A little Night Owl

Good evening folks, I'm back with another post :)  I have had a day off today and as I woke up extremely early this morning it has seemed a long day, but no matter how many hours there are, there never seems to be enough to do all the crafting I want to do :) I did make this little card using a cute stamp set from Hobby Art called 'Forest Friends' I can't wait to use the little Fox now I have used the owl :)  I stamped the owl onto some  smooth white cardstock and coloured him with my Copic pens and then carefully cut him out.  I used a Memory Box die ' Beaded Background' to make the night sky and then popped it onto a white card blank so that the white would show through the holes.  I then cut out a moon from a Die-namics die set, 'Sun Moon and Stars' and then stamped the Woohoo! sentiment from Paper Smooches and the tiny Happy birthday from a Clearly Besotted set and die cut it out using a Sizzix speech bubble die from Sizzix.  I mounted all the elements onto the card using 3d foam pads.  I am really pleased with how this turned out as I din't have any preplanned ideas in my head when I started, it just seemed to develop as I went along :)

The other excitement of the day was the arrival of my planner stamp set from StudioL2e, the set is called 'Creative Plans' This set will be just perfect for stamping into my planner to make sure I make time for my crafting (hahaha, as if I would ever not make time for crafting!)  I love the 'Me Time! sentiment too :) I bet the 'buy' and 'wishlist' get used often too :)

Well I'm off to spend time with Kevin now as we watch the next episode of Dr. Foster.

Have a lovely evening and don't forget...make time to craft! :)

Hugs

Dawn

Congratulations

Yes, I am back again with another post.  As promised, I haven't left it quite as long between posts this time :) Yesterday we attended a Civil Partnership, it was held at a United Reformed Church in Manchester followed by a reception at a fabulous hotel nearby.  I was slightly worried about what I was going to do regarding the card for the occasion, but flicking through my stamps I found this cute one from Mama Elephant called 'Honey Bunny'  I have had this set for sometime but not actually used it and when I saw the cute little top hat in the set I knew immediately what I wanted to do with the image.

I used stitched landscapes from Memory Box to create the mound for the bunnies to sit on.  I embossed a panel of white card using an Embossalicious cloud folder and then cut it out with a stitched Rectangle die from Lawn Fawn and mounted this onto my card blank.  The bunnies were coloured with my Copics and I added the top hats for their heads and some white flowersoft to their tails.  I placed some enamel heart shapes onto the cloud background and a stamped sentiment to finish it off.  I was really pleased with the finished result, hopefully the happy couple liked it too :)

It's been a busy weekend as we have had a trip to Manchester for the Civic Ceremony and then today Kevin has been racing in the first of the season's cyclocross races which happened to be here in Skipton where we live.  The weather has been wonderful today and Kevin did really well considering the busy day we had yesterday along with the late night and perhaps the one or two beers he had :)

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to check out my blog :)

Until next time....

Dawn x

Remember me?

Yes it's been a long time between posts (blush), lots of reasons for not having posted but I am not going into them all :) just to say that things have been a little unsettled lately but hopefully I will begin to blog a little more often now.  I have recently discovered the world of Instagram over the last few months and have found it's a little more of a 'quick' way to capture what goes on in my day than spending the time to Blog, so if you would like to follow me on Instagram then please feel free to click the Instagram icon on the right side of my Blog page.  

One of the reasons for being absent is that our beautiful daughter has now relocated to Dubai to start her career with Emirates Airline as a Cabin Crew member, we cannot be more proud of her :)  Amy has worked hard to achieve this opportunity and although she is so far away, the wonders of technology have enabled us to share her experience in settling into her new apartment, unpacking all her new belongings kindly provided by the airline and seeing embark in her new role as she begins her training.  Amy we love you!

Amy in her new uniform

I have been doing some crafting :)  I am posting a few pictures of some of my recent cards and will put a brief description of the stamps I have used below each photo.

