We're sponsoring Charisma Cards!

Take a look at this week's challenge over on Charisma Cardz.  There's a wealth of prizes up for grabs (including one from us) to celebrate their blogoversary.  The theme of the challenge is 'Celebrations'.

Goodnight now, all.  Happy New Year and Good Fortune in 2010.

New challenge over on Cards for Men

Here's a card I made for the new challenge over on Cards for Men which Donna's Den of Crafts will be sponsoring.  I've made a 6"x6" easel card using a piece of Bazzill Classic Card (colour - Berrylicious).  the image is from Mo Manning which I've coloured in using Prismacolours.  I've also used some bits from the  Bazzill Swiss Dots range and the DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack.  You can find all of these cards/papers over in my shop.  The buttons are from my stash.

The challenge will run from 1st December 2009 to 14th December 2009 and the prize up for grabs to mark the launch is a Crafter's Companion Ultimate Pro.  You can find them in the shop here.

So go on, have a look at the challenge - the more, the merrier.  Good Luck.

Dovecraft wooden stamps - only 75p

I have lots of Dovecraft Wooden Stamps available now for only 75p (usually 99p) or in sets of 4 for £2.99.  Go and have a look at the choice available here.

It's the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge again

So, I can't believe it's been ten weeks since we last sponsored the C.R.A.F.T. challenge but it is!  This week's challenge is a recipe and the prize is a selection of goodies from the Christmas Wishes range.

It's a great challenge blog so hop on over and have a go.

By the way, take a look over on my other blog, Cards for Men, where I have a candy going to celebrate 1,000 visitors.  You've gotta be in it to win it.

Good luck everyone.

Some more 'Classic Christmas'

I have lots of stock now in from the Classic Christmas range by Stephanie Weightman.  The My Craft Studio CD contains a wealth of images including some specifically designed to go with the 'Looking Out' and 'Looking In' templates.

Why not take a look now....

A Classic Christmas

I've got this great card kit in from Stephanie Weightman which is part of the Classic Christmas range.  They're called storybook cards and the kit which is just £7.99 contains everything you need to make 6 of these cards.  It doesn't come with envelopes but there is an extra decoupage set for each design which you could use to decorate a custom made box.

Here's a picture of the inside....

So why not have a look at the kit in my shop now, here.

By the way I've got a DT call over on my other blog, Cards for Men.  Please  take a look and help me spread the word.  Thanks

Brad Buddies

These extra large brads from Hot Off The Press always fit the bill. There is a wide range of designs which you can find here. Each pack costs £2.95 and contains 6 Brads (2 of each design) which are approximately 2" in size.

You can see them in action over on my other blog, Cards For Men. Hop over and take a look.

Bye for now.

Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen prize over on the CRAFT Challenge Blog

This great prize is being offered by Donna's Den of Crafts on the CRAFT Challenge blog which I am proud to be a sponsor for.  This weeks challenge is to make 'anything but a card' so get your thinking caps on and give it a go.

Good luck everyone.

A Birthday Card for my Sister-in-law

I made this card recently for my sister-in-law's Birthday.  My cards are still quite simple but getting better.  The image was a freebie from Sketching Stamper which I've coloured in using my Prismacolours.  I really love using them at the moment.  I don't sell Prismacolours although I do stock Sakura (see earlier post) and Bruynzeel Aquarel pencils which are new in.  If you want prismacolours, gamsol, etc. I buy mine from 1Buy1Pencils and I can strongly recommend them.

Back to my card...

I rounded the corners using a great new tool from Zutter called the Rounder, the gems were just from my stash and the base card was from a box of DCWV Textured cards.

Hope you like my card and I'll be back later with a post about the CRAFT challenge that we're sponsoring.

Sakura pens have arrived!

I have just received an order of Sakura Pens which I'm really excited.  I've started with the Glaze and Souffle sets for now.  If anyone would like any of the other ranges then please let me know and I'll place them on my next order.

I have a huge amount of stock now coming in and will be uploading to my site daily so keep checking.

