All about weddings

I know I've been neglecting my blog and hopping around to comment recently so I thought I'd explain! The kids had a virus and when they're ill together I can forget trying to do anything! Then they kindly passed their germs on to me and hubby and on top of that I've been busy with wedding orders and the papercraft show I did last week. So I thought I'd share my latest commission:

It's one of my favourite designs and I always enjoy making it whatever colours my couples choose.

I love seeing lots of things the same!

And here they are nearly ready to go:

I'm going to try and have a good catch up over the weekend, but hubby is working so not much me time planned!

Hugs

Victoria

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All about the love

This fortnight at Bee Crafty our challenge theme is 'Engagement, Wedding or Anniversary'. We have an optional extra to make a coordinating set. I've used the 'Wedding Cute Bride and Groom' image to make this card and favour box set:

I've used all Stampin' Up card as I love Pixie Pink with greys and black, always looks so striking. The sentiment and tags are from the new mini catalogue. I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Kaboodle - Use a digi girl
• Papertake - Sketch
• PaperPlay - Shiny happy people
• Stamp Something - Stitch something
• Polka Doodles - Wedding celebration
• Totally gorjuss - Texture
• Lots to Do - Embossing
• Rosie-D's - Blessings

I added a little faux stitching around the images for a bit of extra detail along with the dotty embossed backgrounds on the card. Then I used loads of glitter on the brides hair and bouquet but the light wasn't good for the photo.

Please take a look at the other Design Team creations and remember to use a digi image on your entry.

Hugs
Victoria
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Alota pink, brown and cream

D'you know I've had this stamp a long time and never even mounted it. I didn't have any foam left so I just popped it on an acrylic block with a it of stick glue! Worked OK.

The cream flowers were a candy prize I won off Steph and the beautiful pink flower is one of Michele's creations that I bought off her.

I thought this would all be lovelt and floral with the paper, the image and the 3-D flowers too. I did some faux stitching around the edges to compliment the stitching on the ribbon.

Joining in with these challenges:

• Roses on Paper - Pink, Chocolate and Cream
• Sassy Designs - Hearts and flowers (the heart's not obvious, it's the love between the couple!)
• Alphabet Challenge - Pink
• Get Sketchy - Sketch
• Pile it on - Let us see flowers
• Corrosive - Sew it up

Well Happy Valentine's Day to you, I'm off now for a glass of wine and a snuggle with hubby on the sofa.
Hugs
Victoria
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Shabby Chic

Our current challenge at Bee Crafty is 'Sew Cute'. We want to see sewing, real or faux on your creations and to use at least one digi element too. Now those who know me know that I used to be good at sewing, but now....no so. See what I did there?

I've used Whimsical Girl Heart Garden image and shaded her to match these scrummy papers I've had for so long and never used. I'm slowly working my way through all my stash! I decided to go for a shabby chic look as I know I can't sew straight and thought that would be a good excuse to play about with some of the fancy stitches on my machine too.

The line across the image is a couple of strands of linen thread that I zig-zag stitched over to hold it in place. My tip other than just have a go is to lightly glue everything down before sewing. I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Inspirational - Sketch 53
• Fab n Funky - Shabby Chic
• Sassy Designs - Hearts and flowers (not too late for this one ladies lol!!)
• C.R.A.F.T. - Digi colouring
• Polka Doodles - Hearts and flowers (my hearts are my flowers)
• Our Creative Corner - Something old that's new (that'll be my patterned papers)

I've had one of those days today, I woke up feeling lousy but begged my hubby to take me to the Paper Mill Shop as the one near me is closing in a few weeks. We got there and the shelves were empty! I couldn't even spend my £10 voucher. More tuts than an episode of Skippy!

Hugs
Victoria
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Owl love

I have got to invest in a daylight bulb for my evening photos! Anyway, I made this one using one of the new images from the Digi Stamp Boutique - Love Owls. Perfect for valentines day.

 

I'm popping this in for these challenges:

• Create 4 Fun - Sketch
• My Graphico - Olive green, brown and pink
• My Time to Craft - Hearts and kisses
• Stamp Something - Cute Somethings
• Daring Cardmakers - Have a heart
• Everybody Art - Valentine

Love these little flock coated heart brads. Oh and I wrote the sentiment by hand too - brave eh?
Hugs
Victoria
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Meet Mungo

Meet Mungo, he's one of the fab new digi stamps available at the Digi Stamp Boutique.

