Good morning my crafty friends,I hope you are all well and managing to gets lots of crafting done. I imagine you have all started on your Christmas makes by now. Where as I have been to busy making design team sample for Crafter's Companion's Die'sire team and this time I have been in the lucky position to have been working with two collections from the Downton Abbey range. The first is the Luxury card kit,which is exclusive to Create and Craft tv for the Crafter's companion 10th Birthday week.
This kit is luxury with a capital L and you can make at least 50 cards with it and it includes everything you need. So even a brand new crafter who hasn't got any other crafting materials can get started straight from the box,which makes it a perfect gift for lovers of the series and for friends who have expressed a interest in trying card making for themselves. It includes all the embellishments and even a tape pen to stick it all down with. I have to say it is the first complete kit I have ever seen.
Here are the samples I made from this kit and I must say they only took a few minutes each to make.

Hello my crafty friends,I hope you are all well and enjoying some time crafting.
Todays card is my DT card for the halfway reminder for the Gruffies and Guest Challenge blog/anything goes - Embossed, wet or dry over at ,,,, http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/
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I hope we will see you entering this month

Good morning my Crafty friends
I am sharing my design team makes for http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/ with you this morning which are from the Kimono range. When I received my parcel with this range in it my mind was all a whirl with idea's. This is so beautiful,the luxury paper pad, "with emphasis on LUXURY" is the most beautiful papers and some have been glittered with encapsulated glitter, so no shedding, YAY! 
As you will no doubt guess my favourite die was the peacock,how stunning he is! I could have made card after card,I had so many idea's but for now I was asked for two designs and these are what I came up with. And what can I say about the stunning embossing folders...... well although I only used one on these samples,they are all superb and a must have,if I hadn't received these to work with I would have had to add them to my collection. 

This first card idea was the first to pop into my head as soon as I saw this collection,it is what I think is typically Japanese,and the stick pins I used for the posts worked really well I think.

The second card is something else that to me says Japanese and that is fans. I love love love the backing paper from the pad and the colours are so me. 

I hope you like them both and while you are here why not pop over and take a look at the collection on  www.crafterscompanion.co.uk and take a look at all the design teams makes while you are there.

Happy crafting xx

Hi everyone,sorry it has been a while but it was my granddaughters 1st birthday this week and I had lots to make and celebrations to be had. We took her and my grandson to the zoo on her birthday and they had a great time.
Anyway I thought I would share with you a card I was asked to make for two young Ladies getting married who love Steampunk. I have never made a steampunk wedding card so it was quite a challenge but I must say I love the finished card even if I do say so myself lol. My Husband loved it to and I always wait for his approval as he is a tell it like it is guy and if he doesn't like something he will tell me lol. I hope it inspires you to try something outside you're comfort zone to,you just never know where it will take you,happy crafting x

Well hello again my crafty friends,I am back again after a couple of weeks break from crafting due to a nasty flare up of my M.E,but I am feeling much more human again I am glad to say. I have spent the last two days in my craft room making this months card for http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/halfway reminder for our challenge, anything goes/make it fruity.
I must say it was so nice to get back to doing what I love,I hate it when I am not up to crafting. I really enjoyed making this card to as it was two 1st's for me 1) my 1st ever rocker card and I am not even sure I did it the proper way but I did it my way," I feel a song coming on lol". and 2) It was my 1st time trying a bit of water colouring.
I started with cutting a large circle out of some grand circle die's I have and folding it in half,then I had a half circle set from cheery Lyn that I bought and thought I would never use but thought they would make a nice cutout on the bottom of the card so I cut them out of some green card a layered it over the top of the base white card. Then I used the same die to cut the outer circle in pink for the topper and layered that with a slightly smaller circle in green glitter card and then in water colour card. Then I painted the background scene to go with the image and layered on the image by decoupaging it. for the seeds in the water melon I used liquid pearls in black and the other seeds I had to cut out one by one and add them to the finish picture,but I think it was worth the effort as it bought the scene to life. I hope you like it and maybe you will try something you haven't done before to. Happy crafting :)
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Hello my friends,I hope it has not turned to cold for you all,it is a bit chilly here in Norfolk but then we get it off the North sea. I hope you are all well and finding time to do some crafting,although those of you with children may have found it difficult over the summer holidays. Hopefully you will be able to grab some you time now that they have gone back to school now though and can find time to create in whatever way you do.
 It has been a busy few weeks for me with my Crafter's Companion design team makes and going up to Durham to celebrate with all at CC for the 10th birthday celebrations. It isn't their birthday until October but with everyone at CC having some busy times ahead we got the celebrations done while there was some time for it. I have to say that Sara Davies  is a truly inspirational Lady and brings out my crafting enthusiasm big time. I have so much enjoyed working on the Die'sire team and love these dies. The future from the peak I have had will have these die's and embossing folders rising to another level to,so watch this space. I certainly hope to have a long association with these products and I am sure that if and when you try them you will also look forward to each and every launch.
I make no apologies for my love of these products and I must say I am not one to be easily impressed and consider myself a very choosy crafter.
All that said,here are my DT samples which will launch in the 4 day deal on Monday with Leann  on Create and craft tv at 8am,1pm and 5pm and if they don't sell out in the 1st day again they will be on with Fiona on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Angela O’Donoghue
A6 Decorative Bauble die
Snowflake edge’able die
Let it snow stamp
CC centura pearl/silver card
Blue miri card
Silver ribbon
Blue button
Clear gems

