Autumn Hydrangea

 Hello .

A very damp and gloomy Sunday here in Kent , hope it’s better where you are.

I hope this card gives you a bit of happiness, because we all need it at the moment.

For this card I have used

Susan Tierney-Cockburn Autumn release 2020

Autumn Hydrangea 

Foliage &Ladybug ( I used the eucalyptus die )

Candlewick Ovals from Spellbinders 

JND sentiment’s 

Behind the ovals i used double sided adhesive sheet and sprinkled on a tad of glitter Just to give it a little bit of sparkle.

For the Hydrangea I blended a piece of white card with a mix of Momento inks To give me the colour I wanted.

Have a lovely Sunday .

Much love 

Martine 

Stay safe 

Xxx

Button Daisy

 Hello 

Just love this quote 

Autumn, the year’s last Loveliest Smile.

Autumn is one of the colourful seasons I absolutely love all the colours of the trees and not forgetting the crisp frosted mornings, the nights drawing in all cosy indoors .

For this card I have used 

Autumn quotes 

Button & Daisy Chrysanthemums 

Foliage & Ladybugs ( eucalyptus )

S.B Oval Regalia

S.B A2 Bracket Borders One 

This card just brightens up the the day as they get shorter .

For those in America you can buy straight from S.B 

In England you can buy from HixxySoft.

Happy Thursday.

Stay safe everyone.

Much love as always 

Martine xx

Autumn

 Hi 

Here is another card using Susan Tierney-Cockburn Die’s / Spellbinders Paper Arts

Autumn Flora collection 2020

For this card I have used

Coreopsis 

Foliage & Ladybug, I used the Eucalyptus leaves.

Autumn Quotes which I heat embossed.

Behind the main backing plate is sparkle glitter on an adhesive double sided sheet.

This collection is definitely.     I want it all 

For those in America you can order straight from Spellbinders or pop over to 

Selma’s or Christine’s blog and order straight from there

https://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com

christinepooler.com

For those in England you can order from Hixysoft ,more company's to be announced soon.

Happy Sunday thank you for popping in today.

Stay Safe 

Much love 

Martine xx

Twisted Easel

 Hi 

Hope you are all well and enjoying the New release from Susan Tierney Cockburn with Spellbinders Paper Arts.

The Autumn Flora collection is just incredible.

You no that saying I want it all I need it all, well trust me you do.

Those of you in America can get it from Spellbinders direct, those of you in the UK unfortunately we will have a bit longer to wait.

But in the meantime another card for you .

For this card I have used.

Spellbinders Candlewick Ovals by Becca  Feeken

Gaillanda 

Autum Quotes

Foliage and Ladybugs ( Berry branch & Rosemary)

I used the silk foam for the flowers, this is the one you don’t have to  heat you just mould it your hands.

For the Berry Branch i used Enamel accents for the drops .

Thank you for stopping by today .

Stay safe 

Much love 

Martine xxx

 Morning everyone.

Well my die’s have come from Susan Tierney Cockburn / Spellbinders paper Arts.

Well what can I say they are absolutely gorgeous and the package is just beautiful.

I hope you enjoy what I have done the first card for you I have used the Oriental poppy Foilage and ladybugs.

With the Foilage there is so much in there the eucalyptus leaves then Rosemary the lady bugs etc.

Spellbinders I doing their best to get them over to the UK but with Covid 19 it is very hard at the moment to get products out of America into the UK, they are working as hard as they can so all I can say is save your pennies and go for the whole bundle when it comes out because it won’t be long and you will want it all.

Have a great weekend and will post others over the weekend 

Happy news

 Hi everyone,

I have put some really happy exciting news for you I am still dancing on the ceiling , The wonderful talented Susan Tierney Cockburn Has invited me to be on her DT team .

Say I am happy is an understatement as you know my love for flowers has always been my first love , so this position is perfect for me.

I have used Susan die’s for a number of years and I have always followed Susan on her weekly fb lives on a Wednesday afternoon, ( Susan’s Garden Club ) I have learned so much from this lovely lady.

You really should watch it’s so relaxing but your learning at the same time.

And you might get a glimpse of Harper 😂😂

I will be working with some great ladies on the DT ,

Selma https://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/2020/09/purple-chrysanthemums.html

Christine https://wordpress.com/home/christinepooler.com

Karen https://cakescardsandcraftybits.blogspot.com/2020/09/

Do pop over to check out this new release from Susan,

I will be a couple of weeks behind the other team but I will soon catch up.

A few of my makes for you to enjoy 

See you all soon

Martine x

Hello 

How are you all doing it’s been along time so I thought I should get my backside in gear.

How is lockdown going for you all, I hear there is a little glimmer of light where grand parents can see there grandchildren, that is wonderful for all you grandparents.

