tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13657029876701013042024-03-19T04:57:08.654+00:00PepPop's Crafty PlaceThe dream: Craft for a living.
Reality : Work in an officePepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-37500413387937835322011-08-08T22:40:00.000+01:002011-08-08T22:40:39.608+01:00Not a Card but a Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Wow two posts in two days... I'm even impressing myself!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For those of you expecting a card - sorry to disappoint. It's knitting.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These were knitted for my bestest mate <a href="http://myzdamenasworld.blogspot.com/">Gail</a> for her birthday many months ago (told you all I had been busy but hadn't blogged anything) If you want to see a card<a href="http://peppopscraftyplace.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html"> here's</a> the one I made for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been knitting since I was a little kid and I usually have something on the go - at the moment I'm discovering socks. I know you might all think I'm mad when I say this but there is something strangely comforting about knitting your own socks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I looked through my photos to see what I had to show you I found a picture of embroidered gloves and shoes that I took on a visit to the <a href="http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/our-museums/burrell-collection/Pages/home.aspx">Burrell Collection</a>. If you're ever near Glasgow I can highly recommend a visit. I thought I share a couple of my pics with you...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Aren't these incredible - if you click on the images you should get a bigger picture to see the detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also found this picture and couldn't resist showing it to you...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is Shadow peaking over the table at me - he likes sleeping on my chair and I think he was trying to tell me to move LOL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I didn't mean to worry anyone with my last post, some personal stuff happened but the main reason for me not being about was my pc got a really nasty virus and it took months to get it fixed (huge thanks to Chris, my OH - he's a smart cookie). We only got the last bit of it working yesterday. Talk about withdrawal symptoms LOL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm off for an early night, see you all again soon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-69094462222069145602011-08-07T21:33:00.001+01:002011-08-12T16:44:57.895+01:00Finding My Way Back with a Map<div style="text-align: justify;">Hello there</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope there are still some of you out there still reading my poor neglected blog. I'm not gonna go into the details but a lot has been happening here but as everything has settled down and I've still been crafting so I'm back to share some things with you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first post is a birthday card I made for my future FIL. He loves to travel and loves old maps so this one was pretty straightforward.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I matted some old maps DP onto some black card, layered it and used some photo corners. As usual I made a matching envelope. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you can see the detail on the circle map you'll see it mentions Australia - I thought this was appropriate as my future BIL lives there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I promise you won't have as long to wait for my next post ... :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Challenges Entered</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-22-going-around-in-circles.html">The Cheerful Stamp Pad #22 Going Around In Circles</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://mytimemadeeasy.com/blog/?p=1541">My Time Made Easy Pretty Palette #21</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-128-earth-tones.html">The Corrosive Challenge Blog #128 Earth Tones</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a great weekend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-13665504881848669352011-04-24T01:14:00.003+01:002011-04-26T13:43:50.929+01:00Shades of Grey<div align="justify">Hello there, I’ve just realised it’s been over a month since I posted anything on my poor neglected blog. EEK! That’s one New Year’s Resolution out the window <img alt="Sad smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpUrZ5t2I/AAAAAAAAAok/xNXJlUw6Ozo/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">The thing is I have been really busy making things I just haven’t found the time to post them – so guess what, my blog is gonna be a bit like a bus stop… nothing for ages then they all come at once <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpUyvRJyI/AAAAAAAAAoo/StWFZ83QweI/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">So, for starters… if you can remember waaaaay back to last month I showed you a sneak preview of something, well here it is… </div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpYQ4GIsI/AAAAAAAAAo8/YiF1RXYr4Eg/s1600-h/Card-098%5B4%5D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpVknRs7I/AAAAAAAAAos/8yPRszkk-9w/s1600-h/Card-096%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-096" border="0" height="280" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpWa21urI/AAAAAAAAAow/RLV18z8s6lc/Card-096_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-096" width="400" /></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpVknRs7I/AAAAAAAAAos/8yPRszkk-9w/s1600-h/Card-096%5B3%5D.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br />
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</div><div align="justify">This was a card (and matching envelope) made for the lovely (but ever so slightly mad) Gail’s birthday. Please check out <a href="http://myzdamenasworld.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> and send her lots of squishy hugs.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">I had a mad notion and decided that I would dig out my sketching pencils and colour the stamp with these and make it shades of grey. I used Glossy Accents on her eyes to make them sparkle but that was about it. </div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">I really like the way this one turned out – in fact it’s one of my favourites.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><h3><span style="color: black;">Sneak Preview</span></h3><br />
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</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://stampingvacation.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-name-challenge.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Stamping Vacation - You Name the Challenge: Shades of Grey (closes 4.5.11)</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://tsgclearstamps.blogspot.com/2011/04/tsg103-monochromatic-magic.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">There</span><span style="color: #333333;"> She Goes Clear Stamps – TSG103 Monochromatic Magic (closes 25.4.11)</span></a> CLOSED</div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/coooooooooooeeeeeeeeee-its-challenge.html">Karens Doodles Challenge Blog – Lots of Layers ( closes 26.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/search/label/Make%20It%20Monday">Pink Paper Paradise – Make it Monday #33 (closes 24.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-54-sponsored-by-laurettas.html"><span style="color: #333333;">Craft Your Passion – #54 You’ve Been Spotted (closes 24.4.11)</span></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://kbchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-10-birthday.html">KB Cute Monday – #10 Birthday! (closes 24.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://woodwareusa-clearstamps.blogspot.com/2011/04/woodware-usa-challenge-23-die.html"><span style="color: #333333;">Woodware USA Challenge #23 – Die Cuts / Punches ~ the flower (closes 24.4.11)</span></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/cupcake-138-lots-of-layers.html">Cupcake Craft Challenges – Cupcake 138 Lots of Layers (closes 24.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/2011/04/we-are-free-and-easy.html">Whoopsi Daisy Challenge – Free and Easy (closes 24.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2011/04/tuesday-throwdown-45.html">Tuesday Throwdown #45 – Polka Dots (closes 26.