Hi everyone hope you all had a great christmas...mine was brill....as the girls are older didnt have to get up as early 8am a resonable hour lol....i've decided before i pack my christmas stamps,paper etc away i'll make some more cards then i'm infront for next year...i'm now able to post to my blog from anywhere in the house as santa brought me a netbook it's fantastic....the other disapointment before christmas was my new toy sizzix expression just stopped working...the shop where i bought it from has been amazing and has phoned sizzix and a new one is on it's way.....will have to borrow my big shot back from my crafting friend as she has borrowed it as her's has broken...hopefully it'll get mended then i'll put my big shot up for sale...electric express so much easier to use as i've problems with my hand turning the handle...i've signed up for my first rak on the cricut website....you have to make 25 layered cuts using the alphabet excluding 'x' the person who makes the best of them wins a cartridge for the cricut hope it's me lol.....will post 2 or 3 on my blog when finished as i want to save the rest for the recipent..bye for now...HAPPY NEW YEAR....

Hi every one just thought I log into my blog to wish everyone a very merry christmas and a happy new year will post some more items in the new year.....

Another Halloween Album

My crafting buddie after looking at my halloween book asked me if I could make one for here so she could scrapbook her daughters halloween book...I made it slightly different from the original and choose to make it tall...It took a bit more working out about the binding but I got there in the end....It was made with the design studio using accent essentials for the square shapes and paper doll dress up for the the halloween items..the ribbon is from my stash..the papers are bo bunny and the card stock is bazzil(I find it gives the best results when used with my cricut)...the fancy edge for the mat was made using a new punch I bought that is from martha stewert...

The coffin was made in the design studio I welded 2 together and flipped 1 so they would meet up and it was cut out so it was abled to been opened...I placed a skeliton on one half and the other was made so she could add some writing....

The tags where made in bags tags and boxes and they where placed in an oversized trick or treat bag and she can add photo's to them or journaling..

thanks for looking and please feel free to leave a comment.....

These cards where made using my new big shot express...I cut out the scalloped background using nestabilities they work a treat.....only took a second glad I bought it.....the polar bear stamp is from a company called Littles Claires they have some amazing stamps take a look on there web site they also have some examples to give you soom great ideas.....I've coloured the stamp in with my promarkers.....the raindeer card is made die cutting a sizzlet die I got some time ago.....first time I've used it think it goes great with the striped paper this is by daisy and dandelion....I now like to make the inside of the cards just as nice as the outside using the same papers or contrasting papers the greetings on the inside are stampes with great impressions and cut out with nestabilities.....thanks for looking will post some cards later....lots more still to make...I've nearly finished my christmas shopping thankgoodness....love christmas but always lots to do at the last minute....

New Crafting Toy

my local craft shop has had a sale today me and my crafting friend have been and I've bought myself an early Christmas Pressie a Big Shot Express
all I can say is WOW!!!...although I've got a cricut I still love my big shot but was having problems using it....the express is amazing cuts spellbinders in a trice(need loads of circles and scallopes to make christmas cards....normally set the girls on cutting them out LOL!!!)the craft shop had loads of things at half price....papers.....ribbon....some sizzix dies....spent up.....bought some lovely papers to make christmas cards with will post later when I've made some more cards.....

Christmas cards

Here are a few pictures of the cards I've been asked to create for a friend for her family for christmas.....Really love the shaped card it was cut on the cricut from the wild card cart.....The papers that are used are various from my stash.....The stamped images are the new ones out from magnolia love there image....they are coloured in with promarkers.....the other stamped images are various ones I've got in my stash and cant tell you who they are by sorry!!!!.....enjoy looking......off now to make some more cards for tommorrow for the girls to send to their friends need about 25 each yikes!!!!... and need to make some for the family.....will post some more cards tomorrow ......

Mojo Monday

This is the card I came up with from the sketch at mojo mondays I think it worked ok hope you like it....The paper is from american crafts.... the bells where cut out with the cricut and the christmas cheer ......I cut a few layers then layered them up with silicon glue.....thanks for watching

Christmas

Can't believe it it's the first of December today and I'm behind with making my Christmas cards will really have to crack onto in the next 2 days..... will post later the cards I've made what with work and kids time is short.