Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - April Challenge

Hello everyone! Hope you are all well, and the weather hasn't turned too cold where you are.  We were really lucky to have so many bright and beautiful days last week.
Sorry for not being around for the past couple of weeks, but I had to take a break from blogging. I have missed you all.  I would also like to thank and welcome my new followers.
Today is the start of a new challenge at The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. Sarah has set the challenge to use dies or punches in your creations this month.
Here is my card...

I used a pale turquoise silk card base, then added cream card that was die cut with Spellbinders Borderbilities. My stamp is by Impression Obsession. I coloured the image using a brilliance ink pad with a water brush, then added some tiny glossy accent buttons, and two tiny punched flowers.

I added a colour matched bow to the card front, along with the silver heart, punched tag and daisies.  Sentiment is by JustRite stamps. The15mm Aqua satin ribbon,and heart charm are both from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

My team mates have created some beautiful cards this month, so why not pop over to the Blog, and take a look. We would love you to join in with the challenge and have the chance of winning something pretty. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a Great Week!!

Kindness - CR84FN Color Challenge

Hi everyone! Today I have a card for the CR84FN Color Challenge.  When I saw these yummy colours I just had to join in.  I had already made some flowers in the challenge colours, so I set to work making the other elements for my card.

After inking my embossing folder with aurora pigment ink by Brilliance, I used the faux letterpress technique to emboss and ink my base layer card.  The colours of the inkpad are identical to the challenge colours, so that made life easy.

The stamps I used are the 'Kindness' set by JustRite. After stamping and cutting my label out, I cut two more mats and mounted my sentiment label on to those.

I added some pearls which I coloured pink to match, then finished off with a colour co-ordinated seam binding bow, my flowers and some punched leaves. The leaves were stamped with script then coloured with shabby shutters ink. I finished off the bottom of my card with a Martha Stewart punch.

Products Used...

White card base 

Basil card stock - lemon, pink and peach
Sizzix embossing folder
JustRite Stamps - Kindness
Brilliance - aurora pigment ink
Tim Holtz distress ink - shabby shutters
Spellbinders Labels Twenty
Pink and lemon seam binding
Martha Stewart punch

Thank you for stopping by

LIM Week 58 - One Layer with Script

Hello everyone. It's such a beautiful sunny day here again.
Today I have a card for the challenge at Less Is More. Chrissie and Mandi have challenged us to make a card with just one layer and some script.
For my card I used a stamp that I bought years ago, this is the first time it's been inked.  It's by Inkadinkadoo from the Tin Can Mail collection.
I stamped with Impress chocolate dye ink, then coloured the rose with the following distress inks...Leaves, shabby shutters, bundled sage and fired brick- Rose, tattered rose, fired brick, barn door and brushed corduroy.

Thanks for stopping by xx

Thinking of You - JustRite Stamps

Hi everyone. It really feels like Spring has sprung here today. I hope the sun is shining for you, too.

I had a lovely surprise yesterday, I found out that this card that I entered into the JustRite Friday challenge was given a honourable mention. My prize is a fabulous set of JustRite stamps.
Today I have made another card using some other stamps from the JusRite collections I have. I have always loved their designs, and even more so now that they are compatible with Spellbinders.

The bottom of my card was cut with Spellbinders edgeabilities. I added a mat which I embossed after colouring my embossing folder with ink.  I followed Beate's easy to follow tutorial here. The stamps I used are from the JustRite 'Kindness' and 'Design It Yourself' collections, stamped with cocoa on to yellow basil. I added some strips of cocoa basil, and rhinestones coloured with pro markers in tulip yellow to match my card, then rolled some roses and added satin leaf trim from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

Thank you for stopping by xx

Liebster Award

Good afternoon everyone. I would like to thank...Sylvie, Monica, Pauline, Marie and.... Sheila, who Liebstered me while I was Liebstering her LOL! Thank you all ladies for the Liebster Blog Award. I really appreciate it x

This award is for bloggers with less than 200 followers.

