Have A Great Birthday

Helllooooo there everyone how are you all? Well someone must have heard me complainging about the weather yesterday as today is such a beautiful day here by the sea.

Well I can finally show you a card with a new stamp brand, new for me. Now if I'm ever inspired by anyone to try a certainstamp or style I will give credit to that person.

This time I'm not sure wether to give credit or blame that person for helping me spend lots of money as I have another 8 of these stamps on their way & I know I will want more lol.....not that I need help spending my money lol.

I had seen these stamps & thought they were sooo pretty, they had such an innocence about them & then I saw the lovely talented Gina use some on her cards.......yep that was the stamp in the basket lol.

This is a card I made early last week & is a commisioned card that was requested with this stamp.

Look at that image isn't it fabulous, I think I'm gonna want them all!!

The card shape was made with a Go-Kreate die & the papers are all Maja Design Vintage Romance, sheets used are 'Romance Engagement' both sides & 'Romance Wedding Day'.

All layers were machine sewn around the edge.

I've added Doilies from my stash underneath.

A Bark Heart with added gesso & a little blossom, all form Noor Design UK.

So the stamp is by Dreamerland Crafts & this one is called 'Stretching Out' & I stamped the image onto Fabriano watercolour paper & coloured it with distress ink refills. 

I added pearl dots around the image using a pearl pen & added stickles to the bunny's ears & the lacey bits on her dress.

I also added some cut out grass using a magnolia die from Volume 8 club kit......I really need to start digging out more unused dies.

As always (unless for a show) I decorate dinside to compliment the front.

The double bow is made from seam binding I dyed myself a while ago & added some bling to the centre.

The sentiment is an old wooden one in my stash. The heart its stamped on is a Magnolia die, I think its a Tea Label Shapes die & then I added another heart from a Little Darlings die.

Added WOC flowers & the leaves & swirl underneath are Magnolia dies. In the pocket I added a tag with a sentiment form an old rubber stamp from LOTV which is the Birthday Recipe.

You can of course pre-order LOTS of these stamps from Noor Design UK they are on their way to the store s I type lol. There are new & older ones that Tracey has ordered as well. Pop along see these beauties for yourself........if I were you I would be quick before I go order lots more lol.

Well another busy day for me so I'm gonna move my butt now & will catch up with you later.

Thanks for stopping by, big hugs to all

Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering...........
Ribbon Girl - March Use Any Image

Maja Design Mood Board

Hello there everyone how are you all? Last week or 2 weather had got pretty mild for winter but these last couple of days I'm absolutely freezing :-(

Anyhoo you havnt come for a weather report have you or have you because I reckon I could do a decent-ish weather impersonator lol.

Ok just kidding I'm gonna show you a card really lol. Now yesterday I was going to show you a new stamp brand, new for me. Erm well you will have to wait til tomorrow as although its in my drafts I completely forgot its the last day for Maja Design Mood Board & I sooooo want to enter you know I lurve their papers..........I think I tell you everytime I use them lol.

So this is there Mood Board this month....

..........isn't it pretty. I love the colours yet rarely use these colours together. My nan always said 'Blue & green should never be seen unless something is in between'........so I did ;-)

I have used papers from 2 collections, both blue papers are from Vintage Romance, top layer is 'Wedding Day' & bottom layer is 'Forget Me Knot'. The middle layer is from their latest relese Sofiero.....oh Sofiero is sooooo darn pretty I'm already going to buy another set....no I'm not running low but the sheer panic if I did would be unbearable ;-)

Ok so the green sheet is 'The Elegant Wine House' I also used this sheet for the leaves.

Ok now as my nan said to put something in between....so I did. So in between the bottom blue & the green I added doilies to either side & in between the green & the top layer of blue I added CheeseCloth........I always listened to my Nan <3 nbsp="" p="">

Made 2 bows, 1 with cheesecloth & one with shabby seam binding & then added this gorgeous pearl bling to the centre. I've had this for ages & I think it was originally from LLC, isn't it gorgeous!!

I added lots of gorgeous WOC flowers from Noor Design UK. The leaves were made with Rosy Owl Elegant Leaves die. The bird is form my stash.

As always I decorated inside. The card shape was made with a Go-Kreate die & I inked all the paper edges with pumice stone before very lighlty distressing them & machine sewing all layers.

The top 2 layers were cut with Fantasy Stitched Rectangles die.

The chipboard is Wycinanka. 

Well thats from me I have such a busy day today.

Thank you sooooo much for stopping by & listening to me babble on lol. You all totally rock!!

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering....

Maja Design - March Mood Board
Double D Challenges - Things That Fly

Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia

EDITED.....This is late posting so its written up as though it went live at the beginning of the month on the 5th as thats when it was written up but not published. So sorry this is late peeps.

Hello there, hope you are all having a fabby weekend. 

