Happy Mothers Day!

Well I had a lovely relaxing day yesterday with my 4 favourite people in the world...hubby and my 3 boys ;)

I  had some lovely choccies and also a craft voucher which I'm hoping to buy the Crop-adile corner chomper.

After a delicious roast followed by sticky toffee pudding and cream we visited my Mum and then on to my Mil's.

Here is the card I made for my Mum and made it using my silhouette Cameo.

The paper is from a free set called Angel Mother by Summer Driggs and can be found here.

Thanks for visiting.

  

 

Buddies

Good Morning Bloggers,

I'm here this morning to share my card for this weeks Polka Doodles Challenge which is 

"Animal Or Bird'.

Here is my take which uses papers and images from one of the newly released CD's 'Pretty Tuff'.

I used Labels 1 Grand Nestabilities for the shape of the card and used ready coloured digis which are great for a quick card.

This week Nikky is offering 3 copies of the brand new 'Candy Doodles' and also be sure to check out Enfy's blog as she is also giving away a copy too ;)

Thanks for dropping by

 

 

So Lucky to have a friend like you - Silhouette Cameo

Hello ;)

Today I would like to share another card I have made using my silhouette cameo...(I'm in love) with this machine!

The cut file can be purchased from The Cutting Cafe' and can be found here.

For the top layer (spotty pattern) I opened it up in the silhouette software, highlighted the shape and filled it with a pattern a feature I love. I have imported all my digital papers into the software studio so I can choose the perfect match for my image ;)

I then did a print and cut again another top feature for me as it saves me so much time cutting around intricate shapes.

The rainbow was found from google images (free clipart) and layered on the top layer.

I will be back later with more projects

Thank you for visiting

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1st Birthday card & 1st Silhouette Cameo project

Hello guys,

Hope you are having a lovely lazy Sunday and/or doing something you enjoy ;)

I have been spending time getting to know my latest purchase the Silhouette Cameo! After a long hard think I decided my beloved Pazzle was being neglected  largely due to the fact that it was too much hassle to set up and run on my Mac. One big downside for me was that even though I loved everything about the capabilities of the Pazzle one thing they didn't get right was not making the software Mac compatible.

Of course you could run boot camp  I used VM fusion but I found every time I opened it up it would freeze.

Anyway I now have the silhouette and even though it can't cut as many materials as the pazzle it does have an optical eye for print and cutting, it's Mac compatible and it can now take a 12 x 24" mat. I also read somewhere that a new blade is in the making enabling the cameo to cut thicker materials ;)

Here is my 1st card using the silhouette and a new cutting file from The Cutting Cafe' - 0 - 9 shaped card sets and templates.

I made this for my friend's baby girl who turned 1 on Saturday. The file was an SVG which I can use in my silhouette software as I upgraded to the Designer Edition.

The image was free clipart which I found on Google images and and the silhouette did a print and cut perfectly. I chose to have the larger white border around the image but you can have as little or as much as you like another great feature.

I will be back with more projects to share soon 

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Let's share Giggles

Good morning bloggers :)

I can't believe it's Friday again already but it does mean it's time for another Polka Doodles challenge.

The challenge this week hosted by the lovely Anne and she has a recipe for us to follow: 

2 designer papers, 1 image & 3 embellishments.

Here is my take on the challenge.

I used ' Candy Doodles' something on this CD for everyone. It's packed full of delicious papers
The card base was made using Grand nestabilities circle and scallops.

Do take a look at the other DT creations and we would love you to join us.

Thank you for visiting :)

Sweet Little Deer and some exciting news :)

Happy Valentines day bloggers!

Now I know this is not a Valentines card but it was made for a sweet little someone who I love dearly.....

my little niece 'Erica'.

I made her a 1st Birthday card using a deer you can see here and my sister loved it so I decided to use this one for Christmas and how sweet is it?

The card base was made using Grand Nesties - Labels 4 and folded in half.

The sentiment was computer generated using some fancy font that I don't remember the name for!

