Everyday Items

 Hi Everybody,

This simple idea can give you some unusual patterns for your cards and it is using some cheap washing up liquid to create the background.

It is another item that we all have in our kitchens that can be used  in a different way,

 I have named the video

  Everyday Items - Washing Up Liquid 

and it has been added to the  Everyday Items playlist and all the suggestions there  can give you some pretty results.

You can use the panel just as a background piece or die cut from it for shapes, flowers. leaves, hearts or even stars.

Dress the card up as much as you would like and always be sure that you have papers that will go with your creations whatever your plan.

And making your own backgrounds is far more fun and satisfying than a shop bought paper.

Give it a go I know you will enjoy playing

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Carole Eaton - Winner

Hi Everybody,

Well it is sunny here but cold and damp and we will be going out later as long as the rain stays away.
Not long to Christmas no but at least this Birthday die takes away some of the ideas around that time.
I am sure that the winner will enjoy playing with this one when it arrives with them.

There are lots of idea inside the magazine for you to try and the draw has ow been done.

The winner thus week is ...

Carole Eaton

and so if you could send me your postal address I will get it posted to you straight away.

Be sure to let me know that you have it safely

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Friday Freebie - Fancy Foliage

Hi Everybody,

Today the offering is a beautiful eight peice die set that spells out the word birthday and gives you lots of small leaves and flower shapes.

The magazine is Simply Cards & Papercraft which will give you lots of ideas and is a really good read.

So grab your favourite brew and relax as you browse the pages for some "ME" time

Would you like to have this in your home ??

Then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post with your FULL NAME 

You will need to come back over the weekend to see if you are listed as the winner and you will have 72 hours in whcih to claim it.

I am sure that this is something you will enjoy playing with and adding to your cards.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Butterfly Easel Card

Hi Everybody,

Going back to the Easel Card theme for this card and this is created with pre shaped cards that I brought out some time ago.

The top and base layers of the detailed card have been done with teal and copper embossing powders and then dotted with the large pearls.

This gives a really pretty effect to the Card.

These are the items that where in the packs.
White base shapes, coloured base shapes and filigree tops in white and colours to add to them

You cam get these at Craft Stash and I will add the links below. If you order through the links I could get a small commission at no extra cost to you

There are several layers to this butterfly and one of them was in parchment, using the basic shape as a template to cut around.

I did some videos with these when they first launched using the shape in many different ways on my cards, and I was very happy with the look they produced. Here is the intro to the set

Butterfly Blossoms

If you got some of these then maybe now is the time to get them out again and finish the packs to give you some really creations

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Beyond the Stars - by Victoria Green

Hi Everybody,

Today I am showing you the first ever book written by my youngest daughter. (Dougal's mum)

Beyond The Stars by Victoria Green   
She has been doing a lot of studying for the past couple of years and has become an accredited NLP  practitioner 

 She is also a life coach with a speciality in menopausal women and has helped women from as far away as Brazil

This is her first book and it will be published on Amazon, and I am sure she will go on to do great things in the future.