 

I made this card following the sketch at Our Creative Corner. I've had this paper for ages and never used it so finally it's seen the light of day!

 

I'm more of a cat person but I do like this little fella and I love his name too!

This afternoon I have a lady from SANDs coming to visit and to collect all the cards you guys sent in for the, to sell on and raise funds to set up new groups. I added around 300 cards myself so I hope she has plenty of space in her car. There are eight boxes full! I'll let you know any feedback I get back from the chairty.

Have a fab day.

Hugs

Victoria

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Toddler Love

This week at Die Cut Dreams our theme is 'Have a heart'. We were given some fab digi images to work with and I made this card and treat set for my two year old son Zac to give to his best friend Aimee for Valentine's day! Please check out the other design team creations, they're fab.

 

Here's a photo of just the card:

 

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• The Pink Elephant - Mushy, gushy valentine
• Stamp with fun - Hearts
• Papertake - Love actually
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sketch
• Passion for ProMarkers - All creatures great and small
• La-La Land - Hearts
• Simon Says - Photo inspiration
• Paperplay - Love notes (Hi ladies!!)
• The Treehouse - Red, pink and white
• Pile it on - To the one you love

I got the ribbon free last year with a magazine and this is the first chance I've had to use it! I've had to hide this project too, I'm really in the mood for chocolate and I'd be too tempted to open it up and eat the contents. Maybe I should go and eat some fruit to fill myself up!

Hugs
Victoria
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One for the guys

This week at Cupcake Craft Challenge our theme is 'Red and white all over'. Some of the design team have used digi images from this weeks sponsor. Here's mine!

 

The rest of the Design Team have come up with some fab creations - take a look.  We also say Bye bye to Tammy this week so as it's Tammy's theme, we're hoping for lots of entries to send her off in style. Catherine has been our GDT for the last couple of weeks and we're lucky to have her join us full time now - yey!

I'm joining a few challenges for a change!

• Our Creative Corner - Masculine valentine
• Rosie-D's - Just for men

I'll be back later with my DT project for Die Cut Dreams.
Hugs
Victoria
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Hugs and Kisses

I got these new stamps a few days ago and haven't had chance to play with them until today. So I'm joining in the ATS challenge where the theme is 'Valentine's Packaging'.

 

I made this treat box out of Kraft and acetate, making my own template - I know!! It worked first time too! I shaded Emma and added white spots to her outfit and a punched red heart to match the choccies inside the box.

Just punched a few more hearts and stuck them to the box before adding a strip of spotty paper and a layered up sentiment from the same set of stamps. Here's a close up:

I think I may have to write the measurements down and draw the template out before I forget for this one as I imagine I'm going to want to make more. I love this time of year - lots of reasons to make lots of pink things!

Edited to say I've done the tutorial and you can see it here.

Thanks

Victoria

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Owl always love you

This week over at Creative Card Crew, our challenge is 'Valentine'. The Design Team have come up with some fabulous ideas to inspire you so please pop ove and take a look.

I made this cute pocket card, based on a design by Bekka (I think!). We made this style of pocket card at a demo day a few weeks ago.:

Most products are Stampin' Up except the owl which is a cute new digi image by Sally-Ann at the Digi Stamp Boutique and the mats which were cut using nestabilities.

The whole thing is held together by the ribbon looped through a buckle out of the Hodge Podge kit. And here's the inside:

 

I love the mini clip on this. I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Double Dutch - Be my valentine
• Stampavie - Love card
• Cuttlebug - Create a red pocket card - better late than never but too late for the challenge!
• Alphabet Challenge - N for new - new image
• Dare you to digi stamp - Hearts / valentine
• The Corrosive Challenge - All you need is love

I wanted to use these colours again after the lovely feedback on the last card I made using them. Really chuffed with that card as I won at The Little Paper Shop Challenge.

We're still full of the snuffles and Zac is having a bad time expressing himself about it and is crying and throwing tantrums. Hey ho, hope he gets better first!!

Thanks for visiting, I'll be posting on my other blog Blue Jelly Stampin later today.

Victoria
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Sweet kisses

It's time for another challenge over at Bee Crafty, this fortinght our theme is 'Romance'. Please remember to use a digi image or element somewhere on your creation.

