The Best Of La Pashe 2014

good evening crafters!! well I'm on meltdown!!!! eek operation finish my Christmas cards is under way and..hey!...who needs sleep right? i mean its probably overrated anyways..zzzzzzz....zzzz oops! sorry where was i?! lol any one else out there crazy busy this time of year? I'm sure I'm not alone, us crafters are part nocturnal anyway so all good! right ...who's brought the brand spanking new CD ROM from La Pashe?? The Best Of La Pashe 2014 that you can just so happen to pick up right over ...HERE!!

its just too fabulous!! oh my days I'm loving it, and to be fair i LOVE them all so i knew this one would be totes amazeballs too!

now as you know I'm one lucky little crafter and I'm totally lucky enough to be on the Design Team, and had the great pleasure of making some samples! where to start! ...what to choose! spoilt for choice! but first off I had a play with the brand new range "The Grumps"!

you are gonna adore these decoupage sheets guys! i have seen sooooooo many people i know in these images! and don't get me started on the Christmas Grumps! ( you will have to wait for those tho as they are at this minute cut up on my desk! ) 

OK here is my first card to share with you, do you know any gardeners out there who remind you a little teeny tiny bit of the good old Victor Meldew? ha ha well keep that thought in mind!

how funny! come on,... you MUST know someone this reminds you off!? or maybe a gardener who perhaps hates to garden but is nagged to do it..ooooh that may be my husband there!? La Pashe do give you every different style you could think of! and here is another collection to add to your favourites!

right then back to Christmas!

back soon

and as always thank you thank you thank you!!!!! for stopping by my little blog

Nicole

xxx

Pickles & Podge at Christmas

I LOVE Pickles and Podge by La Pashe !! this super duper cute image is available on the CD rom "The BEST of La Pashe 2012" available on line just HERE! and while your checking out the website don't forget to pop into your basket the fantastic range of printing papers! they are soooo very lush! you can find them all just over Here!

There are some adorable designs to be found on the CD Rom, you will be spoilt for choice,

ooooh do you like a bargain? Of course you do!! if you stop by the La Pashe website right now, they have a special offer on their papers where you can try them for FREE!!...yes...FREE, so what are you waiting for! get over there !

be back soon!

Nicole 

xx

New Challenge over at The Crafting Musketeers!!

Hey there crafters!!

Apologies as I am a little late with my post!!  I have not been well...but I am now on the mend so catching up with crafting duties :)

Exciting news!! A brand new challenge has started over at The Crafting Musketeers

Decemebr challenge number 8 has the theme of " Layer it up" with a fabulous sponsor this month....HunkoryDory!! just look at these goodies!!

Here's a little bit about our sponsor this month!

The story began back in 1990 at a humble little wool and needlecraft shop in Preston, Lancashire. One day, the owners of the shop, Ann and David Newhouse bought some peel-off stickers to add greetings to handmade cards. Ann and David were quickly hooked on this new idea, and decided to extend the offerings of their wool and needlecraft shop into something far bigger.
In 2002, Ann and David introduced Cardcraft Plus as a mail order company which allowed customers to order products direct to their door. However, they soon began to find it difficult to source enough quality products to fill their regular catalogues.
The in-house catalogue designers were also crafters, and had shown a real interest in designing their own papercraft products which quickly became best-selling items for Cardcraft Plus.
The passion for crafting ran in the family, and soon enough, sons Adam and Daniel jumped on board to help the family business flourish. Before long, fellow retailers had begun to enquire about stocking these innovative new products and so, in 2007, Hunkydory Crafts was born as a card making supplies and materials wholesaler.
Over recent years, Hunkydory Crafts has grown to become the UK's premier papercraft manufacturer, supplying retailers across the globe with the latest trends in craft. New collections are regularly showcased on Create & Craft and Ideal Shopping television in the UK, where Anne-Marie Catterall and her talented team can be found demonstrating all that Hunkydory Crafts has to offer.
Cardcraft Plus is still established as a mail order company today, and proudly stocks all the latest Hunkydory products amongst the best in craft supplies from around the world. The humble little wool and needlecraft shop in Preston is now known as Inspirations, an award-winning 10,000 square ft craft superstore.

So....theres the story about HunkyDory!

Come on then crafters ! join us in our last challenge of 2013!! can you believe it! where has this year gone!