The light at the end of the tunnel is twinkling slightly.

For this card I used Alcohol Inks for the background to give a colourful wash

I used the Lily die from Susan’s Garden, in the Lilies on the Staymens I used pollen to make them look so natural.

And the saying is from Clairty stamps they are the stick on Collection .

Glad to be back 

Promise I will blog more 

Much love as always 

Martine xx

Been a long time

Hello there
It’s been along time hasn’t it , I have been around putting mybmakes on my Facebook page( AbFab Designs ) and having my big computer repaired time just slipped me by.
So what I’m going to do today is just put on some random makes I have done ,then start to get back to blogging.
Thank you for pooping by and leaving a comment I really do appreciate it .
Hope you like my makes .

November Blog Hop for Heartfelt Creations

Hello
great that you have popped in for the November blog hop
Busy  time of the year, I am very well organised this year for making Christmas cards and gift bags and tags, it is a first I must say !!!!!!
for this blog hop I have decorated a plain white paper bag with Lace and a few gems and I have used
Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia using  Heartfelt's  Foam.
The Tag is MDF  I used gesso and  pink paper Artsy chalk paint using the Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia  and foam again,  just coloured in a different colour makes it look so different I then added some clay angels .
I do hope you like, don't forget to follow each blog leave a comment for the great prize 

The winner will be announced on the HC blog and on FB on the Wednesday December 5th
 A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations. To claim your prize please  email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the November Alumni Hop" in the subject line.   
Good luck to the winner





Kathy Clement- http://www.kathybydesign.co
Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creation

 Amarilys Doria - https://amadrian8.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations  Martine Smith- http://www.abfabdesigns.blogspot.co.uk    ( you are here)

Pam Korte https://kraftykorte.wordpress.com/2018/11/30/heartfelt-creations-alumni-curvy-wreath/
 Joann Jamieson-Larkin - https://castleparkdesigns.wordpress.com/
Sandy Hulsart -  http://creativemomentswithsandy.blogspot.co
Susan Smit - https://sussipoppins.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-heartfelt-creations-november-alumni.html.
Have a great day and thank you for popping in today and enjoy all the other designs from all the other design team
much love 
Martine xxxxxx

October Blog Hop

Hello
I have been absent for a while, but everything is back to normal , hooray !!!!!!!!!
A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations. To claim your prize please  email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the October Alumni Hop" in the subject line.  
Join in the fun and be in with a chance to win a prize.
for this card I have used .

Heartfelt Creations Intricate Swirl Frames HCD2-7191
Heartfelt Creations Gift Wrapped Presents HCPC-3748
Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia.

The Poinsettia has been done with the Heartfelt Creations Foam, because I haven't used the stamp I have drawn with sparkly gold pen down the centre of petal ,then with a pokey tool at an angle I have etched in the vanes to give it a more realistic look then added some green prills.

Do go and look at the other blogs for more inspiration from the wonderful designers.

Kathy Clement - http://www.kathybydesign.co

Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations Amarilys Doria - https://amadrian8.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations  Joann Jamieson-Larkin - https://castleparkdesigns.wordpress.com/

Pam Korte https://kraftykorte.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/fabulous-friday-heartfelt-creations-alumni-blog-hop-2/

Susan Smit- https://sussipoppins.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-october-heartfelt-creations-alumni.html
Martine Smith-http://www.abfabdesigns.blogspot.co.uk    YOU ARE HERE
Emily Niehaus- https://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/2018/10/heartfelt-creations-october-blog-hop.html 
Sandy Hulsart - http://creativemomentswithsandy.blogspot.com/
Archana Joshi -  https://craftcave.blogspot.com/2018/10/alumni-october-blog-hop-by-heartfelt.html

Enjoy the hop 

Good Luck to the winner.

Much Love as always 

M xxxx

John next door range

Hi
Lovely  sunny day here in Rochester today ,
Post today is of the
John next door Range The Lantern.
I just love this Lantern and will be using it all year round , but for this one  I have used it for Christmas.
I have made this one doing a rust technique, I remember my nan having an old Lantern in her garden when I was a young girl, and at Christmas she used to go and get some holly and twigs and put it in the Lantern and place it at the front door, it didn't have much glass in it as it got smashed over the years but she made it look so Christmassy, so this is where I got the idea from, My Nan .

John Lockwood  will be back on Hochanda on the 6th November with the Lantern And the Poinsettia using the Foam.
This is back in stock at the www.art-of-craft.co.uk

John next door range

Thought I would share some samples from the John next door range (John Lockwood)
using the poinsettia ,done in silk foam and vellum
much love as always
Martine xxxx

July Blog Hop

Hi Welcome to the July Heartfelt Creations blog hop.

