Sweet *N* Crafty: October 2013

Exciting News! #Diecutcrazymag

Morning all!

I have some super fantastic news to share which i'm totally thrilled about and bouncing off all the walls!!

The Lovely Editor of Die Cut Crazy Magazine has asked me if I would join there Team as a contributor to the magazine!! errr YES!!! haha!! i'm thrilled to have been asked and certainly cannot wait to start designing and writing for the magazine!!! It couldn't have come at a better time as im still struggling with my fertility treatment so has cheered me up beyond belief!

Die Cut Crazy Mag is available on all Apple Devices via the newsstand app! and it can also be found in the app store! It's a monthly magazine packed full of designs, tutorials and lots of ideas and crammed full of creativity! Well worth Subscribing! It's not a free subscription but well worth the pennys!!! And... as of this next coming issue i'll be writing and designing too so you'll find my work and inspiration in there too! (How majorly cool is that!) haha! Don't have an apple device? dont worry you can now download issues via the website here at www.diecutcrazymag.com so you won't miss out!! We're also over on facebook! so come along and like the page and stay upto date with fab competitions!

Eeeeekkk! so i better go get creating and writing!!!

Have a lovely day all!
See you in the next issue! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

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Halloween!!! spooky!!!

Morning all!

I'm here this morning i know sunday right! ya know what that means... a fabulous new challenge over at That Craft Place!!!

Lisa's been listing lots of new goodies in the shop recently go go go have a peek!! And don't forget That Craft place is now a silhouette cameo stockist!!! i seriiiiously love my machine!!! so much i wish i could marry it!! haha!

Anyhooo... it's a lil bit spooky this fortnight over at the challenge!
We'd like to see HALLOWEEN!!!

I must admit it's not a thing that's celebrated hugely here in the UK and i don't make very many halloweeny cards! but i love how my card turned out today!

I've used the gorjuss Bazzill All Hallows eve paper from the shop! along with the gorjuss saturated canary which i've coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers to create her into a zombie!

I hope you'll stop by the challenge and take a peek at the other DT's work they're all fabulous! and i'd love to see your entrys too!

Here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Bazill All Hallows Eve - That Craft Place

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Saturated Canary
*Sentiment - Echo Park

*Other - Pearls & gems 'meiflower', Ribbon from stash

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!
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Thermomorph Review! Embellishment Packed & WOJ Christmas Card!

Hey guys!

So i was asked a few weeks back if i'd review a new product to which i was really thrilled to have been asked and of course i couldn't wait for it to arrive! So what is it??! i hear you ask! but before i do go on to tell you all about this new product, My review is fully 100% my own opinions and i've not been paid or influenced in anyway shape or form... soo....

Introducing Thermomorph!

So what is it?
On there website they say
''Thermomorph is an amazing new moldable plastic compound that can be used in numerous different ways. Hack things, fix things, make things and sculpt things, with Thermomorph it’s all possible.

It’s super easy to use, boil a kettle of water and pour some into a bowl, sprinkle the required amount into the water and wait until it turns clear. Once clear Thermomorph becomes pliable for around two minutes, mold into the desired shape using your hands or tools and then wait to cool to room temperature at which point it sets rock hard again."

So when i received the product which is purchasable from Amazon Here currently priced at £17.95 RRP:£19.95 for 500g. and is made from polymorph granuals. I was actually amazed at how big the jar was! it's huge!!! then my second thought kicked in, ok so big jar... is this stuff going to last me... will i get a lot of use out of it?! well because of what i wanted to use it for... put it this way it doesn't even look like i've used any at all!!! a small pinch goes a lonnnnnnng way!

So what could i make with Thermomorph, well the list is really endless but me being a crafter i've wanted to make my own embellishments for ages! so i set about reading the instructions (which are soooo easy!) and with the help of a few molds i have the first thing i made was this...

The flower on the left is the original piece i took a mold from and melted down some Thermomorph and added a sprinkling of cosmo shimmer powder to and walla the pink flower on the right was the result! Ok! so that took me literally 4/5 minutes to do and cure and it's ready to go! I was instantly sold on this product! amazing! so i carried on making more....

