tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45073046468887306592024-02-22T08:17:36.799+00:00Becki's Crafty CreationsBeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-82655226015473303492017-07-09T16:19:00.002+01:002017-07-09T16:19:46.469+01:00Starting simple<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As promised, I said I would share with you my sewing projects. I am going to start with my very first projects (everyone has to start somewhere).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The sewing machine had arrived, all I needed was some fabrics and a few accessories. My first attempt was a patchwork drawstring bag. No pattern, no instructions, just a vague idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fat quarter fabric purchased from a small independent retailer situated in village near me (sadly no longer there).</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Realising that I had no patterns, I decided to purchase a couple of magazines for ideas and inspiration. In Love Sewing Magazine (issue 37)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I came across this wall hanger. Something to test me - pleats / pin cushions and fringing. An ok first attempt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am sure many crafters will understand finding the backing from foam pads months and months after last making a card - well this has now moved on to finding bits of sewing threads all over the place (no matter how many times the dry mop is run over the floor!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you are all having a fantastic Sunday. Stop by tomorrow for more of my sewing ventures.</span></div>
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Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-63543127286400746692017-07-08T14:07:00.000+01:002017-07-08T14:07:13.849+01:00Time flies by.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 years since my last blog - now that is neglect! I hope you are all ok and are still as creative and crafty as ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am no longer an SU demonstrator, but my love for the products hasn't diminished. Life seemed to have got in the way, lots of challenging times, lots of good times and also lots of experiments with new crafts along the way. I am going to try and keep you up to date with my new ventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what have I been up to? I tried my hand at cake decorating - time and patience were my enemy with this one. Along with trying to handle sugar paste when it was hot - not for the fainthearted. Here's a couple of my bakes (have to say my son is now 24 and daughter is 16, so the Breaking Bad and Hunger Games cakes are 3 years old now!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For all future cakes I turn to my talented friend Jean... anyone who has followed by blog before will have seen some of her fabulous creations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a Project Life book underway - although I have to admit this was bought for my daughter to get all of her dancing show photographs sorted and create a memory book..... her interest lasted all of a couple of days, so I am sure I will have to complete that at some point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my latest craft interest..... Sewing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apart from cross stitch I have never hemmed anything, let alone used a sewing machine. I decided one day that I really wanted to try it.... How handy is "one-click" purchase options? 24 hours later a sewing machine arrived and a few you-tube videos watched I was off. Admittedly I had to ask my mum for some quick set up advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Through a mutual friend I have ventured out to a wonderful little craft shop in Birdwell, Barnsley. I had booked myself on to a sewing class called Patch Quilt and Go. Proudly off I went with my newly purchased sewing machine. Fantastic group of ladies and Julie is just amazing, so patient and understanding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my first ever quilt, created under Julie's guidance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I highly recommend you having a look over at Julie's web page and the classes that she runs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"> I quickly realised that my lovely little machine was akin to a childs "my first..." toy compared to the computerised, all singing, all sewing machines the ladies had. But nonetheless it has got me started and it will have a treasured place (when I can find somewhere to store it). I am currently awaiting delivery of my computerised, all singing, all sewing machine (far too easy to add to basket and buy over the internet)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My intention is to show you what I have made, I will always try and reference where I got my patterns or inspiration from and I really hope you enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-69165416466248045082012-01-29T16:36:00.003+00:002012-01-29T16:42:59.396+00:00Hello<span style="font-family: arial;">Hi there<br /><br />Is it really 2 months since I last blogged?? Christmas and New Year have come and gone in a blink of an eye. How are you all? Hope you are keeping well.<br /><br />The lack of blogs hasn't meant the lack of crafting, I just haven't done as much recently due to life in general getting in the way. <br /><br />I have been busy with a wonderful wedding order for a beautiful couple that get married in May. When all have been delivered to the bride to be I shall post some pictures.<br /><br />I have had a good old tidy up of my craft corner today so this should get me going again. Plus how can you not be inspired with the <a href="http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/flash/en-GB/20111201_9d6d3773ac_mini/index.html">Spring Mini</a> and <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/20120124_SAB_en-GB.pdf">Sale-a-bration</a>?? Follow the links on the right of my page and you will get a peek at the products on offer. Plus <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE</span> stuff to be had!!!<br /><br />Right then I am off for a well over due blog hop to see what you have all been up to. <br /><br />Hugs<br />Becki<br />xx<br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-61465995184744326442011-11-19T16:23:00.003+00:002011-11-19T16:34:48.767+00:00Calypso Coral<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ever watched the craft shows on TV and thought I can do that but I need to buy........ Well tonight's quick blog proves that you don't need to go out and buy all the products, just rummage in your craft stuff and sure enough there will be stash in there that will give you a finished product inspired by what you have watched!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is my teeny card (9.5cm x 9.5cm) which was inspired by watching said craft show this morning.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2_1sxZEVWmBckd6ueFVu8FLqhk5kCjbOkwKCsRagxT4hltzpyfdSbgx943FS1RqXbqHd3fTBm2Xp7cUMRIzXyseBXdHaGajyqqzDEMMjb1PegvrAxlXAhNBIa-oobWn0VZSDLrXRlKM/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2_1sxZEVWmBckd6ueFVu8FLqhk5kCjbOkwKCsRagxT4hltzpyfdSbgx943FS1RqXbqHd3fTBm2Xp7cUMRIzXyseBXdHaGajyqqzDEMMjb1PegvrAxlXAhNBIa-oobWn0VZSDLrXRlKM/s320/DSCF2017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676745311736367362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Not so one dimensional this time</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmO5DRtIRO8r7ubwA4xyl-QWIJ6RGFZiRAh1rSXlWIM6T-6bS4xaIFyTEGqJMqNysh11WW1lETEed7lSsGbGnlOgTsQcJa-5Xf-3q0OgeNYS4VNbs_MFSgCaemekDchs9mHmwFTQveTY/s1600/DSCF2018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmO5DRtIRO8r7ubwA4xyl-QWIJ6RGFZiRAh1rSXlWIM6T-6bS4xaIFyTEGqJMqNysh11WW1lETEed7lSsGbGnlOgTsQcJa-5Xf-3q0OgeNYS4VNbs_MFSgCaemekDchs9mHmwFTQveTY/s320/DSCF2018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676745319523640354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqaf5L6e4omBExCuCuZYa17dmrsKNU1F6RQGduCG-c3LchobDgLapKAm4aU-TQXKlDd4MYuHD4uaJRwQp3_nVlglZTNytHR9WdcVuyT8JS-IG4G7E4xDm2vKT7-OQf-wMVV3byWKAiLc/s1600/DSCF2019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqaf5L6e4omBExCuCuZYa17dmrsKNU1F6RQGduCG-c3LchobDgLapKAm4aU-TQXKlDd4MYuHD4uaJRwQp3_nVlglZTNytHR9WdcVuyT8JS-IG4G7E4xDm2vKT7-OQf-wMVV3byWKAiLc/s320/DSCF2019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676745326767126706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Calypso Coral</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Precious Butterflies, Silhouette Sentiments (retired Hostess set)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A very quick post as I need to go check on the Xmas cake in the oven - it is smelling divine!