Stampin' Up! cards

I used some versamark & emboss powders on this card to make some patterned paper as I had no SU DPs I am very pleased with the result the stamp set used is 'simply said' I am blown away by the stamp pads the unusual way in which they 'flip flop' open is marvelous as you can use the lid as a pallet and the ink pads are of a good size too! I am very taken with them. Inks used: More Mustard, Old Olive, Ruby Red & Chocolate Chip. I used an aqua pen to colour in the stamped images. The card stock is More Mustard, Old Olive, and very Vanilla & Ribbon Chocolate Chip. It was so nice to do a project where I didn't have to rummage around for matching inks & ribbon to go with the card and each other.

So as I said in an earlier post, I got my kit through and I have started to make some cards (I need some of the lovely SU papers) and May is a good time to top up with some as it's buy 3 get one free, I'm having a work shop on 7th May and looking forward to putting an order in after that, so I'm being very patient lol (not like me at all) well If I can save some money and get free yummy scrummy papers then I can wait lol. Stamps used : Oval all, Card stock Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Really rust & Pumpkin pie. Ribbon Chocolate Chip and a skura pen to pattern around the edges ink was Brilliance shows up very well here very impressed. I know I sell SU but I wouldn't sell something I didn't totally believe in as a good product. I am only giving this product good feed back as I would any other I use and am happy with.

I love these stamps you should have a look in the catalogue Page 62. I love these stamps 'Gods Blessings' they fit every occasion wedding, sympathy, Christmas, Birthday, new born, the list goes on, a really really good buy I am so glad I got these. You can make a focus of them as I have here or use them as the verse in side. So versatile I just had to have them. Stamps used: 'Gods Blessings' & 'Oval all' CS Old Olive, Chocolate Chip & Very vanilla. Ribbon Chocolate chip. Inks Old Olive & Ruby Red all SU. I hope you like them please leave a comment I value your imput and I can visit you blogs too. Love Dawn xx

I WON!

You must be aware of the wonderful draw Max’s Craft Creations is doing, a very novel way of giving candy away. She has been giving candy away every day since Easter and what wonderful stuff there has been. Me, I haven't won anything like this before so I was amazed when I went back and saw my name I checked several times .... well I thought I must be reading it wrong, there must be some mistake lol

And just look at this yummy stuff. So many brads and lovely yummy flowers, what can I say??? So a lovely parcel to wait for this week. I am really chuffed to win something and something so good too! Max says she is going to do an advent calender at Christmas. If it's any thing like the Easter one it will be truly worth entering. Max also has a fab blog too, she has some lovely inspiration and is very creative. I'm glad I found the blog, and she is a lovely person. Thank you again Max Love Dawn xx

How CUTE? this is the apple of my eye my darlin' little boy (grandson) he gives me so much joy this is what life is all about.

We had our little treasure for the day on Thursday we went to see Chezie (my Cousin, all my kids call her auntie and her kids call me auntie too!) So Chezie is James 3rd cousin but auntie chezie for short lol. She went mad for him, as not seen him befour. Look at that little face how could you not love him lol. Smiling and pulling his tongue out! I thing these two have to be scrapped so watch this space!

Neapolitain Note Book

It was my sisters Birthday yesterday so made her a card And this yummy note book using all Stampin' Up! (from my new kit) that arrived Tuesday So lovely, the product (card etc) and the stamps are of SUCH good quality. I'm in love with Stamoin' Up! Have a look in the catalogue for more examples I used 'Simply said'(106598) & 'Oval all'(113790) stamp sets Chocolate chip Ribbon, Very vanilla & Cameo Coral cardstock (from the earth elements range).

Happy Birthday Nadine (((BIG HUGS)))

Some little boy cards for you I have used basic grey cupcake DP here (hint this can be won in my free stash give away) the stamps are Sugar nellie and Woodwear and setiment stamps are WOJ and hobby craft thought I would show you the insides too.

On the second card I tried a new technique, you can't see it that well in the photo but what I did was use (thick) emboss powder on it (a couple of layers (three should do it) then put it in the freezer for about 10 min. when you bring it out it looks a bit curled (don`t worry) you then flex the card and it cracks ( the emboss Powder) and it`s a really nice effect you can put some distress ink (as I have here) so the cracks show up more. It was enjoyable to do and another way of adding texture give it a go and let me know how you go I would be interested to see your creations.

Please leave a comment and let me know if you have tried this technique or used these papers I would love to have a look.

Love Dawn xx

STAMPERS SIX GROUP

Stampers Six Group

Want to belong to a monthly kit but you want to make sure that you like everything that comes in it?

Why not join my next Stampers 6 group?

What Is This?

It's a monthly club run for 6 people for 6 months.

How Does It Work?

