Gorguss Thanks

I wanted to thank a friend Tracy (treacle) for stamping me some images of the Gorguss girls,. so what better than to make her a gorguss card.

I adore this image, and this stamp is for sure on my shopping list at the end of March when they are selling them singularly at Funky Kits.

To cheer me up from my lack of Magnolia kit I had a very special crafty angel source for me the very much sort after Valentine Lace border punch. I LOVE IT!! Teamed with Craftwork Cards wording and Stampin Up! scallop, with Stampin' Up! Choc Chip ribbon too.... keep watching my Stampin Up! website over the next day or so for a new collectors thing!

So Thank you Treacle and Thank you Angel xxx

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Ohh look how twinkly the star is! I got the Shimmerz from Horseshoe Crafts I only currently have three colours, but this one called Buttercream is good over all colours. I coloured this Leanne Ellis stamp with promarkers and added Tulle from Crafts U love. Paper and cardstock is Stampin' Up! as is the silver star brad.

This year I will....

Not be making any resolutions as they just dont happen!! LOL But I am going to"try" to make smaller cards. I started with my scrap-ling and I learnt that small cards can be cute, so I made a 4 x 4 card today.

Again used the Leanne Ellis stamp from http://www.funkykits.co.uk/

Nearly ended up chucking this card, had a night with the glue, but managed to salvage it. The swirls are Magnolia, craftwork cards message and punched out su scallop.

Hope to do some stamping now.... not sure what to use. Hmmmmm

Cazx

A last and a first

Today I have managed two cards. I coloured the wonderful Leanne Ellis heart girls in last night with my watercolour pencils and went to a mission to mount two of them. I wanted to do different styles and colours with the same stamp and coloured it in 4 times. So there maybe 2 more to follow sometime soon.

This is the last of this style girl, I have already blogged the other two cards, I really really love this stamp. She reminds me a bit of a western girl, like a can can girl in the salloon, but also she reminds me of an oriental girl too! weird eh?

I am really pleased with both cards, both are simple (thats what I do right?) this one was coloured in Green and oranges, Darren chose green as I was running out of colour ideas and I threw in the orange colour. The background paper is Spided Cider from Stampin' Up! the colours were perfect for it. Then I used some of the SU punches and stamps to match. I feel the whole things work so well as SU really do think about their products and how they should work together. The cardstock is Really Rust it matches the paper perfectly, the stamped flowers are stamped on the same coloured card and then punched with the co-ordinating punches. Its my idea of easy crafting and does take some of the colour matching problems out of making cards. Yes I know I am a SU demo, I would say that wouldnt I? LOL but for me I really remembered tonight why I signed up to be a demo and what drew me to SU products. I know its not a SU stamp, but thats OK, SU demo are allowed to love other things! LOL I know there are SU fans out there, as there are SU haters too... each to their own and live and let live thats what I say, there is room for us all ;0) - soapbox packed away and sickbags available by sending SAE

Here is the "last" of the LE designs (from this range of 3)

And now for my First... my First "Scrap-ling" Ain't she cute? So what a Scrap-ling I hear you say... well basically its a small thin card made using the scraps that you get when cutting a piece of in the UK's instance a A4 piece, down from A4 to a card blank size. My "usual" cards are all made using A4 and cutting to 5 3/4" square, this is the piece that is left. Its a fab idea to use these pieces and they make cute cards for tags, little notes and even a bookmark. I used the same stamp, coloured in lilacs, I used a scrap piece of lilac left over from another project, punched words and scallop from other scraps. Added some purple "Card Candy" dots and viola! done a cute card and my first Scrap-ling.

