A GIRL WHO JUST LOVES TO CRAFT

TOMIC # 36

2012-02-10T10:06:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

I made this card for an order last night and the only thing that had to be on the card was a pirate and the name "Josh" so I thought I would enter the challenge at TOMIC.

This week it was a Sketch by Tina & you had to use Edwin.

I love my pirate Edwin and I bring him out all the time for cards for little boys! I also sat him on my new I LOVE YOU stamp. I really wanted this stamp and gave in this week because I just NEEDED it!!!

I used my my star punch for a bit of decoration. This punch is just the best for male cards. I added some gingam ribbon and made a bow! Im obsessed with making bows now that I can use my bow maker!!! I was being a bit blonde with it for a while, but I know what I am doing now, lol!

Right, I am going to enter this at TOMIC and then colour lots of images!!! So pleased its the weekend!

Love,

xxx

Challenge # 112 - Love Themed Project with more than 1 Heart!

2012-02-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

As seen as I have been snowed in all weekend I have spent more time at the PC than usual. I have found some lovely new blogs to follow and also had time to enter another challenge before work today.

I decided to enter the House Mouse Challenge because I needed to make an Anniversary card and I thought this was appropriate.

I hope this is acceptable because it was a "Love Theme" with more than 1 heart. My two pins are my hearts.

I have had this stamp for a while and it is one of my most used stamps. I used my Prima papers with kraft card as a backing. I added a lovely silver corner and a few pins from my stash.

I hope it warms up because this weather is just too cold......

Love,

xxx

Another Valentines Card & Some Challenges

2012-02-04T04:13:00.000-08:00

I made another Valentines card last night, but this time I made one with an image that I would like!

It's a bit busy for me, but I wanted to do something different & I really like it.

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The papers are Bo Bunny with red & black card. I added a red feather and heart button that I picked up on Thursday from the shop where I buy all my ribbons.

I think I will keep this one for Martin because it will look lovely on my fireplace in my black, white & red living room. It will match perfectly!

Just a picture of the detail.....

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I don't usually enter challenges because I just don't have the time with work & orders but as I was off Thursday and Friday I thought I would have a go.

I will be entering the following:

Just Magnolia - Challenge # 142 Anything Goes with an optional valentines card

Tomic - Valentine and Hearts

Simply Magnolia - Hearts & Love

Love,

xxx

1st Valantines Card

2012-01-29T07:39:00.001-08:00

Hi All,

Well what a strange weekend, but anyway I have made my first Valentines card because both my Mum and Sister in Law have got me lots of orders so it's full steam ahead with these.

This is one of the new Kenny K dowloads and I just love it. I purchased this one and the little angel & devil, so cute!

I have kept things very simple with this being for a man and I love it. I also like the blue & brown colour combo for a change instead of the typical red.

Right, I am off to colour some more images and I have even been to my local craft shop this morning for more supplies for my orders, but I am thinking of the new Maggies I can buy with my sales - lol!

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, only a three day week for me this week and then I am off Thursday and Friday with my Mum.

Love,

xxx

Circle Card

2012-01-20T10:32:00.000-08:00

I made this card for another order, but I am getting bored of doing the same old same old so I thought I would put my circle cutter to good use and make a circle card...................

Nothing too fancy, but I used my new Magnolia which was part of my Christmas box from my Auntie Chanelle and a few flowers. I don't usually do flowers but the card needed a little something more.

I am off to watch a bit of TV now and relax... 2 days off work!!!

Love,

xxx

Love Heart Tilda & my little friend....

2012-01-19T11:36:00.000-08:00

I am back with another card. I learnt how to make this card at my weekly craft class at the Craft Box and I decided to come home and give it a go.

I used my new Tilda who I just love. These cards are actually really easy to make when you get going with them. I love learning how to do something different.

The lovely "My Friend" stamp was a gift from my lovely Auntie who is like a magpie for lovely crafty stash for us both. I have been to see her tonight and picked up another little maggie that she has got me!! She is so good.

Before I go here is a little pic of my neice who is waiting for me to paint her nails. She was getting ready to go in the bath but before she did she needed to pick a nail varnish for me to use, bless here!

Love,

xxx

Love Letter Tilda

2012-01-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

So far so good with my postings.......

Here is another card that I have made for a order.

Loving the new Magnolia collection, my favourite so far!

I ran out of my normal 8 x 8 cards so had to use one with a spotted pattern around the edge so I had to incorporate that into the design. I quite like it though.....

I used some paper I had left over from another card so I don't know the name of them - sorry!!!

I do hope this week goes quick as seen as I am off work on Friday!

Love,

xxx

Wild Thing Tilda

2012-01-08T10:13:00.001-08:00

Evening everyone. I hope everyone has had a nice weekend. It just goes a little too quick for me. I have had a lazy today because I didn't get up while late which isn't me at all and then I have just been at my Mum & Dads with Martin with a dog walk in between.

My Nephew is also 4 on Friday so I have been hunting for a Spiderman Cake for him to take to Nursery on his birthday to share with his little buddies. We managed to find one at our local Asda. I have also promised to bake him some Cupcakes for his party with my new Cupcake Maker that I got for Christmas so that should be fun!!! I am hopeless at cooking, but I love it!

I made this card last night for a order, hence why it says "Daughter" on it. I thought I would ink up my new Wild Thing Tilda. She is so fun and I am really pleased with how my colouring turned out on this one.

I kept it plain and simple, but I think the image says it all - lol.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Love,

xxx

A very late Happy New Year.......

2012-01-06T12:49:00.001-08:00

Hello Peeps!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a very Happy New Year. My new years resolution will be to update this little place more but we shall see!

I had a lovely Christmas but I was working in between so that wasn't so good. I must save my holidays to have a work free Christmas one of these days.

On the run up to Christmas I just find it soo difficult to work, make loads of cards and blog at the same time. I have kept dropping in on my favourite blogs, but blogger was also playing up and not letting me log on, but enough of that here is a card I made for my Cousin's birthday using my new Tilda and OMG this is my favourite of the new collection - I love it!!!

Here is a close up of the image and I am really pleased with this one even if I do say so myself.

Here is a card that I made for a very special person, but I have just not had the time to drop it off yet. She knows who she is and I will eventually be giving this to her, but the weather in Sheffield (wind & rain) has been terrible this week.

I am very happy to own this Limited Edition stamp and it was given to me by my Auntie for Christmas - along with some other craft goodies, but this was very special.

Love

xx

Another 21st Card

2011-10-26T03:39:00.000-07:00

I could get used of this not working and being on holiday!!!

This is the second card I made for my Cousin, Louise who is 21 today.

I dusted off my old Charleston Tilda because I just love this image.

The papers are from the new Magnolia Christmas collection, but I think they look pretty with this image.

I have been shopping this morning and off shopping again tonight so I am going to sit down and do some colouring!

Love,

xxx

21st Birthday Card

2011-10-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

I am off work this week on holiday so I thought I would post today. I made this card last night, but before I tell you about it I want to say that it was an idea of my Auntie Chanelle and I have done my version based upon this because I loved it soo much!!! Here is my Auntie Chanelle's card.

My Auntie Chanelle knows that I was recreating it and I know that she doesn't mind. We like to share (her ideas that is!!!).

It was just a brilliant idea that I would never dream of doing or thinking of it. Luckily my Auntie Chanelle recently bought me the dress up Tilda with clothes and I bought all the other stamps that I didn't have so I could recreate it.

My boutique;

Clothes;

Dress up Tilda in her undies with her Friend who has a lovely bag and credit card ready to pay!!! lol

The papers are from the Craft Box but I don't have any idea what they are called. I am tending just buy papers that I randomly like without thought to matching or what set they are from.

I hope you like it!

Love,

Kerry xxx

New "old" Magnolia xx

2011-10-02T11:07:00.001-07:00

Hi All

Long time no speak!!

No excuses this time, I have just not had the time to blog and visit all my blogging friends. Sorry!

On a plus side I received some gorgeous cards from my Auntie Chanelle and Mum for my birthday.

Here is a card I made for Mum's friend and it's using my new Magnolia which was "won" for me by my Auntie Chanelle. I LOVE IT!!

I used my new Pixie Glen papers by Prima and had a play with some flowers because I never use them and everyone else is - lol!

Hope you like

Love

xxx

Distress Ink Card

2011-08-20T09:45:00.000-07:00

Well I am really glad that this week is over. I have had such a stressful week at work and I really couldn't wait until 5pm yesterday.

Here is a card that I made at my class at the Craft Box on Tuesday. I love it and it's not something that I would dream or think of doing.

We used Distress Inks for the background, but I really can't remember the names but they just blended so well together.

I also love the scalloped circle shaped card. I really want a circle cutter for my birthday to make circle cards. I am trying to convince my Sister to buy it me, lol!

I am now off to have a relaxing night with Martin. I have spent all day cleaning and sorting my craft stash out in to some order ready for the storage I am going to get as part of my birthday present. It's looking much better already.

