Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Candy Cane Wreath

Hey! I'm back!

Before the new year arrives i'm squeezing in some blog posts i've missed over the last few days/weeks as i've been super busy with work! so today.... I have this fantastic Wreath to share!

It was my mom who inspired me this year to create something a little different, ahhh whom I trying to kid!, so she created some bog standard fir cones for her front door and as we go I wanted to outdo her! Ha-ha! I buy Candy Canes every Christmas to go on our table or on branches of our tree, so I thought why not make a wreath! 

You can find the full tutorial and more about my wreath in the Decembers issue of Die Cut Crazy Magazine!
And don't forget... For those who'd like to see a sneak peek of my work and the other talented ones from the DCC Family over at Die Cut Crazy Magazine, check out the link below you can download the special Christmas Edition Free! as a PDF! also available on ITunes Newsstand / Apple App Store on all ISO Devices, and of course... not forgetting our latest issue is available to buy! 


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

Stampin With The Dragon (W2 of 2) - Last Minute Christmas
Wags 'n Whiskers - No. 119 - (W2 of 2) - Christmas
4 Krafty Girlz -  (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - (W2 of 2) #96- Christmas
Creative Knockouts - #17 Anything Goes
Southern Girls  - (W2 of 2) Christmas Wishes
Divas by Design  - Anything goes (ends Jan07)
Little Red Wagon - #217 Anything Christmas 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations are available to purchase and my 2014 Custom Order book is now open over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Love & Peace
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Last of the festiveness! & Candle Tutorial

Morning all! 

I certainly hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I did! and man i'm stuffed! i've finally been let out of the kitchen! haha (those who are on my facebook and twitter will know!) lol!

I'm here today to share the news of the issue of Die Cut Crazy (i know im a lil late it's been out a few weeks) but i've been so busy so better late than never! of course it's jam packed full of creativeness from all the DCC Family inc me! so i'm here this morning to share a few of my projects that can be found in this months mag! don't worry you'll still be able to purchase it even when Jan issue is out! why not subscribe ;-) that way you'll not miss any!! hehe! 

So here's some peeks of projects you can find from me!

It’s nice to receive and send your non-traditional cards at this time of the year, but I myself only being 28 have a love for a little different yet traditional at the same time which is why I created this Angel card! Keeping in line with a quite Traditional Image, but yet a modern feel packed with embellishments and a lovely hanging charm (which the recipient could choose to keep!) I actually created this card for our Stop4Life counselor who's helped me and my hubby on our journey and we've successfully quit!!! yay! and i for one with all the stress never thought i ever would! more pennys for craftyness eh! haha! I'm hoping to jet off to Miami next year! wahoo!!! can't wait!

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

Pumpkin spice - #52 Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts – No. 197 - Christmas using Non-Traditional Colors
Cute Card Thursday -  #301 Anything Goes
Creative Belli -#185  Christmas (2nd week)


*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla & Whisper White
DSP -  Forever Friends Christmas
*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - From Stash
*Embellishments  - Gems from Meiflower, Prima Flowers, Buttons/Pearls and Charm from stash
*Ribbon - American Crafts
*Die Cutting - Silhouette Cameo

For my second project I decided to make something as a gift....

I’m all for handmade at this time of the festive period and love giving personalized gifts to my friends and family! This project is inexpensive and super quick! And perfect for my friend whom i made it for! Again I love the fact i can use my Cameo to design virtually anything i like! So i've written a lil how to...

  Take a pillar candle (preferably one that comes with cello wrap, makes a nice gift to be able to wrap it back up) and the bonus is you can use any colour size and smelly ones too!
  Carefully unwrap so that you can re-wrap it back up!


  Using sheets of any colour vinyl along with die cutters you can create any shapes for your candles (please remember that vinyl is flammable so these are intended as decoration when used on actual candles). And gently smooth them onto the surface!

