Heads Up Crafters!

Hi all, I'm back after a lovely week in the sun.

Hubby & I headed off to Menorca for some R&R & to soak up a few 

rays before winter sets in!

Which as it happens leads me nicely on to what I want to share with you today!

Jak Heath has an amazing candy to giveaway on her blog

A Daylight Company  Vogue Floor Lamp!

How awesome is that!

Head on over to Jak's Blog & check out how you can enter!

If you do enter, please leave a comment to let her know I sent you!

Good Luck!

Stepping Out On Your Anniversary

Happy Thursday everyone, almost the weekend!

I hope you've had a good week & are ready to kick up your heels!

I have a Just Inklined card to share today!

I have to apologise for the photo quality, I had to take them at work

 during my lunch break & the weather was just awful.

This is a little 5"x5" square card.

The base is a sheet of patterened cs which came from Lidl!

Isn't it fantastic! As soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do!

A little Monochromatic card!

The perfect image to sepia tone is this one, which is called

Stepping Out

It's a very versatile image which could be used for so many different 

occasions, but this time, I used it for my sister & BIL's anniversary card!

I coloured the image with a mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers,

cut out with a nestie & inked whilst still in the die with

Antique Linen & Pumice Stone distress inks. 

The sentimnent was done in a similar fashion, then I threaded

some seam binding & lace through the slots!

The ony other embellishment is a little old fashioned

safety pin which I threaded some lace & seam binding through!

I'm making a conscious effort to make more cards which can be

sent in the mail with just a regular stamp here in the UK.

This one definitely fits the bill as I had Jim the porter/mail man at work

check it for me in his handy little measuring guide!

Thanks Jim! 

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Hannah & Friends - Best Friends

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration -  Vintage/Shabby Chic

Crafty Sentiments - Favourite Technique or Colour Combo

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A Little Bit Crafty - A Little Bit Shabby

Designed To Colour - Use A Die

Oozak - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Monochromatic

The Paper Nest Dolls - Vintage

The Pink Elephant Monday Challenge - Wedding/Anniversary

CFAS Pins & Lace

Hi di hi all! Happy Hump Day!

It's all downhill from here towards the weekend! Yay!

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons!

The theme this time is

Lace & Pins

Here's my card!

I used an image from our sponsor who is our very own Jani!

Janis Kreativwelt

The prize is 3 of her exclusive images!

You just can't buy them!

I used Ball Of Wool! 

Which I printed out several times, coloured with flexmarkers

I cut one image out, with a nestie then fussy cut sections of the rest,

allowing me to decoupage it up. It looks really effective IRL!

I inked the image while it was still in the die & dotted about with a flexmarker

for a bit of interest in the background.

The buttons are from my button jar. The flower button was  a spare button 

from the suit I wore for my neices wedding a few years back!

I threaded a little button twine through them & tied little bows.

I added a dress form die cut which I embossed & inked,

some lace from The Ribbon Girl & a couple of pins from my stash.

The DP is a mystery so if you recognise it let me know!

Thanks for looking & I hope to see you in the 

Pins & Lace challenge over at CFAS!

I'd like to enter my card in a couple of challenges:

Whimsy Inspirations - Vintage/ Shabby Chic

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks - Use Two Different Die Cuts

La Pashe Nativity

Morning all!

It's Saturday! Are you all set for a lovely weekend?

I know I'm raring to go!

I have a card to share with you, made using decoupage from the latest

 La Pashe CD Rom

This is Nativity from the Christmas Box CD Rom

I made a little 5"x5" square card & added a stable front to the image!

Here's a closer look at the Nativity Scene!

Isn't it adorable?

A little side view of my card, you can see the dimension & the 

little wooden sheep embellishment looking on!

Thanks for popping in!

Have a great day!

Park Entrance

Good Morning all! 

It's Thursday! Whoopee, almost the weekend!

Time for a card for Just Inklined!

This is an Anniversary card I made for my niece & her husband.

The image I have used is Park Entrance.

I think it's quite a romantic image but I guess it could be used for lot's of occasions!

I used a stepper card base!

The image was coloured with my usual mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers

then matted on to some dark pink CS.

The DP is from American Crafts. I just love it & I know my niece would too!

I added lots of  Woodware self adhesive lace to embelish.

I guess I was thinking there might be a little tearoom 

in that park with tea & cakes! Yum Yum! lol

Thanks so much for popping in today!

I do hope you like my card!

I'd like to enter a few challenges as listed below:

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Simon Stays Stamp - Anything Goes

Stamp N Dood le - In The Garden

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - No Squares Allowed

Creative Creations Challenge Blog - Photo Inspiration, Garden theme

Without Words - Anniversary

Sympathy Card

Good Morning All,

The card I have to share with you today is one of those difficult ones to make.

Especially when it is a young person who has passed away.

I didn't want to go with sombre colours as I feel 

a young persons life should be celebrated.

 I'm sure we all feel differently about this but I like to think of 

a young soul soaring, finally free of pain & suffering!

I went for a simple design, on an A6 tentfold card.

The CS is linen embossed, I like the texture.

I added matt of coloured CS & a panel which was embossed with 

a Cuttlebug Swirls embossing folder.

I found the quote on the internet. So apt as it's by

Robert Louis Stevenson who was from our very own Edinburgh.