To accept this award there are a few rules...

Thank the person who gave the award and link back to their blog.

Reveal your five chosen bloggers and let them know.

Post the award on your blog.

Hope that those you honour pass it on to their favourite bloggers.

Here are my five chosen bloggers...

1. Sheila- Color Me Happy

2. Stella - A Little Bit of the Things I Enjoy

3. Irene - All Occasions Cards, Papers and More

4. Valerie - Canonbury Creations

5. Marie Louise - Welcome To My World

Have a Great Day!

LIM Week 57 - Neutral Colours

YAY! The sun has shone all day here in West Yorkshire...for a change.  Hope it's shone on you too.
This week Chrissie and Mandi at Less Is More, have challenged us to use neutral colours.  For my card I used a cream base then added a mat of cocoa card, and another mat using cream, which I cut from a Spellbinder Fleur De Lis square. Onto this I stamped my image from 'Vintage Garden' by Stempelglede. I stamped with cocoa chalk ink by S.E.I. Unfortunately, it doesn't look very much like cocoa in my photo. With a wet brush I blended some of the ink to give a faded vintage look.

Thank you for stopping by xx

March Challenge - Spring Colours

Hello everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend.
Today is the start of a new monthly challenge at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog. It was Mina's turn to choose this months theme and she has asked us to use spring colours.
My first card shape was designed and cut on the Cameo. I then embossed the whole card with dots embossing folder and added a layer of blue basil, then a picot circle cut from yellow basil. I stamped my image, (Spring Bouquet by All Night Media), onto a plain circle die cut and coloured with Pro Markers, then added some gems from my stash. The pretty leaf pins and ribbons for my bow, are from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. Ribbons are - 16mm Blue Mesh and 15mm Green Organza.

My second card was also cut on the Cameo. I added DP by DCWV. I then cut three sizes of Spellbinder labels twenty. The largest label was cut from DCWV DP, the two smaller ones were die cut then stamped with JustRite stamps from the Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty set. I used Aurora brilliance pigment ink and clear embossing powder. My bow and ruffle were both made with 25mm pink satin ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

Do pop over to the blog and take a look at my team mates lovely creations. Why not join in the fun, and the chance of winning something pretty?

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges...
Card 1 - CES Challenge - Flower Frenzy
Card 1 - The Cuttlebug Spot - Spring is in the Air
Card 1 - Make My Monday - Spring Flowers
Card 2 - JustRite Friday Challenge 067 - Birthday Bash
Both Cards - Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Both Cards - St. Luke's Charity Card Challenge - Spring into Spring

Thanks for stopping by xx

Fancy Hats - LIM Challenge #56

Hello everyone...I'm back again with my 2nd card for today.
Chrissie and Mandi  at Less Is More have challenged us to make a card from our scraps this week.
I have a bag at the side of my craft desk where I throw all my small bits and pieces of card and paper.  Before I took it to recycle, I pulled out four tiny off cuts and stamped my four ladies.  The stamp set is called 'Fancy Hats' from the quatros range by Hero Arts.  These stamps are only 1" square and I haven't used them for years. I'm sure that they are now discontinued. I coloured with PM's then cut around them with the smallest die from Spellbinders Fleur De Lis set of dies, and mounted them onto a scrap of black brocade card.....

Thank you for stopping by xx

Color Throwdown Challenge #181

Hello everyone. Today I have a card for the Color Throwdown Challenge. When I saw the colours this week I just loved them...they inspired me to make this card...

