After Eight Cottage

So this is After Eight Cottage purely because it’s full of them.

The After Eight Mint chocolates can be slipped out at the bottom of the door. The are perfect for this being individually wrapped.

I made a fence and a double gate from a Martha Stewart punch so there is entry to the chocolates.

I added the house on top of a board and covered it with a snow sheet and bought a tree ornament of a Christmas tree and wrapped it in fairy lights.

I’ve been a keen follower of Creations by AR for such a long time now and way way back made her Haute Tote Bags and thought this time I would give the Tea Cottage a twist to it’s tail.

Of course as there is lights we had to have a night scene picture and all the photos are courtesy of my wonderful husband Chris.

Honest I've only eaten one of the chocolates and that was purely because it fell in my mouth.

I think you’ll agree these design templates are amazing from Creations by AR 

~ All templates, cut files and digital images are downloadable products.

~ Your purchase includes the following formats: PDF, SVG, DXF (unless noted otherwise).

Brighten up your life this Autumn!

There is nothing worse than a dark, bleak winter to make you feel all gloomy. However, I have spotted a great competition from Flowers Direct that will brighten up your day.

The lovely people at Flowers Direct are giving away 4 x £50 Flowers Direct vouchers presenting you with the chance to win a gorgeous bunch of flowers that you can use to add colour to your living room or as a gift for a loved one (or someone you hope will become a loved one!)

For your chance to win all you need to do is head over to Flowers Direct on Google+ (link to: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/117992362164567390250/117992362164567390250/) , pop them in your circle and +1 one of their posts. Easy peasy!

Good luck! Don’t forget, if you are lucky enough to win, remember to shout that you heard about the competition here www.jakheath.com

Making your images Pop with Letraset

I've always been a firm believer that you do not need to stick to one medium for your art work, mixing and matching can make your images pop off the page and add new dimension's to what would be a flat looking image.

At the moment Metallic Marks have 20% off so there couldn't be a better time to stock up on some of them.

here is how I used both ProMarker and Metallic Markers on the image. you can click on the image to enlarge it.

I think you'll agree the end result is gorgeous.

I'm giving away a set of the metallic Markers All you need to do is leave me a comment to enter and spread the word so tell all your friends.

Oh yes, if you also leave a comment on the  Letraset Blog you will have two chances of winning.

Just Inklined Cd Digital Stamp Resizing Tutorial

Since the Launch of The Best of Just Inklined 2012 we have been asked how to resize the images and how to print more than 1 on a page. This tutorial will take you through step by step showing you how to get to the images and get them to work best for you.

An easy tutorial showing how to open up your digital stamp in word allowing you to resize and manage the images with ease.

 

 

Dream Team Blog Hop of the Month–Gifts

Its that time of the month when the Mo’s Dream Team come together and do a special project to give you a little inspiration and hopefully some Oooo’s and Awes along the way

This Months theme for the Blog Hop is A card with a little gift inside and Kerttu is our host and that is where the blog hop begins.

You should have landed here from Pops blog.

I decided to make a tea light gift card and boy did I have fun getting it right.

I used the Snowman digi image from Mo’s Digital Pencil for my project.

The easel card folds down behind the tea light box

The image is coloured with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

It was embellished with Stampin Up papers and border stickers and gems from Meiflower and die cut flowers and holly, ribbon was from Ribbon Carousel and button from Dainty Paperie 

Next up is Gretha and I know she’ll have something amazing to show you

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there is a couple of spot prizes on comments left

Whimsie Doodles and Ribbon Carousel Blog Hop

We will be helping to show off some of the amazing digi stamps AND some ribbon and twine from the Ribbon Carousel, of course!

Here’s a little about our sponsor:

Whimsie Doodles is so excited to be blog hopping with the RC! In March of 2009 Melyssa Connolly, artist and owner, began turning her whimsical hand-drawn images into digital files for sale online. Whimsie Doodles' digital stamp line features images that range from cute little boys and girls, to punny stuff, and everything in-between. We enjoy sharing lots of samples on our company blog, where we also post challenges and tutorials.

We are huge fans of Melyssa here at the RCC! And can you guess why? Aside from the fabulous designs and amazing artwork from the Whimsie Doodles team, Melyssa is the designer of the carousel in our previous logo!

Now, lets talk prizes!

 

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Ribbon Carousel Crewmates and the Whimsie Doodle designers to be eligible to win one of the 2 prizes up for grabs! We'll select 2 random commenters from 2 randomly selected designer blog, so be sure to spread the love around! 

The Whimsie Doodles prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to the Whimsie Doodles store, and the RC prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to the RC store!

 

Ready to Hop?!
 

For my image I have used Leahs Secret from Whimsie Doodles as I think she’s gorgeous and my ribbon is 1/4" Grey Iridescent with Red Trim Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel

leah secret was coloured with Copic markers, the papers are from a Kaiser Kraft paper pad.

The gorgeous ribbon was threaded through the dotted border by using a ribbon hole punch by EK.

Christmas Gift Idea

Today I wanted to share a gift idea for you, not to give away but a gift for yourself, my family are always asking me what I’d like for Christmas and 9 times out of 10 it will be a crafty idea. I just thought this would be such a wonderful gift idea for you.

Letraset had 4 limited edition Promarker sets this year.

Wouldn't it be fabulous to receive all 4 sets in a handy pop up case?

Beautifully boxed, packed and sitting under the tree waiting for you for Christmas day.

24 of the most gorgeous colours

Here are some cards that I made using the sets.

Spring.

Summer

Autumn

Winter

So click here to get yours

Two Peas in a Pod

We are on the last leg of having Jack stay with us as his Mam and Dad come back today.

I have to say Jacks vocabulary is amazing, isn't it amazing how not only do the have to remember each word but they also have to know in which way to use that word, yet here he is little rent a gob spurting out words in the right format and words that you wouldn't expect a three year old to know.

He is at that age that whatever Granda is doing he has to do and here he is proving my theory.

They were watching you've been framed a personal favourite of them both.

So now to prepare the Sunday roast ready for his Mam and Dad getting here.