Monday 30 June 2008

Blog Candy Alert

Nikki from Bunny Zoe Blog is giving away some fab candy, pop over and say Hi and have a look at this very talented ladies work!

The fabulous Michelleo is giving away some great Candy! Pop over to her great blog for some very inspirational work!

Friday 27 June 2008

Check out Lily!

My entry for the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge. I have paper pieced Lilys' dress and have used some check paper and ribbon and even drew a check pattern on the centre of the middle flower! Hope this qualifies ok?


Have a great weekend all.

Blog Candy Winners

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 3, 27, 23, 37


These are the winning numbers and they are:



3 - Jo



27 - Hev



23 - Heike



37 - Heather (craftling)

Well done ladies and thank you to everyone who took part!!

Could the winners please email me their addresses on graingerjustmike@blueyonder.co.uk
I am away for the weekend so will post early next week.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Justine

Wednesday 25 June 2008

Home Accents Cart

When I was at Crafts U Love the other day, the Home Accents Cricut cart followed me home!!! I love some of the designs on this cart, so couldn't resist having a little play; just 2 very quick and simple cards in Black and White. Hope you like.....


Monday 23 June 2008

4,000 hits now, so here's my Blog Candy

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great weekend!

So here it is, as promised, my Blog Candy giveaway!!!! I have decided to award 4 prizes and will use the random number generator thingy to pick the winners. You have until Friday 27th June 1800 GMT to leave me a comment and also leave a link on your blog to tell others about my Candy. I will post overseas so all are welcome! This is to thank all you lovely ladies who I have 'met' over the last few months since I started this blog and who have left wonderful comments. I am truly touched by these, it makes my day when someone bothers to comment on my cards!

Saturday 21 June 2008

Card Class at Crafts U Love

Hello everyone, just came back from Crafts U Love, Kim Fee taught a class with the new Rachel Ann Miller stamps, we used the cute froggy one on this gorgeous hidden message card designed by Kim. Great class Kim, really enjoyed it, nice to see Sarah again too! Bye for now...

Friday 20 June 2008

Lily Card again

Hi all, been playing with my new stamps again and also one of the new Cuttlebug embossing borders sets. I paper pieced Lilys' dress and legs (not sure if you can see it that well) and copics with the rest of her, I love that little bird on her head! Paper is Imaginisce again, flowers are cut with X-cut punch and a bit of doodling and added Doodlebug jewells to the centres, added 2 buttons from stash. Hope you like it. Hope you all have a fab weekend. will be posting my Blog Candy shortly, nearly at 4,000 hits! It will be a very generous candy offer too!!! Watch this space!

Thursday 19 June 2008

Lily - Cute Kitty


Hi Everyone, nearly the weekend! I have been playing with my new stamps, I love this one I got from Crafts U Love, I coloured her in with Copics and some doodling and stickles. Ribbon, button and mulberry paper flowers from stash and Prima Painterly Petals flower, Doodlebug jewells. Papers are Imaginisce and greeting is Craftwork Cards. Hope you like.......

I've been tagged by the lovely Michelle

Thanks for including me in the fun Michelle! You can see her fab blog here.

The "rules" of the game: Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

Ten years ago: I was a stay at home Mum.

Five things in todays 'to do list':
1. I am at work, so mostly boring works tasks today.
2. Try not to eat any chocolate.
3. Watch Big Brother whilst doing some ironing.
4. Make a card for my friends' birthday
5. I bought one of those K&Co Pads that have press out gift boxes, so will have a play with those if I get time.

Snacks I enjoy: Splendips - Sweet Chilli one and anything with Chocolate of course!!!

Things I would do if I was a millionaire:

I would make sure that my Mum & Dad were financially secure and see that the rest of my family were ok too. By a bigger house, go back to the Maldives, I haven't been there since the Tsunami on Boxing Day a few years ago, we were there for Christmas! I would love to go to the USA also, I have never been there!! Would love to have a place in France and be self sufficient.

