Ikea Pen pots

Thought i'd just add some piccies of my new pen pots that I got from Ikea this week. The 7 pots and the rail cost just over £5. They hang great on the slopey roof walls in my loft and I soon filled them up with all my pens and "must have to hand" tools. It's given me a bit more space on my work surface and I feel all tidy and organised now (for a while at least, until I fill it with more stuff)
Next up is the little set of Drawers on castors that I got from there too which were £20. Thought these were great because you can spend £20 on a plastic set that come apart every time you move them!! Or is that just me.LOL. Have filled these up now but have managed to stash alot of clutter away too.

Just thought I'd share
Thanks for looking

Magnolia Vs Stampavie Sketch Challenge

Had to have a go with the lovely sketch for this weeks Magnolia Vs Stampavie Challenge Its a really nice sketch to do. I used a stamped image kindly sent to me by Shelley at Minkie's Paper Paradise.I coloured her with copics and layered her onto card and backing paper(DCWV-Sweet Shop-I think) following the sketch. The flowers weren't in the sketch but I couldn't help but add them as the space was crying out for them! The swirls and heart border are cut on the sizzix and the sentiment printed on the P.C.
Hope you all have a good crafting weekend

Thankyou Card

Haven't been doing a lot of card making and blogging this last week. Have been busy working, going to parents evenings and watching toooooo much television,(excuses, excuses, excuses). Hope to pull my finger out this weekend. Went to Ikea on Thursday and bought a great rail with pots on for my pens etc to tidy my craft space up in loft, so can't wait to get up there and get making again. It's surprising how a bit of a spring clean can inspire you to get going again.( Will try and take some piccies of the pots - there great)


Just made a little Thankyou card for a neighbour of mine. Used a Penny Black stamp I bought a few weeks ago and hadn't used yet. Coloured image with Copics and layered onto card and co-ordinating backing paper. Added sentiment, flowers, ribbon, bling and glitter glue to finish.

Thanks for looking

Cupcake Card

Hello,
Made this card for my Cousins 21st Birthday. Didn't want to use the 21 as the main theme for the card so used these gorgeous Hero Arts Cupcake stamps. Stamped in Versafine and coloured with Copics and then layered using my nestability dies. Covered the card in pretty pink spotty paper first and then layered the various elements onto the card. Used Sizzlits to cut out "21" from matching glitter card.Finished off with Stickles glitter glue and real sugar cake sprinkles just for fun.


Thought I'd better have a go at this decorating inside lark!!!!



Covered the inside of the card with pretty pink paper and stamped another Hero Arts Cupcake to layer inside. The "Special Day" sentiment is an old PSX stamp that I love.Finished off the inside with glitter glue and ribbon.

Thanks for looking

Image Swap Folder and Magnolia Challenge

First up today is my entry for the Magnolia v Stampavie Challenge which was a sketch to follow. A lovely sketch it is too.
The image I've used is one from the lovely folder from shelly (see below). I coloured her with copics and layered her onto card and backing paper following the sketch. Added flowers, ribbon and bling from stash. Finished with glitter glue.



Folder and images



Next today I'd like to share this beautiful folder I received in an image swap with Shelley from Minkies Paper Paradise. It's just lovely and full of lovely stamped images. You should go and check and her blog she does great work and it's a pleasure to visit. Thanks again Shelly for guiding me through my first Image swap.

Thanks for looking,

Signs Of Spring at Cute Card Thursday

This weeks challenge at Cute Card Thursday is "Signs Of Spring". So here is my attempt. Haven't used this Penny Black stamp in a long while but it is very sweet. I stamped, coloured with Copics and layered the image directly onto the card. I added the little fluffy tails, ribbon and buttons. A very simple card but cute too!

Here's a picture to show the cute little tails.



Thanks for looking

Cute Card Thursday

Made this card last night and thought after it might fit in with the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is "music and dance".The stamp is a Penny Black stamp called "frolic" and he looks like he's dancing along full of happiness.
I stamped him in versamark Vintage sepia and coloured with Copics. I layered onto green card and then backing paper from a new DCWV pad called "sweet stack" and it's yummy. Cut the two circles with my nestabilities and added the sentiment. Added punched flowers and ribbons. Used Stickles glitter glue to finish.
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Cute Card Thursday

Made a card for the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog.This weeks theme was "metallica" and for this i used a new "Maggie" Sugar Nellie stamp I had purchased at the weekend at The Stitch & Creative Crafts Show at Manchester Central.
I stamped her in Versamark Smokey Grey and then coloured her with copics. I followed an old Sketch Saturday sketch for the card. I layered glitter card and DCWV patterned backing paper and then for the "metallica" theme I added a strip of metallic gold card and a gold sentiment. To finish I added the little star buttons in matching colours.
Here's a picture below of the lots of layers on this card.





