made with love

Last Chance....!!!

2011-09-30T22:00:00.000+01:00

Stampin' Up have just released their last chance list!!!

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A Nice Day for a Wedding!

2011-09-14T16:57:00.002+01:00

So today I am back with 2 scapbooking pages today.

Last october we attended the wedding of our friends Mel and Mark. I was a bridesmaid and Mark was the bestman. It was a so lovely and nice to spend the day with celebrating their wedding with them.

I have used the photos of the day for my two pages and tried to mirror the layouts but due to placing a strip of the paper in slightly the wrong place and having a splodge of red ink in one place its not exactly the same!

The papers are Love Letter and they are retiring which is such a shame as they are so lovely espcially for romantic projects!

Here is the two pages together...

My Scrapbook is getting quite full now and is so lovely to look through and been great fun to do!

2011-09-12T09:05:00.000+01:00

Hello! I am so sorry for not being around for a week, I am having quite a few problems with getting my pictures up here on Blogger, hence why there is only one picture today!

Today I want to show you my new page for my scrapbook which is about my best friends. This is one of the only pictures I have of all of us together and is very special to me.

I have used the papers Sweet Stiches to make my layout with some buttons. The letters are done on my Big Shot and them I have put them through an embossing folder (if I can upload the other photo you will see this better!)

Hopefully I will be back sooner if I can get this to work!!
yay I am back and can show you a close up!

Happy Anniversary xxxx

2011-09-04T16:00:00.001+01:00

This weekend me and my lovely Marky are celebrating 6years of being together!

I have decided to make a card using Love Letter paper which is one of my favourits but you have to be quick as they are retiring at the end of September :-(

(I have put the 6 on there to remind Mark how long we have been together!!!)

The birds are a punch called Two Step Bird Punch and I have used the tiny tags set and punch (which is stay yay!!) to finish the card off.

I really hope he likes it! We are off out to see Inbetweeners this afternoon and a little bit of tea and may be a glass of wine or two!!

My Godson

2011-08-30T09:00:00.001+01:00

So today I want to show you the page I have made for my Godson, Cody. He is such a cutie pie!!

I have used the train set going across the page. for the smoke coming out of the train I have used the itty bitty punch set and used that for the flowers aswell. I have used an embossing tool to go over the flowers on a soft matt to give them a 3D effect.

My Scrapbook is finally coming together! Got loads more to do though!!!

Nephews!

2011-08-29T09:00:00.000+01:00

Today I want to show you a page that I have made about my nephews.

I love these photos of them and the one with their masks makes me smile all the time.

I have used chipboard for the letters and covered with paper now I am not very good at this and pretty sure there must be something that I am doing wrong with this! They are a mess but I have tried and from a distance you can't see the mess they are! hehe!!

Cocktail Time...

2011-08-28T14:00:00.000+01:00

I started my scrapbook a few months ago, did one page and left it at that. Now I have my craft bug back I decided I really need to carry it on!

I love these two colours - Old Olive green and Rich Razzleberry - they are just lush and look so lovely together!

The page is about my friend, Mel and me having a love for cocktails - when ever we visit each other (they live in Durham and we are in Plymouth) we have to have cocktails. I have used the photos from our cocktails to show this. The little flowers are from the Itty Bitty set and look lovely with abit of bling!

Quite simple but cute!

Whale of a Time

2011-08-19T09:00:00.001+01:00

Just a quick one today following on from the Foxy Lady yesterday I went on to play with the Whale from the same set and came up with this. Again simple but effective!!

Foxy Lady

2011-08-18T09:00:00.001+01:00

Ok so I decided that after getting going I would continue with my quest to find the craft bug and play around with an idea I have had for a while. Wanted to keep it simple as I think this is sometimes where I go wrong with over complicating things.

Simple but effective I think!

Slowly getting back!!

2011-08-17T11:40:00.000+01:00

I have been away for a few months trying to get my craft bug back. Summer is always a difficult time for me to get motivated and with our new garden being all finished I have spent most of my time out there (if I haven't been working!) So I am sorry that I haven't been around but I am slowly starting to get my craft bug back!!

It started yesterday when I needed something to do but didn't even know where to start let alone what to make. Then I remember something that I seen and played around and this is what I came up with...

I am a massive fan of the keep calm stuff and have seen this sloggan around on a few peoples blogs. I love it and going to get Mark to put it on my wall in the craft room (spare room!!)

Today I have had a play with the owl punch that I love so much and made a wedding card taken inspiration from a blog I have seen but cannot remember whos!

Right I am off for a cuppa and another surf to get some inspiration for a little girls birthday card!

Hope to be back sooner that last time!!

