tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45775138233287974192024-03-14T12:21:13.823+00:00stampin-pinkbutterfliesI just love anything crafty!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-19471767884758659222015-10-16T17:36:00.000+01:002015-10-17T09:49:43.022+01:00MasqueradeHello<br />
I cannot believe that it has been that long since I posted on my blog!<br />
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Life really is so full of busy things and good intentions. I have been crafting all year with my crafty friends and enjoying lots of new products and trying out different techniques. I cannot promise to bring you everything that we have done, but here is our project for tomorrow. It was created after going to a demo day earlier in the year at IndigoBlu.<br />
The delightful masquerade mask was on show, created by the talented Mike Deakin.<br />
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I fell in love with this and thought that this is the right time of year to complete one for myself.... for the crafty showcase:)<br />
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You start off with a plain brown paper mache mask that you can buy from most craft shops, and mix with a box of trinkets, buttons and stash, black gesso, metallic acrylic paints and here you are.<br />
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For exact instructions pop along to the site of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IJo3Wsq7SE">Mike Deakin</a>.<br />
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I have included pictures here of the before and after for you to see how mine turned out. Can you spot the word 'MAGIC'? I thought I would add this for fun.<br />
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As you can see almost anything can be used for decoration, I have used some metal charms and also created some little embellishments using the modelling clay 'hearty soft' used by Katy Sue.<br />
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Once all your decorations are firmly stuck down, it is advised that you use a hot glue gun for this. Do be really careful with the metal and heat combination - health and safety!<br />
You should then give it all a really good coat of black gesso to cover all the shiny surfaces and to allow the paint to adhere properly. This can be heat dried.<br />
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I have used the english cottage range of metallic paints from IndigoBlu. - Blue - sleeping beauty, Green - emerald city and Purple - aladdin.<br />
Once this was dry I brushed gold and sliver highlights over the final mask and embellishments to make them 'pop'.<br />
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I couldn't call it finished until I had added the 'girlie' touches of lace and feathers. I hope you like this, I am really quite proud at my first attempt.<br />
Thank you for having a read... I hope to be back soon X x <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-42015592299604006872015-03-22T18:37:00.002+00:002015-03-22T18:37:37.397+00:00'Yummy' shaker card Moving on from Christmas cards it is nice to celebrate birthdays... and what better way of doing that than with a cupcake. I love this paper, it goes so well with the house mouse picture provided on Joanna Sheen's project book CD volume one.<br />
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The card has been decorated very simply with wooden words from dovecraft "yummy", these have been covered in versamark and then dipped into embossing powder to give them that lovely turquoise colour. I have used card candy, swirls cut with sizzix die and pearls. The shakers are balloon table confetti.<br />
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To make the actual shaker card prepare the card with your pink card and stick your chosed picture to this. then you need to cut out the cake paper frame with a spellbinders die then stuck acetate on the back using double sided tape covering the aperture. Then on top of the acetate use double sided foam tape all the way the frame on the inside without leaving any gaps, this will enclose the table confetti when stuck to the front of your picture and give it the depth to move. Place the table confetti on the centre of the picture then hover over this with your frame and lower down and stick.<br />
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I hope that you have as much fun making your card as we did ours.<br />
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Till next time, thank you for popping by, X x <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-25485531700750825302015-02-25T19:24:00.003+00:002015-02-25T19:24:59.242+00:00New Home Embriodery Hoop<span id="goog_546762275">Hi</span><br />
<span id="goog_546762275">As promised I am back with another embriodery hoop project.</span><br />
This time the occasion was a new home.<span id="goog_546762275"> The stamps that I have used are from lavina. I have cut around the mushroom houses and put one in the background and stuck the other to the front of the hoop to create dimension.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_546762275">Again I have followed the same recipe as before with a sentiment and stamping in the background, lavinia's fairy washing line, then decorated the ring with butterflies using glitter card and the die beautiful wings from Stampin up.</span><br />
<span id="goog_546762275">As the family have two little dogs, one a black pentland terrier and the other a dauchund I thought it appropriate to add the puppies from Richard Addams. I loved the 'together' die from sizzix.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_546762275">Flowers and a ribbon finsh this perfectly, with a small key charm just hanaging in the centre.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_546762275">I have shown you the back view too as I think the little verse from lavina stamps is perfect.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_546762275"><span id="goog_546762275">I hope you love this as much as I do.</span></span><br />
