Oh Baby!

We have two babies that will arrive into our family in the next couple of weeks so I thought I’d best get cracking with something pretty. One of which will be Kim and David's, I guess most of you remember the tragic loss of their beautiful baby boy Layton and I know many of you gave so generously when I did the fundraising for meningitis in his memory.

I love Mo Manning's baby images, so beautiful and this one is no exception.

Baby Boy b is from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Copic markers and prisma pencils the swirly embossing is a sizzix embossing folder and as this is an 8 inch card I used the Grande Calibur from Spellbinders to do the embossing. I don’t have a raspberry plate so I used the cutting plate and the B plate for the Cuttlebug.

The gorgeous ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel 

Spring has Nearly Sprung

I’m not sure if it’s the new specs but everything is looking cleaner and fresh since I got them, so todays choice of image is perfect.

Spring Bringer by Wee Stamps, I just love the faces on these wee darlings.

I kept the colours in line with Spring and added pearls glitter (which isn’t showing, but know her wings are sparkling) and used a ribbon from the march collection of Ribbon Carousel and Grande Calibur Borders and foliage from Spellbinders 

I’m struggling with my blood count uh! I’ve had a terrible sand paper rash for about 4 weeks now, it’s all over my chest forehead behind my ears little bit on my nose and over my back, we think (doctor thinks) it may be to do with my bloods. I had both a letter and a telephone call again from the hospital so I have to go back again and I am starting to resemble a very well used pin cushion.

Test Driving

Just in case you were wondering, I'm having a day off……… I’m test driving some new specs and thought it would be better to test drive them without the close work than strain my eyes straight off.

I have some designer specs, this is a first for me, she’s a new gal on the specs block called Karen Millan.

I’ve mastered the focus and reverse, still keep looking in my mirrors until I get used to the drive but on the whole they are feeling good.

Anniversary Filigree

I know, I know, I bought one but I just couldn’t do it, so I set to straight after dinner and got cracking making a card for Chris’s Mam & Dad, I may keep the other for his Dads Birthday or Fathers Day.

A bit of a filigree feel to this one.

 

Soft, dreamy and clean, I used a heart corner punch (corner adorner) really old punch, my ScorPal for the embossing, love the ScorPal, Moroccan spellbinders die on the Grande Calibur, Memory Box Heart die, some ribbons and pearl pins.

I also used my Stampin Up heart punch and a bit of matting and layering.

Eeek! I Bought a Card

Being an avid card maker it is few and far between that I buy a shop card. Most people expect a hand made card and it always feels as if I’m cheating if I do buy one.

Last year while we were in Kendal (my favourite place on earth) I was window shopping, not many places you can do that these days as most of the shops have metal shutters. Anyway I spotted some very, very interesting cards and went back the next day to take a closer look at them.

being from a fishing village ourselves I knew I had to make a purchase and actually, shamefully I bought three cards. They are all swinging cards that pop out 3d but lay flat in an envelope, ingenious the way they have been made.

The fishing Village.

I took a couple of photo’s from different angles so you can see how clever it is.

This one is destined for my Mother and Father–in-laws Anniversary, they lift in the same village as us so will totally appreciate it.

The company that make these are called Santoro. Not cheap but very different.

Christmas in March?

I bet you are all panicking now ha ha, but I am working on some Christmas designs here at La Pashe, I can see you are cringing but if us as designers don't start early then you would be in a sorry state of card making when it does come around.

I,m thinking that you are going to love this range, I can't wait until I can show you some sneak peeks.

Jak x

Sent from my iPad

Painter Meg

I’m showing a quick card today, made with my early Birthday Present from my Mam.

I used Painter Meg by Mo’s Digital Pencil and coloured her with Copic markers.

I used the Grande Calibur and the Morrocan Accents by Spellbinders 

I used the border die and snipped it along the straight edge so that I could angle it to fame the image.

Just Inklined to Hop–Get Well

The Blog hop this Month for Just Inklined is sure to get you creating something special, our theme this month is Get Well or Spring Feever and our host is the lovely Tammy and that is where our Blog hop Starts.

You should have landed on my blog from Joyce  if not hop back to the beginning so you don’t miss anything.

I decided on Get Well or should that be Hope you’re Feline Better

I choose Mycroft for my image and he would definitely cheer anyone up. what even better is that he is only £1 to buy.

 

I used the DCWV backing papers the Pet Stack coloured the image with copic and prisma’s

I’m the dogs tail, last on the hop, if you haven't seen all of the wonderful cards pop back to Tammy

Don't forget we are having a DT Call, there is still a couple of days to enter see here

We have a couple of spot prizes for commenters so remember to leave a comment on each of the girls blogs.

