tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78986237507563298322024-02-21T03:48:07.136+00:00Sticky Bits of Papermelsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-56280822807715477642014-12-01T12:53:00.001+00:002014-12-01T12:53:37.579+00:00Dream Valley challenge 96 - True blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hope you are all well! We're still having our bathroom done at the moment so things are still a little chaotic at home but I did find time for a little play in my craft room :-) And just in time for our new challenge over at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a>:</div>
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It really is about time I got stuck into my Christmas cards - they're never going to get done at this rate! Luckily, while I was at the craft show at the NEC a few weeks back I picked up a couple of the Christmas art pads from LOTV - they're so handy when you're as disorganised as I am :-) I love this little cutie and teamed her up with some of the yummy Christmas papers from LOTV and a gorgeous fluffy ribbon I'd got in my stash :-)</div>
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I went to the craft show at the NEC recently and picked up a few more bits and pieces to add to my jewellery making collection that I'm starting to build up. I wanted to make a nice Christmassy set.... What do you think?</div>
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This is only my second attempt at making a double stranded wire bracelet - a lot more successful than my first attempt! I added a little extension chain with a little Christmas tree charm :-)</div>
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And a little pair of earrings to match - I love how quickly I can make a pair of earrings! Absolutely loving my new hobby! Thank you to my friend, Yvonne, for the inspiration :-)</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-83553080393049346362014-11-03T12:00:00.000+00:002014-11-03T12:00:26.009+00:00Dream Valley Challenge 94 - Getting ready for Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm back! :-) Sorry I've been away so long - you may remember that I was packing away all my craft things ready for our house move when I last posted on here.... Well now we're all moved and settled in and (after 6 weeks of waiting!) we finally have internet connection - woohoo! :-) Things are still a little topsy turvy - not all of our boxes are unpacked and put away, and our bathroom is in a dreadful state awaiting new tiles and new plumbing and... well, new everything really. But the important stuff is unpacked so I can get back to my crafting and join in with my teamies over at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> again :-)</div>
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Goodness me! Last time I posted it was all sunshine and flowers and now we're:</div>
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So here it is, the first of my Christmas cards this year (I'll never learn to start in January, will I?!?)</div>
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And you won't be surprised by my LOTV image and papers.... I'm hoping they'll be at the NEC when I visit next week so I can top up my stash a bit more! :-)</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-82896433921011841752014-08-25T12:00:00.000+01:002014-09-01T05:43:34.544+01:00Dream Valley Challenge 89 - Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow! Things are busy at the moment! We're right in the middle of trying to move house and I've had to pack away all my craft things into boxes - sob! I just managed to get this card made before everything needed to be packed away and it's just in time for the latest challenge at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a>:</div>
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It's my lovely Mom's birthday this week. Don't all Moms like a lovely vase of flowers??? :-)</div>
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I love this LOTV image - so pretty!</div>
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This lilac and turquoise colour scheme is a recent fave of mine thanks to the beautiful paper pad from LOTV. They're so pretty! I recently made a birthday card for one of Charlie's school friends and his Mum really liked it and so asked me to make a few cards for her. This is the first I have to show you:</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-55624072262238366002014-07-14T12:00:00.000+01:002014-07-14T12:00:00.869+01:00Dream Valley Challenge 86 - Summer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The song is, of course, Driving in my Car by Madness (I can't even type it without wanting to add in the horn noises....!)</div>
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Some of you may know that we're in the process of selling our house and moving to be nearer to my Mom. The amount of paperwork involved is horrendous - not at all the sort of paper I like to be working with! So when I eventually got some time in my craft room I was totally in the mood for duffing up papers and letting them know exactly how I feel about them at the moment :-) This is the result....</div>
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There's so much I love about this challenge. I love being able to do a really cute little girlie card.... And I LOVE this LOTV image.... And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! that there's a gorgeous new person in the world :-) Congratulations, Robyn, on the birth of beautiful Frankie. I hope she brings you endless joy!</div>
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I've chosen to use a beautiful owl stamp from Woodware. It was just screaming at me to be paper pieced so I've used some lovely summery papers given him a bit of a patchwork effect...</div>
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Well it was my beautiful sister's 10th wedding anniversary this week so my card is for her and her husband. Happy anniversary, Nic & Ty! Love you both :-)</div>
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My card has another gorgeous image from one of LOTV's pre-coloured pads (always handy when I don't have a lot of time to colour myself - I just added a little shading and shadow to it) and some of their gorgeous papers too....</div>
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I've got a lovely text stamp from Inkylicious that I've been wanting to use but I had to wait for a very good friend's birthday first! This was for my friend, Claire (It was actually her birthday in February.... She did get the card on time... Or at least she would have done if she hadn't been off on her travels! It was on the doormat waiting for her when she got home....) who I've known since I was 11. Love ya, Claire! xx</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-33350898747929069692014-03-24T09:25:00.000+00:002014-03-24T09:25:38.640+00:00Dream Valley Challenge 78 - Mothering Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The new challenge at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> is all about Mothering Sunday and our very special Moms. Now I'm sure you would all argue with me but I actually <i>do</i> have the best Mom in the world. And if you knew her, you'd agree with me :-) She's a very hard-working nurse but always has time for us kids, no matter what. There have been many occasions recently when I just needed a friendly ear to listen and she is always there. Thank you, Mom. Love you xx</div>
