29 October, 2009

LO Share

We had a wonderful fortnight in Cornwall this summer. Untypically, we had fabulous weather for most of it. We've wanted to visit for such a long time, but as the journey down is so tedious we've put it off. Well it was well worth the tedium. Cornwall is one of the prettiest places in Britain (and we do have a lot of beautiful places).

Land's End is the furthest most tip of England and the day we visited was glorious. Clear blue sky - really picture-perfect. I've taken a ton of photos which will appear in other layouts, but whilst my printer is on the blink, I'm making do with photos I'd printed out before going off for repair.

Lauren loves the Zip wires and this is my favourite dress that she wore (looks like almost every day this summer). I love these new stitched mulberry papers from Prima - they are so luxurious - they really have taken paper to a whole new level.


I love to layer flowers, ribbons and crystals if I can get them. These gorgeous crystals are ZVA. I've looped them slightly so they stand off the page. That velvet flower is of course Maya Road.



I'm now trying catch up posts with all the projects I managed to photograph the other day, so I'm sure there will be lots of posting going on over the next few days.
Just before I go, I'd like to say a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Cathy Phillips who is the wonderful owner of Ally Scraps. I've been on Cathy's DT for the past 2 years and she is the most fabulous person to design for. Hope you have a great day Cathy!














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27 October, 2009

Craft Room Door

I'm lucky enough to have my own little craft room so that I no longer reside under the stairs (like Harry Potter). It's small, but it's mine (mostly).

So I'd bought this fabulous masquerade mask and needed to do something with it. I hit upon the idea of making a plaque for my door - I'd made them for the kids in the past. I've recently bought Laundry Line pad from My Mind's Eye (*swoon*). The papers are all glittery and gorgeous.


The picture is a little difficult to see (click on it for a bigger one), but the mask has been glued to the corner before being adorned with a crystal swirl, roses and ribbons.

I love tucking things in behind other stuff such as flowers - this beautiful one is from Prima (of course)
I've layered stamps (Inkadoo and Prima) around the edges - don't you just love those chandeliers?

Well at least you can find my room now if you pop round! Have a great day and drop in again soon.
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26 October, 2009

He's Making a List

Santa that is. I know Christmas seems to be miles away, but Lauren has been planning her list for months already. She has added and subtracted dolls, bikes, a DS amongst other things. She has been reasonable and pushed some things aside and others to her birthday but it is hard to keep track!



So in order to have some idea of what it is she's after, I've made this wish list holder. She can keep a list for Santa (we can post it outside her door on Christmas Eve) and also cut out pictures. That way, Daddy and I know what she's on about.



The office clip can be used to hold the list on the left. Whilst I've created pockets on the right for those important notes and pictures.I hope that Santa likes it and leaves Lauren a lovely present or two.





Papers - Bo Bunny, Imaginisce, K&Co. Gorgeous crystals - ZVA Creative Letters - American Crafts Sticks - K&Co Calendar - Jenni Bowlin



Thanks for stopping by.


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24 October, 2009

Brrr Winter is on it's way

Feeling very chilly today. The weather has finally caught up with Autumn and may even over take to feel like winter.

I thought I'd share a bit more of a workshop we're running in November. It features the most wonderful papers from My Mind's Eye (who are just my favourite).



The cute lil' snowman adorns the top of the keepsake box. He's all frosty with glitter, a carrot nose and rosy red cheeks.

We'll be covering the box and making the album to go inside. The album contain 6 pages including some lovely ledger shaped pages and a window page.

The class is running on Wednesday, 4th November and Sunday, 22nd November and is a whopping 5 hours! At just £35 it is really a bargain with all those lovely papers and embellishments. Kits are also available including all the materials and detailed instructions. If you'd like to know more then just email me moragcutts@freeuk.com or visit our website www.Whathousework.co.uk

I hope you enjoy your weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

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19 October, 2009

In Need of better light

That way, I'll be able to take some photos of my pile of projects and layouts that I have mounting up. The only things i've manage to photograph recently have been cards - even though I don't make cards! LOL

So I'll share my projects that were in Scrapbook Inspirations last month. I'm not normally a huge fan of Halloween, but after making these projects I kind of got the bug.



The cute lil' pumpkin is a polystyrene ball carved to a pumpkin(ish) shape. Coloured and glittered with glass and ultra-fine glitter. Unfortunately, the detail doesn't really show in my photo.



