Friday, 17 August 2012
A Crafty Christmas by Craftwork Cards
Look what I just got. If you are a part of the Privilege Club this lovely parcel will cost you only £9.45 including Delivery. I just love the chiffon ribbon that came in the box. I may not be arround for a while as I am going to play now:)
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Compatible ink prices makes craft CD's fun again
I started using compatible ink recently because of the lovely Craft Cd's available.
I was always under the impression that these would damage your printer but as my old printer reached what I though was the end of it life, I started expermimenting. Be careful however as some companies sells rubbish that are not colour true or only print a few pages.
At First Call Inks on Amazon I found as good as the original ink and they last as long as original but at a fraction of the cost, so try them for excellent inks.
Digi crafting has never been so affordable at last I do not feel guilding about printing everything I like and deciding later what I want to use.
Will tell you later how may Craft CD's I have, believe me you will be shocked, who know maybe I can evern inspire you to try using them as ofter as I do:)
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Free Digital Scrapbooking Kits and Discount on purchases
There is over 149 free items available from the MyMemories Suite online design shop. Simply click to download items directly to your computer. Creating a new account or login to an existing account will be required but no payment is necessary. Hurry and download your items today, they are free for a limited time only.
Here is just a few pictures to show you what you can get:
Calender GridsAs if this is not enough motivation to create a free account and get a easy to use scrapbooking package you can use my DISCOUNT CODE (STMMMS9893) during your checkout and receive $10 off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the online store.
My Memories Suite Freebies
Completely customizable projects using MyMemories Suite.
Or if you don't have MyMemories Software, you can still download them. The
Elements and QuickPages are in .png format and the papers are in .jpg format
which are usable in any software and include Quick Pages, and all of the papers
and elements used in creating them.
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check out MyMemories Suite,
the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use
my DISCOUNT
CODE (STMMMS9893) during
your checkout to receive: $10
off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the
online store. You can also use this Discount code when purchasing other digital
items from their website
This Digital Kit Includes:
2 Digital Papers
14 Page Elements
2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit
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4 Digital Papers
20 Page Elements
2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit
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5 Digital Papers
24 Page Elements
2 Quick Pages
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Monday, 13 August 2012
Friday I became a Runner
Please help me make a difference by making a donation to my Virgin Money Giving page. To find out more about what I'm doing and why, please visit http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/MariaanLawson where you can also sponsor me online.
The Poppy Run is new national series of 5k fun runs, open to all, which aims to raise funds and awareness for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. With the emphasis on fun you don’t need to be super fit to take part in our 5k runs; whether you run it, jog it, walk it or even crawl it, it is not important as long as you do it!
Charity Runs for a Great Cause. 2011 saw the last surviving British soldier from the Great War pass away and it sees the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion. The intervening years have seen countless soldiers, sailors and airman risk and sometimes lose their lives so we could enjoy our freedom. Iraq is still fresh in our minds and our troops are still serving in Afghanistan. And it is not just military personnel that the Royal British Legion supports, it is their families too. Giving up one Sunday Morning and getting active for 5km is a small effort and a very easy way to say ‘thanks’.
You can follow my training progress on my blog and if you live locally I can use all the support and cheering possible so please come scream your lungs out to support me..
Friday, 3 August 2012
House-Mouse Project book and Insert CD Card
I love Joanna Sheen's books and CD's and have most of the older ones. With me being a full time mum it means my crafting budget is basically non-existent so when I do get something new I have to be able to use it for a lot of projects and these two items will definitely be used for a lot of items.
Here is a card I made showing how well the two work together and to send in for my Paper Certificate course.
Images and background paper with small flowers from Project 11 in the House-Mouse Project book cd
Insert and background with large flower from House-Mouse Insert CD both by Joanna Sheen
Card: Centura Pearl (lilac and aqua)
Paper: Satin Finish Paper 100gsm for backing paper and Printable Decoupage Paper 150gsm for topper
Ribbon: From local Haberdasery Store
Pen: White gel pen for Faux Sticthing
Die Cutting: Joy Butterfly border and Spellbinders Classic Rectangles Large and Large Labels Embossing: Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Splendid
Time: 3 hours
I was inspired to make this card by a card I saw on Little Claire's blog. Thanks Gemma for posting the instructions on how to make it.
