tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69291716408992759452024-03-14T00:53:13.700-07:00Piggin mad about craftPigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-61213777800446917922010-12-28T11:10:00.000-08:002010-12-28T11:11:49.987-08:00Friendz scrapbook<a href="http://www.daisytrail.com/scrapbook.html?uid=42182"><img src="http://dt-live.s3.amazonaws.com/media/scrapbooks/187027/t71970.jpg"></a>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-3440737188491423272010-03-11T13:46:00.000-08:002010-03-11T14:18:08.552-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaWZ6RmEQNH21cqh18RqzlBUQMaH8D8fX8XM0bhAlDEM8p1O4jUld_rBiOTbzmd4ebRTPR008kYBZFPNWYFAwOoTimQRoMiTneuMna7AZb7JLe6UBHo85obtDvblnWdAVoF6H9eem8o_T/s1600-h/DSC02024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447500369127776722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaWZ6RmEQNH21cqh18RqzlBUQMaH8D8fX8XM0bhAlDEM8p1O4jUld_rBiOTbzmd4ebRTPR008kYBZFPNWYFAwOoTimQRoMiTneuMna7AZb7JLe6UBHo85obtDvblnWdAVoF6H9eem8o_T/s320/DSC02024.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ5mBPSLZv90IGuD7Au7TCG0LRipyBPC50rgpCWD-Pac6nhmMFwhkjzP1U8dh8mpD5Ayu-4IWBpPrkiqoeOZBvYlghv7SpMYwiDWtNtDlix-fKXj8E8PSpCHiw1I4dYc-cYY8DrFs1UZz/s1600-h/DSC02001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447499842024461234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ5mBPSLZv90IGuD7Au7TCG0LRipyBPC50rgpCWD-Pac6nhmMFwhkjzP1U8dh8mpD5Ayu-4IWBpPrkiqoeOZBvYlghv7SpMYwiDWtNtDlix-fKXj8E8PSpCHiw1I4dYc-cYY8DrFs1UZz/s320/DSC02001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyG3m4aAxOfHqRkYlNtFfetweXEUinT4rKTGUlfFjhUnVo8VUrlAiGR19gseYBDciMHtkk3JNO_O5EWH8KeX6UhWDOOZr56PNEpQA6QyU-3pEBvw79OMRn5hT8zKIrMXaR0itmDsL8QlG/s1600-h/DSC01999.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447498898372479810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyG3m4aAxOfHqRkYlNtFfetweXEUinT4rKTGUlfFjhUnVo8VUrlAiGR19gseYBDciMHtkk3JNO_O5EWH8KeX6UhWDOOZr56PNEpQA6QyU-3pEBvw79OMRn5hT8zKIrMXaR0itmDsL8QlG/s320/DSC01999.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzWUkFyMIxcPzw8sHfJgQxqkkaDKuWbpUCz3-6hvv4Yt7jmsAokF9fqNDC66Ph5_JxGgqzUEgAvnXaXLYR-yxzYsJJX8sHYJ_68j9jAKOsCZMM323jebNd79HAr5qWvprAXOhJOu9S1Vk/s1600-h/DSC01996.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447497923746565682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzWUkFyMIxcPzw8sHfJgQxqkkaDKuWbpUCz3-6hvv4Yt7jmsAokF9fqNDC66Ph5_JxGgqzUEgAvnXaXLYR-yxzYsJJX8sHYJ_68j9jAKOsCZMM323jebNd79HAr5qWvprAXOhJOu9S1Vk/s320/DSC01996.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">How's life in the craft world? I've been crafting but found it hard to find the time however, I've made some I'd like to share with you!!</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Since becoming a crafter in October I've managed to buy a heat gun (but need more time to practice with it), acetate (which I love for making shaker cards) & brads.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">I have also got into making penny slider cards especially for children however I don't have any to display at the moment.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Please see cards I've made, mother's Day cards (basic but pretty I think), a card I made using images from the computer to capture a canal scene & an anniversary card.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Enjoy!!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-49589840100797782632009-12-06T14:04:00.000-08:002009-12-06T14:30:55.512-08:00Christmas cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIvUmLe71i_M15hYZeE_nfFuDrMlGU9_NTkuHdafpL4hs8-ky_-e2B4wqBJQlc1SJ4NBPY9fmFqygPFPBpy3dDTV7VHvrbk9pKsF1YFoehaNucp3bD3VnKSWJN61b7iu0uTbn9tDJlL-5/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412253223345488770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIvUmLe71i_M15hYZeE_nfFuDrMlGU9_NTkuHdafpL4hs8-ky_-e2B4wqBJQlc1SJ4NBPY9fmFqygPFPBpy3dDTV7VHvrbk9pKsF1YFoehaNucp3bD3VnKSWJN61b7iu0uTbn9tDJlL-5/s400/063.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em><span style="color:#663300;">Hiya </span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#663300;"></span></em></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Hello to my followers, although there hasn't been much to follow lately!!! Life's been terribly manic which is a shame because I was hoping to get stuck into this hobby.</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Anyway, since my last post we have 2 new additions to our family, Patch & Roonie our 14 week old kittens. They're soooo cute and hassle free. Already they're part of the family!!</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Ok, today I managed to have some quality time with my daughter again & yes we've been making Christmas cards. I think they're very basic (less is more everyone tells me!) but we totally enjoyed our afternoon. </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>I hope to add more to my gallery as I go along!!</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Bye xx</em></span></div><br /><div></div>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-60545713273161325232009-10-24T11:49:00.000-07:002009-10-24T12:06:38.896-07:00An afternoon with my daughter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFy_V1DZTVy28CMz0llwTtoRxsw0CIXEXmglp5nk_NhWNT9_LDyJ0-Qq3_UX84Sd5m8Ka5w-uKg_1g9Tmg7RmyQUsNcU1fZrVgPpSaenMMJEnb-sZ1qA1vg74CDL_YOZyHKMbdQ-r_IV5-/s1600-h/DSC01337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396244361839099890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFy_V1DZTVy28CMz0llwTtoRxsw0CIXEXmglp5nk_NhWNT9_LDyJ0-Qq3_UX84Sd5m8Ka5w-uKg_1g9Tmg7RmyQUsNcU1fZrVgPpSaenMMJEnb-sZ1qA1vg74CDL_YOZyHKMbdQ-r_IV5-/s400/DSC01337.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">Hiya peeps</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">What a strange day weather wise!!! Must'nt complain as I had the opportunity to get crafting with my eager & impatient daughter, Caitlin.