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Sunday 30 December 2012

Winter Friends

Hello all hope you have had a lovely Christmas, sorry I haven't been around it's been very hectic here, with me being ill and then my Daughter in law was ill the week before Christmas too, so I was looking after the children for the week.

Hopefully we have done now with illness, and looking forward to 2013, where has this last year gone!!.

I am sharing a card I have made for Crafters Companion Challenge, Winter Friends, I am going to shock you now! this is my first Christmas card for 2013, I am determined to make a few each week.

I have used Beatrix Potter paper crafting kit for my card and used one of the toppers and sentiments a few pearl gems and ribbon from my stash.

This is my first card since before Christmas, I would like to enter it into
Crafters Companion - Winter Friends.

Thank you for stopping by, I would like to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Hugs Julie xxxx

Monday 10 December 2012

Snow at Lexis Creations

Morning all hope you had a lovely weekend, I'm sorry I have been missing for a while, I am still not well, I have a sinus infection and chest infection, I have now got antibiotics so hopefully I will start to feel better soon.
Thank you all for your lovely wishes.

Anyway today starts a new Challenge Lexis Creations and this week the theme is snow, I am looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

For my card this week I have used my Beatrix Potter card making kit, I just ;
love this image with Peter and Benjamin sledging in the snow.
I used one of the card blanks in the kit and the decoupage image and a border, the doily is one of the centers of another card, it was to nice to waste.

This challenge we are sponsored by Joanna Sheen.

The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-

Make It Monday - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Tuesday 4 December 2012

Not long now !!

Hello everyone hope your having a good day so far, I am not feeling well again not been right since last week, so sorry I've been missing in action.

My card today is from the lovely Mulberry Wood from Crafters Companion, I made it a while ago now, how are you getting on with your Christmas cards are they all done!!. Mine are almost finished.

This card was made from the paper crafting kit, all I have added is the crystals ribbon and the card for matting and layering.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are :-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.


Hugs Julie xxx

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Beatrix Potter Frame Card


Morning all all hope your all having a good day, I am supporting a very bad headache, so not doing to much today.

I thought I would share with you a Beatrix Potter frame card I made a while ago, it's from the card making collection from Crafters Companion , I was so easy to do and enjoyable too, it's a lot easier to put together than you may think and you get a lovely card when you have finished.

Thank you for stopping by, have a lovely day.

Hugs Julie xxx

Monday 26 November 2012

Christmas At Lexis Creations.

Morning all hope you had a lovely weekend, it's been pouring of rain all weekend here and very windy too, there was a tree come down just down the road, luckily no one was hurt.

Today starts a new challenge at Lexis Creations this week it's Christmas, we are looking forward to all your creations with the Christmas theme.

For my card I have made an 8 x 8 card base, I have embossed using my embossing folder that came with my ebosser that I bought from Crafters Companion, I just love it, I have matted and layered on black card stock. and my image is from the really cute characters from Mulberry Wood, which are also available from Crafters Companion , I have used my dies to cut and emboss some snowflakes and I heat embossed with white glitter embossing powder. I have made a bow with purple raffia.  
We are sponsored this Challenge my My Heart Pieces.                                              
I hope my card gives you some inspiration, pop over to mt fellow teamie's blogs to see their fabulous cards.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-

Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Challenges For Everybody - Anything Goes.
Dream Valley Challenges - Non Traditional Christmas.
The Squirrel And The Fox - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by, have a good day.

Hugs Julie xx

Friday 23 November 2012

Cute Little Hedgehog

Hello all hope your day is going ok, I'm having one of those days lots to do but getting no where  fast.

I hope all you lovely people who have gone to the Craftaganza are having a fantastic time, I'm pretty sure you are!!.

Today I thought I would share with you a card I made for our Step Mum-in-law, when we went to visit her in September she had just started to have an Hedgehog visit her at night, she fed him sometimes twice a night, she was thrilled to bits, so I thought I would make a card with a hedgehog on, she loved it.

Here is a picture I took of him/her,

Isn't he cute!!