Love,

xxx

Another Christmas Card x

2011-08-17T10:27:00.000-07:00

What a day today has been!! I feel very stressed and I need a glass of wine to relax after my day at work today.

Here is another Christmas card using another of my pre-coloured images from my holiday.

It's another Santa from Magnolia.

The papers are from Dream Street called "Wonderland - Warm Hearts" which were purchased from the NEC last year. The image is coloured with Promarkers and Glossy Accents.

Love

xxx

1st Christmas Card xxx

2011-08-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here is my first Christmas card. I am determined to use all my unused stamps that I have bought over the last couple of years for Christmas cards. They were all "must haves" at the time!!! I always play safe and get out my Christmas stamps that I find make quick and easy cards, but that is not happening this year. I am going to be organised and not have a big rush on the run up to Christmas.

I stamped lots of Christmas images to colour while I was on holiday, either when travelling or relaxing. I coloured about 10 which I didn't think was bad.

Anyhow, here is my first card using one of the images I coloured. I am trying to go a bit vintage/shabby and traditional this year.

I have used a selection of Nitwit papers mixed with some Dovecraft "Let it Snow" papers. I am going to try and mix & match some of my papers.

I have coloured my old traditional Santa from Magnolia with Promarkers. The sentiment is stamped from a lovely set I bought last year and never used by Papermania which is a Tina Higgins design called "A Silent Night".

I hope you like, but I am now off to enjoy the rest of my Sunday before work tomorrow and I am also going to think of some more ideas for cards as my Sister went with me and Mum to the craft shop today and she purchased some papers/card templates for her own cards that she wants me to make for her for Christmas. I now have to make my own, Mum's, Sam's and cards for orders!!! I need to be organised with this lot! Oh well, it's keeps me busy!

Love,

xxx

2nd Post... I am doing well x

2011-08-13T11:38:00.001-07:00

Don't faint, but it's another post from me!!

I am trying to be a good blogger from now on! Here is a wallet I made with my Auntie Chanelle on Thursday night when we crafted together because our craft class was cancelled. We used some of the new Patchwork Family papers from Rico Design which she kindly let me pinch a sheet of, they are gorgeous and I am soo jealous I don't have them.

When I was on holiday last week I missed a class at the Craft Box and they made a wallet and tag insert. I must say the class version was gorgeous, but Auntie Chanelle showed me how to make it.

I like to know how to make different cards and projects because it's nice to do something different rather than the same old.

I used my gorgeous Molly Blooms from the new range. I just love them and I can't make enough cards with them. They are so versatile even though they do have a summer theme.

I am now off to watch a DVD and relax with Martin and the family. Enjoy your night and I may even be back tomorrow because I have started to make my first Christmas card!!

Love,

xxx

I am back x

2011-08-12T06:48:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

It seems such a long time since I last blogged, but I have been on my holiday! It was fab and I really didn't want to come home. It was so nice to be away with Martin, Mum, Dad and Owen. He is still my little brother but he is growing up so fast and he just isn't a little boy anymore.

Me & Martin went a few days later than Mum and Dad and when we arrived off the train Owen was shouting for Martin and not me!!! Little bugger!!

Anyhow, here a card I made a craft class at the Craft Box a coulpe of weeks ago using the new Molly Bloom Stamps and Magnolia chimney. It's such a pretty card and I love the layout/style of the card.

I am really sorry because I can't remember the papers used. I am so out of touch with my papers at the moment. Here is a close up of the coloured image done with my Promarkers.

Here is a little snap of me and Martin on our jollies!

I will hopefully be back over the weekend and I do promise to try and visit my blogging friends. I am really sorry for being such a bad commentor.

Love,

Off to the beach xx

2011-07-21T12:04:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a long time again since I blogged, but I have been super busy with work, card orders and preparing for my holiday.

I feel so bad because I have not visited any of my blogging friends for a while, but I am going to pick up with my posting after my holidays because my blog has been too neglected.

I have a much needed 2 week holiday and hopefully in 5 days I will be hitting the beach like Molly below, lol!

I LOVE my new Molly's, my Mum helped me build my new beach themed collection up.

See you soon x

Is everyone still there???

2011-06-18T13:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I am back with a card that I made for my Mum's birthday a couple of weeks ago. I used my Magnolia with Cake from the last collection with some gorgeous papers that I have forgot the name of (sorry).

I intend to have a bit of a blog hop tonight and tomorrow and I am so sorry to all my blogging friends because I have just fell out with Mr Blogger lately. I spend most of my time crafting now rather than blogging. I suppose that is the right way round I guess.

Tomorrow I celebrate my 1st wedding anniversary so I have removed "newly" married from my profile. It's a happy day, but I am very sad that a whole year has passed since my perfect wedding day!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend peeps!

Love,

xx

I am back x

2011-06-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

Hello

I hope everyone is okay. I have been on holiday from work this week and I have had a fab week apart from our computer was "hacked" on Bank Holiday Monday. It's been a nightmare so I only picked the computer up from PC World on Friday. You don't realise how much you use the PC until you have it taken away. I am sorry that I have not dropped by to see my favourite blogs but this is why.

I dashed straight to the Craft Box last week because the new Magnolia range was due in. I picked up my favourite papers from the range along with a couple of the new stamps. It would be rude not too, lol!!!

I made a card straight away with my favourite stamp & paper of the new collection. Here it is..........

I never buy stamps like this, but I really wanted this image because I think it is so cute. I also had a go at colouring with my promarkers since my class a couple of weeks ago. I hope it shows!!

Right I am off now to go and have a relaxing night watching TV with the family before work tomorrow. It's been so nice being off work with my Mum just doing normal things and I feel like I have been off for ages.

Love,

-X-

Just Gorjuss!!

2011-05-16T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hello

I had a fab day yesterday at the Craft Box. The lovely Meesh did a class on how to colour with Promarkers. I learnt so much and I can't wait to play some more. I now feel like I can colour properly, lol!!

Here is another card that I made over the weekend. It is with my new Gorjuss stamp, love it.

I coloured the image with my Distress Inks again and used some lovely Strawberry paper. I made some flowers with my Marianne Die and added a a few pins with beads threaded through.

Love,

xxx

Strawberry Molly xx

2011-05-14T07:48:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Well, last night was the first night that I felt like doing a bit of crafting and once I had started I couldn't stop.

I decided to get out my Strawberry Molly and Herb Seat and do a bit of masking. I also coloured the images with my Distress Inks for a change.

Here it is......

I used my new Stella Rose papers and I just love the vibrant colours. I edged all the papers with stickles and added glamour dust to my image.

I used some of my Magnolia flowers which were still not opened until this card. I really enjoyed colouring with the "DI" and I think my colouring has certainly come along since the last time I tried.

I also made a card with my new Gorjuss Stamp, which I love and I will try and blog this tomorrow.

Love

xxx

Magnolia Card xxx

2011-05-07T09:08:00.001-07:00

Hi All,

I have not been the best with my blogging and commenting. I am very sorry.

My asthma has once again been a total nightmare and I am struggling. I haven't slept one single night this week straight through.

I haven't been able to craft either because I just don't have the patience at the moment, not even to colour!!

Here is a card that I made a couple of weeks ago at a class at the Craft Box. I love it when we use my favourite stamps.

I don't usually buy Easter stamps because I just don't get enough use out of them, but this one is really sweet. I don't have it myself so it was nice to use it at the class.

We used the new Marianne Dies to make the flowers. I wasn't sure at first, but now I love them I have bow bought the die!

Love,

xxx

Don't Faint, but another post.....

2011-05-01T06:22:00.000-07:00

I thought I would be daring and post for the second time this weekend!

I made this card a couple of days ago for a card order that my Mum asked for.

I used two of the new Magnolia images which had their first "ink up" this week. How bad am I????

I decided to make an aperture with my oval nellie dies and place the picket fence from Make it Colourful in the background.

I coloured both images with my Aqua Promarkers and made the clouds myself by cutting a basic cloud shape out and inking inside the DIY stencil with my DI in Broken China.

I know the front of the card looks a little empty, but I need to put quite a long name on the top so I haven't put this on yet. Just looking for the right letters!

Love,

xxx

Owen's Birthday Cards xxx

2011-04-30T07:25:00.000-07:00

Hi there!

How bad am I? Almost 1 month since I last blogged. I have been really busy/stressed with work and have lots on at the moment so I just haven't had the time to blog.

I am hoping to do some blog hopping this weekend as seen as I have a couple of extra days off from work.

My little Brother was 12 on Thursday (28th) and here are the cards that I made for him;

My Mum & Dads card was made using my new Molly Bloom Camper Van stamp. I love it and great for those difficult teenage boy cards.

My own card was made using the Molly Bloom Donkey. I know it's not totally "boyish" but he loves horseracing so thought it would be fun to make this card. Check out my racehorse charm!!!

