Get out your gingham

This week at Die Cut Dreams we have a fabulous challenge to use gingham on your projects. We also have some new Design Team members with loads of creative ideas to inspire you so please take a look at their work. Here's mine:

I've used a CC Design stamp and shaded her with ProMarkers and done some paper piecing on her dress and the butterfly too. The papers are DCWV and are from a stack I haven't used in ages.

I apologise for the short post, but I forgot to blog this today and now I can barely keep my eyes open!! I'd better be quick and join in with:

• Passion for ProMarkers - Green
• Creative Friday - Things with wings
• Pile it on - Butterflies, bugs and bees

Hugs
Victoria
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Paper Craft Sale Today

Hiya
just a very quick post from me to say if you're in or near Nottingham today I am having a paper craft sale at:

John Godber Centre 

Ogle Street

Hucknall

Nottingham

NG15 7FQ

Loads of bargains up for grabs and a tombola too. Entrance is FREE and doors open at 10:30AM and close at 3PM.

If you can make it - please say hello!
hugs
Victoria
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What's on my floor Wednesday?

Well it's Wednesday and time to join in with Julia over at Stamping Ground and embarrass myself with the state of my desk. Except this week I'm not! I'm showing you part of my uber clear out instead! I have so much stuff that I don't use and finally got myself in gear to have a big clear out and am having a sale this Saturday! I have more than 20 boxes of stuff and so here is just a very, very tiny look at some of it. All out ready to be labelled up today whilst Zac is out at his Gangans house!

I spy lots of 12x12 paper packs, flowers, inks, clear mount stamps.....

Fabric paints, glitters.....

Punches, embossing boards, more stamps....

Blake.....

Oh no wait - he's not for sale, he's for keeps! Just love this pic I took yesterday. Right, I should get on, I have boxes and boxes of stuff to start labelling up ready for Saturday. I must be strong willed and not take anything back out to keep lol!

Hugs
Victoria
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Tilda in blue

Well it's challenge time over at Die Cut Dreams again and this week we want to see you using your Magnolia Tilda stamps and the colour blue. You can use skin tones and hair and a smidge of colour but your project must be mainly blue. Here's mine:

I've used Copics for her hair and face and ProMarkers for everything else! One day I will have all shades in one or the other! The patterned papers ar Bella Bleu by Stampin' Up! as is the ribbon and cardstock. The silver charm was a lovely surprise from Susie - I won DT of the month at Die Cut Dreams! Our Susie likes to keep us on our toes lol! I've used nesties labels to pop Tilda in and have her sitting out at the base.

I've used the Stampin' Up! distressing tool to age the edges of my papers and daubed some Brocade Blue ink on too.

I'm going to join in with:

• Papertake - Cute
• Passion for ProMarkers - Distressing
• Everybody Art - Blue and white
• Simon Says - Martine's sketch
• PaperPlay - Blue, cream and one (craft)
• Just Magnolia - Vintage

I actually really enjoyed shading this little lady in!

Hugs
Victoria
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Exciting News and a New Magazine

Oooh I've been bursting at the seams to put something on here about this and now I can!

I'm obviously very excited about something and that something is........... I was lucky enough to do a few bits and pieces for a brand new crafting magazine that's coming out! The new magazine is called Stamping Trends and is published by Pizzazz Media. Here are a few sneaky peeks at some of my projects:

Next something a bit pink:

 
A bit foodie related:

And finally some Summery colours:

Intrigued?

Well the new magazine will go out in parts as FREE supplements with the August, September and October issues of Cards magazine. The August issue will be on sale at the end of this week so get yourself to your local WHSmiths, Hobbycraft or local craft shop and reserve your copy now! Of course if you'd like your copy autographing ...............................................you only have to ask lol!!!!

This new magazine is dedicated to stamping so if you love stamping you're gonna love it!

Hugs
Victoria
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside......

It's challenge time at Bee Crafty and this fortnight our theme is 'At the beach'. You of course need to include a digi image too. Here's mine:

I've used Whimsical Girl Summer Ducky and coloured her in with ProMarkers for a change and cut her out before popping her on 3-D foam on my beach scene. My beach scene has all been created from the Stampin' Up! Sunny Day scrap kit, I used the cloud stickers for the sky and created waves using the scallop edge border punch. The pink and orange sand are border stickers. I love the bright colours and didn't want to do too much to detract from the image. I'm joining in with:

• Kaboodle - Hawaiin beach party
• Everybody Art - Holidays
• Creative Craft - Summer Lovin'
• Stamp Something - Digital something
• If the Show Fits - Vacation
• Frosted Designs - Border punches
• Secret Crafter - Summer holidays
• Our Creative Corner - Beach layout
• Allsorts - Summer days

Well it's not been very Summer here today, it's rained - a lot! Fingers crossed it's paddling pool weather again soon!
Hugs
Victoria
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Colour Create and Stampin Up Virtual Club

Wow it's already the next challenge over at Colour Create and this time the combo has been chosen by Janiel and she has gone for warm pinks, chocolate and white with an optional extra of girlie. Here's our inspiration photo for you:

Here's my card:

I've used stamps from My Sweet Pea and I Heart Hearts along with Melon Mambo spotty ribbon and paper from Pink Flamingo designer paper pack. I've teamed it up with Melon Mambo, Cameo Coral and Chocolate Chip cardstock and inks.


I've also created a card using one of the digis given to the design team:

Now, if any of you in the UK are wondering about buying Stampin' Up! products, I have a second virtual club waiting to start, I have only a few spaces left now so if you're interested please email me at bluejellystampin@sky.com. My current club have all just received a free ink pad and I offer other bits and pieces throughout the clubs 10 months. If you'd like to know more about how my club works and the perks of being a member, please look HERE.

hugs
Victoria