A Couple of Quick Cards

OK these won't win any prizes, but here are a couple of cards I made over the weekend.....very similar layouts and simple to do. The 18th Card uses Berry Sweet Paper , new from K&Co and very scrummy their new papers are, the brad is Dovecraft ( I think)

I dragged out some old Junkitz paper for the moving house card. The font was cut using my Cricut, I managed to mangle a couple of letters getting them off the cutting mat so I scrunched them all a bit and inked them, it's great when a mistake can be made to work LOL!!!

Quite Chuffed

Well I have spent MONTHS doing every mag commission in a total panic for lack of inspiration basically because crafting time has been once or twice a month. This last week I have completed 3 commissions ON TIME and although they have been challenging, it has been really rewarding to finish them. I have realised that practice makes perfect, if you don't create on a regular basis then the mojo takes longer to find.

Today I have been working on a project for a mag doing mens cards............yuk!!! They are the worst to make for, but I reckon I have done it, I rose to the challenge.

I visited Flawless Designs in Stirling for the first time today, what bliss to visit a real shop, and my goodness it was worth a 40 min drive, packed to the rafters!! I'll be back there again I can tell you!!!

I also made two cards for friends, they won't win any awards but I'll post pics tomorrow.

Love Stampin' Up! ???

Stampin' Up! are holding a special 2 hour Stampin' Up! experience in Edinburgh on the 28th June, it's a chance to meet the SU! people and make a couple of cards. If you would like to come along, send me an email to sam.currie@btinternet.com and I will tell you alllll about it.

I've been a croppin'

Well I went to the Bo'ness crop on Sat evening and jolly good fun it was too. A really nice bunch of ladies we had a right laugh about an American word on a sheet of BG rubons. In the US it means "spirited" in the UK eeeeeeeeeeeeeeerm something rather less ahem shall we say "clean" than that, ha ha!!!

I did some digi scrapping which was fun, but the fruits of my labours are actually "pants" so whilst I was brushing up on techniques using digi templates I won't be showcasing them here LOL!

I am hoping to get along to another crop this Saturday (husband permitting) I need some more crafting buddies up here.

Finished off some cards for Crafts Beautiful, the editor will probably pass out cos they will actually be almost on time this month.

Bad Blogger

Cor Blimey how bad have I been, haven't blogged in aaages.

OK so I have been working on some mag projects, and tomorrow I am going to my first Scottish crop. I am taking my laptop to do some Digi Scrapping - yey! No doubt I will be heckled as I will be without, paper, inks etc. Actually knowing me, I will spend most of my time gabbing and eating snacks.

Just watching a great programme on Peggy Lee on BBC4, since my maiden name was Lea, and my Auntie was called Peggy, I am related to Peggy Lea (OK TOTALLY tenuous link there)

Got a great new column in Quick and Crafty mag coming up soon, focusing on blogs , so I am going to spend even more time blog-hopping.