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Mewnin peepsicles!

 

Oooo! It's a bit windy 'ere in ol' Norfolk! Not good, not good at all :o(

 

Anyhoo...here is the card I made for my brother-in-law, Robert. Happy Birthday Chuck!

  

 

What you need...

 

Stamps: Space Cadet - Paper Smooches

Card stock: black, white, aqua, red

Dies: Framelits Circles - Sizzix

Embossing folder: Spots and Dots - Cuttlebug

Ink: Onyx Black - Versafine; Cloud White - VersaMagic

Promarkers: Bright Green, Bright Orange, Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Lipstick Red, Oasis, Sand Dune, Sun Kissed Pink, Yellow

Baker's twine: black

 

What you do...

 

Create an A6 top fold blank in black card. Die cut a circle in aqua and emboss with Spots and Dots, attach to the lower left corner and trim the excess.

 

Stamp, colour and cut out the spaceman, two planets, the spaceship, flame and an alien. Cut out the window of the spaceship, trim the alien and attach to the reverse, so he looks like he's peeping out. Adhere to the card along with the other images, as shown.

 

Stamp the sentiment and stars onto white card, trim to a banner, mount onto red card, wrap and tie twine on the left. Attach to the lower left of the blank. Finish with a few stars stamped in Cloud White.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know...another Paper Smooches set. Well they are so gorgeous and fun! I could have gone mad with this set. I wanted to use every stamp, but that would have been just plain silly.

 

I love the alien peeping out of the window, he looks a bit worried to me.

 

Okay, I'm going to love ya and leave ya...thanks for dropping in (ooo! the sun is coming out - such excitement!). xxxx

 

You're Old V.2

H'afternoon me hearties!

 

How are you enjoying your weekend so far?

 

You may recognise today's card; it's the same layout and image I did for Simon's birthday back in March. This time however, I've done it in red/lime/black instead of turquoise/lime/black.

 

It is for a lovely friend of ours, John. I had no qualms about doing this 'old' card for him, as I know he has a fab sense of humour :o)

 

So, without further ado....

 

What you need...

 

Stamps: Li'l Grumpies Occasions - Smeared Ink

Card stock: white, black, lime

Ink: Onyx Black - Versafine

Promarkers: Cool Grey 1, Lime Green, Lipstick Red

Washi tape: lime, black/white hounds tooth, red/white stripe - MT

Brad: lime

Baker's twine: black

Adhesives

What you do...

 

Create a 12cm x 15cm tent fold blank in black card. Mount a slightly smaller piece of white card onto it, lining up with the fold. Tear off three strips of washi tape, one hounds tooth, one stripe and one lime and attach from the top of the blank down the centre.

 

Stamp the Li'l Grumpy and sentiment onto a piece of white card, colour in and trim. Mount onto lime card and trim leaving a narrow border. Tear a strip of hounds tooth washi tape, attach to the upper left of the image, by folding over sandwiching the image panel in between, then insert a brad. Mount the panel centrally near the top of the blank with foam tape.

 

Wrap baker's twine around the base of the card a few times and tie in a floppy bow at the right. Finish with a small torn piece of stripe washi tape just above.

 

Ta da!

 

I adore these Grumpies. I've just bought a spooky set, so I'll use them later for Halloween.

 

I'm going to sign off for now as I need to get on with a commission for Crafts Beautiful. I will be back though, I've got a card I've made for my brother-in-law, Robert to show you.

 

Take care all! Enjoy the rest of your Saturday xxx

 

PaperCrafter issue 61

Heevin' all!

 

How goes it?

 

Have you got your copy of PaperCrafter issue 61 yet?

 

The kit is full of gorgeous birdies, flowers, peacocks and butterflies. With beautiful motifs, papers and embellishments. Plus, you also get a fantastic book of designer patterned paper.

 

The magazine is packed with ideas, projects and inspiration for card making, decoupage, home makes and much more.

 

I have a set of four and a set of two cards in this issue, along with a cute little gift box... 

...here is a sneaky peek at said gift box...

 

The floral gift box project shows you how to transform a plain old box into something really pretty, perfect for giving as a keepsake. The gift box along with the six cards I have featured in this issue, all use papers and embellishments from the kit.

 

PaperCrafter has a really good subscription offer on at the moment, not only do you get 20% off the cover price if you subscribe by Direct Debit, you also get a set of the new Tonic Studios flower punches and stamps, so you can create oodles of gorgeous blooms.

 

What are you waiting for? Check out www.papercraftermagazine.co.uk for more details.

 

That's all for now folks! I'll be back tomorrow with another make. Thanks for popping by xxx

 

 

Crafts Beautiful June 2013 Issue

Whatcha peeps!

Hope you are all well. The weekend will soon be here...yay!