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Here is one of several Mother's Day cards I'm making this year. I decided to make a pot of flowers in my frustration at not being able to find exactly the right stamped image of a vase/pot/container of flowers :-) You may already be familiar with my scrunchy flowers....? The papers and sentiment are both from LOTV.</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-14030180776630335412014-03-09T12:00:00.000+00:002014-03-09T12:00:04.540+00:00Dream Valley Challenge 77 - BIG birthdays!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, dare I say it? It seems that Spring may have arrived! Yay! :-) It has put me in a lovely mood so the cards been making over the last few days all seem to be pretty, cheerful, pastel colours. The new challenge at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> is all about</div>
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I've gone a bit 'pink' with this card..... Once I started I couldn't stop so everything ended up pink - except the bear :-) There are a few BIG birthdays coming up in my family this year, but of them all, the 90th birthday of my Father-in-law's mom is probably the biggest. Now you don't get to celebrate birthdays that big very often, do you? :-)</div>
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I haven't used this Fizzy Moon image for quite a while but I really do like it. He's so cute! The sentiment is one from LOTV. I was gutted though. It's a really sticky one and it was stuck fast to the acetate sheet it was on and as I was peeling it off it got two little tears in it :-( It took ages to position it onto my block so I could stamp it without the tears being visible. I've never had that happen to one of my stamps before and I was quite upset about it! Must be more careful in future!</div>
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melsanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217732878790033949noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898623750756329832.post-4836639035343416342014-02-23T12:00:00.000+00:002014-02-23T12:00:06.312+00:00Dream Valley Challenge 76 - Vintage<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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This really isn’t my style so I’ve had to try really hard –
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I wanted to make my non-DP-background a feature of the card so I've kept it quite plain. I used a background stamp that I randomly stamped across a piece of white card and then embossed in white. I apologise for the photo. If I'd known it was this bad I'd have taken another before I gave the card away! :-)</div>
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I hope you like it! Fingers crossed this weather improves soon. The hail storm yesterday was quite scary! I hope it's better wherever you are, but if you are stuck indoors all day like me, maybe you can pop over to <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> for some non-DP inspiration???</div>
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I've used a really sweet image from LOTV and added the word "cowboy" using my letter tile stamps :-)</div>
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Wow! I am rushed off my feet as I'm sure you all are at this time of year. I'm amazed I've even managed to get one Christmas card made.... but i have! And here it is.... And just in time too because our challenge at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> really could be nothing else other than....</div>
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A LOTV image, sentiment and papers.... You'd never guess I'm a fan, would you? When I'd put the image with the kraft background together, it made me think of a christmas pudding so I added the sprig of holly :-)</div>
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And then on to my other christmas creations.... When I went to the craft show at the NEC this year, the cake show was also on at the same time so I had a bit of a peek and went along to a demonstration where <a href="http://www.traceyscakes.co.uk/shop-c77/ingredients-c14/transfer-sheets-for-chocolate-and-sugarpaste-c52/4-assorted-christmas-transfer-sheets-p344">Tracey Mann</a> was making these....</div>
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I've barely had any time for crafting since I've re-started my supply teaching but the last couple of weeks I've had some enforced crafting time! On Thursdays when I don't work I have a physiotherapy class to go to for my hip which is less bending and stretching (like I thought it would be) and more full on gym workout! It has left me pretty much unable to walk for two Fridays now so I've had to sit on the sofa and sew these little cuties :-) Oh well.... Every cloud.... :-)</div>
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The christmas puds - again I used nesties for the large circles, and xcut dies for the rest except the icing which was hand cut. I think the holly leaves are a bit too small though but I couldn't find any better ones. Maybe next time I'll cut them free hand too?</div>
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It's time for another challenge over at <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> and this time we'd like to see your Clean and Simple cards. Now I've always found these a challenge but I have been working on them behind the scenes - heaven knows, they easily take me as long as my normal cards! My good friend Yvonne has helped me to get the tree on this one just right.....</div>
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We tried stamping in white, and embossing with all sorts of inks and powders to get the right effect that showed all the detail in the tree and gave a clear enough image. Finally, using some extra fine white embossing powder I picked up at the craft show at the NEC last week, I managed to get just what I wanted - yay!</div>
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The sentiment was handwritten in white gel pen because, again, I was struggling to find exactly the right phrase and font..... and you can't exactly print in white, can you!?! :-) I added a couple of tiny gems and a hand drawn border. Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results!</div>
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I just wanted to share with you a card I made for my beautiful niece, Madison, whose birthday it is today :-) Happy birthday, Mads!</div>
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My sister has bought her a toy puppy for her birthday so when I saw this Lili of the Valley image, I just had to use it for her card:</div>
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The papers are also from LOTV - they're so cute!</div>
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We are sponsored by <a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Gus-Birthday--Optional_p_1291.html">Bugaboo</a> and I have used this fab <a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Gus-Birthday--Optional_p_1291.html">image of Gus</a> - I love it! And the sentiment is brilliant :-)</div>
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I started off by making the eyes with a little bit of help from Hubby :-) I piped LOTS of small dots of royal icing onto greaseproof paper while Hubby followed and added little black specks of writing icing. After we let them dry for 24 hours, we had a little box of eyes to decorate our ghosts.....</div>
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The ghosts were really easy. I just melted some white chocolate and piped little ghostie shapes onto lollipop sticks on greaseproof paper and let them set in the fridge.....</div>
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The cakes were just a normal vanilla cake mix that I topped with chocolate buttercream and then dipped into crushed malteasers. Then I just stuck the little ghosties into the top and ta da!!!! :-)</div>
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My boys really enjoyed them!</div>
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Anyway, I must be going. Make sure you pop over to <a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Dream Valley</a> to check out all the spooky creations by the rest of the DT.</div>
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