We're sponsoring the C.R.A.F.T Challenge this week.

Here's what is up for grabs for this weeks challenge. The theme is Decoupage and the deadline is Wednesday 8th July. The winner will receive a 12"x12" Designer Paper Pack, Decoupage Kit and Floral Brads all from Kate Knight's Wild Blossoms range.

So hop on over to CRAFT Challenge and have a go. You've gotta be in it to win it.

Can't wait until next week, buy them here.

Stamps, Stamps and more stamps

I have recently added a lot of wood-mounted Rubber Stamps from Dovecraft. They cost just 99p each which makes them really good value.

There's the Smirk Stamps

the Celtic Stamps

the Sentiment Stamps

and many more.....

Go and check them out here and remember there's a flat-rate p&p of £2.95.

'Love and Friendship' or 'Naughty but Nice'?

Which are your favourites? I've just added the wonderful Smirk range from Dovecraft to my shop. Smirk characters are a combination of sassy and sweet which makes for a magical and eclectic set of personalities with universal appeal. Smirk will put an instant smile on everyone's face, and no matter what you need to say, or who you need to say it to, you can always say it with Smirk.

Smirk Love and Friendship: for the one you love or your favourite friend. Cute characters say 'I love you' or simply 'thanks for being a friend' in an adorable way. Soft colours and meaningful words mix delightfully in this range of paper craft products.








Smirk Naughty but Nice: an assortment of mischievous characters and innocent angels which are perfect for a party princess or a little devil. Colourful characters and funny, good humoured, sentiments make up this cheeky set of paper craft products.





So which are you? See the full range here.

Funky Brads are fab

The Funky Brads range from Dovecraft are great. They're really versatile and can generally be bought to co-ordinate with most of the ranges from Dovecraft, eg. Retro Floral, Fantasy, Pets, Masculine (pictured), Wild Blossoms, to name but a few. Take a look in my shop for the full range.

For a chance to win the Masculine Funky Brads plus some other goodies, pop over to my other blog, Cards for Men.

Sticky Fingers

I stock a lot of products from Sticky Fingers and have to say the range and quality are excellent.  These Glaze Drops are a new item in my shop that I think will be very popular.  The glaze is a very high-gloss and non-flowing so that single drops can be added to a leaf or flower to give the appearance of dew.  How cool is that!

You can find the full range in stock here.

Whose getting married in the morning....

... well, not me. I've been married for 12 years now, but for anyone needing to make Wedding cards or invitations these sets of toppers are really great value.  There are three different sets and they are ideal when you need a card in a hurry.

I also have sets for more general birthdays, have a look here.

Back soon with more new stock.

Lots of Winners

Well, good afternoon everyone.  I've been busy doing family stuff today which is why I am late with these announcements.  So without further ado....

Day 12's winner is

Nannieflash.  Well done, Shirley, send you details to the email address at the end of this post.

Now, onto the Grand Prize Winner.....

This is Kirsten.  I counted all of the valid entries over the whole 12 days to do this draw.  Congratulations, Kirsten, send your details to claim your prize using the email at the end.

Finally, Katarina who was the winner on Day 8 has not claimed her prize.  So I did another draw and the winner was ...

....Cazzy.  So well done on the second-chance draw.

Everyone needs to send their details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk to claim their prize.  Thankyou to everyone who has taken the time to visit my blog these past couple of weeks and for all your lovely comments and Birthday Wishes.  Keep checking back as I have lots of new stock coming in all the time and this is where you find out about it first.

Have a great weekend.

Easter Candy - Day 12

Well it's my final day and my Birthday.  I hope you've all had fun following my blog candy and will continue to look in for updates on my shop.  The final prize is two packs of Handcrafted Boutique from Dovecraft.  These embellishments are very detailed and the photographs do not do them justice.  I'm sure you'll love them.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

And don't forget, at the end of this, I'll also draw a grand prize winner who will get the whole 12 days prizes.
Good luck.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 11

Good Morning all, today is my birthday.  Yay!  We're having a tea party tonight with the kids but other than that it's a quiet day.

