Tuesday 31 December 2013

SPECIAL DELIVERY

Good Afternoon!
Hope you are all well and had a good Christmas!?
I finally had chance yesterday to play with some of my Christmas goodies while watching some episodes from my new Grimm season 2 DVD :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
Stamp - LOTV
Sentiment - Doodlebug rub-ons
Papers - October Afternoon
Bunting Die - Memory Box
Brads - Dovecraft
Star - Hobbycraft
Kraft card - Crafters companion
Handstitching
 
I'm entering my card into the following challenges..
 
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 
WISHING YOU ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
 
 
 

Wednesday 18 December 2013

WARM WISHES

Good Morning.
 
I have another card using one of lee's cute christmas Digi's today, this time its Mouse with Snowflake which you can find HERE
Don't forget if you've had enough of making Christmas cards there's plenty of other images too including some recently added cuties :)
 
 
Here's my card...
 
 
Image - Mouse with Snowflake Digi - Lee's Digi Shop
Papers - LOTV
Sentiment - Craftwork cards
Rhinestones - The Hobby House
Snowflakes - Hobbycraft punches
Handstitching
 
I'm also entering my card into the following challenges...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 
 
 
 
 


Monday 16 December 2013

THE HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
I'm here today with some inspiration using gorgeous products from the Hobby House
I will also be entering this into this month's Hobby House Christmas Event

Here is my card...
 
 
 
 
Products used;
The Hobby House Elisabeth Bell Topper - Christmas Eve
The Hobby House Spotty Ribbon
The Hobby House Self Adhesive Pearls - Chocolate Heaven - 3mm
The Hobby House Self Adhesive Pearls - Wedding Day - 5mm
The Hobby House Self Adhesive Pearls - Christmas mix - 5mm
The Hobby House Brads - Red
 
 
You can find all these lovely products HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x

Thursday 12 December 2013

CHRISTMAS FAIRIES

Good Morning!
I have another card to share and enter into this months Hobby House Special Christmas Event.
This time I've used a topper from the Mo Manning - Christmas Fairies Collection
 
 
Here is my card...
 
 
Products used;
 
The Hobby House - Rhinestone Sparklers
The Hobby House - Christmas Bells
The Hobby House - Gold brads
The Hobby House - Red spotty ribbon
Papers - Papermania
Handstitching
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 

Monday 9 December 2013

CHRISTMAS EVE

Good Morning!
Just popping on to share another entry into this months Hobby House Christmas Event. I've used another topper from the Elisabeth Bell Christmas Eve set, teamed with some other gorgeous products from the Hobby House which you can find HERE and some October Afternoon paper's I've had forever and finally cut into :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x

Friday 6 December 2013

25% OFF AT LEE'S DIGI SHOP!

Good Morning!
Just thought I'd let you know that today is your last chance to get 25% off all Christmas Digi's in Lee's Etsy Shop.
 
Here are a few of the totally sweet images available :)
 
 
 
 
I'm entering my cards into the following challenges..
 
 
 
 
Have a great weekend!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 4 December 2013

THE HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
Some inspiration using some gorgeous products from the Hobby House!
Don't forget the Hobby House is having a special Christmas Event this month so please pop over HERE to find out more and enter!
 
 
Here is my card and another entry :) ...



 
Products used;
 
The Hobby House Elisabeth Bell Toppers - Snow Fun!
The Hobby House Pearl Brads - Pastel Mix
The Hobby House Self Adhesive Pearls - Liking Lilac
The Hobby House Flat Backed Pearl Medallion - white 18 mm
 
You can find all these gorgeous products HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x

Tuesday 3 December 2013

CHRISTMAS DIGI SALE AT LEE'S DIGI SHOP! :)

Good Afternoon!
Just thought I'd let all you Digi Lovers know that there is a sale over at Lee's Digi Shop!
 
 
 
Click HERE to get yours! :)
 
Thanks for stopping by
Amanda x

Sunday 1 December 2013

HOBBY HOUSE CHRISTMAS EVENT!

Good Morning!
Christmas is just around the corner and the wonderful Jill, owner of the Hobby House, wanted to do something special for the month of December!
 
There is no challenge as such but instead she is giving everyone a chance to win a Fabulous prize!!! Including the Design Team!!! :)))
 
You can enter this event s many times as you like and with anything you have made that has not already been showcased on our Hobby House Inspiration Blog.
 
This can be something you made previously or you can create something new if you want to.
 
All we ask is that your creation's contains a HOBBY HOUSE TOPPER.
So pop over to the Hobby House Challenge Blog to find out more!
 