I completely embossed my card base, then added a punched mat and two co-ordinating mats to compliment the colours of my image. The stamp is by Heartfelt Creations. I stamped twice with black memento ink then coloured with PM's and decoupaged just the roses. I also coloured the little butterfly with PM's then added a couple of pearls. My stamped sentiment is by Anna Griffin.
I would like to enter my card into some other challenges...
My Grafico Challenge 22 - Flowers
Stampalot February Challenge - In the Garden
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by xx

Frame Card

Hello dear blogging friends. Hope you're all well.
First of all, I would like to say hello, and welcome to my new followers.
It's over a week since I last blogged anything.  I caught the flu, and felt quite ill. I had a very sore throat and because I already have a problem with my throat, it just made things much worse. I spent my birthday in bed.
Then, my dear husband decided to fit some new bedroom furniture, which completely disrupted my craft space and I couldn't get to my computer. So today is the first chance I've had to make anything.
Here is my card, which came about by accident. It's a frame card, and I'm quite pleased with the results...

To make this, you need a 4" square card, (10cm square). You also need a Martha Stewart punch around the page set...
Punch two 5" squares, (12.8cm squares). You then fix these onto the front and back of your card.  It's that easy!
To complete my card, I added an embossed frame to the front, and a cute digi image by Karen Middleton, which I purchased from Cuddly Buddly Crafts.  I printed the image onto a Spellbinder label, then coloured with PM's. Finally, I made a bow and button trim to co-ordinate.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges...
Allsorts Challenge - It's Your Choice
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
PCJ Challenge 3 - Make It Cute
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by xx

Springtime...

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Well...not quite, yet, but I've made a start on my Spring/Easter cards.
Hope you're all enjoying your weekend.
I haven't been doing much crafting this week. But yesterday afternoon and this morning, I got my crafting head into gear and made a couple of cards for a few challenges.
For my first card I used an image from Crafty Secrets, mounted onto a framework I made from a couple of different Spellbinder dies. I then matted the frame onto some deep lilac basil. I added a few tiny flowers coloured to match with PM's. My base card was embossed with a design objectives embossing folder.

My second card shape was cut on the Cameo. I added an embossed scallop border to the top and also embossed a label. I then cut out a digi image with a Spellbinders lacy circle die, and coloured with PM's. Finally I pricked around the bottom scallops, added a few pearls and tied a bow with seam binding, to which I added a flower coloured to match my image.

I would like to enter my cards in to the following challenges...
Card No.1 - One Stop Craft Challenge - Create Your Own Background
Card No.2 - CAS-ual Fridays - Use Ribbon
Card No.2 - LIM - Use Dies
Both Cards - Card Crafters Circle - Die Cuts
Both Cards - Allsorts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thank You for stopping by xx

Have a Great Day!

In The Pink

Hello, my lovely blogging friends. Hope you're all well.
First of all...I would like to welcome my new followers:)
I haven't blogged for a week, although I have been visiting your blogs and checking out what you've been up to.
I lost a bit of my inspiration to craft, but thought it was time to pull my finger out and get on with it. So, today I have a card for a few challenges...

I cut my white base card on Cameo, and went around the edges with a pricking tool. Then, after embossing and distressing, I layered some Coredinations in spun sugar. On top of that the largest Spellbinder picot edge circle, to which I attached some pink heart trim, (from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop). I then added the final layer, which is a Spellbinder standard circle. The sentiment is one I've had for years, and I think it may be  Stampendous.  I stamped in silver pigment ink by ColorBox and applied Moon Glow Stardust Candy Rose embossing powder.  I hand crafted my rose, inked at the centre to give some shading and depth of colour. My bow is made with 16mm pink sheer ruffle edge ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges...

The Pink Elephant - Use Pink
Card Caravan Challenge - Use Ribbon
 CES Challenges - Lots of  Layers
Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy February
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - I Heart You
One Stop Craft Challenge - Hearts and Flowers with Ribbon

Have a Great Day!

Thank You for stopping by xx

February Challenge - Anything Goes!

Good Monday morning lovely bloggers! Hope the snow and freezing weather didn't ruin your weekend.

It's time for another challenge at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and this month it was Sarah who set the challenge - Anything Goes!  So choose your favourite papers, dies, or anything you prefer and join in the fun with us.

My first creation is a heart shaped box with embellishments...