Now for the card that I made


To make this card I used Hedgehogs Garden Adventures Cd from Peerless Designs, it's a lovely Cd,
I used an 8 x 8 card blank.
The Challenge I would like to enter my card into is-
Craft Punked - Best Friends.
Thank you for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs Julie xx

Wednesday 21 November 2012

I have been playing with a Snowman today


Hello all

Hope you are having a good day, all those of you that are going to the Craftaganza have a safe journey and have fun, look for ward to seeing all your pictures.

Today I have been playing with my Snowman papercraft kits that I bought from Crafters Companion, I have never tried one of theses Diorama cards before, it was so easy and I love the finished results, I have used some snow acetate to create the window, I don't think you can really see it on the photo but it looks good in real life.
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are: 
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Ladybug Crafts Ink  = Snowflakes.

Thank you for stopping by

Hugs Julie x


Saturday 17 November 2012

Crafters Companion / Spectrun Noir Challenges

Evening all hope you are having a lovely weekend so far, it's been busy for me, I was babysitting this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon too, Nick is taking Bethany to a party and with Mummy at work Rob and I are going over.

I am sharing with you today a card I have made for the Crafters Companion Challenge and also the Spectrum Noir Challenge.

I have used papers  from my Humphrey CD available from Crafters Companion, and have stamp an  image from Best Friends stamp set, and coloured it with my Spectrum Noir pens.

I have used one of the Die'sire quilling dies from Crafters Companion small rose, I have used some Hint of violet glitter frosting from Flowersoft on the petals, and some pearl gems and ribbon from my stash.
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are :-

Crafters Companion - Your Favorite Colour Combination.
Spectrum Noir - Animals.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Friday 16 November 2012

Morning all hope you are all well, I am now back home trying to get myself organised, I'm not sure that's quite happening, lol.
I had a fantastic time at the NEC and bought loads of goodies, probably more than I should have, it's only once a tear though.

Today I am sharing with you a card for a friends birthday that I made just before I went to the NEC. It had to be a really quick card because I was running out of time, so I used one of the everyday Mulberry Wood Characters from the paper crafting kit.
I just loved the colour of the backing card I matted it onto a 6 x 6 card base, I  love the topper it's so cute ,  I added a sentiment that matches perfectly.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are :-

Craft Punked - Anything Goes.
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes.
Forever Friends - Anything Goes.


Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Monday 12 November 2012

Thanks / Thanksgiving you At Lexis Creations

Morning all hope you have all had a fantastic weekend, those of you that went to the NEC like me got lots of new goodies to play with.
I had a great time, I stayed with my Cousin for two days, we bought loads of products, when I get home I will take a picture of them all.
At the moment I am staying with my Father-in-law till Wednesday,I will be home late evening.

Anyway on to todays Challenge at Lexis Creations Thanks /Thanksgiving I am looking forward to seeing all you fabulous creations, we are sponsored this week by Fairy Dust Crafts.

For my card I have used a 6 x 6 card blank, I have matted and layered with a yellow card stock, I used one of my spellbinders die, the white card I have embossed with one of the Die'sire Embossalicious embossing folders from Crafters Companion. I thinks it's the Floral Frenzy.The image is Roses from Fairy Dust Crafts.
I have used my Spectrum Noir's.


I hope my card has given you some inspiration, why not pop over to my fellow teamie's blog's for more inspiration..
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make it Monday - Anything Goes.
My Sheri Crafts - Give Thanks.
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by, Hugs Julie xxx

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Bright Lights

Morning all or I think it might be afternoon!!. Hope you are all ok, my it's getting cold we had a very hard frost this morning, I think it's going to be a very cold winter.

Hello to my new follower and thank you for joining me.

I thought I would share another Christmas card from the Mulberry Wood paper crafting kit, I have used a 6 x 6 card blank and some  of the card to mat onto my card,

I have used my dies for the card I have matted my topper onto and also the snowflakes, I am not sure if you will see on the picture very well but I have embossed the snowflakes with sparkling white embossing powder.

I have used a rubber stamp for the sentiment and used sparkling silver embossing powder and used some ribbon from my stash.

