Penny Black Monday Week 15

This card I made a while back using a slapstick stamp from Penny Black called Hedgehog Birthday. I think it is cute and adorable. A very simple design and layout for me and use of a border punch. Oh dear, how different would I do this card, if I was to do it all over again. For one I would use a Nestability on the centre panel, decoupage a couple of elements, and the scalloped punch, would be one of my edgeabilities. And I would use promarkers to colour in the image!

But it does show how we change as crafters over time, and new things we learn or new things that arrive on the market do change us.

I still have not managed to finish of another pack of gems, although I am close on a couple, but because you get left with the odd ones, it is a bit difficult.

Products used:

Penny Black - Hedgehog Birthday Slapstick Stamp

Capsule Red Hot Papers

Flowers

Ribbon

Forever Friends Sunday Week 36

A quick post from me today, have only just managed to get some free time between cleaning and making cards, and making food!

This is a card I used from the Forever Friends A Christmas Tale range. The layout was a sketch layout I saw whilst I was blog hopping, and I adapted to how I wanted it to use it for this card.

Products used:

Forever Friends A Christmas Tale Comfort & Joy Stamp

Forever Friends A Christmas Tale Paper

Red Cardstock

Promarkers

Me To You Saturdays Week 16

Morning to you all. The weekend is here. And this means that it is a Me To You Saturday. If you are new to my blog, every Saturday I will show a card using products from the Me To You Range, to get my moneys worth out of the stamps and papers, decoupage. And to use up my stash.

If you would like to join me, leave me a message I will come and visit your blog. I will link you in this post, but all I request that is you link me in your post. Come and spread the Me To You love.

Todays card, uses the Me To You Embossing Folder, Scalloped Circle Nestability, one of the layers of the Decoupage and one of the die cut tags. The embossed panel is highlighted by the use of some glitter.

Products used:

Me To You Winter Wonderland Ultimate Decoupage

Me To You Winter Wonderland Snow Flurry Embossing Folder

Nestabilities

White Gel Pen

Penny Black Monday Week 14

Morning folks. Welcome to a Happy Monday morning, it is really never happy. I always suffer from the Monday morning blues, first day back at work and so forth after a weekend off. It sucks. But today, I have the Monday off. So I will be suffering from those blues tomorrow!

Here is a card I made for a card making demonstration last year using Penny Black stamps. This is using the Penny Black Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and Forever Friends Pink Parfait Papers. This image was my favourite from the clear stamp set, I could have gone and made a few more using this image. I hope you like this card.

Products used:

Penny Black Tiny Wishes Stamp

Forever Friends Pink Parfait Stamp

Papermania Flowers

Forever Friends Week 35

Happy Sunday to you. Spent most of the morning cleaning and have only just had time to pop on over here and have a look

A few have recently asked me about my foot, so I thought I would give you a quick update. My foot is doing well, I am apparently showing early signs of Osteoprosis and am now given Ad-Cal tablets. Things have improved for me since taking those tablets and my local GP has finally referred me to physiotherapy. The hospital doctor who is specialist in this area, has agreed to see me in an appointment at the hospital too. So finally things are now working out. November has been a great month for me.

On to todays card, this is a version of Shielas card, with items I do have in my stash.

Products used:

Forever Friends Retro Collection Good Life Decoupage

Me To You Saturday Week 15

A very quick post from me to you showcasing you a card I made using the Me To You Winter Wonderland Range. This was also a demonstration card, showing how Kraft cardstock can be nice. It is a variation on a project from the docraft site.

Products used:

Me To You Winter Wonderland Decoupage

Blue Cardstock

Kraft Card blanks

Penny Black Monday Week 13

I am here a day late for Penny Black Monday. I ran out of time before running of to work make the post. It wont do any harm making the post a day late.

I wanted to show you one of the cards I made last year for a Penny Black Demonstration and using Basic Grey Kioshi Paper.

Products used:

Penny Black - Tiny Wishes Stamp

Basic Grey Kioshi Paper

Forever Friends Sunday Week 34

A late post for me today, had a bit of late night and slept  in today for a change. Then went for a spring clean around the house. Now I am really tired, just come up here to make a quick post today. Then off to shower, and clean some more.

This was also one of my demonstration cards at Abbeycraft, Nuneaton.

