April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hi again! I'm back with my 3rd post today, for my other posts please scroll down!

I've made a shaped card and mat and layered using my Marianne Design square die and the paper is from my stash. I also used my Marianne D's zipper die, Petra's Mirror and flower dies from Marianne Design.

The stamp i think is a Gillian Roberts stamp, i can't remember, i've coloured with Graph It markers and Promarkers. Ribbon is from my stash and i've added some faux stitching around the image.

I distressed around the edge of the paper and the image.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( Spring )

CHPP - April Challenge

Creative Inspirations - Spring Flowers

Deep Ocean - Stitching true or false

Divas By Design - April Showers

Graph It Marker Challenge - Using Greys

Marianne Design Divas - Anything goes 

Simon Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Simon Says Work it Wednesday - A card with patterned paper

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There's still a few hours left to enter my candy HERE

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3 Feathers and My Candy Reminder

Hi all, back again with my 2nd CAS card.

Before i share my card i would just like to remind you all that my candy ends at midnight tonight

you can enter HERE

For this one i have embossed with a flower design, used my new feather dies from Simon Says which i stencilled, painted and distressed and the sentiment is from DRS Designs.

I'm entering these challenges 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Cas-ual Fridays - Three Thirds

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Clean and Simple

Simon Says Wednesday - Keep it Clean and Simple

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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CAS Male Card

Good morning bloggers! Today i have 2 CAS cards to share and this is my first one.

Image and sentiment are from DRS Designs, i stamped with TH Distress inks and used my waterbrush to create a touch of colour.The 3 shape stamp is a wooden  stamp but can't remember the make.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Cas-ual Fridays - Three Thirds

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

DLART Thankful Thursday - April Linky Challenge

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Clean and Simple

Simon Says Wednesday - Keep it Clean and Simple

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Without Words - Gentlemen Only

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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Surprise Candy To Celebrate!

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Hi everyone! It's been a while since i had a giveaway on my blog so to celebrate having over 20,000 blog hits and my 1000th post yesterday i have a surprise candy for all of my followers old and new!

Just a couple of rules

1. You must be a follower of my blog, new followers welcome
2. Post a picture of my candy on your sidebar with a link back to this post
3. Enter your name in the linky below

Remember my cute Tilda giftbag

The winner will receive my handmade gift bag filled with a selection of craft goodies!

I will post worldwide!

This candy will end on 30th April and i will draw a winner the following day!

Finally please leave a comment because you never know if these linky's will suddenly disappear!

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Altered Picture Frame

Good evening everyone! What a dismal day it has been but that has given me time to finish my altered picture frame. I have a few photos of the frame in stages of alteration.

I painted the frame with an aged effect, recycled some wallpaper ( paper is in my living room and this is where my picture will hang). Used a large stencil with embossing powder and acrylic paint and used my large Fiskars background stamp. Added some large Prima flowers, one from my stash and a heated handmade fabric flower with a brad. Finished off with a beautiful image, scissors charm and a bow using ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( new look frame)

Crafty Ribbons - Anything but a card

Frilly and Funky - On The Runway

PanPastel UK - Go Grungy

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - April Challenge

Simon Says Monday - Big Stamp

The Artistic Stamper - Embossing and Texture

Vintage Challenge - Anything Goes

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Attention!

Here's a clean and simple card using Spellbinders dies, Crafters Companion Embossing Folder, Coredinations Cardstock and my cute Magnolia Edwin stamp.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Midweek Magnolias - Frame It

Simon Says Wednesday - Keep it Clean and Simple

That's Crafty! Challenge - Black & White with a splash

Without Words - Gentlemen Only

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21 Today! 21 Today! ( Tilda in Vintage Clothing )

Hi Folks! Lovely sunny day today here in the NE of England!

This is my first attempt at making a number shaped card, what do you think?

Image is Magnolia 'Tilda in Vintage Clothing' and is coloured with Distress inks.

Embossing folder 'keys' from Crafter's Companion, also the blue Centura Pearl paper.

Magnolia 'Old Swedish Lace' die, Large metal leaf from , Melissa Frances 'Resin Keyhole',

Assortment of flowers from various sellers and Ribbon, Lace and Pearls are from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Card and Scrap - Use Metal

7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings (new time in your life or spring)

Craft-Dee Bows - April Challenge

Creative Card Crew - Girly

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Fashionista and More - Pretty Pastels

Fussy and Fancy - Pearls and Lace

Hannah and Friends - Favourite Colours

Inky Chicks - Shabby Chic

Korthobby.no Challenge - Anything Goes ( used lge metal leaf)

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Magnolia Mania - Monochrome

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - White + 1

Simply Magnolia - Gorgeous Blooms

Stamp and Create W/Magnolia - Spring Colours

The Rubber Buggy - Soft Pastel Colours of Easter

Tilda's Town - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Totally Gorjuss - Die cuts/Punches

Vintage Challenge - Anything Goes

We Do Doobadoo - Embellish It

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My Garden is Starting to Bloom

Hi Folks! I don't have a card to share but thought i would share some pic's of my garden.