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<span id="goog_546762275"> </span><span id="goog_546762275">Thank you for popping by, I will be back with a couple of shaker cards I have made soon X x </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-42074569303641658192015-02-16T10:33:00.001+00:002015-10-17T14:49:47.827+01:00New baby embroidery hoopHi to you on a wet and rainy Monday morning. But here to make you smile is a new baby project that I have recently completed for our friends who have become very proud grandparents of a little baby girl.<br />
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I got the idea from crafty <a href="http://louisemolesworth.blogspot.co.uk/">Lou</a> when I was at sir <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk/">stampalot</a> in Peterborough for our crafty get together before Christmas.<br />
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Instead of using a card blank as the base for your stamps and embellishments we have used an embroidery hoop.<br />
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You start with a 4 inch hoop, I have used a spellbinders scalloped circle die to cut the right size of background paper and card.<br />
Then stick the embroidery hoop on top of the paper - really sticky white glue will hold this firm.<br />
I have used many different embellishments to decorate, tiny alphabet beads spell out 'baby girl' the pink teddies were braid left over in my stash.<br />
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I made the rosette from the same background paper using a sizzix die - the kind that you cut out straight then concertina and stick into a circle. The wooden embellishments I have covered with versamark and then embossed them with sparkly wow embossing powders. The baby, washing line and words were from a lily of the valley stamp coloured using pro markers. <br />
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This is the back of the ring, as I said the pink card is just the right size to cover the edges of the embroidery hoop nicely.<br />
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I hope that you have enjoyed looking at my photos and that this might give you an idea to use for your next project.<br />
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I will be back soon with another hoop idea..... this time it is for a new home :)<br />
Enjoy your week and thank you for popping by.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-24002187927069943472015-01-24T17:20:00.000+00:002015-01-24T17:25:55.116+00:00Stampin up partyHi ladies <br />
I just wanted to show you the pretty little makes that I created at Tracey's Stampin up party last night.<br />
I met some lovely ladies, made new friends and shared cake and a natter... it really was a lovely evening.<br />
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We all came away with some really pretty little projects.<br />
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The first I would like to show you is a card and tag. The bow was made using a bow builder punch, this is absolutely fab - I think I might have to buy one of these myself, it was so easy! What do you think?<br />
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The other two little projects were a tiny post note holder and a small card. The stamp on the card is called lotus blossom. It is a two step stamp. Meaning that you stamp the lines with the textured stamp of the flower with a dark colour ink first and then stamp over the top of this with a lighter colour using the solid stamp. It really is not difficult and gives a wonderful 3d effect to your flower. I do hope that you like the projects as much as we enjoyed making them. If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin up then please follow the link to my friend <a href="http://derbyshireducks.blogspot.com/">Tracey's</a> blog.</div>
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This time I have used white paste on a slate gray background cardstock.<br />
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I have also used a matching agapanthus stamp to give the white border a little interest. Black gems in the shape of a butterfly and small dots add the final touches.<br />
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I really hope that you like this card as much as the first.<br />
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I will be back soon, enjoy the rest of your week end X x <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-48151742833253871432015-01-17T21:20:00.000+00:002015-01-17T21:20:42.656+00:00How to create the flag book christmas albumI thought that you might like to know how to make the flag book in the previous post.<br />
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It really is very easy to make this. I have used 4 inside pages for this album.<br />
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The front and back pages (red sheets in the photo) are 14.5 cm by 15cm as are the inside pages (white card in the photo). The back spine (chocolate card in the photo) is 14.5 cm by 5inches wide. This is scored at 1/2 inch intervals and folded concertina like. The gold ribbon is added for decorative purposes.<br />
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Once you have scored and folded the spine, this needs to be really crisp folds to make a good book, all you have to do is to stick the outer covers and then the inside pages.<br />
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I actually used red double sided tape to put mine together as this is much more sturdy. But for the purposes of this post I have used white tape so that you can see which side of the folds to stick your pages.<br />
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This is a closer view, I stuck the covers in first then the inside pages, I have used a little piece of tape to show that you need to stick your inside page all the way down to the bottom on this side of the fold.<br />
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The following photo shows you a birds eye view of the completed book.<br />
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I have finished off the outside by adding the ribbon, sticking down on the outside of the front and back covers.<br />