My Sister's card was made using a Kenny K image. Plain and simple because my Sister doesn't craft.

My Auntie's card which she asked me to make for her using another Kenny K image. I am loving these at the moment because they are so quick and cheap to make different cards.

Hope you like them all. Enjoy the bank holiday weekend.

Love,

xxx

Little Mermaid

2011-04-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post before I go and watch the Grand National with my little Brother. It's been such a great day, been shopping with my Sister in town and had our lunch together and before I went I managed to finish this card what I have been making over the last week.... bit by bit!!!

It's a "Tent" card which I learnt to make at a Molly Bloom class at the Craft Box a couple of weeks ago.

I must also apologise for the quality of the first picture but I was in a rush, hopefully the others are better.

I got my stamps out to see how many I had that would make a scene and this little Mermaid, seahorse and shell set from Magnolia were just what I was looking for. Well, it was when my Mum bought the shells for me last week to make the set up, ha ha!

I have used the Bubble Magnolia paper and I coloured the image with my new Aqua promarkers, hopefully getting better with the colouring but I love the look they give. Lots of Glossy and the new Lagoon Stickles which I just love.

I finished with some lovely blue ribbon which was only £1 for a whole role from the Craft Box - bargain!

Hope you like my card. Have a fab weekend, lets hope the weather stays nice before work on Monday!!!

Love

xxx

Happy Mothers Day x

2011-04-03T03:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day Everyone!

Hope everyone has a great day, hopefully the weather will stay nice.

My first card is my Mothers Day card for my Mum - my Best Friend. I don't know what I would do without her.

I made it at the Craft Box a couple of weeks ago using the new Molly Bloom stamps and Echo Park papers. I love it.

The second card was for a card order. I used the same papers as my Molly Bloom card, but used one of the new digis from Kenny K. Isn't she fab?????

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Hope you like them both. Love,

Magnolia & Molly Birthday Cards xx

2011-03-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Here are a couple of birthday cards that I have made for my cousin, Rochelle.

The first is using my new Magnolia stamp from the recent collection which I just love. I think she is my favourite!

I used some lovely papers from the Craft Box and added some Bo Bunny flowers with a pin and beads attached.

I was brave and coloured her with my Aqua Pro Markers but I really didn't like stamping my stamps with Staz on!! Daft I know but I like them nice and clean - looking new!!!

My second card is using my new Molly Bloom stamp. I also got the idea for this card from a beautiful sample Lynne at the Craft Box showed me. The papers are Echo Park which we used in a class last week and I just love them

Don't look too close at my colouring, still in practice.

Early night tonight because I am in work at 7am so I really can't be making cards until the early hours like I usually do!

Love

xxx

Izzy's Birthday Cards

2011-03-20T08:02:00.000-07:00

My little Neice was 2 on Friday and of course I was given the job of making her cards by my family.

Here is Owen's

My Mum & Dad's. I got this idea from Mary's Blog

My Sister's using my new Molly Bloom stamp with heart

and lastly, mine. I used Molly as Strawberry, love this image. I matched it with my Strawberry Magnolia stamp.

I had a great day at the Craft Box yesterday because it was my Molly Bloom class. I made a gorgeous basket and card and it was a great day. Both me and Auntie Chanelle loved it.

Hope your weekend has been as good as mine, lol!!!

Love Kerry xxx

Fuzzy Tilda Christening Card

2011-03-06T11:40:00.001-08:00

Hello

I am doing well because I have posted twice over the weekend. It's a record!!!

Well I was up until 2.00am finishing my Christening cards. Yesterday I was looking for inspiration for my cards so I then started them and came up with this......

I came across the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog which is on Week 96. This week "Anything Goes" with an added extra of glitter. I decided to have a go. Really must start to do more. I used my Fizzy Tilda (not her official name). I love her. I used my new Desert Blooms papers from Trimcraft along with a Marianne Design Creatable Stencil. Just a gorgeous extra that you can thread ribbon through.

I used some Flowersoft for her little flower and added glitter to her hair ribbon and dress.

I really enjoyed making this Christening card. I hope they like it. Little Summer look gorgeous and it was a lovely day.

Love Kerry xxx

Shopping Mouse

2011-03-05T03:52:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you are all having a great day. My blogging habits are just not getting any better I am afraid because life/crafting just gets in the way sometimes. I craft every day, but just don't seem to find the time to blog everything I do.

I still have two Christening cards to make and I am only half way through one. Did I mention they both need to be done for tomorrow???? :-( I think I am going to spend the day blog hopping for some inspiration then craft tonight.

Here is a card that I made a couple of weeks ago for my Auntie. It's a "Just Because" card and I made it for my Auntie Chanelle. She loved it. After I had taken the photo I added a "C" for Chanelle and "K" for me to the shopping bags!!!

I saw some sample cards made at the Craft Box with this stamp from a large set (Can't remember the name - sorry) and I just loved them so Martin bought them for me as part of my Valentines present.

I hope you like it and I will try to be back sooner next time!

Love,

xx

Magnolia Easter Card

2011-02-20T01:54:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone! I have been such a bad blogger lately and I am so sorry.

I have been crafting none stop, but never found the time to blog!!

On Wednesday evening it was craft night with Auntie Chanelle again. We had a right laugh. It was my turn to do the layout but I never got round to it so Chanelle had to save the day and she made this up as we went along. She is very good, but we never stopped laughing!!! I must try harder next time and have something prepared.

I used my Easter Magnolia image which I bought in the sale from the Craft Box last year. I went with Chanelle and she thought that she had bought the same, but she had a lovely image with short hair and a bow!!!

The tags and circle are Chanelle's new Dies from Marianne which she came equipped with. I love them and think I am going to invest in some. They have such great detail.

The papers are Magnolia and Chanelle couldn't wait to cut those daffodils out. I took the easy option and punched a few small retro flowers in yellow card stock!!! I just need to add a sentiment to my tag, but I am still looking for the right one!!

Hope you like it! Love,

xxx

With All My Love Magnolia Card

2011-02-05T09:14:00.001-08:00

Good Saturday Everyone,

I went to another class at the Craft Box on Tuesday night and we used my favourite stamps!!!! MAGNOLIA.

We made a different easel card and I absolutely love it.

I have missed out on this Magnolia image from the new range. I have quite a few but didn't manage to get this one. Isn't she gorgeous.

I coloured the image with distress inks and I am really pleased with it even if I do say so myself - ha ha!

Love,

xxx

A couple of different cards for me!

2011-01-30T03:26:00.000-08:00

Hello,

I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. It's been a quiet one for me and I am off craft shopping in a little while so I thought I would show you a couple of cards that I made at a new craft class this week that I went to with my Auntie Chanelle.

I would never do anything like this myself so it was really nice to try something different and get a little bit messy!!

Here is the first one....

I love how the shimmer comes through the blue distressed background and the black ink on the butterfly.

Here is the second which I have to say is my favourite. I just love the flowers and I think they were made with Paper Artsy stamps (sorry if I am wrong!!)

I think I need more practice with the distress backgrounds, but practice makes perfect - I hope!

I really enjoyed making the cards because it is so nice to try something new and not something you would do at home.

Love,

xxx

Blog Award xx

2011-01-29T06:53:00.000-08:00

Thank you Anutie Chanelle for my 3rd Blog Award - it's made my day!

There are a couple of conditions for the award

You have been TAGGED and want to participate? Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged

Dear bloggers:
The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light,

so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

I follow so many blogs so it was a very hard choice; however here are my 3........

1) lil-paper-pixie

2) Stressed Stamper

3) A Technophobes Blog

I could add to the list, but they have already been chosen.

xxx

Magnolia Card

2011-01-21T07:42:00.001-08:00

I had another fab night crafting with my Auntie Chanelle on Wednesday night. It was great, she came equipt with papers, stamps and punches.

Auntie Chanelle came up with the layout so I can't take credit for it. We used some lovely Magnolia papers with a wood effect and blue flowers on them. Chanelle cut 100's of tiny flowers out from the paper. I opted for the punches with a tiny Magnolia flower in the middle.

The image is Chanelle's from her "tiny" magnolia collection as she calls it (not!!). The gorgeous blue velvet ribbon works so well with the papers and we added a lovely ribbon slider.

I am sure Chanelle will be uploading her card very soon! Right I am going to print off lots of Kenny K downloads for my Valentines card orders along with print my new Magnolia image.... I can't wait to colour her!

Love

Fab Night Crafting & A Pretty Card

2011-01-13T01:09:00.001-08:00

Well last night I had a fab night crafting with my Auntie Chanelle. It was so funny because she wasn't impressed with my craft equipment!!!! I think she may be bringing her own next week!!!

We decided to make a different shaped card and as usual she came with everything I needed and a few extra little bits of crafty stash for me. If you craft she is the best Auntie to have!!!