Stampingbella - Milton

Mama Elephant - tiny Heroes (boy version)

Mama Elephant - Tiny Heroes (girl version)

Clearly Besotted - Cute as a Bug

Clearly Besotted - Feeling Sheepish

Thank you again for taking the time to check out my slightly neglected blog :)

Until the next time (which will be soon, I promise!)

Happy Crafting!

Dawn x

Plain and Simple 'Happy Birthday'

Good evening and thanks for popping by.  It's the first of my two days off this week so I thought I would spend some time tidying my craft cupboard and making room for my growing stash of Project Life goodies :)    I thought it may help me if I had a separate place for all specific PL stash so that I am not having to rummage through all my card making stuff to find what I need, up to date I have one shelf allocated in one cupboard....Do you think this will be enough space?....Hmmm, somehow I don't think so LoL  

I have my second page to show you today, I chose my favourite photo of Maisie to make into a 6 x 8 layout.  This photo is so sweet and I just felt it needed documenting, I hope you agree :)  I used some 12 x 12 paper that I cut down and added a 3 x 4 journal card with gold foiling down the edge.  I die cut Maisie's name with a Spellbinders alphabet die and added some enamel hearts and a cute little doggy button as embellishments.  I also stamped 'Love This!' and a paw print on the page and added a die-cut arrow.  

Look out for my next page as it's well under way now :)

The card I have made is quite a simple one and I thought would be perfect as a male card, in fact I have someone in mind for it as unfortunately I have missed their birthday so it is going to be a little late :(  Hey ho, better late than never!

I used a Hero Arts Stamp and Cut set for this card.  I die cut the 'happy' three times and layered them onto each other to give the word dimension.  I then stamped the small 'birthday' in Memento 'Ladybug' ink.  I used a LittleB die from the Arrows set to cut out and piece in the chevron and then added some Doodlebug sprinkles to decorate.  I added 3d foam to the top layer which I had cut out using a stitched rectangle die from Mama Elephant and popped it onto a plain white card blank and hey presto! a quick and simple card made. :)

Well it's a beautiful evening here in North Yorkshire so I think my sweet little Maisie deserves a walk before we settle down to watch today's stage of the Giro d'Italia, for those of you who don't know, it's the Italian version of the Tour de France and it's pretty exciting already and we are only in the early stages :)  

Hope you all have a good week and don't forget to keep dropping by as it's always lovely to see you :)

Hugs

Dawn x

A Little Birthday Snack....

Good evening folks, thanks for dropping by.  I am showing the birthday card that I made for my brother a couple of months ago, it was only when I was going through my photos on my camera that I realised I hadn't blogged this card :)  

The stamp is a Penny Black image 'A little bird..'  I stamped the image and then as always, coloured with my Copics.  I used some Webster's Pages paper with feather images on and cut them out using a Joy Crafts feather die.  I cut out the layer using a stitched rectangle, it could be the Lawn Fawn one, not sure now and then mounted it onto a white card blank.  I thought this was just perfect for my brother as he had an adopted Budgie which he was always moaning about :) 

Well it's a short and sweet post this evening as I have made myself a list of things I want to accomplish today and I still have a few things to complete and it's now 8 pm!  Thanks again for taking the time to drop by, it means so much.

Hugs

Dawn x

Flying High! and another craft addiction!

Good afternoon and sorry for such a long time with no posts, I do try to post as soon as I have something to show but time doesn't always allow.  I have been busy with my newest addiction......Project Life! :)  I have started with a small album, 6 x 8 and quickly realised, like with any other craft that there is always something you need to purchase :)  I sent off for some inserts and was convinced that I would have enough of a selection to make a start but unfortunately the inserts were not the correct layout for the pages I had chosen to do!  So I am now waiting delivery of the next set of inserts I ordered to arrive, in the mean time I have been onto the Becky Higgins website and purchased some 4x6 and 3x4 digital download kits, so I have been busy printing them out and rounding off corners for when my pockets arrive.  I have completed my first ever page and I am quite please :)  so here it is... 

Project Life - Documenting Kevin's handy work

Onto my card...

