Christmas in July with The Hobby House

Afternoon friends...,it is so blooming hot, not that I like to complain:)  Today I have caught up with some paper work and I am now looking forward to spending the weekend with my family....not a bit of craft in sight, honest! I will be back in my craft room on Monday as I have my demo at Dandie Crafts in Wales to prep for:)...this is so exciting! Hopefully it will cool down a tad by then:)
So today I am sharing a Christmas wall decoration using some gorgeous Hobby House products. I have posted this before so some of you may have seen this before:(....sorry it is Christmas again, but it is Christmas in July over at The Hobby House!

• This was a plain wicker heart with a chalk board heart in the centre which I have decorated with some Christmas decorative paper from my stash and a Winter Fairy from Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet
• All the flowers and charms can be found over on The Hobby House website.
• To finish off I have obviously added some stickles glitter and on the roses to make them look more seasonal I add some PinFlair Snow Dust.

Just a quickie post today ...think I am going to get in a nice cool shower:)

Take Care and I hope you all have a fabulous weekend:)

Some Hobby House Inspiration and Blog Candy Winner

Good evening crafting friends. I hope you are all well:)

Blog Candy Winner

Sorry I didn't blog the winner of the blog candy yesterday, but as you all know life is a little hectic at the moment and today was my sons prom (I will be sharing some pictures next week)so this is the first chance I have had to put my feet up and finally get 5 minutes to myself  and do a blog post:)

So the lucky winner of any Heartfelt Creations paper pad of your choice and a few other crafting goodies is................Tracy Stitt!!! Congratulations Tracy....if you email your paper pad choice I will get your candy off to you:)

 

Now for todays card which is a Hobby House DT card that I should have shared a few days ago with you all:(  But better late than never I think is the moto:)

I have used one of the new Elizabeth Bell art pads from The Hobby House and coloured the cute image in with copics........Spot the mistake (well actually it is was mishap rather than a mistake).....yes I am sure you can all see that the ink ran on her hat, but unfortunately I coloured her quite late at night and hadn't noticed until the morning and I thought well it's just the top of the hat and the actual card is ok...however it actually looks worse when I uploaded the picture, but I still wanted to share her with you all:)

 

 

•  The pin is also from The Hobby House....they come in a kit and you get an assortment of different colours and sizes of  pearls.
• The paper is one of the Lili of the Valley paper pads.
• The ribbon and rose are also The Hobby House.
• The die that I have used to layer my image onto is a Spellbinder die and the flourish on the bow is from the Heartfelt Creations die set - Gift Ensemble.

Sorry this is just a quick write up of details of the card today......I should be back to my normal blogging regime very soon:)

 

Take Care x

The Hobby House Inspriration

 

Evening everyone.....How has your Monday been?  Do you ever have those days when you just want it to be over.....I have had one of those days today:(  But hey that's life I suppose!

 

So anyway it is my turn to share a little Hobby House inspiration with you all using one of the new art pads with images by Elizabeth Bell.

 

• I have coloured my Elizabeth Bell image from the art pad in with copics.....it was really nice to get these out again:)
• The pins are also The Hobby House....these are new and were released in the C&C show last week.
• The papers are Lili of the Valley...loooove these:)
• All the other embellishments are also of course The Hobby House.

So just a quickie post today as I have my daughter and grandchildren here for a few days and my grandson wants to do some cutting and sticking before bedtime....don't you just love them:)

 

Blog Candy Giveaway and some Hobby House Inspiration

 

Hello fellow bloggers! Still raining where you are?.....on the plus side it is a good excuse for some crafting:)...not that we need any excuse do we? :)

 

Before I share my card today I would like to launch another 'Blog Candy'....maybe this will cheer you up:)

The winner will receive a Heartfelt Creations stamp of your choice and also some Hobby House goodies:) As always just leave a comment on this post and you will be included in the giveaway which will be chosen by random org:)

 

So onto my card today...not wanting to rub it in, but I thought this card is perfect for today:

 

 

• The image on this card is an Elizabeth Bell pre coloured topper which you may  have seen on Create and Craft today on the Hobby House show.
• All of the embellishments that you see are also included in the April Showers kit.
• The only things not included are the leaf flourishes , Stickles and the Spellbinder Scalloped die that I used to cut out the frame on the main card.

