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Koh-i-noors not just for cardmaking

My sister *loves* fairies and as it was her birthday last week, I wanted to make her a little something so I dug out a fairy picture I had drawn back in college, scanned it, cleaned it up and printed it on some smooth white card. Then I went to it with my koh-i-noors!

Koh-i-noors are my 'go to' colouring medium, I just love them. I can't believe I haven't touched my prismas in, I don't know how long!

 

 

The vibrancy of the koh-i-noors is stunning on a larger piece of art.

Here's a close up and there's lots of glitter, the camera has picked up a little of it! :) I subtly coloured some pink around her but the camera hasn't picked it up.

 

I placed it in a pretty frame with a little making memories metal charm saying 'live, laugh, love'. My sister was over the moon!

I just wanted to share :)

 

April's winner!

I have a randomly picked winner from all those who participated in the blog challenges and showcases throughout April.

 

The winner of a gift voucher to spend online is..........

 

Wilma Kwakernaat

 

Well done Wilma! Please email me and I'll let you know the coupon code you will need to use :)

 

Elizabeth x

 

Join the campaign

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides nurses who work in the community providing end-of-life care, totally free to terminally ill people in their own homes.

Do Crafts have joined together with Marie Curie Cancer Care to raise money through their Create A Card For Cancer Care campaign.

 

This campaign is such an easy way for us crafters to raise money for such a worthwhile cause which makes such a difference to the terminally ill and their families.

To take part, all you have to do is create an A6 card (with any theme / product). Put your card into a Marie Curie card bag and pop it in the post to the campaign headquarters.

You have until the end of April 09 and the cards will then be sold in Marie Curie shops to raise funds - if you're not a card maker, why not help the cause by buying a handmade card!

All profits from the sale of the cards go directly to Marie Curie Cancer Care.

 

Papermania have also released a limited edition clear stamp set. For every set sold £2 will be donated to the Create A Card For Cancer campaign. To find your nearest stockist visit www.docrafts.co.uk

 

I thought it'd be fun to come up with a couple of layouts to get you started and the cards I have made, I will be donating to the campaign. 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

To find out more about the campaign, click the link:

 

 

 

 

Stamps used:

12-044 Flowers border

12-045 Little flower

20-006 Everyday Greetings  

 

11-006 Juggling eggs

03-022 Happy Easter

12-003 Open daisy

 

Vote EARTH

Please join me in taking part in the world’s first global election, between earth and global warming.

 

 

Join the world for Earth Hour. All you have to do is simply turn off your lights for one hour local time, 8:30-9:30pm. Every single vote counts.

Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

 

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm

Click here for more info http://www.earthhour.org/about/

 

 

Winner!

I have randomly picked a winner from all those who participated in the challenges or showcases during January and the winner is Adeline!

Adeline - could you please email me and I'll give you the voucher code :)

 

 

I thought I'd also post just a few of my favourite creations that were contributed!

 

 

Jane Bracht

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Pocock

 

 

 

 

Sally Ann Hancock

 

 

 

Paul Ford

 

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for the showcase - there are some lovely cards to share!

Merry Christmas!

 

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my customers, readers and friends around the world a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year.

 

May your homes be filled with the warmth of family and Christmas cheer,

may your bellies be full of delicious food and good wine, 

and may your hearts be overflowing with love.

 

 

With much love,

Elizabeth xx

 

Some interesting reading

I came across these articles by Julie Ebersole on her blog, Paper Trufflez regarding image use and "hot-linking" - something which I never knew about!  So I just wanted to pass the info on as it may affect you as a blogger and some of us may be doing this without realising. I hope it's useful ...

 

http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2008/11/just-say-no.html

 

http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2008/11/more-on-hot-linking.html

 

http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2008/11/paper-trufflez-just-say-no.html

 

http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2008/11/dialogue-more-on-hot-linking.html

 

http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2008/11/continued-clarification-on-image-use.html

 

 

hugs,

 

 

An interesting new website!

There's a great new Scandinavian online magazine for cardmakers being launched today!!

stampARTic  

It has designers from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark but all entries are also translated into English. The designers are so talented - be sure to check out their individual blogs too!

It looks to be a great resource for new techniques and inspiration with tutorials, challenges and competitions.

Go Kim!!

DT member Kim has some gorgeous elzy cards published in Complete Cardmaking magazine (issue 14). You can check out her blog for a peek at the article. I'll be off to get myself a copy tomorrow! :)

I hope everyone has a fab weekend. I'll see you on Sunday for a fantabitooby showcase!!

hugs,

I need your feedback :)

Our online shop has been running for nearly 6 months now and I thought it would be a good time to get some feedback from you. I know there are a few things that niggle me and I plan to make some little changes and I'm sure some of you may have suggestions too.

I have set up a questionnaire which I hope you can spare a few minutes to answer. It's anonymous, so please be completely honest. Remember, we can't change something if we don't know that there's a problem. Below is a link to the questionnaire, please read the short introduction before commencing with the questions (it will run for a couple of weeks).

Click here to take our Online Survey

Much appreciated,