You Make My Day!

I have been given another award by Anna :0) Thank you Anna, it is very gratefully received. I would like to pass it on to all the people that have commented on my blog - I really do appreciate them all.

New Blog Banner

So what do you think of my new gorgeous, pretty banner?! A big thank you goes out to Jo, she is a very talented and patient lady! Jo has also helped me to understand PSP a bit better too and have managed to make my own signature so that is great! Thank you Jo! :0)

Happy Mothers Day

I hope all the mum's out there are having a lovely day :0) Here is the card I made for my mum and along with my brother we are taking her out for dinner later. I stamped 'Lazy Days' with Stazon ink and coloured it in with Coloursoft pencils and Sansador using a paperstump. I have then cut this out and mounted to purple Bazzill CS and added to the base. I have made the base by layering up 2 shades of Bazzill CS and wrapped them with some organza ribbon. I have added 2 Prima flowers with glitter brads to the bottom corner of the image and 3 gem stones to the top. I have swiped ink around the edges of a Craftwork Cards Mini Message and added this with 3D foam pads.

STAMPS: Lazy Days by Penny Black. INK: Stazon Jet Black, Doodlebug Lilac. CS: Bazzill, Craftwork Cards Softies. ACCESSORIES: Prima Got Flowers Deux, Papermania glitter brads, Papermania gem stones, Organza ribbon from Ribbon Oasis.

New Baby Elephants

First I would like to say thank you to Natalie, Julie and Sue for enabling me to buy this cute stamp. They didn't know it but seeing their gorgeous new stash made me go onto the Little Claire's Designs website and I just couldn't resist this gorgeous stamp! It is really massive and I think is made to be used with shrink plastic but I thought I would give it a go first using it as a stamp on to a card. I stamped the image with Stazon onto a piece of card and coloured it in with watercolour pencils. I have mounted it to purple Bazzill CS and then onto a square card blank. I have added 3 mini gem stones into two of the corners and brushed purple ink around the edges of a Craftwork Cards Mini Message and added this to the corner with 3D foam.

STAMPS: Little Claire Designs. INK: Stazon Jet Black, Doodlebug Lilac. CS: Anita's card blank, Bazzill. ACCESSORIES: Papermania gem, stones, Craftwork Cards Mini Message.

You Make My Day Award

I have recieved this lovely award from Vicki and Natalie, thank you ladies. What a lovely award!

I nominate five people for the award too that make my day, some of these people have had the award twice but i feel that they deserve it! I would love to give everyone's blog that I look at an award really cos you all make my day!

Crafting Fun by Natalie

Julies Japes by Julie

Slumber Cards by Sue

Tara's Designs by Tara

Card Kabin by Gina

Paperlicious Oasis by Vicki

Yes, I can count, I know that that is six but I couldn't help myself!!

What you need to do : 1) Write a post with links to 5 blogs you find of interest and that inspire you. 2) Acknowledge the post of the award giver. 3) Display the logo 'You make my day' 4) Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blog.

I Have Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by Tara and Natalie, thank you ladies! here goes ...

WHAT WERE YOU DOING TEN YEARS AGO?

Goodness in 1998 I was thirteen! I wouldn't even know what I was doing. Listening to Take That probably!

WHAT WERE YOU DOING ONE YEAR AGO?

This time last year I was probably doing what I am doing now, just had my exams at University and worrying over whether I passed or not!!

NAME YOUR FIVE FAVOURITE SNACKS?

Hmmmm..... well at the moment it is: crisps, hummous with toasted pitta bread, almonds, Green & Blacks dark chocolate and Rowntree's Fruit Pastiles (not all at the same time though!!)

NAME FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE A MILLIONAIRE?

Pay my mum's mortgage off, take driving lessons and buy a new car, Have a massive craft studio, buy loads of Penny Black stamps and buy my brother a car.

NAME FIVE THINGS YOU LIKE DOING?

Making cards, reading, painting, cooking and being a student!

NAME FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER WEAR AGAIN?

Leg warmers, leggings, jumper dresses, ra ra skirt and dungarees (no offence to anyone who wears those things but they just don't suit me!)

NAME YOUR FIVE FAVOURITE TOYS?

My Cuttlebug, PC, digital camera, mobile phone and Wii (when I get one!!)

I tag: Dawn, Sarah, Alex, Kim & Wendy

Get Well Soon

I have this card following Nicola's (My Paper World) sketch #5. I have stamped Feeling Poorly with Brilliance ink and then coloured her in with watercolour pencils. I have then cut her out and mounted her to bright pink CS. She has been added to a base of more bright pink CS followed by a layer of light pink CS that has been put through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. I have added ribbon accross the bottom of the bright pink layer and added a get well soon peel off above. 3 little gem stones added to the top.

