tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36720892247493832572012-02-27T06:32:03.294+01:00I live in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK. I have only recently started making paper cards rather than cross-stitching them! I am married to Ian, with a daughter and son in their 20s. We now have an adorable granddaughter, born at Christmas 2011, who has Downs Syndrome. It seems only 5 minutes ago that my children were babies and now my little boy is a daddy! 'Madcap Manor' is a description of my messy house as well as a nod to the brilliant, funny author Thomas Love Peacock.MagsBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14855964714668604562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672089224749383257.post-57289774579378551782012-02-25T23:15:00.001+01:002012-02-25T23:17:44.902+01:00

Just had a brief visit from my son, who made a wrong turn going from Gloucester to Shrewsbury (west) and ended up here in Hertfordshire (east.) What a numpty!!

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Hi, guys! It's been a lovely day, sunny and mild - Spring is definitely on the way!A few days ago I made a card for the current Whiff of Joy challenge and made a mistake with the sketch, so I had another go!The sweet image is 'Willow with Toddler' from Whiff of Joy. The papers are a mish-mash from stash. I used Speccies to colour Willow and I'll list what I used at the end. The lace and ribbon

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Look who's sponsoring Dream Valley Challenges this fortnight! It's Bugaboo Digi Stamps! A lucky winner will get $21 to spend in their online store! So get crafting your card, layout, altered item - whatever strikes your fancy as long as it follows the theme Just For Men If anyone wants to 'try before you buy' there's always a 'Friday Freebie' available on the Bugaboo website, too.Here's what I

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Hi, guys! It's been a grey, wet day in S-E Hertfordshire, with a bitter wind! Just the kind of day for staying indoors in the warm and creating something springlike!This image is 'Fall Willow with Baby Turkey' from Whiff of Joy but I think she looks fine on a Spring card. I used the sketch from the current Whiff of Joy Challenge. ETA: I made a boo-boo with the sketch, I'll have to try again! What

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Evening, all! I intended to spend half term crafting, but the best laid plans of Maggies and men gang oft agley! Partly that's because of the dreaded Housework, partly because... (drumroll!) I have a Kindle! Being me, I also ordered a proper book at the same time, and both arrived in the same box, which amused me.So this card has taken me 3 days to make! The sketch at Sketch Saturday looks really

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LotV is offering one lucky person the chance to win all their new release! Details on the Ideas to Inspire blog here

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I know, I know, this is meant to be a blog for my cards. But this picture is just too cute not to share! love Mags B x

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Why does Mr Blogger keep telling me I don't follow any blogs?????!!!!! He knows nowt!love (but not to Mr Blogger!) Mags B x

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This is the card I made for ye Olde Manne's birthday. He does not do cute, or flowers, or bling, or ribbon!The image is by Whimsy Stamps and I used brown memento ink to stamp it. The background paper is a scrap by Kay and Co. I used a Tim Holtz die for the cogs, which are made with another snippet, and distressed with Vintage Photo ink. He really likes it!!! And I'm rather chuffed at how it

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Just a very quick post, my Internet access is very spotty at the moment!We have a new challenge at Dream Valley which is 'Valentines.'The sponsor this fortnight is the wonderful Joanna Sheen and the lucky winner will have £10.00 to spend on her online shop! My card is made with a sweet Whimsy Stamps Valentine girl, which I was lucky enough to win on one of their blog hops! The papers are Nitwits,

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Hi everyone! Isn't it cooooold?! Here's a cheerful springtime card for the current Penny Black Saturday Challenge and this time the theme is 'Floral Frenzy!'I love this little hedgie surrounded by flowers, saying hello to a bee, it makes me think of springtime. The sketch is from Sketch Saturday and at first I thought it would be tricky with the diamond shape, but in fact it all came together

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Evenin', All! Halfway through the week already - it'll be the weekend before we know it, huzza!Just a short post today, I ought to be making the tea but I've just finished off a card, and here it is!Isn't she cute? She's a Penny Black stamp I've had for ages. I coloured her with Speccies, they are so vibrant! The papers are Tilda 'Winterbird' which was a bargain, half price at Hobbycraft!! Well,

