Hi everyone,
Just a note to let you know I am still alive and crafting! It's been really busy at work with all the interns wanting to graduate on time and that left me with little energy to craft in the evenings and weekends. I have been working on some projects, but can't show them just yet, so I am hoping for your patience, all should be well again at the end of the month!
Enjoy your day :)
Friday, 20 July 2012
Friday, 6 July 2012
New Kid on the Block
Hello everyone!
I don't know what they're putting in the water, but we received another baby card this week, again for a girl! Who they will be dating in 15 years time I have no idea, even at work all my pregnant colleagues seem to deliver is girls!
Still, I really shouldn't be complaining, cause what is nicer than to make a girly card, right? I had picked out a lovely design with flowers, cut everything out, started sewing buttons and just when I wanted to glue the whole thing together.........................................black smudge on the front of the card. I have absolutely NO idea where all this black stuff is coming from, what it is even, but it seems to jump on my hands whenever I want to craft. Anyway, save to say, the card was ruined, as I tried to get the smudge off with a wet cloth and proceeded to take half the colours of the base design along with it.......
Never mind, just had to come up with another idea and since the baby card had a big pink butterfly on the front, I decided to go with that theme and this is what I ended up with:
I'm still pretty pleased with the end result, even though it wasn't my original plan, combining the elements that could be saved with some other stash.
Materials:
* Create & Craft card stock (personally delivered by my FIL when they were visiting this week)
* Studio Light and stash DP
* Studio Light alphabet letters
* Karen Foster Baby Words rub-ons
* DCWV Glitter card (oh, how lovely is this stuff, no glitter falling off but fantastic sparkle)
* Wooden butterflies, gems and pearls from stash
* Rounded corner & Scalloped circle punch
* Eline Vintage sentiment stamp
Challenges:
* Moving Along with the Times (Make it Sentimental)
* Dutch Dare (For a Child)
* Sarah Hurley (Dimension & Texture - Wooden Butterflies)
* Shelly's Images (What the Text)
* Southern Girls (Pearls)
* Always Something Creative (Butterflies)
* Card & Scrap (Wings)
* Paper Pretties (Celebrate, Any Occasion Card)
* Whimsy Stamps (Anything Goes)
* Fashionista Challenge (Winged Things)
I don't know what they're putting in the water, but we received another baby card this week, again for a girl! Who they will be dating in 15 years time I have no idea, even at work all my pregnant colleagues seem to deliver is girls!
Still, I really shouldn't be complaining, cause what is nicer than to make a girly card, right? I had picked out a lovely design with flowers, cut everything out, started sewing buttons and just when I wanted to glue the whole thing together.........................................black smudge on the front of the card. I have absolutely NO idea where all this black stuff is coming from, what it is even, but it seems to jump on my hands whenever I want to craft. Anyway, save to say, the card was ruined, as I tried to get the smudge off with a wet cloth and proceeded to take half the colours of the base design along with it.......
Never mind, just had to come up with another idea and since the baby card had a big pink butterfly on the front, I decided to go with that theme and this is what I ended up with:
I'm still pretty pleased with the end result, even though it wasn't my original plan, combining the elements that could be saved with some other stash.
Materials:
* Create & Craft card stock (personally delivered by my FIL when they were visiting this week)
* Studio Light and stash DP
* Studio Light alphabet letters
* Karen Foster Baby Words rub-ons
* DCWV Glitter card (oh, how lovely is this stuff, no glitter falling off but fantastic sparkle)
* Wooden butterflies, gems and pearls from stash
* Rounded corner & Scalloped circle punch
* Eline Vintage sentiment stamp
Challenges:
* Moving Along with the Times (Make it Sentimental)
* Dutch Dare (For a Child)
* Sarah Hurley (Dimension & Texture - Wooden Butterflies)
* Shelly's Images (What the Text)
* Southern Girls (Pearls)
* Always Something Creative (Butterflies)
* Card & Scrap (Wings)
* Paper Pretties (Celebrate, Any Occasion Card)
* Whimsy Stamps (Anything Goes)
* Fashionista Challenge (Winged Things)
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Christmas Foliage
Hi everyone!
