Live & Love Crafts DT Card

Hi everyone how are you all? Sorry I've been MIA this week its really been one of those weeks. Anyway I'm here today to show you something inspired by a movie, yep thats the theme Sandy set us DT girls over at Live & Love Crafts. Tbh I found this a bit hard as my favourite movies are action movies, especially anything with Jason Statham in them........he's awesome!! I'm not really a girly girl when it comes to movies, I like blood, gore, shooting & just lots of action...........how do I make that into a card full of frills & foofiness, you know the way I like them?? Well a little thing called Google, yep I googled lol.

I wanted to make a vintage kinda card, so I picked the image then looked for a movie to fit & this one fit perfectly.........

The movie is called 'P.S. I Love You'. All links to items used are at the bottom. I have used older Pion papers for this, they are from the 'From My Heart' collection so it was kinda perfect for this card. I have inked the edges & machine stitched them all as always.

I added a Canvas Mini Bag, which I also stamped with a Love Heart stamp with a dictionary quote on love.  I then added a tag to go inside & on it I've cut out letters saying 'P.S.' then I have stamped 'Love You' underneath. The inside is blank to add something a bit more personal. The 'Love You' stamp is from LOTV.

Of course I had to add this little lock charm saying 'LOVE' on it, I also added Gesso here & there ;0)

I love this image & thought it would be perfect for wedding or anniversary card. I machine stitched all around it & added a Resin Corner to the bottom right corner. On the top left corner is of course the 'Love key' to the lock charm lol, I also added a bit of corrugated card.

I added a clay heart & just above the clay heart I stamped a Whimsy postage mark onto the paper, its a Paris postage mark............well after all Paris is romantic............so they say anyway lol, I've never been unfortunately, maybe oneday my prince/hubster will take me away aaaaaahhhhhh......

Ok back to reality. All of these items used on this card except the stamps are from Sandy's fabbylicious store of course.............well where else can you get gorgeous vintage & shabby chic stuff as beautiful as this. This paper collection is discontinued by Pion so once Sandy has sold out they will be gone forever............maybe I should stock up on these as they really are so pretty. So if you want some of these gorgeous papers, pop on over to Live & Love Crafts & get them while you can ;0)

Ok well I better go now. Hope you all have a lovely weekend, enjoy lovelies mmwah

Thank you so much for stopping by, it really does mean a lot to me.

Lotsa hugs Vicky

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Pion Design - From My Heart II 6x6 - Roses	Maja Design - It's Christmas Time - Die Cut Letters	Pion Design - From Grandma's Attic - Romance	Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment - Garnish Applique
Charm - Love Key (32mm)	Melissa Frances Lace Doilies 4"	Charm - Love Lock	Kitchen Craft Cheese Cloth
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Shabby Ruffle Trim	Maya Road Tulle Pleat Trim (43mm)
Canvas Corp. Mini Paper Bags	Flower Sprays	Shabby Blossom Flower Sprays	Decoration Berries
WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	Clay Hearts	Dies - Magnolia Doohickey - So Wrapped Lovely

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LOTV Guest Designer

Good morning everyone, well goodmorning from the UK lol. I have to say sorry about the bank hol mix up my darling hubster told me it was a bank hol, it was only when looking at the calender I realised it said Ireland & Scotland next to it :0( It was small writing though so we can forgive him lol.

Ok so did you read my heading...........yesy I'm Guest Designer for LOTV!!! OMG seriously I am totally & utterly thrilled to bits & feel so completely honoured.

So for my first GDT card for LOTV I have made a more simple kinda card. Now Anne told me to stick to my normal kind of style &...........well thats hard because I dont have a particular style, however I have made nothing out of the ordinary & kept everything how I would normally make things.

So here's my first one.......

I have also used 3 sentiments from LOTV, I've used the 'Sentiment Tags' which are my fave & I've made a banner & used 'Handwritten Phrases' sentiment stamps, I lurve these, though tbh I lurve ALL LOTV sentiment stamps!!

The flowers are from LLC, the rolled roses are Kort Og Godt. The middle flower is a WOC flower which I sprayed with florist spray to soften the colour. The leaves are 'Sprawling Ferns' magnolia dies.

