PBSC - Penny Black-Ground!

Good Morning!

Fingers crossed by the time your reading this I should be enjoying the last few days of my Cruise, hopefully I shall also have a tan by this time! lol

This week at PBSC our theme is Penny Black-Ground, for this we want to see you make a Background from your Penny Black Stamps. I don't usually do this style myself so it was a nice change and I have to admit I'l definitely be doing it again as I love the results. It's just a pity the photograph doesn't really show the different layers very well.

This card fits the Challenges at:

ALLSORTS - FREE 'N' EASY

RECIPE:

PB Stamps

Embossing Powders by Heat It Up & Inkpads

Dew Drops & Ribbon from Stash

Thanks for Popping by & Have A Good Weekend!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Creative Inspirations - Sketch!

Good Morning!

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we have a Sketch for you all to play along with!

I dug out one of my Strawberry Charms that I have had for ages and sadly neglected, I think it goes great with this image :)

This card fits the Challenges at:

STAMP SOMETHING - EMBELLISH IT

ALLSORTS - FREE 'N' EASY

CUPCAKE CRAFT - SHABBY SPARKLE

PAPER SUNDAES - BEACHY OR SUMMER

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - 3D

(My Images are always raised on 3D Foam Squares)

Copic Ciao Markers - C-1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R27, YG63, YG67

RECIPE:

Magnolia Stamp

Sentiment Stamp by Cat's Life Press

Lemonade Papers

Nesties

Cheesecloth

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Glimmer Mist, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Tilda with Rose Petals!

Good Morning!

You may remember on friday I showed you what my postie had brought me, well of course I just HAD to have a play with my new tilda that day! I should've been doing my DT Projects for when I go away next week but I just couldn't resist having a play with her first lol

This card fits the Challenges at:

STAMP SOMETHING - EMBELLISH IT

ALLSORTS - FREE 'N' EASY

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - GETTING CUTE

TICKLED PINK - SKETCH

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - 3D

(My Images are always raised on 3D Foam Squares)

The Heart Stamp and Sentiment are from the Magnolia Winter Kit 2009, I thought they would go really well with this image :)

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20 & BG72.

RECIPE:

Magnolia Stamps & Papers

Nesties

MS Doily Lace Punch

Cheesecloth

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Glimmer Mist, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

PBSC - Starburst!

Good Morning!

This week at PBSC our theme is Starburst! I was a little stuck for this as I don't use stars on my work that often so I had to ponder over this theme for a while lol In the end I remembered that I had a stamp unused that would fit the Challenge. I used a technique of Heat Embossing on this card and decided to create my on Design Paper!

Unfortunately it was such a pain to photograph so it doesn't quite catch it all properly! I used 3 different Embossing powders - Gold, Silver Pearl & Clear along with a Black Inkpad.

Here is a piccie of the Design Paper before I cut it up for the card:

I think this would make a great paper for a contemporary male christmas card.

This card fits the Challenges at:

PAPER SUNDAES - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

CUPCAKE CRAFT - WISH UPON A STAR

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - FOR HIS EYES ONLY

STAMP SOMETHING - EMBELLISH IT

(You may of noticed that Dew Drops are one of my all-time fave embellishments!)

If you double-click the photo you should be able to see the lighter stamped layers better.

RECIPE:

PB Stamps

Embossing Powders by Heat It Up

Dew Drops & Ribbon from Stash

Thanks for Popping by & I hope you can play along!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Look What My Postie Brought Me!

Good Morning!

I just thought I would pop by this morning and say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who have left comments recently and become new followers! It means such a lot to me that people enjoy looking at my creations :)

I was planning on having a card to share with you all today but I decided yesterday morning I would file all my Digi's & Downloads properly on my laptop and before I knew it I was still sat there doing so at 9pm at night! lol So instead I thought I would show you the goodies that my Postie brought me this morning!

First he brought me some more GORGEOUS Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts including some of those Christmas Berries :)

Then he brought me some Blue Dew Drops and a second-hand Tilda with Rose Petals stamp that I snapped up! lol

Before I go can I just remind you that if you are interested the CARDS FOR SALE ON EBAY will be ENDING TOMORROW.

Lastly here is a sneak peek of what I have to share with you tomorrow for PBSC!

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Tilda & Edwin Sweetie Jar!

Good Morning!

Before I start I'd just like to say that I have some ***NEW*** MAGNOLIA STAMPS FOR SALE which you can find HERE.

I have something a little different to share with you today! I was clearing through some old dried herbs & spices the other days and I thought it would be a shame to throw away the glass jars they came in, so I washed & scrubbed them!

I thought that one of the uses of these jars could be as a sweetie gift, so I decided to give decorating one of the jars a go! The sweets I used were chocolate limes so I this gave me my colour scheme. I have to admit that this jar now lives on the shelf with some of my favourite cards that I've made :)

This creation fits the Challenges at:

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - GETTING CUTE

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - CREATE A SCENE

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, YG63 & YG67.