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Evening, all! What a grey, rainy day it's been! I hope you're all tucked up snug and warm and dry!One of my Sunday School kids has just had a tooth removed and she's been feeling sore and miserable, so I dug out this poorly LotV bunny to make a card for her. I love the big bottle of carrot juice and the yummy grapes in this image! I added Glossy Accents to the spoon and bottle to give some

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Just a heads-up because the remarkable, uber-talented Krista of Saturated Canary is offering a free digi if you become a follower and sign up to her newsletter.So run to her blog, chaps, and sign up! ;)love Mags B x

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Afternoon, all! I hope you're having a restful weekend! It's Dream Valley time again, and our theme this fortnight is Animals. Our wonderful Melly is giving a surprise package as a prize for the winner!So here's what I did:I used one of the lovely Lili of the Valley ready coloured squares, so useful! The butterflies and roses have been stickled, though as usual the camera hasn't picked it up!The

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Afternoon, all! I hope you're all having a productive weekend!I was sorting my stamps the other week and came across this little sweetie from Penny Johnson for Stampavie which I've had for ages! What a huge bunch of flowers! He's coloured with Speccies, the roses are stickled and there's Glossy Accents on the bow. I used a very nice Sketch from Fetch A Sketch. The gorgeous bright papers are free

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Hey, guys! I hope you're all well! I've not been around as much as I'd like, mainly because I've begun the Gigandor Super-splat Tidy Up and Chuck Out - well, the old man will be retiring in 8 years, when we expect to move, so I ought to get a start on clearing out now, so I have enough time!!!This is my first card of 2012 - I know, it's shocking! It's 3 weeks since I carded!! Anyone for Anya? has

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There's amazing candy on the Ideas to Inspire blog! There are 12, yes, twelve stamps available! So do pop over and join in!love Mags x

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Hi guys! I hope you're all settled into the New Year now that all the excitement is over! Welcome to the first Dream Valley Challenge of 2012, where Anything Goes!Our first sponsor for 2012 is One Stop Card Crafts who are offering a £10 voucher for the store. There's a Clearance Sale on at the moment, too!You don't have to make a card, either, just craft to your heart's content! We do ask that

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Happy New Year! I hope you lovely people all have a wonderful, crafty 2012!Here's a card I made for my hubby to give our daughter. She is a fan of Steampunk and Hubby doesn't do cute at all, so of course I had to use one of my favourite Tickled Pink stamps.The current Tickled Pink Challenge is to choose a favourite challenge from last year. I combined two - no. 45 'Vintage' and no 38 'Buttons and

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To celebrate Hogmanay, Sugar Nellie has candy until 7pm GMT on January 1st.love Mags B x

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Sorry I've not been online recently, ye olde manne and I have been visiting family in Shrewsbury, meeting our beautiful granddaughter. Lillie is a Downs baby, which means she's been subjected to various tests in the hospital, but they're all home now, thank goodness! She has my ears!!! And my daughter's mouth!!! She is just so cute and lovely!I read somewhere that the job of grandparents and

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Here are pics of Lillie, taken soon after she was born on 23rd December. Best Christmas Present!I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day!Happy New Year!love Mags B x

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I'm a Grannie! Lillie was born at 8.26. To celebrate, I'm off to Saino's to do the Christmas food shopping!I hope you'll all have a Happy Christmas!love Mags B x

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Well, nearly. DIL has had a 'show' - grandchild due in the next day or so! I probably won't be online much this next few days, so I want to take the opportunity to wish you A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!Thank you so much for your lovely comments this past year, and also for your gorgeous, inspirational blogs. You are all amazing!!!with much loveMags B xxx

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I apologise for this terrible picture, the colours are rather faint and faded :(The current Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to make a tag. I don't have any readymade ones, so I took a slightly battered ivory card blank and cut it to size.The sketch is from Mojo Monday, it fits what I wantwed to do very well!The background paper is Papermania, from the Vintage Christmas stack. I coloured another

