Boofle's here!

At last I have finally got around to making my first card using the Boofle decoupage which has been sat on my kitchen table for a week! Recently I have been using acetate on cards but the only problem is that it doesn't photograph very well but I've tried my best! I have used the Boofle button embossing folder and the flower background is the adhesive fabric paper from the same range. I have added a few pink gems and used a Martha Stewart punch. Hoping to get another Boofle card made this evening before I make a start on a few birthday cards. Have a good evening! x

Happy Anniversary!

Good morning all! Today I have a card to share with you that I have made for a special couple who will soon be celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. The image is another new Woodware stamp which I have stamped and embossed with gold and then coloured using Promarkers (I'm still deciding whether to order some Spectrum Noirs from Crafters Companion!). The sentiment stamp is also part of the set and is a bargain at just £3.99! The backing papers are from a Papermania wedding pack and I have added some Prima flowers and leaves which have been punched out of kraft card using a Woodware punch. I have personalised the card with names using gold letters and a Martha Stewart heart border punch. Apologies again for the photographs, the lighting is poor but the card is in neutral and pink colours. My mom and dad's wedding anniversary is at the end of March too so this stamp may need to be re-inked later! Hoping to make a card later using the Boofle decoupage that has been sat on the kitchen table for almost a week but the footie is on (and I am a big BCFC fan!) so we'll have to see. Enjoy the rest of your day and please feel free to leave me a comment. x

With Love from Me to You!

Well I didn't get as much crafting done as I would have liked today but I did manage to ink up one of the new Woodware stamps that I got yesterday. I saw this at the NEC trade fair last month and knew that I would have to buy it! It's quite a large stamp so you don't need to add much else to make up a card. The pale pink backing paper is from Hot Off The Press and I coloured the stamp using 3 different shades of pink Promarkers. A few gems and a Martha Stewart punch and the card was complete. Hoping to make an anniversary card tomorrow using another new Woodware stamp. Goodnight all, off to read the new issue of Simply Cards and Papercraft. x

Workshop done!!

Well I've done my first ever card making workshop today and absolutely loved it! Over 80 people took part and at one point there was a queue forming to take part in the workshop. I even had people asking if they could buy extra packs to take and make at home!I am chuffed with the feedback and hope that this will be the first of many! I did buy a few(!!) crafty goodies and hope to have a play with these tomorrow. Here's the card that we made and I have to admit that it was very difficult to photograph due to the acetate on the front which I had embossed. I also embossed the purple cardstock underneath this which was then glittered. Prior to this, I was not a huge fan of embossing folders but I'll definitely be buying them in the future. That's all for tonight, I'm shattered so going to have an early night and look forward to a (hopefully) lengthy card making session tomorrow. x

Workshop time!

Evening all, hope you've all had a good day. I've had a busy one so going to keep this short and sweet! I'm finally ready for the workshop tomorrow and have to be up at 6.30am! I'm looking forward to seeing the other workshops and also looking at all the crafty goodies that will be on sale (I wonder how much I'll come back with...I'll let you know tomorrow evening!). Enjoy the rest of the weekend! x

So many projects, so little time!

I was hoping that I would have some Boofle decoupage cards to show you all this evening but unfortunately they are still sitting on the kitchen table! I seem to have so many projects started and not enough time to finish them all so my aim over the next week is to do this so that I can begin making some cards using the new craft stash that I have bought. I thought I would share a photograph of my workshop preparation that is sitting on the table too (I will add a close up photograph of the card after the workshop on Sunday). I just love adding glitter to cards but it does seem to go everywhere! Sorry for the short post, off to read the new issue of Quick Cards with a free Wild Rose Studio gift, when will I get the time to play with this! x

Birthday Wishes!

Good evening, hope you've all had a good day! It's been sunny here so it was a trip to the park with my 2 girls to feed the ducks then we popped into The Range to purchase a few crafty goodies! Tonight I thought I'd share with you a 'birthday collection' that I made at a workshop a few weeks ago. It consists of a gift bag (I have bought some brown paper bags to decorate so hope to share these with you soon!), card, flag, cookie bag and chocolate bar wrapper. Some of the flowers on the bag are made using a die and this has been added to my shopping list for the NEC Hobbycraft show later this month. Just a quick post as I still haven't finished all the workshop packs and it's only 3 sleeps away!! x