I made this card using a stamp from Stamping Bella 'Bentley is Blown Away'.  I stamped the image onto some PI smooth cardstock and coloured her skin and the balloons with my Copics, I then paper pieced the dress from a paper pad I have had forever!  Wild Rose Studio Annabelle's Meadow.  The cloud is a die from Lawn Fawn, Spring Showers and the stamped sentiment is from an old Woodware stamp set, not sure what it's called but it has an aeroplane and a hotair balloon on it.  I used a die from Die-namics to cut out the stitched layer, Blueprints 13.  I just used my pale blue copic to scribble a background sky and decided against any other embellishments.  Hope you like it :)

Well that's all I have time for today, thanks for taking the time to drop by and until next time....Happy Crafting :)

Dawn x

'Hello'

Good evening folks :)  It's been another beautiful sunny day here in the Yorkshire Dales. Managed to get all my washing dry on the line :)  Maisie has been spending time with me in the garden, she is enjoying the warmth and being outside. The recovery is going well and she is almost back to her old self.  

Today's lovely sunshine has been tinged with a bit of sadness, one of the little lambs in the field at the bottom of the garden was very weak and didn't look too good this morning when I went down to see them all, (I fill up the water for the sheep as the farmer lives about 17 miles away)  I rang the farmer as soon as I saw it this morning but sadly it passed away :(  I don't think I would ever make a farmer's wife I was so upset! I guess you just have to accept that not every lamb makes it.

Well onto something a little more cheerful.  I made this card for a friend who I haven't been in touch with for a while and felt that I should send her a little 'Happy Mail'  I made this using a Lawn Fawn stamp set called 'A little Bird Told me' and a die which is also from Lawn Fawn.  I cut the word Hello from the top layer of card and then raised it using 3d foam.  I think the paper may have been from Lawn Fawn too. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.  I used stitched squares from Memory Box to make the layers.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time out to read my little blog, it means so much.

.......Until next time.

Dawn x

Snail Mail

Hi there and thanks for dropping by.  

The last week and a half have been a little stressful so I haven't managed to do much crafting lately. We are coping with a very poorly Maisie at the moment :(  Sadly Maisie has suffered a slipped disc which has ruptured and has resulted in major surgery to remove the disc.  The procedure was not straight forward but the surgeon has assured us that she will be considerably better now that the disc has been removed. The following days have been very worrying for us as Maisie seemed to go down hill following the operation and was totally off her food and not drinking.  It has taken a lot of time, love and care to syringe feed her, make sure that she got her medicines so that she was wasn't in any pain and keep her calm, warm and comfortable.  The good news is that yesterday she turned a corner and is now eating greedily, wagging her tale ten to the dozen and wandering round the house....albeit slowly :)  The relief to see her looking brighter is wonderful!  It's a long road to full recovery but we are feeling much more positive now :)

The card I have to show you today is one I made a couple of weeks ago using a Lawn Fawn stamp set called 'Gleeful Garden'.  As always, I have coloured the images with Copic pens and cut them out using the co-ordinating dies.  I used a pale blue Copic pen to create a background sky and then arranged the cute snails, grasses and toadstool to create a little garden scene.  I cut a tiny slit in the snails shell (I can assure you he felt no pain!) and slotted the envelope into the slit so he could carry it :)  The sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp from the set 'Sweet little sentiments'.  

I am off to give Maisie a cuddle now and chill out while I watch a bit of Create and Craft TV.  Hope you all have a fabulous week.

Love

Dawn and Maisie

Grandad's Card

Good morning everyone hope I find you well today?  It's a day off for me today, I have been up since 7 and now have my second load of washing on the go.  I spent a lot of the day doing housework yesterday so everywhere is nice and clean and tidy ready for me to craft away :)  

Today's card is one I made for Kevin's dads birthday.  They love to go away in their caravan once the better weather arrives and they have a blue car :)  The set I have used is a set from Lawn Fawn called 'Happy Trails'  I also used a Memorybox landscape die to make the hills and trees and the sun comes from another Lawn Fawn die set called 'Spring Showers'  As always, I have used my Copic pens to colour the image.

Thank you for calling by and have a wonderful day.

