Stampin' Up! Haul #2

Hello there, how are you all today? Last week I made another order from Stampin' Up! and I thought you may like to see what I bought. I usually save up and order a large amount in one go, that way you get the hostess benefits and can earn free products but this time around there wasn't too much that I wanted needed so I just did a small order.

This also gave me a good chance to try out the new online ordering system. I think it is good, you still order though a demo, mine is Julie Kettlewell, but it means you can order 24 hours a day if you so wish!

Here is what I got ...

PRODUCTS:

 

Like I said in the video, I would love to hear your thoughts on the Stampin' Write Markers if you have used them before/still use them. I have been interested in the possibility of purchasing some pens to use like watercolour pencils/markers. I asked on my Facebook page about what people thought of the Distress Markers so I would love to hear what you think of the SU Markers too. I have just ordered a couple of the Distress Markers to try so if anyone is interested, I may do a little review/comparison when I have tried them both out. I know they have both been around for a while but thought it may help some people. What do you think?

For The Birds - DTDF

Hello there, today I am sharing a card I have made for the DTDF Blog using another Tiddly Inks set. This one is called For The Birds - very cute! I stamped the image and then masked it off to be able to make the background. For that I cut the clouds out of Stamping Mask Paper, added them on to the image and them inked around with a blending tool. The image has been coloured with Copic Markers and I have then added little alphabet stamps to the banners for the message.

SUPPLIES:

COPIC MARKERS: Tree branch - E24, E35, E37. G82, G85. RV63, RV66. Birds - B91, B93, B95, B97.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, hope you are keeping warm. The temperature seems to have really dropped this week here!

Thinking Of You

Hello there, when this Thinking Of You set came out from Clearly Besotted Stamps I fell in love with it. My favourite flowers are Lilies and there is just something so beautiful about Orchids too. I didn't get a chance to ink it up when it first came out so I knew I needed to rectify that. I simply combined the image with some inking to showcase the beautiful flowers.

SUPPLIES:

What do you think of my new look blog? I spent the other morning re-designing it as I fancied a change. Since I like to have everything matching I knew I needed a new watermark. So I asked the lovely Janet from Pink Gem Designs to make me a new one, thank you Janet! If you are interested you can see them for sale here. Thank you so much for visiting me today.

Blogoversary Candy Winner

Hello there, massive apologies for not announcing the winner of my six year blogoversary candy earlier. I caught a cold a few days ago and what with still recovering completely from pneumonia it has pushed me back a bit again :0( Anyway, you came to see who the winner is, so without further ado, Random.org picked ...

 

Comment number 35 which is:

Carole

 

Congratulations Carole! Please could you email me your address and I will get your new goodies out to you asap.

 

Can I just take this opportunity to thank EVERYONE who entered and especially those who commented on that post. You were all so lovely with what you said. I am truly blessed to have such a lovely following, thank you! :0)

Birthday Wishes - DTDF

Hello there, today I am sharing a card with you that I have made for the Dies to Die for blog using the very cute Tiddly Inks Birthday Wishes stamp. I haven't coloured with my Copic Markers for so long I had to try and remember how to do it!

SUPPLIES:

Copic Colours: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, V95 (for shadow). Hair - E21, E23, E25, E27, E29. Dress & Hat - R81, R83, R85, C3 (for shadow). Cake - E50, E51. Candles - R83, Y19. Shoes - C5, C7, C8. Ground & Shadow - Blender, C1, C3, C5, C6.

Thanks so much for visiting me today. I have a question for you, does anyone like seeing what Copic colours I have used to colour the images or does it not matter to you? I am never sure whether to list them or not! Please let me know what you think. ETA: A few of you have left comments saying that you would like the colours listed so I will go back to doing that. Thank you for your feedback.

Clearly Besotted Challenge - Stamp Your Own Background

Hello there, today there is a new Clearly Besotted Challenge being set. This month the challenge is to stamp your own background. For the background on my card, I have stamped the dots from the Background Builder set on to some PTI Winter Wisteria CS using Versamark ink. I have then taken one of the hearts from the Love Hearts Die Collection and cut this from some PTI Royal Velvet CS before running through my Cuttlebug using the Sizzix Plaid EF. I then cut the banner die from the Tag Along Set and stamped the sentiment from the A Little Sentimental on to it. I have finished off the card by cutting the smaller of the two butterflies in the Butterfly Wishes Die Collection with vellum and glittered them using the Wink Of Stella pen and added rhinestones to their bodies.

