18/05/2013

Vintage blue

Good morning dear Crafters, 
I'm back again with another Vintage style card using these beautiful Vintage Garden papers by Pion,  I'm starting to forget what Tilda looks like 
I really must make a Magnolia card today :o)
I'm really quite pleased with how pretty this one turned out. 



I've used just a few Ribbon Girl goodies on this one
Angelica lace,
pale blue silk ribbon
pearl brad
and liking blue pearls.
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Oh Wow! 
Have you seen this...* The Ribbon Girl one day giveaway *
you must leave a comment and put the piccy on your blog with a link back to the Ribbon Girl blog ends 10pm tonight
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Challenges
Fussy & Fancy Challenge ~ Pearls and lace
Crafty Catz ~ 3 of something, 2 of Anything and 1 of what ever you want 
(3 layers of paper, 2 pearls (on butterfly) and 1 image)

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Well hubby has returned to work today so nurse Teresa must have done a good job looking after him lol, he's no trouble bless him. 
Have a superb weekend, see you tomorrow.
hugs

16/05/2013

Another Criss Cross with Pion

Good afternoon all, 
Yes I'm back with another Criss Cross card, this time made with the Phlox papers in the Pion Vintage Garden collection, complete with a little postcard with sentiment, bookmark and seed packet.
 


From The Ribbon Girl I've used;
 'Teresa' lace :o)
key charm
pearl brad
little blossom flowers
Cosmos daisies
Chrysanthemum
sugar & spice pearls
and the little pin holding the calendar.
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CHALLENGES
Crafty Catz ~ Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp ~ Flower Power

Thanks for your kind wishes about my hubby on my last post, it turns out he has a bad bump on his head which we have to keep an eye on him, he's suffering whiplash and has a bruised spine, my poor man, so I'm taking good care of him. 
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Hope you are all well.
hugs 

13/05/2013

Vintage Garden Collection papers

Good morning Crafters, 
I simply adore these gorgeous new papers from Pion
these are called Peony from the Vintage Garden collection
I love the little seed packets, book markers and tags you can make with them.
below is the card when open

I've also used these fantastic goodies from The Ribbon Girl which I think makes it extra pretty
 20mm Angelica Ivory tulle lace, 5mm flat Ivory bead string, 38mm fluted edge sheer organza ribbon, watering can charm, Ivory rolled rose & Natural twine. 
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Totally Gorjuss ~ Bingo, Lace, ribbon flowers
Sentimental Sundays ~ For a special woman
The Shabby Tea room ~ Photo inspiration
Songbird Challenge ~ Bloom & Grow
Cupcake Craft Challenge  lots of layers
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I have my poorly hubby home today, he had a nasty fall on Saturday as he was leaving work
so it's a trip to the doctors this morning to be checked over, he's suffering all kinds of aches, my poor man.
Have a great week and thanks for stopping by
hugs

12/05/2013

Another Wonderful Ribbon Girl Giveaway...

Look at these gorgeous new goodies from The Ribbon Girl
Twine and flowers
All you have to do to be in with a chance to win these is to leave a comment on The Ribbon Girl blog and add this picture to your sidebar with a link back to the Ribbon Girl, the lucky winner will be called next Saturday 18th May
Good luck
hugs

Addicted to Stamps ~ Grey, Cream and Rose


Good morning and a happy Sunday to you
Challenge time again at Addicted to Stamps
and we are using 
Grey, Cream & Rose pink
I've been watching tutorials again as you can see lol, this one's called a tag in a box, here is the tutorial ... http://stampartic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/tag-in-box-card-tutorial.html
the little tag slots into the side wallet and the wallet folds back into the main card/box
This is the second one of these I've made, I gave my Mum & Dad one for their Anniversary at the beginning of May and they loved it. so I thought I'd make another :o)
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I've used Maja papers, 
fluted edge sheer organza ribbon, Ivory string pearls, beautiful lace and sweet little blossom flowers (All from The Ribbon Girl)
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Happy Mothers Day to all of you celebrating Mothers Day today


Thanks for stopping by, I hope you can join us in our new challenge at Addicted to Stamps.
See you later
hugs

11/05/2013

Peony ~ Vintage Garden ~ Pion papers

Good afternoon, hope you are enjoying the start of your weekend :o)
I just thought I'd blog this card as it's my first one using those very pretty new Pion papers called Vintage Garden

and a matching little tag too, 
All lace, red satin ribbon, twine and heart charm are from The Ribbon Girl. 

Enjoy your day, see you later
Hugs 

10/05/2013

Princess Pea Tilda ~ Magic card

Good afternoon dear bloggers,
It's time for another challenge at Tilda's Town and this week it's 
Something old ~ Something new



You've probably guessed it, I've used the new Princess Pea Tilda and Tilda's Mattress
 and my old Magnolia Doily flower, old Swedish lace, dragonfly and swirl dies
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I've also used Maja papers from the new Basic Spring collection and 
gorgeous Emily lace, blue satin ribbon and blue pearls from The Ribbon Girl
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I hope you will come and join us in this fun new challenge
pop over to Tilda's Town and take a look at all the beautiful inspiration

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last card, I'm still trying to catch up with all of your blogs...I'll get there :o)
Have a fabulous weekend
Hugs
xxx

08/05/2013

Midweek Magnolia's Die-cuts and/or Punches

Good morning.... or is it? we have rain again boohoo!
I was so enjoying that lovely sunshine and I just bought a new patio set :o(
...guess I won't be trying that out for a while.
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Oh well at least the sun is shining on Tilda, she looks happy enough in sunshine yellow.
it's a Die-Cut and/or Punches Challenge over at Midweek Magnolias today





Yes Teresa's been playing with her Frantage again :o)
I used Maja papers, Tilda longstocking painted with distress reinkers
all these gorgeous goodies from The Ribbon Girl;
Pearl string, pearl brad, yellow satin ribbon, cream cotton lace, hip rose buds, Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums, Kort & Godt beaded rose and spotted dress charm. 
roses are WOC
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CHALLENGES
MDUC ~ SKETCH
IT'S A MAGNOLIA CHALLENGE ~ ENVELOPE CARD
MAGNOLIA MANIA ~ SPECIAL CARD SHAPE

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It's a great challenge, hope you will join us at Midweek Magnolias this week. 

