Paper piecing

Over at Less is more this week the theme is paper piecing, I love this style of paper crafting, its so much fun, and with lovely papers the options are endless.

Any how I brought this stamp a couple of weeks ago at the papercraft show in Taunton.  The lovely papers are by Doodlebug.  I was so excited to try out this stamp and make this card I didnt even think about the less is more aspect!  Duh as the title is in the give away!!!  Not to worry I am sure I have another cheeky stamp or 2 or 3 to make another card from! lol

The stamp is by Woodware, I used a brown momento ink pad.  No sparkles or glitter so not like me! lol. x

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - About the boys

I'm so so sorry for being soooooooooo late in posting this - I do have a very good reason for being late!!!  I've been in hospital - not many of you will know we are due to have a baby in 4 weeks, as our lil girl was born so early we are considered to be high risk!  We have gone way past the time she was born, but non the less we cant count our chickens just yet.  So I had a few days in hospital watching all these lovely ladies come in, and go through to have their baby's. 

Anyway because of all the dramas this week, I am late in posting (SO SORRY) the theme over at My Mum's Craft Shop is:

ABOUT THE BOYS

Well what better excuse to get out my shiny new Die-namics stamp and die combo set called Let's Toast - I can see this set getting used loads, for allsorts of occasions. 

Sorry the photos are a bit pants - dies are so fab when you have fat swollen fingers!  As grateful as I am to be pregnant, I am looking forward to having some feeling back in my right hand and being able to colour again : )

Well that's enough moaning from me - I'm so pleased to be home.

I would also like to enter this into:

Delightful Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafts & Me: Anything Goes.

Paper Playtime: Anything goes plus a sentiment.

Hi it's Wednesday again, which means anothe new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop, a nice easy one this week, so we would love it if you joined us.

The theme is:

Clean & Simple

Easy, please pop over and join us, and dont forget about the DT call - were all looking forward to having some new teamies. xx

I am not really a scrapbooker, but I thought I would give it a go.  I find the 12 x 12 size quite intimidating, I think this is 8 x 8.

I love the alphabet letters, they are Die-namics die, the stamps are a Stampin Up set, I also used a nestie die, and when if ever I am happy with a pic of myself, I will put one of me and hubby in the nestie space!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Secret Crafter:  Anything Goes.

Moving along with the times: Anything but a card.

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes.

OMG I've been featured @ LIM

How over the moon chuffed am I that this card was featured at Less is more?!  For a start I cant believe I have only just found out, and now I think I will peel myself from the ceiling! lol

Thank you soooooooooo very much Mandi and Chrissie.  I am so proud, chuffed and flattered. xx 

MMCS - DT - BINGO and DT CALL

My Mum's Craft Shops weekly challenge this week is BINGO, all you have to do is:

Pick three from a straight line horizontal or Diagonal (Please mention in your posts what you have picked!)

-Flowers - Pearls - Die Cuts -

- Lace - Gems - Brads -

- Animal Image - Ribbon - Charms

As always there is a fab prize to be won.

I used an animal image, gems & die cuts.Please excuse the awful pic, I have yet to learn the new editing package on my computer!  It's driving me CRAZY!!!!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Sweet Sketch Sunday: Sketch. 

Lollipop: Flowers in bloom.

Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes.

Tip Top Tuesday: Sparkles Galore.

Don't forget if you would like to apply for the DT - all the info you need is here.  Good Luck. xx

To make this card I used a wild rose studio image, coloured with promarkers and flex markers, papers from my stash, Die-namics and nesties, sparkly gems from my stash, along with glamour dust.

Thanks for stopping by. xx

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Red, white & blue

It's Wednesday again - already, I don't know where the time is going!  Over at My Mum's Craft Shop this week the theme is:

RED, WHITE & BLUE

we would love to see what you create, there is loads of inspiration for this theme around at the mo with Jubilee Weekend almost upon us and the up coming Olympics so come and join us.

We also have as always a fantastic prize to give away.

Well my fat swollen fingers are not liking colouring at the mo.... so I made a felt heart!  Please don't laugh toooooooooooooo loud! This was my first attempt (loving my sewing machine at the mo).

I cut the felt hearts out using nesties, the ribbon is from my stash and the button is from papermania.  It didn't take that long to make, I am looking forward to making more in a variety of colours, as they are such good fun.

Hope the sun is still shining wherever you are. xxx 

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Recipe

Morning, well it's Wednesday again, which means its a brand new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop.

This week the theme is a recipe: 3 flowers, 2 papers & 1 ribbon, we would love to see your interpretations of the challenge.

