Well the past week has been full of dreaded lurgy, hospital appointment, card making class at Sarah-Jane's  and getting ready for market yesterday, and unfortunately the blogging did slide a bit.  Many apologies for that :o(  Still feeling a bit rotten, as it goes, but determined to not let it get me down.  On a plus note, market was quite successful yesterday, made a profit (which is always good) and sold 16 cards, which is absolutely fab :o)  The days are counting down now til the Spring Mini catty is no more, so I will be showcasing the lovely things that can be found in there for sure over the next few weeks.  If you like the look of anything, please contact me before the end of the month, because once they're gone, they are gone and I would hate for you to miss out on them.


One of my favourites from this catalogue is the Postage Stamp punch:

I have used the lovely Spice Cake dsp for some of the squares punched from the Postage Stamp punch and stamped two others using stamps from the Perfect Postage stamp set.  If you want a closer look at what is on offer in the Spring Mini, you can find it up there ^^^ under the Catalogue tab.  Please feel free to message me for more information or to place an order.  


I look forward to hearing from you soon :o)

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So, today's card is inspired by the card I received from Mandi for my birthday :-)  I stripped the design right down to just the card, no added card, or dsp on this one:

(well, apart from the Spice Cake used for the butterflies).  I did feel the urge to put some ribbon on it though, I love the colour of this ribbon, it is fresh and rather gorgeous :-) 


While I was making the card, I lost my seat on the sofa to the pudders though and haven't the heart to move them, so have been relegated to the floor to type this up on the laptop :-D

Hope you are all having a fab day, wherever you are and whatever you're doing and I will speak to you again soon.

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Hello there, how are you all diddling?  Things are good here, spending the day with Grannie today as I'm not allowed to be on my own for 24 hours after sedation.  Going a bit stir crazy now and can't wait for life to get back to normal and getting on with day to day things again.


Here is today's card:

For this card, I used paper from the Spice Cake dsp and a stamp from the Proud Peacock stamp set, both of can be found in the Spring Mini catalogue.  I love the Peacock stamp, its feathers are outlined so you can colour them in yourself in whichever colours you fancy, so each one can be completely different :-)


Right, I'm off, speak to you all tomorrow :-)
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Another lovely sunny day.  When we went in for swimming this morning it was foggy, but when we came out afterwards, the sun was out and the sky a clear blue :-)  I will be unable to enjoy it though over the next couple of days, if it lasts, apart from looking out of a window at it :-(  I have to prepare for a day in hospital on Wednesday and it will be sods law that the next couple of days will be absolutely beautiful.  Oh well, never mind, we can but hope that there will be many more lovely days to come yet that I can get out and enjoy :-)

It appears that the function to see which photos have already been posted on my blog doesn't appear to be working :-/  I have had to delete today's card as I have already blogged about it last month.  So, here is one that I haven't blogged about (double-checked and everything):

For this one, I used the stamp set, Butterfly Prints for the butterflies and the sentiment.  I cut out one of the butterflies and attached it with dimensionals to give the card a focal point and the rest of the butterflies were stamped in Versamark.  The dsp was Spice Cake and I finished it off with a piece of ribbon.

I will be listing the dates for next month's classes in the next couple of days, if you are interested in signing up for one of my card-making classes, please feel free to message me for more information :-)

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Spring has sprung

Apologies for lack of blog post yesterday, it was such a warm and beautiful day, we decided to make the most of it and have chips in Christchurch:

It is the first day this year that the sun has felt hot and at one point, even the cardi came off :-D  So, with Mother's Day coming up, I am busy thinking of Mother's Day inspired cards and here is one of them:

For this card I punched hearts using the Heart to Heart punch and Spice Cake dsp, the centre piece is a stamp from Vintage Vogue.  Perfect for a mother on Mother's Day :-)

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Umbrellas at the ready!

Morning all :-)  Dark, miserable and rainy day today.  Although I am hoping that it rains for most of the day because we haven't seen rain for ages and the poor plants need it, bless 'em.  Today we are going to Grannie's.  We usually go on a Saturday, but as it was market yesterday, we are going today instead.  Just need to get ourselves dressed and organised and then we'll be off.


Today's card sold at market yesterday, along with 4 other of the smaller cards I made, so I am very pleased that I made some more cards Friday night in preparation for Saturday :-)

I used the Postage Stamp punch and three of the stamps from the Perfect Postage stamp set (which can be found in the Spring Mini), the other stamp is from the S-A-B stamp set, Fresh Vintage.  Again I used Spice Cake dsp in the background.  I am thinking I may have to stock up on this dsp in readiness for when the Spring Mini catalogue ends, I do love it so much :-)


Hope you all have a fab day, whatever the weather :-)  Speak to you all tomorrow.
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Market Day

Just a quickie before I head off to market.  Looks grey and horrid out there, fingers crossed its not too cold as the market is in a drafty arcade and its hard not to feel cold when the sun isn't out and shining through the glass roof.


Here is today's card:

I like this stamp, from the S-A-B stamp set, Fresh Vintage and backed the card with more from the dsp, Spice Cake, from the Spring Mini Catalogue.  I used Lucky Limeade ink for the stamp and also inked the edges of the card with it too.


