A Jolly Happy Soul




I have finally made a start on my christmas cards!!! I have tried something different this year to make things a bit easier for myself, I have tried to stick to a few themes as opposed to chucking together whatever comes to mind. So far this is working and as you can see I have a cool blue thing going on!!! I have used for the very first time a stamp that I have had kicking around my craft room for quite a while. It is from Hampton Arts and he is just adorable!!! I have stamped him using my newly aquired brilliance ink pads then embossed him with holographic embossing powder from heat it up! I have then mounted the image onto blue glitter card. The base of the card is a standard A4 piece of blue card folded in half. I refuse to stop with the swirls so I have stamped the background paper again with the brilliance ink pad. I have finished off the card with a bit of left over ribbon and some snowflake flat backs ( which were not actually flat I had to trim them ) I think I will be using my jolly snowman again as I think he is fab!!!

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I got an Award!!!


I am so excited!!! Firstly to see that people are checking out my blog and secondlt to see that someone thinks it deserves and award!!! How fab!!! Thank you very very much to Creative Momma http://www.creativecandy4u.blogspot.com/ check out this blog as it is just fab!!! I have been loving her halloween creations!!!
I believe I have some questions to answer so here goes!!!
1.Where is my mobile phone? On my desk
2.Hair? Brown
3.Mother? Wales
4.Father? Wales
5.Favourite Food? Lamb
6.Dream last night?don't remember
7.Favourite drink? capri sun orange
8.Your dream/goal? to do what I love for a living
9.What room are you in? Craft room
10.Hobby? Cardmaking
11.Fear? losing my husband
12.Where do you want to be in six years? running my own business
13.Where were you last night? recovering from my halloween party
14.Something you aren't? Skinny
15.Muffin? Lemon and poppyseed
16.Wish list item?SCAL
17.Where did you grow up? Barry, Wales UK
18.Last thing you did? drop my husband to work
19.What are you wearing? Jeans and a cookie monster tee
20.Your TV? music station
21.Your pets? Santa the cat
22.Friends? lots but a small selection of special ones
23.Your life? Good and full of love
24.Your mood? Good until work I guess He! He!
25.Missing someone? Konrad
26.Car? Fiat Punto
27.Something that you are not wearing? Make up
28.Favourite food store? Asda
29.Favourite colour? Pink
30.Whe was the last time you laughed? Yesterday
31.Last tine you cried? During the film UP
32.Best Friend? Konrad
33.One place you go over and over again? HobbyCraft
34.Facebook? Yes
35.Favourite place to eat? at the moment Gormet Burger!
Thank you again x x x

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Pumpkins!!!











I know its not until Saturday but I am soooooooooooo excited about Halloween as I am having a party!!! Konrad and I sat down tonight and carved our pumpkins!!! Konrads pumpkin is the one being sick ( lovely i know ) and mine is the other evil looking one!!!

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First Pumpkin Attempt







I have come across this 3D pumpkin technique on the cricut forum and I thought it was sooooo cute so I decided i would try it for myself.



I have simply cut 10 scallop circles using my big shot, I have aged the edges then scored down the centre, I then folded them and glued them together.



For the stalk I have used some groisgrain spotty brown ribbon and for the vines I have cut some thin srtips of green card split them in half so they are thin then I have curled them with a quilling tool. The background paper is Bo Bunny and it is just stunning!!!



The example I saw was for ornaments but I thought it would look super cute on a card!!



Now I will say that the pumpkin is too heavy for the card size that I have choosen so it keeps falling down, so I will need to play around with different weight and size card blanks but for now I am happy with the result!!!



A big thanks to Big Beras Wife on the cricut forum for the inspiration!!!

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Something a bit Different!!!







I have been slightly stuck in my ways of late, so I have decided to be brave and leave my stamps and skulls alone ( only for a bit )

I thought I would get a birthday card sorted for Konrad's Mum. I decided that she would not appreciate skulls in any way shape or form so I had to stop and think and this is what I have come up with.

I have used the New Arrival cart and cut card 3 on fit to page ( which actually cut at 11.5" ) I did this firstly with K & Co pattern paper, then with DCWV texture card stock. I cut the blue card down so I could just layer the scallop over my pattern paper, I have then added a simple blue insert for strength!!! I have added some american crafts ribbon to hide the join running across the card where the blue meets the pattern paper. I had a bit of the pattern paper left so i cut out some flowers and embellished them with DCWV brads and I have layered them onto my card with some 3D foam. I have finished the whole thing off with some more ribbon and a few simple bows!!!
I am pleased with the result as it is not my usual style, my hubby thinks his mum will love it x x x






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Blog Candy

There is a fab blog candy going over at Paper Phenomenon http://paperphenomenon.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-candy.html

I know its an american cart but it has some fab cuts on it so check out the blog and have s good nose through as there are some fab things to see on this blog!!!

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Handmade Twilight Inspired Bookmark











This is what I believe to be the best bookmark ever!!! I have handmade the dangly apple by hand using fimo, it has been baked and varnished so it shines like a real apple, it is dangling from a silver chain which layd down the spine of the book so when it is on a shelf you can still see the bookmark. Its base is black cardstock and I have then printed out a red and a cream patterened paper, the cream is pink petticoat I got the red one for free online!!! I have then stamped and inked the edges of each paper to give it a distressed look. The bookmark is finished off with an apple cut from doodlecharms which again has been stamped and inked. I have then layered it with 3d foam onto its shadow and stuck it onto the bookmark.

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Girly Skull Birthday











I have been at the skulls again!!! This time I have cut out a really cute pink skull from Indie Arts, she has been stamped with a filagree image and layered onto DCWV dotty paper which I have stamped and inked around the edges. The card is A4 folded and it is also decorated on the inside, which I don't do very often unless it is requested!!!

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1st Christmas Card of the Year







Well I have spent some time on the cricut forums over the last week as i have had some well deserved time off work, and I have found more and more xmas cards. This has inspired me to get cracking on mine. So here is my first festive creation. It is A4 folder in half, the base card is a pearl brown, I have layered some papermania silk screened cardstock onto the base card ( it is very hard to see int the picture but the silk screened card is stunning ) The image is stamped with an inkadinkadoo reindeer stamp then heat embossed in gold ( again hard to see in the pic - next attempt will be in copper not gold ) the stamped image was layered onto a scrap of the silk screenec card then layered onto some bargin gold glitter card!!! It has all been brought together with a cheap gold bow i have been refusing to throw away and some skeleton leaves i had free with a magazine a long time ago!!!

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More Fimo Jewellery






















Hello!!! I have been a busy bee making fimo jewellery!!! I just love the way they have turned out, I have made a few sets of earrings and some phone charms. I am also in the middle of a cupcake charm bracelet but it is not quite finished!!! Hope you like them x x x

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