To which i added mica powders, glitter sprays, distress inks to! and i love the results!
Another important thing i found is i had some over hang on my embellishments which i was able to snip off and save and remelt to make into different shapes! which i thought was fab so if you make something you don't like remelt it and start again! That's a bonus in my book!

I couldn't believe how simple it is pop the pellets in water that's boiled (be careful not to burn ya fingers) i used a Popsicle stick to pick up the see-through plastic and mold'd in my hands you've got a few minutes to add colours or whatever! then it sets at room temp! simple! so i kinda went a bit mad....

*Left to right*
Coloum 1 - White embellishments just Thermomorph left to set naturally!
Coloum 2 - Added distress ink (becareful can get very messy! ink covered hands take it from me! haha)
Colom 3 - Added mica powders
colom 4 - Added very fine wow glitter
Colom 5 - added chunky wow glitter
colom 6 - mica powders and chunky glitter

I fully recommend Thermomorph to any crafter it's fab! even my husband is coming up with ideas to use for it, i'm yet to try painting it and embossing with it ooohhh the ideas are really endless! a total need for any crafter and it's a product i'll defiantly be buying more off that's for sure! So here's my latest Card creation including some Thermomorph embellishments that were hand created by me!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - My Minds eye

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Whiff Of Joy
*Embellishments - Thermomorph

*Other - Pearls 'meiflower', flowers 'prima', findings 'ebay', Brads - That Craft Place, Charm from stash, Pins - Maya Road

Beer belly blues?

Morning all!

Super quick post from me this morning!
This week's Charisma Challenge has been chosen by the lovely catherine ''FOOD/THE GREED''.
I'd actually challenged the DT to use a few non food digi's and boy did i find that a challenge!

This week's sponsor Dr Digi! I've used Santa with surf board and this is what i came up with!

Inisde...

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Basic Grey

*Dies - Silhouette Cameo

*Ribbon - Gemz telford
*Other - Pearls 'meiflower'

Witch Craft ;)

Morning all!

Thought i'd stop by this morning to show off another creation by me!
Which i can now show as i'd made it for a buddy i met on instagram a few months back and we've become great friends! :) hehe :)

I really enjoyed making this card as i know my friends style is different to mine so it was lovely to try to make something extra personal lol!

I've used the fab new digi from Time for Tea Designs ''witchy flight'' totally perfect for the upcoming halloween!! I've dug out my pink paislee papers which i love the colours, it's not often you see this colour combo from me! And get the senti i loves that! i have a feeling i'll be using that quite alot!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges

~~ABC Challenges - Halloween~~

~~C is for Challenge - (1st week) Halloween~~

~~Crafty Boots - Halloween~~

~~Incy Wincy Designs - Halloween~~

~~Parade Your Crafts - (1st week) Halloween~~

~~Stamp and Create - (October) Halloween~~

Crafty Calendar - October Halloween

~~Digi Haven – Week 1 - Halloween~~

~~C.R.A.F.T. -#228 Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving~~

~~Sarah Hurley Challenges - #85 (W2 of 4) Halloween~~

Here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Pink Paislee - That Craft Place

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Time for Tea Designs

*Sentiment - Can't remember set's name
*Other - Pearls 'meiflower', flowers 'prima', findings 'ebay', Stickles - That Craft Place, Dew Drops - The glitterpot, Buttons - From stash, Pins - Maya Road

Pretty in pink!

Morning all!

I thought i'd stop by with a new creation from me!

I'm currently in my craftroom awaiting my second room to be painted eeekk!!! yep ill be moving in there in the next few days! pretty excited!

I've loads of orders and things to crack on with so i thought i'd share a new creation from my shop!

