Happy Birthday Chloe!

Good morning

Hope you are all well and are enjoying the gorgeous weather we've had here in the UK the last few days :-)

Today we are celebrating Chloe's 12th birthday :-) We have family coming round later for nibbles and cake and tonight we are taking her out for a meal :-)  

Happy Birthday Chloe ... hope you have a fab day! xxx

This is our card to Chloe ... hope she likes it!

* Card Recipe * 

Image ~ SWALK 'Daydream Believer'

Papers ~ Memory Box 'Viola'

Sentiment ~ Little Claire's die cut

Butterfly brad ~ Papermania 'Henbury Lane'

Everything else ~ Stash

Hope you have a wonderful weekend :-)

SWALK 'Sweet Stuff' sneak peek

Good evening

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the bank holiday weekend ... I know I am because we are going away to Oxford for the weekend  :-) 

Thought I would share another card I have made for the upcoming SWALK 'Sweet Stuff' launch.  

This sweet image is very aptly called 'Friendship' and has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs.  The gorgeous papers and sentiment have been printed from the SWALK Vol. 1 CD.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Finished off with some punched butterflies (Kars punch) and pearls.  

* Challenges *

Little Miss Muffet ~ May flowers

MAWTT ~ Summer sunshine

Willow Sketchie ~ Sketch and die cuts/punches

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes

That's all from me ... bed is calling!

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge and SWALK Sweet Stuff

Good afternoon

At last the sun is shining here in Norfolk ... long may it continue :-)  Sorry for my lack of blogging/commenting but we are still busy decorating.  We finished Jamie's room at the weekend so just the bathroom, landing and Chloe's room to do now!  

It's time for a new challenge at Crafter's Companion and this month the theme is 'Here Comes Summer' and the prize for one lucky winner is a £30 gift voucher kindly donated by Sara to spend on the Crafter's Companion website.

I have used one of the new SWALK 'Sweet Stuff' stamps which are being launched on Tuesday 8th May on Ideal World at 9 pm.  There are 12 brand new stamps plus a fabulous SWALK Colouring Guide CD where you can learn how to colour the SWALK characters using the Spectrum Noir alcohol pen system. There are also 4 papercrafting kits by Hunkydory that have been designed to perfectly complement the new Sweet Stuff collection and a new Reddy decoupage kit which features gorgeous SWALK characters.

If you would like the chance to win the 12 new stamps and the Colouring Guide CD which are worth over £60 all you have to do is tell us what the SWALK name stands for and the link to the question is:

https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/members/competitions.html

You have to be logged on to be able to see the question and add your answer so if you are not already a member then please register as the winner could be you. The closing date is 8th May at 9 am so don't miss out!

That's all from me ... thanks for stopping by :-)

Share the love and win ♥

Good morning

With Valentine's Day just around the corner Crafter's Companion  have been looking through all their romance themed products and have put them into a special category on the website.  This will make it easier for you to find the perfect products to make a special card for your Valentine :-)


With this in mind Crafter's Companion are running a competition.  All you need to do is make a Valentine's Day themed card using Crafter's Companion products and post it on your blog, Facebook or Twitter page and link it to the linky tool over on the Crafter's Companion News, Views and Inspiration blog.  The competition will close on Sunday 29th January and one lucky winner (picked at random) will received a £25 voucher to spend on the website.


Here's a card I made using the adorable SWALK Thinking of You stamp which has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs.  The heart print paper has been printed from the SWALK Vol. 1 CD. 

* Challenges *

Scrabook Sisters ~ My Sweet Valentine

Alota Rubber Stamps ~ Hearts

Just Tracys ~ Love is in the Air

I didn't feel at all well yesterday so had a very lazy day watching the TV and takeaway in the evening.  I'm still not feeling great but have things to do so need to get busy and stop feeling sorry for myself lol!

Love You ♥

Good morning

It's still a bit chilly here today but at least it's dry and sunny!  No work for me until Friday now so going to be busy this week buying the last few presents, wrapping, food shopping and watching Christmas films with  Chloe and Jamie. 

Today I am sharing my last Christmas card for the year which is for Chris ... I bought a cute Fizzy Moon stamp especially for Chris' card but at the last minute changed my mind and decided to use 'Love You' from the SWALK Winter Cheer collection which is available at Crafter's Companion.

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ Swalk 'Love You'

Papers ~ Echo Park 'Winter Park' and ? red piece as it's from my scrap box

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Snowflakes ~ Woodware punch

Brads & Ric Rac ribbon ~ Stash

* Challenges *

Totally Gorjuss ~ For Someone Special

Hooked on Crafts ~ Christmas

Dream Valley ~ Christmas

Paper Cutz ~ Hearts Come Home for Christmas

Crafting for all Seasons ~ Christmas

Divas by Design ~ Merry Christmas

Papertake Weekly ~ Last Christmas Card of the Year

I doubt I will have time to make any cards before Christmas but will be joining the lovely Debby on Christmas Eve with 'My Favourite Five Christmas Cards of 2011' 

Now going to make myself a cuppa and then do some more wrapping!

