tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23448592870969596572024-03-13T16:14:47.725+00:00Trixi's Little Blog of Craftinesstrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-42206259350804806892011-03-12T15:32:00.001+00:002011-03-14T11:50:08.764+00:00Just Magnolia and Hanglar & Stanglar Challenge
Hello and Happy Saturday to you all. What a gorgeous day it is! I think today is the first day this year I've left the house without a scarf, coat and gloves on! lol.I think it's a week of 'firsts' as I'm also entering my first card making challenge of the year - The Just Magnolia and Hanglar & Stanglar Challenge. This week there's a great, easy sketch to follow and here is my take on it...
trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-87975376975108831432011-02-28T20:55:00.001+00:002011-03-14T11:54:17.833+00:00Wedding MagnoliasHello,
Been a long while since I last posted a card, but I have one, finally to show. I bought this Magnolia stamp at the Hobbycraft Show at the NEC back in November and this is the first chance I've had to use it! My friend is getting married in May so I've used it to on her wedding card. Sorry for such a rubbish picture. I wish I had been born with photography skills. I somehow feel that the trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-3616303991137112272011-02-28T20:17:00.000+00:002011-02-28T20:17:38.658+00:00Jacque's Candy ending tonight!http://jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/2011/02/sweet-stuff-and-lotv-sneak.html?showComment=1298924122796#c4789379194196045281trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-29582232255698111672011-02-15T22:41:00.000+00:002011-02-15T22:41:22.213+00:00BBC One Show Tues 15th 7pm..few seconds of fame!If anyone fancies a giggle you can see me on the One Show which went out this evening at 7pm but is still available to view on bbc.co.uk/iplayer xx ;o)trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-2454814427305179042010-11-01T22:20:00.001+00:002011-03-14T11:55:51.234+00:00Happy 1st of the month to you all!
Thought I'd kick it off by sharing a little Magnolia creation with you.
This little cutie was given to me in an image swap; the papers are all by Magnolia and the flowers made from different sized Prima flowers topped off with crafters floss tied in a bow with a jewel to finish off.
Looking forward to visiting the Magnolia stand and replenishing my stash trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-50482219170868179772010-09-11T22:38:00.002+01:002011-03-14T12:04:02.618+00:00Sweet Angel and some Housey PicsHello all. Thanks for your lovely comments on my last creation; I really appreciate them :o)Been working on the house today. I got quite dusty and dirty but didn't actually acheive much tbh.Watched X Factor this evening; it does make me laugh - more the judges than the contestants tonight!Right, onto the card. The card I'd like to share with you all today is one that I worked on last Sunday usingtrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-39155159036455556282010-08-30T22:10:00.001+01:002011-03-14T12:18:39.714+00:00*A Brief Encounter*Thanks for visiting today.Been away from the blogging world for 5 months - not that I've not wanted to be but simply had too much going on in my life to be blogging like I was, prior to buying our shell of a house in February. It is finally starting to take shape now (needs to be after 8 months!). I will share some photos soon if you're curious.In the meantime, having sought inspiration fromtrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-35336464436642069252010-03-28T20:59:00.001+01:002010-03-28T21:00:46.843+01:00Anniversary Challenge & Prizes!Omg, it's been nearly 2 months since I last posted! So sorry! All my energy has gone into working on getting our house to the stage where it's at least habitable that my crafting has gone by the wayside. This week I have managed to make 2 cards though (woop woop! lol). The first one is for the current sketch challenge set by Elizabeth on the elzybells blog here.
I've used papers from 'Poppy trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-43076402375671850172010-02-01T21:49:00.001+00:002010-02-01T22:16:52.800+00:00Oh 'H'Elzybells!I was soo excited about using my new Elzybells goodies and entering into their latest challenge that I didn't fully read the rules :o( soo very typical of me! I was supposed to only use elzybells stamps but I didn't have one that suited being stamped in the background, and seeing as the theme is 'stamped paper', I had to do this, so I delved into my stash and found a sentiment by another trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-25536563773535103722010-01-30T17:53:00.000+00:002010-01-30T17:53:31.728+00:00DT Card and New Romantic ReleaseI want to share with you my latest DT card for digi image site Bee Crafty. I've used the 'heart garden' design which has only been released for sale today...and soo reasonably priced!