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Debbi has a great video tutorial on her blog, demonstrating Flexmarkers and how the technique you use has to be slightly different from Promarkers. Very interesting!She also has Flexmarker candy for anyone who'll post and link.You should look at her blog anyway, my dearios, because her colouring is so good!I hope you'll all have a good weekend!love Mags B x

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Hi, guys! No news yet of the grandchild, my poor daughter-in-law is doing her nut because she's fed up with being pregnant, poor lass!So I made some Christmas cracker boxes.The measurements were worked out by the talented Julie who kindly sent me the details. It took quite a bit of due care and attention, because numbers and me do not get on, but accurate measuring was the key!Julie's are

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It's the final Dream Valley Challenge of the year, and it lasts until January 8th 2012 The theme is 'Christmas' so you can use the opportunity to do a scrapbook page, or a box for a last-minute Christmas present - or, of course, make a Christmas card!We have some lovely sponsors: One Stop Card Crafts and Digi Doodle Shop and Stitchy Bear and Crafty Ribbons Wowee!As you can see, I've made a

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Hi, guys! At last here's another Christmas card! We have been having the annual Grand Christmas Tidy Up a little earlier than usual, since at any time we might get The Call to rush to Shrewsbury to behold The Grandchild! (I wonder if the wives of the Magi felt the same when their fellas were preparing to travel to Bethlehem on a moment's notice?!)My Beloved Husband and Adorable Daughter seem to

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The wonderful Sylvia Zet has two freebie images on her blog. They are so pretty - have a look!(Look at her blog anyway, chums, it is great!)love Mags x

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I may be even more dopey than usual this week, since First Grandchild is due next Tuesday!!!!!love MagsB x

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/PB%2Bmouse%2Bin%2Bstocking%2BChristmas%2Bcard%2BDec%2B11.jpg">It's too long since I've joined in at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. This week's theme is Christmas + Red and Embossing. I love this little Penny Black mouse, all snug in his stocking! I coloured him with Speccies and stickled the fur trim of the stocking. The spots are gold liquid pearls.The fab papers were free with this month's '

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Lili of the Valley is having a Twelve Days of Christmas event!From now until the 12th December there will be a daily draw, and all you have to do is put this banner in your sidebar, link it to the site, and add your name to the Inlinkz list each day.Simples!Stay warm, my dearios!love MagsB x

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Oh my, what an awful photo! But it's so grey and gloomy today that this was the best of a bad lot! The purples are MUCH prettier in real life!I made an easel base from a 5" card and stuck the matted image to the flap, a nice simple way to make an easel! This darling image is Christmas Dance from Lili of the Valley. She makes me smile! I coloured her with Spectrum Noirs but I forgot to list them!

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Card Carousel has a terrific freebie template on offer for this bit of gorgeousness!Get a free "Santa's Magical Sleigh" card making template from Card Carousel.Just visit www.cardcarousel.co.uk/free/sleigh.htmlThere are some fabulous things on the site!love, MagsB x

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Afternoon, all! I hope you're all doing well. It's time for another Dream Valley Challenge and this time the theme is SPARKLE!. So get out the glitter, the glamour dust, tinsel and gems - and remember, it doesn't have to be a card! The prize this time is two Lili of the Valley stamps:Well, I'm in full Christmas flow, so I made a Diamond fold Christmas card following the tutorial on Split Coast

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Well, it's not Christmas yet, but it won't be long! So far I have wrapped 1 (one!) present! My son's birthday is December 5th so I tend to be a bit distracted until after that!Cardmaking, though, tends to get intensively Christmassy rather earlier. Here's another 8-incher! The papers and sentiment came from a magazine freebie but I'm sorry I can't remember which :(The sweet Christmas images are

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This is the biggest card I've ever made - it's an 8-incher! (Don't you dare say, 'Oo, Matron!!!')The image is a Tickled Pink stamp from last year which I picked up in the sale - it looks as though he's no longer available, unfortunately. I coloured him with Promarkers, and stickled his feather, the snowman's pom-pom, and the ground. I distressed round him in Bundled Sage DI.The papers are

