Blog Hop of the Month–Borders

Its blog hop time again and your chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil too...so don't forget your comments on our DT's blogs along the way...our host this month is ME… I have chosen Borders as the theme.

I’m the start of the blog hop so you are in the right place to follow the hop through all of the amazing creations.

This is Solemn Sailor from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Borders made by tearing the patterned paper and also a pretty ribbon border too.

Next up is Gretha and she will have something pretty amazing to show you.

Dont forget to leave comments on the blogs you visit for a chance of a $5 store credit

Create and Craft Previews and Shows–Premium Card Stock

I have been working away like a busy bee preparing shows for Create and Craft. I have some fabulous shows lined up with a range of Premium Card stock, some gorgeous colours and textures.

Showing a couple of projects today for you.

From the Blush range.

 

From the Bright range

Create and Craft show times

Thursday 24th April.

08.00

11.00

14.00

16.00

19.00

Freesat 813 -  Virgin 748 - Freeview 36 - Sky 671

The Craft Helper

As I have told you before I have a man in a million, he offered to help me with my prep work for the Pick of the Week on Create and Craft next week.

You know the saying Boys and their Toys? well here is a prime example of it. Please note, do not try this at home. No Grand Calibur was hurt in the making of this video.

 

you have to love this man.

New Release Images Jak Heath Designs

I’m so excited to show you my new release digital stamps.

I’ve made up some cards and some of my friends have too.

This is City Nell this is a pre-coloured image which also comes with the Digital line drawn stamp for you to colour, fabulous for quick cards but would she look fabulous in Christmas colours too?

All of the card and ribbon is from Create and Craft I will be showcasing this on TV real soon.

Next up is Lauren again the coloured version of the stamps

I teamed her up with the Create and Craft card stock and the Tattered Lace Lavish Blooms Poppy and Leaves dies.

Next up is Football Micky I tried to keep this clean and simple again using the coloured version

All of the new relies Digital images can be found on Jak Heath Designs

Now all of the girls have been busy too.

Tammy, Joyce, Gaynor, Dawn and Nicole

Go Hop

Now although I have left Just Inklined I still need to give them a shout out, they have a Blog Hop today so go and hop over and give them some love.

This month's theme is "Spring Card" hosted by Tammy.

To start the journey, hop over to here.

Tammy

Joyce

Gaynor

Dawn

And lastly the newest member of their design team

Nicole

So Pretty at Night

Chris and I headed out for a little stroll along the sea front tonight, it was a lovely night and we needed some fresh air.  I love the night walks, it hides all the imperfections of the daytime view.

The Port of Seaham

look over to the Marina

Even Church street has a beauty on an evening.

And then along to the strip.

Now Flats but this was once our Police Station.

Photographs aren’t the best as they were took from my phone but I guess you can see what I love about the evening walks.

Tattered Lace Lavish Blooms

So excited to be on the Tattered Lace Design Team, I know this is going to be great fun.

If you didn’t know already there is a Challenge Blog here and this month the challenge is using at least one of the Lavish Bloom sets.

For this card I have used the Lavish Blooms Poppy, Lavish Bloom Leaves and Lavish Blooms Stamen.

Those that know me will also know that I adore poppy’s.

I used the lace poppy and cut into it to make the butterflies on the corners and used Mei flower pearls for the little heads.

I also played with folding the small poppy bloom to make it a little more 3D

Beautiful Gifts

Today was my last day at La Pashe and although I was ready for leaving it left me with many mixed emotions, happy to be moving forward to a new adventure working freelance and opening my options in the crafting world and also sadness leaving my work friends behind.

After all, if I hadn’t started with the company I wouldn’t have had the option of being where I am today.

I received lovely gifts from my friend, a mahousive bouquet  from Laura of beautiful pink roses and delicate purple blooms and chocolates, a bouquet of sunflowers from the La Pashe team and then Jim Harker my friend and the La Pashe artist presented me with the most gorgeous watercolour painting.

my house looks and smells like a florist shop, I still have my birthday flowers from Chris on the left of the picture and a superb tropical bouquet from Daughter Natalie for Mothering Sundayon the right.

A close up of my Original Jim Harker Artist painting. It is Alston in Cumbria.

Aren't I a lucky girl.