Gebera are my Faves

My two crafty buddies, they are so brill, we went out for dinner one night while we were in Manchester and there were flowers on the tables, a single Gebera in different shades of pink, and I absolutely adore them, so they gathered them all up and we had a bit of a photo feast with them this was one of mine and I am so pleased with how it came out, believe it or not this was taken with my I phone using the Adobe photo shop app which is brill. I love photo's but I don't deny I find technology mind boggling, so to get a result like that is tremendous, hope you enjoy as much as I did.

And here is a group shot



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Manchester glad to be back

Event city Manchester, is absolutely awesome, I just love coming here and the people are brilliant, so down to earth and friendly, the workshops always go well here. So I thought I would come outside and take a break and talk to some of the people that I have met on the workshops and no matter where you go people want to come and say hi, so i cant wait till next year Manchester you are fricking awesome.

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Cats wiskers

Id like to introduce to you my cat Tinker who started life out as Tinkerbell, when we got him from my friend Diana Austin, so when he come of age and it was time to get him neutered, well it was a surprise to me when the vet called and told me she was a he, but he is and has been the most loving cat I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, he misses me when im away and he doesnt let me out of his sight when I get back, I love him xxxxxx

Snowmen melt your heart

When was the last time we had snow? and I love it, I cant help but get sentimental about snowmen, its what Christmas is all about inst it.

This stamp is called stacked snowmen and is very popular, as i had to find my stockist through the Woodware facebook page and they were very helpful in finding some one for me.

I had so much fun colouring this as there were so many colour combinations that i could have used, which ones would be male, which one would be female.

Here is another view for you

 

And here's a close up, thanks for stopping by xx

Robin red breast

Birds flock to my garden in the autumn and winter because of all the grubs and insects they find, not only that they have taken to stealing the rabbits feed as well, so I occasionally see the odd robin lurking around.

When i found this stamp set at an exhibition, I had to have it I was already having ideas on what to do with it, it calls for being layered up and coloured with reds and greens.

Woodware have been going for as long as I can remember, and I have many of the stamps that they have released and even my older ones are still perfect.

If you click on the link you will be directed to the stockists who stock woodware stamps.

Breaking from tradition I have given you the close up first as I think you would appreciate the layering on this card







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Cute and simple

This was one of the first Lawn Fawn stamps I played with, and I felt like I  needed to test the water so to speak, so i figured i'd just do a one layer card and some inking round the edges.

The stamp set used is called Baa humbug and it is soo cute.

And as usual here is a close up

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Happy Ginger/sad ginger

Metaphorically speaking ginger bread men shouldn't be so happy due to the fact that they are going to be eaten. I on the other hand would take great pleasure in baking my gingerbread men and adding frowns instead of smiles and maybe it would save me a few calories as I would feel very guilty lol.

As for my card for you today I have created another oh snap card by Lawn Fawn using their stamps and dies to create a cutsie card, featuring both of the ginger bread men.

All of the supplies used can be purchased from Once upon a stamp

And as usual here is a close up



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A little bit ginger

Well its took me a while to get this posted, but I have finally got round to it after a week at Manchester event city, meeting loads of lovely crafter's who are mad fans of Tonic dies.

It was a joy to see lots of new faces and a few regular ones, it was really busy for the workshops and I hope everyone enjoyed the fab projects we had for them.

The last post featured some gorgeous Christmas stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn, and I would like to feature another set for you, which if you go along to Once upon a stamp you will find them there at really reasonable prices.

Isn't this set great I had so much fun playing with it it features two ginger bread men one happy and this sad one who has lost a leg which has been broken off :( oh dear well he shouldn't be so tasty then should he. So what I have on my card is like mass assault  on a cookie ha ha, I was so tempted to use my red pro marker and put blood splatter's everywhere but i thought that might have been a bit graphic, because as usual here is a close up

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Baaa humbug

Get it, baaaa humbug!!! never mind my sence of humour isnt as great as the designers of these stamp sets this is another instalment of the Lawn Fawn christmas stamps available from Once upon a stamp.

They also come with dies that cut out the images, and you get lots of images to one stamp sheet

Jo Austin and I were sat up most of Friday night playing and its something we haven't done in a long, long time. It was so much fun and I think tiredness got the better of us and we ended up in fits of laughter.

But in the end we ended up with some wonderful creations and here is one of them called Baaah humbug available from Once upon a stamp and also come with matching dies, they are quirky and fun and who ever receives them will love them.
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A quite scene

Here is a new one from me, its Lawn Fawn, Ready, set, snow, I absolutely adore these stamps, and really enjoyed creating with them. They are small and come with coordinating dies to cut out the individual images, and are currently available at Once upon a stamp

Here is another view thanks for stopping by

Supreme Sandown

I may be biased but Esher in Surrey is such a beautiful place on its own but it also boasts a beautiful racecourse called Sandown. I thoroughly enjoy visiting this place and i know its one of my Paul's firm favourites, 

I saw a lot of my favourite people, Barbara, Jan to name but a few, but there were so many new favourites that are and have been for a long time Tonic aholichs.

The workshops were very busy as usual but the theme of faeries was not new to our crafters they had already gone out and bought the dies, and thoroughly love them.

So the only thing that i could say was a problem is that we couldn't fit enough people in, ladies were saying we could have done with doubling up the spaces.

A good thing was that most of them really didn't want to leave and we found ourselves planning to meet again at the next exhibition. I love my job!!!

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He used to bring me roses !!!!

Well wasnt i shocked on saturday when my fiancee paul bought me some flowersband they were a mixture of Freesia and Lily,and there was a hidden Gebera in there too.

Heres the close up and heres what i have been up to hope you like