Card Making Classes

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Does anyone live in the Wolverhampton/Wednesfield area and would like to come to card making classes.

I have spaces in my Thursday night class 5.30pm - 7.00pm

Please email me lyndseyturner@hotmail.co.uk for details if interested.

Sweet little friend - DT for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all

The weekend is here which means its time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss, this week our theme is

Sweet & Simple

So lets see your CAS designs.

We are sponsered this week by

 So you will notice most of the team have used fabby LOTV images.

So I made my card very simply, I used a Pre-coloured LOTV topper matted onto Dovecraft Garden Party paper then kraft card stock. A simple punched border across the middle and a Garden Party Die Cut flower decoupage to finish.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Paper Crafting Journey - kraft

Charisma Cards - Anything Gies

Wags & Whiskers - Kraft

The Poodles Parlour - Cute and or Cuddly

Chocolate, Coffee & Craft - Anything Goes

Christmas Owls

Hi all,

Thought I'd show you another card that I made with the Christmas Owls from Little Claire.

This time I made a Z fold card and teamed the image with some tradtional style papers from Papermania (I think they are called -At Christmas Time). I kept the card very simple to show off the gorgeous image and added a Marianne Design Poinsettia Die and some lovely dotty organza ribbon.

To see more samples using this gorgeous image check out our Gallery.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Christmas Beach Huts

*This is my 2nd post for today, please scroll down to see my Milkcoffee Challenge post.*

Hi all,

As promised I am back with a peek at a new Christmas Stamp from Little Claire, this image is called Christmas Beach Huts and so far is my personal fave from all the stamps I have seen.

I have teamed the image with some papers from the Mistletoe Kisses range from Papermania, the sentiment and snowflakes were die cuts in the pack. I finished off with a bit of pom pom ribbon and a couple of green gems.

Would you like to get this stamp for FREE!!, just pop on over to the Little Claire Blog and leave a comment telling us - If you had a beach hut, where would like it to be. The winner will be drawn at random and announced on Mon 4th July.

Thanks for popping by today.

Lyndsey xx

Girly Girl

Hi all,

Today sees a new showcase over at Milkcoffee and this week we are showcasing Coco images with out theme being Girly Girl.  I used Coco with Bird for my card, isn't she just so cute & adorable!. She is available with lots more gorgeous images in the Milkcoffee Store.

I teamed Coco with some gorgeous MME papers and lots of lovely WOC flowers. A bit of Organza (which was a bargin from the £1 shop) and some fabby dotty ribbon.

Please pop by the Blog and check out my team mates wonderful creations, whilst your there check out our Colour Challenge and dont forget you still have time to enter our Summertime Challenge too.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back later to see a new Little Claire Christmas Image.

Lyndsey xx

With a bit of a zip

Hi all,

Well I am very busy beavering away behind the scenes doing a lot of DT work which I cant show you just yet, so thought I would show you a card that I made with my class ladies a few weeks ago.

As it was my first week back after having my op I went easy on them and gave them quite an easy card to make, as Fathers Day was coming up I went with that theme and created these shirt cards incorperating a Zip. I do however always give my ladies a choice of images/sentiments whenever we do cards so some of the girls made them into birthday cards.

As I said above the cards were quite simple and easy to make but look very effective and make a great male card.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop back tomorrow to see my showcase for Milkcoffee & a peek at a new Little Claire Christmas stamp.

Lyndsey xx

Owl Christmas Tree, Owl Christmas Tree .......

................. How lovely are your branches, ok so I am not going mad singing Christmas songs in the middle of June!!.

Today sees the first release of the new Christmas stamps from Little Claire, and Gill has chosen our first stamp to be released as Christmas Owl Tree. It is a gorgeous whimsical image, so much detail and such cute little creatures.

For my card I have teamed my image with some free HOTP papers that were free in a magazine last year. The card blank is an Elegant Fancy Edge, a MS border punch and the gorgeous MD poinsettia die.

If you look closely you will see that I have carefully!!, cut out a few of the owls and decoupaged them up.

Now if you would like a chance to get your hands on this stamp for FREE!!!, pop on over to the Little Claire Blog, tell us how many owls you can see on the tree & why you like this stamp and you will be put into a draw to win it - simples!!!

Thanks for popping by my blog today, sorry i have been absent for a few days been having lots of technical problems with my laptop. Anyways I ordered a new one yesterday and should be here by the weekend whoop whoop!!, I got my brother who is a bit of a computer whizz to help me choose and I should have a nice all singing, all dancing and much faster piece of kit to play with.

So whilst I have pinched Oli's little netbook again for a few hours, I am off to do a bit of hopping and catch up on some DT commenting while I'm at it too.

