Monday 24 December 2012

Forever Friends



This year's card to my husband, he likes plain and simple which is why he married me
Eight by eight inch blank and some random stash.



Saturday 22 December 2012

Snowman



I couldn't think what to put on this that wouldn't over-power the paper (by Cart-Us) so kept it simple with a heat-embossed sentiment by Woodware




Thursday 20 December 2012

Joy



Paper is My Mind's Eye, I've added some Glamour Dust to liven it up a bit.
Doily is from Tesco.



Sunday 9 December 2012

Gifts





I've been using stash to wrap some small Christmas gifts. I don't have time to do it for every present and probably most people I give to wouldn't notice if it was hand-crafted or bog-standard wrapping. For my crafty friends though I know they will understand :)

(sorry for shocking pics!)



Friday 7 December 2012

Merry



Image is by Marianne
Sticker is by Making Memories
Die-cut is Sizzix 









Tuesday 4 December 2012

Honour Christmas



Front panel is from 'Just Believe' by KaiserCraft.
 (Surely it should be spelt 'honour' though, the English way, seeing as Charles Dickens was English?)

Other papers and doily are by Dovecraft



Sunday 2 December 2012

Tree



I don't have any cards to show, except this one, sorry it's so boring. I try to update every other day but at this time of year often life just gets in the way.

Anyway, it's a Penny Black stamp and I've kept it simple as it's for someone whose partner has recently died, so a 'Thinking of you at Christmas' type card.

Friday 30 November 2012

Ornaments



 Most of my Christmas cards I can give out personally but there are a pile that are going across country so I've tried to keep them flat to avoid excess postage costs.

It made me realise how much I usually use bulky embellishments and foam pads in my card-making!

So, inspired by Tiffany jewellery boxes, this is 2012's flat card design.

I wasn't meant to be buying new Christmas stash and am pleased that I managed to use peel-offs that have been kicking around forever. The white card has a nice shimmer to it that the photo does not show.
Dies are Memory Box:  Snowflake Ornament, Classic Ornament and Frosty.





Wednesday 28 November 2012

Joy



Papers are DCWV, I added the glitter and bow.
I find with sheer ribbon like this I prefer to make a couple of small holes and thread it through before tying, rather than glue which I get in a mess with (plus it won't drop off in the post).



Monday 26 November 2012

Love, Peace, Joy



Paper is My Mind's Eye
Vellum quote is DCWV
Snowflake is Papermania



Saturday 24 November 2012

Merry Christmas



Using up some ancient stash.
Paper is HOTP, it was from QVC back when I would stay up until midnight to see what the craft TSV was going to be.
Sentiment panel - goodness knows where that came from.



Friday 23 November 2012

Season's Greetings



Lately my mojo hasn't just left the building; it's gone on a round-the-world cruise.
I've found myself surrounded by stash sitting staring into space.
Can anyone give me a kick up the bum and get me started again?




Tuesday 20 November 2012

Christmas Greetings



Paper is My Mind's Eye and I've added some glitter
Sentiment is Hot Off The Press (two separate stamps that are so old I had difficulty getting them off the backing sheet)
Card, ink, twine all Stampin' Up!




Saturday 17 November 2012

Thinking Of You



My mum's sister should have been celebrating a special birthday in a few days, sadly she passed away suddenly a couple of months ago.
I wanted to send her husband a card on what would have been my aunt's birthday, to let him and her children know that she's not forgotten.

My aunt's favourite colour was pink and her nickname in our family was 'Queen' so I used this Pink Paislee patterned paper with crowns on, and added some dusky pink and dark brown, so it's a nod to my aunt without being too feminine for her husband.




Thursday 15 November 2012

Special Day


Paper is K&Co
Sentiment is Craftwork Cards
Ribbon is not wonky in real life!






Tuesday 13 November 2012

Anniversary



Patterned paper is Fancy Pants
Vellum sentiment is Craftwork Cards (almost identical pattern to the paper)



Sunday 4 November 2012

Glorious



Paper is Tilda
Sentiment is a Woodware stamp




Friday 2 November 2012

Birds


Paper is Echo Park
Sentiment is Craftwork Cards



Wednesday 31 October 2012

Poppy



Not really papercrafting but I spotted this idea on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a go.
 There are quite a few companies selling fancy poppies nowadays but the prices are pretty steep and they tend to only give a small fraction of the cost to the British Legion.

Bling your own poppy instead!





Buy a normal poppy and take it to bits.
Cover each part with a strong wet adhesive and roll it in some coloured glitter.
Voila!

The photo does not pick up just how sparkly this is in real life.




Tuesday 30 October 2012

Babies



Sentiment is a Basic Grey rub-on (just noticed that annoying wrinkle) and I even used the packaging for some matting and layering.




Saturday 27 October 2012

Joy and Cheer



Having been ill I'm struggling to get back into crafting at the moment so a very simple card here.

It's Cuttlebug embossing folder 'Joy and Cheer' and I've highlighted it with some Glamour Dust.
The snowflake is a brad I've had in my stash for about a decade.

The ribbon looked very flat and limp and I wanted it to curl.
I wrapped it around a pencil and blasted it with my heat gun for about ten seconds or so and this seems to have done the trick. In future I'll try and remember to use a couple of strands of ribbon if doing this as it doesn't look very full whereas when it was straight it was enough for the card.



Thursday 25 October 2012

Peace, Love, Joy



Bit of an extended absence due to the flu!
Main panel is by Kaisercraft
Metal snowflake is Making Memories
Pearl button by the Hobby House




Monday 15 October 2012

No Card Today

Usually I try to update this blog every other day. Currently we are re-decorating, the house is covered in dust, and I have no time for card-making :(

Hopefully normal service will be resumed in the next couple of days!

Friday 12 October 2012

Celebrate


Quick and simple!
Embossing folder is by Cuttlebug
Sentiment is a Paper Smooches stamp
Twine by Queen & Co



Wednesday 10 October 2012

Mum


Paper is Papermania, card is 8 x 8 inches
Flowers are Prima
Die is by Quickutz
'MUM' cut with Cricut Base Camp
Whole lot sprayed with shimmer paint



Monday 8 October 2012

Families



Sticker is DCWV
Papers are Fancy Pants