Anything Goes week 2

Over on Anything Goes, this weeks challenge is to use the colours, cream and pink and the theme is pearls and lace. I love Family History, last summer I trace my family back to the late 1800's with the help of my good friend, Norma. I have finally persuaded Norma to have a blog its called Tags Tales take a look at her first post.

 The layout is of my Grandma's wedding in 1949. Most of the paper is from my stash. I have used Martha Stewart border punch decorated with lace and ribbon from the Craft Den

I have used Cardology Precious Petals and added some punched paper flowers to coordinated , then finished off with Ice White Viva Pearl Pen . The Chipboard title is also from my stash, wrapped in strings of pearls, again from the Craft Den.

We had a great time at the Craft Den last night, it was good to be back after a few weeks off! We used some lovely 7gypyies paper which we cut away to make a border. We also had a go at embossing a flourish with Tim Holtz new distressed embossing powder. The florishes were decorated with pearls. Then we added flowers and lace to finish.

Anything Goes new blog

I arrived back in England to find some exciting news from the Craft Den, Lynne has started a Challenge blog called Anything Goes. Thanks Lynne for asking me to be on the Design Team....I feel very honoured, I love a good challenge!

Our first challenge starts today Tuesday June 1st 2010 and runs for one week until June 8th 2010. The 1st challenge is: Theme: Wings. Colours: Blue, Yellow, Brown. We hope that you will be joining in with us. Take a look at the fabulous creations the Design Team have made for the 1st challenge. Here is mine.....

I thought I would share a few of the wedding photos with you. The day was perfect, it was very emotional and the setting was gorgeous!

My first....

I have been meaning to blog all weekend, but time has just run away with me! Whilst at work today I was thinking about what I should write as I have been trying out some new techniques so thought I would title the post My First..... Then when logging on I found some lovely blogging friends had given me my first blog award, I am so pleased, thanks Kerry and Lynne.

At my last scrapbooking class at the Craft Den, Lynne show us a great embossing technique using Blonde Moments Pearl Pigment Powders so I have been having a play. The painted papers have been though the Big Shot using the embossing dies and then sanded back to show the designs. They are all just waiting to be made into some lovely cards!

I did use one of the papers to make this thank you card. The letters are also made from an embossing die on colour core paper and sanded back again. I also had a go at painting with Distressing Inks on last month's free stamp from The Crafty Stamper magazine. The card is for one of my doggy friends who put us up for the night. I know she'll love the dog stamp.

Whilst we are on the subject of My First....this is my first attempt at an Easel Card. When I go to the Craft Den I see some lovely easel cards which inspired me to have a go! Again it is for another doggy friend so you will see the common theme here!

What more dogs......I couldnt finish without giving you an update on our foster dog Billy the Bullie, he is still with us. He has certainly made himself at home! A week ago we thought we had found the perfect home for him, a retire couple in North Yorkshie...I love North Yorkshire! Unfortunately they had a family emergency so it has all been put on hold, so he is still looking for his forever home.

Volcanic ash permitting, I wont be posting for a few weeks as Im off to Cyprus for my Sister's wedding, bye for now!

Times flys when you are having fun....

Here is last night's scrapbooking class at the Craft Den....

Blogging whats that....My sister wedding in Cyprus is in two weeks time so things have been hectic, what with trying to find Billy the Bullie a new home. Billy is still with us, but Im not complaining as he is a sweetheart!

I have also been busy organising my Craft stash I sorted all my photos last week, then I forgot to take them with me last night! Once I got home I finished my page off with a stamped title using my Elsie stamps. I then added a stamped edge to the page using some great stamps I got from the Craft Den at Christmas, they are from Scrappy Cat.

I have organised my stamp collection! I now have them all catalogued so I know what Ive got. I would certainly recommend it, I never realised I have so many! No excuses now not to use them!

Final finishing touch, a stamped journal block from Papermania!

For the people who go to the class and know Mary, Duncan (in the picture) is her son, he is my best friend! Ive known him since school.

Hen NIght No 2!

Ive caught up on some much needed rest and relaxation this weekend! Ive been busy with lots of wedding preparations...2 Hen nights in one week, great fun but Im not getting any yonger...LOL!

At Christmas my friend Mary and I invested in a Big Shot, so this weekend Ive been having a play. I scrapped the picture of my hero....Cesar Milan. We saw his show at the Sheffield Arena last month. I have used Core Colour paper for the die cut flowers and border, then sanded to show the core colour. I added pearl pen flourishes to finish.

I have also put the finishing touches on my page from my Craft Den class. We had great fun with the Paper Artsy stamps. I stamped them over the edge of the page then cut selective bits out so they overlapped my photos. We took our foster dog Billy on holiday with us at Easter and here he is enjoying the beach.

My finished page.....

I couldnt resist adding a gem stone title to go with the stickles!

We had a great hen night out, we saw a Blondie tribute band at the Walnut Club so we all had a good dance. It was lovely to have all the females in the family together before the wedding. I took loads of pictures so watch out for more scrapbook pages. Do you recognise the token fella in the picture??

Im back!

I attended the scrapbooking class at the Craft Den last week....my 1st one of the month! I have missed it. We used Blonde Moments paper and stamps and had great fun stamping and embossing. Lynne has some new lacy ribbon in stock, we used the bright pink one with a stamped border mounted on top.

On Friday I went to Cardiff to see Hairspray the Musical with Micheal Ball in. It was the 1st of many hen parties for my sister. It was a very sedate weekend! Cardif was lovely and the sun was shining!

LOL...look at me and my sister pretending to be Tracy Turnblad and her mum!
After a busy weekend I found some time for a bit of crafting. One of my work colleagues asked me to make a card for her Mum's birthday. I know someone else who will be 50 soon so may have made a few.....?