I hope you like it and thank you for stopping by.


The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are :-

Make it Monday.  - Anything Goes.
Winter Wonderland - Use Three Different Punches.

Hugs Julie xxx


Saturday 3 November 2012

Snowman

Morning all hope you are having a good start to the weekend, I can't believe the sun is shining again, it's very cold though.

Today I am sharing with you two makes using the Snowman from my Crafter's Inspiration magazine. I was lucky enough to get mine from Crafters Companion when they came out, it's a fantastic magazine, I am looking forward to the next edition.

I decided to make a calendar and a little jotter pad, I hope you like them.
I used my Die'sire dies from Crafters Companion for the calendar. 
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend whatever you have planned.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx



Friday 2 November 2012

Christmas At Mulberry Wood

Morning all hope you are all well, here we are Friday again these weeks are flying by.

I thought I would share with you today a card I have made from my Mulberry Wood card making kit, I just love these images .
I have used a 6 x 6 card base and matted and layered one of the blank cards from the kit. I have used one of the toppers and matted it onto a spellbinders die, I have attached some little bells onto the ribbon.and
I have made a border from one of my Die'sire dies from Crafters Companion.

Thank you for stopping by

Hugs Julie xx

Thursday 1 November 2012

Gone Fishing

Hello all hope your having a good day, we have the sun shining today for a change with the odd showers.

I am sharing a card with you today I made for our Son's Birthday, he loves his fishing so I thought this image from Beatrix Potter was perfect.
The papers and image are from my Mr Jeremy Fisher Cd that is available from Crafters Companion, and the ribbon is from my Beatrix Potter crafting elements that is also available from Crafters Companion.
I have used the Epiphany tool to create this lovely embellishment and some little gems, the gone fishing fish was cut on my Silhouette and finished it off with a sentiment.
                  
The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-
Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes.
LEJ Designs Challenge Blog - Anything Goes.
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx


Monday 29 October 2012

YOU CAN WIN A WHOLE SET OF PROMARKERS






Just nip over to GOING BUGGY and enter a comment, post to your blog keep your fingers crossed and hope you win.
The winner will be drawn by random.org on the 18th of November.
It's worth having a go.






 Thank you for stopping by.

Hello to my new follower, thank you for joining me.

Hugs Julie x                                        

Special Birthday

Morning all hope you are ok and had a good weekend, I certainly did, Rob took me to London we saw a show, We will Rock You it was fantastic, on Sat we went to London Zoo, it took us just over six hrs to walk round it all,  with all the walking we had done on Friday we are absolutely shattered but we had a fantastic weekend I would have changed it for the world.

Today starts another challenge at  Lexis Creations  Special Birthdays, for my card this week |I have used one of my stamped images from the New Mulberry Wood everyday collection from Crafters Companion.
I have printed two papers from the Cd and some of the embellishments, I have used one of my Spellbinders to cut around the Gone Fishing stamped image, which I have used my Spectrum Noir pens to colour my image. I have used mirror card for matting and layering.

As always I will be looking forward to looking at all your wonderful creations, so here is my card and I hope it will give you some inspiration, why not check out all the fabulous creations from my fellow teamie's.


The Challenges I would like to enter  my card into are:-

Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Wednesday 24 October 2012

How sweet

Hello all hope you are ok, I can't believe it's been a week since I posted anything , where has that week gone.
I thought I would share a card with you that I made a while ago, I don't think I have already posted it.
I am looking forward to the weekend Rob is taking me to see a show in London and I hope to be able to go to the zoo, for my Birthday, we are going on Friday till Sunday,
My card is from the Reddy Decoupage and it's the Morehead collection that I bought 2 years ago, the images are just gorgeous, I have used the backing paper that was in the pack and have used some Core'dinations for matting and layering,
The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by and hello to my new followers thank you for joining me .

Hugs Julie xxx

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Great-Grandaughter






Hello All

Today I am going to share with you the card I made for Chloe from her Great-Grandparents, it's Humphreys Corner this time. I do like Humphrey he's so sweet don't you think!