Now I have some exciting news to share because  Regina owner of The Cutting Cafe' a fab place to purchase loads of fab cut files and digis asked me if I was interested in joining the team once again......well of course I am I love Regina's designs and can't wait to get started :)

Thank you for visiting

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Spring Fling Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to another fun blog hop with Sparkle N Sprinkle!

If you have (Bunny Hopped) here from the fabulous Karin's Blog then you are right on track :)

Otherwise, you might like starting from the beginning to become eligible for FIVE great prizes here at Sparkle N Sprinke.

I have made 2 cards for the hop and they both use the same stamp set - Star Bunnies.

 For the above card I used Carrot Bunny which is so much fun :) I stamped 3 carrots out too and layered them using foam squares. The sentiment is computer generated and the base of the card was made using Grand scalloped circles.

My second card was made using Girl Bunny.

I used my oval nesties to cut an aperture in the base of my card and stamped my image inside the window. The butterflies and border is Easter border Nesties.

To be eligible  for a prize you must comment on every blog on the hop.

There are 2 grand prizes and 3 “random” prizes that are attached to 3 different designers blogs!

Your next stop on the hop is April's :)

Thank you so much for joining us on this blog hop and good luck ;)

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Have a Tweet Birthday

Hello Guys and welcome to another Polka Doodles Challenge. This week I'm the host and I would like to see you 'Show us some Love' and use hearts on your creations! With Valentines day just around the corner what better time to make that special someone in your life a special card.

 I used 'Sugar Birdies' for my card and I just love the variety of embellishments,  stampies and papers you can choose from.

I love bold bright colours so I was very pleased with the outcome of this card and I'm sure it would really make someone smile :)

Nikky is also offering blog candy too so be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations and join us for a chance to win :)
I will be entering my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics
Heart Song Inspirations - Buttons/Brads
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Fab 'N' Funky - Use a Digi Image
Little Red wagon -  Valentines day or Love
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenges - Love is in the Air
Creative Belli Blog - Hearts /Valentine
More Than Favors - Love
Thanks for stopping by

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Sweet Little Cousin

Hello :)

This is a card I made for my darling little niece Erica from the 3 boys when she  turned 1 in November!

When I first saw this sweet little dear I knew it was the perfect image for her.

I found the free download here at this beautiful blog 'Free Pretty Things.'

The flowers were made using spiral blossoms one and I added a pearl to the center. The card base was made using Grand labels 23 definitely one of my favourites!

I did the sentiment myself ;)
I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by

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Love is in the Air

Hello and welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Deco Divas - Love is in the Air Blog Hop :)

If you have arrived here from the fabulous Julie's blog then you are on the right track ;) However if you just happened to stop by my blog  and would like to participate and be eligible to win the four great prizes you will need to start at the beginning of the hop here at the  Sparkle N Sprinkle blog.

Here is my card for the hop and my card represents 'Love is in the Air' with the sweet little sailor boy and his obvious passion for the great outdoors, sailboats and the sea. I love this calming and relaxed feel this stamp creates.

I wanted to make my card look like an aged postcard and to create this I used my grand labels 23 nestabilites for the card shape and inked around the edge of the card, sentiment and image.

You can purchase this individual stamp here or the whole set here.

If you are participating in this fun fab hop please be sure to leave me a comment and on every other blog and answer the question at the last stop over at Sparkle n Sprinkle to be eligible to win the prize. Your next stop is the wonderful Karalee's blog.

Thank you so much for visiting me ;)

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For You

Hello ;)

Hope you all had a fab Weekend? It was my Mum's 50th Birthday yesterday and she had a wonderful time spending it with her nearest and dearest. We had a lovely meal made by my sister with muscles in white wine sauce for starters followed by coq au  vin and of course a huge slice of birthday cake to finish......yummy!  She had some beautiful gifts and we are now looking forward to her party ;) 

Anyway here is a card I have made using this cute little stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle and you can buy the set here.

I adore this image she is just too cute. I coloured her with copics and then added glitter also available from Sparkle N Sprinkle here. The glitters are the best I've used and the colour variety is fabulous. I have used Florida Beach and Autumn Medley.