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-24-anything-goes.html">Ladybug Crafts Ink #24 – Anything Goes (closes 25.4.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-tip-challenge-30-open-challenge.html">Top Tip Tuesday #30 – Open Challenge</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-148-lets-celebrate_19.html">A Spoon Full of Sugar #148 – Lets Celebrate!</a> CLOSED</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://inasweetpeadreamchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/favorite-colorsweet-pea.html"><span style="color: #333333;">In A Sweet Pea Dream – Favourite Colour Sweet Pea</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2011/04/flutter-by-wednesday-151.html"><span style="color: #333333;">Flutter By Wednesday #151 – Open</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/2011/04/make-your-own-flowers.html"><span style="color: #333333;">All That Scraps – Make Your Own Flowers</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-138-birthday.html"><span style="color: #333333;">Stampavie and More #138 – Birthday</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/craft-challenge-99-flowers.html"><span style="color: #333333;">CRAFT Challenge #99 – Flowers</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-77-flowers-in-bloom.html"><span style="color: #333333;">AIFactory Challenge #77 – Flowers In Bloom</span></a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-22-anything-goes.html"><span style="color: #333333;">Delicious Doodles Challenge #22 – Anything Goes</span></a></div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div align="justify">Thanks again for stopping by and I promise I’ll be back soon <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpUyvRJyI/AAAAAAAAAoo/StWFZ83QweI/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify"><img align="left" alt="Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po" border="0" height="103" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TbNpeeSmfoI/AAAAAAAAApg/dXNtgISiNmk/Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po" width="150" /></div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-27735929719664715132011-03-22T21:25:00.001+00:002011-03-28T23:43:42.082+01:00It’s A Boy!<div align="justify">Hi everyone. I hope you’re all well .</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Well I finally bit the bullet and used one on my LOTV cute squares! I thought it was about time, I mean I bought them in October at the SECC. I can only “aaaw” over them so many times!</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Chris’ friends have just become the proud parents of a bouncing baby boy, Ethan (love the name) and I figured this would be the perfect occasion for a cute square. I wanted to keep it reasonable simple to emphasise the cuteness… what do you think?</div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div align="justify">I’m liking the arty shots – especially as I can tilt them now too. I’m also liking the envelope inserts – they are so easy to do but I think they look great when you see them with the card.</div><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;"><br />
</span></h3><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;">Materials</span></h3><div align="justify">Image – <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Babies.html">LOTV cute squares</a></div><div align="justify">Papers – <a href="http://scrappy-bug.blogspot.com/">Scrappy Bug</a> + <a href="http://starynightcomgraphics.blogspot.com/2008/01/boys-rule-digital-scrapbook-kit.html">Starynight.com Digital Scrapbooking</a> + <a href="http://loulou-scrap.over-blog.com/">Loulou Scrap</a></div><div align="justify">Insert – <a href="http://www.mandasscrappincreations.blogspot.com/">Mandas Scrappin Creations</a></div><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;"><br />
</span></h3><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;">Sneak Preview</span></h3><div align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TYkS4GE-G7I/AAAAAAAAAl8/kzbDL-NZ0Oo/s1600-h/Card-095%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-095" border="0" height="109" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TYkS4mk7swI/AAAAAAAAAmA/rGqE81qCaPo/Card-095_thumb%5B16%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-095" width="237" /></a></div><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;"><br />
</span></h3><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;">Challenges Entered</span></h3><div align="justify"><a href="http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2011/03/tuesday-morning-sketches-86.html">Tuesday Morning Sketches #86 – KIDS</a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/totally-ladybug-tuesday-challenge-20.html">Totally Ladybug Tuesday #20 – Monochrome</a></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-134-monochromatic-and-dt-call.html">Cupcake Craft Challenges #134 – Monochromatic</a> CLOSED</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-54-something-for-boys.html">One Stitch at a Time #54 – One For The Boys</a> CLOSED</div><h1 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;"><br />
</span></h1><h1 align="justify"><span style="color: #5193f4;">Award</span></h1><div align="justify"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FCrvBXbuaVbn3nT-0jdZ-kf_VdR4WYORYKz-Htncp9MNhejtO12RUbNAmixz0VjKq1UyAHSUVMQBTy5dpemJOrmNhnychGm1mQnm0kXPNaeU-8WnWZDTlKNvpyj3KU3SPRbLYKsNhtw/s1600/stylish_blogger_award.jpg" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Now I need to say a huge thank you to Sue from <a href="http://craftingwithsue.blogspot.com/">Crafting with Sue</a> who is very talented friend from the States, she’s an inspiration in many ways, not only does she make cards, she scrapbooks, she designs digistamps, and has the nuttiest parrots on the face of the planet <img alt="Open-mouthed smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TYkS4ycfzBI/AAAAAAAAAmE/wbKZDAmz-hg/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">So the rules are that I need to tell you 8 things about me…</div><ol><li> <div align="justify">I learned Highland Dancing as a kid (as in Highland Fling, Sword dance type of dancing)</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I can’t do handstands cos I’ve got weird tendons in my fingers.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I used to be fluent in Italian.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I studied for a Maths degree and I’m a self-confessed geek.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I love reading books.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">As a kid I poked a torpedo on a beach with a stick and thankfully lived to tell the tale.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I’m ridiculously clumsy.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">I can pull a pint.</div></li>
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</div><div align="justify">Now I get to pass this on to 8 people, in no particular order…</div><ol><li> <div align="justify">Gail – <a href="http://myzdamenasworld.blogspot.com/">Myzdamena’s World</a> </div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Carmen – <a href="http://whoopidooings.blogspot.com/">Whoopidoo…ings</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Jan – <a href="http://scrappyscatty.blogspot.com/">Scrappy Scatty Jan</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Margaret – <a href="http://margthehermitscrafts.blogspot.com/">Marg The Hermit’s Crafts</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Angie – <a href="http://bumblebeescraftden.blogspot.com/">Bumble Bee’s Craft Den</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Claire – <a href="http://whatshallimaketoday.blogspot.com/">What Shall I Make Today</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Junie – <a href="http://juniejocards.blogspot.com/">Junie’s Card Creations</a></div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Pat – <a href="http://cards2cherish.blogspot.com/">Cards2Cherish</a></div></li>
</ol><div align="justify">I wish I could pass it on to you all.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Thanks again for looking and I’ll catch you later on in the week.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<div align="justify">I hope your Monday hasn’t been too stressful. Tonight I’m sharing an exploding box with you. This was a last minute request – boy was it a stressful project. I was asked to make it on the Thursday afternoon and my friend needed it first thing Friday morning. I warned Chris he may need to help with the sticking and feeding me copious amounts of coffee. It was hard but I got there, but I do wish I had more time because I would love to have embellished it more. Oh and don’t look at it too closely – it’s not as neat as I would have liked. Ah well, next time…</div><br />
