SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday !!

This time next week the Festival will nearly be over for yet another year :-( and my lovely Sis and I will be on a "mini sulking session".

We look forward to the Festival all year as it means we spend two days and nights together .. .. woo hoo!!!!

My Sis has been working really hard on getting her stock together but at the same time building up a new website.  Can't wait to see it.  She is hoping it will be finished to go live tomorrow .. .. so not long to wait now.  I am really proud of her as she has done all of this alongside a full-time job .. .. what a grafter!!

But for me .. .. a snippet to share which will be entered into Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge

As always I am super lazy on a Sunday and do not list my ingredients .. .. but if you want to know anything you know you only have to ask.

I am well chuffed with this little make as it used the technique I had tried here with wax paper.  But this time I used distress inks and some freshly bought wax paper and the result is much better.

So that is me for today.  Time to go and get some veg prepared for the evening meal alongside cranking that Cuttlebug handle a multitude of times for some place names I need to complete.

You will be surprised to know that we did actually manage around 20 minutes sitting out in the garden last night.  We took our mugs of tea out there and relaxed .. until the little midges annoyed us so much that we went back indoors LOL!!!

Catch you tomorrow

Love

WORK IN PROGRESS COMPLETE !

Hi Everyone

Hope your weekend is good!

Ours started off with really bright sunshine so we got some garden chairs out of hibernation this morning .. .. brushed off all the spiders and cobwebs with the intention of sitting out on them in the sunshine later (before the summer disappears).

So what happens?

The sunshine has got shy and hidden itself behind the clouds and it is looking like everything is going to be put back unused :-(   .. .. typical!

But at least I finished my little work in progress offering from last night.

I was a little worried about being able to get onto the internet today.  I managed a quick catch up with a few blogs early this morning with my coffee and then .. ... kaput .. .. dead as a doornail for hours!!

But all is good again now .. .. so here is my finished offering:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3865K" Gossamer
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Backing Papers:  Nitwits "Potting Shed Too"
Nestabilities:  Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
My Trust Sewing Machine
Diamond Stickles
Ribbons and beads from the Stash Box

I told you it would probably end up floral .. .. LOL!!!  

I was asked this morning whether I glue my papers down before I stitch them.

All I do is put a small piece of double sided tape in the centre of the piece I want to stitch just to get things square and hold then in place .. .. but nowhere near where my stitches will be.

If you have double sided tape or glue where you want to stitch it wouldn't do your sewing machine any good as the needle would be going through the glue and the needle would end up super sticky along with your cotton  .. .. and probably your shuttle case too.  A bit of a recipe for disaster really. 

Well it is now getting even duller outside and someone has just started up a BBQ as I can smell the fluid folk use to get them going (cough, cough) .. .. I somehow don't think we will be sitting out this evening.  I think I will just do a bit of colouring ready for my baby boy's birthday card instead.

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone and I'll see you tomorrow with my snippet make.

Love

WORK IN PROGRESS!!

Hi Everyone

So how are those aching necks!!

Sorry, I think I tortured a few people last night with the heart search .. .. but quite a few of you managed it .. .. you know me too well!!

For those that don't go to Specsavers though I will reveal the heart at the end of this post.

But for tonight all I have to show is "a work in progress" as today I have been a bit hyperactive.  All ironing done at "daft o'clock" this morning and then I have spent my time putting inserts into all the cards I want to take to the festival next week.  Gosh I do hope the weather is like it has been today .. .. lots of people will turn out then and everyone will be happy because of the sunshine!

So inserts in and cards bagged up .. .. and now I definitely know I don't have enough LOL!!  What do you put for "panic" instead of LOL?!?!?!!?

Never mind.  Everything always gets done eventually so I am not going to worry .. .. am I ?

All was on track for making my share for today when I got a couple of new wedding enquiries through this evening .. .. and work has to come before pleasure so they came first (although work "is" pleasure so that saying doesn't make sense at all where I am concerned).

This is where I have got to with my share for the day.  At least it gives you an idea of how I put my cards together.  All the sewing work done before it makes its way anywhere near a card front and in this instance I don't even know what the image is going to be yet!  No doubt a flower of some sort as my boxes are well short of floral makes.  In fact I perhaps have more male cards than female .. .. weird.

This will therefore be completed as tomorrow's share .. ..

and you will have spotted the heart(s) already.

Had to have a play with these papers which came from the Nitwits sale today.  Don't follow the link if you are weak willed though!!

