Pickles Skating

Whoops, Pickles returns again this week for a little more spotlight this week! It has been popular with the DT and me. My new stamps of Pickles with an Igloo and a tipple, arrived from the glitterpot on Wednesday, hopefully I will be able to show you something by the end of this week. I can not wait to start using them. I have already inked them up, now they are waiting to be coloured in and get put on a card with some papers.

Today is a short post, sorry :(. Getting used to these early starts at work again is sure hard work.  I have Occupational Health tomorrow.

Products used:

Wild Rose Studio - Pickles Skating

Wild Rose Studio - Wintry Christmas Paper

Adhesive Gems

Promarkers

Mia With Cracker

Day 3 of my mini celebration for the Blog Hop. I can not tell you I was super chuffed when I was asked to be the Guest Designer.

Here is another A6 card today, using Mia with cracker and some more of those beautiful Wild Rose Studio - Traditional Christmas paper.

Products used:

Wild Rose Studio - Mia With Cracker

Wild Rose Studio - Traditional Christmas Paper

Wild Rose Studio - Christmas Circles 

Mini Circle Punch

Red Cardstock

Promarkers

Sleigh Ride

Welcome to Day 2 of Festive Frolics theme on my blog. To find out more about it and for a chance to win a prize, visit the start of the Wild Rose Studio blog hop here.

Todays card uses the gorgeous stamp called 'Sleigh Ride'. Combining this with the papers, you can make this card using traditional one or a contemporary version.

Products used:

Wild Rose Studio - Sleigh Ride Stamp

Wild Rose Studio - Traditional Christmas Paper

Papermania Ribbon Bows

Adhesive Gems

Promarkers

Red Cardstock

Glitter

Wild Rose Studio Festive Frolics Blog Hop

Welcome to the Wild Rose Studio Blog Hop.

Dulcie Jackson creator and owner of Wild Rose Studio products has recently launched a number of new Christmas stamps. Have you seen them? They are so gorgeous.  I just had to purchase some more! The Design Team decided to do a blog hop to celebrate the launch, and I was asked to be a Guest Designer for this hop. Thank you for having me ladies, and I hope that I have done justice to the stamps.

I tell you the additional stamps I will be using throughout the week that I purchased from the Glitterpot were such a delight to stamp and colour in. There are such high quality.

Do join in with the Festive Frolics theme and you will have a chance to win this  Fabulous Grand Prize. You do not have to use a Wild Rose Studio image, but we would love it if you did. All you have to do is make a Christmas Card / creation and link it to the Wild Rose Studio Blog Hop and comment on all the DT Blogs included the  main one

You have until Monday 17th October 9am, (8am CET) to join in AND there will be a chance to win some Candy along the way

I am celebrating by sharing with you some bonus Wild Rose Studio projects from the new collection all week. Which you can see by visiting my blog here, as many of you may have arrived to the post itself. 

The new stamps are here, some have not yet been listed, Pickles with an Igloo and Pickles with a tipple - which I think is a lot of peeps out there over the Christmas period, but you can view them and purchase them if you like from the Glitterpot here. There is also two new paper pads, which go beautifully with the new stamps. If you get stuck what to do, the idea section of the Wild Rose Studio site is full with ideas, just keep clicking more projects at the bottom of the page.

If you have arrived here from Dawny P's blog then you are going in the right direction, if not, you will then need to go to the start at the Wild Rose Studio Blog Hop. Below is the complete list:
- Dulcie (WRS Blog)
- Dawny P
- Sarpreet (me)
- Lorraine
- Ria
- Lyndsey
- Sally Ann
- Zoe
- Wild Rose Studio Blog (to enter your card)

Here is my card, I used an A6 card as I noticed that the square cards are quiet popular, but wanted to challenge those out there for an A6 card.

Products used

(Links to products also provided):

Wild Rose Studio - Pickle Skating Stamp

Wild Rose Studio Wintry Christmas Paper

Wild Rose Studio - Jolly Greetings

Mini Snowflake Punch

Adhesive Gems

From here you need to pop along to Lorraine's blog here. If you would also like to win Pickle Skating stamp as used on the card above, please make sure you leave a comment on all DT blogs AND make a card with the Festive Frolics theme, which you will need to link the post here

Thank you for looking, I hope you enjoy the hop.

Forever Friends Sunday Week 29

Another week of Forever Friends Sunday, 29 weeks. If you would like to join me leave a comment and i will gladly hop to your blog and link your blog here. All I ask is you link it back to my blog. I want to get more use out of my stamps and papers, and decoupage. I do not want it to gather any more dust in my draws and I need the space to buy more stuff. So if you feel the same, come and join me on my Forever Friends Sundays.

Tune in tomorrow for a special announcement and a bit of a hop, a surprise, and a little giveaway.

Ingredients used:

Forever Friends Retro Good Life Ultimate Decoupage

Adhesive Shimmer Gems

X Cut Mini Circle Punch

Grey Coordinations Cardstock

Me to You Saturdays

Welcome to another week of Me to You Saturdays on my blog. Where I attempt to get more use of my stamps and products. If you would like to join me, leave a comment in this post, I will link to your blog and all I ask is that you link me in return.

This is a very quick post from me today, so much to do, so little time. And definitely will be tuning into X Factor tonight and Strictly. X Factor have you read about the twist - oh my... judges have to eliminate one of their own acts...

Products used:

Me To You  Wrapped Up Stamp

Me To You Winter Wonderland Paper

Me To You Winter Wonderland Ultimate Decoupage Pack

Born to Shop Housework Stamp

Today I have a very simple card to show you using the Born to Shop Housework stamp along with the cardstock stickers. A very simple card for me these days, maybe it needs more flowers and embellishments and bling!