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</div><div align="justify">It was a 40th birthday card, in case you’re wondering why it says Josephine 40.</div><h3><span style="color: #5c2221;"><br />
</span></h3><h3><span style="color: #5c2221;">Materials</span></h3><div align="justify">Papers <a href="http://friendlyscrap.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-freebies-chocolate-kit.html"><span style="color: #5c2221;">Friendly Scrap</span></a></div><div align="justify">Sentiment – sorry I still can’t remember where this came from but it was a downloadable freebie and inked round the edges</div><div align="justify">Letters – <a href="http://mydreamfulfilled.blogspot.com/2011/02/typewriter-alpha.html"><span style="color: #5c2221;">Dreamsfulfilled</span></a> (I edited an I to make a 4 on Photoshop)</div><div align="justify">Sparkly beaded ribbon – <a href="http://www.inspirecreationz.com/shop/product/llb_venaissance_premium_tassles/"><span style="color: #5c2221;">LLB</span></a> (this was a gift from the wonderful <a href="http://craftygrannyscraftycorner.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5c2221;">Trisha</span></a>)</div><h3><span style="color: #5c2221;"><br />
</span></h3><h3><span style="color: #5c2221;">Sneak Preview</span></h3><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TX6TuFrC8pI/AAAAAAAAAkU/mZibxojIktQ/s1600-h/Card-101%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-101" border="0" height="201" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TX6TuY_Fd4I/AAAAAAAAAkY/JSGkLr8tDK8/Card-101_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-101" width="144" /></a><br />
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<div align="justify">Thanks again for visiting my little spot on the internet and taking the time to leave comments. I really appreciate it. Have a great week.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<div align="justify">I have been asked by a few people for a tutorial for my light box that I have made so as I had the afternoon off work I thought I would rustle something up. I’ve used drawings that I did on Photoshop, I hope that’s ok for you all, because I didn’t have another cardboard box to chop up <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TW53dC7viAI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/Ng0EbejeMZc/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">So, be gentle with me, this is the first time I’ve done something like this…</div><h4 align="justify">What you’ll need</h4><ol><li> <div align="justify">A decent sized cardboard box – it has to be big enough for your projects to fit in it with a bit of room to spare.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Selotape.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">A sharp knife or scissors.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Some bright white paper.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">Something sticky – I used double-sided tape but if you have patience then glue is fine.</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">White tissue paper – this is optional</div></li>
<li> <div align="justify">A lamp – this is optional</div></li>
</ol><h4></h4><h4 align="justify">Step 1</h4><div align="justify">Make sure your box is closed and sealed tightly at any openings and if not selotape any gaps shut. </div><div align="justify"><br />
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<h4>Step 3</h4>You should now have a box that looks something like this.<br />
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<h4>Step 4</h4>You now have to cover the insides with the bright white paper and make sure it’s stuck down really well with no gaps.<br />
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<h4>Optional Step 5</h4><div align="justify">At this stage you can stick some white tissue paper where the top of the box used to be and then shine your lamp through this when taking your pictures. The tissue paper helps to diffuse the light. (I didn’t bother with this)</div><h4>To take your pictures</h4><div align="justify">I finished my one at step 4. So to take your pictures I place whatever I want to photograph inside the box and stand it on my kitchen worktop – I do it here because my lights in my kitchen are the brightest ones. Try to angle the box so it’s under the light – this stops the sides of the box casting shadows – but if you have a lamp just stand this over the box so it shines directly into it. </div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div align="justify">Hope you like my tutorial and didn’t laugh and my wonky pics too much <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TW53dC7viAI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/Ng0EbejeMZc/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you found this helpful.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<div align="justify">Today I want to share the card I made for Chris for his birthday last week. As I was making this he was totally engrossed in his PS3 so the image was really appropriate. I made the whole card while he was sitting about six feet away from me and was completely oblivious to it all until I put the envelope on the fire place LOL. Please don’t look too closely at the colouring I made a bit of a hash of it in places but the printer is wireless and it doesn’t like the PS so every time I wanted to print something I had to ask Chris to save his game and switch it off… it wasn’t going down too well <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TWp_ZpGe6EI/AAAAAAAAAgI/7PzasWGsmPM/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> I would like to say a big thank you to Jennie from <a href="http://craftywife.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The Crafty Wife</span></a> for her help with this card.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Anyhoo here’s the card – oh and he really liked it – SUCCESS!!</div><div align="justify"><br />
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I had to blur the writing in the arty shots – I hope you don’t mind, but I didn’t think you could take all the cheese <img alt="Flirt male" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-flirtmale" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TWp_efCXdxI/AAAAAAAAAgk/FOpL7LZyD5g/wlEmoticon-flirtmale2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> <br />
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Papers from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"> <a href="http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/warm-winter-wishes-for-yall-and-details.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Bon Scapatit Designs</span></a></span><br />
Image <a href="http://digitalpenciltoo.com/index.php/Video-Boy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Video Boy by Mo Manning</span></a><br />
Sentiment from <a href="http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">A Load of Old Bloglocks</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="http://doubledutchchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/ddc62-sketch-it.html">Double Dutch DDC#62 – Sketch It!</a> (closed)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-140-birthday-wishes.html">A Spoon Full Of Sugar #140 – Birthday Wishes</a> (closed)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="http://citycrafter.blogspot.com/2011/02/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-45.html">City Crafter Challenge Blog #45 – Nothing To It</a> (closed)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-35_25.html">Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog #35 – Birthday Card</a> CLOSED</span><br />
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</div><div align="justify">The card I want to share with you today is a birthday card. I think I’ve finally found my style now. Oh and I made myself a light box so hopefully you’ll notice a difference in the picture quality from now on – the last ones have not turned out well at all. I think it makes the card look cleaner and more lifelike so I’m really chuffed with these ones, in fact I took loads of pics and have gone all arty on you all <img alt="Flirt male" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-flirtmale" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TWQt-5v2iiI/AAAAAAAAAek/bCjyjZ6Yjsc/wlEmoticon-flirtmale2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">So we have the front of the card…</div><br />
