28/02/2013

Followers candy

Good afternoon Crafters,
Well I said I would do candy for my lovely followers and here you are 
a pretty collection of some of my favourite things
The candy consists of ;
1 Pack of cheesecloth
1 pack 10 Ivory round head pins
1 pack of 10 sparkly buttons
Kort & Godt beaded roses
Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums
Kort & Godt berries
10 Cosmos daisies
10 beaded twirl
1 x 16mm  beige/white pencil stripe ribbon
1x 38mm pink taffeta ribbon
1x 16mm Ivory Taffeta ribbon
1 x 22mm flat lace scallop edge
1 x 3mm Ivory pearl bead string
and a lovely selection of charms

All you have to do is leave a comment below and add this picture to your sidebar...simples! 
I will draw the candy (using Mr Random.org) on 31st March to give all my followers chance to join in if they wish.
Hope you like it :o)
Hugs

27/02/2013

Midweek Magnolias ~ Shabby Chic

Hello and good morning all,
We are going Shabby Chic at Midweek Magnolias today,
so it's time to put all those favourite goodies on your cards :o)






I enjoyed making this one, do I say that about all of them? I think I do lol Anyway...
I've used: Pion papers, Tilda with heart coloured with distress reinkers, WOC roses & metal  filigree corner, paper doily, Tim Holtz distressed doily, metal spacers and cheesecloth.

16mm pleated satin ribbon, 15mm white church window guipure lace, seam binding, small key charm all from The Ribbon Girl. 
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Challenges
Simply Magnolia  ~ Anything goes
Dream Valley Challenge ~ Ribbon & Bling


Come along and play at Midweek Magnolias with us, we can't wait to see your shabby chic creations, don't forget to check out the rules here 
Have a great day and see you soon
Hugs 

24/02/2013

The Ribbon Girl ~ Magnolia Only Challenge

Good morning dear crafters, 
          how are you today? 
I have been waiting for this day, because it's time for another 
Ribbon Girl Magnolia Only Challenge
 the challenge is for one week only and it's Anything Goes...
.. here's what I made, using my all time favourite Magnolia Tilda with wooden spoon painted in distress inks.

All these gorgeous goodies are available from The Ribbon Girl
I've used 16mm Ivory pleated satin braid, Ivory rolled paper roses, 25mm denim blue/cream square check ribbon, bronze tea pot charm, navy blue felt (large heart) small beaded blue berries, wooden heart button, natural button twine.



other items are Pion papers, (blue rose) square white paper doily, Kort & Godt pearls, WOC roses, 2 little rolling pins from Michaels, Martha Stewart leaf punch. 

Hope you will come and join us in the fab Magnolia Only Challenge at The Ribbon Girl for a chance to win one of these super prizes


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I'd like to enter my card into the following 
CHALLENGES
Inky Chicks ~ Mothers day or Birthday
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge ~ Flower power
It's a Magnolia Challenge ~ White & one other colour (blue)
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Time for a coffee, then explore your blogs, see you shortly
have a lovely Sunday
hugs 

20/02/2013

BAMBINO by SUGAR NELLIE

Hello dear crafters, I hope you are well today,
I have been happily crafting away in my room :o) 
If I am ever asked to make a baby card I always reach for this image I think it's so sweet, 
    Bambino by Sugar Nellie, 

I've used these beautiful papers by Pion
Organza ruffle edge ribbon, pink Satin ribbon, baby pram charm, ivory chrysanthemums, ivory rolled roses and rose hip buds by The Ribbon Girl
other flowers are from Wild Orchid, 
white paper doily, 
berries are Magnolia
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CHALLENGES
BUNNY ZOE'S CRAFTS ~ FLOWERS & PEARLS
DIE-ING FOR A CHALLENGE ~ FLOWER POWER (papers from Dies to die for)
DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE ~ B IS FOR BABY, BERRIES & BLOSSOM
THE SUGAR BOWL ~ CHALLENGE 100 ~ SUGAR NELLIE DIGI IMAGE 
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Thanks for looking
I'm hoping to do a candy soon as I'm happy to have reached 701 followers
so I'll be back soon with that.
Have a lovely day
hugs
 xxx

17/02/2013

As seen on FB via The Ribbon Girl

Good evening all, 
I'm feeling a little bit proud as Mary & Andrea have put my first card on Facebook, I know there's loads of fantastic cards on FB from all the wonderfully talented  DT but it's a proud moment for me seeing my card amongst them (my cheeks are as red as Tilda's )
All items I used are listed below and can be found at The Ribbon Girl
cheese cloth, 22mm Flat white lace, 25mm dark sage & cream square check ribbon, wooden heart button, watering can charm, WOC hip rosebuds, 20mm open roses, ivory silk pearl brads, Kort & Godt beaded ivory rose & chrysanthemum

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Here's the link if you would like to take a look 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ribbon-Girl/204986696295239
just scroll down the page a little.
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Thanks for all your lovely comments on my cards today, I shall be visiting your blogs shortly. 
And may I say a massive thanks to all 700 of you who are following me WOW 700! 
Thanks. xx

Addicted to Stamps Challenge ~ use Kraft

Hello again Crafters
There's a fabulous new challenge starting today over at Addicted to Stamps 
we are using Kraft card, I love the stuff, got oodles of it :o)
as you can see I used mine as the backing card on this one 
This is LOTV Daisy Chain, I love this cute stamp.

below a close up of the image

and below I used kraft card for the tag

So what are you waiting for? dig out your kraft card and come and join in the fun because we can't wait to see what you make, but first take a little look at the wonderful creations my team mates have made for your inspiration here
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Take care and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday. 
Hugs

Here come the boys ~ Lots of layers challenge.

