One More Sleep To Go.......

One more sleep to go before the new catalogue goes live..... I am just sooooooo excited, there is so much lush stuff in there..... if you would like to buy a catalogue from me, they are £3 including postage, so just drop me an email at LindaLloyd@gmx.net.

Today I am showing you the 2 cards I made for my sons 14th Birthday, the above one was really easy to make, it was just a sheet of Patterned Paper from the Green Stack from DCWV, this is about a year old now so not sure if you can get it anymore.... and then I cut out Happy Birthday using my Cricut Expression..... easy peasy.....

This next card uses an image from The Greetings Farm, I love their images and they are a joy to colour in, I coloured it in using copic markers, the stars I cut out using my Spellbinders Nestabilities Stars.... and the circles were Nestie Circles... Happy Birthday sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

I will be back tomorrow with some previews from the new catalogue, see you all then xx

We are going to our neighbours wedding in September, she is my son's Godmother, so I needed to make a reply to her wedding invitation....

The word "Acceptance" was computer generated, the shape was cut out using Nestabilities and stamped using Waltzingmouse stamps which fit the shapes of Nestabilities...

And again, here is the matching inside.... I thought it all looked very elegant and suddenly didn't want to give it away..... but I did.. lol

Have a great evening, take care everyone xxx

Ally Pally Stash and a Few Cards.....

So here is my stash that I got at Ally Pally, some nestabilities, loads of punches, loads of Stamps including Whiff of Joy and Lili of the Valley, 11 packs of bling, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, 6 x 6 Patterned Paper Pad, brads, pins and loads more.... today I am going to start working on my craft area and will be sorting all my stuff out and getting rid of what I no longer use to make room for all my new purchases... I will show you my PTI purchases tomorrow...

Below is a card I made, the sentiment is computer generated, the Patterned Paper is from the Sweet Pea Paper Stack, Cardstock is Old Olive and Barely Banana, with little leaves punched out using Rose Red Cardstock. The ribbon is the new lush Old Olive Satin Ribbon, how gorgeous is this.....

The shapes were cut out using nestabilities and the flowers are from my stash.....

For this card I used the All of A Flutter Patterned Paper, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip Cardstock. The ribbon is the new lush Stampin' Up! Real Red Satin Ribbon and the flowers are from my stash. The shapes were cut out using nestabilities and the sentiment was computer generated. The leaves and butterfly punch are Martha Stewart.... hope they give you some inspiration, I will be back tomorrow with a Colour Challenge and a photo of my stash that I got from Papertrey Ink....

Have a great day, take care xx

Wow how did I make so many cards in one day...

I have finally managed to finish all my cards for my church order this month... not quite sure how but I think it is because I intend to have a big crafty clear out next week and didn't want to have to have an order hanging over my head whilst doing it.... I have had a delivery of Papertrey Ink stash this week and it is sitting in a box waiting for a home, so thought if I could sell some stash I no longer use this would give me room for my new stash and also fund some more stash.... lol

The sentiment on this card is computer generated, the shapes have been cut out using Nesties and the punch is from Martha Stewart. The Ribbon is Stampin' Up! Pretty in Pink Taffetta and the cardstock is Chocolate Chip and Real Red and the corners have been punched out using the Photo Corners SU Punch....

And here is the inside, again Chocolate Chip Cardstock and the pink dots have been punched using the smallest Stampin' Up! circle punch using Pretty in Pink Cardstock and sticking them to the chocolate chip.... and that is about it.... off to Ally Pally in a minute so I know I am going to have a good day. Hope yours is super duper too... take care xx

Tackle It Tuesday Colour Challenge #3

Right, it is Tuesday fortnight and time to draw my Colour Challenge #2.....

And this is you Donna..... thank you very much for taking part in my Challenge, I will be putting a little bag of goodies together for you. Please could you contact me at LindaLloyd@gmx.net with your address please and it will be winging its way to you shortly...

On the this fortnight's Colour Challenge, have picked the following colours because I thought they went well together, haven't quite managed to get the colours looking right, but the names are underneath so that should help a bit.... and here they are....