Lovely In lilac

I made this card this morning, wanting to try and share a card daily and I must say I really am pleased with it. I didnt used to like lilac, then I did and our first flat(apartment) was almost lilac in every room by the time we left. Then I went right off it and hardly touch it. Then when colouring this Leanne Ellis stamp I felt the urge to use Lilac and I think its perfect for her! Leanne Ellis stamp from http://www.funkykits.co.uk/ if you order from them because I have inspired you please do mention to them ;0) The paper is another one of those Papermania pads which I love and a total bargain at 99p!! Then I added the flowers using the bootiful 5 petal punch from STAMPIN up! and what else??.... Hmmm maybe a sneaky peeky at one of the punch stamps from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration! You LOVE? as much as I do??? there are 4 stamps in this set, one to match the 5 petal flower, one for the scallop circle, one the 1 1/4 circle and the other one is a heart that sadly in the UK we dont have a punch for but its a fairly simple heart shape that we could all cut out (even me) more peekys to come.

Oh and here is the card... maybe prittier if I had added glitter... I love it though and I might just write in it to myself so I can keep it and look at it ;0) Who am I kidding?! I keep them all anyway!! LOL

My front room is like a BOMB has gone off.... boys have take all the cushions and seat cushions off the sofa and are jumping around like loons.. The dog joining in too and I havent the energy to stop them (again) it will end in tears.. it always does, lets take bets... Harvey or Caiden? or maybe Mummy!! LOL

Cazx

This and that

Blogger was playing up for me earlier, I tried to blog this morning when Caiden was at pre school but it wouldnt let me... so now I am blogging whilst Spongebob keeps the boys entertained.

A few things to show you. One is a card and the other is a photo of a certain cutie who hasnt been photographed for a while.

First here is the card. I ADORE these Leanne Ellis stamps. And I made this card with one of the 99p pads from the Glitter Pot, scallop edge border punch from SU, BEAUTIFUL (OMG HOW BEAUTIFUL) Flower by Prima and from a good friend Kay who has SPOILED ME for Christmas and yes I AM BAD and I DID PEEK... Just a little something she said.... a whole can of these beauties and I will have to use these for cards to keep and drool over as I couldnt possibly give these away (If you get one on a card from me YOU ARE SPECIAL) and she got me more... I was so excited!! Anyway.. back to the card, coloured with Promarkers, little glitter added, scalloped piece was cuttlebugged with distressed lines.

Here is Milo... he is a cutie Patotie... a TOTALLY mad mutt (ask my Mum) so cute, funny, crazy he fits right in with us! We have had a bit of an issue with puddles but these are decreasing all the time... which is fab... He biggest problem now is going absolutely NUTS when people come into the house and he jumps up and down about 4ft!! Then if he really cant cope with excitement he might just pee on their shoes too!!

Another cute photo of him a teddy that he keeps taking off the table where the christmas tree is and it put it where it was to hide his "bits"... where the heck did those "Bits" come from? Almost over night LOL Bless him... you all know what those "Bits" also bring and as well as the boys throwing the cushions on the floor all day I now have the dog dragging his "girlfriends" LOL onto the floor.... a trip to the vets is in order for the new year to reduce those urges..

now onto something totally different.... SU Points.... did you know I operate a points scheme. Reccomend a friend who orders from me and tells me it was YOU that sent her my way and you will earn 1 point, 1 point equals to £1 ;0) Not bad eh? My friend Julie has already earnt £6! Did you know that Julie??

Fun new stamps

Who likes new stamps? Me ! LOL like you didnt know that eh?





Here is a new Leanne Ellis design from http://www.funkykits.co.uk/ a fab new designer for them and currently there are 6 designs from her. I really like them.

I also used : Crafwork cards wording and toffee treats card candy www.craftworkcards.co.uk

Martha Stewart lace punch - Via USA

Paper Pad from www.theglitterpot.co.uk (one of the 99p pads!)

Promarkers from www.sillymonkeycrafts.co.uk

Have to point you here

http://mar1ene.wordpress.com/ Marlene has done a fab job with the New Sugar Nellie Stamps. She was the first off UKS to post a card, its beautiful isnt it? LOVE those designs.

These stamps can be purchased from www.funkykits.co.uk

Caz