I cut the box on Cameo, and believe me it was not easy to assemble.  But I was pleased with the end result. The box bottom was cut in plain gold mirror card and the top is gold with a silver swirl design.  Unfortunately, the silver does not show too well.  I went around the top edge of  my box with beautiful 25mm Honey Beige Sheer Elegance Ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  I also used this for my double bow. My rose is a cut file from the lovely Birds blog here. I inked some 120gsm weight paper with Starburst Stains - Ramblin' Rose Pink, then cut out my rose. The leaves are edged with gold Rub'n Buff.

I also inked the edge of a small luggage tag with gold Rub'n Buff, then stamped Happy Birthday in gold Encore metallic ink. I added some gold curling wire and a tiny dragonfly cut from vellum, with Glamour Dust sprinkled on the wings.

My second creation is a quote card...

I quite like this one step card shape.  I layered two Spellbinder Fleur De Lis Squares.  On the top square I added a quote from one of the digi stamps by Raindrop Echo Designs. The bottom and edges of my card are embossed. I made my flower and bow with beautiful 38mm Red Silky Crush Ribbon and added some red dew drops. The ribbon and dew drops are from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

My team mates have some beautiful things to show you this month.  Do stop by and take a look.

I'm entering my box and card into the following challenges...
Card Caravan Challenge #12 - Use Ribbon
Pals Paper Arts Colour Challenge - Use Red
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Free and Easy February
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Anything but a Card

I would also like to welcome my new followers.

Thank you for stopping by!

Enjoy today and have a Great Week! 

Sasha xx

DYSU Challenge #57 - Anything Goes & Guest Designer

Good morning everyone! I hope you are all well.  I can't believe that January came and went so quickly.  I sometimes wish that time could/would slow down a little.

I was thrilled to be invited as guest designer for challenge #57 over at DYSU, where the theme is - Anything Goes.  I was sent this sweet digi image to play with by the sponser - Stamp Fairy.  His name is Toby...isn't he sweet?

I coloured him with Pro Markers and paper pieced his tie.  The card shape was cut on Cameo. I layered some Nitwit  papers from the Easter/Spring range, along with Spellbinder picot edge and plain circle dies. My seam binding bow, button and twine are all from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

Be sure to stop by the DYSU challenge blog for a chance to win something sweet and see some fabulous inspiration by the design team.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges...

Simon Says - Animal Antics

Crazy 4 Challenges - Layer It On

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a Great Day! xx

St. Luke's February Challenge & Guest Designer

Hi everyone, today I am thrilled to share with you my card as a Guest Designer for the February challenge at St.  Luke's Charity Card Challenge.  I felt honoured when Tara asked me, and of course I said that I would love to join in the fun and design a card.   

The theme this month is Love and Lace.  Amour is the word this month...make a romantic card for a wedding, anniversary or a birthday to the one you love.  Add some lace or  lacy embellishments for a romantic finish.

Here is my card...

  I decided to make a one step card, to which I added some brocade vellum, white cotton crochet lace, a heart cut on Cameo, (embossed and glittered), some clear gems and finally a computer generated sentiment.

Why not pop over to the  St. Luke's Challenge Blog join in with the fun, and see the DT's gorgeous creations?  The prize this month is three lovely La Blanche stamps.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges...

Allsorts Challenge Blog - One or more Hearts

Totally Gorgeous - Challenge 116 K.I.S.S.

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a Great Day xx

LIM Week 51 - Cut It Out

Hi bloggers!
At Less Is More this week Chrissie and Mandi have set the challenge for us to make a card with an aperture. I'm late entering mine, because I got aperture brain blockage, and lost my mojo.  Then, last night all the fuzziness in my head left, and I made TWO cards for the challenge!!

For my first card I cut an aperture with Spellbinders labels twenty.  On the piece I cut out, I stamped with JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty using ruby satin Colorbox pigment ink and clear embosiing powder, then inserted the label inside my card.  I cut a butterfly and leaves for the edge of the aperture.