The last couple of weeks have been almost craft-free, as I had my parents over for the weekend and now my FIL and cousin are staying for a week! Of course we are showing them all the sights, we have already been exploring caves and visited a car museum, and today we are trying a bike ride! The weather is absolutely gorgeous, so I am sure we will be having another great day.
Anyway, yet another month has passed and it's time for a new challenge over at CCAYR. The July challenge is "CHRISTMAS FLOWERS".You need to use flowers or holly somewhere on your Christmas cards to be able to participate. Last month, I won some lovely Delicious Doodles digis and decided to use the Poinsettia for my card. One of the great things about digis is of course that you can print them any size you want and that's exactly what I did here. Before I actually stuck all the elements on my card, it has actually been lying on my crafty desk for a week, with me shuffling things around just about every time I walked past it! Still, I am very happy with the result, hope you like it too!
I hope you can join us this month, I for one am looking forward to see all the loveliness you can come up with :)
Materials:
* DL cream base card
* Delicious Doodles Poinsettia digi, printed out in different sizes and coloured with Promarkers, added brown flatback pearls to their centres and then glossed with Crafter's Companion Spray & Shine
* Helz Cuppleditch Pepper's Christmas Party & Basic Grey Jovial DPs, some of it distressed with TH distressing tool
* Scalloped Circle Punch, smudged with red ink
* Ribbon, silver peel offs, gems, sentiment and silver card from stash
Challenges:
* Holly Jolly Christmas (Bingo, I've used Red and Ribbon)
* Crimbo Crackers (Anything Goes)
* I Love Promarkers (Anything Goes)
* 52 Christmas Card Showdown (Anything Goes)
* Allsorts (In Bloom)
* Crafty Calendar (Flowers in Bloom)
* Saturday Challenge (Christmas)
* Totally Papercraft (Can You Digi It?)
* Charisma Cardz (Anything Goes)
* Sassy Studio (Christmas)
The last couple of weeks have been almost craft-free, as I had my parents over for the weekend and now my FIL and cousin are staying for a week! Of course we are showing them all the sights, we have already been exploring caves and visited a car museum, and today we are trying a bike ride! The weather is absolutely gorgeous, so I am sure we will be having another great day.
Anyway, yet another month has passed and it's time for a new challenge over at CCAYR. The July challenge is "CHRISTMAS FLOWERS".You need to use flowers or holly somewhere on your Christmas cards to be able to participate. Last month, I won some lovely Delicious Doodles digis and decided to use the Poinsettia for my card. One of the great things about digis is of course that you can print them any size you want and that's exactly what I did here. Before I actually stuck all the elements on my card, it has actually been lying on my crafty desk for a week, with me shuffling things around just about every time I walked past it! Still, I am very happy with the result, hope you like it too!
I hope you can join us this month, I for one am looking forward to see all the loveliness you can come up with :)
Materials:
* DL cream base card
* Delicious Doodles Poinsettia digi, printed out in different sizes and coloured with Promarkers, added brown flatback pearls to their centres and then glossed with Crafter's Companion Spray & Shine
* Helz Cuppleditch Pepper's Christmas Party & Basic Grey Jovial DPs, some of it distressed with TH distressing tool
* Scalloped Circle Punch, smudged with red ink
* Ribbon, silver peel offs, gems, sentiment and silver card from stash
Challenges:
* Holly Jolly Christmas (Bingo, I've used Red and Ribbon)
* Crimbo Crackers (Anything Goes)
* I Love Promarkers (Anything Goes)
* 52 Christmas Card Showdown (Anything Goes)
* Allsorts (In Bloom)
* Crafty Calendar (Flowers in Bloom)
* Saturday Challenge (Christmas)
* Totally Papercraft (Can You Digi It?)