Lyndsey xx

Pretty in Pink

Hi all,

Well my laptop lasted 1 day, and is already playing up with the same problem as before. So I am back to using Oli's little notebook again. I think a new laptop may be in order, however it will have to wait till after my hols now or I'll have no spending money lol!!

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Cardmadfairy's and this challenge we want you to

Make it Girly

We would like to see lots of girly creations this time please, we all like making girly cards so lets see you go to town. Now remember you dont have to use a Cardmadfairy image but you DO have to use a Digi or your entry won't count.

So for my creation I have used the gorgeous image Rosie, doesn't she look so sweet and innocent. I have gone very girly (my fave kind of style) with my pastel pink colours and added lots of lovely flowers, lace, ribbon & cheesecloth.

The papers are from Echo Park, WOC flowers & Craftwork Cards Sentiment.

Please do pop on over to the Challenge Blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations, thanks for popping by my blog today.

Also my friend Grace after much badgering from me has just set up her own blog, it would be lovely if you hopped on over and welcomed her into the world of blogging thank you.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty Katz - Pastel Colours

Fairytale Challenges - Soft Colours

Stampin for the Weekend - Show us your style

Punting Along

Hi all,

Well I have finally got my laptop back and up and running again, so I have a lovely big screen to look at now instead of Oli's litttle netbook thing lol!!. Just got to go through all the hassle of uploading all my programmes back on here now.

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Milkcoffee and this fortnight our theme is

Summer

We would like to see your summer inspired creations - images, papers, colours ect (just let us know what your inpiration is. As always you dont have to use a Milkcoffee Image but we would sure love it if you did.

For my card I have used a gorgeous little image called Soya in leaf ship, I can just image her punting down the Thames on a hot sunny day. You will find her in the Milkcoffee store along with lot of other gorgeous images

And the inside, I almost always decorate the insides so thought I would show it you this time lol!!

I have teamed my image with some fabby summer themed papers that were free with Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates creations, if you enter our challenge whilst your there you could win 3 Digi's of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Meadow Sweet - DT card for Little Claire

Hi all,

Firstly I would like to apologise to my teamies at LC as I am a little late posting this card, it should have been posted on Saturday but the weekend seemed to run away with me - Slaps hand!!!!

Anyway, we have a new challenge over at Little Claire which this month our theme is :

Jubilee

Which is just right for the recent 'Jubilee' festivities, ongoing football and forthcoming Olympics and Paralympics. so we would like to see images, red/white/blue papers and any embellishments that show these celebrations.  

Our prize this month is a great set of sentiment stamps called 'Dictionary Definitions', worth £12.99.

So here is my card, I have chosen to use the fabulous Joie De Vivre stamp and coloured her up in our patriotic colours. I think she just sums up this summer to me, wouldn't we all like to be celebrating with the careless joy of running through a field full of flowers lol!!!

I have teamed my image with Portabello Road papers and some gorgeous flowers from WOC. The fabulous ribbon was actually tied around some PJ's I got for my birthday (fab freebie or what!!). The punched border stopper is a Martha Stewart & finished off with a Craftwork Card sentiment & pearls

Thanks so much for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx 

Coffee Break - DT card for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all,

Today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week Net has set a theme of

Holidays

Well I for one wish I was on mine, all the dreary weather is driving me mad. Yesterday me and the kids got so soaked coming back from school I even had to change my underwear lol!!!.

So for my card I have used a fab little Penny Black clear stamp set, and my little lady is enjoying a city break in Paris.

I have teamed my stamp with some lovely Echo Park papers and gorgeous WOC flowers.

I have followed the fab sketch over at Willow Sketchie, although I have twisted the one panel, hope thats ok.

Please pop on over the Challenge Blog and check out my team mates gorjuss creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Wild Orchid Crafts - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Punch Drunk/ Punches or Drinks

Willow Sketchie - Sketch & Colour Combo (pink & blue)

Queen for a day

Hi all,

Thought I would quickly pop on this afternoon and show you one of the cards I have made for Trimcraft using their new The London Line collection by Helz Cuppleditch.

The items I have used to make this card as as follows

TLL 6x6 Paper Pad (HCDP011)

TLL 8x8 Decoupage pad (HCDG011)

TLL Blossoms (HCBL003)

TLL Epoxy Brads (HCES003)

TLL Adhesive Buttons (HCBN002)

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back tomorrow to see my cards for Totally Gorjuss & Little Claire.

Have a fab weekend, whatever you are doing 

Lyndsey xx

Birthday Cupcakes

Hi all,

Remember me telling you in my last post about Rich's Bungee, well we heard some news today that after we had left one of the bungee ropes broke whilst in motion. Apparently the cage was swinging by the one rope and crashing into the support posts. The 2 riders had cuts and bruises but were ok luckily, but a bit shocked I bet!!!!. I'm so glad we had left and the kids didn't have to see that happen, I don't know what I would have done if that had been Rich & Mart up there when it happened.