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Tuesday 16 October 2012

1st Birthday

Hello all what a windy night, it's still a bit blustery here.

I am sharing with you the card I made for our Granddaughter Chloe's  1st Birthday last week, I decided to do a Mrs Tiggywinlkles from Beatrix Potter, she had a little party, I don't know where that year has gone.
She loved playing with all her new toys, she wanted to play with them all at the same time, lol.
The floor was covered in wrapping paper, she had a great time.

I was really pleased with how this has turned out.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Hugs Julie xx

Monday 15 October 2012

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge

Hi All well I'm on a roll today this is my second  post, I thought I would share with you my card for this months Challenge at Crafters Companion, this month it is Birthdays.

For my card I have chosen a decoupage image and papers  from the NEW Toread Cd, the artwork is amazing and something different too, I love it!,

The embellishments are from my stash I have had for a while.

The Challenge I am entering my card into is:-

Crafters Companion - Birthdays.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Halloween At Lexis Creations

Morning all I hope you had a lovely weekend, it's been lovely here although we had a very good frost yesterday.

I am sorry I have been absent for over a week, my Cousin has been with us and we always have a crafty week, I really don't know where the time went.

Well today sees another Challenge at Lexis Creations this week it's Halloween, I am looking forward to seeing all your creations.

For my card I have used Witch Bear from Fairy Dust Crafts, the papers and sentiment are what I had on the computer, they are from Printable Heaven.
Our sponsor for this Challenge is Joanna Sheen.
Here is my card, I hope it gives you some inspiration, don't forget to check out my fellow teamie's blogs for even more inspiration.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
2 Sisters Challenge Anything Goes.
Allsorts Challenge Blog - To Cute To Spook.
Dream Valley Challenges - Halloween.

Thank you for stopping by

Hugs Julie x

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Get well wishes



Hello all firstly can I say a very big thank you for all your lovely comments and kind wishes for my Dad, he is doing really well, he got himself up today and went for breakfast, that's fantastic news, so thank you to you all.

Here is a card I have made from Crafters Companion Morehead Cd rom on the animal disk.

One of our neighbours has fallen and broken her shoulder, I thought this would be perfect for her as she has a black and white cat. this is a fantastic Cd all the artwork is stunning .

The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-

Forever Friends - Anything Goes.
CD Sunday Challenge - Tea Time.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Monday 1 October 2012

Pink at Lexis Creations

Morning all hope you all had a good weekend, for me it was very distressing, my Dad had a stroke and we went to the home to see him the Dr said he was in his later stages of dementia and they couldn't do anything for him , it was awful, it had affected his speech he couldn't talk Friday night, he was trying to tell me something I felt so useless I couldn't understand him, we didn't expect him to be with us for long.

We went in yesterday morning and by some miracle he was sitting up eating his breakfast we couldn't believe      
it, we were so relived the staff at the home couldn't believe it, he is a fighter my Dad he wasn't ready to leave us yet thank goodness, it has affected his speech slightly, but there is still time for improvement.

Anyway on to a more brighter note, it is PINK   (Breast Cancer Month) at   Lexis Creations this week and we are sponsored by  My Heart Pieces.

For my card I have used some backing papers from Nigel May's all kind of everything CDRom, my image is Elaina from  Fairy Dust Crafts, I have used some pink card for matting and layering and embellishments from my stash,
I have used some glitter on and around my image, I am looking forward to looking at all your gorgeous creations.
Pop over to my fellow teamie's blogs to give you some inspiration.
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-

Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
.Dream Valley Challenges - Go Pink.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x




Friday 28 September 2012

Beatrix Potter Frame Card

Hello all  hope you are all ok, I am feeling a little better today, although I have had a phone call my Dad isn't very well so we are going in later to see him.
I received my Beatrix Potter collections from Crafters Companion that were Pick of the Day last week, they are gorgeous.
I am sharing with you one of the frame cards from The all Seasons luxury card making kit, there is so much in the kit it's unbelievable.
I really enjoyed making this card and it was so easy to do, so here it is.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend and lets hope the sun shines for a change.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Sandcastles

Hello all hope you are all well, I am not feeling my best today so I thought I would just post a card I made a while ago.
The weather has been awful here since we got back from Yorkshire, it hasn't stopped raining.
My card today is one of the Morehead decoupage, I just love these images they are all so sweet. I have used one of the backing papers that came with the decoupage, I have also used some cordinations card stock, I just love the little kitten looking round the sandcastle, I'm surprised he's not knocked it down.lol.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make It Monday. Anything Goes.
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Anything Goes.
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes.

