A little BLING for Tim Holtz ;-)

Hi everyone.....happy bank holiday weekend.

Just showing a quick tag I made yesterday......I'm so enjoying making tags at the moment, maybe it's because I bought the Sizzix tag die, lol.

Anyway, here it is, quite bright, as usual....

I've used super-smooth white cardstock from

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

and coloured with Dylusion Inks

Tim Holtz stamps and masks.

And finally a bit of 'bling'

Hope you like it.

Back soon, have a great weekend, whatever you're doing......I always think Autumn starts the day after August BH, so my creations might take on an Autumnal feel next week, haha

Barbara x

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Get ya sunglasses on.......

Hi folks, torrential rain all day here, so again managed to get into my little crafty space. 

This is a quick card made with Dylusion Ink Sprays and stamps from Dyan Reaveley, hope you like it!

The cardstock is from PAPERMILLDIRECT

 We also had a lunchtime visit from our gorgeous little grandchildren, Eva & Charlie

I never thought I could ever love a child so much, who I hadn't actually given birth to ! She & Charlie have changed our lives immeasurably.....

She's so adorable, I could eat her!

Lovely little Charlie....only 5 months old, and on the move already, he is such a happy baby.

Well, that's it for tonight,

catch you soon,

Barbara xx

Gorgeous new stamps from Lavinia Stamps.......

Morning everyone.......it's very wet and drab here in Wiltshire today, but perfect for crafting....yeah!

Just wanted to tell you that Lavinia Stamps have released some new additions to their fabulous collection, and I've been having a little play with them. 

Find them all here    

 LAVINIA STAMPS

Made a couple more tags, (really enjoying making tags at the moment)

All cardstock from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

inked with distress inks and re-inkers

~

 The new stamps on this card are 

FAIRY ORBS 

and

FAIRY BUTTERCUPS

I've used quite a bit of Glossy Accents on the 'fairy orbs', to make them stand out.

The new stamps used on this tag are

FAIRY ORBS

and

FAIRYTALE

That's all for now, catch you soon, I'm off to craft

B xx

A few new tags.......

Morning everyone....happy weekend.

Just a quick post to show a few colourful tags I've made this week.....I know some peeps can't see the point in a 'tag', but I think they're fun to make, and make a lovely wall display in a craft room.

Anyway here are the ones I've made this week.....

All tags made with card stock from

 PAPERMILLDIRECT

White linen, & white smooth, mounted onto black. 

Distress inks and Dylusions Stamps.

This poppy stamp is from Indiglo Blu.

My crafty friend Zoe Russell made me a beautiful birthday card with this stamp and I LOVED it!.....so much so, that I had to buy it. I'm going to use it at my next Chippenham Workshop, so keep popping back to see how the ladies use it. (thanks Zoe)

That's all for now folks.....if you have time, pop over to 

Papermilldirect, and checkout their special offers, there's always something new x

Mid-month reminder for Petal Lu......

Evening....hope you've had a good weekend. I've had loads of crafty time, so it's been a great couple of days.

Here is my mid-month reminder for the challenge at

PETAL LU

 All card stock is from

PAPERMILLDIRECT

 The challenge theme is ANYTHING GOES, so lots of scope there. 

Lucinda makes the most delightful little handcrafted flowers, which can be found

HERE 

Back soon with loads more to show.

Barbara x

Chippenham Workshop.... August 2015

Hi everyone, back again with a few pics taken at my Chippenham workshop on August 1st. It was our 1st birthday too, so a lovely day was had by all.....tons of food and laughs, which is exactly how a workshop should be!

The following pics showed the ladies using the Joseph's Coat technique.

 

All card stock is from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT

Because it was the last demo of the day, the ladies didn't get time to mount them onto card bases, so were going to finish them at home. 

I think they'll look fab when all finished. 

Back soon with more samples from the workshop.

Have a good day,

Barbara 

xx

A birthday post for Papermilldirect.....

Well, can't believe I'm blogging on my birthday, but even more unbelievable is the fact it's the 3rd post in 3 days!!......and so much more to come!

Today I just need to tell you of the new 'special offer' at

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

 A4 Small Box - Lilac Card - 270gsm

£4.95 

The theme chosen at Papermilldirect this week was sympathy.....and once I'd started, I couldn't stop!

Here are my DT makes for this week

Cuts beautifully in the Bigshot.
The gorgeous little flowers are again from
PETAL LU  

Creeping vine stamp from 

LAVINIA STAMPS 

inked onto white linen.

The 'positive' die-cut.......

.....and the negative die-cut.

Clean and Simple

Special offer lilac, mounted onto white hammered card stock.

Stamp from Lavinia Stamps.