Hope you all have a good day today, whatever you are doing, and I will speak to you soon
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Heart to Heart

Morning all!  Thought I would get on and post this morning as I find myself up and at 'em earlier than usual :-)  Lots to do today, going to make some smaller cards, just for something different to do.  May package them up in sets for sale, not sure yet.  I'm also hoping to get a Doctorate proposal started at some point today too, will see how time goes...


And here is today's card:

I used Rose Red from the Brights Collection and Basic Black to border it, which I love the effect of.  I used another of my new punches, Heart to Heart, to punch out hearts from Spice Cake dsp, and finished it off with a stamp from the stamp set, Vintage Vogue, bordered and put centre-stage on the card.


Right, that's it for me today, off to get dressed and ready to pop out.  See you all tomorrow :-)
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Just a very quick one this evening, been feeling a bit under the weather today and George wanted to change his room around so that wiped me out a bit.  The living room is in a bit of disarray too, as he wanted to move his xbox and tv into his bedroom.  This means that I can move things around a bit and have a bit more room for my crafting :-)


Sunday I am at Lyndhurst for a craft fair, so really need to knuckle down and get some cards made ready.  Its the first time I have been there since before Christmas as I decided that I would have a little break from it for a couple of months.  I'm quite looking forward to going and seeing everyone and catching up on all the news :-)


Today's make isn't a card, it is a mini file holder to keep cards in.  We made one at Sarah-Jane's all day class last month:

 Looks gorgeous, doesn't it?  I love it and will definitely be making some more of these in the future.  The paper is from Spice Cake dsp again and the stamp is from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Elementary Elegance.  Here is a picture of the front:

The fabric is from the Spice Cake fabric and gives it a lovely finish.


Right, that's it for me now, off to bed soon as we have an early-ish start to spend the day at Moors Valley with friends :-)

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Late again

Evening!  Just a quickie this evening, plum tuckered out after a day in the forest with the boy making ancient hunting tools:

We love our day in the woods once a month, its lovely and peaceful and a world away from the town life that we live in day to day.  Its good for the soul to have this opportunity :-)


So, today's card is another one that I made at Sarah-Jane's class a couple of weeks ago:

This one showcases another two of the gorgeous papers from the lovely Spice Cake dsp.  The flower was cut using the Fun Flowers die for the Big Shot and then a big button was used with some Spice Cake fabric threaded through to give the card an added dimension.


Hope you like the card.  I'll be making some more cards tomorrow using my new stamp sets, so see you then :-)
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New playthings have arrived!

Excitement abound here!  My shipment arrived from Stampin' Up!  Eight new stamp sets, three new punches and a new die for my Big Shot.  How happy am I?!  Lots of new things to play with!  And here is a card that I have just finished making with one of the new stamp sets:

The stamp is from the stamp set, Proud Peacock, which is in the Spring Mini catalogue and I mounted it onto a piece of Spice Cake dsp, which is fast becoming a favourite of mine :-)


Only a quickie, I want to get back to playing with the other stamp sets :-)

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Evening :-)  Today was pretty non-productive as I only managed to get about 3 hours sleep last night :-(  So was quite zombie-like today.  Even so, we managed to get over to see the grandparents and popped in to the shoe shop to get George a new pair of shoes.  I keep checking the UPS tracking web page to see where my parcel is.  It departed Barking early this morning and hasn't arrived anywhere yet :-O  Its meant to reach me some time on Monday, so I have cleared the day so I can be in when it comes.


On to today's card then, another that I made at Sarah-Jane's class last week:

I love the big button on this one and love the paper as well, because it incorporates a stamp that I like and have in my collection, Triple Treat Flower, in it's pattern.  It is another paper from the dsp, Spice Cake, that can be found in the Spring Mini Catalogue.  The fabric is from Stampin' Up! too, they have started selling fabric that co-ordinates with some of the dsps and this one can be found in the Spring Mini too and co-ordinates with the Spice Cake dsp.  The stamps used are from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Elementary Elegance.
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Gosh, nearly forgot to blog!  Was going to blog earlier but the laptop crashed while I was out taking George to army cadets and I got as far as logging back in.  I then headed over to Facebook for a game of bejewelled blitz, which never turns out to be just one game and before I know it, its an hour and a half later and here I am :-)


Here is today's card:

Looks simple, but effective, doesn't it?  I love it.  The flower in the centre is made from ribbon, using a technique that we learnt at our all day class yesterday with Sarah-Jane.  The rest of the flower was cut from a die for the Big Shot using some more of the Spice Cake dsp and the image behind that, was embossed using a stamp from the Elementary Elegance stamp set.
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Spicy :-D

Today I was at Sarah-Jane's for an all-day class, which was lots of fun.  We were working with a dsp from the Spring Mini Catalogue, Spice Cake, which has a vintage feel to it, and stamps from the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets of Elementary Elegance and Fresh Vintage.  Sale-A-Bration items are available free for every £45 you spend between now and 31st March and we love free things :-D

Today's card uses stamps from the Fresh Vintage stamp set which gave me the opportunity to try out the Postage Stamp punch, which is really cute, I like it a lot.  The paper is from Spice Cake and I used Pear Pizzazz ink for the stamps and Pool Party for the circle design.  All the paper edges were inked with Crumb Cake to give it a more vintage look, which looks fab.

There will be more to come over the next few days from the class today, please feel free to contact me to make an order for any of these gorgeous items that I have showcased here today, I look forward to hearing from you :-)