OMG - You must see this!!!

Hiya Everyone,

I just had to share the exciting news that that La Pashe are releasing a fab new CD rom that contains over 450 sheets of decoupage. It is released on the 14th November and is available for pre-order now. This would make a fab gift in time for Christmas or simply for yourself. You are looking at flippin, remember when, trinitage decoupage and loads, loads more!

Check this out for yourself now here!

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Tayla on the swings

Hiya Everyone,

Apologies for not blogging for, OMG, over a week but I've been so busy with various samples, although yesterday I spent a lovely day with my mum and dad as we took Tayla to Stanley park where we fed the ducks, geese and squirrels. It was also the first time Tayla went on the swings, slide and see-saw. It was a gorgeous day and after all the fresh air she went out like a light!

I will share a few cards with you shortly - I was going to share my last Joana Sheen samples but I'm not sure what I've done with my camera as I have to hide it from from Tayla as she loves it. As soon as I find it I will upload them. I've had to borrow my mums to take piccies of my latest Pink gem DT card that I made today for the new challenge that starts Saturday.

This is a piccy of me feeding a squirrel - one actually took a nut from my hand!

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Wild rose Studio - "Toby with balloons"

Hiya Everyone,

It's been a couple of days since I last posted so I thought I'd share a card I made for last months workshop that I ran at the Windmill Craft Centre in Thornton. We made 2 cards using 2 different wild rose studio stamps and used various craftwork card products including shaped blanks, papers, sentiments and of course, card candi!

The cute image is Toby with balloons which I coloured in with my promarkers and is available here. The papers are fab 8x8 double sided papers from a range called fruit scoop.

My next workshop is saturday 8th October using craftwork card products from the new Warren christmas range. If you would like a place on the workshop ring Barbara on 01253 865866. The cost for the 2 hour workshop is £8 which includes all the materials and equipment to make the 3 mini cards that we'll be making on the day! 10-12pm

I will enter this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty ribbons - Anything goes
Tip top tuesday - For the kids/teenagers
Shellys images - Anything goes
Frosted designs - Punches (scalloped border)
Inspire me fridays - Anything goes
Stamp, scrap and doodle - Birthday
Totally gorjuss - Not a square card
Card cupids - Anything goes
Corrosive challenges - Punches/dies (scalloped border punch)
Squirrel and the fox - Anything goes
Kaboodle doodles - Layers
Make it monday - Anything goes
OLLCB - Punches/dies (scalloped border punch)
Stamp with fun - Anything goes
Stamps R us - Birthday
Anything goes challenge - Anything goes
Celebrate the occaision - Must use balloons
Crafty sentiments - Birthday

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Pink gem sketch challenge card!!!

Hiya Everyone,

Wow!!! Has 2 weeks gone by already?!? I must admit it has been a bit of a blur with everything I've had to do although it's a little bit quieter now on the DT work front. I have my next Pink Gem blog challenge card to share with you which is based on a great sketch by Jenny. This challenge runs from Saturday 17th September to 6pm Friday 30th September.

I decided to do a boys card so I used the fab Pink Gem image of Philip sat down. If you want to get this digi of Philip for yourself it is £1.25 and available from here. I printed him out 3 times, once for the base image, 1 I cut out fully and the last 1 I just cut out the head and legs. I coloured him in with my promarkers. The papers are from Summer Driggs fab freebie digi kit "Freedom" which you can download here. While you are there, check outher other fab digi kits which are all free to download!

The stars are two punches that I bought off a lady off facebook which I added glossy accents and bakers twine to. The sentiment I did on the computer.

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Another Guest DT sample for just inklined!!!

Hiya everyone,

As promised I have another Just Inklined sample to share with you today. This is from another new range of foiled die cut christmas topper sheets. This one is from the "Christmas canvas" range. The church image, if you can tell, is very lightly decoupaged which is so easy as these are die cut sheets so no fiddly cutting out to do! I added some gorgeous irridescent glamour dust to the church and treetops which just looks amazing (if I do say so myself Lol!)

A bit of of matting and layering with some shiny gold and red card and the result is a very striking, classy card!

I have some Joanna Sheen samples to make and I have some house mouse samples that I did for the last house mouse saturday show which I'll hopefully share with you over the next few days. I'm hoping to chill out a bit as I'm going back at work in few weeks as I've been on maternity leave for about 10 months. I think standing up all day will be a bit of a shock to the system after being off for so long. I'm not looking forward to leaving Tayla as she's just starting to walk and gets more and more interesting as the days go by and I'm terrified I'll miss stuff that I'll never get back :(

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Guest DT spot for Just Inklined!!!

Hiya Everyone,

I have been absolutely snowed under the last few weeks but calm is now returning to my crafty life. I was recently asked by the lovely Jak Heath if I would do a guest DT spot for Just Inklined so I jumped at the chance. I was sent some lovely foiled christmassy die cut toppers to work with and have a sample made with a sheet from the "book at bedtime" range to share with you today.

I used the open book topper which has a few elements that you build up in a kind of decoupage way. I added a little glamour dust to the topper but it is so stunning on it's own that it really didn't need anything!

The papers I have used are from a papermania silent night stack which I really like as it's very traditional and went well with the topper. I'm a bit low on certain christmas supplies as I didn't buy any last year as I had Tayla on the 1st December so I didn't really make anything for quite a while!

Check out the website for all the fab stuff that's available including some amazing digi stamps!!!

I will have another Just inklined sample to share with you tomorrow so be sure to pop back!!!

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Last Christmas Humphrey sneaky peek!

Hiya Everyone,

I just thought I'd share with you the my last Crafters Companion Christmas Humphrey sample with you as there's not long left!!! Woo-hoo!!! Tune in tonight at 9pm on create and craft to get your hands on the Christmas Humphrey pick of the day.

This card I made again using the card companions section - If you are not familiar with this it is a section on the CD rom where you can print off a semi finished card front as well as toppers, sentiments and embellishments all on the one sheet! You can then cut the bits you want to use out and put them together to make a quick and easy card. There really is something for everyone on the CD from a basic beginner level right up to an experienced crafter!

With this card all I have added is a little stickles glitter glue round the edge and a bit of funky fibres and a diamante to the little tag. Looks really impressive and took about 10 minutes if that!

I hope you all have a good day!

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x