February Blog Candy!

Good evening chums!

 

I am here with the February blog candy - whoopee! Just another little thanks to all you gorgeous followers out there.

 

So, without further ado do...the picture of the goodies...

 

I do apologise for the quality of this shot, I didn't take it in the daytime (naughty).

 

What do you get this month?

 

1 x set Birdsong Clear Stamps by Papermania

1 x pack Birdsong 8" x 8" Filigree Papers (1 design in 5 colours) by Papermania 

1 x pack Birdsong Chipboard Shapes by Papermania

1 x box Alphabet Stamp Set (Studio g) by Hampton Art

50 x assorted 6" x 6" patterned papers

 

The alphabet set consists of 30 wood peg stamps in a handy little storage box and there are 17 stamps in the Birdsong set. Both sets have never been used.

 

The assorted papers include K & Company, Making Memories and My Mind's Eye. there are also some double sided and glittered papers.

 

Now the technical stuff...

To have a chance of winning this fab candy:-

1. Be a follower either through, Bloglovin, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Networked Blogs or email (see sidebar)

2. Post a piccy of the candy with a link to this post in your sidebar (if you have a blog)

3. Leave me a comment (with your blog address if you have one) ta da! You are entered!

If you do have a blog, it will be great to have a look and see what you are up to :)

This candy will close on 28th February 2014, I will then use RANDOM.ORG to choose the winner!

The candy is open to all, nationally, internationally, those in outer space and previous winners. However, anyone who has a blog that does not show or appear to have any crafty makes, will not be entered.

So what are you waiting for? Get those comments made! Good luck :o} xx

 

January Candy Winner!

Good heevnin peepsicles!

 

I hope you have all had a fantastic weekend. The weather here is Norfolk has been beautiful, just like a Spring day. I won't get too excited though, 'cos it will soon change no doubt. The chickens seem to have enjoyed the nice weather, though Bren shot across the garden yesterday when a breeze blew up her fluffy pantaloons - ha har!

 

Before I get on to the winner of the January candy, I would like to say a big thank you for all the lovely comments, thoughts and wishes with regards to the loss of my Dad. It makes me smile that there are such wonderful caring people out there in the world. You definitely don't feel alone.

 

I would like to also say a huge and enormous hello to all my lovely new followers. It's great having you on board and I had a peep at all your lovely blogs. Ooh! You are a talented lot!

 

Right. On to the winner (I can feel the excitement). I have given everyone who left a comment a number and the winning number has been randomly picked by Random.Org. Below is the list of names and a snapshot of the picked number....

1. El
2. Ardilla
3. Joola
4. Meredith
5. Robin
6. Rebecca
7. UT
8. Roudi
9. Divya
10. Bhawana
11. Iris
12. Dawn
13. Viola
14. Neha
15. Carmen
16. Jaya
17. Berina
18. Hridya
19. Jenn
20. Olenkaja
21. Leanne
22. Glo
23. Rupali
24. Paperkate
25. Justyna
26. Kiranmayee
27. Misiowa
28. Divinity
29. Tindaloo
30. Ayushi
31. Dzej nej
32. Laila
33. Agnes
34. Jessie
35. Art with Heart
36. Ann Maria
37. Suman
38. Cebelica

The winning number is #6 - Rebecca! Congratulations! If you email me your postal address I will send your goodies to you.

 

For those who didn't win this time don't be too down hearted :o( I'll be posting February's candy very soon :oD

 

Take care all - until next time....xx

Cool!

Good heevnin peeps!

Before I show you my make, I would like to explain why I haven't posted for a while. As I mentioned in previous posts, my dad was in hospital. Sadly, he passed away in the early hours of 9th January. Thankfully my mum, sister and I were with him, so he was not alone.

We are going to miss him so much. He was proud of my being a designer for Crafts Beautiful and PaperCrafter; not forgetting the Cosmic Strawberry blog.

So, here I am. I would like to show you a card I've made for my nephew, Tom. He is 17 on the 27th and is going to start learning to drive. No one is safe!!!

What you need...

Patterned paper: Hipster 6 x 6 paper pad; Hipster 12 x 12 collection pack  - Basic Grey

Die-cut tab: Hipster die-cut shapes - Basic Grey

Punch: corner rounder

Buttons

Parcel string

Adhesives

What you do...