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</div><div align="justify">The “arty” shots show the side on view, the insert and the bottom one (my fav) shows the card with the matching envelope. I’ve started adding matching inserts to these – I think it looks really pretty.</div><h4 align="justify"><span style="color: #9c85c0;">Materials</span></h4><div align="justify">Card blank from stash</div><div align="justify">Stamp by Hannah Lynn</div><div align="justify">The papers and sentiment were downloads (eek can’t remember where from but if you recognise them give me a shout and I’ll edit this post)</div><div align="justify">Gems from Stash</div><div align="justify">Inside sentiment from <a href="http://digi-loulous.blogspot.com/search/label/Wordarts%20freebie"><span style="color: #9c85c0;">DigiLouLous</span></a></div><h4 align="justify"><span style="color: #9c85c0;">Sneak Preview</span></h4><div align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TWQuE1KNscI/AAAAAAAAAfM/csqY5ugufoY/s1600-h/Card-086%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-086" border="0" height="200" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TWQuFV8lPnI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/9CZ-2qbYjJA/Card-086_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-086" width="156" /></a></div><h4 align="justify"><span style="color: #9c85c0;">Challenges Entered</span></h4><a href="http://stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/for-girls.html">Stamps R Us – For the Girls (closes 6.3.11)</a><br />
<a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-140-birthday-wishes.html">A Spoonful of Sugar #140 – Birthday Wishes (closes 28.2.11)</a> (closed)<br />
<a href="http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/2011/02/birthdays-birthdays-birthdays.html">Stamping With The Dragon – Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays! (closes 2.3.11)</a><br />
<a href="http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-43-anything-goes.html">I Did It Challenges #43 – Anything Goes (closes 26.2.11)</a> (closed)<br />
<a href="http://peartreedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-37-one-colour.html">Pear Tree Designs #37 – One Colour (closes 27.2.11)</a> (closed)<br />
<a href="http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-104-magical-creatures.html">The Corrosive Challenge Blog # 104 – Magical Creatures (closes 26.2.11)</a><br />
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Before I start I’d better warn you this is a picture heavy post. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I was asked to make a birthday card for someone whose birthday was on Christmas Day (yeah I know enough with the Christmas it’s February!!). It was to be a birthday card but with a Christmas feel to it, oh and could I make it with Peter Andre and One Direction on it somewhere too – so I scratched my head and thought… Christmas Present…</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I made an exploding hexagon box. (I needed six sides cos there’s five members of One Direction and one for Peter Andre) and made a rosette for the top to look like a bow. This would make more sense if I showed you so here’s the outside….</div><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnNsGEnfqI/AAAAAAAAAUg/BfSGsd1uTVY/s1600-h/Card-078%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-078" border="0" height="385" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnNsy8qaEI/AAAAAAAAAUk/tN7YSaSEToU/Card-078_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-078" width="400" /></a> <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is it with the lid off. I printed off the pics on photo paper so they would be shiny, printed her name off in a Christmassy font and matted it all onto Christmas paper</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This picture didn’t turn out to well but it was just to show you the card I made for the centre so they could write on it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnNwoaXFHI/AAAAAAAAAUw/qGG31dsN9CU/s1600-h/Card-080%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-080" border="0" height="356" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnNxpUzHEI/AAAAAAAAAU0/67PYye3tEAo/Card-080_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-080" width="400" /></a> <br />
Here it all is with the decorated lid. I added a few sparkles to the bow cos it needed a bit of a lift. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I’m pleased to say that Sophie loved it and so did her aunt, who commissioned it. Is it just me or do you dread making commissions – I’m always frightened they don’t like it <img alt="Flirt male" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-flirtmale" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnN1NFcNlI/AAAAAAAAAVA/6G58yd1LRSA/wlEmoticon-flirtmale%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><h4><span style="color: red;">Materials</span></h4>Papers from <a href="http://suzyqscraps.com/"><span style="color: red;">SuziQ Scraps</span></a> <br />
Images from the internet <br />
Gems from stash <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The sentiment and letters were freebies but I’m sorry I can’t remember where I got them from – if I remember I’ll come back and edit this</div><h4><span style="color: red;">Sneak Preview</span></h4><h4><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TVayljvSuHI/AAAAAAAAAd8/DHpSZp4mEA0/s1600-h/Card-085%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-085" border="0" height="255" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TVaymEHAGWI/AAAAAAAAAeA/nxFpd29ddcM/Card-085_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-085" width="260" /></a></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;">Challenges Entered</span></h4><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/its-red-at-crafts-and-me.html">Crafts and Me Challenges - Red (closes 15.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-44-sponsored-by-stamping.html">Craft your Passion - Challenge #44 Anything Goes (closes 14.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/cupcake-128-seeing-red.html">Cupcake Craft Challenges - 128 Seeing Red (closes 13.2.11)</a> CLOSED<br />
<a href="http://gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/gl11-color-red.html">Gingerloft Challenges - GL11 The Colour Red (closes 19.2.11)</a> CLOSED<br />
<a href="http://peartreedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-35-free-for-all-welcome-to.html">Pear Tree Designs - #35 Free For All (closes 13.2.11)</a> CLOSED<br />
<a href="http://alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/asc35-bling-bling-sponsored-by-sassy.html">Aly's Sunday Sketch - ASC35 Bling Bling (closes 19.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2011/02/cut-it-out.html">Our Creative Corner – Cut It Out (closes 18.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><br />
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<div align="justify">Today I’m sharing a Birthday card with you. The person has received it so I can safely share it with you.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Before I say anything else I have to say - Don’t you just love LOTV Cute Squares!! I can’t get enough of these – although I have to admit this is the first one I’ve used on a card. I bought loads at the SEC in October and couldn’t bare to use them – stooooopid or what? Now I understand what you all mean about keeping your best papers and stroking them LOL.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">I loved the colours in this and I’m really chuffed at how it turned out – in fact I think this is one of my best. Hope you like it.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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</span></h4><h4><span style="color: #d19049;">Materials</span></h4>Papers from <a href="http://www.jakheath.com/"><span style="color: #d19049;">Jak Heath</span></a><br />
Image <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Vintage_Girls.html"><span style="color: #d19049;">LOTV Vintage Girls cute square pack</span></a> – Just remembered that this was a pressie from <a href="http://margthehermitscrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #d19049;">Marg</span></a> <br />
Martha Stewart PATP Vintage Lace<br />
Sentiment from <a href="http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #d19049;">A Load Of Old Bloglocks</span></a><br />
Ribbon from stash<br />
Flat backed pearls from stash<br />
