Jack's first Handmade Card

We had Jack visit us today, he decided to stay with us for the day and after all of our jobs were done (shopping, dinner prepared, shopping put away) all of which he helped with, he decided that he would like to colour an image and make a card.

At the ripe age of 4 years old he sat at the desk and used my Flex Markers and Clam Diggers. Image from Mo's Digital Pencil and started to colour.

Once finished he wanted to make a card for his Mam, this is all Jack's own design, I only helped with the cutting out and I tied the bow for him.

I was amazed at how careful he was and how few times he went out of the lines.

Isn't it brilliant?
Here is the concentration levels

 

 

All Cakes–No Calories

Healthy options when it comes to cakes it probably one of the hardest things to find, we all have that urge to grab a cake as a put me off till dinner time when out and about and cafe’s just seam to have the biggest and best to tempt that sweet toothed devil inside of us.

I can honestly say there is very few cakes that I don’t like.

I decided to do a little research to find the best choices for me to stay on the healthy eating track.

I browsed the internet for hours on end and the choices seamed to be make your own for anything decent until I found these beauties.

Mouth watering huh!

they are totally calorie free.

Strawberry Tart

 

Cherry Iced Coconut Sponge

Iced Bun

Chocolate Éclair

I have to stop this now because I know your mouths will be watering with the delight of these and they are fake cakes, aren’t they amazing?

They are all made from clay, full sized Tea Room cakes that would fool anyone.

I am going to look at them and drool, I bought them as props, I think the person that made these is pretty amazing, I may even have a go at doing some when I get some time.

A Little Fishy if you ask me!

So much going on here at the moment that I nearly forgot all about this little one. Home life and work life just flew away with me over the last few weeks. Life just does that sometimes doesn’t it?

I’ve lots to tell you about but I’m keeping it with me for just a little longer so in the mean time here is a little guy that I started to colour up a week or so ago but finished him last week.

First Fish by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Are you singing along?

Coloured using Graph’It markers available at Polka Doodles 

Skin:- 4115, 4135, 4155.

Hat, Trousers and Hair:- 1250, 3110, 3140

Shirt:- 7125, 7130, 7170.

Waistcoat and boots:- 8220, 8260, 8270 and 8290

Background colour is  done with Pan Pastels.

Angelina’s Balloons

As a child I remember rubbing a balloon on my hair to make the balloon static and sticking it on walls, on someone's back or anywhere that I could get it to stick. Of course my children did it too and in fact their Dad (Chris) still does it, I don’t think he will ever grow up ha ha!

Angelina’s Balloons from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

I made an easel card with the image as I really didn’t know where I was going with it, I first punched out the heart on the card with the image and tied a bow around the top, knowing that it needed something else I matted it with blue card and then it sat there on my desk for a little while, I often do this, mainly because once I start colouring I get so carried away that I end up colouring several images up. So this was the one I played with a little until I was happy.

I coloured her in Blue, did you know that way way back Pink was a boys colour and Blue a girls?

NutCracker

I’m still having fun using the Graph’It markers, it is unbelievable just how vibrant they are, I don’t have a full set but what I do have is wonderful, I have the rest on my wish list. They are available at Polka Doodles at a very good price.

My card today is with the Drummer Nutcracker Soldier from Just Inklined 

I used the reds from the Passion set :- Coral, Tomato and Ruby and also a little bit of Plum on the shading.

Blues from the Everest set :- Sky, Celestial and Lapis

Black, Cool Grey 7, 5 and 2

Yellow from the Sunny set :- Citrine, Banana and Mimosa

Skin :- Nude and Peach

Other news for me this weekend is that I picked up my new bike, love that it has front suspension, no wrist pain after a long ride, I did 15 miles today to try it out and I was very impressed.

Bewitched–Graph’It and Metallic Pan Pastels

I had a play with the metallic Pan Pastels, such intense colour, I had such amazing results using a Versafine ink pad and the copper Pan Pastels that I thought I would share it with you.

The fun of trying new products is in the experimenting don’t you think?

I used Tabitha by Mo’s Digital Pencil for my image as she is such a peach with her little kitty in hand.

I used a shimmer deep purple card and edged it with the versafine ink pad and a swirl stamp then dabbed on the metallic Copper Pan Pastel, the colour was rich and intense.

I used a cheap hairspray to set the Pastel.

Tabitha was coloured with the Graph’ It Markers available at Polka Doodles , again intense vibrant colour that makes your images pop.

Colours used

Green - Pistachio, Lime and Tuscany

Orange - Apricot, Mango and Halloween

Skin – Cotton, Powder, Skin and princess Rose for the blush

Purple- Orchid, Amethyst and Lavender

Yellow – Citrine, Banana and mimosa

Grey Cat – Cool Greys  3, 5, 7

Free Software Treat–My Memories

Wow have I got a treat for you all this week.

For one week only I am giving you the chance to get this Digital Scrapbook Software completely FREE

All you need to do is copy and paste this code:-  FreeTreatNH95  and add it to the promo code after adding it to your basket and checking out.

here is the link to grab yourself an amazing Free Gift.

My Memories Suite
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Remember the code will expire one week from today.

 

FYI... the software is a large file so it will take a considerable time to install.

The code does work, ensure you copy and paste the code I have give without any spaces.

Domestic Goddess

I’ve been very busy behind scenes lately making loads and loads of samples for our next launch at La Pashe. So yesterday I became a domestic Goddess and here is my results.

It has been ages sice i did this sort of thing because quite frankly it just doesn’t go hand in hand with being good and choosing the healthy options in food, especially if like me guissy pig comes to mind.

I know you are counting them knowing that one is missing.

It was fun getting to this stage, I may even confess that some icing just fell into my mouth.

Some icing swirls.

And some cheating wafer daisies

Yum yum do you think?

Now before I let you go thinking that one of the cakes is buried deep inside my tummy, here is the reason and it isn’t Grandson Jack.

As you can see from the one in front of the decorated cupcakes I didn’t eat any because…..

They’re FAKE they are props for my next launch.