Dawn x

I love you...Valentine

Hi folks and thanks for dropping by, we have had a few lovely warm and sunny days here in North Yorkshire, but my day off and the weather has changed :(  it's been drizzling with rain all morning and not a sign of the sun, fortunately the sunshine over the last couple of days has brought the Daffodils out :)  

I thought I would share with you the Valentine card that I made for Kevin (yes I know it was a while ago but just haven't had the time to blog lately) The card has been made using a stamp set from Mama Elephant called 'Purrfect Pair' I have also used the co-ordinating dies to cut out the images.  I just love to have the dies that match, just make the job so much easier.   I have use Copics to colour and added glossy accents to the little die-cut hearts.  The backing paper behind the cut out circle is from Doodlebug.

Well sorry it's just a quick blog today, we are off to my friends this afternoon as it's her son's birthday, so watch out for the card I have made for him soon :)

Thanks again for dropping by.

Dawn x

I'm still here :)

Hi everyone, sorry for my absence lately but it's been a bit of a traumatic couple of weeks.  I had a bad fall on the 11th February while out walking the dog.  I have broken my cheek bone in four places!  I have got to say it is so painful. I have had two trips to Bradford Royal Infirmary to the Maxillofacial ward for check ups and am still waiting for a decision as to whether or not they need to put plates in my face to help support and mend the broken bones.  Although there are four breaks none of the bones have moved too far so tomorrow they will make a decision when I go back for another check up.  At least I now have some decent pain killers that keep the pain under control and a lot of the swelling has disappeared, I just have a face that is the colour of the rainbow from all the bruising :)

Onto the card that I have to show you today...I made this card using a stamp set from Lawn Fawn called Bugs and Kisses. As usual I  stamped the image onto some Person Impressions Smooth White card and coloured with Copics.  The jar is empty and you can stamp a number of other 'bugs' from the set so they look as though they are in the jar.  I used a flower embossing folder to create a background and several strips of patterned paper from Doodlebug which I cut with a banner die from 'Little B'  The sentiment is a Paper Smooches stamp, I use it quite a lot as I love the font and size.

My other love at the moment is my journal and note books, along with pens and anything stationery related :)  I have just got a Passport size Midori Travelers note book cover which is just the softest leather and holds several note books, I use one for just jotting down random things that I need to do or remember.  I have one that I write any Crafting notes, wish lists etc and I use the plain paper one for a sort of art journal to document things in picture form.  There is also a plastic wallet insert that I keep a few stickers and a tiny Moleskine note book that has everyone's birthdays in.  The little pencil case I got at Paperchase yesterday.  I use it to keep my fountain pens in, it's just the right size to hold my four pens :)

I also got myself some sticky notes from Paperchase which I thought were cute and would come in handy to keep on my desk.  The little notebooks in the photo are the Moleskine tiny note books.  I have decorated one with some House Mouse stickers that I have had forever and use that one as my birthday book.  Not quite sure what to use the other for yet :)

Well that's about all I have time for today.  Hopefully I will be back with more news and a card to show you soon :)

Thanks for dropping by...

Dawn x

Just Scooting by.....

Hello there and thanks for dropping by!  Well it's a snowy day here but when you don't have to go to work it's just lovely to be snug at home and see the world outside turn to white :) I've done a little housework this morning and spent some time reading my book, now I am hitting the craft room.  I have a new set of stamps that I am desperate to play with but as I already have a card half completed I must get that done before I start another!

This little card was made for my sister-in-law.  My brother and his wife love their motorbikes and have recently purchased a little scooter, which they are loving going out on. I thought this was just the perfect stamp set to use to make a Scooter themed card for Cath.  The set is from Paper Smooches, it's called 'Spiffy Scooters' I stamped the image onto some white stamping card and then I chose some papers from a paper pad from Doodlebug 'Take Note' I chose a few different designs and then stamped the image again onto all of them.  I then cut out the different parts of the scooter and pieced them all together on the image I stamped onto the white card.  Once I have completed the paper piecing I die cut the full image out with the co-ordinating die.  The background I made using a cloud embossing folder and a piece of dark grey card which i die cut with a Lawn Fawn stitched edge die.  I added a piece of florist wire as the flag post and stuck the flag onto the wire.  The sentiment was from the Spiffy Scooter stamp set. I added 3 little chevron enamel dots which are also from Doodlebug.  