Now to the reveal from yesterday .. .. and the release of the comments from my lovely blog pals that guessed correctly.  Well done .. .. two team points for you all.  Make sure you put them on your heart finding record sheet!!

There in the bottom left hand corner by the
clock face .. ..  as spotted by lots
of you eagle eyed  heart spotters.

Have a lovely rest of this evening and a brilliant weekend everyone.

We are promised gorgeous weather here .. .. so we shall see.

Love

IT'S A TOUGH HEART TONIGHT !

Hi Everyone

Well you have been warned!

Tonight's heart is a bit of a tough one .. .. in fact my hubby was struggling for ages and gave up once he started getting neck ache.  

So are you any better than Mr Heart I wonder ?

I think you might be after all the training you have all been putting in LOL!!!

Edited Friday to say that some of you certainly are "better than Mr Heart".  I have released all the comments except the ones that say where the heart is .. .. just in case anyone hasn't had chance to search yet .. .. or for those who had tired eyes that wouldn't focus last night!    Will do the reveal this evening to put everyone out of their misery.  Have a good day  xx

So here we go .. .. good luck!!!

This used:

Image:  Elusive Images "D0306"
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "High Tower"
Backing Papers:  Docrafts "Wellington"
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
and a sneaky little heart LOL!!!

So have you found it yet?

Thank you for your lovely comments on the card I posted yesterday.  Mum loved it.

Just had to smile to myself whilst posting the pictures tonight.  I have been taking some wedding stationery pictures today and some of the pearls I use as a prop have managed to stay in shot of my pictures LOL!!!

Never mind!!

Have a good evening everyone.

Love

FOR MUM

Hi Everyone

What lovely sunny weather we are having!!  My ironing basket is getting fuller and fuller with no chance to empty it!

It is the Festival at Melbourne in 9 days time .. .. and the House of Hearts is trying to juggle getting ready for that alongside wedding work.  To think when I first left work to start my own little adventure I was worried I wouldn't be busy enough!!!  LOL!!!  I think my lovely Sis is far nearer being ready than I am that's fore sure!!

Tomorrow is my Mum's birthday so today I am sharing the card I made for her this morning.

No tinternet for Mum so I am not spoiling any surprises.

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "4239K" Scented Message
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Vivaldi"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat "Swiss Dots and Little Lattice" from the new colour collection offer
Martha Stewart Punch:  Traditional Scallop
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Nestabilities:  Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Distress Ink:  Tea Die and Tattered Rose
ProMarkers
Ribbon from the Stash Box

I really enjoyed having my distress inks out today .. .. I should use them more .. .. ..  plus it is the first time I have used the new "sweet apricot" colour from Pink Petticoat.  Another one to go on the "favourites" list!!  I think it toned in really well with the distress inks.

OK .. hubby has just arrived back .. .. time to get that kettle on!!

Have a great evening everyone.

I'll catch you again soon.

Love

ONE OF EACH

Hi Everyone

What a glorious Monday it has been weather-wise .. .. a sign the kids are going back to school soon.

Today's share uses a digi image from somewhere that is new to me.  I found a brilliant image I want to use for something else that I will share another day .. .. but whilst there found this little beauty.

I love making baby cards and the little rabbit amongst all the washing looked so cute I just had to have it.

The decision then came .. .. do I make a baby boy card or a baby girl card?   But to save making a decision I made both LOL!!!

These used:

Image:  Just Inklined "Baby Line"
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat "Tiny New Baby Sentiments"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat "Pinstripes" and "Little Polka Dots"
Martha Stewart Punch:  Traditional Scallop
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Diamond Stickles
Ribbon from the Stash Box

So double trouble from me tonight.

This image made me smile and walk down memory lane a little whilst colouring it in .. .. it made me think of when we used to wash the kids soft toys and hang them out to dry .. .. happy days!!

I hope you have a good evening.  Still lots to do here so must fly!

Ooops .. .. sorry .. .. nearly forgot to say thank you for all your lovely comments on my card yesterday.  I have come to the conclusion that hubby isn't the best judge of my cards LOL!!!

Catch you again soon

Love

WELL I DID LIKE IT !!!

Hi Everyone

Happy Sunday.

I have had an early play with the overflowing snippets and  a first play with the Tim Holtz Sewing Edge Die this morning and I was well chuffed with what I had made .. .. .. until I showed my lovely Hubby!

He looked at it .. .. said "ahhh" .. .. studied it for a while and then added "is there almost too much on it?".

