New Baby Girl Cards

Whipped up a couple of baby girl cards for my Charity box - I love making cute cards!

Additions to My Stash

Sorry I have been absent for a while - but I had a good excuse, I have been visiting New York!

Whilst I was there, I had to visit the famous 'Michael's' craft shop, and did not come away empty handed. They didn't have many stamps, but I did pick up lots of embellishments - including this little bundle.

One Die - Several Cards!

  I treated myself to some back copies of the Tattered Lace magazine, as there was a '3 for the price of 2' offer on. Today I have been playing with the free Summer Pasture die from issue no 7.

I have enjoyed colouring it in with Promarkers and cutting it up for different effects. I hope to get a lot more use out of this die!

A new member of the family

Congratulations to my niece who has just had a baby girl - Maddison Jean.

I dusted off my old Sizzix baby dies to made this card for her and her husband.

A Little Bit About Me

I have decided to join in with Inspiration Interrogation set by Scrapthology - so here's a little bit of info about my life

1. What was the last meal you cooked?

  I take it you don't mean the toast I have just had for breakfast. If so, it was a couple of large pizzas and some garlic bread when my sister and kids came round for tea. It wasn't home made as I don't enjoy cooking very much.  

2. What's the last movie you watched?

Last night we watched Jurassic Park and Ice Age for the umpteenth time. Looking forward to seeing San Andreas and Jurassic World soon, I love disaster movies!

3. What's your favourite all time present?

My father bought me a lotus bowl from the  sunken wreckage of the Tek Sing . I just love the idea of owning a piece of antique porcelain that sat on the bottom of the ocean for nearly 200 years.

4. You have a free day, where do you go?

As I work full time, a free day would be nice to be spent at home, playing in my craft room without interruption.

5. What was your favourite childhood TV programme?

I am still a big Doctor Who fan and have watched the programme all my life. Last weekend I even bought a Tardis umbrella and backpack and went to a Doctor Who concert at Wembley Arena in London. Doctor Who was first shown 9 months before I was born, so I might have been conceived that day.

A Small Bit of Stash Busting

Sorry for the absence from my blog -I was away in London visiting ComicCon and the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular. However, I have had a chance for a little crafting since then.

These cards were both made with bits of paper that have been sitting in my stash for at least 5 years - I really must stop buying new papers, as I  probably have enough to keep me going for many years yet!!

Book Folding - An Owl

When I heard about book folding art - I just had to have a go!

I bought and downloaded the cute owl pattern from an Etsy Seller who specialises in folded book designs and purchased an old book from a table top sale for 20p

It took about 3 or 4 evenings to complete it and I found it quite relaxing!

Birthdays Galore!

This week is the busiest for card making - as I have my Husband's, 2 aunts, a cousin, a nephew and a work colleagues birthday all within 7 days!

I have to be prepared in advance or I would never manage to cope.

These are some of the cards I made for this manic week -I am off to New York with my husband for our 30th wedding anniversary next month, so had to feature that on the card!

Flanders Scrapbook

I recently took a tour around the First World War battlefields of France and Flanders. I learnt so much from our excellent tour guide and was lucky enough to find the gravestone of one Great Great Uncle and a memorial to another who was killed in the fighting.

I came back with lots of photos, as I wanted to put together a scrapbook and so these are the first few pages - I bought a set of clear stamps from Hobby Art Ltd called Commemorative which are ideal to help illustrate it.

This is still very much a Work in Progress, but at least I have made a start on the scrapbook to keep my memories in. You can read a bit more about the trip and also my  recent craft room injury on my other blog - 50 New Experiences



  

Very Easy Vellum ...

I don't often use vellum in my cards, I'm never sure if the double side tape will show through! However I have bitten the bullet and yesterday made 2 cards with vellum backgrounds

This zingy green card was made with dies cuts sent over from Laura in Canada

Whilst this card was made for a friends wedding anniversary with a piece of silver leaf vellum that has been sitting in my stash for years!

Daisy card

Today's card matches up some new paper from Making Cards Magazine with some very old die cut daisies that having been hanging around for ages.

I went to a table top sale today and picked up several packets of foam pads and 2 large reels of double sided tape for 50p the lot - bargain!! 

Card for a Friend

My friend Paul is going to be 50 soon, so I was asked to make him a card from everyone in the office - as he is interested in moths and butterflies, this was fairly easy to make!

Spots and Flowers

Using up an old piece of paper in my stash by adding flowers and brads!

Cards for Charity

Like many of you, I make far too many cards then I personally need! I have advertised on my local freecycle website and 40 cards are now each going to help Myeloma UK, riding for the disabled and a local church group with their fund raising. 

I now have a very good excuse to make some more cards!!

Day 30 Match ATC Challenge - Pink Dream

Another ATC made with the freebie stamps from Papercrafter Magazine - pink seems to be my colour of the week at the moment!

Day 29 ATC Challenge - 7 Gypsies Bird

I haven't bought Papercrafter Magazine for ages, but when I saw these fab stamps by 7 Gypsies, I just had to have it!

The ATC was made using up 3 scraps of paper leftover from card making.

Day 28, A bit of pink - March ATC Challenge

This ATC has everything - stripes, spots, card candy, sentiment and image - all in pink!

Day 27, March ATC Challenge - A Little bit of vintage

I've heat embossed the letter background in gold using a very old and neglected stamp to help offset the purple flower. Finished off with a couple of  contrasting brads in the corner

Day 26, March ATC Challenge - Don't Be Subtle!

'If you have an important point to make, don't be subtle or clever. Use a Pile Driver' - Sir Winston Churchill

Good advice!

Day 25, March ATC Challenge - Red Blossoms

Its nice to have a bit of colour in your life, isn't it! Now that spring has arrived I want to surround myself with bright colours!!!

Day 24, March ATC Challenge - You Make Me Smile

 Think this one ought to be for my kids  - they often make me smile  (and occasionally can be little stars!)

Day 23, March ATC Challenge - Spring Kitten

This little kitty is so cute - I just wish my garden was full of spring flowers like these!

Day 22, March ATC Challenge - A Bit of Beef!

This bull is from a vintage cigarette card and teamed with a wooden cow shaped embellishment ( where on earth did I get that from?) 

I used a scrap bit of stamping left over from a previous card. I don't think I have ever made an ATC featuring cattle before!

Day 21 Little Lion ATC - March Challenge

This little fella was heat embossed with a fine gold powder then coloured with Promarkers. 

He is propped up against my Italian Puzzle Box that I inherited from my Grandparents.

Day 20 March Challenge - Treat Yourself ATC

Everybody deserves a little treat - mine is spending a some time uninterrupted in my craft room, having a play with all my crafting goodies!  What is yours?