I used this fab new image by Merrigan to make this card:

Love the image. And I'm joining these challenges:

• Little Paper Shop - Kraft, red and chocolate
• Caardvarks - Use red and hearts
• Hand Full of Stamps - Hearts
• Friday Sketchers - Sketch
• Polka Doodles - None traditional valentine
• Fussy and Fancy - Hearts
• Saturday Challenge - Hearts
• Sweet Stampin - Scallops

Other than Merrigan's image, everything is made with Stampin' Up! products. I used kraft, real red and chocolate chip. Please take a look at the fabulous creations made by the rest of the Design Team.

Thanks
Victoria
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Love is in the air

It's time to use our favourite colour combo over at Bee Crafty this fortnight and I've used pink and grey, I meant to use black as well but ended up not doing - as you do! I used this gorgeous free download by Merrigan, I've not used it before and thought it was too lovely to note use and it's free!!

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Crafty Angels - Can you feel it (embossed buttons)
• Digital Tuesday - Emboss it
• La-La Land - Shaped card
• Creative Inspirations - New Year new products (not used love image before)
• Cute Card Thursday - Pink and grey
• Charisma Cardz - Anything new
• Hand Full of Stamps - Polka dots
• Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Buttons
• Polka Doodles - Love

I printed the Love image in grey and then creased my card to the left and cut around the word to create my shaped card. I printed it again with paterned papers and did a little paper piecing, mainly because my grey pens have run out! My dotty paper is SU and the grey one has been loitering in my stash for a while half used so not sure who makes it.  I embossed a strip of pink card with some buttons and added a punched edge in the grey card.

Please pop over to see the DT creations, they're gorgeous. I'm shattered now as have been to Peterborough today to a fab day arranged by Monica and her team - but more about that tomorrow!

Thanks
Victoria
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Love is in the air

Please hop over to my other blog to see this card

Thanks

Victoria

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Going Girly

This is mt Design Team creation for Cupcake Crafts this week where our theme is 'going girly'. We were given these lovely images to work with so I chose girly papers and colours.

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• My Graphico - Use yellow (squeezed plenty in on the papers and the image)
• Digital Tuesday - Valentines
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The sketch!
• Creative Inspirations - Anniversary
• The Treehouse - A bird, a button and some bling!

I used plenty of glitter on the owl and here's a close up of the button to show you it's a glitter one!

And some news, I've decided to step down from a couple of my Design Team positions - Lily-Boo and Paperplay. I'm also taking a two week break from Die Cut Dreams. Just to re-charge my batteries and give me a bit more me time.

In the meantime, hop over to my other blog - Blue Jelly Stampin to see this weeks DT creation for Die Cut Dreams:

 Thanks

Victoria

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Last week at Allsorts

This is my last creation as guest designer at Allsorts, I've had a fab time, thanks so much for having me ladies. This weeks challenge is Weddings and there's a brill Stampin' Up Christmas stamp set for the lucky winner.



I'm entering this into these challenges:

• Mojo Monday - sketch
• Passion for ProMarkers - any colours and an animal
• Stamp Something - Cute and fuzzy
• Fun with Shapes - Borders and frames
• Frosted Designs - Include an owl
• Daring Card Makers - Use your latest punch
• Saturday Surprise - Once upon a time
  

See I told you I'd get my use out of these scalloped cards! The owl image is a digi download from Pink Petticoat coloured with ProMarkers. Luckily for me I had this mat cut out ready in my stash and had a circle punch the right size for the image, actually that's very lucky!

The punched border is Fiskars and my newest punch is the snowflake. I always think weddings are the start of a fairytale so hence the once upon a time theme. The sweet heart is by Making Memories, I love these and have been using them a lot recently. Maybe I should get some more?

Right so much to do today so I'd better go and get on with it all. Have a fab weekend.

Victoria
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Wedded Bliss

Here's my DT creation for Die Cut Dreams this week where our challenge is 'Wedded Bliss'. Anything goes including anniversary which is the angle I took. Susie is offering up a fabulous chipboard wall hanger kits from her shop to the lucky winner.



I've also made this for the following challenges, although I might be a bit late with two of them

• Crafty Angels - Black and white
• Digital Ink - Anything but a card
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - sketch by Debbie
• C.R.A.F.T - Anniversary
• One Stop Crafts - Celebration
• Our Creative Corner - book, film or holiday (I chose True Romance - fab film but not really romantic in the traditional sense!)
• The Pink Elephant - Black, Hardware and distressing (hope my embossing counts as distressing - if not I'll go with my Cuttlebug breaking, that's quite distressing!)
• Handful of Stamps - Layering
• CRAFT Mojo - momentous Occasions
• The Tree House - Embossing
  

The card and gift box are made with digi papers from Pink Petticoat, as are the matching hearts used as the main image. Huge thanks to Steph for giving me the right measurements to make the box! I used acetate for the lid but I'm too late to join in the Daring Card Makers Challenge with this one.