* Charisma Cardz (Anything Goes)
* Sassy Studio (Christmas)
Saturday, 16 June 2012
My Scottish Laddie's Birthday
Hi Everyone!
I am back today to share my hubs' birthday card with you, his birthday is next week but I always like to get in early to make sure my card is finished on time! My husband is Scottish, so I had bought this stamp ages ago, thinking about using it for his cards and for some of my Scottish in-laws, but I had forgotten all about this little lad until I went rummaging around in my stamp box and found him again! I've used the modern O'Reilly tartan colours, even though my husband's roots really lie in Ireland. I've fashioned the DPs to remotely resemble the Scottish flag, even though I have to admit you need quite a bit of imagination to spot that! I've used stars and the rocket sentiment stamp, as he is a real space and astronomy fanatic. Hope you like it! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)
Materials:
* The Greeting Farm Ian Laddie
* First Edition Up Up & Away DP and scraps from stash
* TH Distress tool + inking around the DPs edges
* Stampendous Changito in Space stamp Set (Stars on the DP & sentiment inside)
* Personal Impressions sentiment stamp
* Making Memories Vintage Findings Trims Cool Ribbon
* Gems from my stash
Challenges:
* Really Reasonable Ribbon (Red, White and Blue)
* Charisma Cards (Male Cards)
* Delightful Challenges (For the Boys)
* DYSU (Boys/Men)
* Sarah Hurley (Red, White and Blue)
* SJ Crafts (All about the Boys + Something from your stash --> the Greeting Farm Stamp)
* Sassy Cheryl (Birthday Celebrations)
* Crafting for All Seasons (For Men)
* Fussy & Fancy (Boy Attitude)
* Poodles Parlous (Red, White and Blue)
I am back today to share my hubs' birthday card with you, his birthday is next week but I always like to get in early to make sure my card is finished on time! My husband is Scottish, so I had bought this stamp ages ago, thinking about using it for his cards and for some of my Scottish in-laws, but I had forgotten all about this little lad until I went rummaging around in my stamp box and found him again! I've used the modern O'Reilly tartan colours, even though my husband's roots really lie in Ireland. I've fashioned the DPs to remotely resemble the Scottish flag, even though I have to admit you need quite a bit of imagination to spot that! I've used stars and the rocket sentiment stamp, as he is a real space and astronomy fanatic. Hope you like it! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)
Materials:
* The Greeting Farm Ian Laddie
* First Edition Up Up & Away DP and scraps from stash
* TH Distress tool + inking around the DPs edges
* Stampendous Changito in Space stamp Set (Stars on the DP & sentiment inside)
* Personal Impressions sentiment stamp
* Making Memories Vintage Findings Trims Cool Ribbon
* Gems from my stash
Challenges:
* Really Reasonable Ribbon (Red, White and Blue)
* Charisma Cards (Male Cards)
* Delightful Challenges (For the Boys)
* DYSU (Boys/Men)
* Sarah Hurley (Red, White and Blue)
* SJ Crafts (All about the Boys + Something from your stash --> the Greeting Farm Stamp)
* Sassy Cheryl (Birthday Celebrations)
* Crafting for All Seasons (For Men)
* Fussy & Fancy (Boy Attitude)
* Poodles Parlous (Red, White and Blue)
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Father's Day NL
Good evening everyone!