I have a couple of posts for you today, the first one showcasing may projects in the June issue of Crafts Beautiful.

The theme is tie dye and I had great fun getting messy with inks. They are really bright colours, so the mess didn't look too bad - I just had technicolour hands.

Saying Hello

 

 

Super Star

 

Dream

 

For the full instructions on how to achieve the tie dyed look and create these lovelies, check out the current issue.

 

 

There was one more card not shown in the magazine, so here it is, with instructions :o)

 

Hi, Welcome, Hello

 

 

What you need...

Stamps: Hand Drawn Flower - Hero Arts

Card stock: yellow, white

Inks: Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean - Ranger Distress Re-inkers

Ink: Onyx Black - Versafine

Punch: corner rounder

Baker's twine: yellow

Button: white

Adhesives

What you do

Following the instructions in step 1 of 'Dream' in the magazine; Use Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean and Squeezed Lemonade to create a tie dyed sheet of card. Stamp the drawn flower in black three times onto it. Cut out the flowers in layers, assemble with foam pads.

Cover a 12cm square blank with yellow card, round the right corners, wrap yellow twine around. Stamp or print simple words onto white card, trim into banners. Attach to the blank with the flower and a threaded button, as shown.

 

There is a fantastic subscription offer in this month's issue - an IndigoBlu stamping kit worth over £34.98! This is the gilding flake starter kit I used in the 7 Ways With Gilding project of the January issue.

 

Another excuse to get oh so messy! Sign up today and you'll soon be able to have a go at this amazing technique.

 

Don't forget to check out the Crafts Beautiful website for more projects, ideas and inspiration; along with free templates and downloads - you'll find the templates for the Super Star card on there too.

 

So, that's me for the nonce, I'll be back later with a sneaky peek at the current issue of PaperCrafter. Until then......xxx

Pearfect & retrosketches #62

Good aft'noon peeps! 

 

Before I show you today's card, I would like to thank you all for your kind birthday wishes (Happy Birthday to Ardilla's hubby - who also shares the same date). Also a big thank you and good luck for entering the May candy giveaway. 

 

Now then, onto this little beauty....

 

What you need...

 

Dies: Mustaches (QuicKutz) - Lifestyle Crafts

Paper: My Favorite Things 6 x 6 Designer Paper Pad - My Mind's Eye

Stamps: Alphadot - Paper Smooches

Card stock: white, black

Googly eyes

Adhesives

 

What you do...

 

Create a 10.5cm x 14.5cm top fold blank. Adhere a 6cm x 11.5cm strip of plaid paper to the lower right.

 

Cut out a pear shape from chevron paper, two leaves from the grid paper a stalk and a die cut mustache in black card.

 

Assemble the pear, as shown and attach to the plaid panel. Stick on a couple of googly eyes.

 

Stamp the sentiment onto white card, trim into a banner and adhere above the pear.

 

I am going to enter this into the retrosketches #62 challenge. This is the first ever challenge I have entered - ooer! Check out the retrosketches blog, it's full of great sketches and inspiration!

 

Here is this weeks sketch...

 

 

Well, that's me for now. Enjoy the rest of your day, what ever you may be getting up to (wink) and I'll see you soon. Thanks for calling by xxxx

 

 

May Blog Candy

Hello me lovelies!

 

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

 

It was my birthday yesterday and Simon took me 1st class to London to have lunch in Covent Garden. It was wonderful. We sat outside and had lunch and a couple of glasses of wine at an italian called '21'.

 

After a wander round and a visit to Piccadilly, we came home and then had drinks with friends, the perfect end to a perfect day. It was the best birthday I've ever had.

 

Okay. Onto business - the May Candy! Just a little thank you to my fab followers!

In this month's candy...

 

50 sheets of assorted A4 card stock (including pearlescent and metallic)

1 set of alphabet stickers (My Mind's Eye)

20 5cm x 30cm patterned paper strips (My Mind's Eye - coordinates with the stickers)

1 Garnet paper, tag and envelope 'Sarabook' by Hot Off The Press

1 pack of 8 'Sweet' die-cut note cards and envelopes by Studio G

1 bag assorted flowers

 

Now the technical stuff...

 

To have a chance of winning this fab candy:-

1. Be a follower either through Blogger, Bloglovin, Google or email (see sidebar to follow by Bloglovin and email)

2. Post a piccy of the candy with a link to this post in your sidebar (if you have a blog)

3. Leave me a comment (with your blog address if you have one) ta da! You are entered!

 

If you do have a blog, it will be great to have a look and see what you are up to :)

This candy will close on 31st May 2013, I will then use RANDOM.ORG to choose the  winner!

