My first attempt on quilling i didnt do an ellaborate design i wanted to keep it simple and elegant but i will be doing it some more thats for sure :) x successful mothers day and happy mum x

Exciting times

Evening everyone im just finishing some card swaps so i can get them in the post on monday . I am also trying a new kind of idea for my mothers card, i saw some quilling recently and loved how elegant it looked so i have decided to try and make something simple nothing to hard for my first time and hopefully i can carry on and make some more intricate work as i practice more :) x heres a  card i made  today i made using cardstock from pocket full of roses, and some beautiful shiny white organza ribbon wrapped around the card and made into a big bow that i used two small flowers and placed a beautiful pink gem brad to give it that extra special something.

Introduction to my blog by Nicola Mclennan.

Well, where to start . I have always had an interest in art and crafting from being very young i had massive dreams of becoming a florist and making up churches and wedding locations look so beautiful that the bride and groom and also the guests would be talking about how beautiful and happy they felt on there wedding day and how wonderful the flowers was arranged. I had my first child  a beautiful baby girl when i was only 17 so my life plans changed completely but i wouldnt have it any other way i was a happy mother and then along the way came two more beautiful baby girls. I got married just before having the second baby girl to the love of my life and the dad to my three beautiful girls. Anyway this is not a life story of myself i just wanted to give you a look into my life and like lots of other peoples wants, needs and choices they dont all end up where you imagine but where you do end up is where you should have always meant to be :)

my favorite digi stamps at the moment :)

I just love spending time at the moment using my spectrum noir pens on my favorite digi stamps which at the moment are from the My besties buttons cd rom. They are so cute i am currently in the process of making them into cards so when they are finished i will happilly display them for anyone interested. And after my mammoth spending spree on scruffy little cat stamps and embossing folders i cannot wait to get started with them i think i have bought almost all of the girls so my fingers are itching to get going hehe.Here is just one of the my besties i recently coloured :)Ta Ta for now ;) x

Just a few pictures of some of the cards ive made for orders recently x

Here is a card made using the cd rom from Jems designs Fancy Footwork. It has some amazing artwork i mean which woman wouldnt love to be working with alsorts of beautiful looking shoes :). I really enjoyed making this card it was a very easy decision to use jems designs as i have many of her cd roms and they are all as vivid , stunning and addictive as each other. And yes she loved the card as much as i did xx

This is a concertina card made with the marisopa butterfly die from the create and craft couture collection i used just the main topper die cut it out twice one in white which i attached to the concertina part of the card and then i used a beautiful sheet of flowery paper from DCWV the delightful stack and cut the second butterfly out and then put it on the front of the card making a 3d look and finished it off with some small bits of bling :)x

This is another card from jems designs steampunk i used three sizes of the flower shape topper to make a decoupage look , used black lace ribbon with some high sparkle blue velvet ribbon on top and finished with a big sparkle piece of bling from my large collection and a few smaller ones at the bottom of the card ( a girl can never have enough bling in her crafty stash )x

The top two cards i used tattered lace dies Bella, tiara and horse and carriage and also the tonic dies butterflies, happy birthday and the numbers came from the advent set also from tonic x

This card took me a long time to decide and commit too as it was for my mum who i love so much and i always want to do the best for her x.I decided to use a fold over page look seen at the top right held down with some thin organza ribbon and a stunning jewelled embellishment. the card used is cream pearlised smooth and then i used the same card along with a shiny bronze card for the wild vine alternate shown top right and also used in tonic studios galliant strip die diagonal across the front. x

This is another card made using jems designs cd rom fancy footwork. I used a topper onto tonics trellis square die and cut a red champagne bottle from tattered lace , a red mirror card rose and some bling (yes more )

The card below was made for my cousins wedding at the weekend. I really took my time making this card and enjoyed every second. I used the wedding couple from tattered lace as a focal point in the wedding shoe horn design. The detailed cut underneath was a file i used on my brother scan and cut with a slightly larger scallopped sheet of card shaped around it. The mr and mrs heart was a tonic die as too was the love die and the numbers used on the wedding book shown at the bottom part to the card. I cut out the letters for the mr and mrs on the front of the gift bag as the card was quite large so i felt it would suit it to be in one rather than a large plain envelope so i decorated the bag with some pearlised card and multi mirrored heart paper, finished with pink satin ribbon. x Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs hill may you have a long loving and healthy life together. x

