Tuesday 29 November 2011

LIM week 43 ( card 3)

Here is my third card for this week's
'Less is More' challenge.I am trying
something different again, seems to
be my theme this week lol.I used a
 dingbat font ( Christmas cheer) which
had images instead of letters,  for the
image today.I coloured it with Copics &
Promarkers.Then added glamour dust
& Diamond Dust for 'a bit of bling' which
 is the theme this week.I love the
chunkiness of the larger glitter (DD), just
realised today that it is REAL glass too.
I cut the image out with a nestie, then
chalked around the image too....sorry
yet more pink lol. I also cut a 'nestie' hole
in the card , embossed around the hole,
then suspended the image 'mid air' so to
speak. Took me a while to figure out how
to do it, as I didn't want it stuck to the back
of the card but 'hovering'( almost wrote
hoovering then he he).
So hard to get a decent photo of this too , sorry.
Sentiment computer generated &  I added a
gem to the 'i' for a bit more bling.
Added later !!! Ok so you want to know how
I 'suspended' the circle in  mid air?? Well I messed
about with ideas for a while then finally hit on the
answer. I cut a narrow strip of acetate then attached
that to the back of the circle. Then I creased the strip at both
ends a little from the edge( about 1 1/2 cms). I bent
the edge strips forwards facing the back part of the front
piece of the whole card....oh my!!!... hope you are still
with me there.I attached two small 3d pads to the edges
of this strip...just in a bit so the pad/strip didn't show
above the circle. Job done!..... the circle  now ' hovers'
in between the card front and back.Do hope that is clear
enough ! it folds almost flat for posting too btw.

More rambling below!
Been cleaning ( or celaning as my friend calls it )
today again. First the bathrooms then the oven
today...a nasty job which I hate! It's feeling colder
now  brrr, hope you are all keeping warm.My daughter
is all sorted in her lovely new home now ( she had
EVERYTHING unpacked and house sorted in 4 days!!!!).
My son moves next week too, all go here.




Sunday 27 November 2011

LIM week 43 ( card 2)

Here is my second card for 'Less is More'
again.The theme is 'A bit of Bling' this week.
Why can't I just stick to making one
card??....anyway at least it's not pink for a
change lol. All made in GCF, I printed an
image ( 3 times) after altering the size, then
I faded each one slightly more. I then added
lots of glamour dust to the 'flower' parts.
Computerized sentiment, I also added
glamour dust to the first letter.Quite liking
this card, I will make more like this I think.
Have a  lovely weekend everyone .

I have just made some  vege sausage rolls,
new potato salad. Some mozzarella and
cherry tomato bits all wrapped in basil leaves
then soaked in   olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Also some yummy choc -caramel brownies
(which taste divine) so chewy !!.Looks a
bit odd in the first pic so I added another.
We are off to my daughters to christen her
new home with champagne....well we will be
drinking that !


Saturday 26 November 2011

LIM week 43 recipe (Bit of Bling)

Here is my card for this weeks
'Less is More' challenge. It's  a
recipe  this week ' Bit of Bling '.
Oooh I do like a bit of bling so
I set to work. Hmm .....well I
wanted to make something
different this week. Not sure
what I make of it really, I just
can't decide. I will leave it up
to you all to decide if you like
it or not in that case.
p.s ( Yes Diva Mandi I think
Chrissie is influencing me)

Linen card
Hobby art stamps
Cambridge daisy rubber stamp
Versafine Archival smokey gray( not grey) ink
TH distress inks,spun sugar and antique linen
gems from stash
glamour dust 


Friday 25 November 2011

Blog candy!


Not sure I am in time for this
but here is some great blog
candy , it ends today. Check
it out over at  The Craft Barn

Ended now !

Wednesday 23 November 2011

WOYWDW ( What's on your work desk Wednesday) )