Products used:

Forever Friends A Christmas Tale Ultimate Decoupage

Forever Friends A Christmas Tale Paper

Red Cardstock

Foam Pads

Red Gems

Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Urban Stamps - Christmas Wishes Ribbon

Glitter

Me To You Saturday Week 14

Good Morning, I am here bright and early again. Sorry for the lack of posts this week, I had planned to come online and make some posts, but certain things happened that took my time away from it all. And in way, it was good to have that break.

Voting has started, giving the public a chance to put back in their person who was exited from the first week of the show by the judges. I couldnt decide between the lad, Amelia Lily or Two Shoes! I hope it is Amelia Lily, as she has the star quality and is diverse. I hope she goes back to her white hair and not her pink hair, cos to me that gave her the edge as well! I dont know why. But hey ho, will tune in to find out what happens tonight...

I am at a craft stall in Bedworth Town centre, in the Bedworth Methodist Church opposite Iceland. Come and join in and support the crafters, if you are local in the area. There are some knitwear, and other gorgeous goodies to fill up your basket with.

Here is todays card, it is an A5 card, using the Me To You Wrapped Up Stamp and papers from the Winter Wonderland Ultimate Decoupage Kit. I have recently loved doing large cards, I have always loved my A6 cards and square cards. But I don't have many A5 cards, I dont know why - they are good sellers. This was also one of my Demonstration cards at Abbeycraft.

Products used:

Me To You - Wrapped Up Stamp

Me To You - Winter Wonderland Ultimate Decoupage Kit

Capsule Red Hot Buttons

Silver Mirror card

Border Punch

Glitter

Final Born to Shop Demo Card

Here is my final Born to Shop card, wow! I started in July and it is November. Four months of Born to Shop cards I have been showing. With the amount I have shown, I could have done Born to Shop Fridays! The final demo card - i hear rounds of applauses, lol!  This again was inspired by the talented Clare Curd. This was not made for the demo but after the demo with the Nostalgia range. I do miss Clare's contribution to docrafts. She is on later today on Create and Craft for a Looney Tunes CD Rom Launch.

Also, have you noticed the date today - 11/11/11! ooo... I do like the little things like this.

Products used:

Born to Shop Nostalgia Paper Pack

Born to Shop Nostalgia Out of Bed Stamp

Penny Black Mondays

Welcome to another week of Penny Black Mondays, this post is coming later than usual. As it has certainly been a busy day, and definitely suffering from the Monday morning blues.

Products used:

Penny Black La Soiree Stamp

My Minds Eye - Stella & Rose - Gertie Papers

Papermania Flowers

Forever Friends Sunday Week 33

Hi and welcome to another Sunday of Forever Friends. I hope you are all doing well. And today is my birthday.

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!!!!

A really quick post today, as I am being spoilt. A day of celebrations.

Yesterdays demonstration at Kims Craft and the week before at Abbeycraft went very well. I really enjoyed it, and thank you for having me there. And I hope you enjoyed yourself too.

Products used:

Forever Friends - A Christmas Tale - Ultimate Decoupage Kit

Cardstock

Glitter

3D Foams

Me To You Saturdays Week 13

Just a very quick post from me today before I dash off to get ready for todays demonstration. And sneak in a couple of last minute preparation samples. A short day, only for a couple of hours. Will try my best to squeeze in much as possible.

Although todays card does not show a Me To You image, the papers and the die cut topper are from the Me To You Winter Wonderland Decoupage Collection.

Products used:

Me To You Winter Wonderland Ultimate Decoupage

Silver Mirror Card

Born To Shop Freebie

It has been a very quiet week on my blog this week, due to me preparing for another Demonstration. If you can join me at Kim's Craft in Hinckley tomorrow morning from 10am to 12noon. One stamp endless designs! I would love to see you there.

It has been a while since I have been to many of your blogs, but I promise to catch up soon.

Here is a card I made using inspiration from the talented crafter Lyndsey Marie. This is using the exclusive stamp that came free with the magazine a while back and combining that with the Persimmon papers from papermania.

Products used:

Born to Shop Freebie Stamp excl with Creativity Mag

Persimmon Papers

X Cut mini circle punch

Papermania flowers

Gems

Demonstration This Saturday - Kims Craft

This Saturday at Kims Craft in Hinckley, I will be popping in for a 2 hour demonstration. The theme is One Stamp, Endless designs. I will be demonstrating the At Christmas Time Stamp from Papermania that was part of the September release from docrafts and showing you hopefully how to get the best of one stamp. As a lot of people are feeling the pinch this time of the year, and just to show you - how one stamp can make many cards.