Dates for your Diary

Morning everyone,

Just want to let you all know that the lovely Julie Hickey from Craftwork Cards is back on our TV screens tomorrow (Wednesday 7th Nov ) - yeah!  She has a show on QVC (Sky Channel 640, Freesat 800, Freeview 16 and Virgin TV 740) at 2pm and she's got some fabulous new kits to share.  If you can't wait until then to see them , Julie's done a sneak peek over on the Craftwork Cards Blog. They look so pretty.

Also, if you're planning to go to the Hobbycrafts Show at the NEC this week (I'm popping along there on Thursday), Craftwork Cards are offering a fantastic 10% discount, from Thursday 8th through to Sunday 11th, to anyone shopping on their stand - G30.

All you have to do is pop over to the website - click here,  print off the special voucher, present it at the till when you pay for your Craftwork Cards goodies and you'll receive your 10% discount - simples.  A great reason to get yourselves down there.

Happy Craft Shopping!

Linda

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Feeling Hot! Hot! Hot!

Good evening everyone,

I'm afraid I'm in 'headless chicken' mode at the moment - losts of rushing around but not getting very far!!  Tonight's dinner is in the oven, and Stephen's not home till later, so I thought I'd make myself a coffee, and take a few minutes to catch my breath.

I'm off across to the UK on Wednesday afternoon and I'm frantically trying to get stuff finished before I go.
Memory Box for Alex - done!
Sample Wedding Invites - done!
Christmas Card for my brother to send - done!

I think that's everything that needs to go with me.  Now I just need to do DT projects that are due in while I'm away.  Ooh, and pack of course! 
I've got quite a bit started today, but nothing finished.  Oh well, you know where to find me tomorrow!

I must confess I did get a bit distracted for a while this afternoon, with the latest Twinchie Challenge
It's Challenge #9 and the theme is ......

HOT COLOURS 

Hope this looks hot enough .....

It started life as a piece of white cardstock which I then added a few Distress Inks to - Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door, Fired Brick and a touch of Rusty Hinge.  I then stamped over the top using Onyx Black Versafine ink and a Butterfly Kisses stamp called 'Firework Frenzy'.  I added a spot of Stardust Gel pen to some of the fireworks, and used some ultrafine glitter to add a bit of sparkle.
There's actually fireworks going off as I'm typing this, well it is Bonfire Night I suppose.  We went to the display in Douglas Bay on Saturday night, and the fireworks there were spectacular.  Tonight I'm staying nice and warm indoors.

If anyone is off out to a Firework Display, stay safe and enjoy yoursleves.  If you've already been, I hope it was a good one.

Well, I must dash.  I can smell the lamb shanks cooking nicely, and I need to get my plum and apple crumble in the oven.

Hopefully I'll see you again before I go on Wednesday.  Have a nice evening

Thanks for popping by.

Linda

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Remember, Remember .....

Morning all,
Just a quick post to remind you that the lovely Kay Halliwell-Sutton from Indigo Blu is back on our TV screens this evening.
Tune in to Create and Craft between 6 and 7pm, Sky channel 671, Freeview 36 or Freesat 813.
Kay will be demonstrating with some favourite Indigo Blu stamps,  as well as launching some brand new sets, here's a  peek at one of them .....

It's a special set of stamps perfect for all those mens cards and gifts, and ideal for the month of Movember.  Kay will explain why. 

If you really can't wait until the show, details can be found on the Indigo Blu Website.

I've had some fun with these stamps, even done a couple of pages in my Altered Art Dictionary .....

Top Hat

moustache

So make a date, today, 6-7pm, Create and Craft.  You won't want to miss it.

I'm off now to the craft room.  I have a date with some sample wedding invites.
See you again soon.

Linda

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Done in the nick of time

Hello again,

Well I made it, with time to spare too.  Here's this weeks Less is More Challenge entry.  I'll have to keep this quick, as I still have to get it all uploaded and the clock is ticking.

It's  Week 91 and we have a Sketch to follow ......

As usual Chrissie has come up with some fabulous inspiration cards, and there's loads of stunning entries for this week.  Here's my version ........

Finally, another Christmas Card - whoo hoo!!  Could this be the start of my festive phase, I certainly hope so.  This makes a grand total to date of 5, or is it 6? not sure on that one.  It's not many anyway.

I've been trying to use up bits and pieces from the old Bit Box this week.  It's overflowing with stuff at the moment, you know what it's like, don't want to throw anything away in case we need it!   I'm not doing too bad, this is the second project today that I've managed to complete without cutting into new sheets of cardstock.
I had a good old rummage around and manage to find a big(ish) piece of card coloured using my favourite cling-film technique.  I got the background panel out of it and all three squares.
The snowflakes are stamped with the brand new SU stamp set - Snowflake Soiree from the latest Seasonal Catalogue,  the sentiment is an old Butterfly Kisses stamp (I think).
I added a bit of glitter to the large snowflakes, and white pearls in the centres.  They don't look that sparkley in the photos,  but trust me, in the light they shimmer and sparkle nicely.

The little metal charm was a late add-on.  While I was taking the picture I noticed a tiny spot of  ink on the card - that'll teach me for rushing at the last minute!  I really didn't have the time to start again, so, on went the snowflake to cover it up.  I hope it's not too much, we are supposed to leave plenty of white space, and embellies to a minimum.  I think it looks ok, doesn't  it?

On that note, I'll say Cheerio.  I've got the house to myself tonight.  Chris is off to work soon, and Stephen is going out on someone's Leaving Do from work (that's going to get messy no doubt!)  He won't be home until the early hours of the morning.  
So, it's a nice pasta dish for tea, a glass of red, possibly two, and a good old catch up with the soaps I think.

Thanks for popping by.  Enjoy your evening.

Linda

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Just a sneak peek .....

Good afternoon and Happy Friday!

We survived our Ghost Tour on Halloween.  It was reeeeeally spooky, very cold, and VERY dark. We enjoyed it though.  Lots of ghost stories, and creeping around the castle by candlelight.
The Grey Lady even made an appearance at the end of the tour, along with the Lady in Black - whhooooo! (I don't think they were the real ghosts though!)   I want to do another one now.  Apparently they do a tour around the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas, that's next on my list.

I've had another busy old week, and it's not over yet!  There's still stuff on the 'To Do' List and it has to be done before I leave for the UK.  Guess where you'll find me this weekend!

I will be taking some time off though, remember Kay is back on our screens on Saturday - yeah!  Indigo Blu is on Create and Craft on November 3rd  6-7pm (I think).  Don't forget to tune in, there's going to be some fabulous stamps, and of course Flitter Glu and Flakes.  Kay will be doing her stuff demoing all the fab products and you'll get to see what all the DT have been up to.
My box went in the post yesterday morning.  Just hope that Mr Royal Mail does his job now and gets it there in time.

Shhhh ....... don't tell anyone, but here's a sneaky peak of a couple of things that went into the box

Full pictures will go on the Indigo Blu blog, probably sometime next week.

As it's Friday, it's my day to post on the Creative Studios DT Blog.
Here's a little tease of what I've created this week........

If you want to see it in full, you'll have to pop over to the DT blog.  There's all the details on there, what I've used etc., and there's some other fab projects from the rest of the Design Team too.

Well, that's another week over, doesn't time fly.  I'm off now to try and come up with something for this weeks Less is More Challenge.  I have a few hours left before the deadline.

Have a lovely weekend.  If any of you are celebrating Bonfire Night and are off to Firework Displays, stay safe and enjoy yourselves.

See you all soon

Linda

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