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-8718691493799146072011-11-15T21:39:00.002+00:002011-11-15T21:51:23.624+00:00Precious Butterflies<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Is it really a week since I last posted, where has it gone??</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I was really fortunate to be asked by Jo Austin to attend her craft class to do an SU workshop. Jo, as many of you know, is a very talented crafter and also a work colleague of mine from way back when! I want to say a huge huge thank you to Jo and her lovely ladies for a fabulous evening. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">My brayer has had a little venture out this evening. It has been a while, but I have to say I found it very therapeutic. I knew as soon as I saw this stamp set that</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">a) I HAD to have it!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">b) a little bit of brayering would work wonders with the sentiment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The card is a bit one dimensional for my liking, but it has got me in my craft corner again. Although I do have to apologise to Chris for spreading into his room while he's at Uni. It will be tidy again before you come home son :-)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZcPaFphc9t70ruanJTSkvcsGmZHwvDINiSF9gN5ZhZJvwxYG5Ckm8AVgUNUtQImZtL7mtxjcCUdAFoOKvZ9RtMyiJuWmoTk5JiiPASTXLxuAdvWpxEvselICAtaBPLcBaCWz30n5yT8/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZcPaFphc9t70ruanJTSkvcsGmZHwvDINiSF9gN5ZhZJvwxYG5Ckm8AVgUNUtQImZtL7mtxjcCUdAFoOKvZ9RtMyiJuWmoTk5JiiPASTXLxuAdvWpxEvselICAtaBPLcBaCWz30n5yT8/s320/DSCF2016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675343307953777618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Precious Butterflies</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait & Calypso Coral (new In Colour), Old Olive, Basic Black</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Lucky Limeade & Whisper White</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I will try and post more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-48466253903737096422011-11-07T20:31:00.004+00:002011-11-07T20:48:59.148+00:00New Products<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, it has been an absolute age since I last posted. Hope you are all keeping well and have been busy crafting.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have a planned workshop tomorrow evening and I am really looking forward to getting back into the swing of crafting and the world of Stampin Up again. Browsing through the catalogue tonight has made me itchy to get going.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I thought I would share with you tonight a little gift bag made with some of the new products.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ2rfCLSBN5FPSP1mNGLc_fST0Eua2fgv2KQItxs-B5I_IDn671_ExEmZRg7b6BlNYnCtabJLbcW-0zldLpVKPkkflwSKsKhGsne0bl5a8RHkC98uLVOZeAoGlTEI4HmxVuwIwgyAVh4/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ2rfCLSBN5FPSP1mNGLc_fST0Eua2fgv2KQItxs-B5I_IDn671_ExEmZRg7b6BlNYnCtabJLbcW-0zldLpVKPkkflwSKsKhGsne0bl5a8RHkC98uLVOZeAoGlTEI4HmxVuwIwgyAVh4/s320/DSCF2011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672358034932460674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly3tXM2bPaPyaB8uzZT6wbecARDeWtuYTXbXC3_hjF0GNMt0unQb70vC_MlSD_OeVhs-1Sx0VpMnJv3IqXje4LBNxKXOzmR09iVc1-mSqV0cNlaeztPeZBGhqW2vFHE4qCONUUlKAE2A/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly3tXM2bPaPyaB8uzZT6wbecARDeWtuYTXbXC3_hjF0GNMt0unQb70vC_MlSD_OeVhs-1Sx0VpMnJv3IqXje4LBNxKXOzmR09iVc1-mSqV0cNlaeztPeZBGhqW2vFHE4qCONUUlKAE2A/s320/DSCF2013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672358042006956770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">DSP - Hostess Cheerful Treat</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A4 Card Stock - Wisteria Wonder</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Top Note Big Shot Die</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lace Ribbon Border Punch</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Scallop Oval Punch</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Large Oval Punch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I going to have a little blog hop now to see what everyone has been up to.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-29133670035805355972011-10-31T16:24:00.000+00:002011-10-02T16:31:24.226+01:00New 2011/12 Idea Book and Catalogue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7-rcMy2c6yVivmwnUhX7pE_5NRbxM39poWd0dZD4eihmqBV1sKuxzdDiC75BLOKb6dldTbi97EXUNaD9pFoR4Y2lSg_8frMIFergN0N4yie_4cT4ubC9nkgYb7uvocdpsXKwXSeuHt4/s1600/20111001_IBC_en-GB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7-rcMy2c6yVivmwnUhX7pE_5NRbxM39poWd0dZD4eihmqBV1sKuxzdDiC75BLOKb6dldTbi97EXUNaD9pFoR4Y2lSg_8frMIFergN0N4yie_4cT4ubC9nkgYb7uvocdpsXKwXSeuHt4/s320/20111001_IBC_en-GB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658916545222540530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's here, the new catalogue has arrived!!<br /><br />This means I have been a Demonstrator for a year and it has flown by! So has the last month and I apologise for the lack of posts recently. Such busy times! I'm hoping to be back in full swing and full of inspiration with the new catalogue.<br /><br />Why not take a <a href="http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/flash/en-GB/20110901_0f58e77b_IBC/files/20111001_ibc_en-gb.pdf">peek </a>and see what all the fuss is about.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by<br />Becki<br />xx<br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-43606562902667679382011-08-31T23:48:00.002+01:002011-08-31T23:54:55.039+01:00Last Chance List is Here!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here it is, the last chance list. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Some products have up to 40% discount, but once they are gone they are gone!!</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't miss out on your favourite colours or stamp sets, email me and I will place your order.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span>
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<br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-30846528307594111052011-08-31T10:27:00.000+01:002011-08-01T10:38:47.695+01:00August Special<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hands up who likes a freebie??? Yep, me included! Look what Stampin Up have on offer for August.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLCp09s7terEM4ef6RBGDK6jRWHfQ8jmG350BKFyXEc61C1dLdfjlIdO11X7svGnDOATPdxdePJTKlfO5qXWrlIseGUyg1P9sKvkT274HlsBAU-QASeSy8xYB2XoDMJvJ11Dpp2yub40/s1600/th_giftwithpurchase_en-GB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLCp09s7terEM4ef6RBGDK6jRWHfQ8jmG350BKFyXEc61C1dLdfjlIdO11X7svGnDOATPdxdePJTKlfO5qXWrlIseGUyg1P9sKvkT274HlsBAU-QASeSy8xYB2XoDMJvJ11Dpp2yub40/s320/th_giftwithpurchase_en-GB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635818730670948978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyone wishing to take advantage of this fabulous offer email me on rebw04@aol.com or even if you would just like some more details about these wonderful products then do not hesitate to get in touch.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-75866362992850082312011-08-29T17:24:00.003+01:002011-08-29T17:45:01.441+01:00Strength and Hope<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, hope you are enjoying your Bank Holiday weekend.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Do you ever start with a blank card not sure where you are going with it? This is how today's card started. I was playing around with the butterfly from Strength and Hope, stamping it several times in differing colours onto Whisper White card stock. Quite liked the background it made but didn't want it to be crisp white on the edges, so out came an ink duster and sahara sand then lightly dusted it all over. Each element of the card was like this until hey presto, I had an A5 card. I found the whole process quite therapeutic.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card stock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Concord Crush</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Sahara Sand, Blushing Bridge, Concord Crush</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Strength & Hope</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Die: Top Note</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Basic Pearls</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Punch: Scallop Square</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Vellum from my own stash</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">While I'm blogging Leanne is crafting away. We bought 2 packs of blank gift bags and she's making a friend a birthday bag. Now the bags are not very big so I have been informed to buy the birthday girl a small gift..... you know like a DS game!!!
