28/02/2013

New Home Photographs!

Good Morning!
As promised on Monday I am back today to share some photographs of my New House!
The Craft Room still needs some finishing touches and the Conservatory / Garden will be sussed out once it gets a little warmer! But without any further delay here is what I have to share with you.

LIVING ROOM / DINING ROOM




KITCHEN




 BEDROOM





CRAFT ROOM



As mentioned before the Craft Room still needs some finishing touches so there shall be some more photos to come of this particular room!
I hope you enjoyed having a little peek around my new house, I'l be back again on Saturday!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

27/02/2013

Creative Inspirations - Buttons & Bows!

Good Morning!
This week we have a brand new challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS which is Buttons & Bows! We would like to see BOTH of these on your creations.
I'l let you into a little secret, I managed to make my card, let it dry, photograph and then edit the photo's to include my watermark ... all the time not realising I had missed out the Buttons aspect on my card! LOL! I eventually realised when I started to upload them to my blog which is better late than never!
Last week I messed up a DT Card, today I almost came close to doing it again so I wonder what's next?!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
THE PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON SHOP - ANYTHING GOES
SIMON SAYS STAMP - ANYTHING GOES
SKETCHY CHALLENGES - SKETCH




INGREDIENTS -
LOTV Stamp & Papers
Tim Holtz Word Token
Flowers from WOC
Paper Doily, Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon, Flower Charm, Glitter & Dew Drops
Liquid Pearls - Flamingo & Rouge (Mixed) and Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac (Blended around the Word Token)
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, BV00, BV02, YG63 & BG34
Distress Markers - Scattered Straw, Spun Sugar & Worn Lipstick (Used for the Flower)

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

26/02/2013

Papertake Weekly - Sketch!

Good Morning!
This week's challenge at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY is a Sketch! 
You can either use the new one like I have or one of the old sketches.


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - PINK & LIME COLOUR SCHEME
SIMPLY MAGNOLIA - ANYTHING GOES




INGREDIENTS -
Magnolia Stamp
Magnolia Sentiment Stamp
LOTV Nitwits Papers
Flowers from WOC
Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon, Flower Charm, Glitter & Dew Drops
Liquid Pearls - Key Lime & Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Distress Stain - Spun Sugar
Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick
Copic Ciao Markers - C1, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20 & YG63

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

25/02/2013

Weekend Giveaway Winner!

Just popping back with the results of my 7th Weekend Giveaway!
Apologies for the later posting than usual but my Internet has only just been switched back on after the move! Which has gone well, thank you for all the wishes :) I shall be sharing some photo's of the place of Thursday!
The lucky Winner is ...

Congratulations!
Please e-mail me before Midnight on Friday with your details so I can get the goodies out to you!
XXX

J&C Creations - Fancy Papers!

Good Morning!
This week at the J&C CREATIONS BLOG my creations will be along the theme of Fancy Papers! I was sent some gorgeous HOTP Papers that have a raised embossed design over which you can decorate with paints, inks, sprays etc to create your own personalised paper! Today I chose to use my Distress Paints of course!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
THE PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON SHOP - ANYTHING GOES
INKY CHICKS - MOTHERS DAY OR BIRTHDAY




INGREDIENTS -
Penny Black Sentiment Stamp
HOTP Paper
Flowers, Seam Binding Ribbon, Cheesecloth, Paper Doily, Glitter & Dew Drops


INKS USED -
Distress Ink - Weathered Wood
Distress Paint - Weathered Wood & Bundled Sage

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

24/02/2013

Joanna Sheen - Layer it Up!

Good Morning!
Today see's the start of our new challenge at JOANNA SHEEN which is Layer It Up! So we'd like to see lots of layers on your entries! This fortnight all the team were sent the same House Mouse Project Book CD to use and seeing I'm not usually a crafter who uses CD's I was a little unsure of how it would go! However as soon as I saw the image that I have used on my card I fell in love with it!


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
ALLSORTS - ANIMALS



INGREDIENTS -
Joanna Sheen 'House Mouse Project Book Vol 1' CD-Rom
LOTV Nitwits Papers
Magnolia Sentiment
Flowers from WOC
Paper Doily, Cheesecloth, Seam Binding Ribbon, Glitter, Flower Charm & Dew Drops
Liquid Pearls - Key Lime & Ranger Glossy Accents

I used Archival Ink - Jet Black for the Sentiment. 
No other inks were used as the image is from a CD-Rom.

