Oops!!

Where did March go? It seemed to fly by as I've been very busy with work and with lots of orders and preparation for a craft fair that I did last weekend.   Anyway, better late than never!

Here are a selection of cards I have made over the last few weeks.  You might need to grab a brew as there are quite a lot!!

Easter cards made with Pink Petticoat papers and images, coloured with promarkes:

Easter milk cartons with yummy chocs:

Tea Light Cards:

Fleetwood Town FC card for my son:

 Dance themed Good Luck card, using glitter paste and my Cameo to cut the dancer:

Golden Wedding Anniversary card, using Marianne dies:

Bespoke Minecraft and Film themed card, using Cameo to cut filmstrip, projector and letters:

I wasn't kidding, was I?!!

I hope you enjoyed looking at these cards.  Thank you so much for visiting me and I appreciate each and every comment.

Till the next time xxx

PS.  I'd like to say a very big THANK YOU to the lovely Carol.  I was so luck to win her lovely blog candy and I cant wait to start using the lovely ribbons, stamps and gems she sent me.

If you've never visited Carol's page, please pay her a visit as she make some stunning cards and home decor.  Carol's painting with Distress Inks is absolutely beautiful too xx

Five weeks since I last blogged!!!

Well, here goes!  I cant believe my last blog post was 15th September ... I really don't know where the time has gone or why I didn't publish the three lovely comments that my faithful blog followers have left me... SORRY :(

 

I've been back at work, which has been very busy and quite challenging at times.  I've also been to GNPE Harrogate and Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show at Leigh.  I met some of my crafty friends for a catch up and shopped till I dropped - literally!!

 

Today, I had a successful meeting with a new shop that's opening nearby and they are taking some of my cards to sell. Yay!!

 

I've also been making commission cards and have a selection to show you:

 

As you can see, I have been kept busy with plenty of orders :)

 

Hope you have a lovely, relaxing weekend xx



A quick catch up .... again!!

I've been so busy with getting ready for last week's craft fair, orders and work that I've yet again neglected my blog.

The craft fair was a great success, with more sales and orders that any others that I've done - yayy!

That has resulted in burning the candle at both ends though, working all day at my 'proper' job and then working till late in the evenings too.  The hard work is worth it though :)

Here are some of my recent makes:

 

 A card for a real Lady ...

... inside the card.  Don't you just love that shoe stamp?

 

A cute giraffe print 40 shaped card.

 

A card for someone who has become a Deputy Lord Lieutenant.

 

 It's the first time I've used this Sheena Douglass flourish stamp - wow, it's so lovely and definitely a new favourite.

It did a great job decorating the insert too.

 

And finally, this is probably my favourite card from today.  It has been inked and stamped with Distress Inks.  The gorgeous fairies are Sheena Douglass stamps and I just added a touch of holographic glitter to their wings and the number 3.

 

Hope all my lovely followers are well and thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog and leave me comments, I really do appreciate it xx

 

Dare I say it?  I'll try to blog again soon!!!

Take care xx

 

 

 



Oops!

This seems to be becoming a habit! May has long gone and I've neglected my blog and it's looking pretty lonely :(  Sorry!

Anyway, here's a quick catch up with what I've been up to.

I'm busy making and preparing my stock for a Craft Fete in Poulton, Lancs, on Saturday 15 June and I've also been catching up on orders.  One of which is for a VIP - someone with a Title, no less! Cant wait to share this special make with you :)

For now, though, here are a few of the cards I have made recently:

 

 

Thank you to everyone who visits my blog and leaves a comment, I really do appreciate your time xx



Thinking Cap Required For This One!!

Just stopping by to share some cards I made recently.

The first one was a bit of a challenge to say the least! 

I had to learn how to do some new things with my Designer Software for my trusty Cameo and managed to produce this near-perfect Jack Daniels bottle:

 

When I had finished the card, my next thought was "What about an envelope?" Mmm, it was far too big for any envelopes I have, so I used my Hougie board to make a custom box that measures just 1cm deep.  I dressed it with a slider and a tag that I designed and cut on my Cameo.

 

This next card was again designed and cut on my Cameo.  I think this black/hot pink colour combo is my absolute favourite!  I made some tissue paper flowers to match, sprayed them with pink sparkle and added a flourish:

 

 

My Cameo has had a busy week!! This card was again designed and cut using it:

 

 

Well, it was back to work for me today and I'm exhausted now (and the kids weren't even in school as we had an Inset day!!)

 Roll on the weekend :)

 

Have a good one my crafty friends xx





My 400th Post!!

400 Posts!! Crikey ... that's a lot of waffling!!

 

Just popped by to share a card I made a while ago.  I cut the ballerina on my Cameo and mounted her onto a beautiful floral oval:

 

 

I printed the sentiment and cut it with a smaller floral oval die.  The finishing touches are a rolled ribbon-rose and some bling.

 

I had a very busy day yesterday - a 6 hour workshop with the lovely Kay Rutter from Hougie Crafts and 2 hours website training in the evening!  Phew!

 

I had a fab day and learnt some great techniques from Kay, along with some confidence in using my Hougie!

 

The downside is that I discovered my Hougie board is a FAKE!!  I'm so upset!  I bought the board in good faith from Carole's Crafts in Chippenham and it turns out that it's a copy.  I would never have found this out if I hadn't done the workshop yesterday. 

It turns out that there are quite a few Carole's Crafts around the country and the owner has earned the nickname "Mr Xerox" because he copies so many products.

Trading Standards are aware of what he is doing and he has been to court for counterfeit products but still he is continuing this practise. Stay away from his shops!!

 

Ok, rant over!!  Hope you're all having a fab week xx



Son Shaped Card

As promised, here is the Fleetwood Town FC card I made for Antony's birthday today:

 

I designed the shape and cut it on my Cameo; used Nesties for the circles and added coordinating Card Candi.

 

Have a great day folks xx



Happy Easter!

Just popping by to share a card I made recently.  I love the soft lilac colour of this shaped card:

 

I cut the designed the card shape and cut it and the butterfly out with my Cameo.  The flowers and swirls were cut with my Marianne Creatables.  I inked the edges with Distress Ink and added pearls.  Simples!

 

Hope you have a Happy Easter xxx



Gorgeous butterflies

Just popping by to share a card I made recently.  I designed and cut the word and butterflies with my Cameo and I've used some beautiful Pink Petticoat papers.

Here it is:

 

The photo doesn't really do this card justice, the papers are a really pretty pink and I've inked the edges with my Distress Inks.

 

Hope you have a great weekend xx



Two of my favourite things :)

My Cameo and Pink Petticoat! I have made a shaped card and matching gift bag for my friend.

I designed the card on my Cameo and used some amazing paper and a digi from Pink Petticoat.  I even managed to do some paper-piecing on the cute digi image.

Here's what I made:

 

 

Here's the paper-piecing - fiddly but effective:

 

Hope you're having a good week xx



Recent makes

Just a quick post (again!!) to share some recent makes:

 

 This set of Congratulations card set literally took minutes and was inspired by a card posted by the love Liz from Pink Petticoat.

I love this Creative Expressions Sole Creations stamp set, so pretty.

 

 For a ... you guessed it ... 8 year old, Dr Who fan!

 

Handmade rolled organza ribbon rose and a beautifu ballerina silhouette.

 

That's it folks, it's getting late.

Have a good week xx