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Hi! Had a dip in to my Prima cardstock today! I have not had it long & love to look!!!!!!! at it now & again, like you do!! Then put it away. But something came over me today when I got it out.....shall I use some???? This mad thought crossed my mind! I hesitated for a moment thinking, what shall I do??? And before I knew it, I had done this!!! Punched out a 2 inch tag! The horror of it then hit me, what was I thinking what have I done!!!! ARGH.........so I had to do something with said tag! I used some HOTP stamps I had & also a little dot stamp from a mini alphabet set by studio g. Embossed the edges with Gold cosmic shimmer powder, used Stickles and Timz Distress inks in Antique Linen & Walnut stain and a Whisper ink pad in chestnut. Not something I normally do but its nice to have a change.

Thanks to everyone for the encouraging comments! Your all so brill out there & super talented, your blogs make my day! I love looking at them. Hope this weather keeps up! Great when the sun shines, makes things feel better! Have a great day!

Lavinia

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2nd Post of the day!!

Here's the finished Card, like I said I love the kinetic card look at the moment. This will be the last for a bit though!....I used Kay & Co Wild Saffron paper along with a Just Rite Stamp for the sentiment & embossed it, the inside sentiment is from a Kanban sentiments sheet & I finished off with Yellow & Waterfall Stickles & a few Kanban Aqua gems! Hope you all have a great day in the sun! Beautiful day here! C u soon & thanks for the visit!

Lavinia

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WOYWW........

I must apologise in advance! I know I know, but what can I do, I love Kinetic cards at the moment! Heres my desk of the card in the proccess of being made, which I will post after this post, hu? .....y'know what I mean.....lol....sorry the pic's a bit grainy but I took it with my phone. So heres another pic of my craft space tidy & with a new addition I added on for more storage!

Well off to have a blog hop & nosey at other desks & fab work thats out there today for this Whots On Your Workdesk Wednesday.......come on join in!!! I dare you......its so easy to do! Get over to the Fab Julia Dunnits Blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ and follow the instructions there! It's great you wont regret it!!! Go one now, go on, go!!!...lol...

Lavinia

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Another Fancy Invitation!

Hello! Thanks for stopping by! Hope this post finds you all well & ready for another crafty week! Today I want to show you another one of my fancy Envelope invites. I used Anna Griffin stamps & Inks for this, although the Gold embossing powder (that I over embossed!!! ARGH) is from Heat It Up! The paper I stamped on for the inside has tiny gold leaf fleck's on, but I could not get it to show up well on the photo. I think I may have mentioned, I don't have a designated photo taking area!! I just try taking them in daylight & preferably near a window in the hope I get a good pic! I do have a great Samsung SLR Camera, but tend to use either my phone or my little Cannon Camera.

Well been a bit busy today sorting my craft area out. I got a new shelf type pigeon hole thingy (its not got pigeon's in it though)...... to go on top of desk, things were getting a bit cramped & thought it was time to do something, knocking through to next door would be great, they have a load of spare space there....lol.....but I my am a but more organized now glad to say! I will put a pic on here for my What's on your Work desk Wednesday post so pop back & have a look if you can!

Well time to fly & have my coco! C u soon!

Lavinia

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Musical Note

This is the card I made for Mr Lavinia for his birthday this week! he is a Musician by night (and a Gardener by day) he appreciated my effort! However being as we have been celebrating birthdays together for 16 years, my card ideas, for him are wearing thin! My whole card making adventure started out about 5 years ago by making him a Valentine's card instead of buying one. I remember looking around card shops for a card for weeks leading up to it, but not being able to find anything I liked & ended up in the art shop in town buying a pack of ready made valentine's toppers & some sheets of musical script printed vellum. I came home rooted out some card (as I did Bookbinding & box making at the time as a hobby) and got together my first card & the rest is history as they say! I can't recall buying a card for anyone in the past 5 years to be honest with you, everyone gets one of my made cards. I normally make the envelope's too, or maybe a box if there's a lot of embellishments on them.
I would like to say a special "Thanks" to the bloggers who joined in my award spot!
...lol...it's a bit of crafting fun eh!
Well off to make the most of the weekend in my garden hopefully! Still some bedding plants to go out & a few more planters to do, hope the weathers ok! Enjoy your weekend all!
Lavinia
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An Award!!!!!

I have to thank Lisa Sparkle for nominating me for this award.

I have to display this picture! ...................done!

Here's the link to her blog I must include http://lisasparkleandstamps.blogspot.com/........ done!

I must either tell 6 lies and 1 truth about myself ? or 6 truths and 1 lie?

So here goes.............

1. I have purple hair.

2. I only use one paper pad at a time to craft with, I do not buy another until the one I am using is all completely used up!

3. I cut all my paper & card stock with the help of my cat Mr Binks who has been trained to use his very sharp claws for this job along with a metal edged ruler!

4. I once went on tour with Metallica.

5. I save money by making my own glue from melted slugs from my garden, pinflair...hu,,, who needs that!!!!

6. I drive a Bugatti Vayron

7. I collect hens teeth!

There we go, make of it what you will, and my seven nominees to pass this on to are!.......

1. Esther http://essiescraftyeffusions.blogspot.com For saying nice things about my blog!

2. Carol http://afinercraftyness.blogspot.com/ for being very inspiring!

3. Kym http://mustavcoffee-craftymusings.blogspot.com/ you welcomed me in and made me laugh!

4. Liesbeth http://liesbethart.blogspot.com/ you have an amazing blog with amazing work & you like Depech Mode too!!!

5. Andrea http://wherecanibuytime.blogspot.com you do some great work & have a great craft space!

6. Jan http://scrappyjandesigns.blogspot.com/ you don't know it yet, well you do now I suppose, but you blog really inspires me to make better cards!!!

7. Suzanne http://suzanneduda.typepad.com/my_weblog/ this Lady's blog is beautiful, very very creative & talented, shes full of ideas, you cant help feeling uplifted & inspired by her work!!!

Hope you like that, I did! Thanks again Lisa!!!

Lavinia

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Craftwork Kinetic!

So I was brave enough to attempt another kinetic card! This time I used my latest stash in the form of a goody bag from Craftwork Cards in Leeds. I got it at the GNPS at Harrogate this year. But like us all I expect, only got round to using it last week. Again I have used stamps by Paula Pascual, for the sentiment, which I curved a bit with my bone folder for a bit of a different look & Mc Gill & Woodwear punches for the foliage & Papermainia Flowers, the sparklys are from Kanban I think??? I also used my Label's 8 Nestie Die, love that shape! Take care all!

Lavinia

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WOYWW......

Ok, so this actually was not took today! I will be honest with you, today there was nothing on my desk to show you as I am a bit busy with my other half's birthday today! So I took this pic on Sunday knowing I would not be able to take one today, does that make sense!!!! Anyhow, you can see a bit more of my skip retrieved desk here! Yes I got it out of a skip ages ago & it weighs a tonne!!! but very sturdy! going to have a good old hop tonight & look at the blogs, when I have more time!!! Enjoy your day folks!!!
Lavinia
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Inspired!

I am a lover of "Craft Stamper" magazine! I keenly wait the arrival of it every month falling through my letter box! I love the articles & inspiration it brings from all its talented contributors. In July's edition I loved Jo Firth-Young's, bursting with blooms project. I have attempted with this card to have a go using the same colours but with some stamps from my stash. I loved the way she has made me think about layering with stamps & using multiple stamps, something I don't always think to do! It's a really good project Jo, well done and thank you! Hope you like my attempt? Hope you all had a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Lavinia

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