Build a Blossom Tutorial Pansy

Do you remember me saying that I'd had a bit of a week at work last week and that Peeta my workmate was trying to steal my thunder. Well here it is a New Star is born I think that Tim Holtz will be quaking in his shoes when he sees our Peeta's Video.

Please leave some comments as Peeta is a bit of a diva and needs the compliments.

Little Irish Dancer - Mo Manning

I feel a Riverdance coming on ha ha, I always think of red hair and Irish eyes of green.

Love this little Gal by Mo Manning, she is just amazing isn't she?

Little Irish Dancer can be bought here.

Coloured with Copic Markers and teamed with Bo Bunny designer papers.

More Help for Katie Prize Winners

I have another 8 Help for Katie winners rizes from SorPal, Simply Betty Stamps, Craftfairy, Robyns Fetish stamps, Paper Creator and Uranangel, Whoosh we have been so lucky to have all of these kindly donated prizes.

There is still time to donate to the Help for Katie fundraising see here for details

Congratulations Everyone, I hope you all enjoy your prizes.

Simply Betty Stamps Set of 5 Echo Park Designer Paper Pads
Mary Bollen

ScorPal
Cassandra Trask ScorBuddy

Deirdre Horgan ScorPal

Craftfairy - Ribbon Pack

Pauline Barlow

Rita MacGranthin

Robyns Fetish Digi Stamps
Teresa marshall

Paper Creator Card Kit
Eva Joiner

Uranangel URANAngel Doll

Jean Tutt

Sweet Dreams Marci - La-La Land

Sweet Dreams Marci teamed with sweet designer paper by DCWV, Irina is such a talented artist, now only does she do amazing stamp but she also makes wonderful cards, just look at the little blackeyed panda on this one, I couldn't wait to get it coloured and carded.

I made this one into an easel card but used the Nestabilities Ovals to showcase it instead of the usual square top.

I kept the colours soft for the image I felt it needed that.

Sweet Dreams Marci can be purchased here

Help for Katie Winners

I have the first 7 winners in the Help for Katie Draw (still time to donate), we were so lucky to have th prizes kindly donated for us.

The first one drawn was for a full set of the Letraset Promarkers in total that is 148 brand spanking new fabulous alcahol markers to take your colouring to another level.

The winner of the promarkers is...

Steve Rawles, congratulations Steve.

Next is 6 Prizes from The Paper Temptess

$25 gift voucher goes to...

Kristine Breach

The next 5 winners will all receive a Silver lustre Paper pack

Anne Ray

Sarah Hicks

Niki Estes

Kathleen Pennington

Michaella Schmidt

Joy Mo Manning - Hey Soul Sister

Well I didn't know whether to sing Hey soul Sister, How do you solve a problem like Maria or The hills are alive with the sound of music. so whilst colouring I sang all three, just be thankful that you are there and I am here lol! Mo has the amazing knack of drawing feel good images and this one certainly ticks the box.

Joy is available to purchase here.

Colouring done with Copic Markers, My Minds Eye designer papers, Go Kreate Die shapes, QuicKutz Cross dies, ribbon and a bit of love to bring it all together.

La-La Land Capri Marci

I have a gorgeous card to show you today but before I do i wanted to tell you about work at La Pashe

It has been a bit of a day today at work, Peeta my workmate (cough "lackey" and cutter outer) has been trying to steal my thunder, I will tell you more about this later in the week.

I wouldn't care but I even made him the perfect bow accessory, well that's gratitude for you isn't it?

Peeta

I have to say I struggled with this one, only because I'm finicky with colours matching and there are sooo many shades of pink and blue that you just wouldn't believe, I eventually found and old designer paper pad from HOTP and as soon as I started thumbing through the papers I new I was onto a winner.

Capri Marci from La La Land stamps is a girl after my own heart in her Jeans and T-Shirt, I also gave my Sizzix Bigz Die an airing and added a button and pearl center to the flower. The border punch was a Martha Stewart edger punch, you gotta love that girls punches, they are a must have for your crafting stash.

Copic Markers -Skin E0000, E000, E00, E21, E95

Clothes B39, B45, B41, RV21, RV13, RV10

Hair E79, E59, E57

To see the full range of La-La Land stamps head over to here

La La Land - Winter Marci

Oh my! have you seen these? I think they have the most angelic faces, such a dream to colour too. Just look at her little outfit, I love it, I can remember dressing my two like this.

They come in either digi stamps or red rubber, so no one will be stuck getting their hands on them.

La-La Land Stamps Winter Marci doesn't have to be all snowflakes in fact in my card there is none.

I used pretty papers by Stampin Up, buttons, ribbon, a few pearls, Nestabilities, Sweet wording and matting and layering and of course a bit of love to bring it all together.

Copic Markers -
Skin E0000, E000, E00, E21, E95
Clothes G82, G85, G94, RV95, RV000
Hair E57, E53, E35

To see the full range of La-La Land stamps head over to here

Just Inklined to Hop - Love

Just inklined blog hop , Allsorts Challenge and Crafty Calendar Challenge

The theme of Love this month was chosen by Cath and that is where the Blog Hop starts.

You should have landed here from Debbies blog .
We also have a new guest designer this Month, Meesha, so it would be lovely if you could pop along and leave her a comment too.

I used the Love Cats Digital Image for my card you can buy this here

Coloured with Copic markers, embossing leaves done with a sizzix folder (fall), the black swirls are a Marianne Creatables die, lots of matting and layering, the sky on the image was airbrushed then spray glittered, black rose and a hanging Swarovski heart crystal.

