tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64776714682888079822012-01-29T16:14:41.757ZKim Sonksenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13518035261706677157noreply@blogger.comBlogger4311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477671468288807982.post-30793460151469694602012-01-29T09:29:00.000Z2012-01-29T09:29:03.782Z

Below post went live on the Gel-a-tins blog earlier: At the end of January what else could we have on our minds but Love, Love Love? What with Valentine's Day being just around the corner, hearts will be plentiful in the coming weeks. But can you really make use of the CRACKLE PAINT stamps for a lovey-dovey card? Judge for yourself: Instructions: Spray a piece of

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Below post has gone live earlier on the gel-a-tins blog. Hello everyone, this is Kim with you again sharing another layout which makes use of the wonderful CRACKLE PAINT stamp. Instructions: This time I wanted to achieve a kind of brick look and first stamped onto a kraft tag with Mixed Media Ink - a slow drying ink from Donna Salazar Designs, which actually stays wet long

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I am pretty excited that I have joined a year long CAL (crochet-a-long) on Ravelry. Now it may sound quite overwhelming to commit to a project for a whopping 52 weeks but I actually LOVE this one as we only crochet one 12" square per month. At the end of the year each participant will have enough for a nice blanket, without any stress involved. What I love most about this is that fact that

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Below post has gone live earlier on the gel-a-tins blog Today I would like to share a quick card with you, making use again of my current favourite stamp -  CRACKLE PAINT Instructions: Stamp twice directly onto the card base. After I stamped the left hand side first, I rotated the stamp by 180 degrees to ensure that the end of the crackle lines match up as best possible. I LOVE

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Below post went live earlier on the Donna Salazar Blog. Did you know that you can create a minibook from scratch with your favourite Donna Salazar papers and Spellbinder dies? Yup – all you need is paper, dies and embellishments. You can also die-cut your paper in such a way that you can “bind” your minibook by sewing or stapling the spine. First you will need to decide on the size of

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At the beginning of December our ceiling light in the bathroom went kaputt, so while we are pondering about what we want to do about it, a quick solution had to be found so I could have a wash in the mornings without accidentally scooping the water from the toilet bowl by mistake. Not that this has happened yet, but knowing how "not with it" I am in the early mornings, it would just be a matter

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Below post has gone live on the gel-a-tins blog earlier I love to create crackled backgrounds on my projects but I always found it such a long winded process to first coat the background with some paint, then a layer of crackle medium and afterwards another layer of paint. Thankfully with the fabulous CRACKLE PAINT stamp, all you need is an inkpad at the ready :) Instructions: Stamp

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Ha, I have actually grow kinda fond of my "crochet ole" title - so I decided to use that from now on for my finished projects. Most peeps seem to call it their "crochet ta-dah!" and I used to say "crochet yay" but I like the ole better - it has some kind of pizazz associated with it. But enough of  the dribble, let me show you what I created within 24 hours WIP status: 24 December 2011

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Thankfully I haven't had any weird dreams like this since I blogged about it in 2008 but I still get a giggle (and a feeling of eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww) when I read it again :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE: 11/27/2008 09:26:18 PM ----- Uhm, ok so let me get the weird dream thing out of the way first - you are so

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Yup, quite a naff title but I could not come up with anything fun or funky at all, so it will have to make do:) For this year I am attempting to become much better at crocheting and knitting as I have seen so many things that I would like to create but so far, I did not feel that I had the skills to do so. Well, if I don't get a move one I will never learn those skills, right? So, for 2012

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Well, well - here we are another year closer to retirement....:) I know, I say this every year but it sure feels as if the years swish by faster and faster each year. I think it must be one of the joys of getting older, all of a sudden time becomes more precious to you which in return makes it appear to go quicker (mind, if you WANT the time to pass quick, it still doesn't do it, no matter

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So, I started on Mr P's blanket at the beginning of December and blogged about it HERE. It is sort of finished, as I ran out of yarn and currently await a new delivery. It is only missing about 12" and as Mr P always has his feet dangling out from underneath all blankets (don't ask...he is just weird like that), he accepted the blanket as being perfect for the time being. The great thing