Enjoy the rest of your day

Thank you for stopping by

Hugs Julie x

Sunday 23 September 2012

Back from our travels

Hello all I am back from our holiday, we had a fantastic time the weather was good it didn't rain during the day apart from Friday, we were going to go to Doncaster wildlife Zoo but it was too wet.

We found loads of craft shops all around Yorkshire it was great, I was so spoilt I've never seen so many and I went into everyone.

We were also taken out with our Step-Mum's Brother and Sister-in-law Monica and David, Monica makes cards too, we went for miles to all fantastic craft places, we went to the Kanban shop wow it was amazing, we went to Shipton and that was like a Aladdin's cave.

We did go sight seeing too we saw the Minster at York it was an amazing place, the lovely countryside in Yorkshire is beautiful.

I have now come down to earth with a bang, we only have 1 craft shop on the Island, so you can see why I was so excited to find all those fab crafty places on holiday.

Anyway enough of my rabble here is a card I made before we went away so I thought I would share it with you. It's from the Morehead Cd rom from Crafters Companion.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, it's poring with rain here and it's very windy too.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Monday 17 September 2012

Anything But A Card At Lexis Creations

Morning all hope you have had a lovely weekend, I am on holiday in Yorkshire this week we arrived on Saturday, apologies if I don't get to your blogs straight away, I will catch up with you all as quick as possible.

This week at Lexis Creations is anything but a card, I have made a Bottle bag and a gift box from Bobbin the Bear  Christmas Cd , from Debbie Moore.

I am looking forward to visiting all your blogs to see what you have created, why not visit my fellow teamies for more inspiration. This week we are sponsored by Fairy Dust Crafts where you could win 5 digi images of your choice.

The Challenges I would like to enter my creations into are:-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Dream Valley Challenges - Celebrations.
Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Sunday 9 September 2012

Goose Girl







Morning all hope you are all enjoying your weekend, it's lovely and sunny today we have a busy day, visiting

Mum and Dad this morning then this afternoon Rob is taking Nick Luke and Beth fishing and I am looking after Chloe.

This was my play time Fri and Sat so I thought I would share it with you all. She is from the Paintbox Poppets Winter Collection available from Crafters Companion.


Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs Julie xx

Friday 7 September 2012

My First Paintbox Poppets Christmas

Hello all on this lovely sunny day, it's gorgeous out there, I have had a stressful morning , you know what it's like something your not expecting happens!!.

So I thought I would post a card I finished yesterday from the New Paintbox Poppets Winter Collection.
I have used one of the stamps Winter Pastimes, I just love this one, the expressions on the boy's face and even the dog's.

I have printed the paper's from the CD and used a leaf embellishment that is on the Cd too, I have used my Epiphany tool and made two stars, to put on as embellishments, I have used one of the sentiments stamps for the sentiment.

The stamps and the Cd are gorgeous such stunning artwork, they are available from Crafters Companion.

The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xx
















Thursday 6 September 2012

NEW Strawberry Kisses Christmas Stamps

Morning all Leann from Crafters Companion is launching some New Strawberry Christmas Stamps on Create and Craft on Friday, they are all gorgeous and so adorable. The above card is a creation that Leann has made using one of the stamps.
Pop over to Leann's blog for all information about the shows and she has got some goodies you could win.
http://leannchiverscraft.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/strawberrys-kisses-christmas/.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Monday 3 September 2012

Autumn At Lexi's






Morning all another week over where are they going.

