Xbox Controller Card

Here is a tent card I made using an Xbox controller as a template, I had to pry it out of my son's hands though! I made the card for my Brother-in-law as it was his birthday yesterday. I think my nephew was very impressed with it, he even asked if he could play on it.

 I also wanted to share a picture I took of our tea, a humble pasta bake but I just loved the way it turned out.

Needless to say it was lovely.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Well it will all soon be over, but what ever you are doing this Christmas have a wonderful time and enjoy yourselves. I know my posts have been few and far between this year but I am going to try and update more often as I do like sharing with you all.
My dining room has a floor now and my Christmas tree is up so it does finally feel like Christmas, I am ready for it, I think.......

Missing my crafting...

I am still awaiting my floor to be finished off, I think I have been forgotten about and just cast to one side...that is the problem with renting, what the landlord says goes! Anyway the thing I miss the most is the dining table....strange I hear you say but I do all of my crafting on that table and it is tucked away in the garage, I am itching to get it out and get crafting, maybe I should just do it as I really need to make a start on my Christmas cards, I have already had some wonderful ones given to me. That's it I'm going to go and get it now and spend all day, except when I have to go to work! making my Christmas cards.
Be back soon, hopefully with some pictures.

Awaiting a floor ?????

I'm sorry for lack of posts just lately but that is because of lack of craft room, well dining room really! There was a problem with the floor, we only noticed it when the fridge started to tilt to one side (not a good thing) so it had to be moved into the living room!!! then the rest of the room had to be cleared to make way for the workmen so they could come and see what was really going on with the floor, it all had to go into the garage (boohoo) I think I am having withdrawal symptoms. Anyway the workman came and took some of the floor up and saw that the floorboards were rotten, apparently there was no ventilation. So I had to live with a hole in the floor for a week until they then came to take it all up and fill with cement, it was like a sauna in there in there for a day, the water was running down the walls, that was last week and yesterday the man who is going to put the laminate down cannot come till next week if i'm lucky! Half of me is glad it is a rented property but the other half of me thinks that if it was my own house it would be sorted by now!! So I am still without a craft/dining room till next week, fingers crossed it will get done soon as I need to crack on with Christmas projects. Bear with me until this is fixed then I will get back on track.

Helping a friend...

Stepper Box using new SU In Colors

 Hello, well what can I say.................sorry, maybe?....................I think my mojo had well and truly gone AWOL but it resurfaced so I could help a friend out with some samples at the PaperMax show at Moorways a couple of weekends ago. Tracey, my friend over here was kind enough to let me have a play with a new Stampin Up Hostess Set called Simply Soft from the 2011-2012 Catalogue and some of the new In Color card Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Island Indigo, see the stepper box. Here are some of the samples I made....

Baby Blossoms Stamp Set

Baby Blossoms Stamp Set

Simply Soft Hostess Stamp Set

Simply Soft Hostess Stamp Set

Baby Blossoms Stamp Set

Simply Soft Hostess Stamp Set

Baby Blossoms Stamp Set

Simply Soft Hostess Stamp Set

Birthday Card

Another stamp set from the United States via ebay, it is called Wild Rose

and yes you have guessed it, it's Stampin Up. I saw it and just needed it.

I'm sure you crafters can understand that feeling!

Here is the first card I made using the stamp set and also using the top note die

and a roses cuttlebug embossing folder, cherry cobbler card and ink 

and old olive ink for the leaves

The greeting stamp was a free one from along time ago.

I love how it turned out so I sent it to a

friend for her birthday.

inside view

Some inspiration....Maybe?

I have really been lacking in inspiration just lately it is really frustrating

but today I went to a workshop all the way over in Newhall it was lovely, 

the lady who ran it was a new friend I met at a stamping event a couple of weeks ago,

her name is Elizabeth. Thanks for a great morning Elizabeth you have given my

inspiration a much needed boost. Here are the cards we made we 

using a shaving brush, sorry Ink Duster! to apply the ink for a different effect.      

I really had a great time and I hope you like them.

 I have even found out how to put a watermark on my photos

and here is my new signature, my I have been busy.