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Below post went live earlier on the Donna Salazar Blog. Today I like to showcase a quick idea how to incorporate Donna's Artistic Papers and the Crafty Chronicle into your projects. I like using parts of the Chronicle to just tuck underneath pictures and layers of paper. Some of the headlines make perfect subtitles, as in the case of this layout. **click on image to enlarge/sharpen

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Below post went live on the Gel-a-tins blog earlier I don't know about you, but I am terribly behind with the scrapping of my older Christmas pictures. The other day I came cross one, which showed me and my baby brother on his first Christmas - way bank in 1972.Yup, I think I desperately need to catch up somehow! What better way, to make use of the stamp set HAPPY HOLIDAYS to incorporate in the

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Memba THIS post? I asked what you may think those cute circles would be turned into and no one guessed it :)They were my first attempt at making some ornaments - no instructions, I just did them from scratch.Well, ok the circle motif is not one I whipped up, I got the pattern from 150 Blocks to Knit and Crochet and then I just thought of  good way on how I could turn them into an ornament.I

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Here is another project I am having on the go right now - probably my biggest WIP at the moment. This wonderful Stylecraft Special DK yarn and a 4mm hook have started creating thispicture taken at WIP status: 03 Dec 2012 This will beocme another blanket for the couch in the front room - now that the evening are getting colder, there is no way I am going to share my beloved chevron blanket with

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Below post went live earlier on the Gel-a-tins blog So, are you all organised for the holidays or could you do with a little more inspiration for quick last minute card? Good, because I have one more for you making use of the new stamp set HAPPY HOLIDAYS Instructions:First I inked the edges of some paper scraps and layered them on top of each other. Stamping the "Wreath" onto some white cardstock

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The below post went live on the Papermaze blog earlier and is my last project for Papermaze. I had such a fabulous time with them but all good things must come to an end. I am TOTALLY into papers that have musical notes or old newspaper clippings printed onto them - why, I really don't know but I just cannot pass them by and have to have them.Imagine my delight when I was presented this month

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Below post went live on the Donna Salazar Blog earlier today. Today I would like to share a step-by-step tutorial on how to get the best use out of the Crafty Chronicle and Donna's versatile Artistic Papers. I love creating tags as they are not only a great way to use up those scraps, but they also come in handy when you need a quick card or something to adorn a present and you have no time (

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Below post went live on the Gel-a-tins blog earlier Today I would like to showcase another Christmas card with you, which was created within the matter of about 10 minutes. I can sometimes spent hours on getting just one card finished but the gorgeous new stamp set HAPPY HOLIDAYS makes creating cards a doddle!Instructions:I started stamping the tag with the "Merry Christmas" sentiment first and

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The below post went live on the Papermaze blog earlier. Today I would like to show you how fabulous and effortless you can create a quick page with the papers of Simple Stories' Life Documented line. To create my layout I made use of the following papers: 100% Real Life For The Record Journaling Card Elements #2 In order to get a little dimension onto my layout I adhered a few circle punchies

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I have so many WIP's going at the moment (see this post), that I am actually surprised I finish ANY right now...but there yes, they are starting to all become YAY's swiftly. Memba when I started on the burgundy socks? I tried a different stitch for the main body of the sock too (see this post) and now they are finally done. To tell you the truth, the picture doesn't do them justice - they look

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Below post went live on the Gel-a-tins blog earlier I don't know about you all, but I am SOOOOO ready for Christmas and the fabulous new stamp set HAPPY HOLIDAYS had me super excited to get started on my Christmas cards! The detail of the wreath is the best I have even come across and looks awesome just left as it is or coloured in. For today's card I have chosen to get out my ProMarker pens and

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Below post went live earlier on the Papermaze Blog. I would like to share a page with you which I created with the help of the fantastic Simple Stories papers. This manufacturer has been around for some time now and their designs are made in such a way that your pages are put together in a doddle. This page came together within the matter if 15 minutes and I think the most time I spent on one