If you dont have the Stampin' Up! Colours just pick something similar, you will find that the Pretty in Pink and Sage Shadow are slightly darker than shown (not sure what happened to the colours after I had done them)..... anyway, here is my attempt for this fortnight...

Have not used all SU stash, I used a couple of Martha Stewart Punches and a Verve Sentiment Stamp.... the other stash is Rose Red, Sage Shadow, Basic Black and Pretty in Pink Cardstock, To The Nines Speciality Paper, Pretty in Pink Taffetta Ribbon and Rose Red and Pretty in Pink Brads....

and here is the inside of the card...... again Pretty in Pink and Rose Red Cardstock along with Basic Black, and the To The Nines Speciality Paper.... the white shape is a Nestabilities Label Die.

I would love to see you take part in my challenge this fortnight, I love some inspiration for my cards and there will again be a little goody bag for the winner who will be picked out randomly. Unfortunately I cannot ship the prize to anyone outside of UK or Europe, but if you live elsewhere, please still post your cards on here as we would all love to see them, and a challenge is a challenge with or without a prize....

Dont forget to check back tomorrow for my Why Not Make It Wednesday Tutorial.... just need to get it edited now.....

Have a good evening all, I am going to post this quickly before I lose it again, had typed it up earlier, lost my internet connection and lost the post....

Mojo Monday Challenge Cards...

Well I was so excited that I had got my A Rose is a Rose Stamp Set out again that I did loads of images to use on cards so thought that I could use this image for the Mojo Monday Challenge. But this week you could pick between a round card and a square card. Me being me couldn't pick so made one of each...

And here they are......

And a close up of each one... I am just loving this stamp set....

For this card I used Pink Flamingo Patterned paper, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White Cardstock. Rose Red with White Stitching Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Oval, Oval and Scallop Border Punches, and the Rose Red Cardstock I stamped using versamark and the rose from the A Rose is a Rose stamp set. The sentiment is from the Happy Moments Saleabration Set. Oh yes, the buttons are also from Stampin' Up! and tied through with Pink and White Gingham Ribbon and the Gold Elastic Cord.

I cut this card blank using the largest Scallop Circle Nestie, then used Patterned Paper from the Rose Red collection, Pink and White Gingham Ribbon, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip Cardstock. Word Window Punch and sentiment from Happy Moments Saleabration Set. The Happy Moments set is so popular at the moment it has sold out in US, if you would like to get your hands on a set all you need to do is spend £45 or more in the current SU brochure and you can pick the set for free.... as a special offer I will ship your order to you free of charge if you order through me before the end of February. Contact me with your order at LindaLloyd@gmx.net.

Thats all for now folks, I am working hard and have loads to show you over the next few days, and look out for my video tutorial which will be up and running either later today or tomorrow...

Have a great day all xx

Papertake Challenge

Well I am doing well so far, have managed a challenge for Monday and now another for Tuesday. Today I have made a card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge and it is a sketch challenge... and here is the sketch....

You can find the challenge here. And here is my card, another for my order of 12 as I really need to get them finished and have only managed 2 so far, will definately have to get a move on, but it just seems to take so long for me to make cards, I am definately not one of you who can put a card together in 30 minutes.... lol

I have used Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Patterned Paper and Papertrey Aqua Mist Cardstock. The image is Stampin' Up! A Flower For All Seasons and the ribbon is also Stampin' Up! grosgrain in Chocolate Chip. The sentiment is Verve Stamps and the pearls are from my stash, I bought loads of pearls when I went to the Ally Pally last month. And as always the inside has been decorated to match...

The centre of the flower was stamped using Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip Ink and using the new Circle Circus stamps. The scallop punch is Martha Stewart and the shape is a Nestabilities die. Hope you like it, have a great day all xx

Wow I've Done Some Cooking....