Thanks for taking the time to look

Penny Black Saturday wk 35

Made this card for this weeks Penny Black Challenge. The theme was romance so I took the opportunity to use this lovely sentiment stamp from Penny black.
I also used a border stamp from Penny Black. I stamped them bothe directly onto the cream card and coloured some of the flowers and leaves with copics.

I used a Sizzix die for the heart and stamped some more with the border stamp over it. I added ribbon,a flower and a sentiment to make a card topper.

Here is a close up of the sentiment stamp.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 34

Haven't been able to do much crafting in the last few days, hubby was away at the weekend and now he's on a late shift and my youngest has been off school with a cold. I did manage to get up there for an hour earlier on and decided to do the Penny Black Challenge. This weeks challenge was to make a circle card.





The card was cut on the fold with nestabilities and then punched with a little hole punch all around the edge. I had the little bear stamped and coloured already ( my Mums stamp). I then layered on to a patterend backing paper and green DCWV card both cut with nestabilities. Punched a little purple heart and added the sentiment. Added ribbons, buttons and glitter glue to finish.

Sorry about the bad picture. Not alot of natural light around at the moment!!!!
Thanks for looking.

A Card and A Tag

I've been photo tagged by Angeljakki.I haven't done one of these before so here goes.

The rules for this challenge are - Go to where you store your photos on your computer. Go to the SIXTH folder and pick the SIXTH photo. Post that photo on your blog along with a SHORT story about it. Tag SIX people and leave a comment on their blog or email them letting them know you chose them.

Right all that out the window and cheat because I've got a new laptop and have only a few folders on it at the moment. so I picked one of favourite pictures.


This is Phoebe, my youngest at her school Nativity play. She played her part really well but in a little world of her own, gazing out into the audience of Mums and Dads It was at the end and she had been crying because she wanted to be with me. Aaahh this picture melts my heart.

Okay, now to pass this on to:-
Nadia
Shelley
Chloe
Over the Wall
Debbie
Valentines

Hope nobody in the list minds being tagged and I understand if you are too busy crafting to take part.




Made this card in the week with a some stamps I bought a couple of years ago and have never used -tut tut. I stamped and colored with Copics and then layered onto an oval Nestability. Stuck onto a card covered with green backing card. added the strip cut both sides with Fiskars border punch. Added the sentiment which i printed on the computer and a couple of flowers with a brad through. Of course I dabbed some glitter glue around to finish- compulsory isn't it?

Sketch Saturday and A blog Award

Just had to have a go a this lovely sketch when I saw it on Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog It was a really nice sketch to follow. I used my new Leanne Ellis "Wish" stamp. I coloured her with my Copics and then decoupaged her to give her a bit more depth. I layered her onto a piece of K and Co backing paper, cut the strip and used my Fiskars border punch on it. Punched out hearts and decorated with miniture buttons and glitter glue. The sentiment was a freebie with a magazine aaagggges ago.




I had a nice surprise this afternoon when I found I had received these blog awards from Shelley and her fabulous blog Minkies Paper Paradise
Do drop by her blog and have a look at her scrummy work. Now i've to pass the awards on to 5 other people
I would like to pass these Awards onto:-

Aneljakki
Debbie at Inky Smudges
Nadia
I'm not sure if challenge blogs receive awards but here goes
Penny Black Saturday Challenge
I just love that place and would just like to show how much I appreciate the hard work and time it must take to run the Challenges every week
I'm not sure the next one is allowed either but she is my daughter and she is Fab.
ChloeThanks for looking
Louby xxxx

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

This is my entry for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 33. The challenge this week was "frame It" The frame is a Penny Black Stamp that I have had for a long time ( haven't used it for ages either) I stamped and coloured it with a mixture of watercolour and copics. I then stamped the girl minus her star into the frame and coloured her with copics, layered her onto pink card and some backing paper out of my stash. Added ribbon, brads,glitter glue, and sentiment.I've also done my entry for Sketch Saturday, but will upload it later as i've got to get ready for work now!! Would rather stay home and stamp!!lol

See you later

Magnolia Vs Stampavie wk 10

Today I've made a card for the Magnolia Vs Stampavie Wk 10 blog challange. The Challenge was to "show us your bow making skills"

I stamped Tilda in Versamark Smokey Grey and coloured her with Copic pens. I layered her onto a couple of Nestability ovals and then layered them onto some DCWV backing paper. I added the sentiment and buttons and finally the bow.