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Donna Salazar Designs 2012-2013 Design Team Call We are REALLY excited to announce the 2012-2013 Design Team Call for Donna Salazar Designs!This year the DT call will be divided into TWO rounds: ROUND 1 begins at 12:00 a.m. on December 1st and all applications must be in by 12:00 a.m. on January 1st, 2012.All applicants, please email the following information to both donna@donnasalazar.com AND

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I have so many WIP's at the moment, it's not even funny...but I still keep adding more! Currently I have packed away one WIP for a white/cream cowl (haven't taken a picture yet though) as I ran out of yarn and am awaiting delivery, so I can carry on - so naturally that meant I had to start on something else, right? Well - can you guess what these fella's will turn into? But there is more, oh yes

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The below post went live on the Papermaze blog earlier: This month I have been playing with Bo Bunny's Et Cetera and Simple Stories' Life Documented lines and they are just so perfectly combinable with each other, it's almost spooky! I started off with an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white cardstock and gave it an aged look by spritzing some "home-made" walnut spray onto it. If you have an empty spray

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Below post went live on the Donna Salazar Design Blog earlier today, with a step-by-step tutorial on how to make you average tissue paper box look like a luxury item. And if you are still on the look for an easy Christmas present, this would definitely fit the bill. I have tissue boxes all over the place, in my craft room on my desk in the office and on my bedside table, but they do look cheap.

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Below post went love on the Gel-a-tins blog earlier. Even though I loved using this month's brand new set ONCE UPON A TIME to create embellishments and backgrounds for layouts, I just could not help myself and whip up a very quick and easy card making use of the "Princess and Unicorn" stamp. Stamp your image to a piece of white cardstock (or bleedproof paper) and colour with pens.Then tear a

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Tell me, I am not the only one who sometimes reads through her old blog entries from years ago and thinks some of the posts are just too funny to be hidden in the depths of the www? No?Just me then, allrighty... But in my defence, the "stroll" through memory lane generally happens when I am on the hunt for something specific, like a place previously blogged about or an occasion to which I would

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The below post went live on the Gel-A-Tins Blog earlier: I had lots of fun this month creating my own background with the "Fairy Castle" stamp of the brand new ONCE UPON A TIME set to create this layout, showing yours truly digging away at the beach to create my very own sandcastle.First I used a generous helping of walnut spray and spritzed it randomly over an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white cardstock.

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I am currently totally into crocheting socks again. Whilst there have been failures along the way (too small, too big, too ugly, too scratchy, too thin, too thick), I think I have found my "rhythm" now and am almost at a stage where I do not have to refer back to my instructions from this book:Source: Amazon Yes, some of the socks look ghastly, but if you ignore the colour combinations of some of

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The below post went live on the Gel-a-Tins blog earlier. If, like me, you do not have children you may wonder sometimes on how to make use of specific stamp sets that are geared towards kids' pages or cards. During November I hope to show you that cute sets like the brand new ONCE UPON A TIME can be used in so many ways and are certainly not restrictive at all.As soon as I saw the set I was taken

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This post went live earlier on the Donna Salazar Designs Blog. Today I have a post for Donna Salazar Designs with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this funky mini pizza box. I found the original instructions for this gift box on Splitcoast Stampers. This month, we are focussing on gifts, Christmas cards and home décor, so when I found the instructions for this gift box I was all over it

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I realised that I forgot to share some cards I created some months ago, using papers from Upsy Daisy Designs and I also some of my beloved Dustin Pike digi stamps *sighs* ** click on images to enlarge ** Tweet

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See, I told you that I would bounce back from the failure that was The Penguin... Using the same basic pattern for increasing the circle I added more stitches until I had the size of circle that I was happy with and then carried on in the round until the pumpkin was as high as I wanted it. Then I started to decrease the stitches, filled the ball with some acrylic stuffing (top tip: do not buy the

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I know I haven't shown much crochet stuff lately but I am still hooking along obsessively. Unfortunately my latest projects did not turn out as great as I had hoped so I  ooooooohmed and aaaaaaaahd but in the end figured I should still show my failures. After all, they generally spurn me on to do better next time. This is how my first Amigurumi project SHOULD have looked likeImage and pattern