Well my best attempts are always something easy straight from the freezer, but me and DH decided this morning we would have a nice meal together, but...... it had to come out of a weightwatchers book, and we hadn't time to look together, so I bought all the ingredients for a 3 course meal, have chilled the wine and I have made the Starter, Sweet Potato and Chilli Soup, and the Dessert, which was supposed to be Very Cherry Mousse, but Tesco didn't have tinned Cherries, so now it is Very Strawberry Mousse, hope DH still likes it, and he is going to make the Main Dish which is Spicy Sausage Pasta, made with Chorizo which I know he loves....

My plans were nearly blown away when DD woke up this morning unable to breathe, this has never happened to her before, none of my 10 chldren suffer from Asthma and she was crying and panicing and I was trying to calm her down. I got an emergency appointment at the Doctors and appaarently this can happen to a lot of children, where the ribs meet the chestbone, the bone hasn't yet finished turning to bone and is still cartlidge and it becomes inflamed, this can happen due to exercise (she did the beep test and sit ups at school on Tuesday) or a viral infection which they ruled out her having, and the only thing she can take is ibuprofen for the pain, but once the pain dies down, her breathing becomes much easier, so fingers crossed this will heal quite quickly, although the Doctor did say it could take up to a week.

Belle my little pug was given the all clear by the vets today, they say her collar can come off on Monday, and we can also bath her then, which is excellent as she is getting a bit smelly because of the collar. In the meantime I have taken the very hard decision of re-homing my Great Dane. If anyone can give her a genuine good home and you have experience of Great Danes, then please contact me. I think she will be better off as an only dog, but she is really affectionate and loving, just not around my other dogs. (LindaLLoyd@gmx.net)

So all that leaves me to do is post today's card before I go and liquidize my soup.... and here it is, lots of Stampin Up stuff on here....

I used Perfect Plum and Pale Plum Cardstock and stamped the canvas stamp onto the Pale Plum Cardstock using Perfect Plum Ink. The scallop edge was cut in Whisper White using the Scallop Edge Punch. The other scallop edge with the holes was made using the Fiskars Threading Water Punch. The Ovals were cut using the Spellbinders Nestabilities. The Stamped Image is from A Rose Is A Rose Stamp set and cut and mounted on Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped onto Whisper White Cardstock using Perfect Plum Ink and is stamped using the Best Yet Level 1 Hostess Set. So there we go a card using mainly Stampin Up today, if you would like to purchase any of these items that I have used today, I am offering free postage on them until Sunday, just contact me on LindaLloyd@gmx.net.

Have a great weekend all xx

Another Card to Share With You...

Have been making a few cards today and a little gift, but cannot show them yet... but in the meantime I have a couple of cards to show you.

For this card I used Cosmo Cricket Paper (I think) and the sentiment is from Papertrey Inc Stamps. The cross is too... I used Real Red Cardstock and flowers from my stash.

For this card I used Bashful Blue and Whisper White cardstock, the Bashful Blue stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and the sentiment is from Verve Stamps. The scallop edge was made using the Fiskar's Threading Water Punch and the scallop ovals were made using the Nestabilities. The patterned paper is the Bashful Blue Patterned Paper from Stampin' Up!

And that is about it for today, have a great evening all xx

Time is Running Out....

If you want to enter for my blog candy, all you have to do is enter a card using my Sketch here

Well I have been making some more cards, but only another 3 which means I have six of these card blanks left, so will have to make some more in these colours tomorrow... hope you are not getting too bored of them, but I do love the colours.

These were all made using the same colours as yesterday, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron. The Patterned Paper is Haiku... The front of the card was made using the Stampin' Up! cardstock flowers, the gems were from my stash and the Thanks was from the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set. The scallops were cut using the Scallop Edge Punch...

The front of the card was Stamped with Pumpkin Pie Ink using the Bella's Bloom Stamp Set, I then added gems from my stash to the middle of the flowers. I used the Scallop Circle Punch to cut the Scallop Circle and the sentiment is from the Pocket Silhouettes Stamp Set. Same Cardstock and Patterned Paper as before.

