentiments on the web and came up with the one I used for my entry as its such lovely sentiment and perfect for your best friend.

I have recently started using a colour wheel that was in Crafters Companion Inspiration Magazine and found it such a handy tool to have and as pushed me out of my comfort zone with using different colours I wouldn't normally use. Hence the colours I have chosen for my entry.. I hope you agree that the colours match so well and dare I say it? I am so proud of this design and colours I've used.   

Crafters Companion items used are - Purple spotty background paper --Angelica & Friends CD ROM (UK), Green stripe pattern background paper -- Crafters Companion Club Inspire Free July download (UK), Flowers were sprayed with Crafters Companion Glitter Spray Multicolour (UK). 

Other items used - Sentiment found from Copyright free sentiments site from the web, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Cream - Purple - Green A4 card stock and Gold mirror board, Adhesive pearl gems.

Sentiment was Print and Cut on Silhouette Cameo, Flowers , leaves and mat and layer were cut again on Silhouette cameo.  

Thank you for passing by my blog today and hope you pass by again and make sure you follow me to keep up with the latest posts and news. Hope I have inspired you in your crafting life and help you get some new ideas.

Bye for now until next time...hopefully it been much cooler by then!!

Other challenges this will be enter into  -

The crafter's cafe challenge blog

Sisters of craft challenge

Love to create challenge blog

crafty calender challenge

wedodoobadoo uk

kraftyhandschallenge

For boys and men in your life

Hello Friends

Its been a while since I have blogged so when I notice the Crafters Companion Challenge on their Facebook page was the theme of "Masculine" I decided in for penny and in for pound why not give it try. 

So I wanted something that wasn't the usual blues or greens (like most boys and mens cards are like) so decided on cool colour theme of Black, Grey and White. For me it brings air of fresh and modern style but with a cute twist with using Mulberry Wood Everyday CD ROM.

A friend of ours is retiring so I thought why not use this challenge to make the retirement card for the person in question.

Also I was having sort out of my crafty stash and found lots of Peel off's that I've not used for while, Its a real shame as Peel off's seem to have gone out of fashion and I love them as their so versatile and easy to use, so decided to use them for my card and start Peel off's revolution to bring them back.   

Recipe of items used - Background and topper from Crafters Companion Mulberry Wood Everyday CD ROM  (UK) used in Serif Craft Artist to change the background colour - Peel off's Starfoam - Grey card by Papermilldirect - Black and White Card - Assorted buttons in grey, white and black - Embossing folders by Craft lifestyle by quickutz Classic collection - Die cut topper cut on Silhouette Cameo of course. 

I really enjoyed making this card as it was nice to use different colours other than greens and blues for the boys and men in your life.

This will be my entry for Crafters Companion May Challenge and Sisters of Craft Blog

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Crafty Hugs till next time.