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Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!! Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favourite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this

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wow....13 years of unmarried bliss, that certainly was reason enough for us to go out on a pub crawl yesterday. One of our fave pubs on the Island is the Hare & Hounds (which is located only a few stone throws away from our most loved pub - you can see some pictures in this post - scroll down to entry Glorious Autumn 10/18/2008 ) and yesterday at around 16:00hrs it was completely empty, we were

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Well, the photo ain't all that - but at least we made a small effort this year  *snorts*Totally inspired by the awesome Haunted House of my DT Teamie Audrey, next year I want to have my flat totally decorated for Halloween.Guess I better get sourcing for decorations, so that my Pumpkin light is not going to feel too lonely next year.

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Good morning the below post went live on the  Donna Salazar Blog earlier today. To be honest, I was struggling with the theme the DT were given for October because in the UK we do not celebrate Thanksgiving, Halloween or Harvest so I had some serious thinking to do on how to incorporate the theme into my projects. As you may have seen on my previous post, I already made a Thank You card so I

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Good morning all!This little bonus share went live earlier on the Donna Salazar Designs Blog. Do you find yourself sometimes in a real rut, wanting to create something but you just don't know where to start?I find that when it gets closer to specific holidays I want to create something that has nothing to do with that time of the year whatsoever. Just like right now, everyone is getting ready for

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Memba THIS post? My stamp giveaway to share my excitement as I was invited to join the Gel-a-Tins Design team? A winner has been chosen and it's Cyndi.Congratulations to you!!!Email me with your address details at ksonksen-at-gmail-dot-com Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:9 Timestamp: 2011-10-23 07:49:02 UTC Cyndi,  4 October 2011 05:35   Congratulations Kim!!! You have

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...is back!!!! I am so excited that we have started our challenges again and we just announced our new DT.Check the announcement out HERE And hopefully we will see you all taking part in our monthly challenges again?I know I ave missed them like crazeeeeee. On a more upsetting note, I was shocked to find out yesterday that Papermaze were hit by a fire to their premises and lost most of their

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Here is another piece of clothing I have added to the shop - a cute vest made from some big granny squares.I actually love the colour combination which was more of a happy accident.When I was sorting out all my left over yarns from the blankets and pillows I made, I found that the colours would look like fun in a big granny square. The intention was to make some pillow cases for the bedroom, but

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We have been super busy this month over at the Papermaze Blog and the below post went live just recently. I hope you enjoyed last months sketch as much as we did and we are excited to bring you another one this month. Sketches are such fun to work with as it really is up to the individual on how they look for inspiration from the blueprint. I generally start out with the intention of doing an

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...only two weeks ago this was my bliss on Sunday early morning I was sitting with a cuppa and a Japanese Crochet pattern book on my balcony being so hot from the sun, that I had to come inside after only 15 minutes again. This weekend all you could see was thick fog, and the only way to enjoy a cuppa and good read would have been wrapped up in gloves, hat and a jacket. I don't actually mind, I

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Below post has gone live on the Donna Salazar Blog today: Today I am sharing a post on how to create a quick and easy to do "Thank You" card by using acrylic covers. ** click on any images in this post to enlarge and sharpen their view ** I love the concept of using acrylic covers to create cards, as you can add so many layers, which peek through the top cover. You can see all four layers,

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Memba THIS post? And one of the WIP's I had on the go at the time? Well here is the new scarf in all its glory. ** click on pictures to enlarge further ** I enjoyed doing this pattern so much, that I already completed another one like this in a powder blue - which will be the Xmas gift for Mr P's mum. This scarf however is available to buy in my shop - HEREIt only took about three days to

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This picture of Mr P, taken during his trip to Oz in '96 pretty much screamed JAWS at me and seeing that this is his favourite movie of all times (and I like it a lot too), I simply had to make use of the iconic "outburst" of Sheriff Brody, when faced with the shark "We're gonna need a bigger boat". That line is a classic - because it really says ALL you need to now in that situation I am not too

