Quick post

Hi, just photos today due to tummy bug! Loads more to follow when I'm feeling better.

Take care

Lou x

I found my camera!!

I really quick post of some cards I did the night before last. They were so quick. I used the Season of Joy set with Creamy caramel card stock, White and Real Red ink and 1 1/38" and 1 1/14" circle punches and twine. Yum!
More Christmas cards to post as soon as I can (probably over the weekend).
Lou x

Has anyone seen.....

...my MOJO? It's gone AWOL! I have done a bit of creating but they are all cased projects. There's not really much I can call my own. I've taken a weeks leave to be off with my girls this week and have done these few bits and my MOJO is gradually coming back.I've been a bit stressed(for a change)and am working full time so haven't got as much time to craft even if the ideas were flowing. Even the delivery of new stamp sets hasn't managed to get me going. I have stroked them lots and ooo'd and ahh'd over them though. I have eventually used them on these cards and am happy with the end results.

To help I've used some inspirational sketches. This one is Mojo Monday sketch 58.

Supplies: All SU (unless otherwise stated)

Stamps: Crazy For cupcakes, Circle of Freindship

Cardstock and Papers: Whisper White base, Pink Passion,. Summer Fun, Only Orange, Regal Rose

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch Non SU Ribbons, Stickles

The next one using the same supplies and Stamp set uses a sketch from Cats Pyjamas Designer Team Member Leigh. I have embossed the whole image with crystal clear embossing powder so it's super sparkly. I've coloured the images using my Watercolour pencils.

This one is a complete case of a card by Beate for Ed's Mum's birthday on Friday. (snigger at Mother in Law's birthday on Halloween!!)

Supplies: All SU! unless otherwise stated

Stamps:Pocket Shilloettes, Cheers and Wishes, Season of Joy

Cardstock:Old Olive, choc Chip, Bordering Blue, Whipser White

Ink:Basic Gray, Bordering Blue

Accessories:Choc Chip Double Stitched Ribbon,Rhinestone Brads, White Signo Pen, Nestabilities oval die, Woodware large Scallop Circle punch, Flower Punch, Ticket punch, Coluzzle, Non SU! Watercolour pencils,

I've got a few more bits to show you that I'll upload tomorrow using some of the new sets and papers from the new catalogue. I feel a bit more inspired now I've shown you those!

Bye for Now

Lou x

P.S. Look at these gorgeous little bundles of gorgeousness. They're my sisters new additions to the family. A pair of Jugs! Cross between a Pug and a Jack Russell. Coco and Alfie. Spencer tolerates them but is not that keen because they keep biting his nose! Bless him.

I am a bad blogger!!!!!!

I can't believe 2 weeks have passed since I last posted. You know what they say 'Time flies when you are having fun!' Well I can't say that I've been having loads of fun but things are certainly mostly good at the moment. To be honest I've lost my Mojo for crafting. I started doing a Halloween mini album and that's when my Mojo went AWOL. I can't do Halloween. It's a bit like I used to be with cards for men. I have a gorgeous new set from SU from the new catalogue that is lovely for men 'For Father'. Not actually made any cards yet but I do have an idea in my head. Here's a sneak peak
It's in the new catalogue that should be landing on my doormat any time now.


I had been doing a lot of Christmas makes before my Mojo went in preparation for the October workshop. Here's a peak of a project I am working on using another of the new sets from the new SU catalogue 'Season of Joy'. Scrumptious! The colours are not great on these photos. Took them this morning while I had time but there wasn't much daylight!

Have fun!

Lou x

and the winner is.............................

Lindsey Williamson

Linz has won the blog candy I had up for grabs to celebrate the hits on my blog!

My little helper Leah picked Lindsey's name out of a hat.

Your Candy is on it's way to you Linz. Enjoy!


Two quickies here to show you. Because I am the super efficient and organised person I am I had to spruce up two bottles of wine for the girls teachers at 8am on Friday morning! So I basically made two tags to tie on to the bottles! I did make a 2,4,6,10 box for one. It didn't go too well but was ok. Unfortunately Faye forgot to take it with her so I drank Mr Rollinson's bottle last night! I did have plans (as always) to mkae a little gift album or similar forthe two teachers but didn't get around to it. All teachers love wine anyway don't they?!

Anyway, I'm off. It's too hot to be inside.

Bye for now.

Lou x

FREEBIES!!!!!!!!!

To celebrate my blog getting to 1000 hits, Woohoo! I am going to giveaway some Blog Candy Yay! I have made a Stampin Up! Soft Subtles bundle. There is an A5 sheet of cardstock in each of the 12 colours in the Soft Subtles colour Family plus Very Vanilla and Whisper White. Brads, buttons and ribbons. I have also stamped up a sheet of images from the Simply Said set in , you've guessed it .....Soft Subtles!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning the candy, is leave a comment to this post and I will randomly pick a winner next Friday at 4pm.

Staying with the SoftSubtles colour family , here's a card I made for the inspiration challenge on In love with Stamping froum ITC1. The bird is from the little Spring Fling set.

I did this card yesterday for a friend who wanted a 5oth Anniversary card. I've raised the people on the stamped image on dimensionals. I don't usually do mettalic but i quite like the waxy stuuf i rubbed on the cuttlebug embossed background. I got it free with a magazine years ago and have no idea what it is! The set is summer by the sea and Cheers and Wishes.