Update on Album Kit and New Website

I thought I should just update you all on the album kit.  Everything is coming together nicely however I forgot that it is half term and my house is rather hectic so the video will not be finished until Monday so unfortunately I will have to delay the launch date until next Friday 6th June. This will hopefully also be the launch of my new Website where you will be able to purchase the kits and also Heartfelt Creations products including a selection of Stamps, dies and paper pads. Of course my new website will not replace my blog....you will still be able to visit me here for lot's of inspiration:)

A very quick post from me today:(

I will of course be back tomorrow (Wednesday) to share my Heartfelt Creations DT card...this will probably be later on in the day though!

 

Take care everyone and good luck in the blog candy giveaway:)

 

 

Sharing Some Hobby House Inspiration Today!

Hello everyone! I hope you have all had a good day:)

Now I know it is Wednesday and I usually share a Heartfelt Creation design with you, but it is also my day to inspire you with a Hobby House creation......and as I haven't uploaded a card over on the Heartfelt blog I thought I would share one with you tomorrow.

 

I have used an adorable Sylvia Zet topper and created a spring card:

 

I also thought you would like to see this Easter bonnet box that I demo'd on Create & Craft back at the beginning of April....I know it is a little late to be sharing an Easter project with you, but I was really pleased with how this turned out:)

 

• The toppers on both cards are The Hobby House:Wee Stamp Toppers - Wee Bunnies
• The embellishments on both the card and the Bonnet are from The Hobby House Spring Time Embellishment sets.
• I have used the Heartfelt Creations decorative circle die from the Raindrops on Roses die set on both projects.
• I made the main oval card with Spellbinder Grand Ovals.I have used the Spellbinder Grand Decorative One oval die and also embossed it with the Spellbinder M-Bossabilities Elegance embossing folder (design A) for the blue mat.
• The base of the bonnet is Spellbinder Scalloped Circles.
• I created the decorative edging on the bonnet with a Martha Stewart punch.
• To finish both projects off I of course added some stickles glitter:)

Now I really must dash and finish packing for my little trip to Spain:)

I will try very hard to bring some sunshine back with me :)

 

I will still be blogging whilst I am there and also launching a very! very! special Blog Candy......:) x

I am not sure if it will be Thursday or Friday as it depends on my internet access!

 

Take care everyone:) x

 

 

Hobby House - Wee Bunnies

Good morning to you all:)....I hope you are all having a good weekend! Many of you I know are going to be having fun at Ally Pally:)

 

I have to admit I had almost forgot to announce the winner of my current blog candy!

I have been overwhelmed with all of your comments......Thank you:) x

So the winner of a Heartfelt Creations stamp of your choice, some Hobby House goodies and some crafty stash winner chosen by random org is ...................................... !!!!Angela Allen!!!! CONGRATULATIONS Angela:) If you email me your details and your chosen Heartfelt Creations stamp I will get them posted out to you:) X

 

OK now for my card today....some  more Easter Hobby House inspiration!

 

 

• I have used a HH topper Wee Stamps -  Wee Bunny by Sylvia Zet
•  The embellishments that I have used are The Spring Time embellishment set
• I have matted the topper onto the Heartfelt Creations decorative circle die - Raindrops on Roses and matted this onto  a Spellbinder Grand Decorative die.
• The die cut eggs are Spellbinder Die D-Lites - Filigree Eggs
• I made a basic 6"x6" easel card and adhered some pale lemon card onto it.

Another quickie post today!

Take care and have fun with whatever you are doing this weekend:)

 

 

 

 

Hobby House Easter Inspiration

Good evening everyone! I hope you have all had a good day:)

I thought I would share another Hobby House card with you all and as Easter is fast approaching I'd like to give you a little Easter inspiration:)

 

 

• The topper I have used is a Hobby House Wee Stamps - Wee Bunnies by the artist Sylvia Zet.
• I have used a 5 3/4" square card blank and adhered some soft lemon card onto it.
• I have cut some patterned paper from my stash (Lili of the Valley - Nitwits) 5 1/2" square and adhered it to the card.
• I have die cut a Spellbinder Small decorative circle in the same soft lemon card, matted the topper on to it and adhered it to the card with some foam pads.
• I have used flowers and made a bow with lemon satin ribbon from the Spring Time embellishment kit available HERE
• I added the flowers in a small cluster around the bottom right of the topper and the bow on the top left. I also added some leaves and foliage flourish which are Heartfelt Creations dies and stamps.
• The button, gems and small pearl flowers are also from the Spring Time Kit.
• I have finished the card off with a little Stickles.....just a little hehe!