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You may remember that I was not at all happy with my first cowl for the CAl along with Rachel, right?The post about it was HERE and the finished project can be seen below. So shortly after I posted that, I decided to frog the scarf I made with the multicoloured yarn and turned that into a cowl within the matter of one evening...yup, that is how fast the cowl can be worked. and with this one I am

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We have started a new feature over at the Papermaze blog to showcase two scrappers using the same sketch. You can check out the post by Wendy over HERE and see my take on the sketch below using the awesome papers from Authentique. ** click on image to enlarge the view ** Tweet

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Well, well I had finished my project for the CAL with Rachel about two days after I took the picture of the cowl in its beginning stages, but I usually forget to take pictures of my finished projects....I think it may be because as soon as one is done, I hook up another and forget about the old one. Anyway, my cowl is done and I can tell you straight out that I hate it - totally dislike

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Today was a good day, because I am proud as punch to reveal that I have been invited to join the Gel-a-tins Design Team staring my term in November.  See the announcement HERE Have you any idea how hard it is going to be for me to wait another month before I can start stamping to my hearts content? Just have a look at these sets and you will probably understand why I am so giddy about

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The below post went live to day on the Donna Salazar Designs Blog with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this home décor canvas. ** click on any of the images within the post to enlarge/sharpen their view ** I have to admit, I am not really all that comfortable creating home décor projects, I just find it much easier to  get a layout or cards done. But seeing that we are

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Below post went live recently on the Papermaze Blog This month I had the pleasure to work with he papers of the relatively new company Authentique. TO be honest, the pictures of their products do not do them justice: I was blown away by how fabulous the patterns and quality of the papers are. When I had the papers of the Uncommon line in my hands I could not wait to get started....

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I almost forgot to show you an update on my WIP, for the crochet along with Rachel. If you are still oohming and aahing about whether or not to pick up a hook and join the crochet brigade, I can only urge you to join is as Rachel's instructions are fabulous and the project she has chosen is perfect for beginners (and a lot of fun for advanced hookers *) *) am I the only one who still

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I used to love making my own jam when I was still living in Germany and the other day I thought why not give a try again. My most favourite spread ever is banana jam... Yup, you read that right.  A nice piece of fresh bread with butter and banana jam and this girl is is heaven. When done correctly, banana jam is fluffy, like mousse. Only problem is, it looks like someone puked all over

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'Memba when I talked about the Scraplift challenges on the Paper Passion Forum, HERE? I totally forgot to share the layout I created for the August Lift, which incidentally made use of the Quirky Lite Kit I have been talking about HERE. ** click on image to enlarge/sharpen view **** Papers: Pebbles Inc, American Crafts ** Stencils: Crafters Workshop, Punchinella ** Mists: Cosmic Shimmer **

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Below is a fun tutorial which I created for the Papermaze Blog this month. Today I would like to show you, how you can create you own custom made flowers/blossoms from patterned paper. I don't know about you but I always find that I very rarely seem to have the perfect colour fit embellishments for my projects at hand. That's where your handmade embellishments come into place - they are fun to

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Below post has gone live on the Donna Salazar Blog today: Today I am  hoping to change the general perception that grunge and glitter are not combinable....just like some peeps think there can be no flowers on masculine layouts or that boys cannot wear pink. Be daring, step outside the box and embrace a change in your usual craftiness :) When we were given our theme of change for the month of

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I was pleased as punch when I discovered that my online buddies Leslie and Valerie - who I had come to cherish during our time at the Scrapmuse forum/Kit club (RIP) - are on a new venture... Leslie, started a new Kit Club (and when I say new, I mean NEW, as in: has-not-been-done-before Kit Club). The concept behind C'est Magnifique is best explained by Leslie: At C'est Magnifique we aspire to

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I have so much yarn lying around, waiting to be used for the "right" project - so imagine my delight when I came across THIS  post today. The utterly talented Rachel invites beginners and advanced crocheters to Crochet-Along (CAL) in September to create a snuggle Cowl - which will no doubt come in handy for the autumn months that are looming.Even if you don't want to CAL I urge you to check our

