More Sneak Peeks.....

I attended a Stampin' Up! Training Day at Reading last Saturday and my wonderful downline Teri had made me this little box using new stash from the mini catalogue.....

and inside was two bottles of Sanctuary lushiousness which I have had my eye on for a while now and despite hinting didn't get any for Mother's Day or Valentines Day, so was doubly gorgeousness for me..

I just want to say thank you so much to Teri, it was a lovely surprise and it was absolutely brilliant to finally meet you at last...

 For this set Teri used the new Vintage Vogue Stamp Set and the new Very Vintage Wheel which I haven't actually bought yet.... I wasn't sure I wanted it until I saw this gorgeous box, now it is definitely on my wish list. But I do have the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set..... watch this space...

We all took swaps along too, and here is the swap I made...

I used the new Sweet Pea Paper Stack for the Patterned Paper and the little owl is from the Fox and Friends Stamp Set, all from the new catalogue. I used Whisper White, Taken With Teal and Rose Red Cardstock and grosgrain ribbon in More Mustard and Chocolate Chip... the sentiment is from the Trendy Trees stamp set....

Am sorting out some storage in my craft area this weekend, yet again, I really need to organise my stamps better and my nestabilities.... I also have a load of stamps to sell so keep your eye on here if you love Magnolia, KatzelKraft, Sugar Nellie, Autumn Leaves and a few other stamps.... I am also selling a hardly used Scor Pal which I bought but wasn't sure I liked.

Have a great weekend all xx

Blog Candy

Wow, check out this generous blog candy, visit here for a chance of winning all this stash...

And here is what you could get...

Martha Stewart 2009 Snowmen Edge Punch
Martha Stewart 2009 Himalayan Snowflake Punch
Martha Stewart 2009 Ornament Edge Punch
BG Eskimo Kisses 6X6 Paper Pad
BG Eskimo Kisses Painted Brads
BG Eskimo Kisses Colored Buttons
BG Eskimo Stitched Brads
5 yards Matching Ribbons
4 Matching Stickles
1 Magnolia Christmas Stamp of your choice from Magnolia-licious
1 Belles 'n Whistles Christmas Stamp of your choice from Belles 'n Whistles
Collection of gold and silver Christmas charms

Still For Sale...

I have updated this post http://purelystamping.blogspot.com/2009/08/magnolia-whiff-of-joy-sugar-nellie.html to show the stamps that are still for sale... please email me on LindaLloyd@gmx.net. I will accept personal cheques, postal orders, or gifted paypal payments. Will be back soon to update, but my daughter had a little baby boy, Cain Mitchell this afternoon at 2.38pm, and I have been running up and down the hospital like a loony and looking after my grandson who is 17 months old.... and my crafting space is a mess as I am re-organising it to incorporate my new Stampin Up Stash. If you would like to purchase anything from the new Stampin Up Catalogue, check out http://www.stampinup.co.uk/ and just let me know what you would like. I am offering a 10% discount for all orders over £35... take care and have a good weekend.

Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Sugar Nellie, Sarah Kay, Rachelle Anne Miller and More...Stamps for Sale.....

Well today I have sorted through my stamps and have decided that some of them just have to go.... so here is a rather long list of them... postage is included in the cost of the stamps, so the price you see is the price you pay (unless you want them shipped internationally, there will be an additional charge for shipping)... just e-mail me at LindaLloyd@gmx.net. If you double click on the photos it will bring the photos up larger so that you can see the stamps more clearly.



Here I have 3 Magnolia Stamps... the first one and last one have never been used. They are all mounted and ready to stick to your acrylic block. I would like £4 each for the first and last one and £3.50 for the middle one, this includes postage. The last one is poor Edwin in a sorry state, perfect for a Get Well Soon card. ALL SOLD




As you can see these 2 have never been used and are still in the packet. Mounted and ready for your acrylic block, I would like £4 each for these, the little girl sits on the edge of the glass, if you would like both the cost will be £7.25. Dont forget this price includes postage. SOLD



This is the Christmas Set, the little girl sits on the tree branch, again, never been used or even out of the packet. Mounted and ready for your acrylic block. £4 each or both for £7.25. SOLD


These stamps have been used, are by Rachelle Anne Miller and are acrylic, would like £3.25 each please. ALL SOLD

This Sarah Kay stamp has never been out of its packet, is acrylic so will cling to your acrylic block and I would like £4.25 for this one please, postage included. SOLD

These stamps have been lightly used and are mounted so they will cling to your acrylic block, I would like £3.50 for each of these please. The middle stamp is perfect for all your baby girl cards.... STAMP ON RIGHT SOLD. MIDDLE AND LEFT ONE STILL FOR SALE