I have the family here today for the day & for tea which is fab & we will be sorting out our main holiday & where we are all going.....I love that my sons & my daughter in law & grandchildren still want to come away with their parents all the time. 

Ok enough babble & on with the show........the show....well you get to feast your eyes on some very VERY serious talent over at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia as my DT teamies are magnificient.........so come join in the show........its easy

ANYTHING GOES

.......see told ya!! 

I received the new Recipe Collection & I think I coloured up 3 of them that night I think lol....so after much thought I decided this one would go on a creation first....

Isn't she fab!!! I also used gorgeous Maja Design papers from the Vintage Romance collection. I used 12x12 sheets from Noor Design UK.

Do you notice something in the photo............yep the paperclip that I used while the glue was drying I forgot take it off.....however later I did realise so a couple dont have it on lol....Yeah I was too lazy retake all the photo's lol.

The dies are mostly from the Recipe Collection, I used 'Recipe Card', 'Glass With Signs' (sentiment) & 'Beater & Rolling Pin'. Other Magnolia dies used are Bride Bow. & the leaves are also Magnolia.

As you can see this is not a card, I made a little choccy/sweety box for a gift to someone.....however I seemed to have forgotten take pics of the inside & the ones of the back turned out blur........Yeah I need a professional photographer lol.

The image was cut out using a La La Land Tag die.

The stamp from the Recipe Collection is called 'Made With Love Tilda' so it seemed perfect to add the sentiment from Stempelglede 'Made With Love'. I stamped Tilda with Brown Stazon on Fabriano paper & coloured her with distress ink refills & then masked her off & stamped the love text which is also a Magnolia stamp.

I also added bits of fran-tage to make it look like bits of flour over her hair & face etc.......come on cake makers we all get flour everywhere.....my dad certainly did lol....yeah & I do hee hee.

I also added stardust stickles to the icing on her cake.......sparkly cake.

The little cute rolling pin is from my stash which I've had forever......surprising what we find in our treasure troves. In the top left corner I've used a Marianne die & flowers are from Noor Design UK. Seam Binding is from my stash.

Well thats it from me. Hope you will pop on over see my teamies creations they are sooooo darn talented, I adore them all.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I'm away for the week after today so will catch with you when I'm back.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by

Huge hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering..........

Craft Heaven - Love Is All Around

Noor Design UK DT Card - Magazine

Hellooooo everyone, how are you all?
I'm here today with my DT post for the Noor Design UK Blog.

The DT girls at Noor Design were asked to do some cards using Little Darling Rubber Stamps.....well of course we were not going to say no!!! We got very excited about it & said yessss lol.

I have to say I am so excited to be in a magazine & in a fabulous craft magazine as well......this was actually the first craft magazine I ever brought & then subscribed to for 12 months.

Anyway here is the magazine all us Noor Design UK girls are in......

.....we are showcasing the fabulous stamps from Little Darlings. The lovely Eulanda is on the front cover & then I'm on the front cover of the pull out & keep part in the magazine yayyyy.

I'm also on the Papercraft Blog here with one of my cards.

Ok so here are my 2 cards I made.......in all honesty this card I wasn't very happy with, it was the 2nd card & I did rush it a bit.....yes I'm showing you the 2nd card first lol.

Isn't the image fabulous though.......of course I thought as I'm using Little Darlings stamps then I should use the dies as well.....not that I have to be forced into that as I lurve the dies....especially the square & rectangle frames!!

I added 2 lots of gorgeous lace up the side, 1 of them I cut in half as its a wide lace so you have the option of using it full width or cut in half length ways......you get double the amount for your money then ;-)

Marth Stewart PATP set for the edge.

My next card I really enjoyed making, although I would like to colour these in copics next time.

Again I've used Little Darlings dies & I've used my favourite ones on this one, Fancy Rectangle die, Lovely View die & I've also used a button die from the Fancy Squares die set.

I love this image I really do, I love animals especially dogs....she is gonna share that cupcake with her doggy as well you know.......its ok there is no choccy or anything else to harm her buddy ;-)

I also used my favourite papers for this one.........Maja Design...oh I had to use them for at least one card ;-)

I did keep things more on the simpler.......ok not simple....come on its me you know I love my foofiness ;-) However I did limit myself but in all honesty this pretty girl & her dog dont need that much foofiness do they ;-)

Here is the pull out & keep section that we are all featured in.....look there's me on the cover.

I have to say I love my teamies & love how they are all so talented & they did fantastic creations for the magazine as they always do.