This week at Lexi's Creations it's Autumn, we would love to see all your creations with the Season, harvest festival or colour's etc, we are sponsored this week by My Heart Pieces .

For my card I have used a image and papers from my Messy Rabbit cd, I thought this image was just perfect for this challenge.

I am looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.


The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are-:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Challenge 4 Everybody - Anything Goes.
Getting Cricky With K Andrew - Fall.
CD Sunday Challenge - Allsorts.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Sunday 2 September 2012

Exciting News !!!







Hello all hope your having a fabulous weekend, I have some great news, I have been accredited as a
Spectrum Noir Colourist I am so excited, I have always thought my colouring skills were terrible that's why I don't do many coloured images, I can't begin to tell you how much confidence this has given me.

I do have a blinkie to go on my blog but for some unknown reason I can't extracted it,I have tried all I know I've spent hrs  and it's just not having it,I am not a techy person so if anyone as any advice I will be humbly grateful,

Thank you for stopping by and sharing my fab news.

Hugs Julie xxx

Special Occasion

Evening all hope you have all had a good weekend so far, I have been babysitting this afternoon, we had lots of fun.
I am sharing with you today a card I made for our Son and Daughter in law's Wedding Anniversary the other week, I have used my Popcorrn CD Romance from, Crafters Companion.
I haven't used it for a while and thought it was about time I made something from it.
I have used some of the New dies also from Crafters Companion Die'sire, I must say they are gorgeous.

I have used a couple of doilies from my stash, the die dollie is called Sophia's Heart.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter My Card Into Are:-

Divas By Design - Lets Celebrate.
LEJ Designs - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xx

Monday 27 August 2012

Mulberry Wood

Hello all hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend, It's raining here and has turned quite chilly, I have spent the day tidying my craft room it really needed it. I can't believe how much stuff I have I think I could set up a shop myself, I expect I am not the only one though.
I thought I would share a card with you that I made a few weeks ago from the Mulberry Wood Cd from Crafters Companion .
I have used a 6 x 6 card blank and I printed off one of the card companions and some of the papers beads.
I have used some polar white flowersoft for the snow, the artwork on the Cd is stunning.
I have made a few Christmas cards now, I think I need to start makinf some more and quick as the time is flying by so quickly.

The Challenge I would like to enter my card into is-:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend whats left and thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx



Sunday 19 August 2012

Back To School at Lexis

Hello all hope you had a fabulous weekend soaking up the gorgeous weather we are having at last, it's was over 30 degrees here,  far to hot for me.

This week starts a new challenge at Lexis Creations, Back To School.
For my card I have used Baby Bug from Fairy Dust Crafts I have printed my papers from a Cd I have had for a while, I thought they would be just perfect for this challenge as they have pencils and books on them.
I have used my MS punch to create a border for the easel card and have used my Nestabilities for the topper.

Check out my fellow teamies blogs to see their creations and hope we have given you some inspiration to join in our challenge.

Here is my card I have created.

I am looking forward as always to see your creations.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make It Monday  _ Anything Goes.
My Sheri Crafts - Back To School.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Thursday 16 August 2012

By The Pond

Evening all hope you are all well, it's been a mixture of weather here today, I have been in my craft room most of the day so it didn't bother me to much.

I am sharing a card with you today that I made for Nick to give his Grandad on his birthday, It's from Beatrix Potter Mr Jeremy Fisher.

The Cd is available from Crafters Companion I printed the papers tag  and  Decoupage I also heat embossed the sentiment on the tag, the greenery and the frame I cut on my Silhouette, I was quite pleased how it turned out.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Monday 13 August 2012

So Cute


Hello all hope you are all well and enjoyed the good weather we had last week, it's very dull and raining here. I have two men here today putting new windows in and I must say they look gorgeous, the windows! the men are not to bad either, lol.
My card today is from Moreheads cd, available from Crafters Companion.
I have used one of the shaped cards from the Cd, which is a new feature and they are gorgeous.
I have added a ribbon, pearls and a epiphany charm from Crafters Companion. I really love these.
I apologies for not being around much last week we have had my FIL here, I should be back to normal I hope this week. 

