THE NEXT PACK OF PAPER TO BE CULLED

Hi Everyone

I hope that your day is proving to be a good one - and things are a bit cooler for you.

My stock box is in need of a serious refill and I am trying to work on the type of cards I never seem to make unless I have been asked to make them, or I am in need of them myself.  So in an attempt to "fill the gaps" I simply closed my eyes and did lucky dip into the drawer of "paper stacks to use up" and then plumped for a "get well card". 

This used:  
Image:  -- NesaDesignCo - Pastel Floral Vase Clipart - Whimsical Flower Bouquet Bundle  

(a really lovely download that is suitable for so many different occasions.)

Sentiment:  Computer Generated

Corner Rounding Punch

Ribbon

My Trusty Sewing Machine
Backing Papers:  Paper House "Vintage" 

This was again a pack of papers I was asked to design with for a magazine commission .. .. .. and I got to keep the leftovers.  A really lovely set of papers, and I must admit I will be sorry once I have used them all, but hey ho!  It has to be done if I am going to clear that drawer and reach my "digital only" goal.

But it does mean you are going to be seeing quite a lot of it over the coming weeks as there are quite a few pages left .. .. .. as well as lots of snippets at the back LOL!!!.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone.

AND IT IS FRIDAY .. .. .. AGAIN!

Hi Everyone

Yes, in the blink of an eye we are back round to Friday again and another weekend will soon be with us!

They seem to come around so very quickly, but to be fair I have crammed a lot into this week, so I can't really complain.  As we all know only too well, the more we do the quicker time disappears.  

My creation today is for sharing with two challenges:

The "As You Like It Challenge" where they would like to know what your favourite colouring medium is.

This is super easy because it has to be my ProMarkers (not that I have ever tried any other kind of permanent marker).  I love the variety of colours, the way they blend and the fact that they have a fat and a thin end to them.   I do have some very fine nibs to attach to them too but for some reason they don't fit every pen, which I find a bit strange.  I wonder if the casing has altered over the years.

and also

The "Penny Black Saturday Challenge" where the theme is "things with wings" or "anything goes" provided your creation showcases Penny Black Goodies.   No wings on my creation so it is "anything goes for me this time".

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "Rosy!" 3344J
Sentiment:  Penny Black Clear Stamp Set "Gratitude" 30-105"
ProMarkers
Backing Papers:  Pink Petticoat (no longer trading)
Corner Rounding Punch
Ribbon
Hot Fix Nail Heads
My Trusty Sewing Machine

and that is me for today .. .. quite an early post for me.

Have a good one everyone.  I feels a little bit cooler here today .. .. fingers crossed it stays that way.

TEENY TINY TUESDAY

Hi Everyone

Hope your day is going well.

Just whizzing along with a teeny tiny creation I made this morning.   

For anyone new to my blog my teeny tiny creations measure a whole 9cm square.

I am now a few weeks into my "no buying any new design pads", and I haven't fallen off the wagon "yet" .. .. .. despite having seen quite a few I would have loved to have added to my collection .. .. ..  so I am not doing too badly.

But I have made a digital design paper purchase (which is allowed).

I was asked for an Art Deco style card by a customer and there was nothing paper wise in my collection that was going to fit the bill .. .. .. but I did find the most gorgeous digital papers on line and I have totally fallen in love with them.  They print so beautifully and the colours are super scrummy.

This used:

Digital design paper collection from "Digiform Studios" via Etsy called 3D Art Deco 
The background was simply a black polkadot download from Pink Petticoat printed onto thin turquoise card (sadly Pink Petticoat is no longer trading)
Memory Box Dies: "98261" Kaleidoscope Butterfly and "98262" Moonlight Butterfly
Ribbon
Glitter Card
Flat Backed Pearls
My Trusty Sewing Machine
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Score Board
Embossing Folder (which I think was a magazine freebie many, many years ago).

I am sharing this with the "Little Red Wagon Challenge" where the theme this week has been to include an envelope either alongside a card or as part of a card.  Still a few hours left if you fancy playing along.

This obviously isn't the card I made for my customer, I am simply using up some of the snippets I was left with. 

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.  

Still no rain here to report . . . . but we really do need some.

My creation today started out as just a quick play to see if an idea would work for me and by the time I had finished I was quite pleased with the finished result.  

Perhaps a little tweaking needed but nearly there.

I used an idea I had played with on a previous post here and finished up with this:

This used:

Just bits bits of paper and card that were still sitting on my desk from my previous post  
Unbranded triangle and star die 
Ribbons from "the ribbon offcut box" 
Sentiment:  Kaisercraft "North Pole"
My Trusty Sewing Machine

I am going to take this over to the snippets playground as everything on this card is a snippet of one kind or another but sadly no "before" picture as I wasn't expecting to end up with a finished project.

Enjoy your sparkly new week.

CUPCAKES FOR CHRISTMAS

Hi Everyone

Hope your day has been a good one.

Mine has been a rare one at home so I have been getting on top of the dreaded household chores and have also been trying to make more headway with Christmas designs for this year, and today this was my favourite .. .. .. . 

This used:

Image:  Another gorgeous download from NesaDesignCo - Christmas Cupcake (the only difficult part was deciding which of the 12 cupcake images I wanted to use as I love them  all !!!!
Backing Paper:  Pink Petticoat - sadly no longer trading
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Corner Rounding Punch
Ribbon
Glossy Accents and Crystal Glamour Dust .. .. which as usual the camera never picks up
My Trusty Sewing

and that is me for today.

Still a few more chores to do but hopefully I will get chance for a bit of blog hopping later to see what everyone has been up to.

ONE THING!

Hi Everyone

Lots cracking off as usual here in the home of hearts but today I got chance for a little crafty play for taking to The Little Red Wagon Challenge where they would like to see “one thing”.

My share has lots of ‘ones’ really, but I am happy to just focus on ‘one heart’ as per usual. .. which I am sure everyone will find very easily 😊

This used:

Lots of snippets that I created when playing in the Snippets Playground Challenge .. .. .. so yes, for those of you who wondered .. .. .. .. I was sad enough to keep the leftover snippets LOL!  and also created a few more in the process too so more to use on another little make

Papers:  KaiserCraft Frosted Design Papers - plus other random snippets
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Sizzix Thinlits Die "Moroccan Card Front"
My Trusty Sewing Machine
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board
KaiserCraft Embossing Folder:  Stained Glass

Hopefully catch you again soon.