Hope you like what I have created for you today and do pop over to Joanna Sheen to pick up these two products.
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| Front |
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| Opening the card reveals a smaller card on the inside |
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| Mirror image insert |
Card: Centura Pearl (lilac and aqua)
Paper: Satin Finish Paper 100gsm for backing paper and Printable Decoupage Paper 150gsm for topper
Ribbon: From local Haberdasery Store
Pen: White gel pen for Faux Sticthing
Die Cutting: Joy Butterfly border and Spellbinders Classic Rectangles Large and Large Labels Embossing: Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Splendid
Time: 3 hours
I was inspired to make this card by a card I saw on Little Claire's blog. Thanks Gemma for posting the instructions on how to make it.
Hope you like what I have created for you today and do pop over to Joanna Sheen to pick up these two products.
Wordbook for a Special Boy
I used Red cardstock and red paper from a Brights Paperstack, not sure what make as it is as its been in my stash for a while. The little boys are a clear Woodware stamps set that I stamped with Stazon Black on white card and coloured with watercolour pencils. The letters was cut with my Xyron Personal Die cutting machine.
David really loved it and went to bed with it under his pillow, which made the 'V' a bit wrinkled, knew I should have taken the photo straight after making it.
"Unleashing The Creative Child Within You" Review
I am sure a lot of you have seen this Advert and wondered if the book is all it promised to be.....
Back when we were kids creativity came naturally to us. Everything was possible and our prolific imagination was the only limit we knew.
Through the years we have grown apart from our inner creative child and along with that – have lost our pristine and utter joy of creation.
In this e-book I will pave your way back to your inner creative child, brick by brick.
“Unleashing The Creative Child Within You” will explain why you became distant from your core creativity and will reveal the secret to getting it back.
With exercises designed specifically to help you find the inner child within you, regain its confidence and unleash it – you are bound to get your mojo back faster than you think.
Get “Unleashing The Creative Child Within You” for your Kindle
for only $4.99.
You can read the Kindle book on Kindle devices, on your smart phones or on your PC or MAC.
Well after 2 babies in less then 2 years, packing up all my craft goodies, a few failed house purchases and then at last a house move, I felt pretty down, demotivated and uncreative so I thought I have nothing to loose but a few pounds if it does not live up to its promised.
When I got my pdf download, which you can purchase directly by contacting Avital here, I though this little book will definately not get my creative juices flowing but started reading it anyway.
I was up till the early morning reading it and started doing the 10 Exercises in the book straight away. Now halfway throught the exercises I can now definately say: If you are looking for an immediate creativity boost, buy this book!
Not only do I feel inspired to craft again but I am also more in touch with who I really am.
Back when we were kids creativity came naturally to us. Everything was possible and our prolific imagination was the only limit we knew.
Through the years we have grown apart from our inner creative child and along with that – have lost our pristine and utter joy of creation.
In this e-book I will pave your way back to your inner creative child, brick by brick.
“Unleashing The Creative Child Within You” will explain why you became distant from your core creativity and will reveal the secret to getting it back.
With exercises designed specifically to help you find the inner child within you, regain its confidence and unleash it – you are bound to get your mojo back faster than you think.
Get “Unleashing The Creative Child Within You” for your Kindle
for only $4.99.
You can read the Kindle book on Kindle devices, on your smart phones or on your PC or MAC.
Well after 2 babies in less then 2 years, packing up all my craft goodies, a few failed house purchases and then at last a house move, I felt pretty down, demotivated and uncreative so I thought I have nothing to loose but a few pounds if it does not live up to its promised.
When I got my pdf download, which you can purchase directly by contacting Avital here, I though this little book will definately not get my creative juices flowing but started reading it anyway.
I was up till the early morning reading it and started doing the 10 Exercises in the book straight away. Now halfway throught the exercises I can now definately say: If you are looking for an immediate creativity boost, buy this book!
Not only do I feel inspired to craft again but I am also more in touch with who I really am.
