Felling crafty

Hey everyone!

What a beautiful day. Finally.

I thought I would share some of the cards I have made in the last little while.

Why don't you drop me a line and let me know what you think?

Have a great day -

TTFN -

Paper Flowers

Good morning all -

Was feeling a little uninspired today, so decided to take a stroll down memory lane.

Remember the flowers we used to make out of tissue paper way back when? I decided to make some just to keep my hands busy. Rather than tissue paper though, I used light weight cardstock and various inks to add a touch of realism. My favorites are the carnations so far. Very easy to make, especially if you have decorative edged scissors.
All you have to do is cut out 6 circles to the size you want your flower to be, cut around the edge with the scissors (I used the Ripple pair). Cut six v-shaped notches at regular intervals around each disc. Pierce a hole in each for the brad. Now for the fun part - crumple up the discs as much as you can. Don't be afraid, basically all we are doing is breaking down the starch in the cardstock to make it more malleable.

Next, uncrumple the discs, stack them on the brad and "smoosh" into the shape you want.

Have fun!

Woohoo! I made the team!

Hey all, I just found out I have been selected to be a member of the Stamping Vacation Design Team! It is such an honour.

I love Denise's blog and am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her. If you don't already follow the blog, I really recommend that you check it out here http://stampingvacation.blogspot.com/ or click on the title of this blog for a direct link.

Little Claire Designs

Haloooo everyone!

I have just got to tell you about my greatest discovery.

As most of you know I am Canadian. I have found it very difficult to find the supplies I need for my cards at an affordable price. Someone mentioned Little Claire Designs to me (http://www.littleclaire.co.uk/) and I decided to check them out.

Now many of you know that I had been wanting some ProMarkers for a long time, but they are way too expensive here. I thought I might ask Santa for a few and had resigned myself to working in watercolour since I couldn't find any decent alcohol based markers that were affordable.

Well, when I saw the prices at Little Claire, I just about fell off my chair. I thought for sure I was messing up the currency conversion, but was pleased to see that I hadn't.

I was able to buy all four seasons of the markers as well as the skin tones set and 10 meters of beautiful organza ribbon for £40.50 and that included the shipping!!!! That is just over $60.00 Cdn!

Okay, so now I had to sit on my hands and wait. I expected it would take at least 6 weeks to 2 months for my purchase to arrive. Imagine my delight when I received everything as ordered (plus a little "candy"
from them as a surprise) within two weeks.

I have since placed another order and again, the price was more than reasonable and the items in my hand in less than two weeks.

I LOVE LITTLE CLAIRE DESIGNS!!!

So if you are looking for a vendor who offers quality goods, affordable prices, and great personal services, I highly recommend Little Claire's. Just click on the blog title and it will take you to their website.

Hey - tell 'em Danielle sent you....

Where does the time go?

Well hello everyone -

Time, as it usually does, has gotten away from me. I have been dealing with medical issues, a move and several other things, and just never seemed to be able to settle down long enough to post.

But here I am, ready and eager to share some of my latest creations.

Enjoy!