SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

I hope everyone has had a lovely Sunday.

For me Sunday wouldn't be Sunday without showing a snippet make.

Miss Di has kept the snippet playground gates open for two weeks this time so I have the chance to enter a second time into the Crafty Snippet Challenge No. 31 here.

Here is my little make for this week .. .. which has reduced my white snippets again .. .. just a teeny tiny little bit!!  LOL!!

As always on a Sunday I do not list any of my ingredients .. .. but if you need to know anything just ask away.  (I'm not being secretive just plain lazy LOL!!).

So off now to get the finishing touches to the evening meal done and then it will be some dreaded ironing :-(

Why can't life just be crafting and then magic fairies do everything else ?!?!?!?

Enjoy what is left of Sunday and have a great week.

Love

CAN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH PINK?

Hi Everyone

I hope your Saturday has been good .. .. and a bit drier than mine!!

Heavy rain and thunder this afternoon.  Typical when I had done three loads of washing .. .. tut tut!!

So the question was .. .. "Can you have too much pink?".

Well my creation today must be bordering on being very close LOL!!!

Liz over at Pink Petticoat has added some fabby new colours into her colour collection range .. .. and is also going to be removing some too so that the colour palate is more "printer friendly".  Personally I wasn't too fussed about the ones that disappeared as I hardly ever print out papers that are particularly dark as they use too much of my precious ink.. .. but I was sad to see that "mocha" was for the chop  .. .. I did love that one and used it lots .. .. but the new additions have made up for it.

So here is my first play using the new shade .. .  Rasberry Coulis

This used:

Image:  Pink Petticoat
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat (think there is a theme here LOL!!)
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Nestabilities:  Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles
Ribbons, metallic cord and button from the Stash Box

Now for the exciting part (because you know I like to share a bargain).

Liz is offering a fabulous download for £8.00 .. .. and this download will give you 94 different papers in each of the 8 new colours covering every colour collection design that is currently in the boutique!  (that is 94 if you go for the download with white which is what I normally go for .. .. but you can check it out for yourself by going here).  94 x 8 = 752 new papers for me to play with woo hoo!!!  All for £8. 

It feels like Christmas and I have had great fun looking at some designs I didn't have in my collection but have now had chance to play with.

Auntie Sue has very kindly commented to let me know that I can add my creation to Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge where they would like to see you use the colour pink .. .. well I think I qualify LOL!!  Thanks Auntie Sue xx

Wedding work for me all day .. .. but I just had to have a play with my download this evening!!!  I was even  tempted to make a Christmas card as there are some fabby Christmas ones in the download too!!  But for speed I chose to use an image I had coloured previously that was sitting in my "coloured ready to use drawer".

So what do you think?  Is there such a thing as too much pink?!?!  

Too late if there is LOL!!!

Have a good evening everyone.  Sorry I haven't visited much .. .. .. I promise I will catch up once the wedding work calms down a little.

Love

SENTIMENTS

Hi Everyone

Friday is here already .. .. woo hoo!!!

The radio has been very exciting with all the news of the medals Team GB have gained .. .. so many mentions that I have lost count of where we are so I need to catch up with that tonight that's for sure.

Sadly we had buckets of rain today around the time my happy couple were getting married  :-(  I do hope it didn't spoil their day.  

Anyway, round to my share for the day:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3831H" Sentiments
Sentiment:  Just part of a stamp by Docrafts with no name or number
Backing Papers:  Papermania "Portobello Road"
Woodware Punch:  Square Envelope
Nestabilities:  Labels Two
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
ProMarkers and Chalk
Metallic Cord from the Stash Box

and that is it!!

Time to clear up a bit of my mess now.  I seem to have taken over the house with it all .. .. .. AGAIN!!!

Have a lovely night and a great weekend everyone.

Love

CHEERS

Hi Everyone

I hope you are well.

Nothing much exciting to report at this end today .. .. .. it has just been a "keep your head down and get on with it" kind of day!

We have had mega rain here though .. .. I hope that means tomorrow is going to be fine as one of my happy couples will be "tying the knot".

My share today is a little creation I have just put together as a little break from typing out guest names for table plans and place names.  In fact thinking about it today has been more typing than anything else!!!  No wonder my fingers were itching to make something.