Next up is Mina who is joining us as a guest this Month and I just know she will have something wonderful to show you.

Jelly Jubilee Cake - just like Mamma used to bake...

After making the Kitchen Shelves card and reminissing about my Mams Sunday baking days I had loads of requests of how to make them so here it is all listed below.

I'm going to take mine to work tomorrow as a treat for us all.

Jelly Jubilee Cakes

You will need....

cakes .....

eggs 3, Selfraising Flour 6oz, Caster Sugar (fine suger)6oz, Butter 6oz.

topping..

1 packet fruit Jelly (Jello), 1 packet of cocunut strands (dessicated coconut)

Filling

1 carton of double cream.

Lets begin.

Beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, add 1 egg and a little bit of the flour and beat into the mixture, repeat this with the remaining eggs and flour holding a little bit of the flour back, the remaining flour needs to be folded gently into the mixture.

Fill your cake cases with the mixture and bake in the over 190c or for fan assisted ovens 170c fo 20 - 25 minutes.

Once baked leave on a baking tray to cool, try not to eat one like I did or you will only get 11 to finish ha ha!

While you are waiting for the cakes to cool make up the packet of raspberry jelly, make the jelly with less water than is recomended so that you get a stronger flavour and it will take less time to start setting, it needs to be nearly set before dipping the cakes into it.

Once you have the jelly to that stage, dip in the cake then roll it in the cocunut strands.

Once the cakes are coated in the raspberry jelly and the coconut

leave to one side until the jelly is set.

Leave the cakes for a little while until the raspberry jelly is set.

Once set slice in half, whisk up the double cream until it is stiff and forming peeks then add a generous dollop on the bottom half of the cake then add the top of the cake on top sandwiching the cream inside the cake.

And eat.........

Crazy for You

If like me you don't do sloppy on Valentines day then this is a fun way of getting around it. It says what you meen with a bit of fun added.

Coloured with Promarkers and a printed sentiment cut out with Spellbinders dies, the scoring was done with the ScorPal just enough to take the plain off the card.

Digital stamp Iggy Crazy for You by Just Inklined

Iggy Crazy for you can be purchased here

Blog Candy Winner - Promarkers, Help for Katie

I have a Blog candy Winner but before I announce it I wanted to thank everyone for getting the word out for the Help for Katie fundraising, we have raised a great amount so far and I'm hoping that it will continue to do so, none of this would have been possible if it wasn't for our wonderful crafting community.

The generosity of people just blows me away, isn't it wonderful to know that we can make a difference in a families life? I know Katie and her family are immensely grateful for the support that has been shown.

So without further delay the winner of the Promarker Blog Candy is...

Trina said...
I've had the blinkie up and bought the stamps already!

1 February 2011 01:04

Congratulations Trina, please get in touch with me and send me you address details so I can get them posted out to you

Sweet Iris

It had been so long since doing a straight forward decoupage card that I actually enjoyed making this one. I used Stampin Up Design Paper for the background and used one of there punches for the leaves, Labels 4 Nestabilities and a contrasting ribbon, some little pearls and a dragonfly charm and a bit of love to bring it all together.

So Many have asked where the decoupage image has come from, well I have to say I cheat lol! it is one of the new Nice'n'Easel sheets by La Pashe I just cut it part out for my card.

Everything But The kitchen Shelf - Mothers Day Card

As soon as I saw this Stamp I knew it would make the perfect Mothering Sunday Card, it have a bit of nostalgia included in the image and I can tell you it reminds me of baking as far as the eye could see on a Sunday morning when I was a little girl.

My Mam used to bake in batches for the week we had bread dough raising in every warm spot in the house ooo and the cakes were out of this world.

One of the cakes that was my favourite was one we called jelly jubilees, it was a vanilla cupcake baked then dipped in a raspberry jelly mix before it set and then rolled in coconut strands, once the jelly had set on the cake it was cut in half and a great big dollop of whipped fresh cream added to the center, I can promise you they didn't last long ha ha.

Digital Stamp - Kitchen Shelves by Just Inklined

coloured with Copic markers, Stampin Up designer papers, lace, buttons, roses and twine and a little bit of love to bring it all together.

Thank You Card Competition

A wonderful competition where you have got 3 chances of winning I have made it very easy to enter and it is in way of thanking all of those that have already kindly donated to the Help for Katie Benefit I really hope you all add your card of project as it woud be wonderful for to see them all in one place and also an inspiration to those that haven't yet tried them.

Prize 1 over £100 worth of stamps from the wonderfiul Susan Walton at Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Prize 2 A set of 12 Aqua Markers from the lovely people at Letraset

Prize 3 A matching Apron and Tea Towel from All Tea Towels

Thats 3 fabulous prizes up for grabs

Below is some of the cards that I made from all of the wonderful images that you get when you make your donation.

Rules....

1. The card must be made from the donated Help for Katie images.

2. No back links will be accepted this must be a post made after 24th January

3. you must provide a link to the Help For Katie fundraising

4. You may only enter 1 card or project per blog.

Just add your link to your card in the Inlinkz below, you have until February 20th to add your card, no back links please, these must be new posts to your blog only.If you don't have a blog another way to enter would be to put your project in your facebook photo's you will then need to share this post of mine on facebook too and I'm afraid you'll need to add me as a friend so that I can check you've shared everything. all you do then is go to your photo on FB copy the address from the address bar and add that as your link for your card on here.