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stamping Mad - Cute Card Thursday 

Anything Goes - Simon Says Stamp

Well the next card is calling me to finish it off so I better get a move on :)  Thanks again for taking the time to drop by :)

Dawn x

"Hippo Birdie to Ewe" and A New Found 'Love'

Good afternoon, hope you are all well today!  So much for my promised scheduled posts :( (sorry)  I just ran out of time to write them up and before I knew it the time had flown and it's now 5 days later!  I thought I had better get on with my post today as it's a day off from work and I had nothing too pressing to get done today apart from a little food shopping, but that can wait.  I logged onto my blog this morning only to find that the template background I had been using has now disappeared, so what was going to be a few minute update on my blog turned out to take up half my day.  I hope you like the new look and that the colour scheme meets your approval, I'm not too sure about it yet so it could change the next time I update it :)  

Well, onto the card that I have to show you today.  I made this for our friend whose birthday was last Friday.  I used three stamp sets for this creation, the first was a stamp set from Lawn Fawn, it's just entitled 'Year Four' it's one of the little sets that they bring out from time to time.  The sentiment that comes with the set reads 'Hippo Birdie to You' but I remembered that I had a little sheep stamp from Mama Elephant in the 'Carnival Cupcake' set so I thought that if I added that to the scene I could change the 'You' to 'Ewe' The problem then was I didn't have 'Ewe' in either of the stamp sets I was using so that involved a hunt through all my stamps to find a stamp that said 'Ewe'.  Eventually I found one, it was in the Crafter's Companion stamp set by Rachelle Anne Miller 'Love Ewe'  I stamped all the images onto my stamping card of choice which is from Personal Impressions, it's the Premier Quality Smooth White Card which is perfect for colouring with Copics.  I then coloured the images and then cut them out with the co-ordinating dies.  I made a scene with a grass die cut from Lawn Fawn and a cloud embossing folder.  I added some glossy accents to the balloon to give it some shine.  

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:

Imagination Crafts - January Challenge

Craft Stamper - 'Take a Stamp'

I thought I would also share with you my new 'love'.  I have recently rediscovered the joy of writing with a fountain pen.  I have decided to try and keep a journal this year (I think it's one of my goals every year and I usually do it for a few weeks and then give up!) I wanted the writing to be part of the experience of keeping the journal so I treated myself to a new fountain pen, it's a Faber Castell Loom Piano and I love it! :) I love how the ink flows and that the pen requires so little pressure to write, not like a ballpoint.  I have invested in the Graf Von Faber-Castell ink cartridges which contain a high quality ink and I am so pleased with the whole experience.  I have even got out my old Parker ink pen that I was given when I was about 16 I think and I have flushed it out and bought some new cartridges for that too.  Hopefully I will continue for longer with my journal....I'll let you know :)

Well that's it for today folks, the supermarket is calling :)

Have a good day and thanks for dropping by.

Dawn x

Monster Hugs

Good morning, hope you are all well and that the weather is being kind to you wherever you are. We had a little snow yesterday which made getting around first thing in the morning quite difficult but fortunately I didn't have to go to work so it was a day for housework and a little crafting :) Last night was really windy and the forecast for later today is strong winds but at least the sun is shining and that always makes me feel better :) 

The card I am showing you today is one I made for my God Son's birthday.  I have used a stamp set from Lawn Fawn, called Monster Mash.  I stamped then coloured them with Copics and the cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I then made a photo frame to pop them into using the Mama elephant Polaroid Fun die set.   I embossed some white card with a dotty embossing folder and then die cut it using a stitched rectangle die.  I have added a googly eye to the blue monster and added some clear 'wink of stella' to the purple monster.  I think these monsters are so cute :)

Well I am a little behind with my blogging lately so I have another couple of cards that I have made ready to show you, I will try and schedule a post for the next couple of days while I have a little time and keep my finger's crossed that the scheduler works :)  

Hope you have a fantastic day and thank you for taking the time to pop by.

