Rememberance

 Hi Friends

So here in England we are in to a four week lockdown at the moment so roll on the 2nd December. 

If anyone reading this can help, I would be most grateful. I am having trouble opening and reading some Blog posts, it's stopped all of a sudden. Most I can open and read, but the few that I can't I get a message saying timed out and one say's it's too dangerous to open. I haven't a clue about these things and it's so annoying!

Anyway on to my creation today. My partner is pretty gutted as he can't march past the Cenotaph in London this year. This he has done for as long as I can remember. So I made a remembrance candle for him and his friend, they are both ex RAF. So let us remember those that sacrificed their lives and gave up so much for us to be free. So here it is...

I used a LED candle from Poundland, image I found on Google and the poppy and font I found in Cricut Design Space. I then printed on to Cricut clear sticky paper and then placed on the candle. The candle is very effective as it flickers when on. The partner loved it!

So friends have a good week and please stay safe.

Debbie x

Happy Halloween!

 Hi all,

Happy Halloween to those that celebrate it, personally it's not something I do, but I have really enjoyed looking a some great creations that have been made.

Well it's a wet and windy day here in Southend, so a day of crafting me thinks! I've got quite of bit of Christmas bits to do still, plus I need to crack on with Christmas cards.

Anyway, today I am sharing some Christmas countdown boards I have made for friends and families children. I've really enjoyed making these.

So far I have made seven and here is one of them. I used a chalkboard from Home Bargains which was £1.19 and then used my Cricut Maker to cut the vinyl. I designed this using Cricut's design space and used Oracle 641 vinyl. It's not perfect, but I love it. Unfortunately, you can't see the shine on the name, it looks much better in the flesh!

Have a great week ahead, but I fear I can see another lockdown coming to the UK... oh well!

Stay safe!

Debbie x

Hello!

 Hi Friends

Sorry that I haven't posted for a couple of weeks, I've been so busy with Christmas commissions and I will show these at a later date. We're now in GMT in the UK with the clocks going back, I hate the dark nights coming early! 

Anyway,  I have a card to share with you using a Mo Manning stamp, I love this old girl :)

 

I've had this stamp for so long it's by Stampavie and it's Mo Manning's Mummu, I've coloured the image with Promarkers, the papers are First Edition, the flowers are from a Hunkydory die and everything else is from my stash.

Have a great week ahead and those that are in the UK that are under Tier 3 lockdown or Firebreak in Wales please stay safe.

Debbie x

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

Mo's Digital Pencil #296 Anything Goes - http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-296-anything-mo-goes.html

Papercraft Challenges #36 Autumn Colours - https://papercraft-challenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-63-herbstfarben-autumn-colours.html

Crafty Creations Challenges #414 Anything Goes - http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-challenge-414-anything-goes.html

Another Saturday Comes Around!

 Hello friends,

I hope you're all keeping well? No rain so far in sunny Southend, but I'm sure we will get sometime today! I've had a busy couple of weeks designing, making and finishing a few things. Still got loads to do. I have managed to find all my Christmas stash and I must start on my cards.

Anyway, I'm sharing a card today I made for my friends daughter who was 2 years old and horse mad already! Here it is another cute image from Lili of the Valley.

The image is a simply print and you can find it here, I do love using the simply prints as I can make a quick card when needed. The oval die, embossing folder, number and sentiment are all unbranded, ribbon, flowers and buttons from my stash.

Have a good week ahead and please stay safe in these uncertain times.

Debbie x

Happy Saturday

 Hi friends,

So sunny Southend is not so sunny anymore, Autumn has truly arrived, the wind has been awful here!

I'd like to say thank you to those that have left comments recently, they are much appreciated. So I'm sharing something a bit different today. I have used Lili of the Valley flower alphabet letters. I must admit it was a labour of love as a few thing were a bit disastrous and I started it a couple of times and did some changes once finished. There are a few pics to show....

So this is the first one and I foiled the letters by using my laser printer, placed foil over the top in rose gold and then run it through my laminator a few times to make sure that the foil adhered to the letters. This is the first time I had tried this. I followed a YouTube video by Crifty Crafty which you can find here and used I the same foil and laser printer in the video, my laminator is a Fellowes. You can see the foiling on this one.

Then disaster struck, as you can see I used my Promarkers to colour the letters and then this happened...

A blooming blob which I couldn't repair so had to start again. The next picture is a finished version, but I wasn't too happy with the pink paper...

So this is the finished version, the frame I've had for a while and came from Poundland and yes it cost a whole £1.

I so prefer it with the white background. Here is what I used to make the frame...Image Lili of the Valley, Promarkers, Deco Foil, Samsung laser printer, Poundland frame, Trimcraft flowers and bling from stash.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and please stay safe.

Debbie x