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I shall post you a pic of leanne's creation tomorrow.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span>
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<br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-65714517442169767742011-08-27T15:43:00.003+01:002011-08-27T16:47:17.151+01:00Confetti<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, sorry I haven't posted for a while but we have been on an emotional rollercoaster these last few weeks.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Sadly we lost our beautiful grandson Joshua James. He was so small and wasn't strong enough to make it past 27 weeks. Mel and Steve have been so brave and strong and I can only begin to imagine what they are going through. My heart goes out to them. We have also got John's mum in hospital. She has been quite poorly with a chest infection that is taking it's time to lift. Each day she is getting a little better and stronger.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The good news amongst the sadness is that Christopher got his A Level results last week and got the grades he needs to get his first choice place at University. I am so proud of him. We are now in the process of getting him kitted out with all the things he will need. I have no idea how I will cope when he goes, I think I shall be very tearful !</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I got to meet an SU demonstrator from New Zealand last week. Sadie was visiting the UK and located me via the SU website. It is always great to meet new crafters and SU addicts :-)</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I had a rare bit of spare time this afternoon so finally got to my craft corner. I have had such tremendous support these last few weeks so wanted to make a thank you card. In my recent SU order I got the Confetti set which I have had my eye on for a while. I also got the amazing August freebie - I just love this little set. There are only a few days left if you too want to get your hands on this. Email me for more details.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I think this card is simple but effective.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Rose Red and Whisper White</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Rose Red and Chocolate Chip</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Sets: Confetti and Oval All</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Punches: Large Oval and Scallop Oval</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I hope to be back soon with some more crafts.
<br />In the meantime keep well and thanks for stopping by.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span>
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<br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-11274095160319492512011-08-15T21:18:00.004+01:002011-08-15T21:49:31.671+01:00Fast & Fabulous Anniversary Card<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Hi there, well it has been a while, but happy to report this is due to our summer holidays.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Just got back from Spain. We don't usually do an August holiday abroad due to the heat - I was always wary with the kids being small. Seeing as they are not so small now we went - boy was it hot!! 37 degrees on the first day and didn't go below 30 thereafter. Thank goodness for air conditioning and a lovely pool to cool off in. Forget about hair straighteners, my hair had a mind of it's own - lets say all the photos are of the kids and scenery :-)</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I did get in some crafting before I went away. An A5 anniversary card using the Fast & Fabulous Hostess Level 2 stamp set and the butterfly from Strength & Hope.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Only a quick post as I am trying to catch up on all my emails, ironing (does anyone know where the ironing fairy lives) and generally tidying up.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Hope you are all having a lovely summer.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">thanks for stopping by</span></span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Love</span></span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Becki</span></span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">xx</span></span>
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<br /></span></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-20756639063826556122011-08-01T10:39:00.002+01:002011-08-01T10:49:41.925+01:00Mum's Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Sorry it has been a while since I blogged. Hope everyone is ok out there in the land of blogging? I had a really busy work week last week as I am now off work for two whole glorious weeks. So why did I wake up at 6:30am? I am hoping to be able to have a bit of lie in one day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Today is my Mum's birthday, yesterday was my husband's and next week I have more birthdays and an anniversary. So lots to keep me crafting - I think the housework may take second place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have already shown the cards I made for Mum from me and one from the children. Here's a card that Dad asked me to do for her. It's another large card - A5 in size. The sentiment is from my own stamp stash, everything else is SU</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbwjV5JnGQuLMpJ4MoVTuLQ12r2GlQTbAGhlEunb47ySzN8gyjqNxtArC-E1wN1wyP5x4UQfS_Yim09hibCNiMc8rr85mb4TfFdfJ2Xjqo3fef93ZLz3yHRfbmptj0X_zd5Bs8SDkJ70/s1600/DSCF1872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbwjV5JnGQuLMpJ4MoVTuLQ12r2GlQTbAGhlEunb47ySzN8gyjqNxtArC-E1wN1wyP5x4UQfS_Yim09hibCNiMc8rr85mb4TfFdfJ2Xjqo3fef93ZLz3yHRfbmptj0X_zd5Bs8SDkJ70/s320/DSCF1872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635822382874541122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Just Believe</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Whisper White, Old Olive and Rose Red</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stampin Write Markers: Old Olive and Rose Red</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ribbon: Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Basic Pearls</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by and I will try and post more often.