Birthday Cake

Oooh no not another brown and pink card I hear you say lol... sorry!! I know I need to start using all my other colours but pink is my safety net!!

Love my new cuttlebug cake die, think it looks like the doodlebug style, love this paper too, it's from the glitterpot.

I promise the next card I show will not be pink.. gulp!!!

I've Been Tagged!!!

I don’t know I don’t post in a few days and then I do three posts all in one day!!

Thank you to Becky for tagging me… so sorry I haven’t done this sooner, not sure how I missed this!!

1 - If you could have $100.00 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose?
I think I would choose paper because I’m just addicted to 12x12 paper, I see it and I just have to have it but then I can’t cut it!!

2 -If you had to choose between using only stamps or ribbons, which would you choose?
That is easy it has to be stamps every time with me, I love ribbon but I’d be lost without my stamps!

3 - If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year…which would you do?
That’s tough because I love making cards to make others happy but I would so love more time to scrap so that all those things I haven’t had the heart to use on cards to give away I could keep forever…. I guess it would have to be cards as I always put others before myself!

4 - Would you rather own a scrap booking store or have your own scrapping room at home?
I think I’d be happy with just a room of my own, I have a room but it’s a small shared room with OH and I’m running out of space. I don’t think I would like to run my own craft business it would probably mean I wouldn’t be able to craft as much as I would like to... although being able to play with new stash would be very exciting!!

5 - What is your CURRENT card making or scrapping style?
Currently it’s Christmas because I have so many christmas cards to make but that aside it has to be girlie and flowery!!!

Here are the rules…………..Please answer the questions on your blog and tag 5 more people to answer the same questions……….make sure you list on your blog who you are tagging

I am tagging:

* Clare
* My Paper World
* Made By Mandy
* By Samm
* Chocolate Is Not Just For Breakfast!!

Pink Christmas!!

Don't you just love pink christmas cards?! If I had my way I'd do all my christmas cards pink, I know it's not very traditional but I just love pink (if you hadn't already guessed lol!!)

Can't remember who makes this pink swirly paper but I bought it from the Glitter Pot, as soon as I saw it I knew I just had to have a few sheets as I'm into swirls in a big way at the moment!!

The sentiment is a Penny Black stamp and the snowflake is part of a Sizzlit snowflake die set.

Think Pink Thank You

Here's another pink card that I made for our think pink competition... I just love brown and pink together, inspiration for this card came from Papercrafts Magazine. Found it very hard to give up those pink primas!!

hmmm Blonde Moments!!

I'm into pink & brown again... The flower is coloured using Blonde Moments pearl powders, they were a last minute purchase from Ally Pally after admiring them every time I went!

They are fantastic, you use a perfect medium ink pad to stamp with then brush on the powder, to seal it all you do is spritz a bit of water onto area and let it dry, you can also use them like paints too... the photo really doesn't do them justice as they shimmer!

Get Well Soon

I organised a 'think pink' card competiton for my crafty friends to raise some money for the Breast Cancer charity as last month was Breast Cancer awreness month. We managed to raise £135.00 plus we have over 60 cards to hand over to the charity to sell on!

Here's one of the cards I made for the competiton, it's actually the winning card, never expected that! I love this paper!

Circle Journal

Ooops I'm a bad blogger!!! Sorry not posted for a bit, first week back to work last week and I have to say it was a long week and I was shattered come Friday but it was nice to get back into a routine again, I feel almost normal again lol!

I've been busy with a circle journal that I signed up to on a forum I go on, so thought I'd post the most recent one I finished... I've made loads of cards but I can't show most of them yet as some are for birthdays coming up and also I orgainsed a card competition to raise money for Breast Cancer Care, but as soon as the voting is done I'll get them up here!

The Circle Journals Theme was Cardmaking Techniques and this is my double page LO.

Let It Snow!

Well it's been a while since I've blogged or even made any cards but this weekend I had a little play, I'm feeling better after the operation, thanks so much to those who have sent cards, emails etc!

I'm still a bit swollen and very tired but I'm getting there, hoping I can go back to work later this week to start getting back into a normal routine!

Anyway here's a card that was inspirited by a lovely friend of mine - Maggie...

The card is embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflake folder and I cut a circle out for a chipboard snowflake which is dangling on some ribbon, the brad in the centre is from the new Doodlebug range and they are gorgeous!!

The Let It Snow stamp is by Paper Salon with a little bit of bling, the picture doesn't do it justice because the snowflake really sparkles thanks to glamour dust!!

Ally Pally Goodies

A little late I know but I took these pictures when I came back from Ally but just didn't get round to posting them because I ended up in hospital so all this stash is sitting upstairs waiting to be played with!

12x12 stencils from Blonde Moments

Hmmm papers... mainly bought from Sugar & Spice... love pink & brown and Blue & Brown at the moment... not sure how I'll actually be able to cut into them though!!

Lily of the Valley die cuts, I fell in love with the reindeers and polar bears... so cute!!!

I loved this ribbon you can't see it but they had swirls on the ribbon, very very pretty, sparkly chipboard alphas, chocolate brown velvet ribbon, sizzlit alphabet and swirly border.

Hmmm stamps lol, I actually didn't buy many which is unlike me ,Autumn leaves set was my bargain buy as they were priced at £7.95. The two wood mounted ones at the bottom are by A Muse, I LOVE AMuse stamps but can never find anywhere in the UK that sells them... loving my blonde moments powders too!!

Update on me!

Thanks for the kind get well wishes, I'm feeling a little better, still sore and swollen and very slow on my feet but getting there slowly, just so impatient because I want to do things but I can't at the moment... I'm not used to sitting around doing nothing and don't feel up to crafting at the moment. Been to the doctors today and he's signed me off for another 2 weeks... I'm so hoping that I'm going to feel better soon so I can craft and make use of the time off, I have so many cards to make!!

I've had some lovely hand made cards from special friends, 1 bouquet of flowers arrived Saturday and 2 bouquets of flowers arrived today from some crafty friends and my work colleagues, the smell in the house is wonderful!