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Printing Mirror image with a Canon Printer
As most of you probibly know I am a big Canon fan and my printer, scanner and cameras are all, yes you guessed it CANON. So here is a little tip I learn recently:
To print mirror image with a Canon Printer is a little more complicated them with some of the other printers available. Here is how I do it
1. From the application you are printing from, click File, and then click Print.
2. Click 'Properties' or 'Preferences' in the Print dialog box.
3. On the Main tab, select the desired T-shirt Transfer in the 'Media Type' section, using the pull- down menu.
Hope this helps those of you who like me have more craft CD's then you will ever use, but like to play around. I used this recently with Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Inserts CD-Rom that I used with her House Mouse Project Book with CD-Rom. As most of the UK followers know her CD's have PDF files on them and unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, which most of us do not have, you have to use your printer to do the mirror image. (Or if you are not lazy like me you could use the Snaposhot tool to the paste it into you regular photo editing software to adjust.)
Any way of to craft some more will have photo's of the above mentioned project on shortly.
To print mirror image with a Canon Printer is a little more complicated them with some of the other printers available. Here is how I do it
1. From the application you are printing from, click File, and then click Print.
2. Click 'Properties' or 'Preferences' in the Print dialog box.
3. On the Main tab, select the desired T-shirt Transfer in the 'Media Type' section, using the pull- down menu.
Hope this helps those of you who like me have more craft CD's then you will ever use, but like to play around. I used this recently with Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Inserts CD-Rom that I used with her House Mouse Project Book with CD-Rom. As most of the UK followers know her CD's have PDF files on them and unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, which most of us do not have, you have to use your printer to do the mirror image. (Or if you are not lazy like me you could use the Snaposhot tool to the paste it into you regular photo editing software to adjust.)
Any way of to craft some more will have photo's of the above mentioned project on shortly.
My Memories Suite Freebies
Completely customizable projects using MyMemories Suite.
Or if you don't have MyMemories Software, you can still download them. The
Elements and QuickPages are in .png format and the papers are in .jpg format
which are usable in any software and include Quick Pages, and all of the papers
and elements used in creating them.
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check out MyMemories Suite,
the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use
my DISCOUNT
CODE ( STMMMS9893) during
your checkout to receive: $10
off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the
online store. You can also use this Discount code when purchasing other digital
items from their website
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 9 Digital Papers
- 11 Page Elements
- 26 Monogram Characters
- 7 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit
Includes:
- 3 Digital Papers
- 5 Page Elements
- 7 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit
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Thursday, 26 July 2012
My Memories Suite Freebies
Completely customizable projects using MyMemories Suite.
Or if you don't have MyMemories Software, you can still download them. The
Elements and QuickPages are in .png format and the papers are in .jpg format
which are usable in any software and include Quick Pages, and all of the papers
and elements used in creating them.
2 Digital Papers
4 Page Elements
2 Quick Pages
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check
out MyMemories Suite, the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use my DISCOUNT CODE ( STMMMS9893) during
your checkout to receive: $10
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This
Digital Kit Includes:
- 2 Digital Papers
- 12 Page Elements
- 26 Monogram Characters
- 2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 2 Digital Papers
- 8 Page Elements
- 3 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
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Tuesday, 3 July 2012
My Memories Suite Freebies
Completely
customizable projects using MyMemories Suite. Or if you don't have MyMemories
Software, you can still download them. The Elements and QuickPages are in .png
format and the papers are in .jpg format which are usable in any software and
include Quick Pages, and all of the papers and elements used in creating them.
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check out MyMemories Suite, the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use my DISCOUNT CODE ( STMMMS9893) during your checkout to receive: $10 off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the online store. You can also use this Discount code when purchasing other digital items from their website
This Digital Kit Includes:
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check out MyMemories Suite, the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use my DISCOUNT CODE ( STMMMS9893) during your checkout to receive: $10 off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the online store. You can also use this Discount code when purchasing other digital items from their website
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 2 Digital Papers
- 6 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 7 Digital Papers
- 2 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 3 Digital Papers
- 2 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
These freebies will be updated every 14 days, so remember to
call back regularly.
You can follow My Memories Suite at:
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Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/
Little Claire's Designs: New Month - New Club Stamps...
Little Claire's Designs: New Month - New Club Stamps...: Here is our club set for July: 'Bright Blue Skies' This set contains 5 stamps, the characters and butterflies are great for colouring...
