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

Blooming Shoe

Hi there. I hope this post finds you all well and happy.

 

I've been enjoying using the Blooming stamps from Anne Marie Designs and they sell well at the farm shop which I'm grateful for. I spent all my earnings at Doncaster Racecourse's Summer Crafting show so I need to make a lot more cards now to save up for the next craft show!

 

 Today's card is using the Blooming Shoe stamps. It was a commission from my late mum's next door neighbour for his wife.  I hope you like it.

 

 

 

A close up of the flowers...

 

Card Ingredients

 

7" x 7" card blank- Craftwork Cards.

LOTV papers- Petal Fresh and Promises Solid

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress ink Faded Jeans

Stamps- Annemarie designs Blooming Shoe. Phil Martin Elegant Family Collection 1 & 2 and Scribbled Sentiments Collections.

Pens- Copics Ciao

Dies- Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles. Tattered Lace Ovals and Butterflies. Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Fanciful Flourish left and right. Magnolia Doohickeys Leaf (& swirl set). Memory Box Dancing Butterflies.

Other Stuff- Glamour Dust in crystal. Phil Martin Cosmic Twinkles in Vintage Blue. MeiFlower Pearls.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

 

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge- Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs Challenge- Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge- A Flower in your IMAGE

Allsorts Challenge- Pearls and Gems

 

 

Well my room is nearly finished. Just the window sills to repaint as they keep getting sticky in the sun ( yes we have had some sun) so needs a different kind of paint on them. I'm just putting all my craft stuff away where hopefully I'll be able to find it again. I've already put some stamps I wanted to use somewhere so safe I can't find them, lol. I hope I'll have pictures to show you on my next post. Don't forget to enter my Candy Giveaway.

 

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting.

 

Debra x 

 



Nearly there?

Hi everyone. Thank you so much for the lovely comments, I really love reading them and appreciate you taking the time to leave them for me.

 

My craft room is nearly finished. I'm just waiting for some more furniture which will hopefully be delivered next week, fingers crossed.  

 

Today's card is using another pre- coloured topper from Hobby House. I got a few comments telling me how good my colouring was on the Belated Mother's Day card post but I can't take the credit for that one unfortunately, wish I could though. I'm doing well selling my cards at the farm shop much to my surprise and I'm saving the money for the next craft show I go to so I can go even more mad buying lots of crafty goodies!!

 

 Right I'd better show your my card. I enjoyed making this card so I hope you like it.

 

 

A close up of the image ...

 

 

Just a bit of glitter added, of course.

 

Card Ingredients

 

6" x 6" Card from Craftwork Cards.

Pre-coloured topper from Hobby House.

Papers from Maja Design Vintage Spring bought from Live and Love crafts.

Card- Core'dination 12" x 12" Nostalgia pad.

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress ink in Old Paper.

Stamps- Lotv Pretty Grungy Good Times, faux stitching stamp from Lotv Babies Companion and sentiment from Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments.

Dies- tags from Lea'bilities Flower Frame. Tonic Studios Scalloped Circles and Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Fanciful Flourish left and right.

Flower- Dovecraft paper blossoms and Rhinestone flower from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Twine- American Crafts.

Ribbon- Crafty Ribbons Grosgrain Swiss dot.

Other Stuff- DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Ribbon Girl Challenge- Anything Goes with the option of adding Stars and/or Stripes

Sparkles Challenge-Vintage/ Shabby Chic

Papertake Weekly Challenge- Anything Goes 

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge- Anything Goes

 

 

Well, that's it for today from a rather overcast Bridlington. I'm loving all your creations. You're all so talented! I'm sorry if I've missed any of your posts. I'm am trying to keep up with them. Hope you're all having a great week so far.

 

Sending you a big hug,

 

Debra x

 

 



Blooming Bicycle

A big hello to all my blog friends. I hope you are all well and happy. As some of you may know there was a Tour de Yorkshire cycle race at the beginning of May. It came through my town, which was decorated with blue and yellow bicycles and banners and looked really great. I can't help feeling though that a lot of small children are having to wait for their parents to take their bikes down off the walls so they can play on them again, ha, ha! So inspired by all these bicycles I decided to make a card with a bicycle on it. Being very girly, it just had to have flowers and glitter on it ,of course, lol! So here it is. I hope you like it.

 

 

Close up of the flowers....

 

 

 

I also made one in lilac.

 

 

and a close up of the flowers which are made with different stamps than the pink card.