Have you guys fled upstairs to your crafty rooms as well to avoid the football gripping the male half of the country (and in all likelihood some women as well!)? Well, I certainly have! Let me play with paper and glue while the rest of nation is glued to the telly :)
I have my dad's Father's Day card to share with you, he used to drive a motor cycle about a century ago and still enjoys looking at old bikes. So I thought this would be a perfect image for him! I can't exactly remember what type of motor bike he owned and if it looked anything like this, but he probably still can appreciate the nice picture :)
Hope you like it and even more important, I hope HE likes it. We shall see :)
Thank you all by the way for leaving such nice comments on my last card, I really needed some positive encouragement and am back on track starting to like what I do a little better. I will try and keep it up! Next project, the hubs' birthday card..........stay tuned ;)
Materials:
* Studio Light decoupage image and sentiments (sentiment inside is computer-generated)
* Studio Light and Basic Grey Olivia DPs
* Star border and scalloped circle punch
* Gems from stash
Challenges:
* Crafting for All Seasons (For a Man)
* Sentimental Sundays (For that Special Guy)
* Dream Valley (For that Special Guy)
* Pan Pastel (Boys/Father's Day)
* Gingerloft Challenge (Vintage)
* One Stitch at a Time (For a Man in Your Life)
* Crafty Pad (Let's Hear it for the Boys)
* Scrappy Frogs (Celebrate Men)
* Scrapper's Delight (It's a Male Thing)
* Charisma Cardz (Travel)
Have you guys fled upstairs to your crafty rooms as well to avoid the football gripping the male half of the country (and in all likelihood some women as well!)? Well, I certainly have! Let me play with paper and glue while the rest of nation is glued to the telly :)
I have my dad's Father's Day card to share with you, he used to drive a motor cycle about a century ago and still enjoys looking at old bikes. So I thought this would be a perfect image for him! I can't exactly remember what type of motor bike he owned and if it looked anything like this, but he probably still can appreciate the nice picture :)
Hope you like it and even more important, I hope HE likes it. We shall see :)
Thank you all by the way for leaving such nice comments on my last card, I really needed some positive encouragement and am back on track starting to like what I do a little better. I will try and keep it up! Next project, the hubs' birthday card..........stay tuned ;)
Materials:
* Studio Light decoupage image and sentiments (sentiment inside is computer-generated)
* Studio Light and Basic Grey Olivia DPs
* Star border and scalloped circle punch
* Gems from stash
Challenges:
* Crafting for All Seasons (For a Man)
* Sentimental Sundays (For that Special Guy)
* Dream Valley (For that Special Guy)
* Pan Pastel (Boys/Father's Day)
* Gingerloft Challenge (Vintage)
* One Stitch at a Time (For a Man in Your Life)
* Crafty Pad (Let's Hear it for the Boys)
* Scrappy Frogs (Celebrate Men)
* Scrapper's Delight (It's a Male Thing)
* Charisma Cardz (Travel)
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Father's Day UK
Good evening everyone!
It's almost Father's day here and in the UK, so I have been busy making Father's Day cards this weekend. This is first I would like to share with you, the other card is likely to follow later in the week. This card is for my FIL, who regularly likes a glass of wine with his dinner:
I'm not quite sure what you would call this fold, but it certainly makes for a more unusual card I think! Most supplies are from a decoupage sheet, but I like to start with the sheet without the example and then make my own card with the supplies. Always fun to see what someone else did with the same supplies and compare cards! I'm curious to see what you guys think, I know there's not much decoupage out there (or perhaps I am looking in the wrong places), mostly digis or stamps, but I like using decoupage just as much as other techniques and don't feel it's inferior to anything I can make with a stamp or digi stamp. Just different. Perhaps you want to give it a try as well ;) Enjoy the rest of your weekend guys!
Materials:
* Studio Light (decoupage) images and DPs
* Line peel offs and silver mirror card from stash
* Computer-generated sentiment
Challenges:
* Delicious Doodles (For the Fellas)
* Card Makin' Mamas (Father's Day)
* Saturday Challenge (Father's Day)
* One Stop Challenge (Father's Day)
* Poodles Parlous (Father's Day)
* Simply Create Too (Father's Day)
* C.R.A.F.T. Challenge (Male Card)
* Dutch Dare Challenge (For Dad)
* Card for Men (Father's Day)
* Creative Inspirations (Cards for a Male)
It's almost Father's day here and in the UK, so I have been busy making Father's Day cards this weekend. This is first I would like to share with you, the other card is likely to follow later in the week. This card is for my FIL, who regularly likes a glass of wine with his dinner:
I'm not quite sure what you would call this fold, but it certainly makes for a more unusual card I think! Most supplies are from a decoupage sheet, but I like to start with the sheet without the example and then make my own card with the supplies. Always fun to see what someone else did with the same supplies and compare cards! I'm curious to see what you guys think, I know there's not much decoupage out there (or perhaps I am looking in the wrong places), mostly digis or stamps, but I like using decoupage just as much as other techniques and don't feel it's inferior to anything I can make with a stamp or digi stamp. Just different. Perhaps you want to give it a try as well ;) Enjoy the rest of your weekend guys!
