Flower Girl - Mo Manning

Happy Sunday Everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. The sun is splitting the trees here where I am so I'm off to make the most of it.

Before I do I wanted to share a new card with you.

Little Flower Girl, coloured with Copic Markers and made into an Easel card, the cuttlebug was used to emboss the pink card and edged using a Martha Stewar deep edger punch, the duck egg under paper was from my stash, I think it was from Papermania, some pearls a ribbon some flower petals and a bit of love to bring it all together.

A close up shot of the little Flower Girl by Mo Manning, such a little sweetie.

The Nestabilities Labels make a perfect writing place on the inside of the easel card.

A New Free Sheet for you all

Ooh it has been such a long since I gave you all a free sheet to work with so I set to today and designed this one for you all.

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Sassy Cheryl Boy Golfer and a Dodgy Dude

Does anyone know this Gangster? a dodgy dude if ever I saw one.

I want captions for Jacks image, leave me a caption by Sunday midnight and I'll choose the best one and send that person a little gift.

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A fun little image by Sassy Cheryl, Golfer Boy is a great image for the men with a little fun element to it, you just have to love those plus fours don't you?

Coloured with promarkers and teamed with some nature papers and a lemon ribbon oh yes and a big pearl for his golf ball.

Hobbycraft Show NEC Birmingham

La Pashe is at the Hobbycraft Show at Birmingham NEC, Craig and Jonathan will be there to great you at the stand. They have some great show offers so if you are visiting now is the time to get stocked up. Oh yes they are open to bribes and they lurvve sweeties.

Read on for more offers.

La Pashe can be located at stand C30

The boys have lots of offers for you at their stand but I'm going to give you another tasty offer.

When buying tell them Jak sent you and give them the code CP11 they will then give you a discount of 10% on everything you buy how cool is that?

and... the first person to go up to Jonathan pinch his cheeks and call him "Young Man" can have 1 free set of decoupage from me. (to be collected from Jonathan at the time it's done)

Happy Birthday

As it's my Birthday today and I'm now in the wrong side of 40 I thought I'd share some of my photos of my in younger years.

Two of me in my Pram, isn't it a beauty? everyone say awe...

It's good to look back to past times, aren't photographs amazing?

Me being pushed on the swing by my dear brother Russell and on Holiday with a neighbouring holiday lady.

This is me with brothers Alan and Russell, and my wonderful dad.

Here I am with my gorgeous Nana and my cousin Susan, I'm the ickle one.

I'm off out with my Mam for a girlie day just the two of us then I get jack for a couple of hours tonight for some snuggles.

I hope you all have a wonderful day too.

Flowers for my Mommy - Mothering Sunday

Just short post as I think the weekend has just cought up on me and my energy levels are zero, Everything is aching and I'm nodding while typing so I need to get off to my bed.

I used the last image from my set called Very Very Sweet by A Day for Daisies and coloured it with Copic markers and distress inks. I used the pendant dies by Spellbinders and a foilage die by Marianne designs.

Waiting for Rain

Poor love! she only needs a bit of rain so that she can sail her Yacht, she's all prepared for it too in her little Sou'wester and red gum boots.

I used one of the Marianne Creatable Doily Dies behind her and Designer papers from Stampin Up, some pearls and vintage seam binding ribbon.

waiting for rain is a Mo manning image and can be purchased here.

Image coloured with Copic markers.

Brilliant Day

We set off quite early this morning 7:30 am and made our way to Harrogate Papercraft Extravaganza and on arrival we were greeted by the exhibition Cow "Daisy".

The day was manic busy with lots of crafters armed with shoppers all awaiting to fill them up at whatever caught their eye.

I was doing demo's with the Build a Blossom and I did so many I have a blister.

I love it when someone watches me transform the flat sheet into a thing of natural beauty before their eyes and the disbelief at how easy they are to make until they see for themselves.

A very satisfying feeling indeed.

We had a marvelous day and after a good nights sleep I should be ready for round 2 tomorrow.

The display stand are really for Cupcakes and i saw them on facebook purchased by Nicola Joliffe one of my crafty friends and thought they would be perfect for the Build a Blossom flowers to showcase them.

I think they look like they should be in a flower boutique.

I must add that not 1 cup of tea came my way today from crafty friends (how rude) lol!

A Special Flower - A Day for Daisies

Another beauty from A Day for Daisies, this one is A Special Flower from the Very Very Sweet collection I just love these, I'm imagining a feild of Poppies and a Cadbury's Flake (only the crumbliest flakiest chocolate) nummnumnum!

Coloured with Copic Markers and teames with some Gem Clusters, beads and ribbon and a bit of love to bring it all together.

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Tomorrow Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March I will be at Harrogate GNPE (Papercraft Extravaganza)

If you are visiting be sure to pop by the La Pashe stand and say hi, I'd love to see you there, I'll be doing demo's of the Build a Blossom showing just how easy they are to make.

Oh yes and come with a cup of tea I always get parched from chatting too much (just a little bit of milk and no sugar)

Project of the Month Blog Hop & Spot Prizes

Its that time again and this Month's theme for the Blog Hop is ese 2 images to create a scene and our host is Elaine and that's is where the blog hop begins.

You should have landed on my blog from Arielle We will hold this every third Thursday of the month , we aim to give you a little inspiration and hopefully a few Oooo's and Awe's along the way.The Dream Team is made up with some of the most talented ladies so be sure to give them all a visit.

