30/04/2011

PBSC - Milestones!

Good Morning!

I hope you all enjoyed watching the Royal Wedding yesterday, I have to say I loved the dress Kate was wearing and if you were one of those who watched it all day on ITV1 did you see the video clip of one of the ministers in the Abbey doing cartwheels down the isle after the guests have gone? that definately made me laugh!

This week at PBSC our Challenge is Milestones! So we want to see you create something celebrating a big Birthday, Passing a Driving Test etc ...
I have decided to go for celebrating a Big Birthday!

This card fits the Challenges at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP - ANYTHING GOES
(Use an old Sketch or Create your own ... I have created my own)

If anyone would like to use my Sketch please feel free.


I have added Stickles to the Icing on the Cupcake to add some extra sparkle and the Chipboard Letters have been covered in Gesso then painted with Acrylic Metallic Paint.





RECIPE:
PB Stamp
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder
Chipboard Letters
Paper Doily
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Have A Good Weekend and don't forget to pop by tomorrow when I will be celebrating my 3rd Blogversary with some yummy candy!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

28/04/2011

Lucky Me!

Good Evening!
I just wanted to pop by and say a big thank you to those of you that took time out to e-mail me letting me know I had won this gorgeous candy off Bev!
I can't wait to receive it and have a good play ...


Also I hope you can pop by this weekend as not only is there the new Challenge at PBSC on saturday ... here is a little sneak peek of what I have made for it ...


But on the Sunday I shall be celebrating my 3rd Blogversary with a little Candy for all you lovely followers !!!

Speak to you soon and to those of you watching the Royal Wedding tomorrow I hope you enjoy it, I'm rather looking forward to it!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

27/04/2011

Creative Inspirations - Pink, Yellow & Green!

Good Morning!
This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we want to see you use the following colours ONLY.


They do not have to be the same shades as in this tab and you may also use Skin & Hair Tones.
I have used another of my old Sugar Nellie stamps, think this is now going to turn into a habit :)

This card fits the Challenges at:
SUGAR BOWL - SKETCH
SIMON SAYS STAMP - ANYTHING GOES




RECIPE:
Sugar Nellie Stamp
Magnolia Papers
Paper Mania Embossing Folder
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Paper Doily, Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbons & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

23/04/2011

PBSC - Happily Every After!

Good Morning!
It's the weekend already so it's time for another Challenge over at PBSC! This week we have the theme of Happily Ever After seeing it is the Royal Wedding next week.
The gorgeous Image I have used was given to me by my fellow teamie Domi, I love it :)

This card fits into the Challenges at:

CUPCAKE CRAFT - LOTS OF LAYERS
SIMON SAYS STAMP - EMBOSS IT
(I always emboss my Images with 3D Gloss)
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS - A ROYAL WEDDING




RECIPE:
PB Stamp
WOJ Sentiment
Magnolia Papers
Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder
Flowers from Joanna Sheen & Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbons & Dew Drops from Stash

Have A Lovely Weekend!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

22/04/2011

Tilda with Butterfly!

Good Evening!
I hope you have all enjoyed today! I haven't really done too much except for make this card and take our Puppy Hollie for a walk in the countryside this afternoon ... Im not too much of a fan of the hot weather as the heat gives me a headache ... unless Im in a pub garden of course :P

If you remember last weekend I showed you a piccie of 2 Ducks sunbathing on our front garden ... well this week they brought a friend along with them! lol


I have made this Tilda card for fun and I do hope you aren't sick of this colour scheme ... I did warn you u'd be seeing a lot of it in the future though! lol

This card fits the Challenges at:
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - FAVOURITE MAGNOLIA STAMP(S)
CUPCAKE CRAFT - LOTS OF LAYERS
SIMON SAYS TAMP - EMBOSS IT
(I always emboss my Images with 3D Gloss)





RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps & Papers
Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimemr Spray, Twinklets, Dew Drops & Ribbons from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

20/04/2011

Creative Inspirations - Pets / Animals!

Good Morning!
This weeks Challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we want to see some Pets / Animals on your creations! For my card I decided to mask one of my new Tilda's with a Magnolia Dog I have had for a while.

This card fits the Challenges at:
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - FAVOURITE MAGNOLIA STAMP(S)
SIMON SAYS STAMP - EMBOSS IT!
(I always emboss my Images with 3D Clear Gloss)




RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamps & Papers
Paper Doily
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimemr Spray, Twinklets, Dew Drops & Ribbons from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

17/04/2011

It's Raining Love & Birthday Wishes!

