30/11/2010

Everybody Art - Gingerbread Time!

Good Morning!
This week at EVERYBODY ART we have the theme of Gingerbread Time!
I was a litte bit stuck with this when I first saw the theme but after a little thinking I had a little brainwave.
I decided to make a Gingerbread Man Gift Tag.

This also fits the Challenges at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP - LET IT SNOW!
(I have added some Snowflakes)
BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS - CHRISTMAS ... BUT NOT A CARD!




RECIPE:
Gingerbread Tilda Stamp
Circular Sentiment from Happy Daze
Brown Cardstock
Magnolia Paper
Organza Ribbon from Hobbycraft
Snowflake Punches
Stickles
Adhesive Pearl & Red Dew Drops

Incase you are interested here is a piccie of the rest of the Gingerbread Men I made ... I did keep some plain as my Dad likes to eat them with Cheese.


After making the Gingerbread Men I got a bit of a cooking bug so I also ended up making some Triple Choc Chip Cookies & Coffee Kisses Biscuits aswell! lol




I found it rather cosy baking all this with the Snow falling outside! lol
Don't forget to pop by tomorrow for a new Challenge over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

28/11/2010

Yet More Snow!

Good Morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and if you experienced some snowfall that you all managed to keep safe and warm!
I don't have a card to share with you all today but I thought you might like to see some more pictures of the snow here and what I'm currently up to :)



These were taken around Sunday dinnertime.
You can just make out Millie paddling around in the snow (she has taken to only following her paw prints in the snow, she wont go on any fresh snow if there isn't any prints! lol)
I took a picture of her afterwards as I think she looks rather cute when the snow gathers around her mouth seeing she is so low to the ground haha




Obviously I have to show you something crafty so here's a shot of what is currently on my craft desk, I am making some Candycane Gift Tags for Christmas and managed to get the Images coloured and Sentiments stamped last night.


Don't forget to pop by tomorrow when we will have a new Challenge at EVERYBODY ART.
Oh and don't forget I have some Hanglar Stamps for sale !!!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

27/11/2010

PBSC - Monochrome!

Good Morning!
Well the snow that was forecast in the UK this week has certainly hit where I live!
It arrived on Thursday and we just keep getting more and more! The village where I live must have about 4" of it atm with more to come over the next 4 days!
I don;t mind the snow but seeing I am going out tonight and our village doesn't get any gritters I'm not looking forward to the walk home in the early hours wearing heels lol

Anyways Il stop wittering on and get onto today's Challenge!
This week at PBSC we have the theme of Monochrome! This means you can only use one colour + white.
I have decided to use the colour Red.

This card also fits the Challenges at:

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - ANYTHING GOES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - LET IT SNOW!
(That is quite literally with our weather! lol)
TOP TIP TUESDAY - LAYER ON LAYER




RECIPE:
Penny Black 'Fantasy' Stamp
Circular Sentiment from Happy Daze
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder & Snowflake Die
Dew Drops
Ribbon
Acetate
Twinklets

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UPDATED TO ADD:

Incase you are interested here are some piccies from my Garden this morning!




Hope you all have a Great Weekend and if you have snow with you also, enjoy it but travel safely!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

25/11/2010

Another Hanglar Stamp For Sale!

Good Evening!
Incase you are interested I have added another Hanglar Stamp for sale over on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110616425523
Good Luck!
xxx

Hanglar Strawberry Girl Rubber Stamp

Just a quick note,
If any of you out there are Hanglar fans I am selling one of my Hanglar stamps on ebay.

Here is a link if you are interested :
Thanks!
xxx

UPDATE:
I HAVE NOW ADDED THAT I WILL ALSO SHIP WORLDWIDE.

Green PB Snowman!

Good Morning!
Well I am back to normal now with a Card to share with you all!
This did actually start off as a DT Project but as it went on I veered away from the theme and just went with the flow lol

This card fits into the Challenges at:

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - ANYTHING GOES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - LET IT SNOW!


Yet again I have a cluster of Snowflakes, Green and Gold Cardstock along with an Acetate and Twinklets Snowflake :)


RECIPE:
PB Stamped Image & Sentiment
Basic Grey Paper
Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' Embossing Folder & Snowflake Die
Cream Ribbon
Gold Dew Drops
Acetate
Twinklets

Also don't forget to check out this which starts tomorrow !!!




Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

24/11/2010

Creative Inspirations - Red, Green & Gold!

Good Morning!
This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we are back with a Colour Theme for you all.
We've gone all traditional this week ... we want to see the colours :

RED
GREEN
GOLD

The only other colours your allowed is Skin / Hair Tones + White.

I'l just quickly mention that we have a new Rule over there, Please do not combine your entries with any more than 10 other Challenges.

Yet again I haven't made a card, I think this is the longest I have actually gone without making one lol I decided to make a Picture to go in my Craft Room.
This colour theme fits the colours in my room perfectly!

This also fits into the Challenges at:

MAGNOLIA HIGHLITES - HOME SWEET HOME
A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - ANYTHING GOES
DOTTIES WORLD - ANYTHING GOES + RED
(There are 3 Tilda's)
BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS - CHRISTMAS ... BUT NOT A CARD!


I used the Technique of 'Masking' to combine these 3 Tilda's into one image.
You can find a Tutorial I wrote on this technique HERE.



RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps
Magnolia Paper
Red & Green Cardstock
Ribbon from Dovecraft
Gold & Red Dew Drops
Prima Flowers
PM Gem Brad
MS Doily Lace Punch

Thanks for Popping By,
Looking forward to reading what you all think!
xxx

23/11/2010

Everybody Art - Shapes!

Good Morning!
This week at EVERYBODY ART we want to see some Shapes on your work.
I decided to do something different to a card this week and made a Christmas Hanger.

However, I really am not happy with these photo's it was such a pain to photograph and I don't think it does it justice so may try it again later today lol

This fits into the Challenges at:

DARING CARDMAKERS - WE THREE
(There are 3 Parts to the Hanger)
SIMON SAYS STAMP - SPARKLE
DOTTIES WORLD - ANYTHING GOES + RED
MAGNOLIA HIGHLITES - HOME SWEET HOME
A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - ANYTHING GOES
BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS - CHRISTMAS ... BUT NOT A CARD!

Remember if you click the photo's you will get a larger image :)


Here are some close-ups on each individual part.
I used the Large & Small Snowflakes from the Magnolia Winkter Kit to form a background using Embossing Powders in Silver Pearl & Sparkle.




I have darkened a section of the top circle in the hope you can see the snowflake background better.

RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps
Magnolia Snowflake Stamps from Winter Kit
Nesties
Cuttlebug 'Snowflake' Die
Embossing Powders
Acetate
Twinklets
Stickles
Gold Ribbon
Prima Christmas Bauble Embellishments - Gold
PM Gem Brad

Thanks for Popping By,
Happy Crafting!
xxx

22/11/2010

Lighting Edwin!

Good Morning!
Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's post of my Craft Room,
You may have noticed I have now made it so if you click on the photos you can get a larger image!

I managed to get a card done last night to share with you all that fits into the following Challenges :

( I have used 3 Snowflakes on the bottom right)
DOTTIES WORLD - ANYTHING GOES + RED


Here is a closeup of the snowflakes, You can see that I have used my acetate snowflake covered in twinklets again on top of the Blue & Red snowflakes.


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamped Image
Sentiment from Happy Daze
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder & Snowflake Die
Dew Drops
Twinklets
Acetate
Ribbon from Stash

Lastly here is another pick from my Craft Room which got taken today, I re-painted these 2 shelves from cream to red and re-organised them so my everyday papers, extra card and files which store my Stamp Library and Magnolia Mags are on the top shelf .... and my Basic Grey Papers & Martha Stewart Punches are on the bottom shelf.


* I CANT GET THAT BLOOMING BARCODE STICKER OFF THESE DRAWERS, HAVE ANY OF YOU GOT ANY TIPS ???
EVEN A DAMP CLOTH WON'T WORK ... IT'S DRIVING ME MAD AS IT MAKES IT LOOK SCRUFFY LOL *

Happy Crafting!
xxx

21/11/2010

Update On My Craft Room!

Good Morning!
I thought today I would show you some updated piccies of my Craft Room. Which is technically my bedroom but it's more crafty than anything! lol I have been doing some decorating this week so I thought you might like peek.

I got my Dad to make me yet more shelves to go in my room seeing my crafty stash seems to be growing and growing!
I also decided when painting them that I would paint my Stamp Unit to match the shelves as it stood out like a sore thumb with it being white and the rest of my room being Cream & Red!
I'm also in the process of making some craft orientated decorations to go on the walls but I haven't got them finished yet so you'll have to wait for them!

I have decided to store some of my cards on shelves like this instead of in a drawer for a change along with some embellishments. Top shelf for 'Everyday' and Bottom shelf for 'Christmas'.


I have added a shelf above my corner unit for my Magazines.


Oh and incase your wondering yes all the boxes on top of the Stamp unit do contain Magnolia Stamps ... there are 2 Large Boxes for 'Everyday' and 'Christmas' along with 7 Medium Boxes for the Kits! lol You can also kind of see my PB Wooden Stamps collection.


Also I decided to give my desk a little jig around.


I do have yet more stuff to sort out in here but for now I'l leave you just with this lot lol
Happy Crafting!
xxx

20/11/2010

PBSC - Sketch!

Good Morning!
Well it's the weekend again so that means it's time for another Challenge over at PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE.
The Challenge we have for you all is a Sketch made by Pauline!


This card also fits the Challenge at:


I have used some adhesive pearls to look like to snowfall on the image.


RECIPE:
PB Stamped Image
Sentiment by FunkyKits
Basic Grey & Magnolia Papers
PM Gold Ribbon
Prima Flowers
Adhesive Pearls
Gold Dew Drops

Thanks for Popping By, I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

17/11/2010

Magnolia Ruby Wedding Anniversary!

Good Evening!
As promised I'm back with another card to show you.
I made this card last night for my Auntie & Uncle as it is their Ruby Wedding Anniversary this Saturday!

These Magnolia Stamps I have used are from last years Christmas Collection but I thought they would look great on a romantic card too.

This card also fits the Challenges at:

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - ANYTHING GOES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - SPARKLE


I bought some Crystal Stems a couple of months ago and shamefully I'd forgotten all about them until going through my stash last night, so of course I had to use them :)


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps
LOTV Circular Sentiment
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder
Ribbon from Stash
Heart Doily from The Hobby House
Magnolia White Flower & Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts
Crystal Stems from Wild Orchid Crafts
(These fit into the 'Sparkle' Challenge)

Thanks for Popping by,
I'm having a bit of a crafting frenzy recently so I'l be back tomorrow with another card!
Happy Crafting!
xxx