Just want to make this quick, here are a few pics of the mother's day cards I have been making using the wild card cart!!!

I was in work the other day when I received an email from Steadtler Hong Kong!!! I was super surprised to learn that they wanted to use some of my pictures on their official Steadtler Hong Kong facebook page!!! They have used 3 of my projects. . . a cupcake bracelet, a pair of cookie earrings and my Twilight inspired apple necklace!!! Just though I would pop a link here for all to see x x x

My Fimo

I have been a busy bee trying to get ahead of myself for Mother's Day! I need a few cards for personal use ( I always send my dad a mother's day card as he looked after me and my brother when my mum left ) and a few others but I also try to sell a few card here and there to fund my habit!!! I have made a few with the same sort of concept in mind, this helped me to get quite a few cranked out in one go! The cards are just a bit bigger than C6 and are both black bases. The one card has a silver mirror card layer with a bazzill card layer which is matt and gloss stripes! Onto the bazzill card I have stitched a lace border and I have stitched a ruffle ribbon border which I have fallen in love with thanks to a video over at my pink stamper!!! I have added a handmade fimo rose and some gems for a bit on bling! To fonish off the fron of the card I have used Don Juan amd cut the word MUM, I have given it a pink shadow and 2 black layers for lots of dimension then added 2 more gems for effect!

The second card has a piece of card from my minds eye stiched onto a piece of plain white card this has been attached to the black card base! I have used my new favourite stitching technique ruffle ribbon along with another lace border! I have finished this section of the card with some paper flowers and attached them with a brad from american crafts to a card flower that i have cut with the big shot!!! Again this card had the gems and the MUM layered wording. the inside of both cards consists of a pattern card with a white layer stitched onto it!

Although I have ended up with some similar cards ( only 2 pics here but I have more ) I am pretty pleased with them. i think that I might use this method more often as I find that I am quite unproductive at times!!! Too busy thinking about the next card before I finish what I am working on!!! Naughty stacey x x x

I have been let loose with the pink card!!! I Got to make some valentines cards this week and here are my efforts... The love bug is from create a critter and the elephant is from the paisley cart!!! Both cards are A5 in size! the embossing folder is papermania and the pattern paper is a DCWV download!!!!

I am in love with the deer elements of the Cindy Loo cart!!!! It is just perfect for all things baby!!! I have made a small card, it is A6 which is not a size I would normally use, I tend to make A5 cards but decided I needed a change! It turns out it took me just as long to make this smaller card as it would a bigger one ( maybe too much faffing around with the pinks for the deer )

I started with a pink piece of core colour card and inked the edges with brown ink, I used K & Co wedding paper for the pink stripes which I also inked. I then attached them together with double sided tape and my mini sewing machine! I mounted this onto a brown card blank. I added some lace border ribbon and some making memories flower ribbon which i got from Hobbycraft along with the paper flowers which are from the same embellishment pack as the ribbon. The blue gem brads are american crafts which are also from Hobbycraft ( had a bit of a spree ) The wording which reads too cute is a we are memory keepers rub on set which I have topper with flock, it is very faint but still super cute!!! The final element to the front is the deer from Cindy Loo which I cut in shades of pink!

The inside is desgined to match the front with one exception, the stitches are fake as the glue from my double sided tape has clogged up my needle so I couldn't re thread it ( rookie mistake ) going to clean it in a bit and never make the same mistake again OOPS!!! To finish off the inside I have used an american crafts badge embellishment which yep you guessed it, is from Hobbycraft!!!

I have been at it again with the fimo and here are my latest creations! They are without names at the moment as nothing seems to fit with them!!! With previous dolls I have had trouble with the hair, I fould it snapped real easy if you were not super careful with them, I fixed this with adding a solid base behind the hair but I didn't like to finish too much, so I went away did some playing and came up with these super thick curls. I think they look awesome, chunky and very robust ( hopefully )

On the 17th of January me and my hubby Konrad had been together for 10 years ( married for 4 ) He is wonderful and gave me the most awesome surprise on our anniversary. . . I got home form work very very tired and hungry and he has food waitiong for me and just asked if i could get some drink ready, I went into the cupboard for some glasses and waiting there was a handmade card. Now my husband is not a crafter at all, he glazes over whenever I start talking to him about papers or embellishments and he has never so much as touched my cricut, so imagine my amazement when he produces this card. He has done a wonderful job and i think a future in cardmaking is not out of the question!!!! Now I must admit he used a skull that I have already made ( dunno where he found it though ) I just adore this card! he has used Don Juan for the numbers and Happy Haunting for the frame and font and the skull was made using Indie Art and some QVC stamps for the swirls. He even put glitter on the 10 for sparkle!!! He is such a sweet man and I love him more than anything ( even my cricut x x x )

I have been upto my eyes in fimo lately! I love it as it is something I can do whilst watching TV with my hubby! I tried making cards in the living room before and it was a nightmare. . . I kept forgetting things I needed so was up and downstairs all the time, I made a huge mess which annoyed Kon oh it was awful. There are times when I do want to make things but also want to spend a bit of time with Kon so fimo is perfect for that. I have added some new characters to my Lil Schitz collection, now I do not have names for them so any suggestions would be awesome! Here they are. . .




I think they are super cute and I have given them some sweetcorn!!! I think they will make fab keyrings or phone charms!!!!

I love Christmas and everything about it, but this year seems to be as the title of the post would suggest kicking my ass!!!! I have started my cards too late so now not everyone is gonna have one, I didn't make enough to sell and ended up having to turn away business, I haven't finished my christmas shopping and they pressies I have bought are not wrapped!!! Phew!!! I blame a last minute wedding order I took on, I enjoyed doing it but it was a lot of work in a short space of time hence the complete lack or organisation in every other part of my life!!! I have managed to get a few pics of some cards that I have made so here they are!!!

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner but I have not been too well lately and have adandoned my blog!!! Thank you to everyone who has entered my first blog candy and a special thank you to all my old and new followers!!! Like I mentioned in the post for the candy those who were followers of my blog would be assigned 2 numbers so thay had an extra chance of winning!!! Well it paid of to follow as the winner of my candy was indeed a follower!!! WELL DONE CHRISTY

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