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I do hope that you manage to follow the simple instructions and enjoy making your mini scrapbook albums as much as we did ours.<br />
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I cannot believe how quickly time has gone, so many things have happened since I last posted, but I am hoping that I will be able to post again on a regular basis.</div>
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This week end I have had the most wonderful Saturday crafting with friends. We created a Christmas Memories mini album, we had lots of fun tea, cake, lunch and more crafting.</div>
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I have posted below pictures for you to see. The album was a flag book, made from scratch using paper from papermania called fun and frolics , we have also used contrasting plain paper and card to break up the many patterns going on!</div>
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This is the back cover on the left and the front cover on the right. You can just see the concertina spine in the centre. The tree is cut from glitter card using a Marianne die. The envelope was made using a woodware envelope punch, vellum and then embossing it with a dotty embossing folder.</div>
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The pink mittens were die cut using a Marianne die and then embossed and gently smudged with white ink over the raised areas to pick out the detail. They go really well with the little red and pink outfits of the robins I think you will agree.</div>
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We have stamped and smudged the edges of the lined paper ready for journaling to accompany the photos to be added to the chocolate die cut shapes later.</div>
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Again Marianne dies have been used to cut the sleigh and the fir branch from glitter card. You can just make out the embossing on the plain pages here to add more interest.</div>
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I have cut up a Christmas card, winter wonderland to put behind the film strip die, the circle with snowflakes also came from the same Christmas card.</div>
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Many of the additional embellishments that you see came from a papermania scrapbooking pack.</div>
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The stocking, sweet and parcel were die cut from mirror card using a cuttlebug die, one of the first ones I ever bought many years ago. They have been coloured using permanent marker pens.</div>
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The 'let it snow' sentiment came from a set by Katy Sue and the poinsettia a spellbinders die.</div>
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I really hope that you have enjoyed looking at the photos and that it might have given you some inspiration to try something like this for yourself.</div>
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I will post some simple instructions later in the week, however I think you will find that there are many tutorials on the internet that will give you good advice.</div>
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Thank you for reading my post today. I hope that you have a fantastic week and can drop by again soon. X x</div>
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This card was made for a very special couple for their wedding day. My friend Claire and I created this from the scraps left over from the wedding favour's ... it will just match everything beautifully.</div>
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The photo itself has come out a little dark, in real life the colours just look so natural. The base card is 8 x8 and made using cream pearl card. We have added another base of pearly white paper. On top of this there is a base of hessian the leftovers from the favour bags, together with the lace and the gorgeous green ribbon which is the colour of the bridesmaid dresses.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-81884419429734336142013-04-20T08:51:00.000+01:002013-04-20T08:51:05.417+01:00A Man's WorldHi to everyone who has popped by today, it is a beautiful sunny Saturday morning as I blog at my kitchen table. Finally I have a few moments to do this. Time has just simply flown by and been full of family being poorly and busy days at work. Perhaps this sounds like your life too!<br />
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This morning I bring cards that I have created just recently for the men in my life! <br />
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The theme for my grandson's birthday was a jungle one and this card is just right. The letters are stamped out using an alphabet from penny black, I have had it for a very long time, but is so useful as the focus point of a card. The little 'hugs' label is one from a collection by Little Claire. </div>
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I was in one of those well known stationary shops and saw the jungle toppers, I couldn't resist them ... Lion, Zebra and palm tree, there was also a Monkey he is inside :) and they just added the finishing touches.The stamps are from Stamping up.</div>
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These cards I really like. They are neat, clean and simple. The same but different! I have made them with a stamp that came free on the front of a magazine that you might have found in a craft shop a month or two ago. </div>
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The globe has been stamped with clear versa mark and embossed with a rust coloured embossing powder. I have cut it out and mounted it on sticky pads in front of a circular topper from Kanban. Happy Birthday has been die cut from dies that are available from Pink Frog. I think that they are very useful and come in a range of words ready for you to add to your cards. The cards have then nee finished off with raffia, safety pins, buttons and cogs from Tim Holtz.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-78120330922238109992013-03-31T14:40:00.000+01:002013-03-31T14:40:42.813+01:00Easter SundayHello, and Happy Easter to all of you out there celebrating with the Easter Bunny. I have two cards to post today. The first is another flip top card, using a stamp set from papermania and is very appropriate as I had a hot cross bun for my breakfast this morning!<br />
