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Hello all you lovely jubbly people out there, how are you all?

I thought I better start making my way through cards I've not shown on my blog yet & they have been made a while lol.

I'm gonna start with my quicky card thatI made for my eldest son & his gorgeous family.

At the end of May they moved into a new house, they used to live just down the street but had to move as the Landlord decided to sell the house. Now they live about 1/2 a mile away so still they are close..........they didnt want to live too far away.

At the time things were pretty hectic with them moving & Natalie got took into hospital.

So I turned to LOTV.........

Their Simply Print heets are fabulous for when you dont have time to colour an image. I absolutely love this image & will get it to colour as well.........how darn cute is it!!! 

Its called 'A New Adventure' & you can get it here. OMW you can also get James Bear in Simply Print as well...........thats it I'm gonna be skint!!!

Of course I decorated inside as always but I also put in this fabulous sentiment also from LOTV. Its a digi stamp set where you get 14 verses, I think mine is the 'Digi Stamp Set, Verses, Script' but there are different fonts so you can choose.......or go for all of them ;-)

I cut the verse out with a smaller postage stamp die to match the front, postage because I was thinking of mail redirection lol.

Ok time to remember what products I used. Paper I believe is Crafts & You 'Rose Garden' 12x12....I think lol. I made the card using a Go-Kreate die. Doily & lace from my stash.

Flowers are WOC & leaves were made with a Rosy Owl die. The sentiment was stamped with a wood block stamp from my stash & then cut out using a LLLC Stitched Circle die & then I added a key from my stash to the bottom.

Pretty simple-ish but I quite liked it. I have made them something else but you will have to wait to see that ;-)

Enjoy your day I'm off to strip beds as its bedding day on Friday's.......oh my I can barely contain my excitement lol. However as its bedding day it means its nearly the weekend wooooo hoooooo!!!

What ever you are doing hope you enjoy it peeps.

Thanks for stopping by.

Toodles 

Vicky xxxx

My Birthday Icing

Hello everyone how are you all?

Things are not bad here although I'm in a lot of pain with kidneys but never mind I'm thankful its nothing worse.

Ok so I told you about my birthday on Saturday & that it was literally the icing on the cake didnt I??

Well you know I lurve Magnolia products, Maja Design & Pion Design.........well on Saturday I got an email from Suha asking me to be part of the Swedish House Crafts DT.

Yayyyyyyy.

You can guess what my answer was...........a big fat YESSSSSSSSSS!!!

So here is a card I made saturday using products from Suha's store which hubster got me for my birthday.....

I have used Maja Design Vintage Summer 6x6 paper. Lace is from my stash.

Flowers are WOC. The seam binding I made myself a long time ago.

I used Rose Cake Tilda from the Boho collection stamped onto Langton watercolour coloured with distress ink refills & I added stardust stickles to her headband & parts of the cake.

The frame I made using the Roxstamps Cross Stitched nesting dies....this is the first time I've used these but this week I'm buying more. They cut brilliantly, I absolutely love them!!!

The postage stamps are done with a Magnolia stamp.

As you can see I decorated inside also as always all papers are machine stitched.

The firework in the top left corner is a Magnolia die & the cupcakes down the bottom are but they are from the latest doohickey club kit as is the banner.

You can also order Magnolia Doohickey club kits from Swedish House Crafts.

Well thats it from me that was the icing on my birthday cake. Thank you so much Suha for inviting to be part of your design team, I really am truly honoured & thrilled.

I have ordered from Swedish House Crafts a few times now & the emails after are always so so friendly & I've even had a personal hand written message inside my order when its arrived. If you get stuck or dont understand anything you can email Suha & she is pretty speedy at replying & still that friendliness is there. You really can tell things come from the heart with her which makes it all more pleasureable. You also get free shipping when you spend £25 UK, £45EU & £65 Worldwide

Pop on over to Swedish House Crafts & have a shop around & as my readers you all can have 5% off your order.......yes thats right all you need to do is enter VICKYSAID5OFF

Thanks for stopping by & have fun shopping.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering.......
Midweek Magnolia's - Anything Goes

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia midway post

Hello everyone how are you all?

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I am having a lovely one as it was my birthday Saturday & I had lovely pressies, crafty stuff & the best part lots of cuddle & hugs & I Love You's from my family & we spent the day together. I also had another birthday present later in the day which was the icing on the cake so to speak, yes even after I had birthday cake lol....but I will tell you about that another day ;-)

Ok so today I'm here to remind you of the challenge over at Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia & the challenge is...........ANYTHING GOES!!

 The other week I got my new stamps & I coloured 2 up straight away to make a notebook for my granddaughter.

Payton loves pink, purple, glitter, tulle (ballerina's skirt), fairies & UNICORNS....yep you know what is coming dont you lol

I brought a cheap plain notebook from a shop & decorated it. I painted it with white gesso first & then started the fun part.

