SWIRLY GIRLY PART 2

Today I have another girly card to share and some exciting news to reveal!

First my card. I have used TGF Olivia and her adorable cat (who I've decided to call Chester) from the OA Buddies set.

The flourishes today are courtesy of my Sizzix big shot and Die, and the super cute pink polka dot flower is from Prima 'Love Story' collection.

I have coloured Olivia with Promarkers and finished my card with a Friends tag charm.

Stamp, Promarkers, flowers and Charms available HERE from Nutcrafters.

Now onto some extra special News. You may have noticed our Blog Hop button up in our side bar for the past few days. Well Monday 24th May sees a very exciting new release over at http://www.nutcrafters.com/, but hopefully you can join us for a day of fun hopping and Prizes on Sunday for our 'Here Comes the Bride' Blog Hop! Tomorrow we will have a early sneak peak at the new release, and you can get all the details for how to win some stamping goodies.

See you tomorrow, Colette x

SWIRLY GIRLY PART 1

So my favourite type of cards to make are definitely Girly cards. Maybe because they always look so pretty, or is it because they are so much easier than boys cards? I don't know, but with all the great fun embellishment there are at the moment Swirly Girly card just got a whole lot more exciting!

My first card is super 'swirly' with a Prima E crystal Flourish and very 'Girly' with this uber cute Madelyn stamp from TGF and these adorable Prima flowers. And for an extra bit of girly chic, I have added a couple of Fancy pins to the mix! All available here.

Thanks for stopping by, Colette x

LETS DANCE

So here we are again, hopefully fresh and ready for a new crafting week! Katie has left me in charge of the blog while she is away for a few days and I thought we would kick things off with a card that I have made.

I haven't found as much time as I would have liked to craft lately, what with planning my wedding and working non stop, but here is one I made earlier...
This mini card was made using The Greeting Farm's Chelsea, she just makes me wanna dance!

I have coloured her with Promarkers and decorated with Sizzix cut letters and a Musical note charm.

Thanks for stopping by, Colette x

WHEN IT RAINS...

Do you ever get that feeling that when it rains it really does pour!

My good friend Cathy is having a bit of a bad time at the moment, and without going into detail it really does seem to be pouring on her!

So here in an effort to send cheery thoughts her way is Rain, Snow, Shine Anya and her umbrella, hopefully to shelter from a little of the rain.

Big Hugs going your way Cathy, :) xxx

P.S our sketch challenge is still open, and the winner will be drawn Friday, so get yours in while you can!

Thanks for stopping by, Katie x

NEW FRIENDS

It has been another lovely start to a new week here in Manchester, and we have some sad news and good news to share.

Sadly at the end of April our lovely DT member Jacilynn will be leaving us, and we have had the difficult task of filling her talented shoes!

After our DT call a few weeks ago, and some difficult choices to make, we have some new members to welcome to our team.

We have the lovely Kathy joining us as a Full time DT member

And for May and June we have two wonderful Guest designers joining us, Loz and Lynn

Please hop over to their blogs and say hi!

My card seemed fitting for our introduction of new friends. I have used OA Buddies and coloured with Promarkers Autumn shades.

Thanks for stopping by, Katie.

MONDAY SPOTLIGHT

Why do Monday mornings always come round so quickly? I think its a sign of a good weekend, if you don't want it to end!

We are back today with another Monday Spotlight, and how cute is today's stamp - Wild Spout Bree! Now available at 15%off, she reminds me a little of a Girl Guide or Scout in her uniform and satchel.

Delivering her little envelopes I thought she would be great put together with our new Prima Clear Postcard Stamp. This is a wonderful stamp packed with detail despite its size and even comes with a row of sparkly crystals, one of which is on Bree's hat.

I can see myself inking her up again over the coming week as she would make a fab Valentines card.

Don't forget you have until tomorrow to enter our current Nutty Nutshells Challenge, and we will be back with a brand new challenge on Wednesday.

Thanks for stopping by, Katie.