Cut out with a nestie & inked with Spun Sugar DI

whilst still in the die. A few little pearls added at the corners.

A sheer ribbon bow to finish off.

Thanks for popping in.

I'd like to try this card in a couple of challenges:

Inky Chicks - Pretty In Pink

Amuing Challenges - Pearls & Gems

A Gem Of A Challenge - Pink & Gems

Creative Knockouts  -Texturise It

Altered Art(ish) Fun

Hi all, I thought I'd share a little bit of fun & useful altered art for you!

This month at The Crafting Cafe, the theme is

 Altered Art.

Firstly, may I apologise to this month's lovely sponsor Teri Sherman of 

Delicious Doodles 

 This particular item does not showcase any of her fabby images.

 Also, I must confess I didn't make this item but I just had to share it with you!

This is a catscraper, made by my beloved husband for our fur babies!

The design was originally inspired by the Chrysler Building! lol

I also have to confess, he didn't design it but he did create it from 

around 10 recycled/upcycled cardboard boxes.

If you'd like to make one of these little beauties for your furry friends

you'll find instuctions and templates here!

I hope you like this project & I hope you can join our 

"Altered Art" challenge this month!

Don't foget we are looking for some new DT members to join our fun team.

If you're interested, just add DT after your name when you link up your

Altered Art project!

Thanks for popping by!

Daisy and Watson

Happy Thursday all! It's almost the weekend! 

Time to share another Just Inklined card with you!

This is Daisy and Watson. Such a fun image!

When I saw her I immediately thought of my great niece Emily!

It's her Birthday today!

 Happy Birthday Emily!

I'm sure many of the pet owners among you are chuckling at this one!

I was inspired by the colours at Chromatic Craze

I used a 5"x5" card base, topped with paper from the Ad Lib Collection

by Bo Bunny. I added a couple of little fish tails in a co-ordinating paper

under the image! The sentiment was made on my PC using

 a free font called Emily Regular. I have to say, there's 

not much regular about our Emily! lol

I coloured the image with some promarkers & flexmarkers then cut out with

a nestie, matting onto a larger shape. I added some glossy accents to Daisy's

 glasses, Watsons nose & a couple of other litttle bits!

As you can see I wrapped a little twine around the bottom & added 

some daisies from my stash.  I've got no idea where the daisies are from

 as I've had them forever!

A little side view to finish off!

Thanks for popping in! I hope you like my litle card!

I'd like to enter it in a few challenges:
Crafter's Cafe - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Love's Rubber Stamps - 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Dies/Punches (Daisies are oldie!)
Shopping Our Stash - Oldest Flower
Created With Love Challenges - Anything Goes
Parade Your Crafts - Birthdays
Stamp & Create - Birthdays
Victorine Originals - Birthday
Chromatic Craze - Colour Challenge
Addicted To Stamps - 1,2,3 (Image, Papers, Embellishments)

Card Makin' Mama's - For The Kids
Jellypark Challenges - All About the Kids

Make It Funny

Good morning all & happy "hump" day!

Halfway through the week & it's all downhill from here! Yay!

Todays project is my DT card for

Crafting For All Seasons 

where the theme for the new challenge is

Make It Funny!

I made a twisted easel card using the image 

Gus golf 

from our sponsor this time 

Bugaboo Stamps

I coloured Gus with a mix of flex & pro-markers, distressed the edges,

then did a bit of matting & layering. The papers are from Papermania.

I also added some glossy accents to the image.

I added the sentiment (which comes with the image) as the stop

for the easel section by mounting on foam pads.

I also added a sandpaper bunker which I hand cut and.

a couple of buttons threaded with twine

A side view just to let you see the fold if you are not familiar

with this style of card.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll be able to join us at 

Crafting For All Seasons this time!

I'd like to enter a few challenge with this card:
Loves Rubber Stamps - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped Cards
Cards For Men - String or Twine
Cheerful Stamp Pad- I Love Your Hat
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything But a Square
Ooh La La Creations - Cards For Men
The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Digital Images/Papers

The Cupboard Trilogy - Male

Addicted To Stamps - 1-2-3 Tell us what it is (1 image, 2 papers, 3 buttons)

Robyn's Fetish - People At Their Jobs (Golf Pro)

Sentimental Sundays - Humorous

The Squirrel & The Fox - It's Raining Men

Speedy & Friends - The Letter G (Gus, Golf, Grass)

Sweet Stampin - Fancy Folds

Crafty Catz - Cards For Men/Boys

Delicious Doodles - Friday 13th, Unlucky For Some

Hannah & Friends - Special Card Form

Christmas Market

Good Morning all!

It's not often that I post on a Tuesday but I just couldn't resist sharing this

card with you! It's a sneak peak of what's coming next from

La Pashe

This is Christmas Market, just one of many yummy-liscious 

decoupage designs you will find on 

the Christmas Box CD Rom

The sentiment is part of the sheet. I've added a couple of self adhesive gems

Here's a closer look at the decoupage panel!

There's far more than just decoupage on the CD!

You can see the lovely Jak Heath launch the CD-Rom on

 Create & Craft TV on Tuesday 24th September

Sky 671- Freeview 36 - Freesat 813 - Virgin 748

Or live on your 'puter here

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Creative Craft Challenges - Use Ribbon

LEJ Designs - Winter Wishes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Layers

One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Christmas

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Ribbons