I embossed the white card with Swiss dots before the death of the bug (see my previous post) and the fab plastic heart embellishments are Making Memories, I punched holes in with the Big Bite. Now my plan is to pop chocolates in this box and send it to some friends in December for their Anniversary, I can't put the chocs in now as they wouldn't last until tomorrow let alone December!

Hope to see you all joining in the challenge.

Victoria
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Swirly Wedding

My friend asked me to make her a card for a wedding she's going to tomorrow:



The sketch is from Friday Sketchers and the swirls, curls and hearts theme is from Charisma Cardz. The image stamp and patterned papers are all Pink Petticoat, I used a touch of lilac Copics and some Glamour Dust to give it some sparkle. The plain papers are Coredinations and I printed the sentiment on the PC.

I'm chuffed to bits actually, I won myself a guest DT spot for the next two weeks with Charisma Cardz so please pop over and take a look next week and the week after that 'cos I'll need your support. I've also got guest DT spots coming up with Anyone for Anya and Copic Colour Challenge blogs.



The wedding reception tomorrow is at the venue where me and James got married......happy days!
Back later with another quick card.

Victoria
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Wedding special

Righto, you may need to sit down with a brew and a jumbo bar of chocolate for this post! I'll start off by saying Happy Anniversary to me as me and hubby have been married 6 years today. We've been together for 14 years though so we don't like to do things quickly, in fact we only bought our first house 16 months ago!

It's also our best friends third anniversary on Tuesday so I'm posting their card today and hoping she doesn't look! They were our Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid and then we returned the favour for them!

This card is for several challenges: Pink Elephants fabulous sketch, Charisma Cardz - 'Scrap It', Craft Challenge - 'Embossing' and Sunflowers and Dragonflies - 'monochromatic'. All the DT creations on these blogs are well worth a visit so please try and take the the time to pop over.



The papers are S.E.I. and the one with straight lines on has a lovely silver sheen to it. The photo is of the Bride and Groom, printed onto linen card to give it a soft look. My embossing is cuttlebug Swiss dots folder and the sentiment was printed on the PC.

My friend Michelle doesn't have a blog but she should. This is the anniversary card she made for us:



And I promised to pop some of my wedding photos on didn't I? So here goes:



Cutting our cake



My first pint as a Mrs - shame it doesn't say 'Boddingtons' on the glass, you can take the girl out of Manchester........



During the service - serious stuff - how scared do we look?

Thanks for looking, I'm off to do my next post for the day as have more to show you!

Victoria
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Spread the lurve

This is my creation for Mojo Monday's 101st sketch challenge. It might be my hubby's wedding anniversary card, it might not! It's our anniversary on Sunday and we'll be celebrating our 6th year of wedded bliss, although we've been together for 14 years! I might brave it and share a wedding photo on Sunday.



My hubby doesn't like fussy cards and so this might just be OK for him! The image is a Penny Black Stamp, if you can't see it on the photo, the hearts say 'LOVE' (if you click on the photo it brings up a bigger pic). I coloured them in with a poppy ProMarker and cut with nesties and a punch as I have somehow lost the next size up nestie circle! The heart background and swiss dots are both Cuttlebug embossing folders and the ribbons are attached with eyelets using the good old Big Bite.

You can just see the edge of my new pink easel in the photo! My Dad ad Step Mum are visiting today from Manchester, looking forward to seeing them and cooking them some lunch. I forgot to ring them to say don't bring anything as I'm cooking so I'll wait until a more reasonable hour as I know I'll wake them up if I ring this early.

Victoria
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Weddings

My friend Jo (Hi Jo!) asked me to make her a card for some friends who are getting married in August and the challenge over on A Spoon Full Of Sugar this week is weddings.


Printed sentiments, ribbon, Nestabilities, Glamour Dust

Kept this really simple, although it hasn't turned out quite how I'd planned. I struggled with photos today too, it was either too bright in the sun or a little too dull in the shade, so this is as good as it gets.

I printed the sentiments on the PC and went over the large one with Glamour Dust and also around the edge of the tag. The ribbon is very reflective silver, not grey!

Had a very lazy day today with lots of sleeping! Zac has been playing football of sorts in the garden and been to the park so fingers crossed he sleeps through.

Victoria
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