Have a great Wednesday and see you again soon
hugs 

05/05/2013

TILDA LONGSTOCKING for The Ribbon Girl Card Challenge

...And for my 3rd and final post today...
 it's also time for a Card Challenge over at The Ribbon Girls 
Our new challenge is to 'add a button'





I loved making this one, these papers are called 4th April by Maja Design, for a change I've made a criss cross card that opens.
From The Ribbon Girl I've used 

12mm white cotton lace,  38mm white spot organza, Pearl & Crystal branch, Stickles, 
Key Charm, Pearls ~ The blues, Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums, beaded berries, Natural button twine, Light blue small plain button
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There are two great prizes to be won in this 'Use a Button' Card Challenge 


...and there's some super inspiration waiting for you over on The Ribbon Girl blog

Have fun making those cards! 
Hugs 
 

Here Come The Boys ~ Paper piercing Challenge

Hello... I'm back again.
Yes it's time for another great challenge at HERE COME THE BOYS and we are paper piercing this week, as you can see I've paper pierced Edwin's shorts, T.shirt and shoes


I've used shabby white Frantage for the white sandy beach and added seashells
Also used this little bottle from The Ribbon Girl and I put some Tim Holtz film ribbon inside.
there's a lovely little passport charm too in the bottom left hand corner.
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Come and take a look at what the clever DT have made here
Have fun paper piercing, we can't wait to see your cards.
Hugs

Guest DT for A Die for a Sketch

Good morning, 
I hope you are well this morning :o)
I'm happy to say my head is better, no more headache :o)
I don't think I've ever had headache that last that long before.
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About a month ago I was asked if I would like to be GDT for 
A Die for a Sketch and I happily accepted, this is a special day for them as they are celebrating with a blog hop
This is the new sketch for today

 ...and this is my card

I've used this sweet Tilda in Cotton dress
These are the Maja Vintage Summer Basics papers
pretty carnations and diamante swirls from The Ribbon Girl
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Order of the blog hop is as follows
First STOPDT Dunja
Special Guest Alberto    

Special Guest Alison 
Special Guest Joann 
Special Guest Vicky B. 
Special Guest Ruby
Special Guest Teresa 

Special Guest Vicky P.  

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I hope you will play along with this fab challenge, it's a great sketch to work with
Just take a look at what the fabulous DT have made here 
Thanks for asking me ladies. 
See you again later
hugs

03/05/2013

Tilda with cork screws

Good afternoon dear Crafters, 
I hope you are feeling well, I've had an awful thumping headache the last few days and haven't done much crafting :o(
I did want to get this one blogged for the
 Magnolia Down Under ChallengeButton it up 


I've used; Tilda with corkscrews
Maja design papers ~ shall we have coffee
Lace, tulle, buttons and Anchor thread, rolled roses, vintage roses, cosmos daisies, pearl brads, pearls, blossom flowers and rose leaves, all from The Ribbon Girl.
Magnolia Dies ~ bloomy tag, keys and doily flowers

Thank you for looking,
 I'm off to get a couple of paracetamol for my poorly head and have a lie down.
See you later
hugs

01/05/2013

My 'A Creative Romance' Candy

Good evening ladies, 
Sorry I'm late with my 'A Creative Romance' candy
Okay I've visited Mr Random.org
 and this sweet candy

 belongs to...
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Sarah from Lazy Daisy

Congratulations Sarah, if you could email me your details I will post this candy off to you asap
Thanks to all who have entered.
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Don't forget check out the 
where we have fabulous sponsor candy
all you have to do to enter that is become a follower of A Creative Romance blog, put your name in MrLinky over there and display this badge on your blog 
We are all so excited to get started...see you soon
hugs
 xxx

30/04/2013

Vintage Card

Good morning lovely Crafters, how are you today? 
I made this card over the weekend, I won't pretend to be any good at making Vintage style cards but I do enjoy having a go, just to try something different. 



I used the beautiful Pion papers as always and 
these Ribbon Girl goodies;
20mm 'Angelica' Ivory tulle lace, Pearl string, Vintage pink fluted edge sheer organza ribbon, Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums & Beaded rose, Beaded berries, Hip rose buds Ivory and Blossom flowers.  

Challenges;
The Cutie Pie Challenge ~ Lots of Layers


Hope you like it, thank you for all your lovely comments on my last card I really do appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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I was feeling a little low after chatting to my lovely Grandsons on skype yesterday, as much as I love seeing them it breaks my heart they are so far away, what I wouldn't give for a cuddle with them. 
This morning I woke up to find I won a gorgeous candy on Elaine's blog,  oh my goodness it's all my favourite things too, you can imagine how much it cheered me up. 
Thank you so much Elaine xxx

See you all later, 
hugs