I've stamped a piece of acetate with the word valentine (using elzybells hybrid ink) and made it form one half of the front of the card. It was difficult to get a pic that would show it up, hence the 2nd pic trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-90357269854181099512010-01-23T16:00:00.000+00:002010-01-23T16:00:27.798+00:00A new little 'Pink Gem ' cutie to share with youCan't quite believe it myself yet, but managed to get some of my craft stash out of storage earlier in the week which meant I could play with my new Pink Gem stamps and patterned papers by Helz Cuppleditch when they arrived in the post. Made me one happy girl! :o) I'm entering this little creation into the Friday Sketcher's Challenge here (week 86) which is sponsered this week by trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-83145557310139715402010-01-19T12:31:00.002+00:002010-01-20T16:58:59.407+00:00Sneak Peek...new 'romantic' images from Bee CraftyI've not been a good blogger so far this year. Hopefully once I've finally got the keys to my new house and transformed one of the bedrooms into my very own (and long awaited) proper crafting space I'll get get back to creating again - on a bigger and better scale me hopes!
But don't desert me cos I'll still be posting new designs in the coming weeks, but just not so often.
Now for trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-21334340180963459302010-01-06T20:38:00.000+00:002010-01-06T20:38:54.146+00:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year to you all! A tad late but nevermind. I'm a bit all over the place at the moment as inbetween homes until we complete on the house we are buying. Hopefully only be a few more weeks but til then I'm staying at my parents and Adam at his...which is interesting! Being apart is not fun tho.
I've a card to share that I made just before moving.
This one I've made for my lil sistrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-32028734881444064262009-12-20T21:21:00.000+00:002009-12-20T21:21:37.787+00:00hello hello! Are you all prepared for Christmas? I've bought most of my the pressies I need to but I've yet to make the tags. Eeek! Still, I break up from work on Tuesday so I plan on doing them then.
I wanted to share with you my DT card for this fortnight's circle themed challenge on bee's download blog. All the patterned papers are by Magnolia. I made the lilac paper myself by sponging with trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-38707526939526938552009-12-05T22:13:00.000+00:002009-12-05T22:13:48.949+00:00Amazing Christmas Giveaway!Firstly sorry for the lack of posting recently, I've had a real stressful couple of weeks as I'm in the process of buying a house (it'll be worth it to have my own craft room..oh, and a garden!!)
I will hopefully get some time to craft this coming week though.
I do, however, want to share the most amazing giveaway with you over on Kim's Crafty Makes Blog here.
There is the chance to win one trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-2557663152632486882009-11-21T13:49:00.000+00:002009-11-21T13:49:08.669+00:00Sparkly Challenge DT Card
It[s time for another challenge! This fortnight's challenge on the Bee-Crafty blog has a 'sparkly' theme. Now, what girl doesn't like a bit of sparkle?!