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<h4><span style="color: #d19049;">Sneak Preview</span></h4><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnHIdIx1hI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/CXjqu7felLo/s1600-h/Card-079%5B10%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-079" border="0" height="150" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUnHI1n504I/AAAAAAAAAUU/C4kEWB1NcaU/Card-079_thumb%5B12%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-079" width="200" /></a><br />
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<h4><span style="color: #d19049;">Challenges Entered</span></h4><div><span style="color: #d19049;"><a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2011/01/guest-dt-call-anything-goes-challenge.html">The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes (closes 7.2.11)</a> CLOSED</span><br />
<span style="color: #d19049;"><a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2011/01/guest-dt-call-anything-goes-challenge.html"></a></span><a href="http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-52-make-it-monochromatic.html">Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog - #52 Make It Monochromatic (closes 6.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><div><a href="http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/cch-52-happy-birthday-to-us.html">The Crazy Challenge - CCH52 Happy Birthday (closes 6.2.11)</a> CLOSED<br />
<a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/02/wooooooooooooo-were-one-this-week.html">Totally PaperCrafts Challenge - Friendship (10.2.11)</a> CLOSED<br />
<a href="http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-25-world-is-our-oyster.html">2 Sisters Challenges - 25 The World Is Our Oyster (closes 11.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><br />
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</div><div align="justify">This is another one I made for personalised cards. I liked the jolly Santa image, it kind of reminds me of the Coke one. You can’t really get more Christmassy than this one can you?</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Can I say a big thank you to <a href="http://craftygrannyscraftycorner.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-candy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Trisha</span></a> because the punch I used here was part of her amazing Blog Candy that I was lucky enough to win. Please check out her <a href="http://craftygrannyscraftycorner.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">blog</span></a> and send her some love.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<a href="http://www.docrafts.com/product/4CM-BORDER-PUNCH--FLOWERS--1-9/16-INCH/p79721"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">XCut Border Punch – Flowers</span></a> Thanks again Trisha<br />
Snowflake punch from Lidl<br />
Red glitter glue<br />
<h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Sneak Preview</span></h4>Thought I’d give you a little peak of my next card…<br />
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<h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Challenges Entered</span></h4><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2011/01/guest-dt-call-anything-goes-challenge.html">The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes Challenge (closes 7.2.11)</a> CLOSED</span></div><div><a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/its-red-at-crafts-and-me.html">Crafts and Me Challenges - Red (closes 15.2.11)</a> CLOSED</div><br />
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</div>Tonight I have another Christmas card to show you. To be honest this was my favourite one I made this year. I made a couple of these extra special ones.<br />
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<div align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUm1cAvY_xI/AAAAAAAAATc/UBW-Otz3u_g/s1600-h/Card-075%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-075" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUm1cjFDXTI/AAAAAAAAATg/fzGXQZ4qaMI/Card-075_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-075" width="320" /></a></div><h4><span style="color: blue;"></span></h4><br />
Sorry the picture isn’t great on this, the picture was taken at night. I will get around to making some kind of light box, what can I say, it’s on my to do list – but I’m sure you know what it’s like – you score one thing off it and add a dozen… There’s just so much incredible inspiration out there and I want to make everything <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TUm1dG60TOI/AAAAAAAAATk/LMUbNnfRJ44/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><br />
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Well you’ll be pleased to hear I’ve only got one more Christmas card to show you so I’ll be back soon with that one.<br />
<h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Materials</span></h4>Papers from <a href="http://digitalanemona.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Digital Anemona Creations</span></a>, <a href="http://rainbowgimpscrap.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Rainbow Scrapbook Design</span></a> and <a href="http://myemmadoodle.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Designs By Sarah</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/2312"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders – Winter Set #3</span></a><br />
Martha Stewart PATP Vintage Lace<br />
Snowflake punch – set from Lidl<br />
Cream ribbon from stash<br />
Dental floss<br />
Flat-back pearl<br />
Silver glitter glue<br />
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<div align="justify">Firstly, thanks to everyone for all their comments on my last card. As promised here’s another Christmas Card. </div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Sorry the picture is a bit rubbish and fuzzy – I tried to tidy it up a bit on Photoshop and this was as good as I could get it I’m afraid. I really must get my finger out and make myself a light box – the light in my flat is not the greatest especially as I take my pics at night.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Anyhoo – here you go… this is one of the personalised ones I made – the snowflakes are much more sparkly in real life than they are here. Hope you like it – I’ll be back with yet another one soon <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TT9IVrrEV0I/AAAAAAAAAS0/ZNz_LgbwHrU/wlEmoticon-smile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><br />
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TT9IZz_Y_OI/AAAAAAAAATA/fNmsCoGTGSY/s1600-h/Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po%5B3%5D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po" border="0" height="103" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TT9IarfahAI/AAAAAAAAATE/i16IAYDNbec/Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Jaqui-Signature-for-blog-po" width="150" /></a>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-43895781555606843112011-01-23T19:03:00.000+00:002011-01-23T19:03:57.121+00:00I know it’s a bit late but “Happy New Year!”<div align="justify">Well it’s been a while bloggers… I was so busy making things before Christmas that I didn’t have time to post them here and by the time Christmas and New Year was over I was so busy catching up my blog remained sadly neglected.<br />
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</div><div align="justify">That’s all changing now – cos I’ve got a few things to show you.<br />
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</div><div align="justify">Unfortunately you’re gonna have to put up with a few Christmas cards first.<br />
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</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TTx52pr9IxI/AAAAAAAAASg/WPYCDavNbE8/s1600-h/Card-073%5B13%5D.jpg"><img alt="Card-073" border="0" height="291" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TTx53ABO9VI/AAAAAAAAASo/h1xQErKFkXw/Card-073_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Card-073" width="397" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br />
This one was along the same theme as my black and white ones and it was batch made to send to just about everyone. The backing papers are from <a href="http://bmd-creations.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-freebies-7-christmas-papers.html"><span style="color: #a51228;">Bearly Mine Designs</span></a>. The tree is my own design and I’ve matted it onto black and gold mirri board. </div><div align="justify"><br />
Have you noticed I’ve made myself a new Watermark too? I spent way too long playing on Photoshop instead of crafting but it was fun.</div><div align="justify"><br />