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This week I have mostly been cutting out and decoupaging while watching telly. I found these sheets when I was having yet another tidy of my craft hovel. Why does it never stay tidy for more than five minutes????? Unless I'm out.... funny, that!Anyway, today I made them into very simple Christmas cards. And here they are:The last one is Pyramage, which I hadn't tried before, but it's a lot easier

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Since there's another lady with the same username as me I've now become MagsB. Good grief, that rhymes!I hope to have a card to show later! Take care!love, MagsB x

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We have sadly lost some of our lovely DT members for various reasons so there's a DT call at Dream ValleyThe team is an amazing bunch of crafters, ranging from the new and inexperienced (eg me!) to the very experienced. They have been so welcoming to me, it's been a pleasure to get to know everyone!Do pop over to the blog and add your name to the Linky by November 28th!love, Mags x

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Here's the second card I've made for my friend's 1-year-old twins. How sweet these images are, they have such character!I used Nitwits papers again, this time from the 'Eggstra Special' collection which is full of bright and cheerful pinks and yellows.Behind the image is a heart cut with a Cheery Lynn Heart to Heart Doily Die from Dies to Die For, it doesn't show very well but it's gorgeous! The

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This card is for a little boy who is one today. He and his twin sister were born 6 weeks early, but now they are both healthy and happy and right little mischievous cuties! The LotV images of toddlers are just so right for them as they learn to walk!I used Nitwits papers from the 'Promises' collection - such soft, pretty colours! The image is coloured with Promarkers, with a touch of Glossy

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My daughter has got engaged! I'm so pleased, he's a lovely lad!SQUEEE!luv, Mags x

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Good afternoon, all! It's time for another Challenge at Dream Valley and this fortnight we'd like to see some STITCHINGIt can be faux stitching, machine stitching or hand stitching, and you can make any kind of craft, it doesn't have to be a card!Our lovely sponsors are One Stop Card Crafts who are kindly offering a £10 voucher for their shop!Go and have a shufti at the shop, there are loads of

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A card at last! On Sunday I surveyed my calender with glee because of all the lovely blanks spaces that meant I could craft! Of course it didn't end up like that, though there were nice reasons (friends coming round for supper) as well as irritating ones (ye olde manne not telling me he had no more clean shirts until he was wearing the last one - the rest were all heaped on the floor because he

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Look at this amazing stash offered by Handy Hippo! Perfect for Christmas! Though unfortunately it's ONLY OPEN TO UK RESIDENTS :(To have a chance at the draw, you must leave a comment on Jules's post. Then post about the prize, with the picture on your blog, and add the Handy Hippo banner to your sidebar, linking to the shop. Simples!Have a good day, chaps! I'm hoping to stop doing housework soon

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Hi, guys! Sorry I'm so late, Friday night tv is actually rather good at the moment, there was a slightly strange hybrid of concert and drama, mixing a performance of Beethoven's 'Eroica' symphony with a telling of the circumstances surrounding its first performance. The programme was a bit of a curate's egg, not quite satisfying as either music or drama, but it did include Frank Finlay as Joseph

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But at least the weekend isn't far off! On Saturday I'm going with my neighbour's son to a concert of videogame music at the Albert 'All. He has never seen a live orchestral concert! Nor has he eaten Japanese, so we're going to Wagamama for our grub. Yum!Enough waffling! This card, you won't be surprised to learn, is for a Harry Potter fan! The image ('The Brave One') is from Bugaboo, their Har

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Hi, guys! It's time for another challenge at Dream Valley. There were lots of lovely entries for the Halloween Challenge last time, with spooky characters and spiders and bats and pumpkins!This time the challenge is 'Anything Goes!' Make anything, not necessarily a card - go wherever your mojo takes you! Unfortunately we haven't heard from our sponsors, so the lovely Melly is giving a £10 voucher

