Candy Winner...

My little candy pile was won by Littlebear. If you could let me have your addy I'll get it sent off to you.
I'll have more yummy candy soon ♥

Dreamer and Fox/Pee Update

Hi all, hope you are enjoying your Sunday! We are basking in glorious Sunday here in old London town, which is great at this time of year, but not when it gets to August. The heat then becomes oppressive and all you hear is people moaning how awful it is (OK that'll be me). I grew up in totally ideal surroundings. I am from a town called Struer in Denmark and we are surrounded by forests, a beautiful lake, and several coastlines offering the most perfect beaches. I used to walk to the beach one way, into the forest the other way, and have a huge beautiful lake in front of us. It is only now I truly appreciate how lucky I was.

Anyway, let me give you a quick update on my recent foxy post. IT WORKED! 100% success, and we haven't had to reestablish our marks. So this is a method I can truly recommend! Yeah!!

Have a look at this:




Isn't she DIVINE??? This is Dreamer from our new Pixie collection (available soon). I love love love love LOVE her!!

I tried colouring the hair differently this time, using blue instead of grey (as most people do). My reasoning for this is that very dark hair often shows blue when light hits it; I think it looks very effective and I'm really pleased with it.



Products used here:
Images: Dreamer from the soon to be released Pixie collection - only available at Charmed Cards & Crafts. Sentiments also from that collection.
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelain. AC Plain cardstock.
Embellishments: The chipboard rose flourish is K&Co Madeline. Circles behind the main picture are K&Co Sea Glass. Pearls are K&Co Blue Awning, I coloured every other pearl with a Copic marker. Black and cream lace is Llewelyn-Bowen Fabric Strips. Wings are decorated with Stickles Crystal.
Colouring:The background of Dreamer, the sentiments background, and indeed Dreamer herself, were all coloured with Copic marker pens. I also used Distress Inks on the Dreamer background.

I hope you like this wonderful new addition to the Charmed family :-)

Come back later when I will announce the winner of my little blog stash.

Have a lovely day ♥

Another Preview

Oh you girls are getting impatient to get your mitts on our new Pixie collection! Certainly that seem to be the case judging by the reaction on Dottie's World and Delectable. Did you notice something different by the way? I said "Pixies" instead of "Fairies". We decided that Fairies perhaps brought with it an image of old ladies cutting decoupage sheets (not that there is ANYTHING wrong with old ladies - I'm getting there myself!), so it's a little mixture of pixies and faeries (notice also the different spelling, which conquers up images of woodland creatures I think rather than lavender and mothballs), so faerie rather than fairy from now on, alongside pixies...

I joined two pixies, designed by our lovely Lou, on this card: Thistle and Daisy. I designed a little toadstool for Daisy to sit on:

This is the lovely Thistle:

... and here is Daisy

Sorry for all the pictures, I take so many and never know which ones to use! I kept chopping of Thistle top petals in most of the pictures.

I tried using a blue background to emulate a summer sky, I like the richness of colour it brings.

Here is what I used on my card:
Stamps: Pixie collection from Charmed Cards & Crafts (available soon).
Papers: AC PLain cardstock
Embellishments: K&Co Citronella flowers and yellow crystals. Llewelyn-Bowen leaf Retro Rose leaf ribbon. K&Co Wild Raspeberry border. PLain pearls coloured green with a Copic marker
My images were coloured in using Copics.

Thanks for visiting my little corner of blog land ♥

A little Yummy Candy

I promised before that there would be more candy and here is a little pile of goodies for one of the followers of the blog. The candy will be drawn at random amongst the followers of Crafty Goings On next Sunday 14th June. Note this is open for followers only, it is a little thank you ♥
Please display a linked picture of the candy on your blog (no candy only blogs please).

This is what you'll get:
Download bundle of your choice
Flower Stamp
2 x Buttons Galore Bags of decorative buttons
Gold & Silver metal charms
K&Co Ribbons
Tape roller
6x6 Paper Pad
Basic Grey Chipboard
Wooden Primitive Angel with Wire Hanger
Wood And Wire Sign Rectangle With Wire Hanger
Two large metal copper words
Blue Imagnisce brads
Pack of Imaginisce crystals

Not a massive amount but there will be more soon on the Delectable Stamp blog so watch out for that :-)


Fingers crossed! xx

Teenage Fairy

Cor! All this triple posting is wearing me out! I have to post the card to my own blog though because otherwise this blog will sit all empty and forlorn. Can't have that!

