Apologies - It's not me, It's Blogger!

I've endured a very frustrating week so far in blog land. For all those people who I've tried to leave a comment for and not managed it, it's not for want of trying! It seems that I am not able to leave comments where the comment box is embedded, only where it is a pop up box. I might try using chrome to see if it's the same.
On top of that I am no longer receiving emails to notify me of blog posts, so for DT blogs I need to be more on the ball! I have two new followers on bloglovin' but there is no way I am clicking to follow them as their websites are called Sexytad and Sexyxyo. Don't you just love parasites? I can't see how to block them either.
Anyway, Rant over. If you haven't got it already, grab your copy of this months Creative Stamping. This was probably the easiest Magazine commission I have ever done. The Stamps are absolutely wonderful. Here are the cards I made. For more info (and the stamps) you will need to buy the magazine.
Thanks for looking!

March at Stamping Sensations

Good morning, It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month we are looking for

********Woodland Friends********

As the title suggest we would love to see your creations featuring any creatures that live in the woods. It could be mammals, birds, insects or invertebrates!

My first Card this month was made with Lavinia stamps. I created the background with inkylicious ink dusters and distress inks.

My second Card was one I made as a commission for Creative Stamping Magazine. More details can be found in Issue 51 (along with the stamps I used)

Please can we remind you we are a stamping challenge so must see a stamped image as the focal element of your artwork, not just a stamped sentiment or stamping in the background, this means:

Stamping must be the central point of attention and interest 

Our sponsors this month are Tattered Lace and they have donated this lovely prize!

 

Do pop over to the challenge blog and take a look at the gorgeous designs from all my talented teamies! They really have made some outstanding cards this month! 

Thanks for looking!

Creative Stamping Magazine

 

The latest issue of Creative Stamping Magazine is now on sale.  Here are some cards that I made for it using Be creative papers, markers, buttons and gems. If you want to know how I made them there are step by step instructions in the magazine.

 The paper pad is called Time flies, and is perfect for New Year wishes.

Creative Stamping Magazine

There are some gorgeous stamps with the latest copy of Creative Stamping that goes on sale today. There are deer, trees, baubles, cones, holly, pine snowflakes and stockings. Everything you would need to make your Christmas cards this year. I have 4 cards inside, including the main card on the front cover - How exciting!
In my haste to get them finished and posted to the editor, I forgot to take photos of the cards (What a noodle, eh?), but here is one made along the same lines as one inside.

Creative Stamping Magazine or more birds!

Hi There
Thank you for all of your lovely messages for Megan in the last post. You are all so kind. Thanks also for your lovely comments about my bird photos. Truly appreciated x
Talking of birds, have you seen the latest copy of Creative Stamping Magazine that came out on Thursday?
There are some wonderful bird stamps with it this time. I have some cards on pages 10, 11 and 12. Here is a little taster...

If you would like to know how I made them then you will need to buy the magazine, which will of course get you the stamps as well!

Rudolf day for May and Creative Stamping issue 25

Hi there! I have made three more very CAS cards for Rudolf day this month. I stamped the wreath (Penny Black) using bundled sage Distress ink and added some dots of 3 different liquid pearls. The reason I placed the sentiment off centre is because I managed to smudge the liquid pearls with the side of my hand - one of the issues of being left-handed. I think it was a happy accident though!

My second attempt I managed to get things unsmudged, square and central! the sentiment is a tiny one from Hero arts. I used memento cottage ivy ink for this one.

My third card is stamped in cracked pistachio distress ink and the berries are a mixture of liquid pearls and Spun sugar distress stickles. The sentiment is from Honeydoo Crafts.
Check out the challenge at Scrappy Mo's and get yourself organised for Christmas! It's only May and I have 15 cards done already. Most of mine so far are one layer and 6 inches square or less. Be aware that a 7x7 card is classed as a large letter, as it is fractionally too big in one direction to fit the slot, and there is a £1.11 charge for the recipient if you put the wrong stamp on. Don't you just love our postal service?
On a happier note, if you get Creative Stamping magazine you may have seen my latest cards for them. It was a fab colour scheme and I got a bit more freedom to use other stamps (I chose lots of Inkylicious ones) as well as the free ones. Here are a few ...

 If you want to know how I made them you can check out the magazine.

Thanks for looking!

Spring, lambs and Creative Stamping

 Hi There!
I had a lovely trip out with a friend at the weekend to a tea shop a few miles from here. Beauvale Abbey is between Watnall and Eastwood to the west of Nottingham.

There is a wonderful tea shop in one of the farm buildings, and we indulged in a pot of tea and some lemon-iced ginger cake. The pot of tea for two had more than seven cups in it and the cake was delicious (that is high praise indeed from me!)
On our wander around the remains of the Abbey we met some very very new lambs...

They reminded me that the latest copy of Creative Stamping is now out, and there are some wonderful springtime stamps with it. There is a particularly lovely lamb, which I used on this card.

All details of how I made this and several more are in the magazine.
I will leave you with a photo of a beautiful primula that I treated myself to at the garden centre down the road.

Spring wishes to you, and thanks for looking!

Creative Stamping Magazine

 If you haven't got your copy of Creative Stamping magazine yet, here are two of the cards I made using ink dusters and the free cover stamps. They really are a very useful set of stamps called 'New Beginnings'. I am also chuffed to bits to see that Laura the editor chose the card below as her favourite card in this month's issue! The magazine has lots of great inspiration for using the stamps too.

Now I have seen the inspiration from the other designers I am looking forward to another play with them. Please forgive me if my visits to blog land are a bit spasmodic at the moment. We are pulling out all the stops at work as we are due to have Ofsted soon. I will try and get round to visit you all next week hopefully.
Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments.