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Thursday, 27 November 2014

I'm Back, helloooooooooooooo


Hello everyone how are you all? Yes I'm back, I took some time off to spend time with my family & have a bit of a break. However things regarding Natalie went down bank, with health issues & behavioural issues...........health wise I would rather not go into it all on here. 
Things are still on-going with Natalie & fingers crossed we get there in the end.

However we all need an outlet & crafting is my outlet, something to take my mind off things. So I've decided that I need to get back to crafting, I've really missed it & I even started colouring an image a couple of days ago.........no its not finished & let me tell you my first ones went in the bin. Its starting to come back to me now though, I think lol.

I have to say sorry if anyone has emailed me recently, a couple of months ago we had problems with our email & some of mine did not get to where they were supposed to & also I didnt receive a lot of emails as well. After it was sorted though I was then at a point when I didnt want to email people, so didnt blog, didnt facebook.............in fact the only people I've been in close contact with is my immediate family. Sometimes things happen in life that really throw you. We are all on a time limit so to speak, I think we just take too many things for granted. Time is special & we need to enjoy it & make the most of it. 

Anyhoo's without depressing you further what I will say is I'm so sorry for not keeping in touch, I honestly have a good reason. If you did contact me & I havn't replied then please try again as I've now checked all my email & I'm up to date replying to peeps. If you emailed when my email was having problems then it could have been lost in cyber space lol.

Well fingers crossed I have something crafty to show you very soon, I need to certainly move my butt on the whole christmas front..............in more ways than one lol.

I have had a few emails asking me about how I store my sentiment stamps, if you are interested let me know & I will post it on my blog instead of replying in emails. Also its easier describe with piccies isn't it, maybe I could do a video. 

Well I'm going now before you throw things at your screen at me ;0) Hope you are all doing ok & those needing any hugs right now I am sending you big squishy ones.

Take care lovelies.
Lotsa huggles Vicky 
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P.S. I havn't been on facebook since my last post, so its been a couple of months. I will hoever go on in the next few days & catch up there as well.
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Sunday, 14 September 2014

Live & Love Crafts DT Card

Hi everyone I am so sorry I'm late, my darling hubster took me away for a romantic night in a luxury B&B as a surprise, first night away on our own in over 26 years. It was a complete surprise which I didnt know about til Friday, oh it was fabulous. We didnt get back til dinner time today & I didnt even have my card finished. So I've never worked so quickly on a card. 
Anyhoo's here is my card based on 'White As Snow'.
I have used Pion's new winter papers, I lurve these soooooooo much. The image is also from this collection as well.

The flowers I have sprayed with white florist spray to soften the colours, make them more muted so they dont take too much focus from the gorgeous image. Of course the 'Fir Cone' has 'Snowtex' on it, as does the snowflake die.

The tree I had cut out weeks ago, covered with snowtex then sprinkled with lots of glitter............boy is it sparkly.

There is 'Cheese Cloth' & a 'Mini Canvas Bag' under there somewhere lol, there is also a tag inserted into the bag which I then attached seam binding bows & some bells to it. Of course it need a winters angel looking over them all & dashings of white gesso here & there lol.

Well thats it from me I'm off to my eldest sons to see my family as I've missed them, I've only been away for one night lol.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend, take care.
Hugs Vicky xxxxxx

Sorry this was meant to publish yesterday but I forgot to click publish & clicked save instead :0(








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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Deep Ocean Challenge DT Card - Vintage

Hello everyone how are you all? I've been longer at the gym today without realising so I'm running a teensy bit late with my DT post. Its those weights, they are addictive lol.

Okie doke, so we have a brand new challenge over at Deep Ocean & this fortnight the theme is........
VINTAGE
.........yep one of my favourite themes. I have made a Vintage Love card for an Anniversary.
I have used a beautiful Pion image called 'Romance', I lurve Pion Vintage Images. This one I distressed a little, inked with pumice stone & machine stitched around it.

I've added a Heart Shaped doily & then cut out some corrugated cardboard in a heart shape then covered it with Gesso. Added flowers & some MB dies.

This is the inside, I've added heart shaped doilies & card to the top & bottom. The bottom is to write on & the top I will add a romantic verse. The butterfly is a MB die.
Papers are Pion 'Rose & Ocean Of Roses' from the Studio Of Memories collection which has now be discontinued..........so these will be gone when Sandy has sold all of her stock.

I've used White Silky Crush ribbon which is so gorgeous IRL, you get this ribbon from the Ribbon Girl here. The Bronze Metal thingy I got from Live & Love Crafts last year & the gorgeous scrummy bling in the centre is from my stash.

I added a Mini Canvas Bag & made an homemade tag to go inside, the charm is from LLC & I added a heart shaped pearl & a touch of Gesso. I tied the tag with White Seam Binding also from The Ribbon Girl.
The beautiful lace I've added is called 'Constance' & I've added Shabby Rose Organza Trim on top.
The 'Bark Heart' & the 'Love Heart Clip' are also from Live & Love Crafts.

Well thats it from me hope you will join for our 'Vintage' challenge this fortnight.

Thank you for stopping by it really means a lot.
Tatty bye & take care lovelies mmwah
Hugs Vicky 
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Challenge I'm Entering................

 
Ribbon Girl Challenge - Add Ribbons



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Saturday, 6 September 2014

Live & Love Crafts DT Card

Hello everyone yay its the weekend, ya gotta lurve the weekends.
Ok so I'm here with this weeks theme which is Checks/Stripes, I have gone for checks. I actually made the base of this card beginning of this week but only finished it last night when I finally chose an image lol. Its usually the other way around for me lol.
I have used gorgeous Maja Design papers for this one.

I have added a beautiful resin charm which you can just see, for some reason my camera hasn't picked things up very well. On the tag there is a 'Butterfly ClipS' which are on special here right now.

A better look at the papers inside the card. For the shape I used a Go-Kretae die.

I have used a Saturated Canary image for this one, I lurve this image, She is a Little Darlings stamp called 'Puppy Luv' but I've just used one of the stamps. I coloured her with distress markers.

There is also 'Cheese Cloth' under all there somewhere lol. The tag also has a Stempelglede sentiment on it. All links to products used are below.

Well thats it for me I'm off to the gym now build some mus-kulls ;0)
Tatty bye & hope you all have a creative weekend our lovelies
mmwah hugs Vicky xxxxxxxxxxxxx


THIS CARD IS FOR SALE HERE


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