WEDDING SEASON

Hello all!


I hope you have been enjoying the sun although it does seem to be hiding from us a bit lately. I am ill once again; a stomach upset. But I will say no more about that as I am thinking a positive attitude will seen it gone in no time!


Well, as my title suggests this blog entry carries a wedding theme. Its that wonderful time of year again and now that card making has come in to my life and refuses to leave; I have been asked to make a few for some friends who will be guests next month.


These cards were inspired my a crafting pal of mine, Vicky.  In fact the first one is almost identical to one that she made. When I saw it, I fell in love immediately and wanted to have a go and put my own spin on it.

Click on the pictures for a closer look.

Each card will be boxed so as not to damage the flowers.


Ta Ta for now.


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KNITTING IN THE SUMMER SUN

Blogging is becoming a rarity these days. Silly really as I really do like doing it! Oh how I have neglected you all so here I am to make a mends and give a you something I put together in the afternoon sunshine yesterday.


Gosh, its hot, hot, hot! Little Ava is sweating buckets here, I am keeping her topped up with plenty of water and stripped to her cutesy nappy, bless. Cameron was born in the heat so he has taken to all this like a duck to water!


Now, here are a few snaps I took today that are actually not that great. We'll have to blame the sunshine; it was so bright in here I just couldn't get a decent shot. Although, you can pick up the bits on the carpet quite well I thought! I have taken a day off from hoovering.

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The card kind of reminds me me of a napkin/cloth baby nappy. It all came about by accident really, that's what I love about crafting. You can easily turn a "mistake" into something fantastic! Granted, its a bit skew whiff but I think it'll pass, tee hee!

These booties are made from a glorious mix of wool and bamboo yarn. Beautifully soft next to baby's delicate skin.


Ta Ta for now.


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KNITS FOR BABY

Well hello folks, its been an absolute age since I last blogged!


I have been so run down and utterly fed up with it all that I decided to take some much needed time off. I haven't done any crafting either as I have decided to step down as a Demo! Shock horror!


Fear not, this gives me a bit more time (only a bit mind) to do a little more crafting of all types. Here are a few baby bits I knitted a while back when I was pregnant with Ava. I never found out what sex she was (silly baby wouldn't show us on the scan) but I just knew it was a girl, so I knitted so many girly bits I could have opened my own boutique!


I only started to knit when I was 7 months pregnant, these are not bad if I do say so myself, LOL!

Ta Ta for now

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A SPECIAL "CASE" INDEED

Another late night filled with crafting. I woke at 12 am and the coughing did not ease enough for me to sleep until 3am, no exaggeration! I am utterly exhausted and to cap it all off, somewhere between Saturday afternoon and the small hours of Sunday I have managed to pick up a cold.


Well that's quite enough of the self pity and on to today's project, hoorah! 


Have you ever made a CD for a friend or loved one? Perhaps you recorded a special message or made a compilation of their favourite songs? I have never done this I must admit, far too complicated. My twin sister on the other hand is forever "burning" a CD or two and has complained before about how dull the case is and how nice it would be if you could get personalised and/or pretty outer covers. 


I came up with this...

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I took the case apart and placed designer series paper inside the back cover.

You'll notice that I have used cardstock and ink from the Earth Elements Colour Family, I think these colours are to die for!

Cardstock: More Mustard and Old Olive, a bit of textured More Mustard for the belly band

Ink: Versa Mark, Chocolate Chip and More Mustard

Stamp Sets: Cheer and Wishes, Circle Circus and Vintage Labels (retired)

Accessories: Silver Elastic cord, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" circle punch and  Designer series paper, corner rounder

Non Stampin' Up!: CD case

Ta Ta for now
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JUST A TINY FAVOUR

Haven't I been making a lot of cards lately; back to my roots!


I don't really do a lot of "box" work, purely because I've had know idea where to begin. Lately though, I have been collecting packaging from here and there to use as templates. For a new crafter like myself, this is a great way to get started.


This project uses a tiny KFC Popcorn chicken box, I thought it was so cute that once Cameron had finished with it (a once and while treat folks) I spirited it away. 


Whilst putting the box together I decided to "make it my own" by turning it upside down and snipping off the bottom tabs. Great for party favours I think!

Click on the photos for a closer look.

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Kraft and Chocolate Chip

Ink: Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip

Stamp Sets: Vintage Labels (retired)

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch and 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Ta Ta for now

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COUGHS, CHALKS & A CARD

This idea came to me whilst I was kept awake by my cough, wheeze, cough, routine. I kept thinking of a childhood toy I had, I am sure you can still get them and many of you have had them.


One of those plastic puzzles made up of sliding tile pieces that fit into a kind of tray. Do you remember them?


Well this card is based on that. I used my Stampin' Pastels with this card and adopted the Poppin' Pastel technique. I stamped my image with Versa Mark ink and then used cotton wool balls to "pounce" the various pastel colours (Bold Brights) over my image. There are many, many ways in which to use your Pastels but this is by far my favourite!

Click on the image for a closer look.

Note to self; change your trimmer blade!!

Cardstock: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black, Whisper White and Only Orange

Ink: Versa Mark and Basic Black

Stamp sets: Sincere Salutations and Its Beautiful Wheel

Accessories: Whisper White 1/4" Grosgain Ribbon 

Non Stampin' Up!: Button

Ta Ta for now

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PAPER FLOWERS

Gosh, this card took a bit longer than usual; working with tissue paper takes a gentle touch and I am known for having the exact opposite!


I took inspiration from two of my fellow Demo's Loraine and Vicky and set about creating a card with flowers as the main theme. 

Click in the photo for a loser look.

I had fun with the inked flowers that make up the background of this card. I punched my flower from some scrap card an used the punched area as a kind of stencil. You can see a an other example of this over on Loraine's blog. You can really achieve great results with this technique. As you can see, I have varied the amount of ink applied to different areas to get lighter and darker shades. I also combined two colours on some areas to get a two toned finish.


For the small circles I wanted a faded finish so I stamped my image twice on scrap paper and then stamped on to my card background.

Cardstock: Going Grey and Whisper White

Ink:Green Galore, Basic Grey and Pixie Pink

Stamp Sets: A beautiful Thing (small circles) and Sincere Salutations

Accessories: 5 Petal flower punch

Non Stampin' Up!: Tissue paper, buttons

Ta Ta for now


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