The card base was made using one of my creative book pages grand nestabilities. I love how it turned out. The sentiment is one from an old set which I cut out with nesties tag and sponged distress ink over whilst it was still in the nestie.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft Challenges - Cute

Heart Song Inspirations - Gold/Glitter 

The pink Elephant - Embossing - Dry/Heat 

Thanks for visiting

Little Miss scotty

Hello and Happy Friday :)

I'm back to share another card for this weeks challenge at PolkaDoodles which is hosted by Fliss.

The challenge is to make a shaped card and I love shaped cards so I really enjoyed this one.

What made this even more fun is that I was able to use my pazzle to cut out the little doggy using 'Paper Boutique vol 3' which is packed full of fab and fun templates.

Here I've used 'Buster' but decided to make him into a her lol

I decided if I can make 'Buster' a girl then why not have a spotty little doggy too! I have used 'Pretty Sweet' for the papers another fab CD full of goodies for you ;)

Please be sure to check out the DT's creations and you will be ready to join us with your shaped cards.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Try it on Tuesdays - Unusual shaped cards

Little darlings challenges - Not Square

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Cutesy

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting

Tea for two

Hello :)

Today I'm sharing a card I made using one of my new and favourite nestabilities - Fleur De Lis.

I decided to make a shaped card using this set and I love it.

I did try cutting this with my cuttlebug and I think the card i used was maybe a little too thick as i needed to put it through a few times and the cut was not perfect. My lovely husband decided to buy me the Grand Calibur which cut it like a dream :) I will still be keeping my little green bug though as he can be used with my other dies. 

The stamp set used is called 'Tea House' and is from Dovecraft.

I used Labels 8 to frame the sentiment and coloured the tea cups with copics.

I will be entering  this card to the following challenges:

Craft your passions - Anything Goes - Any Occasion

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

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Too Cute to Spook

Hello :)

Today I'm sharing a card I've made using one of my many neglected 'Magnolia's'! 

Since I have had my new crafting space I'm determined to use my ever growing craft supplies that I keep replenishing even though there is no need to!

I decided to make a Halloween card seeing as though we are already in October!

 I used one of my new Grand Nestabilities - Labels 23 for the shaped card base and also a new Sizzix Embosslits die's - charm frame which I think is so cute. The sentiment was done on my PC and printed on some Hairy Manilla card which I scoured the internet for and found it here at ecocrafts. I think I will be using a lot more of this stuff as I think it is so versatile.

I coloured Tilda with my coloursoft pencils and blended with Sansodor.

I will be entering this card in to th efollowing challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes - Ribbon

Heart Song Inspirations - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun - Halloween

The Pink Elephant - Trick or Treat

Thank you for visiting me today :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and would like to wish each and every one of my special visitors a very happy, healthy & prosperous 2011!

Well now the festivities are over I can officially say that this baby is due this year....... phew! Only 10 weeks to go and boy am I ready. I'm planning on lot's of crafting before March and lot's of rest. I found out the Friday before Christmas that I have an 'Inguinal Hernia'. I noticed a swelling in my lower left side of my groin and was finding it extremely difficult to put any pressure on my left side. This is so uncomfortable being 7mths pregnant as I can't even get comfortable in bed. The Consultant told me there is not much that can be done until after baby is born.

Anyway on to my 1st creation of 2011 it's a simple birthday card using just my nesties and Designer paper.

I was lucky enough to receive 4 sets of new nesties and Labels 17 was one of them. I love this shaped card and know I will be using it for more. One of my resolutions is to be more organised with birthday cards so I went straight in for the kill. I also intend to use up stash, and to complete my cards with inserts and envelopes. 

I would also like to thank Regina Easter from The Cutting Cafe' for very kindly allowing me to be part of the team from the very beginning. You will still see me using all the fabulous sets I have and I would love to join the team again in the future ;0)

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Merry Christmas Teacher

Hello, hope you are all keeping cozy and snug if it's cold where you are at the moment! It's freezing here in the Midlands so lot's of craft time I think! 

