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Hi all,
Just a quick post to say I haven't forgotten you !
It's been a busy week and Thursday was my birthday, I was lucky enough to get some lovely pressies, so I've pampered myself a bit with my new goodies !
I'm now bunged up with a horrible cold, I can't believe I've got this so soon after fighting off the last nasty virus !!! , oh well, it could be a lot worse so I shouldn't complain !
I have some coloured images to post soon,along with a tip (well sort of !) for those of you who may be struggling with Prismacolor Pencil's, as I did.
Back soon with those, enjoy your weekend.

Baby Coaster Book

Remember the card I showed a while ago for the baby sister of one of Freya's school friends?

Well I decided to have a go at a coaster book to give to the family, it's the first time I ever made a gift so I was a bit nervous about giving it but I went for it and it seemed to be well received !
Anywaaay here it is....
The papers are from an old TLC kit as is the cardstock and the pastel rub ons, fibres and white rub ons are from Making Memories, Flowers are prima, bubble stickers are Sue Dreamer, Gems from Do Crafts, sentiments Pink Petticoat and everything was aged with Ranger Distress ink in Old Paper.
I'd be grateful for any feedback and if you have any questions just shout!

Hmmm... no sure about this one !

I like the colours and the layout, it's the border I'm not too happy with, it was a bit of a mistake to be honest. It started off black, but I thought that looked too harsh, so I went over it with white gel pen a couple of times, then it looked too thick so I tried to soften it by adding a touch of glitter, do you ever wish you had never started something......

Here is a close up of the glitter on the butterfly.

Recipe :
Cardstock - Bazzill Bling
Butterfly - Lilli of the Valley
Papers and Words - Scrapbook Magazine
Glitter - Stickles and Spica Pen

Someone Special

This is the card I made using SC169,

my Mum asked me to make a card for her best friend so I wanted too keep the style a bit more traditional but I couldn't resist a bit of ink distressing
I've used products from Flowersoft on this card, the brads on the purple panel are actually stickers, I was debating putting them in the top left corner but in the end I decided to leave that as white space, I'm glad I did now!
Enjoy your day's

Baby Note Card and Pastel Pencils for sale

One of the Mums at Freya's school was due to have a Baby Girl during the Easter break, this is the card I made...It is a note card style, I got the inspiration from a card in an old issue of PaperCrafts magazine,
The image is from the Stampin' Up! 'Year after Year' set, coloured with Copic markers and highlighted with a clear Spica pen, paper is from a Tinker and Co download, the Ric Rac is Making Memories as is the Safety pin, I cut a notch to hold the front flap and put a little clear bauble on.
The inside is below....
The little round image is one from a set that Stamping Caz designed and offered on the Cricut Forum ...some time ago now! Thanks Caz
The Sentiment is Pink Petticoat , oh and the cardstock is Bazzil
I like this card , just not sure about the fact it doesn't stand on it's own, it needs propping

I have been sorting through my craft stuff and in an attempt to make some space I have found a few bits to try and sell, I have a set of 24 Derwent Pastel Pencils...
I don't think I ever used these pencils ! I had to sharpen the blue one (third from right) as the lead ( or whatever it's called!) was broken when I got them home. You can read more about them here.
I am offering them for £14.00 + £2.00 p&p, I can accept payment by Paypal, email me if you are interested or with an offer.
Thanks for stopping by
Nicola

Quick Post

Just a quick post to show you my last Easter card, for this one I have quilled a little Bunny and some flowers....I have matted the quilled bits onto Stampin' Up! So Saffron, this also forms the card base.
The patterned papers are from the DCWV Pocket full of Posies stack, the sentiment is Pink Petticoat, and the ribbon I've had for ages!
I have added a doodled frame and some faux stitching using my SU white gel pen.
Hope you all had a lovely Easter Sunday, back soon
Nicola

Happy Easter

Another post ! I hear you say, yes you're right this is unheard of recently,

but I have a couple of cards to show so why not!!
Here is the first...
I based the layout for this one on this sketch over at Splitcoast stampers,
The patterned paper is from Funky Fairy,
The cardstock is Stampin' Up! and the image and tag is from Pink Petticoat.
I've coloured the chick with Copic Markers and then cut and matted it with Nestabillities.
I've added some ribbon and a bit of glitter and stitched round the panels , oh and the scallop edge was cut with my SU corner rounder punch.

Here is card number 2...This is also based on an SCS sketch you can find here , I altered this one slightly to fit with my design,
The cardstock base is SU, the patterned papers are by DCWV from their spring glitter stack, image is as previous card and I've just added a flower and rhinestone to finish off.
Well that's it for now, hope you all have a lovely Easter,
Nicola