Newsflash

Hi there, I'm just popping on to let you know the hot of the press news from Crafters Companion.

Launching Friday 16th April 2010

Volume Two

Friday 16th April is the launch date for the next in the collection of The Tales of Beatrix Potter. This time it's "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck" and "The Tale of Two Bad Mice". In addition to the CD-ROM there is also a tutorial DVD and of course the fantastic rubber stamps.

I have been lucky enough to get my hands on these little beauties and I must say what a joy they are to work with. I just know you are going to love them.

Just to give you a little taster here are a couple of card samples I made.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back soon for some more sneak peaks.

Love, Pat xx

Tag along with us

Tuesday Taggers challenge.

Give us a Tag

Hi there, hope you got plenty of chocolate and had a good Easter. I would just like to thank everyone who joined in the TT challenge last week, what fabulous creations. Also I would like to thank everyone for leaving such lovely comments on the TT blog, it really does mean a lot to us.

Well usually we say you can create whatever you fancy but this week would like to get back to our roots and ask you to create a tag. This challenge has been set by our fabulous guest designer Georgina Ellis who is also our sponsor, so kindly donating a stamp plate by Paper Artsy . As always the DT have come up with some fantastic designs and if you pop over and check them out I'm sure you will agree. Do hope you decide to join in with the fun this week and look forward to checking out your creations.

I decided to create a tag notebook and got out the Distress inks using Dusty Concord, Peeled Paint & Tattered Rose to create the paper which I layered onto a tag cut from cream pearl card. I then used a clear embossing pen to draw the cracks and embossed with gold embossing powder. The image is stamped using the stamp that came with the March edition of Craft Stamper. I used Dusty Concord around the edges and coloured the image lightly with copics. The buttons and fibres are from stash and are actually purple not blue as they appear on the photo.

Thanks for popping over and I'm looking forward to checking out your creations. Oh and don't forget to put a link to Georgina's blog in your post so that you can be included in the prize draw.

Have a good day.

Pat xx

Is this Spring?

Good Evening, well hasn't it been a miserable old day? Well it has here in the West Midlands of England, started the day with sunshine but soon became wet and dismal. It's Spring!!
Thought I would just pop on and show this card that I made for my SIL, it's her birthday on Sunday, so hope the Easter bunny is extra kind to her.
I made this card up in a bit of a rush but decided to try some of my NEC purchases. The stamps are Clarity on a brayered background. I created blossom and grass from flower soft. The MS border and the gems are also NEC purchases but the ribbon is from my stash. Gonna have to set aside some time to have a good play with the Clarity stamps I bought but goodness knows when that will be. I've got so much going on that the moment, crafting and other things I don't know how I'm gonna fit it all in. Added to that I strained the muscles in my back about 10 days ago and I'm still in quite a bit of pain. Enough of my whinging, I've got plenty of good things to look forward to and enjoy.




Just off to watch Master Chef, just wish I could taste what they cook.
Thanks for stopping by,
Love Pat xx