Button Flower card

Just a pretty Button flower card, don't you just love buttons?

The ones I used are from Fantastic Ribbons and can be found here, you get ooodles of them for your pennys. brilliant service and brilliant value.

I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Everyday button bits for the plant pot and sentiment and teamed it all with Stampin Up Designer papers.

I added pearls to the button petals.

Just Inklined to Hop & Challenge

Just inklined blog hop & One Stop Craft Challenge , The theme this month is Embossing which was chosen by Joyce and that is where the Blog Hop starts.
You should have landed here from Debbie's blog .

For my card this month I have chosen the Wedding bouquet and can be purchased here coloured with Copic Markers, I used a Universal Embossing folder called venus from here to emboss the white background and Vintage seem binding ribbon tied in a bow and the frame was made using the Nestabilities Label 1

Next up is Cathy and I just know she will have something wonderful to show you.

Floral Craft Blog Candy

Oh this is exciting I have everything you need to make beautiful blossoms for blog candy.
just look at what you could win.

This is a must have for any flower loving crafter, the perfect prize from La Pashe, 16 sheets of build a Blossom and all of the tools to go with them.

Build a Blossom set 1

Build a Blossom Set 2

A Character Shaper tool, this will help you to shape petals to their fullest.

Reverse Tweezers a must have for curling petals and keeping hold of the petals before sticking in place

Double Ended Embossing Tool perfect for veining leaves

A moulding mat to give the perfect shape to your blossoms

Entering is easy, all you have to do is leave me a comment and then tell all of your friends, if you have a blog add the candy to your side bar, if you haven't a blog add it to facebook or anywhere that your friends will see it.
I will draw a winner on Thursay 10th March so be sure to leave a comment by Wednesday midnight GMT
International entries are allowed.

Daffodil Bottle

Daffodil Bottle by Just Inklined coloured with Copic Markers, designer papers by Stampin up a bit of lace, a bit of ribbon and a button from Fantastic Ribbons.

Image cut from the Nestabilities Ovals.

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Bathroom

A little sneaky peek at my bathroom tiles, they have to be grouted and cleaned yet but you will get the picture. White Matte tiles and slate borders and inset with a little Matte silver tile with a leaf imprint

Steeplechase

Steeplechase Trinitage, now this is just perfect for the pop up Trinitage the horses just jump off the page and if my Dad had still been here this would have been his perfect card, he just loved a wee flutter on the Gallowers (horses)

This one is called Steeplechase and is in set 1 and can be purchased here set 2 is also available to buy now from here

Day 3 in the Big Plan

The pipes have been diverted to the opposite wall for the shower and the floor has new wood ready for tiling, the pipe for the heated towel rail are also in place.

Mainly Prep work for tomorrow has been done today.

I did tell Neil that you wanted a front view of him but I think he's shy, maybe tomorrow. but the electrician Paul wasn't hiding, in fact he was posing if you care to read further down.

So I now have a lovely painted white ceiling and the wiring is done for the light and the square box on the wall is my extractor fan, so now when Natalie turns the bathroom into a steam room with a quick shower that turns into a 40 minute one hopefully most of the steam will be sucked through that baby.

So today was the day that Paul was coming to fit the extractor fan, now Chris took a picture for me as I was still at work and he was here in the morning. Chris joked when he handed me the camera saying he was striking a pose that I would recognise.

Now forgive me if I'm seeing things but talk about Love is in the Air add Paul drilling and what do you get?

Yep he's a dead ringer for Cupid don't you think?


Sorry Paul I couldn't let it pass without giving you wings and a halo.

Psssssst... New Downloads

Ohh big news.. you can now get decoupage downlaods from La Pashe!

Whats more there are 6 new Flippin Woman to download, never been seen. What this means to you is you now have the ability to print them out to your own computer when ever you need them once downloaded. Get them First, only just been released this morning.

New ones include

Flippin Fashion

Flippin Pregnant

Flippin Bowls (lady)

Flippin Painting

Flippin Cook

Flippin Scooter

You can see get all of the downloads here

Easter Card - Flower Cross

I only make a couple of Easter cards and the new Just Inklined Flower Cross digital Stamp and the Waltzing Mouse Nestie Eggs clear stamps worked beautifully for my card I teamed them with Kaiser Craft designer papers and did lots of matting and layering in contrasting card, coloured the image with copic markers and added ribbon and pearls the egg was doe cut with the Nestabilities dies by spellbinders.

Day Two in the Big Plan

I marked the points of interest with arrows so you wouldn't miss anything.