Back soon, I'm off to have a glass of birthday bubbly

xx



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A flowery little challenge from Petal Lu.......

Hi folks, back again......and this time it's to show my DT mid-month inspiration for the challenge over at 

PETAL-LU

This card is a bit different from my normal stuff, and I find the style a bit challenging, but hey, I'm tough! haha

 All card stock, white linen and buff,  is from

 PAPERMILLDIRECT,

The sentiment is from Inkylicious 

The stunning flowers, fuchsia & roses, are handcrafted by Lucinda Lucker of 

PETAL LU 

The photos don't do these amazing little flowers justice, they are simply gorgeous.

Well, that's it for tonight.....why not pop over to the PETAL LU challenge blog

HERE

The theme this month is Anything Goes, and finishes on the 14th August.

Back soon with pics from my workshop last Saturday,

Barbara x 



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Lavinia Stamps August Challenge......

Morning everyone, hope you're enjoying a lovely relaxing Sunday......

I have loads to share with you all, over the next few days, so I'm starting with the new challenge from LAVINIA STAMPS

This month the theme is

ANYTHING EXCEPT A CARD 

As always, the prize is £40 worth of products from Lavinia Stamps. You don't even need a blog to enter, you can enter by email, just by following the link on the challenge blog 

HERE

So, here are my DT creations for this challenge.....

This canvas was coloured using the 'bleeding tissue' technique, then stamped and stencilled with various images from Tracey at Lavinia Stamps.

This butterfly is still my all time fave butterfly....I LOVE it!

Another 'bleeding tissue' background, which has  been done on white linen from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT,

and using the same stamps, giving a completely different look.

This background was first inked onto Papermilldirect white linen card stock, then adhered to the MDF heart. A bit of stamping, stencilling, then heat embossing, gives another totally different look.

I've used spray inks on this piece of card, before adhering to the heart, then a selection of Lavinia Stamps. Sometimes it's very hard choosing which ones to use, as I really love them all!

Well hope you like my designs for this challenge, and also hope you will join in.

I'll be back tomorrow with details of my Petal Lu DT mid-way projects, hope you can pop back soon.

Barbara x

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A quick tag for Papermilldirect.....

Hi again.....just wanted to show you a quick tag I made for this weeks theme of  'Christmas' at  

PAPERMILLDIRECT

The 'special offer' is a fabulous

A4 Small Box Turquoise Card 230gsm

(Turquoise is a friendly, happy and enjoying life kind of colour.  It has been known to increase levels of creativity!)

A Small A4 Box of approximately 80 sheets is only £3.96

Here is the tag I made.....without a scrap of turquoise on it! haha

A simple tag, inked with distress inks and lots of liquid pearls, then a couple of die-cuts popped on!

Easy peasy!

I've used super smooth card for the tag, and black smooth card for the die-cuts....all from Papermilldirect, of course.

Catch ya soon!

Barbara

xx

Got lots of workshop goodies to show you tomorrow xx

Challenge 3 from Petal Lu......already!!

Hi everyone, can't believe it's 3 weeks today since I last blogged, where has that time gone??

Anyway lots of blogs to do over the next day or so, and lots to tell you, so I won't waffle on.....

Last week saw the start of the THIRD challenge from 

PETAL LU

and just in case you haven't heard of Petal Lu, pop over to her website and checkout the amazing flowers that Lucinda makes....they're fabulous, and every scrap of them handcrafted!

This is a very simple card I made for my lovely friend Joan....she and husband Terence celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary last week, so I tried to keep to blue, as 45 years is Sapphire.

I'm struggling for crafty space at the moment, as most of my craft stuff is packed away ready for our move (hopefully)!, so I needed to keep it simple....

All card Stock is from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

Checkout their 'SPECIAL OFFER' for this week!

A4 Small Box Turquoise Card 230gsm

A Small A4 Box of approximately 80 sheets is only £3.96.....

 

I've used white linen, mounted onto navy blue smooth card.

A close-up of  the adorable little flowers.

Petal Lu website is

HERE

and the challenge blog is

HERE

Still plenty of time to enter, and the theme this month is

ANYTHING GOES!

Catch you soon, Barbara xx

JULY challenge from Lavinia Stamps.....

Morning everyone, hope you're managing to stay cool....we've just returned from a few nice days in Edinburgh, but boy, was it humid up there!

Anyway, today is the start of the July challenge from 

LAVINIA STAMPS

The theme this month is 'Flowers', and as usual, the prize is a fab £40 of products from Lavinia Stamps. If you don't have a blog, you can enter by email, by following the link from the challenge blog HERE

Here is my DT project for this challenge.