Thanks for popping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

23/02/2013

Weekend Giveaway No.7!

Good Afternoon!
It's time for another Giveaway!
If you would like to be the lucky person who gets their hands on this selection of  Decoupage Sheets just enter your name in the linky below! As usual this will remain open until 9pm TOMORROW EVENING and the Winner will be revealed the next day!


PLEASE NOTE:
There is 1 less sheet of the 'Christmas Kittie' 
There is 1 less sheet of the Middle Design from the Country Cottage set.
This is because I had to use them for a DT Project last year, but apart from that everything else is there.

Good Luck!
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

J&C Creations - Shaker Tag!

Good Morning!
Today is going to be a long day for me, I'm moving into my new House!!! 
Thank you for all the good luck wishes, I managed to get everything packed up on Tuesday before I went back to work. Unfortunately my internet won't be back on until Monday so I won't be able to share any photo's until after then :(

Don't worry though I made sure I got all my crafting done for the next week last weekend so I have plenty still to share with you! Starting off with this ...
On Monday I shared a quick and easy Shaker Card for the J&C CREATIONS BLOG with you and now I am back with a Shaker Tag! I have also used the gorgeous new Distress Paints as I can't get enough of them! lol

To start off you will need a blank Manilla Tag and of course some Distress Paints! Swipe the paints over the top and then spritz liberally with water! Heat with a Heat Gun whilst the paint runs to create a great marbled background effect. Once dry ink up a background stamp with Distress Paint and stamp in the higher left area of the tag.


Next ink up your favourite floral stamp with Archival Ink and stamp in the centre. 
Ink the edges of the tag with Distress Ink.


To create the Shaker part stamp your chosen sentiment onto some cardstock and pour some Glitter over the top. Using a shaker dome place it over the top and stick down. Trim around the edges with some scissors.
Next using some Nestabilities cut out a border for your sentiment from some coloured card and stick over the top of the shaker using Glossy Accents.
Stick the sentiment in the lower left corner of your tag again using Glossy Accents.



Finish the tag by dying some Seam Binding Ribbon with Distress Stain and threading through the top.
Embellish with some Charms, Jump Rings & a Wire Pin. Don't forget to embellish the tag with some Flowers, adding glitter to the largest and some Dew Drops to the main tag!




INGREDIENTS -
Tim Holtz 'Dried Flowers' Stamp
'Bubblewrap' Stamp 
PB Stamp Sentiemnt
Adhesive Shaker Dome
Classic & Scalloped Oval nestabilities 
Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Token, Wire Pin & Jump Rings
Heart & Star Charms from J&C Creations
Seam Binding Ribbon, Flowers, Dew Drops & Glitter
Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Stain - Spun Sugar
Distress Ink - Salty Ocean
Distress Paint - Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean & Spun Sugar

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX

21/02/2013

Charisma Cardz - 1 Layer Cards!

Good Morning!
A short & sweet post from me today but before I start I'd like to say thank you to those of you that take time to comment my cards each day. I know I don't always manage to return the favour but I really do appreciate you taking time to do it and they're always a pleasure for me to read what you think of my creations :)

Today's card is for our new challenge at CHARISMA CARDZ which is 1 Layer Cards!
Of course I couldn't resist getting my Distress Paints out and involved to create a simple but effective background. However I seem to have been a bit naughty with my card and I haven't exactly fitted them theme! In my enthusiasm I mounted the card onto some black cardstock! Therefore making a 2 layer card! Ooops! So my card doesn't actually fit the challenge lol

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
THE PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON SHOP - ANYTHING GOES
CUTE CARD THURSDAY - SIMPLIFY!





INGREDIENTS -
Hobbyart 'Birthday Celebrations' Stamp Set
Seam Binding Ribbon, Flower Charm & Dew Drops
Liquid Pearls - Platinum Pearl & Ranger Glossy Accents


INKS USED -
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Stain & Paint - Bundled Sage

Thanks for popping by,
HAPPY CRAFTING!
XXX