Madcap Manor

Good afternoon, all! My lovely nephew and neice celebrated the birth of their first baby just before Christmas: a baby boy! He is utterly adorable! I sent a card: The image is Looking at my Sweet by Sami Stamps. So elegant! I added some sparkle to the baby blanket. I used Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles dies to cut the image and the mat. The sentiment is embossed with Steel blue embossing powder by Simon Says Stamps and the Small Banner die is also from SSS. Thanks for looking, and I hope you're having a good week! love Mags B x

Hiya! Our new Challenge at CRAFT Challenge is simply to Add a Charm to your creation. This beautiful image is Ladybug Carnation from sponsor Sami Stamps .  I used papers by Nitwits called Bonnets'n'Bowties Too . The bakers twine and leaf charm are from stash. The sentiment is a die-cut, and I covered it with purple Spectrum Noir glitter pen. Our gorgeous sponsor: Sami Stamps (this links to the Etsy shop, the link above goes to their Blogspot site.) Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! We have our regular Christmas theme at CRAFT Challenge. Very topical! I am at that stage where speed is of the essence - I usually manage to get my cards for posting done in good time, but then suddenly there's only 10 days to go and I need lots for friends and neighbours, to be hand-delivered! So now I'm in 'simple' mode, aided by mirror card and a lovely image! The adorable image is Little King by Sami Stamps, he is especially heart-melting for me because he reminds me of my little grandson! The fabulous die-cut is Maggie by Sue Wilson. (Great name, eh?!) I like that you can see a cross-shape in it, reminding me of Easter. I used silver mirror card and blue pearlised card to back it. The image is cut with a plain circle die - I fussy-cut the edges of the manger's straw to make the image go 'out of the box' at the edges. Our sponsors this week are: Pickled Potpourri (love that name!) Sami Stamps Thanks for looking, and I h...

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! The final shopping has been done, the carpets hoovered, the living room tidied, there is wine in the fridge for this evening after the Christingle. If anything hasn't been done it ain't going to be done! And next week, of course, it's New Year! Our theme this week at CRAFT Challenge is New . New Year, New Home, New Job, New Baby.... Our terrific sponsors are: Sami Stamps Scribbles Designs I used a beautiful image from Sami Stamps, this is Looking at my Sweet Such a simple, elegant image needed a simple layout, so I went with the Current Sketch at Sketch Saturday. The papers are from stash, the sentiment is from an old American Crafts stamp set called 'Baby.' I added Wink of Stella to the baby blanket. Challenges entered: Sketch Saturday Thanks for looking, and I hope you all have a very happy Christmas! love Mags B x