Tatty bye & thanks for stopping by lovelies & your lovely comments.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Maja Design Vintage Romance 6 x 6 paper stack	Craft & You Lavender Garden 6x6 Pad	Little Darlings All Dressed Up Show Stopper Rubber Stamp	Little Darlings All Dressed Up Love The Weekend Rubber Stamp
Little Darlings Fancy Rectangle & Layers Die	Little Darlings Fancy Squares & Little Things Dies	Little Darlings Lovely View	Little Darlings Gilded Doily Die
Whimsy Bold Banner Die Set	Whimsy Bold Banner Rubber Stamp	Petite Ruffled Trim WHITE	Lace Grace
Lace Claire	Marianne Design Tassel Fringe Die	Berry Sweet Strawberry	Vintage Flourish Leaf 0047
Fabriano Artistico Extra White Smooth 140lb (300gsm) Watercolour Paper	Distress Inks	Wild Orchid Crafts BABY PINK Open Roses	Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses IVORY
Wild Orchid Crafts PURPLE Open Roses	Wild Orchid Crafts LILAC Open Roses	Pomegranate Apples	Berries
Button Marie

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Noor Design UK DT Card - Trio Love Set

Hello everyone how are you all?

Today I'm showing you a set that I made for an anniversary or wedding or just to tell some one you love them.

This is a Trio Love Set.......warning VERY photo heavy!!

To decorate this whole set I just used 2 sheets of Maja Design Vintage Romance paper, links to all items used will be at the bottom of this post....so why not grab a cuppa ;-)

 I've made this set so either someone could give to a couple for anniversary/wedding or a loving male could give it to his partner/wife.....

First we have the card using lots of fabulous items from Noor Design UK of course...

Seam Binding bow with a Pearl centre, double row pearl along the top, a gorgeous array of flowers & Scrapiniec.....

The image I fussy cut from the Maja Design sheet 'Love Is In The Air' & placed it so the top layer saying 'Love' was just above the image.

Have you seen this beautiful lace, omgoodness it really is divine!! I also added a few roses & a Pen Nib & gave everything the gesso treatment.

As always I decorated inside to compliment the front......the Heart Background paper which is 'Love Story' is the base for every item.

In the corner I've added lots of flowers, meadow spray & paper art Leaves which you can just see peeking out.

Next up we have the box for the card go in. This is a box from Tracy's shop, I got these before Tracy even had Noor Design. Yes I can make my own boxes & I do but I'm terrible for forgetting....these are perfect as all the work is done, all you have to do is glue the corners......

Whats fantastic about these boxes is the thickness & quality of the card used!!!

So I decorated it with the same base sheet as the card, added a border cut from one of the sheets at the top, a Little Darlings Fancy Rectangle die, flowers, a Postage Stamp from the same paper collection.

I also added a straw cut in half, angling the ends & tied together using cord, now the pattern was a bit too harsh for this paper so I toned it down by painting it with gesso also adding Crackle Paste here & there....perfect :-) I added a Bark Heart also with the gesso effect. I also made a cabochon, I use another postage image from the 6x6 pad & added a self adhesive domed Cabochon sticker to the top. Underneath I tucked in a little bow made with seam binding.

Next up we have a small gift bag, perfect for a piece of jewellery........or other small precious gift.

I made a little tag there using a bit of the border that Maja Design puts on all their 12x12 sheets, I attached another in a different colour on the reverse.....so it says the same regardless of which way its facing.

I cut the bit off, glued them together, wrong sides facing & attached eyelets & then threaded some wax cord through & tied it to the handle........it says 'Love Is In The Air'.

Here I have used an image from the Ephemera sheet, I love this image, I love the softness of it as well. I used Little Darlings Fancy Rectangles (to match the box) to cut the image out & then the cardstock its mounted to..........

You can also see the reverse of the tag I made. I added more of the Double Row Pearls & just a few flowers & more gesso & crackle paste.

To match the box I added straws cut in half & painted with gesso & touches of crackle paste again, seam binding, waxed cord & some gorgeous bling.

So there is my Trio Love Set. I really enjoyed making this set & hope I've inspired you a little. It was good to see how far 2 12x12 sheets would go.........I even have a bit left lol.

Thank you so much for stopping by, it means a lot ;-)

Take care.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering.........

Cute Card Thursday - Anything But A Card (its a set but there is a box & a gift bag there but if its not ok girls throw it in the bin)

The products used can be ordered in the Noor! Design U.K. webshop:

Maja Design Vintage Romance Ephemera Cards	Maja Design Vintage Romance Love Story	Maja Design Vintage Romance Love is in the air	Desiree Lace
Silver Birch Bark Hearts	Vintage Pink Party Straws	Gift Bag	Wax Cotton Cord - white
Button Joan	Vintage Seam Binding	Little Darlings Fancy Rectangle & Layers Die	Scrapiniec Royal Background Mesh
Antique Bronze Pen Nibs (pk 5)	Wild Orchid Crafts BABY PINK Open Roses	Wild Orchid Crafts Open Roses IVORY	Wild Orchid Crafts English Roses MIXED PINK
Meadow Spray White	Meadow Spray BABY PINK	Double Row Pearl Trim	Cheesecloth
DecoArt Crackle Paste	Dutch Doobadoo Gesso White

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