I've got a workshop at mine tonight with some of my crafting buddies and I'm looking forward to that. Also going to have a look around some rescue kennels for a little dog at the weeekend. So hopefully going to have a lovely weekend.

Hope you have agood one too.

Lou x

More Edwin and Tilda

another 3 cards I made with Linz' new Magnolia stamps. I coloured these in with the Stampin' Up! Water Colour Wonder Crayons. Lush!!

Supplies-

Card 1 - SU - Petals Jumbo wheel, Barely Banana, Regal rose, Very Vanilla cardstock, Versamark ink pad and pastels, Water colour Wonder Crayons, Ribbon from Fairytale pack, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch.

Cards 2 & 3 - Petals Jumbo wheel, Very Vanilla cardstock, Certainley Celery Ink pad, Versamark ink pad, Pastels, Water colour Wonder Crayons, Terrific Tags (hostess) set, Tag Punch, Certainly Celery Designer Paper. Other - Brown paper, Twine.

Edwin and Tilda

Here's the cards I made on Saturday using Linz' new Magnolia stamps and coloured using Stampin Up! Water Colour Wonder Crayons.

All supplies are Stampin Up! unless otherwise stated.

Card 1 -Vanilla love notes, chocolate chip ink, Earth Elements Water Colour Wonder Crayons, Summer by the sea stamp set (greeting), Certainly Celery Designer paper.

Card 2 - Chocolate Chip ink, Earth Elements Water Colour Crayons, Terrific Tags Hostess set, Tag punch, Tempting Turquoise, Barely banana, Vanilla cardstock. Other: Brown paper and textured cream cardstock.

Card 3 - Chocolate Chip Ink, Earth Elemants Water Colour Wonder Crayons, Regal Rose cardstock, Tag Punch, Polka dots and Paisley Stamp set (polka dot background and greeting) Other - Prima flowers, brown cardstock, Cream Stazon ink, MM Eyelet, button and brad, Cropodile, Fiskars decorative scissors

thursdays ramblings

It's soon come around to my day off again and I've been in the mood for crafting! Well thinking about it anyway. I've seen some gorgeous covered tealights and thought I needed to do some of my own. I bought some Christmas spice red tealights from Sainsbury's earlier this week and made these today. I used MM paper from the Sam range and CB snowflake embossing folder. I added a bit of stickles, sizzix tags, American Crafts ribbon and some bling. I think I'm going to make more for nice little pressies for folk. The spicy aroma is lovely and has got me in the mood to make more Christmas stuff. I can't think what to do with the red lollipops I made the other day. I've got a few ideas, but nothing is just right.

I made this diorama card a while back using a tutorial on SCS. It was a bit fiddly so if I was going to do another it would have to be someone spesh! I used SU Flaky friends set and Bazzill cardstock.

This next card was done for a SCS challenge. We had to use Basic Black, Basic Gray and River Rock. I haven't any SU cardstock so used what I thought were the equivalent in Bazill. I've had this stamp years and hardly ever used it. My watercolouring is not great. I need to work on that a bit (or a lot)

Next is another SCS challenge to make an acetate card. I used delight in life set. You can only just make out that the acetate has been stamped with a background stamp from the same set. I was really pleased with this card. It was very hard to photo though.

I made this little box before work on Tuesday. Ended up being a bit late, but you know when you just have to do something and your prepared to suffer the consequences....

The tutorial is on K werners gorgeous blog.

We cleaned the hammies out tonight and I thought you might like to see them. They are only about 10 weeks old. We got them from my friend Linz. She had to replace a hamster at short notice, as you do, and Bobby 2 was already pregnant. She was only about 6 weeks old. God! and we women think we've got it bad, I'd hate to be a hamster! Anyway, We took two of them, Fergie and Bella and here is one of them. They are more or less identical. Faye is the only one who can tell them apart. They are still tiny and so cute. Here is one of them. I think this is Bella.

Cards for today!

I had a right lazy day yesterday. I didn't do much at all. I did make a book following a tutorial from Beate's blog that I'll upload later as Ive just a few bits to add on. I've got a few cards to show you that I finished Sunday night.

The new home card is for my friend Sue who has moved house and I must go and see because it's ages since I saw her and we've got a lot to catch up on. I did it for the SCS colour challenge CC132 last week.
Stamps - SU (They have a tiny bit of gold EP sprinkled)
Cuttlebug Alphabet -Your not the boss of me and embossing folder.

You might recognise the second card from an advert in one of the Papercrafts magazines. It is 95% cased.
Stamps- SU Delight in life
Card Stock- Bazzill
Cuttlebug -Embossing folder and Red Tag alphabet

I made the age 4 card for my friends litttle girl .

Card stock -bazzill and Paper Cellar
Ribbon - Unknown
Patterned Paper - MM
Buttons - Hero Arts
Die cuts - Red Tag
Stamp - Whipper Snapper- Girl with teddy.

I really must go for a run today. I've sat around a lot the last few days and have eaten loads of crisps!! (she says with her hand in a large bag of chilli heatwave doritos). I've got some new cream from Avon that is supposed to firm up floppy bits! and boy have Igot some! 65% of users said there floppies were frimed up in just a few weeks. So I'm going to measure mine today and let you know when I am a svelte like size 10. I'm also going to tidy Fayes bedroom because the mess drives me mad whenever I walk past it.
Have a good day everyone!