All Loved Up!!

Sorry that I've been absent for sooooooooooooo long!!!  But I'm here now :)

Today I've got a card to share with you using a very cute mouse stamp set by Artemio called Love.

The papers used on this card are from the Daydream First Edition 6x6 paper pad. The panel that the mice are on is a Nesties die - Labels 17 and the die cut flowers is a Memory Box die - Chloe Stem.  All available from The Craft Barn. (I'd like to enter this into the Allsorts 195 Animal challenge.)

The mouse panel is of course coloured with Copics!!

Talking of The Craft Barn it won't be too long before they are on the move to their new premises at Priory Farm!!  Click here for more details.  I will be demoing at their Opening Day on 6th April :)

The reason for me not having blogged for a little while is because I have been designing some cards so that I can offer a few classes from my home in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. Click here for more details :) or click on the Classes/Demos tab at the top of the page :)

Toodles for now..............................

All loved up!!

Hi everyone.  Today I have another mouse card to share with you using an image from the Artemio Love clear stamp sheet. They are just soooooo sweet aren't they?

Products used:
Nestabilities - Labels Seventeen
Memory Box - Chloe stem
Daydream First Edition 6x6 paper pad

Coloured using Copic markers.

All products from The Craft Barn and this week The Craft Barn are offering 10% off of a set of 36 oil pastels by Faber Castell. Simply enter the code 'PASTEL10' at checkout.

Skateboarding

Hi folks.  Today I thought I'd share a card that I made earlier in the year using one of the cute mice stamp sets by Artemio.

The papers are from a First Edition pad called Daydream.

Dies used are-
Nestabilities - Grand Labels One
                      Labels Three
Memory Box -Floral Square

The mouse was of course coloured with Copics.  (Sorry can't remember the colours used as it was sooooooooooo long ago!!!)

All products used came from The Craft Barn.

Today marks the launch of this years Craft Barn Calendar Challenges. Click here to find out all about it.

Goldilocks

Hi everyone.  Today I thought I'd share this card with you that I made back in July/August using StampAvie's Lila Libellule stamp.  Not colours that I would normally go for so am still undecided as to what I think of it!!

Materials used:
Artemio 10001037 Arabesque clear stamp set
First Edition 6x6 paper pad - Spring Feast
Bundled Sage Distress inkpad
Silver pigment inkpad and Crystal EP
Memory Box dies - Macarena Corner; Madera Corner
Martha Stewart PATP - Cherry Blossom
MS punches - Monarch Butterfly; Hydrangea
Ribbon and self-adhesive pearls
Glitter glue - Crystal; Tiara

All from The Craft Barn apart from the Cherry Blossom punch set.

Copics used: 
Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20
Eyes - B000, B02
Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55
Toy - E50, E53, RV000, R83, R000, R32, G40, G43, W1, W3, W5
Clothes & Wings - YG0000, G40, G43, BG000, BG10, BG13, BG93
Shading & Background - W1, W3, W5, G40, G43, B000, E50, 0 Blender

Have a good weekend :)

Gorjuss Girls Are Going Fast!!

Hi everyone.  Thought I ought to let you know that the Gorjuss Girl stamps over at The Craft Barn are fast selling out as they are currently offering them with a 50% discount if you use the code 'GORJUSS50' at the checkout. Once they are gone they are gone!!

So I thought today I would share this card with you using Pretend Friend. (As I'm writing this post they still have some stock of this one!!)

Products used:
Artemio - Arabesque clear stamp set (100001037)
Paper Editions 6x6 paper pad - Spring Feast
Nestabilities - Grand Labels One
Memory Box dies - Petal Party, Madera Corner, Twirling Vine Frame
Black Memento inkpad
Pumice Stone Distress inkpad
MS punch - Monarch Butterfly
Glitter glue - Tiara and Rhinestone

Coloured using Copics:
Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair - C1, C3, C5
Fox - E50, E53, E08, E57, W3
Clothes - R000, R30, R32, R35, C1, C7, C9, BG90, BG93, W1, W3, W5
Background - W1, W3, W5, R000, R30, 0 blender
Shading - W1, W3, W5

All products available from The Craft Barn.

I'd like to enter this card into the Layers challenge over at Allsorts.

After being consistently asked at recent demos if I teach classes I have decided to take the plunge and offer one-to-one tuition or small group classes during October and November from my home at Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.  These will be Christmas Card based and will be priced according to which card/cards you want to make. Click here for more details!!

Underwater

Hi everyone.  Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on my last post!!

Today I thought I'd share another card I made for The Craft Barn's Extravaganza weekend using another Gorjuss Girl - this time Awashed from the clear stamp set range.  The main card was made from thick acetate.

I made the background paper myself using Broken China, Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage Distress inkpads along with Perfect Pearl Mists in Mint, Pearl and Turquoise.  Once it had dried I stamped and embossed flourishes (Artemio Arabesque clear stamp set) using Versamark and White Detail embossing powder.