Inside has been decorated to compliment the front, its not always decorated the same but mainly its to compliment the front of the card.

The gorgeous papers is Maja Design 'Vintage Spring Basics', I've inked the edges with Pumice Stone & machine stitched as always. 

The gorgeous lace is from LLC which is Maya Road 'Crochet Trim'.  

The super cute image is called 'Fabulous Flower' & I coloured it with Copics.

The doilies & scalloped pearls are from my stash.

Well thats it from me, I hope you like my card for LOTV.

I did get my hair cut off at the hairdressers & was going to get hairlights as well but decided to stay with my dark hair for now as 1 big change was enough for the day. I have to say that I love it & so do the family, I will post a pic once I get one taken. I got an asymetrical haircut so its still long-ish-ish on one side lol.

Ok well tatty bye for now, pop on over to the LOTV Inspirations blog as they are always giving away prizes & they have fantastic inspiration from their super duper talented DT. You will certainly be 'Inspired' ;0)

Thanks for popping by, enjoy the rest of your sunday mmwah.

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EDITED TO ADD THAT WAS SCHEDULED THIS MORNING BUT DIDNT POST :0( WE HAVE BEEN DOWN MY ELDEST SONS ALL DAY SO DIDNT REALISE TIL NOW, SO SORRY :0(

Double DT Card for 2 Challenges

Hello everyone how are you?  I'm sitting here writing this post wondering whether to ring the hairdressers once they open (its currently 8.30am) & see if I can get hair chopped off today...........I'm extremely nervous about it but excited to get something different & have a whole new look..........if they can fit me in that is lol.

Anyhoo's lets get onto a fabulous new challenge over at Live & Love Crafts Blog, your one stop shop for all things Vintage & Shabby Chic and of course beautiful. We have kept it simple this month as we know everyone likes more family time this time of year & most of us have done less crafting. I certainly have lol. Ok so the easy peasy theme is.............

STITCHING, real or faux

.........super easy for me as everything goes through my sewing machine anyway lol.
Also we have a brand new challenge over at A Creative Romance which is......
FUN IN THE SUN
...........I myself love bike riding in the nice weather, kids certainly do so I think this fits fun in the sun too ;0)

I decided to make something I havn't made since they first came out, a Book Card. When I first made one there wasn't even a tutorial out for them, so I resorted to my original way of making this.

WARNING PIC HEAVY

As there are a lot of pics I will leave all links at the bottom of the post. Pics can be enlarged if you click on them. The 'Daughter' at the top in the resin oval I cut from the Pion sheet, right at the bottom where it says what collection it is..........well dont want to waste it lol.

This is the inside of the book card.

I have used a 'Postcard' from this Pion sheet & then added the sentiment from this Pion Sheet.

I made 2 pockets on the left side & added tags into them. The white tag is a Magnolia doo-hickey & the rest I cut from the Pion sheets, Tags 12x12 & Images 12x12. I also added a border along the top from Pion Borders 12x12.

Down the centre I cut another part of a border out. It reads...

'A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart', isn't that lush!!

This is the back which I have kept simple apart from a Pion Border, a Joy Crafts die cut in half to act as brackety things top & bottom & of course my badge for the centre. The Personalised stamps to do this you can get from Bunny Zoes, I got mine when I first started crafting & it adds that finishing touch to the back of your creations. Besides you always want them to know where it came from & who lovingly made it ;0)

This is the spine of the book & I just added a 'Nameplate' thingy form my stash, I've had these forever & cant remember where they are from. 'My Precious Daughter' I cut from the borders.

This little border I cut from 'Baby Doll 6x6' & it reads 'A daughter reaches for your hand and forever touches your heart'. I have used the Joy Crafts die cut in half on the front as well though you can only see parts of it lol.

The stamp is of course Magnolia 'On The Road Tilda' & I cant believe its took til now to ink this little sweetie up :0( I have coloured her with distress markers.

However I have only realised when loading my post that I havn't finsihed colouring the flowers in her basket & she has no rosy cheeks :0( Better get right onto that!!!

The gorgeous butterflies I cut from the Pion Borders 12x12 sheet. Inked them with walnut & then covered them with Crackle Accents.