Thanks for stopping by
Louby x

Birthday Magnolia

Just a quick post with this little Magnolia card. Stamped Tilda in Versafine grey and coloured her with Copics ( really loving my copics - yummy). Layered her onto nestability ovals and then onto card with K and Co backing paper. Cut white strip and punched with Fiskars border punch. Added sentiments, flowers with bling centres and green ribbon to finish.

See you soon
Louby x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 32

The theme at Penny Black Saturday challenge this week was "Dotty". So I used this old penny black sunflower, stamped in Versafine vintage sepia and coloured with Copics. I layered it on to some dotty backing paper and added stamped swirls over the whole of the card. I added a green rafia bow, some glitter to the flower head and a yellow butterfly button to finish.

TFL

Scooter Dog and An Award

My youngest daughter is going to a boy classmates Birthday party at the weekend,well I've got loads of girly pretty cards but no boy cards. Anyway, remembered I had got this super Penny Black "Scooter Dog" rubber stamp from a bargain bucket at a craft show earlier this year. I'm not very good at boy cards (having 2 daughters myself) but I am quietly pleased how this turned out and the icing on the cake was when I saw the little boy whos party it is, scooting home from school on his own little scooter this afternoon.
Stamp - Penny Black Scooter Dog
Coloured With - Copics
Backing Papers- Sizzix Sizzles
Letters cut on sizzix

Today I received a lovely award from my friend Nadia.Thankyou Nadia.




Five rules for a successful journey of this lovely award:
1. Please put this award on your page.
2. Put a link to the blog of the person from whom you have received it.
3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs.
4. Show links to these blogs in your message.
5. Please inform the owners of blogs that you nominate.

I would like to pass this award onto:-

1.Shirley
2.Chloe
3. Mrs Wonka
4.Heidi Wholeness
5.Michelle

Baby Card

Hello
Made a card yesterday for a friend who has had a baby girl. Stamped image twice and coloured with copics.Layered onto some cut nestabilitys. Punched holes either side and added ribbon. Cut out the lettering from sizzlits, glued on and glittered.Added the little heart buttons. Wow this was a quick post - going to work soon.

Thanks for looking

Happy 2009 and Getting Back to Cardmaking With the Penny Black Challenge

Hello All and A Happy 2009

I haven't done any cardmaking for quite a few weeks now and so I haven't had anything to put on my blog. I found my way back into my craft space in the loft on Sunday afternoon and after leaving the heater on for a few minutes to warm it all up and get the blood flowing decided to do the Penny Black Challenge to ease me back in nicely. I think I had too much else going on before Christmas (you know how it is)new job, present buying, decorating the lounge before I could even think about the tree,shopping and more shopping. So anyway back to it.

The Challenge was to use Pink and Brown colour scheme along with any Penny Black Image. I stamped the mouse in Versafine vintage sepia twice,I coloured one image with Copics ( I did get some for my Birthday- yummy yummy)cut it out and layered onto the other image which I had stamped onto a nestability oval. Added ribbon,sentiment, paper flowers and pearl gems. Layered onto larger oval nestability and stuck onto card covered in pink backing paper.


Thanks to everyone who dropped by in 2008.
It's good to be back and looking forward to sharing in 2009,

Bad, Naughty, Lazy Blogger, tut tut tut!!!

Hello - If there's still anybody out there, I'm still here!!!!!!

Have been a very, very, very lazy blogger and have been having a break from being a slave to it. I think it must be the cold weather and dark nights, just haven't had the inclination to get on the computer to update. So no more excuses, I'm off blog hopping after this and I'll show you some cards I've been making.

First is this Penny Black stamp - isn't she lovely. I coloured her with Marker pens,cut her our and added glitter here and there. I layered her onto a piece of (I think) k and Co paper which had the words printed on the edge already. I added ribbon and some green gems to finish.

Next up is this cute Penny Black mouse with his bowl full of stars. Coloured him with my new Copics ( yes took the plunge and bought some) Layered him onto to spotty backing paper added ribbon, buttons and a little punched star.



Here's the lovely little Penny Black hedgey with flowers. Coloured with Copics and layered on to a circle of pink stripey paper.Added ribbon, buttons and a little "thank you" sentiment.



Last but not least is this little Stampendous Silent night stamp. Coloured with water colours and layered on to blue card and then onto a card I had run through a cuttlebug snowflake folder. Added ribbon and a snowflake button.

Thanks for looking