For my second card, I dry embossed the front, then cut out my heart shape.  Once again I used the cut shape inside my card. I inked the edge of the heart with red chalk ink, coloured the bluebirds and heart with PM's and used a little glossy accents on the heart. I computer generated my own words.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy the rest of your day x

Birthday Wishes

Hi lovely blogging friends. Hope you're all well.

Today my card is a mixture of stamping, embossing and die cuts...

I completely embossed the front of my card base.  Then added the seam binding wrap, bow and flower.  My flower was designed by the lovely Bird, who so generously gives away her fabulous cut files and digi designs here. I cut the flower and leaves on Cameo, then stamped a leaf print onto the leaves with Shabby Shutters DI. My stamp is Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty by JustRite stamps, stamped with sapphire blue colorbox ink, then cut out with labels twenty Spellbinder Die. I then added the sentiment, which is a digi by Bird.

I'm entering  my card into the following challenges...
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenge - Ribbon Every Which Way
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers

Thank you for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your day xx

For My Valentine

Hi everyone.  Hope you've all enjoyed a lovely weekend. We've had very strong winds again, and they always seem to get worse during the night.

I recently bought the 6"x6" Romantique paper stack by Prima.  So, today I had a play with one of the lovely design sheets.

My base card is cream. I used one of the new Spellbinder edgeabilities on the bottom. I cut the top off the sheet and fussy cut around it before placing it back onto the card. My heart stamp is by Prima.  I stamped with cholcolate ink, then coloured with distress inks, (barn door, fired brick and shabby shutters), then used PM's to highlight and shade. Sentiment strip is by Pink Petticoat and I added some tiny hearts from Smitten by K&Co.
I'm entering my card into the following challenges Just Tracy's Challenge - Love is in the air and Wags 'n Whiskers - Valentine's/Love

Thanks for stopping by xx

Enjoy the rest of your day

A Little Bit Vintage

Hi everyone. It's been a few days since I last posted. I've been sorting out computer problems, and we've been looking around for a new bed.....which is a complete nightmare!! And you don't really know until you've actually spent a night on one, what the after effects are going to be - LOL!

Today my card isn't for any specific occasion, but it will come in handy for someone, eventually.  I'm entering this into the DYSU  challenge #55 - Use patterned paper...

My base card is Kraft. I then added a piece of patterned paper printed from the Crafty Secrets CD, and some ribbon lace from my stash.  The roses and leaves were cut on Cameo, and I added some gold stamen to the largest rose.  I used Gold Leaf - Rub 'n Buff over the Spellbinder label, then cut some cream card and matted that on top.  The sentiment is by Anna Griffin, stamped with chocolate Impress ink.

Thanks for stopping by xx

Purple Peony

Hello lovely bloggers!  Hope you're all well.
Today I have a card for the challenge over at Less Is More.  Chrissie and Mandi have challenged us to make a card using the colour 'Purple'.  For my card I chose a digi stamp of a peony, (which is my favourite flower), I used PM's to colour. The image is from Just Inklined.  I wasn't too sure if there were purple peonies, all mine are red and pink.  But when I googled I found quite a lot of different purple variteies. Finally, I mounted my image onto purple silk cardstock...

Thank you for stopping by

Enjoy the rest of your day xx

Wings with Bling!

Hi lovely bloggers! Today I have a card for three challenges...
Simon Says - New Something!
Card Caravan Challenge  #10 - Sparkle!
Let's Craft and Create Challenge #35 - Anything Goes

I used turquoise pearl card folded in half for my base, then added patterned paper from Crafty Secrets CD.  I got some new Spellbinders for Christmas, and I used those for my image and the edge of my embossed card.  I also got a new set of stamps by Artemio and I chose the dragonfly for my image. For the wings I used a sparkle paint, and then blinged the body, trail and decorative edge with deep tuquoise rhinestones.  Ribbon is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your day xx

Feeling Blue!!