The candy is open to all, nationally, internationally, those in outer space and previous winners. However, anyone who has a blog that does not show or appear to have any crafty makes, will not be entered.

 

Good luck everyone!

 

Toodle-pip for now :o) xxx

 

April Blog Candy Winners!

Good heevnin my fab peeps! 

 

I apologise in keeping you all in suspense in announcing the winners, but I've been busy with another commission for the wonderful PaperCrafter magazine. 

 

Anyway, without further ado-doo here is the list and the snapshots of the winners. Ta da da da da da dah!! 

The winners are -

 

1st - Luckydawn

2nd - Roudi

3rd - La Vikinga

 

1 - Roudi

2 - Luckydawn

3 - Sonya

4 - Elly

5 - Jayvalikki

6 - UT

7 - Berina

8 - Neha

9 - Ardilla

10 - Leanne

11 - Vithya

12 - Catherine

13 - La Vikinga

14 - Chiara

15 - Rajlakshmi

16 - Sindhu

17 - Anuradha

18 - Glo

19 - Bhawana

20 - Priyakumar

21 - Paperkate

 

Congratulations! If you all email me your address, I will get the goodies posted to you as soon as possible.

 

A big thank you to all those who entered, but don't be too disappointed. I plan to do giveaways every month and I will post the details of the May Blog Candy on Saturday, so you will get another chance to win more goodies. Watch this space...

 

See you on Saturday xxxx



  

April Blog Candy - Last Chance!

Mewnin peeps!

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day you can enter for the fabulous April candy. There are three giveaways - click here to find out all the details and rules to enter. Good luck!!

Delightful! & retrosketches #59

Hello peeps!

 

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. We're still working hard at the hall/landing refurb and decoration (there is a long way to go yet...and a lot of mess) but I managed to find time to squeeze in this little card yesterday. I took my inspiration from retrosketches #59.

 

 Here is my take on it....

 

 

 

What you need...

 

Papers and stickers: Sweet Day Collection Kit - Echo Park

Card stock: red, orange, brown

Dies: Chinese Roses - Marianne Design Creatables

Adhesives

 

What you do...

 

Create a 13cm x 15cm blank. Cut a pennant 6.5cm x 9cm in chevron paper. Cut a smaller pennant 5cm x 7cm in spotty paper and adhere centrally to the larger one. Cut a 6.5cm piece of the scallop sticker border and fix to the top of the pennants. Add the 'Delightful!' sticker across the centre.

 

Attach the pennant to the centre of the blank. Die cut three roses, one in red, orange and brown. Scrunch and assemble. Glue to the top of the pennant.

 

This is such a sweet and simple card. Head on over to the retrosketches blog for lots more layouts and inspiration. A new sketch is released every Saturday. You have until 11.59pm (central time) on the following Friday to enter into the retrosketches challenge to win the ROCKstar badge to proudly display on your blog. Runners up are given a SHOUTout badge.

 

Saying that, I haven't entered any challenges myself yet. I should really - naughty Colette!

 

Just a bit of daft now. I was taking a piccy of my card in the conservatory and Bazoo was sat on the sofa having a wash (sitting in her usual dignified manner - showing all her tummy fluff). I turned round to take a snap of her, interrupted her ablutions and captured her face in mid wash. Hilarious! She doesn't look impressed though. Bwa ha ha ha!

 

Then she got interrupted by a wood pigeon on the roof.

 

 

Just look at that lovely fluffy tummy - oooooh!

 

Okay, that's enough silliness and twaddle from me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for popping by xxxx

A Cherry Hello

Aft'noon me ol' chums!

 

Hope you have all had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend.

 

Today I have a little fruity card I did for the 7 Ways With...Fruity Motifs for the May 2012 issue of CB.

 

 

 

What you need...

 

Papers: red gingham, green/white chevron

Card stock: green, red

Ink pad: Onyx Black - Versafine

Crystal gems: clear

Rub-ons: lettering, black

Punch: corner rounder

Cherry template

Adhesives

 

What you do...

 

Create an 8cm x 15cm blank and round the top right corners. Download the fruity template from the Crafts Beautiful website and cut out two cherries in red gingham paper, two leaves in green chevron paper and a stalk from green card.

 

Ink the edges black, mount the cherries onto red card and the leaves onto green card, trim and ink the edges. Adhere to the card as shown, finish with a crystal on each cherry and the sentiment in the top left corner.

 

This card is so quick and easy, yet very striking. I discovered that someone had used the cherry and apple templates to make applique bunting. It looked fab. I'm honoured that my designs have inspired someone to use them other than just card making.

 

Actually these would look great appliqued onto a white table cloth and napkins. Perfect for summer dining.

 

Don't forget you can download lots of other freebies from the CB website!

 

That's me for the nonce, thanks for calling by xxx