Materials:
* Studio Light (decoupage) images and DPs
* Line peel offs and silver mirror card from stash
* Computer-generated sentiment
Challenges:
* Delicious Doodles (For the Fellas)
* Card Makin' Mamas (Father's Day)
* Saturday Challenge (Father's Day)
* One Stop Challenge (Father's Day)
* Poodles Parlous (Father's Day)
* Simply Create Too (Father's Day)
* C.R.A.F.T. Challenge (Male Card)
* Dutch Dare Challenge (For Dad)
* Card for Men (Father's Day)
* Creative Inspirations (Cards for a Male)
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
New Arrival
Hi everyone,
We had a lovely anniversary trip last weekend, my hubs took me to Dublin, one of my favourite cities! We had a great couple of days there, walking around soaking up the atmosphere and sitting in pubs drinking Smithwicks & Guinness. We also had tickets to see Bill Bailey, who was absolutely hilarious, I would definitely recommend the show! I will hopefully do some scrapping of the trip in the coming weeks, I will try and share with you :)
When we came back, I got a call from my friend, telling me she gave birth to a little baby girl that night. That's girl number two for them, so a real woman's household! Of course I went ahead and made her a card, here it is:
I am not too happy about it, it seems I am not liking my creations very much at the moment, but as my husband assured me he thought it was lovely and beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all, I decided to post and send anyway. Let me know what you think, I'd appreciate it very much.
Materials:
* Digi from the Internet, coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs
* First Edition Spring Feast & Dovecraft Animal Antics DPs
* Eline Vintage Sentiment stamps
* Ribbon and button from stash
Challenges:
* 2 Sisters (Inside & Out)
* I Love Promarkers (For a Little Girl)
* Stampavie & More (For a Girl)
* Can You Digi It (Buttons)
* Digital Tuesdays (Anything Goes)
* Crafty Boots (Anything Goes with optional Bow)
* Ooh La La (Make it Girly)
* One Stitch at a Time (Use a Digi)
* Hybrid Chick (Use Pink)
* Ribbon Girls (Use Ribbon or Lace)
We had a lovely anniversary trip last weekend, my hubs took me to Dublin, one of my favourite cities! We had a great couple of days there, walking around soaking up the atmosphere and sitting in pubs drinking Smithwicks & Guinness. We also had tickets to see Bill Bailey, who was absolutely hilarious, I would definitely recommend the show! I will hopefully do some scrapping of the trip in the coming weeks, I will try and share with you :)
When we came back, I got a call from my friend, telling me she gave birth to a little baby girl that night. That's girl number two for them, so a real woman's household! Of course I went ahead and made her a card, here it is:
I am not too happy about it, it seems I am not liking my creations very much at the moment, but as my husband assured me he thought it was lovely and beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all, I decided to post and send anyway. Let me know what you think, I'd appreciate it very much.
Materials:
* Digi from the Internet, coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs
* First Edition Spring Feast & Dovecraft Animal Antics DPs
* Eline Vintage Sentiment stamps
* Ribbon and button from stash
Challenges:
* 2 Sisters (Inside & Out)
* I Love Promarkers (For a Little Girl)
* Stampavie & More (For a Girl)
* Can You Digi It (Buttons)
* Digital Tuesdays (Anything Goes)
* Crafty Boots (Anything Goes with optional Bow)
* Ooh La La (Make it Girly)
* One Stitch at a Time (Use a Digi)
* Hybrid Chick (Use Pink)
* Ribbon Girls (Use Ribbon or Lace)
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