I'm loving the new Charmed Pocket Fairy collection, designed by our Louise. As you know I have been showcasing the new images and here is another - this one is great for all you Gorjuss lovers out there. It's the little Rosebud Fairy. Well Rosebud is growing up and here she is as a teenager, complete with attitude! She has even dyed her pink petals black, much to the chagrin of her long-suffering parents.



She looks like butter wouldn't melt but as we know looks can be very deceiving where teenagers are concerned! That was why I thought my sentiment was very fitting, what do you think?

My 12 year old daughter didn't think that was a good sentiment (well truth be told she didn't understand it), we had a real "huh" moment this morning' so I hastily arranged another sentiment just for her. I shall be including these sentiments in the bundle but will make them a little nicer looking, just for you :-)

Initially I had coloured in another little Rosebud Fairy, and as I had one hand on the iron, another in the washing-up bowl and a third busy entering the VAT accounts, I passed her to DH along with a pair of scissors - BIG mistake! Unbeknown to me he cut into her face and neck, then in sheer panic grabbed what he thought was a flesh coloured marker (it was dark grey) and coloured in to try and cover his mistake. Result, a total mash-up!

Wont make that mistake again!


I hope you like the card. It took me a long time to make that tree - have you ever tried to stick down LOADS of paper bits with your fingers getting more and more glued up? I kept washing my hands but still managed to get everything stuck to my fingers.

Here is what I used on my card:
Image: Rosebud Fairy To be released soon, only from Charmed Cards & Crafts
Papers: Mushroom Land paper by K&Co Berry Sweet. AC plain cardstock in various colours
Embellishments: K&Co Wild Raspberry Daisy Border with bright pink Imaginice brads.
I coloured the tree, sentiments and Fairy with Copic maker pens
Wings and tree branches are embellished with crystal Stickles. Branches were cut with a punch.

Oh and here comes something totally unrelated. I have noticed a trend towards using lowercase 'i' when referring to oneself. Instead of writing "...and then I went", I see "...and then i went". What is that all about? I haven't said anything as I just thought, "ho hum", but I now see it more and more. It this some sort of "in thing" that I am unaware of? It has become one of my pet peeves - don't ask me why, but it irks. OK, I'll remove my grammar hat now LOL

Thanks for visiting ♥

Pocket Fairy 2

I have been posting in triple these last two days so if you have seen these pictures on the Delectable blog, or Dottie's World, then just remember that you can never have too much of a good thing! ;-)

This is my second preview card for our new collections: The Pocket Fairies. Even if you are not a fairy fan you must love these adorable creatures - and how could you NOT be a fairy fan anyway? Angels and fairies, I love them both. Not the old lady lavender and moth balls type of fairies and angels, but the more modern versions.

So here she is: Cornflower Fairy and one of the Pocket Fairies sentiments:



I decorated the inside too this time, using a Cornflower Cameo image and another Pocket Fairy sentiment:




Here is what I used on my card:
Stamps: Pocket Fairies images and sentiments
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelain. Basic Grey Eva. ATC Plain cardstock

Embellishments: Leaf Ribbon and Lace is Llwellyn Bowen. The border is two borders combined: one flower and one heart, both are K&Co Wild Raspberry. Flowers on the front are K&Co Citronella, flower and butterfly on the inside are Cut & Paste. The pearls were plain and I coloured them in a suitable green colour using a Copic marker.

Tools: McGill Pine punch. Netstabilities dies.
Misc: Distress Inks

I coloured my images and pearls using Copic markers. The glow around Cornflower Fairy was achieved with Copic markers and distress inks.

Thanks for visiting ♥

New Enchanting Collection

Ooh I'm so excited about the new Charmed stamp collection created by the ultra talented Louise Brigden: The Pocket Fairies. This wonderful collection comprises beautiful woodland nymphs along with accessory stamps and sentiments; and for the first time we will have a collection available in both digi-stamps and "real stamps".

Here is a preview of one of the Pocket Fairies, isn't she amazing? I am totally in love with these enchanting creatures.

I cut her out completely and placed her inside a ring cut with a Nestabilities die.

Here is what I used on my card:
Stamp: A Pocket Fairy soon to be available only at Charmed Cards & Crafts. Sentiment also from the collection.
Papers: Basic Grey Urban Prairie. K&Co Que Sera Sera
Embellishments: K&Co Cut & Paste Butterfly. Small Prima flowers decorated with Gold Stickles. K&Co Wild Raspberry Flowers. Que Sera Sera crystals and K&Co Blue Awning Pearls.
Tools: Nestabilites dies - McGill Pine Branch punch - Martha Stewart edging punch, which I also used to make the corners - White Inkssential pen
Misc: Gold Stickles - Distress Ink
I coloured my image with Copic marker pens.