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Instead of using pens or water colours to colour in my Easter characters I have dabbed a sponge lightly onto the ink pad and then stippled this on to the card after stamping, just to give a hint of colour. I think they have turned out rather well and is a happy alternative to colouring in.<br />
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The second card I have made also uses the the Easter characters but this time I have decoupaged them and placed them as though they were looking over a wall. I am not sure that the ears, chick and egg have come out very well in the photo but I have coloured them in using fluffy paint. and sponged in the same way as the first card. The edge punch is from Martha Stewart.<br />
Have a wonderful Easter week end and I will be back again soon. Elizabeth X x <br />
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With all the offers on the television for spellbinder dies I thought I would share this card that I made a while ago with you.<br />
Thanks must go to my friend Gill as they were her dies that I used.<br />
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I have used spellbinders border motif die together with their beautiful butterflies circle die.<br />
The sentiment comes from Lily of the Valley. Just a short post but I hope you are inspired by the card.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-32280775904136432092013-03-23T11:30:00.000+00:002013-03-23T11:30:07.574+00:00A bag to go with the card.Hello on this beautifully snowy morning!<br />
As my friend said she feels more like making Christmas cards rather than spring birthday cards.. it is so picturesque.<br />
I thought that you might like to see the matching bag in a box that goes with the sewing cards. It is made from a card base 4 1/2 inches square, scored at 1 inch on all sides. You simply snip the corners and make into a box base. <br />
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Using a sheet of strong pretty paper 5 1/2 inches by 11 inches put red double sided tape on one short edge and one long edge. Tape the long edge around the outside of the box and then tape the sort sides together to complete the bag shape. I have used a round tab punch threading spotty ribbon through for the handles. Finishing off with a sentiment using the curly label extra large punch.<br />
The flower is made using a quilling die from X cut. Inspiration can also be seen earlier within my blog in the post Just believe.<br />
Have a wonderful day whether you are enjoying the outdoors or tucked up warm inside. X xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-14681097997483463572013-03-09T17:19:00.001+00:002013-03-09T17:19:06.830+00:00Sew really lovely to be back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It is really lovely to be back. Sometimes life gets a little too busy and things go by the wayside and that is what has happened to my blog. </div>
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I do hope that you will like the cards that I am posting today, they are especially dedicated to my friends who I shared a wonderful week end with stamping and colouring, cutting and sticking!</div>
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interest. The little dressmakers dummy has been paper pieced. That is I have stamped it out once on the card and a second time on the sewing bird paper, cut it out and stuck this over the first stamped image. The stamps I have used are all freebies from the front of magazines. The little charm is from hobby house.</div>
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To create the cards I have matt and layered the toppers onto navy cardstock. Then taken a separate strip of card and embossed it using my big shot and embossing folder, the dotty one! To create the little squares I have first inked up the stamp using my versamark (the clear sticky one) and heated gold embossing powder to make the picture stand out. I did this to the whole picture then just cut out the squares I wanted with my scallop punch, and layered them onto the card. A gem inbetween gives added interest. I do hope you like them... this layout will work well with whatevertoppers or stamped images you have. Thank you for stopping by X x </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-639269366355632112012-06-13T11:04:00.000+01:002012-06-14T09:55:08.741+01:00A viary 'Appy Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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For the second card the leaves were cut out using a die, sizzlets little leaves then inked over with soft suede to give the speckled look. Embossing folder was elegant boquet. We have stamped all in one colour using marina mist and added a matching ribbon. The sentiment is from Katy Sue.. really big and bold! <br />
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Brilliant ideas for Father's Day or even as Sarah did for a Wedding Anniversary card. I hope you like them as much as we do. If you would like to make your own cards like these I am repeating the class at The Old Post on Monday 25th June... to book your place or order the stamp set please call me on 07968630827 thank you for stopping by X x.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-41472293431240459362012-05-24T16:27:00.001+01:002012-05-24T16:28:01.979+01:00Sunny day in the garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello on a lovely sunny day,only downside we are all at work! But it is wonderful to have the opportunity to come home and sit in the garden in the evening with that favourite glass, enjoying the evening sun and I have just the card to put you in the mood. <br />
This is a double pocket card, there are tutorials out there that will tell you how to put this together! This one is an example that Kay Rutter demonstrates when showing you what you can do with the Hougie board, it uses an A4 sheet of thicker paper or even thinner card.