Angela O’Donoghue
A6 Decorative star die
Bethlehem Edge’ables die
CC centura pearl card/silver
Merry and Bright stamp
Navy blue card
Silver glitter paper
Silver guilding wax
Clear gems

Angela O’Donoghue

Christmas snowflake accordion die

Jingle bells circle overlay die

Enjoy the magic of Christmas stamp

Navy blue card

Silver holographic card

Christmas snowflake accordion card die

Snowflake overlay die

CC centura pearl card/silver

Pink miri card

Pink glitter card

Clear gems 

Angela O’Donoghue

Christmas Present Accordion die

Ivy Square overlay

CC cenura pearl Christmas red card

CC centura pearl Green card

Celebrate the season stamp

Picture from Brambly hedge CD

Backing papers

Green ribbon

Angela O’Donoghue

Christmas present accordion die

Holly square overlay

CC centura pearl card

Merry and Bright stamp

Christmas holly embossing folder

Foil

Gold guilding wax

Red glitter

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Angie's card designs: Hello again everyone,it's like buses at the mo,you...

Angie's card designs: Hello again everyone,it's like buses at the mo,you...: Hello again everyone,it's like buses at the mo,you wait and wait and then 3 come at once lol. Anyway I have some more cards for you.

Hello again everyone,it's like buses at the mo,you wait and wait and then 3 come at once lol. Anyway I have some more cards for you. They are my design team cards for the Die'sire team at  http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/ in readiness for the 4DD on http://www.createandcraft.tv/ on Monday,starting at 8am and they are the new Christmas Edge'ables dies which I very much enjoyed using as although they are detailed they come out of the die with ease and were a delight to use as I am finding with all the Die'sire dies. 

Edge’ables Christmas Carol die CC black card CC spray sparkle CC poinsettia die from classiques set CC ivy die from classiques set Silent night song sheet Piano keys Red ribbon White Christmas ribbon

Edge’ables Christmas bow die Wreath die from Classiques set Holly die from Classiques set Poinsettia from Classiques set Textures 8x8 embossing folder- Distressed Textures 8x8 embossing folder - Basket weave Gold gilding wax Red glitter card Gold card Red ribbon (my own)

Edge’ables Snowflake die CC Christmas trees CC Centura pearl white/silver CC Tis the season stamp CC tacky glue CC 3d gel glue Blue miri card Blue sparkle melt dust Backing papers (my own)

Edge’ables Holly bells die CC santa sleigh die from Classiques set Purple miri card White card CC Hessian embossing textures folder CC spray and sparkle pearlesant Backing paper ( my own)

Edge’ables Bethlehem die Three wise men from classiques set CC black card Gold embossed card (my own) Copper miri card

Good morning my crafty friends,I hope you are all keeping well and if not that you will soon be feeling better.
It's that time of month when I post my latest house mouse DT card for http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/ This month it's anything goes as always with the option of summer fun. The prize for the winner is generously provided by  http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/ and is a beautiful rubber stamp

Materials used - Crafter's Companion 8x8 knit one pearl one embossing folder
                           Image from Joanna Sheens House mouse paper pad
                           background sheet is a graduated colour changing paper I had
                           Crafter's Companion Kraft card
                           3D glue gel
                           Crafter's Companion tacky gluehttp://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/

Good morning everyone,I hope you are all well and enjoying your crafting. I thought I would share with you some design Team cards I have made with the new 5x7" texture embossing  folders from http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/. They are great if you like to make smaller cards or only have a smaller size machine. I must say I don't normally make smaller cards,always 8x8 but I really enjoyed working with them. You don't have to over complicate the embellishments because the embossing is so nice that you don't want to cover it up to much. They are very good with co-ordinations cardstock to as it adds another dimension when you sand the embossing down to reveal another colour and I have since had a go at using them on darker card and guilding them. I am definitely going to be making a lot more smaller cards from now on,especially at Christmas when I need to make so many.

 5x7 Texture folder Distress, Hessian - Die'sire Ivy Die from Christmas Classiques set - Itsy Bitsy quilling die - Core'dinations card stock

 

Textures 5x7 Leaf vein folder - Ivy Die from Christmas Classiques set - Lace - Pearl Pins (my own)  































 5x7 Texture: wood grain folder -Poppy die from Crafter's Companion Inspiration Magazine - Die'sire Ivy die from Christmas classiques set - Core'dinations card stock 

  

5x7 Texture folder: Stone wall - Itsy Bitsy bloom quilling die for the border - Core'dinations card stock - Kraft card