I'm going to show another of the Pocket Fairies tomorrow so make sure you come back then!

Thanks for visiting ♥

Birthday Annie

Gawd, you know when you sit there and faff and faff, then faff a little more but nothing you do makes you happy? This card was like that. I wanted to chuck it in the bin and start again several times but that image took me a long time to create and colour in so I persevered. So this was a real time consumer but you would never think so by looking at it,;I just hope the recipient appreciates it LOL

I modified Purrfect Annie and Kitty by removing the kitten and replacing with balloons, cakes and a present. I posted a masking technique on the Delectable blog the other day showing how to combine several images if you are unsure how to do this. Tried to do the hair differently this time but it ended up looking rather grey - a little old lady she looks here LOL

Quite a copious use of glitter on there but as it's for a 40th I thought I would give it a little sparkle. I used Basic Grey papers, Rub-ons and elements, All My Memories rub-ons, K&CO Que Sera SEra Gold pearls, K&Co Wild Raspberry Floral Accent. Annie was coloured in with Copics.

Thanks for visiting. Have a lovely day ♥

Bright bright bright!

I'm sure by now you have realised that I prefer muted earthy colour, but today I have gone bright and cheerful, and I must admit that when I make a bright card I really do enjoy working with those colours. I'll have to do more.

I am doing this both for the Charmed Delectable blog, to showcase our Charmed Delectable Irresistible Annie stamp, and also for the Copic Colour Challenge. The colours they want you to use this week are these:

...and I used them to colour my little Annie in with:



Products used for this card:
Stamp: Charmed Delectable Irresistible Annie
Papers: Basic Grey Lime Rickey; plain textured cardstock
Embellishments: Basic Grey Lime Rickey Element stickers; K&Co Wild Raspberry Floral Accents; sentiment is a Rub-on.
Tools: Martha Stewart Edge Punch; Nestabilities
Misc: Distress Inks, Copic Markers
Everything except the Copics is available in the Charmed shop.

I have stepped down from the Copic Challenge Blog Design Team so this will be my last for them.
TFL ♥

Foxy Tip

Well here's a tip that I just have to pass on, apologise to those of you with a weak disposition as you may find it a little *cough* unsavoury. If this applies to you then don't read on, stop right here and check out some of my cards instead :-)

We have been plagued by foxes in the garden this year. We have had them before tunneling in the most bizarre places but this takes the biscuit! Now the thing about foxes is that they are not particular where they do their business; they poop anywhere they damn well feel like it! You have to be constantly on your guard, and watch where you tread and where you put your hands. You could find a large mound of stinking mess clinging to a clump of grass (and if it get stuck in the lawnmower then prepare to wear a gas mask for a while - I speak from experience!!) or there could be horrible surprise waiting in your BBQ (yes really). They mark *their* territory (well it's not their damn territory, it's MINE!) and will pee and poo all around the garden and on the perimeters.

They have ruined our lawn also which has several large dead areas where they have peed and it looks like they have chased a cat up our patio parasol where the cover has been ripped to smithereens! A year or two ago one moved into one of our sheds and I didn't realise for ages. We boarded it up and the little bugger ripped the wood open and went back inside!! It did quite a lot of damage to the patio furniture and other things that were in there - I never knew there was so much foam in a sun lounger - perhaps it's the same one now coming back for revenge, and this time it brought the family!!!

Can you tell I'm not a fan? I don't care too much about their high-pitch screeching in the night or their rummaging through rubbish, just as long as I don't get their toilet stuff in my garden! They are not nice woodland creatures, these are urban don't give a damn foxes that wander streets looking mangy and bedraggled and will stare you defiantly in the eye rather than run away.

So what does one do to stop these animals from fouling everywhere? Aha, i have the answer. I was considering going to Chessington Zoo and purchasing some Tiger's doo dahs, I was getting that desperate, when I read about someone who had used human pee. It had to be male as the pheromones would warn the foxes off - apparently. OK, worth a try I thought, so out went one male under the cover of darkness and marked his territory. It rained the following day so out he went again to reestablish his marks.

That was over a week ago and so far so good. No more evidence of foxes in the garden and usually there was stuff on an almost daily basis. I can't say I am too keen on going out there myself at the moment but after the next rainfall I'm sure I'll be fine. The idea of everything bathed in human pee is not fantastic but I will take that over mountains of poo any day.

So there you go, don't say I never give you any tips or techniques :-) Just don't let your man go out in your garden marking his perimeters before the big guy upstairs has turned out the lights!