To make the card I used Die-namics vertical die and stamp and die set.  I stamped the sentiment with teal versa mark, and embossed it with clear embossing powder, the flowers I made using a die-namics die, and the papers are Isabelle by First Edition, the brads are papermania - which I have had forever!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew: Dimension.

Crafty Pad: Bingo - Ribbons/flowers/Bling pearls/gems.

Cas-ual Fridays: Punchy (Punches/dies).

Cute Card Thursday: Touch of sparkle.

Paper Playtime: Say it with sentiments. 

Two more at less is more

What a lovely sunny day it is here in sunny Somerset today, its so lovely to see the sun, I had forgotten what it looks like! lol

Well last nigh I made a couple of cards for 2 very special lil people.  I met them and their Mums whilst my lil girl was in special care having been born too soon - we were all long stayer's!  And we are all still in touch, and hopefully friends for life.

Well the birthdays are starting to roll round - so here are two I made.

Both the card were using Die-namics number die - I have cut the die up so they are no longer all connected, the star is from the die-namics set used in the previous post.  The sentiments are from my stash, the blue paper is from the new oh so lush Doodlbug pad, and the pink is a strawberry sheet from DCWV Nanas stack, its lovely and sparkly.  For the pink one I also went round the edges with glamour dust for a bit of extra bit of girly sparkly bling.  The white upper level was mounted with 3d foam pads.

I would also like to enter these into:

Less is more: Baby or child

Simon Says Stamp:   Clean and simple.

Cute Card Thursday:  Touch of sparkle.

Crazy 4 Challenges: Birthdays.

Truly Scrumptious: Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by.xx

Baby Girl

This week over at Less is more the theme is baby or child.  Well I could not resist using the notched tag set by Die-namics.

I used brown and pink metallic ink for the birds legs and sentiment.

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

Sally. x

My Mum's Craft Shop DT -

It's Wednesday again, which mans it challenge time over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge blog.  This week the theme is:

FEELING BLUE/GET WELL

There is a fabby prize as always, so why not pop on over and join in.

Before I go onto the card, apologies for being a bad blogger I have unfortunately been without a computer due to the new one being faulty!!!!   Anyways, the replacement is looking all shiny and nice in the box, but I am feeling a bit disheartened with it at the mo, so I will get it out the box tomorrow. 

I made this card a couple of weeks ago in preparation, it is based on a layout from my book of sketch's that I keep.

It is a plain blue card blank, with die cut clouds (I think I should have embossed these) the sentiment is from a My Favourite things stamp set.  The DSP is from an Echo Park pad.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hoping to blog more this week. xx

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Embossing

Can you believe it's Wednesday again?  The weeks are flying by!  It's been a really busy week with one thing and another and my feet have barely touched the ground!

Anyway onto this weeks challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop is

EMBOSSING

We would love to see your creations, you can use wet or dry embossing.

I have used an embossing folder and a Tim Holtz rosette die, which scored and embossed to enable the rosette to be made.

This card is for my lil brother who is 30 today.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp: Sketch.

Cards for men:  Texture

Crafty cardmakers:  For the boys.

Craft your passion:  Texture

Paper playtime:  Anything goes.

Thank you for stopping by. x

Great news

I'm back on the DT at My Mum's Craft Shop.  I'm sooooooooooooooooo chuffed, thank you very much for having me back.

The theme this week is

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Here is my card, it looks a bitwashed out, IRL it is really vibrant!!!

The image is Wild Rose Studio, coloured with promarkers.  Ther paper is a sheet from First Edition - Spring Drop.   The sun and cloud are Die-namics dies, and the flowery die is from Memory box.  There are also a couple of sparkly gems from my stash on the flowers which I have cut out and attached with 3d foam.

We look forward to seeing all your entrys this week.

Sorry I have not been around much this week, I have a fab crafty excuse, I have a new crafty baby.  I will post a pic later. xx

Black, white and hot pink....

Here is a great lil quick card, made using die-manics and a cuttlebug embossing folder, the DSP is lovely doodlebug.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Blogger Challenge - Black, White & one colour.

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Goes

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend. x



Loving my craft room

and being on leave, it has given me a chance to have a good old sort outand clear out the old, and spend a small fortune on new stash! Is it bad to want every cutting die there is?! lol Well I've not got to grips with the new blogger layout, and I am not the greatest with technology, I will keep trying. I made this card over a week ago for the My Favourite Things Challenge, but never got round to blogging it. I really enjoyed paper piecing the MFT a la modes lady, so much so, I might have a couple more en route! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: Crafty Emma's Store - Paper Piece. Fairy Fun Friday - Anything Goes. DYSU - Glitter/Bling. Paper Pretties: 2 x DSP's