NEW NUTTY CHALLENGE

We have another great fun challenge for you today over at our Nutshells blog, Your creations must include at least 3 layers, Ribbon and Glitter.


Entering is simple, just stick to the challenge layed out and use any stamp we carry in our store (Nutcrafters Designs, TGF, Stampavie, HH, Magnolia etc).



I have used TGF 'Sweet Message' for my card which this week is on special offer at 15% discount. Its a great set for both men and women for all sorts of occasions.


Our Prize is the new Nutshells digi download 'Loved Up'.




We hope you can join us.
Katie and Colette.

MAGICAL INSPIRATION

Despite being a twenty something, I am just as in love with Disney cartoons now as when I was a kid.

I saw a trailer for their new one, The Princess and the Frog, the other day, and was inspired to ink up the adorable Princess Ava stamp from The Greeting Farm.

Just like the princess in the movie her gown is all sparkles, and I can imagine the Frog being a cheeky chap too!

Materials Used:

Stamp: Princess Ava - The Greeting Farm

Colouring tools: Promarkers

Cardstock and charm from stash

Thanks for stopping by, Katie.

FRESH START

Since this is our first post of 2010 (a little late I know), 'Happy New Year'.

Now that we are past the mad crazy dashing about the last few weeks has brought us, its time for a little rest and relaxation.

I think 'Me Time Anya' from The Greeting Farm sums this up beautifully, after all, what better way to relax than in a nice hot bath with a few scented candles and plenty of luxurious bubbles!

While it may still be cold and snowy outside (we had more snow than I have ever seen here in Manchester), we hope you all are staying cozy and warm and are ready for a stamping fun 2010, starting this week with some sneaky peaks and a chance to win some of our new releases soon to be hitting our shelves!

Here is a little teaser...

Thanks for stopping by, Katie and Colette.

BLOG CANDY WINNER AND 'LOVELY' MISS ANYA

Thank you to everyone who entered themselves into our candy draw for the cute Mo Manning stamp 'Siku and Shiya'.

Our winner picked by Random.org is

Number 8: Padster

Congratulations, please email us with your address (enquiries@nutcrafters.com) to receive your stamp.

We have also got the fabby NEW Miss Anya Love sets in stock over at http://www.nutcrafters.com/, and just like the others before them they are adorable.

They are shipping from today, so grab yours before she goes!

Thanks for stopping by, Katie and Colette.

BIRTHDAY BOY

After a few weeks of camera woes, I have managed to take a few pic's of cards I have been making. I am really pleased at long last to have made a male card that I love and am certain I will create again! I always find them so difficult, especially for those men who have no hobbies or interests. The Greeting Farm 'My Guy Ian' set came to my rescue though and with the set being crammed full of sentiments to accompany the images, it covers all sorts of occasions.

Image and Sentiment : My Guy Ian

Papers: Trio of Trios Carousel Collection and scraps from stash

Embellishments: Prima E 'Pearls and Crystals Mornings' and Ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by, Katie.

New Arrivals - Just in time for Christmas (cards!)

This week has seen more new arrivals at Nutcrafters HQ. Visit http://www.nutcrafters.com/ to check out our range of Promarkers (more on the way!) We think they would be just the thing to use with the new Greetings Farm set - Xmas Sweeties.





Don't forget the candy that's up for grabs - just for reviewing your favourite products! See the post below for more details.

Holiday Season Already?

No sooner had Katie started her well earned two week holiday when we received a new shipment from The Greetings Farm. So, whilst Katie catches some rays in the USA, we are treated to some uber-cute new designs. From the super sweet HG Laundry girl to some new Wild Sprouts - Savannah and the festive Vivi.

Not forgetting the boys, there is also the My Guy Ian set - out to rival Miss Anya for topseller spot!


Take a look at http://www.nutcrafters.com/ - only whilst stocks last!

LOTS OF NEW STOCK

We have filled our virtual shelves again with some great new products and a few old favourite too!

