28/02/2010

Acetate Card for Creative Moments

Good Evening!
I just thought I would show you one of the cards I have made for the company
I am a Guest Designer with them for a few months so I get to make cards out of their products for them to display at their shop and Craft Shows :)
They aren't my usual style which I think is good for me!

Here is one of the Acetate Card I have made for them, which is my favourite!
All products used are available at

Happy Crafting! xxx

27/02/2010

PBSC - Carole's Sketch!

Good Morning!
Hope your all having a good weekend, this week at PBSC we have a sketch for you made by my teamie Carole, It's a great sketch so I hope you all enjoy using it!

My card this week was made for an order as after giving a friend a birthday card, 5 minutes later one of their friends asked me to make an Anniversary Card for his wife as it was their 1st anniversary coming up! All they asked for was that it said her name on the front, so fingers crossed they will like it!

RECIPE:
* PB Stamps and Sentiments
* Wisteria Basic Grey Papers
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' & 'Spots n Dots' Embossing Folders
* Prima Flowers
* PM Brads
* Clear Dew Drops from The Hobby House
* Hobbycraft Ribbon

Happy Crafting! xxx

24/02/2010

Creative Inspirations - Monochrome!

Good Morning!
Hope everyone is well, We had the snow revisit this week but luckily it seems to be almost melted now! :D

This weeks challenge over at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is for you to use Monochrome!
This means just use one colour on your card in various shade with white
(You may also include skin tones on your stamped image).

Now I went a bit wrong on my card as you will notice, Instead of picking up the Light Grey pen for Tilda's Hat, Dress and Shoes what did I do .... Picked up the Brown Pen!
By then it was too late and I had to go along with it, so not happy with myself! lol

I decided to use Green for my card.

RECIPE:
* Tilda Image & PB Sentiments
* Various Basic Grey Papers
* Flowers from Stamposaurus
* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Mowed Grass

Thanks for Popping By & For Your Lovely Comments! xxx

23/02/2010

Everybody Art - Easel Card!

Good Afternoon!
Sorry for my late posting, I didn't manage to get my card done before the deadline so I have had to quickly make it this morning! lol
This week at EVERYBODY ART we would like you to make an Easel Card!
I have to apologise for my pic quality, I have just got a new camera and I am struggling to get used to it, Hopefully i'l get the hang of it soon enough!

I have made my card using this weeks sketch over at

Looking forward to seeing what people make for this, Easel Cards really do look great once their made!


RECIPE:
* PB Stamps
* Bo Bunny Papers
* PM Ribbon & Gem Brads
* Robin's Nest Dew DSrops - Water

Pop by tomorrow for this weeks Creative Inspirations challenge!
Happy Crafting! xxx

22/02/2010

Winner of My Mini Blog Candy!

Good Morning!
I haven't got a crd to show you today but I do have the winner of my Mini Candy to reveal!
The Winner is:


Please e-mail me your address so I can get it sent out to you!
Happy Crafting! xxx

20/02/2010

PBSC - Pink, Yellow & Green!

Good Morning!
Sorry my post is a bit later than usual, I have only just woken up and I have work in just over an hour ... uh oh!
This week at PBSC we want you to use the colours: Pink, Yellow and Green!

I thought these colours would work great with a white background, what do you think?

RECIPE:
* PB Stamp and Sentiments
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' & 'Swirls' Embossing Folders
* Prima Flowers
* PM & Doodlebug Brads

Happy Crafting! xxx

17/02/2010

Creative Inspirations - Say It In Sepia!

Good Morning!
This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we would like you to Say It In Sepia, which means only use this colour on your project! It seems hard but when you do it it's really easy and I rather like the effect!

Our team came up with some great work so you really should go check it out :)
Here's my card, I have to admit this is the first time I have used this stamp, It's meant for christmas but I think it works great for Birthdays too!
I decided to give my card a distressed look by sanding down the edges, I think it works?

RECIPE:
* Magnolia Stamp
* PB Sentiments
* Core'dinations Cardstock
* PM Ribbon
* Prima Flowers
* Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Glitterpot

Happy Crafting! xxx

16/02/2010

Everybody Art - Sketch!

Good Morning!
This week at EVERYBODY ART we have a Sketch for you to use!
My card for this came in really handy as it is one of my friend's birthday's today who is a chef! lol


RECIPE:
* Magnolia Stamps from Fall Kit
* PB Sentiments
* Basic Grey Papers
* Cuttlebug 'Spots n Dots' Embossing Folder
* PM Ribbon & Eyelet
* Red Dew Drops from The Hobby House

Happy Crafting! xxx

15/02/2010

Mini Blog Candy!

Good Afternoon!
I just thought I would have a little Blog Candy as I have been routling through my craft stash and thought some of you may like it!
The Candy will remain open until Sunday 21st February Midnight (GMT).

In the Candy:
* Pink Gem Deisgn Stamp
* Fabric & Paper Flowers
* Pink Buttons
* Ribbon

Just leave your name and a link as a comment.
Good Luck! xxx

13/02/2010

PBSC - Happy Valentines!

Good Morning Crafters!
I hope your all having a good week and are loved up for this weekend ... unlike me lol
This week at PBSC we have a challenge for you of Happy Valentines!
I don't usually celebrate this as I'm usually alone (ah well lol) but I do enjoy making cards for it!

I don't usually use this stamp but I think it's quite cute, Looking forward to seeing what people make for it, the DT Team has done a great job so I recommend you pop by their blogs and check them out :)

RECIPE:
* PB Image and Sentiments
* Basix Grey Papers
* Cuttlebug 'Script' & 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder
* Heart Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons
* Dew Drops from Hobby House

Happy Crafting! xxx

12/02/2010

Penny Black Stamps....