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Isn't this a lovely image? She came from Dies to Die For along with a few other goodies I hope to play with soon! I love how Tracy at Dies to Die For signs each invoice, and includes lovely die-cuts! The service is so quick, too! Ordered Sunday, arrived Tuesday!On to the deets! The papers are Pink Petticoat Wild Blossom (they were a magazine freebie but I also downloaded them). The flowers are

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... that a girl going to a Zombie Party must be in want of a Jane Austen dress.Sorry I'm late, I've just spent over an hour photographing the bratette, because she didn't like most of the pictures!The pattern is Simplicity - next time I'll buy size 14+! The fabric (which was lovely to sew) is sheeting: Saino's has brown kingsized sheets on offer for £6.50 and two were more than enough!I did enjoy

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I have been 'sew' busy making a Jane Austen dress for my daughter! But - oh, no! - there's a 2-inch gap at the back! Now, I know she's a size 12 (I'm not jealous, really!) and the pattern says it's Size 12, but I really think a Size 10 girl would have trouble with this one!Maybe '12' in the US is '10' or '8' over here. What's annoying is I always cut a bit large, and stitch a bit narrow, to make

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My daughter is going to a party next weekend. Today she presented me with a dress-pattern for a Jane Austen dress. 'Mum, can you make me this by next Saturday?'I have found some brown sheets on offer in Sainsbury's (half price) and bought two. That should be enough fabric, and I have some left-over polyester, too, for the bodice lining.THANK GOODNESS it's half-term! I'll have time to make the

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Hi, guys! Isn't it cold? We've a frost forecast for tonight, and I have dug out the winter duvets! I made a card with a Whiff of Joy springtime image that I bought last year - even if we're heading into winter we can make happy springtime cards, I think! The young man it's for likes a videogame that features big yellow birds (don't ask!) so I think he'll like the joke!I apologise for the wonky,

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Sorry I'm late with my DT post this fortnight! It was the Sunday School Open Day this morning, which involved lots of real coffee and cakes, and a fair bit of shifting furniture! Who needs the gym when you can weight-lift tables and chairs, eh?We had some gorgeous creations for the last Challenge - there are a lot of very talented crafters out there! This time the theme is 'Halloween' and we have

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Hi, guys! Just a quick post on a quick card made for the engagement of a couple of my daughter's friends.The stamp is Penny Black, and I used scraps to paper-piece the image in pink and green. I used a Nestie Labels Three that I got at the Ally Pally. The paper ribbon is from stash (I think it was from Whiff of joy) and the rose is Wild Orchid.Simples!!I'm going to enter the lovely Jules's

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Hi, guys! Sorry I haven't been around a lot lately, I am having a Grand Tidy Up of the WHOLE HOUSE and it's taking forever! Honestly, the amount of JUNK one collects over 25 years is astonishing! Thank goodness I can listen to my iPod and dance around!However, I've made time to make this card for my daughter's friend who's getting married next month. Her colour scheme is green, so I used papers

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Beware, this is rather picture-heavy!!At A Passion for Promarkers Challenge the theme is 'alter something that is not a square.'Well, ever since seeing a tutorial by Jane Johnson on the Whiff of Joy inspirations blog last year for adding images to candles I've wanted to have a go and so I've altered a small candle.The image is by Penny Black, I stamped it on tissue paper and coloured with my

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Ingredients:200g (approx) red split lentils1 large onion, chopped1 clove garlic, chopped1 can tomatoes1 red pepper/pimiento1 teaspoon mixed herbs or oregano (dried) or 1 handful fresh basil, choppedNo-need-to-presoak lasagne sheets (or you can blanch ordinary lasagne sheets in boiling water with 1 Tablespoon oil added for 4 minutes, but they stick together in a very annoying way so you have to

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Every crafter should read this. No, not just every crafter but every writer or artist or reader. It's about what Copyright REALLY means.I know that none of you would ever, ever upload someone else's images, or books, or other creations. Let alone try to sell them as your own work!!! But a few very stupid people do, and there's a very nasty word for it:PIRACYI'm posting links on Facebook and