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The stamp used was Flynn in the garden Sarah Kay. Hope you feel inspired, and enjoy your time in the sunshine. <br />
Thank you for popping by and for the lovely comments, it really is nice to know you are out there X xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-75913988153897392372012-05-13T17:05:00.000+01:002012-05-13T17:05:35.106+01:00A potter in the garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a beautiful sunny day it is today... I hope it is wherever you are too. I have spent a very successul morning in the garden, trimming, weeding and generally tidying. ... on a day like today I really thought it appropriate to post this pretty card on my blog.<br />
I do hope you like her too, she is a Sarah Kay stamp. I have stamped her hat twice and decoupaged it. The whole image was stamped using a dye based ink so that I could faintly colour in the bow on the hat, pockets and her summer top. I have covered the flowers in her hand with flowersoft.<br />
The pealised paper used to matt and layer was first embossed using my big shot. The delicate corners were die cuts from cheery lynn. A double bow, tied with my bowmaker completes the card.<br />
Thank you for passing by to have a look... Happy crafting X xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-20666861904237673632012-05-03T18:31:00.001+01:002012-05-03T18:31:10.375+01:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY... on a drizzly day in May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This really is a very pretty card, one we have made during the workshops. I love the simplicity of the colours, they work so well together! The stamp I have used is one from Sarah Kay, the butterflies are the little embosslit dies beautiful wings, the corner stamp is from clarity. The little ferns have been punched out using pearlised paper.<br />
To make the flowers you need three scallop circles, I used the stampin up punch to punch them out of navy cardstock. Then pass them through a crimper (also available from stampin up), this is to break the fibres of the cardstock. Then carefully flick the edge of the scallop and tease each scallop apart so that you have six shapes. Place three together and attach with a brad in the centre. Then dampen slightly with a water spritzer and screw gently in one hand. By screwing up the card and rearranging the petals you can get the desired effect of real flowers.<br />
I hope this doesn't sound too complex and that you will have a go as the results really add something to this card!<br />
Happy crafting.....and thank you for stopping by.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-79007291376626425282012-04-24T14:34:00.000+01:002012-04-24T14:34:06.023+01:00Just Believe<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">How pretty....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzQ-Sn6IfCYk7E4xziUOjENKUGbYZ7ua2OE73gTqAejYCKPWxx7HXV17B9MEBRy7oEDizA3freclVDD16RfRMsFqFzC9w5Gqv5U16TDmfesuQf73L-KjhDX9bhKMHwZooiHXljcxbEqEQ/s1600/DSC01410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzQ-Sn6IfCYk7E4xziUOjENKUGbYZ7ua2OE73gTqAejYCKPWxx7HXV17B9MEBRy7oEDizA3freclVDD16RfRMsFqFzC9w5Gqv5U16TDmfesuQf73L-KjhDX9bhKMHwZooiHXljcxbEqEQ/s400/DSC01410.JPG" width="400px" /></a>Well I can't believe it... have you had chance to look at the May 2012 issue of Craft Stamper? Stampin up's very own 'just believe' stamp set is featured several times throughout the magazine. It is one of my favourite sets, and here are some of the projects we have made during my workshops.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The small card on the left is a wallet card suitable for putting a plastic gift card inside. The bag in a box handle was made by punching out a small circle then a scallop circle around that. For the card on the right the flowers were made with the boho blossoms punch. Colours used for this project were baja breeze and chocolate chip, but it also looks beautiful using so saffron or pretty in pink with chocolate chip.