Cover the lower two thirds of a blank 13cm x 15cm with the scallop paper and round off the top right and lower left corners.

Round the top right corner of a 7.5cm x 11cm panel of aqua paper and adhere to the lower left. Add the 'cool!' panel cut from the 12 x 12 'nifty/hip' sheet along with a 'monday' tab (or what ever day the birthday falls on).

Attach a banner sticker to the top left corner, a length of the arrow sticker across the top of the scallop paper and a bent arrow sticker pointing to the 'cool!' panel.

Wrap frayed string around the bottom of the card, thread through a large brown button to the right and tie in a knot. Thread a small aqua button with frayed string and adhere to the banner sticker.

Ta da! A card perfect for a teenager. You can purchase the sticker sheet separately, but if you buy the collection pack you get it included along with an alphabet sticker sheet.

Hopefully, I will now be able to settle down and start doing some cards. I would also like to start showing you sneak peeks at what I have been doing for the magazines.

Don't forget, you still have just over a week to enter the candy giveaway. Just click on the link in the sidebar for details.

Until next time, my friends...xx

January Blog Candy!

Afternoon peeps!

 

It's another wet and windy day here in Norfolk. Earlier we had hail, thunder and lightning! Weird.

 

Anyhoo... I'm in the middle of commissions and I thought I would have a lunch break and post the January candy. Here is a little snapshot of the goodies.

 

What do you get? Well....

 

1 x set 'Fashion' mini stamps by Inkadinkado

1 x set 'Floral Wishes' mini stamps by Inkadinkado

1 x set 'Birthday' mini stamps by Inkadinkado

20 x assorted 8x8" papers

55 x assorted 6x6" papers

1 x bag plain chipboard letters/numbers

1 x bag plain chipboard flowers

16 x assorted card blanks & envelopes (not shown)

 

There are over 70 stamps in total. You use them to build up the images. The 'Fashion' set is particularly cool. All you need is a little ink pad and acrylic block. They are perfect for most occasions.

 

The papers include glitter, double sided and Christmas and the card blanks include shaped, square and pearlescent.

 

As with the stamps in the last candy; I must point out that these stamps have been opened and only a couple have been used (cleaned and dried thoroughly), the rest are new. As I have to use current products for magazine work, I need to thin out my supplies occasionally, I won't use them again and it's a shame that no-one else will get the pleasure of these fun, quirky stamps. My giveaways are just a little thanks for all you lovelies who follow my blog.

 

Now the technical stuff...

To have a chance of winning this fab candy:-

1. Be a follower either through, Bloglovin, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Networked Blogs or email (see sidebar)

2. Post a piccy of the candy with a link to this post in your sidebar (if you have a blog)

3. Leave me a comment (with your blog address if you have one) ta da! You are entered!

If you do have a blog, it will be great to have a look and see what you are up to :)

This candy will close on 31st January 2014, I will then use RANDOM.ORG to choose the winner!

The candy is open to all, nationally, internationally, those in outer space and previous winners. However, anyone who has a blog that does not show or appear to have any crafty makes, will not be entered.

Before I go I would like to thank you all for your kind get well wishes for my dad. He is still 'comfortable' in hospital and we are not sure if they are going to give him some more chemotherapy, we really are playing it day by day.

So my lovelies, good luck with the candy and I'll be back soon with some of my makes (hopefully). As I type this the sun is out and we have blue sky! Go figure.

 

December Candy Winner!

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2014 to you all!

 

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

 

Mine was a little difficult as my dad is seriously ill in hospital. I've been travelling back and forth from Norfolk to North Yorkshire over the holiday period, so as you can imagine my mind has been on family matters. At the moment he is doing okay so we are just playing it day by day. I am trying to keep busy, but it's hard.

 

I've missed my blogging friends so much, and I thought it was time to catch up. I am pleased to give you the winner of the December blog candy.

 

Big thanks to all who entered this month; as I always do, I give each person who left a comment a number, then use Random.Org to choose the winner.

