The Pinkshop Blog

A ruby wedding Anniversary.

2013-02-12T23:49:00.000Z

Hi Crafter's Sorry it's been rather a long time since I have been into my little blog to update it. It's just one of those things life gets in the way. Oh well better get on with showing you what I have been up to...... Here is a ruby wedding anniversary I made using my Pazzles Inspirations to cut the card shape and the large 40. I run the 40 through the big shot in an

Silver 60

2012-11-24T20:55:00.004Z

Hi Crafter's It was my friends birthday this week and she has reached the big six zero. I thought I would send her a nice card with no reference to her age because I knew that she wouldn't want to be reminded of it..................BUT I just couldn't resist the temptation. I even managed to get hold of a photo of when she was young about 7 I think. Oh well I hope Denise forgives me

A Lattice Bauble

2012-10-28T22:06:00.004Z

Hi Crafter's My second post of the evening. This time I have a card to share. A couple of weeks ago I had the Spellbinders expandable lattice dies in the shop, after I got over my cold I had a play. While playing I came up with this card. This card started life as an experiment. I wanted to see if a technique I learned with embossing folders would be able to be adapted and used with the

The eBosser is here

2012-10-28T17:30:00.000Z

Hi Crafter's It's that time of year again when the clocks go back. I don't know about you but I'm not keen on the dark nights.... it's not yet 6pm and it is already dark outside. Oh well when it's dark out side I can always loose myself in my card making. I love getting to play with new crafty tools....... Talking of new crafty tools..... I have just had in stock in the shop this week the new

More card sharing

2012-10-14T11:49:00.001+01:00

Hi Crafter's I'm feeling a bit sorry for my self this morning, even though the sun is shining and not a cloud in the sky. I should be out and taking the dog for his walk but I am so bunged up and full of cold I couldn't face taking him. So my dear old hubby has taken him instead. So instead of walking I'll share a couple of cards with you. This card I made a while ago Here I have used a Cheery

Just a little sketch.

2012-10-09T20:59:00.005+01:00

Hi Crafter's I have more cards to share with you as promised. For these two cards I used the same card sketch Here I have used a Rudolf stamp from Hobby Art and some punched snow flakes to form the wreath on a snow flake stamped background. For this card I used the boot stamp from the Crafters Companion Christmas card kit. I have stamped a holly background and holly punched shapes

It's about time.

2012-10-08T22:53:00.000+01:00

Hi Crafter's It's about time I updated my blog. I have a few cards to share with you, so I had better get on with it hadn't I. :) Here is a variation on the shaker card.... It's one of those games where you have to get the little balls in the holes. These are so much fun to make. And difficult to put down when you have received one. These three cards are made using the new Holiday

Manchester to Blackpool update

2012-10-05T22:13:00.001+01:00

Hi Crafter's My husband Grahame and Son Paul have completed the Manchester to Blackpool night bike ride. We saw them off at the Trafford Centre at 12.00 midnight. Here they are getting ready Waiting for the off.... The photo is a bit of a blur but this is the the start. Grahame and Paul are in the pic somewhere...... Nearly five hours and 52 miles later in Blackpool they

Bike ride Manchester To Blackpool

2012-09-30T15:26:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone My Husband Grahame is taking part in the Manchester to Blackpool bicycle night ride 29th September 2012 To help raise money for the British Heart foundation. The bike ride starts 11.00pm at the Trafford Centre in Manchester And finishes at Blackpool tower in Blackpool This is a worthy charity in my opinion If you would like to sponsor him please click HERE If you

Christmas is on it's way.

2012-08-11T16:02:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's I know the sun is shining ( well it is here I hope it it where you are too ) and it isn't Christmas card making weather but we have to start them some time, the earlier the better really and I'm off to a late start. Then again I'm always in a rush at the end getting them all finished. Any way I've made a few Christmas Cards, it may be of no surprise to you I've used quilling again.

Wishing you Brighter days.

2012-08-07T20:50:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's Just a quick little post to show a card I was asked if I would do this as a class project after making the baby shower card a couple of weeks ago. For this card I coloured the quilling strips 3 different colours with my alcohol ink markers instead of gluing three colours together. This way I got just the colours I wanted. The sentiment is from a Hobby art sentiment set. Well

Daisy card

2012-07-29T20:58:00.003+01:00

Hi Crafter's I can't believe it, we have had a whole week of good weather. After all those weeks of nothing but rain I was beginning to think we would never see the sun again. I hope you are having good weather where you are. Any way on to my card, and some more quilling. This is a reworking of a card I made a while ago. That card was made with die cuts and embossing folders my first love in

Make your own quilling comb

2012-07-29T18:40:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's As many of you know I have recently got hooked on quilling. I discovered husking and I wanted a comb but was having trouble finding one. So decided to make my own. So here is what I did. You will need fine corrugated card ( used in card making ), 15 cocktail sticks and PVA glue. When choosing your cocktail sticks make sure they are as smooth as possible with no nicks or

Quilled scallop border.