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-29635733818250693442011-07-25T20:47:00.002+01:002011-07-25T21:02:42.585+01:00Baroque Motif Set<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight I've teamed Baroque Motif up with Greenhouse Garden to make a one layer thank you card. I used a Top Note Die shape to mask off the middle section, then using a dusting brush I inked up using Baja Breeze and little Early Espresso. Still with the Top Note shape in place I stamped the large image from Baroque Motif around the edges. Remove the shape then stamp the flowers using the two step technique. All finished off with some lovely Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon and the sentiment from Afterthoughts. Not forgetting the not so Basic Pearl.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tzUFlXzWMMGjLBrUond9S_6xf4zq3QI_YrRVwRsn40LVYBTEK_9vBaOqf_Lb20hD1mbJr0oZsbRrc_aU_6EZvVjL8dtqxXq8FGxEb9mMpOHF-OG-fNf4erkTXB8JNqZUta6PCoobx0w/s1600/DSCF1861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tzUFlXzWMMGjLBrUond9S_6xf4zq3QI_YrRVwRsn40LVYBTEK_9vBaOqf_Lb20hD1mbJr0oZsbRrc_aU_6EZvVjL8dtqxXq8FGxEb9mMpOHF-OG-fNf4erkTXB8JNqZUta6PCoobx0w/s320/DSCF1861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633380376914033794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Life is very full and hectic at the moment, plus the children are off school. Can I collectively call them children now one is 18??? It seems a little strange when you look at the 6' 2" man in the house - child no longer seems to fit the description! It is a new stage in family life, unchartered territory, for us, but no matter what I suppose we are always someone's child and that bond never goes away. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Crikey - how am I going to cope in September when he goes off to University? I will need a whole supply of tissues and chocolate and cake...... Jean get ready for a lot of baking :-)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great evening whatever you are up and thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">xx</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-5553893388270901082011-07-24T14:43:00.002+01:002011-07-24T14:48:27.090+01:00Jolly Holiday Tealight Gift Box<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Quick post today to show you the Xmas version of the tealight gift box.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESS1mg2jAy5nfIsNcnvZalfb6leD5XlR2Z11t6FtTqrPCjFSK-2a_8ux38NYUUXvSnEncH5oBkx2OOHUPEwmyyShLjupepiBAq-v1zcjTfj8dM97XXMTFIjkI-p6q_4yxuuuO0YSLHt0/s1600/DSCF1863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESS1mg2jAy5nfIsNcnvZalfb6leD5XlR2Z11t6FtTqrPCjFSK-2a_8ux38NYUUXvSnEncH5oBkx2OOHUPEwmyyShLjupepiBAq-v1zcjTfj8dM97XXMTFIjkI-p6q_4yxuuuO0YSLHt0/s320/DSCF1863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632915075862723826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VC-xA6U-O7Kc_KbQ2fa7z66uc-lvGRzfOwHRzuWP7g0rfMK5GyTUKAi2OOWk81Z1YX4A-kPBJYpBCyDtIH5QUKXiS_X2j8xHdpSqOSI-MZ8bnaB6jVo5zriyCjxkb9GcIKDcBtdWHks/s1600/DSCF1862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VC-xA6U-O7Kc_KbQ2fa7z66uc-lvGRzfOwHRzuWP7g0rfMK5GyTUKAi2OOWk81Z1YX4A-kPBJYpBCyDtIH5QUKXiS_X2j8xHdpSqOSI-MZ8bnaB6jVo5zriyCjxkb9GcIKDcBtdWHks/s320/DSCF1862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632915080670206082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I think this is a good idea for anyone doing craft stalls leading up to Xmas.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Have a lovely Sunday - I'm off out to enjoy a bit of the sunshine.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-69151994781353692142011-07-22T18:34:00.004+01:002011-07-22T18:55:37.195+01:00Tealight Gift Box & Co-ordinating Card<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, Friday has come round so fast this week, not that I'm complaining!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I can't remember which blog I read it on, but it asked what do you do with all your scraps? Well I have to say I keep them, as I am sure everyone else out there does. With this in mind I raided the ever growing pile and came across the now retired Bella Bleu DSP. I still love this design.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I promised to be back with another shabby chic flower to show you. A little late, but here is the set that I made.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsVmcR_yAlvVpfBWrXrU_NKlqtrLI11-LI_PdnmEqS2KGg4o3K25_H-2eaylB9AJozCSDwfy8RUkf29rE9CquYzPGY45ZfsEmXqtcAVBsWN2f9foElT9U4v4fCdqw9vgbai25bYvNcPw/s1600/DSCF1856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsVmcR_yAlvVpfBWrXrU_NKlqtrLI11-LI_PdnmEqS2KGg4o3K25_H-2eaylB9AJozCSDwfy8RUkf29rE9CquYzPGY45ZfsEmXqtcAVBsWN2f9foElT9U4v4fCdqw9vgbai25bYvNcPw/s320/DSCF1856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632233160317312018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7ATcZI_IU3rD3f8sfrfRf-wU8c7rhV3g1O4PhecTCcm0GdUE5JjInWKSJ8t1RM73qQkE1bEhS7DjyMlfejqcocths2ClewBh3DhgbgcPyIu6xne-2-U23bUwb0axm1RVtljSnCmXj0Y/s1600/DSCF1854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7ATcZI_IU3rD3f8sfrfRf-wU8c7rhV3g1O4PhecTCcm0GdUE5JjInWKSJ8t1RM73qQkE1bEhS7DjyMlfejqcocths2ClewBh3DhgbgcPyIu6xne-2-U23bUwb0axm1RVtljSnCmXj0Y/s320/DSCF1854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632233165780989554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiEE2ZJEtEBxpiajIzLUlgNl0NbDSNhx2D9-x7eIkHiinf3zH234veU2H0xIS1EcOhzv15O9rbVWnXLss9BoGYe2-gt9SQ49loZD7kcpuICRpFKwVq3KWMQFd8jYu0cBtkwXhiTzdJHk/s1600/DSCF1855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiEE2ZJEtEBxpiajIzLUlgNl0NbDSNhx2D9-x7eIkHiinf3zH234veU2H0xIS1EcOhzv15O9rbVWnXLss9BoGYe2-gt9SQ49loZD7kcpuICRpFKwVq3KWMQFd8jYu0cBtkwXhiTzdJHk/s320/DSCF1855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632233161292448786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyone that knows me knows that I love candles as much as I do crafting. So I was a little disappointed to find that the measurements for the box did not fit my usual make of tealight. Shock, horror, I had to put in some cheap ones - you know the ones where you get hundreds for a £1. My own fault really as I should have checked my tealights first.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Never to be put off, I set about and came up with the right measurements for a larger box.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">You can see the difference in size, plus I added an extra layer to the flower. Also on the first box it was fiddly to slide out the inner section as it is quite a tight fit. So on the larger box I added a little ribbon as an handle.