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Happy crafting!
Catherine
Friday 8 January 2016
Monday 19 November 2012
Coffee and cake catch up
Yes another card from the coffee and cake event last week in work ... In fact we are still eating some of the cakes from last week so why not!
This one used a Polkadoodles stamp which I paper pieced in places and promarkers coloured in others. All layered up with fab papers from Papermania and some gorgeous little gems!
Enjoy!
Catherine
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This one used a Polkadoodles stamp which I paper pieced in places and promarkers coloured in others. All layered up with fab papers from Papermania and some gorgeous little gems!
Enjoy!
Catherine
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
Thursday 15 November 2012
Time for coffee and cake again
Today was the Big Macmillan Coffee morning in work and I sold some cards for the fundraising pot ... I think I managed to raise about £9 so I'm quite pleased I could help ... Of course I also managed to spend and eat £10 worth of cakes ... Yum!
Here is another of the cards I made ...
Papermania stamps, some papermania paper (pink) and some Pear Pizazz striped SU paper. Teapot stamped in the coordinating ink... Cute and simple!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
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Here is another of the cards I made ...
Papermania stamps, some papermania paper (pink) and some Pear Pizazz striped SU paper. Teapot stamped in the coordinating ink... Cute and simple!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
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Tuesday 13 November 2012
Cakes for charity!
Long time no blog here i know ... my SU blog has been a little better loved i'm afraid but i have done a little non SU crafting for charity which i can share with you today and over the next few days!
On Thursday we are having a big coffee morning at work in aid of Macmillan and as I am not exactly a great baker I thought I would make a small number of cake and coffee related cards to sell for the charity on the day ... And this is one of them!
I have these cute papers from Papermania which are tea party papers which I got ages ago and hadn't got round to using ... And they are perfect for the theme. The stamps were freebies with a magazine ... Again about a year ago!
Finishing touches are the little pink gems which come from some coordinating papermania accessories I know Wilkinsons sell ... Bargains!
I have another ten to share ... So that's at least ten more posts to come! You'll be wanting me to go away again when I've finished that's for sure!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
On Thursday we are having a big coffee morning at work in aid of Macmillan and as I am not exactly a great baker I thought I would make a small number of cake and coffee related cards to sell for the charity on the day ... And this is one of them!
I have these cute papers from Papermania which are tea party papers which I got ages ago and hadn't got round to using ... And they are perfect for the theme. The stamps were freebies with a magazine ... Again about a year ago!
Finishing touches are the little pink gems which come from some coordinating papermania accessories I know Wilkinsons sell ... Bargains!
I have another ten to share ... So that's at least ten more posts to come! You'll be wanting me to go away again when I've finished that's for sure!
Happy crafting!
Catherine
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Monday 15 October 2012
A Raymond Briggs classic
So my final Snowman card for you and I must admit I am a little sad... Not quite upset enough to think I would buy a cd rom but would be very tempted with a die cut decoupage kit if Crafters Companion were to do one at a reasonable price like the Humphreys Corner one I bought last year.
I used the beautiful script paper and matted it on a dark blue base and then wrapped the seam binding around it. I then added the doily piece as it seemed to want something frilly and then the decoupaged topper added to the top. The card blank is quite a large navy one and so this is offset to the side but I think that looks ok ish ... May change my mind and trim the card blank down though... Ooh decisions decisions!
So keep me posted if you spot a reasonably priced snowman decoupage kit ... But only die cut... I have no patience for fiddly cutting out after a day of lots of it on Sunday!
Happy crafting!
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I used the beautiful script paper and matted it on a dark blue base and then wrapped the seam binding around it. I then added the doily piece as it seemed to want something frilly and then the decoupaged topper added to the top. The card blank is quite a large navy one and so this is offset to the side but I think that looks ok ish ... May change my mind and trim the card blank down though... Ooh decisions decisions!
So keep me posted if you spot a reasonably priced snowman decoupage kit ... But only die cut... I have no patience for fiddly cutting out after a day of lots of it on Sunday!
Happy crafting!
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Another snowman to share
Ok a simple snowman to share this time and its a shame the decoupage doesn't really show up so well...
He really is quite 3d in real life!
I mat the gorgeous script paper with some other coordinating patterned paper which has a gloss finish which again looks cool in real life, and then added the dark blue panel with the seam binding wrapped around. Then I added the punchies I've had in my stash for years and am determined to use some up! About another hundred to go so you may well see many many more cards with these sorts of things on!
Finally added my decoupaged snowman and left it like that as I thought he was good enough to finish any card off!
Happy crafting!
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He really is quite 3d in real life!
I mat the gorgeous script paper with some other coordinating patterned paper which has a gloss finish which again looks cool in real life, and then added the dark blue panel with the seam binding wrapped around. Then I added the punchies I've had in my stash for years and am determined to use some up! About another hundred to go so you may well see many many more cards with these sorts of things on!
Finally added my decoupaged snowman and left it like that as I thought he was good enough to finish any card off!
Happy crafting!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
Who doesn't love Flopsy bunnies?
Really? No one can admit to not loving the gorgeous Flopsy bunnies!
Again from the kit from Sunday I had this lovely scene to decoupage and then layered it up using both the papers in my kit and stuff from the scraps box... Including the tag on which I stamped the sentiment which I have had for years! Literally years!
But there was something new ... Well the snowflake die which is the Big Flurry Bigz from Stampin Up ... But I used scraps of gold glitter card to create it ... So not completely new!
