#lovesummerart Craft Haul and Plans for weekend

Hi me again

Another quick video of some new crafty goodies I got and my plans for the #lovesummerart hashtag virtual art festival this weekend on YouTube.

Thanks for taking the time to look and any comments left xx
Its much appreciated.
Sam xx

Craft Haul & Anniversary Card

Hi

Quick post with a card I have just made using some goodies I have just had delivered from Lili of the Valley

My video shows what I got and a bit more of a look a the card I have made. It is standard size card.

 Paper: DCWV The Linen Closet Mat stack.

I got the verse from link here

Take Care

Sam xx

I'm Back

Glad to be back as I am stick of flying

We couldn't get a direct flight anywhere so from Vegas we had to go to Chicago before Florida and then change at Washington DC before Boston then London before I got back to Sunderland. I think I was on more flights than some of the air hostesses

Here are some of my Boston photos and 2pt video of my craft goodies

This is the hotel we stayed at.

Lobster Roll I've wanted to try one for ages and I lived on them the 2 days we were there I liked them so much lol

Memorial Carving I didn't have chance to read what it was for as tour bus turned up. I assume it was a Civil War one.The detail was amazing on the carving.

The Boston Common Frog Pond - Ice Rink.

Luckily it wasn't snowing when we were there but there was a huge pile which had been cleared in the park.

We went on a bus tour while in Boston was easiest way to get everything in as we only really had 1 full day.

Adam and my little Brother David with there sun tan faces with white eyes from sunglasses from day at Daytona Car Race in Florida! Someone in the airport thought they had been skiing with the tan and the winter clothes hehe.

It was Freezing in Boston - worse than the UK and that's saying something.

Nice shot of the harbour from the tour bus. I love how the window framed it and David looking out.

Home and unpacking. This suitcase is only craft items and we had an issue with over weight suitcases in the airport... ok yes it was my fault :-)

Part 1

Part 2

Hope everyone is good.
Now I am home I am starting the Dukan Diet (Meat diet) and busy planning my next holiday already lol we said no more America for a while as my last 15 holidays have been there but I don't think I can do it I love Florida soo much its my home from home.

Love to all xx

Latest Haul

Hey All

Apologies for my lack of posting been really busy with paperwork for adoption and we have been viewing a few houses (possibly moving in the very near future so trying to get our house sorted for selling!) Also seem to have a craft mental block going on :-(

This is a quick video of a Haul from yesterdays shop didnt get much and really sorry the video quality isnt up to much as my Sony Bloggie is dead and needs to be charged.

Hope everyone is well.
And I will try and get back into the swing of things soon.

Love Sam

Mini Haul

My mam and dad are great and since they no I love to scrap and I make all the scrapbooks for the foster kids they look after they treat me to some new stash.

So my mam bought me from Amazon the "Imagine: Fun, Fabulous Layouts for Every Scrapbooker" by Jeanette R. Lynton I have wanted one of her books for such a long time :-) Thanks mam xx

My dad didnt pic the items but he let me put them on his card :-) Hes fab!!

I got from Thats Crafty:
6x6 Maya Road chipboard mini album
4 boxes of Maya Road Chipboard letters (different fonts)
a mini bottle of glossy accents (as I wanted to try it)
Imaginisce Snag 'em Clear Stamp - Apple Cider - Apples
Imaginisce Snag 'em Clear Stamp - Polar Expressions - Hot Chocolate

Cant wait to use them!!

Mini Haul

Quick post with pick of a mini haul

I got from Thats Crafty!

4x4 Chipboard Covers
4x4 Zutter papers
Chipboard Tag album
Some metal rings in differnt sizes
Chestnut Roan and Dark Brown Colorbox Chalk Cats Eye Ink
Maya Road White Rubons
Basic Grey Alpha Chipboard letters
Imaginese Pumpkin Stamp
Prima Lace board stamps

Sam x

Holiday Hauls So Far!!

Hi All

I am still in Florida and I have been to a few crafting shops and my bank card is going to melt I think hehe!!

From a local cheap craft store I got:

• DCWV - Whimsey Stack 12x12
• DCWV - Linen Closet 5x7
• Red Fabric Thickers
• 2 Alpha Stamp Sets
• EK Success Boarder punch
• Friskars - Notebook border punch
• Black Alpha Letters
• Flower, Bubble and Butterfly - Border Stamps

 

From Wallmart:

• Craft Magazines
• Chipboard Toppers are supposed to be for attaching to Christmas stockings but I will take the pins off the back and use them for card toppers.

From Ross (Shop for less):
  

• My Minds Eye - Penny Lane 12x12
• My Minds Eye - Magnolia 12x12
• Remark Alpha and Journal Stickers

From Target :

• Scalloped Chipboard Album
• Glittered Alphas
• Glittered Candy Cane Toppers
• Metallic Red Alphas
• Christmas Stickers

 

From Dollar Tree:



• Lunch Bags - to make a mini paper bags album
• Composition Books to cover and use for notes
• Cellophane Bags for my Christmas Cooking.