Wedding Wheels

2011-06-01T19:00:00.001+01:00

I love this stamp for a wedding - its so different but so simple and looks amazing!

I have stamped the bride and groom in Old Olive and mounted it all up using some designer paper and added some Old Olive ribbon. I think it looks great!

Don't forget not long now till my stall at Plym Valley Railway line - Why not bring the kids down have a ride on the train and a look around the crafty stalls!

Choo Choo!

2011-05-31T19:00:00.001+01:00

I have made some lovely cards using the Choo Choo set and the matching Wheel. They are just so cute I cannot get enough of them!!

To change it up abit I have added some animales from the Fox and Friends set and the Party this way is from the set called Party This Way!

I have made these in to some invites for my friends little boy who is going to be 2 in a few weeks time, I didn't use the animals though as only thought of that after and wish I had now! Never mind!! They look so good and I am so pleased with them.

If you are interested in any invites for that special party then why not contact me and see what I can come up with or you could come and learn how to make them yourself. Just contact me at moley44@hotmail.com

Fathers Day Beer!

2011-05-30T18:02:00.000+01:00

So today I want to show you the other Fathers Day card that I have made for my little stall in two weeks. I have used the Cheers To You set and stamped out the beer and cut around them. I have used some designer paper for the layering and the stars and stamped out the word Dad. Very simple but quite effective I think!

And here it is in a different colour way

Don't forget to pop by on Sunday 12th June at Plym Valley Railway in Plympton. Would be great to see you all there!

Fathers Day

2011-05-29T18:07:00.000+01:00

Fathers day isn't that far away so I have made a start on some cards.

I have used the trendy trees stamp to make the background and some designer paper to make the shirt. I have used a sentiment from a non SU set and the card its mounted on isn't SU either

Heres it in a different colour way

I am going to be selling these on my stall at Plym Valley Railway, Plympton, Plymouth on 12th June if you are passing then swing by and say hello!

Birthday Jems!

2011-05-15T10:00:00.001+01:00

Today is the Birthday of two of the Jems, Lynda and Julie, and after last weeks mistake of not sending cards in time I am organised and they were sent off with plenty of time to get there!

I have used the Strength and Hope set for these cards - I am in love with the butterfly stamp its so detailed and stamps so well. I have made these cards the same but have changed a slight bit of detail - one has pearls and the other had some bling!

The bottom butterfly is sat on some branches from the Two Step Bird punch and the sentiment is from the Just Believe set

Stampin' Up are donating £1 from each purchase of the Strength and Hope Stamp set so why not treat your self and make a difference at the same time.

Engagement Invites!

2011-05-13T11:00:00.001+01:00

Today I want to share with you my Engagement Invites!!!

I am so chuffed with how they have turned out... they are lush!!

I took inspiration from a very talented lady called Teneale Williams. If you have looked at her blog you should take some time out and have a look. Her cards are lovely! This is the post for the card I took my inspiration from. I have changed it alittle but just loved her style and the colours.

Here is my take

The papers are Love Letter

I have cut all my circles, numbers and letters on my Cricut

The Stamp set is Cheers To You

I printed the inside from my computer

I am so pleased with how these have turned out and can't wait for the party now!

If your are interested in making your own invites for a party that you are holding then why not get in contact with me to see what products we can off and book a workshop to learn how to make them

Belated Birthdays

2011-05-07T10:30:00.001+01:00

I have the biggest apology to two of the girls from Julies Jems cause I missed their birthdays last week.

I have popped a card in the post to wish them a belated birthday and they should have received them by now and I hope that they make up for being late (promise I will try harder next year and send them on time!)

This first card is for Karen - it was her birthday on the Royal Wedding so I felt that I should acknowledge this (be rude not too!) so my little Owl has her crown on!!

I used a few things on this - The Owl Punch, the crown was from Tiny Tags and the papers are Springtime Vintage. I have used the Square Lattice embossing folder to add some texture to the Owl and the Scollop circle

The next card is for Sharon

The Owl Punch came in to use again (love that Owl!) To make the bunch of flowers I have used the Boho Blossom punch and some lovely pearls for the middle. I have used the Square Lattice to emboss the background.

I hope the girls like them and I am sorry they were late!

Animal ABC

2011-05-06T12:00:00.000+01:00

I am not sure how this happened but yesterday I suddenly remembered that I have bought a stamp set last month and had forgotten all about it...! So I decided to sit down for the spare 10mins and make up a card. I took inspiration from the main catty for this one.

I love the colours on this. To make the back ground I stamped on to an A4 sheet and then cut the bit I wanted and I still have some left over for another card.

The Stamp set is Fox and Friends and I have used colours from the Brights collection

Have a great day

Happy Easter!

