If Friends Were Flowers I'd Pick You...

Early hours here folks.... soft music playing....the house is so so peacful, I think this is why I colour in best lol no distractions :)

Just sharing another CAS card I have just finished. The light is not its best...I do need to invest in a light box or something for taking better photo's.. but these will have to do for now

Another Saturated Canary image this evening, I thought this lovely image was so pretty and perfect for this sentiment which I have used previously on floral cards.

 Sweet and simple, ....I think....I have found my new favourite card style....for now lol. When I first saw CAS cards ...I thought mmmm ok, but not for me, I like to add lots on with lots of glitters and ribbons etc....and then I made one, using a beautiful image and beautiful sentiment and I TOTALLY changed my mind! I think for me it just depends on the image/ sentiment you are using. So for the first few CAS cards I've tried I have chosen thoughtful sentiments and images that I LOVE that to me just dont need anything more adding to them...well... thats just my look at things ;)

I am as always extremely grateful for anyone who takes the time to stop by and take a peek at my cards, and would love for you to leave a comment ..

happy crafting!

Nix

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I will be entering my card into the following challenges...
1.Crafting When We Can- Outside
2. Cute Card Thursday- Banish The Blues 

....Beautiful in every single way...

Good evein...errr good morning bloggers!! as it is 1.30 am lol, A spot of late night colouring in my craft room tonight. I love this time, the house is so peaceful, all in bed...aaaaahhhhh ...lovely :) Mind you this is the third night I have been crafting untill the wee hours! all will unfortunately change next week when back to work :(...maybe one day I can get a crafty job!! we can all dream :)

anyway...as the lovely Saturated Canary is offering 50% off some soon to be retired stamps I just HAD to go shopping this evening and brought myself 4 lovely digis I thought would look good on some CAS cards ( I am falling in love with CAS cards you may tell!) 

I thought she was beautiful and perfect for this sweet sweet sentiment, coloured with my promarkers. I hope you like her and would love to know what you think!!

Oh well my pillow is calling....good night crafters

Nicole 

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I will be entering my card into the following challenges...
1. Graph It Markers Challenge- Anything Goes

Linda Ravenscroft- Crazy Cats

Happy weekend all!! 

I have a busy one today!! My nephew who we have every weekend is 8!! and has a full day planned for us to do with him! starting with I think...Cinema...unless he changes his mind AGAIN.... followed by a drink out at our local social club that my cousin runs...then....wait for it...out for a meal tonight at Flavourz! and yes you heard me right he is only 8! anyone would think I have a teenager on my hands...

anyway ..back to crafting!! I have just a quick card to share with you this morning. I had the new Linda Ravenscroft- Crazy Cats CD Rom for christmas that I have been dying to use!! but its been a busy couple of weeks! But finally here I am with my first card from the CD. This cute little puss is called "Rub a Dub" I LOVE cats! and have two at the minute...Marmite who adopted us about 6/7 months ago, turning up at my back door very cold and hungry and promptly moved herself in! ( now my baby!) and Shadow my ver old lady at 22...yes 22!!! she will be 23 this year and as any really old cat, looks like the cat no bodys owns lol looks very old but full of beans!  and I assure you very spoilt

I digress....here is my card..

Nothing fancy today just a sweet and simple topper accompanied by some lovely faded out background paper from the CD a fitting sentiment....Wishing you a purrrrrrrfect birthday and just some glossy accents on my bubbles!! I LOVE glossy accents! I would have added a dash of glitter but I have just run out of Quickie Glue pen, so must pop to my craft shop to replenish today! This CD rom is full of once again amazinglycute art work so if you are a fan you need to add this one to your collection! right I had better go and start birthday celebrations!

Have a lovely day ..I'll be back soon

Nicole

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DT card for JB-Craftingsupplies

Hey everyone!...well this has certainly been a week for blogging for me!!...BUT...I did say 2014 I wanted to blog more so ...here I am..AGAIN! This time with a new DT card for JB- Crafting Supplies Each month Julie sends out her DT with an item she would like us to use, which is always exciting as I never have a clue what it is lol, last week I received my little parcel and recieved some LOVELY LOVELY papers

A few from the following collections:

Graphic 45- Old Curiosity Shoppe

Tim Holtz- Distress Collection

BasicGrey

Coordinations

Aged & Confused

I was totally spoilt for choice!! Then also this gorgeous stamp from Stampendous

...mmmmm but what to make with my little stash?? It had to be an "Arty" Distressed card!..and here it is...

I decided to go with some of Graphic 45 papers - as they were my favourite! I chose a background paper, distressed and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain and glued into place...next i chose THE most beautiful butterfly paper that again i distressed and inked then glued to the top left of my card..then to STAMP!! I used my Tim Holtz ink pad and stamped the image, then putting a lovely wet splodge of ink on my glass mat, taking a simple paint brush and water I coloured in...seemed quite fitting painting paint brushes with a paint brush :). Then distressing and inking the edges i glued in the bottom right corner...mmmm to choose a sentiment... needed to fit the image, so I typed in Arty Quotations into google and found LOADS! I chose this simple one and printed onto coordinations card stock...again inking and distressing...curled both ends and popped into place....but something missing.. a gold cherub button! from my stash, simply snipped off the back loop and glued using cosmic shimmer glue, and there you go, one little Arty Distressed card. 

now all i need to do is think of three more projects for the next three weeks using the same items?? thinking cap on! All items used are available online and instore now from Julie at JB-Craftingsupplies, so untill next time crafters....

happy crafting!

Nicole

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I will be entering my card into the following challenges...
1. Delicious Doodles- Layer up!

Weddings are in the air...

Hey crafters and bloggers!! Well I have 4 wedding orders I am working on at the moment for 4 lovely future brides!!

so I thought I would share a few pictures from a wedding I did last year. I was very lucky that the lovely couple sent me some gorgeous photos that their photographer took of the items I made them.

In beautiful Ivory and Burgundy

I usually am only able to take a quick snap before I hand the order over so I was very lucky to be able to use these professional ones, and what a difference when taken in their proper setting.

Thank you for stopping by!

Nicole

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