Victoria Shoe

Hi everyone. I hope you're all well and happy. Today's card is using a lovely stamp from Fairy My World. It's the Victoria shoe from the Miss Solomon range.

 

 

and a close up of the shoe...

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

5" x 7" Card Blank- Anna Marie Designs.

Paper- LOTV Country Meadow.

Cardstock- Creative Expressions Foundations card in Blush. docrafts Papermania Textured Cardstock. Glitter card from stash.

Dies- Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One, Labels Eight, Decorative Labels Eight. Tattered Lace Florentine Flourishes, Starlight Square (butterfly).  Tonic Scalloped Circles.

Stamps- Fairy My World Victoria shoe. LOTV Happy Circular Sentiments set 8 

Lace- from stash.

Ribbon- Hobby House

Pearls- MeiFlower and Andy's Crafts.

Flower- docrafts Papermania

Other Stuff- DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

The Ribbon Girl- Any Image Anything Goes Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Challenge- Use Script or Text

Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Anything Goes

 

I hope you like today's card as I went a bit mad in their sale and bought more of their shoe stamps. Don't forget to enter my Candy Giveaway using the link and leave a comment saying if you want the CD-ROM or not.

 

That's it until next time. Wishing you all a lovely crafty time.

 

Debra x

 



Grape Vine Dress

Hi everyone. I'm writing this post whilst hubby is watching rugby on the TV and as much as I'd like to share an interest with him rugby is not going to be anything I will ever like, except for the tall, beefy men, lol!

Today's card is the birthday card I made for my best friend's birthday. I've learnt from past birthdays not to use my best lace, charms and flowers on her cards. I think I already told you that after a week on her mantelpiece her cards go straight in the bin however long you've spent making it. So this card is made with just card, a few paper flowers (coloured to match the image), pearls and a lot of stamping. My friend liked it, I hope you like it too.

 

and a close up....

 

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

7" x 7" Card Blank- Anna Marie Designs.

White card- Craftwork Cards 270gsm smooth card.

Paper- LOTV Dress Shoppe.

Stamps- Fabulous Fashion Grape Vine & Fabulous Shoes Sentiments. LOTV set 68 Corners.

Pens- Copic Ciao.

Inks- Memento Tuxedo Black. Distress ink in Victorian Velvet.

Dies- Tattered Lace Essentials Rectangles and Ovals.

Flowers- docrafts Papermania.
Other Stuff- DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Bingo Dies, Sentiment and Glitter.
Crafty Calendar Challenge- Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge- 100th Celebration

Rugby season will have me catching up on my recorded programs, crafting and blogging so I suppose it has it's plus side. My next post will have my Candy Giveaway with the prize from Fairy My World who are having a sale at the moment as they are moving to new premises so it's worth having a look as a lot of their stamps are half price.

See you again soon and sending you all a big hug,

Debra x



 

G

Womack gift bag

Hi everyone and a warm welcome to my new followers Lynne J and Marilyn S. Thank you for joining my little blog family and I hope you get chance to visit me often.

 

Today's creation is a gift bag using some stamps from Fairy My World  Womack, from the Womack and Luther stamps, and North Pole. I enjoyed colouring the images as they're not so detailed that they take ages to colour but are still really lovely images. So here's my gift bag.....

 

a close up of Womack....

 

 

and the North Pole.

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

White gift bag- docrafts Papermania bare basics.

Card- docrafts Papermania Textured Cardstock.

Stamps- Fairy My World Womack (& Luther) and North Pole.

Pens- Copic Ciao and Sketch.

Dies- Memory Box Frosted Spruce Tree and Frosted Christmas Tree. Creative Expressions Santa's Sleigh ( I won this on Sue Wilson's blog, Particraft!)

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black. VersaColor Atlantic.

Other Stuff- Tag from stash, DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-Winter Wonderland Challenge- Anything But Square (please remove if does not qualify)

Sweet Stampin Challenge- Make A Scene

Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Anything Goes

Glitter N Sparkle Challenge- Something Beginning with G Gift bag and Glamour Dust.

Crafty Calendar Challenge- Anything Goes

 

This is the first gift bag I've decorated so I hope you like it. I haven't made any cards recently as I've been decorating some mdf storage for my pens and ribbons. I'll try to remember to show you next time.

 

Well that's it from me today. Have a great Sunday.

 

Debra x  

 



 



And the Winner is.....

Hi everyone. Just before I announce the winner of my blog candy I have some lovely news for you. As you may have noticed, some of the goodies in the candy is from a company called Fairy My World. They've got fabulous stamps, co-ordinating ribbons and buttons and lots more. They saw my blog and that couldn't help noticing their products in the giveaway. Anyway they have sent me a little pack of goodies with a 'Christmassy' theme to be given away in a future giveaway. How generous and wonderful is that!!!  So keep an eye on my blog for another giveaway in September.

 

Ok, the wait is over........ drum roll....... and the winner is......

 

"Elchi"

 

Congratulations Elchi!!!