This is the pad I brought, its quite a thick pad so it will last her a bit........you know 5 year olds they can write 4 words on a piece of paper then start on a new piece lol.

All dies on the top of the pad except the circle & scalloped circle are Magnolia, some are from Doohickey Volume 9. However the die-cut going across the top of the pad is called 'Celebration Lace', I've had this die a while but you can get here if you would like it.

In the pocket I made a tag with a CC Designs die  & stamped just the unicorn on it & coloured it with distress ink refills & then covered it with Wink Of Stella........unfortunately it dulled it down a bit which is a shame as it looked so bright & colourful. However Payton still liked it & the tag can be used as a book mark for her reading book. I cut & glued 2 tags together to make it nice & firm.

Both Magnolia stamps are from the I Believe In Unicorns collection, I stamped together 'Unicorn Tilda' & 'Unicorn With Text' with my Tim Holtz stamping platform.........OMW that thing is fantastic & so much better than my other one.

I cannot remember which watercolour paper I used, it was either Daler Rowney or Langton. I coloured them with distress ink refills & added stardust stickles to the unicorns hoofs, horn & hair & to Tilda's hair ribbons, hearts & buttons.

I also added pearl dots with a pearl pen. I cut them out using LLLC Stitched circle die & then backed it onto circle & scalloped circle cut out with spellbinder dies.

Papers used are from one of my favourite collections, Maja Design Vintage Summer & I used a mixture of 12x12 & 6x6 paper. All was distressed a little & machine sewn, I added lace form my stash & some pink Melissa Frances Tulle which I've had for soooo long. I also added a string of ivory pearls along the top & the top of the tulle.

I added cheese clothe & corrugated cardboard painted with white gesso under the image & the letters spelling out the name are from Pion Design.

I added lots of lace & waxed string the binder rings at the top of the pad & added 2 charms, the one on the top of the pad says 'Believe' & I added a charm to the tag of a fairy. So this pad has all of Payton's favourites & she loved I'm pleased to tell you.

Well thats it from me, hope you will join us in our chalelnge, you can enter as many times as you like..........yes 20 times if you wish, we love seeing your creations thats why there is no limit.....psst also you inspire us ;-)

Come back tomorrow for my fabulous birthday icing lol.

Tatty bye & thank you so much for stopping by.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering.........
Midweek Magnolia's - Anything Goes with a Maggie

Noor Design UK DT Card

Hello everyone hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We all went away for the weekend & thankfully after a few days of miserable weather the weekend stayed really nice.

Ok so today I have a Tilda for you, I actually coloured this stamp a while ago & as I was limited on time to make something I dug her out of my coloured up images box.

Excuse the pics as I took them on my phone & just added a watermark, they have not been edited at all.

All links to all items used will be at the bottom of this post.

The sentiment is a Stempelglede stamp from my stash & the flag banner is form Magnolia Doohickey Volume 14.

The stamp is Magnolia 'After Beach Tilda' & I coloured her with distress ink refills & fussy cut her out.

She is placed on a Little Darlings die cut, one of my faves ;-)

The bow is made with a Magnolia Doohickey die.

I added some lace & a Antique Frame & I added a button in the centre with some bakers twine in the centre,

The flowers is cut off some lace.

I also added 2 bits of Wycinanka in both the top corners.

The papers have been machine stitched around the edge.

Many thanks for stopping by. Take care & enjoy your day.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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

Pion Design Caring - My Dearest Sofia	Maja Design SOFIERO - The Elegant Wine House	Alice's Dreams 12x12 Paper Pack	Magnolia Bride Bow
Magnolia DooHickey Club - Vol 14 Limited Edition	Wycinanka Summer Wedding Borders	Magnolia NA-17 After Beach Tilda	Little Darlings Lovely View
Rosy Owl Varigated Leaves	Little Darlings Fancy Squares & Little Things Dies	Antique Frame Jasmine	Lace Liz
OPEN ROSES - NoorDesign! UK Shop. WE SHIP WORLDWIDE	MAGNOLIAS	Lace Allyce Pink

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Noor Design UK Challenge

Hello everyone we are away in the caravans this weekend the whole family so I'm hoping this has published.

Its the first of the month..........July can you believe it.....where is this year going??

Anyway 1st of the Month means a new challenge over at Noor Design UK & this month is easy peasy lemon squeezy :-)

DIES

...........see easy peasy right!!

I didnt go die mad for this one, simply because I ran out of time making my other card so used this back up I had made just incase I didnt have time finish the other thing....wow what a lot of babble lol. Anyway here is my DT card.

Still havnt got my light area set up so excuse the pics peeps.

 I've used Pion papers & a Pion image, for all links go to the bottom of the post.

The image is from My Dearest Sofia 'Images From The Past'. I cut it out using a circle die & attached it behind a Wycinanka chipboard frame. I then glued pearl trim around the centre & added pearl dots using a pearl pen, white & pink.

 I love the effect the pearls have added to this frame.