SUPPLIES:

The winner of the challenge will receive four Clearly Besotted stamp sets. For full details please visit Stephanie's blog and take a look at the other DT creations as well! Unfortunately I have some sad news to share as well. Maureen (Moe) is having to step down from the DT to concentrate on her studies. She will be surely missed but I wish you all the best with your Masters Moe! Thank you so much for visiting me today.

Doodlebug Design Haul #3

Hello there, hope you are all well. One of my first loves in the crafting world was Doodlebug Design. I was drawn to their bright beautiful colours and pretty patterns. To this day I just love their products, they are good quality and I am still a sucker for those colours. The Glitter Pot got some of their new stuff in the last week so I just had to buy a few some of their new goodies!

 

Here is what I got ...

 

 

Are you a fan of Doodlebug? I am in love with those sprinkles :0) Like I say in the video, the papers are a bit more patterned than some of the previous Doodlebug pads but are still nice. Thanks for visiting me today, I hope you are having a lovely weekend. It has got a little chilly here in Surrey today.

Simon Says Stamp Haul

Hello there, I am still catching up on my haul videos from when I was sick. Here is my Simon Says Stamp haul. I got 10% off my order from being a student on the latest Online Card Class and I wanted to take advantage of it so I ordered a few bits.

Here is what I got ... apologies in advance for the coughing but I couldn't help it :0(

Thanks so much for watching, I will be back over the weekend with yet another haul, this time Doodlebug Design (then I am all caught up!!). Thanks so much for visiting me today.

Halloween Treats - CBS Teaser

 

Hello there, today I am using the new Clearly Besotted Fright Night & Boo To You sets for my teasers. I have made a cute little sweetie bag and a matching card combining these sets.

For the sweet bag, I have taken a PTI Glassine bag and stamped it randomly with the spiders web from the Fright Night set. I have then wrapped a little Doodlebug washi tape around the bottom. For the tag, I have used one of the fab pumpkins from the Boo To You set. I have stamped it out using Memento Tangelo ink and then added a bit of shading with a Koor-I-Noor pencil before cutting out using the coordinating die. The sentiment is from the Fright Night set.

 

I have used the same Boo To You set for the pumpkins on the matching card. This time I have placed them on the banner die from the new Tag Along Die Collection.

SUPPLIES:

So today is THE day. All products will be released tonight at 12 midnight. I haven't managed to use all the products yet from the new release for my samples unfortunately. There are some other great sets and inspiration for those and all the sets can be found on Stephanie's Blog as well as the rest of the DTs. Thank you so much for visiting me today.

Autumn Flowers - CBS Teaser

 

Hello there, I am back today with another Clearly Besotted Teaser for you. Today I am using the beautiful new Autumn Flowers Stamp Set (coordinating dies can be purchased separately too) along with the Many Messages set which was released last month. Aren't those leaves beautiful?

SUPPLIES:

The stamps and dies will be available to purchase on the 6th of this month. I also have some CBS candy up for grabs which you can find HERE. Please visit my DT teamies as well as the GDTs for more inspiration. Links can be found on Stephanie's blog. Thanks for visiting me today.

Card Making Haul - July & August 2013

Hello there, how are you all today? I just wanted to say a big thank you to all that commented on my card yesterday, it was very difficult getting back into making cards after such a long break. I am still having to take things easy as I am not fully recovered yet, but it was nice to be back :0)

 

Today I have my card making hauls to share with you. Since I couldn't make one for July, I thought I would combine the two months into one. As you will see in the video, I didn't buy much; mainly because most of the time I was even too ill to order online. I did make an order from Simon Says Stamp though which I will film separately.

 

Anyway, here is what I bought ...

 

 

 Hope you enjoyed seeing the little haul I got. Thanks so much for visiting me today, I will be back tomorrow with another Clearly Besotted Teaser. Have a lovely day!

Mini Love Hearts - CBS Teaser

 

Hello there, so I finally got back in my craft room :0) There is no better incentive than to get to play with some new Clearly Besotted goodness! Ok, so my mojo still appears to be off sick and this card took me three (yes three!) hours to make but I got there in the end.

 

Clearly Besotted Stamps are releasing new stamps and dies on the 6th, with teasers/sneak peeks from now. Please visit the DT blogs (links on Stephanie's Blog) and also we have three new amazing Guest DTs this month - Anita, Cornelie & Inge.

 

For my card today I have used the new Mini Love Hearts stamps and co-ordinating dies plus the new Tag Along Die collection as well. the sentiment is from the Paired Up stamp set.

SUPPLIES:

Thank you so much for all those that have left such lovely comments on my 6 year blogoversary post. They are so so appreciated. If you haven't already entered my candy, you can do so below. Thank you so much for visiting me today. I hope to be back soon!