So here we go:

This used:

Image:  Digistamp Boutique:  Stan with Beer
Sentiment:  One is Pink Petticoat and the other was computer generated using font AR Carter
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat
Martha Stewart Punch:  Embossed Zig Zag
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Woodware Punch:  Inverted Corner Punch
ProMarkers and Chalk
Diamond Stickles

and that is it.

My turn to cook tonight so I had better go and get on with it!!!

Have a lovely evening.

Love

HAPPY B-DAY

Hi Everyone

Sorry but it is just a flying visit from me tonight.

Lots still to do and it is gone 8.00pm already .. .. .. not bad I suppose because I did think it was 9.00pm so that was a nice surprise when I did a double take at the clock  LOL!!!

But worse than that it is AUGUST already!!  Where did the rest of the year go?!?!?  I'm not liking the fact that life is flying by at a super speedy rate of knots  :-( 

Anyway .. .. here is my share for today:

This used:

Image:  Stampendous "M215" Changito B-Day

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat

Backing Papers:  DCWV "All About Boys Stack"

Martha Stewart Punch:  Traditional Scallop

My Trusty Sewing Machine

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

ProMarkers

and that is it!!!

Thank you to everyone who commented last night to say where the papers I used yesterday came from.

It always seems brilliant that there are lots of papers in the pads and packs we buy .. .. but boy do they stick around for ages .. .. especially when we are left with the "dodgy patterned ones" or when they are 12 x 12's.  Some of mine seem to have been hanging around for ages .. .. especially the ones I bought in the "early days of crafting".  Must make more of an effort to use some of them up!!

But having said that my gorgeous "Ella Blue" 12 x 12 papers can last for as long as they like .. .. I never ever want  to be without some of those to play with!!  It will be a sad day when the last page from that stack goes.

Have a good evening everyone.  Are you watching the football?  Hubby has settled himself down to watch .. .. but from where I am sitting it doesn't sound very exciting.

Love

DRESSED UP

Hi Everyone

Hope you have all had a good day.

It has seemed really cool here today .. .. nearly needed a jumper on!!!  What's that all about?

I have been seeing a lovely new "happy couple" for the first time this evening .. .. I was hoping there would be bright sparkly sunshine for looking at card and ribbon samples but instead we had to make do with the electric lights!  That just didn't seem right for an early summer evening!  

So now just time for a quick share ahead of a late meal:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "2082E" Dressed Up
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat
Backing Papers:  Well to be honest these are so old that I don't know!!! Sorry :-(  I have tried to find out off the old tinternet but it was taking me longer to do that than it did  to make the card in the first place .. .. so I have given up!!  LOL!!  The stupid thing is I can remember exactly where I bought it all those years ago!!!
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Diamond Stickles
ProMarkers
Metallic Cord

Short and sweet  .. .. catch you again soon.

Love

TORTURE TREATMENT OVER

Hi Everyone

I hope you have had a good day and the world is being kind to you.

It has been weddings and magazine work all the way for me today so unfortunately nothing that I can share with you .. .. but I will put a few people out of their misery and show you where the hearts were hiding that managed to torture some of you lovely blog buddies,

The first one is from Friday's make ..... and there were actually three to be had!! LOL!!!

Next was from my snippet make yesterday .. .. and there were so many hearts on that one it was unbelievable.   LOL!!

Rotten aren't I?

But hopefully everyone I was cruel to will forgive me .. .. and they will get a good night's sleep tonight!!

I will be back with a share tomorrow (if all goes to plan).

Enjoy the rest of this evening.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!

Bright and early for me .. .. .. I got up for a quick play in the craft pod before the day took hold and decided to give some of the offcuts of white card a bashing today .. .. and as usual I got carried away .. .. so a double dose of snippets today.

Both are for entering into Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge and the Christmas card is also for Sandra's July Rudolph Day Challenge.

It has been a good while since I have posted more than one snippet make on a Sunday .. .. and so early too .. .. woo hoo!!  I thought I might be early enough to be first into the snippet playground . .. but no .. .. three playmates have beaten me to it.  But being number four means that the numbers have been evened up for playing on the see-saws!!  LOL!!