I ♥ Mince Pies

Good afternoon

We had a great day at the Top Gear Live show yesterday but are all feeling tired today because we didn't get home until late.  I didn't feel like doing any housework this morning so while the roast chicken was cooking I decided to make a card using this cute image and papers from the new SWALK Winter Cheer Collection. 

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ SWALK Mince Pies

Papers ~ Winter Cheer CD

Sentiment ~ Cat's Life Press

Pearls/Poinsettia ~ Stash

Holly ~ X-Cut punch

* Challenges *

Sweet Stampin' ~ Gingham

Totally Gorjuss ~ Christmas Traditions

Samuel Taylor's ~ Christmas

That's all from me!  I'm now going to make some custard to go with the sticky treacle pudding :-)  X-Factor and I'm a Celeb tonight ... that's me sorted for the evening!

Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday :-)

CC Monthly Challenge ~ Let it Snow!

Hi Everyone

It's the 1st of the month so that means a new challenge has been set at Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge.  Nice and easy ths month ... Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!  I am sure over the next month most of you will make a snowy card which fits this theme :-)  As always the lovely Sara has kindly donated a £30 voucher for the Crafter's Companion website.

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ SWALK 'Kisses from Heaven'

Papers ~ The Snowman CD-ROM

Sentiment ~ LOTV

Snowflakes ~ Woodware punch

Pearls ~ Stash

* Challenges *

Sweet Stampin' ~ Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion ~ Bingo

(Punch, Sentiment, Bling)

Papertake ~ Anything Goes + Bling (optional)
By The Cute and Girly ~ Christmas Girls


I woke up with a really bad sore throat so i'm not feeling too great today :-(  Now going to heat myself up some soup for lunch.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Good morning

Well after a wet start the sun is now trying to come out so hopefully it might turn into a nice sunny autumn day :-)

Just sharing another SWALK card before I get on with some housework.  Only 2 more sleeps until the new Winter Cheer collection is launched as POTW!

This little cutie is from the 'Let it Snow' stamp plate.  The papers and sentiment have been printed from the CD.  I finished it off with some ribbon and punched snowflakes.  I love this red & blue colour combo for Christmas cards ... think I will be making more in the coming weeks.

* Challenges *

CES ~ Seeing Red

Wild Rose Blog Hop ~ Christmas

 Hope you have a great day (hopefully a crafty one) but unfortunately for me I need to crack on with the housework! 

Another SWALK 'Winter Cheer' Sneak Peek!

Good evening

Hope you are all well and haven't been blown away in this wind!!  We had a power cut when I got home from work this afternoon but luckily it came on again after an hour or so but believe it had been off since midday ... trouble with overhead cables!  Anyway thought I would post another SWALK sneak peek while i'm waiting for the tea to cook.

Aww how sweet is this little cutie cuddling her dog ... definitely one of my favs from the new SWALK 'Winter Cheer' collection but saying that IMO they are all adorable :-) 

The image has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs.  The papers and sentiment have been printed from the Winter Cheer CD.

* Challenges *

Papertake ~ Anything Goes (+ something punched option)

Christmas Stampin ~ Purple Passion

Totally Papercrafts ~ Animals

Before I go just want to remind you about the SWALK Winter Cheer Blog Hop where you have the chance of winning all 12 stamps and CD-ROM ... see here for details.

Daydream Believer

Good afternoon

With it being the school holidays I haven't had much time for crafting the last few days but did manage to find time yesterday to ink up one of the new Swalk stamps.  This sweet image is called 'Daydream Believer' and she has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs. 

I normally use Copics which I love (sometimes Promarkers) to colour my images but decided try new the Spectrum Noirs.  To be honest at first I wasn't sure I liked them but after some practice I think I am slowly getting there and am actually quite pleased with this image.  I have found I get the best results using Neenah Classic Crest Card which is available from Crafter's Companion.  I have also used them with Ryman's coated card which is okay but for me the pens seem to blend so much better with the Neenah. 

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ Swalk Daydream Believer

Papers ~ Swalk CD-ROM Vol. 2

Sentiment ~ LOTV Inspirational Sentiments Set

Pearls, Ribbon and Brad ~ Stash


* Challenges *

Totally Gorjuss ~ Sketch

SFTW ~ Spots & Dots
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop ~ Ribbons

At last the sun has come out to play so i'm going out into the garden to enjoy the sunshine :-)

Catch up with you all again soon!

SWALK Grandpa

Good morning

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend.  The weather is awful here today.  We are meant to be going out for the day so hopefully it might brighten up later. 

The challenge this week at Cupcake Craft is Boys and their Toys so I thought I would enter this card which uses one of the new Crafter's Companion SWALK stamps.  The image and sentiment are from the stamp plate and the backing paper is printed from the CD. 