Anyway onto todays draw.  I had 11 comments but one was a duplicate and one was too late so that left 9 entrants.

So todays winner is June,  Congratulations, June.  Send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your prize out to you.

Keep trying everyone.  Last day today.  Good luck.

Easter Candy - Day 11

Today's offer is two packets of Dovecraft's Chipboard Stickers.  These are so very useful for your cards or scrapbook pages (especially with those holiday snaps).

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 10

Good Morning All.  Yesterday we had 11 entrants, so without further ado,

Today's winner is Craftyanny.  So well done to you, send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll send out your prize.  Keep trying everyone, only a few more days to go.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 9

Hi all,  Sorry I'm late announcing today's winner.  Had to go to work and only just got chance.

So that means today's winner is Ava.  Congratulations, Ava, send your address to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I  will post your prize out to you.

Good luck with today's candy.

Easter Candy - Day 10

I stock lots of different types of brads in my shop.  Todays prize is a packet of glitter brads and a packet of jewel brads, both from Dovecraft.  I think all cardmakers use brads at some point or another, so these should be a useful addition to the stash.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 8

So today's winner is Katarina.  Congratulations Katarina, send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your prize out to you.

Easter Candy - Day 9

Good morning all, todays prize is two packs of Papermania Stickers.  These assorted self adhesive stickers can be used to decorate a wide variety of surfaces including paper, card, craft foam and more!  They really are very useful and great quality.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Easter Candy - Day 8

Today's lucky winner will get 3 of these great packs of Clear Stamps, together with acrylic blocks (square and rectangle) and a Vibrance ink pad in Black.  Just the thing to get those inspirational juices flowing.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 7

Well, another nice day here. Hope you all had a lovely Sunday. Here's todays Random Number

So the winner is Claireabelle. Congratulations, send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll send your prize out on Tuesday. Don't forget to tell me what colour you'd like.

Easter Candy - Day 7

Welcome to Day 7!  Happy Easter to you all.  Todays candy is a pot of Magic Dust.  Magic Dust from Glue Dots is a very fine glitter and it comes in a range of 6 colours, Red, Gold, Silver, Pink, Blue and Green.  It works exceptionally well with Magic Motifs which are adhesive shapes.  The winner of this candy gets a tub of magic dust in the colour of their choice and three packs of Magic Motifs.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 6

So today's prize winner is Liz.  Congratulations, Liz, send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your prize out on Tuesday.

Have a Happy Easter everyone and keep trying.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 5

So, today is the day I have my lie in.  I have done the draw and here are the results:

Number 7 was Kirsten, so well done.  Send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk.

Good luck with today's prize everyone.

Easter Candy - Day 6

Todays prize is from the brand new Kate Knight range 'Wild Blossom'.  It's a decoupage kit that has four die-cut pages and four background papers.  The Wild Blossom range can be found here.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.

2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

New blog - Cards for Men

I've started up another blog dedicated to making Cards for Men.  I have all boys, as I said earlier, and so find any products to do with making interesting male cards a real bonus.  I will be posting my own work but also hope to bring to you sites that give inspiration for those difficult cards.

Please have a look here and let me have your thoughts.

Easter Candy - Day 5

Today I'm giving away two sets of these wonderful brads to one lucky winner.  Each pack of Brad Buddies from Hot Off The Press (HOTP) contains 2 each of 3 substantial shaped brads (in this set they are about 3-4cm across).

A reminder of the rules:


1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 4

Well, good morning everyone. I don't know if you've noticed that I'm an early bird with these postings. That's because I have 3 wonderful boys (under 7) who all wake up at 6-ish every day.



I suppose you want to know todays winner then?

It's Polly Pierce so well done Polly, send me your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your stuff out to you.

Thanks everyone who entered, still eight more days to go and don't forget, I'll put everyone into a draw at the end for the grand prize. The more days you enter the more entries you'll get.