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">If you would like a chance to create some of the wonderful projects with this stamp set please do get in touch to order your Just believe set 07968630827.... orders before the end of April will qualify for a Free 12x12 paper pack!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-64383022916278791592012-04-20T10:28:00.001+01:002012-04-24T14:39:39.350+01:00New Baby<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH6Tn8djgKCiGpC8oiKsimPCDs-fcEWjyrqcL7azcxp45mKClt-AeRDfzfII4zTfIStJ_-laTKZJ_Ac-XBRwV1MSUGlmgFxTyGwuvFgSzpBFTiw2xfuxOB-m0LzlLnZuKfb4Fy4tjuQUX/s1600/DSC01825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH6Tn8djgKCiGpC8oiKsimPCDs-fcEWjyrqcL7azcxp45mKClt-AeRDfzfII4zTfIStJ_-laTKZJ_Ac-XBRwV1MSUGlmgFxTyGwuvFgSzpBFTiw2xfuxOB-m0LzlLnZuKfb4Fy4tjuQUX/s320/DSC01825.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLFbZ4CWbWp-H9O12mSg84YYvrFHS6L_MA37xN1H8uOTb0dQ7eogostJ3DhtymAMC46pKbNbGjZe-8LWmZ6728JDSxGsAQ7xTXQLpBtZjqBPeqa57onKYjzubdtIuFZvMnMrWnTx9Cwqt/s1600/DSC01821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLFbZ4CWbWp-H9O12mSg84YYvrFHS6L_MA37xN1H8uOTb0dQ7eogostJ3DhtymAMC46pKbNbGjZe-8LWmZ6728JDSxGsAQ7xTXQLpBtZjqBPeqa57onKYjzubdtIuFZvMnMrWnTx9Cwqt/s200/DSC01821.JPG" width="200px" /></a>Hello... Really sorry it has been so long since I have posted, but family life has been quite hectic!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As you might guess by the photos, yes we have had a new baby... and friends have had new babies too ~ all boys! so I have been busy knitting the little socks you can see and making a card gift box to give them away.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I do hope that you like them. I have never knitted a pair of socks in my life, it was quite exciting watch them come together before my knitting pins!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The stamp I have used id from lily of the valley, it comes with the sentiment too which is really sweet. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgOSotl2m-w0Y_bTER61Ii7yGILUDQFwXauRg0s1o-ivxuuqCNzowZ4vkaOA6BNvQAr4g7NTHMbpTcO9UbKjiNlygvOloiGsJ_4ACiMhRd1Bm5MmstD7VqWte4HJ12Iq1f8E8xYwCjIF3/s1600/DSC01824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgOSotl2m-w0Y_bTER61Ii7yGILUDQFwXauRg0s1o-ivxuuqCNzowZ4vkaOA6BNvQAr4g7NTHMbpTcO9UbKjiNlygvOloiGsJ_4ACiMhRd1Bm5MmstD7VqWte4HJ12Iq1f8E8xYwCjIF3/s200/DSC01824.JPG" width="200px" /></a></div>This is a view of the inside. These are the dimensions for the basic card<br />
Outer card in white 24.5cm by 15cm scored at 11cm in from each side.<br />
For the box I used white card again 20cm by 22cm, scored at 8cm 10cm 18cm and 20cm on the longest side.<br />
Score at 2cm 4cm 16cm and 18cm on the shortest side. I cut away the corners and stuck it together with the opening at the top.<br />
Remember to stick your ribbon on before you matt and layer the pretty paper! Shapes have been cut using nestabilities label six.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-31682526892769726972012-02-06T17:12:00.000+00:002012-02-06T17:12:53.961+00:00Is spring on its way?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDdZ1Qr0XcuRKyTOI1oQEwJRdypWEpAySpub6q9biFW0frVpIfB5xXJeQ-CqvoN7F5nTftweT3jo1QWYBwMHSlwrX8f09sVkKedcYyzX7L821mSiGO1L75Yhq3GSslxdpaVtyY9v9qhRK/s1600/DSC01724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDdZ1Qr0XcuRKyTOI1oQEwJRdypWEpAySpub6q9biFW0frVpIfB5xXJeQ-CqvoN7F5nTftweT3jo1QWYBwMHSlwrX8f09sVkKedcYyzX7L821mSiGO1L75Yhq3GSslxdpaVtyY9v9qhRK/s320/DSC01724.JPG" width="237px" /></a>I really do hope so... like many of you I have little green shoots coming up in the garden, and even mini daffodils on the window sill in spite of the snow! So with spring in mind I have created this card in bright and cheery colours. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The stamp set used is Stampin Up 'Every moment' and comes with a lovely saying "when we see with our hearts, every moment is the most wonderful gift in the world"</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The embossing folder is elegant bouquet.. I hope you like it. Can't believe it is nealry a whole month since my last post. I promise it won't be so long next time.</div><br />
