Tuesday 12 November 2013

New Release Blog Hop Creations by AR - Stuffed Stocking

 

A new templates from Creations by AR and you could win them just by following our hop today.

STUFFED STOCKING: plus  Free Gift until Nov 30 – Holiday Wreath

POP UP FROSTY: plus  Free Gift until Nov 30 - Snowflake Set

I started with the Stuffed Stocking which can be filled with treats

Stuffed Stocking

super easy to make and decorate.
I used pretty EP papers, holly, berries, and a cinnamon stick, bells, twine and beads, and some pretty trim to finish.
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I then set to with the cutie Pop up Frosty
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and I finished by playing with the snowflake set
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making a pretty Snowflake wreath.
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I really enjoyed making the wreath, it has so much dimension that it pops.
 

PRIZES: Two winners:

The first will receive the Stuffed Stocking and Holiday Wreath

The second will receive the Pop Up Frosty and Snowflake Set

HOW TO WIN:

• Leave comments on each blog

• AR FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creations-by-AR/154314751303824

• AR PCP Group: http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/creationsbyar

Comments accepted until Nov 17 (12:00 noon EST)

Two random winners will be announced Nov 18:

AR Blog:  http://cbyar.blogspot.com

Please take the time to visit all of the girls, they all have amazing projects to show you.

Adela: Jak: Julia: Lisa: Lori: Lyn: Patti J: Sue:

 

Monday 11 November 2013

Have a Heart

I just love pretty things, as do most girls, little boxes and trinkets, there's nothing nicer than opening a pretty box and finding a special treat inside it.

Heart Box1

It could contain a tasty treat or a piece of jewellery maybe filled to the brim with love hearts for Valentines day either way it will thrill who ever receives it.

Heart Box2

How about an Easter basket? perfect to fill with small treats for children or maybe some paste eggs for a healthier treat.

Easter Basket

This is going to be a 3D template CD that you reach for time and time again.

CD CASE MOCK UP WITH LOGO

Coming soon at www.lapashe.com

 

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Saturday 9 November 2013

Crafting with Jack

We have had the privilege of having our Grandson Jack stay with us this weekend, although he has chattered so much that he has our ears bleeding it has been a pleasure.

Jack loves to get involved, he likes to work alongside his Granda and he calls him his building buddy (so funny).

The other side to Jack is that he loves to craft with me. I showed a card that he recently coloured and made here which was his first handmade card.

Today we decided to make 3 Christmas cards for his teachers and we decided on winter wellington boots.

Here he is showing just how very clever he is with his finished cards.

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And a close up of all of them too.

He loved the snowflake background paper for this one and he also loved the glittery pom-poms, he added glitter glue and stuck everything down onto the card, I helped with the cutting out and the ribbon bows.

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This one he loved the colours and the addition of the bells that jingle jangle, he even coloured the sole of the boots.

Jack Craft2

This one he loved the Christmas trees and added a line of glitter down each tree and tied the bell onto the green sparkly cord and added the big pom-pom border.

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I have a feeling that he will be so proud to give his teachers cards that he made himself.

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Wednesday 6 November 2013

Stand and Deliver Sneak Preview

I’m still sharing sneak peeks with you all from the amazing new 3D template CD

CD CASE MOCK UP

This next template had me singing Stand and Deliver by Adam Ant all through making it.

Perfect for little boys, the Castle (fort) pointed roof is a gift box and comes out of the main castle construction and can be filled with sweet treats or even a little toy. The carriage can also be filled with something special.

Once Upon a Castle and Carriage boy

Of course this can also be a Fairy-tale Castle and Carriage for the girls or maybe a wedding gift.

Once Upon a Castle and Carriage girl

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Tuesday 5 November 2013

Letting the Cat out of the Bag. Shhhhhh!

I have been working very hard to bring you something special from La Pashe.
We at La Pashe have teamed up with Adela Rossol from Creations by AR and we have...
 30 of her 3D Templates all on one CD,
What is wonderful about her templates is that they come with a full step by step instruction sheet for each of the templates, each template comes in SVG and PDF format so whether you have a cutting machine or you are a hand cutter you will be able to make some of the most fabulous creations.
Our First CD is Spring and Summer.
So how busy have I been?
This Busy.
And this is just a small selection of what I have been making.

A couple of close up pictures.
Sneakies.

Haute Tote

Lighthouse.

now that is just a selection.
These will be available to buy at the NEC Hobbycraft Show Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and then available online at La Pashe a week or so later.
£19.99 

Monday 4 November 2013

Just Inklined to Blog Hop–Favourite Colour Combo

Today is blog hop day and our super talented Design Team have some amazing projects to show you.

To make the hop more fun, there are 2 hidden spot prizes along the way, chosen from those that leave comments on the blogs.

This months theme is "Christmas" hosted by Joyce  which is where the blog hop starts.

You should have landed on my blog from Tangii and its her Birthday.

I’ve used Poinsettia Corner Ribbon for my card and you can buy it from Just Inklined

Teals and White is my favourite combo.

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I used the Silhouette Portrait machine to create a pine branch matt for my image, I used Graph’ It Markers to colour my image which I had printed out twice and Pan Pastels for the edging both available at Polka Doodles so that I could add and extra layer to the Poinsettia flower.

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Backing papers are from Stampin Up, Pearls and ribbon slide from Mei Flower 

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I finished with a little glitter glue to make it all pop.

Next up on the hop is Lori who always amazes me with her beautiful creations.

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Sunday 3 November 2013

Jack's first Handmade Card

We had Jack visit us today, he decided to stay with us for the day and after all of our jobs were done (shopping, dinner prepared, shopping put away) all of which he helped with, he decided that he would like to colour an image and make a card.
At the ripe age of 4 years old he sat at the desk and used my Flex Markers and Clam Diggers. Image from Mo's Digital Pencil and started to colour.
Once finished he wanted to make a card for his Mam, this is all Jack's own design, I only helped with the cutting out and I tied the bow for him.
I was amazed at how careful he was and how few times he went out of the lines.
Isn't it brilliant?
Here is the concentration levels

 
 

Saturday 2 November 2013

All Cakes–No Calories

Healthy options when it comes to cakes it probably one of the hardest things to find, we all have that urge to grab a cake as a put me off till dinner time when out and about and cafe’s just seam to have the biggest and best to tempt that sweet toothed devil inside of us.

I can honestly say there is very few cakes that I don’t like.

I decided to do a little research to find the best choices for me to stay on the healthy eating track.

I browsed the internet for hours on end and the choices seamed to be make your own for anything decent until I found these beauties.

cream cakes 1Mouth watering huh!

they are totally calorie free.

Strawberry Tart

cream cakes 2 

Cherry Iced Coconut Sponge

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Iced Bun

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Chocolate Éclair

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I have to stop this now because I know your mouths will be watering with the delight of these and they are fake cakes, aren’t they amazing?

They are all made from clay, full sized Tea Room cakes that would fool anyone.

I am going to look at them and drool, I bought them as props, I think the person that made these is pretty amazing, I may even have a go at doing some when I get some time.

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