I'm so bad

How bad am I............busy, busy, busy but shouldn't be too busy to post!!!!!!!! I have made loads of stuff since my last post but have only taken piccys using my phone...........and like the technophobe that I am have not worked out how to put them onto my blog yet.

Must try harder or stop using the phone and pick up my camera instead :-) Promise to sort out my pictures over next day or two and get them on here for you to see.........

A few piccys of my sample cards for Particraft

Hello there.........still busy, busy, busy and a poorly little man but I thought I'd post a few piccys of some of my samples that I've made previously for when I do my Particraft demonstrating. Hope that you like them..................:-)

From the Happy Birthday plate, heat embossed background, heat embossed greeting in white and the ribbons decorated with glossy accents..........simple but quite striking......suitable for a man me thinks



From the Birds plate and Bold Backgrounds plate................just a few different shades of cardstock and Vintage Photo Distress ink pad........



This is a great technique.........ink and clear emboss the edges and then, using your craft mat as a palette put distress ink straight onto it........add sprays of water and then simply slide the card through the watered ink.......dry it with a heat gun and keep repeating that process until the desired background effect is achieved........The stamped image is from the Dream plate.

Hi

Well hello there everyone.................I've been so busy making cards for the craft fair in Bakewell that I haven't had time to take any new photos or even to tell you what I've been up to.

I've not even managed to play much with my Grand Caliber yet and have only used it for cutting out some mats so far. If anyone out there is doing anything adventurous with their machines...........drop me  a line and tell me all about it. Would love to know what you are all getting up to.

My little man has been so poorly this last week too and that's knocked me off my stride. He's lost over 10 pounds in weight so far and the antibiotics don't seem to be working for him. My parents are ill to but I seem to have escaped the virus...........keeping my fingers well and truely crossed :-)

Here's a couple of my sample cards for you to have a look at and I'll get some piccys of the fair cards asap. Until then hope you all have a great week and get plenty of crafting done yourselves............Take care x


using 1 stamp only  from the Dream plate 




From the Happy Birtday stamp plate....simple but quite effective



Problems Problems Problems

Hi Everyone...........Sorry not posted for ages but everytime I tried to post my internet would freeze. My wonderful niece has just spent ages on the phone talking me around what the problems could be and I gather it was something to do with my Internet Security. What a wonderful young lady my Clare is and now I shall be able to post to my little heart's content and will get some more piccys on here asap. Been busy making for my first craft fair of the year at Bakewell on 26th Feb but had to diverse from all stamped creations as there are many different tastes out there.

See you in a couple of days.............

No Mojo

It's been nearly 2 weeks since I last posted but I simply haven't had any mojo this last couple of weeks. My little man went away on the 6th December to the states with his Nan and Pops and since he has been gone, I've not been able to come up with anything at all. Thank goodness that he arrives back tomorrow and let's hope my mojo comes back. Missed him so much and can't wait to see him again.

This is an ATC tin that I coloured with alcohol inks and then cut the flowers from metal and coloured them to match. It's one that I did ages ago but thought that you might like to see it.

Did anyone order the Grand Caliber last week on C&C. I did and can't wait for it to come. I have got some of the embossing folders and masks that CE are now supplying and the new Caliber will allow me to use them to their full potential. Will definately post my creations when I get it and start playing.

Thanks for reading. Promise not to leave it so long next time.

Well, I never managed to get to Nostell Priory on Sunday. I was just about to set off and had this bright idea of giving them a quick call to see if the snow had affected opening hours. I'm so glad that I did as I would have had a wasted journey. So no pics I'm afraid.

However I managed to put a couple of cards together yesterday. Not the usual grungy type but quite clean cut and simple.

I've used one stamp each from Creative Expressions Sets ( Bears, Birthday and Create-a-scene Greetings ), Hydrangea and Foliage Big and Juicy inkpads, basic cardstock and Jet Black Archival Ink.

The Big and Juicy Inks are fabulous to watercolour with and contain bright, vibrant colours.

The same card but done with two different colour schemes..........the possibilities are endless with the number of dye ink pads avaliable from Particraft.

Hope you like them. Off to play some more lol xxx

The sun is out

Well the snow is finally clearing and I've managed to get the car out. Just looking at the sun shining on the snow makes me feel like Christmas but I really do think that I'm all out of Christmas cards this year.

I must write out my Xmas card list and make sure that everyone gets one this year.

At the moment I'm just waiting to see if Nostell Priory at Wakefield is open. I'm wanting to go out there today and take some photographs of it surrounded by snow. I love to take pics and often use them to look back at for my designs. Nature is a wonderful way to see colours blending together - perhaps colours that you wouldn't think of putting together normally.

Here are another couple of my designs that I have previously done. Hope you like them. Both cards were made using Creative Expressions Stamps, Cosmic Shimmer Embossing Powders and Tim Holz Distressing Inks supplied by "Particraft"