24th September, 2016 Teddy with Robin

Hi everybody, today I would like to show you a pretty card topper that I have made using the LOTV pre printed images. I think they are really good to use, when if like me, you have far too many LOTV stamps ( some not even used  ! )  and you feel that it would be a sin to purchase more, so instead so as not to feel too guilty I bought the pre-printed art pads etc.,

I used Snow-Tex around the card, and some so very pretty lace that I have had it in my stash for ages, if only I could find where I bought it from.  Must do some research as it is so pretty with the strip of sparkly diamante across the middle.

The flower was hand made using mulberry paper, spritzed with a touch of blue and a silver centre.

          A closer peep at the lace, Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend , hugs  xx

19th September, 2016, Sarah Kay Card.

Good afternoon to all the lovely crafting people, hope that you are having a good day.  Rain here in the UK, Autumn is definitely on the way.  Chilly mornings and evenings. Everything has it's good points, as there is nothing nicer than doing lovely craft work in a cosy home.

Today I have a pretty Sarah Kay card to show you, always stands the test of time as the stamps are so versatile.

      I used my Copics for colouring.  .  The little pink bow is a Doohickey die and the butterfly border is by Tim Holtz.  The pink doily that can be seen peeping out behind the picture was a freebie in the Tattered Lace magazine. Has been used such a lot.

                                       Thank you for stopping by, take care, hugs to all  xx

11th September, 2016 An almost forgotton birthday.

Hi everyone,  Today I have a straight forward , less is more, birthday card to show you.  You know the days when you suddenly realise that somebody's birthday is in a couple of days time, and you have to make one pretty fast, well this is one  !

The white card was a pre-bought pack with envelopes, so I embossed another white rectangle card, layered it on top of some pretty pale lemon paper, die cut flowers and a pretty very pale lemon organza bow.  The hearts were a Memory Box die, I coloured then in lemon and covered in Glossy Accents.  The happy Birthday was die cut in gold, a Spellbinders die, two in a pack ( the other one is With Love )   I added the string pearls to just to give it  a bit of extra to finish off the edges.

                        A closer peep at the little flowers and the heart.                          

                                Thank you for taking a peep at my blog, have a lovely Sunday, xx

7th September, Glitter Crystal Butterflies.

Hello dear crafters.  I said I would have a go at making my own crystal glitter in different colours and how I did it was very successful.  I found a little pot, put in my clear German glass glitter and used the tiniest bit of colouring. I used Tim Holtz distress re-inkers, but I think almost anything with a great pigment would work.  Hmmmm  !  food colouring ?  perhaps, worth a try.

Here are my pink and blue butterflies, which I think are really pretty, you cannot see how much they sparkle from my photograph, but believe me they certainly do.

               
                                                  

                                                     Here's a picture of the pink one.

                                 I hope you like them, thank you for taking a look, take care xx

3rd September, 2016, I'm into Sparkly Butterflies !

Hello everyone, I am so into super sparkly butterflies.  This is what I came up with. It kind of went from thinking sparkly to getting carried away.  Out came my box of crystal tiny beads , my glass glitters and Stickles.

 I was getting a bit stuck on the glass glitter as only had three different lots, gold, silver and clear, which is fine for now.  I have something going off in my head to reproduce different colours without the expense of buying, so will keep you up to date if I discover how to do it.

This is the brown/tan one, my favourite.

Hope you like them, have a good weekend  xx