svgcuts.com are giving away an awesome prize this evening.

Pop along to SVGCUTS.COM and take part in this awesome give away.

Just click the image.

Sorry for my absence

I have been getting ready for a craft event here in my home town in Dec, I have still got lots to do and i'm finding it very difficult to find time to do my blogging. Please bare with me, once i have some spare time, i will update my blog with how the craft event went.

Hugs
Christine x

Just saw the news on My Pink Stamper posted by Robyn Cardon

Buy and register a Gypsy by Cricut by October 31 and receive
 6 (SIX!) free cartridges downloaded to you Gypsy - including
 the exclusive, all-new "Smile Cards" cartridge (and don't 
forget about Gypsy Wanderings and Gypsy Font cartridges 

that come pre-loaded on the machine).  It's a $419 value!!

 

 
FREE CARTRIDGES INCLUDE:
~ Smiley Cards (new and exclusive to this promotion)
~ Tags, Bags, Boxes & More (not available in retail)
~ Christmas (not available in retail)
~ Blackletter (not available in retail)
~ Printing Press (not available in retail)
~ Indie Art (not available in retail)   

All current Gypsy owners are INCLUDED!!  Simply register your Gypsy by October 31, 2010 and get access to all downloads.  Register at www.cricut.com/gypsy.


Downloads will be available through a special update to your Gypsy starting November 1st!!


New Gypsy cartridge downloads are easy!  Just connect your Gypsy to your computer and you'll automatically be prompted how to start.  In just a few steps, you'll be able to download all six cartridges containing thousands of images!  And with the Gypsy, you'll have all the cartridge artwork and keypad overlays on your Gypsy screen, so there's no actual cartridge, handbook or packaging.


You only have a few weeks.  Don't miss out!

Whooo hooo I'm a great Aunt!!!!

My neice has given birth to an adorable baby boy 7wks early at 1.16am and weighing 4lbs 15ozs, she had no pain relief only gas and air and she is only 16yrs old. I'm really proud of her and love her loads and loads, well done Alex.

NEW BLOG

Please pop along HERE to my new blog to see the JIC challenges. All postings for the JUST INSPIRATIONAL CHALLENGE BLOG will be there from now on......thank you.

JIC Challenge 15

Here is my DT card for this weeks challenge in Just Inspirational Challenges.

For this we had to use Ribbon, Gems/Pearls and colours Gold and Red. Here is what I did.

Recipe for this card was:

Digi Stamp by Meljen

Bubble embossed Mirri card

Papers from The Daisy & Dandelion " A Winters Tale" Christmas Collection paper pack.

Ribbon from Create & Craft

Gems from Imaginisce

Flat backed Pearls from Ebay

Martha Stewart Punch

Gold stitched handmade paper.

Base card is from Crafters Companion

Pink atg gun up for grabs

You better get your skates on if you want to be in with a chance to win this fab giveaway, as it is being drawn Saturday 2nd Oct. So head on over to DISNEY DREAM DESIGNS to be in with a chance.

I'm finally getting an A3 printer....yippee

I've not been able to get my printers feeder tray to work properly, it keeps jamming even with 120gsm paper. I have finally convinced my hubby to buy me a new one, but not only a new one but an A3 one, i've so been after one since forever.  I looked around for a few days looking at the best deals and what was on offer and found that the Brother DCP-6690CW was the perfect one for me and my needs. PC Pro magazine fully recommended it. So he's bought it me and it will be delivered within 2 working days.

This is it....i'm so chuffed to pieces.

MPS 5 Million Celebration Post #2 - Challenge!

I made this card for the My Pink Stamper 5 Million Celebration Challenge post 2. It had to have a bird incorporated into the card design, so I chose an Halloween card with a spooky tree from Happy Hauntings cartridge along with a silhouette crow also from the same cart. The papers are from Designer Extreme 3 by Barely Mine Designs.

Not Well

I feel bad i've not been keeping up with my blogging, I've been dreading the day when the kids went back to school and started bringing home bugs and germs from other children and passing them onto me and their daddy.

