brenda pinnick thanks

A while back, I along with 14,000 other people bought a really cool kit designed by Brenda Pinnick from QVC.

I got it and use the album as storage as I usually scrap in 8x8. Nearly 6 months after buying it all I had used was a few white chipboard letters.

So, as yesterday was craft day on QVC and I took the day off work to watch, play and potter, I thought I would break out the kit.

The ‘cards’ in the kit are not the thickest (thick paper at best) so I cut one in half (and trimmed it down to fit on A6) and used the back of the card (2 for one now).

A bit of glitter glue, a few stick on gems (which you can’t really see here) a length of American Crafts ribbon and a Pebbles inc. rub on and I am really quite pleased with it.

little monster

I’m not really a stamper. Never have been, but when I saw this cute little dino from Hero Crafts I just had to have him.

I only have to use him a couple of times to justify to myself my purchase so here is one such card. Isn’t he cute!

I wanted to write something along the lines of ‘congratulations on your new little monster’ but it is a bit wordy, my handwriting is not that nice and not everyone will like their newborn to be called a little monster... so an American Crafts Ned sidekick and we were done.

Papers are DCWV 2007 spring stack, the scolloped and plain circles Quickutz cookie cutters and a Sizzlits doodle baby nappy pin done with shrink plastic.

wedding dress

Any of you who have seen my cards know that I have a less is best style of card making, clean and simple, geometric patterns.

This card, although it may not look it, is adventuresome for me, because I’ve inked the edges.

The xcut dress punch (not a great cutter), cut from cream pearl card with the doodlebug bazzill in sandcastle and bon-bon ink pad.

american crafts felt flower

So like two weeks ago I got carried away and bought some American Crafts Holiday House and Green House shapes and this is the first card I have made with them (although they are scattered all over my scrapbook).

DCWV sticky ribbon (something that has been in my collection for years), Pebbles inc rub-ons (as usual) and a few small flower gems. That’s it. Simple but me...

boho paisley chic aka making memories challenge

OK previously I have only ever posted on a Saturday, but I thought why not post when I have something to say. So here is my first Thursday post... whoa dude...

First of all a confession. I am really afraid of patterned papers. I buy them, but can never use them. Consequently, I am really pleased with this, because, there are 3 different patterned papers form the Making Memories Boho Chic stack. I always think patterned papers (in my hands) look fussy, but I think this card is still quite me

Loads of stickles, twill I got off a pack of tea towels and one of the fab Pebbles inc. duplicates rub-ons.

halloween thinking of you

So there’s this card challenge on UKScrappers to make a non-halloween card out of halloween colours (purple, green, orange, black and white).

So here is my take...

Bought some ki memories papers today from the Scrapbook Shop (haunted pin dot and haunted skinny stripe) and a box of Queen & Co flowers (cloud 9).

They’re not my usual colours, but I have to confess that I am really quite pleased with it. It is still distinctly me.

Other exciting news... I was left my first comments (thanks Monica :-D) which means someone has actually looked at this here blog. Yay...

thank ewe

Dies used:

sheep

A sheep was cut from black and white sticky backed card. A green hill (4.5 cm wide) was cut and laid upon a blue 4.5 cm square. The ship was constructed centrally on this.

This was laid onto a 5 cm square of white card, which was then mounted on a 7 cm green velum square. This was then attached to a 12 cm square white card centrally near the top.

The words ‘thank ewe’ were added centrally below the image using Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons.

scrummy vintage

Samm set the challenge on the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog this week, and she wanted us to use vintage ribbons and trims and combine it with a sketch.

I used the remnants of a crop kit (cherry arte papers) from the SSC Morpeth crop to make this cute 6x6 layout. All I added was the Prima flower and the cream card.

dotty birthday

Dies used:

Present mini

Icing starter kit

A pink vellum circle was cut using the die provided in the icing starter kit. A present was cut in two different colours and attached to the centre of the circle. One of the rub-ons provided in the kit was placed around the outside of the circle.

An 8 cm square was cut from the dotty DCWV Nana’s Kids card. A length of pink organza ribbon was attached vertically to this card and a further length tied around it. 

This was then attached to the centre of a 10 cm square of pink vellum. Next, this was laid at the centre a 12 cm white square card using 3d foam.

The circle was attached using 3d foam (behind the present) to the lower right hand corner.

spotty birthday

An 11 cm square of beige card was laid centrally onto a 12 cm white square card.

An 8.5 cm square of spots card was laid centrally onto a 9 cm square of red card. This was mounted onto the beige card using 3d foam,

A 2.5 cm strip of red vellum had the words ‘happy birthday’ printed in white by using Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons. This was mounted half way down the card using two round silver 5mm brads.

3 brown flowers

A 4cm strip of multicoloured striped paper was adhered to the lower section of a 12 cm square white card.

A brown spot length of (American Crafts) ribbon had a knot tied 1/3rd of the way from the end and attached vertically 1.5 cm from the left hand edge of the card with the knot at the top.

One large and two small brown Prima waffle flowers were attached to the card using bright green brads as shown.

Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons were used to print a message at the lower right hand corner of the printed paper.

box recipe

Something different this week, did you know you can make a 2” box out of two 6” squares of card.

I have embelished this one with just a piece of ribbon and a tag. Simple folding and four little cuts are all you need. I can’t draw, but you can find the recipe here.