fathers day

when i saw the train tracks stamp set and matching die from papertrey ink i knew i had to get these!! it was fathers day on sunday and this is the card i made my dad. the papers are from my minds eye, i have had them for a while and even though they have flowers on them, i think they fit the bill perfectly.

it's only 2 days until mg live. we are all packed and ready to go, visit the link on the countdown calendar and come and see us there.

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not long now

until jen and i are exhibiting at mg live at silverstone and i have to say the last few weeks have been a whirlwind cutting, stamping, inking and generally getting messy!

lots of sweets:-

some really cute acrylic note stands

and a very special card for jen's daughter who has given birth to a beautiful baby boy, welcome to the world, baby jake.

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i love the new su owl punch.....

so, so much!!

here is a cute card i made for my cousin's daughter, who is 13 today. how did she get to be 13 already!!  i hope she likes it.

the products i used are all su, the cardstock is chocolate chip, old olive, real red and very vanilla and the papers are an old olive retired collection. the brads are mini star brads from the recollections collection at michaels, i raided their shelves on a recent visit to the us!

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feeling crafty

i haven't been crafting anything different lately as i've simply been duplicating items for mg live at silverstone, however, there are a couple of cards i wanted to share. this is an anniversary card for my husband, we have been married 20 years!

and here is my dad's birthday card. he's always very difficult to make for and even more difficult to buy presents for, so i hope he likes it!

happy easter

i have been busy preparing for easter today. i made these cute cards:-

and 30 of these, they are so much cuter than i envisioned!! my cousin is having an easter open house tomorrow and i thought these would make cute gifts for everyone.

and here is a close up:-

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what have i been up to?

life has been pretty hectic around here, with work, holidays, exams etc. i have been busy with a couple of projects for the craft fairs and here they are:-

these cute owl bookmarks, i just need to add ribbon,

and these tooth fairy tins, they have a sweet poem inside and will be sold in a little organza bag.
things are coming along nicely for the show we are attending at mg live in silverstone on 24, 25 and 26 june. be sure to come and see us in the lifestyle tent.

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some cards to share

it's my mum's birthday on tuesday and then mothers day next sunday and so i was on a mission today to make cards for both occasions. here is what i came up with:-

this is the birthday card, i wish i could remember where i got the cute cupcake paper from, i love it!! the large cupcake in the centre is made from a scrapbuggy die, it's one of my favourites and i crafted this from bazzill bling. some rhinestones give it a little extra pizzazz! of course, everything is distressed at the edges with my trusty vintage photo distress ink from tim holtz.

this her mothers day card. i took inspiration for this from the embellished doily project that i completed last year. i still have some left over martha stewart doilies, i love them! i used paper from the girls paperie and added a gliiter tag from crate paper and topped this with some stampin up flowers and a beautiful butterfly. the final touch is a jenni bowlin label stickers with 'mum' phrase to complete the look.

i am a little obsessed by the idea of heavily layering everything at the moment, i really do love the mix of items that can be used during this process and the depth of the end result. i can see myself using this a lot in future projects.

craft fair preparation

jen and i are bust preparing for mg live at silverstone in june. this is only the second show we have attended and we are going to be there for 3 days!

this is the first of the items i am preparing for sale, a cute "it's a dog's life" mini album. i have purposely left the front blank, so that this can be personalised on the day. i might add something else to the cover yet as i think it looks a little blank?

watch out for more soon!
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tin holtz class at artsycrafts

oh my, i simply don't have any words to describe the class i took today. it was a-mazing!!!

we started off with this:-

added some paper:-

some tissue tape:-

added a ton of embellishments:-

and ended up with this:-

the picture doesn't do it justice, i can't believe i actually made it!! needless to say i have some ideas for more boxes - watch this space!

art from the heart class and my first inchie

i haven't got around to finishing the inside of the album yet, but here is the project from tim's art from the heart class. i love this album, it combined a number of techniques, but the one i loved most is the type set letters, they are made from grungeboard - who knew??!!

i am getting around for round two with tim on thursday at artsycrafts and there is an inchie swap taking place. i've never made one before, but i love to work in miniature and this was a perfect excuse to indulge.

anyway here is my first attempt, i am quite pleased with the result.

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