Penguin Frolics

'Penguin Frolics' digi papers is the latest  release from Pink Gem Designs

18 different sheets in contempory Christmas colours all ready to dowload in an instant!

See it here

Diet Update!

Just thought I would give you an update on my slimfast diet

Last February I started a diet (just cutting out junk and eating sensibly)as I desperately needed to loose a stone for the Summer

After 3 months I lost half a stone then stuck fast neither going up or down

Just over three weeks ago I started the Slimfast plan as my Santorini holiday is fast looming on the horizon.......& I need to fit into my holiday clothes!

I refuse to buy 14's so when 12's get too tight I know it's time to take drastic action

I am a firm believer that buying bigger clothes is a slippery slope

This morning I have reached my target of loosing that other half stone.....that's a stone since Feb

So I am really pleased......been trying on my holiday clothes and they all fit perfectly :)

The Winner of the Sprinkles Candy Is........

Number 52 Margo!

Congratulations Margo

If you can email me at pinkgemdesigns@googlemail.com with your details I will post the stamp to you asap

Fairy Sprinkles Candy Draw

To be in with a chance of winning 'Sunflower Sprinkles' just add your name to  Inlinkz

I will draw one winner on Monday 25th (one week) in the afternoon

GOOD LUCK!

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Challenge 26

It's a new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and we are on to number 26

The lovely Jackie is host and she has given us this fabby sketch

Pop over and take a look at the other fabulous DT cards that the girls have made

Well this is the quickest card I ever made!

I have  grandchildren Andy & Chloe staying this weekend

They were supposed to be staying next weekend but we had a call from other family that live abroad if they could visit next weekend too

So we brought Andy & Chloe's visit forward to this weekend as we couldn't put everyone up at once

The result has been a mad panic to get everything ready and not much time for my DT card

Soooo I have cheated a bit and coloured the image on the computer

Stamp here

Downloadable papers here

Flower Die here

Pearls here

Butterflies here

Cupcake Teddy

I made this card using my 'Cupcake Teddy' Digi

I coloured her on the computer and changed the lines to a pale brown

I blew her up big, cropped her then printed two images so I could decoupage some parts

I also used 'Micro Dots' downloadable digi paper

I am going to sell this card with the little Fimo 'Cupcake Teddy' I made the other week

You will find it on EBAY



The Winner of the Seaside Candy is.........

.........number 80 Sandra H

Sandra was chosen at random using the random number generator

Congratualtions Sandra!

 If you can email me at pinkgemdesigns@googlemail.com with your details I will send your prize asap

Seaside Candy!

Well we are back from our holiday on the ‘Yorkshire Coast’

I love visiting it as it takes me back to my childhood 
 I have lots of happy memories of playing on the beaches at Scarborough & Bridlington with my sister during the 1960’s

Anyway I have put up some lovely ‘Seaside Candy’ for my lovely followers to enter

‘Scarborough’ Clotted Cream Toffees

‘Vintage Heart’ Postcard Stamp

‘Ice Cream Ellie’ stamp

Mulberry Flowers

All you have to do is place the photo above on your side bar with a link back to this blog

& leave your name with Inlinkz

I will draw a winner at random after 12am (UK time) on Sunday 17th July

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Little Ellie all in Blue

Doesn't little 'Ellie' look pretty dressed in blue

She has been painted with distress inks

I am entering her for the following challenges:-

Fussy & Fancy Friday - Summer

Colour Create - Cream, Aqua & Pale Pink

Cute Card Thursday - Going Round in Circles

Papertake Weekly - Hot,Hot,Hot

'Ice Cream Ellie' Here

Vintage Heart Postcard Here

Sentiment Here

Flowers Here & Here

Pearls Here

Micro Dots dowloadable DP Here

Martha Stewart Punches

The rest of the stuff from stash

This card will be for sale on EBAY later today

Princess Tilda

Morning everyone!

