Shops

Hi all,

I just thought I would let you know that I now have 2 online shops!!

Etsy Shop
Folksy Shop

Comment below which of the products you'd like to receive if I done a giveaway

Who knows, may be doing one soon??


You can also keep up to date with my items and what i'm up to via
Facebook
Twitter

Thanks

CornDolly xx

These are a few of my favourite things :0)

 

I absolutely love my heat gun, you can make lots of thinks look really beautiful, for instance, envelopes for cards, 2 minutes and they look too good to throw away!

My Light Box is also VERY useful, for a different kind of embossing. This can be used for the more subtle/ hidden types and can look really good. along side some embossing tools and stencils, almost anything can be created!!

Ink Pads. These are the things I use the most often, the Ink lasts such a long time, and refills are available to buy (and are cheaper in the long run than buying another ink pad when one has ran out)

The colours are just so vibrant and beautiful, they don't fade either!!

Pigment ink pads can be used with clear embossing powder and a heat gun, so you will always have the color you want and don't have to keep buying coloured embossing powders!

Wooden Stamps are a must have for me, with out these I wouldn't have a love for stamping,

Because as good as clear stamps are (Even if they are much cheaper then wooden ones) there's just something about Wooden Stamps that makes them seem so individual and unique.

My Favourite Websites are 

Hobby Craft

Etsy

Twitter

This is just a small selection of my favourite things. 

What are your favourite things/ Must have craft Items???

Comment below...

Thanks

CornDolly xx

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So unfortunately, because I had 2 Google Accounts, I thought I would transfer everything across to just one, to make life a bit easier.

However when I done this, both google accounts deleted! :-O

I had put so much work into the blog etc that when this happened, I immediately felt Ill. I felt like screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
At the top of my lungs.

To make matters worse, I had quite a few page views on my blog.

 I am now starting from scratch with page views etc and would love for you to comment on posts old or new. Have a look and tell me what you think. Thank You

CornDolly xx

Just a Little Poem

For every word that needs an ear
For every pain and every tear
For every day of every year
I'll be your friend, I'll be here

xxx

The Celebration of Darren Connor's life.

Today Darren was laid to rest and everyone celebrated his life in a fantastic get together held at The University of Cumbria's Brampton Road Campus. The Place looked INCREDIBLE! Lecturers and a couple of Students stayed up until around 2.30am decorating the refectory and I think they done a fantastic job.

This was just a small selection of Darren's belongings.

The Tribute Wall that has been created. It will changed into a more permanent state by the time the next term begins.

Refreshments and a stage welcome for anyone to use.

A very large image of Darren made of lots of A4 pieces of paper and a vast amount of film posters as a tribute to the Film Lecturer.

Extra Extra large film posters were hung at the end of the refectory, they looked really good and are going to stay there for a short while.

Movie Confetti was sprinkled on all of the tables today as well, looked really cool and finished everything off. Darren Would've loved it.

A Permanent version of this is going to be made and put outside the Uni. Fantastic idea I think :)

Film Reel

Darren always loved the Muppets. Here's Gonzo :)

Haha Here's Ed and the Storm Trooper. Ed's face says it all :)




Well, That's it Darren. I hope you liked your send off today, I thought there was nothing else that could've been done to make it better than it was. It was nice to see how many peoples lives you've touched, there were TONS of people there.

Well done for all you achieved in a life cut short, it was a pleasure to be taught by you, so much so I looked at you as a friend. I'm sat watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The one film that reminds me of AS Film Studies and your Brilliantly enthusiastic personality which lit up any room when you walked in. you always made me laugh and made me realise my love for films.

Thank you for everything friend

Miss you

Steph xxxxxxxxxxx

Strawberry Tea

On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July I will be selling my handmade cards at a local Strawberry Tea event. The cards range from £1.50 to £2.50 each (Depending on the initial cost of materials and time taken to make)




If you are interested in having a look at the cards i have made then pop back soon as there will be more pictures up in the next couple of days.

Thank you

CornDolly xxxxx

Darren Connor, A Tribute...

Darren Connor was one of those teachers/ friends that always made you smile, no matter what. He taught me all i needed to know about films, explained in great detail pieces of work that needed done, so nothing was missed.

Sadly...... 'Darren Connor, 40, who taught film and TV at the University of Cumbria’s Brampton Road campus in Carlisle, was a leading light in the campaign to save Carlisle’s last independent cinema.

He collapsed at the weekend as he competed in the 50-mile Lockerbie Loop cycle event.

