Blackboard Gift Frame

A lot of stuff has got in the way of my mojo and crafting BUT recently I had the need to make a thankyou gift for one of my closest friends who did me a massive favour that touched my heart alot. I felt the need to say a BIG thankyou so in the parcel her hubbie and the cat got bits for them but this frame as you can see was made for the loverly Babs to whom in many ways me and mum owe alot.

Babs Blackboard Gift.

Sad news and inspired card

Recently on 24th June 2014 I lost my best mate and she was like my adopted mum - butterflies featured alot at her cremation and funeral and as I couldnt attend as it was 250+ miles one way and my health wouldnt allow me to drive that in a day I sat at home and lit a cadle with 3x wicks to represent me and my 2x other adopted daughters of Steph Whitbreds - the most amazing woman out there following my real mother xx

Candle

Front view

This card is INSPIRED by the butterfly theme at Stephie's cremation (my nickname for my adopted mum) xx

Opened card

Apology and a New Card from Me

Apology for no posts in a few mths but due to health issues I've not been very well and with that I seemed to have lost my mojo with it all, BUT today the MOJO arrived home in full force despite me still being poorly x

 

Tilt card and Stamping Bella stamped images.

Tilt card and Stamping Bella stamped images.

Tilt card and Stamping Bella stamped images.

NEW CRAFT TOY

My loverly mum bought me a new craft toy on a "Treat Morning" out today xx I had been drooling over it for mths and she said get it and I will pay for it xx

Loves my mum even despite the times we row and fight - well with BOTH our health issues and disabilities and stuck in the house alot anyone would row occassionally xx

Loverly NEW toy to use for my crafting though and I only had a quick play so far and love it xx

 

Oh Looksie What I Got Delivered

I got mega stashies delivered today - but OMG what to play with first xx Lots of tools n cutters to use with my paperclay xx Lots of the new "Double Scoop Gelatos" xx Heaven in a stashie delivery for sure xx Expertly packed and delivered from Lisa and Danny @That Craft Place (I use their FB shop group) xx

 

Stash Delivery



Get Well Soon Mumsie no.2

A lady I think of as my 2nd mum has been seriously ill for 2 weeks due to catching a major infection in her one lung which was transplanted 7yrs ago. She's in hospital fighting the bugs and doing well now. I decided today to make a special card to send her now shes been moved to the transplant centre ward at Harefield hospital. This special card will be winging its way to her asap xx

 

 

 

Latest Creation

Playing with a new die and my Tiddly Inks clear stamps I created the following card x

Card front

 

Card insert/inside

Ner Nerrrrrrrr Ner Ner Batmannnnnnnnnn

My latest creation - this creation is for a card order, for a loverly 5yr little lad xx

 

Batman pop-up spring card

 

Batman card verse

 

Batman card and envelope box together

"MIC" Make It Crafty

Currently (till end of Dec 2013) the loverly "Make It Crafty" are looking for new DT members - so I coloured up my FAVE "MIC" diggie stamp and made it into the following card using the sketch on the "MIC December Challenge".



Sketch



 My all time FAVE "MIC" diggie is "Crystal". I coloured Crystal with a mix of Promarkers and my graphIT markers.

DT Call Entry Card

Good luck to everyone trying out for the DT xx

MIC (Make It Crafty) Birthday card

Here is a quickie card I made today - 17th December 2013 using a MIC "Make It Crafty" digital stamp.

Some Christmase Makes

Some of these cards are made for a large order I did and some are for me and mum send plus a loverly 3D card and a charm for my mums best friend.

New updated crafty space

This is my new updated crafty space since buying 3x little bookcases x

Desk area

Loverly clear desk space

Old bookcase under lighter load

New bookcases loaded and crafty space sorted

Latest Cards

These cards were made for a good friend x 1st card is from me and my mum to our friend and 2nd one is from her hubbie commissioned for me to make x I also made a gift of a bag charm and hook earrings (earrings shown as dangly studs as when made didnt have hook tops) x

1st card front

 

1st card inside

 

Bag charm and earrings
(hook top findings added before sending)

 

2nd card front

 

2nd card inside

 

Halloween Challenge - Loves Rubberstamps

Here is a card I made using a NEW Tiddly Inks diggie called "King of the Wild Ones" Which I coloured with my graphIT markers.

 

 

 

I am entering it into the current challenge over on "Loves rubberstamps challenges" - challenge 76 aka Halloween.

GraphITs and their NEW Brush Nibs

 

I am well and truely addicted to the new graphIT pens and their replaceable brushtip nibs are ACE. I now have the FULL collection of pens that are out at the moment and about 25% of them have brush nibs instead of the broad nibs.

This shows my graphIT collection in pride of place on my crafty desk - have stacked to one side my promarkers/flexmarkers/Ciao collections, so that I can have more room to work.

My crafty desk & graphITs collection x

1st Page in Dylusions Creative Journal

1st Page in Dylusions Creative Journal is now done and the newness broken good and proper. NO EXPERT but for first try think it turned out OK.

Early Birthday Stashie Delivery

Well in a few wks its my 38th birthday and I've had a mega stash delivery as early birthday present.

I've also been busy making cards to send to family members and here is the latest one which went to my 22yr old nephew.

This was coloured with my new obsession "GraphIT markers" - the best markers I've ever used and I've got alot of pens.

 



Challenge Entry - September

Over at the Visible Image blog the challenge is "All about the Sentiment" and I have made the following card as an entry. I used 2x Visible image stamps - sentiment and butterfly.

 

Also entering it into the "BUTTERFLIES" challenge over on the Imagination crafts challenge blog x

Pan Pastel - Anything Goes

Well I decided to play with my brand new metallic pan pastels and I took some of the bronze and copper colour pastel and mixed it into glossy gel medium to make my own paint. After gesso-ing my frame I stamped and heat embossed some texture/sentiment/tree from one of the "Sam Poole designed Stamp sheets". I then took the homemade paint and slapped it all over the frame, I then dried it briefly with heat gun and the results are below. This was my FIRST play with my new metallic pan pastels and have deicded I will enter my make into the "ANYTHING GOES Challenge" over on the pan pastel blog.

 

 

GraphIT pens n Stashie Delivery

I've fallen in love with GraphIT markers, as you can tell not many to get now lol

 

But look at my latest Stashie delivery - LOTS of pan pastels came to live with me alongside MORE Kaisercraft pads BUT the metallic pan pastels are a must have for pastel lovers !!

I think I am a CRAFT ADDICT with no doubt but hey ho I LOVE CRAFTING !!



Saturated Canary Challenge Entry

Over on the Saturated Canary blog the current challenge is a "Colouring technique" either: dotted background, cloudy background or faint line technique.

I decided to play along with the challenge and made the following card - sorry the glossy accents wasnt quite dry on photo but couldnt wait to share the card as am quite pleased with it, despite it being simple I actually really like it.

Challenge Entry Card.