Distressed Blossom

Getting a bit inky, I love doing that, I had to set to as soon as I got home from Create and Craft, it seems that both myself and Leonie Pujol enjoy nothing better than getting our fingers inky.

I used the Friends till the End stamp set by Papertrey Ink and using the blossom I stamped creamy caramel ink all over the Kraft base card then distressed the edges of the card in the same ink.

I stamped the main focal blossom onto kraft card with Momento ink and used Copics to colour the image, then I added glossy accents to the centre and added little gems and glass glitter to make it pop. I cut this out when dry and tied a ribbon around the card in a bow and added the blossom on top with foam pads.

The sentiment was stamped and cut out with the Stampin up word slot punch.

Valentines Day & Create and Craft TV

Happy Valentines Day everyone, I hope you all have a lovely day filled with Roses and Chocolate.

My day will start very early as I will be at the Create & Craft studios with a live show 10 - 12noon so I hope you will be able to pop along.

Sky chanel 671

Also pop over to the design team blogs at 10 am they are sure to have something to tickle your taste buds.

Toni Poyser

Karen Jumeaux

Alison Watson

Matching Stripes - Free Backgrounds

Below is a sample of the first Striped Backgrounds, they match the Dotty ones I gave earlier.

Go to Jak Heath Designs for the downloads, the link is as the top of the blog below my header.

Make a wish cottage

I used the Thomas Kinkade Make a Wish stamp, for this card, pretty papers from Stampin Up a corner punch for the image and backing but just for 1 corner and some Twill Tape as ribbon.

Attention to detail...

3 cream buttons tied with a leather twine.

Slimming Update

Weigh in night last night and I'm the proud owner of....

Drum Roll please

3Lb weight loss this week

My next 2 weeks are going to be really tough, I have 6 nights away from home with hotel eating, Create and Craft and a trade show, so my next weigh in at Slimming World will be 25th February and I'll eat my hat if I don't gain those 3 Lbs back.

Why is it that some hotels don't give a healthy option meal (sigh)?

Let me know how you have done this week.

Splish Splash

I love this part of babysitting Jack, he loves bathtime, splishing and splashing and both Chris and I normally end up soaked.

Here he is with that tongue sticking out again.

Wash, play then snuggles.

Once he stopped trying to lick up all of the water he really enjoyed playing with his new bath toys.

More Free Backgrounds

I've uploaded the last of the little dotty backgrounds another 8 which makes 18 in total all different colours to get your crafting mojo going.

To download them just visit Jak Heath Designs the link is at the top of my blog underneath the header.

You are free to use my sheets for personal use but please do not share, alter, claim them as your own or sell them, instead link back to my blog for people to download them.

They are copyright protected.

Remember to hop over to Jak Heath Designs to collect the others.

There's Nothing Better Than A True Friend

A simple yet striking card made with In Bloom stamp set by Papertrey Ink and coloured with Promarkers.

I used a corner rounder and and EK Success slimline border punch on the cream card.

Attention to detail...

As you can see I stamped the 3 blooms and coloured all of them with Promarkers Pastel Green and Soft Green then layered them up using sticky pads.

It adds dimension to the card and makes it pop.