Here is what I made. If you clink on the Chanelle link above you will see the lovely card she made over Christmas for my Uncle Al using some Kenny K images.

I used my beautiful Magnolia Love & Ladybug Tilda. If you look closely you will see the lovely hat pin Chanelle brought for me.

I coloured the images with Pro Markers and Copics and I added some stickles. I used my TH shabby papers.

Chanelle also brought me the new Magnolia Ink mag and the cards in there are just beautiful. I love how lots of the older stamps are used so it gives you ideas. I think I NEED some of the new ones though!!!

Love,

xxx

Something Fun!

2011-01-10T09:44:00.000-08:00

Hello,

I hope everyone is okay. I have had a rough couple of weeks after Christmas, but hopefully things are getting better.

I haven't done as much crafting as I would hope, but I am going to try and get back into my blogging again now. I am sorry if I haven't visited everyone for a little while!

I wanted to make something fun and different so check Allure Von D out from Kenny K!!! When I saw Bev's post yesterday I went straight to the Kenny K site and bought some digis. I love them!!!

After all the steroids I have been on for months and months due to my asthma I have gained 3 stone so I would love to have a bod like this!!! I have modelled her on my Sister hence the red hire, he he!!

I have used plain card stock and just let the image do the talking!!!

Love,

XXX

Early Happy Christmas!

2010-12-19T11:49:00.000-08:00

I haven't been blogging for a while and this has been the longest time I have gone without posting.

My asthma has been playing up for a while now and I just don't feel well/right with it at the moment. After many attacks and trips to Hospital/GP I now have an emergency appointment with the Professor looking after me on Tuesday!

I don't think I will be blogging now until after Christmas; however I have still kept crafting so will have lots to post in the new year!

I hope you all have a fab Christmas and I hope to be back after Christmas so I can pop by my favourite blogs and see what you have been up to!

Love Kerry xxx

Week 26 @ Anything Goes - Animals

2010-11-23T11:50:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

Hope you are having a good week so far. I am counting the days until Friday, lol.

It's week 26 over at Anything Goes and this week our theme is ANIMALS. I did want to do a scrapbook page of my little Max; however things are very hectic at home trying to finish the decorating for Christmas so I started to think of a card I could make quite quickly.

Now I know you are wondering where the Animal is, but Tilda is dressed up as a reindeer and that is an animal!!! I just have to use all my new Tilda's from the Craft Den.

I can't wait to see what you come up with, so come and join us this week.

Love

-x-

Week # 25 @ Anything Goes ~ Let it Snow

2010-11-16T14:33:00.000-08:00

It's week #25 at "Anything Goes" this week and I have been such a bad blogger for the last week or so. My Asthma has just got in the way and I ended up missing last week's challenge! Sorry to the other DT members because I havent stopped by any blogs including Auntie Chanelle's so I am so sorry!

I am not really happy with this card, but I put it together over the weekend and thought it would fit the challenge well. I made the card for fun and utilised it as my DT project.

I used the new Nitwit stamp set along with the Nitwit papers. Lynne has recently recieved both the stamps, papers and decoupage sheets and they are fab!

It's a short and sweet post from me tonight because I want to try and stop by some of my blogging friends to leave comments.

I hope you can join us this week with our "Let it Snow" challenge!

love,

xxx

Ice Cream Tilda

2010-11-06T04:38:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a great Saturday! Only one more sleep till I go to the NEC tomorrow, can't wait! My Auntie Chanelle has already called me this morning from her holiday to check the arrangements!!

Here is a card I made a couple of weeks ago for my Cousin's little girl, Mia. It's quite a simple card that my Auntie Chanelle gave me an idea for when she made my own birthday card here

I loved it so I purchased the ice cream cone and sat one of my new Tilda's on it!

Martin is at home decorating our living room so I am babysitting my little Brother. I think I may do some crafting now to get me in the mood for tomorrow!

Love,

xx

Week 23 @ "Anything Goes"

2010-11-03T12:30:00.001-07:00

It's week 23 at Anything Goes and this week our theme is the letter "B".

Now I have to admit this is not my best creation. I have been off work poorly because I keep having asthma attacks so it is driving me mad at the moment so my mind wasn't on the job 100% when I was doing this.

Hopefully it will do and in case you haven't guessed it then my card is "B" for Bumble Bee Tilda!

Come and join us this week at Anything Goes. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Love,

x

Tilda with Pumpkins x

2010-10-28T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!!

Hope everyone is having a good week!! I didn't think I would get to blog before I went Scarborough, but he is one of my cards that I have made for my favourite crafty Auntie!!! I wonder who that could be????

I used my gorgeous Tilda with Pumpkins!!!

Check my pin and pumpkin buttons out???? Love it!!! This was just 1 of 3 cards, but I forgot to photograph them before they were sent!

Hope you all have a good weekend! Love,

-x-

Birthday Card xx

2010-10-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone.... what a week so far!!!

Here is a card I have made over the last couple of days. Decorations are happening at my home which include knocking down and rebuilding in my living room so it's very hard to craft at the mo, but I am still managing to do my fav past time from boxes made up of essential items!!!! It will be worth it when it is finished and I have my own "proper" craft space and a nice living room of course!!

Here is a card I have made using my Kraftin Kimmie stamp, I have forgotten her name now but I just love her.

I have used some Magnolia papers and didn't add too much to the card because I didn't think it needed anymore.

I am off to Scarborough at the weekend so I can't wait! Have a good week!! Looking forward to the NEC too coming up to buy some more goodies.

Love,

xx

Week 21 @ Anything Goes - Black n White

2010-10-19T11:56:00.001-07:00

This weeks theme at Anything Goes is "Black n White". This was a tough one for me because I just didn't know what to do!!

Here is what I came up with.......

This is one of my favourite Tilda's, I just love her and I have used her on so many occasions. She is so easy to colour.

I dashed off to the Craft Den f on Saturday to look for some black and white papers and was so happy when I found these Zebra Magnolia papers. I then got home to start making my card and found that I had already bought the papers!!!! Typical of me!!!

I made my own apature card with my oval nestie and decorated the front of the card with my small retro flower punch with some scraps of pink paper. I used Tiara stickles for the centres of the flowers and added a little bit of black ribbon.

Everything I have used on my card is from the Craft Den.

I hope you like it and I can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

Love,

xxx

Week 20 @ Anything Goes - Ribbons

2010-10-12T11:35:00.001-07:00

It's my 3rd week on the DT at Anything Goes and doesn't time fly???

It's week 20 and Ribbons is our theme!!! It's an easy one this week because we all have plenty of ribbon!!

Here is my card: -

I have used a gorgeous Tilda that I stamped at an all day Christmas workshop at the Craft Den a couple of weeks ago. I coloured her with DI, which is a technique I have recently learnt at the Craft Den. I think I am improving, slowly......

I have used the new Basic Grey Jovial papers along with a Crafworkcard new shaped card along with a new label with "Christmas Wishes" on. I love these new shaped sentiments.

I have used my ribbon to make my ribbon tree, which I first made at the Craft Den in the summer last year. I have tried to creat a little scene with the tree and Tilda putting her presents under, but unsure whether it works or not!?!

Everything I have used on my card is from the Craft Den. I hope you like it and I can't wait to see the entries this week!

Love,

x

Week 19 @ Anything Goes & Christmas has come early!!!

2010-10-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Christmas always comes early for me because I have so many cards to make that I always have to make an early start.

It's my second week on the DT for Anything Goes and I decided to get my new KARS X-mas paper pad out and use the gorgeous papers. Lynne also has the ribbon, brads and pins to match the papers and I just love them!!

I used my new Silent Night Tilda who is new in at the Craft Den and attempted colouring with DI for the second time.... don't look too close.

I also added a lovely lace doily heart that I bought a couple of months ago. I got my new EK sucess snowflake punch out again to punch another christmas border like I did for my last DT project. I love this punch and it is a must for Christmas cards and scrapbook pages. I then added red stickles to the heart and some Blonde Moments buttons in place of the flowers that usually appear on my cards. If you look closely you can see the gorgeous green star pin!!

Hope you can join us again this week.

My 2nd Blog Award!!!

2010-10-04T11:43:00.001-07:00

Hello,

I have just had a quick search of the blogs because I haven't been able to look over the weekend due to my second stinking cold in the last few weeks and I found this from Sarah............

Thanks - it's made my day!

Love

XXX

Week 18 - "Going Roun in Circles" - MY FIRST DT XX

2010-09-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when Lynne at the Craft Den asked me to join her DT. I love going to the Craft Den every week and I was really pleased. Thanks Lynne!

So here goes my first DT project for the Anything Goes Challenge.

I know it's a little early for a Christmas card; however I wanted to use my new Christmas stash from the Craft Den.

I used my new Cozy Tilda which I missed out on last year, I just love her and she is so cute. I punched the side of my card with my new EK Success snowflake punch. This is a great punch and goes through card stock. Great for edging cards.