Other products used:
Nestabilities - Labels Seventeen
Memory Box - Flutter Vine
Tim Holtz Alteration On The Edge Die - Scrollwork
Silver and Crystal glitter glue
White Opal liquid pearls
Self-adhesive crystals

Here's a piccie just of the inside panel so you can see how I stamped and embossed the flourishes onto the mermaid panel as well.

Copics used:
Skin - E000, E00 E01, R20
Hair - E50, E53, E55, E57
Mermaid - YG0000, BG0000, BG01, BG05, BG09
Seashells - RV0000, R81, R85, W1, W3
Sea - BG0000, BG01, BG05, BG10, BG11, BG90, 0
Shading - W1, W3, W5


All products used came from The Craft Barn and talking of The Craft Barn you might like to check out their Facebook site too :)

Dream Time

Good morning peeps!!!  Well what a weekend The Craft Barn's Extravaganza turned out to be!!!  I don't know about anyone else but I am still absolutely shattered!!! So this afternoon I have got a date with the settee to watch Wimbledon on the TV.

My sincere thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at the weekend - it was so lovely to see you all.

Today I thought I'd share one of the cards that I had on display using one of the new Gorjuss Girl cling stamps called The Runaway - so many of you liked this stamp in particular and I must admit that it has now turned out to be one of my favourites too!

Products used:
Artemio/ Arabesque clear stamp set (10001037)
First Editions/Isabelle 6x6 paper pad
Nestabilities - Grand Labels One
Memory Box dies - Petal Party, Honeyblossom Sprig, Lorelai Outline Leaf
Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page/Bubble Bath
Black Memento inkpad
Pumice Stone Distress inkpad
Ribbon, self-adhesive pearls
Crystal and Silver glitter glue

All available from The Craft Barn

The image was of course coloured with Copics.
Skin: E000, E00, E02, R20
Hair: E50, E53, E35, E57
Horse: W1, W3, W5, W7
Clothes etc... RV0000, R81, R83, R85, BG90, BG93, BG0000, BG10, BG13
Background and Shading: W1, W3, W5, 0 blender

I hope you like it!!!

I'd like to enter this into a couple of challenges -
Allsorts Week 161 In Bloom Challenge and Sir Stampalots July Challenge/What's Your Crafty Passion - with mine being 'Cute Images, Copics (of course - lol!!!), Memory Box dies, MS punches and bling!!!'

Relaxing!!

Hi everyone.  My sincere thanks for all your kind comments regarding my last post.

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for my recent demo at The Craft Barn using the Artemio clear stamp set called Sleep.  This mouse is definitely my kind of girl!!

I used a Grand Nestabilities die to make my main card and a smaller Nestabilities die for my mouse panel.  The paper came from a First Edition 6x6 paper pad called Daydream and of course I coloured Lily (the mouse) with Copic markers. Talking of Copics I keep meaning to mention that I have provided a link at the top of my sidebar that will open a PDF document for a blank 2012 Copic Colour Chart.  This is so you can dowload it to your computer, print it out and then fill it in with your own Copic markers, which not only gives you a true representation of the colours of markers you own but also allows you to see what markers you may need to buy in the future!  I use mine all the time and find it so useful.

Here's a closer look at that mouse panel for you.

All materials came from The Craft Barn.

So it has been a couple of weeks and I'm now proud to announce that I have carpet in my new craft room!! 

It's starting to look like a proper room now!!

Cupboards are currently being built along the lilac wall and then I will just need to shift all my stuff that is currently downstairs all covered up to protect it from the dust.

See what I mean????

And there's more behind those clear boxes!!

And then there's the other side of the room!!!!!!!!

Oh dear!!!!!  Do you ever get the feeling that I have too much stuff as all of these boxes are full to overflowing?????

Time For Tea...

Morning everyone.  Thanks so much for your kind comments on my last post.  It was so nice to hear from you all!!!  Please bear with me - I still can't spend very long at the computer but hope to visit all your blogs soon :)

Today I thought I'd share one of the cards that I made for my demo at The Craft Barn on Saturday.  This mice is just soooooooo sweet.  Infact all the mice are from this particular stamp sheet by Artemio.  The papers are from the Daydream First Edition paper pad and the die-cut label is Nestabilities Seventeen.  I didn't have any appropriate wording for this stamp so I handwrote 'Time for tea...'

Here's a closer look at the cute little mouse which of course I coloured using Copics.

Mouse - W7, W5, W3 and W1 Warm Greys
              R20 and R000
Yellows - YR23, YR21 and YR000
Oranges - YR68, YR61 and YR000
Browns - E77, E71 and E70
Greens - YG67, YG63 and G20

 I've decided that you lot know me too well as you were spot on with lilac featuring in my new craft room!!  Brown will feature too in due course as that will be the colour of my worktop.  Here's what my craft room looks like at the moment -

Still a way to go before I can start to move all my stuff in but I'm REALLY looking forward to it!!