Be warned I’m gonna be back with more Christmas cards over the next few days then I promise I’ll show you something different.</div><div align="justify"><br />
Thanks again for looking and taking time to leave me some comments – they are truly appreciated.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The card I want to show you is my first ever easel card. I had visions of getting in a twist with it but it was pretty straightforward. I cheated slightly and used 1 1/2 card blanks. </div><br />
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</div><div align="justify">A friend at work asked me to make a card for her grandson, who is 10 on Christmas Day. He plays for East Kilbride Thistle Juniors so I designed my own digi-stamp and coloured him in the teams colours. I snagged the backgrounds and the football from the net. The sentiment was made on Photoshop.</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">My favourite bit (apart from my image – which I’m chuffed with) is the football. I stuck it onto some acetate and attached it to the card with a glue dot so it looks as if it’s floating. You can sort of see what I mean in the bottom picture.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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</span></h3><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: red;">Recipe <hr /></span></h3><div align="justify">Card blanks from stock</div><div align="justify">Background stadium and grass from the net</div><div align="justify">Digi-stamp – my own</div><div align="justify">Football from the net</div><div align="justify">Sentiment – my own designed on Photoshop Elements</div><div align="justify">Promarkers and Copics (thank you <a href="http://craftywife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">Jennie</span></a>)</div><div align="justify">Acetate from stash</div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">Thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to comment. </div><div align="justify"><br />
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</div><div align="justify"><span style="color: red; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: large;"><em>Jaqui x</em></span></div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-26752083013095497292010-11-22T23:16:00.004+00:002010-11-23T21:42:50.983+00:00My Sister’s Birthday Card<div align="justify">I hope you’re all having a great Monday - or as great a Monday as you can have <img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TOr5Y_ZDcrI/AAAAAAAAAP0/xWwsdNU4wkU/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TOr5aP7xMWI/AAAAAAAAAP4/saHKpdq0DEQ/s1600-h/037%5B22%5D.jpg"><img alt="037" border="0" height="400" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TOr5bM6jMbI/AAAAAAAAAP8/ghCcvltM5Rs/037_thumb%5B20%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="037" width="305" /></a></div><div align="justify">Tonight I’d like to show you a card I made for my big sister. She made me promise that I wouldn’t put her age on it especially as she knew I’d put it on my blog – under penalty of death I hasten to add <img alt="Laughing out loud" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TOr5bftRttI/AAAAAAAAAQA/jV2nWMY_CWE/wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. So there was no way I was putting her age on it and Rosalyn, if you’re reading this, I’m gonna do it next year <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_MCHmufj-WOw/TOr5b-9HIHI/AAAAAAAAAQE/l_2bL0TglzA/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div><div align="justify">I’ve had this image for ages and I’ve been waiting to use it, it’s just so cute. It was a freebie and I can’t remember where from, sorry. If anyone recognises it can you let me know so I can give credit where it’s due. </div><h3 align="justify"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">Recipe <hr /></span></h3><div align="justify">Card blank from stock</div><div align="justify">Backing Papers – <a href="http://raspberryroaddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">Raspberry Road Designs</span></a>, Papermania Blueberry Hill pack, scrap</div><div align="justify">Image – sorry can’t remember</div><div align="justify">Flower – <a href="http://trinitycrafts.ca/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=7088"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">Shapabilities flower die</span></a><span style="color: #9b00d3;"> (</span>this isn’t where I bought, just a picture of it)</div><div align="justify">Martha Stewart ATP Vintage Lace</div><div align="justify">Pearls and Gemstone from stock</div><div align="justify">Sentiment – My own<br />
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<a href="http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/sunday-21st-november-challenge-40-and.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #40 Choose a Season or Event (Birthday)</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://peartreedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-27-colourful.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Pear Tree Designs - Challenge 27 Colourful</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/crazy4challenges-c4c64.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C64 Add Circles</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/2010/11/speedy-cats-friends-challenge-30.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Mark's Finest Papers - Challenge #30 Have a Circle on your Card</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-13-lovely-lace.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Crafty Emma's Store Challenges - Challenge #13 Lovely Lace</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-127-edge-it.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - Challenge 127 Edge It</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/sdc19-girly-girl.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC19 Girly Girl</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-49-forget-me-not.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Challenge #49 Forget Me Not</span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-9-sparkles-and-scallops.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Stamps R Us - Challenge #9 Sparkles and Scallops</span></span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://karberschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-15-use-2-or-more-designer.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Karber Weekly Challenge - Challenge 15 Use 2 or more DP and a Digi</span></a></span><br />
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</div><div align="justify">Goodnight all</div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: large;">Jaqui x</span></div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-971474094820255252010-11-12T23:09:00.000+00:002010-11-12T23:09:45.707+00:00White Flower Card<span xmlns=""></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">Tonight I want to show you a card I made for my MIL, I wanted to make it a bit special for her.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">I remember seeing a card awhile ago that had a huge flower on it and thought I would try to make something similar. I scoured the Internet to try to find out how to make one but couldn't really find what I was looking for. I had some white tissue paper I wanted to use so I decided to make a carnation type . I didn't fluff it up too much in the centre because I wanted to put something in it – cos I'd found the perfect button. I tied the flower with dental floss and had left long ends so I threaded these through the button to keep it tight and used a glue dot to keep it in place.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">I used one of my new embossing folders on some plain white card, pierced a hole in the centre, threaded the dental floss through this and stuck it at the back. On all the raised dots I stuck some gold peeloffs and some flat-backed pearls (to match the button).<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped with gold ink and heat embossed.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">So here it is – I hope you like it. I have to admit I'm quite proud of this one.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;">I made a box for it out of gold card but the pictures didn't turn out very well so you'll just have to imagine that part.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;">Button – from my sewing box</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;">Sizzix Ornate Flowers Embossing folder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;">Happy Birthday stamp – Anita's Crafts sentiment set</span><br />
