Peacock Stepper xx

Good morning 

Ohhh its a bit chilly here today but still the sun is shining and my flu/cold bugs are almost away!!

What a busy time here we've been having from dentist, to tattooist and then our 10th Wedding Anniversary!! Ekkkk can't  believe its been 10 years since we got married and over 13 years together!! We had a n amazing weekend in Edinburgh, doing touristy things and eating far too much and staying in the Mercure hotel that looks right over to the Castle! Best wee time ohhhh and made better finding Dairy-Free Fudge .......... couldn't believe me eyes and it tasted divine!!

Anyways enough of me, 

Did you catch Fiona last night and again this morning on HOCHANDA with the fabulous Fancy Edge'ables?? I think these are some of my favourites dies from Crafter's Companion and love making a wee card with them!

Here's a fun wee stepper card I made

The Edge'able is the Marseille and the image is a wee Some Odd Girl, Peacock Kaylee all coloured and glittered with my Spectrum Noirs.

The colours I used to colour the image are

Skin - TN2, FS2, FS4, FS6, FS8

Hair - TN3, TN5, TN9, EB4

Purple - PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5

Blue - BT2, BT4, BT5, BT7

Green - CG1, CG2, DG3

Eyes - DG3, TN5

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

Die Cut Divas - Happy Birthday

Dragonfly Journeys - Shake Your Tail Feathers

A Gem of a Challenge - Female Birthdays

Fussy and Fancy - Music (Shake Your Tail Feathers)

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons - Birthday

Hope you like my wee card as much as I loved making it

Well got loads to finish before I head of with my SWRI ladies this weekend

Take care lovelies

Huggles Mel xx

Birthday Bow xx

Afternoon all

I do hope to find you all well on this sunny Sunday and can you believe its September?? All ready we're in September which just means ekkkk that "C" word is not long away!!!

Ok enough with the scary stuff hehe 

I wanted to share a wee card I made this morning while hubby was working on the driveway and the dog happily snoozing in the sun

 

I absolutely love Sara's English Country Garden papers and just had to use them in my wee Bow Card along with a Butterfly and some glitter too

 

I used both the 12x12 paper and 6x6 paper pad along with some pink 12x12 cardstock. the Floral Vine Edge die and then the Butterfly from Sara's other range too (its my favourite Butterfly die). Added lots of pearls, Mulberry flowers and ribbon to finish the card off

 I would like to enter the following Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Let's Fly Away

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Well we're heading out in the sunshine for a wee wander with the dog and maybe a stop off for a wee snack too! Have a super Sunday everyone

Huggles Mel xx

A little bit FANCY xx

Hello sweeties

Just wee me again with a quick wee post!

Like my last post said I missed a few of the Crafter's Companions new releases while we were on holiday, so playing catch up lol! As well as the new corners the fab HOCHANDA showcases the new very fancy Create-a-card dies too

 

I sooooo loved playing with these as you'll soon tell why heeee

 

This is made with the stunning Grand Candelabra 

 

This black and sliver stepper card using the Grand Chandelier

 

 

and this of course "Hogwarts" inspired card using the Grand Entrance die 

my favourite of all of them and knew it need Hagrid heee

You can find more inspiration on the Crafter's Companion Blog and don't for got to check out the Facebook page too!

Well work for me and a wee date night with Hubby later

Huggles Mel xx

Spectrum Noir Pens for Hagrid

• Skin – TN2, FS6, FS4, FS2
• Hair – GG5, GG3, GG2
• Fang – IG10, GG5, GG3
• Boots – EB7, EB8, EB6
• Jacket – TN9, TN7, TN6
• Top – TN5, TN4, TN3
• Light – GB6, CT3, CT1 & IG4, IG2

It's all about the CORNERS!! xx

Good Morning all

Did you catch the shows on HOCHANDA last week??

I missed them as we were away but I did see all the love for them on Facebook! Crafter's Companion and Fiona was on showing you all the new Die'sire Classique Corners, I sooooo love them!!

 

I had so much fun playing with these and know these would be a favourite for loads of crafty people! Here's some of my makes with them

This Stepper card is made with the Lace Corner

 

This wee Wedding Card used the Heart Corner

 

and this wee Tag Card used my favourite the Butterfly Corner

You can find all the differnt corners here on the Crafter's Companion website and on their blog! Plus check out their Pinterest profile for lots of fab inspiration!