2011-04-24T09:00:00.000+01:00

Just a quick little post today! Just wanted to share the little treat I have sent up to my two nephews, Lewis and Ewan. They are quite a few miles away from me so just wanted something small to send up and was just going to send it up in the packets I brought them in but then I saw Sarah-Janes Chicks and changed my mind!!

To see how to make this cute little chick then pop over to Sarah-Janes Blog

Happy Easter Everyone!!!

Training!

2011-04-20T09:00:00.002+01:00

Yesterday I showed you my scrapbook page that I had completed through some training that Julie had set us - well today I am going to show you the different cards that we made and they all have one thing in common - they all used the BIG SHOT!

The beers have been stamped from the Cheers to You set, the blue is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder and the beers have been cut out using the Lots of Tags die

The butterflies are from The Beautiful Wings die, the green has been embossed using the Elegant Bouquet folder and the sentiment is from the Just Believe set

This has been made using the Fox and Friends stamp set. The train I belive has been made using the Decorative Label Punch (correct me if I am wrong!) and they have been cut in half and run throught the perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

This made up using two dies and an embossing folder. The papers are Spring Time Vintage and the flowers have been cut using Fun Flowers then put on to the Top Note die which has been put through the Square Lattice embossing folder

I like this card - very simple but stunning at the same time. This is an embossing folder called Manhattan Flower and I have used the debossed side rather that the embossed side as I really liked this side better!

Right thats it for me today don't forget if you would like to learn how to do any of these projects or would like to purchase any items that you have read about then contact me at moley44@hotmail.com for a chat

Take care

First Scrapbooking ever!

2011-04-19T17:14:00.000+01:00

I decided it was time to try my hand at scrap booking. I have the album and I have the pictures it was just a case of putting it together and what a result! This orignally came from the training I had with Julie, my upline. I couldn't make the training the other day due to being so many miles away but I had mine sent to me with all the same bits and this is what I came up with!

Abbie is my niece who is now coming up for 5months - I am totally in love with her and these two pictures are my favourit and I knew I had to start with them!

The letters are chipboard covered with glue and Glass Glitter in Baja Breeze put on them - very messy but looks great. The papers are Springtime Vintage and the flower is made using a Big Shot die called Fun Flowers - the layers have also been put through an embossing folder to give them more texture.

If you would like to learn how to do this or to start scrapbooking then why not get in contact with me and arrange a workshop

Back tomorrow with the cards from the training!

A Challenge!

2011-04-15T14:15:00.000+01:00

So Julie (my Stampin' Up mum) set her Jems a challenge - to CASE a card from the new mini catalogue but with a twist we had to change it. This is what I came up with for the challenge.

I have taken the card from the front of the catalogue and changed it by using the Itty Bitty Bits set and the brights collection. I have also used the Boho Blosson punch to create the flower. In the middle of the flower I have used the bitty buttons.

Why not have a go your self and case a card from either catty and change something about it and see what you come up with - I'd love to see what you do

Crafty Afternoon

2011-04-10T13:58:00.000+01:00

Well yesterday I spent the afternoon with some lovely girls for my crafty afternoon! We made two items - a tulip card and a little birdhouse treat box which went down very well!

Here are the girls bird houses that they made and there is a little treat for them in there. I love the different colour ways that every one has done. They are made using the subtles paper range and card and the two step bird punch.

I am off out to sit in the garden now with a bacon sandwich and a cuppa.. the weather is lush here in Plymouth and I am at work all week so going to make the most of it today!

Hi there!

2011-04-09T09:00:00.005+01:00

So you should have arived here from Julie's Blog (she is our Stampin' Up mummy!!)

I have made this little card using the new set from the Mini Catty, its called Summer Splash and I decided to make an underwater scene. I have ripped some paper to make it look like the sea and then built up the picture from there.

Hope you like it?!

Don't forgot to leave some comments along the way, really do love to hear from you all

Now you are off to Gem's blog

Quick Hi!!

2011-04-08T15:30:00.000+01:00

Just a quick stop and a sorry... I have been feeling rough this week, I have managed to catch the cold bug that is going around and I am getting worse as the days are going by!! I am trying to rest up because I have my crafting afternoon tomorrow with 5 lovely ladies and really want to be at my best for them!

So just for a quick one today - something amazing turned up on wednesday....my owl punch!! Its the most amazing thing every!! My Stampin' Up mum sent me a little prezzi this week made using the owl punch with my stuff that I had ordered through her and my Mummy wanted to make one so I did it with her

My mum's is the left one and mine is the right one! Aren't they just so much fun!!

Make sure you come back tomorrow as Julie's Jem's are having a blog hop to celebrate the new mini catty!!

Take care