Bert & Gert's - Travel Collection (1)

I was lucky enough to be given one of Bert & Gert's new stamp collections "Travel" by the very talented Jason Wilkes (owner & designer of this fab range) at the trade show last weekend. Managed to have a first play with them last night and these are the first three 6 x 6 cards I came up with:

CHSI - Stitches 16th Feb to 18th Feb 2014

I have had a really fabulous day at the CHSI trade show in Birmingham, meeting pals old and new. 

A couple of must sees for everyone who can go are: stand BS37 - Candy Box Crafts - amazing designs in quality MDF, which make perfect alterable projects for crafter's of all levels, from novice through to expert. The items are all made and designed in the UK by Candy Box Crafts .www.candyboxcrafts.co.uk

Also check out the fabulous new additions to the Bert & Gert stamp rang,  designed by the talented Jason Wilkes. Jason is launching his new range on the Personal Impressions stands H28/H30  http://www.personalimpressions.com/product_supplier.php?supplier_code=BEGE01 

If you get a chance please pop along and say hello ... it's so nice to see new and exciting crafting products being launched that are trully "home grown". 

As promised here are a few photos of some of my crafty projects that are currently on display on stands BS37  and H28/H30:

Secret Garden Gated Box 

Apron Notice Board on right

A5 Lidded Box

6.5 inch framed shadow box

Me & Steve with the Notelet box

Clare, Steve, Roy and Me

Jason (Bert & Gerts) & Me 

Candy Box Crafts - A5 Lidded Box and a case of mistaken craft identity!!!

It has been so very, very hard for me to keep this box a secret, but now that Candy Box Crafts have launched it I can share it with the world! Yaaaaaay!!!!! The A5 size  box is made from 3mm MDF and is very easy to assemble. I chose to decorate mine to match my pen storage crate - so out came the fabulous G45 Typography papers!

My box is on display on the Candy Box Crafts stand - BS37 at the CHSI trade show in Birmingham at the moment, and today (while I was standing there) someone asked the guys at Candy Box Crafts if it was one of Clare Charvill's DT pieces ... I was thrilled to bit when they said no it's one of Debbie's ... such an honor to be on display alongside Clare's amazing projects and so wonderful for someone to think that my box was of equal quality ... I came home on a real high!

Any shop owners who are interested in the Candy Box Craft items, if you click on the link on my blog it will take you straight to the CBC website.

Any crafters who are interested in purchasing MDF items, Pink Tulip Creations stock the full range and offer a mail order service (no on-line shop as yet) . Pink Tulip will also be selling Candy Box Craft products at the Craft show at the 3 counties show ground in Malvern from the 27th February through to the 1st March

The badge was sent to me by G45 when I won their September  13 Up-cycling challenge

On display at CHSI on the Candy Box Crafts stand BS37

Candy Box Crafts - 6.5inch Box Frame

The guys at Candy Box Crafts have done it again with the launch of 3 fabulous mdf box frames in 6 inch, 6.5 inch and 8 inch. The one I got to play with was a 6.5 inch one and as usual the pieces fitted together beautifully due to the precision laser cutting.

I started off by painting the entire frame with Paper Artsy paint in Snowflake. I then chose a selection of white embossed/flittered 12 x 12 papers by Best Creation Inc and covered both the the inside and outside of the frame.

I painted an mdf heart with the Paper Artsy paint in Snowflake, and let it dry before covering the surface in tacky glue and dipping it into a tub of Creative Expressions micro beads. After the beads and glue had dried I then painted the surface again with Paper Artsy paint in Snowflake, followed by a gently brushing with Stardust Stickles.

I used a Memory box die to cut out two mannequins and had great fun dressing them as a bride a groom. It was then just a simple case of attaching all the items to the frame (3D style) using strong glue. I finished off by using a small beaded trim around the edges of the frame  attached with double sided red-line tape.

The guys at Candy Box Crafts loved it so much that they popped it straight on the wall at the CHSI trade show in Birmingham today and I was chuffed to pieces hearing all the lovely comments people were saying about it. Gave me a real boost.

Any shop owners who are interested in the Candy Box Craft items, if you click on the link on my blog it will take you straight to the CBC website.

Any crafters who are interested in purchasing MDF items, Pink Tulip Creations stock the full range and offer a mail order service (no on-line shop as yet) . Pink Tulip will also be selling Candy Box Craft products at the Craft show at the 3 counties show ground in Malvern from the 27th February through to the 1st March

On the wall of the Candy Box Craft Stand BS37 at CHSI  16th to 18th Feb 14

Craft All Day - Challenge 3 - Male Cards Entry 5

Craft All Day - Challenge 3 - Male Cards Entry 4

Craft All Day - Challenge 3 - Male Cards Entry 3

Craft All Day - Challenge 3 - Male Cards entry 2

Craft All Day - Challenge 3 - Male Cards Entry 1

A Special Card for a Special Friend

I can't take credit for this card at all as it was totally "borrowed" by the one Gloria Stengel made. In fact the only difference with mine is that I used Indigo Blu stamps to stamp the sentiment on the front and inside. Absolutely loved making this card and it was wonderful to see my friends reaction when I gave it to her this morning. So please that I have again used two stamps that had previously never been out of the packet! Also think I need to do more cards with the insides done. So watch this space ....