For my DT card this month I chose to do a decoupaged card for my "Layer It Up" theme, printed from the Me to You CD rom, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cd, this cute little bear is just sooooo gorgeous!!

so dont delay crafters get your entries in, you can check out the rest of the design Teams inspiration and enter just  HERE!!

I look forward to checking out all your yummy makes!!

Nicole xxx

Lapland Reindeer

Good evening bloggers!!! 

Hope you have all started your christmas crafting?? and if not DONT DESPAIR!!! I have the very thing to help you on your way!! The brand new CDrom from La Pashe!! "The Christmas Box"

Tonight I am sharing one of my Design Team cards with you....Lapland Reindeer

How sweet is this image!! I love everything about it!! the colours are just beautiful, and the image is so so cute!. I used the pre printed sheet for my card available just ..HERE!! priced at an incredible 69p!!....these prices STILL amaze me! I have been a card maker now for almost 4 years, and have visited many craft shops/ websites and spent a small fortune on decoupage, so I KNOW how good these prices are! And the CD rom is amazebells! available just Here! crammed full of lovely Christmassy goodness!:) 

The Design Team made some beautiful samples for the launch of this cd so don't forget to check out their blog pages for more inspiration!

Happy "Christmas" crafting

Nicole xxx

First DT card for JB- Crafting Supplies!!

Good morning crafters!! Well here it is!!....my FIRST DT card for JB-Crafting Supplies

I have used the brand new CD rom from Crafters Companion- The Snowman and Snowdog now available in store and online from JB-Crafting Supplies

I loved working with this CD rom and I think all the images are stunning!! we all remember the original Snowman and these images are from the new film released last year with the "oh so cute! Snowdog", Store owner Julie has been working hard to make sure she is all stocked up ready for you to start your Christmas crafting so check out the on-line store just HERE! or if you are close why not pop on by

JB-Crafting Supplies
Wath Plaza,

2 Sandygate,
Wath-upon-Dearne.
Rotherham,
South Yorkshire,
S63 7LW.

 Check out the JB-Crafting Supplies blog just here!!  for more craft projects and inspiration from our Design Team, who are here to answer any questions and to Share our ideas with you

happy crafting everyone! i'll be back soon with more to share

Nicole xx

Beautiful Fairies

Good evening everyone!! Tonight I am going to share with you a couple of fairy themed cards I have made.
This first one I made using Linda Ravenscroft "A Touch Of Magic" Cd rom, one of my very favourites ! hope you like it,

A beautiful gothic style fairy I think you will agree :)
This next card was also made using the same CD rom... and one of my all time favourite images...

and finally a beautiful Rose Flower Fairy made using the Crafters Companion "Flower Fairies" CD rom ...I have them all and I am spoilt for choice when trying to choose which fairy to make

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and would love to hear from you so please stop and drop me a line :) hugs Nix xxx

One for the boys and one for the girls

Well doesnt time fly? where did that weekend go... monday evening already lol well, i'm just popping on to post a couple of quick makes i made the weekend

First one is from La Pashe printed from "The Big One " cd you can find the details of the cd rom right about.... Here! but if you prefer paper crafting you'd better check out these gorgeous papers Over here! and check out the fabulous sale prices STILL available!..absolutely love these images!!. This one i had a little play with, i needed my background a little larger for the card i was doing so for the background i copied and flipped the background and joined together to make the garden look bigger ;) then just chose the front part of the gardener to decoupage!  and ...voila! one funky gardener card

I then added some glossy accents to the top o the pint! to finish off 

Then... I fancied doing something abit girlie, for a friend who asked me to make something pretty for a close friends 40th birthday. so i had a flick through my many cds (only 200 plus..ish..ssshhhh dont tell the hubby!...its not my fault!! they are very addictive) and found the perfect image.

this is called the "Morning Glory Fairy" It is an image painted By Linda Ravenscroft, i printed the image and all the little extras from the "A Touch Of Magic" Cd Rom 

I chose to make a Pyramage card, used a faded background of the same image, Popped the sentiment onto some matching paper and to finish off some pearl pins pink ribbon, mini pearls and added some beautiful glitter to her wings

I would love to know if you like my little makes, so please stop and drop me a message, well i'm off to craft some more so untill i post again... i bid you farewell! happy crafting :) xxx