The first pic is my Yorkie called Biscuit he will be 11yrs old in August and he is standing next to

my gorgeous'Bridal Wreath' plant.

This is my 'Bleeding Heart' plant

And a close up view

In the front of this pic is my Azalea Japonica and behind it is my Wigeala

And finally my Lilac plant which i've had for about 4yrs and it's flowering for the first time this year.

Thanks for looking, i hope you enjoyed a little look at my plants!

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Pretty In Pink London Tilda

Good evening everyone! I actually had some chocolate today, hubby thought that i needed some cos' i didn't get any Easter eggs, aww, isn't he sweet!

My card today also comes with a tag and  features one of my favourite Tilda stamps 'London Tilda' and i've coloured her with my TH Distress Inks.

 Tools - Magnolia Doohickey 'Lovely Fence' and 'Lacy Flowers' & 'Hellebores'

Marianne Design 'Petra's Mirror, butterfly and tag.

Spellbinders 'Floral Oval'.

And Go Create die.

DP - Marianne Design

Embellishments - Lace from LOTV, Ribbon and Pearls from my stash

and the Pink Mother of Pearl flowers are recycled.

I've distressed the die cuts with TH Distress Ink 'Spun Sugar'.

I'm entering these challenges

A Creative Romance - Eggcellent Spring

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Card and Scrap - Use Metal 

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( Spring )

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

CHPP - April Challenge

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Fashionista and More - Pretty Pastels

Fussy And Fancy - Pearls and Lace

Inky Chicks - Shabby Chic

Magnolia Mania - Monochrome

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Anything Goes

Marianne Design Divas - Anything Goes ( Used 3 dies & 1 paper )

Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - White + 1

Simon Says Wednesday - Animal Antics

Simply Magnolia - Gorgeous Blooms (hope it's ok to use die cut flowers)

Stamp and Create W/Magnolia - Spring Colours

Sweet Stampin' - Lots of Layers

The Rubber Buggy - Soft Pastel Colours of Easter

Tilda's Town - April Showers Bring May Flowers

TFMC - Butterflies

Totally Gorjuss - Die Cuts/Punches

Totally Tilda - Over The Garden Fence

Wags 'n Whiskers - Lots of Layers

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Little Robin Redbreast

Hi all, i'm back with a card this time, well i've got no Easter eggs to eat so to take my mind off that i'm crafting! I know it's Easter but i've made a Christmas card today using recycled Christmas cracker cut with my Spellbinders and a diecut chipboard robin. Stuck these on the card and then ran it through my Bigshot using one of my Crafters Companion embossing folders. I was pleasantly surprised with the result.

I'm entering these challenges

DLART Thankful Thursday - April linky challenge

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday - Winged Things

Simon Says Wednesday - Animal Antics

Totally Gorjuss - Die cuts/Punches

Winter Wonderland - Little Robin Redbreast

Sparkles Christmas - Inspired by Christmas carol or song (When the red, red robin....)

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Altered DVD Storage Unit & Cases

Good morning everyone and Happy Easter! I hope you are not stuffing your faces with chocolate eggs cos' i will be jealous as i haven't got any, boo! hoo!

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I have something different to share with you all today.

I have altered an old DVD storage unit and made it into a crafty storage for my pens, inks and wooden rubber stamps.

This is the unit before altering.

Here i have adhered some pretty
pink Dovecraft paper and distressed with paint.

Here is a close up of the paper.
I have diecut a few pieces using my Magnolia Doohickey 'Old Swedish Lace' die and added some sequin trim.

The next thing i did was to stamp all over the top and sides with my Prima 'Botanical' stamp using Sepia ink.

Now i cut some paper to fit the dvd cases and stamped the same image all over and inserted them into the cases making them look much prettier i think.


And the finished look! I will probably change things around a few times until i'm happy with it.

I'm entering these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distress

Country View Challenges - New Beginnings ( new look )

Craftyhands Challenge - Anything Goes

Frilly and Funky - Flights of Fancy

Inky Chicks - Shabby Chic

Rhedd and Rosie - Anything Goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - April Challenge

Simon Says Monday - Winged Things

Simon Says Wednesday - Animal Antics

Vintage Challenge - Anything Goes

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