For the base, the box is covered in digi-papers (Two Peas) and black rhinestones.

I also did a 'Spooky House' because I'm a sucker for cute little dwellings.



The owl (October Afternoon stamp) perches on a sign (McDonald's stirrer!). The cobwebs were created using hot glue (completely by chance).



The cardstock house has been stamped and embossed with black glossy embossing powder before adding a little more bling.



I have new costumes for the kids this year, so I'm hoping for a bumper crop of photos to scrap!

Hope your week is off to a good start too. Thanks for stopping by.

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13 October, 2009

Halloween Card

Just a quick post with a lovely Tilda.



I've made this card for a special friend (who I hope isn't going to read my blog any day soon).



I love the colleciton of flowers and leaves. The papers are Pink Paislee and Cosmo Cricket.



Thanks for popping in.

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12 October, 2009

Fairy doodles

Lauren has had a lot of parties to go to over the past couple of weeks. Seems all the little girls are turning 6. So I've made a little batch of similar cards.



I've used up my Doodlebug papers from Scrapbook Sisters. I just love the mixture of pinks and greens.



I just love these little stamps by Buzzcraft. They are just so adorable and so much fun to colour in.

I've been having a little cardmaking fest recently, so I'll share some more over the next couple of days including some more magnolia cards (they're just so adorable).

Thanks for stopping by.

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11 October, 2009

Copic Creations Challenge

I haven't participated in a card challenge for absolutely ages. I've been colouring images in (just because it's so much fun), but only a few ever make it onto cards.

I recently borrowed some Edwins from my friend Nicki and it has been lovely colouring in something new. So I thought I'd participate in this week's challenge over at Copic Creations. The challenge is Pumpkins. I just love orange so what could be better?



There was only one slight problem. I don't own any pumpkin stamps! So I drew a couple of wee pumpkins and hope for the best.



Papers are My Mind's Eye and Crate Paper. Stamps are Magnolia and Pink Paislee.
Copic Markers:
Jeans- B91 B23 B32 B24
Jacket, Hat, Pumpkin - YR02 YR04 YR03 Y17 E33
Top, Shoes - G21 G99
Broom - E31 E33 E47



Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

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07 October, 2009

Inky Fingers

How's your week going so far?

Mine's been pretty busy, but it's much better like that isn't it?



I thought I'd share a card from an upcoming class I'm teaching on 20th October. We'll be getting some lovely inky fingers.

I'll be showing you how to get a wrinkle-free distressed background (as taught to me by THE MAN himself, Tim Holtz!) We'll be using lots of lovely stamps and some unique masks along the way.


Just love this class, it's so versatile. I can't wait.

If you're interested in coming along, visit http://www.whathousework.co.uk/

Thanks for dropping in.

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02 October, 2009

Cutest Cosmo Cricket

I just fell in love with the Boyfriend range from Cosmo Cricket when it came into AllyScraps. I must admit, it was the little washing line with clothes that really grabbed me.

I was also smitten with the colours - the background is a kind of pale olive colour, teamed with the red and oranges. WOW.


I took this photo of Jacob after a biking mishap last year. He had so many bruises already - he looked like all boys should of his age. It means he's been playing and climbing trees. He fell out of one recently - from top to bottom. He was OK thankfully, but it's something he has to experience.


I guess the clothes had nothing to do with anything, but man, they're cute!

Have a great weekend - thanks for popping in!


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01 October, 2009

Wanna be a Rock Star?

I love the opportunity to make cards for Jacob's friends. Quite a few of them are learning instruments so it's nice to do something rock for them.



We've bought a gift card for Daniel's birthday, so I thought I'd make something fancy for it to go in. The card is an envelope if you know what I mean, which opens up to reveal the gift card. I've stamped images using various stamps which have been inked here and there.

I've masked the background inside - just love doing this for funky projects.

The stamps are all Inkadoo or 7 Gypsies I think.

When Jacob saw it, his words were "WOW, that is fantastic, I really love it" Which is pretty good going for someone who isn't very enthusiastic normally. I took it as a compliment. Well, you got to get them where you can!





Thanks for dropping in. I'll leave you with a sneaky peak of a LO I've done for AllyScraps. Just love the cute washing on the line! If only real washing was this enjoyable.


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