Upper Refectory Cottages - Appelby Magna

Well, both Mam and I arrived at the cottage safely, the cottages are so quaint, in total there are 17 of us here, like minded crafting friends, is there a better way to spend a long weekend?

After dinner both Mam and I took a stroll to get some fresh air and take in some of the views, this is one of the fabulous views we have, I think there is something quite regal about a lonely tree against the sunset.

I found this old boy sitting by the fence looking a little worse for wear, poor old soul looks shattered, I expect he did the same walk that we had just done.

Up on the roof.....

I nearly broke into a song there! This is one of the views from the bedroom window, both Mam and myself were quite taken by the ornate corners on the roof top.

Damask Court Shoe

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Grand Soirée - Stampin Up

The stamp set used for this card is called Grand Soirée and is made by Stampin Up I had a thing for Chandeliers a few weeks back and made a free sheet full of chandeliers for you all to use and then I found this stamp set.

It make a very striking card and by now I'm sure you all know that I love Monotone shades.

If you fancy giving the chandelier card a whirl you can still download mine here, if you make a card leave me a comment with a link to your card I'd love to see them.

Go on, I challenge you.

Flourish Frame Card

I used the Stampin Up Flourish Jumbo wheel down the edge of the base card and heat embossed with blonde moments powder and then with a blue ink I used the same flourish wheel over the cut out nestabilities labels shape , a stamped sentiment a few white rub ons and a sheer ribbon finished the card

A Rose is a Rose - Stampin Up

The stamps A Rose is a Rose is a stamp set by Stampin Up it is a two stamp technique you stamp the lighter shade ink for the block base then the darker shade ink on the detail stamp and stamp directly on top of the first image, it gives a wonderful effect.

Once stamped I cut out the images and mounted them onto the card using dimensional foam pads.

The base card was made by adding some polka dot paper and ribbon by PTI and stamping the sentiment in the lighter shade pink ink used on the rose.

Free Images - It's a Girl Thing

A Girlie Shoe

The pattern for the shoe can be bought from Ribbon Box you must check out her kits as they are amazing.

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Where I Belong...

I wanted to share a little of my home town Seaham with you.

After tea I went for a stroll with my Mam and my eldest Daughter Lauren along the coast.

the images below are only a couple of minutes away from my home now and I'm sure you'll agree that the views are quite breathtaking.

The image below was my playground as a child although it looks quite different now, it is known locally as The Blast and before Dawdon Colliery was closed 25th July 1991 the slurry from the coalmine was dumped on the seashore here.

Nature is now claiming back the land and although the sand is not yellow yet it has turned into a beautiful place.

Not a cloud in the sky, they sea was so calm.

This is the view I had from my bedroom window as a child, we lived on the coalmine grounds and I could see the lighthouse, I loved to watch it on a night when it was dark blinking it's light to guide the fishing boats safely home.

This is one of the views from the cliff tops and that hill in the background is where I would love to build a house "sigh" imagine waking up each morning opening the curtains and seeing the view in the pictures above "oh how I dream".

Buttercups are a childhood memory for me, I remember holding them under our chins and if the yellow reflected on our skin we used to say that it was a sign that we liked butter, very strange how a young mind works.

Friendship Card - Sepia Notes

A friendship card, quite often I send a card as a notelet or pop one in a package I'm sending, purely because it doesn't have to be an occasion to send someone a card, I think everyone enjoys receiving one.

This started out as a 15 x 15 cm card then by scoring down at the halfway mark on the front facing cover and then bending it back you now have a concertina card I then cut out the brown card at 14.5 x 14.5 cm for the insert and 14.5 x 7cm for the front and again cut some cream card a little smaller than both pieces.

I used the Rollergraph script stamp wheel and scattered straw distress ink pad and rolled the stamp over the insert cream card then using some sponge in a circular motion dabbing it into the ink I distressed both pieces of the cream card.

I then stamped both pieces of card using flower stamps and a sentiment in a close to cocoa ink, the front piece with the sentiment on then had 2 semi circles punched out at the top and the bottom of the card. I finished by adding ribbon.