And here is my first entry featuring one of the many fab Toppers you can find at the Hobby House, perfect for the cards in a hurry and those last minute Christmas cards :)
 
 
Products used;
 
The Hobby House Elisabeth Bell Topper - Christmas Eve
The Hobby House - Clear buttons
The Hobby House buttons - red
The Hobby House ribbon - gold
The Hobby House Christmas Bell - Gold
 
You can find all these products HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 

Sunday 24 November 2013

PARTY GIRL!

Hi!
Well after all the Christmas cards I've been making lately it was really nice to sit down yesterday and make a non Christmas card :)
 
I've had this stamp far too long and finally got round to mounting it and inking her up!
I just love this image :)
 
I teamed her with some gorgeous LOTV papers and coloured her in with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and finished the card with some flowers, butterflies, ribbon, pearls and gems :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
 
Have a lovely Sunday!
Thanks for stopping  by :)
Amanda x
 


Friday 22 November 2013

CHRISTMAS BUNNY

Good Afternoon!
Hope you are all well?
I've been really busy making Christmas card orders, think I've made enough Christmas cards to last me a life time lol...think mine are going to simple this year lol.
 
And here's one I've made to add to the pile..
 
I've used one of Lee Holland's mega cute Bunnies :)
 
You can find this cutie in a set of 4 HERE!
 
Here is my card..
 
 
Image - Christmas Bunny Bundle - Lee's Digi Shop
Sentiment - Docrafts
Paper - Papermania
Snowflakes - MS punch
Buttons - Papermania
Twine - Dovecraft
Handstitching
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Have a great weekend!
 
Amanda x
 
 

Wednesday 20 November 2013

THE HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Hi!
It's my turn to share some inspiration using gorgeous products from the Hobby House!
 
 
Here is my card..
 
 
 
 
Products used;
THH - Mo Manning Topper - Christmas Fairies
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Red Velvet - Medium
THH - Mulberry Flowers - White
THH - Self Adhesive Pearls -Christmas
THH - Christmas Charms Collection
THH - Organza Ribbon - Green
THH - Jingle bells - Sliver and Green
THH - Twine
 
You can get all of these yummy goodies HERE! :)
 
Thansk for stopping by :)
Amanda x

Monday 11 November 2013

BIRTHDAY GIRL

Good Evening!
Back again with another adorable image recently added to Lee's Digi Shop :)
 
I just love her and she was a joy to colour too
 
Here is my card...
 
 
 
She's come as set with another little cutie for just £3.00 :)
 
 
Products used;
Image - Digi stmap - Lee's Digi Shop
Sentiment - LOTV
Papers - First Edition - Dessert blooms
Flower and Butterfly punches
Rhinestones - The Hobby House
X-cut border punch
Handsticthing
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Have a lovely evening!
Amanda x
 


Friday 8 November 2013

CHRISTMAS HUGS

Good Evening!
Hope you are all well and welcome to my new followers!
Today I have another card to share using one of Lee's cute Digi's :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
 
8x8 Card Blank
Sentiment - Papermania clear stamps
Papers - MME
Pearl Brads - The Hobby House
Spotty Red Ribbon - The Hobby House
Doily - Dovecraft
Snowflake die - Spellbinders
Snowflake punch - Martha Stewart
Hand stitching
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x


Monday 4 November 2013

CHRISTMAS FAIRY

Good Afternoon!
Hope you are all well and had a good weekend?
Just thought I'd pop and share a card using a sweet image from Lee's Digi's Shop :)
Please do pop and have a look as he has added even more new cute images to help get your Christmas cards made :)
 
here is my card...
 
 
 
Image - Christmas Fairy - Lee's Digi shop
Sentiment - Dovecraft
Papers - DCWV
Pearls - The Hobby House
Snowflakes - Martha Stewart and Spellbinders
Handsticthing
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 


Saturday 2 November 2013

HOBBY HOUSE CHALLENGE 6 - PEARLS

Good Morning and welcome to another Hobby House Challenge!
 
This months theme is...
 
PEARLS
 
And the fabulous prize is...
 


And here is my card using lots of yummy products from the Hobby House :)
 
 
 
Products used;
 
THH - Mo Manning Topper - Cupcake Girls
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Simply Pink - Medium
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Vanilla Fudge - Large
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Small
THH - Pearl String
THH - Self Adhesive Pearls - Christmas
THH - Ribbon bundle
THH - Cherry Paper Collection
 
To enter the challenge please pop over HERE
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 

 

Monday 28 October 2013

HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
Its my turn to share some inspiration using products from the Hobby House.
 
