Card & Book

I made this card and little book for Lynn’s birthday.

Since the schools finished for the holidays she seemed to have nothing but rain so I thought this image quite appropriate for her. Thinking back i’m almost certain I used an umbrella image last year for her.

It’s an easel type card held up with blue gems (raindrops)I’ve also used fabric flowers and spotty braid. The image, which is a new stamp but from where I can’t remember, is coloured with Promarkers.

This is the book I made for her, it’s only about 4 inches square and fastens together with spotty organza ribbon. The papers are K & Co but I don’t know the stamp as it was borrowed from Kaz.

The pages are cut, folded and glued back to back with a stiffer card for the cover.

Sue xx

Toppers

I sat last night and coloured in some images with Promarkers and managed to get these 2 mounted up ready to use on cards. Both are the same Tilda image but using different colours for the hair and shoes. The different mounts make a big difference to them as well. I used glitter card and pearlescent card. The corners have been cut using a X Cut flower punch and my trusty corner  rounder.

I know 2 little girls who will love the Birthday cards i’m going to use them on ;-)

Sue xx

More wrecking!

 Document time passing. Done with a collection of car park tickets since November last year.

From the M5 as we travelled home. we brought Mum with us so I sat in the back and was quite bored as I couldn’t see where I was going so well as from my usual seat. The cover has been decorated with Promarkers, they will write on anything including the shiny surfaces.

Sue xx

80th Birthday

It’s my Mum’s 80th birthday next month but i’ve made her card already as I knew which image, from my stash of cds,  I wanted to use.

Dad used to grow many varieties of fuchsia and Mum has managed to save a few for the garden this year.

The decoupaged image is from the Cross Stitch cd by My Craft studio, it has been printed onto super smooth paper and layered up onto backing papers and borders from the same cd. I’ve used a stepper card, folded with the help of my Hougie board, so that I  could size it to fit the image.

The ‘80’ is in silver card and cut with my newly acquired Craft Robo Lite cutter.

The card is finished with a ribbon and bow in 2 shades of purple to match the images.

I’ve written this with Windows Live Writer so we’ll see if it turns out ok, if it does it’s easier to use than blogger for layout.    Fingers crossed!

Sue xx

Not much to show!

What a numpty!!!
The first time i've blogged in absolutely ages and i've very little to show. I've been making cards as when i've felt like it using new stamps and a new Cd. I have 5 birthdays coming up in July so decided to get the inserts printed and written all ready for when they are needed. Like an idiot I wrote the envelopes and sealed the cards inside before I realised i'd not photographed a single one of them.
I had 3 birthdays in June as well and forgot to photograph any of those cards either so will have to make do with a card I made way back in May for my great niece.
The images are from the Forever Friends cd by DoCraft.
I had a play and decided I couldn't really get on with the graphics package included with it so imported the images into MCS Pro and manipulated them that way. I printed the insert to match with lots of stars and ice cream sundaes, just right for a 3 year old.

Memo to self - photograph cards as soon as they are made in future.

Oh, i've had to put comment moderation on as some kind soul keeps posting ads for adult meds. They only do it one posting but quite persistantly keep commenting on an almost daily basis. annoying or what??!?

Wreck this Journal

Sallie and I went to Barry Island yesterday and took our journals with us. She had already taken hers for a walk, so I tied string round the spine of mine and embarassed her by dragging my book along behind me. It had started to rain so it got a bit wet and manky. The corner that Lewis had turned up has been worn away completely now.I walked along and crossed the road, banging the book up and down the kerb.To prove that I had done this in public we waited for some others to pass by. Even the dog ignored us!

Wreck this Journal

I've had this book for a few weeks now and after I got over my initial belief that books should be looked after and kept in good condition I am quite enjoying the various tasks. My first thing was to break the spine and bash it about a bit. I sent it unwrapped through the post but it came back in perfect condition! All that my son could bring himself to do was curl up the front corner. I must have brought him up well to respect books.

This is how it looks at the moment, doesn't close properly because of things glued into it but also because it has been wet under the shower and dried out.

These are my 'white' pages, My favourite at the moment I think. I've heat embossed and stuck various things in. I'll probably keep adding onto these as I think of things.

This is the first page I did with ink covered fingers.

I gave Mick a haircut yesterday and saved the hair for this picture. Mine would be too grey to see on the white paper!

Oh I really enjoyed doing this page! Scratching away with my scalpel and pokey tool.

I found this page after Sallie had gone home the other weekend. She wouldnt let me do anything to hers!

My 4 letter word page - all of them clean, I don't go in for swearing especially the 4 letter ones. I'll add to this as the fancy takes me.

Just a few things on this page at the moment. I pricked my thumb with my pricking tool and it bled so I squeezed it to get enough to put on the page.

It's not really wrecked yet judging by some of the things Sallie tells me she has done with hers in the past week, making a lead and taking it for a walk in her lunch break across the road and into the park!!!

MCS Cross Stitch CD Samples

I was asked to make samples for the My Craft Studio POTW on Create & Craft tv. So far I have seen all 3 cards and the stationery set, but not the notebook or pillow gift box.
We were asked to do projects with a given image set from the Cd. Mine was this beautiful hibiscus. I used fancy folds on all of the cards, the first time i'd tried any of them so i'm really pleased with the way they turned out.

A5 size Side stepper card with matching envelope.The decoupage is printed out onto pearlescent paper.

I changed the colour for this easel card and added a few fabric flowers, lace and gems.

I'm not sure what this fold is, I saw it in a magazine and thought it looked interesting, basically it's a gatefold with the corners folded in.

This stationery set took a bit of working out as I didn't use a template at all. I printed the note paper and envelopes as well as all the backing papers to match.

The pillow gift box and notepad were quick and easy to make but quite useful little items.

Finished!

At last I can show the finished pram blanket that I have been knitting for what seems like ages.

I finished the sewing up and tidying ends last night and this morning I threaded the ribbon through the eyelets.

I decided to go neutral with lemon ribbon, that way it doesn't matter if the baby is a boy or girl when it arrives.

While I was watching tv late last night I started on a little hat, so quick and easy it was finished off this morning. All stocking stitch with a cute rolled up edge. I'll quickly add a small crocheted flower for a girl or small button for a boy.

Bunny hops.

I've spent the past week stamping and colouring bunnies in plant pots ready for my Easter cards.

I used a Penny Black stamp - Bunny Friends and stamped them onto scraps of textured cream card and a couple on some smooth white coated card. I used Promarkers to colour them, it was interesting to see the way they turned out differently depending upon the card surface.

 The white coated card was a new purchase for use with my Promarkers and I am very pleased with the results it gives.

I'm not sure where all the backing papers are from but I do know that some are K & Co and others are Making Memories.

I've also used organza ribbon, brads and fabric flowers. A couple have peel-off letters for the greeting.

I'll have to get them posted out tomorrow, I wonder who they are for???

A little Teaser!

Just a little teaser of what I have been working on for the last few weeks.

I've knit 48 of these!

Only 3 stitches to begin with, increasing for 20 rows then decreasing until back down to 3 stitches. Every row different and so difficult in the beginning although after the first dozen I could do them without looking at the pattern.


Now this is a lot easier but not finished as I seem to need miles of it......


Start off with 8 stitches increase until 12 and then cast off 4 and start all over again and again and again, you get the idea i'm sure.

I've started on the sewing up now so will be back with the finished thing quite soon -I hope!
Ooops almost forgot i'll need yards of ribbon as well. Mmmm pink or blue???