Only 36 hours left!!

**** NOW CLOSED ****

Morning all!

Just a reminder that there are only 36 hours left until I close my anniversary candy! If you haven't entered yet, click here to go to the post to enter. I will be announcing the winner on Tuesday 1st June.

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WOW look at all this candy!

The very talented and very lovely True has got the most fantastic candy going on her blog...take a look here.



Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Charisma Challenge #21 - Going Around in Circles

Morning everyone!

How you doing today? Still not got my mojo back so am not very happy for my creation for this weeks challenge - sorry ladies.

The very lovely Vee has set us the challenge of:

GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES

Now this could mean that you do a circle card, or just have circles on your card. I decided to do a play on words...I have my little butterfly actually flying around in circles!



This week we are sponsored by Digistamp Boutique, which is where I got my gorgeous butterfly image. If you would like to purchase one, please click here to view.

I will hopefully be back at the weekend with some creations, I need to get crafty people! Thanks for stopping by!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Lost my mojo!!

Morning all!

Sorry I haven't been around much - I have completely and utterly lost my mojo :o( This couldn't have come at a worse time as in just over 6 weeks I won't be with my craft stuff for over 2 months - why couldn't it have disappeared then LOL!!

Anyways, my very lovely friend Sally does spotlighting of different products on her blog, in which you can always win what she is spotlighting. This week she is spotlighting glitter - her creations she has come up with are fantastic!

Why not go and view her post here to enter into her freebie draw - and make sure to visit there often as she gives away the most FANTATSIC freebies!!

Thanks for stopping by! I will be back tomorrow with the next Charisma challenge!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Seeing in 3D!

Morning all!

Well, its my turn to choose the challenge over at Charisma this week. I decided to go with the theme of:

3-D

Now, don't be getting confused - it could just mean that you have alot of thinks 'popping' off your card like flowers etc! Or make an easel card. LOL - I did both of these!! I remembered I had this stunning Basic Grey paper in my stash from so long ago and haven't used it for over a year. Am very pleased with how it came out!

Recipe: Basic Grey paper and letters, Martha Stewart leaf punch, handmade flowers.

I hope to see you at Charisma!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Ooh la la Creations #54 - Bright & Cheerful
Pollycraft Challenge #44 - Summer Blooms
Papertake Weekly - Flowers
A Spoonfull of Sugar #104 - Cute & Girlie
ABC Challenge - U for Unused Stash
Crafty Creations #68 Celebration/Encouragement
Creative Inspirations #61 - Card for a Child
Rosie Dess Challenge #71 - Easel Card
Prairie Fairy #19 - Flowers
One Stop Craft Challenge #80 - Summer Breeze
Fab n Funky #24 - Make it yourself (my flowers)
Basic Grey #20 - Punch it (my leaves)

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Yummy!

Hiya!

Ooooh...I tell you, looking at these cakes makes me soooo wanna get off my diet!!

This week over at Charisma Cardz, the very lovely Carly has chosen the challenge of

SWEET TREATS

You can make anything you like just as long as it has either food or drink item on it.

Recipe: DCWV Sweet stack paper and chipboard, stamp (can't remember), ribbon from stash

So come on over and visit us - we have a fab prize this week - go and take a peek!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Easel Card Tutorial

Hi there!

I have been contacted by a few people to advise them on how to make an easel card, so I thought I would a quick tutorial on how I make it. Everyone has their own way, but this is how I do it, as I am absolutely useless at doing measurements etc!!

Pic 1: Get two cards the size you want to make your easel card.

Pic 2: Cut the front off one of the cards.

Pic 3: Fold the front cover of the uncut card in half (fold inside so meets the middle of the card.)

Pic 4 & 5: Using the piece of card that you have cut off the other card (pic 2), you then stick this onto the folded over section to give you the slanted easel shape.

Pic 6: This is what it should look like from the front!

Hopefully that is easy to follow! If you use this tutorial, would love to see your cards!! Thanks for stopping by!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

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Dum Dum de Dum!!

Morning!
How you doing today? We are all about feeling the love over at Charisma today. This weeks challenge is:

Wedding / Anniversary

This came at a good time for me as my friend in England asked me to make an anniversary card for her friend. She said it had to be white & silver only and had to have their names and a poem on the inside. So yep, an easel card was what was needed! I decided to put it in a box too.

Recipe: silver & white card from stash, ribbon from ebay, pearls from stash, hearts cut on Expression

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

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WOYWW #48

OOOOhhh I have now started loving Wednesdays at the fantastic idea of Julia's for WOYWW - it gives you a great time to go and nose at other peoples desks, creations, storage ideas etc! I tried to get to as many as possible last week but not the entire list. Thank you to all of you who stopped by and left a comment *mwah*.

So, after the pics of my awfully untidy desk and craft room last week, I thought it was time for a tidy up - and here is the end result - yes, that is what it looks like this morning!!

So on this pic you can see the newest addition to my craft room - 2 butterfly Martha Stewart punches (yay!) and some absolutely gorgeous butterfly diecuts. I have also moved my buttons and my dew drops to my desk as I thought they were prettier to look at than the black boxes that were there before. The sign at the window is plaque from my sister - its says "A balanced diet means a cake in both hands' - I love it!

Now, see those 3 huge boxes - can you believe I have had them for about 6 months and wasn't using them as I didn't know what to put in them!! One now houses all my ribbons instead of them being in 3 different places, another houses cards that I have made, and the other one has all things for me to alter. All my little black boxes are around these now, so I don't look at them all the time. The canvas on the boxes is something I have made to put on my table at craft shows. There is a pic on the pinboard that my daughter did a few months ago of us as a family - I absolutely love it!!

Lastly, look at what I found when I was tidying up! I don't even remember buying these so this was a nice little find!!

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Amazing!

Morning all!

Sorry I have been awol and not left many comments - but I had my eyes lasered on Saturday and they are now feel fabulous and I can see! I have worn glasses for over 30 years and had very bad eyesight...now to be able to see without them, WOW, its a dream come true to be honest.

Do you ever see something so pretty when crafting, that it makes you think that you want to keep a card simple? I found this ribbon when I was sorting out my craft room (still to be finished...), and I thought it was beautiful. I decided it just needed a very simple card as I wanted to make a feature of it - I quite like how it turned out!

Recipe: ribbon from chocolates, sentiment from stash, Bazzill Basics brown card

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Spoonfull of Sugar #101 - 3D
Fab 'n' Funky #21 - No DP
Practical Scrappers - Stickers (sentiment is stickers)
Raise the Bar #16 - My Retreat Colours (living room - cream and brown!)

Remember, I have 3 Magnolia Fairytale Stamps up for grabs in my blogcandy - click here to go to the post to enter. Thanks for stopping by!

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