These stamps have never been used either (are you noticing something here... lol) and are from the Farmyard Tilda (Magnolia), here you have the horse, a bale of hay and tilda all ready to sit on the bale of hay. I would like £5 for the horse, £4 for Tilda and £3.75 for the bale of hay, if you would like all 3 I will sell them for £11.25. SOLD


Again Magnolia, again never used. I would like £4.50 for this one please. SOLD


Again Magnolia, yet again, never been used, ideal for teacher cards, I did even think of teacher cards for Christmas, just stick a little Father Christmas Hat on their heads. £4.50 each for these, or all 3 for £12.... just a reminder, postage is included. If you have an apple stamp, Edwin and Tilda would be excellent stamped out and seated on an apple... (or even an apple die cut). ALL SOLD

These are Sugar Nellie Stamps, which I think are no longer available. They have been used and I would like £3.50 each for these or £20 the set. SOLD

More Sugar Nellie stamps, they do stamp really well, nice clear sharp images. These have been lightly used, £3.75 each. SOLD

More Sugar Nellie, again, these have been lightly used, £3.50 each or all 3 for £10. THESE THREE STILL FOR SALE

The first one is a Magnolia Stamp, the Second is a Leanne Ellis Stamp (from Funky Kits) and not sure of the name of the third one. I would like £3.50 for the Magnolia Stamp, the Leanne Ellis one has not been used but has been mounted on Kling On and I would like £4.25 for that, the third one I would like £4 for, this has been used once. The first stamp Edwin doing DIY is perfect for those hard to make men cards... MIDDLE AND RIGHT HAND ONE SOLD EDWIN WITH DIY TOOLS STILL FOR SALE


More Sugar Nellie, the first two have been used and the third one used only once.... I would like £3.50 for each of these or £10 for all 3. Dont think these are available anymore. The third stamp is Maggie dressing up in her mums clothes... these would make gorgeous young girl cards. ALL SOLD


I have only used this stamp once, and I won the competition I entered using it.... can you believe that... lol Anyway, I would like £4.25 for this one, I think it is a Ladybug design by Rachelle Anne Miller. SOLD

These are Leanne Ellis Designs from Funky Kits, these have only been used once and I would like £4 each for these.... they have been mounted on kling on so can be used right away.ALL SOLD
And last but not least, Whiff of Joy stamps, these have been used once only, but are mounted on Kling On ready to use on your acrylic block. I would like £4.75 each for these, this includes first class postage to UK, and I will post out to you the next working day. ALL SOLD

Dont forget all prices include first class postage to UK only, if you would like them shipped internationally, then you will need to contribute to shipping costs. All stamps are already mounted onto EZ Mount or Kling On ready to stamp, except for the acrylic ones. Thank you for looking and I will be back with some more items for sale tomorrow.... take care all XX

Selling Some Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets....

I have decided to sell some of my stash as I have way too much, thought I would advertise it for a week on my blog before listing it on e-bay. So todays bargains are Stampin' Up!s Saleabration Sets. I have way too many of these and need to sell some to the unlucky people that didn't manage to get their hands on them when they were on offer. You are now unable to purchase these sets as only the people that bought a certain amount of Stampin' Up! managed to get their little crafting mitts on them, so am selling these....


The above set is called Botanical Blooms, it is brand new, never been used, not even mounted and I would like £15 for this which will include postage. Click on the picture to see a larger version of it.

This set is called Yummy, again £15 for this including postage, if you would like to purchase 2 of the sets, the cost will be £28 including postage.

This set is called Congrats, I would like £12 including postage for this set. If you would like to purchase all 3 sets the cost will be £38.


This set is called Polka Dot Punches. I would like £15 for this. The scallop edge punch and flower punch from Stampin' Up! can be used for punching out these designs. If you would like all 4 sets, the cost will be £50 including postage. I will also include some Stampin' Up! 6 x 6 inch sheets of patterned paper with your Stamp Sets. If you are interested, just click on the link above which says CONTACT ME and let me know. I think I have 4 of each set up for grabs.

Once I have sorted out all my craft stuff and sold it, I will be starting up my blog again as I will then have room to work.

Tomorrow I will be selling some of my Magnolia and Sugar Nellie Stamps, so look out for that.

I will also have some giveaways over the next few weeks so look out for that also... Have a great evening everyone.

I thought I would get a lot done today....