In Charge of a Crane…

As some of you know my ever suffering husband Chris, started model making for his train layout, well the tables have turned as now he is the one shouting “in a minute” when something needs doing or if dinner is ready and we have to wait until he’s at a part he can leave to one side while he is having dinner or the likes.

Anyway he is busying himself making a Gantry Crane and my word there is some work going into it, I’m thinking I may have to graffiti my name on the side of it as I helped with some of the cutting out on this one.

pop over to his blog and take a look at some of his work, show it to your husbands I’m sure they'll be impressed. Wynyard Lane Models

The picture above shows the bogey part of the Crane.

Noah and Patches–Sassy Cheryls

This little guy reminds me of my gorgeous Grandson Jack, he pulls his face just like this when getting his photo took.

Sassy Cheryl’s have some fabulous digi’s and this one Noah and Patches is just one of many

I know there’s a a saying that Blue and Green should never be seen unless another is in between so I reckon I can get away with this one, Ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel image coloured with Copic Markers and Prisma pencils. In case you are wondering what the sentiment is, I played around with a song from my childhood “Me and my Teddy Bear, have no worries have no cares, me and my Teddy Bea just play and play all day.”

Fairy Tabia

Make a wish…….. I’m sure this little lady will grant it. She lives at the bottom of my garden I just know she does.

Did you believe as a child? do you still believe now? My eldest daughter wanted to be the fairy at the bottom of our garden when she was small. I used to tell a story to my children about the tooth fairy and how each child had her own special fairy to collect their baby teeth, you see, they needed the teeth to build the fairy castles, when they built the castle your fairy would brush and polish the teeth that they had collected from you so that every castle glistened pearly white.

Fairy Tabia by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Copic Markers and Prisma Pencils, glittered wings pearly laces ribbon, pearls and K&Co designer paper.

Dancing for Joy

We've had a good week, two full days of sunshine and a bit warmer too. it’s amazing what a bit of warm weather does to lift your spirits.

Georgia by Mo’s Digital Pencil has a real spring in her step.

Coloured with FlexMarkers by letraset and teamed with K&Co papers I also used some material from Vivi Gade at Creativity Direct and cut around with my pinking shears from Tonic Studios  added lushious ribbon from Ribbon Carousel, a button and some pretty blossoms.

Floral Fancies Free Downloads

I was having a play making some more Floral fancies for you when I thought it might be fun to record me making a set, it shows the full process in a speeded version less than 1 minute the sheets are below the video.

Making Floral Fancies

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Silver Fairy

Such a sweet thing this one. Silver Fairy,  I used Copics and Prisma pencils to colour her and used the overhang technique using the spellbinders label four die, I have a tutorial here The corner punch is an EK success punch. and both scrumptious ribbons are from Ribbon Carousel 

I just love heather colours don’t you? there is just something about them. The Silver Fairy digi is from Wee Stamps and i tried to keep her in pastel tones as I had lots of colour with the Stampin Up paper and ribbon

Cards from Create and Craft

Just thought I’d pop on some of the cards I made while at Create and Craft

I love this decoupage from the Good Book sheet here

The base card is from La Pashe too 6” x 6”, A bumper pack of 20 Perfect Square White Cards measuring 150mm x 150mm with matching sized white envelopes. The card is from a premium high quality smooth 300gsm stock only £4.99 from here

The next couple are strictly for those that want a giggle and are made with the 8”x8” cards, A bumper pack of 20 Perfect Square White Cards measuring 195mm x 195mm with matching sized white envelopes. The card is from a premium high quality smooth 300gsm stock only £6.99 from here

this one is from the Greased Lightening sheet here

and this one from the Loves Young Dream Sheet here

wouldn’t they be a hoot for an Anniversary card?

Sweet Blossom

I stumbled upon a new company for me, such pretty faces on these one that I thought I’d give them a whirl, this is the first one I loved and it’s the one I used for todays card, it’s called Sweet Blossom and is available here.

I love the way that this on is sitting on the arced blossom branch.

Coloured with copic markers and using the Spellbinders oval nestabilities I created a cut out to sit her inside

The one I Restored

I told you earlier about the photo’s that I restored this is the one that was badly damaged in the bombing, I had to build up the right side of his face again, I’m so happy that I did this as this is my  Grand Father in his teen years and is the only photograph we have of him in the teens.

Simply love this era.