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<span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/fussy-and-fancy-friday-challenge-week.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Week #23 – A Sketch By Mindy</span></a></span></span><br />
<span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13pt;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenge%20%2315"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Creatalicious Challenges #15 – All White</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-138-anything-goes.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Cute Card Thursday Challenge 138 – Anything Goes</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://forfunchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/and-winner-is.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">For Fun Challenges – Dry Embossing</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2010/11/hi-everyone-micki-here-wow-did-we-have.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">The Sisterhood of Crafters – Birthday Card</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/crafty-creations-challenge-93.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Crafty Creations Challenge 93 – Use a Button</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/week-24-emboss-it.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Anything Goes Challenge Week 24 – Emboss It</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://pocketfullofposieschallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-10-winter-bouquet.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">A Pocket Full Of Posies Challenge #10 – Winter Bouquet</span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><a href="http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2010/11/spotlight-dry-embossing.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Crafty Cardmakers – Spotlight Dry Embossing</span></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: 27px;"><em>Jaqui x</em></span>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-59459490760807587352010-11-10T20:44:00.000+00:002010-11-10T20:44:12.252+00:00Born in the USA<span xmlns=""></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">1<sup>st</sup> of all I need to make an apology – I've just realised it's been two weeks since I posted. Where has time gone???<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">Some of you will already know I got my first card commission the other day WHOO HOO! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/images/smilies/yahoo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/images/smilies/yahoo.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns=""><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was told it was for a guy, he's turning 40, and he's loves Bruce Springsteen. Now when anyone says Bruce Springsteen to me I instantly think "Born in the USA" and Denim. I came up with the idea of making an American flag but using denim, coloured red, for the stripes – sounds like a great idea but in practice it was awful. It looked really messy and way too dark so after a couple of nights umming and ahhing over it, in the bin it went. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">Plan B KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) there is nothing wrong with red card!! Although in hindsight I would have printed them off with the white stripes as a whole not as individual stripes that I then had to stick onto the card topper – nightmare trying to get the spacing correct and get them straight (What was that about Keep It Simple Stupid!)<br />
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<span xmlns="">Blue card and sentiment generated on Photoshop<br />
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<span xmlns="">Bruce Springsteen image snagged from the web, printed onto Photo paper and cut out with Micro tip scissors, mounted on foam pads<br />
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<span xmlns="">Sentiments covered with Sakura clear Glaze and inside sentiment embossed with clear powder<br />
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</span></span></h2><span xmlns=""><a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2010/11/hi-everyone-micki-here-wow-did-we-have.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Sisterhood of Crafters – Birthday Cards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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<span xmlns=""><a href="http://alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/asc29-sponsored-by-kenny-ks-music.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Aly's Sunday Challenge – ASC29 All about Music</span></a><br />
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<span xmlns=""><span style="color: red; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: 16pt;"><strong><em>Jaqui x</em></strong></span></span>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-15858811797237896032010-10-23T21:17:00.001+01:002010-10-24T13:59:51.935+01:00Vintage Birthday Card<span xmlns=""></span><br />
<span xmlns="">Hi there bloggers, I hope you're all having a great weekend. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">This is the birthday card I made for my niece (the younger sister of the one that I made the fairy card for). She works in one of Glasgow's swankiest hair salons and loves all things fashion related. Every time I see her dressed for a night out she's dressed in a vintage dress so it had to be a vintage card, didn't it.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">I couldn't find an image I liked so out came my trusty pencils and I drew this myself, scanned it and produced my own digi-stamp. I wanted something similar to the dress she wore last Christmas so this is what I came up with. It's coloured in with Promarkers. <br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">I blended the edges of a bit of white card with some dark copper coloured ink to match the dress and distressed it with a pair of scissors, then used the ink again to get a darker edge and then mounted the image with some foam tabs.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">I then used the same ink on the Cuttlebug swirls folder and ran it through the bug with another bit of white card. The brown card is from stock and I distressed the edges of this and the Cuttlebug card too. (Can you tell I was getting into this distressing malarkey?) I stuck some teeny bits of ribbon loops to the back of the image mount and stuck on some little pearls. <br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span xmlns="">The sentiment is a from a freebie set from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1387059004"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Caz</span></a><a href="http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> </span></a>, that <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1387059009"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Claire</span></a><a href="http://whatshallimaketoday.blogspot.com/"> </a>gave me the link for, also inked but not distressed.<br />
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</span></div><h1><span xmlns=""><span style="color: #993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:<br />
</span></span></span></h1><strong><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2010/10/sketch-49.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Papertake Weekly Sketch Challenge - #49</span></a></strong><br />
<span xmlns=""><strong><a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-digi-day-challenge.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Stamp Something – October Digi Day Challenge – My own digi-stamp</span></a></strong></span><br />
<span xmlns=""><strong><a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-42-vintage.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Charisma Cardz Challenge #40 – Vintage</span></a></strong></span><br />
<span xmlns=""><strong><a href="http://hodgepodgeshop.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-2-monochromatic.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hodge Podge Shop Challenge #2 – Monochromatic</span></a></strong></span><br />
<span xmlns=""><strong><a href="http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-25-happy-birthday-lexis_18.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Lexi's Creations Challenge #25 – Happy Birthday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