Hugs

Dawn x 

Penguin snapshot

A very belated "Happy Christmas" from me :)  Hope you have all had a wonderful time and enjoyed time with family and friends.  Well it's a week since we picked up Amy from Manchester airport, it's so lovely to have her home for Christmas, it felt strange without her last year :( We had a fantastic Christmas lunch at my mum and dads and although I had to go back to work yesterday, I am still feeling in a 'holiday' mood, hoping to do some crafting and a bit more blogging :)

Just thought I would show you a Christmas card I made using a stamp set from Mama elephant, Polar Pals.  I stamped and coloured them with Copic pens and die cut them with the   co-ordinating dies.  I also used a Memory box die for the snow and trees and a Mama Elephant die set, 'Polaroid Fun' for the photo frame and bunting.

Thanks for dropping by and hope you enjoy the rest of the festive season.

Dawn x

Balancing Act

Good afternoon, just a quick post from me today.   I have a busy week ahead so making the most of my day off today and doing a bit of catching up with my blog.  I have just completed another Christmas card, I have been making four or five of each design so I am getting on well with my cards for this year :)  I am off to the post office shortly to stock up with stamps so that I can get them in the post once they are written, I am always last minute with my cards but this year is going to be different! (fingers crossed!) 

The card I am showing today is made using a Stampendous House Mouse stamp, I stamped and coloured the image with Copic pens and then added some glossy accents to the baubles.  I made an embossed snowflake background and added some Cosmic shimmer Glitter Jewels  for a bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is from Kaisercraft 'Christmas Quotes'  The shape that the image is stamped on has been cut with a Die-namics die from the Blueprints 13 set.

Well better get a move on and get myself to the Post Office, it's also an excuse for Maisie to have another walk today :)

Hope your week goes well and thanks for calling by.

Dawn x

Happy Christmouse

Good afternoon and thanks for dropping by my little blog. It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, just don't know where the days go!  Last night was the Nelson Wheeler's 100th celebration dinner dance and presentation evening which we were invited to as guests, Kevin rides with a different cycling club, The Bronte Wheelers but they join together for some of the cycling events that they hold.  It was a great evening, with good food, friends and an entertaining guest speaker.  

I took the Halloween Treat bags and a card each to my friend's boys last Saturday, they loved them, although the eldest was away in Italy representing England in Martial Arts and he didn't get his until he returned home.  On Sunday we went along to the Firework display held in a local park which was fabulous although we were starting to feel quite chilled by the time the display began :)  The weather has certainly dropped a few degrees over the last week and winter seems to sneaking up on us!

Anyway, on to the card that I have to show today...
It's a Christmas...sorry 'Christmouse' card :)  I used a sweet little mouse image from a Paper Smooches set called Santa Paws.  I stamped the plain image onto a stitched die cut tag that I made using a Waltzing mouse die.  I then stamped the mouse image again and coloured him in with Copics and fussy cut him out and mounted him with foam tape onto the plain image.  The striped paper I chose is from Doodlebug designs 'Frosty Friends'.  I layered onto another stitched rectangle cut using a Lawn Fawn die and then popped them all onto a white card blank.  I embellished with enamel dots, sequins and some baker's twine.   I have made several of these in one go so I am well on my way with my Christmouse cards now :)

Hope you have all had a good weekend, thanks again for taking the time to read and for those that comment thank you very much.

Until next time...
Dawn x

Rockin' Robin!

Good evening folks!  Hope you have all had a great weekend and enjoyed the extra hour in bed this morning :)  We have had a busy day catching up with the dreaded housework and then Kevin had a cyclocross race at Ilkley this afternoon so I went to support him, it was nice to be in the fresh air even though the wind was wild :)  

I have another Christmas card to show today this has been made using a cute little new stamp set from Clearly Besotted called Rockin Robin.  I have stamped one of the Robins from the set with Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured his red breast with a Copic pen.   I cut him out with the matching die and then popped him onto a die-cut pierced circle from Spellbinders.  I then cut a piece of 6x6 Doodlebug Santa Express paper with the larger pierced circle and added the music notes, sentiment and some Doodlebug glitter sprinkles to complete the card.