The Challenge I would like to enter my card into is :-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by, hello to my new follower and thank you for joining me.

Hugs Julie xxxx





















The challenge I would like to enter my card into are :-




Monday 6 August 2012

Sparkle and Shine

Morning all hope you are all well, where are these weeks going I can't keep up.

Today starts a new challenge at Lexis Creations, our sponsor for this challenge is Joanna Sheen, and also congratulations Susan on your 1st Anniversay as owner of Lexis Creations.

For my card this week I have used one of my Morehead decoupage that I got two years ago and forgot I had it, you know what it's like don't you we buy all these products put them away and then they are forgotten, so I thought I would make one up.

I have used some core-dinations card for matting and layering and the backing paper that came with the kit, I have used my Nestabilities to cut out the shape to mount the image on.
I have added some buttons and pearls, pink feather and a flower sprayed with Pink Iridescent pink glitter spray from Crafters Companion which they have brought out for Breast Cancer they will donate 10p for every can purchased .
My sentiment is from Fairy Dust Crafts.Without further ado here is my creation.

I am looking forward to seeing you fabulous creations.

The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make it Monday - Anything Goes.
Catered Crop - Use White Somewhere On Your Product.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xx

Thursday 2 August 2012

80th Birthday

Hello all hope you are ok, hello to my new follower and thank you for joining me.
Today is my Dads 80th Birthday where both Mum and Dad have dementia and they are in a home, I made a card for my Mum to give Dad, I have used my NEW MOREHEAD Cd my first card from this gorgeous collection from Crafters Companion, the images are stunning and there is so much on the Cd.
I have printed Backing paper, co-ordinating paper, inserts, decoupage and one of the gorgeous borders.
I added a bit of bling and used my Epiphany tool to make a charm with a bow.
The Challenge I would like to enter my card into are:-
Make It Monday - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Friday 27 July 2012

Mr Jeremy Fisher!

Hello all hope you are all ok, I thought this week would be better , but no where has it gone, I had loads planned and I don't seem to have done any of it.

I would like to share with you my Husbands Birthday card I made for him last week, it's Beatrix Potter's Jeremy Fisher, Rob loves fishing so this was perfect.

I printed the backing paper, co-ordinated paper and decoupage from the CD, the frame I cut out with my Silhouette.
 Have a lovely weekend and thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie x

Wednesday 25 July 2012

Moreheads Pick Of The Week


New post on Leann Chivers Craft Inspirations

Moreheads POTW – a huge announcement

 Hello all just wanted to let you know that CRAFTERS COMPANION have a new collection launching this week, Leann is doing  a competition on her blog, read below Leann's post.

Hugs Julie xxx




by leannchiverscraft
O my blooming Giddy Aunt!
I cannot wait to let you all know that something big is happening with our Morehead Pick of the Week, which is due to launch on Friday 27th at noon as usual...... well, everyone here at Crafter's Companion and Create and Craft know it's going to be so unbelievably popular, that we are doing two bonus preview shows on the Thursday Night! I know can you believe it! - this has never happened before to my knowledge so It's absolutely amazing.  It means I need to get my bottom in gear and head off to the studios earlier than usual, but who cares when it's for something as absolutely awesome as this!
So tune in to Create and Craft at 6pm and 8pm on Thursday and you will see moi with the POTW, so you can get yours before the POTW rush at 12 noon on the Friday.
Be warned, this is a massive deal having Morehead on a CD for the first ever time, it has taken me almost three years to secure this range digitally for you, then we have exclusive access to the stamps, the decoupage kits and some fabulous Hunkdory stuff too!
It will fly out and never in a million years last the week......just giving you the heads up!
To celebrate, I am going to run a competition here on my blog, so all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post, letting me know what you think of the Morehead range, and then advertise this post on your blog if you have one (i'll be checking) or facebook/twitter if you don't - on Thursday at 12 noon before I head off  to the studio's I'll draw a winner, you will win the double disc CD and also both the Hunkydory kits that we launch on the Thursday Night.  I am even going to throw in a tub of the best glue in the world (Collall all purpose for those who don't know what I am talking about).
I finished colouring this little guy tonight who I LOVE - actually I love all the stamps!
Jennie won with her colour suggestion for his trousers and shirt and I am actually really thrilled with the results, hope you like him too.  I have started another one  this evening so I will be sharing that with you tomorrow when the light is better and I can photograph her.  I think I may photograph him again tomorrow and update this image, as the light just not good enough for you to get a real feel for the depth of colour.
So just so you don't miss out show time are:
Thursday 26th - 6pm and 8pm (Pick of the week preview!)
Friday 27th - 12 noon POTW launch
Friday 27th - 3pm
Friday 27th - 5pm
Saturday 28th - 8am
Saturday 28th - 1pm
Saturday 28th -- 5pm
Sunday 29th - 4pm
Sunday 29th - 6pm
Monday 30th - 2pm
Monday 30th - 6pm
There will be shows on the Tuesday Thursday and Friday - if there is any left - there won't be! so don't hang around or we'll have another Mulberry Wood situation where there are lots of disappointed peeps out there :)
I really am absolutely blooming excited
See you Thursday - pass on the message........and be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize
Lx
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Monday 23 July 2012