Here are 2 cards I have made for Harvey's Teachers and I think they turned out really cute. 

This one I went for a more traditional look using reds, greens and Golds and the old fashioned pic of Saint Nick himself!

For my second card I wanted a more modern contemporary look so I used purples, silver and blue and really like the look of this one. The birds are cut out from an old DCWV mat stack sorry I can't remember the name. I then punched out some silver branches using my Ms branch punch and added them around the frame.

I have used the 'Merry Christmas Teacher huge circle set available here from The Cutting Cafe' on both cards. I also used the largest scalloped circle nesties for the base of the cards.

I am entering  one or both of these cards into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Craft's - Sparkle and Shine

Top Tip Tuesday -  Christmas Inspired

A Spoonfull Of Sugar - Christmas Card

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Silver, White & Blue

Lexi's Creations - Glitter and Pearls

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May the spirit of Christmas be with you Son.

Hi Everyone!

It's been a few weeks since my last post because if you read the post below you will know my sister just had her beautiful baby girl 'Erica'. I'm so thrilled as I was the only sibling to have had children so I'm now a very proud Auntie! 

Today's card is one I have made for my oldest son Owen. Yes I'm still slugging away at the Christmas cards and still have quite a few to make!

I love these digis I purchased last year from 'Angels Landing'.

I used my Labels 13 nesties to make the card base and ran it though the cuttlebug to emboss with snowflakes. I then added some Silver stickles to highlight.

I hope you guys are more organised than me and are well on your way with Christmas duties. I do have a bit of an excuse however as I was crazy enough to have the builders in to rip out my old bathroom out last week in the middle of all the snow. They are just doing the finishing touches now so hopefully  we can get back to normal........for a while! lol
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland
Stamp with Fun - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas Inspired
A Spoon full Of Sugar -  Christmas Card
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Silver, White & Blue
Cute Card Thursday - One for the young ones
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Lexi's Creations - Glitter & Pearls

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Sending Treats Is Awful Sweet.

 I just adore this new set Regina over at The Cutting Cafe' has designed. You can use these delicious Candy shaped cards for almost any occasion. I decided to go bright as usual and thought it would be great for a Halloween card.

 I have also used another new set called 'Halloween Treats Just For You' 

for the sentiment and they come coloured or B&W. You also get a couple of candy toppers in different sizes.

I cut my card out on my pazzle but the file comes with a PDF also so you can hand-cut it if you don't have a cutting machine.

I added some card candy on the stripes and I think they look really jazzy.

I finished off by adding 2 small organza bows on the wrapper ends.

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Bugalicious & Giveaway

Happy Saturday Everyone,

I'm here today to show you cards I have made using a couple of really cute sets from  'The Cutting Cafe'!

 I decided to make some little shaped cards from my Nestabilities and I think the turned out really cute.

  For this snail card I used 'Cute Critters' and also 'Assorted Bug Circle words' . 

I inked around the circle with my dusty concord distress ink and added a bit of bling to the snail and used my gel pen to add my favourite dots on her shell.

 This card was made using ''Assorted Bug Circle words'.

I made the card using my 'Blossom' nesties and made the circle sentiment 2.5" x2.5" to fit inside my circle nestie. I cut out and coloured the little ladybird and again added my favourite white dots on her body and inked around the circle using 'Barn Door' distress ink.

 Now Regina has kindly allowed the DT members to choose a set to give away so if you would like to win the fabulously 'Cute Critters' set as seen below all you need to do is leave me a message in this post and tell me which is your favourite 'Bug' and please let everyone know about this gicveaway in your sidebar. As you can see it is an enormous set and you can use these cute little critters for just about anything.

 If you are anything like me I can't stand anything creepy crawly like however if they really looked like these adorable images then I would love them!

I will pick a winner on Wednesday the 12th of May  so please check back to see if you are the lucky winner ;0)
I would like to wish all you Mom's in the US a very wonderful day tomorrow x

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