As always, I've used card stock from

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

White 'super-smooth' - 300gsm.

A heavy card is needed for this type of project.

I used an old template to cut out the shape of the tissue-box, then scored and folded where necessary. The template needed to be cut twice, to make 4 sides.

I only joined one edge, to enable me to stamp on a flat surface.

Then I covered the complete piece with BRUSHO paints and allowed to dry thoroughly.

Next,  I used various LAVINIA stamps, working along the flat surface, from one end to the other.

A couple of die-cuts,  a white pen for highlighting, and the box was ready to assemble.

These are my fave colours, of course, but I also wanted a light (ish) background to show off the fab stamps.

Well, hope you like it.....if you have time, pop over to the rest of the team blogs, listed on my blog side-bar, there is some fantastic inspiration there.

Just want to remind you of this week's Papermilldirect 'special offer', too.....

At 315gsm this is a lovely heavy card with an embossing that we don't normally have in coloured card.

This comes in a small A4 box of approximately 70 - 75 sheets for only £3.96

Catch you all soon,

Barbara x

Time for another Papermilldirect 'Special Offer'.......

Hi everyone, it's that time of the week again, when PAPERMILLDIRECT

release details of another great offer......this week it's

White 'felt embossed' 210 gsm

A4 - small box - £4.50 - approx 80 sheets

A4 - midi box - £13.00 - approx 260 sheets

Here are my DT samples for this gorgeous card stock.....

I've used black smooth, and white 'felt' card stock for this card, along with two lovely stamps from

LAVINIA STAMPS 

Such an easy card to make.

Same products on this card, with the 'Chinese Lantern' stamp from Lavinia Stamps and a little sentiment from Kirsty Wiseman

Clean and Simple!

 The theme this week for the Papermilldirect DT was 'party invites' .

These ones are simple enough for a child to help with.

Look at the beautiful texture on this white 'felt, embossed' card stock, isn't it lovely?

Well that's it for today....don't forget to pop over to Papermilldirect and checkout the special offers. This white card stock doesn't hang around for long.

Barbara xx

It's time for another Papermilldirect offer

Hi everyone, and a big welcome to my new followers.....

Today sees the next 'Special Offer' from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

Our DT theme this week at Papermilldirect is 'Thank You' cards from kids.

I made a quick set of cards using scraps of various colours (I never throw scraps away!)

I'll list the colours I've used below.

The letters were cut with an X-cut alphabet die, but kids can simply write the letters by hand, if they want to do everything themselves.

Doesn't the texture of the white hammered card stock look fab?

A little bit of butchers twine on the bunting and job done!

Colours used are daffodil yellow, lime green, post-box red, raspberry pink, baby-blue, baby-pink, dark violet, teal and smooth black.....all from Papermilldirect, of course.

The weekly 'SPECIAL OFFER' is an

A4 Small Box Violet card 300gsm

This beautiful card is a very similar shade to our very popular Dark Violet card, but at 300gsm it is a must have for those of you who like their card a little thicker!

Approximately 70 - 75 sheets for the amazing price of £5.28

Hope you can find time to pop over to PAPERMILLDIRECT and checkout the range of colours....you'll be spoilt for choice... 

Back soon with some pics from Saturday's CHIPPENHAM WORKSHOP.

Barbara xx
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One die....5 quick cards.

Morning again....whoohoo, 2 posts in 2 days, I must have some time on my hands, haha.

My post on the PAPERMILLDIRECT INSPIRE BLOG has gone live....you can find it HERE . It would be great if you could pop over and leave a comment.

The theme for the blog was Quick Cards, and you can't get much quicker than 5 cards in 30 minutes!

These are the cards I've made with just ONE die.....sorry can't remember where I bought the die from, or the company who makes it, but I'm sure someone will help me out with the name ......

All card stock is from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

White hammered, white linen, dark violet, daffodil yellow, black, and lime green.

 Don't forget to checkout their weekly

 'SPECIAL OFFERS'

Just a simple die-cut, from black, and mounted onto a scrap

of inked card left over from another project.

These are the fabulous TEDDY-BEAR blooms from

PETAL LU 

All handcrafted by Lu, and so many variations to choose from.....pop over and check them out!

Ink dusted background with a white die-cut plonked on the top....can't get much simpler than that!

The sentiments are from an old set of stamps I bought off a group, years ago. LOTV sell similar ones.

And finally, another 5 minute card to make, using the gorgeous buttons from

EMILY'S BUTTON BOX

Most of Emily's button are only 10p each, and they are fabulous quality. Such a fantastic range of designs too.

Hope you've enjoyed looking at my 'quick and easy' cards.....I'll be back on Friday with more Petal Lu creations.

Barbara x

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