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Hi, guys! It's October already, and time for another Dream Valley Challenge. We had lots of great entries for our 'buttons' challenge - this week it's all about monochrome, so experiment with shades of one colour (except for skin and hair!) and see what you come up with!Our lovely sponsor One Stop Card Crafts is offering the lucky winner a £10 voucher for their online store!I made a Christmas

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It's another Christmas card! It's also another faded photo - those reds and greens are a bit darker irl.I found a pack of gold card in my stash the other day which I thought would look good with the Dovecraft 'Noel' pack. So I got out my favourite Anya and coloured her in Christmas Speccies et voila! I may have overdone the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, but once I started I couldn't stop! The

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Hi, guys! It's a glorious sunny day, and everyone seems to be smiling!Here's a card using one of the first LotV images I bought. I made it for a neighbour's son, but apparently the image shows an X Box and he has a Play Station, and never the twain shall meet! It sounds like they're rivals like Lancashire vs Yorkshire or Arsenal vs Tottenham! Who knew?! So I'll probably make him something else. I

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I am all over ink and glitter and Glossy Accents!It's a long time since I made a Penny Black card! This week's Challenge is monochrome. I picked up the gorgeous Dovecraft 'Noel' papers in a sale after Christmas, and was inspired to do a vintage colouring by the damask background paper and the glittery paper on the right! The third piece, with writing on, is a snippet by K and Co.The sketch is

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Crafty Cardmakers and The Spotlight Challenge are under new management and have a DT call.Do pop over and have a look, and see if you'd like to join them!luv, Mags x

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This card is for a new challenge blog, The Cutie Pie Challenge which has a very nice sketch.Tilda is coloured with Speccies. The papers are snippets again - the horizontal strip is pearlised and through bad planning I managed to cover the pretty pattern! I put blobs of gold liquid pearls round the scallopped oval, and Glossy Accents on Tilda's shoes and orange stickles on her flowers. The ribbons

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Purple and black are not my normal colours, but Lil Haunts Vampire Lilith, who is a digi from Tickled Pink Stamps, demanded to be given a Gothy and mysterious look, so what could I do?!I have had the sparkly black card for years - it came in an assortment from The Range and I found it while having yet another clear-out of my shambolic craft room. The purple paper with writing on it is Papermania

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My daughter has been making cupcakes. My kitchen looks like an explosion in a cake factory!Here's a card she commissioned for a friend who likes 'pretty' but not 'cute.' I used a scrap of K and Co paper for the background, and the glittery butterflies were cut from a piece from the 'Mariposa' stack by DCWV which was fluttering in my scraps drawer.I found these gorgeous glittery stickers at the

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Good afternoon, all! It's time for another Dream Valley Challenge and this fortnight the theme is - use BUTTONS! Our sponsors are Digis With Attitude who are offering a $10 voucher for their store. There are also freebies on the site, if you want to try before you buy!My card features a DWA image, Gardening Tween. These Tweens make me think of those 'Bratz' dolls!! I used a Nestie to cut a

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I know, I know, that is a very groanworthy pun!It's high time I made a solid effort on my Christmas cards, and luckily there seem to be a lot of challenges out there to help! This one uses one of the new LotV Christmas images, 'Build a Snowman.' Haven't these little kiddies done a good job?!I coloured with Promarkers, adding Glamour dust to the girls' white trims, and Glossy Accents to the holly

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My daughter has asked me to make birthday cards for her young man and his twin, preferably with a Star Wars theme.Help! Does anyone know of a source for stamps or digis? I could just buy a magazine and use pictures (not the Internet because of copyright!) but that seems like cheating!Also will anyone be at Ally Pally next weekend who'd fancy meeting for a cuppa?Help me, Obi-Wan Blogfriends,

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Now, this is really out of my comfort zone! The pink, black and glitter papers are DCWV 'All Dressed Up' stack, and the glittered chipboard is from the matching set of chipboards, all a bit OTT! I've distressed all the edges with my scissors, rather than mat everything, because the papers are quite heavy.There are few things more embarrassing than propping a card open and then seeing it topple