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Do you love vintage? I certainly do and whenever I find some lil' treasures on my thrift- and charity shop haunts, I got super excited. Most of the stuff I cannot bear to part with but some of it I just purchase to put up in my wee shop. Look at these super cute French language cards....how fun are these?  **click on image to enlarge the view** Well, you could use them to

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Here is my second post for this month on the Papermaze Blog. Good morning and welcome to another post, featuring the wonderful papers from the Love, Elsie product line - which came out at the beginning of 2007. Today's layout features a combination of old and new, showing that it can be so much fun to breathe some new life into some older papers. Let's start with the new, as I sprayed a

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Last month, Mr P and I were tickled pink to find out that the annual Isle of Wight Cinema Under The Stars would be kicking of with Jaws... This is without question Mr P's most favourite Movie of all time and I am quite partial to it too. As I have never seen it at the cinema, never mind an open air one - I was all over this like a rash. We started the day with a walk to/through Parkhurst

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Below is my recent post for the Papermaze Blog. Today I would like to take you back a few years in time - four, to be exact. What do you remember of the year 2007? In sports: Lewis Hamilton made his Formula 1 debutIn music: Rhianna took the Number 1 spot in the UK charts for a total of 10 weeks with her hit UmbrellaIn foods: a pint of milk was available for 42p, a loaf of fresh bread for £1.04,

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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how this layout turned out - I think it is my favourite ever that I created using Upsy Daisy Designs. But have a look for yourself, and see what you think. ** click on image to enlarge ** There is actually a story behind this layout concerning its "making-of" story. Believe it or not but this layout went initially into the trash.  Twice. I know I wanted to create a flower from

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The below post went live on the Donna Salazar blog today. Do you ever find yourself starting out with a specific idea in mind, only to realise half way through the project, that it just doesn't work - but you somehow have put too much work into it to discard it? Yeah, that happened to me this week, when I had this idea in my head to create my own background by using the fabulous Sprightly 

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The below post has recently been published on the Papermaze Blog. Today I would like to share a quick post on how to create some easy embellishments from your scrap left overs. ** click on each of the images within the post to enlarge their view ** The above three tags were all done using scraps and stickers from the Watermelon Gazpacho line of Jillybean Soup. They can easily be used to adorn

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I love scrapping vintage photographs, especially the ones of me as a wee girl. Some of them trigger lots of memories, like this one - the doll, I am clutching had the brightest red hair you can imagine and the freakiest face. In truth, it looked like a double of Chucky....but I loved it, and carried it everywhere ** click on image to enlarge and sharpen the view **Products:Cardstock - Poundshop *

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You may recall me raving about Avon, right?Well, I still love and use most of their stuff but have always found that their nail polishes were utter crap (and that is putting it mildly). Their nail hardeners are fab but the polishes never last longer than about a day before they start splitting or peeling!! I tried may different polishes from Avon and I was disappointed with every single one of

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The following blog post has recently gone live over at the Papermaze Blog. Whenever I work with a paper collection that at first glance "dictates" as to what kind of projects you should use it for, I tend to rebel against it. Take the Watermelon Gazpacho Line from Jillybean Soup for example, with its watermelon and swimsuit designs. It pretty much screams "summer", "juicy", "hot" and "fun" and

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Below post has gone live on the Donna Salazar Blog today: Donna's Artistic Papers are so versatile and you can create quick and easy artistic embellishments to adorn any kind of project. I have had this clock for years - it was a plain silver colour and looked overall boring and I really did not know what to do with it, to give it some ooompfh. No amount of polishing and scrubbing did

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Below is a post which has gone live over at the Papermaze Blog. Do you sometimes look at some of you new crafting purchases and just sigh because you cannot seem to find the necessary inspiration? It can be frustrating if you are stuck and are just hoping for anything that may trigger your creative process. Well here is how I usually snap out of it: Take the papers that you have decided to work

