Adding a bit of BLING to Glass Nail Files..

I have been using my Kandi Corp Hotfix Rhinestone Applicator recently and decided to decorate a few gifts for people who's birthdays are coming up!!

I found these glass nail files in the supermarket a few weeks back and they looked like they had design potential!
I have tried out these 3 design ideas to start with but I think I will give letters a whirl when I pop out and buy some more next week!  What do you think?

I am pleased with the end result, considering it was my practice run! :o)

I hope you like them!

My Handmade Wedding Stationary...!

Hi everyone!
I CAN'T BELIEVE I NEVER POSTED MY WEDDING STATIONARY ON HERE!

I was, and still am extremly proud of what I made for my wedding, and I even had it printed in Creative Cardmaking Magazine in the Letters section!

Creative Cardmaking Magazine - Issue 41

So, here is all the wedding stationary, favours and decorations I made for my wedding. I hope you like them and would love to hear your comments!

Chocolate Box Favour	X2 Readings
Invite, Save the Date, Place Name	Table Plan
Table Names	Order of Day
Candle Favour	Place Names
Menus	Kids Chocolate Lollies
Post Box Lid made of shells	Post Box
Post Box Front	Wish Tree with shell shape wishes
Wish Tree Basket	Wish Tree Poem
Aisle Chair Decoration

Hope you enjoyed having a look!

I'm Back......!

Hi everyone,

Oh dear!!! Looks like I failed getting back into blogging!  Looking at the post below, its been almost a year!  Oops!


I've had a bit of a nightmare trying to get used to this new blogger which is linked in with my Google+ account!  I was struggling with the previous 'new' version, which is partly why I gave up in the end with posting!  I have almost got it to how I want it - it will just have to do for now.

So, what have I been up to since last October I hear you ask? (If anyone still bothers to look at my blog, I don't blame you if you don't!)
The answer to this question is quite long! I think i'll just start with 2012!
My husband Mark and I have done a lot of jet setting recently, due to a business trip and our 1st Wedding Anniversary!  I can't believe how quickly the year has gone since our wedding last May.

Our first trip abroad was to Allen, Texas.  It's basically just outside Dallas and if i'm honest, just as boring.  But I managed to do a few shopping trips, so can't complain!  This was for Marks business trip.  We decided as we were not too far from Georgia that we would pay a visit to see my friends once Mark has finished his work.  So after a week in Allen we got on another plane to Atlanta!  Having not been to Atlanta before and not seeing my friend since my wedding, I was rather excited to be there to say the least...!  Georgia is beautiful, lovely and green and everything is layed out so neatly but doesn't all look the same in most places!

My friends in Atlanta, GA - April 2012

 We had a lovely long weekend with our friends and I was very lucky to be with Jen when she chose her wedding dress! The happy couple are getting married in a few months time and i'm honoured to be their Bridesmaid!  I also got to pick my dress too, which was great.  Counting down the day's until their special day!

Jupiter, FL - April 2012

After our long weekend in Atlanta, we then drove all the way down to South Florida to see some friends!   I think the drive was about 8 hours in total after a few stops along the way down the Turnpike!  I even had a go at driving, which I was really proud of!  It was very odd being on the wrong side of the car and the wrong side of the road all at once, but it's good to force yourself to do these things in life, otherwise you miss out!

Universal Studios, Orlando, FL - May 2012

 We then drove back up Florida to Orlando where we paid Harry Potter World a visit at Universal Studios!  I was SO excited!! It was done so well.  When we went a few years ago, it was supposed to have opened but it got delayed by a week so we just missed it.  I'm so glad we got to go back again.  The ride was really good, but I think next time i'll take some motion sickness tablets!! 


We then drove back up to Georgia again and spent another weekend with our friends and then flew back home. :o(  It was a very busy 2 weeks!!

Our 1st Wedding Anniversary - Dominican Republic - May 2012

Our Wedding Day - 28th May 2011

Our next trip was for out first wedding anniversary!  We decided to book a last minute deal so we could go somewhere really nice at an affordable price!! We ended up booking a 2 week holiday to Costa Dorada, Dominican Republic in the Carribean.  We had a wonderful time and it was brilliant weather for the whole 2 weeks.  I even have my tan still, despite this horrible english weather!!

Once we got back we decided to knuckle down and get on with finishing the garden.  As you will see from my previous post it was coming together quite nicely, but it was a lot of hard work and rather expencive!!

Our Garden - July 2012

I have now pretty much finished the garden and we are both really pleased with the end result, especially now summer is here and I could make up my pots and hanging baskets!  They are gradually blooming, but it's taking a bit longer as the sun won't come out for long!  All I need now is a weeks worth of hot weather so I can sand down and re-paint the decking and then I will be happy! 

Anyway, enough of my waffling about life!

Hope you're all well and look forward to speaking with you all again soon, hopefully!