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDFIkc_UAqY_YS-6KWN2w4jIw3FIsjXKz_rj9Mr2p_LWrc22wTePY7SUUDisug3jCMz5jclFPI1S1FzBzgmQct5qiYypfOXSmHJqd-aLhUeOEmkVHxOYKNSF6HvD5HGQv_24WRlcdK34/s1600/DSCF1859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDFIkc_UAqY_YS-6KWN2w4jIw3FIsjXKz_rj9Mr2p_LWrc22wTePY7SUUDisug3jCMz5jclFPI1S1FzBzgmQct5qiYypfOXSmHJqd-aLhUeOEmkVHxOYKNSF6HvD5HGQv_24WRlcdK34/s320/DSCF1859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234982503729634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">With my favourite tealights in</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMs6aAG1860OYZ_1j-dxSwBmCkoV0MNomExV0uBvxbJ57MO-1COTBLUnguUBU95reROEFNFpBjwRCQAR4JOA7vRaNhEXdqYTiYWkN70CqLa89pAtoj-O1P7VrxOiTtA8-_r-gZDObRdY/s1600/DSCF1857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMs6aAG1860OYZ_1j-dxSwBmCkoV0MNomExV0uBvxbJ57MO-1COTBLUnguUBU95reROEFNFpBjwRCQAR4JOA7vRaNhEXdqYTiYWkN70CqLa89pAtoj-O1P7VrxOiTtA8-_r-gZDObRdY/s320/DSCF1857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234974246456626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Then I got thinking about Christmas - oh the possibilities are endless :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you got a busy weekend planned? I am Esther sitting tomorrow - just love her to bits. It's lovely having babies around and can not wait for our Grandson to arrive in October</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great weekend whatever you are up to.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">xx</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-84795969075193498322011-07-20T21:11:00.003+01:002011-07-20T21:24:05.539+01:00I'm back on line!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hooray!!! Finally I am back on line, the laptop has a new charger and so far all seems to be working ok. The best news is that my photos are intact. I must back them up!!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So how have you all been? Hope you are all well. I had a couple of days under the weather but am much improved today. Speaking of weather.... where has summer gone?? I have to admit I feel less guilty about crafting when it is rainy outside. When the sun shines it lures me away from my little corner :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight's card is inspired by <a href="http://craftingclare.blogspot.com/">Vicky's</a> shabby chic. I have to say I love these flowers, so easy to make. I have another project to show you tomorrow that they feature on again. Hope I have done your version justice Vicky.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsT9dP94nhW7qYb_NPPMVQYL_k3rGxic2tmNwMS1YKEN5JttJqF3xxfI-t0XNzW-XjcVfoqSMLI9_ouJgcs7PAzDqJeoHafH_HGogvPjiT1yDNRdC_4Kv6UEhRRxv2cu0lPTrr3DqQlE/s1600/CIMG3382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsT9dP94nhW7qYb_NPPMVQYL_k3rGxic2tmNwMS1YKEN5JttJqF3xxfI-t0XNzW-XjcVfoqSMLI9_ouJgcs7PAzDqJeoHafH_HGogvPjiT1yDNRdC_4Kv6UEhRRxv2cu0lPTrr3DqQlE/s320/CIMG3382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631532109306955186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Bliss & Sweet Summer</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card stock: Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Sahara Sand & Perfect Plum</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">DSP: Springtime Vintage & Hostess Level 1</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lots of spritzing with Early Espresso and distressing on this card. Sorry the picture is a little dark.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well I'm off for a long awaited blog hop. It's not the same viewing on the ipod!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-82073078989602356312011-07-10T13:54:00.003+01:002011-07-10T14:05:00.660+01:00Because I Care with Top Note<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi everyone, hope you are having a good Sunday.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I seem to be hooked on large cards at the minute, so following on from yesterday, here's another.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I stamped the Hydragena from Because I Care and used my blender pens (which haven't had an outing for a while) to colour the flowers and leaves. The "Grandma" is a relative stamp set that I have (not SU unfortunately)</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_d8VA_9c6OAaqKjq9jdVeDwcGKKRmY0ZtiKlF4TW5n3zmUt8xDPEcGyOArW10daTAQvl4PoIYkycOdAGFaUv9PrGoh2rEPMyzvR1wsv-kuodPf2sjRrjvjvpkBd9_thSqXIML1Pd7Pk/s1600/DSCF1852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627706915901528242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_d8VA_9c6OAaqKjq9jdVeDwcGKKRmY0ZtiKlF4TW5n3zmUt8xDPEcGyOArW10daTAQvl4PoIYkycOdAGFaUv9PrGoh2rEPMyzvR1wsv-kuodPf2sjRrjvjvpkBd9_thSqXIML1Pd7Pk/s320/DSCF1852.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_44DLBfZniC0h0sBoFyJS7XtOzvn9ZOWZuGwjExF73HGt6hXL-IsTFvk4a25KMRFHAzFpV5dDIOmUuExiZqodyuh1pF1ipIhAohY4UYPobCNqakWTH6g0etM0sKR4zw-BQPHRdOzAUO8/s1600/DSCF1851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627706911865116834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_44DLBfZniC0h0sBoFyJS7XtOzvn9ZOWZuGwjExF73HGt6hXL-IsTFvk4a25KMRFHAzFpV5dDIOmUuExiZqodyuh1pF1ipIhAohY4UYPobCNqakWTH6g0etM0sKR4zw-BQPHRdOzAUO8/s320/DSCF1851.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> This little fern plant in the garden is getting some airing - it makes a lovely easel for my cards.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Because I Care</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White and own card base / mirri board</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Certainly Celery and Perfect Plum</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Die: Top Note</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ribbon: Certainly Celery</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Still on a borrowed laptop - it never quite feels the same, so keen to get my own up and running.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I think a lazy Sunday is on order as I have a very busy week coming up.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Enjoy the day whatever you are up to.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Thanks for stopping by.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Love</div><br /><div align="center">Becki</div><br /><div align="center">xx<br /></span><br /><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-11676364415089410672011-07-09T20:06:00.004+01:002011-07-09T20:41:19.056+01:00Springtime Vintage<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, what a lovely evening it has turned out to be. Hope you are all enjoying it. I am still without my laptop, but think it can be solved quite easily and all my photos will still be there! Todays lesson - make sure everything is backed up!!! I'm blogging from a borrowed laptop and have managed to get a few photos on to share with you.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been out craft shop browsing today - well we all know it is impossible to browse in a craft shop, there's always something to tempt me. I spotted a layout that I really liked, so adapted it slightly. The first card is a combo of my own stash and SU elements. The 2nd uses Springtime Vintage.