I am doing another WOYWDW 129 again as I
had so much fun last week hopping to look
at others desks....must be my nosey nature
lol ! I managed to tidy up a bit since last
week, not quite finished yet but it's looking
a lot tidier I think now.Notice the use of
PINK boxes now lol, my new theme for
my next craft room :O) I made two moving
house cards for my son and daughter who
are both moving house (this week and one
the following week).Can you see my lovely
Swarovski pen my SIL bought me, the top
is filled with little crystals I love it!!! The
lavender 'corn dolly' on the shelf was made
by my other lovely SIL from  lavender she
grows in her garden in France, isn't she
clever !!The cards on the shelf are the
latest ones made btw. Also  there, a calender
card,a few flowers in jars( always liked that idea)
& a few semi - precious stones to inspire
me to make more jewellery!
I also made little charts so I know which
Copics and Promarkers I have. I
downloaded ( no idea from where
now...just google it) a proper chart after I
did this but can't be bothered to do it all
again.I also made a chart with all my inks,
took ages but so handy when I want to
match up an image / ribbon / paper/Copic
/Promarker together . I use the charts all
the time now,great for seeing which to use
without trawling through colours and testing
them all.Have a great WOYWDW everyone,
& thanks to Julia for starting/hosting this also :O)
ps. I have two desks ( you may be wondering)
as I started an extra one for making jewellery on.
I seem to use both for card/jewellery making
now though lol !




Closeup of pen and chart...oops some look a tad wonky lol !


I have nicer pretty boxes I made for my Copics &
Promarkers, these are crayons or gel pens mainly.
Ooooh see my cute elf shoes on the shelf too , love those he he!
More charts !

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Week 42 ( card 4)

Just to give you all a smile today !


My last card for the 'Less is More'
challenge this week, which is
SILHOUETTES
Another of my images from
my 'tubes' PSP files.Such a
pretty image I thought. I love
all the pretty twirly bits on the
'umbrella'.I think she is in
some sort of carriage?? Anyway
I just made a very simple card
again. I used 2 computerized fonts
and some 'twirly' bits to go with the
umbrella twirly bits.
The following is just idle chatter, so skip this
if you want lol.I did run on a BIT today, sorry!!!
Finished scrubbing all the tiled floors at
last! The two bathroom ones, kitchen
one and one very large sun- lounge one.
My OH said he would do the other
very large sunlounge one, (we have them
front and back, they do conserve the
heat which is why the OH built them btw.
( Don't want too many of these large
tiled areas again when we move  house
though!!!!). We made jam again today,
so we have several jars of Raspberry
jam and a few jars of Apricot jam. All
made from our home-grown fruit.
Blackberry is next, then Elderberry( from
our hand picked but not home grown fruit
this time.) The Elderberry is so full of Vit C,
More so than anything else you can buy. We
make Elderberry Yop too which is like a
cordial and we take it if we are starting a
cold etc.....it worked so far! Then I have
carrot chutney to make, have any of you
tried the M&S Wensleydale cheese and
carrot chutney sandwiches....they are to
die for!!! but you can't buy that chutney!!!
so I am making my own.Other carrot
chutney I have tried doesn't come close so
I hope I can make a similar one.







Monday 21 November 2011

Week 42 ( card 3)

Yet another card for the 'Less is More'
challenge, which this week is
SILHOUETTES
So many ideas buzzing around my
head this week , just had to make
another lol. Not sure where this image
is from as I found it in my 'tubes'
folder in PSP.I knew I had it
somewhere.....then I found it by
accident....typical ! I bordered it then
3d'd it on little pads then I added a
computerized sentiment. I used
3 fonts ( I collect so many of them, as
you may have suspected !). I did make
a note this time too. The nniversary part
was 'Holiday Home', the large A was
AT Helinda Rook and the happy was
Arial . Two punched hearts &
a strip of black card completed it.





Sunday 20 November 2011

LIM week 42 ( card 2)

Week 42 over at 'Less is More'
The theme this week is
         SILHOUETTES
Oh my....I have so many ideas
going through my head now....
make it stop lol !
Here is my second card,....am
quite pleased with it for a
change...and it was made quite
quickly too.Don't you love it
when everything goes right first
time ?  It's either that or nothing
goes right, how many of us have
been there ??....and it's  a
one layer card  too. I used to be
so scared of one layer cards lol,
thanks C&M I am finding  them
not so scary now.
Sorry enough waffle..................
Image by the lovely Beccy( see link
on sidebar).
I used TH distress inks and masked
the area off before sponging. Sentiment
computer generated, ( Bickham Script
Fancy 2).
(TH weathered wood, spun sugar &
worn lipstick inks btw. )
Making jam today and then scrubbing the
kitchen floor..........am in a scrubbing mood
again lol.