Well lots to do and sooooooo little time lol

Huggles Mel xx

Time For EDGE'ABLES xx

Evening my lovelies

What is the weather like?? 

All you lovely people down south have been enjoying the fabulous sunshine for days but up here in my part of Scotland there has been NOTHING ..................... well until today! Beautiful sunshine most of the day today and washing on the line, a perfect Sunday heee

I'm here just to share a little sneak of whats coming tomorrow from Crafter's Companion

yip new fancy Edge'ables on Hochanda tomorrow at 10am!

Here's a few of my wee makes you might get to see on the show tomorrow

 

I had so much fun with these new dies and I'm sure they will sell out no bother!

Hope you enjoy the show and all the fabulous Design Teams amazing creations they made to share with all you Crafty Folk!

until next time

Huggles Mel xxx

New!! Create-a-Card xx

Hi my lovelies

What is this weather like??

Its so cold today and been raining again. where's the sunshine we were promised?? If you have some send it my way please!!

Have you been watching HOCHANDA??

The new Crafter's Companion 8x8 Create a card dies are on there today, 

you can watch the shows here

I had the Birthday Flowers HUGE die to work with and here's what I made

 

I loved making this 8x8 card with one of the Some Odd Girl images Coloured with Spectrum Noirs and added a wee Edge'able to the side too!

 

I find they are perfect for Easel cards and are nice in any colour!

 Hope you can catch one or two of the shows and see the dies and the fabulous Design Teams super samples they made to share with you!

Will its lunchtime now, gotta keep the strength up hehehe

Huggles Mel

xxx

Accordion Cards xx

Morning lovelies

Hope you had a great weekend, we sure did!!

We picked up our spanking brand new caravan on Thursday and then threw everything in, including the dog and went away for the weekend! Its just so lovely, scroll to the bottom for a wee peek at it!

So did anyone catch the HOCHANDA one day special yesterday?? The fab new Crafter's Companion Accordion overlays are out and wowsers are they stunning!!

If you have the bases already then your all set to get making with these. Here's just a couple of the of my creations

This is the circle base with the Cogs and Gears overlay

Another with the Circle base and this time the Cherish Overlay

and lastly the Oval Base and the Elegance Overlay

 

What do you think??

 My favourite has to be that wee Wedding card, the colours are just fab together and the touch of red just pops right out!!

Remember and check out the Crafter's Companion website for some more Overlays in the range and also you'll find more inspiration on the blog!

Well until next time 

Huggles Mel xx

Ps. Woops almost forgot!! H

Here's just a couple pictures off the new caravan 

 

 

Isn't it amazing heeee xxx

Diamond Press xx

Morning all

I do hope this wee post finds you all well?? Hows the weather? 

Its dull and cold here but at least we never got much snow, only a few flurries at the weekend!

Today I wanted to share with you some of my Diamond Press Samples I made. I never had the chance when it was released with being so ill but better late than never as they say

Here is the cute wee machine itself

The machine is darn cute and perfect for your desktop for cutting al those tiny little die-cuts we all like to use! Plus its great for your sentiments too

Here is just a few of the wee creations I made

 

As you can see even with the little die-cuts you can make some fab projects!

Check out Crafter's Companion for more information on the wee Diamond Press. There is a great starter bundle plus the machine itself if you don't want any extras

Well until next time

Huggles Mel xx 

PS Don't forget Crafter's Companion has a great SALE on just now

ekkkkk my pennies

More Textures Elements xx

Good Morning all

Well I'm back as promised with the rest of my Crafter's Companion Texture Elements samples! Remember you still have till tomorrow to get them on the 4 day deal on Create and Craft TV!!

 

I used the Lightning Embossing folder here, Aquatints and some Gilding wax on the Butterfly

 

I used the fab Snow Folder here and then using some left after Aquatints papers I made a wee rose with Sheena's Perfect Partners A Rosy Outlook

 

I loved making this Aquatints Background then Embossing it with the Waves Folder before finishing it with glitter and a wee stamped image coloured with Spectrum Noirs

 

This my favourite I made for this allocation! I used the Frosted Ice folder and Distress Inks before using the new Textures Elements Stamps to finish my wee Easel card

Remember and tune in today and tomorrow for the last of the shows and get your hands on some of the awesome Crafter's Companion Embossig Folders or those pretty fab new stamps

Will of to ehhhhh work ........ ok I'm playing with some new things but its work right???

have a super day everyone

Huggles Mel

xxx