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Hi Everybody,

Today I am helping my daughter with packing as she is moving house in two weeks time.

We have to get everything ready to go into storage for a short while until the house she is buying is ready for her to move in to.

She text me the other day with her moving date and I asked jokingly "Oh and where are you moving too" and she text back with "Your house for about three weeks...."

So the card featured is one I made a while ago and uses the new Imperial Gold dies from Spellbinders.

I have used the Gold Labels Four and layered it with Gold Ivy for a very pretty combination.  I have used some pink Organza ribbon topped with pink silk ribbon and a button form my button jar on the knot.

The Pink swirl flourish is from Want2Scrap 

The background has been embossed and the edges pierced and I have done a little video on Pierced Edges that may help you if you are new to the idea.

Here is a sobering thought .... I have had to go to the Doctors because apparently my blood pressure is high and I asked him why as I have always had low BP.

He said   ... "When you are young your veins are like flexible tubes ... but when you get to your age they are like ....er  rigid pipes"      well thanks for that Doc ... I felt about a hundred and two ....

See you tomorrow

Hugs xx

Green Card Fixed ...

Hi Everybody,

I had a lovely day out yesterday and caught up with all my friends news over lunch and coffee.

Then when I got home I had the green card with the wonky pearls staring accusingly at  me ... and so I had to make it right.

This is what I did......  I cut around the edge and removed the wonky bit and then remounted the centre part on two more layers.

I embossed the white layer and then matted into onto the green base card.

Some pearly "Bling" from Want2Scrap in two different sizes was added to the top left and bottom right and an "A" Frame made for the back of the card to display it .... and now .... I like it better.

I also did the same thing to the pink one and I added the centre part to the Locking Loops in Pink.

I pierced the edges of the next white layer and matted it onto the pink base.

The addition of some Swirly rhinestone Bling completes the look.

And now I am a happy bunny with two much prettier cards.

Hugs xx

Quick Post ...

Hi Everybody,

This is a quick post today as I am going out for lunch with a friend and won't be back until later in the afternoon.

This one uses the Crosses Two set and it could be for many different occasion.

I have cut some silver foiled Acetate to cover the front of the card and this is beautiful.

I bought it at the craft show and it is foiled with butterflies and is quite thick.... thick enough to use as a card in it's own right.

The border at the top is from the Asian Accents set and both this and the crosses have been cut from Si;ver Mirror card.

I have cut all the crosses and laid them side by side and then matted the sentiment onto some more silver card and added some gemstones in each corner.

This could be for Easter, Confirmation, maybe a wedding card and even a Sympathy card.  the crosses can be used singly or in any combination and it looks much more luxurious in real life then on the photo

Thank you for all your support yesterday over the negative comment and the wonky green card.... which I will fix and show you what I have done with it..... more tomorrow.

Hugs xx

New Dies...

Hi Everybody,

Here are two cards using some of the new dies that I bought at the weekend.

 They feature the 5 x 7 Enchanted Labels 28 and it is quite a big die.

I have done it in two different colours and added in some of the smaller dies that I have.

The sentiments on both have been stamped and embossed and I have wrapped ribbon around the mats.

Easy cards to make and I love that die ... so intricate and yet looks very delicate.

The edges to the pink one have been rounded.

But this green one is going in the bin ....

 Look carefully at the white dots around the side .... they are not even on both sides and so it has to go. Ooooops !!

I may just take it apart and start again ... can't believe  my own stupidity ...  I must have been on another planet when I made this one.

In the centre panel I have added two of the pieces from the Damask Motifs as a frame behind the sentiment.

The swirly bits are from the Jewel Fantasies ... but have you noticed there are no flowers on either of them.

More cards tomorrow as I carry on playing with the dies.

Yesterday I had a comment left for me on YouTube by someone with an attitude problem.

They had watched  my Colour Class Reds tutorial where I have coloured the rose with an image from Just Inklined.

The person told me that I should learn to draw and not use other people images.....

I responded to the comment and I also added the story to Facebook .... and within a short space of time I had 59 people adding their own comment in support of ME ....

I cannot understand the thinking behind the comment as not every body can draw and so the best way to get a good result is to use a stamp, stencil or digital image and then enjoy the colouring in process.

If we did not use other peoples drawings then the artists that do the wonderful drawings would soon be out of business.

I would never be so rude as to leave a negative comment anywhere.  If I don't like the page that I am on or the video that is in front of me then I would just leave and find things that do interest me.

I was not angry or upset .... just baffled by the attitude.

Hugs xx

One Lucky Person ....

Hi Everybody,

Well today is the day  ... and the random draw for the  Spectrum Noir Pens  has been completed by InLinkz.

I won't keep you in suspense any longer because we now have a name ... and it is my great pleasure to announce that the lucky person is ...

Linda Parker  

and she has now been notified by email of her fantastic win.

I need your address please Linda so that I can get your prize posted to you straight away and then you can get playing with your pens.

If you are new to these Alcohol based pens then there are lots of videos to help you get the blends you want at 

Card Making Magic

This image is from Saturated Canary and has been coloured with these pens

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have sparkled up the edges of the petals with Glamour Dust.

Watch out for the next "Give Away" and see if you can win that one ... and I will tell you more about that nearer the time.

Hugs xx