Each month each of the 6 people spend £25 or more in the Stampin' Up! Catalogue. When 6 people spend £25 each this adds up to £150, which equates to a virtual party, and this means that you are entitled to a Hostess Level 1 Stamp Set plus £15 of free goods of your choice out of the catalogue. Each of the 6 people take it in turns to be the virtual hostess.

What Do I Need To Do?

Just let me know you are interested by leaving a comment and I will add your name to my list as we only need 6 people to start a club. Once we have 6 people you can decide on what you are going to buy for £25 or more in your first month.

What Do We Get Out Of This?

You receive at least a free Level 1 Hostess Set plus £15 of free goods of your choice from the catalogue (you can get Level 2 plus more money to spend if your sales are higher).

When Can We Start?

We can start as soon as 6 people are interested. Ask a friend to join you if you like. Please leave a comment if you are interested and I will get back to you. Click on the Stampin' Up catalogue in the sidebar to see what goodies you could be getting for free - the details are in the first few front pages. Party Party!

Love Dawn xx

Chit Chat

Hello to all my followers and thank you for joining me, I hope you will keep popping back, and that my blog is interesting to read. The weather has been great here in the NW of the UK for a few days. I have had my spring cleaning head on lol and the house smells lovely and I have bought fresh flowers (I usually have fresh flowers in my bedroom all the time as I spend a lot of time in there on the comp) But now there in the kitchen and living room too! I love fresh flowers.

How much washing? the amount of washing two teenagers can make in just a week! is astonishing don't you think? one minuet your telling them to change 'cos they smell the next, they go the other way and wear three or four sets of clothes a day! above is a photo taken at Christmas (the tree in the back kinda gives it away) lol And with them is our lovely dog Dita (a Japanese Akita) she was a rescue. More about her in another post!

They are back at school/collage now, thank heavens and my fridge is taking a well earned rest. lol How much does your shopping bill go up when yours are off school? Mine eat so much (although my 15yr old Matthew on the right above) is bigger than me and I'm not small at 5'10 lol the collage student :-) Shawn (on the left (obviously lol) will be seventeen next Monday Oh how they grow. And these photos are six month old, I'm sure they have grown again, I can rarely get them together for photos, I love the top one but this is my fav as it's an action shot (they can be so funny) So really with them two and lovely Hubby it's like living with three men always hungry and for ever leaving a mess where ever they go ( I have to exclude hubby from the mess thing lol he tidys up after all of us lol) He is one I wouldn't swap for all the tea in china. He is the best. he's another one who doesn't like his picture taken lol but there is one on here of him asleep with our grandson James (give you a hint It's in March archive) and it's such a lovely photo I scrapped it and put it on here! well enough chit chat for now but will put some more posts on and get some ready for the hospital later. (that's a whole other story lol). Please leave a comment, Love Dawn xx

Sugar Bowl ch8

I liked this sketch so much I have used it for another challenge! It's a really good one they are so clever at the Sugar bowl. This stamp is lovely isn't it? so cute and reminds me of child hood so much! I thought the papers from basic grey were fantastic for children's cards (especially boys) as you can so often have flowers on everything. That why I went for circles layers (like a flower). And I'm giving some away in the Candy stash give away so you could have your very own! I have used them more than once this week!

Items used: Sugar Nellie Stamp 'where's mine' Basic Grey papers 'cupcake' sentiment is from stash! as is the brad and inks (think they're called papertake or something like that, there very good) I bought them on e-bay over a year ago I got loads for about £8 was a bargin and they are really good and they have lasted too! which is a bonus lol hope you like, please leave a comment and don't forget to enter my stash give away! Love Dawn

WOJ ch26

I love these challenges Whiff of Joy (WOJ) is a colour challenge B&W with a splash of colour! (you also have to use a WOJ stamp! And I have to say these sentiments I bought I use on all sorts, such a good buy (getting my moneys worth from these I can tell you) lol so as you can see mine is red. I'll put some more posts up later today I was busy yesterday so I'll share a few of the many I made.I have started doing the inside too! (well have for since started blogging) an I have to say I enjoy it so much I feel the card is better for the receiver as it's more finished! Items used: CCSR papers and flowers SN, WOJ & CCSR stamps. quite a lot of stamps lol well I do love stamping lol buttons from papermainia card stock from stash!

