One Word Challenge

Over on Lindsay's blog the challenge word this week is "Home" so I decided to make my friends a card to wish them good luck in their new home.

I have used Paper Artsey stamps and scraps of patterned paper. I love the sentiment and that is where you can find the word home in my project.


Please visit Lindsay's blog for lots of stunning artwork and lettering she really is a clever woman. And if you leave a comment for me over on her blog I am in with a chance of winning a prize as the most comments on anyone piece of work will win a piece of art made by Lindsay herself.

Thanks for reading my blog.

First DCM of the Year

This is the first Daring Cardmakers Challenge I have entered this year. Isn't that shocking? The challenge this week is set by Leo and it is for a card to feature a tessellating pattern.

I thought this pattern looked very much like goldfish so I decided to put two little fish on this card. The background is made using a Tando mask I won in one of their challenges. It will become a firm favourite I know.

Thanks for stopping bye and do check out the Daring Cardmakers Blog for some great inspiration.

Sew far sew good

I fancied doing a bit of embroidery the other night and thought I would have a go with some lettering for the In One Word Challenge over on Lindsay's blog.

I draw round some lettering masks I think they belong to Sir Tim well not literally but from his range. haha. I then used silk to embroider the letters. I think I need to investigate somemore stitches I was running out of ideas, thankfully there weren't too many letters to stitch.

Now I'm not sure what I am going to do with this now it is finished but I like it and that is all I really care about.

Thanks for stopping by and if you want to leave a comment for me over on Lindsay's blog that would be lovely too. x x

Keep it simple

That is what I decided to do when I was making this card last night. I needed a card in a hurry for a work collegues birthday on Sunday and so I made this quick and simple card.

I recently bought the Fiskars punch and this is the first project I have used it on. I'm quite pleased with the result.

Have a great weekend everyone and let's hope the weather improves.

In One Word

I have a journal page to share with you in Blogland today. It was inspired by Lindsay Ostrum's "In One Word" March Challenge. Do visit Lindsay's blog and she can fill you in with all the details. The word for this week is serendipity.

Lindsay is a very talented artist and before Christmas I treated myself to her latest lettering book "Scribbles" and I have been practising very hard so I thought I would just make a journalling page with lettering for this first week in March.

Thanks for stopping by.
- x -

Hazel's Christmas Card Challenge

Here is my card I have made for Hazel's Christmas Challenge number 61
"use a ribbon and/or charm".


I obviously have used a ribbon. :)

A new challenge is up every Saturday so I have just scraped in by the skin of my teeth.

Something to eat?

"Yummy" that is what the Totally Gorjuss Challenge number 120 is all about this week. And for my take on the theme this week, I made a birthday card.

My card features ring doughnuts very yummy but I prefer the ones with raspberry jam in. :)

The stamp is from My Cute Stamps called Sweet Kawaii which I have stamped onto card and coloured with Copic pens and then Glossy Accented and sprinkled glitter into.

Do visit the Totally Gorjuss Challenge Blog where a new challenge is posted every Saturday.

Birthday Bus

Well that is what birthdays seem to be in our family - like buses - they all come along together. haha. Bit like blog posts too tee hee.


The first card is for my sister-in-laws birthday. Here I just used stamps and I tried to colour in the woman's face using Copic pens (still need to practise on the shading - oops).
The next card is for my daughter's boyfriend who turned 21 this week. Always a good bet to include stars on the guys card I find. :)
Lastly there is a card for my 5 year old neice. I printed a colouring page from the CBBC website of Rastamouse and coloured him in with my Copic pens.

March is also another busy month for birthdays so watch this blog. Thanks for stopping by.

Something to show you

Hello to you all ... yes I know it has been over a month - oops! haha

I have been busy with work and also making my Mum a book to celebrate her 80th birthday, which was last Saturday. Thought you would all like a nosy ...

so starting with the front coversecond page

third page

fourth page

fifth page sixth page
last page
one of the two double-sided tag inserts

and here is a photo of us after our meal
(I'm the one on the left without the grey hair!!! haha)

I have also been busy making birthday cards - why do my family have so many in February??? But I will post them another day. Thanks for stopping and leaving a comment.

Trio

Today I want to show you the three, yes three cards, I made following Sketch 113 on the Totally Gorjuss Challenge this week.

I've used some freebie papers from a magazine (the purple card), recycled a clothing label (centre card) and used up scraps of card for the top card.

Do pop over the Totally Gorjuss and see the fabulous offerings from the Design Team. New challenge up every Saturday.

Ice White

Now I know that 12th night has come and gone and all your Christmas decorations should be packed away for another year but whilst putting my little tree away I had an idea.