I've used the Penguin Pair image (soo cute!) which is available to download from the blog here and made an easel card. I'm so in love with the Magnolia papers so have used the blue plaid patterned paper again and trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-51083367481095660992009-11-20T20:34:00.000+00:002009-11-20T20:34:00.153+00:00Panduro CutieYay! It's F.F.F Friday! And as promised I'm posting a picture of one of my most recent makes. I was commissioned to make a card for a friend's little girl..she'll be two next week so needed something really cute and girly - not difficult really! hehe. Of course stitching had to feature somewhere on it as I couldn't resist using my new toy (my sewing machine). The flower patterned papertrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-76564417349637445242009-11-15T10:32:00.003+00:002009-11-15T15:16:25.565+00:00Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge - Distressing
In addition to their weekly challenge, the Just Magnolia Team run a monthly challenge. This month its a 'distressing' challenge. Now, I've (very naughtily) bought so much lovely new craft stash - including new Magnolia Papers and stamps from the NEC last Saturday and also a sewing machine!! lol. I've been dying to get one for ages and finally got one this week :o)!! More about that trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-60570773089678114392009-11-07T21:38:00.002+00:002009-11-07T21:44:19.726+00:00Photo Inspiration Challenge #17Heello! I must apologise for the lack of posting but I'm in the process of selling one property and buying another and it's been a real nightmare so far - God knows what I'm paying a solicitor for as I seem to be doing half the work myself to speed things up! :o( Anyway, enough of my ranting. Today I went to the ICHF at the Birmingham NEC which -apart from being far to packed out - was fab!trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-91098260164556722592009-10-22T20:03:00.000+01:002009-10-22T20:03:34.263+01:00Just Magnolia Challenge # 27 Bright and Zingy!How is everyone? I am counting the days (and counting my pennies lol!) until the Hobby and Craft Fair at the NEC next month. Are you going too? I had a little look online at train prices and jeez was I shocked at how much it'll cost me :o( Am trying to rope my mum and my crafting sis into coming too so that we can drive up and share the petrol money! ;o)
Right, ok onto the good stuff.. thistrixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-38359226219103650532009-10-12T22:28:00.001+01:002009-10-13T11:22:54.653+01:00Criss Cross Card meets Sugar Nellie..with a differenceIt's me again! I had a fair bit of time to myself yesterday as Adam and Tyler were out visiting his dad in hospital - he fell about 10ft off a ladder...flat on his back, fracturing some of his vertebrae and and his ribs! OUCH! Anyway, he is slowly on the mend thank goodness, but it did leave me time alone to craft :o)
Right, back to my latest project.. I found the basic tutorial for the trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-79367240758951303182009-10-10T20:06:00.000+01:002009-10-10T20:06:47.164+01:00Fancy a Sketch Challenge?Sorry for having been a little quiet on the posting front this last week; I'm just getting over the Flu. :o( It seems to have zapped not only my normal energy but also my creative energy too - much to my annoyance.
Nevertheless, I have managed (through several short bursts) to make my DT project for this fortnights challenge at Bee Crafty! This week Bee has given us a great sketch trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-1787241094059043712009-10-01T19:49:00.000+01:002009-10-01T19:49:12.067+01:00Just Magnolia Challenge (Week 24)Now, I don't know about you but I am one of these 'always on the go' kinda girls, so I've been feeling pretty fed up at work this week as my boss hasn't had much for me to do and seeing as its just the two of us working in the office (and he's often out) I can't even do any girlie gossiping to while away my time...sooo, I've taken to bloghopping instead! There really are so many trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-65097551786033946322009-09-26T20:53:00.002+01:002009-09-26T21:44:25.399+01:00Bee Crafty DT Christmas Challenge #14
Sorry it's a bit late in the day for this posting but I've not had the chance to get on the laptop throughout the day :o( but better late than never hey!
Anyway, this is my DT project for this fortnight's challenge over at the Bee-Crafty's Digi Download Blog. I have used the Fluffy Bunny image from her new Christmas download collection. I just adore this bunny. He was such a pleasure to trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344859287096959657.post-78860732497705318382009-09-23T21:23:00.001+01:002009-09-23T21:25:07.600+01:00Christmas Sneak PeekThanks so much for the b'day wishes everyone. I had a day of spending and eating! Quite a good combination I feel! lol. My lovely big sis bought me a set of nesties to add to my growing collection which I've used on my next DT project for the Bee-Crafty digi download blog which I just had to give you a sneaky little peek of ahead of the release day of her new christmas image collection - be trixi bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038086529584965720noreply@blogger.com0