Let's Go Shopping

When I spotted this challenge on the I love ProMarkers Blogg I laughed to myself. This image from Lili of the Valley reminds me so much of my sister-in-law. She is one serious shopaholic! Whenever she comes to visit us she never arrives empty handed and the gifts that she brings are always beautifully wrapped and  presented. I think my daughter is following in the same footsteps. She loves window shopping and doesn't need any encouragement to get in a changing room just to try something on and look at herself in the mirror. She certainly doesn't get that off me!

This card was made from Ivory Linen cardstock.

The background papers are from First Eddition

The image is from Lili Of The Valley and has been coloured with ProMarkers

The Dragonfly is available in different colours from here.

The embellishments, ribbon and lace are all from my stash.

I would love to enter this card into the following challenges:

I Love ProMarker - Lets go shopping

Passion For ProMarker - Pink, Pearls and Lace

Love to Create challenge blogg - Anything Goes

White On White

I have come across a lot of cards lately in the white on white theme. I think they look absolutely stunning but have found it fairly tricky to do. I had to reply to a wedding invitation so thought I would use this theme to make an acceptance card.

The stamp used is from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with ProMarkers.

The embossed background was created using one of the latest Spellbinders Garden Surprise M-Bossabilities  folders.

The white linen card, dragonfly, gems and heart ribbon are all available here.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

I Love Promarker - white on white

Passion for Promarker - white on white

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes
Anything Goes Challenge Blogg

Website

After a fab weekend of crafting and a great day today of being treated to lunch and tea (No washing up for me today. Yipee!!) I am absolutely shattered! We are currently working really hard to get the website up and running. Whilst the front of shop is almost there (The pages that you see whilst you are shopping), there has been a lot of behind the scenes work to be done. I didn't realise just how much work goes into these things. I have learnt lots of new computer jargon but I don't even begin to  pretend to know what it means. FTP, HTML? Yes, I think I'll just carry on letting the experts do their work! LOL!

We are just in the process of getting the basic products added of which there are around 500 different crafting goodies. Then we will start to add more. Hopefully they should be live and ready to order within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime they are all available in our eBay shop.

For those people who can't wait for our website to open, if you are an early bird and register on the website early we will email you to notify you when the products are added. There may even be some discount codes floating around too.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend x

Letraset ProMarker Stamp Pack 2 Card

I think I am slowly getting my little girl hooked on card making! We have sat for hours today stamping and colouring images. I think she felt special as I let her use my "Special Pens" - my ProMarkers. I held my breath for a long time as she is only four years old and likes to stamp really hard with her pens until the nibs disappear! On this occasion she was really gentle and thoroughly enjoyed herself.

We used the stamp from ProMarker Stamp Pack 2 to create the following card.

The papers are a free yes FREE download from another blogg but I can't for the life of me find the link. I will update as soon as I have found it. 

The card is made from 250gsm white linen card stock.

The ProMaker stamp has indeed been coloured using ProMarkers. I have used the following colours

Skin : Ivory, Satin, Blush and Pale Pink

 Hair: Vanilla, Lemon, Canary Yellow and Cinnamon

Clothes: Vanilla, Primrose and Ruby

Bonnett: Ruby, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Henna, Lime Green and Forest Green

Flowers and Grass: Lime Green, Forest Green, Cool Aqua, Arctic Blue, Ruby, Vanilla, Amethyst and Fuchsia Pink

The Promarkers and stamp, Diamontes, Linen Card and Heart Ribbon Trim are all available here.

The butterfly is a tonic studio punch.

The sentiment stamp is from Lilly Of The Valley

Thanks for looking x

Happy 50th Birthday to my wonderful fiancée Falcon! What a fabulous week of celebrations we have had. We have been joined by family from Northern Ireland and have enjoyed endless visits to restaurants and coffee shops and not to mention the big surprise party!

I know it's not card making related but I felt that had to share with you some pictures of his cake. The brief was simple - a 50th Birthday cake and look what the talented Freda came back with.

He's a massive Man Utd fan and I thought that this cake was absolutely brilliant. Look at the detail.

Even the silver backing is made from icing. I think it's absolutely wonderful and am extremely grateful for all of the hard work that Freda put into this cake and at such short notice too. I can't wait to try a slice or too now. There goes the diet :-)

Hunkydory Handmade Floral Enchantment Mothers Day Card

Hi All,

I have been so busy lately working on my shop. It's getting busier and busier which is great as I can now bring more and more exciting crafty stuff into stock. I was so excited the other day when the delivery driver dropped off a much awaited parcel. I was happier than a little kiddie in a sweet shop. It contained all of the new Hunkydory Floral Enchantment range of goodies!

It was just in time too. I do the same thing every year. I think to myself in February that I must get organised and make my Mothers Day cards but before I know it, it's the weekend of Mothers Day, I've a million and one things to do and no time to make my cards. I hate buying them!  I look in the card shops and think "I could make one better than that and for a fraction of the price". They all seem so impersonal. 

These kits from Hunkdory are ideal. The cards and decoupage pieces are all die cut so you just push them from the backing sheets. I assembled these cards in less than 45 minutes using only double sided tape, foam pads and the Hunkydory pack itself.

 I only needed to use my scissors to cut out one of the flower embellishments that I attached to the frame. . 

I used my scissors to manipulate the petals to give them a little bit more 

definition.

Hunkydory Crafts Limited

I have taken delivery of the most gorgeous products from Hunkydory. I must say that I have never used these before but am exceptionally pleased with the quality. The products are all made from excellent quality card and knock spots off other similar priced ranges. There is something for everyone with the humorous range of Golden Oldies products, beautiful Vintage Pearl Chocolate Truffle collection and the pretty floral Lace Bouquet Collection. All are available in our shop here

Above the Lace Bouquet Collection.

Above the Vintage Pearl collection.

Above the Golden Oldies Collection.