23rd May, 2020. With Love, Shabby Chic.

Hi, Today I have a pretty Shabby Chic style card topper to show you, peaches and cream with a touch of lime to make it ' pop '

 The flowers are Foamiran, which I tinted using pastels to get the right shade desired.
The doily square is from Tattered Lace dies, such a useful die that I have used such a lot.

A peep at the flowers.

The ' With Love ' done in gold so could be used for a Golden Wedding.

Keep busy, keep safe xxxxxxxxx

13th May 2020 , Decorated Glassine Bags.

Hello, As part of doing my journal, trying to do a page a day...not happening  I might add, far too many  distractions as in people needing feeding !  Anyway I did make some decorated Glassine bags, some for sale and some for the journal.  The flowers were hand made using lots of different materials, silk, chiffon and satin, pretty much anything I could lay my hands on that would melt by using the burning method.

I ran the bags through my Sizzix between  an embossing folder to obtain the patterns on each bag.

 I loved the way that they turned out and can see so many different ways to decorate and so many uses. Not only for journaling pockets but as little gift bags or to hold that special tag style invitation.

            Hope you are all keeping safe, take care xxxxxxxxx

1st May, 2020

Hi everyone...what a strange time this is, so surreal . Here I am safe and sound in my own home , isolating like most and doing my craft work whilst all the world is in such turmoil. The birds are singing outside and everything seems so quiet and peaceful, which of course it is not. I have started a junk journal , half way through it, doing one , perhaps two pages at a time. Really enjoying it. Of course as soon as it is done I will show it off.

In the mean time, I have finished a pretty new baby card for my first great grandchild which we know is going to be a girl. All girls in our family, children, grandchildren and now great grandchildren. Only the tortoise is male., and of course the husbands !

Love my Lili of the Valley stamps, have so many of them and always come in handy, love them all.

Once again used my favourite Copics to colour with.

To everyone, keep busy, stay at home and keep safe x