Well i have been full of  a cold now for almost 2 weeks and there's no sign yet of it clearing up....:-(  I have the bad cough now and catarrh on my chest and bad headaches. I'm hoping there is a sign of improvement by Saturday for my kiddies birthday party. Ryan has just turned 6 and Sophie will be 5 on the 3rd Oct, so they're having a joint party midway between their birthdays. I really don't feel up to it, but its all booked now so can't cancel.....oh well i'll have to grin and bare it.

I'll be back soon I hope.

Here is my DT card for J.I.C blog challenges

Firstly i'm very sorry this DT card is a few days late, i'm having some mojo problems...lol

Ingredients for this card was:

Crafters Companion Christmas embossing board,

Polly Craft stamp "Joyous" now discontinued I believe,

Linen grain metallic board,

Light green card for basecard,

Martha Stewart Punch,

White Poinsettias,

Silver skeleton Leaves,

Crystal Glamour Dust,

Sentiments Ribbon from C & C,

Red & Green grosgrain ribbon also from C & C.

I was so excited when the postie came this morning.

 Look what I got this morning in the post. The i-Rock by Imaginisce.....its awesome,all crafters must have one of these. It is so easy to use.....

Pink Gem Blog Candy Ends Thurs 23rd Sept.

Just click HERE

Candy Contents

ProMarker Sketching Set

colours:-

Lime Green

Gold

Pastel Yellow

Saffron

Pastel Pink

Cinnamon

Cool Grey 3

Blue Pearl

Cool Aqua

Sky Blue

........& Black Fine Liner

2 Pink Gem Designs stamps of your choice (subject to availability)

Mulberry Flowers - Blue Petals

Mulberry Flowers - Grey Petals

6 Tibetan Silver Baby Bottle Charms

6 Tibetan Silver Teddy Bear Charms

I have been busy today, had to make some cards for a friend. Here they are!

My DT card for Just Inspirational Challenge blog This was for Challenge 10

My DT Card using my chosen Bugaboo Digi Stamp.

Help if you can FUNDRAISER!!

Hey everyone!! This is Alison from freedigitalstamps.blogspot.com and Stretch N' Bubbles.. I am contacting you because my father(mom & dad in photo) had a stroke on the 18th of Aug. he just got out of the ICU.. Both of my parents live with me, and my father has been a constant stone in the lives of our families..He has owned and worked at his own cabinet shop for over 40years, never advertised.. all his clients were by word of mouth.. but now he will not be able to return to work.. He has no feeling in his right side and his speech has been affected. I found out from my mother that they have very poor insurance, the hospital bills alone is going to be a great burden for her (and our family) to bear, let alone rehab etc. So I along with 4 other amazing digital stamp artists are putting together a fundraiser.

For More Information CLICK HERE

Cards I made using some of Jak Heaths Trinitage sheets

J.I.C Blog challenge 9

Okay! This weeks challenge is a Sketch, this is such an easy sketch challenge and i loved it.

This is my take on the sketch. I used a vibrant yellow cardbase from The PaperMill shop,

Also I matted a very Orange cardstock onto that also from The PaperMill shop,

The beige card stock is from a matt stack from the neutrals range of DCWV, The 2 patterned matts are also from DCWV The Naturals matstack range.

The Sun shape and circle was an svg cut from Penny Duncans Blog, and the flower was a punch from the Martha Stewart Range.

For the centre of the flower i used some gold flat backed pearls i bought on ebay at bobityboocrafts. I also used some bronzed flat backed pearls for the four corners.

Commissioned Birthday Cards

I was asked to make these cards for friends daughter, Moy loves Hello Kitty.

This one I was asked to make it for her two sons to send to there Nan, she like Peter Rabbit

so i used the Crafters Companion Beatrix Potter CD Set.

FeeJ's Sample cards for Cutie Trio cd rom.

This is a rather late posting sorry Fee.  I've been away on holiday and really busy with the kiddies because of school holidays and one thing and another.

Here are the samples I made for the Cutie Trio CD rom for  Feej and it was aired on Create and Craft on the 27th July which i missed as i was in Wales.

Hope you like these samples.