Same Cardstock and Patterned Paper as before, the sentiment on the front is from the True Friend Stamp Set and I used my Nestabilities dies to cut out the shapes, the ribbon is Always Artichoke... again the gems are from my stash. The inside was again cut using the nestabilities dies and the Stamped Image is from A Beautiful Thing Stamp Set.

To all the people who are waiting on Stampin' Up! stash, I posted your orders out to you this afternoon, so they are winging their way to you as we speak. To anyone who would like to place an order, please e-mail me at LindaLloyd@gmx.net.

My son was playing in a BasketBall Tournament this afternoon and I need to pick him up from school soon, wonder if they won or not...

Have a great evening everyone, take care xx

Dont Forget The Blog Candy........

If you haven't read about the blog candy I am giving away, go here now. It is for a Free Saleabration Set of your choice and all you have to do is make a card as per the Card Challenge on this link.

Here is a card I have made, I have lots I need to make this week, so keep a look out for them also, I do try to update my blog everyday, if there is something you would like to know more about then just e-mail me on LindaLloyd@gmx.net and I will try to help you.

I cut the shape using my Cricut Expression from So Saffron Cardstock, I then cut the other shapes using my Nestabilities Dies in Rose Red and Tempting Turquoise (all Stampin' Up! colours). The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the butterfly is a Spellbinders Die, I finished off by dotting liquid pearls around the edge.... hope you like it...

Would you like to earn yourself 3 free Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!? Then check out this post here...

Or if you would like to join one of my Stampers 10 Clubs and earn a free stamp set plus £15 or more of free stash check out the link here.

Have a good day all xx

Another Card With The Same Stamp Set....

Yep, it is official, I love this Stamp Set, A Rose is A Rose, it is sooooo versatile... this time I used Sahara Sand, Real Red and Old Olive Cardstock (can you see where I used the Old Olive?) and Patterned Paper from Holiday Treasures, a bit of Kraft Taffeta Ribbon and Old Olive Brads, the Sentiment is from Best Yet which is a Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set (place an order for £150 with me and get this stamp set for free, plus you can also have £15 of free goodies from the catalogue and I will post it all to you for nothing).... and the scallops were cut using the Scallop Edge Punch, except for the nestabilities Scallop Oval... I used Real Red and Ruby Red Ink, with Old Olive for the petals. The silver sentiment frame is from the Hodgepodge Hardware...

Well we have had thunder, lightening, snow, hail and rain here since it got dark this evening, the roads are now a mess so hoping it doesn't all freeze tonight, will be a nightmare during rush hour tomorrow if it does... think I may just have a lie in tomorrow...

DH is fixing my tumble dryer, the parts turned up today, so hope that the original problem is the only problem, as there are 9 of us here, we do generate quite a bit of washing, and it is very hard to keep up with it all without a tumble dryer, and I end up with double the ironing which cuts into valuable crafting time.

Off to crack the whip.... have a good evening x

Look What I Made With The Pre-Order Stamps.....

Is it too early to make Christmas stuff, although I must admit the photographs are from last Christmas, so perhaps I am just a bit behind....


After seeing all the Nativity Plays last year and having so many photographs from them I decided to make a little mini album with my favourite photographs, we attended our Church Nativity which was on 24 December 2007 and we also watched both the small boys in their Nativity at school, as usual they were both in different ones...


I also received my pre-order stamps from the new Stampin Up Catalogue (:0) <---- insert cheesy excited grin here) and thought I just HAD to make something using them, so here is my quick attempt made in 1 day (normally a mini album would take me much longer)... there is a stamp from the new "Season Of Joy" stamp set on every page, even the front and back covers... check out if you can see them. (Stamp sets preview is in a couple of blog posts down).









I have used Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Real Red and Brocade Blue cardstock, the retiring Dashing Patterned Paper, Brocade Blue, Old Olive, Real Red and Always Artichoke ribbon in both 1/4" and 5/8" widths. The Stamp Set was "Season of Joy". I cut out the shape with my long rectangle nestabilities, I also cut cereal packets with the same to make it more sturdy and I bound it together with my bind it all.

Have a few more ideas with the other pre-orders set, so watch this space....

Have a good day xx