  Re wrap your candle and there you go quick simple yet effective handmade gift! Not just for Christmas but any occasion!


I'd like to enter my candle to the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar  -  December Cold and Frosty
Little Claire's   - (Nov/Dec) #40  Make a gift

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
And don't forget to check out the Magazine! I've lots more projects inside and of course the awesomeness from the rest of the DCC Family!
 I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! 
xoxo 

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

Love & Peace
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Little Snow Birdie...

Morning all!

Are you ready for christmas? two sleeps to go!!! eeek! and that means two more nights for me at work yay!
Before the fat man himself squeezes down the chimney or enters your house with a magic key... which ever story is fine hehe! he's getting his reindeer ready!

It's a brand new fortnightly challenge at That Craft Place this week and i'm here with another creation to share for the Design Team!

I adore how this turned out and in real life the colours are much nicer than a photo! 
doesn't that drive you mad!!! lol 

I adore these papers by My minds eye infact who can't love that paper brand! there colour schemes are lush! 
This challenge is ANYTHING GOES and as always we have a fab prize to be won so hop on over to the challenge blog and see what else our DT came up with to inspire you all! 

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



Sweet Pea Stampers (W1 of 2) - Christmas / New Year
Crafty Little Fairies  Anything Goes...2 week challenge
Cute Card Thursday - #300 Celebrations
Passion for Promarkers - include a sentiment


*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  My Minds eye - That Craft Place
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - Wee Stamps
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo
*Other  - Gems ''Meiflower'', Flowers - Prima, Stickles - Diamond Ice, Charm - Ebay, Martha Stewart Star Border punch, Embellishments from various places inc That Craft Place

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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Happy Holidays...

Morning all!

I'm late with my Design Team post for the wonderful challenge over at Digi Sketch Challenge we have a wonderful sponsor and a fantastic sketch to follow this week! 
So pop over and have a peek!
Mega quick post from me this morning as i'm mega busy with christmas tree cakes!!! eeekkk!

Here's my super quick card!
I'd also like to enter to the following challenges - 

Creative Belli  - #185  Christmas
Creative Moments - #32 Winter Wonderland/Anything goes  (2nd week)


*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  My Minds Eye
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - Penny Black
*Die Cuts - Sizzix Scribble Swirl
*Other  - Pearls ''Meiflower'', Ribbon - American Crafts, Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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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Christmas!!!!

Morning all!

Well it's certaintly starting to feel alot like Christmas for me that's for sure!
Work is a total nightmare of course being in retail it's the most busiest time of the year and Morrisons is no different i can asure you!

Anywayssss..... I'm here today to tell ya all about a new challenge over at That Craft Place!
This fortnight we're sponsored by the lovely All Dressed Up Digi Stamp Etsy Shop!
They're images are adorable and becoming a favorite of mine for sure!

This fortnight is all about Christmas of course! so why not pop along to the challenge and you could be lucky enough to win our fab prize!

We're lucky enough to be allowed to play with a digi this week and i chose to use this one called 'Merry Christmas little star' it's so adorable! I've been playing with the snow effect this week i need some more practise but i'm loving the effect in real life!

Here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  Basic Grey 25th & Pine
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - All Dressed Up
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo
*Other  - Gems ''Meiflower'', Flowers - Prima & That Craft Place, Stickles - Diamond Ice Chunky, Snow effect, Button - ebay

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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What a Cracker! Christmas and snow!

Evening all!

I thought i'd pop by with another christmas creation from me!
I loooove how this card turned out, I've soooo much i wanna do the list is endless at the moment! I just need like some extra time from somewhere! haha! just not enough hours in the day right now!

December is a busy bee month for me! and work is crackers (literally)! im not just talking about the pulling type i mean the ediable ones too! haha! I'm awaiting the white stuff soon it's forcast! hehe but for now i've been playing again with my snow effects!!!

Anyways... I've created another christmas card with the beautiful images from lili of the valley i really adore james bear he's so darn cute!