I hope I have inspired you today:) This card is another quick make!

Don't forget I have a blog candy which you can find by clicking on the 'blog candy' button in the sidebar!

 

New Blog Candy and some Hobby House Inspiration

 

Afternoon fellow blogging friends! How's your weekend going....if like mine not going to plan as my lazy morning seems to have crept into the afternoon:) So I am having a PJ day watching the Friends repeats that I have seen dozens of times but still find myself laughing lol....sad I know:)

I enjoyed having the grandchildren over night and they were really good, but has left me a little exhausted:(

 

So today I am launching another blog candy and as the previous one you can choose any Heartfelt Creations stamp and you will also get so,me Hobby House goodies and a few other crafting goodies, oh and of course one of my cards:)

As always just leave a comment below and I will include you in the random org draw:)

No pressure on becoming a follower of my blog....only if you like my work and I inspire you:)

 

Today I am sharing a Hobby House card which I demonstrated on Create and Craft yesterday and if you like participating in challenges The Hobby House has a new one which starts today over on the BLOG today and the theme is anything goes using a new Hobby House topper!

 

 

• I made my card with the April Showers Card Making Kit
• The topper is an Elizabeth Bell design.
• The only thing that I have added that wasn't part of the kit are the leaves which are the Heartfelt Creations classic leaf die and stamp.
• I inked the edges with a little distress ink - Tattered Rose and  finished off the card with some Stickles Glitter....!

Just a quickie today:(....Now to see if I can finish my new blog design!

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

   

Hobby House sneak peek

Good evening everyone!

This is a rather late post for me today, but I have to leave for the Create and Craft studio early in the morning (only a 25min drive though), and promised you all a sneak peek of a card I will be demoing tomorrow on my Hobby House show at 11am.

What do you think to my new look blog? It is unfinished as I have to change the background and the colour of the links etc....I wanted to go for a more neutral colour so that it didn't clash with the cards and projects that I post etc:) Hopefully I will have it finished by Monday......It is time for the dreaded VAT and as per usual I have left it until the last minute! So it looks like I will be swapping my crafting hat for my book keeping one:(

 

So anyway here is one of the cards I plan to demo tomorrow, it is a baby bib card....the inspiration coming from a card I saw a few years back in blog land!

 

 

 

• I have die cut the main card from a Spellbinder Grand Scalloped Oval die.
• I have used a small circle die to cut the neck of the bib.
• The paper is from my stash (Lili of the Valley I think) which I have embossed with the Spellbinder embossing folder - Dainty Dots, design B.
• I have inked the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• I have used one of the die cut toppers which are available on the show - Wee Stamps, It's a Boy by the artist Sylvia Zet.
• I have used a small Spellbinder scalloped circle die to mat the topper onto.
• The flowers, ribbon, pearls and buttons are also The Hobby House which are also on the show.
• I have also added a little Stickles glitter:)

I hope you can all join me at 11am on Create & Craft tomorrow (Friday) for lot's of Hobby House inspiration!

I will be back on Saturday with some more inspiration and a new blog candy launch.....

probably will not be to early as I am baby sitting my grandchildren over night on Friday:)

 

Take care x

Hugs Nikki x

 

 

 

Heartfelt Creations - Enjoy the Beauty

Happy Friday everyone:) How many of you are going to be visiting the NEC this weekend?.....Unfortunately I won't be going as I have classes this weekend....on the plus side I get to
craft with lots of lovely ladies:) ....Its going to be a fun day and we are hoping to make at least 3 cards including some stamping, flower making and lots of other techniques:)

Oh and on the subject of classes there are still a few places left for next Sundays class at Gravesend - Christine Emerson's studio 'Hope and Chances'....if you would like to join us then their is a link on the above tab - Workshops & Demonstrations.