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Lately I have been obsessed with socks and in all honesty, they crochet so fast that I didn't even have the time to take a WIP picture. My first pair took a little longer because I had to frog it about two times - am I the only one who reads a pattern, thinks she knows what it means and half through realises "oh-so-THAT's-how-I-should-have-done-it-10-rows-earlier". ?Seriously...I swear I have a

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Memba this post?I showed a picture of a current WIP and threw the question out there as to what it would morph into. Well, I have to say that all guesses were incorrect...but in all honesty, I wasn't even sure what the end project would be when I started the project. I loved the combination of the yellows with the pink, cream and greys and just started crocheting away. At some stage I wanted to

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For August, I challenged the Upsy Daisy DT members to make use of a quote on one (or more) of their projects. This could have been a quote from a movie, a book or wherever else they can be found. Personally I like to visit Great Quotes, Brainy Quotes or Pinterest to get my fix of quotes to be used on cards or layouts. But this time I simply made use of the fabulous journaling/quote papers from

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The last few days I have revelled in being miserable - I tell you (and Mr P will certainly vouch for that),I can do miserable better than anyone :)))) Despite my healthy living lifestyle, I have piled on the pounds like no ones business and naturally that started my "woe-is-me" misery. Add to that man-flu (I don't do common colds, when I get the sniffles I turn into a whining mess, just like a

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It is my turn again to post for Donna Salazar Designs with a step-by-step tutorial on what happens when I let my creative juices take control of pretty papers, inks and glue... **click on picture to enlarge (which incidentally also sharpens the image} ** This month we focussed on  the fabulous Crafty Chronicle, which I adore so much that I can hardly bring myself to cut it up and use it, but

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Well who would have thought - today is my last post as a Twisted Sister, those six months went quicker than a I would have thought. It has been an amazing time working with Anam and the rest of the team and I cannot wait to see what the new team will create. So, here is my last sketch, with the twist "fun".Come join us over at Twisted Sketches **click on image to enlarge **Papers, Stickers:

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Currently I am working on this baby I am TOTALLY and UTTERLY into this colour combination, which happened rather by accident. Any suggestions as to what it may turn into? Tweet

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..well not for me - but for my colleague Ann - who celebrates her *****tieth birthday at the end of the month. She really likes colourful cards, so I figured this lil' monkey would be right up her ally. **click on any of the images to enlarge the view ** I paper pieced the hat and jacket and adhered it to this wicked image from DUSTIN PIKE with some adhesive foam dots. Totally dig how this one

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Below is a post I recently shared on the PAPERMAZE BLOG - I hope you enjoy What do you do with your paper scraps?I used to collect them in a box, promising myself that I would use them eventually....yeah, right. I found myself drowning in scraps and ended up throwing boxes of them away. These days I challenge myself to create a card and/or tag as soon as I finished a project with some of the

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Finally I have been able to get a few pictures of my finished chevron blanket. As I said here, the blanket was done so quickly - it took me only ten days (i.e. evenings in front of the telly) to create this super soft and super yummy comfort blanket. Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK in #1390 Clematis (200g), #1080 Pale Rose (200g), #1067 Grape (200g), #1130 Candy Floss (200g), #1023 Raspberry (100g)

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Hello everyone, it is my turn again over at the Papermaze Blog  with another layout using the Basic Grey Lauderdale collection. **click on the picture to enlarge - this will also sharpen the image ** There are some papers within this collection, which I found at first glance a little overwhelming such as the Beach Towel. I usually shy away from papers with stripes, as I have no idea how best to

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It was about time that I participated in one of the Sassafras Lass Blog challenges again and this month was perfect for me. Not only did I have quite some time on my hands but I loved the requirement to mix and match the Sass lines. Now you know me, I am a mixer and matcher at heart - there is nothing I love more than to bring all those different lines together. To me that showcases a great

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...that is the title of Mr P's and my daily soap. I have been an addict follower of HOME + AWAY since I moved to the UK (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when...). Mr P has been an addict even longer than that and when he was in Oz back in 1996, he simply had to have is picture taken overlooking "Summer Bay", the fictional seaside town of the soap. I found that the background cardstock I created HERE was