Crafting, Stamping, colouring and sharing this with my kids, friends make me happy and giving these creations away and seeing how happy it makes the recipients make me SUPER happy. So in short crafting and giving makes me happy.
Crafting, Stamping, colouring and sharing this with my kids, friends make me happy and giving these creations away and seeing how happy it makes the recipients make me SUPER happy. So in short crafting and giving makes me happy.
Sunday, 24 June 2012
My Memories Suite Freebies
Completely customizable projects
using MyMemories Suite. Or if you don't have MyMemories Software, you can still
download them. The Elements and QuickPages are in .png format and the papers
are in .jpg format which are usable in any software and include
Quick Pages, and all of the papers and elements used in creating
them.
If you would like to try MyMemories Software check out MyMemories Suite, the #1 Rated Scrapbook Software and use my DISCOUNT CODE ( STMMMS9893) during your checkout to receive: $10 off the software purchase and a $10 gift certificate to the online store. You can also use this Discount code when purchasing other digital items from their website
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 2 Digital Papers
- 6 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 3 Digital Papers
- 10 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
This Digital Kit Includes:
- 2 Digital Papers
- 8 Page Elements
- 2 Quick Pages
These freebies will be updated every 14
days, so remember to call back regularly.
You can follow My Memories Suite at:
Blog- http://blog.mymemories.
Facebook- https://www.
Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/
You can follow My Memories Suite at:
Blog- http://blog.mymemories.
Facebook- https://www.
Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Sharpen you paper punches
Linda busts the myth about using soda cans to sharpen your stamping punches, look at her video here.
Bonscraft Exclusive Yahoogroup
Dear Crafters and Loyal followers
I am planning to change my Bonscraft Yahoogroup into an exclusive Members Club where you will find exciting Tutorial Previews and Members Offers. I am hoping to use digital collections by my favourite designers that you can print for yourself as many times as you would like.
Each month there will be a special club pack that will include a Card, Scrapbook Layout or mini album and a 3d Design with the required Electronic Cutting Machine files in SVG format that only members can purchase and it will include the following sections:
I value your feedback and would love to see you creations using the goodies suggested in each months news letter and special members pack. There will be an album for each member and my design team will be chosen from the members section. I will also random choose members to be guess designers.
So keep you eyes open for more information on how to become a member.
I am planning to change my Bonscraft Yahoogroup into an exclusive Members Club where you will find exciting Tutorial Previews and Members Offers. I am hoping to use digital collections by my favourite designers that you can print for yourself as many times as you would like.
Each month there will be a special club pack that will include a Card, Scrapbook Layout or mini album and a 3d Design with the required Electronic Cutting Machine files in SVG format that only members can purchase and it will include the following sections:
- Project Ideas
- Techniques
- Templates
- Layouts and
- Hints and Tips
I value your feedback and would love to see you creations using the goodies suggested in each months news letter and special members pack. There will be an album for each member and my design team will be chosen from the members section. I will also random choose members to be guess designers.
So keep you eyes open for more information on how to become a member.
The Certificate in Paper Craft
I have just enrolled to do get a Certificate in Paper Craft from The Craft Qualifications Centre. I am looking forward to work my way through it.
I love making the projects but hate the paperwork, guess I should just buckle down and do it. will keep you posted on how I do.
I love making the projects but hate the paperwork, guess I should just buckle down and do it. will keep you posted on how I do.
Magazine reviews
I will be reviewing these magazine and posting samples of items I have made from the freebies, so please some along and check them out. I will update regularly as new issues become available and tell when and where to get them. If there are any questions you feel I have not answered or issues I have not addressed please let me know and I will give you the info you want.
First of all I will be reviewing Practical Publishing Cardmaking in Easy Steps that comes with free stamps and a free cardmaking kits.
First of all I will be reviewing Practical Publishing Cardmaking in Easy Steps that comes with free stamps and a free cardmaking kits.
The Next magazine is also by Practical Publishing and is called Creative Stamping, this comes with lovely free stamps.
I will also be reviewing the Debbi Moore Magazines, both Bringing you Inspiration and Stamping Inspiration for you, docrafts Creativity magazine and various other magazines I subscribe to as well as the online CardMaker Magazine.
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