I coloured Tilda with my copics and added Diamond Stickles to the edge of her coat and hood. I used Cranberry Blush papers which are Black Market and when I saw them at the Craft Den I knew I had to have them. I love Christmas papers in non traditional colours.

I added "round" Kars glitter brads along with my oval scalloped nestie and round craftworkcard sentiment to cover the "round" theme this week.

All products used on my card are from the Craft Den. I hope you like my first DT creation. Come and join us this week.

Love,

xxx

Christmas Workshop

2010-09-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

I have had a great day at the Craft Den today. It was the all day Christmas workshop and I have learnt lots of different techniques. It was a really good day - thanks Lynne!

We made 4 cards, handbag and a bookmark!!

Here are some of the cards that I made using the new Craftwork Card materials Lynne has on sale. I distressed the snowflake windows with DI and added stickles and card candy in co-ordinating colours.

For this card I used the lovely papers as a feature and added a border, sentiment and card candy to embellish the card.

I really enjoyed making these cards because I always tend to use a coloured image on my cards - usually a Magnolia, but it was nice to try something different.

Hope you like them!

Love

xxx

Quick Card with my new Tilda with Thistle

2010-09-16T15:15:00.000-07:00

I have been to the Craft Den tonight and had a great class. I missed last weeks class so I couldn't wait to go! I couldn't miss tonight because Lynne has had the delivery of the Magnolia's!! It's my birthday next week so I decided to spend some of my pennies on a few Tilda's. I bought Silent Night Tilda, Sitting Tilda with pumpkins, Hells Broth and Tilda with Thistle.

I couldn't wait to get home and play so I decided to make a very quick card with the Thistle Tilda. She is part of the Halloween Collection which I didn't know, but I love her spider web trimmed dress!

It's a very simple card which didn't take me long to complete, but I am quite pleased with it.

I used my new Memory Box Blackbird papers which are great for Halloween cards & birthdays. I coloured Tilda with my Promarkers for a change and also added stickles to the thistle and trim of dress. I used my new WOJ "Happy Fright Night" sentiment and added a bit of card candy, I haven't used them for ages so because I had made a very simple card I thought they would sproose it up a little!!

I can't wait for the weekend - 1 more day to go!!

x

LOTV Xmas Card xxx

2010-08-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. I hope you are all having a great bank holiday weekend. I have had a nice weekend so far. We went out for tea last night to celebrate Martin's Sister's 21st birthday and we have been out for Sunday lunch today with my Mum, Dad, Nan and Grandad, but I have a stinking cold so I feel rubbish - typical!!

I haven't done much crafting this weekend because I have started a couple of projects that are taking me a little while to complete so here is another Christmas card that I made last weekend.

I used another of my new LOTV images and used my new papers from the Craft Den (can't remember their name now because I am uploading at my Mum's - sorry!!). I love how different the papers are for Christmas. Sometimes I get a little bored with red/gold and green and I like to use something different.

I wanted to use a different embellie instead of the usual flowers so I decided to make a ribbon flower that I have seen Kathryn make many times and I just love the effect. I coloured the image with my copics and used lots of stickles.

I hope you like it and I hope you enjoy the rest of bank holiday!

xxx

Skating By.....

2010-08-23T09:48:00.001-07:00

Oops don't know what happened with the last post!

Here is my second Christmas Card using the new LOTV image. I have made this for my Cousin who loves to ice skate so I thought that this would be perfect.

I made a small easel card with my new Cosmo Cricket papers, love them. I punched the snowflakes with my MS punch and added my new silver Kars glitter brads from the Craft Den to the Centres.

I added lots of stickles and coloured the image with my copics.

xxx

Skating By,,,,

2010-08-23T09:47:00.001-07:00

Large Christmas Tags!

2010-08-22T07:31:00.000-07:00

I have started to make my Christmas cards so that I can try and get in front this year. I make my own cards and my Mum's so if I leave it until the last minute it can get a bit stressful!!

I am trying to make 2 at the same time, one for me, one for Mum!!!

I wanted to do something different so I tried making large tags to send instead of cards for the younger children in our family. I am really pleased with them.

I used my Bo Bunny papers that I had left from last Christmas along with some glitter mistletoe paper, I love this paper but it was my last sheet :-(

I used my new LOTV image, Baby's 1st Christmas - it's soo cute!

I coloured with my Copics and then stamped around the edge of the frame with a Lavinia Snowflake stamp. I then went around the edges with a distress ink! I also made an area on the back to write on with some plain card.

xxx

Some More Weding Cards

2010-08-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. I have been off work today poorly so I had to take a trip the Dr's first thing this morning for some tablets. I am just starting to come round, but still feel rubbish. Never mind, here are the remainder of my cards that I made last weekend.

The first is my favourite LOTV image because I have used it so much. It is so easy to colour and always makes a lovely wedding/anniversary card.

Again, I have used the Bo Bunny peacock papers - that's them all gone now. The wedding theme is purple so I have tried to follow this through on all the cards.

Same image, different layout and I used the off cuts of my papers from the first card.

My Auntie Chanelle kindly let me use her old wedding Magnolia image. I love it! I used some nice wedding papers and just added purple embellies.

Everything I have used on the cards except for the images are from the Craft Den!

I hope you like them and you all have a good weekend.

xxx

Crafting Weekend!

2010-08-15T07:46:00.001-07:00

When my Mum called me at work on Friday and told me that I couldn't go to her house over the weekend because my little brother Owen had chicken pocks I was gutted. I am very close to my Mum and go every weekend. I have never had them and it is supposed to be dangerous to people who have asthma so I have had to stay away. (I am back today though!! lol)

Martin has been busy in our garden all weekend so I have been sat crafting. My Mum's Friend at work is getting married at the beginning of September so I have started to make some cards for orders. Her colour is purple so I thought the Bo Bunny Peacock papers were great to use.

It's really hard to make different cards for weddings because I only have a couple of wedding stamps so my favourite crafty Auntie lent me some of her stash to make different cards. I have been busy and made 4 cards in total, but here is my first. I love this one.

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I made my own swirl with a viva pearl pen and added some flowers which I purchased some time ago at the Craft Den. I also added a couple of pins and a congratulations sentiment. I used the WOJ sitting willow on the matching swing - love it! I coloured her with my copics and added stickles.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

xxx

Back from Honeymoon!

2010-08-08T06:23:00.000-07:00

We arrived back yesterday evening from our honeymoon. We had a really good time and I am so sad it is now all over - the wedding and the honeymoon! They have both come and gone so quickly.

Here are a couple of photos of me & Martin on honeymoon

I will hopefully be back with some crafty makes soon after I have done all the washing!!!

xx

Honeymoon!

2010-07-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post. I am packed and ready to go on my honeymoon tomorrow night. I can't wait. I won't be around for 2 weeks so I will see you when I get back!
Love

XX

Wedding Wine Box

2010-07-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I have managed to do some crafting this morning. I was up early because I couldn't sleep so I have been sat at the table crafting.

When I got married my Auntie Chanelle made me this and I couldn't stop looking at it. It was beautiful and I would never think to have a go at anything like this, she is so clever and has great ideas. My Mum has even saved it because she would like to use it as a vase for flowers, she liked it that much.

My biggest fan, MY MUM asked if I would be able to have a go at one. Her Friend gets married in September and she said that she would love to give this as a gift like my Auntie Chanelle did for me. I was unsure, but after collecting a couple of boxes to see which would be best to try I decided to have a go and here it is......

This was my practice run; however it won't be wasted because my Mum works with someone whose sister gets married soon so I have done this for her. I used my new Magnolia wedding stamps, but used some cheap papers that I got from the last NEC because I didn't dare use my Magnolia paper in case it went wrong.

I used my circle & heart nestie and actually followed a great tutorial that Kim did in the Fairy Tale Magnolia Ink magazine. I added some flowers that I recently bought from the Craft Den.

I used my MS branch punch and also added a lovely pin with some beads that are my new obsession.

I know that mine is not a patch on my Auntie Chanelle's or the one that Kim made but I am really pleased with it. Hope you like it.

Love

xx

Anything Goes - Week 7

2010-07-14T15:13:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I am sorry that I have been such a bad blogger since the wedding, but I have just struggled for ideas lately - the wedding turned my brain to mush. I kept looking at my craft stash and have been thinking about what to do over the last couple of weeks instead of doing it. I have made lots of scrapbooking pages at my weekly scrapbooking class at the Craft Den so I have done some crafting - mainly scrapping my wedding pictures!!

I have not taken part in the Craft Den's challenge blog, Anything Goes so I thought that I would give it a go this week. This week's theme is "Sparkle & Shine".

I thought I would try making a Christmas card for a change and here it is. My sparkle and shine is the stickles that I have put everywhere and the mirry Craftwork Cards Xmas round sentiment, tucked behind my image slightly.... hope this counts!!