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For my second DT assignment for Upsy Daisy Designs this month I decided that I could do with a set of cards - we all need cards at some stage, right? Recently I have been struggling so much with cards but these two came together so quickly -  within a total of 10 minutes. Gratitude:Cardstock - PapermillPapers - Upsy Daisy Designs: #UDD0128. Sing-Song,  #AVA016. Wipeout Rub Ons: Upsy Daisy

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...man, I can't believe that all of a sudden I am making cards again.  Somehow I totally lost the ability to produce anything that I was remotely happy with - we even B.O.U.G.H.T. (as in went to the shop and paid for it) cards when we needed some. I know - shocking, right? I pretty much resigned to the fact that my days as a cardmaker were over but then I looked at my gazillions of ProMarkers

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Today I would like to share a layout created with a combination of papers used from The Crafty Chronicle, Antiquities and Spring in Bloom. Donna's paperlines mix and match so well that combining them in one project is so much fun! This month we embrace independence and artistic expression, something Donna teaches with passion and inspiration and hopefully some of her talent may rub off on me

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....today, I found out that if you take this lot of bubble wrap, cosmic shimmer, oil pastels and inscribe pastels you can create the most stunning background paper for a crafting project. First, you spray onto the bubble wrap with your chosen colours of cosmic shimmer and then press it onto a piece of white cardstock. The resistant surface of the bubble warp will ensure that your colours mix and

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.....so, I have survived my op (not that I ever thought anything else as it really was minor, but still) and now it starts to feel sore and swollen. That was to be expected though, because anything that needs stitches will cause a little pain at some stage. But the hospital provided me with some excellent pain killers and I just had an afternoon nap too :) The surgeon said the op went well but

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Currently, I am working on this one.. ...the picture was actually taken a month ago and since then, the blanket has grown considerably :) Edited to add: since I scheduled this post to go live, this WIP has become a FP. It took only ten days to complete and is now gracing the back of our couch. Once I get some decent picture done I will put them up. When this post goes live, I will actually be

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It was my turn today over at the Papermaze Blog, to showcase some of the new Basic Grey. What is better fitting for the summer than to create a layout with fun and bright papers, like those from the Lauderdale collection of Basic Grey? The wonderful colours and bold images make creating a breeze.For my layout I worked with these two papers, which compliment each other perfectly.  Coastline: Sun

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For this month, I challenged the Upsy Daisy Design Team to scraplift one of their fellow DT-Daisies.We have such a great bunch of girls on the team and all our styles are so different, which makes for fantastic inspiration. I am a big fan of fellow Daisy Janis, who creates the most wonderful pages, so it was a no-brainer for me as to whose layout to lift :).   You can see the post on how she

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Today, I am sharing this post over at the Papermaze Blog. I don't know about you but I used to dislike stickers a lot, probably because I was never sure on how to use them. Once they were stuck down - that was it...trying to peel them off used to result in the top layer of the paper or card stock being lifted in the process. But over the last year or two, I have embraced stickers as the

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Another week and another sketch over at {{Twisted Sketches}}. I have to admit that this week's twist "water" did give me a little headache as I don't really have any pictures that focus on water. So I was thinking along the route of maybe doing something with watercolours, but then realised that I don't have any watercolours....so, what's a girl to do? When I flicked through my photo's I found

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Hello, it is my turn again to post for Donna Salazar Designs with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this multi-layered layout. **click on image to enlarge ** In addition to various scraps from the Antiquities paper line and some Smooch Spritz you will need the following tools and products to re-create this project: Paper trimmer/scissors/craft knife Cardstock Inks Double-sided adhesive

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Today I have a double-whammy of YAY's as I finished not one but two pieces of clothing during the last four weeks. You may recall this post when I asked what the WIP on show could possibly end up as - and my buddy Trace actually got it spot on (you can't fool a a fellow hooker...). It's a wrap! To tell you the truth, I struggled a lot when I had to figure out how to get the top line half squares

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