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

Delicious Doodles -  No. 65 - Christmas/ New Year
Stampin' For The Weekend -  (W1 of 2) - Use Some Red
Divas by Design  - Festive

Stamp n Doodle -   Christmas

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  Basic Grey Joyeux Noel
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - From Stash
*Other  - Flowers - Wild orchid crafts, Distress Ink ''Tea dye'', 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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Distressing!

Morning all!

Super quick post for me this morning i've lots of posts coming up on my blog shortly, however i'm just stopping in with some added inspiration for this week's challenge at Charisma which Team B have decided this week's challenge is ALL Distressed (sounds abit like me with work) haha!

Here's my card for this week!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  Dovecraft
*Mediums - Chalks
*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - Ribbon from That Craft Place
*Other  - Card Candi - Craftwork cards, Distress Ink ''Tea dye'' & Vintage Photo, Stickles - Golden Rod

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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Advent!

Hey All!


I'm back with a mammoth of a project today!
Which can be found in the Die Cut Crazy Magazine Special Subscription only issue of our Christmas edition out soon!

So with my hubby convinced that he should onnnnnly have  a One direction advent calendar (you've got more chance of me having a spice girls one) haha! With the holidays coming around so soon and the countdown to Christmas beginning soon what a fun and festive way to celebrate than to make your own advent calendar filled with your favourite goodies! I’ve been toying with the idea for years and this year I’ve made it my mission to finally complete that project (and munch on a few extra chocolates along the way!). Don’t get me wrong there’s nothing wrong with the traditional chocolate advent calendars but I thought how cool would it be to make something I could keep and use year after year and fill each box with something I like to treat myself through-out the month of December!

Completely made from scratch using card stock! and my cameo ;)
And after wrestling with card stock glue and sticking myself to everything bar the actual project after 3 hours i completed it!!! AND I LOVE IT!
I'd like to enter my project to the following challenges
Cute Card Thursday  - #296 Anything but a Card
Fab 'n' Funky- #194  Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge  - #138 Christmas
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #154 Anything goes


I love the simpleness of it and it's something i can keep and use over and over in christmas's to come!

I’d purchased the Cutting file for the advent calendar from the Silhouette Store via my cameo, a bargain of only $0.99! And Lori Whitlock’s video tutorial helps no end with the instructions of how to put it together! Which I thoroughly recommend! I changed the design by mixing the colours of the boxes instead of all white to make it more my own, and used the beautiful papers from Echo park along with some white die cut numbers also cut out via my cameo and finished it with some matching sparkly gems!
Each square is a box that comes out.....



Which can be filled with your favorite treats! I must admit i grossly under estimated how much a box holds so i need to go shopping for chocolate again! (haha) At the moment mine has Lindor Chocolates but there is so much more room in there I’m sure more sweets will be filled in there soon!

But i guess they'd be fab for kids, or anyone really you could fill these cute boxes with a present a day! beats the boring naff chocs in a normal advent calender I guess and now.... my hubby really does want one and nope!!! HE'S Stuck with with One Direction one haha!!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Don't forget to Subscribe to the Die Cut Crazy Magazine here on app store! for your monthly creative magazine and also see more of my projects and inspiration every month!

 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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Christmas at Charisma

Hey all!

There's a brand new challenge at Charisma and this week is actually a fortnight challenge I decided to be a nice boss and let my team have a little break! :)

I've got so many projects coming up on my blog over the coming days and weeks i'm snowed under (i know snows on the way here in the midlands eeeek!) so i better shoot off!

Here's my DT work for today's challenge at charisma hope to see you there!
As always we have fabulous prizes to be won!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  Dovecraft
*Die - Memory Box Swirl Christmas Tree
*Mediums - Chalks
*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - Ribbon from That Craft Place
*Other  - Gems ''Meiflower'', Distress Ink ''Tea dye'', Stickles - Golden Rod

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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Christmas Cracker

Afternoon all!

