It's a Creative World

Have you heard of the Fiskar's Fuse?

It's the latest die cutting machine available, not only does it die cut but it Letter Presses too.

Here's a demonstration video of the machine:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vnqRMJ2ZE4

It's a really versatile machine and has a 12" cutting area and will cut any other make of die.

 

If you happen to have a fuse or are thinking of buying one then there's a great competition to win some extras here :

http://campaigns.fiskars.eu/fusecompetition/

There are demonstrations at Hobbycraft Stores all over the country

http://www.fiskars.co.uk/Customer-Service/News

I've had my machine for a while and absolutely love it. It will cut so much, drinks cans, fabric (including stretchy), leather, chipboard, mountboard, felt, corrugated cardboard, cork etc.

Do pop along to a demonstration and try the machine for yourself.

Lynne x

Fancy winning some prizes?

Hiya Claire here, with a bit of a competition for you...

Would you like to win all these goodies?

If so it couldn't be more simple... all of us ladies at Its A Creative World would like you to challenge us, be it a scraplift, a technique, a mini book or altered item. It could be on an Easter theme it may have no theme at all, completely up to you, you decide. We will then choose the winning idea & create it.

You can leave your suggestion or a link to your suggested project in the comments below & make sure we can get in contact with you (either via your blog, PM on UKS or email) The closing date for suggestions is Sunday 14th March. The winner will be announced shortly afterwards & we will do a post showcasing the winning challenge.

We're all really looking forward to see what you come up with.

See you Soon

Claire

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Somebunny Loves Me...

The winner of the Buttonberry kit was Sarah. We've left you a comment on your blog and if you email us we'll pass your address to the girls at Buttonberry.

If you are looking for an extra special gift that you can really put a lot of love into this Christmas - or anytime of year - we think we have found the perfect idea, read on to find details of this weekends super prize draw!!

Buttonberry are an online store owned by Emma and Lisa, selling fabric and patchwork goods and stock a vast array of patterns including the rather adorable Pocket and Floss bunnies by Australian designers Melly & Me.

Andrea discovered Buttonberry earlier in the year and has bought several of their lovely patterns including the Pocket and Floss pattern. As she says "After making 17 of these lovely bunnies over the past couple of months I still haven't got bored of creating them and although each one is made from the same simple pattern, they all have their own little characteristics and personality. They make gorgeous hanging decorations in a room and are the perfect gift to celebrate the arrival of a new baby, a birthday or just to show your love for someone."

Andrea's latest bunnies were a gift to celebrate the arrival of baby Luca and a special Christmas gift for a little girl up in Scotland, with the addition of a little embroidered pinny to keep her frock clean during all the Christmas preparations!

The Pocket and Floss pattern is very easy to follow with simple step by step instructions and Buttonberry carry a vast array of fabrics for making your own bunny, why not visit their online store and check out their latest fabric finds, we love their Christmas fabric ranges and we can't imagine anything nicer than giving a special Christmas gift created with love that will last forever.

The girls at Buttonberry have very kindly donated a Pocket and Floss kit to make your very own bunny as a prize for all comments left on our blog during this weekend (we will draw the winner at 9:00pm on Sunday evening). Please leave some way of contacting you with your comment (blog link, email address or forum username etc.) so that we can track you down and send you your wonderful prize.

If you feel inspired to make your own Pocket and Floss bunnies please leave us a link when you finish them so we can all come and take a peep!

Have fun crafting this weekend and don't forget to leave us a comment to be entered into the prize draw.

Love from the IACW and Buttonberry girls

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An Extra Special Prize Draw

********Prize Draw Winners********

Smile - hitchedabellafella & puppybella

Tammy James - winobella & gardenbella

Jo(UpseyDaisy) - huggybellas & emmybella

Please email us at [email protected] with your address so we can post your Bella stamps to you.

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Today we have a real treat for readers of It's A Creative World. The very generous Papercrafts shop in Elgin, Scotland have kindly donated a selection of Bella rubber stamps to give away as a prize draw for anyone who leaves a comment on this post today or tomorrow.

Bella stamps have been taking the cardmaking community in America by storm and they've recently landed on our shores, courtesy of Papercrafts and are having the same effect on British cardmakers. Perfect for girly/teenage/female cards, gifts, altered items etc. the 'Bellas' and of course her 'fella' are depicted in various occupations and with cakes, babies, flowers, presents - if you can think of an occasion when you would need a card there will be a Bella stamp just perfect for the job. Contact Papercrafts vis email at [email protected] to learn more about the Bella stamps.

Always up for any kind of a challenge some of the girls at IACW have been playing with the Bella stamps and this is what they have come up with.

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Pretty in Pink Bella ATC - Joy

I coloured Bella with pink coloured pencils, trimmed the image, and glued it to pink blonde moments papers. I inked the ATC with black stazon ink. I then repeatedly dipped the ATC in UTEE, adding pink embossing powder and beadazzles.

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Happy Birthday, For the Bride and Hi cards by Caz

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We have 6 Bella stamps to give away (hitchedabellafella, gardenbella, winobella, huggybellas, puppybella and emmybella). If you would like to be included in our prize draw to win these lovely Bella stamps from Papercrafts then please leave a comment in the message box with a way of contacting you - blog link, email address, UKS forum user name etc. Unfortunately if you don't leave a way of contacting you we can't include you in our draw.

Of course, if you aren't lucky enough to win some of these beauties you could always email Papercrafts ([email protected]) and invest in a 2 or 3 .............. or 6 or 7 ........ or 9 or 10!!!!!

We really hope you are inspired by todays post and would love to see your creations.

And the winner is

Please email your address to [email protected] and we'll pop your voucher in the post