Garden antics and a birthday card for Dad!

Hi everyone,

I am slowly getting back into the craft room these days after a very long break!!

Time is flying by and there always seems to be something to do!  My current project is making my garden look respectable!! We have lived in our house for 4 years now and never really touched the garden apart from adding some decking and replacing some fallen down fences.  It's so far been very hard work,  but very rewarding work! I can't wait until we get it finished, but unfortunately that is a month or so off yet!!

Our garden work starts in 2009 - slowly!

Serious garden work commenses - June 2011



Clay soil is not fun! For the shed..!

                                                               

                                                                                Borders start to go up!

We have to wait for our new shed to be delivered, so in the mean time I have been making a few cards!!

It's my Dads birthday today, but since he is on holiday with my Mum he will get it a bit later than usual! He has recently got himself a bright orange bike, and although he looks nothing like this biker dude in the image by KennyKDownloads, I thought this image was rather fitting!!! I love KennyK images right now and his latest additions to the Steampunk Burlesque girls!! Keep an eye out for some more cards with this guys images on!! ;oD





I am entering this card into a challenge over at St Lukes Charity Cards Challenge Blog.

Male themed cards are being called for, so this fits the bill!!

Custom Made Stickers anyone?

Hi everyone,

Custom made stickers for your cards/business.
Pictures are examples only.

Measurement of stickers are approx 4x2cm.
65 stickers per sheet.

First 2 rows with picture/website logo = £1.50 per sheet
3rd row without picture/website logo = £1.00 per sheet

Postage - £0.58 per sheet (UK only).  If you're from abroad, please ask me for postage cost.

Combined postage if you order more.

Please leave a message if you're interested and want to know more.

Lou x

I'm back from my paradise honeymoon! Booo! AND Blog Candy Winner Announcement!

Hi everyone,

Me and the hubby are back from THE MALDIVES!!! Mark took me to an island called Meeru.  It was so perfect!

We had an amazing time, and so wish we were still there, sunning ourselves!!  We were so relaxed and it was basically how I imagined paradise to be!  My hubby is the best!

BLOG CANDY WINNER - I'd like to congratulate http://myfirstblog-dora.blogspot.com/
">Dora who guessed correctly!  Please email me your home address and I will pop your surprise in the post!

Thought you might all like to see a few honeymoon pictures:

I am going to get back into crafting once all the washing, ironing and wedding thank you's etc are out the way, so watch this space!!

Last few days to enter Surprise Blog Candy....!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone,

Have not had as many enteries as normal, so thought i'd do another post in hope you would see it in your newsfeeds!!!

If you have not already, please enter yourself into my blog candy, which ends 13th June!

Go here - http://lulus-cards.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-celebration-of-my-forthcoming.html

Best wishes,

Wedding pic for those who are interested!

Hi everyone,

Not got any offical photos yet to show off, but here are a few taken by family and friends of my wedding day on the 28th May:



 





Mark and I had a fantastic day and the rain held off when it mattered!!  Thank goodness!

Big Thanks to you all..

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to do a very quick post to say a big THANK YOU to those of you who have taken the time to send Mark and I a card and/or pressie.  You are all so kind and we really appreciate it. 

We have not opened any cards yet, as we are saving them for the Wedding Day/following day, which is why we haven't thanked you yet.  We will eventually, I promise!!

Thanks also to those of you posting your well wishes on here.

I am currently feeling surprisingly chilled out, despite my big day tomorrow, so enjoying it while it lasts!! lol

In celebration of my forthcoming Wedding....BLOG CANDY TIME!

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the severe lack of posts recently. Wedding preparations have been keeping me extremely busy, and I have had to take a short break from Pear Tree Designs Challenge Blog, where I am on the DT, in order to finish off my Wedding stationary!!

Anyway! SURPRISE BLOG CANDY TIME!

I thought as it's my Wedding Day in 3 weeks time, and then my surprise Honeymoon organised by my wonderful Fiance, I would do a Surprise Blog Candy for all my lovely followers!

What I would like you to do is the following:

• Guess where I might be going on my 2 weeks honeymoon using the clues below:

1. I have had to have 2 jabs consisting of, Tetnus, Diphtheria, Polio and Hepatitis A.
2. The flight is direct and between 1 and 24 hours long (not sure how helpful that is, lol)
3. It's somewhere I've not been before, so that rules out Tenerife, Orlando, New York, Chicago, Dallas, France, Portugal, Zante-Greece and Norway!

• Become a follower if you're not one already.
• Post the picture below on your blog with a link back to my blog for me
• Post your answer below (maximum of 2 per blog please!) by the 13th June @ 12pm.

The first one to guess the location will win. I will announce the winner sometime between the 29th-30th June.

Lots of luck, and please feel free to give me any Wedding Day advice!! I am pretty stressed but excited about it! :o)