My card that I am sharing today is what I class as one of my quicker cards to create:) No stamping involved as I have used one of the toppers from the Once Upon a Time collection.

• I started with a cream 8" x 8" card blank
• I have matted some olive green card onto the card base.....this measured 7 1/2" square.
• I then embossed a cream piece of card measuring 7" square, using a Die'sire embossing folder.
• I added a length of cream ribbon and the some velvet olive ribbon on top and then adhered the embossed card onto the card.
• I used Spellbinder dies: A2 Curved Matting Basics A (olive card), Decorative Labels Eight (cream card), Timeless Rectangles (cream card). I then adhered them to the card using foam pads as in picture.
• I cut out the sentiment panel from the paper collection. Die cut the Decorative Circle from the Raindrops on Roses collection, cut it in half and adhered from the back to each side of the panel.
• I adhered the sentiment panel onto the centre of the matted Spellbinder dies.
• I added a length of the beautiful flower pearls on a string to the ribbon using some strong double sided tape.
• I have made a double bow in the cream ribbon and added a spacer and pearl brad.
• To finish I have added some small pearls to the sentiment and the Decorative Circle.
• All of the pearls and ribbon are from The Hobby House

I just love the colours of this card....I'm not really into my greens, but if I do use them I tend to go for olive tones.....not sure why:)

Don't forget to enter my current blog candy....Just click on the image in the sidebar!

Take care x

Kenny K - Hobby House Inspiration

Afternoon everyone! I am back with a 2nd post today as I completely forgot it was my turn to share some Hobby House inspiration with you:)
You may have seen me demo this card on create and craft a few weeks ago!
I have used the new Kenny K topper. A very quick card for a young boy.....I have also made a pocket inside so that you can enclose either money or a voucher!

This was completely out of my comfort zone, I will admit. However I really need to get used to making these style cards as I have 3 young grandsons:).....sometimes it is nice to do something a little different, don't you think?

If you are looking for my Heartfelt Creations project please scroll down:)
Tomorrow I will be launching another blog candy which is going to be a little different so make sure you drop by:) ....I think you will like it:)x
Take Care x

 

Just Add a Button or Two

A very good morning to you all!
My card today is for the Hobby House Challenge reminder! The challenge this month is 'Buttons'.....we want to see your creations which includes buttons how easy is that:)
You could win a £25.00 Hobby House voucher.....So what are you waiting for! .....For all the details and rules of entry please visit the Hobby House blog HERE
So here is my card to get you inspired to use your buttons:



• All the buttons and other embellishments are from The Hobby House Peach and Green embellishment set.
• The backing paper is again from The Hobby House - Ornate Damask
• The coloured card stock is Bazzill

Do you see what it is supposed to be?.....Well it is supposed to be a flower:)! I'm really not sure that I was successful with this card, but I do think it is pretty with the buttons:)

That's all from me today:( I better get back to my prepping for the Heartfelt Creations show tomorrow....I can't tell you how excited I am! I just hope my cold is a little better.....I have had it for over a week now and I would hate to give it to poor Debbie:(
Don't forget to email in and say hello:)

Take Care x

 

Blog Candy

Good morning fellow bloggers! I hope you all had a nice weekend:)
Today I am launching another blog candy:) Just my way of saying thank you to you all for your support and lovely comments you leave me! It really does mean so much to me:) x
As always there is no pressure to be a follower of my blog to take part but if you like my designs then it would be nice to see you in my sidebar!
So here are the goodies that I have put together this week....I have noticed that you can't see which Spellbinder die it is as I have covered it up, but it is Die D-lites Blooms Four and as always I will also enclose one of my cards:)

Just leave a comment at the end of this post and you will be entered! I will choose the winner through random org!

Todays Card

My card today is another card from my Hobby House show. I have used an Elizabeth Bell topper and layered it up onto the Spellbinder die Captivating Squares which I cut out in co-ordinating card stock. All the embellishments are from the Raspberry Cream embellishment kit. The pretty papers are from Lili of The Valley Nitwit collection - Always and Forever.

 

Another quick card to create!

Take Care x





Lot's of News to Share!

