Some of those "Goodies" ...

Hi Everybody,

Here are a couple of cards made using some of the GNPE "Goodies" that I bought.

Both of them have been made the same way using the Hinged Card Style

I find using this method, which gives me the fold at the top,  allows me to use more of the card in the portrait orientation.

So all I have done is double embossed the background with the "Wow" embossing powders.

Once the heat embossing is done I have dry embossed it in the Regency Swirls embossing folder from Crafters Companion .

I wrapped the ribbon around the panel and then added it to the front.

The sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed in silver and added with foam tape to the card using   Fancy Tags Three

 But the centres of the bows have been filled with the gorgeous Diamante and Pearl embellishments that where a bargain buy.

They where once a bracelet from Primark and they had eight of these lovely sparkly bits in them

They cost me £3.00  but worked out at just 37 pence for each one and so I don't mind adding them  to a card.

The sentiment ifs from the JustRite Large Fancy Sentiments stamp set.

I have used the Letterpress technique with the embossing powders on both of these cards and I am happy with the simple look that they have.

I have a really good "Give Away" going live this weekend and you are going to love what is on offer.

So pop back on Saturday and add your name for the chance to win some beautiful  flowers from  

 Wild Orchid Crafts

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Spellbinders Class ...

Hi Everybody,

The new class for Spellbinders is now available with The Art Studio. 

This is the third one that I have done and if you have been following along with the other two then this class uses the dies that we have already used.  I know they are expensive and this is to help us get as much from the dies as we can.  

Combining Spellbinders     features two cards and of course you can make them any color that you wish.

So I hope you will join me in the Lesson which is Part Three of Beautiful Cards with Spellbinders.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx 

Pretty in Blue ...

Hi Everybody,

This lovely Cornflower Blue card is made to the Hinged Card Style  and is one that I have added to my Etsy Shop.

The white background to the card is a new die called Exquisite Labels Eleven and I bought mine from Sunrise  Crafts  and it is beautiful

I have topped it with the plain Labels Eleven and intertwined it with Twisted Metal Tags.

The pearls are from Want2Scrap

The inside has been decorated too and the Diamante buckles are some that I bought from the GNPE and they are from    The Hobby House

The lovely wide striped Grosgrain ribbon was also form the craft show but I cannot for the life of me remember which  stall I got it from.

I love this fresh clean blue and  white combination and it would be suitable for any occasion.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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New Video ...

Hi Everybody,

This is  the card I showed you the other day and as promised I have now added the video tutorial for it to the website.

 Heirloom Ornament 2010  is very easy  and the finished card is very effective.

You can use up all your bits of left over glitters and fill which ever space of your pattern that you like.

And if you don't have the same Quatrefoil Pattern that I have used then you can substitute it with one that you do have.


But for those  of you that don't have any Spellbinders ... well fear not ...  I am going to show you how to get this look with out them.  

Watch this space it's coming soon.

And to ring the changes a little more then all you have to do is turn the whole finished decoration upside down.

It then looks like another bauble on your cards.

The letters are from the Font One Uppercase and Lowercase but the uppercase won't show up

The flowers are as always from Wild Orchid Crafts

The flourish is from Want2Scrap   and completes this very pretty card.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

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"Blingy" Bits ...

Hi Everybody,

Wondering around Harrogate we on Friday we did the usual of going in and out of shops with nothing particular in mind ... just mooching about.

But this is a little haul that I wanted to share as for me it is such a bargain .. but not as it is. It is the Bracelets at the top of the picture that I wanted to show you and this was picked up in Primark

They are metal  with Diamante and pearls as well as some really pretty cameos on some of the pieces and they cost me £3 each.

But once I took the bracelet apart  I ended up with eight lovely individual pieces that can be added to a bow to really add a touch of the special to a card.

They came in black and silver and cream and gold and they are much prettier in real life than the photo gives them justice.

As I use them I will tell you and then you can judge for yourself whether or not you think they look good.

But I was really pleased with my purchase.

The rest of the goodies in this little haul are some polka dot resin bows some small Diamante hearts that are earrings for pierced ears ...  and I will take the posts off them.

The other items in the lower right corner are some Diamante hair grips.  I will also remove these from the grips and that butterfly will grace a card just perfectly.

So although this lot cost me £12.50 once all the items are taken apart there are 33 individual pieces which works out at 37 pence per item and that is not a bad buy at all.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx