Monday, 25 January 2016

CASE-ing The Catalogue - Birthday Blooms


As soon as I saw this beautiful card on page 8 of the new catalogue, I knew I had to recreate it.

I didn't change much - just added a second layer to the main flower and I added some clear Wink of Stella to the stamens in the centre to give it a little glimmer :o)


I love floral images and this set has two very beautiful ones - together with a choice of three sentiments. 

The images are simple to colour. I used my Aqua Painter with the ink pads.

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Friday, 22 January 2016

Number Of Years - Birthday Card


I love that the Number Of Years stamp set includes so many different images and sentiments. It's like all the stamps you'll ever need in one set! ........ well not really :o) ..... but you do get a lovely variety in there! :o)

This beautiful floral image is included - and it's a little two step set on its own with three different types of flower heads you can use :o)

I kept this card very simple - stamping the stems twice and then adding the coloured flower heads.


The Banner outline stamp is another included with the set - it has a matching framelit in the coordinating Large Numbers dies set.

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Thursday, 21 January 2016

Ted's Progress ...... :o)

I don't have any Crafty projects to show you today -  I thought you might like to have an update on Ted instead.

He's doing great and is now 5 months old.


We finally got the break-through we so desperately needed a few weeks ago! My youngest Dalmatian, Poppy was not taken with Ted at all! This caused no end of problems in the house, because someone always needed to be with Ted when he was awake to watch him .... and keep him and Poppy apart. They 'met' but we had to be careful that it was controlled and with enough of us around to sort out any 'issues'.

Well .... they eventually started playing together! Unfortunately, this isn't usually in a quiet or even a very gentle way! They have a great time rough-housing all over the place squawking and squealing as loudly as possible! So ...... the mad house is still here BUT now Ted can move freely about the place without us having to worry about him crossing Poppy's path accidentally!


Lily, my eldest Dalmatian, keeps a very close eye on the pair of them. She's the one who gets upset now every time they make a racket! She's deaf in one ear and hates any loud noises ..... especially this pair at play time!



It's really great having them all friends. They still have their moments but these are few and far between now :o) Our next goal is getting Ted completely house trained! I have never had a dog that's taken this long to 'get it' before! But ... I've no doubt we will get there eventually.


Ted had his first 'hair cut' a couple of weeks ago! His coat was getting very long and we had to put all the hair from over his face into a top knot so he could see! 


This is him just after his first bath and trim! It's lovely being able to see those gorgeous dark eyes! He was very proud of his bandana too .... it lasted for the rest of the day!

Unfortunately, he didn't like the clippers, so they could only use scissors on him. But he goes back in a couple of days for another go at them :o) 

We all think he's super cute! His ears are huge though .... I'm a bit worried that he will 'grow into' them! We'll have the biggest Yorkshire Terrier ever! :o)


His neat trim didn't last long! This is his normal wind-swept, dribble chin look :o) He likes to sit in one of my office chairs so he can check out anyone walking by the window.




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Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Balloon Celebration - Bottle Sleeve


Balloons seem to be very much in fashion at the moment - and we have lots of different ones in our catalogues :o)

I used the new Balloon Celebration stamp set to decorate this Bottle Sleeve (designed by Linda Parker). 

The papers are from the Birthday Bouquet set. These are absolutely gorgeous, with beautiful subtle colours and very pretty designs.


I am very taken with the new Pool Party glitter ribbon! It's glittery on both sides, but still soft enough to tie lovely bows :o)

The Tag was created using the Ornate Tag Topper punch.

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