Anyway, enough waffle and round to photo overload .. .. .. 

A goodly amount of white offcuts used here .. .. .. now if I just make another 400 like these I might be able to shut the "not so little" white card drawer LOL!!

Hubby has just volunteered to take me to my ribbon shop for stocking up on wedding ribbons .. .. that wasn't on my schedule for today .. .. but I know I will only regret it if I don't take him up on the offer.

Mmmmm... .. what can I do that is crafty whilst on the car journey ?!?!?!?   Not much I fear :-(

Have a brilliant Sunday everyone and hopefully I will get chance this evening to spend some time having a good old blog hop as I am mega overdue on that front !!!

Love

HOW CUTE IS THIS?

Hi Everyone

Hope your weekend has got off to a good start.  Wasn't the opening of Olympics brilliant?  Not that I have seen it all yet .. .. no way can I sit down in front of the TV for that long without nodding off!!

However, there has been lots of fun in the House of Hearts craft pod today (sunshine is wasted on me!!).

Some of you may know from previous years that my lovely Sister and I take part in the Melbourne Arts Trail each year.  My Sis sells her gorgeous bags and I take my makes.

Well it is getting close to panic stations with regards getting stock together .. .. .. only 48 days to go!!!  Eeeekk!! (Not that I have a countdown on my laptop or anything LOL!!).

I have hardly worked on any stock .. .. it has all been wedding work recently .. ..  and the stock which I had made has been sold already!

So quick and fun makes needed in a hurry.

Last year I did really well with the little handbag cards .. .. so this year I am trying my luck with these cute little cards.  They are only dinky .. .. about 4" high .. .. but I think they might have novelty value.

This used:

Hero Arts Frame Cuts "Cupcake Frame"

Papers and Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat

Diamond stickles, glamour dust and a little gem

The frame set comes with the heart, a candle or a cherry.  Of course I will ring the changes but for my first play with it I just had to use the heart!!   (Whoops I gave you a clue there).  LOL!!

I got the idea from the Hero Arts Blog here.  The lady in the video has put quite a bit of dimension into her version (which looks extra cool)  .. .. I will do some like this, but the majority I want to keep fairly flat so that they are a bit cheaper when it comes to buying postage stamps!  

Plus they are going to be brilliant for using up some of those pesky snippets.

Have a good evening everyone.

Catch you tomorrow with my snippets.

Love

THANK YOU

Hi Everyone

I hope your day has been good.

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my creation of yesterday.  I wasn't too sure on the ribbon .. .. but everyone seemed to like it so I feel much better about it now :-)

Are you looking forward to the Olympics?

I am not a huge fan of "every sport going" .. .. but there will be some I will hope to catch.  

But having said that I "am" a huge, huge fan of the commitment and dedication that all of these hundreds and hundreds of people will have put into their chosen sports in the hope of winning a medal for their country.  Plus I will be gutted for those that have worked so hard for years and years who perhaps fall or stumble and then their hopes and dreams are dashed in a split second.  Especially if it is perhaps their last chance to participate .. .. oh dear .. .. I've got a lump in my throat already.  What am I like!!!

I just know I will slowly get drawn into it bit by bit and my patriotism will be stronger than ever.

But no red, white and blue today though .. .. I still seem to be in brown mode!!

This used:

Sentiment:  Elzybells   -   sadly no longer trading :-( 
Backing Papers:  Raspberry Road
Sizzix Die:  "656521" Flower with Leaves and Stem #2
X-Cut Punch:  Corner Rounder
Eyelets, Button, Bead and Ribbon from the Stash Box
White and Black Gel Pen

and that is it!!

Not much to this one but hopefully you like it.

Well, I had better get into that bath.  I came upstairs to get into it about half and hour ago .. .. but have ended up posting my little creation instead.

Hubby will be running up the stairs thinking I am having a little snooze amongst the bubbles!!!

Have a good evening everyone and a good weekend too!

Catch you tomorrow

Love

PRE-LOVED STASH

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a good day.

Just for a change I am quite pleased with mine.  I have actually completed what I had put on my "do-list" for today!!  Woo hoo!!

A whole mountain of stuff still on it .. .. but today's schedule is met!