I never have any really small ornaments to decorate this tree and I wanted to make a garland to drape around it so I sat down and made some pom poms. :)

I used two types of white double knitting wool, one of which had a silver sparkle to it, doesn't really show up on the bad photograph sorry. I then attached buttons using embroidery silk.

I am entering this in the Tando January Challenge "Ice White". Do pop over and have a look at the Design Teams offerings you won't be disappointed and will be inspired to create.

Knitters I need a little help please

I have finally finished knitting and stitching together a blanket I began Spring 2011 - I'm not a slow knitter but I kept getting distracted by other crafty things haha.

Now I want to cover the back with some fabric and that is where I need your help. :) I would like to back the knitting with some gingham material I have bought but am not sure of the right way to go about it. Would it be the same as making a quilt? I've never done that before either haha.

Any advice or a point in the right direction would be appreciated and then next Spring, or maybe sooner, I can show you the completed blanket.

Thanks
- x -

Before it's too late ....

I just thought I would post these photos of some Christmas trees that I snapped whilst on my little holiday to New York City at the beginning of December. I know the decorations have to be down by 6th January so that is another reason to post them today, the 4th.

Empire State Building foyer tree



Crowne Plaza Lobby tree (our hotel)

Rockerfeller Centre tree before ceremony

and after the ceremony (sorry it is a bit fuzzy - my camera skills are nil haha)


Random trees - don't know where from haha

Same with this Father Christmas (although he looks glum I rather like him)


This one you can EAT!!! yum yum

Ok that is all my holiday Christmas trees thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

- x -

Make a date ...

and that is exactly what I have done, 366 to be precise. :)

I didn't bother to buy inserts for my Filofax style diary this year I decided to make my own. Well I have reams of coloured paper and thought I had better start trying to shift it! I used Publisher and messed around with a table until I got something that I liked then I just copied onto both sides, cut in half and punched holes with my Cropodile and Bob's your Uncle! The only thing is I have to add the dates and the month to the first day but nevermind it will keep me out of mischief.

Flowery Fun

Wanted to show you a journal page I started ages ago (in the Summer!!) and was prompted by the lovely Kaz to finish it with one of her journal ideas over on the Bubbly Funk forum. Thanks Kaz for the nudge with the pokeystick haha.

I have used various shades of pink ink, both spray and pad kind, and then used all the flower stamps I own and added some chipboard shapes. I found out that felt can be cut with my Sizzix machine so cut some of those out too.

Lindsay I have practised my lettering again *blush* and will try to better it each time.

x Happy New Year to you all. x
Oh and did you see the spectacular firework display from the Thames last night? I thought it was superb and really put me in the mood for the Opening Ceremony on the 2012 Olympic Games.

:)

Journalled Christmas

I thought I would share with you today my 2011 Christmas journal page. These have been done in my SMASH Book so you don't have to create a background as they have patterned paper pages.

I have been practising my fancy lettering using this fantastic new book from Lindsay Ostrom which I bought as a Christmas present to myself tee hee. I have quite a few of Lindsay's books but couldn't get this one over here in the UK so bought directly from Lindsay and boy am I glad I did as she personalised the envelope in her wonderful style. :) Thanks Lindsay and yes I will "practise, practise, practise!".



Happy New Year to all you out in blogland, I hope you have a healthy and prosperous 2012.

Christmas Eve

Wishing all my blog readers
a wonderful Christmas &
a joyous New Year.
I hope to be blogging again
very soon after Christmas.

Smile .....

Here is a journal page that I finished yesterday night. The prompt came from Bubbly Funk forum from the very talented Kaz. The prompt was the quote, "Life is short ... so smile while you still have teeth!"


Must admit I still do this in old magazines now tee hee!

I Remember ...

Is the Gorjuss challenge and I have just made it under the wire! phew!

My journal page is inspired by The Cat In The Hat and I have designed my page to look like the front cover of the book using the same colour scheme. The red is a Copic pen and the turquoise is a Ranger Dabber that was applied with a brush as it has clogged up but being ever thrifty I eek the paint out with a paint brush! haha.


Do visit the Gorjuss blog and see what the Design Team have come up with and some other fantastic entries. New challenge up tomorrow.

Fantastic Felties

That is what the challenge is this week over on the Daring Cardmakers Blog and I have created these two birthday cards.

I cut the hearts using my Sizzix machine and some Sizzlet dies then I embroided with thread and used cross stitch, running stitch and French knots to decorate them. The papers are from Bella Road "Everbody Loves Christmas".

Do visit the DCM Blog for lots of inspirational ideas and why not join in yourself - you have until Friday until the next challenge is posed.