Its hard to see in the pics but I stamped the card so the pages looked as though they had print on, I didnt want a blank book lol.

Last pic now I promise. The photo's dont show how much prettier it is IRL, gutted about that as this I am actually pleased with..........that my friends is a rarity. 

List of ingredients used.............

Pion 'My Precious Daughter 12x12................papers used are..

Pion Baby Doll 12x12

Pion Alma's Dress 12x12

Pion Borders 12x12

Pion Tags 12x12

Pion Images 12x12

Also used 'Pion Baby Doll 6x6'.

Cheese Cloth

Shabby Bark Heart

Kort og Godt Rolled Roses

WOC Flowers

Crown Sphere Pin

MF Petite Frame

Shabby Pearl Rose Organza Trim

Shabby Ruffle Trim

Rhinestones Lace

Flat Backed Pearl string

All of these I got from Live & Love Crafts.

Well thats it from me I'm off to the hairdressers this afternoon.....yep I booked an appointment & luckily they had a wee space for me. Now feeling nervous lol.

Did you stay up last night to buy the new LOTV stamps, I sure did, although I was really good & didnt buy them all........ Had to save some money for my hair lol.

I've got my grandbabies tonight woo hoo............which means a wet nannie at bath time lol......well its easily mopped up & whats more important.......FUN FUN FUN!!! ;0)

Thank you soooooooooo much for stopping by.

Hope you all have great weekend, for us in the UK its a long one as its Bank Holiday weekend wooooooo hoooooooooo.

Tatty bye & take care mmwah

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Deep Ocean Challenge DT Card - Summer Colours

Hello all you lovelies out there, how are you all? Thank you all for your lovely messages, yes it was a long post, but hey its me lol. 

Ok I'm gonna rush on now as this was supposed to be up last night but I was at the hospital & well things didnt go to plan, so I'm only now posting lol. 

Ok so over at Deep Ocean Challenge blog we have a new challenge & this fortnight its....

SUMMER COLOURS

..........oooh we certainly have the weather here in the UK to inspire us. 

I have used one of Krista's recent images.............this could become a favourite I soooooo enjoyed colouring this beautiful lady up........

The image is called 'Fairy Sweet' isn't she gorgeous!!! I have coloured her with distress markers as I wanted a shabby soft look.........not that I need a reason to use my distress markers lol. The wings I printed out agin & layered them up & covered them with glitter. I also added Shabby Pink fran-tage.

All the flowers are from Live & Love Crafts including the Rolled Roses which are by Kort og Godt. I've also added bits of Gesso.

This is the inside, the gorgeous, beautiful papers are digi papers from Michele R Designs on Etsy. On this card I have used 'Shabby Flowers' papers, 'Shabby Flowers' Inserts, 'Shabby Flowers' Elements pack 1 & 'Shabby Flowers' Elements pack 2. The verse I took from Elements pack 2 & added it to an insert, I love the way its turned out & the verse is lush for a friend.

Michele has LOADS of different designs, most I have lol, well she does lush designs that are addictive. I only use digi papers with decent paper which I thought I had ran out of til I found some & then also ordered more lol.

The bow I made is from the Elements pack 1 & these really are so easy to make............if I can make them anyone can lol. The metal flowers is from LLC which I also added Gesso to. The pink doilies are from my stash.

I have stamped 'Made With Love' onto a Magnolia Tag which I also cut down to shorten it. I added 2 different shades of pink seam binding from my stash for the bow. The Bark Heart is form LLC.

The gorgeous crochet lace is from my stash & I really REALLY need to find more as its so so pretty & this is the last except a teeny tiny piece :0( All the paper I have inked the edges with Pumice Stone & machine stitched them as always.

Well I think thats it from me, I better go as I have a summer house to paint before I have to start my medication ready for a test tomorrow at the hospital............I did it the other day, well me & hubster but I dont like the colour so now I'm painting it a darker shade, fingers crossed lol. 

I am at the hospital 8am in the morning & its South Tyneside hospital so its through the Tyne Tunnel & further for us to travel but I will be around during the next day or two to catch up with you all.

Thank you soooooooo much for stopping by I loves you all mmwah.

Lotsa squishy hugs Vicky xxxxxxxxx