 

Here is the list of names:-

1. Elly
2. Nikki
3. Dawn
4. Meredith
5. Carmen
6. Glo
7. Jaya
8. Kiranmayee
9. Tindaloo
10. Paperkate
11. Jessie
12. Robin
13. Rebecca
14. KT - Fit Kitty
15. Paperpapier
16. Kelly-Anne
17. Suman
18. Lucretia
19. Tanja
20. Eemeli
21. Divya
22. Sidelle
23. Hridya
24. Laila
25. Phi
26. Ailen
27. Neha
28. Olenkaja
29. Ardilla
30. Ayushi
31. Berina

And the winner is....#14! KT (Fit Kitty). Congrats to you! If you email me your address I will send your goodies asap :o)

 

For those who didn't win this time :o(  - I will be posting another giveaway soon :o} - I wish I could send candy to you all :oD

 

Just before I sign off, I would like to say an enormous hello to my new followers. I will put your blogs (if you have one) in my sidebar list and pop over to have a peep at your blog and become a follower.

 

Thanks for popping by and I will be back soon xxx

Tashes!

Good afternoon chums!

This is a scheduled post (so fingers crossed you are getting this loud and clear). I'm currently visiting my mum and dad up North.

Well, I have for you today a card embellished with the oh so popular tash. I did it for a friend for his birthday (another one I didn't get round to posting...you have to forgive me, I have been busy of late with a lot of commissions).

I know, excuses, excuses.

Okay, onto the good stuff. Here we go...

What you need...

Dies: Mustaches (DR0410) - Lifestyle Crafts QuicKutz

Embossing folder: Mustache Set (657983) - Sizzix

Patterned paper: Kate & Co. "Oxford Lane" 6x6 pad - My Mind's Eye

Card stock: navy, white

Button: yellow

Baker's twine: yellow, navy, green

Gems: clear

Adhesives

What you do...

Create a top fold A6 navy blank and cover with a smaller piece of yellow plaid paper. use the mustache embossing folder to make a white background and adhere to the blank.

Die cut three different sized mustaches in yellow plaid, navy spot and green hounds tooth papers and attach to the blank. Print a sentiment onto white card and cut into a banner. Mount onto navy spot paper and adhere to the lower right of the blank, overlapping the edge. Knot a length of each colour of twine through the button, trim and fray. Glue to the left side of the banner. Finish with a gem on each mustache.

This card is so cool. Great for male birthdays or Father's day; any age too!

Today's lesson is now over. Thank you for stopping by and reading through my drivvle.

See you soon - ta ta! xxx

P.S. The spell checker kept highlighting the 'mustache(s)' - but it's the US spelling as on the die and embossing folder packaging. I know here in the UK it's spelt moustache - but if you want to source where to buy them, it's best to stick to the correct spelling for the US (hope that makes sense - I don't know what I'm waffling on about most of the time).

Dream

Hello peepsicles!

Hope you are all fit and well!

I would like to show you, if I may, a card I did back in October for my sister's birthday (I've only just discovered the photo I took of it - oops!).

It's a very simple card, but so pretty.

What you need...

Stamps: Large Flower (CG134) - Hero Arts; Life Sentiments - Kaisercraft

Ink pad: Cloud White - VersaMagic

Card stock: kraft

Pearls: pink

What you do...

Create a top fold kraft card and stamp the flower in the bottom left corner so that it overlaps the edges and the 'Dream' in the top right corner.

Embellish the centre of the flower and around the sentiment with a few pearls.

There you have it, a simple card that looks very elegant. Kraft card looks so boring on its own, but add a bit of colour and sparkle and it transforms into something wonderful.

I will leave you for now. I'd better go and check on the 'girls'. One of them is singing the 'egg song', so I'll go and collect my booty. I'm so proud of them :o}

Ta ta for now, thanks for visiting xxx

Merry & Bright Star

Mewnin peeps!

I would like to show you a card I made a few weeks ago (before I started all my magazine commissions). I've only just got round to editing the photo.

I did a similar card last year, but used kraft card. I thought it would look nice on white, so here it is...

What you need...

Patterned paper: red swirl

Dies: Tim Holtz Scallops (656627); Star, Primitive #2 with bonus embossing folder (657368) - Sizzix

Card: white, kraft

Ink pad: Vintage Sepia - Versafine

Stamps: Let It Snow - Penny Black

Garden & parcel twine

Button - star, wood

Beads - small, red, wood

Florists wire - green

Stems - Canadian Pine, fine - DoCrafts

What you do...