Good morning, 
It's all go here today :o)
1st up we have a brilliant challenge over at Here come the Boys I love this challenge it's 
Lots of Layers
yes I love using lots of layers don't you.
Here's a stamp I haven't used in ages, Forever Friends bears are so cute and for this one I did a bit of paper piercing on his present.
I've used Magnolia papers, kraft card, hessian, brads, cheesecloth and buttons with twine
 and of course the lovely sentiment (one of my favourites)
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CHALLENGES
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I hope you can join us in this challenge and just to whet your appetite there's some great inspiration from my team mates here

Have fun crafting and see you again shortly

15/02/2013

Tilda's Town ~ Easter

Good afternoon dear Crafters
It's Tilda's Town Challenge day, Woohoo!
and this week we are making Easter cards
So here is my card using Tilda decorates Easter painted with distress reinkers


I've used the lovely Pion papers, white paper doilies, cheesecloth, a mixture of yellow roses & buds, yellow seam binding, stickles,
white pearl string, blue & white tiny pearls, gorgeous little Easter egg charm and Magnolia Happy Easter sentiment on Magnolia vintage tag
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CHALLENGES
Magnolia Mania ~ Pearls & lace
Crafty Catz Challenge ~ Bingo (Pearls, dies/punches & ribbon)

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Hope you can come join in the fun at Tilda's Town  we can't wait to see your Easter cards.
Don't forget you can win a super prize of a $10 gift certificate to spend at Tilda's Town online Magnolia store 
Have fun!
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend, what ever you have planned.
Take care and see you again soon. 

13/02/2013

Blue cards at Midweek Magnolias

Good morning to you, I hope you are well on this lovely new day.
Nearly half way through February already, oh my goodness time sure does fly in the craft room lol...but today I hope it goes slowly as I'm off to visit my dear Mum & Dad, I haven't been to see them since the move, so I thought I'd pop by and take them a few goodies.

Anyway... it's time for another challenge over at Midweek Magnolias and this week we are making blue cards (my favourite colour)
Here's my blue card ~  Tilda with large ice cream


 pearls, Magnolia papers, white doilies,
blue roses, and the Magnolia so lovely heart with the sentiment  'wishing you a magical day' with shabby ribbon. 
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Challenges
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge ~ Flowers & Pearls
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Please remember when joining in the challenge at Midweek Magnolias you can only add your cards to a maximum of 4 other challenges  it's such a shame when your wonderful creations cannot be included in the draw for the wonderful Magnolia prize, feel free to pop over to Midweek Magnolias and read all the rules at the top of the page. 
We can't wait to see your Blue cards so have fun crafting!
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It was great catching up with some of your blogs and I will hopefully get round to see more very soon.
hugs
 xxx

10/02/2013

Ribbon Girl Giveaway



Good morning Crafters
Just popped on to let you know about the fabulous giveaway on THE RIBBON GIRL blog today
It's a beautiful Bling & Bridal giveaway

Don't forget you must be a follower of the Ribbon Girl Blog, leave a comment on The Ribbon Girl blog and place a link on your own blog. 
 The winner will be announced on Saturday 16th February.
Have a lovely Sunday
hugs

08/02/2013

Tilda Watering

Hello lovely crafters :o)
I'm back with my first card since the move, it's lovely to be back in the world of crafting and blogging. This is the cute Tilda watering, I love this one isn't she cute.


I've used Pion papers from Dies to Die for, green taffeta ribbon and lilac brad from The Ribbon Girl, string pearls, all roses are from WOC and chrysanthemum from Live & Love Crafts, the little flower charm is from The Craft Barn, Magnolia butterfly die with Kort & Godt pearls, cheesecloth & paper doily. 
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I've got a bit of house work to catch up with then I shall be back to see all your lovely creations.
Have a great day
hugs 
 xxx

05/02/2013

My New Craft Room


Good morning Crafters,
Well we have moved, decorated, unpacked and I have a craft room all in the space of two weeks :o)
I am a happy bunny today because I can now show you my craft room, it's not completely finished yet, there's a few shelves to go up and other bits but here it is...


I put a throw over my chair because it was blue and didn't match :o)




I'm so happy, until now I crafted in the dining room on a pine sideboard so it's great to have a whole room all to myself. 
Time to catch up with my DT cards now... I can't wait! 
See you later, hugs
 xxx

01/02/2013

Hello, I'm back online yippee!

Oooh I have missed my blog and all of you too.
 The move went very well despite the snowy weather, we managed it all in a day, we were totally shattered but we did it! I've been busy painting & decorating whilst waiting for the internet to be connected and unpacking boxes, it's been great fun (I know I'm mad but I've really enjoyed it)
Anyway my craft room is painted, I've unpacked half my stuff so far, I'm just waiting for the delivery of a new desk so I can get card making again.
     See you all very soon
  xxx