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

7" x 7" Card Blank:- Anne Marie Designs
Paper:- LOTV Always and Forever in patterned and solids (pink card), Papermania Capsule Collection French Lavender (lilac card)
Stamps:- Anne Marie Designs Blooming Bicycle, Dreamees Flowers and Sentiment, Inky Doodles Fabulous Fabrics stitching stamp.
Pens:- Copic Ciao
Inks:- Memento Toffee Crunch, Distress ink Brushed Corduroy.
Ribbon:- Crafty Ribbons (pink card), MeiFlower (lilac card).
Twine:- American Crafts.
Pearls made using Nuvo Crystal Drops pearl white ( pink card) and wisteria purple (lilac card)
Other Stuff:- DecoArt Glamour Dust in crystal.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Ribbon Girl June Colour Challenge- Lilac
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge- Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge- Use a Stamp
 A Gem or a Challenge- Summertime 


Okay, that's it for today's post. Sorry for the long gap between posts again. I've still got doctors appointments and I'm still sorting through mine and my mum's craft stuff ready for my new storage. There's been a bit of a hold up with the finishing of the extension which I'll bore you with another time, lol. 

Lots of hugs to those of you that need one or just want one,

Debra x

 

Very Belated Mother's Day card

Hi everyone. Thank you for your lovely comments on my card. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave them for me. It makes me a happy bunny :D. I will definitely show you my craft room when it's finished. I've got something being made which will take a while so it will probably be a couple of months before it's completely ready for its grand unveiling.

Onto today's card. A local tearoom/ farm shop has offered to sell my cards whenever I can make them which is just wonderful of them as it doesn't put me under any pressure if I'm not feeling up to card-making. This is a Mother's Day card I made for the shop but have only just managed to show you:-

Card Ingredients

6" x 6" Card Blank from Craftwork Cards.

Papers:- LOTV Country Lady and Woodland Wishes.

Kraft card.

Dies:- Cheery Lynn Designs Tiny Fanciful Flourish left and right, Tattered Lace Essentials Circles.

Sentiment:- LOTV Happy Circular Sentiments.

Flower:- Dovecraft paper blossoms.

Lace:- Candy from Carole.

Ribbon:- Crafty Ribbons Country Check.

Other Stuff:- 10mm Rhinestone flower with diamond centre from Wild Orchid Crafts, pearls from Andy's Crafts, Glamour Dust in crystal and doily from stash

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Penny's Challenge 229- Anything goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge- Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - Bingo Board - Flowers, Doily and Sentiment.

 

Well that's all from me today except a little apology if I haven't commented on some of your posts. I'm so behind on things at the moment at home so my blogging is taking a back seat. I've also got to sort through my craft stuff and my mums to see what I want to keep and what must go which I'm not looking forward to as I'll want to keep everything!!

 

Sending you all a big hug,

 

Debra x

A new craft room!

Hi everyone. I'm so excited as I'm getting a craft room, YAY!!! I've been using a lap tray and a small folding TV table to do my crafting on for so long but not for much longer. We've been having an extension built on the back of our house since the end of January and it's getting to the end now. A third of the space is just for me so I'm having fun in between the hospital appointments shopping for furniture.

I have made a few cards but just haven't had time to post them anyway here's one of them using Graphic 45 Parfumerie stamp and die cut set.

A couple of close up photos....

 

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

6" x 6" Card Blank

Papers- Lotv Pressed in Time and Country Lady

Stamps- Lotv Set 49 Tags (Le Jardin) and Set 46 Background Bits (Notes).

              Hot off the Press stamp and punch sentiment.

Pens- Copic Ciao.

Ink- Memento Black Tuxedo and Distress ink pad Frayed Burlap

Dies- Spellbinders Labels Forty. Cheery Lynn Designs Doily die Sophia's Heart

Ribbon- Hobby House velvet ribbon. Thin ribbon and lace from my stash.

Flowers- Cherry blossom and Sweetheart blossom from Wild Orchid Crafts. Other flowers from stash . 

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges :-
Allsorts Challenge- April Showers bring May flowers

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

Crafty Ribbons Challenge- ANYTHING GOES with ribbons
 

 

I've got my fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer and microwave in our living room at the moment while the tiler is tiling the extension and kitchen. It was bearable on the first day but the that feeling is quickly wearing off now! My sons, Chris and Kieran, and Lexi, Chris' girlfriend, are here for some of the bank holiday so it'll be a bit of a squeeze in the living room but it'll be so great to have them all here. 

 

I hope you all in the UK have a great bank holiday and the rest of you wonderful blog friends all over the world have a great weekend too.

 

Sending you all a big hug, Debra x

 

 

 

 

 

My Candy Winner is.......!

Hi there everyone. I hope you're all having crafty fun.

Well I think I've left it long enough for my faithful blog friends to enter my candy giveaway. I'm a bit busy with hospital appointments and with builders ( I'll tell you about that next time) so haven't time to post a card and I've gone old school with putting your names in a hat (well, a paper bag :D) for the draw. The name pulled out by the independent witness, my hubby, was...........

 

 ..............Carole Pollard!!!...........

 

 

Congratulations Carole, email me and I'll send you your candy which I hope will enjoy using.

I wish you could all win as you've all been the best blog buddies ever.

 

That's all for now so take care and as usual I'm sending you all a big hug.

 

Debra x