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nuKrppQx5aav-yQz0Md7YmPCQmaRB9BmaAAP-r2Jm9TJ0IDZr8y9KU_CmE0gL8756G3qNBdLUI3AhfCOTzlozboTfzBLfCBllXiZoBB8IfCVh_n5nhZaZSfxa2uGFE4bxRsREmi4ecE/s1600/DSCF1847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627438320503218482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nuKrppQx5aav-yQz0Md7YmPCQmaRB9BmaAAP-r2Jm9TJ0IDZr8y9KU_CmE0gL8756G3qNBdLUI3AhfCOTzlozboTfzBLfCBllXiZoBB8IfCVh_n5nhZaZSfxa2uGFE4bxRsREmi4ecE/s320/DSCF1847.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RISelKSsmy4sZvGFMA4rZmuKGMKtykg1rnEK5wscr_jVZFcUqWy9mIMJA_WHquOuxKuWTj6ZXMy9TGUvrIB6Zo9qTG0AJfvPC8ANlxfQHIobUXjdm3B_CgIKn2M32k6ClQ6WaBHsgv0/s1600/DSCF1845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627438314631454338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RISelKSsmy4sZvGFMA4rZmuKGMKtykg1rnEK5wscr_jVZFcUqWy9mIMJA_WHquOuxKuWTj6ZXMy9TGUvrIB6Zo9qTG0AJfvPC8ANlxfQHIobUXjdm3B_CgIKn2M32k6ClQ6WaBHsgv0/s320/DSCF1845.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZTMEOW_9aA8a_1ERxgwIcbxWak1a7B5Sh_onlFrazhlQSGcgVj6Rc1h4pFuo80Wb_EZ6iraQbyD81EDeT8tN0exb2p5X5MqX1oDe8C3j2658bBIyjr2ow8VWWruOIMBkOCDXx693x1I/s1600/DSCF1843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627438291089852322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZTMEOW_9aA8a_1ERxgwIcbxWak1a7B5Sh_onlFrazhlQSGcgVj6Rc1h4pFuo80Wb_EZ6iraQbyD81EDeT8tN0exb2p5X5MqX1oDe8C3j2658bBIyjr2ow8VWWruOIMBkOCDXx693x1I/s320/DSCF1843.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2iF8XPt2Ebk9hKMuHkCylmIDLcjLI2lQ-cvIvg-N6IKR7JdO8LbTXPUdcBo30mdB1isaWSS1DiwqtBJlIOh5pKhOdo7hH9rVJmuKRd1LyqrpimRrFWVSERU3IWqGevaH92xFXIela0/s1600/DSCF1844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627436975897267474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I2iF8XPt2Ebk9hKMuHkCylmIDLcjLI2lQ-cvIvg-N6IKR7JdO8LbTXPUdcBo30mdB1isaWSS1DiwqtBJlIOh5pKhOdo7hH9rVJmuKRd1LyqrpimRrFWVSERU3IWqGevaH92xFXIela0/s320/DSCF1844.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Quite a few different elements make up these cards: stamping, punching, embossing, dies (some SU, some not) and few gorgeous pearls and seam binding ribbon to finish them off.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hope you have enjoyed them.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-2827939456698216582011-07-04T19:53:00.002+01:002011-07-04T19:56:25.629+01:00Quick Post......<span style="font-family: arial;">to say my laptop has died taking with it all my photos (sob sob). I have managed to convince Chris to let me onto his super new computer he got for his birthday, but I can feel him twitching already as I have been on it for 15 minutes!!<br /><br />So, just a quick post to say sorry that blogging is on hold until the laptop is resurrected (or until Chris lets me on here again!!)<br /><br />I will keep checking in to see what you have all been up to via the Ipod, so I won't have gone completely.<br /><br />Will be back soon.<br /><br />Love<br />Becki<br />xx<br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-1159579117654973372011-07-02T16:43:00.003+01:002011-07-02T16:53:54.476+01:00Lovely as a Tree<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, has it really been so long since I blogged? I hope you are well and enjoying this lovely weekend we are having.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have been babysitting this morning for the gorgeous Esther. She is so cute and was so good for us. Makes me a little broody :-) Thought I would share a couple of photos with you first. She is such a poser when a camera comes out.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzUQOdK3rR_33lZIQc4wWb4RB-DyBrsAcf_J0J8zKRLq2w14IviMMBBiZ4Rm08hZUQ1kWPKgAfpdWYo5viNzgc2RJZRw2aiPci9d55Prjj3UXrBkUvM45-mQCichF64rGVTEi9DxXJNs/s1600/DSCF1825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzUQOdK3rR_33lZIQc4wWb4RB-DyBrsAcf_J0J8zKRLq2w14IviMMBBiZ4Rm08hZUQ1kWPKgAfpdWYo5viNzgc2RJZRw2aiPci9d55Prjj3UXrBkUvM45-mQCichF64rGVTEi9DxXJNs/s320/DSCF1825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624783406356056450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPKzWLSQ7r0tnkO-Sp3D2XU05DTK5VQTa3I8eIyQP2OJHOBmc7bqCUyY44og42LrKXsG415HgD2lg_vAMEA6CtBjQxG-xWJKX4y3vKsjr2KovQ4xGu3enQa62O-tZiaF-VVfP3PDLR1k/s1600/DSCF1802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPKzWLSQ7r0tnkO-Sp3D2XU05DTK5VQTa3I8eIyQP2OJHOBmc7bqCUyY44og42LrKXsG415HgD2lg_vAMEA6CtBjQxG-xWJKX4y3vKsjr2KovQ4xGu3enQa62O-tZiaF-VVfP3PDLR1k/s320/DSCF1802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624783400378717298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Finally I have got round to purchasing the Lovely as a Tree set, I have gone on about it for so long that I bet you thought I would never buy it!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLu9-hIJzzwJIAaK_rd2lULhxXef0owOkYiO7Lg60U0neAslgfP5pqwFAy0Mjp1UEb2kS6bYa1fnRM_M9HXown_URUqpo1Gp8tPqTCrhOqBGmPPQMTh4JP5xXlquxw4nsDrP3gJo5O1A/s1600/DSCF1835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLu9-hIJzzwJIAaK_rd2lULhxXef0owOkYiO7Lg60U0neAslgfP5pqwFAy0Mjp1UEb2kS6bYa1fnRM_M9HXown_URUqpo1Gp8tPqTCrhOqBGmPPQMTh4JP5xXlquxw4nsDrP3gJo5O1A/s320/DSCF1835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624783396550910610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A quick a simple card. I masked off a rectangle onto a piece of Very Vanilla, stamped the image and used a brush to ink over in the same colour. Finished it all off with a sentiment from Because I Care and a piece of Elastic Cord.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I will try not to leave it too long before I blog again!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-46482613213491310232011-06-23T22:08:00.003+01:002011-06-23T22:28:06.889+01:00Decorative Jars<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Another landmark day today - Chris had his final A'Level exam and has now officially finished school. It only seems a moment ago that he was going off to Nursery School! As a spur of the moment treat we went out to TGI Friday for a meal. I amazed myself by not being able to finish a desert!! Now it wasn't planned at all, but the restaurant is very near a retail park which has the well known craft store. I couldn't help myself - I had to go a have a wonder round!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I picked up a couple of glass jars and battery operated tealights, as I had a little inspiration earlier in the day. Here are my creations. I had hoped to capture the tealight, but struggled, but you get the idea.