Nestabilities Circles, Kenny K Digi Stamp and my Foil It Machine

Attitude or wot!

Evening all,

I've  had a lovely crafty day today... not too many phone calls and a new Ian Rankin CD to listen to! 
Bliss....


I stood in the garden for a while, earlier, watching the rain pouring down, so cool and fresh.

I hope you will not think I'm strange, but I love listening and watching the rain fall.

I wrapped twine around the backing card

The rain evokes  very  happy memories of my childhood, when, on many  rain soaked  Friday nights I would snuggle down in my comfortable bed, in my tiny bedroom looking at a 'real' log fire and start to drift off to sleep knowing I was warm and safe with NO school for two whole days! Ahhh happy times  lol :)

All  the text has been foiled with my 'Foil It' machine

This card is for my grandson, Thomas. He is growing up fast and is a credit to his mum and dad.

 I have used Quickutz Retro Dies, Nestabilities Circles Dies and my Cricut  Expression to cut out the bigger, narrower circles.


The Image is a Digital download from Kenny K and I have coloured it with Copic Markers and Polychromos Pencils as normal! 

The back ground  paper is from a pad called the 'Retro Stack'

All text, inside and on the front of the card, has been printed on  my husbands lazer printer then foiled using  my 'Foil It' machine.

The foiling does not show up too well in the pictures but, trust me, I am a card maker, lol, it is very purple and shiny!

It does SHINE honest!

 I have made a box, so along with a few quid, I hope Tom will be happy with it !

Thanks for looking today and  for leaving such great comments.


Tomorrow and Thursday will be ......Adirondack and Distressed inks, my brayer and melting pot time!

Rock and Roll!
I love messy.... I do messy very well indeed!

Stay safe

Luv

Eileen xx 

LOTV Christmas Dance Stamp.... In Pale Lavender

New LOTV Christmas Stamp

Hi, I hope your weekend is going well. 

Hubby and I spent most of yesterday in the back garden, cutting grass and pulling  up weeds ...as you do, after three weeks away !

We did not enjoy it.  Both our doggies got bitten from the 'clouds' of gnats / midges we disturbed!

We both like to look at a beautiful garden, shame we haven't got ONE!

We hate gardening! 

We have tidy WEED beds ( I kid you not!)  Lots of bird feeders cos we luv the birds, and holes... dozens of holes as Daisy and Holly try to help with the digging!

Lets get back to my card!

The image is coloured with Copic markers and Polychromos Pencils

I used this 'kit' to make it:.

 

LOTV Christmas Dance Stamp

LOTV Christmas Sentiment

Large Classic Nestabilities Circle

Marianne Creatables Circle from The Double Frame Die Set

Marianne Creatables Small 'Snow Flake/Flower Element' from the Circle Frame Die Set

Quickutz Sparkle Die

Quickutz Photo Corner Die

The inside is decorated to match the front of the card

Inside the card

Large Classic Nestabilities Circle

Marianne Creatables Circle from the Double Frame Die Set.

Quickutz (pretty!) Photo Corner Die.

Marianne  Creatables Icicles

 

Machine Stitched Detail

 I hope you like this card.

I have a couple of cards to make this week for my family, birthdays and stuff. 

THEN,  it's back to my Brayer, Adirondack inks, Clarity and Lavinia Stamps and, maybe, some rolled Canvas!

,

A special hello and a very warm welcome to my new followers   :)

Finally, another picture from our holiday, taken by my husband  and featured on Daisy's Diary

"Don't tangle with me"

Thanks for stopping by today... see you soon  xx

Luv

Eileen xxx

Marianne Creatables Corners 1 and the Poinsettia Mini Die.

I love Red and Gold for Christmas!

Morning all, I wanted to post this card yesterday but I ran out of time!


A Hanglar and Stanglar stamp with a Lacey Oval Die. and loads of Marianne Creatables Dies! I just luv 'em!!