The winner will be announced on the HC blog and on FB on the Wednesday August 1st, 201A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations. To claim your prize please  email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the July Alumni Hop" .

And what a lovely blog hop we have again for you this month.
The team do such fab work .

For my card this month I have used Flowering Dogwood stamp and die, I  heat embossed on vellum coloured in with memento ink Pear Tart.

Classic Vines stamp and die
Eyelet Lace Frames
Heartfelt Love Sentiments
I have cut 2 frames one in silver and one in white and I off set the white in front of the silver to give a shadow effect.

I wrapped acetate around the front to give it a bow front


Kathy Clement - http://www.kathybydesign.com
Pam Korte https://kraftykorte.wordpress.com/?p=6201
Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations
Emily Niehaus-  https://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/2018/07/heartfelt-creations-july-blog-hop.html
Martine smith-http://www.abfabdesigns.blogspot.co.uk   YOU ARE HERE
Alissa Wells - https://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/2018/07/just-thinking-about-you-heartfelt.html
Amarilys Doria - https://amadrian8.blogspot.com/2018/06/fridayheartfelt-creations-june-alumni.html
Susan Smit - https://sussipoppins.blogspot.com/2018/07/todays-alumni-design-team-hop-for-july.html
Marie Gamber - https://thejoyofcards.blogspot.com/2018/07/heartfelt-creations-alumni-hop.html

Thank you so much for popping in today, enjoy the hop and good luck to the winner.
Much love as always
Martine xxxxxxxxx

Flowering Dogwood

Welcome to June's blog hop with Heartfelt Creation'
We have another great hop for you with great art work from the other designers.
to join in with the hop comment on each blog to win.


The winner will be announced on the HC blog and on FB on the Wednesday July 4th, 2018 .
 Winner receives $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations - they just need to email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the June Alumni Hop" in the subject line.

For this frame card I used Flowering dog wood stamp and die

Classic vines stamp and die from Heartfelt Creations.

to get these stunning stamps and dies click on the Heartfelt icon on the side panel.

I also used the Elizabeth Crafts Happy Frame.

for the background I used white linen paper scored down at random inches and half inches.

I then used distress ink pad's and swiped down the page , then when dry I dry brushed some white gesso here and there. 

I arranged flowers and vines and added some water droplets.

I really liked the way this background lent it self so well with the blue Dogwood's.

Kathy Clement-  https://wp.me/p34lmI-47Y

Amarilys Doria - https://amadrian8.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations  Gloria Stengel - http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations

Pam Korte - https://kraftykorte.wordpress.com/2018/06/29/fabulous-friday-heartfelt-creations-alumni-team-blog-hop-3/

Martine Smith - http://www.abfabdesigns.blogspot.co.uk YOU ARE HERE

Susan Smit -https://sussipoppins.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-29th-2018-alumni-hop-for-
Alissa Wells- https://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/2018/06/so-glad-youre-my-friend-heartfelt.html

Thank you so much for popping by today 

Enjoy the hop

Much love as always 

Martine 

First ever blog hop for Honey Doo Crafts

Welcome to Honey Doo's first ever blog hop, and we are all excited about this, I hope you enjoy this hop as much as we have doing it.
Don't forget to like and comment on each blog to win.

The winner will be announced on the HD Page and on FB on  Wednesday

THE WINNER OF HONEY DOO’S FIRST BLOG HOP IS DRUM ROL .............
Hilary REAY ..... CONGRATULATIONS, just email Honey Doo Crafts to claim your prize

13^th June at 8pm

 winner receives …… 

A £10.00 Voucher to spend on the website you just need  to email Honey doo with "Winner of the June Hop" in the subject line.

Welcome to the Honey Doo Blog hop

What a great giveaway we have for you ,The designers have done some fabulous work all you have to do is like and comment on each blog to win the above prize.

Honey Doo Blogs

http://abfabdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/                        Martine Smith      YOU ARE HERE

http://scrapancard.blogspot.co.uk/`                        Rosemary Rogers

https://elliescupboard.blogspot.co.uk/                   Hellen Pearce

https://arakoolakardart.blogspot.co.uk/                Debbi Watts

http://cakescardsandcraftybits.blogspot.co.uk/ Karen Liddle

For this card I have used.

Flower Frenzy

Birthday Wishes

I stamped the image with Memento ink  and  coloured in with Faber Castell pencils.

Then I stamped the image again and coloured in only the flower and then fussy cut it out to layer onto the whole image .

I added some Crystal lacquer in  the middle and added some drops on the petals to look like rain drops and added some prills in the middle .

 Enjoy the Blog hop to win the voucher like comment on each blog 

You have to be in it to win it.

Thank you for stopping by today 

Much Love 

Martine xxxxx

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