Just A Quickie!

I had a little bit of free time tonight and I had the greatest urge to make a card using gray and yellow.  I found that I only had a very dark gray cardstock so I substituted silver for gray and this is what I came up with.  I was using our new Perfume Stamp Set (called You Look "Scent"-sational!)  I found a small piece of yellow polka dot card in my crafting stash, used an embossing folder to create the shaped dimensional background, did a bit of piercing, and added some ribbon and a flower to complete the card.  Quick and easy, hence the title.  What do you think of my colour urge?  All for now, Sue x

Busy Busy Busy!!

I'm usually a pretty good blogger, but the past few weeks have been a complete blur there has been so much going on!  I planned to spend the entire past weekend stamping samples for the upcoming Ally Pally Stamp and Scrapbooking show.  I did get a few done on Saturday, but Sunday's plans went awry.  Sheena was scheduled to teach at a Creative Expressions Road show and she had an emergency and I filled in for her (in Bristol several hours away).  In case any of the lovely ladies that attended that class are reading this, I passed my test on Monday!!  

Here are a couple of cards that I have made recently using the new shoe and handbags rubber stamp sets.  If you like what you see, these are finally available on the Particraft website.  They are both fairly simple, but nice cards.  I did enjoy using my new favourite tool, the Tim Holtz design ruler to do a bit of piercing on the first card.  I hope you like them and hopefully I can get a few more done using some of the new designs for you to see very soon.  All for now, Sue x

Two Shows For Me!

Hi everyone,   I have just been told that I am not only doing the wildflower show on Create and Craft on Wednesday, but I am also doing a second show that day too!  Since Sheena is on a short holiday this week, they have asked me to do a Spellbinders nestability show as well.  This is a first, my first Spellbinders show and my first time doing two shows in one day.  Ususally I do a show about once a month so for me to have two shows in one day is big!  Although I haven't had much notice, I  have been hard at work making samples for these shows (which means I haven't had too much time to play with the new stamp sets.  Those new stamps are just sitting on my table staring at me and laughing!! Soon, I hope, soon!)  The wildflower show is set for noon and the Spellbinder show is scheduled for 3pm. 

I did say that I haven't had  a lot of time, but I have had a little time to play and I managed to make a few more military cards and one card from our yet unreleased religious stamp sets. 

I was rather pleased with my religious card as I was able to make it look like a miniature Bible by stamping it on vellum four or five times, cutting it out and curling the pages slightly and  layering it like a book.  I've included a pic showing the side view so you can see what I'm talking about.  I used a small piece of satin ribbon to make it look like a bookmark and edged the pages using a gold paint pen.  I know that both the military stamps and the religious stamps are more specialised but I think it is very difficult to find stamps to fill those needs.  I am hoping that you like these designs and even if they aren't for you, you might know someone who would enjoy these.  What do you think?  I've got to get back to my show prep.  All for now, Sue x

It's Candy Time Again!

Here we go yet again!  We've added a few different items this time too.  Just to give you a list of everything (and hopefully to keep your mouth watering at the goodies too!) we have five of the latest release A5 stamp sets including the girly corset plate, shoes and handbags and the scent-sational perfume plate as well as two of the three new underwater life plates.  We are also offering several fun Tim Holtz items including a decoratable lunch tin, philosophy tags, and a rather large pack of the grungeboard digits and punctuation.  There is clear shrink plastic, a Primary Elements starter kit, Stow and go, Luminarte Twinkling H20's, Theresa Collins clear ribbon, gingham ribbon  and box book.  There are several Cosmic Shimmer products including a set of ultra thick embossing powders, fuseable fibres and film, ultra fine glitter set, shimmer mist and a pot of embossing powder.  There are paper flowers, sticky fixers, decorative wire, rub ons, Fancy pants ribbon set and crochet flower buttons.  In other words, a whole lot of crafting goodies just waiting for a good home with one lucky follower.  A couple of things to remember, if you are already a follower, your name is entered and will roll over to the following draws each time.  You can up your chances of winning by leaving comments on the blog.  After each time I post, if you leave a comment to let me know you were here, you get an extra entry in to the current contest.  That way, you are rewarded for your support and I know that there is someone out in cyber land that is reading my babble!  (Cuz you just never know about those things!)  Also, would love to hear your comments about card samples and posts that I make too. And finally remember there is a second and third place winner that receive rubber stamp sets (not as great as the Grand prize, but free is free, right?!)  Here is a quick sneak peek at our new Vintage Wine plate that is going to be released next week.  Just a little teaser for you.  The plate is lovely and this card only shows one of the images (a vintage wine label) pyramaged for you.  All for now, Sue x

We've Hit 600!!!

   It's that time again!  Time to draw our first, second and third place winners!  Everyone has been so very supportive, I just want to say a great big thank you to everyone that has become a blog follower and spread the word about the Particraft blog.  You guys are the best!
   As usual, we will announce the third prize winner first and work our way up to the big grand prize.  The follower who has been picked for the third prize is..............................
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The winner of the second prize is............................................................
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And now, without further delay, the winner of the grand first prize is.......
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BonJen3

 If your name was drawn, please email me at sales@particraft.co.uk so that I may verify your shipping details before posting your prize.  If you weren't lucky enough this time, don't forget, your name rolls over to the next candy contest.  Maybe 700 will be your lucky day!  All for now, Sue x  

More Fruit!

I was hoping to start playing with some of the new stamp sets, but alas, it is going to have to wait a tiny bit longer.  I've been recruited to do a show on the 17th so that we can give Miss Sheena a bit of a break after her "Sheena-athon" last week!  The only thing is that they haven't told me what I am doing on the show, but only that it will be either the wildflowers again or a show featuring the new military stamp set designs,  Hopefully I will find out which one early in the week.  I have spent most of the weekend making military cards since I only had a few finished.  That way I will be ready just in case.  I can't show you any at the moment, however,

because I have misplaced my camera cable to put them on my laptop! 

So here are a few more fruit samples from Sheena's Spellbinders show last Wednesday.  I really had fun making these, even though they aren't my usual style of stamping.  The Plum card was done using distress inks to create a background and then removing some of the colour by stamping with water spritzed on the stamp, then blotting and then overstamping with swirls.  The fruit card was done by stamping the fruit with a clear perfect medium pad on ivory card, then using the cosmic shimmer watercolours  (lime twist and pale russet) and washing over them to create a resist.  The apple was also painted with Cosmic Shimmers but stamped in walnut ink Distress ink first to give it a vintage feel.  They all featured the Spellbinder Nestability dies, of course!  Hope you enjoy them!  All for now, Sue x