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<span xmlns=""><strong><a href="http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-12-you-got-ink.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Stamping with the Dragon #12 - You Got Ink</span></a></strong></span><br />
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<span xmlns=""><span style="color: #993300; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: 16pt;"><strong><em>Jaqui x</em></strong></span></span>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-54096442164136334002010-10-19T20:09:00.000+01:002010-10-19T20:09:02.953+01:00All of the Christmas Cards<span xmlns=""></span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hello again,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I decided rather that post all of these separately I would just show you them all. This is my selection of Christmas cards (so far). I've already shown you the black tree on white background one and my own red on white one. These are all the other variations. I've tried to make them all the same with the same size trees and backgrounds, the only differences are the borders. I've glittered them all. </div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I just have to decide now whether to stick with making more of these or do different coloured versions of the red one... Or do something completely different.</div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(The black and white versions are made using <a href="http://www.jakheath.com/2009/09/modern-christmas-free-downloads.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Jak Heath's</span></a> freebies)</div><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">I would like to enter these cards in the following challenges</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-32-use-freebie.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">CraftyCardmakers - Challenge #32 Use a Freebie (all of the black and white cards)</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/2010/10/going-grey-with-scrap-creations.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Scrap-Creations - Christmas Challenge</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2010/10/tuesday-throwdown-22.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #22 Anything Goes</span></a><br />
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</div><div align="justify">I thought I'd better get started on my Christmas cards. You may remember I posted a <a href="http://peppopscraftyplace.blogspot.com/2010/09/1st-of-many-christmas-cards.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">black a white card</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>a few weeks ago, so this is a variation on that one. </div><div align="justify">I bought a snowflake embossing folder and a Christmas tree brass stencil. After much messing about with the stencil trying to get it to emboss, or using some ink pads I basically gave up on it – if anyone knows how to use them properly can you please let me know before I throw it in the bin <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">L</span>. </div><div align="justify">I resorted to my old faithful Photoshop and decided to make my own snowflake tree similar to the black and white one I'd used before (ala <a href="http://www.jakheath.com/2009/09/modern-christmas-free-downloads.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Jak Heath</span></a>). It's not as good as her's but I wanted to be able to change the background colour and didn't think I should mess about with her one.</div><div align="justify">I mounted the embossed snowflakes on black card and stuck it to a blank card from my card stock. I printed it off my tree and mounted it on black card, raised it up with foam tabs to give it a bit of 3Dness. I added a touch of glitter for some sparkle. I didn't want to add a sentiment, I thought it was obvious as it was but I stamped the inside.</div><div align="justify">Hope you like it cos I've got more to show you – I was a little production line making these <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div><div align="justify">Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, I really appreciate it.</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for popping in to visit again. Today I want to share a card I made for my niece's birthday. I'm not gonna tell you how old she was cos it shocked us both <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> I used a card blank and layered it with some dark blue card. I then used some handmade pink and blue paper and some ribbon. The image is one I've used before and is from Hannah Lyn, I have it as a digi-stamp but you now need to get it as a stamp from <a href="http://www.craftsandme.co.uk/bookworm-fairyunmounted-rubber-stamp-p-966.html"><span style="color: #365f91;">here</span></a>. I coloured it in with ProMarkers and old fashioned felt pens (I really must buy some more ProMarkers). The flowers are Prima ones that I've coloured but the top two are punched out of the handmade papers using my trust Lidl punches.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><u>I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:</u></strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-25girl-of-my-dreams.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I Did It Creations - Challenge #25 "Girl of My Dreams" Make a Card for A Girl</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/2010/10/osaat-challenge35-october-17th-theme-is.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">One Stitch At a Time - Challenge #35 "Embellish It"</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: 16pt;"><em>Jaqui x</em></span>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-33443816636938226122010-10-16T20:22:00.000+01:002010-10-16T20:22:37.225+01:00A Huge Thankyou to Green Pixie<span xmlns=""></span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: BlackChancery; font-size: 16pt;"><em>Jaqui x</em></span></div>PepPophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260056215657082361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365702987670101304.post-87889364778282094722010-10-13T11:10:00.001+01:002010-10-13T11:25:45.616+01:00Tiddly Inks Blog Candy<a href="http://tiddlyinks.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-candy.html"><span style="color: red;">Tiddly Inks</span></a> has a brilliant blog candy on offer. Here's the list:-<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">3 sets of acrylic stamps, stacks of paper, cardboard, bits and pieces of goodies, mirrors and magnets, some cardstock and envelopes, a few finished cards and most important a CD of Tiddly Inks images worth $50....you pick the ones you want up to $50. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38ne130SFfpz7PbKK_ZyvVG2qrzsCxubUw1EciStmx0CgvYXxZZtYJtlVcc1eRZNhEDR-tlNYszZSH-ONu-kT21_Ia7R7lpt3pRK-v8SUJ1UMQHSheMEdZuGzd7WsB9L6SpIJMh0ej2w/s1600/blogcandybadge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38ne130SFfpz7PbKK_ZyvVG2qrzsCxubUw1EciStmx0CgvYXxZZtYJtlVcc1eRZNhEDR-tlNYszZSH-ONu-kT21_Ia7R7lpt3pRK-v8SUJ1UMQHSheMEdZuGzd7WsB9L6SpIJMh0ej2w/s320/blogcandybadge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="justify">It looks great and you've got until the 4th November to enter (I'll keep it on my sidebar till then)</div><div align="justify"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Thank you all for taking the time to visit my blog today. I've got a 40<sup>th</sup> Birthday card to share with you. I made this a while back for a girl that I work with. She had a thing about turning 40 and unfortunately every card she received mentioned it, she even ended up with a huge balloon above her desk. The lesson to be learned here is "don't let on it bothers you" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The bear was from <a href="http://www.pollycraftdesigns.co.uk/epages/es110425.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es110425_es120586434945/Products/0178"><span style="color: purple;">Pollycraft Designs</span></a> and papers for this were from <span style="color: #8064a2;"><a href="http://www.thecreativecottagecrafts.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=28"><span style="color: purple;">The Creative Cottage</span></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span> <span style="color: black;">The 40<sup>th</sup> sentiment was a freebie from </span><a href="http://www.charmedcardsandcrafts.co.uk/acatalog/FREE_DOWNLOADS.html"><span style="color: purple;">Charmed Cards & Crafts</span></a><span style="color: purple;">.</span> </span><span style="color: black;">Everything else was from my stash.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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