A perfect set of stamps

Word perfect is a stamp set recently released from Dimension Stamps, which I got a chance to play with (as I have a "acquaintance" on the design team! lol, she'll love being called that!) And here's how I got on....

This is just sooo simple to make the stem of the flower I curved "Thinking of You" "On Your Birthday" , the leaf was stamped using "Happy Birthday".  I then stamped "With Love" around the edge of the card. I distressed this, added gems, paper flowers, and a brad. (the butterfly was added later to hide an inky finger mark whoops!) it was when layered onto white card and the green ribbon added. It was then matted onto Green card and stuck to the card. Finally I added two beautiful corner embellishments from my stash!

So simple and so fresh!

When I saw the stamp set and all the "Family" related words where on it, it made me think of a very special lady who hasn't been very well recently, so I made her family tree. (One amazing lady!) The tree was made by stamping a flower stamp onto pages from an old book scrunching them, then distressing and covering them in crackle paint (I just love the stuff, I am going to be needing another pot soon!) the trunk was just a scrap of brown card cut to a trunk shape all framed in a narrow black frame. I finished it off with some ribbon, paper flowers and stamped Family onto a tag.

Now I want to make a scrapbook paper with pictures of everyone on it - another project to add to the "To do list......" hehehe.

Oh well, it wouldn't be me if I didn't do a scrapbook page and again these stamps were just the perfect addition to this 8x8 page.

Don't they grow up fast!

She is never that quiet these days, her favourite saying is "Cat did it! Naughty Cat!" ummm I don't think so, he isn't that talented!

Just because

A friend of mine was going through a tough time at work and needed a little cheering up! So I decided to send her a card, as I couldn't physically be with her but wanted to let her know i cared (and a text message just didn't seem to fit the bill!)

It worked! She loved it! I dropped it off with a bunch of flowers, when she got home, I got a beautiful message saying how she loved it and I learnt not to underestimate the power of sending a card ....just because.....

Where does the time go....

I know I am really useless at keeping you all updated with my crafty projects but I have been very busy (I know being busy isn't a very good excuse but its the only one I have!)

I have completed my first ever commission, I know it was all very exciting! I was asked to make two frames that would be presented to the dance teachers at the dance school my sister attends. As a gift at the end of their last show. They are a mother and daughter team and love pink! So way out of my comfort zone using pink (to be honest I had to buy some pink ink pads!)

But here is the finished result....

They just loved them! And I learnt I can do pink! lol

Umm it's been a while...

whoops I haven't exactly been keeping you all up to date with my craftiness! So here goes...

My daughters scrapbook has progressed, another two pages are complete!

I am particularly pleased with the "distressed" flowers (or stressed flowers sounds better!) they are a flower stamp of Dimension Stamps and then instead of cutting them out I have torn them and screwed them up then inked them!

It gives quite a nice effect....

So off to my next project I have called it "Magnolia"

My Sisters Birthday

Sunday was a very busy day, it was mothers day, papercraft show at Harrogate and my sisters birthday (not sure what order they should be in!)

So here's my sisters card

Again I attacked a poor book and dug through the deep depths of my crafting stash and found things I can not remember acquiring! She loved it too and the best thing is as it is 8 x 8 it will fit perfectly in one of the Ikea box frames - so a card and gift all in one.

I also made her a bag charm out of wait for it...... bottle tops! Yep I have gone mad.

First you punch a hole in the bottle top, I used my Crop-a-dile for that then sanded the top of the bottle top to age it abit (and disguise the fact it was a beer bottle top!). Then I cut a 1 inch circle out of card then distressed it and stuck it inside, I used glossy accents. I then added some charms and filled the bottle top with the glossy accents!

Two words of caution 1. it takes for ever the dry and 2. be careful your glossy accents doesn't just flood out the hole in the bottle top and cover your desk (yes experience talking!!!)

I made 3 of those then added other bits to it and .......

She unwrapped it and put it straight on her bag - I guess that's a sign she liked it!

She too got treated to a little'un creation..

Mothers Day

Well I can finally share my mums Mothers Day card (as I didn't want to spoil the surprise!)

I am really pleased with how it has turned out, I used the Dimension Stamps Uppercase alphabet and the flourishes are from their butterfly set. Then it was just finished it off with a page out of an old book (I know you should never damage books but in the quest for great backing paper, nothing is safe!) and a dragonfly embellishment as she just loves dragonflies! And some ribbon and flowers! She just loved it!





 But not as much as her "Happy Grannies Day" card and goodie bag from my daughter!

 Very talented  - but then again I have to say that!

Not much to report...

Ok so I am not exactly keeping up with my 2012 challenge in terms of updating my blog, but I am still crafting away merrily!!!!
I have made progress on my scrapbook another page done and dusted!

I am just so pleased with how it turned out, I really have been routing through my crafty stash and finding papers and bits I never knew I had! I think my best find is the "wooden" frame and the sign posts I have used. They are from the Pooh and Friends Cricut cartridge and it is just so nice! Also I have just discovered a big pack of kraft paper I must have bought at a show and it is so nice to work with it is ideal for the wooden grungy look - I think I will be using it alot more!!!!!!!



I have also been working on a picture for near the front door it will eventually say family but my desk is never tidy enough to cut the sheet of A1 card to form the back ground, but here's a sneaky peak at how that's looking.....

(yes that's knitted wire it looks fab and creates such an unusual texture that I can't wait to try it out on a card or two!!!!)

Well most letters are done..

Finally I went to the paper crafts show at Leigh over the weekend. WOW I have been quite a few times before but this one really did blow my socks off, it was idea central!

The first comment when I got home was "spent much?" (nope I could have spent a whole lot more!) closely followed with "where's all that gonna live?" he has a point! But little lady enjoyed emptying and refilling bags and seeing what she could play with! So it provided entertainment too!

Anyhow my best buy has to be  this 

I am not sure what you would call it but I can't wait to get started on it! It is fab, I have so many ideas how to decorate it!

Right mothers day around the corner along with my sisters and husbands birthday so onto those cards first then maybe onto the thing above, that's its name thingey!