My gosh it's super chilly here in the west midlands today! -1 reading on the car last night when i went to work at 8pm! it's gonna be getting cold now i think, hubby keeps telling me the snows on the way.... eekkkk!

So that must mean Christmas is round the corner! work is crazy as always and if your a regular follower of my blog you'll know that every year i'm amazed at how much a supermarket actually sells of stuff and yep no different this year the mounts of Crackers (food ones) are stocking up by the pallets! urgggghhhh more work for me! haha

Talking of Crackers i'm here to share a new card today i made a few weeks back and has actually sold through my online shop page here now, but i hadn't blogged it! i absolutely adore how this card turned out!

Of courses i've been playing with my Cameo now! hit the 3 month mark eeeek that has gone so quick but i'm so in love with this machine it's untrue!!! 

I'd like to enter to the following challenges


Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Christmas

Crafty Calendar -  All things Christmas  *TOP PICK*
Little Claire's   - #39 Christmas
Annabelle Stamps Challenge - No.173 -  - Christmas

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP -  Basic Grey Joyeux Noel
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - From Stash
*Other  - Gems ''Meiflower'', Distress Ink ''Tea dye'', 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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Ho ho ho New Release at #timeforteadesigns

Hey guys! I'm back with another post today!
I'm super busy with sleep work orders, i'm totally snowed under pardon the pun!
My diet is going well! hit the 5 stone 7lb two weeks ago and i'm still dropping which is fantastic! I know it'll all be worth it in the end!!!

So i'm back with a NEWSFLASH
new releases are available at Time For Tea Designs!! That's right the wonderful Jo has done it again and brought 5 yes 5 stunning new Christmas Digi's out!! So i'm here to show off some design work! Which you'll also find if you a subscribe to DIE CUT CRAZY magazine, will be featured in there special Christmas edition to be released at the end of the month! As well as some other projects from me!!! :)

So! This little beauty is called Christmas Pud! I thought i'd create something a little different! and seems Christmas is on the way in my household what better way to start than creating something for gifts!

I really enjoyed making this bottle tag, it's something i've never done before makes a gift something extra i think! so i'm defo going to make more of these, i didn't want to make it tooooo fussy! simple was my aim here! and i love the end result! 

Before i show it off on the actual bottle (and noooo im being good i've not drank a drop for months!) 
i'd like to enter my tag to the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #105  Gems, Gems, Gems
Crafty Calendar -  November  All things Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge  No. 149 - Anyhting but a Card
4 Crafty Chicks - 167 Anything but a Card
Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas
Dream it Up - Holiday Celebrations
Crafting By Designs  -  Anything goes

 Here's my final finished project!
*Tag Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place
DSP - My Minds Eye
*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
*Image - Time for tea designs 'christmas pud'
*Die cut - Snowflake cut on my cameo
*Other  -gems 'meiflower', Ribbon from stash, Stickles - Diamond Ice

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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Sending Warm Wishes!

Good Morning all!

With christmas right around the corner! I'm busy creating christmas cards left right and center! Work is hetitic as always! and i know i say it every year but i still cant believe how many packs of sultanas and raisans people buy at this time of the year! crazy!!

This week's challenge over at Charisma is Anything Goes! super easy!!
So I chose to stick with the festive season!

Todays card features the beautiful bear from LOTV James! I adore these images! so cute! i've used ink dusters around him with distress inks! added some lovely wooden star snowflakes (cant get enough of these wooden embellishments!)

I also used a patterned piece of paper with the lamppost on these we a websters freebie from last christmas in one of the magazines i don't normally have a use for those sorts of papers but it was perfect for todays card!

So here it is...

*Stamps - LOTV James Bear
DSP - Websters
*Wooden Embellies - Karrs
*Ribbon- Local hab shop
*Medium -  Stickles - Gold & Distress Inks

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