Kumihimo.....

Good evening crafty friends, followers and visitors :).

I have been enjoying making Kumihimo bracelets after watching a you tube video,

so I sent off  for some bits and bobs and these are what I have made so far.

This was my first one and I must admit I was quite pleased with it.

I found some seed beads in my drawer and had a play with them.

After my granddaughters saw them, they wanted one each for christmas.

A Bit of Both

Good evening everyone.

What a miserable day it has been here.

I have had another go at zentangling, this one I really enjoyed.

Again the template is from the very talented Ben Kwok.

Coloured with Promarkers and Flex Markers

 Christmas Cards.

Ivy Die by Creative Expressions 

Brittania Die Poinsettia

Sentiment Die by Signature Dies

Cosmic Shimmer 

Card made with Freebies

Background 

Stamp coloured with Promarkers

Snowflake Die

I would like to enter this into:-

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  # 157 Christmas Critters

Zentangling....

Hello Friends, Crafters and followers I hope you are all keeping well. :)

If you have been wondering where I have been, well I  have been crafting in the background but I keep forgetting to update my blog... so here I am at last :).

I have always wondered how easy it is to do Zentangle,  I was lucky to come across a page on FB so I joined, oh boy it is so addictive and relaxing.

I printed the template from the FB page and printed it a couple of times onto copy paper to practise, This is what I finally finished with............

I went quite simple on the patterns to start me off.

 The template is from Ben Kwok.

What to do next is the big question !!!!!!!! :)

I would like to enter this into:-
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes

Scottish Emblem.....

Good morning fellow crafter`s, friends and visitors.

My apologies for being missing in action, my mojo yet again decided to go walkabout, so I took time out to get other things done that had been put to the sidelines.

As some of you might know I am on the Design Team for Delightful Digi`s Designs and Emma has created more fab images for all you crafter`s to enjoy. You can find them here:-

http://delightful-digis.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-designs.html

They are a complete change from everything else she has created and they are perfect for any scottish friend or family member.

I must admit what with  my mojo disappearing it took me time but I managed to colour them in then to sit and design the card.... yes I managed it so here they are.......

Thank you Emma they are Fab

This one is called Thistle Banner

7x7 white card

Backing paper is the backing paper from delightful Digi`s Designs, which I took into gimp and made into a PNG to add colour.

Image from Delightful Digi`s added the sentiment in MCS and coloured with the New Nuvo pens from Tonic and they are fab.

The topper shape is a template I used from Emma.

This one is Squirrel

6x6 scalloped card

backing paper (brown) is from Prima Botanical Collection

Acorn backing paper from Delightful Digi Designs

Image Delightful Digi Designs

Coloured with Nuvo pens from Tonic

All Occasions sentiment die.

I hope you will pop over and have a look and even buy some of Emma`s fabulous images

http://delightful-digis.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-designs.html

Christmas Time is creeping up on us.........

Good evening to you all. I hope you are all well and crafting away.

I have no excuse for not blogging lately as I have made cards and they are already to be put on here, but just could not be bothered or had the time. That does sound awful, I just needed some time away from it.So I have been beavering away in the background plus having a good clean up of my craft room, still got bits to do.

After the day I have had I needed something constructive to do so what better way than to update my blog.

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to receive some lovely free craft goodies 

from Docrafts ( Emma Collins). It is mostly diecut decoupage which I have not done for yongs, so it bought memories back how I first got into craft making, mind you back in those days you had to cut them all out lol.

These were all made using 5x5 white cards

papers are from Dovecraft

first 2 are decoupaged and 3rd is just the topper

Dee`s Distinctively Sentiment dies

Corner snow die cannot remember where that one is from.

Wedding Horseshoe.......

Good evening crafty friends, followers and visitors, are you as fed up as me with all this rain. The only good thing about it is we get to craft. :) 

My card tonight is the wedding card for the bride and groom who I did the stationery for. Trouble was I took the photo before I added the butterfly in top right corner ooops, so hope you can use your imagination :).

The image is from Delightful Digi`s called 

" Lucky Horseshoe "

You can find it HERE

7x7 white card

Purple card from Colman Print

Die`sire Regency Swirls embossing folder

Tonic Boudoir Square Die using glitter card from stash

Delightful Digi Lucky Horseshoe image

sentiment done in word

Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two

Coloured with Promarkers

Creative Expressions Pearl gems coloured with Pilot Silver pen

Butterfly Wedding Stationery.....

Good evening Crafty Friends, followers and visitors.

I hope you are all keeping well. Hugs to anyone who needs them.

Did you wonder where I have been !!!!!!!!. I decided to take a little break as I have been very busy making wedding stationery for my Avon lady Sonia who got married on 17th July so I am now able to show what I created for her. A few months ago I put the invitations on my blog after they were sent out, so all it left was the place settings and table planner.

Everything was a butterfly theme in chocolate box purple.

This wedding stationery is the first for me.... could I take this on ?????

Sonia already had the place cards so all I had to do was add names and embellish them.

The butterfly is from All Occasion Dies.

Purple card from Colman Print

 and for the butterfly trail Sakura pen.

Purple card from Colman Print

Tonic Header Dies Butterfly

All Occasion Butterfly Die.

These were the invites, apologies for the colour being different these were taken under artificial light.

Note to self.... Must do better lol.

Strike a Pose......

Good evening fellow crafters, friends and followers.

Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend.

I made this card the other week and totally forgot about until I was going through my folders.

It is another fabulous image from

  Delightful Digi`s

Titled " Photography 1 "

and you can find it HERE

6 x 6 white card

Images from web and put together in MCS

Image printed and diecut with Spellbinders Oval

lightly coloured with promarkers

Sentiment stamp from stash

Black card from stash

camera film was printed and cut out and attached with Pinflair

I would like to enter this into :-

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  #270 Always Anything Goes

The Bells are Ringing....

Good evening fellow crafters, friends and visitors. I hope you are all keeping well. Sending hugs for those who needs them.

I had a few days where my mojo decided to go walk abouts, so I managed to get some other things done and dusted :). Thankfully mojo is back.

For my card I used the Bells image from

Delightful Digi`s

Christmas Collection 2015.

You can find all her images HERE

Plus there are images for all occasions along with backing papers.

6 x 6 green scalloped card

Embossalicious Merry Christmas embossing folder

Delightful Digi`s image " Bells "

Pee wee Glitters

and Promarkers.

I would like to enter this into:-

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Christimas in July

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/chnc-challenge-extra-for-july-2015.html

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 237 Deck The Halls

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

Christmas time.......

Good morning to you all, I hope you are enjoying the weather.

I have 2 cards to show you today from the  new

" Christmas Collection " by

Delightful Digi`s

Which are being released today.

 Emma has come up with loads of amazing images and backgrounds, I am sure there is something for everybody to love and to create cards etc with, so why not pop over and take a peek.

My first card is using the 

" Noel and Rectangle Frame " 

I decide to go quite clean on this as I did not want to take away from the images.

7x7 white card

I took the Noel image into a graphics programme so I could insert into the frame.

All coloured with Promarkers

Fluffy stuff on pudding and candle

PeeWee glitters which I have had for years 

Pinflair snow

I would like to enter this into........

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  # 66 Anything Goes

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My second card is using the 

Bear with Presents and snowflake background

7x7 white card

Snowflake backing paper

Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas Paper matted onto red card

Image coloured with promarkers and

PeeWee Glitters

embellishments from stash.

I would like to enter this into........

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ #102 Add some sparkle

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/chnc-challenge-extra-for-july-2015.html