 
Here is my card..
 
 
 
 
Products used;
 
THH - Mo Manning Topper - Cupcake Girls
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Vanilla Fudge -Large
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Simply Pink - Medium
THH Mulberry Paper Roses - Red Velvet - Medium
THH - Self Adhesive Rhinestones - Red
THH - Cherry Paper Collection
THH - Rhinestone Sparklers - Aurora
THH - Spotty Ribbon
 
You can find all these gorgeous products and more HERE! :)
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda

Wednesday 9 October 2013

WITH LOVE AT CHRISTMAS

Hi There!
 
Today I have two cards to share using the same adorable image from Lee's Digi Shop!
 
Here they are..
Isn't she Gorgeous!!! :)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda xx
 
 

Tuesday 8 October 2013

SNOW IS FALLING...

Good Morning!
Today I have a card to share featuring a cute little penguin :)
which can purchase HERE along with some other gorgeous characters :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
 
Products used;
Penguin Digi Stamp - Lee's Digi Shop
Promarkers
Sentiment - Craftwork cards
MME Papers - Wonderful Winter
Ribbon - Dovecraft
Self Adhesive Rhinestones - Hobby House
Doily - Dovecraft
Snowflake Dies - Spellbinders
 
I am entering my card into the following challenges..
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today :)
Amanda x
 
 
 

Monday 7 October 2013

COUNTRY COMPANIONS WINTER WISHES

Good Morning!
Hope you all had a good weekend?
Thought I would pop on to share one of the Christmas cards I've made with the Country Companions Winter Wishes collection from Docrafts. I just love these sweet characters :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
Products used;
 
Country Companions Winter Wishes A4 Die-cut Decoupage - Docrafts
Country Companions Winter Wishes A4  Double sidedPaper Pack - Docrafts
Forever Friends Kraft Notes - Ribbon - Docrafts
Forever Friends Kraft Notes - Bows - Docrafts
Papermania Brads - Docrafts
Doily - Dovecraft
 
As usual I have added a hand stitched border :)
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Have a great week!
Amanda x
 
 

Saturday 5 October 2013

HOBBY HOUSE CHALLENGE 5 - ROSES

Good Morning!
Time for another challenge over at the Hobby House!
 
The theme this month is...

 ROSES

And the fabulous prize is..

 
 
 
 Here is my inspiration..
 
 
Circle Nestability Easel Card 
 
 
 Heart Gift Bag
 
 
You can find the tutorial for heart gift bag HERE
 
Products used;
 
THH Topper - Wee stamps - Christmas Eve
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Red Velvet - Medium
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses -Vanilla Fudge - Large
THH - Organza Spotty Ribbon - Red
THH - Organza Ribbon  - Green
THH - Rhinestone Sparklers - Red
THH - Adhesive Rhinestones -  Red
THH - Buttons - Red
 
You can find all these gorgeous products HERE!
 
Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out the other Amazing DT creations :)
 
Thanks for stopping by
Amanda x
 
 
 

Wednesday 2 October 2013

HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
It's my turn to share some inspiration using Gorgeous products from The Hobby House :)
 
Here is my card..
 
 
 
 
Products used
 
THH - Topper - Mo Manning - Christmas Fairies
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Red Velvet - Medium
THH - Mulberry Paper Roses - Vanilla Fudge - Small
THH - Mulberry Flowers - Red
THH - Mini Round Brads - Pearlescent Green
THH - Metal Charms & Spacers - Angel
THH - Organza Ribbon - White
 
You can find all these gorgeous products HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x

Thursday 12 September 2013

MY BEST FRIEND

Good Morning!
Been having a play with the LOTV Art Pads again and thought I'd share one of my makes :)
 
Here it is...
 
 
LOTV Art pad - My Best Friend
Nitwit and Raspberry Road Papers
Flower and Butterfly punches
LOTV Sentiment
Hobby craft Pearls
X-cut Border punch
Hand stitching
 
This card is for sale in my Etsy shop :)
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
 
Amanda x
 

Thursday 5 September 2013

HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
Today is my turn to share some inspiration with you using gorgeous products from the Hobby House!
 
Here's my card..
 
 
HH - Wee Topper
HH - Mulberry Roses
HH - Pearl Brads
HH - Adhesive Pearl flourish
HH - Satin Ribbon
 
You can find all these gorgeous products HERE!
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 
 

Wednesday 4 September 2013

NEW BABY

Good Afternoon!
Hope you are all well?
 