I love these wee stamps they're so nice to colour!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges

~~Catch The Bug - Think Pink~~

~~Colour Me Creative Challenge #79 (W1 of 2) Anything Goes~~

~~Totally Gorjuss - Wings and Things~~

~~Stampin' For The Weekend – Week 1 - Anything Goes~~

~~Crafty Ribbons - #65 Butterflies~~

~~Divas by Design - 3 or more layers~~

~~Whimsy Inspiration - Shabby Chic(ends Oct 30)~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Dovecraft

*Dies - Spellbinders Tags

*Punch - Martha stewart

*Sentiment - hand stamped
*Other - Pearls 'meiflower', flowers 'prima', findings 'ebay', ribbon/lace 'stash', chalks & Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Think Pink!

Morning all!
It's a brand new challenge over at That Craft Place this fortnight!

And we have a super challenge this fortnight which is totally up my street!

THINK PINK!!!

hehe!! told ya totally me!

Here's my Design Team inspiration!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Prima

*Dies - Spellbinders Loopy Circles

*Punch - Martha stewart doiley punch

*Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
*Other - Pearls 'meiflower', flowers 'prima', Pins 'Maya road', Buttons 'stash', Miss you charm 'unknown'

*Stickles - That Craft Place

Micey Congrats...

Morning all!

This weeks Charisma Challenge is all based on Animals! so there's so much you can create! Of course we have some wonderful sponsors and as equally some wonderful prizes to giveaway this week!

I've been busy with work and i'm glad i'm on my hol's!!! lots to do this week!!!

I've been playing with the LOTV Cute squares this week i adore these little mice ones they're so cute! and perfect for quick cards!

Sorry it's a quicky post today!

Here's my card!

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - Papermania

*Pearls & Gems - American Crafts

*Punch- EK Success

*Medium - Stickles for glitter

*Ribbon- American Crafts If you'd like to purchase any cards you see on my blog you can find my Facebook selling page here!
Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!
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Birthday Fall

Heya all!

I'm back this afternoon with a new creation for Time For Tea Designs

I actually made it a few weeks ago just slipped my mind that i hadn't actually blogged it opps!

There's some beautiful new Digi's out Jo's super September release is gorjuss! and only a few days till the October release which sounds sooo exciting!

Today's card i really love how it turned out, i've used my favorite prima flowers and coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers i brought from That Craft Place and finally got to use one of my wooden heart buttons i brought yonks ago from House of Fraser.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:

~~Creative Craft Challenges - #20 Anything Goes (Week 2)~~

Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge - Fall Leaves (Week 1)

~~Sweet Stamps - #138 Fall~~

~~Top Tip Tuesday - #111 Flowers (Week 2)~~

~~Digi Makeover Challenge -~~ ~~Playing with Leaves~~ *WINNER*

~~Get Inky! - (2nd week) Fall Colors~~

~~Parade Your Crafts - (2nd week) Fall~~

~~Allsorts - #227 Autumn Colors~~

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

* DSP - Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg

*Image - Time For Tea Polly

*Ribbon - American crafts

*Sentiment - Studio Calico Wood Veneer's
*Other - Metal Corners 'That craft place', Flowers 'Prima', Dewdrops 'stash', pearls 'that craft place', buttons 'stash' (heart button) ' house of fraser'

*Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers - That craft place

Mum To Be!

Heya all!

I'm here this evening just a quick post as i'm not good at the moment (long story) but i'm here to share a new creation from me which was a custom order for my friends sister who's just found our she's expecting!!! wahoo!!! Thrilled for her!!

There seems to be something in the water recently! (hope it goes my way soon *wink wink*)

I'd like to enter this to the following challenges

~~Crafty Catz - No.201 - Anything Goes~~

~~Delicious Doodles – No. 55 - Shaped Cards~~

~~Crafting By Designs - Anything goes~~

~~Penny's Paper-Crafty - #147 Anything goes~~

~~Creative Craft Challenges - #20 Anything Goes (Week 1)~~

~~Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes~~

~~Crafty Cardmakers - (1st week) Cute & Furry~~

Here's my card!

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

* DSP - DCWV Nana's Nursery Boy/girl

*Image - Lili of the valley

*Ribbon - America/Gems Telford

*Sentiment - Hand Stamped
*Other - Gem number ''hobbycraft'', brad ''stash'', diecuts on my cameo, dummy ''stash''

*Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers - That craft place

*Stickles - That Craft Place

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