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

12th April 2020, A Pocket Full of Pretties.

Good morning, Happy Easter, and hope that you are having a safe and busy day.  I am so thankful for my crafting hobby and my stash of crafting things. I have been inspired to make some junk journal things for my new journals that I recently made...so here they are....

I used a die to make the pocket/envelope . I really enjoyed making all the different things to go inside.  I have found stuff to use that I never thought of using, inks, sprays, lace and ribbons.

                   

 

                                Separated and spread out so they can be seen that bit better.

                                          I hope that I have inspired you to do some.
                              From here in the UK I wish each and everyone to be safe,                                                                 hugs and much love xx

28th March 2020 , Using Dur a Lar acrylic sheets

Hello , I hope that all us crafting folk are keeping busy, learning new skills and trying our best to keep content with our lot.  Terrible times for each of us. we would never have thought that the world would come to this. If we each do as directed we will get through this...

I bought and had delivered before all of this terrible virus , some Dur a Lar acrylic sheets. I had seen them being used and thought it was pretty much up my street to play with. This is my first attempt using acrylic paints.

The strange thing about this 'plastic ' sheet is that you can also water colour on it, stamp and heat emboss, which is what I did with the flower.

I placed it onto white card and used sticky tape strips behind.

I used quite a few Posca pens for the other detailed colouring in.

Thank you for having a look at my work. Please all keep safe and well.

Hugs and much love to all xx

18th March, 2020 A Mo Manning Purchased Image

Hello, today I would like to show you some work done using a Mo Manning purchased image from The Hobby House.  I do have quite a few Mo Manning stamps which I love to use but this was purchased long time ago so decided to use it...such a cutie.

The flowers were made using Foamiran, , my preference being white so that I can colour the foam to my own choosing.

I added some dried gypsophilia among the flowers. 

Hope you like it.  Under the circumstances, please keep safe and well xx

12th March 2020. A Steam Punk Journal.

Good evening.  I mentioned earlier that I had done another hand made journal, which has just been completed. I did this one in a Steam Punk style.  I must give the credit to ' Such A Pretty Mess ' for this one as I have copied from her tutorial how to make the large gem in the middle. She herself does admit that she got the method and  idea from somebody else, so don't feel so bad !

Loved making it, something really different . Most of the stuff I had in my craft boxes plus some of that air drying clay to make some of the embellishments which were covered in gold and bronze gilding polish.

Hope you like it....just got to fill it now....

xxx