Today I have a couple of cards to show you using two different Digi images which are super cute and perfect for those baby cards :)
 
Here is the first using this super cute Baby Giraffe :)
 
 
Baby Giraffe Digi stamp - available HERE
 
 
And here is the second card using this sweet sleeping baby Elephant :)
 
 
Sleeping Baby Elephant Digi stamp - available HERE
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
 
Amanda x
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday 1 September 2013

HOBBY HOUSE CHALLENGE 4 - HH ARTISTS

Good Morning and welcome to another Hobby House Challenge :)
 
This month the theme is
 
HOBBY HOUSE ARTISTS
 
This means using a Topper or Rubber Stamp from one of the Hobby House artists Mo Manning, Elizabeth Bell, Sylvia Zet or Kenny K..
 
The fabulous prize is from non other than the
 
 


and is a whopping £25.00 to spend in the shop! :)
 
 
 
Here is my inspiration...
 
 
 
Items used;
HH Topper - Sweet Blossom
HH Cameo - Large
HH - Satin Ribbon
HH Self Adhesive Flourishes - Pearl Border Flourish
HH Self Adhesive Rhinestones - Taupe
HH Self Adhesive Pearls - 5mm Ruby Mix
 
You can buy all these gorgeous products HERE!
 
 
Thanks for stopping by
 
Amanda x



Saturday 31 August 2013

CHRISTMAS WISHES

Good Afternoon!
 
Just thought I'd pop on and share a card I made with a gorgeous little digi image :)
 
Here it is..
 
 
You can find him HERE :)
 
Thanks for stopping by
Have a lovely weekend!
 
Amanda x
 

Tuesday 20 August 2013

PARTY & CAKE!

Good Morning.
Another LOTV share today using the Party & Cake Art pad..
 
Dug out my WOC flowers too!
 
Here it is..
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x


Friday 16 August 2013

EXCITING!!!



 
 
 
Hi!
Just had to pop on to share some exciting news...these stamps have been released today by Penny Black! :)
They have been designed and illustrated by my very talented OH Lee Holland :)
 
Thanks for stopping by!
Amanda x



Sunday 11 August 2013

HOBBY HOUSE DT INSPIRATION

Good Morning!
It's my turn to share some inspiration using some gorgeous products from the Hobby House!
I really enjoyed making this card...it's such a joy using such gorgeous quality products!
I must say I do love how I've used one of the Rhinestone sparklers as the bauble :)
 
Here is my card...
 
 
Products used;
Mo Manning Topper - Christmas Fairies
Organza Ribbon
Rhinestone Sparklers
Mulberry Cherry Blossom Flowers
Christmas Charm set
Mulberry Paper Roses
Twine
Brads
 
You can find all these gorgeous products over at the Hobby House HERE!
 
 Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x
 

Sunday 4 August 2013

FEELING FESTIVE

Good Morning!
Another couple of LOTV cards to share today this time using Christmas images from the Tis the season Art Pad and Festive Foliage Art pad.
 
Here they are..
 
 
 
 
Items used;
LOTV Art Pads - Tis the season and Festive Foliage
LOTV - Classic Christmas papers
Craftwork cards oval sentiments
Twine - HH
Christmas charm - HH
Die namics border dies
Martha stewart border punch
Spellbinders star dies
Organza ribbon - HH
Brads - HH
Handstitching
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
I'm off to do the school uniform shop...wish me luck!!!
Amanda x
 
 

Saturday 3 August 2013

HOBBY HOUSE CHALLENGE 3 - CHRISTMAS

 
Good Morning!
Time for another challenge over at the Hobby House and this month's theme is Christmas!

And the fabulous prize is  £25.00 to spend at the Hobby House

 
 
Here is my Inspiration...
 

Friday 2 August 2013

IF YOU LOVE CUTE...

Good Morning!
Just wanted to pop on and give a shout out to my talented OH's blog and Facebook page.
If you love anything cute like me then please pop over HERE and take a peek :)
He also has a Facebook page you can like, the link is on his blog..
 
 
 
 
Keep your eyes peeled on the Penny Black blog too! ;)
 
 
Thanks for stopping by today!
Have a lovely weekend :)
Amanda x
 

Wednesday 31 July 2013

BABIES

Good Morning!
Back again with two cards using more images from the new Art pads from LOTV
This time from the Babies Art pad. Yet more adorable images :)
 
Here are my cards...
 
 
 
 
Items used;
 
Thanks for stopping by :)
Amanda x