TWO POSTS IN 1 DAY!!!!!

This card I made for my lovely friend Susan who I made the last 2 cards on my blog for. Love love love this image!! I have used it quite a few times & is always adored by everyone.

I have used:
Stampin up Bahji Breeze card & paper that I have had for ages.
Stampin up photo corner punch
Scalloped square nestabilities
Martha Stewart - Floral Vine border punch
Personal Impressions sentiment stamps with Bahji Breeze stamp pad
Coloured with Copics
Ribbon & Gems from my stash.

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

NEED TO GET BACK TO BLOGGING!!!!!!

I have been to my craft class today with the lovely Diane Whitehouse (even though myself & my friend Chris were an hour late) we managed to catch up with everyone else!!! Just need to colour my images & put the final touches to a really beautiful Christmas card that I will put on here at a later date! Blogs were mentioned & I thought it was high time I came on to share some of my latest work. A couple of cards that my friend requested  for her Daughter & Mum.

This one is for her Daughters 40th & she wanted something to do with fashion /london so Kanban came up a treat with this design for me.

This one for her Mum who sadly was rushed into hospital at the weekend so hopefully this card will cheer her up if she is still in on her birthday!! She wanted a flowery decoupage card so after going through my craft room I came across this lovely set from Flowersoft that I bought some time ago still unopened!!!!!

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

HARD TO MAKE MAN CARD LOL!!!

Well how good is this 2 cards in one day lol!!

I had to do this today to post to my Niece's lovely husband Jimmy. They both come from Australia but decided they would like to spend some time in the UK & now live & work in London. That's brilliant for us because we get to see them more often. He apparently likes his rugby (All Blacks) from Oz is his favourite team so that kind of made it easy for the colouring in. Well that's my excuse lol!! 

Stamp - Rugby- Vintage Memories

Stamped in memento & coloured in with Flexmarkers (love them)

Used an Ink Duster with Distress inks for Sky & Grass

Sentiment - Stampin up

Mounted onto Black embossed dotty card & Silver mirri card. 

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

Less Is More Wk 33

I have finally had an hour or so this afternoon to play in my Craft room! So I thought I would join the challenge over on Less is More blog who are hoping to get more than 1000 entries!! Maybe my contribution just might help lol!!! I love love love this tree by Penny Black a simple but delightful stamp to use. 

Challenge - Less Is More Wk 33 anything CAS goes

Stamps - Penny Black - Fantasy & Lili of the Valley sentiment

Punch - Martha Stewart - Christmas lights 

Stamped & embossed in silver & edged tree & sentiment in some new 12 x12 no shed Glitter Card I bought at my local craft shop.

Hope this meet the challenge requirements!!

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

LOTV week 112

Well I have finally made time to enter a challenge!! I keep promising my friend Susan I will get back to my blogging (not that I have done much) lol!!

The last time I was on I uploaded my new Craft room but I am still struggling to organise it I have that much stuff so I will eventually post my neat & tidy room!!!

This card is for the Lili of the Valley Challenge which is Red, White & Green for Christmas.

Lili of the Valley stamps have to be my favourite at the moment & I intend doing most of my Christmas cards with them this year.

Image - Little Bears Snowman stamp, coloured with Copics

Paper - Echo Park 6x6 paper pad & embossed white cardstock.

Corner Punch - Stampin up

Holly & Berries - Marianne Design creatables

Ribbon - from stash 

Sentiment - Lily of the valley -stamped with Cherry Cobbler - Stampin up

& finally snow glitter.

Challenge - Lili of the Valley week 112

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

A CARD FOR MY NEPHEW'S PARTNER

This is just a simple but effective card I made for Georgia who lives in Australia. I have never met her but I know she loves horses. 

I have used Inkadinkadoo clear stamps to stamp the main image & then made a border with the smaller galloping horses.

I have distressed the edges with Walnut Stain & added some Jute & a few buttons from my stash.

Thank you for dropping by my blog! All comments left are really appreciated. Love Julie xx

WHERE IS IT ALL GOING TO GO!!!

ALL NEED A HOME!!

STILL NOT SORTED BUT GETTING THERE!!

WHY DO I NEED ALL THESE CRAFT MAGAZINES!! THAT'S NOT ALL OF THEM EITHER!!!!

A BIT MORE IN ORDER WITH MOST OF THE DRAWERS FULL (48 IN ALL)

I THOUGHT THESE DRAWERS  WERE GOING TO SOLVE ALL MY PROBLEMS! YEAH RIGHT!!

WELL I SUPPOSE I BETTER GET BACK UPSTAIRS & GET MY SORTING OUT DONE!