Yummy Muffins

I saw Monica had made a yummy cake yesterday, she is SO talented. Any way with that in mind when I went shopping today I saw some lovely edable things to put on a cake (and the pots they came in would be very useful afterwards for putting crafty goodies in) Yes I'm an addict lol. Where was I.... waffling again. What with Monica's cake and the lovely cake sweeties I thought I would make some muffins (I'm not in Monica's class by a long way) but I know they will be all gone this evening (any time I cook my boys eat it lol) I hope you like my cooking craft spot, please leave a comment, lol Love Dawn xx

Stampin' Up! workshop

Are you reasonably local to me (HYDE, STOCKPORT OR MANCHESTER) and would like to hold a Stampin' Up! party in your home? These are normally great fun and nobody is pressured into buying anything. However, I am not held responsible for you falling in love with the products and wanting them all :-) and with the FREE Back ground stamps in the month of June you may be tempted.

Hosting a party can be used as a way of getting your friends and family together for A brew, cake and playing with paper. Everyone tells me they have a great time at my parties, and I treat them exactly like that - they are great fun, with prizes to be won and let's not forget about the FREEBIES you can get - free Stamp Sets that you can't buy and FREE money to spend in the catalogue too.

You can call me on 0790 4386 966 or an email me craftydawn@googlemail.com I'd love to be able to spread the fun to you and your friends.Love Dawn xx

Sugar Nellie's back!

I have done some more Sugar Nellie cards there are so many great stamps about (more about what I'll be doing where stamps are concerned in another post!) WOJ sentiment stamp, but yet again I have used the simply darling DP from K&Co 'the journey' range all double sided and wonderful to work with too! I have coloured with the whisper water colour pens as usual the epoxy flowers are Making Memories the ribbon is Anita's the rest is from stash. please feel free to leave a comment I love visiting the blogs that comment! and of course don't forget to enter for the FREE candy all you have to do is become a follower leave a comment and put a photo of the candy in your blog with a link to mine not hard and yummy candy! Love Dawn xx

New baby card

A friend of a friend is having a baby and she wanted to get her a card that would apply to specifically her child, as she is having a mixed race baby this is what I came up with I hope she likes it. I wanted it to be simple yet elegant.

I hope you like it please leave a comment and don't forget to enter the stash give away!

TrulyScrumptions CH5

I have loved doing this card, The sketch over at Truly Scrumptious is lovely as are the examples from the DT. Itemes Used: The stamps from 'Woodware' called Pirate Mischief' and were so nice to work with. PP from 'Making Memories' cardstock 'Bazzill' coloured with 'Whispers water colour pens' buttons & ink were from stash. I hope you like my card and don't forget to enter for my FREE stash Love Dawn

PTW perfect pastels/Mojo Monday wk82

I really enjoyed using the pastels for the Paper take weekly challenge and the sketch is from Mojo Monday another challenge blog I have never been to before.

The Items Used: PP Kanban Stamps WOJ & Anita's, I had this stamp given to me and have never used it but I thought this fit in lovely. Flowers Kaiser (white) but coloured with whisper pens as is the image. Gems Bordeaux jewels (spring) my local craft shop has stoped doing these, so sad as I love them so much. As always please leave a comment and don't forget to enter for my free stash give away. Love Dawn xx

Polly Craft ch13/sketch & Stash ch19

This one was a bit tricky (although I love orange) at Polly Craft you have to make a card with orange as your colour! and with Sketch & Stash you have to use a new Item and follow the sketch. These are both new challenge sites for me, having never been on them before. Just click on the links to have a go or for further information.Items used: NEW ITEM was orange ink from Hobby Craft Cuttlebug EF 'swiss dots' Stamps WOJ & CCSR 'doodles' buttons Papermania & whisper watercolour pens.

Basic Grey Ch30

This weeks Basic Grey Challenge is a sweet one. You have to make a card based on chocolate with your fav soft centre (strawberry cream) is what this portrays but my ab/fab is dark chocolate with orange fondant mmmmm. (so hungry now) Any way to Items used: Basic Grey DP Sugared (luscious) names are nearly as good as the papers lol Stamps WOJ & (Funky Girl)is the name but I can't remember where I downloaded it from (doh!) Colured with whispers pens and Papermainia heart crystal. As always your comments are always welcome & don't forget to enter for my free scrummy stash! Love Dawn xx

Maxs March madness

This is an unusual candy give away, more than one prize and a winner every day until all prizes are won. Just pop along to Max’s egg-stravagansa for more details, good luck!

which card?

Happy Bank Holiday!

Hi, I had a post last week wondering which card the sweet gentleman would choose for his ex-wife on her 65th birthday. There were five to choose from and a lovely story for the reason why. (click on the link above so see the whole story) the card chosen was.........

He said "this is perfect! it was made for her!" (and it was lol) I'm so glad he was happy.

Happy Easter to you all.

Hello all, my faith in Jesus Christ and my Heavenly father give me so much comfort in my Life. I truly enjoy Easter for the most special gift given, the Atonement I hope you will all remember what this special time is all about & share in that gift. It's real easy, repent and follow him, he is waiting for you with open arms. Happy Easter Love Dawn xx