So in celebration I decided it was time I used a scrummy "pre-loved" stamp that I bought from my lovely blog buddy Anne at Wicked Designs.  Thanks Anne xx.

Anne still has a few goodies for sale on her "for sale" tab if anyone is interested.

The "pre-loved" part of this creation is the huge gorgeous flower stamp ... and this is what I made with it:

This used:

Image:  Hero Arts "Large Flower"
Sentiment:  Penny Black "3849E" Birthday Dreams
Martha Stewart Punch:  Traditional Scallop
White and Clear Embossing Powder
X-Cut Butterfly Punch
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Nestabilities:  Labels Four
Distress Inks:  Tea Dye and Brushed Corduroy (what a funny word that is!!!)
Ribbon, button and pearls from the Stash Box

So to make my background I started by stamping the flower using a Clear Versamark Ink Pad and I embossed with clear embossing powder.  Then I stamped again and embossed with white embossing powder .. .. but the white stuck to a few places it shouldn't have .....  umph!!  Never mind!!  LOL!!

Then I distressed around the edge with the two distress inks.

I hope Anne thinks I have done her pre-loved stamp justice!

So that is me for today.  Bath time now .. .. just a tad earlier than normal .. .. then I might just do a "little" job off tomorrows "do list" .. .. which means I will wake up ahead of the game .. ..woo hoo!!!

Have a good evening everyone!!!

Love

HOW MANY DAYS TO MAKE A CARD ?

Hi Everyone

Well so much for me saying that I won't be such a stranger this week!!!

I think things have been just as busy this week as last .. .. ..  and it has taken two days to get today's share together .. .. tut tut!!!

So here we go .. .. all aboard for London!!

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "30-093" Love London
Sentiment:  Lili of the Valley
Backing Papers:  Docrafts "Best of British"
Nestabilities:  Eyelet Circles
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
ProMarkers and chalks
My Trust Sewing Machine

Not sure whether that cat trailing behind is going to manage to catch the bus or not .. .. and to be honest it looks like it would be standing room only if he did!!  Would that be allowed in today's Bus Travelling Health and Safety Directive?  LOL!!

OK then .. . . short and sweet from me today .. .. but better than what I have managed the last couple of days.

I now need to work on a long list of sample requests ready for new happy couples and possible weddings next year and then decorate the odd 100 or so favour boxes!!

My happy couples that got married at the weekend had a lovely time.  Hard to think that this time last week we were making last minute changes to things.

One lovely couple sent me a message from the airport just before they boarded their plane to say they couldn't leave the country without sending me a huge thank you and to report that they had had "the best day of their lives".  How lovely!!  Can't believe I even crossed their minds as they began their honeymoon!!!

My other couple that got married on Saturday have also escaped the county and the lovely Mum of the Bride popped round on Monday as she already had photographs to share!!  Apparently the photographer was printing them out for people to take away from the reception as a keepsake.  

How different to when we got married!  We had to wait weeks for ours .. .. only to find the photographs were the most rubbish wedding pictures you could ever imagine.  After a fuss and palaver they agreed to print them again.  Were they any better the second time?   Nah!!!

Never mind .. .. I gained a good hubby.  

That's better than an album of lovely photographs and a rubbish hubby!

Hopefully catch you again soon.

Love

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday!!!

What a glorious day .. .. let's hope summer has arrived ready for the children's summer holiday.

We have had a lovely day celebrating Neil's birthday .. .. and I now feel like I won't want to eat for a week LOL!!

I am here with my snippet entry for Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge this week (which I naughtily made yesterday because I just knew I would have no chance to play with snippets today).  

As always I am being totally lazy and not saying what I have used for my creation .. .. .. with the exception of the image!!!

I just have to tell you about this because it came as a free gift from Pink Petticoat .. .. and I love to share when I come across something good!!    It comes free when you spend £1.49 on Liz's newly released image/sentiment set (which is equally as scrummy).  If you want a little look the link is here.   But you need to be quick .. .. the offer runs out today!!!! (Sunday 22nd).

Right .. .. a quick link up for me and then back to the favour boxes.  I think I am winning slowly!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Hopefully I won't be such a stranger this week.

Love