Be Quick...

and you'll get 12% off your order over at CRAFT QUEEN, all because CRAFT QUEEN is turning 6 years old, but it's only on today, so hurry  : )

November Card Kit

 

The above card is part of the November Card Kit which you can find HERE

Cards, Cards, and More Cards!

Hello there, I have a few cards to share with you today...
They are part of THIS CRAFT QUEEN card kit, available HERE

I'm sorry I haven't been around much, but every time I have tried to post in Blogger it has been a major pain!

Craft Queen Card Kit

Here is a card kit that Nicole asked a couple of us in the DT to have a play with, it was for a card class she did at a show back in June/July of last year, but you can get your hands on it right HERE

I hope you are having a great day wherever you happen to be at the moment, and thank you for visiting me : )

How Can You Resist?

Have a look HERE to find out more about the technique I used for this card...

And if you'd like to have a play with a new CARD KIT, have a look HERE, such a nice and cheery kit, and just in time for Spring : )

Have you seen THESE?   Don't they look fabulous!!!

And while you're there, don't forget to have a look at all the NEW PRODUCTS that have arrived at CRAFT QUEEN, including DISTRESS INKS!!!! 

There's also new PAPERS! ( and clever Nicole has taken the guess work out of the picture by putting together a bundle of matching ribbons to go with those beautiful papers)

So there you are, lots for you have a look at...enjoy your weekend, and don't forget to CREATE  : )

Happy Mother's Day

A quick post to wish all mums out there a very happy day, and to those of you who are not mums yet, keep practicing, it's fun!

Craft Queen April Card Kit

You can view more photos of this beautiful kit HERE, in the meantime, enjoy your special day.

If You Enjoy Sewing...

You'll love this NEW KIT from CRAFT QUEEN.             You get all these...

...To make all these!

For all details, and to order your own kit, click HERE

New Card Kit

The new April card kit is available now from CRAFT QUEEN, you can view it HERE, and purchase it from HERE...In the meantime, here are some close-ups of this beautiful kit:

And while you're there, have a look at all the other card kits available, there's nothing like giving a hand-made card to show you care  : )

A New Craft Queen Card Kit

Have a look HERE and HERE for details on this new "Spring Fun"card kit made by yours truly and available now from Craft Queen.

November Already!!!!

 It's November, and here are some photos of this month's CARD KIT from CRAFT QUEEN.
As always, NICOLE has put together a great kit to play with, complete with a cute set of stamps from Studio G by Hampton Arts.        There's more photos HERE.    Thanks for visiting : )

A Little Bird Told Me...

Well, actually, it was Sarah of INKURABLE STAMPERS, who told me what the theme for Gothic Arch # 21 is, but you'll have to wait a few days to see it (Sunday 24th, to be exact)       All I will say is that I had heaps of fun designing it, and I can't wait to share it here...    

In the meantime I'll leave you with some cards I made for CRAFT QUEEN using THIS gorgeous card kit aptly named Black Tie.        All the bits and pieces are included (except for the "Thank You" sentiment, which is from THIS Darkroom Door set) and as always with Nicole's kits, it was great fun to work with all the beautiful trimmings.
There are more photos in the CRAFT QUEEN Gallery HERE       Thanks for your visit, now go forth & create : ) 

Inkurable Stampers Entry for October.

When I said, in my last post, that I was all caught up, I was fibbing (not on purpose!)     I had forgotten that I still had to work on my entry for this month's great "sketch + 3 stamps" challenge, so here it is.
I have used a brown piece of cs for my base, some red bazzill card, a piece of pp from THIS 6" paper pad, which I trimmed with a Sizzix Alteration die, a scrap piece of pearlised pink Cristina Re card (which I crumpled & sanded back), four 1" STAMPBORD tiles, (which were part of my prize from STAMPBORD for doing THIS tutorial back in July) and a scrap of DCWV cs (for sentiment).
Both ribbons, as well as the clock face, are from CRAFT QUEEN and you can find the white lace one HERE , the velvet ric rac HERE and the metal clock HERE, and the stamps I've used are from Collections (the flourishes), stamped with Brilliance pearlescent coral ink, Stampington and Co (the pods , which I purchased from The Stamping Queen), the birds are from the Creative Muse (set #46) Stampers Anon set, the butterfly is from THIS Darkroom Door set, and the wildflowers are also from THIS Darkroom Door set, which Nicole kindly ordered in for me(Thanks Nicole)
The tiny sentiment is from a set of BasicGrey clear stamps which were included in THIS card kit from CRAFT QUEEN , so now I can say I am all caught up...kind of LOL.      Thanks for your visit and for the kind comments on previous posts as well.    Don't forget there's still time to enter the INKURABLE STAMPERS challenge, all the details are HERE and you never know, you might just be lucky enough to win something like I did (Thanks Sarah), so get your entries in : )

Quick Paper Flowers Tutorial

My apologies in advance for my first attempt at a tutorial, you may direct any & all complaints to my friend Sandie (this is for a competition she has organized HERE in her blog)

I chose to re-use a "post pak" tough bag, it's a postal envelope, white on the outside, but a lovely kraft colour inside, & some white tissue paper (the kind that shoes are stuffed with, in our household everything gets a second life!)

Step 1: Cut open the recycled envelope.

step 2: Using a circle punch, punch out desired amount of circles.

step 3: Cover circles with some glue.
step 4: Scrunch up some tissue paper & press it down to glue it to the circles.

Step 5: Trim the tissue paper off the edges.

Step 6: Ink the edges & add a button (or some other embellishment of choice)

Step 7: Using scraps of green cs & zig zag scissors, cut some leaves.

Step 8: Using a stylus/bone folder, shape your leaf, & add some ink to the edges.

Step 9: Now you're ready to stick everything down to your project...


BB blue & green cs, kraft cs is back of envelope, pp is DCWV, "Happy Birthday" is from THIS set (Darkroom Door)

I hope you were able to understand all the steps :) These flowers are so easy to make, & are a great way to use up bits & pieces in your stash. Try using some pp instead of tissue paper, & you could add some rhinestones to the centers instead of buttons...

Thanks for visiting my blog, & don't forget to go forth & create :)

Rubbing Shoulders With Royalty...

I am so excited to share that NICOLE from CRAFT QUEEN has asked me to be part of her design team (yay!) A little while back, my friend SANDIE put me in touch with Nicole, who then sent me a lovely kit to play with, & I guess she liked what I made with her kit, because she asked if I would be interested in playing along for the rest of the year!!! Would I ever! So I have lots of cards that I have made, but I can`t share just yet LOL, but in the meantime I`ll let you have a peek at the MARCH kit:

& HERE is where you can purchase the kits. & while getting the link I just noticed some of the past kits are on special, so what better time to treat yourself : )

I have to say I`m not normally a pastel kind of gal, but all the bits & pieces in the kit went very well together, & you even get a small set of stamps included in the kit, which I think is a great idea. There`s enough cs & pp in the kit to make up 6 cards ( I had enough left-overs to do an extra 2 small cards, one of which can be seen in Nicole`s CRAFT QUEEN BLOG) as well as other bits & pieces that could be used in other projects (the kits are very generous) & what better way to give some gorgeous ribbons a test run : )

I hope you`re having a great weekend, & don`t forget to set some time aside to play & create...

Thank you for visiting me, & allowing me to invade your monitor for a little while, & now I`m off to get some dinner ready...I don`t want to be cooking in the middle of Doctor Who! Only two episodes left with David Tennant in them! I`m going to miss the 10th Doctor. B4N