Hi folks.  Well, the first week of 2012 went in the blink of an eye.

First of all, I would like to welcome, and thank,  my new followers during the past few weeks.

I don't know why, but I seem to be using a lot of blue on my cards of late.  Blue isn't one of my favourite colours, I tend to lean towards citrus.  Anyhow, here is another BLUE card...

I used a floral backing paper from the Crafty Secrets CD.  My image stamp is by K&Company, which I stamped and coloured with Pro Markers and then cut out and mounted onto a Spellbinders die. The 15mm saxe blue ribbon is from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop, and sentiment is by HOTP.

I am entering my card into the following challenges...

Crafty Card Makers - Challenge #59 - No Floral Embellishments

Addicted To Stamps - Challenge #21 - January Blues - Use the Colour Blue

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Great Week! xx

Let It Snow! - DYSU #53

Hi folks! Today I have a card for the challenge over at DYSU Challenge Blog. The challenge is...Let It Snow!
Here is my card...

I used quite a few layers as you can see.  Apart from the sentiment strip, all labels and snowflakes were cut on Cameo, and I designed the labels myself.  The snowflakes were designed by Bird here. The backing paper is by Silhouette. Sentiment label is Bistro by Memory Box, and the sentiment is by Pink Petticoat. Seam binding and bling are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your day xx

Birds - MMM Week 30

Hello everyone, hope you're all having a good day.  It's still very windy with lashing rain here.  We can see right across the Pennines and it doesn't look good...more gales forecast for tonight.

Today I've made a card to enter this weeks challenge over at Make My Monday and the theme is birds.

Here's my contribution...

I printed papers from the Crafty Secrets CD, and for my tiny pearls on the border I used a white pearl maker pen.  I used several dies from Spellbinder Ironworks collection and linked them together to form a holder for my image label.  The bird stamp is by Tim Holtz.  I created the sun and sky using distress inks and a small circle mask for the sun. Ribbon is from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop, and sentiment is by HOTP.

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your day xx

January Challenge - Be My Valentine

Happy New Year Everyone!  Hope you've all recovered from any New Year celebrations and are ready for a brand new challenge at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.
This month it was my lovely team mate, Peet who chose the challenge - Be My Valentine!  Why not join in with us? Just make something sweet for Valentine's day and pop on over to the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog to enter your creation and be in with a chance to win something pretty.

Here are my three creations...

Be My Valentine

I cut my base card from Kraft, then a smaller mat in red linen and an overlay flourish in gold mirror card.  I designed and cut these on my Cameo. For my gold roses I roughly drew three spirals on the reverse of some gold mirror card, then cut those out and rolled them.  The three red roses and pearl stems are from my stash.

The heart pin, and 15mm cream satin for my bow, are from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. My sentiment is from Tiny Sweetheart Sentiments by Pink Petticoat, and the label was cut from the Memory Box - Bistro Label die.

Valentine Tag

For my second project I used black brocade cardstock and a digital label with sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.  I coloured the tiny hearts on the sentiment label with a pro marker to match the ribbon. My ribbon bow is made with the beautiful 16mm fuschia ruffle edge ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. Bling hearts are from Smitten by K&Company.

 Valentine Card

This sweet little Valentine card was made using Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs and Picot Circle dies.  My bow was  made with 25mm red large check gingham, to which I added a heart button coloured with pro markers.  The ribbon, heart pin and Happy Valentine's Day stamp by Catslife Press are all available from Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

If you pop on over to the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog, you'll see some fabulous creations and inspiration from my team mates.

Thank you for stopping by xx

Have a Great Day and a Wonderful 2012!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hi lovely bloggers.  Whatever you plan to do this New Years  Eve....Have a fabulous time!!!

Wishing all my lovely followers and visitors a...

Very Happy, Healthy & Peaceful New Year!!! xxx 

Just One Word - LIM Week 47

Hi folks.  Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and now looking forward to 2012.