Just a quick post today because I am now going to have a cup of tea and a bacon butty :o)

Hope you have a great weekend!

SWALK Sneak Peek ~ Day 4

Good morning

It's Day 4 of the SWALK sneak peeks! One more day until the new collection is launched on Create & Craft :o)  Just in case your interested here are the show times

22nd October @ 12pm on Create & Craft

23rd October @ 8am on Create & Craft

24th October @ 2pm Ideal World

25th October @ 8am Create & Craft

26th October @ 8am Create & Craft

Today's card uses the Groovy Granny stamp!

The papers are from the CD and I have just added some flowers and a few pearls from my stash.

Don't forget to join in with the Blog Hop to be in with a chance of winning A £50 GIFT VOUCHER TO BE SPENT ON THE CRAFTER'S COMPANION WEBSITE!

SWALK Sneak Peek ~ Day 3

Good morning

It's Day 3 of the SWALK sneak peeks!  Today's card uses the Mum stamp and the sentiment that accompanies the stamp reads

Mum ... You're the Best!

I have just used the 'Mum' part of the sentiment leaving the inside for a  message (i.e You're special, Thanks for all you do etc)

The papers are from the CD and I have just added a few pearls and some ribbon from my stash.  The double bow was made on my Bow-Easy which are in stock at Bunny Zoe Crafts for just £4.95.

Don't forget to join in with the Blog Hop to be in with a chance of winning A £50 GIFT VOUCHER TO BE SPENT ON THE CRAFTER'S COMPANION WEBSITE!

I will be back in the morning with another sneak peek :o)

SWALK Sneak Peek ~ Day 2

Good morning

Here is my second sneak peek using the new Crafter's Companion SWALK stamps and CD which are being launched this Friday 22nd October.  The images are so sweet and a joy to colour and the CD contains a fab selection of digi papers, borders, flowers, inserts and more.

How sweet is this little girl looking lovingly at her dad.  The sentiment with this stamp reads

Dad ... You're the Best

This image is perfect for Birthdays and Father's Day or simply to let your dad know he is the best! 

The DT were also lucky to be given some new card to use, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 216gsm, which is perfect for Promarkers and Copics. It is available now from the Crafter's Companion website and costs just £3.99 for 20 sheets or 3 packs for £10. 

This week Crafter's Companion are celebrating their 5th birthday so there are lots of special offers ~ check out the website for all the details!

Don't forget to join in with our SWALK Blog Hop for the chance to win A £50 GIFT VOUCHER TO BE SPENT ON THE CRAFTER'S COMPANION WEBSITE!  The first stop on the hop is Jacqui.

Crafters Companion Blog Hop

Good morning

Welcome to the Crafter's Companion Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the New SWALK Collection.

If you have landed here from Leann's blog then you are hopping in the right direction.  If not then you need to hop over to Jacqui's blog to begin.

Our DT have had a great time creating with the New SWALK Collection from Crafter's Companion and to celebrate the launch of this stunning new collection on Friday 22nd October we have decided to give you a chance to see some sneak peeks and also the chance of winning a fabulous prize:

A £50 GIFT VOUCHER TO BE SPENT ON THE CRAFTER'S COMPANION WEBSITE!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit each blog in order and leave your link on Mr Linky on the Crafter's Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog which is your last stop on the hop.  Along the way you will notice that each blog will give you a letter, make a note of these as they will make a word which we will ask you for if your number is drawn by Random.Org on Friday 22nd October .

DO NOT TELL US WHAT THE WORD IS ON THE CC NEWS VIEWS AND INSPIRATION BLOG , WE WILL E-MAIL YOU FOR THE ANSWER IF YOUR MR LINKY NUMBER IS DRAWN.

Image ~ Crafter's Companion SWALK stamp 

Papers ~ Crafter's Companion SWALK 2 CD

Flowers ~ Mulberry Crafts

My letter is R and your next port of call is Marcea

Thanks for taking part in the Crafters Companion SWALK 2 Blog Hop.

Crafters Companion DT 'After the rain'

Good morning

This month at the Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge there is another fab sketch and a fantastic prize as Sara has kindly donated a £30 voucher to spend on the Crafters Companion website for this month's prize!

I also have some exciting news because I have been invited to become a full time DT member!

This month the rules are changing, although the DT will all be using Crafters Companions images it has been decided to open up the entries to any image from any company, so that gives you plenty of scope, but for those of you who do use a Crafters Companion image you will be entered into the Candy Draw twice, so you have two chances of winning!

I adore these sweet SWALK images and this one is definitely one of my favs.

Image ~ SWALK 'After the Rain'

Papers ~ Dovecraft 'Back to Basics' (spotty) and Kars 'Country Rose'

Pearls ~ Stash

Flowers ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges

The Crafty Pad ~ Simply Pearls

Crafty Emma's ~ Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge ~ R for Roses

I am now going to finish my DT cards and then I am taking the children into the town for some lunch :o)