STAMPS: Elzybells NA Feeling Poorly. INK: Brilliance Graphite Black. CS: Doodlebug, Papertrey Ink. ACCESSORIES: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Woodware mini messages peel offs, Papermania gem stones, pink stain ribbon.

Thanks Dad

I have made this card for my Dad to say thank you for coming round to put up some new lights in my house. The image is from Microsft Clip Art and I have coloured it in with watercolour pencils, cut out and added to the base. The base has been made by layering some Dovecraft paper on to some Bazzill CS. The greeting has been stamped and then cut out into a bookplate, this has been attached with small brads.

STAMPS: Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages. INK: Stazon Jet Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill, Dovecraft Designer Paper Masculine. ACCESSORIES: Bookplate die by QuicKutz, Queen & Co Sprinkles brads.

Dragonfly Notecard

Thank you for all the lovely good luck messages about my presentation. I had it yesterday and it went well I think. I was very nervous though. Unfortunately I don't get my results until April.

I made this little notecard for accompany the brads to Jo that she won. I have simply stamped straight on to the card. The HOTP greeting with stamped Stazon ink and the A Muse dragonfly with chalk ink. I have then added 3 gem stones in the corner.

STAMPS: Hot Off The Press, A Muse. INK: Stazon Jet Black, VersaMagic Pretty Pertunia. CS: Papertrey Ink. ACCESSORIES: Papermania Gem Stones.

Brads Anyone?

Anyone want this big bag of brads? All you have to do is leave a comment here by 7.30pm tonight and I will get my mum to draw a winner from a hat at 8 pm. Sorry only UK entrants due to the bulkiness of the package. Before you ask, there is nothing wrong with them at all, I am just trying to make some room in my craft room! Brads include Making Memories, Papermania, Dovecraft, Bazzill and a few pieces of hardware in there too. There are all shapes, colours and sizes - stars, flowers, big round, small round, meduim round, some large Bazzill ribbon brads, hearts etc.

And the winner is ...

JO

Congratulations Jo, please could you e-mail me (through my profile) your snail mail address and I will get them off to you asap.

My First Sizzix Character!

Apologies I haven't been around much lately. I have been so busy with university work that I have had hardly any time to make any cards sadly. I had a 2,500 word essay to do last week (now handed in) and this week I have a 20 minute presentation to do on Thursday (Argghhh my worst nightmare!) so I am busy writing and preparing for that.

Thankfully I had a small amount of time to make a card for my cousin who graduated a little while ago. I decided to get on and make the card without the PB stamp that I wanted as I was running out of time. I saw the Sizzix graduation outfit at The Glitter Pot and thought it was ideal. I have simply made the sizzix character with lots of different CS and added this to a DL card blank with 3D foam pads. I have added a strip of black Bazzill Bling CS accross the bottom of the card and added a Mini Message, again with 3D foam pads. I had to draw the face on myself (hoping to get my hands on the rub-ons soon), I know it is not great but it is my first attempt. My cousin is a fellow cardmaker so I hope she will understand the thought that went into making this card! Apologies the pic is so small but this is as big as I can get it!

CS: Craftwork Cards Softies, Bazzill Bling, Bazzill, Payper Box. ACCESSORIES: Sizzix Dress Ups Body die set, Sizzix Dress Ups Girl Hair die set, Sizzix Dress Ups Gradulation die set, Craftwork Cards Mini Messages.

Natty K's Blog Candy Challenge

Natty K over at Crafting Fun! is giving away some lovely blog candy. The challenge is to make a birthday card mainly with the colour pink. Here is my effort. I have stamped Elzybells NA Birthday Girl with Brilliance ink and then coloured her in with watercolour pencils. I have then cut her out using my Nestabilities dies and added her to the base with 3D foam pads. The base has simply been made by adding a piece of pink card that has been put through my Cuttlebug using my new Swiss Dots embossing folder on to a small card blank made from Papertrey CS. I have then added a Craftwork Cards Mini Message that has been swiped with pink ink around the sides to finish.

STAMPS: Birthday Girl by Elzybells NA. INK: Brilliance Graphite Black, Doodlebug Bubblegum. CS: Doodlebug, Papertrey Ink. ACCESSORIES: Nestabilities dies, Swiss Dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug, Mini Messages by Craftwork Cards.