Gorgeous New Bella ~ Easel Box....

Hi All
Today I'm sharing some fabulous new Tattered Lace goodies... including dies, an embossing folder set and loads of awesome embellishments! :)

I have made a drawer based easel card from some plain white card stock. Cut some panels for the sides and top from designer paper, then embossed them with the lovely new 'Script' embossing folder. These have then been edged with distress ink. I attached a length of the gorgeous new ribbon across the top of the drawer base before adhering the easel card.

I put together a 'stop' panel (the bit that stops the easel part of the card from falling down flat) and made a double looped bow and stuck it on. To which I added a couple of flat backed pearls and one of the beautiful new resin flowers... I also added one to the front of the drawer.

The new Bella's Body was cut from vanilla card stock, and also edged with distress ink. Bella has some wonderful new clothes and accessories available, of which I used Bella's Short Dress and one of Bella's Hair dies. I've cut one each of the short dresses and layered them....then cut a further 8 of the lacy short dress and made them into a double tiered long skirt back for her. I cut her a matching pair of shoes and gave her a lovely long hairstyle.

With a couple of Rose Corners, cut and distress inked for the easel top, and a parasol for Bella, all she needed were the words...Bella......Gorgeous New Chic Lady in contrasting brown cardstock to finish it all off. The easel card can be folded down and tied with the ribbon x

Tattered Lace Tools

Tattered Lace Bella's Body Die D716
Tattered Lace Bella's Hair Die D718
Tattered Lace Bella's Short Dress Die D711
Tattered Lace Fashion Sentiments Die D722
Tattered Lace Curved Parasol Die D128
Tattered Lace Rose Corner Die D470
Tattered Lace Script Embossing Folder EF062
Embellishment Attic Grosgrain Ribbon 
Embellishment Attic Pearl Wheel - large pearls
Embellishment Attic Pearl Wheel - medium & small pearls
Embellishment Attic Resin Flowers 

 Take care
Happy Crafting
Lydia xx

Rural England

In a very British week it seems only right to show you a card with a scene which reminds us why we love our  country. This is 'Rural England' ...a decoupage sheet from La Pashe which I've made up and used on one of the Drawer Easel cards... also from La Pashe, and available in either Pastels or 'Red,White and Blue'.  These are sooooo easy to make and turn a card into a lovely gift.
 I'd love to be sitting in the garden of a quaint old thatched cottage... with a nice cup of tea and a good book. Instead I'm huddled indoors with the rain lashing down outside!!  Well...we can't have it all now can we? :)

Have a good weekend...whatever you're doing xx

Mo Challenge # 88....

Morning! :)
Another week has shot past and we are another week closer to the summer holidays! Yip! If only the weather would catch up with the times huh? It's not just been wet this week, it's been cold too!
Well...on with this weeks challenge. A lovely one this week with heaps of options! The actual title of the theme is 'F,F,F,F' ...which roughly translates to ... 'Fairies, Flutters, Flowers and Fancy Folds'...of which you can include one, two, three or all of on your creation.
Me being me has gone for the 'all of' option. The image I've used is Teacup Fairy from Mo's Digital Pencil  as my 'Fairy' ... I've made an easel card as my fancy fold...used punched butterflies as my 'Flutters' and Prima Hydrangeas for my 'Flowers'.




















Image - Teacup Fairy -  Mo's Digital Pencil

Papers -  Paper Adventures - Paper Heart - from Dragonfly Designs
Medium - Copics - Dragonfly Designs
Butterfly Punch - Nellie Snellen
Colouring/Blending Paper - Make it Crafty

Happy 80th Birthday Mum x

Yes...today was the very special 80th Birthday for my dear Mum xx We had a wonderful day at my sister's...but somehow, I just forgot to bring home cake and balloons!! Phew!! lol My diet had a real blip today...birthday cake AND sausage rolls...not to mention French bread!!! gasp!!! Good luck with the rest of the cake and cheesecake Andrew...best you get peddling!!! lol

I made her card using one of the gorgeous Nice & Easel sheets from La Pashe, which I just adore!!

Look What Else is Coming....

...from La Pashe! ...Another 'Sneak Peek' for you!! :)

These make beautiful 'Easel' cards. ...they are sheets all ready for you cut and make up into the most beautiful cards.

You can make them as quickly or as detailed as you like.I have made a simple, full easel card, and with the layered pieces I've made a small easel card - which you could use as a gift tag!

These will be available from La Pashe next week...and the new website should be up and running tomorrow afternoon! Exciting!! Oh, oh...and don't forget you can find La Pashe on Facebook now too!

Elisabeth Bell - October Digi Image Hop

September has gone...the sneaky peeks have been and gone...and the wait is over!!! Elisabeth's brand new Digi Image for October is here...and you are just going to it!!

She is named Eden's 2nd Christmas...after Elisabeth's daughter...isn't she just so cute? You can find her to buy HERE... OR..........

This month we are hopping through the DT and GDT to bring you....a brand new image...2 lucky winners and a bit of fun along the way!!

Sooooo...if you'd like to try and win the brand new adorable image, then come and join us!! All you need to do is hop through ALL of the teams blogs....leave a comment on EACH and collect words from each member.

When you've finished, just arrange all the words and nip to the DT blog to leave your answer!!! ... Simples!!! ^.^

If you came here from the wonderful 'Lori's' blog, then you should be on track...but if not, you need to hop all the way back to Janiel's blog so you don't miss anything!

Now, I have the words... missing until

Should you get lost along the way, here is a list of all the blogs so you can get going again :0)

Have Fun!!! :0)

Digi Bells DT

Janiel Corley

Jodi-Ann Lee

Lilian Tan

Lisa Futch

Lynda Nielsen

Patricia Soldenhoff

Tracy Valure

Wendy Ramlakhan

Digi Bells GDT

Angélique Nederpel

Colleen Holmes

Crystal Irwin

Lori Ng

Lydia Bancroft

and back to the Digi Bells blog to leave your unscrambled message

A Special Celebration!

We {the girls and I, kind of 'we' :0) } have had a lovely afternoon! It was my Auntie's 80th birthday yesterday, and today she had a very special Birthday party!
I thought that a very special person and very special birthday, deserved a very special card...
I made my first (I would think of many!) Easel card...with gorgeous gold (effect!) foiled papers and lovely thick matching vellum.
One Stop Craft Challenge this week have the theme of 'Celebration' ... I think celebrating 80 years should qualify!

Papers - from deep within one of my paper drawers!!
Sentiment - printed from PC