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz16eXxMO3DmrGarXs65-pqjx9ABrUEoBFk2Pz4uIVFcsEXu0uPLO6vDdmB60qrkaGBdUNHt6gVAiykRSpSqQAZmajpwVFI8Qw6_p4pen72inu-0gOGT25hypnyJXWLUSX8-DcbDySqU0/s1600/DSCF1786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz16eXxMO3DmrGarXs65-pqjx9ABrUEoBFk2Pz4uIVFcsEXu0uPLO6vDdmB60qrkaGBdUNHt6gVAiykRSpSqQAZmajpwVFI8Qw6_p4pen72inu-0gOGT25hypnyJXWLUSX8-DcbDySqU0/s320/DSCF1786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621528798652454930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjH6F4lyewxTjzUG846kTj42Rjm4hYSvAGdoqtyYZGRnUn86XbEeddkm_oY1n22CTPbHnHwWlmM3BITF_IkHk_76e81ls1IzZAfkrXUQ8lM2B2pnQZj6q4plL5WxXQBCch9rTfBompes/s1600/DSCF1790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjH6F4lyewxTjzUG846kTj42Rjm4hYSvAGdoqtyYZGRnUn86XbEeddkm_oY1n22CTPbHnHwWlmM3BITF_IkHk_76e81ls1IzZAfkrXUQ8lM2B2pnQZj6q4plL5WxXQBCch9rTfBompes/s320/DSCF1790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621528793942051394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrjzmB0I2hGtzJ0cwqfoFOQ78QeSe7PYlew2rTZLpqaVEIm9CNngRk5J_3ouU0zlYOT-gArJrL3g-O05alSeM8g6VV7X2z0OlpphwrwSrctd-vdFhmHqvlHDvvFmxZtW-yZVMzpqVNug/s1600/DSCF1792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrjzmB0I2hGtzJ0cwqfoFOQ78QeSe7PYlew2rTZLpqaVEIm9CNngRk5J_3ouU0zlYOT-gArJrL3g-O05alSeM8g6VV7X2z0OlpphwrwSrctd-vdFhmHqvlHDvvFmxZtW-yZVMzpqVNug/s320/DSCF1792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621528784879210930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The second jar is perfect for the springtime vintage buttons.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR1r8p9oGrWZL6LkNi_srj7bRaC2xF6HkTAERcxrIdY3ztHgX9sDHPHLeruVAuZ8Ivb3Eacckd_ZadkyCEnEUxhBj3_tlXwR0UpfxMvfhRC2Hga7RGI0IMPx_j3B3LAsBxR4WO0-YRus/s1600/DSCF1796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR1r8p9oGrWZL6LkNi_srj7bRaC2xF6HkTAERcxrIdY3ztHgX9sDHPHLeruVAuZ8Ivb3Eacckd_ZadkyCEnEUxhBj3_tlXwR0UpfxMvfhRC2Hga7RGI0IMPx_j3B3LAsBxR4WO0-YRus/s320/DSCF1796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621528770925092994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PhNg1pnZQJF3NM69sn1YfbNEjPC0J3p4SJIeJPtsJ5ypTSqfvYDROK0ee6guoroFrmEIyHScPT6jUhh-1PLXtzfi3dnYRHNpLhzluTrKHsMK6Hg_LPYzrfxgNueB7o8kGu7e4KRDxEk/s1600/DSCF1794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PhNg1pnZQJF3NM69sn1YfbNEjPC0J3p4SJIeJPtsJ5ypTSqfvYDROK0ee6guoroFrmEIyHScPT6jUhh-1PLXtzfi3dnYRHNpLhzluTrKHsMK6Hg_LPYzrfxgNueB7o8kGu7e4KRDxEk/s320/DSCF1794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621528779137167362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Off to put on my pjs and have a drink before bed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-51096240741257797172011-06-21T08:06:00.003+01:002011-06-21T08:19:27.630+01:00Just Believe<span style="font-family:arial;">Morning, a quick post from me today before I go off to college.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Same design - different colours.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcz3QJ0jCFQ8wWtdB5KmMOnEWY44GgWl6FVyPs2CR4-2ROnumlOgRgQNd0TnvmULQTFvf1JvfU5Hg-jJcID9O8oex-gZG_eUSpuO8bZ-wXETXjbj7rauEKNdeMGw-tLu0C6_0_po9K9s/s1600/DSCF1780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcz3QJ0jCFQ8wWtdB5KmMOnEWY44GgWl6FVyPs2CR4-2ROnumlOgRgQNd0TnvmULQTFvf1JvfU5Hg-jJcID9O8oex-gZG_eUSpuO8bZ-wXETXjbj7rauEKNdeMGw-tLu0C6_0_po9K9s/s320/DSCF1780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620568145284450242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJa24koL1l7tYBPhoWJvYMxCQWY38gMJJOV-SyYw2o6Qx4NuQAFnh8aia2cZWK6TGSVgpZWI4RNbkTLSFhlv6KOytTp5GBrwDefRO-3c7tEjBBbC-bGtYVQS-VUcdRTOiRiOQ-FduLag/s1600/DSCF1778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJa24koL1l7tYBPhoWJvYMxCQWY38gMJJOV-SyYw2o6Qx4NuQAFnh8aia2cZWK6TGSVgpZWI4RNbkTLSFhlv6KOytTp5GBrwDefRO-3c7tEjBBbC-bGtYVQS-VUcdRTOiRiOQ-FduLag/s320/DSCF1778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620568173564323954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Colour Combo:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Peach Parfait</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Daffodil Delight</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Real Red</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Concord Crush</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Basic Black</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YkYfMuYWuFiAdm0gt-Sgx_lQP3xJqi2Vjar8C9reO0HBImZhmAbwGOxozYwDSLb0lNJOkWJWr7n2KM2g3gJgSAIbWVc8kb6T0MNqfGxH86WSojRhgyDaEM0riP_1H3w9XFrwg2RGLoM/s1600/DSCF1777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YkYfMuYWuFiAdm0gt-Sgx_lQP3xJqi2Vjar8C9reO0HBImZhmAbwGOxozYwDSLb0lNJOkWJWr7n2KM2g3gJgSAIbWVc8kb6T0MNqfGxH86WSojRhgyDaEM0riP_1H3w9XFrwg2RGLoM/s320/DSCF1777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620568183321335266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Colour Combo;</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pretty in Pink</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Blushing Bride</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Real Red</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Concord Crush</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Basic Black</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKczFFVjYOeOc2ja-gStRBXApsdabzpkeOMkQw8zZKdszlaHFLhu-qdlxoKzBfG4EwAE3AGrMDTGMjJieToizO86D6k72Lm5X69Gj26D_UrcPI_lNWXGHxIm7Nsp8mPjJHdZOkSaJQ5A/s1600/DSCF1779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKczFFVjYOeOc2ja-gStRBXApsdabzpkeOMkQw8zZKdszlaHFLhu-qdlxoKzBfG4EwAE3AGrMDTGMjJieToizO86D6k72Lm5X69Gj26D_UrcPI_lNWXGHxIm7Nsp8mPjJHdZOkSaJQ5A/s320/DSCF1779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620568158252310162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Colour Combo</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Baja Breeze</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pacific Point</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not Quite Navy</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Basic Black</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And a lot of brayering :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Have a great Tuesday and thanks for stopping by.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-22523105383790450352011-06-19T11:44:00.003+01:002011-06-19T12:01:03.076+01:00Dasher in June<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Morning, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. Do you ever have a morning where you wake up feeling inspired and can not do anything until a couple of hours have been spent at your craft station? Well this morning that is exactly how I woke up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Two people have inspired today's creation. One is Julie who will be having Xmas in July! The other is a tutorial on Youtube - Stampin with Tami. Tami used the Lovely as a Tree set to create a winter night scene. I woke thinking of Dasher and how lovely he would look set against a night sky.