As always I've decorated the inside. The die cuts along the top & bottom of the centre piece are from Magnolia Doohickey Kit Volume 9.

I've machine stitched all around the edge of the papers. All flowers are WOC & the die-cut leaves I used 2 dies, one is a Magnolia die that coame with Lemon Tree Tilda & the other a Rosy Owl die. Also added 2 tassels using the Marianne tassel dies.

I also added some pretty lace & a charm & added a bit of glitter to the centre. I also added a couple of bows using organza ribbon from my stash & addeda brad to the centre.

Well thats it from me, hope you are all having a fabulous weekend.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

List of Products used.......

Pion Design My Dearest Sofia 'Images From The Past'

Pion Design My Dearest Sofia 'All My Love 6x6'

Wycinanka Elegance Frame 8

Lace Georgina

Dew Drop Pearl Trim

Antique Frame Rosalind

Vintage Oval Brad

Magnolia Flowers

Open Rose with Pink Centre

Magnolia Italy Tilda with Lemon Tree

Rosy Owl Rose Leaf die

Marianne Tassle die

Marianne Doily die

Magnolia Doohickey Volume 9

Deep Ocean Challenges - Layers

Hello everyone I'm back again with my DT card for Deep Ocean Challenges which this fortnight is..........

LAYERS

........so so easy right!!

Now this card I actually made for April mood board for Maja Design......yep I'm a wee bit late lol. That much went on that month & I didnt have time to blog it & forgot about it :-(

So here it is for you today lol.

Photo's were taken before my craftroom was ripped apart, I'm hoping to be finished by end of next week......

So quite a few layers on this, it fit this challenge perfectly so I didnt have to rush & make one lol.

The papers are my favourite & are from the Sofeiro collection, oh my I love that collection & I've used my favourite sheets in that collection as well. All paper have been machine stitched as always.

I added 2 layers of lace from my stash.

The main focal point is an image from the Emphera sheet which I cut out using a Postage die. I added some corrugated card underneath that which was painted with gesso & then another piece cut from a postage die....I love postage dies lol.

The heart sticking out is a Fantasy die from Noor Design UK.

This is the tag that pulls out from the side, I've kept the photo dark so you can see the wording better. I stamped a verse from a Stempelglede stamp onto some paper with versamark & then heat embossing with white embossing powder. I then cut it out using a LLLC Tag die, I also added some pattern to the edge of the tag again using Stempelglede stamp & embossing powder.

It really does look so pretty IRL.

As always I have decorated inside. I've added white organza ribbon by the flowers & also on the tag & heat shrivelled them to add to the shabby chic look. I added cheesecloth between 2 layers of paper which you can just see peeking out. I also added a white metal corner from my stash & a rose & butterfly also from my stash.

Well thats it form me please pop on over to see what my fabulous teamies made. Hope you will join us for our layers challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Noor Design UK - Anchor's Away

Hello everyone how are you all?

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, we had a really nice one, out with all the family & both the family dogs on Saturday & then spent the day with family again on Sunday & had a BBQ at mine, love weekends.

Ok less babbling & lets show you what I've made with products from Noor Design UK. Today I have a more male inspired card for you.........yep less foofiness lol. I sometimes find male cards hard but I do think Pion Design make male cards easier with their gorgeous papers.

I love this collection.....ok I love most of Pion's collection lol. This collection is 'Legends Of The Sea' but the 'Happy Birthday' tag is from the Mr Tom's Treasure's Collection.

All links are below to take you to the products I've used

For the centre I used an 'Anchor' image from Images From The Past & added foam pads underneath to raise it up. Under that I cut out a rectangle using a Fantasy Die from the same sheet I used for the card which is 'Aye Aye Captain' & raised that too to give it all dimension.

The boat at the bottom I fussy cut from the Aye Aye Captain sheet & popped it onto foam pads & underneath I cut out seaweed from Foamiran.

The Anchor, Lighthouse & Seagull are cut from Joy Crafts dies.

The tag I cut from Pion Mr Tom's Treasures 'Mr Tom's Memory's Notes'. I punched a hole through it, added an eyelet & then a keyring from my stash hooked onto a Tim Holtz Clip.

I cut the corner from a Joy Crafts corner die. I also added bubbles here & there using Structure Paste & a mask art stencil that Tracy can order in if you would like it.

Seaweed is cut with a Magnolia die.

Thats it from me, thank you so much for stopping by.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

P.S. Sorry about pics I've still not set up an area for my light tent & lights so this is took on my bench with just my big lights on & luckily we fitted LED lights under the units on the wall so they shine out so much extra liught, they are fab & a fab price too...... ;-)

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

Pion Design LOTS 6x6 Aye Aye Captain	Pion Design LOTS Images From The Past	Pion Design Mr Tom's Memory Notes	Gull and Lighthouse
Anchor, Steering Wheel & Lifebuoy	Foamiran Forest Green	0792-Fantastic Corner Die	Structure Paste

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