Blog Candy at Sweet Magnolia

Earlier this month as I have already posted I joined the Feline Playful Give a comment and Receive a comment. It has been a delight as there have been so many amazing sites that I have visited. Reading their profiles has been fascinating. The reasons people have for coming to crafting are so vast and the sheer strength of some people as you read how hard they are fighting different illnesses,, physical and mental both in themselves and their families. One of the sites I came across was





http:// sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com


She has now used her passion for crafting to start her own business. As she is celebrating the opening she is offering the most amazing candy.


The link is:





http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/2010/12/cricit-expression-give-away.html

She has a Blog Candy for a Cricit Expression with 3 cartridges and a Cricit Cake Candy.

Pop over and have a look at her site.

Looking forward to the weekend to start making some cards. i have stamped some Simple Sassy Images and I am trying to colour them with my Promarkers can't get the hang of the colouring tried Youtube but by the time I get to mine I have forgotten the colours they used lol!!!!

Mind got up early and got some of the new Lili of The Valley stamps, mind even at 7.00am the site was going sooooooooo slow it was amazing, just goes to show how many people were waiting for them.

Back to Work

Oh when was Christmas? It seems so long ago.

I went back to work this week and haven't had time to even go into my craft room and I'm getting cross I feel the need to cut and stick!!!!!

I have however managed to get online and read the comments etc on the Blogs on Feline Playful. They are running a scheme called 'Give a comment, Receive a Comment' each day you visit blogs and leave comments become a follower if you wish. There are some amazing blogs out there. One that has really blown me away is that of Tessa, she's 12!!!!! OMG is all I can say. The cards she makes are amazing.

http://tessaskaarten.blogspot.com/

Go and have a look she is an inspiration.

Anyway whilst looking at the sites I somehow made a link to

http://jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/

On her December 31st post she is offering the most amazing blog candy.

I most get some of these flowers everyone seems to be using them.

Off to start my training for the London Moonwalk in May. 26.6 miles through the night to raise money for breast cancer. Did the Edinburgh one in 2009 so decided to do London this year. Oh the pain and blisters to come what bliss.

Catch you later.

keep smiling.

Happy New Year

Hi

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy New Year and say thank you to all those who have become followers. Thank you it means a lot as I have only just started making cards and venturing into Blogland. Here's to a creative 2011.

LOTV Challenge hubby's card

When it came to making my hubby's card I was as usual in a rush and at a complete loss as to what to do. Surfing the sites I found a great sketch on the LOTV site.

I used one of their die cut image squares.

The sentiment was from their Christmas range. I was too slow to get the rubber stamp versions and this is a digital version.

I used a fiskars edge punch on both sides of a strip of silver mirror board to create the two stripes.

The image is matted on a spellbinders die.

The snowflakes were from stash and the backing paper too.

I also used the sketch to make my Dad's card for my Mother.

On this card I embossed the strips and used a Martha Stewart Corner Punch to add to the ends.
The image card was softened using a corner punch. This allowed it to fit inside a spellbinders die cut label.
The snowflakes were made from red pearlescent card with white pearlescent paper flakes stuck on slightly twisted.
I added a pearl gem to the centre of each.
The sentiment was a digital version of LOTV sentiments.
I added a heart charm with a red ribbon

Blog Hopping

Well it's over. Where did it go? Is it because I am getting older that it seems the run up over takes the day? Maybe its because I am actually a big kid and would like Christmas to go on for longer. I think sometimes as a woman Christmas isn't a holiday. You fly round on Christmas morning making sure the dinner is one presents are out etc and everyone is happy then collapse! I think the 26th should be Women's Christmas day!!! Should we start a campaign? Gosh I sound like a real gringe, but I love Christmas and it seems to just fly by so quickly.

Anyway I should be in work this morning but thought I would check out craft sales whilst the hubby is out!!! I came across 'Bev's' card on her site All the Things I Love. As always its gorgeous! Do you think she is the Delia or as The Vicar of Dibley calls her St Delia, of the card making world? Well I digress(again) and she used a sketch from Friday Sketchers to showcase a Sneak Peek of some soon to be released LOTV stamps. They are having a Blog hop with some great candy including LOTV vouchers and hanglar stamps!!
Check it out.

Friday Sketchers http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/

Pretty Pressings has some LOTV candy on hers. http://www.rosaswelt.blogspot.com/

WoW

Over at Sugar Nellie they have a challenge to do a White on White card, the prize is a Spellbinders Grand Caliber as my cuttle bug is playing up I though I would give it a go. It has proved to be sooooooooo difficult. It really tested my ability to mix. The resulting card looks like this.

I used A simply Sassy Image which was part of the challenge.

It was coloured using promarkers on Rymans card.

It was matted on paper embossed with cuttlebug folders = Swirls and Snowflakes.

The border strip was embossed using the cuttlebug buttons folder.

The pearlescent paper was corner punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

The flowers are actually white from Meiflower

The stars are on pins.

The sentiment was from a pack from stash.

Pink Sketch

I loved the sketch at Truly scrumptious and thought the fairy in this image would look great on the 'pink' extra twist that was added to the challenge.
The backing papers are from the Penguins pack from Docrafts.
I matted the image on Spellbinders labels die cuts.
The ribbons were also from the Creativity collection. The brads from Docrafts website.

http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com sketch and pink
http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com Christmas