Who lives in a box like this?

So the dorbell rang and I was handed this large heavy box, I love parcels.

I carfully opened the box to find it was full of foam worms!

Who could live in a box like this?

An Asda bag full of foam worms before I got to my goodies but boy was it worth it.

Ok so I went a bit wild the sizzix sale is still on. My receipt said cost of goods £50.85 a saving of £191.65 Wow how good is that?

As you can see from the above image, I trebled and doubled up on some of the dies I figured that both my Mam and Chris's Mam would love them too so perfect gifts.

Flourish Medalion

As I only used part of the medalion stamp from Stampin Up on the last card I made with it I thought I would make one showing the whole of this stamp but this time using a classic black and white theme.

A black 14 x 14 base card and a patterned paper from Papertrey ink cut slightly smaller.

Medalion stamped onto white card with Momento Ink then mounted onto a slightly larger black card, I went on to stamp the centre of the Medalion again and cut this out added pearls a white button and ribbon and used double sided foam pads to mount this in the centre of the first medalion to give a 3d effect

Thomas Kinkade Cobblestone Bridge

Cobblestone Bridge rubber stamp by Thomas Kinkade, I used a brayer to ink up the stamp with blue ink as this helps to give an even coverage on detailed stamps.

I used papers from Stampin Up (Bella Bleu) and used the EK Success border punch on the blue paper.

Attention to detail...

I used the Oval All stamp set and the Oval Punches all from Stampin Up to make the sentiment, I coulered the sentiment with Copic Markers.

The flower was made by punching 3 circles of the patterned paper, dampening them with water and scunching them into a tight ball then carfully unfolding them and threading through the linen thread then tying in a button and finishing with the bow.

Announcement for La Pashe

Well I was saving this until after the trade show in February but I thought why wait? so....

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of the La Pashe Design Team

Alison (Ali) Watson I know you will love her work just as much as I do, her colouring is second to none , if you haven't paid her blog a visit in the past I'm certain you will be a regular visitor in the future, hop over there and take a peek http://stampingheaven.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the Team Alison I know the other girls are as excited about you joining us as I am.

Babysitting Jack

This is Jack in a very happy mood dressed as Tigger this wasn't took tonight and if you read on you will understand why.

So Monday after I get home from work I get the pleasure of babysitting Jack for a couple of hours.

Tonight he was what can only be discribed as a very sorryful chap, poor lamb is teething, blood red cheeks breaking into cries that turned to screams.

wouldn't take any solids and managed to bring back his milk, all over Gran (me) on one occasion, oh what Joy.

The only good thing is I will get a full nights sleep but his Mam ohhh she is in for a very sleepless one methinks.

Wedding Card Budget 3 with Template

Made using the matchbox fold, template below.

Top flap is scored where the ribbon is tied then embossed with the Swiss dots A" Cuttlebug folder the corners of the top flap has been rounded with a corner punch and the bottom edge punched with the Martha Stewart Flourish edger punch.

Attention to detail...

The butterfly is punched (Stampin Up Punch) once in gold then the next in the waste card then embossed with the Swiss dots A2 Cuttlebug Folder, iridescent pearls are used for the butterfly body the top embossed butterfly is glued at the body and the wings pushed upwards.

A few of you have asked for sizes of the finished cards and how it was made I have made a template with information of sizes and where to score.

Please note: Start with A4 size card.

Template is not to scale.

Wedding Card Budget 2

Keeping the style of card the same this time the Stylised flower A2 Cuttlebug embossing folder was used across the top flap and a corner rounder punch was used on the top flap corners, again the ovals made with Stampin Up punches, finishing with the gold rings and ribbon.

This card works out a little dearer than the first due to using ribbon and metal gold rings.

Attention to detail...

The ribbon is tied all of the way around the card it can be slid up over the top flap to keep it closed, the rings are threaded onto the ribbon when making the 2nd knot.

Wedding Card Budget

budgeting for a wedding can be the nightmare for any new couple starting out, so, I wanted to create a wedding invitation at a low cost yet keeping the elegance that weddings insist on.

I started by using a matchbook fold, and embossing the top front portion with the Victorian A2 embossing folder, for the fancy edging I used the EK success double scallop punch then added 3 blossoms to the top left corner

Attention to detail...

3 die cut blossoms and a cuttlebug A2 Victorian folder made the main focal point of the card and a dot of golden rod stickles to accent the centre of the blossoms, making the professional bridal finish that every bride wants.

Stamped wording and oval punches from Stampin Up a couple of foam pads on the back make a catch to hold down the the top folded card.

Free Downloads - Red Hibiscus Sheets

Oh My! 2010

Happy New Year.

As my wish to you all is to have a Happy 2010 what better way than to give you all a gift of some new sheets the first image is a sample please scroll down to each seperate sheet to download them.

You are free to use my sheets for personal use but please do not share, alter, claim them as your own or sell them, instead link back to my blog for people to download them.
They are copyright protected.
Just click on the images and this will bring them to full size on your screen then save it to your computer.
The sheet will print to a normal size A4 sheet, once saved to your computer double click on the file then from the top menu on your computer click, file then print this will then print out the image

Happy New Year

I wanted to take this oppertunity to wish you all a Healthy, Wealthy

I can't thank you enough for visiting my blog and supporting me in the last year, I hope you journey with me into next.

Floral Frenzy

I think I'm in pink mode at the moment, I love pink matched with brown it's like a bit of sugar candy.

I used the Floral Frenzy stamp set from Papertrey Ink ( link it on the side bar) stamped in close to cocoa ink from Stampin Up, I then over stamped the petals in pink ink and set to layering up the card, The sentiment was also stamped with close to cocoa ink then punched out using the word slot punch, If anyone needs a supplier of Stanpin Up products Toni who is on my design Team and linked on the side bar is a representative.

Attention to detail...

Pink polka dot buttons tied with twine, pink twill ribbon knot tied, matching striped paper and lots of layeres.

Free Downloads - Hibiscus Sheets

I thought as we are coming to the end of 2009 I would help you all into making your first card for 2010. 1 Decoupage sheet and 4 Background sheets to download.

This is a sample of the free download sheets together just scroll down beneath this image for the full sized sheets

You are free to use my sheets for personal use but please do not share, alter, claim them as your own or sell them, instead link back to my blog for people to download them.

They are copyright protected.

Just click on the images and this will bring them to full size on your screen then save it to your computer.

The sheet will print to a normal size A4 sheet, once saved to your computer double click on the file then from the top menu on your computer click, file then print this will then print out the image

This is an extra sheet to go with the hibiscus range that was requested

The Present

I received a gift that I can pass on to my family, I'm sure that I might bore some of you but I have to say that I am totally made up about this gift.

We already have one within the family and it is well over 100 years old but it is in the possession of my Aunt who has a family of her own to pass it on to so the likely hood of me getting to own it is slim and I would love to have it, so having one of my own has made me elated.

This is the kind of big Family Bible “they don’t make anymore,”

traditional King James text features clear, readable type and generous margins

Illustrated with 116 Rembrandt masterpieces!

leather-bound

22ct gold-accented heirloom edition

An illuminated section allows you to record your family's history.

This is just one of the illustrated 44 colour paintings and 72 monochrome drawings and etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn