Creating a Corsage ...

Hi Everybody,


No post yesterday, but I was not idle.  My "Film Crew" and I made a short tutorial.

Over the last few  projects I have been adding some  pretty flower corsages and I have been  asked if  I can  show how I make them.

So while it was  raining yesterday  my "Film Crew" was there,  with his trusty camera,  and  we did a little tutorial  on the way I do them ...  you may have your own way.

But if you are new to  cardmaking  then maybe this  will help you with some ideas on how to  decorate the front of your  designs.

It's not a long  one but I hope you  will enjoy it and let me know what you come up with

Please take a look at the tutorial for Small Flower Corsage   and the Decorative Hatpins are now for sale in  ...  My Shop  ...

This is the one I created in the film and I think it looks gorgeous now that the glue is all dry.

Can't wait to add it to a card for a Special Occasion and  I will be sure to show you when I do.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

The beautiful pearls are from Want2Scrap

Hugs xx

 

We Have A Winner....

Hi Everybody,

Today is the day for the Prize winner to be announced and the lucky person is ..... Drum Roll please ...

Lisa F ....

Congratulations Lisa you have won a fabulous prize and you will not be disappointed. You should have been notified by email now... so I need your snail mail address and the parcel will be on it's way to you....

But for all of you who entered and didn't win I have another parcel with the same kind of   "Goodies"  that I will add later in the year and give you another chance to win that one.

The Craft show was very good and had a mixture of all kinds of crafts.  Cross stitch, knitting, painting , jewelry making and many many more.

From a Cardmakers point of view,  my personal choice is the huge   Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza  (GNPE)  in Harogate as it has much more of my kind of thing there.

And this is all I bought yesterday.  Some red line super sticky tape, some  Grosgrain ribbons, several pots of Gilding flakes, sentiment stamps, several bags of sparkly Glitter and some storage boxes.

One or two other bits and pieces that are not in the photo.... which I will show you when I make them up into cards.

The next GNPE is in March and so I will be going to that.  So got to get saving my pennies again.

I chatted to several ladies that visit my website and several more that now have my business card and hopefully they will pop along for a visit too.

All in all not a bad day ... but roll on March for the next GNPE ....

Hugs xx

It's 5 am ....

Hi Everybody,

It's very early in the morning here and I can't sleep ...  so I  just thought I would add a little post before getting ready to go to Manchester.

I mainly wanted to answer some queries.

 The first one is I will post the items from My Shop

 ANYWHERE  so if you live USA,  Australia, New Zealand, India, Europe it doesn't matter ... just place your order and you will get them.

I have also been requested to alter the option to buy so that you can order more than one item if you so wish ... done...  and it is now available on the website.

Secondly I have researched the postage very carefully and it is correct .... but thanks to the lady who wanted to pay me extra postage for the items sent to her country.... it's all taken care of.

Then there  are the people that see a red  X  at the side of their  name when they  have  added it to the" Give Away"  .... you haven't done anything wrong ... it just means that you have the opportunity to delete it if you have changed your mind ... or added it twice by mistake.

Another concern that I have been asked about is your comments .... they won't be visible straight away until I have moderated them and then they will be on the page ... so you don't need to add your message again.

And it is not a problem  if  don't have a Blog  ...  You don't need one and you can still enter the Give Aways  just leave the URL box Blank

On to other things ... have you noticed that on the left of the page I have added MY SHOP as a permanent fixture and I am working on other things to add to it.

On the right of the page is my brand new Accredited Instructor Award  and I am displaying it with pride.

I have also started to add a very beautiful watermark to my photos and I bought it from Whimsy Stamps for $5 ... about £3.20 .... so cheap as chips and very pretty.

 It came complete with a new signature too which is at the bottom of my pages on the website.

The   Give Away   is running until tomorrow so add your name, if you haven't already, and thank you for all your lovely comments.

And last of all to Gina Gallagher,  you  emailed me about a Christening card you want me to make ... Gina I am so sorry but I have deleted the email by mistake  so can you   please   email me again with more details of  what you require .... size, colour, occasion, and anything special that you want to add.

OK so it's now 5.45 am and I need to go ... I will be back tomorrow with  a winner of the February draw.

But watch out for the next one ....it's going to be amazing  and that's all I am saying for now.... but you are going to absolutely love it.

Hugs xx

Adding Gemstones

Hi Everybody,

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I make no secret of the fact that I love adding "Bling" to my creations and I readily admit to being a more is more  type of Crafter.

And if you follow my blog regularly then you will know exactly what I mean.

Just the tiniest bit of a pearl or gemstone really can make all the difference to a finished card.

I always use the self adhesive gems from Want2Scrap and I have added some into this months Give Away  ... so click the link to add your name for the chance to win.

It can be cut up to be placed strategically on the design ...  and the pearls in the photo use just a very small amount from one piece.

But what happens if you can only buy pearls/gems,  in your part of the world,  that need to be stuck on by yourself.

And what happens if you can't get the swirly pattern to look good.

The simple answer is to buy a template.... and read about ...      Adding Gemstones

That way you will get a really even distribution of the pearls over your design, and it will look beautiful when you have finished.

This weekend has a Craft Show for us to visit. It takes place at the Event City in Manchester and guess who will be there with money in her hot little hand ready to buy some goodies..... yep ME !!!

I have my list already made out, and my pennies all saved,  and I will be prowling around with my "Film Crew" on  Saturday 9th Feb   ( Sorry "Film Crew" just changed it to Friday 8th February)

So if you are there  look for the man with the "Card Making Magic Film Crew"  hat on and please say Hello... It will be lovely to meet you and ...  I may have some goodies for you if you do.

Don't forget to visit MY SHOP .... the link is at the top left of the page.

Hugs xx

No Cards Today ...

Hi Everybody,

I have no cards to post today because I have been busy posting other things instead.  I opened my shop yesterday and within 10 minutes I had my first sale.  So I would like to say some   "Thank Yous"  to several people.

First to Kay Maude for being  being  my first  Blender customer.

Then to Edith Bell who is my first International Blender customer and her blenders have gone to Australia.

Then to Linda Carlin who was the first UK buyer of the Hatpins

And last but not least to Vicki Lee who was my first Hatpin  buyer from the USA.

Thank you for your support ladies it is very much appreciated.... and I have added a permanent link to
 MY SHOP at the top left of the screen.

I am so pleased at the response...  and the lady in the post office is sure getting to know me over the last few days.  

The buyers in the UK should get their parcels really quickly but the overseas ones will take about a week ... so the lady in the post office tells me.  So if you could let me know when you get them just to make sure everything is running as it should.

Please don't think that because you are a long way from the UK that you can't buy ... I am happy to post them any where ... just  as I will do with  any of  the "Give Aways"   

And that is still running until Saturday so if you want to enter then Click Here

Hugs xx