An extra special card for my new nephew Quinto Brody Hooper Booth x

Here is the card which i had to make a long one as i had so many items i wanted to include as his name is named after the men in the jaws movie and i must admit my brother has always been loopy (in a good way) so the family was not shocked with his and my sister in laws name decision :).I made a boat and a few other items on my brother scan n cut machine and the dies bib,dummy,bootie and vest are all  from tattered lace 

HELLO TO EVERYONE OUT THERE :)

HI AS I AM NEW TO THE BLOG WORLD I HOPE YOU WILL BEAR WITH ME SO I CAN TRY AND GET THE HANG OF ALL THIS. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMING MONTHS AND GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU ALL THE CARDS I HAVE MADE RECENTLY.

I  GOT VERY POORLY AROUND MAY OF 2013 I HAVE A BACK CONDITION SCOLIOSIS WITH ARTHRITIS AND A BULGING DISC ON MY SPINE. IVE BEEN ON STRONG PAIN KILLERS FOR A LONG TIME AND A FEW OPERATIONS ON MY SPINE BUT OVER THE YEARS ITS GOT WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL NOW WHERE I AM CURRENTLY USING A WHEELCHAIR TO GO OUT WHEN I FEEL WELL ENOUGH AND IM ON CRUTCHES IN THE HOUSE AS I HAVE A NEURO PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNALS TO MY RIGHT LEG CAUSING IT TO NOT MOVE LIKE IT SHOULD. I DONT WANT TO BORE YOU ALL TO DEATH I WAS REALLY INTENDING TO EXPLAIN HOW I GOT INTO THE CRAFTING WORLD. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTO ART IN SOME WAY BUT NOT AS MUCH UNTIL THEN AND I THEN FOUND CREATE AND CRAFT TV CHANNEL WHICH OPENED A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR ME . I HAD NO CLUE THAT THERE WAS ALL THESE TECHNIQUES OF ART AND IT WAS ALL READILY AVAILABLE TO ME WITHOUT ME HAVING TO EVEN LEAVE THE HOUSE :) AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

 I AM NOW RECENTLY THE HAPPY OWNER OF A FULL RANGE OF THE SPECTRUM NOIR PENS WHICH ARE FABULOUS !!. IVE ALSO GOT THREE TINS OF THE SPECTRUM NOIR PENCILS AND OVER THE COMING WEEKS I HOPE TO TRY THEM OUT AND SEE HOW GREAT THEY ARE TOO AND HOPEFULLY IF I AM A GOOD GIRL I WILL GET THE REMAINDING PENCILS FOR MY BIRTHDAY IN MAY :).I HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF DIES , A GRAND CALIBUR AND THE BROTHER SCAN N CUT WHICH IM STILL LEARNING ABOUT IT EVERYDAY. NOW I HAVE MY SPECTRUM NOIR PENS MY FAVORITE DIGITAL ARTS TO COLOUR ARE SHERRI BALDI HER CUTE LITTLE GIRLS ARE SO FUN TO WORK WITH AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS TOO THAT I LOVE TO USE TOO. I FIND THAT TIME JUST DISSAPEARS WHEN IM COLOURING IT IS EXTREEMLY RELAXING. IM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH A FEW OF THE FINISHED ONES AND MAKING THEM INTO CARDS USING DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES,TEXTURES,COLOURS,DIES ETC.

SO THERE YOU GO A LONG INTRODUCTION WHICH I DO APOLOGISE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. I AM VERY HELPFUL IF I AM OF ANY USE TO ANYONE AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR A CHAT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS ABOUT CRAFTS AND ARTS. XX

MUCH LOVE AND UNTIL NEXT TIME 
AU REVOIR ;) X
NICOLA XX