I have used my "Under the Mistletoe" Magnolia paper and one of my favourite Tilda's. I have coloured with a mixture of Copics and Promarkers. I have used my MS punch for the snowflakes - a must for Christmas cards!!

I hope you like it and I will try and fit in some more crafting before I go on my honeymoon in 9 days time - can't wait!!

-X-

More Photos

2010-06-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

Today is my last day off, back to work tomorrow. I don't think I could have picked a better week off if I had tried. I will go back to work tomorrow as Mrs Marper with photos in hand so I am quite looking forward to seeing my work friends.

Some more photos for you. Me & my little brother Owen. He didn't stay in his suite long. He dashed straight off after the ceremony to get changed into one of his football shirts!!!!

Me & Martin at the evening reception

Getting ready on the morning of the wedding. It was very stressful because I thought that we had left all my accessories for my bridesmaids at home. Luckily we found them. Martin had put them in a safe place.

My Sister, my baby Niece, nephew & my Dad. If you look closely you can see me and Martin in the background outside the little church

Lastly, my fairy bridesmaid from the back to show her beautiful wings

It will be back to normal next week because I have started to make my "Thank you" cards.

Kerry xx

THE CAKE!!!!

2010-06-21T04:54:00.001-07:00

My Auntie Chanelle mentioned by beautiful cake and here it is.....

Thank you for all your lovely kind comments especially my Auntie Chanelle for the lovely comments you put on my blog. I am so glad everyone enjoyed it.

More pictures will come. I made my Mum take pictures of everything!!!

Love Kerry xx

Yesterday, 19th June 2010 this happened........

2010-06-20T06:57:00.001-07:00

It was perfect!

Love Kerry xx

Quick Post xx

2010-06-13T07:05:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post from me today and it may be my last post before the wedding. I don't think that I am going to get anymore crafting done before I go.

All my favours are now done. Auntie Chanelle designed them and we sat making them together on Tuesday evening. I have spent the weekend writing my place cards, sorting my table plan and making little activity bags for the younger children to have at the table instead of favours.

I have recieved some beautiful cards already from my crafting friends so I will have to post them all when I get back.

I thought that I would show you my card that I made for my Dad to give to my Mum for her birthday, which was last Tuesday. I made the card last weekend, but forgot to upload it.

I have used my Charleston Tilda and Tim's new shabby papers. I have seen a couple of cards on blogs where lace has been wrapped around the image. I love this look; however I think it does look better on a round image rather than a rectangle like mine.

Right that's it from me. I will be back after Saturday 19th June when I will then be Mrs Kerry Marper.

2 weeks and counting & my Hen Night

2010-06-05T02:03:00.000-07:00

Two weeks today and I will be getting ready for my wedding! Tonight is my Hen Night so I am really looking forward to it.

Finally, here are my "Thank you" cards for my Bridesmaids..........

Nicole & Demi's

Mia and Isabella's

Only a short post because lots to do today including getting ready!!

Love,

xx

Special Card for Mum

2010-05-30T07:52:00.000-07:00

When I went to the Craft Den on Thursday night for my weekly scrapbooking class Lynne showed me the card that the Wednesday evening class had made. The card was made using the fab "Hougie Board" and is called a "Stepper". I love them so off I went yesterday to pick my board up.

I had a lovely, but busy day yesterday. It was the last fittings for my Bridesmaids so I didn't manage to do any crafting yesterday, but I decided to do some today. It is my Mum's birthday next Tuesday (8th June) so I wanted to make her a special card.

She is the best Mum ever and this is what I came up with for her........

I used my Tilda blowing bubbles. I have cut round the image so I have made my own bubbles with Glossy Accents. I used my new Tim Holtz "Vintage Shabby" papers which I got from the Craft Den also, they are just gorgeous.

I added a couple of prima paper flowers with a pearl pink brad and cut the leaves with my MS punch.

I have to say that I am really pleased with this card and I am going to busy making lots of "Steppers". It is so easy to make using the "Hougie Board".

Hope you like it!

-x-

Free WOJ Digi xx

2010-05-28T23:46:00.001-07:00

Morning,

Hop over to Katrina's blog (http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/) to find out how to get your free digi. Sorry blogger is not playing ball this morning so I can't insert the link.

xx

Housemouse Creations

2010-05-24T14:36:00.000-07:00

Evening All,

Here are a couple of cards I have made for orders. I am quite into Housemouse at the moment thanks to my Auntie Chanelle!!

The first card is made using the "Fancy Pants" stamp which I bought from Stressed Stampers Clearance Blog. I have ordered quite a few from there and all the stamps were great and looked brand new!! I love this image.

The second is using an image I borrowed from a Friend called "Berried". I used Basic Grey "Strawberry Shortcake" papers and I think they work perfectly with this image.

Hope you like them!

-x-

Prince Charming!

2010-05-16T14:18:00.001-07:00

Hello,

I have spent most of my day crafting again. I need to get my crafting in now because the wedding is in less than 5 weeks so I think things will slow up then.

I mentioned on my blog not so long ago that I was making "Thank You" cards for my Bridesmaids and Paige Boy. I started my Bridesmaid cards, but I wanted to do something different. So I got my Prince Charming Edwin out!! I don't know if this is his correct name, but this is what I am calling him anyway. Here he is....

My Nephew is only 2 years old so I wanted to keep things simple. I used magnolia's "Vanilla Dots" paper and my brand new Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Die. I love this latch and it's my prize possession at the moment!! I have used a cute little 5 x 5 cards which I think are ideal for thank you cards.

I hope you like it as much as I do. Bye for now.

xx

LOTV - Challenge 53

2010-05-15T10:17:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are having a good weekend. I have spent the day crafting. I was blog hopping last night and came across the LOTV Challenge Blog so I thought that I would have a go. I bought lots of LOTV images at the NEC and I think I have used the wedding stamp more than I have ever used a stamp before. I love it.

I have followed the sketch, but I rotated it to suit the image which is landscape rather than portrait. I love these cute rabbits.

I used my Bo Bunney papers Jasmin papers for this card. I love these papers and have used them for lots of cards. I have dug out some old gem stash which must be years old, but I thought they went well with this card.

I hope you like it. Hopefully post tomorrow after some more crafting!!!

-x-

My First Blog Award!!

2010-05-13T11:45:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I have received my first blog award from Poppet. Thank you for your nice comments and giving this award to me.

Now I think I now have to pass this onto 12 more people. I have listed the people below who I would like to give this award to.

Chanelle
Kim
Sarita
Kathryn
Sandra
Sue
Lynne
Jo
Sarah
Rowena
Jules
Liza

Love,
Kerry

Lili of the Valley Card

2010-05-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

Evening All,

It's a late post I know, but I have been crafting all night so wanted to upload before I went to bed.

I made this card during the week for a order. I used some beautiful Graphic 45 papers I have had in my stash for a while called the "Baby & Bride" collection. I also used my LOTV wedding stamp that I bought from the NEC. I love it!!

I coloured the image with my copics, but I had a go at paper piecing on the wedding dress. I have wanted to do this for ages so had a go and I think it looks okay!

I used some Prima flowers with some old skeleton leaves I have had in my stash since I first starting crafting. It's good to use old stash! I added pearl buttons to the centre of my flowers with a new silver pin I bought recently.

I am really pleased with how the card turned out, I hope you like it too! I am off to bed now!

xx

New Tilda

2010-05-04T16:08:00.000-07:00

My first day back at work today, I have been really busy but it is really nice being back to normal again. Although for some reason I do feel really tired and don't want to do much when I get home.

My wedding is 6 weeks on Saturday and I wanted to make "Thank You" cards for my Bridesmaids. I wanted the new Fairytale Magnolia images because I think they are perfect for what I want them for. One of the dresses that Tilda wears even looks a little like my bridesmaid dresses. I bought a few at the weekend when I was out with my Mum. I started to colour my images last night with the hope of making two of my 6 cards tonight, but I came home from work and had another card order so I decided to use my new fairy dust Tilda ( I think this is what she is called, but I am not 100% sure).

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I gave her red hair like my Sister and decided to use my Basic Grey Origins pad that I have nearly used up. I don't usually like green, but I decided to try using different colours for a change.

I have distressed the paper with Tim's distresser and I have added black lace which you can't see very well because I have covered most of it up! I didn't want this to happen, but I then didn't want to cut away at my paper and lose the flower pattern. I added little black flowers that I punched from my tiny retro punch and I added stickles to give the look of fairy dust. I have also added some pearls on wire. Excuse the wet stickles and glue on the pictures, but if I didn't take a picture straight away I wouldn't done it at all!

Hope you like it! I will get back onto my Bridesmaid cards tomorrow night! Can wait to get them started.

-x-

Finally, a little crafting.........

2010-05-02T07:42:00.001-07:00

I hope you are having a great bank holiday weekend. Blogger is just being a nightmare today. I have made three cards and wanted to show them all, but I could only upload the pictures of my first card!!! Typical, I have never had three cards to share since I started my blog!!!