Die cut scallops along one edge of a piece of patterned paper and trim so it measures 9.5cm x 13cm and mount onto a 13.5cm square blank. Wrap and tie frayed parcel twine around the card and stamp 'Merry & Bright' in the bottom right hand corner in Vintage Sepia.

Die cut and emboss the star in white card, mount it onto kraft card and trim. Distress it with Vintage Sepia and adhere to the blank with foam tape.

Create the embellishment by doubling over florists wire, wrap it around a pokey tool to create a small spiral. Thread through a bead, pull taut so the spiral sticks in the bead hole.

Make three of these, twist together and arrange with three short lengths of pine stem. Wrap garden twine around to secure and tie in a bow. Fray parcel twine and thread through a wood star (enclosing the pine stems at the back), tie in a knot, positioning it on top of the bow. Glue to the right of the embossed star.

You can see the original kraft card version here. I think they look good both on white and kraft card.

I have resigned myself to the fact that I'm really not going to get any more Christmas cards made now. Although I think I will keep making the odd one and store it for next year (yeah, right).

There are a few Crafts Beautiful and PaperCrafter projects I still need to show you which are Christmassy.

So I will say ta-ta for now and I'll be back soon.

Thanks for popping by :o}

 

December Blog Candy

Hi Peeps!

 

I'm back. Let's get straight on to the important stuff...candy!

 

Here is a photo of the yummies...

 

So, what does one get then?

 

1 sheet 5"x7" Bubbles - Shop 'til You Drop Clear Stamps

1 sheet 5"x7" Bubbles - Housework Clear Stamps

1 sheet 6"x6" Nostalgia Out of Bed Clear Stamps

1 sheet 6"x6" Nostalgia High Heels Clear Stamps

50 sheets 6"x6" assorted patterned papers

 

The sets are based on the 'Born to Shop' range of products. There are over 50 stamps in total. These will be great to make a card for someone who you know likes shopping, shoes, chocolate :o} and who hates housework and ironing :o{

 

I must point out that these stamps have been opened and only a couple have been used once (cleaned and dried thoroughly), the rest are new. As I have to use current products for magazine work, I need to thin out my supplies occasionally, I won't use them again and it's a shame that no-one else will get the pleasure of these fun, quirky stamps. My giveaways are just a little thanks for all you lovelies who follow my blog.

 

Now the technical stuff...

To have a chance of winning this fab candy:-

1. Be a follower either through, Bloglovin, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Networked Blogs or email (see sidebar)

2. Post a piccy of the candy with a link to this post in your sidebar (if you have a blog)

3. Leave me a comment (with your blog address if you have one) ta da! You are entered!

If you do have a blog, it will be great to have a look and see what you are up to :)

This candy will close on 31st December 2013, I will then use RANDOM.ORG to choose the winner!

The candy is open to all, nationally, internationally, those in outer space and previous winners. However, anyone who has a blog that does not show or appear to have any crafty makes, will not be entered.

 

November Candy Winner!

Hello my lovelies!
 

I now have my current commissions done and dusted for Crafts Beautiful and PaperCrafter; so it's time to catch up with you all.

 

A lovely big thank you to all who entered this month. The list gets longer each time! Wah-hey!

 

So, as usual I've given everyone who commented a number and then used Random.Org to pick the winner. Here is the list of entries...

 

1. Meredith
2. Heaney
3. Joolaa
4. Paperkate
5. Carmen
6. Robin
7. Rebecca
8. Berina
9. Ayushi
10. Eemeli
11. Elly
12. KT (Fit Kitty)
13. Iris
14. Suman
15. Sidelle
16. Kelly-Anne
17. Kiranmayee
18. Lucretia
19. Tanya
20. Glo
21. Bhawana
22. Hilde
23. Beverly
24. Tindaloo
25. Hridya
26. Ukka
27. Natalia
28. Okansa
29. Jaya
30. Divya 

Now the exciting bit. The randomly chosen winner for November is......Ta Da Da Da Da Da Dah!

 

#13 Iris! 

 

Congratulations :o) If you email me your address I can get the goodies posted to you as soon as.

 

Thank you all again for entering, I will be back later with a candy for December. Until then....xx