My keyboard decided to die over Christmas, and I had to buy a new one.  Also, my SLR camera has developed a large black spot on the inside of the lens.  If anyone has any advise on how to remove it, I would be very grateful.  I'm having to use my little point and shoot and the light has been so bad today.  So please excuse the photo.

Chrissie and Mandi over at Less Is More have challenged us to make a card using just one word.  For my card I used the Friends stamp by HOTP.

I embossed my base card.  The top is a Spellbinder picot edge die folded in half with threaded ribbon.  I stamped friends in black archival ink and touched the letters in with a turquoise glimmer pen to match the ribbon, and also added three tiny gems to the letter 'F'.

Thank you for stopping by xx

Christmas Wishes for All My Lovely Blogging Friends & Followers

Hi everyone!  Hope you're all well... and much more prepared for Christmas than I am - LOL!

Apologies for the lack of blogging recently.  I will hopefully be back on track soon.

But right now, I want to wish you all a lovely Christmas and much health and happiness, (with lots of crafting), in the New Year!

Here are my cyber Christmas cards to all of you...

I'm going to try and visit you all in the next few days.

Sending my love and best wishes xx

December Challenge #5 - Christmas - Anything With A Bow

Good morning everyone!  Hope you're all well and preparing for Christmas without too much stress.

This month it was my turn to choose the theme for our challenge over at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog. As my followers will already know, I love bows, so it wasn't hard for me to decide.  The challenge is...To make any Christmas card, or project, to include a bow.

Here are my three projects...

Spellbinder Ornament No.1

I made my ornament using the project I found here on Splitcoaststampers, which uses the Spellbinder Fleur di Lis die set.  I twisted my ornament around so that there were sixteen sections rather than the eight in the project. After assembly, I sprayed the whole ornament with iridescent Spray & Sparkle then added a large pearl cabochon.  The ribbon is 15mm white organza from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. This ribbon is perfect for bows as it keeps it's shape so well. 

Spellbinder Ornament No.2

For my second ornament, I used Spellbinders Parisian Motifs, Ironwork Motifs and Standard Cicles.  The ribbon and bow were made with the  beautiful parrot green sheer polka dot ribbon from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. I blinged the ornament with red and green rhinestones from my stash.  The centre was stamped, then coloured with pro markers.  I covered the berries with glossy accents to make them pop.

Christmas Cracker

My Christmas Cracker is 9" long and cut on the Cameo.  I used a 12"x12" (30cm x 30cm) piece of pearl red holly design 350gsm cardstock. The ribbon bows were made using 50mm white silky crush wired ribbon  from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  Holly leaves were made from white cardstock, then glittered with Glamour Dust.  I added pink and white stamen to a pink Prima poinsettia.  The bling on the bows are actually diamante pins from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  I cut them down with wire snippers before adding them to the bows.

Why not join in with us this month, as there will be a fabulous prize on offer from Sarah. 

Do visit my team mates who have some fabulous creations this month.

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a great week! xx



Snowflake

Hi lovely blogging friends.  Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend.
First of all I would like say a big 'Thank You' for all your lovely well wishes, which mean so much. It was lovely of you to take the time and leave some kind words.
I feel so much better today, and my fingers are no longer swollen. I have to wear support on my knee which may take six to eight weeks to fully recover.
Today I have a snowflake shaped card that was very quick and easy to make.

I cut the card shape and vellum overlay on the Cameo.  My bow is white seam binding from the  Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  Before I tied the bow I sprayed the whole length of seam binding with iridescent Sparkle & Spray, which gave it a pretty sparkle.  Unfortunately it doesn't show up too well because of the bad light conditions here today.  Finally I stamped 'Snowflakes are Winter's Kisses' with Versamark ink and embossed with silver detail embossing powder.

I'll be back on Monday with a few more projects I've been working on today.

I'm entering my card into the Caravan Challenge #7 - Make It Sparkle!

Thank you for stopping by:)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend xx