I am up early and feeling bright and breezy lol

Yesterday I got to play with my Princess Tilda stamp and new Marianne Creatable Dies

I am entering this card for these challenges :-

By The Cute & Girly - Things With Wings

Cupcake - Going Girly - Challenge 61

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Stamping for The Weekend - Wings & Things

Stamp Something - Bugs or Butterflies

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Magnolia Stamp Princess Tilda

Coloured with Distress Inks

Special Day Calendar Stamp - Here

Marianne Creatable Designer Doily (including flower die) Here

Velvet Butterflies - Here

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

The rest of the stuff is from my stash

This card is for sale on Ebay

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday

Morning everyone!

This morning I have decided to play along with WOYWW over at Julia's place

This is where everyone gets to have a nosey at everyone elses's  work desk

Well what's on my work desk this morning?

As you can see I am painting a Tilda with distress inks

 (using my fab new lamp from the Daylight Company!)

I am trying to get the knack of painting with a damp paint brush rather than a waterbrush

Well I can't (3 images in the bin later) so have decided to stick with my trusted water brush

.....well it works for me!

Here she is finished!

 

I Just Love It!

The wonderful Daylight Company sent me this lamp for me to do a review

Well I just love it!

I had a small daylight lamp before which I used all the time but I had a magnifyer which went around my neck. It just got in my way so didn't wear it much unless I was opening jump rings and working with really tiny things

With this new lamp having a swivel lense attached it makes life so easy when doing close up work

I can put it in any postion I want. Now when I paint my stamp images I look through the lense and my painting is much neater and I can keep within the stamp lines.

My eyes and reading glasses are not enough on their own these days for close up work so this lamp is brill!

The lamp is very robust and has a heavy base so it can't tip over and has a very modern appearance

It is much larger than I expected and it towers over my work space throwing daylight

It feels like I am working outdoors as the light is so true.....this will definately brighten up those coming dull winter months!

A definate 10 0ut of 10!

Here's Denzil!

Here is another one of my characters created in fimo 'Denzil Dragon'

I love playing with this stuff it's so relaxing.....helps me wind down at the end of the day

You can see this 'iccle dragon is based on my digi stamp 'Denzil with Rose' pictured below

I must make a matching card!

Digi stamp 'Denzil with Rose' can be found here

Store News

We have some fab new dies in stock by Joy Crafts here and Mariannes Creatables here

Challenge 25 'Let's Hear It For The Boys'

It's a start of a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge!

Once again lovely Lisa is the host and she wants to see your boy/man cards so she has chosen 'Let's hear it for the boys' for her theme

So why not pop on over and see the lovely cards made by our wonderful DT girls

My Card

I am a bit busy just now so I have opted to use the Skateboard Andy Decopage sheet instead of colouring the image.

These sheets are great when you need to make a card really quickly and you can find it here

We also have Skateboard Andy available as a polymer stamp here & an A7 stamp set here

The sentiment also comes on the decopage sheet

This being a boys card I have tried to keep it simple

I have used corregated card with 'Crackle Paint' slapped around the edges

Bakers twine, dew drops & button from stash

I Thought She May Be Lonely.......

........so I made her a little friend :)

I'm A Lucky Girl!

No makes from me today......playtime is cancelled busy,busy,busy!

Just thought I would show you this fabulous lamp that the Daylight Company have asked me to review

Now aren't I a lucky girl lol......and it seems their are a few of us about so reviews for this lamp will be popping up on a few other blogs too!

I can't wait for it to arrive. I do have a daylight lamp already and they are fab but this one has a large magnifyer too.....at the moment I have one of those around the neck thingys for close up work like opening jump rings etc but it does get in my way....so this lamp will be just fab!

Anyway must go get on....see you soon!

Just editing to say it's just arrived and it's a smasher!

Much bigger than I imagined......reminds me of the alien machines in 'War of The Worlds' yikes lol!