But then I realised I had to take 2 of my boys to the dentist for fillings, and then my Stampin' Up! parcel arrived which I needed to pack and take the parcels to the post office, then I had to go and get worming tablets for my 3 dogs and give them to them, oh yes, and the 3 loads of washing I have had to do, the forms I needed to print off and explain to someone and the school run, and here we are, nothing has been done and I have a great big pile of ironing to do... well I guess I could start a card now, but by the time it is finished it will be too dark to photograph, so I may as well get the ironing out of the way whilst it is dark which gives me a day tomorrow to make..... or so I think at this moment in time!! lol

So I thought I would show you a card I made a while ago, I used to do a lot of Sugar Nellie and Magnolia images, until I started selling Stampin' Up! of course and now I rarely get to use my old stamps, so here is today's card...


Sugar Nellie Stamp, Basic Grey Patterned paper, leaves are quickutz die cuts and flowers and brads are from my stash.

So that is about it for today, nothing exciting to report, quite boring really... hope you all have a good evening, take care xx

My Card For My Card Challenge....

Check down to the last Blog Post for this weeks Card Sketch Challenge. I thought it is only fair to enter one of my own, so here it is....

Okay, so the sentiment isn't quite in the right place, but it is my challenge so I can do as I please.... lol. No really, the sketch is there just to inspire you and give you something to work from, it doesn't have to be exactly the same, you just need to have used it to inspire the card you have made. Once you have made your card, add your link to Mr Linky and then you can inspire other people.

For this card I have used Stampin' Up! Lavender Lace Cardstock, Basic Grey Patterned Paper, and the image is from Magnolia Stamps... the ribbon is Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain from Stampin' Up! along with the Circle Fire Brad and the sentiment stamped in Bravo Burgundy ink, the sentiment is from the Daily Flexible Phrases Stamp Set. The inside sentiment is from the Stampin' Up Sincere Salutations Stamp Set.

Well my week didn't start off to well, firstly our neighbour came round to say all our drains are blocked again, this happened last Sunday too and Anglian Water came out, cleared the drain a short distance from our Cul-De-Sac and said that there were bricks in the drain so it looks like they may be collapsing (oh joy) so they would write a report stating that. Well today another neighbour rang them and they are now saying it will take a couple of weeks to sort out as they will need to shut the main road where the drain is.... er.. hello, the sewage is about to overflow out of all our manholes, not just our cul-de-sac, but the next one along and another couple of roads too that run into this particular drain, so not quite sure what happens next.. we shall see.

Then after this happened, I was taking my 2 little boys to school and they were chasing each other, despite me always telling them to be careful as they will fall over, and guess what? My 6 year old did fall over and this is what he did to his face...

We had to carry on to the school and we went inside and bathed his face, at first it was just his lip, forehead and knee, but then the scrapes below his eye appeared and it just seems to have been getting worse all day, so he had the day off and played the Wii..

Lets hope tomorrow starts off better than today....

I also started my diet today, if I post it on here, I cant really get out of it can I and so I will post my weight loss each week, I am hoping to lose around 45lb, so quite a bit and hopefully putting it on my blog will stop me from failing this time... lol

have a great evening everyone, take care xx

2nd Post of the Day...

Well I have been busy, busy, busy today (well not really but it feels like it). I have made another 18th birthday card, a birthday card for my StepMum (but was in such a rush to post it I forgot to photograph it), and I made a gift bag for an 18th birthday present, not fantastic but my first attempt at making a bag without using a template or instructions, so hopefully I will learn something and it will be better next time... lol


For this card I used Basic Gray Patterned Paper, and the image is a Magnolia which I coloured with Prismacolour Pencils and Sansodor. The 18 I cut on my cricut expression. The ribbon is Stampin' Up! Old Olive, plus the pink is a piece I had in my stash, the Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Stamp Set Daily Flexible Phrases and is also Stampin' Up!. The flowers are prima, and the button is also Basic Gray, I hung 2 little charms from the green thread on the button, a little pink one saying Sweet and a little key, as she is 18... and as always I decorated the inside of the card, but I never think of showing this, so have decided that from now on (if I remember) I will also photograph the inside of the card....

Old Olive Cardstock, more Basic Grey patterned Paper, and the edge was cut with my Martha Stewart Border Edge punch. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! and is from the set Sincere Salutations.

Next is the gift bag I made, it looks quite peachy in the photograph, but is in fact more of a pink colour in real life...

Not much to say about it really, I just used stash I had laying around, and pale green cardstock from The Paper Mill Shop.. the edge again is a Martha Stewart Border Punch and the flowers were cut on my cricut expression from the In My Garden cartridge. I hope the person who it is for likes it... not quite as boring as normal wrapping paper, plus I am just no good at wrapping presents... lol

My daughter has invited me and DH to her house tonight for dinner, she is making Paella, my favourite, we dont have it at home very often as all the children complain they dont like the seafood, so it is a great treat to have it tonight, and I dont even have to cook it myself either.... bonus.

Hope you all have a good evening too xx