......and if you would like to try your hand at stamping I have just the class for you please look at the dates on the side and give me a call or text, I would love to hear from you X xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-55062124341753342802012-01-09T16:17:00.000+00:002012-01-09T16:17:15.363+00:00How to make the most from a die cut topperHappy New Year<br />
... I thought I would show you this birthday card that I made for my niece. It was just before Christmas in the middle of making all those Christmas cards, so I turned to my stash for something quick, as you do! The topper I used is a steam punk one from Kanban called Cordelia, I think it is great and makes up really well. From the one A4 sheet you could make as many as 4 cards if you use wisely... and I know that crafters do this all the time!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrABv9WhaOyJ9x2UTRD3dO002kGebZzy0nWRPz1JR-_FgkOdQRQiivnKNSU0cb2jNyWNhIOJCZgNUhwwgFgUkPx4ZK5G1VWisXvEB-4S436PzW0G1La5LCwM76GNPQ4xCsghtMjaozNlM/s1600/DSC01669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrABv9WhaOyJ9x2UTRD3dO002kGebZzy0nWRPz1JR-_FgkOdQRQiivnKNSU0cb2jNyWNhIOJCZgNUhwwgFgUkPx4ZK5G1VWisXvEB-4S436PzW0G1La5LCwM76GNPQ4xCsghtMjaozNlM/s320/DSC01669.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div>I used a tall blank card and cut off the width of the topper plus a smidge!<br />
Then stamped the outside of the card blank using 'greenhouse garden' from stampin up and close to cocoa and pumpkin pie ink.<br />
The swirls I have added were cut using the tim holtz die elegant flourishes, then I ran it through an embossing folder to give it more dimension. <br />
I have taken the brown spotted background card all the way across the inside to the fold of the card, making it tidy! I have added a ribbon down the side of the topper to hide the join. Then with a ribbon bow, some pearls and a brad and a couple of tiny keys punched using copper glitter card the card was ready to go!<br />
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I do hope you like it and maybe feel your mojo comimg back from all those robins, santas and snowflakes.<br />
Thank you for poppin by... will be posting again soon. X xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577513823328797419.post-4001185832477396032011-12-30T19:22:00.002+00:002012-01-09T16:26:17.422+00:00Christmas Eve Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HHprqewxT5Y/Tv4KYvFf2jI/AAAAAAAAANc/6ulSUFRxnek/s1600/simply+homemade+kiaesercraft+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HHprqewxT5Y/Tv4KYvFf2jI/AAAAAAAAANc/6ulSUFRxnek/s320/simply+homemade+kiaesercraft+001.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>I have met soooo many of you who have been following my blog through the countdown to Christmas, thank you so much for popping by, it really is appreciated. Here is possibly the last post of 2011, a special birthday card for a special person.<br />
I have used Autumn Days, this is a lovely stamp set, the pheasant is so regal looking. I have inked him up with pumkin pie (I love this colour!) and night of navy, a good combination. Once I had cut him out and after sticking him to my card I covered him with glossy accents... so that he shines out. The swirls are the little ones made for the big shot, corner flourish.<br />
The larger background has been made by dampening a piece of card with a spritzer then screwing it up! I did this a few times in different directions to get many creases. Then straightened it out and rubbed my ink pads straight onto the card. I used distress inks which are really good for this technique, colours were tumbled glass, tea dye and forest moss. The I spritzed the card again to make sure that the colours blended well. Once I ws pleased with the look I ironed it dry through a paper towel and put my card togther. I really hope you like this one as I have fallen in love with it. <br />
The sentiment is one from dreamy sentiments by creative expressions and is so apt to leave you with.... So have a brilliant New year's eve and I hope that 2012 turns out to be all you want it to be X x <span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1