how long since i last blogged (hanging my head in shame)

Hey hey peeps - had big large fun at craft club last night (thanks Sue) - and thought i would share what i made .

First up I stamped the leafy image onto white card - then used a versa mark ink pad straight to the image - all over - really felt naughty !! - then gradually added coloured embossing powders - remember to work gradually and think about where the powder you tip off will land - you don't want it migrating across the whole image - I used two shades of green - then heat set.  Following that i stamped the leafy image onto the embossing again (using versafine in black) - and added black embossing powder and heat set.  i used the same process for the flowers - although I accidently used versa mark before the black embossing powder and i think it worked better - gave a sharper image - I am really pleased with this because it has given me ideas of how to use my hoard of coloured embossing powders - the card itself doesn't seem finished to me but i was more interested in the process - it was fun and wasn't going to leave me with inky mitts :)

Try it - see what you think - have fun :)


close up of the flowers - you might see the twinkling of the glittered embossing powder !!!

phew!

that's a looooooooooong day over with thank goodness.  Dad doing well after surgery - so hopefully be home tomorrow.

As soon as i knew he was ok i got busy crafting ..... and made a box of treasures for my sis-in-laws 50th birthday - she will be so pleased i told you her age LOL xxxx

sigh!

Dad in surgery right now - thinking of him and hoping he's doing ok.

got an appointment date through for colonoscopy this morning (24th) so relieved that it is soon and i don't have it hanging over me for too long.

very tired today - think it's everything going around my head - got some lovely craft projects to do - several 21st cards and a 50th - but no oomph at all - maybe a snooze will revive me and i will then be able to get my act together - gonna give it a go - and will aim to post a pic of a completed project later today.

Happy crafting peeps xxxx

Wednesday

I am a happy bunny today - a lovely crafty friend and I have done a swap of some rubber stamps - so I now have some 'new to me' Magnolia's to add to my collection whilst she has lovely House Mouse stamps to add to hers.  This means I now need to do some crafting ..... where do I start? - perhaps first thing to do would be finish the samples for the NEC for Debs and get them in the post - then check the birthdays list and make sure I am ahead of myself there - THEN I can play with new stamps.  I do like my lists :)  Whatever you are doing today I hope that you enjoy.
Biggest Hugs x

September 25th

this is one of the cards I have made for Debs who needs samples for the NEC - will be sending this and others off to her later this week.  I'm not generally a CD crafter at all so i have found it quite a challenge to be honest - although her designs are lovely and the backing papers tie-in perfectly my CD crafting skills need practice to improve.  Hope you guys are happy crafting away with whatever you are up to lately.  xx

Stamping up Goodies have now been played with :)

Fabby Stamping Up goodies arrived yesterday and I have had a little play - here are a couple of cards made using the new stash - the birthday card is for my sister-in-law's birthday - i don't usually go for yellow but think she likes it so made myself give it a go.  The Christmas card is just the start of the ones i will be doing this year.  Loving the quality of the stamping up stuff - wish i also had their inks and plain cardstock but i had to stop somewhere.  Happy Crafting peeps xx

I Must I Must Improve my ...... Blogging skills!

Today I must really get my act together - yeah yeah I know I've said it before but THIS TIME I will :)

I need to learn how to reduce the size of the photo of my craft room so it doesn't take over the whole Blog - mmmm - wonder how?

Darling Husband off to play golf with our youngest - 2 eldest on holiday and other lad off out with his girlfriend - so potentially I have the time to relax and get some crafting done.  

sooooooooooooooooo .... my 'To Do' list is :_

1) check birthday calendar and make any cards for this month

2) make a couple of cards for the Florists - so i can take them to her next week

..... I was going to add more things to my list but if I can manage to do those 2 things today I will be more than happy - will try and post pics of cards i make.

Happy Crafting  xxxx