Now I don't love it quite so much :-(

Perhaps I have gone a bit OTT  .. .. .. although I did reply by saying "That's because you don't like sewing"  LOL!!

But .. .. I am sharing the overloaded snippet creation anyway .. .. and also entering it into Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge

In normal lazy Sunday mode I don't list my ingredients .. .. but if there is anything you want to know just ask away!

There have also been a few problems in finding hearts this week so I will put a few people out of their misery whilst I am here.

These are the hearts from Wednesday

This is the heart from Friday

Always easy when you know where they are LOL!!!

Have a good Sunday everyone and I wish you all a good week to come.

Love

SORRY SANDRA :-(

Hi Everyone

I hope you have enjoyed your Saturday .. .. the sunshine did make an appearance here .. .. so that was nice.

My day has flown by today with the morning being spent with a "happy bride".  Her special day is just a few weeks away now and we have been planning her table plan and table stationery and the afternoon was spent on wedding samples.

I then suddenly remembered Sandra's Rudolph Day challenge and decided I had better get a wriggle on and make a Christmas card to enter.

So I got it made and clicked over to Sandra's blog only to find that the challenge ended some 59 hours earlier!!!  Doh!!!   What am I like ?!?!?!   Plus as I now go to link to Sandra's blog she has announced the winner LOL!!  

But just to show that I was willing (albeit slow) here is my what would have been my Rudolph Day entry!

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3986J" Crystal Wreath
Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat "Heartfelt Christmas Sentiments"
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat "Fairy Lights"
Diamond Stickles
Metallic Cord, Gems and Charm from the Stash Box

Catch you again tomorrow with my snippet make.  At least the snippet challenge will have days to run so I will be safe there. LOL!!

Love

HAVE FUN!

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday!

A busy old day in the House of Hearts .. .. or should I say away from the House of Hearts.

We (this being hubby, our youngest Son and myself) have been out and about.  First stop being my favourite card and paper warehouse for a stock up on card for wedding samples.  I managed to pick up a few new colours and textures too so hopefully there will be some "very different and possibly rustic" looking invitations at my next wedding fayre.

Second stop was IKEA.  Our youngest wanted some storage units (which we just managed to squeeze into the car once part of the back seat was flattened) and I wanted another couple of picture frames for putting sample table plans into .. .. again for the next wedding fayre in October.

But oh the torture of walking around IKEA.  It isn't somewhere we go to very often, in fact this was only my third visit ever .. .. .. but I fell in love with so many things.  I kitted my craft pod out at least 40 times in my head .. .. but for now I will have to make do with the wardrobe that has had its doors removed, my second hand desk and chair and the old set of drawers that used to hold kids clothes many years ago!!  

Good things come to those who wait .. .. so if I wait even longer then who knows what might come my way eventually LOL!!

Anyway, here is today's share:

This used:

Image:  Teddy Bo "Gone Fishing"
Sentiment:  Digistamp Boutique "Birthday Sentiment and Tickets"
Backing Papers:  Aimee Asher "Playful Fish Backgrounds"
Martha Stewart Punch:  Embossed Zig Zag
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Nestabilities:  Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles
ProMarkers and Chalk
Cord and Charm from the Stash Box

Well Mr Blogger has behaved himself this evening.  I have even been able to add the pictures to last night's post too.  Thank you very much Mr Blogger!!  Sorry I moaned about you last night!

Have a great rest of the evening everyone and a lovely weekend.  I wonder if the sunshine is going to make an appearance?

Love

KEEP CALM

Hi Everyone

I hope your Thursday has been good.

Just a quick and easy card from me tonight.

I nearly called my post "one for the men folk" but then thought better of it as I know some ladies enjoy a drink of beer too (not me though .. .. I hate the stuff unless it is drowned in lemonade .. .. sacrilege I hear the beer lovers saying).

I always upload my photographs as the last thing I do on my posts .. .. but tonight I only have the patience to upload one .. .. and this has taken ages!!!  I will add the others if things improve .. .. but in the meantime I think I should make a card that says "Stay Calm . .. . .. Mr Blogger will deal with your up-load request "eventually"!!

This one photographs has taken about 20 minutes to post here.

Anyway here we go with today's share:

This used:

Image:  Pink Gem Designs  "Keep Calm Men Set"

Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font Rockwell Extra Bold

Backing Paper:  Pink Petticoat "Pinstripes"  (mine is the white download printed onto cream card)

Nestabilities:  Classic Circle and Eyelet Circles

Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

Gold cord from the Stash Box

and that is it!!!

