Lily of the Valley Candy!

Oooh, quick hop over to LOTV to check out their new Christmas stamp designs and the blog candy which will be drawn this Wednesday

http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.com/2010/07/little-candy-for-you.html


I must get started on my Christmas cards before the orders start coming in from the Facebook group!

I'm feeling a little down today - not just because it's Monday but because my bestest friend has started her new adventure. Louise has gone off to work on a luxury cruise ship! I'm so excited for her as it's a massive step after a traumatic couple of months but I'm sad as I won't get to see her very often. However, her first shore leave is in November so we are planning a big night out!

Laters xxxx

Wedding Madness

Hi Bloggers,

hope you are all well and enjoying this odd weather we are having - one minute it's blazing sunshine and the next it's a thunder storm and quite chilly. I wonder if those long sunny days were our summer - it's notoriously short up here in the north!

This week my day off was Tuesday so I managed to do another 2 cards from the Facebook group - they are both wedding cards for my friend Leonie whose only specification was that the names and dates were added. For the first one I used some stickers I've had for quite a while and some gorgeous paper I've not wanted to use! I'm entering this into the "Colour Create Challenge" which is warm pinks, white and chocolate, it's ages since I entered anything into a challenge so maybe this one will bring me luck!

The second was made using freebie papers and a matching topper from a magazine along with some paper flowers, gems and peel off corners from my stash.

My friend Leonie loved the cards, I hope the 2 happy couples do too.

Well, I'm off tomorrow so who knows I might get the craft room tidied up and get some more crafting done!

Bye for now xx

Rushing About

Wow what a busy couple of weeks I have had with revision, exams, my birthday, nights out and a weekend away with the girls it's no wonder my head's in a spin lol

Had a great time with some repping buddies last weekend in Glasgow which was long overdue.

We spent Friday catching up on all the gossip and then Saturday went out for a lovely dinner followed by cocktails...

I also had Monday off work so managed a bit of crafting too which was good. Another of the Facebook group orders was for a "Fire Engine 3rd birthday" and an "anniversary for my husband" both of which you can see below.

For the fire engine I used my Mum's craft cd rom which is from Crafters Companion and decoupaged the main image and used a co-ordinating backing paper.

And yet again another easel card for the anniversary - my challenge is to find another style I love, and quickly!

I thought the superhero idea was so different to the usual slushy romantic cards for anniversaries, let's hope the hubby in question agrees lol!

New Month, New Look

I thought the start of the new month deserved a new look to my page.

My Facebook group is doing well - had another 2 orders this week. It's all about weddings at the moment and here is the first of 3 wedding cards I need to do this week.

The spec was pretty simple "just put their names on" so I dug out some freebie papers I had from a magazine and came up with this easel card. I really love making easels, they're so easy to make and yet look unusual and guaranteed to stand out on the mantelpiece!

It's another hot and sticky day here in Newcastle, the sun isn't shining but it's really close and clammy as we say up here. Hoping to get another card done tonight and then I'm off up to Scotland for the weekend.

Laters xxxx

I'm Back!

Hi all

it's been so long since I last blogged - all tied up with revision and accountancy exams.

But it's all over and done with for another year and I've packed those notes away and have my fingers crossed for results day August 17th!

Just a quick note now to say get in quick over at Lou's Blog as it's the last day of her "Surprise Birthday Candy"!



http://lulus-cards.blogspot.com/2010/06/surprise-blog-candy.html



Back in a bit - off for some lunch!

Hayley xxx