A Man's World

Hi 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!

This morning I bring cards that I have created just recently for the men in my life! 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

I hope that I have inspired you to do some crafting this week end.... have a wonderful time.

New Baby

Hello... Really sorry it has been so long since I have posted, but family life has been quite hectic!

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.

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!

The stamp I have used id from lily of the valley, it comes with the sentiment too which is really sweet. 

This is a view of the inside.  These are the dimensions for the basic card
Outer card in white 24.5cm by 15cm scored at 11cm in from each side.
For the box I used white card again 20cm by 22cm, scored at 8cm 10cm 18cm and 20cm on the longest side.
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.
Remember to stick your ribbon on before you matt and layer the pretty paper!  Shapes have been cut using nestabilities label six.

Christmas Eve Birthday

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.
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.
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. 
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 Elizabeth

A new tie and a pair of slippers

Hi I really hope you will like this card :)  It uses 'all tied up' a tatty teddy stamp that I fell in love with for my children's fathers day craft class.  I have stamped him in chocolate chip and coloured him using the belnder brush~ (this is for you Buffy).. I really think he looks great.  We used a variety of stampin up ribbons cut and knotted to look like ties.  My sister in law has even used some diamond patterned ribbon to cut out socks!  The card is white confetti card sponged round the edges with our distress ink 'tea stain', the punch used for the bottom of the furniture was the curly label extra large.

... and we made these fantastic slippers too!  Inside each one is a chocolate surprise.  I cannot take credit for the idea, I found it whilst blog hopping here, I just thought it was a brilliant use for the pillow box die that we have in the mini catalogue.  I have used regal series paper, stampin up buttons and twill tape to decorate.  You can purchase the pattern from the web site but I cut mine by eye!... they are joined together with certainly celery ribbon. 
Do have a go, it's a brilliant idea.. you could make them for anyone if you used different papers and sparkly or girlie decorations.  Let me know what you think, I would love to see your comments x x