Anyway today sees a new showcase over at Milkcoffee and this week we are showcasing Birthday Celebration images. I used Birthday Girl with Bunny Ears for my card, isn't she just adorable!. She is available with lots more gorgeous images in the Milkcoffee Store.

I coloured her with Promarkers and teamed her with some fabulous Fancy Pants papers that are free with the latest issue of Cardmaking & Papercraft. The ribbon is from Dovecraft that has been in my stash for ages and a few! WOC flowers to finish.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, will be back soon with cards for Totally Gorjuss & Little Claire.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Inky Impressions - Celebrations

Truely Scrumptious - Flowers

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - Lots of Layers

Scrap Creations - Celebrations

Lets Celebrate!!

Hi all,

Hope you are all enjoying the peace of having the kids back at school. I had a fab afternoon to myself yesterday as Rich was at work too, so had lots of lovely peace and quiet.

Thought I'd pop on today and show you the card I made Rich for our anniversary. I used some fab products from Trimcraft including Fizzy Moon Occasions Decoupage and First Edition Love Song 6x6 paper pad.

Whilst watching Create & Craft the other day, I learnt a fab new trick with decoupage that I had not ever thought of before. Basically you emboss details on your top piece from the back to make them stand out. I did this with the eyes, noses, belly button & flowers and it really makes a difference.

Now I also have something funny to tell you, well it was funny at the time anyway. On Sunday my brother did a Reverse Bungee for Birmingham Childrens Hospital and we went to watch. Well once we got there we found out it was one of those cages that sat 2 people, so someone had to go on with him. Hubby got elected to go on with him and it was so funny watching them being thrown 300ft in the air screaming their heads off. We paid for a video of the Bungee and the camera was strapped to the cage, well some of the faces they were pulling were just so funny,  I nearly wet myself watching it lol!!

Anyway thats enough waffle, thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Milkcoffee Colour Challenge

Hi all,

Well I have some exciting news for you today, we are launching a new monthly challenge with a difference over at Milkcoffee. For this challenge we just want to see your colouring skills! you don't have to make a finished project just colour an image. Each month we will ask you to colour a Milkcoffee image following the colour palette provided. To help you along the way we will provide you with a free image to use to enter, you don't have to use the free image but you DO have to use a Milkcoffee image. You will find a gorgeous selection of images at the Milkcoffee Store or you can find other freebies here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

The winner will be chosen by Random Org and will get to choose 3 Digi image or their choice.

Each month one of the DT will also give you a little colouring tutorial on how we colour our images.

So here is this months colour palette, as chosen by my team mate Mary J

And here is my creation, I have used one of the Michelle Freebies

We do hope you will pop along to the MilkCoffee Blog and join in the fun.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Picnic for two - DT card for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all,

Oooops!!! I am a bit late posting my DT make for Totally Gorjuss this week. I did think I had done it last night and have only just realised I hadn't - must be something to do with the couple of glasses of wine!!.

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week our theme is

Sunshine

So we would like to see anything on your cards that is inspired by the sun, not that we are getting much at the moment lol.

Well here's my card, I have recently been sent the fab new line of goodies from Trimcraft to work with called The London Line by Helz Cuppleditch, what can I say its a fabulous collection with a very British feel to it including images & papers suitable for Tea Partys, Birthday's, the Olympics and everything that we are going to be celebrating in 2012.

As soon as we see sunshine in our house it make us want to go out and one of the things the kids love doing best is going to Telford Park with a picnic, it give us the best of both worlds as I can pop into the shopping centre whilst there too lol!!!. So my card has been based on a picnic in the park.

Please pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates bright & sunny creations, join in the fun with us and you have a chance of winning a prize from Crafters Companion

Thanks for popping by my blog today, do pop by tomorrow as I have something new and exciting to share with you, and I promise to get it scheduled up on time lol!!!

Lyndsey xx

You Rock - DT for Cardmadfairy's

Hi all,

Firstly I would like to say a BIG!! Happy Anniversary to my Hubby today, as we are celebrating 10 years of marriage. We have been together for 16 years in total, but today reach double figures of wedded bliss lol!!!. We have had some good times together and some bad, but through it all Rich has been my rock, my friend and my sole mate and I love him to bits. Things have not been easy for us since Abbie was born and sometimes when it seems things just can't get any worse they do!, we have had a lot of bad luck these last 2 years with one thing and another but we are still going strong and have proved everyone wrong who said it wouldn't last due to the age difference (Rich is 13years older than me!!). 