 

Email me your address using the contact form in the sidebar and I'll pop your goodies in the post for you.

 

The draw was made using the age old 'name in the hat method' as I didn't realise that you had to pay for Mr Linky after one use, lol.

 

I've just got back from a few days break and I trying to catch up on your blogs and doing a little crafting. Hope you all have a great week.

 

Sending you all a big hug,

 

Debra x

 

 

Balloon CAS card

Hi everyone and a warm welcome to my new followers Elchi, Rebecca, Robin, Pamela, Kikka, Sindhu, Stir Your Creativity ( sorry I don't know your name) Angela, Terri, Elly, Marjeta and Cebelica. I'll be really happy if you'll all visit me as often as you can and comment on my posts, nice comments I hope though!

 

Thank you so much for your really lovely comments about my card and my craft room. I'm so pleased that your think my room is as great as I do. I'm spending so much time in there with Stuart as he sits at the other end of the room using his laptop. He used to be upstairs at his desk where I couldn't get to. So we're together most of the day and haven't killed one another yet!

 

Today's card is a bit different for me as I don't make CAS cards. I just can't stop myself from adding ribbon and glitter, lol, but I bought this set of stamps which cry out for paper piecing and this is the card that kind of made itself. I hope you like it.

Close up photo of balloon...

Card Recipe

6"x 6" Card Blank- Craftwork Cards
Paper- LOTV Up, up and away pad, Promises Solid pad.
Kraft card- Readicut.
Brown and white card- docrafts Papermania Textured Cardstock.
Stamps- Woodward Patch a Flight. Clearly Besotted All Occasions Sentiments.
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black.


How short is that for the card recipe?!

I'd like to enter the following challenge:-
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge- Add a Sentiment

Be sure to watch for another post tomorrow when I'll be back with the winner of my candy and some lovely news.

Sending you all a hug,

Debra x

It's my 2nd Blog Anniversary!

*This is a Sticky Post*

Please scroll down for newer posts.

 

Hi everyone. I can't believe it's my 2nd Blog Anniversary already. So here's a candy giveaway to celebrate. To have a chance to win you need to be a follower. Pop the photo of the candy in your sidebar with a link back to this blog and leave a comment saying you'd like to enter. No candy only bloggers will be allowed to enter. Entry to the giveaway will finish on the 29th August and the draw will be on the 31st August.

Good Luck!


 

My new craft room, YAY!

Hi everyone and a very warm welcome to my new followers Anne, Tracey, Mrs Kreatywna (Creative), Valerija and Patricia. I hope you'll come visit me as often as you can and enjoy my posts.

My card today is the one I made for Carole to congratulate her and hubby, Michael, on becoming grandparents. I hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

a close up shot of image...



Card Ingredients

7"x 7" card- Anna Marie Designs.

Stamps- LOTV Bath time and Boys shoes. Phil Martin Elegant Alphabet & Numbers.

Papers- Maja Design Vintage Baby.

White card- from stash embossed using Tattered Lace embossing folder Ditsy Dots.

Ink pads- Memento Tuxedo Black and London Fog. Distress ink pad Faded Jeans.

Dies- Tonic Delicate Lattice Ovals. La-La Land Heart banner. Memory Box Auto parts. First Edition Craft Button dies.

Ribbon- Crafty Ribbons white seam binding. Live and Love crafts seam binding for bow.

Bakers Twine- Creative Expressions pastel colours.

Other Stuff- DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal. Charm from stash.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge- Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge- To Die For

Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Anything Goes

Crafty Calender Challenge- Bingo! Ribbon/Lace, Blue, Buttons.

Allsorts Challenge- Your Favourite Colour Blue

 

 

 

Finally, I have some photos of my craft room to show you. The extension we've had built was supposed to be 2/3rds a sitting area and 1/3rd craft room but it's now 2/3rds craft room, lol!  I've not put everything away yet as I'm still deciding where my stash should go.  WARNING PHOTO HEAVY!

 

 

This is a dresser I had made to my design which I'm so happy with. It's really tall and wide so I couldn't get it all in the photo.

 

 

My jars with my ribbons and bits and bobs.

 

 

 

We decided a table with drawer units on lockable castors was more practical as I can give myself more workspace by pulling the units out.

 

 

This was my mum's dresser base which I helped her to choose and had always loved. The fretwork pulls down to reveal a shelf where I keep my 12"x 12" cards pad and cutting plates for the eBosser on top. My dies are in the right hand box and paper pads in the left hand one.

 

 

The last pictures show what's in the dressers. I put self adhesive Velcro on the ribbon hangers and attached inside the door and the other photo shows the fabric baskets holding my flowers etc.

 

 I hope I've not bored you with all my photos. It's so much nicer working on a big table with everything in the same room and my living room looks a lot tidier without my crafty stuff here, there and everywhere too, lol.

 

 Don't forget there's still time to enter my candy giveaway if you haven't done so already. That's all from me today. Take care and enjoy your crafting.

 

 

Debra x