Easter Candy - Day 4

The prize today is a packet of Embellishments and Alpha Stickers from the Laura Ashley Range of products.  They come in Traditional or Contemporary styles and include paper, brads, rubber stamps, clear stamps and adhesive ribbon.  A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 3

So, here we are again.  Day 3 had 10 entrants (it keeps going up!) but one didn't put a link on their blog.  I used random.org  and here's the result

So, number 3 was Esme.  Congratulations, I'll send your prize out today.

Keep on trying everyone.  Todays prize will be on shortly.

Easter Candy - Day 3

Today's lucky winner will get 3 packs from Craft UK's Big & Beautiful 'no scissors required' Die-Cut Decoupage. These packs come with a Die-Cut Card (A4) like the one pictured and a complimenting backing paper. Ideal for when a quick card is required.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

Blog Candy Winner - Day 2

We're getting better, 5 entrants yesterday!  Here is the  winner.....

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So number 3 was  Sam from 'Mays Days'.  Congratulations Sam, send me your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll post out your prize.  Everyone else, keep trying and spread the word.
 
Thanks everyone for entering.

Wonderful Tins of ...

....Chipboards.  These tins of double-sided chipboard shapes are great fun.  They really add that extra dimension to your projects and are available in a number of different ranges from Dovecraft.  Have a look at them here.  Each range also has complimenting papers, brads, ribbons, etc.

Don't forget you can still enter my daily blog candy (until midnight). Today's prize is some embossed cards.  Good luck.

Easter Candy - Day 2

Hi there, today's prize is 2 packs of embossed cards. Each pack contains 5 cards and envelopes. They really are excellent quality and a good base for a quick card.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

I'm off to work today so got to run. Good luck.

Day 1 Winner

Well, there were only 3 entrants for my first day. Hopefully, we'll get more tomorrow...

So I used Random.Org anyway so that it was all fair and here's the result....

Number 1 which was Esme.  Congratulations.  Send your details to blogcandy@donnasden.co.uk and I'll get your goodies out as soon as possible.

Keep trying everyone and spread the word. I'm off to bed now.

Fabulous Pebble Brads

These Pebble Brads from Making Memories are very scrummy. I hve them in four different designs and as you can see you get 12 Large and 12 Small brads.

My Blog Candy is going well for the first day. Don't forget each daily prize stays open until midnight and keep checking back for new prizes. Just go to the day you want to enter and follow the rules.

Easter Candy - Day 1

So today is the first day of my Easter Blog Candy.   The prize on offer is three packets of these beautiful 3d Stickers from Dovecraft.  You'll find them in the sticker section of my shop.

A reminder of the rules:

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.
2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.
3. Follow my blog, if you don't already. (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

So good luck everyone. I'm off to spend some time with the kids.

Easter Blog Candy

I decided I'd run an Easter Blog Candy for the duration of my children's holiday that's 6th April to 17th April (inclusive). The 17th April is also my birthday and that's another good reason for some blog candy. So what's going to happen? Each day I'll give away a small(ish) candy to one or two lucky commenters and one lucky winner at the end will get a prize from each day. What do you have to do?

1. Leave me a comment on each day that you want to enter.

2. Add a link on your blog to spread the word.

3. Follow my blog, if you don't already.  (This last one's optional)

Each daily blog candy will be open until midnight (British Summer Time) and I will draw the winner the next day. The winner must claim the prize within 3 days or I'll send it out to someone else.

First day is tomorrow so make sure you look back each day. Good luck.

Introducing...

...Kate Knight's new designs for Dovecraft. Make a statement with Wild Blossoms – a fresh new paper craft collection with a unique fusion of dramatic and delicate designs. Uplifting greens, vivacious pinks and citrus orange colours blend with warm shades of cream and chocolate brown to create a true contemporary collection with elegant style and modern charm.

The colloction contains Paper Packs, Chipboards, Adhesive Ribbons, Floral-shaped Brads and Decoupage Kits. Hop over to my shop to have a look.