Places I have lived: I have lived all my life in Surrey, England.

I will now tag Nikki, Kim Fee, Kim Pearce, Han and Dawn. Please take a look at these great blogs! there is some great inspiration there!

Tuesday 17 June 2008

Blog Candy Giveaway

Stamping Caz is giving away some great stamped images, see her great blog here. or use the link on the right.

Sunday 15 June 2008

Blog Candy

WOW! I'm nearly at 4,000 hits, when I get there I will sort out some Blog Candy, watch this space!!!

Saturday 14 June 2008

Get Well card

Hi Everyone, hope you are having a great weekend!

I made this 'get well' card for a neighbour who has just had a knee replacement!
I don't know what makes you think I like these springy cards!!!!! The image is Pink Petticoat. I can't remember who makes the paper, it might be Imaginesce?? anyway, hope you like...

Wednesday 11 June 2008

Lily

You might need your sunglasses for this one.........don't say i didn't warn you!!

Dotty papers are Doodlebug, Lily is coloured with copics and mounted behind a Cricut flower negative cut out. Buttons, ribbon and brads from stash. Hope you like......... I have entered this one in the Papertake Weekly challenge, thanks for the heads up Michelle!!!

Tuesday 10 June 2008

Another Tilda Card

not too sure about this card, it didn't come together quite how I wanted...... stamped the lilac background paper with a Hero Arts stamp in Versamark, coloured Tilda & Bench with Prisma and Sansodor, DCWV green panel cut with nestabilities, stamped greeting is Penny Black I think, finished with fabric flower and mulberry flowers, buttons, Doodlebug jewels and a bit of doodling around the edges.

Saturday 7 June 2008

Penny Black card


Hi everyone, hope you all have a fab weekend, the weather in the South East is gorgeous at the moment! sory the photo is not vrey good quality.......I love this little hedgehog from Penny Black, papers are from Basic Grey Cupcake pad, finished with a little doodling, cream gross grain ribbon, flower brad and silver hotfix nailheads. Hope you like............

Thursday 5 June 2008

Tilda card

Hi everyone, it's nearly the weekend! My lovely brother came round this evening with his beautiful Fiancee with a lovely bunch of flowers & card to say thank you for making their Wedding Invitations, oh and of course they gave me my invite!! Thanks Charlotte & Gordon!!! Love ya!
Another Tilda card, thanks to Tracey for the image.... I coloured her with Prismas and blended with Sansodor and paper stumps, her wings are clear sakura stardust pen. Doodlebug dotty and stripey paper, Stampin' Up! & Bazzill cardstock die cut with Nestabilities, punched holes in the outer layer, paper pricked the inner layer. Papermania brads and a bit of doodling to finish. Hope ya like.......................

Wednesday 4 June 2008

Rachel-Anne Miller stamp

I'm not too sure about this card......... I thought I'd try and colour this lovely stamp using different colours to the packaging suggestion but I think it would have probably looked better in reds and oranges, oh well, card base is Bazzill scallop and bg paper is from a DCWV glitter stack, ribbon, flower & button from stash.

Tuesday 3 June 2008

Tilda card

Thank you to Tracey who gave me this Tilda image. I have coloured her with Prismas and blended with Sansodor and clear Stardust pen on her wings. Background paper, ribbon and brad are all Papermania range and the greeting is from Craftwork Cards. Hope you like......

Sunday 1 June 2008

circle card

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a great weekend! I had a little play with my new copics. this circle base card was chalked with pink and yellow pearlescent chalks then I stamped the lovely little dancer straight on to it and coloured her with the copics. I then edged the circle with a paper pricker and dots in between with a stardust sakura pen. Finshed with one of the new Prima flowers called Painterly I think from the Glitterpot with a Doodlebug jewel in the centre and a foiled greeting from Craftwork Cards.