Lily and Milo Too

Another creation made with Lily and Milo, I think they're so cute and I think I'm gonna love this stamp to death!!! There's just so many ways I can visualise using them (perfect for anniversaries, wedding, engagement, etc), I can't wait. I cut a circle edge to the top right of this card just to do something different and used the scalloped circle as a 'sealed closure' for the card.

Lily and Milo

Hi guys, I bought this stamp (among other things) at the Glitter Pot when I went to visit Stamping Caz for a crafting class. We had a great day and it was really nice to meet up with Sarn and Shaz. The flower and dragonfly stamp in the background are from clear stamp collections by Hero Arts. I watercoloured the image and then mounted it onto linen embossed cardstock. I then finished the card with some fabric flowers and a ribbon with beads. Hope you like it, Fae xx

Saturday Blog Challenge (not one of mine)

Hi guys, sorry I have been an absentee blogger for a wee while, i've just been tied up with Lianne's many after school activities to do anything else and have generally fallen asleep by 9pm so haven't had a chance to do any crafting. Anyway, I was looking on Stamping Caz's blog earlier and happened to notice that she had a link to www.pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com and they are having a Saturday PENNY BLACK challenge this weekend. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate, so have a look and rise to the challenge, I think I'm going to have to!!! Most of all, have fun xxx

Gatefold Challenge

My EVIL adopted sister, Sarn, decided to take revenge on me for my previous challenge by giving me a male, gatefold card challenge (she knows I hate making male cards!!!)

Anyway, Lianne gave me the idea to make a father's day card for her to give to Steve for Father's Day later this month. So here's what I created for him. The stamps are called 'Gent's Waistcoat' and 'Gent's Shirt' both by Funstamps. I then added some of the adhesive Jolee's Embellishments from their 'Tailgating' collection and cut the word DAD from black card.

What do you think???

Ace Card

This is card I was asked to make for another friend's nephew. I always have trouble thinking of new things to do for boys and men and I saw these lovely little racing car images and so I thought they would be perfect for a male card of any age.

I cut the letters out of black card as before and then highlight some faux stitching with a white gel pen (thanks Katharina!) and then added the 'Best Wishes' silver adhesive stickers from Anita's.

Help Needed...

I was asked, last year, to make some wedding invitations for a friends daughter, who was getting married in Cyprus. She was so thrilled with the job I had done on the wedding invitations that she has just asked me to make her some evening invitations for a celebration she in having in this country for the guests who couldn't make Cyprus.

However, although this is not a problem, I only have 'Congratulations' or 'Wedding' or 'Invitation' stamps. She would like the words 'Celebration' across the bottom.

Does anyone have a 'Celebration' stamp that I could borrow for a short time (probably a couple of months as she wants me to make 100 invitations). I have had a look around and I can't find anything that I think would be suitable and I don't really want to have to buy a stamp that I might not need again as I want to keep the costs to a minimum for her. So if you have anything you think may be suitable and wouldn't mind lending it to me, please let me know as soon as possible, with pictures, on moonstone1405@hotmail.com.

Much appreciated!
With love and thanks, Fae xxx

Sweet Memories

This is an Anniversary card that a friend asked me to make for her friend who's celebrating her anniversary soon. I wanted to make something that had the happy couple on the front and I used my lovely new 6x6 papers on the front underneath the main picture which I deckle edged and then added the pearl adhesives and the silver, thinking of you.

Here's another of my little scented soap boxes. Wish I could make the soap myself as well. But, nevertheless, I'm really pleased with these little boxes. I think they'll come in very handy when I need a 'little something' to give to someone quickly as a little 'thank you'.

I just think they're so cute.

And the winner is...

Lianne thought very long and very hard before coming to a decision, and unfortunately there CAN only be ONE winner!

And the winner is: JULIE

Congratulations Julie, your prize will be winging it's way to you in the post in the next couple of days. Well done, you put so much thought and effort into making this card, and Lianne thought it was a definite overall winner!

Here they are...

In no particular order, here are the entries we received for the Blog Challenge:

Here is Julie's Christmas Penny Black entry:

Here is Sandra's Christmas Penny Black entry:

And here is Yvonne's Penny Black entry:

As you can see, all of the entries were really cleverly made, with innovative shapes and various different embellishments. It was lovely to see that you all rose to the challenge so well, despite, blood, sweat and tears being shed at times.

Lianne is about to make her decision... watch this space!