A card that i like!

Hi all and hope you are all well in blogland, been a bit erratic with my crafting lately and even binned a card the other day which is not like me! But i can not keep rearranging my craft area lol so made a card instead. This is for a good buddy who i shant name in case she is peeking!

Really enjoyed this card and went a bit OTT on the layering and embellishments but i loved making this and can feel the crafting urge coming back. Used some of my blog candy win which i won over at Di's fab blog and had fun matching items.

Ingredients - meljin image and ribbon (blog candy), coloured image with promarkers,used core card and nesties. stamped greeting (cuddlybuddly) and used stampin up punches,heart doilie,leaf punch,kort & godt pearls and glamour dust on the flowers

Challenges - Divas by design - diecuts and punches
                   Bearly mine - anything goes
                  Creativecraftchallenges - pretty blossoms

Crafting day and my makes :)

Well have had a fab day crafting with angie and tanya (buddies from docrafts) and think my mojo must be returning at last! Went blog hopping and found some projects which i enjoyed making.

This is a gift bag and i had good fun distressing all the paper, instructions for this can be found here

Also made a wiper style anniversary card which i am going to put away for someone who happens to love pearls so i went a bit ott with them....lol. The instructions for the wiper card are here

and lastly a christmas card,love this image,not sure what it is as i stole angies stamp to use it....lol

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and do have a go as the tutorials for both projects were really easy,x

Taunton craft show goodies

Well thought i had better add something to my blog as  been a bit absent in blog land lately so here is a photo of the craft goodies i brought at the Taunton craft show yesterday. The haul includes various card stock (bargain at end of day), martha steward ribbon loop punch set,dst tapes, various stamps,craft mat, tim holtz mini jars, and configuration set with feet.

Must admit though i found it hard to spend my money at the show but it was lovely to go with buddies from docrafts. Am hoping these will help me with my lack of mojo.Off for some blog hopping now,x

At last a project to share with you all

Well dont all faint at once but i have actually finished a project....lol. Started this on sunday when i went crafting with some buddies but went wrong with the concertina binding so put it to one side until today when i took it apart and finished it.

i used scrap thick card for covers and used papermania 'Hampstead' papers to cover inside and outside,core card along with one of my martha steward punches.Used stampin up greeting and punch for the sentiment and added ribbon and rings from stash.

used embossed core card for dividers and added plain white card as this is a journal for someone at work. Might later stamp a little image in the corner of the white card if i have time.
Feeling a little of my mojo returning but its hard work at the moment :)
right off to cook some tea,x

Still here :)

Hi all,just to say i am still around but a distinct lack of crafting mojo at the moment so no new projects to add to my blog. Am meeting up with some crafting buddies on sunday and hoping that will re awaken my mojo as its in hiding for sure.

Blog Prize and Bristol Craft Meet Scrapbook

Hi all, well came home today to be greeted with a lovely gift,my blog prize from Diane who over on her blog On the Cards had a competition to quess where she was going on her mystery tour mini break, had arrived and it was like christmas with all the goodies inside. Thanks Diane will have fun with these.
On Sunday went again to the Bristol Craft Meet organised by Sue and had another great day with fab company and projects.

Made a scrapbook using a travel sweet tin and lots of circles! Had fun cutting out and decorating and really pleased with the end result. Also had a play with distressing a tag and have found a new toy (stampin up spritzer) that i must have which i used with my promarkers to colour the poppy on the tag.

Well off for a nosey on Docrafts and too do some blog hopping,thanks for popping by,x

Inkscape project and first svg file

Hi all,well knowing how much i like to tinker on the pc and with scal (surecutsalot) for my cricut, sue from docrafts suggested i download inkscape and have a play which i did. Well to be honest was a bit daunting at first and some of the tutorials very off putting but found this one and after a initial hiccup ie not reading it properly have spent a happy 2 hours following their doll tutorial and making my own version. This is now a cutting file but shall leave the cutting and tweaking bit for tomorrow as a bit brain dead....lol

So if you want to stretch those brain cells then inkscape is the thing for you,here is the link to download it and its free.Basically you make something using lots of shapes and those eyelashes were fiddly....lol. So have a nosey and look at the tutorial to see the differences in theirs and mine and yes i didnt do the blush on her cheeks :)