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MY TIDY CRAFT ROOM!!!!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY XX JULIE XX

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN!!!!

This is what you get when you decide to decorate & refurnish your main bedroom & decide to turn the spare bedroom into a craftroom lol!!!

Since I took this pic I have been to Ikea many times & had my husband on his hands & knees with flat packed shelves etc. Plus Storage 4 Crafts for a new drawer system that took ages to come & not cheap by any means!!!!

I am still in the process of sorting everything out & TRYING to find a home for it all lol!!! By doing this I finally know I have far too much stuff that I will never use... my husbands famous words that I always reply "don't be silly"!! ROFL!!!!!!

I will upload my latest mess later!

Thanks for dropping by & I hope to be crafting again real soon!!!!

xx Julie xx

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 146

This is one of my new Penny Black Stamps using Spice Big & Juicy ink pad
I have mounted the image onto Stampin up cardstock not sure what it is called
Now the background I messed about a bit with it!! I actually cut an aperture out of Craftwork Cards embossed cardstock & was going to sit my image behind the aperture but then decided it looked better like this so a lot of measuring & messing about for nothing lol!!
This is then mounted onto Old Olive Stampin up cardstock.
Final touches are flowers I got ages ago (again not used before) tiny but cute!
Coloured white cardstock with Old Olive  ink pad (stampin up) & punched out leaves.
Pearl gems (Stampin up) & Get Well Soon Sentiment.

This is my second challenge of the day!! Not bad for me but I told my husband last night I am crafting all weekend !! No washing, cleaning or cooking!! Well it's worked up to now long way to go yet lol!!!

Thanks for stopping by & hope you like what you have seen!!

Hugs Julie xox

CHALLENGE 91- PEACH & GREEN

I am entering this card into LOTV'S challenge blog. This is the first challenge I have entered so hope I have done it ok. New to all this linking stuff lol!!

I have used some of my new papers from a 6x6 First Edition paper pad (gorgeous papers) & perfect colours for this challenge.
Lili of the Valley image coloured in Promarkers
Sentiment is one of the new Clear Additions from Lotv I bought at Harrogate. I can't wait until they add these stamps on the internet I need them all!!!
3 tone ribbon that I found in my stash, I was getting stressed trying to find some ribbon to tone in & this magically appeared!! Should think so the amount of ribbon I have lol!!
A couple of gems added to the top corners.
Flowers from a kit I bought ages & ages ago from Qvc & not opened until today!!

Thanks for stopping by I hope you like what you see!!

Hugs Julie xox

A SELECTION OF SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE CARDS!!

This a small selection of cards I have made for a good friend of mine. She is a Private Teacher & sends a card to all her students & family for all occasions. I don't charge a lot because I just keep them simple for her because she orders so many from me. This order was for 20 cards of which there was some mutiples so just showing a few of them.


Stamps I have used:




Stampin up


Lily of the Valley


Craftwork cards  frame & Lily of the Valley Sentiment


I have coloured the images in with copics & embossed the Sympathy cards.


I have not been on for what seems ages because I have been so busy of late & not had time to upload these images that I did a couple of weeks ago. 


Hopefully I will have time to play again at the weekend!!!


Thanks for stopping by any comments left are really appreciated!!


Hugs Julie xox

ANOTHER CARD USING STAMPIN UP POCKET SILHOUETTES

This is a card I made for my lovely crafting friend Angie. I have used Angie's favourite colour blue!!

Stamped with Pocket Silhouettes - Stampin up

Bashful Blue cardstock - Stampin up

Inks Bashful Blue, not sure what the name of the green is but they are both Stampin up pads

The frame is made from a Scallop Nestabilitie Frame

A corner punch from EK Success & added gems

Stampin up Sentiment.

I am just on with sorting out all my crafting stuff (it is such a mess) filled a huge box with stamps I don't think I will use again to put in the loft & if I don't use them in the next 6months I will be selling them. I can't believe the amount of stuff I have bought over the years & not opened let alone used. Why does us crafters have to buy everything lol!!!

Well I will get back to sorting while I still have daylight then off to the office to do the wages!!

Thanks for looking

Julie xx

A CARD I MADE FOR MY LOVELY FRIEND SUSAN!!

Well I have finally uploaded my first card yippee!!! I have made this for my lovely crafting friend Susan!!! I have used a Stampavie stamp that reminds me of Susan on her allotment!! Coloured it with copic's, & used papers from Stampin up. I have then stamped over the papers with Pocket Silhouette stampin up stamps with there ink pads. I had to finish it off with the gorgeous fence die from magnolia & sentiments from Stampin up.
Thanks for lookingJulie xox