Products used:

Born To Shop Bubbles Paper

Born To Shop Bubbles Housework Stamp

Born to Shop Bubbles Cardstock Stickers

Papermania Capsule Mini Buttons

Wild Rose Studio - Football Lad Stamp

Good news, after this week I only have another two cards using this stamp to show you. Sorry if you are bored. But do remember you can replace the image I have used with another stamp from the range or with one that you own if you can not afford the stamp. I hope that I have provided you with lots of inspiration though!

I have done a bit of paper pricking on the papers, and used ribbon. In retrospect now, perhaps I should have used mini buttons instead of Gems. Will make a note for the future.

Products used:

Wild Rose Studio - Football Lad Stamp

Wild Rose Studio - For Men Paper

Red Cardstock

Red Ribbon

Gems

X Cut Pokey Tool

3D Gloss

Odds & Soxlets Challenge Launch

Odds and Soxlets have launched a new Craft challenge, pop on over to the blog here to join in. Octobers theme is Halloween. Come and join in the fun, there is a freebie on the freebie page, which you can download and craft away. There are great prizes to be given away!

And stay tuned into the blog for some upcoming and exciting releases.

Grab this blinkie for you page, with this link here

Penny Black Week 10

There will be no brand focused days next week, but they will return the week after. Stay tuned for Monday 9am, to find out more.

This week is a very busy week from me. So it will be very short posts from me. Today I am showing you a bookmark corner I made. I have noticed a few people making these, but they put the image on wrong dont forget the bookmark corner, goes on the corner of your page, so the image should be lined up in accordance with that.

Products used:

Penny Black A Rose Stamp

My Minds Eye Paper - Stella & Rose - Gertie

Forever Friends Sunday

I am celebrating World Card Making Day, a day late. As yesterday was full of appointments, I could not make a day of it. I did well, to prepare half done cards to finish of today. How was your World Card Making Day yesterday?

Onto todays card, is an old one from me but not yet shown on the blog as the others I have made, as above are half done and not yet photographed to show you. So hopefully should have some christmas cards from me soon. This is a version of a project from the Creativity Club

Products used:

Forever Friends Retro Good Life Ultimate Decoupage

Forever Friends Retro Good Life Paper

Mini Buttons

Papermania White Gel Pen

Pokey Tool

Silicone

Me To You Saturday

Welcome to Me To You Saturday. We are on Week 9. Love for you to come and join me. As I am preparing samples for my upcoming demo, think I may have gone overboard with the samples. I have lots and lots. But the more the better I say. With all the sample making, at least you will be guaranteed to see Me To You Cards on Saturday and Forever Friends cards on Sunday

Products used:

Me To You Winter Wonderland Die Cut Decoupage Pack

Me To You Winter Wonderland Paper

Papermania Elements

Snowflake Punch

Adhesive Gems

3d Foam Pads

Double Sided Tape

X Cut Mini Circle Punch

I am super excited, and I will share with you that Dulcie Jackson creator of the Wild Rose Studio company, which has gorgeous products and stamps has included my card in her Wild Rose studio gallery idea here. You have to keep scrolling down and clicking on more ideas, but can you spot the card below?

Handbag Style Card

Mourning the loss of my favourite x cut mini circle punch, that I use to create the scallop look, as I have not yet purchased the scallop nestabilities. Will have to get another... but I can not find the exact size one. There is one slightly  bigger. Does anyone know where you can get the old x cut mini punches from?

Another Born to Shop card! again. I am sorry. In the demo I encourage people to use their scraps. If you take a close look at the background paper, the lines go in two different directions. I did not have enough paper to cover the front of an A6 card, so intead I joined up two and covered the joining line with a border sticker from Born To Shop bubbles. And I like how the card came out. Do try this. It is great way to use scraps and I really enjoy using my scraps.

As I was demoing the range including stickers here I have used a cardstock sticker,but if you have the stamp you can use that instead.

Tonight Strictly Come Dancing starts and tomorrow is World Card Making Day - how are you celebrating or making?

Products used:

Born to Shop - Bubbles Paper

Born to Shop Bubbles Cardstock Stickers

Adhesive Gems

Purple Cardstock

Wild Rose Studio - Football Lad Stamp

I have used another layout again, that I like and often rotate and flip. I have used this previously on a Forever Friends card and I like the combination so I used it again. These layouts really do come in handy when you lose your mojo to guide you and find that naughty missing mojo.

Products used:

Wild Rose Studio - Football Lad Stamp

Daisy and Dandelion - Onion Plays Footie Stamp

Promarkers

Waterbrush Markers

Thread & Sewing Machine

Red, White & Blue Cardstock

My Next Demo - Where, When....

I am pleased to announce, I am demonstrating at Abbeycraft Artworld in Nuneaton on October 29th. From 10am til 3pm.

The address is:

Abbeycraft Artworld

23a Abbey Street

Nuneaton

Warwickshire

CV11 5BT.

The shop is right next to a huge car park, and another car park is near by in the Ropewalk Shopping Centre. Would love if it you could pop along. And if you are visiting my blog, and you attended a demo of mine at Kims Craft, do pop along if you can. Would love to see some familiar faces.

I will be demonstrating the latest range from docrafts, which is these gorgeous Urban Stamps Noel Christmas Wishes Stamp and Urban Noel Postage Stamps, Me to You Winter Wonderland. Papermania - Christmas Time. Forever Friends. Papermania 7x5 Clear Stamp. And a bit of the old.

Come and join me, I would love to see you there.