Garden Overhaul

Been really busy this week so not had time for crafting, due to the puppy constantly churning up the lawn and eating every plant in sight we decided it was time to have the garden revamped.  Landscapers arrived on Wednesday and the heavens opened.  Despite the bad weather they have done a fantastic job making our outside space very low maintenance and dog friendly

Day 1 (through the conservatory window as it was lashing down)

Day 2 all the hardcore and slabbing done

End of Day 3 - fabulous result

Just need to get some plants in the tubs now for colour.

We are now off to the Lake District for a few days so Brandy has gone to my Mum & Dads to give the garden time to settle.

5th Birthday

Its my Great Niece's 5th Birthday today, how time flies, card done using sketch from
http://just-hanna-stamps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/hanna-and-friends-140-sketch.html

Molly Bloom stamp coloured with Copics

Patterned paper from My Minds Eye, Lime Twist Collection - I just love the bright colours

Flowers from my stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

5 cut using sissix die and covered with glossy accents

Martha Stewart border punch

I think she will like it

Your comments much appreciated

Monthly Scrap Group

Its time for our monthly scrap group again this Saturday, this time kit is made up of :-

Black Market Paper Society – Lucky n Love Collection :-

·         1 x Cherish Me Now

·         1 x Sweet Thing

·         1 x Love Me Tender

Plain Cardstock :-

·         1 x Dark Brown

·         1 x Turquoise

·         1 x White

1 x sheet of Glassine Paper, 1m of brown ribbon, Card Candy

I have done three layouts as samples for the ladies

This one I based on the sketch over at http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk

Monthly Scrapaholix Crop

It was our monthly Scrapaholix crop yesterday, another good day spent crafting and chatting with some lovely ladies.

The kit provided was made up of the following :-
3 x plain cardstock
2 x double sided patterned paper - Basic Grey Kissing Booth Collection
Viva Pelen - Pen in creme

I managed to do 2 layouts from this, the first one being based on this weeks sketch from the Scraproom Blog http://thescraproomblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/april-sketch-challenge-and-winner.html



I also used some lace which I coloured with tea to make off white which blended in better with the papers, some Dovecraft glitter letters and a Kaisercraft rub on message.  Swirls were done with the Perlen-pen using a flourish template.
The lace and paper hearts were stitched on my sewing machine.

Close up of message
and lace













the second layout I based on the current sketch from sketches in thyme blog
http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sketches-in-thyme-design-team-call.html

The title was done on the computer and printed out on safmat and I used a Kaiercraft rub on message, again swirls done with Pearle-Pen and flourish template.

Close up of message, journalling
and pearls made with the Pelen-Pen

















I really enjoyed using these papers and the Pelen-Pen and am very pleased with the end results.

2 More Birthday Cards completed

Two more cards crossed off my list this time for my neices whose birthdays fall on 2/4 and 8/4

The first one I've based on this weeks sketch from Mojo Monday
http://mojomonday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mojo-monday-234.html

As you can see I chose the square option mainly because I didn't have any circular blank cards
The papers are from the Summer Breeze collection from First Edition Paper
Image is one of the new Lily of the Valley stamps coloured with copics
Buttons from my stash and stickles to add a bit of bling


The second card is based on this weeks sketch over at Paper Take Weekly
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/sketch-66.html















The papers are from My Minds Eye, Lime Twist Fly A Kite collection.
Bazzill Plain Cardstock
Image is one of the new Lily of the Valley stamps and coloured with Copics
Buttons from my stash and stickles to add a bit of bling
Sentiment is Craft Work Cards


I think they will like them

Comments appreciated

Thank you cards

My Daughter wanted some thank you cards for her mentors where she has been doing her final year University teaching placement. 

So after an inspiring visit to the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC on Friday was all fired up.

I've had these templates for ages and was impressed by some demo's I saw at the NEC that I decided to give it a go

Inking through the templates onto glossy card and then using extra flowers to embellish, two are using flowers inked then cut out from template, other one has my first attempt at doing a rose using 3 punched flowers.

I really enjoyed doing these as they are so different to my normal style of stamping and colouring images.

Grandmas Birthday Card

Disaster, phone call whilst at work from my Daughter advising me that the card I had made for my Grandma's birthday and left drying on the table the dog had decided to eat.  So had to start again when I got home

I've based this one on the sketch over at Seems a Little Sketchy Blog
http://seemsalittlesketchy.blogspot.co.uk/

Papers used are from Vintage Rose paper pack by Wild Rose Studio

Bazzill Plain

Tilda Magnolia stamp coloured with Copics

Bakers Twine

Sentiment

Punches - Woodware flower, Stampin Up Banner 

Hope she likes it

Comments always appreciated