And Finally Michaels:

• Martha Stewart Circle Cutter
• Cuttlebug 5x7 Polka Dot Embossing Folder
• Selection of Halloween and Christmas Emeblishments
• Circle, Square, Tree and Tag Chipboard Albums
• 3 Spools of patterned Ribbon
• Santa, HoHoHo and Snowflake gem stickers

I also got a selection of stamps from the $1 bins :-)

Hope your all well I should be buying more before I go home next Friday.

Sam x

Christmas Cards

Its my birthday today and I was off work so I thought since I wasnt doing anything I would start making my christmas cards.

The first card I made was a decoupage easil card.

I used:
Cream Card Stock
Christmas Green Card Stock
Vintage 3D Decoupage Holly Paper by Search Press
A piece of scrap Gold embossed paper
Gold "Merry Christmas" E-Z Rub on Transfer
"Wishing you a Merry Christmas" Studio G Clear Stamps
Plastic Dress it up Holly button.

The holly was very tricky to cut out I havent used decoupage for a while and I forgot how fiddly it was not sure if I will be making another one like this unless its simpler to cut out or a pre cut sheet!!

The card turned out all ok apart from I put the sheet on the green a little wonkey!

The 2nd Card I made I used a Paper Piecing Technique which I saw on Scrapbooks etc website

Mine card is pretty much the same apart from I used a different shape card and different coloured card.

The only problem with this card is all the weight is on one side so when it stands up it wants to roll the side because all the weight is on the birds side.

I used alot of paper scraps on this card.

Baby blue polka dot paper

Christmas Green Card

White Card Stock

Cream Card Stock

Kraft Card Stock

Red Buttons

Olive Silk Ribbon

Bronze Brad

Recollections - "Happy Holidays" Rubber Stamp

Black and Brown Ink

The Paper-Piecing Pattern and many many more here

2 Weeks till I go to Florida I cant wait my suitcase is almost empty so I have extra room for bringing craft stuff home :-)  I cant wait I am also hoping to get a flip cam while I am there so I will be adding videos to my YouTube account of the Haulls I will be doing over there!!

Take Care all

Love me x



Craft Haul

Hi Guys!!
Hope your all well.

Quick video to share 2 hauls with you.

Also to let you know I have added to links down the side of 2 great online shops that I found for buying my craft stuff. I think I am their number 1 buyer now hehehe Adam's not happy :-)

From "That's Crafty!" I got:

One of the Cosmisc Shimmer Mist bottles is not working so the lovely Laura sent me a replacement. Great Customer service!! Also Free Delivery on orders over £20 :-)

From Every Crafts a Pound I got:

And because I spent over £20 Free Gift Laurence Llwelyn-Bowen Crafting at Home DVD

Thanks for stopping by.
Sam

Rak/Tag Swap with

Hi All

So I am sick ... boo hoo! I have been coughing really badly for the past 3 days and this morning about 3am I couldnt breathe properly so I thought I better go to the Doctors. Called in sick at work which didnt go down well even thought for the past 3 days at work people have been saying oh you dont sound well! Plus I work in a office which is probabily how I caughted it - stupid air con lol!

I have a chest infection for Easter - great!! Theres my weekend ruined.

Came home to a lovely surprise though check it out :

Also Adam bought me some flowers :-)

We so need to replace that fence in the back garden this summer!

Cherry Card

First off I have changed the blog template as I was getting bored with the Spots/dots background and I have no idea how to create my own!

I have a box of chipboard pieces which I haven't looked at for ages and I found this super cute cherry in. I got a card/letter from a distant relative so I think I will use this for my reply as it is nice and bright.

I have no idea who the paper is from as it was in a mini paper stack I got ages ago but i thought the colours matched with the cherry.

I cut the circles with my cricuit - George and Basics.
I used my Friskars Tredding water punch for the border
Scrap white ribbon
The "Just Because" is from a mini dove stamp set which I cant remember the name of.

I think the little fruit cards are super cute at the minute - I've seen a few by Robyn "mypinkstamper"



Mini Haul
I got some misters from Cosmic Shimmer I havent tried them out yet!!
Aqua Lagoon
Meadow Lush
Mallow Blaze

I've wanted some for ages and I got these relatively cheap from Crafters Companion (local for me)

The colours are gorgeous the Aqua and meadow remind me of the colours of a Peacock's tail!
I wanted to make mini flowers and spray them with this mist and I didnt have any of the drier sheets I wanted to try this with. So was raking in the cupboard and look what I found - Adam's polishing clothes :-) they are made from same material as the drier sheets and they are bigger so can cut more flowers and I think this box was only £2 from Lidl

I think I will see if I can cut some flowers with this later today and upload the evidence later.