The inside is decorated to match the front of the card

Coloured with Copics

Here is a list of all the dies I have used
MC Leaves from the Flower and Leaves Set
MC Poinsettia Mini
MC Corner from the Corner 1 set
Nestabilities Lacey Oval
Quickutz Small Photo corners

Inside the card:
MC Circle from the Double Frame Die Set
Cuttlebug Corners
MC Poinsettia Mini


The image is coloured with Copic markers and Polychromos Pencils.

Thank you so much for looking today.... I love making Christmas cards and I plan to put this one and some of my other cards on eBay.

Machine Stitched detail inside and on the front

Mini Poinsettia.... so sweet!

I am going to enjoy a crafty day tomorrow cos I have some 'Rolled Canvas' to play with and I need to make a birthday card for my lovely grandson Thomas as well.

I will be getting messy with my distressed Inks! .... Rock and Roll !
Thank you so much for popping by today ... have a great weekend :)

Luv
Eileen xxx

Marianne Creatables Button Flower Die, Flower and Leaves Die and inside is the Forest Branch Die

Hanglar and Stanglar Stamp

Hello,

She was a right 'poser'!

I hope you had a super BH weekend. I spent most of my BH Monday unpacking and washing dirty laundry!



We loved our holiday on the beautiful Isle of Mull and saw some wonderful wildlife.


As I post for a few days I will put up a link to Daisy's Diary  so you can see some photos, if you wish, that my husband took as we enjoyed our visit there.




Daisy posted everyday so there are lots to look at and both Holly and Daisy had many adventures! (tic)

The 'Thank You' card above, uses some 'parts' of  THREE  Marianne Creatable Die Sets. The top button of the Button Flower Die and both sets of leaves from the Flower and Leaves Die, on the front of the card along with the Forest Branch Die for the inside of the card

I bought all the dies from http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/ who are free P and P until tomorrow 31st August !

Coloured with Copic Markers and Polychromos Pencils

The image is coloured with Copic Markers and Polychromos pencils and I used a White Gel Pen for the mega amount of doodling!

 The sentiment image is a LOTV Stamp, cut with a small circle nestie.

Doodle all the way!

Forest Branch Die used inside the card.

I only managed to make two and half cards while we were away.

I took shed loads of crafty stuff but because we had such good weather ( usually rains a lot in the 'Highlands!) we were out and about most days!

 I have a lovely Christmas card to show you tomorrow, again, using a Hanglar stamp.

Please pop by if you can and thanks for looking today.

BTW, many thanks for the good wishes and lovely, lovely comments .....Super stuff xxxx

My followers are very special to me.



Luv
Eileen xxx

The Isle of Mull and a problem with my 'Dongle'!

Hello Fans!

This post is just to let you know that I am unable to post any cards for the next couple of weeks. Hubby and I, along with our 'girls'! are up in the Scottish Highlands staying on the Isle of Mull .

This island is beautiful,wonderful and glorious but the phone signals, where we are, are naff!

I have a few cards to post and my last post to edit but my 'dongle' is driving me nuts 'cos the signal is so low and data transfer is SLOW or CRASH!

I cannot access FB or my email so it's just like the old days!

I have decided to put all my energies into having a good time by walking, reading, watching wildlife ( hubby is on a boat as I write this, taking photos of Sea Eagles! ) making cards and eating chocolate! I will post my cards 'wot I 'ave made' when I arrive home.

Ken is keeping up to date with Daisy's Diary by going into Tobermory each evening but it is taking hours if he wants to post text AND pictures !

Please don't forget me :(

I have some super stuff to show you (modest is my middle name!)

Pat ... I have received your email and I will answer it as soon as I get home.

Thank you for following my blog and also for the kind comments X :)

See you all soon.

Ps The local 'Chocolate Shop' has free internet connection and that is where we are at the moment !

Drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows and yummy cake ...the WEP connection is great so we will be back !!!

Lavinia Poppy Stamps, A Brayer and A Shapeabilities Butterfly

Lovely Lavinia Stamps

Hello, a lovely day today with the weekend to follow.

My best crafty mate, Karen, is coming over to spend the day with me tomorrow, great stuff.... we will gossip, eat a nice lunch ( I hope) and make cards....... bliss!

 Thank you for all the lovely comments that were left on my previous post.... I was surprised at the interest shown in the card and very pleased as I also picked up some new followers !

Holes made with a Crop A Dile Big Bite!

Now, as you are aware, that card was all White! This one is a bit more colourful, this is how I made it .


I blended a background using my Speedball Brayer and two Adirondack Inks, Red Pepper and Sunshine Yellow.

Stamped the Poppies, two different stamp sets, both from Lavinia Stamps with Black Versafine Ink then using my 'Big-Bite' I made a few holes in the background paper and layered it over Gold Card so you can see the Gold underneath ( great trick, I use this a lot ....cos it's cheap but attractive!)

Inside of the card decorated to match the front

Mat and layer on Red and finally a Black Card Blank ... add a few Spellbinders Shapeabilities Butterflies, along with a sweet wooden Ladybird from my stash .... job done.

I also decorated the inside to match the front of the card.

Thanks for popping by my blog today .. any questions please leave a comment or email  eileen@ken-godwin.com

My favourite Dies!

Have a great weekend.

Ooooooooooo........ my order from LOTV..... New Christmas Stamps have just arrived !

Thanks for looking

Guess who is a very happy little crafter?
Eileen xxx

Tim Holtz and my favourite Sizzix Embossing Folder.

Tim Holtz Embossing folder and some lines scored using my Hougie Board

Morning all .... The puppies have been making a noise this morning so I am up early and they have gone back to sleep after making sure I am wide awake! ..... just like a couple of kids!

 I have nothing to post yet so I am looking at some of my favourite cards 'wot I have made!'

One of the 'villains!'

How about this one ...  A Tim Holtz Embossing folder with a few flowers' plonked' on here and there 'Simples'!

I will be crafting today ...woohoo! I am making a Fairy Card for a friend's granddaughter's birthday,

Thanks for popping by.

Eileen xx

My Hougie Board and The Art Deco Card

Hello, I have posted this card before, in fact last year!

I've had loads of emails about how to make it so I am  re-posting the instructions !

So, if you fancy playing with your Hougie Board, please look at this post  How to make the Art Deco Card

I am off to the Sea-side tomorrow with hubby and 'The Girls' (see Daisy' Diary )

Fish and Chips on the beach, ice cream and a stick or two of Rock ..... gawd, I know how to live it up !

I  hope to post a new creation! on Wednesday.

Such a good week so far, some NEW followers , thanks you so much and F1 last week and this week as well! Good on yer Lewis !

Thank you for popping by my blog today.... take care.
Eileen xxx

Marianne Creatables....English Rose Die, Wedding Invitation.

Hello,

I have been playing with my brayer today but the card I have in my head will not transfer itself to the paper !  Grrrrrrr! I will try again later!


So I am posting this card that has sat around for a while cos I forgot to blog it!

 Very easy to make .... 10 minute tops!

Marianne Creatables English Rose Die.... Hougie board to score the lines with .... Printed, bought sentiment! (don't tell! )

Finally, a corner punch to round things off!!

Rock and roll....job done !

Oh yeah ....and a glue gun to plonk the roses on with.       :)


Thanks for looking today.

Eileen xxx

Clarity Stamping ....again!

Hello, I've  been very busy this week and have made loads of cards for various friends and relations that I cannot post until they have received them!

 So to stop you thinking I have disappeared!  I am re-posting  a card I made a year ago that I really like.

Various colours of Adirondack inks brayered onto the paper and then stamped  over with a Clarity Stamp 'Leafy Swirls'

 I am off to the Allhallows Crop tomorrow to play along with all my crafty mates!

Looking forward to a happy day .... hope you have one too!



 New post on Sunday, a Christmas card  that I am hoping to make tomorrow !


Thanks for looking today.

Eileen xxx