Back in stock are lots of stamps from The Greeting Farm, including the beautiful Miss Anya set, Rain,Snow,Shine set and Wild Sprout Dahlia.

We are also pleased to welcome Wild Sprout Edward to our Nutcrafters store.

And after lots of searching (High, Low and round and round in circles) We are very pleased to stock some fabulous Tibetan Charms, including Christmas sets and a few quirky designs too!

Katie and Colette.

LAST OF THE SUMMER CARDS!

I'm sure that somewhere people are still enjoying hot sunny weather but here in the north west of England it has long gone.

Dreaming of sunnier climbs I have used the summery Anya from the Rain, Snow, Shine set for today's card.

How nice would it be to sit on a white sandy beach or under a parasol eating ice-cream!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Rain, Snow, Shine.

Embellishments and Papers: Imaginisce - A Shore Thing

Thanks for looking, Katie.

LOVIN' THOSE PRO MARKERS!

We have some great News to share today. The Rain, Snow, Shine Miss Anya set and other Greeting Farm stamps are now restocked in our web shop, but you will have to be quick, we only have a limited number left!

I have used the Rain Anya stamp for my card today and coloured her with Pro markers which I am absolutely loving!!! I have had them for a few weeks now and have finally got the hang of how to use them. I wanted to create an older style for my card and thought the image would look good as if it were an old black and white photo. To do this I choose to use all greys for the colour and think it works well. The flowers and spotty chipboard centre are from Prima.

Thanks for looking, Katie.

BLOG CANDY WINNERS

The time has arrived to announce the winners of our Blog Candy... the numbers (chosen by Random. Org) were: 2, 107, 26

First Prize: Coldwaters2

Second Prize: Denise Young

Third Prize: Mandi

Congratulations, please send us your postal details (enquiries@nutcrafters.com)

Later this week we have some special previews of NEW Nutcrafters designs stamps that are being released very soon, and please take a look at our Nutshells challenge that we have running. To celebrate the release of the Nutshells Boys we would like you to make a Blue and Green Boy card.

I will leave you today with a card using Flutter Anya from The Greeting Farm. She is so very adorable and looks extra special glittered up!

Thanks for stopping by, Katie.

NEW STOCK

Hi, we have just restocked our web shop, and added some fabulous new stamps to boot!

Back in stock are the adorable Miss Anya's, Rain,Snow and Shine set and the super cute Wild Sprouts. We have also added the Never Ever and Hope and Grace sets from THE GREETING FARM.

Also back in stock is our very own Tash.
This little cutie pie sold out very quickly first time round, but shes back and ready to go again!


Recipe for card:
Image: Nutshells Tash
Materials: Pro Markers, Dovecraft Birthday paper pack, Ribbon, Handbag Charm, Plain card stock.

Thanks for looking, Katie.

BACK IN STOCK

Miss Anya is back in stock over at www.nutcrafters.com , along with the new Rain, Snow and Shine set. But be quick we only have a limited number available!

SUNNY DAY

It is another sunny day here in Manchester (hooray!), and I have two cards to show today. On my last post I mentioned how busy I was with work, and a big part of that was due to some wonderful new stock we have had delivered. We had lots of great stamps from The Greeting Farm arrive, with the Fairies and Miss Anya's flying off the shelves! The first card feature the literally 'Wonderful' stamp set from TGF. This card was made by Col, and i just love the wacky colours. The images are coloured with water colour pencils and layered onto Imaginisce DP. The flowers are Prima and finished with Stickles.

The second card also features some new products we have from IMAGINISCE. They produce the lovliest flowers and papers, the had part is choosing what to use! For my card I have used Mac from our own Nutshells stamp range, and layered her on to DP, added a ribbon, bow and Sizzix flourish.

The large flower and Happy Birthday sentiment are from the Imaginisce range, as is the skull stamp used. This is a real cute little Snag'em stamp, and I have used it on Shrink Plastic, to create button sized embellishments. Mac has been embellished with Glossy Accents and Stickles.
Thanks for looking, Katie.