Before I went into Hospital I had a couple of orders for my Mum's Friend. I didn't manage to do them before I was taken in Hospital and I thought that it would be too late when I came home but luckily it wasn't. I had made an easel card using my Papermakeup Monster stamp for another order not long ago and she liked them, but said that her little boys liked Dinosaurs! So this was my excuse to buy the Woodwear Dino Set. I think it will come in handy for little boys cards.

I used my Blonde Moments papers and added a little heart border with some ribbon (I think this is okay for a boy!!). I coloured Dino with my Copics and edged the paper with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink to give a bit of a worn look.

I have left the card blank because I intend to put the little boy's name in there who the card is made for. I just need to check the spelling before I do!!

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-x-

Out of Hospital

2010-04-30T04:50:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not blogged for a while. I have been suffering with my Asthma really bad of late and it has just got out of control once again. I was admitted to Hospital early last week after a trip to A & E and wasn't released until mid this week - over 1 week later!!!! I don't think they know what to do with me!

Still on lots of medication along with steriods and using the Nebuliser quite alot, but today is the first time I have switched on my computer and took a look at what has been happening while I have been in Hospital. I haven't done any crafting at all since I have been home because I just haven't felt well enough, but I hope to do a little tomorrow after my Bridesmaids have had their fittings.

I am going to do a bit of blog hopping - maybe blog over the weekend with a card!

xx

Tag Book

2010-04-07T13:26:00.001-07:00

I have had a great night at the Craft Den tonight. I usually go to scrapbooking class every Thursday, but this week I can't make tomorrow so I asked Lynne if I could swop nights.

We made a tag book using lots of different techniques.

Lynne wanted us to all finish our projects tonight so we all had to keep up!!!

I have took pictures of each side of the book. My photos do not do it justice.

I am now thinking about what little pictures I can put in it!

~x~

Special Birthday Card

2010-04-04T06:39:00.000-07:00

I have made this card for one of my Best Friends at work. Her birthday is next Monday and I have bought her a little prezzy, but I wanted to make her a really nice card.

She is such a special Friend because she has overcome breast cancer for the second time and is now back at work again. She is so brave.

I decided to use my new Pirate Tilda image that I bought from the NEC. I do have pirate Edwin to match, but thought that both of them would look too much on this card. I used my new Bo Bunny Jasmin papers that I got from the Craft Den yesterday - they are gorgous and I think I may have to get some more!!! I coulured Tilda with my copics and I used my new Texture Boutique that Martin bought me to texture the two scalloped ovals I cut with my nesties. I bought two embossing folders from the Craft Den yesterday as I didn't have any to use my new machine!!! I just love it and the effect it gives.

To finish the card I used purple ribbon and matching flower. I then placed a lovely verse in side. I am really happy with this card and I hope my Friend likes it. I did intend to use the pirate images for childrens cards but I couldn't wait any longer and I just had to ink her up!!!!

I hope you like it! xxx

Wedding Bells

2010-04-02T12:27:00.001-07:00

Hello,

I hope you have all had a great "Good Friday". I made this card last night for an order that I had.

I never used to like doing wedding or anniversary cards, but now there is so many stamps that you can use I actually quite like doing them now.

I decided to use my new LOTV image that I got from the NEC. I wanted to create quite a soft look so decided to use some graphics 45 wedding papers that I have had for a little while. I picked the green out from the papers and decided to use this in my image. I love this image and it was so easy to colour.

I cut the image out in my oval nestie and used the reverse side of the paper to cut a heart out. I added some lace which isn't really visible on the picture with blue prima flowers and a green pearl brad for the centre. I added stickles and used some organza ribbon to tie round the card.

I hope you like it xxx

NEC & 2 Birthday Cards

2010-03-29T15:10:00.001-07:00

I had hoped to blog at the weekend, but I have been really busy. Saturday I went to an all day scrapbooking class at the Craft Den. We did 3 great pages and it was a lovely day.

Sunday I went to the NEC with my Sister. It was a very early start and putting the clocks forward didn't help!!! We had a great day though and really enjoyed ourselves. My Sister tagged along with me for company.

I loved the Magnolia & Lily of the Valley stand - they were without a doubt my favourites!!

I have made two birthday cards for my Cousin, Rochelle. Her birthday is tomorrow and I thought I would ink my new Magnolia!!! I bought a couple of the new pirate images from Magnolia along with a mini stamp, but when I saw this old Magnolia image I just had to have it!! My Sister didn't like it all, but I thought it would be nice to have an old one!! I like her anyway.

I coloured her with my copics and used my new MS punch. The paper with blue roses on it is Magnolia. This is the card I made from me, my sister & my little brother.

The second is the one I have made for my Mum. I got my WOJ Willow out and decided to make a card that I have made before. I changed it a little and added a bit of bling, but I just think this card looks effective. I have added some spotty silver ribbon with a little pin.

Right I am going to go back to mounting my new stamps so they are all ready to use over the bank holiday weekend.

-x-

Green & Yellow Ladybug

2010-03-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

I decided to make a card using my Ladybug Magnolia, but I decided not to use the typical colours of red. I think I prefer her as a proper Ladybird though I have to say and I am not really sure on using different colours for her.

I coloured her with my copics and used Basic Grey Origins paper with yellow spotty ribbon!

I hope you like it (I am not sure!!)

xxx

2 Birthday Cards & my Tissue Paper Flowers

2010-03-21T01:02:00.000-07:00

Hello, I hope you are having a nice weekend.

I had my second Bridesmaid fitting yesterday and it was really good. It was 13 weeks yesterday till my wedding so I am getting very excited.

I made a couple of cards last night for two orders that I had.

The first is using my new Ruby stamp from the Craft Den. I have coloured this image a couple of times and didn't know what to use it with. I coloured it again with purple last night and put it with my craftwork card papers that I have had for a little while. I added one of my tissue paper flowers with a charm along with some ribbon.

Here is the second I made using my favourite WOJ stamp. I have coloured her in pink for a different look because I usually use black. I used the same papers, but with a pink design and added a pink tissue paper flower.

Hope you like them!

xoxo

Old Stamp & Back to Normal xx

2010-03-14T15:22:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged for a little while because my laptop had a virus so I had to take it to be fixed. Hopefully it will be okay now (touch wood!!).

I have had a busy weekend. Me and Martin went wedding ring shopping today and then we went to my Mums for sunday dinner. I then wanted to come home and make a card my Mum had asked me to make for her Friend's birthday at work, but I didn't feel too good. I feel a bit better now so decided to make a card.

This stamp was the first stamp my Mum ever bought me. I had a hip replacement nearly 5 years ago and while I was off work I bought a craft box from QVC and thats when I started crafting because it gave me something to do during the day when my Mum was at work and I would get bored.

The stamp was from a local craft shop that has now closed down. I really like it, but she was at the bottom of my wooden stamps box and I haven't used her for a long time. She is a stamp that doesn't need alot adding to her soo she can make quite a quick and easy card. The flower is prima and I have placed a pearl on top of a flat head brad (thanks Lynne for showing me this!) and placed inside my new spacer from the Craft Den to make the flower centre.

I cut the image out on my mega nestie and also mounted her on a off yellow colour paper. I used my new Basic Grey Origins pad from the Craft Den and although it is new I have used this so much - there is hardly anything left!!!

Hope you like it!

xx

Something Different.....

2010-03-07T01:51:00.001-08:00

I wanted to try something different so I thought I would have a go at making my own tissue paper flowers. I cut them out with my new Nellie C from the Craft Den and edged the flowers with worn lipstick distress ink.

I then scrunched the flowers up because they looked pretty flat without doing this. I then mounted them on top of one another and added a button from a collection that my Mum picked up for me on Friday as a centre.

I used black flock artylicious paper from the Craft Den with thick pink velvet ribbon (my Mum picked this up for me too!!!). I used some old Twinkle Type letters that I got from the Craft Den ages and ages ago to write Mum.

I made the card for my Mum to give to my Nanan for Mothers Day. She loved it when she saw it this morning.

xxx

Charleston Tilda

2010-03-03T15:02:00.000-08:00

I have made a card with my new Tilda from the Craft Den - Charleston Tilda. She is a really good image for "girly" cards.

I went for a colour combination of Chocolate and pink - I really like it.

Hope you like it!

xxx

Ladybug xx

2010-02-27T02:27:00.000-08:00

Made this card with my new Ladybug stamp from Magnolia - I just love it and has got to be one of my most favourite stamps.

I coloured her with my copics and added some stickles. I tried to find some ladybird paper, but couldn't find it anywhere, but found this red dotted glitter paper, which I think goes well.

Cut the image out in my oval Nellie C and mounted her on plain black card cut out with my Nestie.

My Mum picked this ladybird ribbon up for me quite some time ago and I have been waiting to use it, but didn't have anything to use it with. This was the perfect stamp! I layered the ladybirds on black ribbon so it stood out.