No colouring today :-(

Catch you again soon

Love

MY TYPE OF FRIEND

Hi Everyone

I hope your day has been good.

Mine has gone well and I have managed quite a few creations today  .. .. which always makes for a good day in my book!!

Whenever I have a few days away from crafting my fingers always itch to create something .. .. but to also use my sewing machine .. .. so today I combined the two.

My creation is also destined for the Snippet Playground Challenge No. 35 .. .. which I missed last week :-(   .. ..  and it got mentioned in dispatches ..  whoops!!!!

I can't play truant for a second week or I will be getting a letter sent to my Mum!!  LOL!!!

So here is my mid week snippet make

and because it isn't Sunday I am not allowed to be lazy .. .. so here is what I used:

Image:  Pink Petticoat "Quirky Qwerty"
Backing Papers:  Snippets from Pink Petticoat "Perfect Papers" (half price if you are looking for a lovely bargain)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "Misproject" (the sentiment in the typewriter comes with the PP download).
Nestabilities:  Scalloped Circles and Classic Circles Large
My Trusty Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads  
Ribbon from the odds and ends drawer

Lots of folk have asked me about the nail heads and said they can't find them on the website.  You can see them if you click here.  I used to stick them down using strong glue and a cocktail stick .. .. but once I started  using them lots decided life was too short and I treated myself to the hot fix wand.

Love this typewriter image very much.  Typewriting and sewing lessons used to be my favourite subjects at school but I never got to use a typewriter that was this pretty!!!

OK .. .. off to get organised for tomorrow.  I have a new "happy couple" visiting

Catch you soon

Love

WELL .. .. WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

Gosh everyone

What a very busy few weeks I have had.  But I think my feet are now back on the ground again. Certainly my "do list" looks a bit healthier that's for sure!!

Lots of weddings have been needed for collection these last few weeks .. .. as well as "new happy couples" to meet and make samples for.

One happy couple I have been working for is the Son and now Daughter in Law of a lovely lady I used to work for many years ago.

Who would have thought the lady that interviewed me so long ago would end up being such a special friend. We were both sad at our time together coming to an end this morning :-(

It was the wedding this past weekend and it was lovely to be invited to be part of the special day and Friday saw us whizzing along the motorway (well whizzing as fast as Bank Holiday traffic will let you) with a table plan wrapped in bubble wrap nestled on the back seat.   It is the first time I have ever had a wedding photograph taken on a beach!!

We had a great time with our friends and stayed for a few days and caught up on some much needed "chat time", "chill time", "laughter" and sleep!!  

Here is a quick snap of the place names I made .. .. this one of course wasn't mine LOL!!

So today we are home again and it is time to get all those bags unpacked .. .. .. and I am already on wash load number two!!

Hopefully now things have settled down a little I won't be such a stranger here.

I hope everyone is well and that you all had a good Bank Holiday break.

Catch you tomorrow when my itchy fingers will have had chance to play in the craft pod!!!

Love

SORRY FOLKS :-(

Hi Everyone

Very sorry but there is nothing that I can share with you from the House of Hearts at the moment!!

I have had lots of enquiries and visits from new "happy couples" and am trying to get samples together for them alongside completing the wedding orders I already have.  

Busy, busy, busy do list that's for sure!!  

Not sure when I will be posting again .. .. but I'll be back as and when I can.  

In the meantime .. .. have fun!!!

Love

JUST ABOUT TIME TO BREATHE

Hi Everyone

I hope your Tuesday has been good.

Mine has flown by with wedding work .. .. and for a moment I thought I wasn't going to get anything made to share with you .. .. but I managed it in the end .. .. just!!

Only a quick and simple make .. .. but I did warn you that this might be the theme of the week LOL!!!

So here we go:

This used:

Image:  Pink Petticoat "Simply Delightful"
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using font "2Peas Squish"
Backing Papers:  Papermania "Chatsworth Vintage Collection"  love these papers but some are now in short supply :-(
Martha Stewart Punch:  Lace Heart
My Trust Sewing Machine
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads
Ribbon, Charm and Gems from the Stash Box

and that is me for tonight.  I bet black chandeliers take a lot of keeping clean!!!

Not sure I will make it here tomorrow  .. .. but we shall see.  Miracles do sometimes happen LOL!!

Have a good rest of the evening.

Love