Nine weeks and counting.........

......till I get my craft room and computer desk back!  The LPC nearly done (for those that haven't visited before, my daughter has been doing her Law Practice Course since last September and has needed my desk to work on, hence lack of posts, cardmaking and blogging.

Here's what I've managed to do while she's been out today:

This is for my niece - she'll be fourteen next month and I thought this digi by Mo Manning would be perfect.  

The faux Kraft card started as a piece of white card and Pink Petticoat Kraft download paper - turned out pretty well, but a little too dark for me.

The DP is DCWV that's been in my stash forever.

I really like the rub-on 'Giggle' - again found at the bottom of my stash and the image coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment stamps is from a Paula Pasqual collection and I've used Nesties and Stampin Up punches.

Finally a bit of ribbon and some Craftwork Cards Candi.

I'm going to enter this into this week's Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/toddlersteens-and-in-betweens.html

and

The ABC Challenge

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/k-for-kraft-1st-april.html

Now on to my next card:

I used my Creative Expressions stamps for this - I really like this set.

I stamped the glass and bottle then masked off to do the orange circle behind (again this was done with a circle mask and ink dusters and Distress Inks.

The sentiment is a Clarity Stamp.

The table was done with Hero Arts Wood grain stamp and I stamped around the edges with a crackle background stamp.

Hope you like them.

Look forward to being back soon and thank you for popping by.

Sue.x

A few more embellisments........

I've added a few pearls to a card I posted a few days ago using my new gadget from the Hobbycraft show at the NEC - a Hotfix Rhinestone applicator.  Don't ya just hate fiddling with those tiny crystals/rhinestones, trying to get a blob of glue onto the back and getting it onto your card without it squishing out all over the place? I did, so that's why I decided to treat myself to this:

This is the original card:

 And this is it with the Hotfix pearls added to it:

Dead easy to do and really quick.  The rhinestones and pearls are really cheap to buy too.  My new favourite tool.

Sue.x

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!  I hope you all have a lovely holiday weekend, despite the weather!

Here's a couple of cards I've made over the last couple of days:

This one is for my BIL - the dreaded male card:

I love this clock stamp by Kaisercraft.  I stamped and embossed it with Black Soot distress ink and then used Inkylicious blending brushes to add some colour -I used Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.

The 'Birthday' was cut out with my Cameo and the rest of the sentiment is from Stick n Stamp.  I had a bunch of bottle caps in my stash for ages so thought I'd add one for a bit of interest.  Here it is close up:

I punched a piece of the clock stamp and then put an epoxy sticker over the top.  I really like it.

A bit of string just finished it off.

The next one is for my little niece:

I'm still loving my Tatty Teddy cd - I don't usually do decoupage but I thought I'd give it a go for this one.

The background paper and sentiment is also from the cd.  He's just so cute!

Sue.x

Frame It

Here's my card for this week's Less Is More challenge 'Frame It'.

I used a Card-io set of stamps (the tiny stamps that are fixed onto pegs and you build up a picture with them) for my frame around the sentiment (Clarity Stamp). 

I then cut it out with a Grand Nestie circle and mounted it onto 3d foam.  The card base was embossed using a Creative Couture embossing folder (Tied Together).  I finally added a tiny purple bow.

Thanks for dropping by.

Sue.x

Something different

Sorry it's been such a long time, my daughter's still working her way through the LPC (Law Practice Course) before she can start her job as a trainee solicitor this coming September.  If you've been a regular visitor to my blog you'll know that I've had to give up my desk and crafting area for her to work on, hence the lack of posts.  Hopefully, come June when she's finished things will get back to normal and my craft room will be all mine again! 

Here are a couple of things I've managed to squeeze in when she's out and I sneak onto my desk.  

I bought a plain MDF birdhouse shape from a craft fair at the Motorcycle Museum near the NEC - it was from a company called Katz & Co Craft which I decorated with papers, flowers, Memory Box and Spellbinder dies.

And here is another card I made for my niece using Fashion Divas cd from Debbi Moore. She loved it.

I've got another card to upload a bit later - once I can get a decent photo of it, so will be back with another post. 

Thanks for dropping by.

Sue.x

My second Less is More - One Layer Card

 

 

Here's my second card for the Less is More challenge for this week - a one layer card with little or no embellishments and should feature music.

 

I've used the same Kaisercraft and Paula Pascqual stamps from my previous post and added some Tea Die and Vintage Photo ink.  The musical note was cut out with my Cameo.

 

Sue.x

 



Less is More week 106 One Layer

Hi everyone! Hope you're well!

 

Whoa! Where did those two months go?  It's been a long time since I last posted and tbh I haven't really missed it - it does makes you realise how much time is taken up by the whole blog thing and how much more time could be used doing other things. 

 

Anyways,I've gotten a new laptop and connected my little Epson printer to it so I've been able to get crafty again this weekend using the dining table in the lounge - not ideal really but better than nothing. (My daughter is still hogging my desk, computer and craft area to study - bless).

 

Here's a couple of cards I've managed to do today.

 

First my Less is More entry:

 

(I hope my flower is acceptable as a minimal embellishment.)

 

The musical script is a Kaisercraft stamp and the sentiment is from Paula Pascual.  The rose is cut from felt using a My Favourite Things die and the leaves are a Sizzix die.

 

Next:

 

I really liked the Fashion Divas cds Debbi Moore brought to Create and Craft as a Pick of the Week and actually ordered them - never bought from them before as I've seen so many bad comments about them on forums, but to give them their due - the price was good and it took just over a week to arrive so I'm very happy bunny.

 

Here's my first quick card:

 

 

  

And I made a box too:

 

 

Finally, a little card I made following a tutorial from Liz Armstrong at Pink Petticoat:

 

 

 

 

I used Pink Petticoat plain paper and cut the butterflies out on my Cameo.  I did the sentiment on the computer and my Sew Easy machine to do the stitching and added a bit of twine to finish.

 

I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed making them.  It's so nice to get creative again.

 

Have a nice weekend and I hope the snow keeps away for you.

 

Sue.x