Good Evening!
Your probably rather shocked to see a post from me on a Sunday Evening as it has been rather a while since I have posted at this time lol I hope you have all enjoyed your weekend ... even the ducks from our village pond decided to do a spot of sunbathing outside our house ...


This card fits the Challenges at:
STAMP SOMETHING - APRIL SHOWER SOMETHINGS
CUTE CARD THURSDAY - WEATHER INSPIRED
TOP TIP TUESDAY - SPRING HAS SPRUNG
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TRULY DIMENSIONAL
(I always raise my Images on 3D Squares)
SHABBY TEA ROOM - DOILIES AND/OR LACE
(Doily Lace Edge Punch used)
STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY - FAVOURITE MAGNOLIA STAMP(S)


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamp & Papers
WOJ Sentiment
MS Doily Punch
Flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Dew Drops & Ribbon from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

15/04/2011

Tilda & Edwin Wedding Card!

Good Afternoon!
I have another card to share with you that I made yesterday for a bit of fun. This time it is a Wedding card :) I love this style of card although I don't tend to make them that often as they take rather a while to put together!

This card fits the Challenges at:
MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS - BOTH TILDA & EDWIN
TOP TIP TUESDAY - SPRING HAS SPRUNG
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TRULY DIMENSIONAL
(I always raise my Images on 3D Squares)


RECIPE:
Magnolia Stamp & Papers
Sentiment by WOJ
Crystal Stem & Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearl Sprays
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

14/04/2011

Incase Your Interested ...

Good Morning Ladies!
I just thought I'd share with you that my DT Card for ASFOS on Tuesday has had a little mention on the SUGAR NELLIE BLOG! Elaine has kindly popped a pic up as she wanted to share some entries for the Sugar Bowl Challenge made using one of the older stamps.

I'm chuffed she chose to mention one of mine :)


Please pop by later on when I shall have a new card to share with you all!

Happy Crafting!
xxx

13/04/2011

Creative Inspirations - Easter!

Good Morning!
Thank you for the comments on my new Banner, I'm glad you like it :)

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS our Challenge is Easter and all the team have used Images from this week's Sponsor, they are adorable!
Also this week we are launching a TOP 3 so be sure to check if we picked one of your cards as a favourite each week.

This card fits the Challenges at:

STAMP SOMETHING - SASSY CIRCLES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - SPRING COLOURS
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TRULY DIMENSIONAL
(I always raise my Images on 3D Squares)




RECIPE:
Image by Mel Jens Designs
PB Sentiment
Magnolia Papers
Paper Doily
Flowers by Magnolia & Joanna Sheen
Roses by Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx

12/04/2011

ASFOS & Everybody Art!

Good Morning!
I am a lot happier with the 2 cards I have to show you this week compared to what I made last week, also I think the colour scheme of Yellow & Blue is something I may be using a lot in the future, I think the colours look so pretty together.

Also what do you think of my new Blog Banner?

This week's Challenge at A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR is Pets / Animals. I was originally going to use a Magnolia Stamp for this but I seeing I have dozens of Sugar Nellie Stamps that have unfortunately been neglected recently I thought it'd be nice to use one of them again!

This card fits the Challenges at:
SUGAR BOWL - SKETCH
STAMP SOMETHING - SASSY CIRCLES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - SPRING COLOURS
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TRULY DIMENSIONAL
(I always raise my Images on 3D Foam Squares)


RECIPE:
Sugar Nellie Stamp
Magnolia Paper
Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder
Tulips by Magnolia
Paper Doily
Flowers by Joanna Sheen & Roses by Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets & Dew Drops from Stash

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Over at EVERYBODY ART this week's Challenge is to play along with a Sketch!
I decided to add some strips of ribbon across my card so it wouldn't seem too empty.


This card fits the Challenges at:
STAMP SOMETHING - SASSY CIRCLES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - SPRING COLOURS
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - TRULY DIMENSIONAL
(I always raise my Images on 3D Foam Squares)


RECIPE:
Magnolia Tilda Stamp & Papers
Sentiment by Penny Black
Tulips by Magnolia
Flowers by Joanna Sheen & Wild Orchid Crafts
Shimmer Spray, Twinklets, Ribbons & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!
Happy Crafting!
xxx