A spokesman for Dumfries & Galloway Police said that he suddenly became ill as he neared the end of the event at around 1pm on Sunday.

Despite efforts to revive him as he was taken to hospital in Dumfries by ambulance, he was later confirmed dead. Police believe he died from natural causes.'

It has been said on the blog 'Movie Ramble' that he died of a massive heart attack..... 'Darren died on Sunday whilst riding his bike to raise money for a charity, he had a massive heart attack and I’m told he died instantly and without pain.'

Claire, Darren's partner posted a beautiful message on his facebook page, thanking others for sharing their stories, which she said 'brought a smile to my face on a day when I never thought I'd smile again.'
The post also said 'Darren died whilst raising money for charity on the bike that he loved after one of the best fortnights he'd ever had; turning 40, holidaying in London to see his hero Jerry Seinfeld, got a new computer, got a new bike, saw his other great hero Morrissey, went out biking to a pub with his great friends and had "the best veggie lasagne" he'd ever tasted....!
He wouldn't have had it any other way.'

I didn't realise he had a blog until now and i would like to share with you a post he published on Sunday 14th March 2010

At last – Toy Story 1 and 2 has been released on blu ray.

I know there are people who will tell you that blu ray doesn’t make that much difference – well, frankly, those people are loons. Visually, blu ray is as good a step up as DVD was from VHS. I’m not a techie geek – I don’t feel the need to rave about textures and shadows – I will, but only if they add something to the film’s narrative.

Toy Story 2 is a rare thing – a sequel that is better than its predecessor. That’s right – not as good or on par. Toy Story 2 is streets ahead of the first one. But let’s be clear here, Toy Story 1 is a classic. It’s not like they knocked out a rubbishy first one to make the second one stand out. Oh no, the first one is full of warmth and derring do – alongside groundbreaking animation and a story that zips along at a fair old pace.

But Toy Story 2 is better! Like Godfather 2 and Aliens, it’s a film that outweighs the might of the original – not an allegation you could ever aim at Smokey and the Bandit 2 or Death Wish 3 . . .

Why do I insist on this? The film is one is one of the few sequels to have more story in the sequel! Well, look at the evidence – the story is a nice reappraisal of the original where Buzz fully accepts his toy role but where a toy store full of Buzz’s don’t! The animation outranks the original in depth, warmth and charm. Woody’s nightmare sequence of being dropped in the bin along with abandoned arms from other toys would not have been out of place in Hitchcock’s Vertigo. The characters age in real time! Not the toys, but Andy, his sister, his mum – even the dog have aged since the original six years earlier. Name me another animation that credits the audience with so much intelligence? Even the smartest animation of its generation, The Simpsons, doesn’t have characters ageing in real time.

Finally, and for any gentlemen of my age, (and this is closing ‘your witness’ statement) it has Jessie singing that song! I can only excuse myself from the room at this point in time during every screening before it becomes suspicious! I cry at movies anyway – I break my bloody heart over this one.

So, like the other two greats mentioned above - Godfather 2 and Aliens, Toy Story is attempting to enter the ring one more time. The odds are stacked against it – has anyone ever praised George Hamilton’s gritty performance or, honestly, stated that Alien3 is the best of the bunch? And I know it was Fincher but it’s still rubbish compared to the rest.

But, right now, everything looks good for Toy Story 3. Andy continues to grow older (he’s off to university) and there is bound to be a song or two along the way. True, ‘Pain in the’ Jessie is back and Buzz looks like a copy of Puss in Boots from Shrek but, whatever happens, due to the brilliance of the first two they will always have a friend in me . . .

This is how i will remember you Darren, as the Lecturer who always had time for his students, who made everyone around around him smile, and most importantly enjoyed every single minute of everything he done

Much Love to friends and family of Darren at this sad time

A True Legend who will always have a friend in me. xxx

Wedding Invites

I had such a good day today. I've Finalised the design for the Wedding Invites, just need to find a design for the Evening Invites and then i can start to make them :)

Wedding Invites.

I have been asked to make wedding invites, evening invites, thank you cards, name cards for the tables, thank you tags for the favours and a table plan.

My sister took me to The Paper Mill shop at Rheged (Penrith) and we managed to get the majority of the materials, all that is needed now are the foam pads, the double sided tape and the Ribbon.

I can't wait to get started!!!!!!!

Dawn Bibby demonstrates ProMarker Pens, Best Pens In The World!!!!!!!