Sewing Box

Not a card today! My Niece turned 21 this weekend, and I made her a sewing box from a little box that a very generous friend gave me. I painted, and covered the box with papers, found some sewing themed die cuts to decorate, made little pockets to hold the needles and pins, added some thread, scissors, buttons, tape measure etc, and even found some cute little cotton reels which I painted gold for the feet.Added some money, and her present was organised – everyone should have the tools to sew on a lost button! Today I have been working on some teen girl cards, and sorted out my June classes. Tomorrow we will start a new group of cards, til then…..

Anzac Day card

Today is Anzac day  here in Australia – a day when we take some time to remember those who fought for our country – many losing their lives in the process so that we could enjoy the freedom and great lifestyle that we have today – We Will Remember Them…

Paper – Kaisercraft Attitude, Stampin Up cardstock, Paper xtra military stamps by Sullivans.

How to make a card in a box box video….

As promised here is the you tube video Nathan and I have been working on, showing you how I make my card in a box box.Once you get the hang of these they are quick and easy, and are ideal for those cards that have quite a lot of embellishments that don’t fit into normal envelopes. feedback is more than welcome, and if anything is unclear please let me know! Til tomorrow….

All stampin Up nature card

Todays card is a favourite. I lean towards nature inspired cards when I am making cards just for fun, and this one is no exception.The designer paper is from Stampin up – it’s a retired collection, but I bought up big when it was available because I fell in love with it!Cardstock is stampin up early espresso and very vanilla, and I used my stampin up designer frames embossing folder and labels collection framelits. I punched out the centre of the embossed oval with an oval punch, and stamped an image from Stampin up organic grace stamp set to set behind the resulting frame.a little linen twine and a stamped and cut out butterfly finished off this one.I have completed a card order today, and now I am starting to organise my january classes, which will be here before I know it! Til tomorrow….

Graphic 45 Christmas emporium 13,14,15

Really cheated on these Christmas cards! The Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Papers were so beautiful I didn’t alter them in any way, just added the interest by doing lots of layering with an assortment of Stampin Up cardstock.To finish I added ribbon bows and glitter.Quick post tonight as its shopping night, then home to pack my craft bag for a class tomorrow – I am looking forward to it, til tomorrow….

Canvas art number 1

As a bit of a break from cards ( just for today) i thought I would show you all something I have been experimenting with – Canvas Art.I have a few stamps that are shown off to better advantage when used in a scene like this, and it’s been in my mind for a while to try something like this. I used tim holtz ranger distress inks to colour the canvas background,and then stamped directly onto the canvas with some stamps from Oxford Impressions In the Deep. I stamped and coloured the fish seperately onto cardstock and stuck them onto the canvas, and added some netting, string and a brad for some added texture. I edged the canvas with Viva metallic paint in Gold.Hope you like my little diversion – back to cards tomorrow! Til tomorrow….

Christmas 2012 phrase…

Last one for now, we will revisit christmas after a short break! Here I have again used Stampin Up be of Good Cheer designer paper – did I say how much I like the rich colours of this paper? and matched it with stampin Up Cherry Cobbler, very vanilla and Wild wasabi cardstock. I embellished with kindyglitz,ribbon, bakers twine and my Ek Success border punch – sorry can’t recall the name of that one -.The Noel was die cut with my cuttlebug using a Sizzix basic grey die called Phrases, Noel. Til tomorrow….

Colouring with Helen clip

 

Today I have posted  a video clip that Nathan helped me make yesterday, showing you all how I colour my stamped images. I have been asked quite often which methods I prefer, so thought I would show you all!I am still learning myself, but I am all about simple, and these are the methods that I have found easiest.I hope this helps, til tomorrow…..

Simple Stories – Awesome 2

An early post – as promised – and we are back to Male cards, made using Simple stories Awesome 12 x 12 papers. For this one I made a tag and stamped it with Stampin Up motorbike stamp, and tied it with stampin Up bakers twine. I fussy cut the flags in the left hand corner from more awesome paper, and just added a couple of Craftworkscards candi. I am off now to set up my stall for the craft fair.. I think I am organised …. Til tomorrow…