2012-07-28T20:16:00.002+01:00

Hi crafter's I popped over to the Less is More site this afternoon to have a look to see what the challenge is for this week. And the Challenge for this week is....... As soon as I saw this sketch an idea popped into my head. Now just lately I have got hooked on quilling........ I'm not sure if quilling would fit into the criteria of the Less is More but I had to make what I had in my

My first quilled Christmas card.

2012-07-22T22:31:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's Here is my first Christmas card this year. More practising with quilling shapes. The holly is more beehive quilling and made in the same way as I made the petals in this card. When I was making this card I thought the petals could be shaped in to holly so had to have a go. Well that's

Quilling combined with Ballerina die cut.

2012-07-22T20:55:00.003+01:00

Hi Crafter's WOW how wonderful we have had some wonderful sunshine to day for a change. It has been a beautiful day today. I hope you have had good weather where you are. Yesterday I was playing around with some quilling shapes. I didn't know what I was going to do with them at first but some how ended up with this. I used beehive quilling for the scallop, and what's called a P scroll at the

Any one for a quilled coffee

2012-07-19T15:20:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's I never knew quilling could be so addictive, and I have got to say I am addicted, I just can't leave it alone. Here is my latest quilled creation..... Since I have discovered some new techniques I find myself experimenting with different shapes. The scroll filling in the cup is called beehive quilling. It doesn't resemble the inside of a beehive to me but I do love what I can do

Quilled Umbrella

2012-07-15T20:38:00.000+01:00

Hi Crafter's I think I might be hooked on this quilling. The other day I was asked to make a card for a Baby Shower. I hadn't made a baby shower card before. ( First time for every thing ) I didn't know what I was going to do but I knew it was going to be quilled. Here is what I came up with..... I decided to use an umbrella as my focus, cos what do we put up in a shower?..... and

More Quilling

2012-07-14T21:52:00.001+01:00

Hi Crafter's For someone who doesn't like quilling all that much, I sure have been doing quite a lot lately. Recently I have discovered some new techniques..... well new to me any how..... and can't leave it alone. Here two more cards I made with my quilling comb, I do like using my little home made comb. The paper used is bazzle basics cut into strips with a hand operated shredder. This is

A common buzzard Near home

2012-07-09T23:40:00.001+01:00

Hi Every one, This afternoon while walking Dan in the fields near us, my brother saw a Buzzard flying just above the trees. We walked a bit further and saw it just sitting on a fence post. We watched it for a long while, and all the time I was wishing I had my camera with me. Any way we decided to go home and get the camera, leaving the dog at home and go back, hoping the buzzard would still

Walking not Crafting

2012-07-09T11:56:00.001+01:00

Hi Crafter's Do you know I can't remember a time when we have had so much rain day after day. The fields around us are so water logged. Yesterday the sun was shining for a change, so we took our chance and went for our Sunday morning walk with our black Lab, Dan. Mind you the dog was pestering us so we had to go any way. It's the same every Sunday. ( But when the weather is really bad the

A card for my Brother

2012-07-09T00:17:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's Just a quick little post tonight. Here is a card I made for my brother. He does volunteer work for the RSPCA. So I made him this. The dog image is one I drew my self and decoupaged it for this card. As I said, just quick post so that's it for now. Thank you for visiting my little blog and I'll see you again soon.

I descoverd Husking . Quilling with a comb. It's New to me

2012-07-08T01:40:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafters, Gosh it has been a while since my last post. I hadn't realised it had been so long. In the past few weeks I have been playing around with husking using a quilling comb after I discovered a couple of tutorials on you tube. After looking at several blogs around the net on the subject I made this card. I didn't have a quilling comb so decided to make myself one with cocktail

A Polished card

2012-06-05T22:36:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's, Well I've just got back from my weekend away. The weather hasn't been very good but it has been a fantastic 4 days. We went to York for the duration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee where there was a host of street entertainers from buskers to acrobats. As well as the Queens Jubilee it was my Husbands birthday and here is the card I made for him. The background was created

Next Inspiration

2012-05-20T17:32:00.002+01:00

Hi Crafter's I know this is going to sound strange but I was in Next the other week looking for some new jeans and a nice top. Then I saw THIS TOP and thought that would make a great card. So I got out my note book and jotted down my inspiration. Here is my card I punched the flowers from vellum I then arranged and glued them onto strips also cut from the vellum. I stamped them up with