And the Winner is....

It is time to announce the winner of my 7 year Blog-A-Versary candy...

Note that this is my second post today... scroll down if you just want to see today's creative post...

So drum roll please... the draw said... D'Ann in the USA

D' Ann said.... Happy Blog-aversary! I am in the US and follow your blog by email for about a year now. Your cards always have the wow factor and are so gorgeous & always inspiring! I love that you provide measurements in imperial. I would love to see you create holiday treat bags or boxes. 

So D'Ann... you have won the 2 tutorials for the Handled Cantilever Box and the Suitcase Mini Album...

But wait... I have not finished... I double dipped!!!!

I then decided to do a UK only draw too as the SU! goodies were sitting there all forlorn and in need of a better home....

So another drum roll please..... the 2nd draw said ...

Ali in the UK...

Ali said ... Happy anniversary, I am in the UK and follow your blog daily you are a must go to blog, I love your makes and find them very inspiring

So yes Alison... you have won the booty (although you can still choose to have the 2 tutorials as an alternative)

If D'Ann and Alison would like to click here and email me ... then your blog candy will be on its way to you both very soon.... congratulations! And thank you for your really lovely comments... blush!

Thank you so much to everyone that left a comment... your feedback was so useful to me when thinking about what to post in the future... and I have a few new ideas to try now.... Though some of the other comments made me blush too!! You are all so kind and so lovely.... I will be back to you with a reply to your comments... my other life just completely took over after I posted my blog candy post.... maybe end of next week!

I am glad to see that I am still posting a lot of crafty inspiration for so many of you.... and that many of you are learning from me and getting use of the tutorials I post. It makes it all worthwhile - as well as enjoyable!

Rose Wonder Wreath

Hope you have enjoyed a fabulous Easter break with friends and family...  and hope you have had lots of chocolate... (or abstained because you are being good!!)

So back to Rose Wonder... a simple little wreath for you today... 5 little die-cuts... all stuck together in a circle!!

Finished off with ... two trios of little flowers care of Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry and Pink Pirouette cardstock and the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents punch trio - plus a few pearls. And a double bow in Rich Razzleberry cotton ribbon...

Wisteria Number of Years Duo...

Another one die cut... make two duo!

Though the number is different this time... pretty handy that 6 or 9 option!! 

And of course the 36 has been Wink of Stella'd to an inch of its life... makes a very very simple card look really WOW in the flesh!

Die cut numbers just simply stamped using the leaves (Mint Macaron) and the wisteria buds (Wisteria Wonder) in the Number of Years stamp set...

Further photos and details of the 39th card here...

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Two Cards in One!

Now this caused so much excitement in the room... at both classes ...and Team Training too...

Not twins as such... but just one die cut... and you have the key element of 2 cards...

The die cut (Blushing Bride) numbers for a a Fancy Fold card... more details here...

And the negative number panel for a CAS card... or for use on a matching gift tag... that works well too!

Simples! And waste not..want not! I am cutting all my card for numbers like this now!

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Birthday Bouquet Box Frame Card and Box

Time for a Box Card today... Seems like ages since I did one of these!

Scallop Square left over from Swing Easel card... 

Flowers cut out from papers ... and given the Wink of Stella treatment...

Simples!

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Reach for the Soft Skies...

Back to Sky is the Limit... free during Sale A Bration with a £45 order.... but only till 15th February...

Another simple little World Map embossed card...

Propellor, heart vapour trail and clouds given the Wink of Stella treatment...

So this plane really does look like it is in flight... the propellor just looks like it is spinning around...as they do!

Been very busy creating this week... so lots of new projects to share...with my favourite papers.... maybe ever! Back soon....

Blooming Heart in Silver and Blues...

Another quick share...

Silver glimmer heart... Stamped and sponged numbers...using Number of Years flowers and leaves

Greeting care of Sale A Bration freebie Botanicals For You...

And maybe too many Shimmery White flowers...!

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World Traveler embossing folder... a new love!

Quick share of something I have been playing with... this is the first of a series as I tried out a few ideas at the same time!!

Though I am not planning on sharing the full series this week... lots of other things to share first!!

But before I start with the creative details...

If you are local enough - don't forget my Spring Summer Catalogue Launch Party & Pre-Loved BOGHF Sale this week... Wednesday 13th, Friday 15th & Saturday 16th... more details here on my Classes and Events Page. Just contact me to book a place...

The embossing folder was inked up using a dauber and Pool Party ink on the raised sea sections... and where I was a bit heavy handed - I removed some ink from the debossed land sections with a cotton bud (tip)... A bit of a labour of love but not too bad! Then I embossed my piece of card....

I have also used the fabulous Sale A Bration Sky is the Limit (yours for free with a £45 order!)... I REALLY love this one... finding it VERY VERY useful.... even more so than at first sight...

I also used the Bloomin' Love stamp set for the banner... just seemed like the right wording.... A bit of Linen Thread holds the banner in place...

And last  - but definitely not least - and hard to see on the photos - the clear Wink of Stella pen...for the plane, the heart...and the UK (for anyone that doesn't know where I live!) It just gives that last pop required!

Now no chance of me not buying Going Global next then.... just need to be able to get an order in quickly!! Itching to play...

And yes...a new Box Frame Card version... you will be seeing this again soon....

And finally I leave you with a VERY funny fact.... can you guess at my most viewed blog post in the last week...

Yes... it had to be... it was Something Strange for Saturday! The post about nothing...that really only showed how frustrated I was at that moment of time!! Well a few hours actually.... Sorry again for that one!

And it even came up as a link from a search on Google!! LOL!!!

Not sure what that says about my other blogging efforts though... I will try to not be disheartened!!! Said with a true note of British sarcasm.... ( just in case you were wondering...!)

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A special 12 Days of Christmas gift...

My regular blog readers may remember that I didn't plan for an Advent Calendar... but a Gin-vent calendar for myself instead.. well I did that... using small jam jars that suited the job perfectly... and I LOVED the experience during the whole of December...

So I decided that I needed to share the experience... so I came up with the idea of a 12 Days of Christmas gift box along the same theme...

So this one is a 12 Ports of Christmas box... which went down incredibly well with my family and friends... unfortunately I couldn't go with 12 different ports... but they each got 4 port trios... so all were happy...

I also had to keep the box simple and flat in design... well my brother will have to carry it back to the States in his suitcase... so I couldn't go too mad!!

Now some of you will have noticed that this box is decorated with retired papers... there is a GOOD reason for that.... come back tomorrow and I will spill the beans...

And of course the 12 Days of Christmas stamps are also retired... so so glad I kept those!