It's Christmas at Lexis Creations

Morning all hope you are all well and had a lovely weekend, wasn't the weather lovely we are being spoilt.

Today starts a new challenge at Lexis Creations and this week it's Christmas in July, we are being sponsored by My Heart Pieces and will be offering our winner three Digi images.
I am looking forward to looking at all your wonderful creations, I love Christmas!.
For my card I have used the image Christmas Shopping Phoebe and she is available from Fairy Dust Crafts. I have coloured her with my Spectrum Noir pens.
I have used an A4 card and scored down the center to create an A5 card base, I have matted and layered with black card stock from my stash, the gorgeous backing paper is from Nigel May's A-May-Zing Christmas Cd which is available from Create and Craft.
I have matted and layered my image onto black and red card stock and used one of my fancy blades to cut around the edges, I have finished of by adding a sentiment and some silver ribbon.

I hope my card has given you some inspiration, why not pop over to Lexis Creations Blog to see all the gorgeous creations my fellow teamie's have made.
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are:-

Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
Quirky Crafts Challenge - Christmas In July.

Thank you for stopping by have a fab week, I hope the weather stays sunny all week.

Hugs Julie xx

Friday 20 July 2012

Anniversary

Hello Everyone

I am so sorry I haven't been around much, I don't really know what has happened this last two weeks, I have had a mountain of cards to make that I didn't think I would make in time, but I did thank goodness I do seem to work better when I am under pressure which is good I suppose.

I thought I would share with you the card I made for Rob for our 35th Wedding Anniversary last week.
He loves Humphrey so I had to do a Humphrey didn't I, and he loved it.
I used my Cd to print off the backing papers, and decoupage that I got from Crafters Companion.
I cut out a doily on my Silhouette to go around the image it's called Moroccan hearts and I heat embossed the sentiments, I love watching it as it turns very fascinating

I promise I will be around more I have done the bulk of my cards so hopefully it will know be a little easier.
Anyway here is my card

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Julie xxx

Thursday 12 July 2012

So Cute

Hello all on this dull wet day the sun was shining lovely first thing but didn't last long.

I thought I would share with you a card I made for my Cousins Birthday which was last week, so I am safe to show you now.
It's from the Meadow Cottage Bears Cd which is available from Crafters Companion, It's a gorgeous Cd with lots of images, decoupage backing papers and loads more why not pop over to Crafters Companion and take a look at the collections.
I have used an 8 x 8 card base I printed a backing paper, decoupage page, inserts and co-ordinating sheet.
I have used one of my Marianne dies, ribbon from my stash and some pink card for matting and layering.
The flower I made with mt Silhouette, I have used a brad for the middle, I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder
 
The Challenges I would like to enter my card into are-.

LEJ Designs Challenge Blog - Animals.

Party Time Tuesday -Lets get Punchy.

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Julie xxx