Good Afternoon!
I just thought I would share with you these yummy Penny Black stamps I received today.
I really do reccommend Dick from PB STAMPS as he has such a wonderful range of PB Stamps, some discontinued like some of the ones I have bought which are gorgeous and at such a great price.
No connection just a very happy customer, go check him out :)


Don't forget to pop by tomorrow for my PBSC Card!
Also thank you for your comments on my Easel Card :)
Happy Crafting! xxx

11/02/2010

My First Easel Card...

Good Morning!
I thought I would have a go at making my first Easel Card yesterday,
Thanks to some help from Kath one of my teamies over at Penny Black Saturday I managed to do it! The only thing I struggled with a bit is getting it to stand up properly and photo properly! lol

I decided to use the sketch from this weeks WHIFF OF JOY Challenge so I can also enter this into their challenge this week :)
I would be greatful for any comments you leave!

I have given it a Lemon & Lime theme so it's nice and bright for spring!
If your wondering what the shine is on her umberella on the 2nd picture it's a reflection of the light as I use Gloss on my Images when complete :)

RECIPE:
* WOJ Stamps
* Basic Grey 'Origins' Papers
* Ribbon from stash
* Prima Flowers
* PM Gem Brads

Thanks for Looking, Happy Crafting! xxx

10/02/2010

Creative Inspirations - Anyone for Leftovers?

Good Morning!
Thank you for your comments on my recent cards, I enjoy reading them :)
Today's card is for CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS where we have a challenge for you of:
Anyone for Leftovers?
We would like to see you use your leftover Paper Scraps as we all have them hidden somewhere! lol

I decided to do a patchwork design on my card, I think it's a great way to show off various papers. You should definately check out what the rest of our team came up with, lot's of inspiration!

RECIPE:
* PB Sentiments
* Basic Grey 'Wisteria' Paper Scraps
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder
* Prima Flowers
* PM Gem Brads & Doodlebug Sugar-Coated

Happy Crafting! xxx

09/02/2010

Everybody Art - Valentines!

Good Morning!
Well it's that time of year again where everybody get's loved up and those who are single .... curl up and eat chocolate! lol Yep this weeks theme at EVERYBODY ART is Valentines!

I tend to struggle with this as each year I don't really have much use for these cards so they tend to stay in my card draw lol
You may recognise this layout from a sketch I made for my Challenge Blog a few weeks ago.


RECIPE:
* Penny Black Stamp & Sentiments
* Basic Grey 'Sugar' Rush Papers
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder
* Prima Flowers
* PM Brads

Happy Crafting! xxx

08/02/2010

Cherry Tilda...

Good Evening!
I just thought I would show you the two cards I have made for the ribbon company CRAFTY RIBBONS.
They sent me a slelection of cherry themed ribbons .... Don't you think they are delish?!
I have to say the White Tilda Card I have made is my favourite!
RECIPE:
* White, Sage Green & Red Cardstock
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' & 'Script' Embossing Folders
* Ribbons from Crafty Ribbons
* PB Sentiment
* Tilda Stamp
* Red Dew Drops from The Hobby House

Pop by tomorrow for my EAC Card! xxx

06/02/2010

PBSC & Creative Moments Blog Party!

Good Morning!
I have 2 special things to share with you today, firstly my
and Secondly a Blog Party for CREATIVE MOMENTS that I design for.
Let's start off with my PBSC Card.
This week we have a theme of Pins & Pearls. I thought this would be a little tricky at first as I don't really use Pins on my cards but then I had the brainwave of threading some Pearl Beads onto some Safety Pins! I have to say I rather liked them and will definately use them on my cards again.
RECIPE:
* PB Stamped Image & Sentiment Inside
* Anita's Sentiment on Front
* Bo Bunny Papers
* Twinklets for the Cake Icing
* Ribbon, Pins & Beads from Stash
* Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder
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Creative Moments are having a special blog party where throughout the day there will special Giveaways, Step by Steps, Competitions etc...
Something you definately can't miss out on!
My part for this was to create some cards using their sketch and papers :)
These cards aren't my usual style but it's good to do something different once in a while!

Here is how I made my cards ...
(Just be warned I'm not very good at Instructions lol )

* Start off by cutting a piece of card slightly smaller than your card base and stick to the front of your card. Repeat this process with a piece of Patterned Paper but make it smaller than the piece of card just cut. Stick the Paper onto the card.

* Cut 3 pieces of card into the shapes seen on the sketch, Cut Paper to fit these and then emboss the Paper with the Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots Folder. Stick the paper to the pieces of card.
Arrange them into position onto the card and place a strip of ribbon across the 2 small squares that will fit under the rectangular piece.
Glue all of these down.
* Round of another piece of card that will be for your 'Image' with a corner punch and repeat the same for a piece of white card you want to fit into it.
Decorate with Peel - Off Stickers then fix to your card using 3D Foam Squares.
Embellish the card with 2 Large Buttons on the rectangular piece.

Happy Crafting! xxx

04/02/2010

The Rest Of My Calendar...

Good Morning!
I thought that instead of waiting until saturday to show you the rest of my calendar I would pop it up now :)
It includes my favourite month which is not just because it's my birthday but I love the Tilda stamp I have used for it!
Sorry again for the pic quality but these calendars are a pain to get a decent photo of ecspecially on an angle!

I have only just noticed I have used the same picture for September as I did on March .... grrrr I'm so annoyed at myself!!
Happy Crafting! xxx