Blog Candy Winner

You have got to be in it to win it. Well Lynn entered our blog candy to win a set of Artemio Templates and she won it. :) Congratulations Lynn.

This is her winning entry using Heidi Swapp damask template.

Please contact us with your address details & we will send them out to you.

There will be more blog candy soon, so watch this space. LOL

Advent Calender & Prize draw

I can't believe it is December already!! I had planned to make a new Advent Calender this year but time was against me so I had to dig out the one I made last year. I do still love this one, but you know how it is when you have a plan in your head.

It opens both sides & each date can fit two Celebrations (or any other similar sized) chocolates.

Thank you to everyone who sent an entry into our November Competition.  The theme was to use a craft punch. Below are the entries for you to vote for. Click on a picture to see a larger version in a new pop up window. Only one vote per person. Closing date is 8th December.

We are not doing a competition in December as we have a fantastic prize to win in our December draw.

So if you want to be in with a chance of winning this little beauty, just pop over to our shop & have a browse.

Blog Candy & New Competition

Well time is flying by & we are getting busier & busier!

Congratulations to our November Winner - Sandie Everett

This months Competition is using a craft punch. If you fancy having a go check out the T&C at http://www.acard4u.co.uk/competitions.php
Good Luck.

We have also added some exclusive digital stamps & printable papers from KaJeD designs. These are very reasonably prices & will save you loads of money as you can print as much or as little as you like, as many times as you like. Watch out for more designs...

Lastly we have some blog candy for you...

9 Artemio 12" x 12" scrapbooking templates worth £45

These are great for creating scrapbooking layouts, but as few can also be used for cardmaking as well.

Show us your scrapbooking pages or cards where you have used a template on there somewhere. This can be Crafters Companion templates, Bazzill templates, W.S. Designs, Hot off the Press etc

We are trying another first Mr Linky, so hopefully it will work.

What you need to do is post a picture on your blog/website & link back to this post, then add your name & link below so we can all come over & have a look.

Closing date is Tuesday 1st December & the winner will be picked at random.

New Poll Trial

Hi. :) We have had lots of fabulous cards & scrapbook pages entries for our October competition, that we thought we'd trial a different way of picking a winner (rather than a hat).

Below you'll see all the entries, which you can click on & see a bigger picture. They are all anonymous to try & make it fairer. All entrants are welcome to spread the word to get votes, but there is only one vote per person though.

Voting will close on Sunday 8th November 12pm GMT
Good luck to all who entered & if you want to give it a try why not visit our competitions page

Halloween Card

Firstly I am sorry for being another bad blogger. :( I didn't mean to but we have been so busy in the shop with lots of new products coming in & then going back out again. lol

Well it's now the end of week 43 & half term is next week, so that means three things...the kids are off school, the clocks go back, and Halloween! Yay I just love this time of year. The beautiful display of reds, oranges & browns as autumn falls & Halloween with warm glowing pumpkins & fabulous oranges, blacks & purples. Not to mention the fabulous costumes & chocolate treats. Yumm... more for me if they don't come knocking. He He.

I know we don't seem to send Halloween cards in the UK but when I saw the Basic Grey Eerie 6" x 6" paper pad I just knew I wanted it. Basic Grey collections just seem to be getting better & better & these mini pads are ideal for cardmakers as they are perfect scaled down versions of the 12" x 12" papers for scrapbooking.

I changed a tag & pocket card slightly so there is a pocket on the front & it also opens ... so I could add more to the inside. :-))

Here is the inside of the card, with an area for writing your message.

Here's a close up of my hand drawn ghost, using my gorgeous Copic Ciao pens to add shading & the Trick or Treat using Dreamweaver Matte Black embossing paste. I love this technique. One tub goes such a long way & it is very easy to do.

Materials used:

A4 black cardstock

Basic Grey Eerie 6" x 6" Paper Pad

Prima Flowers

Hero Arts Black Gemstones

Copic Ciao Marker Pens C-1, C-3 & C-5

Dreamweaver stencils Bats (LL525) and Trick or Treat (LL539)

Dreamweaver Matte Black Embossing Paste + spatula + stencil tape (also available)

Woodware Inverted Corner Punch

Peel offs, black ribbon & alpha stickers from my stash

Peel Offs pens (orange)

Now Autumn is here, you may be scrapping some of your photos, or even making cards with autumn colours or themes? If you are, how about checking out our October Competition. We have had some great entries already, which you can see in our Tweet gallery. You have got to be in it to win it!

Hopefully it won't be as long until I'm back again! Enjoy your extra hour in bed tonight.