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This little darling happened to blow into my shopping basket - well, with the weather so windy it seemed rude not to welcome her! The current Sugar Bowl Challenge is this useful sketch, with the option of using scraps - well, I have an awful lot of scraps, so any reason to dig into the pile is a good thing!The base card is a rectangle, mainly because I grabbed a piece of blue card and forgot to

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I hope you're all enjoying a peaceful Sunday. We have sunshine!I haven't made any Iris fold cards for a long while, so I thought I'd use up some yellow scraps and make a sun. I die-cut the circle in a square of card and used a pattern from this book. The yellow frame and the holographic card are also from the scraps box.I also decorated the inside:The brown birds are cut out from one of the

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This is a card for the twin of a baby boy The image is hAnglar and stAnglar 'bee girl.' The twins are being baptised tomorrow, so I wanted to make cards for them that had similar images.I used my new Martha Stewart PATP Deco Flowers from craftsulove. The papers are MME OohLala The doily is a Marianne die, and the butterfly is a Magnolia die. The ribbon and the alphabet beads and the buttons are

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I used Excalibur (my Grand Calibur)for this card, as you can tell! I used a Grand Nestie Labels One for the papers and base, and folded one in half and glued it to the back to make a stand. The papers are Bearly Mine Boys Zone.The image is a hAnglar and sTenglar, coloured with Specciesand the wings stickled. I used foam pads to give him dimension, and also curled the image a bit to make him look

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Phew! I'm just in time for the Lili of the Valley Challenge!This week there's a sketch to follow. The papers are by Kate Knight, free with a magazine last year - the picture makes them look blue, but actually they're a gorgeous teal, and a contrasting bright pink.I coloured this little LotV sweetie with my Speccies, using the turquoise set - it's not a colour I use much, but I'm quite pleased

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Aren't these amazing? Tab from Tabby Craft Designs is offering this candy to celebrate being on the DT for The Ribbon Girl. Her creations are lovely, do hop across and have a look! luv, Mags x

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It's time for another Dream Valley Challenge already! Take this picture as inspiration and go where your fancy takes you - think garden parties, summer weddings, tea parties, delicate leaves and sprays of flowers, a still life of glasses and bottles, or take the colours from the picture as your starting point. And please tell us what the inspiration was, too, it's always fascinating to see how

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Just to let you know that Squiggle Stamps are having a blog hop to celebrate their new Halloween release. These are seriously cute! Hop along and have a look!

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My olde manne is out tonight, so I've been ensconsed in my room, creating! I love this Whiff of Joy image of Willow adjusting her shoe. She is so graceful and elegant, and I love her ruffled sleeves! I went back to my Promarkers, which are easier to use than Speccies because I know twhich colours work together! The swirls are also Whiff of Joy, stamped in Worn Lipstick DI, and I also dragged

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My goodness! We have sunshine (sporadically!) I'm even keener than usual on sunshine, because we now have solar panels on the roof! The electric meter goes BACKWARDS!! So exciting! But enough of this blathering, you cry. What about the card? The cute image is by Elisabeth Bell for Belles and Whistles, from Dies to Dies For. I coloured her with Speccies again. The swirls round her are Whiff of

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Bracy yourselves, chaps, this is very pink! I have been experimenting with my new Spectrum Noir pens. It's rather peculiar, after using Promarkers for so long, to be learning once again which colours go together. The colours are more vivid than Promarkers, and the tops on the ends are identical, so I keep pulling off the wrong one and getting the chisel nib instead of the fine nib. I've been

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It's Jacqui P's first blogaversary, and she has this amazing candy on offer. To enter, become a follower and leave a comment on the blogaversary post - like me she doesn't want to faff around with linkys but prefers drawing names from a hat! I like that in a girl!! Seriously, her cards are lovely! luv, Mags x