RECIPE:

Magnolia Stamps

MS Doily Lace Punch

Nesties

Cheesecloth

Rose from Wild Orchid Crafts

Glimmer Mist, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Creative Inspirations - Around The World!

Good Morning!

I'd just like to quickly say thank you for all the comments I have received recently, they really do make me smile when I read them :)

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS it is the turn of one of my Design Team to choose the theme! This month's Teamie is CAROLINE and she has chosen theme of 'Around The World!'. If your a bit stuck you could think of images suited to certain countries (Japanese, Cowboy, Indian etc...). Or you could think out of the box and go for a sentiment which includes the phrase or destinations. Hope I haven't complicated it any more by attempting some examples! lol Also Caroline got to choose a guest DT for this week's Challenge so I do hope you will go check out what they came up with!

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CHALLENGE ENDS AT 9pm MONDAY EVENING INSTEAD OF 9pm TUESDAY EVENING***

This card fits the Challenges at:

COLOUR CREATE - CREAM, AQUA & PALE PINK

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - GETTING CUTE

ALL THAT SCRAPS MAGNOLIA - HOT HOT HOT DAYS OF SUMMER

I also thought I would start showing the Copics that I have used if anyone will find it helpful?

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20 & BG72.

RECIPE:

Magnolia Stamp

WOJ Stamp Sentiment

Bo Bunny Papers

Nesties

Cheesecloth

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Glimmer Mist, Twinklets, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Purple, Pink & Pearls Hopscotch Tilda!

Good Morning!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, it was raining all the time here but I actually preferred it that way as it meant I didn't feel bad being stuck inside crafting all the time! lol I didn't even go to the pub on saturday night suprisingly enough lol

I'd just like to mention that I have added some NEW CARDS FOR SALE over on EBAY.

Here is one of the cards I managed to make just for fun, the photo doesn't really show but dew drops in the top left are purple and the ones in the bottom right are pink.

This fits a few challenges at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP - ANYTHING GOES

ALLSORTS - FREE & EASY

JUST MAGNOLIA & HANGLAR - PURPLE, PINK & PEARLS

PINK INK SKETCH CHALLENGE - SKETCH

RECIPE:

Magnolia Stamp & Papers

LOTV Stamp Sentiment

Cuttlebug 'Snow' Embossing Folder

Nesties

Cheesecloth

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Glimmer Mist, Twinklets, Gesso Paint, Adhesive Pearls, Ribbon & Dew Drops from Stash

Thanks for Popping By!

Happy Crafting!

xxx

Giveaway Winner!

Good Evening!

I am just popping by with the name of the Winner of my Giveaway!

I used random org and the lucky person is:

REDROTTIE

Congratulations hun!

Please can you e-mail me your address & I will get these goodies in the post to you tomorrow :)

Happy Crafting!

xxx

A Little Peek!

Good Morning!

I thought that today I would show you some piccies of my craft space seeing I gave it a little re-arrange recently. However I'd firstly like to mention that I managed to win at a the Challenge Blog CHARISMA CARDZ this week !!! Woo hoo I was so happy when I saw this :)

Okay onto my craft space let's start with my desk. On the top shelf I have drawers for the embellishments I only use ocassionaly along with my card scraps. The files are an inventory of my own stamps, a magnolia inventory and magnolia magazines.

The second shelf is for my Prima Flowers and ribbons.

The third shelf is for my white card, Ink pads and an assortment of stamps. I also have my crystal stems & flowers from wild orchid crafts on this shelf.

Next is my desk along with my copics, paper trimmer, glass cutting mat, cuttlebug, adhesives, pen pot & embellishments. Lastly on the bottom shelf are my padded envelopes and my printer.

Here on the top shelf are my everyday 12x12 papers, cardstock, DP I don't use too often in the tub and some stamps in the cardboard box on top of it.

Below are my Flowers I also don't use too much and my Basic Grey paper pads.

This is a wooden unit my dad built for me to house my PB Stamps (wooden & transparent), Sugar Nellies, Hanglar & LOTV Stamps and on top are 6 boxes full of my Magnolia Tilda Stamps ... I am definitely a little obsessed with them lol On the bottom shelf is where I keep the cards that I have made.

On this top shelf are all my Christmas 12x12 Papers & Embellishments along with Christmas stamped images. The second shelf is for the paints & sprays I won in a contest with an Easel Calendar I made. Lastly the shelf below is for my punches.

To finish off my peek here are the 2 shelves that are above my bed, the top is for some glass ornaments and the second is for my favourite cards at the moment that I have made and a picture frame of a group of Tilda's.

Hope you enjoyed having a look around!

Don't forget to pop by at 6pm tonight to see who won my giveaway !!!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Happy Crafting!

xxx