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

Busy Weekend!

I've had quite a busy weekend. firstly on Friday night I had a lovely night with Linz, Carol, Cath, Yvonne, Joanne, Leah and Lynn at a workshop at my house. It was lovely to see everyone. I've been totally inspired and have started a mini album in citrus colours hopefullt to be finished later this week. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Will definately be selling it but not sure where yet. (thinking aloud here)! I've been listing some more old non SU! Stamps and craft bits on Ebay today, check it out and grab yourself a bargain!!!

Anyway, we have been thinking about getting a dog for a while now. So, on Saturday we decided to visit a couple of kennels. It was so upsetting to see so many dogs needing homes. We visited the Dogs Trust in Leeds and we all fell in love with 15 month old Spencer, a Patterdale terrier. We took him out for a walk and he is just so lovely that we decided to adopt him!!! We should be able to bring him home with us on Friday. We've walked him again today and he is just full of character and really obedient.

Here he is-

I've just ordered the Tailgating standard wheel to make dog announcement cards to send out!!!

Here's a card I did really quickly last week in my favourite colours of the week - Taken with Teal (Yum), Close to Cocoa (Yum Yum) and Creamy Caramel (Yum Yum Yum).It's the Seeing Spots set randomly stamped across the centre of a 5x5 card front. The corners were softened with a corner rounder. The sentiment is from the Cheers and Wishes set. I used a Creamy Caramel Water Colour crayon and wet it with a paint brush for the smallest stamp that's just visible, then flicked it on to the cardstock for a speckled effect. We were shown this technique at the Leeds SU! Expereince tour.We did something similar to this for the Make and take on Friday night.

This is another quick one from this week. I used the Time for a tree roller and coloured using pencils and Odourles thinners. I matted this on not Quite Navy C/S and ran the Whisper White card base through the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder. My first Christmas card fof the year! Beter get a move on and do more!

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Take care

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

Summer by the Sea

The next 4 cards were created using Stampin Up! set Summer by the Sea and Earth Elemnts Water Colour Wonder Crayons. The crayons are just lovley to use. I'm really impressed with them.





All Supplies Stampin' Up!

Card 1 - Cheers and Wishes stamp set, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla cardstock, Chocolate chip ink pad, Soft Subtles brad, Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon.

Card 2 - Cheers and Wishes Stamp set the stem from the Mixed Bouquet stamp set (for Background), Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss,

Very Vanilla Cardstock, Chocolate chip Ink Pad, Jumbo Pewter Eyelets, Distressing tool, Certainley Celery Grosgrain 5/8" Ribbon.

Card 3 - Cheers and Wishes stamp set, Very Vanilla, Old Olive cardstock, Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon.

Card 4_ Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel cardstock, Basic Black ink Pad, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, soft Subtles Brads, Bashful Blue Taffeta ribbon, Distressing tool.

Big Bold Sunday!

Just a quick post to upload some photos I did last week. Using the Big bold birthday set, which is my favourite set at the moment. I love this colour combo - Real Red, More Mustard and those lovely greens - Old Olive, Sage Shadow and Garden Green. Yum!

(The ribbon has slipped down on this red card. Just noticed!)

I made this card a few weeks ago using a Magnolia stamp and Prima flowers.

My workshop theme for May is Baby, so I'm starting today on some samples and ideas for demos and make and takes for my May workshops. i'll post these sometime next weekend.

Bye for now

Louise x