The images I used on this months project are Patience and Cat's in the Bag

I think they compliment each other as the one in the bag looks as though it is trying to hide.

I coloured the images with Copic markers after merging them together I used Stampin Up designer papers and hand cut some paws to add as embelishment.

Next up is Bea and I just know she has something amzing to show you, don't forget to leave a comment as there is 2 spot prizes up for grabs choosen from the comments on our blogs.

Mo Manning is has an awesome image up for grabs for only $1 to raise some funds to help in the disaster in Japan. click on the image below to go and buy it.

Ohhh No! Baby Jack talks like a Geordie

uh oh! Baby Jack talks like a Geordie if you listen carefully to his words you'll see what I mean.

Flowers in my Garden - A Day for Daisies

As soon as I saw this stamp I just fell in love with it, it is from a new to me company (A Day for Daisies) which I found in one of the groups I'm in, this one is so dreamy, it's called Flowers in my Garden, isn't she beautiful?

There is something quite surreal about her.

I used the Cuttlebug Stylised flowers folder to emboss the card and the border punch is by Martha Stewart (deep edger) I used the square Nestabilities to mount the image onto and copic markers to colour her.

Teamed with ribbon, pearls and a flower and a bit of love to bring it all together.

Baby & Bunny - Mo Manning

Oh Baby!

I think Cheeky is the only word for this bare bummed baby with it's bunny, ha,ha.

The innocence of youth captured perfectly by Mo, just look at the baby folds and the soft plush fur rug.

Coloured with Copic markers Baby and Bunny is teamed with DCWV and Bo Bunny designer papers, Buttons from Fantastic Ribbons a pretty ribbon bow and some pearls and a bit of love to bring it all together.

Man of the Month

I decided I would award a Man of the Month, not something I do lightly but this man totally deserves this award.

To win this award a man needs to be one of a kind, hardworking, reliable, good sense of humour, thoughtful and considerate.

So without further ado I give you...

Neil Rutherford.

This is my choice for Man of the month, why? well he went beyond the call of duty and worked late most nights to get my bathroom fitted for me, he is hard working and wouldn't even stop for lunch, although he did get through 2 jars of coffee.

He single handed fitted me a beautiful bathroom and even when he had to take out the loo he put it back before he left to ensure we had it for the nights. He is a perfectionist and made sure that every part of the bathroom was fitted to the highest of standards, he is witty and he doesn't leave a mess he cleaned up each night.

Thank you Neil we are thrilled with the work you did for us.

Oh yes he also is a good sport and didn't mind me blogging his builders bum.

Anyone on the look out for a brilliant Bathroom fitter Neil is your man, he is hard working reliable and a perfectionist, I really can't recommend him highly enough.

You can contact him here nrplumbing@aol.com

Petit Bug - Kirsty Wiseman

New range in Digi Stamps by my beautiful friend Kirsty Wiseman and this one is Petit Bug.

Hop over there and share some love only £1.25 each.

This little lady has a Parisian feel to her hense the Oh la la! Coloured with Promarkers, a few buttons by Fantstic Ribbons, some designer papers and some flourishes a pretty rose and a bit of lurve to bring it all together.

Digi Stamp Petit Bug by Kirsty Wiseman

Colour Choice & Bathroom

I now need to paint the walls above the tiles and this is where you can help! no I don't want you to come round with a paint brush, I just need you to choose the colour you like and vote for it on my side bar at the top.

Shower ,basin with vanity unit and the important thing the loo.

Large shower quadrant

Heated towel rail

From the door.

Slate floor tiles.

Of course it all needs to be cleaned and accessories need adding but as of last night it is all finished including the shower fitted.

2 in 1 Royal Fleur and Fairy 2

I decided to give one of my new punches a whirl and what better way to showcase it than to use one of the images from Digital Pencil Too Fairy 2, I love the fact that this image is voluptuous and not a double Zero skinny mini.

Coloured with Copic markers and I choose my favourite shades of aqua colours and used the 2 in 1 Royal Fleur on corners and edging then teamed it all with a vintage seem binding ribbon and gave it a bit of a curled appearance.

Fairy 2 can be purchased here

I just know you are all going to ask what I used for the edging, well, it is a little edger Punch by Tonic Studios called 2 in 1 - Royal Fleur it does both edges and corners for the silly price of £5.99 cheap as chips.

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I'm hoping to get some bathroom shots later to show you, it's all coming together nicely.

Build a Blossom Winner and an Uh Oh

First my Uh Oh.... Grandson Jack learnt how to climb out of his cot today and in the process fell and managed to but his teeth clean through his bottom lip his poor Mam is beating herself up over it as he needed a trip to the medics and has had it glued together again, luckily his teeth came out just below his bottom lip otherwise it would have been a trip to hospital and not the walk in center.

So tonight his cot has been made into a bed and he is finding it very dificult to stay in it, I expect they are in for a restless night tonight.

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Thank you to all that entered my Blog Candy.

The winner of the Build a Blossom blog candy is...

Primitive Seasons said...
Woo hoo.....this looks really fun and interesting. Would love to win and give these flowers a try. Thanks so much.Mary

Congratulations Mary if you could email me your details with Build a Blossom Candy in the subject line I will get your prize to you.