Hopefully I can keep up the momentum with my Christmas cards and I'll soon have them all done :)  Thank you for dropping by and enjoy your evening.

Dawn x

First Christmas Card...Yipppeee

Hello and hope you are well, I am suffering with a dreaded cold and a bit of a fever so taking things easy today, had a bit of a lie in and then I've been sat nice and cosy in my craft room making a few Christmas cards.  Here's the first of my cards....

This little card has been inspired by a lovely young lady, Lizzy, you can find her blog here, although not a craft blog, her book review blog is an interesting and informative read.  I had the pleasure of working with Lizzy this summer before she went off to uni and she made a sweet little sample one day using a stamp set that wasn't designed as a Christmas set but was perfectly adapted, so thanks on two accounts Lizzy! One for giving me inspiration and two for making me buy two sets of stamps to make this card ;) 

The animal stamps are from an Avery Elle set, Story Book.  I stamped them, coloured them with Copics and then die cut them out.  I have used Lawn Fawn, Stitched Hillside borders for the snow drifts and then added a couple of cute tiny snowmen from a Memory Box die set.  The tree is a Heartfelt Creations stamp which I have stamped using a Memento ink pad, Bamboo Leaves.  I made a background using Tim Holtz Distress Markers onto Water colour card and blended them through with a damp paint brush.  The sentiment is from a Paper Smooches stamp set.  I have added some tiny diamante stars to sparkle in the sky.

Thanks again for dropping by, take care and keep crafting :)

Dawn x

Trick or Treat

Good morning, hope you are all well on this October Monday Morning. How was your weekend?  I had a really busy day at work on Saturday as we had the Great Little Craft Festival, a two day event including papercraft demonstrations on Saturday and Fabric and knitting on Sunday.  It was lovely to meet the wonderful Jo Austin who was demonstrating Tonic dies, Sarah McCrossan who demonstrated the We R Memory keepers punch boards, Diane Whitehouse who made some wonderful creations with Crafter's Companion products and Samuel Taylor's own Sue Hobbs who made some beautiful cards using Dreamweaver and Sweet Poppy Stencils.  There were fabulous Christmas decorations on display made by Leanne Fitzpatrick from Habico and to top it all, Leanne brought with her some amazing home-baked cupcakes :)  

Today I have plenty of time on my hands as I have to prepare for my hospital visit tomorrow, I am not allowed to eat anything so I am trying to keep my mind off food which is almost impossible when you have been told not to eat anything :) I am sure crafting and blogging will help me through the day :)  I made another little Halloween card yesterday and a couple of treat bags.  The card I made using a stamp set from Mama Elephant 'Bootastic'  I stamped the images of the cat and witch and then coloured with Copic pens.  I used papers from Doodlebug ' Ghouls and Goodies' and a stitched tag die from Waltzing Mouse.  The spider's web is a Memory Box die 'Spider Web border' and the cute little spider sticker is from K & Company.  The baker's twine I used on the tag was a great find from TKMaxx at Keighley. They have had a few crafting products lately and this time when I went I found some rolls of baker's twine at £2.50 per roll and each roll has 125 meters! 

The treat bags were made using some pre-made paper bags which I have decorated with pieces of paper from the Ghouls and Goodies collection.  The ghosts have been die cut using the Lil' inkers stitched ghost die and then stamped with different faces from the co-ordinating stamp set.  The 'Boo!' and 'Open if you dare' sentiments are from the same stamp set.  Again, I used the small stitched tag from Waltzing Mouse.  I have filled the bags with some Halloween sweeties, there are giant eyeballs, brains and pumpkins...all made of chocolate of course :)  (mmm..feeling peckish now! oh well perhaps a glass of water will take the edge off!)  

Thanks for calling by and taking time to read and comment.  

Dawn x