I now have some walls again poor Neil stopped late to get the wall skimmed for Paul tomorrow who will fit the extractor fan you can see where it will be going by the hole in the wall to mark it for him tomorrow.

Neil will be skimming the rest of the walls to finish them and hopefully get the shower tray in place too.

As you can see the loo has been fitted back so we could pee before bed time.

Well it wouldn't be a proper job if there wasn't a builders bum shot now would it, I have to say that Neil did threaten not to fit the loo back for the night if I blogged this so I thought I would wait until he'd left to show it to you.

This picture is blurred as I got a bit boggle eyed trying to hold the camera still ha ha.

until tomorrow.

New bathroom - and so the work begins.

It is something that we have been planning for a while now. I know the bathroom is the size of a walk in closet but is was a closet that was desperately in need of a make over.

The plan was to get rid of the bath, we only used the bath to step into to have a shower so it was just crazy to keep it.

From there we decided on a quadrant shower unit, the largest we could get that would fit into the bathroom, a new vanity and handbasin and of course a new loo. Wall tiles and floor tiles and it would be completed, of at least that was the plan.

So the work started today and I took the easy option of going to work, in fact what I should have done was stay at home and make sure that my craft room door was closed tight.

I have a nice thick layer of dust over everything inside that room now.

That's it then, no turning back now.

I really didn't think going back to the brick was part of the plan.

Well at least the nice man left us some where to pee before bedtime.

Mothering Sunday Card

I thought I would post a card made with the new digi £15 pack for Help4Katie this image is from the Floral Thoughts set it is the single flower, I added it several times to a square layout before colouring with Copic Markers, a bit of sponging to distress the edges, lots of matting and layering and a nestabilities label die to cut the center shape.

Magnolia

I have a little problem that occurred today, I don't know why or how it has happened but I'm hoping that it will correct itself real soon, We have been out shopping hunting down new bathroom fitments as we are having a brand spankling new bathroom fitted next week and believe me when I say it is well overdue as our old one is over 20years old and looking rather sorry for itself.

Whilst out I lifted a shopping basket it was an empty one, I handing it to Chris and then shortly after noticed a problem in my wrist the pain it excruciating and I'm back to wearing wrist supports, I thought those days were over I had problems around 5 - 10 years ago and I ended up having to wear wrist supports for a very long time, I'm hoping that I have simply pulled something and it will be better in a day or 2 so keep your fingers crossed.

In the mean time I wanted to share my favourite flower from the Build a Blossom range by La Pashe so here it is, the Magnolia.

Engagement - Tonic Simplicity Punch Champagne

A square card partly embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder a lovers stamp by Stampin Up inked with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and shaded with Copic markers., a ribbon a heart shape and the Tonic Studios Simplicity Punch - Champagne and a little bit of love to bring it all together.

I hadn't realised the ease of use with a geared punch, it simply does the hard work for you, not only for those that have hand issues using the punches but if you are doing invitations and have loads to punch out this is the baby you need.

You can see the full range of geared Simplicity Punches at Tonic Studios here

Monkey Hug by Mo Manning and Tonic Studios

it has been a while since I did any distress work and whilst at the Trade Show the gorgeous Kirsty Wiseman introduced me to Tonic Studios and they gave me a goody bag and are now sponsoring me, if you didn't already know they make many of the Tim Holtz tools so after a rummage in my bag I decided to give a couple of their tools a whirl on my card.

I had Monkey Hug on my craft desk all readty to colour on my return from the Trade Show so I set to it today, coloured with Copic markers and airbrushed the background to the image.

Tutorial on the distressing below the card image.

Tutorial with the Tonic Studios distressing Tool and the Craft Pick

Fundraising Totals and Card Winners

Firstly the winners of the Thank You card competition.

1st prize of the stamps sets from Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Barbara Diane

Letraset Aqua markers set

Linda Goble

Apron Set

Glenda Atkins

If you could all contact me with your details I will get your prizes issued.

Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to everyone that took part, the cards are fabulous.

Now onto the total raised, I have to say that you were amazing, so much support and love showed to Katie and her family, the amount raised by all you kind hearted folk was...

Build a Blossom Poppies

A couple of Poppy flowers from set 2 of Build a blossom sheets by La Pashe

Build a Blossom Red Poppy

Nice n Easel set 2 - La Pashe

New from La Pashe set 2 of Nice 'n' Easel on sale now Here

Sweet Peas, Fuchia, Parrot Tulip, Hibiscus, Cherry Blossom, Poppy, Naturtium, Lily