Here is us enjoying the Jubilee Celebrations at a family BBQ on Monday

Rich is looking a bit worse for wear lol!!!!

 Today sees a new challenge over at Cardmadfairy's Digi Days and this challenge we would like to see

Fathers Day/Masculine

Its that time of year again when we all tell our dad's how much we love them, so lets see some fatherly love or a male vibe on your cards. Remember though your image must be a Digi Image

For my card I have used the image Zac and You Rock sentiment, which are available with lots of other fab designs Here.

I have teamed my image with some fabby papers from MME and Die Cut a few stars for the embellies. I think I am going to keep this card for Oli's birthday in Oct as he is always playing air guitar lol!!.

Please pop on over to the Challenge Blog and check out my team mates rockin creations, and join in the fun if you wish.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back tomorrow to see my DT card for Totally Gorjuss.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

C.R.A.F.T - Male
Digi Doodle - Male
Dude Time Doodles - Boys and their toys
Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes
Shopping our Stash - Masculine

Music Box - DT card for Milkcoffee

Hi all,

Sorry I have been absent for a few days, this Jubilee Weekend has totally thrown me off kilt. We have had so much going on since Friday night, its been none stop partying. I have had a girly night out, my cousins wedding, a Jubilee BBQ, a Jubilee fun day at the school and my stepmoms birthday meal, so lots of alcohol has been flowing and now I am all partied out lol!!. Although we have 1 special celebration left tomorrow as me and the hub's are celebrating our 10th Anniversary, kids are going to grandparents for the night so we plan on having some couple time, go for a meal and maybe a film or something.

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Milkcoffee and this fortnight we would like to see

Embossing - Wet or Dry

So for my card I have gone with the Dry Embossing and dug out some of my Embossing Folders. I have used the lovely Girl with Music Box image and coloured her in with my promarkers. She is available at Milkcoffee Store along with lots of other gorgeous images.

I have teamed my image with some bright and funky papers from DCWV Citrus Stack. So for my embossing I have embossed a piece of blue card with a Retro Dotty patterned folder, my Flower has been die cut from a Spellbinder Die and then run through a Swiss Dots folder and my Leaves have been embossed with a Fancy Swirl folder.

Please do pop on over to the Challenge Blog and check out my team mates creations and also join in the fun yourself, you can win 3 Digi's of your choice and our Top 3 Cards also get a free Digi too.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please pop back tomorrow to see my DT card for Cardmadfairy's Digi Challenge

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Papercrafting Journey - Handcoloured Image

Pixie Dust - 3 Papers

Crafting for all Seasons - Layers

I Love Promarkers - For a Girl

Bed of Roses

Hi all,

What's happened to the weather?, got up this morning and its raining typical Bank Holiday weekend weather!!. Hope its a bit nicer where you are, At least it was dry for the wedding yesterday and everyone had a fabulous time.

Anyway today I would like to show you the gorgeous stamp that has just been released at Little Claire as the Club Stamp for June - for £8.00 a month you get a fabulous stamp, pre-cut materials and instructions to make a card and full colour project instructions for another 2 cards, plus you get 10% off all LC purchases. This months stamp is the beautiful Bed of Roses, which also comes with a selection of fab sentiments

Here's my card, I have teamed my stamp with some gorgeous papers from First Edition Boho Chic paper pad also available at Little Claire and added a few rolled roses cut from a Marianne Designs Die. 

I also made a little Box Frame from an old flower box and made it to look like a picture.

I hope you like my samples, thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Sitting Blossom

Hi all,

The weekend is here and today its my cousin's wedding, so I expect to be a bit hungover tomorrow especially as she has promised to keep my glass well and truely topped up for making all her stationary and stuff.

Its also time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week we have a sketch for you.

As its sketch week we are as always sponsered by Joanna Sheen.

Anyway here is my card, although I have followed the sketch I have done my card as an easel

I have used a gorgeous Wee Stamps topper and some very pretty papers from Echo Park. Lots of yuumy WOC flowers and some gorgeous lace I picked up at the NEC.

Hope your all enjoying your BH weekend, thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons - Easel Card

Crafty Calendar - Flowers in Bloom

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

Phindys Place - Pile it on (lots of flowers)

Little Claire Weekly Blog Project

Hi all,

Well today I am very excited to to tell you that I have just done my first Weekly Blog Tutorial for Little Claire.

I have chosen to do an Easy Stepper Card and used the fabulous Joie De Vivre clear stamp set.

For full details of this card, please pop on over to the Little Claire Blog.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, hope you all have a lovely Jubilee weekend.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Card makin Mamas - Punches

Frosted Designs - Punches

Totally Papercrafts - More than 1 Fold

Stamp & Doodle - Get Outside