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">We had the perfect excuse as my son had his birthday last week & needed to send his thank you notes. Typical lad who loves computers & football however he must show his appreciation.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">See our attempts above,very basic!!!</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">Still early days for me in that I have lots to learn. Browsing loads on the net & meeting friends regularly. I see this attempt as something I will reflect back on I'm sure.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">Bev xx</span></div>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-72753544345765266312009-10-21T09:09:00.002-07:002009-10-21T12:58:18.336-07:00First creation!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0trqsAK6KIOyY_ZeVrxYSV-Stb09wy3xeymoagOUe6bkO1mgdUtYxZsAuYjpOiX0a_lJiLlKe0ktSA43Wdj7iS-gei2f-p-NTiI8uRoiu5XYBnqcMmspgHWmQ0ff2fSc0HztOurwz1N8/s1600-h/272.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395090458012887170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0trqsAK6KIOyY_ZeVrxYSV-Stb09wy3xeymoagOUe6bkO1mgdUtYxZsAuYjpOiX0a_lJiLlKe0ktSA43Wdj7iS-gei2f-p-NTiI8uRoiu5XYBnqcMmspgHWmQ0ff2fSc0HztOurwz1N8/s400/272.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Hi everyone</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Thank you for all your kind comments & for hopping to my blog. OK what's been happening since..... well I had a lovely enjoyable evening with <strong>Jo</strong> on Monday. I was actually given the opportunity to work alongside<strong> Jo</strong> & create very similar cards. I am proud of my first attempt & have done nothing but show it off to friends & colleagues. SAD EH!!! hee hee.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Today, is my son's 11th birthday & ideally I was hoping to make him a card. It wasn't until I visited<strong> Jo</strong> that I realised what could be done & how far this hobby could take me!!!. Unfortunately Brad had a bought card but my aim now is to meet <strong>Jo</strong> regularly to get further tips & ideas.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Please find above my first attempt of making a card using:</em></span><br /><br /><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>White card</em></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>double sided tape</em></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Printed & plain paper (colour coordinated)</em></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Pixie stamper</em></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>Pro markers</em></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"><em>buttons</em></span></li></ul><p><em><span style="color:#663300;">I look forward to your comments!! </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#663300;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#663300;">xxxxx</span></em></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span></p>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-6721433068582977912009-10-18T11:25:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:07:31.344-07:00<span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Hello everyone</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>I hope all is well. I am now waiting for my first craft package to come through. Yippee!!! </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Today was a quiet day however I managed to look around town for items, giving me plenty of ideas. Tracy was the first person to inspire me into thinking about taking up such a hobby. Jo is willing to allow me watch her at work & I am really looking forward to that!!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Hopefully I will be able to add my own cards on here soon!!! Entering competitions are fun and looking at other blogs are fab too.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Please feel free to leave comments on how you started out with this hobby. It would be most useful!!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>Thanks</em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#66ff99;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#66ff99;"><em></em></span><br /><em><span style="color:#663300;">Bev x</span></em>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-60148394971760683402009-10-15T13:55:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:08:09.633-07:00Thank you<span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Good evening crafters!!! I've had a busy day at work (unfortunately) but once home I got searching for more information around card making. I just wanted to say thank you to Jo for being soooo helpful. As I mentioned before I'm very new to this and I'm still trying to get to grips with using this Blog let alone anything else!! I follow 3 Blogs at present although I've somehow lost the link to one of them. (Please email me your url address Bev!!!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Loving what I see on the blogs I watch and can't wait to meet others to capture ideas. I hope to have my Christmas cards made for all the special people in my life this year!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">TTFN</span><br /><br />Bev xx</span>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929171640899275945.post-76277651327291782902009-10-11T11:12:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:08:38.163-07:00card making<span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Good evening all,</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>I am very new to this but my aim for this blog is to show off my work. I have become interested in cardmaking and am at the very early stages of what looks like a fantastic hobby.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Any hints & tips would be very much appreciated!!</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Thx Bev x</em></span></span>Pigging madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143769461763973867noreply@blogger.com2