Good afternoon fellow blogging friends. I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.
So spring is finally here:)
I thought today I would share the box which was on the Hobby House show last week.....using all of those gorgeous embellishments and Heartfelt Creations Paper - Raindrops on Roses and Vintage floret die and co-ordinating stamps. The box was a simple 4"x4" box I made using a lilac/pinky card stock. I made the lid using the same paper..... I do like creating these easy to make boxes:)

I have used the Raindrops on Roses decorative circle die just to add a little interest on the lid!

My card has been published

I am excited to tell you that a card that I made some months ago for Creative Expressions has been published in there recent Inspiration book:) How lucky am I!
This is a sneak peak at the card which I made using the very beautiful Belle of The ball stamps. You will have to go and buy yourself the book to see the full card and details of how I made it though!

 

Update on show times

My show date for Heartfelt Creations March collection will be on Sunday 16th March at 9am and 3pm. I will be bringing you the Once Upon a Time Collection! I will share a few sneaky peaks next week.

Also I am pleased to tell you that I will also be doing another show for The Hobby House on April 4th.... times are still to be finalised!

 

That's all for today, but be sure to visit again on Monday when I will be launching another blog Candy:) x

Take Care x

 

 







A little Damask Card

Hi everyone! I hope you are all well:) x
Todays card that I would like to share is one that you may of seen on The Hobby House show.
Surprisingly it is a very small card for me....only measuring 5 1/4" x 4 1/4".

• I Have used the Spellbinder Grand Labels Four die (the middle size), folded and scored it in half to create my main card. I used cream card.
•  I have then taken some Hobby House patterned paper called Ornate Damask die cut it out with the next size down Labels Four and embossed it with the Spellbinder  m-embossing folder - Elegance. (I cut it in half).
• Next I have inked over the embossed areas with Spun Sugar Distress Ink and adhered it to the centre of the card.
• I have die cut the decorative circle die from the Heartfelt  Creations Raindrops on Roses collection in cream card and inked a little with Spun Sugar Distress Ink. I adhered this to the centre of the card.
• I have added some roses, velvet ribbon and pearl embellishments from The Hobby House Pink Mint embellishment set.
• The sentiment is one from my stash that I have inked and die cut out using the Spellbinder Labels  Four. Instead of adhering it flat to my card I have arched it a little and glued just at each end.
• I have added a metal spacer and pearl brad from The Hobby House on the right hand corner of the sentiment.
• To finish I have added a little Spun Sugar Distress Ink around the edges of the main card base and added some Stickle glitter -Diamond for a little added sparkle.

I really enjoyed making this very quick and tiny card:)
Take care x

Decorated notepad

Good afternoon fellow bloggers. I hope you are all well and enjoying some beautiful sunshine that we are having in some parts of the UK......It has been a long wet winter and I for one am looking forward to some nice warm sunny days:)
Over the next week I will be sharing some of the cards from my Hobby House show, but first I wanted to share this notebook with you that I didn't get chance to demo.
The inspiration came from my fellow Hobby House Design Team member Debbie Simpson.
I have made a cover from chipboard and covered it in pale pink cardstock. I chose some papers from the Heartfelt Creations collection called Vintage Floret and also made the roses from the stamp and die set. These are available from Sir Stampalot. The ribbon, pearls, brads and spacers are all from the Hobby House.

This is the inside of the notepad

Take care x

Heartfelt Creations and exciting news!

Good evening everyone.
I didn't blog Heartfelt Creations Design Team project yesterday.....time just flew away:(
I have made another card using the Raindrops on Roses collection. You will find all the details over on the Heartfelt Creations blog HERE and more gorgeous inspirational pieces from the design team!

I have used the background stamp to create my main image. I coloured it in using distress markers.

 



Now for my exciting news.....I will be on Create and Craft tomorrow, Friday 28th Feb at10am bringing you all some absolutely beautiful products from The Hobby House:). The products always sell out so be sure to get in quick as we only have a one hour show:(....I have 3 demonstrations prepped so I hope to make it a good show!
Here's a sneaky peak at one of the samples that I have made:

The papers and embellishments are from The Hobby House. The dies are Spellbinder and Heartfelt Creations and the image is a stamp from Heartfelt Creations - Floral Keys and Lockets.

Take care x