And because its got the snowflake it means it qualifies for Craftyhazelnut Christmas challenge ... Yes again! Think that's quite a few for this week. I haven't challenge blogged for ages and now I can't stop harassing Hazel! Ah we'll I know she won't mind!
Happy crafting!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
Again from the kit from Sunday I had this lovely scene to decoupage and then layered it up using both the papers in my kit and stuff from the scraps box... Including the tag on which I stamped the sentiment which I have had for years! Literally years!
But there was something new ... Well the snowflake die which is the Big Flurry Bigz from Stampin Up ... But I used scraps of gold glitter card to create it ... So not completely new!
And because its got the snowflake it means it qualifies for Craftyhazelnut Christmas challenge ... Yes again! Think that's quite a few for this week. I haven't challenge blogged for ages and now I can't stop harassing Hazel! Ah we'll I know she won't mind!
Happy crafting!
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Friday 12 October 2012
Anything goes quick card
This card is a quick one ...
A panel of mirri card and a gorgeous flittered topper of pepper!
Entering it into the challenge at Incy Wincy
Can't get easier than that!?!
Happy crafting!
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A panel of mirri card and a gorgeous flittered topper of pepper!
Entering it into the challenge at Incy Wincy
Can't get easier than that!?!
Happy crafting!
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Thursday 11 October 2012
Some more random cards to share ...
... Back awake again after a sleepy afternoon ... Still feeling rubbish but an improvement on how I was so maybe over the worst! Thought I would share some more photos of cards I made a while ago and forgot to blog!
These two were both created from card toppers from the card samples I was given to up cycle! I still have quite a few card toppers left to use but not thought to use them for a while ... Maybe over the weekend I might get a few more of these done for the box of sparkle at work?!?
These were a couple made at the same time as I made all those baby cards but this time using freebie magazine paper and some bits and pieces from the stash pile.
A cute decoupage card ... That's all I have to say about that! It's cute ... Needs no further explanation! I still have more of that kit left too so maybe I will play at cutting things out and layering them up over the weekend too?!?
I am a bit of a nightmare for half finished projects. I have them all over the place and am not very good of completely finishing a project off or leaving half a kit still to be done. Maybe I should make an October promise to finish using up something ... At least before I go and buy anything else? I am also trying to sort my stash out and get rid of some of it via eBay and the like to make room for both new stuff and new projects... I find it so hard to get rid of things like stamps though as I adore them all but maybe that's another project for the weekend? Gosh the weekend is going to be busy ... Especially as I've not yet factored in the housework, ironing and seeing friends and family, and other errands... So maybe these little thoughts won't get done ... You will have to wait and see!
I think I have now blogged all outstanding photos of cards so if I want to blog again I need to get myself better and start creating! For now I think I have twenty minutes before the hubby and princess arrive home so I think it might be time to have a bath and read a magazine before donning clean jim jams and settling in front of the tv for a few hours before I arrive back here in bed.
Tomorrow I suspect I will try again to go to work ... Goodness knows if I will be well enough but I live in hope that I am and can get back to work.
Happy crafting!
Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
These two were both created from card toppers from the card samples I was given to up cycle! I still have quite a few card toppers left to use but not thought to use them for a while ... Maybe over the weekend I might get a few more of these done for the box of sparkle at work?!?
These were a couple made at the same time as I made all those baby cards but this time using freebie magazine paper and some bits and pieces from the stash pile.
A cute decoupage card ... That's all I have to say about that! It's cute ... Needs no further explanation! I still have more of that kit left too so maybe I will play at cutting things out and layering them up over the weekend too?!?
I am a bit of a nightmare for half finished projects. I have them all over the place and am not very good of completely finishing a project off or leaving half a kit still to be done. Maybe I should make an October promise to finish using up something ... At least before I go and buy anything else? I am also trying to sort my stash out and get rid of some of it via eBay and the like to make room for both new stuff and new projects... I find it so hard to get rid of things like stamps though as I adore them all but maybe that's another project for the weekend? Gosh the weekend is going to be busy ... Especially as I've not yet factored in the housework, ironing and seeing friends and family, and other errands... So maybe these little thoughts won't get done ... You will have to wait and see!
I think I have now blogged all outstanding photos of cards so if I want to blog again I need to get myself better and start creating! For now I think I have twenty minutes before the hubby and princess arrive home so I think it might be time to have a bath and read a magazine before donning clean jim jams and settling in front of the tv for a few hours before I arrive back here in bed.
Tomorrow I suspect I will try again to go to work ... Goodness knows if I will be well enough but I live in hope that I am and can get back to work.
Happy crafting!
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A quick baby card
Sometime ago I made a whole load of baby cards and found some I didn't share at the time so I thought I would show these to you today. I'm full of a rotten cold and not enough energy to craft so this is the closest I can get to it by sharing stuff I've done in the past!
The little chipboard shapes were all in a pack I bought to make a couple of commissions and I kept the cards all quite clean and simple as I often think that clean and simple is best for baby cards.
Hope you like these... I so wish I could get myself up to craft but for the moment lying in bed is all I can manage.
For those of you that can ... Happy crafting!
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The little chipboard shapes were all in a pack I bought to make a couple of commissions and I kept the cards all quite clean and simple as I often think that clean and simple is best for baby cards.
Hope you like these... I so wish I could get myself up to craft but for the moment lying in bed is all I can manage.
For those of you that can ... Happy crafting!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad which means I probably haven't proof read the above and there is likely to be rubbish included that I probably should have thought about more! So please accept this post as it is and sorry that I didn't take more care!
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