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Jacque has had some wonderful news and is celebrating with this sweet candy! If you become a follower (and, honestly, her creations are wonderful! So pretty and inspiring!) and post this on your blog and leave a comment, you're in for a chance to win! luv, Mags x

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This card is for my friend Julie, who has been running our Church Holiday Club this week. It's been great - the kids have got on really well together, and there have been lots of opportunities for all the helpers to make fools of themselves - er - I mean, get involved in the drama we put on for the children to enjoy. Today I performed 'Knees Up, Mother Brown' under my stage name, Cherry Cola (

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It's me again! Here's another card using the Stitchy Bear Fairy Moon digi that I used for my Dream Valley DT card. The card base is cut with a scalloped Grand Nestie and the paper (which was loose in my paper drawer so I can't say where it came from) is done with a plain one. The background for the fairy was made with Distress Inks, this time Scattered Straw, Broken China and Spiced Marmalade

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Lime, Yellow and Orange! Aren't these just gorgeous?! We had such a lot of lovely creations for our 'Distressing' Challenge last time! It's so inspiring to see so many different variations on the theme! This fortnight we're sponsored by The prize for a very lucky winner is a $10 voucher for their store. The DT was lucky enough to have some wonderful images to work with - hop over to

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How sad is it that when BBC4 (which I love!) shows old clips of TotP and old programmes with eg Lulu or Nana Mouskouri, I remember them from the first time round!

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Afternoon, all! It's another cold, grey day here in Hertfordshire - flaming August! I got out my snippets boxes and made a Christmas card! I cut 3 strips of 2 different papers and wove them into a square, stuck it on a blue mat, and added a die-cut snowflake and a Christmas tree, also out of snippets of plain card. I glamour-dusted them and voila! The dies are both Marianne, and the tree is

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...and what did we see, we saw the sea!' Morning, all! My, it's a cold, grey day today! I hope you're all keeping warm! Just a quick post to show an experiment I did yesterday. I masked the stamps (Woodware) to make the smaller ships look as if they're just coming into view, and to add the waves. I used Faded Jeans Distress Ink, and also some shimmer paints that came free with a mag last year

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing an impromptu concert of the 'Bolero' made famous by Torville and Dean's ice dance routine in the 80s. This is just amazing! luv, Mags x

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At last Mr Blogger seems to be behaving! I hope you're having a great weekend! I'm sitting here listening to the England Cricket Team become the best in the world, it's thrilling stuff! I appreciate that few others share my obsession, so I'll move on! This little cutie is 'Summer' from The Greeting Farm's 'Roll Call' set which I got last year, I think from Quixotic Paperie. The current

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Testing Mr Blogger! One... Two.... Three....

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My goodness, what a lot of entrants! Thank you, all, for joining in and WELCOME to my new followers! I have written out all your names on tags, tossed them like a salad in a bowl, and drew out: Kendra Congrats, hun! Drop me an email at Gauroth AT gmail DOT com with your address and I'll pop the candy in the post. I hope you're all having a good evening! luv, Mags x

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I want to thank you all for the lovely comments you leave me, the help you give me, and not least the wonderful creations that inspire me!The candy consists of: a 12 x 12 pack of Pepper and Friends Christmas papers, some glittered; 3 Whiff of Joy stamps (Melinda with Basket of Muffins, Christmas Angel, and Mediaeval Castle); and 4 packs of Papermania toppers.You can post about my candy in your

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Good morning! This is quite a long post, so put your feet up with a cuppa and we'll be off!It's a new challenge at Dream Valley, the last fortnight has just flown by! We didn't have quite as many entries for the 'Surprise' Challenge, which isn't surprising (!) because it's the holidays! All the entries were very imaginative, though, and I certainly picked up a few tips!This time the Challenge is

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Evening, all!Here's a CAS card I made for a friend's birthday at the end of last month. I'm very pleased with this one - I find CAS cards tough, but this one looks ok, I think. You'll all be shocked to know that I didn't use Promarkers! Well, they bleed through, and this is a one-layer card, so I dug out my stazon and Distress Inks instead.I'm entering this into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge

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