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Several elements to this card, but it isn't too complicated, just a little patience required.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dJCQlyKSXJGLyfpqbZkTLdyuoyiJgz_tCKt-PpRgF2iFgomLyRqR90M-w4nropsM0ll9RWdl9R3v8lNV8TUYRO-5cXv2UX50lz3psVZqxAN2GmZGuOQPplhdTsI5lGuqn6eczhfWXhU/s1600/DSCF1773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dJCQlyKSXJGLyfpqbZkTLdyuoyiJgz_tCKt-PpRgF2iFgomLyRqR90M-w4nropsM0ll9RWdl9R3v8lNV8TUYRO-5cXv2UX50lz3psVZqxAN2GmZGuOQPplhdTsI5lGuqn6eczhfWXhU/s320/DSCF1773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619883539967399378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Stamp Set: Dasher (leaves created from my own tree stamp), Sincere Salutations</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Basic Black</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock; Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Basic Black</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Die: Top Note</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Embossing folder: from own stash</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Ribbon: Whisper White Organza Ribbon</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">White Gel Pen</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Guess who else has the brayering bug? Yep it's Leanne (I think I might have a downline waiting in the wings!). Here she is busy in my craft corner.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53PUZKvcrZCtfiUfMeTJsC0WnbBxioRIPp3ziVbaiTpExzeXV-KbwDrfLjJErCT8ZszKUrxTuuYdlF0iKGuvLEznz8dhYMvzbqoi7Fs5dzr3n0hrQTM2yNklV6j_DpGfa7PAxbsH4vRo/s1600/DSCF1775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53PUZKvcrZCtfiUfMeTJsC0WnbBxioRIPp3ziVbaiTpExzeXV-KbwDrfLjJErCT8ZszKUrxTuuYdlF0iKGuvLEznz8dhYMvzbqoi7Fs5dzr3n0hrQTM2yNklV6j_DpGfa7PAxbsH4vRo/s320/DSCF1775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619883528846664450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And this is her creation. I love the Concord Crush hills - think I will have to "borrow" this idea.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtxI2NJ2HU9tD_qZHUUTk9u3iL0RGv2ZCKgMDPeqyrUuSko5taU0ozuoq0Pjg1gCCKZQM_CCAIPjm__qVyBE4ddibQqrXM_ays9nJpL1xnmx0P3P2Jt9OGtt9qe8Cg-dNpUP49Gdarhg/s1600/DSCF1776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtxI2NJ2HU9tD_qZHUUTk9u3iL0RGv2ZCKgMDPeqyrUuSko5taU0ozuoq0Pjg1gCCKZQM_CCAIPjm__qVyBE4ddibQqrXM_ays9nJpL1xnmx0P3P2Jt9OGtt9qe8Cg-dNpUP49Gdarhg/s320/DSCF1776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619883523536727922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well I really must go and get myself sorted as I am doing Sunday lunch today for 7. Have a great day.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Becki</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">xx</span><br /></div>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507304646888730659.post-85499541319289565492011-06-18T18:19:00.003+01:002011-06-18T18:38:16.727+01:00Father's Day<span style="font-family:arial;">Hi there, hope everyone is well. The weather doesn't quite know what to do with itself, one minute sunshine, then next showers. So it means in and out with the washing!! Reading the blogs I know I'm not alone with this!!<br /><br />Father's Day tomorrow and I am still lacking in male stamps! In addition it is my Dad's birthday tomorrow too. I have managed to make 2 cards and a cheesecake today. Cheesecakes are my favourite deserts at the moment, and they certainly are not for those that are calorie counting :-)<br /><br />Card No1 is for John from the Kids. A really quick and easy card to do. And I have added a bit of DSP to the inside.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArTStffYztdH18je4g8dr23lv2MxxHaktn9u23ZpPifZ6FRtSHS_I-p8mfr0BL2i1ew3gGra6BPTLOKISpFLPTkYJXNNG7sh1qD8hhG6R1WwBAEV6kVe78hyphenhyphen8frpqiHAu1tG1AFaaFKQ/s1600/DSCF1771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArTStffYztdH18je4g8dr23lv2MxxHaktn9u23ZpPifZ6FRtSHS_I-p8mfr0BL2i1ew3gGra6BPTLOKISpFLPTkYJXNNG7sh1qD8hhG6R1WwBAEV6kVe78hyphenhyphen8frpqiHAu1tG1AFaaFKQ/s320/DSCF1771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614784131022258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4qRne5A84lpkMO1eUgj3Ib3cEKW_dtkFSGTKibZRVue3crrlBxmAGEC_89SjUoKyfeDEufmQEIVZA6rkuMOgvYD8SHPiuBkahej1Qkomk8gg1r62b4ZbL6I7VCpy1mLFgieD_NBq0l4/s1600/DSCF1772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4qRne5A84lpkMO1eUgj3Ib3cEKW_dtkFSGTKibZRVue3crrlBxmAGEC_89SjUoKyfeDEufmQEIVZA6rkuMOgvYD8SHPiuBkahej1Qkomk8gg1r62b4ZbL6I7VCpy1mLFgieD_NBq0l4/s320/DSCF1772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614779343204290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Card Stock: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Old Olive<br />DSP: Celebrations<br />Ink: Pacific Point, Real Red and Old Olive<br />Stamp Set: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet<br />Punch: Star Extra Large<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Card No2 is for Dad (not sure yet if birthday or Father's Day) and yes it has my newly discovered technique - brayering! I really must buy SU's Lovely as Tree set. In the meantime this tree is from my own stash.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl5XcxfIhRUtHO8AV7DuwawpF1aHJgTiAO4W6rmxcfcAU6s0TWOiXDYDP1JInRftaN8lF828NrebXNW5Yg4TOYKC8mpF3rlHC9gTXfaqmCUHFYWq7ajNviAGyH3pQcV4gjEbBYBfbEY8/s1600/DSCF1770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl5XcxfIhRUtHO8AV7DuwawpF1aHJgTiAO4W6rmxcfcAU6s0TWOiXDYDP1JInRftaN8lF828NrebXNW5Yg4TOYKC8mpF3rlHC9gTXfaqmCUHFYWq7ajNviAGyH3pQcV4gjEbBYBfbEY8/s320/DSCF1770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614795525338002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Card Stock: Whisper White and Chocolate Chip<br />Ink: Pacific Point, Old Olive, Sahara Sand and Early Espresso<br />Sentiment from own stash<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3h1hjlgXJMmYSFWYoVKHbmgi19IvcBbIuTQB6zvpJe1otOY6g-peQnViBLY79JtMbxEsfZIdBt6_HoluiGyRwMYtx8b5hdwQ9clMRYFvxDFTHK9dbk6YMtpC83IPSLZHkf2EXXCkBBU/s1600/DSCF1710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3h1hjlgXJMmYSFWYoVKHbmgi19IvcBbIuTQB6zvpJe1otOY6g-peQnViBLY79JtMbxEsfZIdBt6_HoluiGyRwMYtx8b5hdwQ9clMRYFvxDFTHK9dbk6YMtpC83IPSLZHkf2EXXCkBBU/s320/DSCF1710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619614801054000226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">And this is an Oreo Cheesecake :-D<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Have a lovely day with you are able to spend it with your Dad and loving thoughts to those that can't.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by<br />Becki<br />xx<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Beckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302777089149647079noreply@blogger.com1