Birthday card for my sister

So I know I have not been present here for such a long time and it seems I keep disappearing for a while and then I am back with the vengeance...

Well just because I was offline it does not mean I was not crafting... just after Christmas got myself a silhouette cameo and had been cutting almost constantly. Already had to replace the first mat and even the second is worn out and will not stick. Anyway here is a card I made today for my sister.

I made this card using Sherri Baldy's stamp from her etsy shop. I printed the image and colored it with my neocolor II watersolubles crayons. The fish scale background, Happy Birthday word and the vine flourishes are a cut from cameo and the 2 flowers were from my stash.

Would like to put this card into the challenges below:

1. Rhedd and Rosie's challenge blog - Anything goes.
2. The Squirrel and the Fox - Use embellishments.
3. hThe Rubber Buggy Challenge - Anything goes.



Thanks for bearing with me!

Me again...A little bit more scary.

As with every blog I start strong and keep going for few months or so just to stop in my tracks. And here it happens again. I really just should sit down everyday and make a little note on the the project. Been working on several crafty projects recently for Family's Christmas presents... will be posting when it's completed.


For now will post some of my and Husband's Halloween costume especially the make up. He dressed as a Voodoo Man and I took a costume of Miss Scissorhands. The costumes were great the only disappointment were the scissorhands  but I have not worn them too long. The make up was the fun part... Used Snazaroo's face paint and specialty FX scar wax. Loved loved the outcome and here are few photos for you to enjoy!

Another of my Smash Book pages...

So Sorry!!! I know I have not been posting a lot recently and have not participated in any challenges on the blog etc! I honestly do not know what happened. I guess time always flies by when we want it to stop... I had so much work recently with tons of paper work and loads of meetings and court appearances that I could not find a lot of spare time to do any crafting. Recently (this morning actually) just made a smash book page  and it took me only half hour or so (most of the time I spent on hand stitching the page).  So here is how the page looks:

It's quite a simple design but I think sometimes simple is better. I have printed a free background from the internet adding a quote written in the open office. Then added a DCWV paper from Tattered Time collection. With black pen I had drawn simple running stitch. On top of my photo I glued a Maggie Holmes' fabric frame in yellow and stack Dear Lizzy sticker saying. I cut 3 flags from papers from my stash and mounted the orange one on the top of the picture frame and 2 on the left side. I also hand drawn the stitching pattern. On the top orange flag I added 2 flowers with a button and a basic twine. Between the petals (not really seen on the photo)  I added Maya  Road's canvas button which I inked with Fire-brick red and added some perfect pearls. The top flower was painted using pink liquid pearls and the green button was from my stash. At the end I added a pebbles journalling card in the left upper corner and finished off the page doing back stitch around the entire page!   

I wanted to enter this page into a challenge:


That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Flowers
Delicious Doodles challenge Stitch it!



Thanks for watching!!!!

Pink Smashbook.

Hi Guys! Sorry I have not been posting much lately but had just been so busy. And so worked up with my new Smash book from K&Co. Last weekend I ordered a new one as I'm half way done with my pink one anyway. Here is a quick video of the pages I had already completed!!!

Hope you enjoy watching it!

Birthday card

Hello everyone!

Here is just a guick post of my Birthday card for young person at work. I used Madly in Love DCWV paper as a background and the shoe image was a acetate I purchased in my recent craft show. I used shimmer glue to adhere various glitters and added liquid pearls as buttons in the front of the shoe. At the back I added lace from my stash and I used my dies to cut the flower and the vines. The sentiment I printed off my computer and inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. Afterwards I used glossy accents over the writing and added small drops of liquid pearls in the corners. 

This was a very quick last minute card and the pics were taken by my mobile phone and unfortunately the picture is not the best focused one. And as the card is gone now I am unable to retake the photo. I guess it's a lesson for myself to always check the pictures before giving the projects away.

 

 

I am adding this card to following challenges:

Crafts and me challenges - Bling it up 

Dream Valley Challenges - Happy Birthday 

I hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather and liking my card. I will be back with more projects but currently have been working on 'Twilight' themed mini album for my sister in law's birthday!!!!   

Smashbook 06/04/13

Today I have been working on my next smashbook page! I used few of my new goodies I got on the craft show. I really had fun doing this page and wished I would have more space for photos of the nature. I took them last year in spring during our trip to Butterfly world. I love photographing the nature and looking back a the pics I can't imagine it's still quite cold outside. 

Anyway I used Dylusions clear stamps couture collection Walk in the park which I painted with Promarkers. I used Creative expressions Brick Wall mask and  inked it with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink. I stamped butterflies Black Soot distress ink and added blue gems. I used my Flower Flourishes from Joy! crafts to make the bigger flowers and Britannia Die small rose die for the little roses. The vines were cut from Joy! crafts vintage borders die. The wooden butterfly was from Dovecraft wooden embellishments. I used liquid pearls in petal pink and platinum pearl to bling up the pages.

Here are few pictures of my 2 page layout!!!

I would like to enter the pages to following challenges:

Flutter By Wednesdays - Flowers

The pretty little ribbon shop - Spring is in the air

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges - Anything goes

Paula Holifield Crafts - Anything goes

Simon Says stamp and show - Absolutely anything goes

Bizzy Bec's - Tic Tac Toe (Punch or die cut, bling, lace or ribbon)

Through the craft room door challenges - Anything goes

Sarah Hurley Challenges - Projects with Character

Have a great evening everyone!!! Hope you like my pages. 

Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts Show ExCeL London

So today was the first day of the craft show at ExCeL London and together with my Husband we attended the show. Here is the link for the event  http://www.ichf.co.uk/csh/?show=london  And it was amazing! I was astonished with all the fabulous crafters not even mentioning all the goodies to be purchased! Here are few pictures from the event.

And here are my goodies which I already started working with...

My 3 flower and vine dies

2 Creative Expressions masks

Crafts too you chipboard mini album

2 Rangers Liquid pearls in platinum pearl and petal pink

Rangers Perfect medium (my old one got lost), Mustard seed Distress ink  and Old paper reinker

Darice embossing folder

5 double sided tapes mix and match for £5 (bargain)

Glitter for decorating acetate cards with glue and wipes

Kanban glitter papers

12 acetate card designs

Will surely post any project I complete with my new goodies!!! Have a good evening everyone!