Saturday 19 November 2011

LIM week 42

This week over at 'Less is More'
the theme is SILHOUETTES.
Just a quick card, Lavinia stamp
&( I used this image on my daughter's
wedding card inserts as  she so loves her horse
and wanted to include one somewhere.)
I added a figure to the coach
( if you look hard you can just
see it).I also added a border and
computerized sentiment, it says
'Get me to the church on time!
( thought that sounded appropriate).
Font is Bickham Script Fancy 2 btw.
Such a lovely sunny morning here,
we have already been food
shopping at the lovely market 5 mins
away. Made an early start today was
awake at 6 ish, after shopping we
had a  lovely walk in the woods. I then
started scrubbing the bathroom floor,
nasty job, ( why did I choose white tiles
arrgghhhh!!!)....it's the grout mainly.Anyway
I got this card made in between scrubbing
bouts lol.Computer still freezing may be a
while until I get it fixed now, sorry if I don't
leave you comments.Have a great weekend
everyone :O)
Also entering this card in the black & white
challenge over at



Thursday 17 November 2011

LIM week 41 ( card 4)

Here is my last card for this weeks
'Less is More' challenge. Just couldn't
resist one more try lol ! Very quick
card, all done in GCF. I printed the
image three times added glitter and
computer generated sentiment.
Now back to sorting my craft
room again!!!!



Wednesday 16 November 2011

WOYWDW 128 ( What's on your workdesk Wednesday)

Thought I might give this a go as I
often like to have a nosey myself
at others craft spaces. Mine is soooo
untidy atm. and I am just about to
have a  big retidy , so thought I would
post a quick  pic of 'before' the tidy.I
have two areas I work in and both are
messy as you can see.......sorry...work
in progress though! Notice all the
Crimbo cards in a stack in the bottom pic.
Have a nosey around everyone else's
desk too by going to Julia's site here
Happy crafting everyone!!!


LIM week 41 (card 3 altered)

Another version of card 3,after
Diva Mandi's suggestion. You were
right Mandi I do like it more now
I have added a sentiment and a ribbon,
esp. as it's PINK too .'Less is More'
challenge again, one layer card and
LEAVES
as a theme this week.Now off to tidy
my craft room...it soooo needs it, wish
me luck...............I'm going in lol !

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Less is More week 41 (cards 2 &3 )

It's 'Less is More' one layer card
week this week and the theme is
LEAVES
Just a couple more quick cards.
I used my Cuttlebug 'holly' folder,
chalked the raised areas & added
a little glamour dust to highlight
the berries.
I made a similar card also but this
time left it all white and just
highlighted around the leaves in
glamour dust. I  do like white
on white cards.

Monday 14 November 2011

Nappy cakes.

I made these nappy cakes for my
sons and their lovely very pregnant
wives.
My very first, so a bit of a job but
got there in the end.Glad to report
they were very well received also :O)
Hope you like them too, all sorts of
bits and bobs packed in there.I sooo
love the cute sock roses!!Couldn't
resist a little top which said Charlie on it
too as I think one baby might be named
Charlie........but  it's not quite decided yet.
Here is a closeup of one ( both very similar),
& a pic of them both when wrapped.



Sunday 13 November 2011

Card & matching envelope set

I made a little (4") set of cards with
matching envelopes recently.Just
very simple ones but I quite like
them. I used a freebie sentiment
from the lovely and talented Jess 
over at 'Playing with Paper'. It
prints beautifully too,thank you so
much Jess.
The flower stamp is from part of
a set from Kanban crafts ( I won
them as a prize from 'Less is More',
..details on an earlier post here.)
I stamped the envelopes too and
made a liner  which was also
stamped.The envelope was made
from a tutorial I also found on Jess's
blog , such a great size I love
them, thanks again Jess.The
butterfly was punched and
sponged with a matching ink
and also a script stamp was over
stamped on them in parts.A gem
coloured to match completed the
card.I made a set of four,so hard
to get a good pic of them all
together though. Hope you like
them .
ps. A big welcome to all my latest
followers too:O)



Toadstools

After a  walk in the woods today  we
saw these beauties.The last one was
found in our garden and was enormous.
Hope you like them too.
Found this cheeky fairy  just resting on one later.

Leaves card

It's week 41 over at the 'Less is More' site
& it's also 'one layer week' with the theme
of   LEAVES
I used a tapestry stamp to stamp a few leaves
& added a stamped sentiment ( no make on it
but it's a clear one & cost quite a bit. Now I
see the price on it....what was I thinking of ,
just HAD to have it me thinks!!)
I added a few berries for interest  with a Copic.
Just a quick card......I may do another!



Friday 11 November 2011

More freebies!

Here are some more freebies for you ,
hope you enjoy them.
Usual terms apply, free to use onyour cards  etc. but don't claim them as
your own and send people back here to
save them.Thanks :O)
Left click to open fully ,then right click 
save image as.



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