Hope you like it! Have a good weekend.

xxx

Dancing Willow

2010-02-24T14:16:00.000-08:00

Hello - half way through the week and only 2 days left till the weekend!! Here is a card that I was asked to make for an 18th Birthday. I think this image is perfect!

I coloured the image with my copics and cut it out in my Nellie C. I then mounted the image on black card cut out of an oval nestie. I used black flock paper from the Craft Den and added silver ribbon with a heart diamante button. I kept it simple.

xxx

Izzy's Birthday

2010-02-22T10:37:00.000-08:00

Here is a card that I have made for my little niece, Isabella. Her 1st birthday is coming up soon and I decided to follow the sketch over at the Sugar Bowl by Tiets. I have never done a sketch before, but really enjoyed doing this.

The"PLEASE INCLUDE" was 3 flowers, 2 brads and 1 button on your creation.

My two brads on in the middle of the flowers. I have layered Prima flowers in 2 different colours and then stickled them with Candy Cotton. I added a large yellow heart button.

I have used my new digi download from Sugar Nellie called Web Knitter. Hope you like it.

xxx

Card Class @ Craft Den & Mothers Day

2010-02-19T06:05:00.001-08:00

Here is a card that I made on Wednesday evening at the Craft Den. My card was a little different to the card that Lynne had shown us, but because I chose a slightly different paper Lynne helped me change the layout a little to suit my papers. I really love this card and was pleased with how it turned out - thanks Lynne!

The new Magnolia's have just landed at the Craft Den so we used Happy Tilda for the card. I coloured her with my copics and the borders on the right hand side of the card are created with an MS punch. The papers are from a 6 x 6 pad from Basic Grey.

I had already decided to give this to my Mum for Mother's Day (yes she does read my blog, but I show her all my cards as soon as I have made them so she has seen this anyway!!!) Lynne has kindly let me enter this card for this weeks Quixotic Challenge which is "Something for Mum" chosen by Rowena.

Everything I used was from the Craft Den, obvioulsy because I made it there, lol. Hope you like it.

xoxo

Friend's Birthday

2010-02-15T13:30:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my Friend at work because her Birthday is this week. I used one of my old Sugar Nellie stamps, I just love this image and it is one of my favourites.

Sorry about the poor pictures I took them last night so the light wasn't great.

I added a couple of buttons. My Mum picked the one up in the top right corner for me. I love them and I don't like to use them - only 5 left!

Coloured the image with my copics again. It's quite a dark and gothic card, but I like it.

Hope you do!

xxx

Martin's Sister's Birthday

2010-02-14T06:32:00.001-08:00

Just a quick post before I go and pick my Mum up from work. Martin's youngest Sister is 15 on Tuesday so this is the Birthday card I have made her. I used my new Kimmie stamp that Martin bought me for Valentines day along with another that I blogged a little while ago.

The papers I used are MME and were a freebie with a craft magazine that I bought on Friday. I added some bling and a tag with sister doodled on it. Quixotic challenge this week is "Tag it" so I am going to enter this card.

Hope you like it!

xx

Fun Valentines Cards

2010-02-13T01:10:00.001-08:00

My Mum asked me to make two valentines cards. The fun one I have made for my Dad is an idea that my Mum told me about. Her Friend had made a similar card and my Mum thought it was funny! My Mum's is obviously nice and pretty.

Here is Dad's card from my Mum......

and Mum's card from my Dad......

I have done the same design for each card, but just varied it a little. I kept them simple as I made both these cards last night. Both cards have Blonde Moments paper in the background, one in black and white and the other in pink. I added a new charm that I got from Quixotic a couple of weeks ago. Both images are coloured with my copics.

xxx

Me, my Mum & Dad Scrapbook Page

2010-02-11T15:27:00.000-08:00

Been to the Craft Den tonight. Lynne had designed another great layout. I decided to use this old picture of me with my Mum and Dad on their wedding day. I love this picture.

We cut out the basic grey origins paper and mounted onto black bazzill.

We scrunched our own paper flowers and added a small flower to the centre.

I added a bit of black lace, bling and a Tim Holtz "Bliss" ticket, which I edged with a distress ink when I got home.

xxx

Cousin's Birthday

2010-02-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

Hello,

Nathan, my Cousin is 16 tomorrow. Chanelle told me that he had got a moped for his birthday so me and my Mum found these downloads, which we thought would be perfect. Well the first one with the moped is, but I still like the second with the car for a boy card.

Here is the one I made for my Mum.......

I used my Promarkers to colour the image, but I couldn't shade the image because the printer ink smudges. I do quite like the vibrant colours though because they go with the papers.

Here is the one I made for me, my Sister and Brother........

I really do like this image and think that it will come in handy. I have coloured this with my Promarkers again. I have kept both cards simple because I don't like to add too much to a boys card. Hopefully Nathan will like them - my Dad did anyway so that's a start!!!

xxx

Sleeping Pixie for my little Grandma

2010-02-07T01:58:00.001-08:00

My little Grandma's birthday is at the end of the month. She is no longer with us, but I always like to make a card for her to take to the Cemetery with the flowers. It's not too fussy and quite simple.

I actually got the idea from a sample card that Lynne at the Craft Den had made - it was gorgeous! I would have never have picked the papers in a million years if I hadn't seen the card Lynne had made so I bought them in a couple of colours (sorry I don't know the name or design).

I used my new deep edge MS border punch that I got from the Craft Den last week. I just love it and can make a simple card look great, which is what I wanted with this card.

I am also going to enter this card for this weeks Quixotic Challenge, which is "I believe in Fairies". It's a little late, but hopefully I will still be in time!

Right - off to do some more crafting on my day off!!

xxx

Oh Baby!!!

2010-02-04T14:58:00.000-08:00

I am so glad it's Friday tomorrow. I have got lots of new stash from the Craft Den over the last two weeks and I am going to sit and play with it over the weekend.

I have had another great night at the Craft Den at my weekly scrapbooking class. I need to finish my page though, but I will blog it when I do.

My Friend at work only has 5 weeks left before she goes on maternity leave to have her first baby. I started to make her a card yesterday with my Whiff of Joy stamp that I bought a little while ago.

I used my "Lazy Summer Day's - Blue Line" Magnolia paper for the background. I was worried when I first put the card together because I thought that it looked "boyish". Hopefully it doesn't because my friend has chosen not to find out whether the baby is a boy or girl! What do you think?

I coloured the image with my copics, but also used my Jewelz Water Colour Palette to highlight the baby blanket with mica interference gold.

I added a couple of prima vintage coloured flowers with a pearl brad centre and yellow heart pin. I also added baby blue lace. The image is cut out with my nellie c.

Hope you like it.

xx

Little Boy's Card

2010-02-02T15:07:00.000-08:00

I have made this card for my Mum. Her Friend's little boy is 2 soon so I thought that I would use this fun download for something different. The image has been printed for a little while now so my copics didn't smudge as they have before.

I found these papers over the weekend when sorting out my stash. They were one of the first sets that I bought from the Craft Den when I first started going to scrapbooking classes. I thought that they would be great for this image. I have done a few layouts with them so decided to use the remainder for cards.

I used my new nellie c with my circle nestie - they work so well together. I then added little Josh's name with the matching stickers that came with the papers.

Here is a closer picture of my image. I think my colouring is getting better!

Hope you like it!

xxx

Kraftin Kimmie

2010-01-30T16:28:00.000-08:00

I got an early Valentines present from Martin this week. He got or should I say "I picked!!" a couple of Kraftin Kimmie stamps. I really like them and think they are different.

I coloured the image with my copics while I was at my Mums tonight so I didn't match the colours to my papers as I usually try to do, but when I got home I found this glitter paper that I bought from the Craft Den a little while ago.

I added a couple of Prima flowers with a prima jewel in the centre. I used some black lace that my Mum picked up for me a little while ago and added it to my punched MS valentine strip.

I also saved the little love hearts that were punched from the middle of the MS punch and added them to the "love potion".

I have only used one paper for this card because anymore and I think it would have been too busy. I am really happy with it.

Hope you like it!

Sparkling Tilda

2010-01-29T14:39:00.000-08:00

My Mum asked me to make a card for a friend at work so I decided to get out
my "Sparkling Tilda" that I got from the Craft Den. I just love her and she is great for any card. My Mum took the pictures tonight because I think mine are just awful, so dull. I "borrowed" my Nan's light box to take the pictures - it's now mine!!!!

I used up my scraps left over from my favourite papers, which are Blonde Moments. My MS punch came out too. I used my new Nellie from the Craft Den and I just love it - I pinched an idea from Lynne and placed my cut out image into my large oval nestie.

Here is a close up of my image which I coloured with my copics and added a little stardust stickles to her wings and halo.

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I added some matching flowers and I am really pleased with this card.

Hope you like it. Have a good weekend.

Kerry xx