Friday 26 August 2016

WOYWW has moved....

I have moved my WOYWW posts to my other Blog - ATC Wannabee - as my postings about cards are getting few and far between.  I spend a lot of my energy creating ATCs so my main posts are on that Blog.
I am sorry to my followers here as you will hardly hear from me BUT you could also follow me on my ATC Blog ** cheeky grin**

Here's a card I made waaaay back in 2012 ...... my first Steampunk card.



For a Biker.....



.....one for a friend ....





Wednesday 17 August 2016

WOYWW #376

This is What'sOnYourWorkdeskWednesday - if you want to find out more then checkout the WOYWW tab at the top of the page - and our thanks go to Julia for hosting this weekly meet up.

Ooer!  quick look round  You shouldn't be here ..... another quick look round ..... you can't see this ...... looks round again .... you'll get me into trouble if you tell ......

Do you see those blue pictures on the right .... I am about to make some ATCs for a  ..... THAT'S RIGHT! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!!..... a Blue swap.
I am going to start on the blue butterfly and I know someone who has lots of butterfly stamps and dies ........ see the black box .... I have filched it so I can have a good look through and choose the right Butterfly for my card.
Look ..... lots and lots of Butterflies .... woohoo! .... so long as I keep my craft room door shut .... and you don't tell him .... I shall have a lovely day tomorrow!............ and if PJ sees them before I can get them back onto his shelves .... I  will  know  that  it  was  YOU  who told him!!!!

Have a good week.

Sunday 14 August 2016

May Swaps

Just a couple of swaps this month, I knew I would be busy during this month so restricted my cardmaking.
Noobie swap

I embossed the lavender paper and added it to a grey card,  the butterfly ribbon along the lower edge of the card looked a little bare so I added a tiny silver bow.

I did not receive a swap this month.





Alphabet swap - P

Another Craftee card kit for this month - Pink Pig!



Love this original idea, especially the paper flowers.
Thank you Olive.





Saturday 13 August 2016

June Swaps

Exciting swaps this month.
Noobie

On this orange card I added two pieces of scrapbooking paper  and covered the join with a length of green ribbon.  The sentiment was a rub on from my stash and medallion used up some tiles I have had for ages.  The fold was in my Circle of Crafters file.








Beautiful embossing on this card and a shiny image, printed on glossy paper.  Inside there was a heart shaped doily and an embossed purple strip.
Thank you LindaS.
Style - Floral


I used a card kit which came with a magazine for this swap.  Everything was diecut but the design is my own.  I added a few bits of greenery as it seemed very bare to me.  I also added the filigree diecut butterflies as an afterthought.




I received this gorgeous card by return, purple with some stunning papers and 3D decoupage.

Thank you ChrisF.



Technique - Stamping


I CASed this design from a magazine.  I diecut a mask from plain copier paper, attached to the card with masking tape and then stamped the roses inside the spaces.  I watercoloured the images while the mask was in place.  I cut a small piece of white card and painted it with the same colour as I used on the roses an then stamped & embossed the sentiment.  After removing the mask I added the sentiment with some foam DST.





Love this card, especially the cutout for the sentiment.


Thank you MaryC.

Friday 12 August 2016

Another July Birthday

This was another 'Special Birthday' and an extra special one for an extra special person - our son in law (SIL).
I managed to find a 'nice' graffiti paper on the web, but could not get it to print to the size I wanted so ended up with several copies, but chose the best printout for this card.  I am sure that the other printouts will be used at a later date!!
I joined the Forum on this site many years ago and saved a couple of the templates for later use and this is now one of those times.

I printed the number onto black card, cut it out and then traced and cut another copy from the graffiti paper.  

It was tricky making sure that the paper covered the card, yet leaving room so that it folded and matched perfectly.
I cut another copy from some white paper but this time cut inside the pencil lines so that I could use this as an insert.

I took the card round to the house when we collected Little Soldier along with his pressie.  Whilst there I found out that his birthday cake had not materialised, so managed to make one at home while Little Soldier slept.
I used my silicone cake tin, making two plain sponges and the numbers.
Once they were cooked, I sandwiched the sponges together with buttercream and jam.  My idea was that I would stand the numbers upright but I just could not get it to happen.  In the end I attached them with some buttercream so that they lay at an angle on the top of the cake. 
I smothered them with icing sugar 'cos I happen to know he likes that!!
When we took Little Soldier back home, we walked in with the cake and singing Happy Birthday - he was surprised and very pleased.

Wednesday 10 August 2016

WOYWW #375

This is What'sOnYourWorkdeskWednesday - if you want to find out more then checkout the WOYWW tab at the top of the page - and our thanks go to Julia for hosting this weekly meet up.

Well, this is a sight you won't see very often!!!!
I have finished the ATCs so before I start my next creation (or move to a larger room - here's hoping!) I thought I would sort through the 'box of bits' that is now filled to overflowing ..... how did that little stamp NOT get put away!?!!
Sorry it is such a boring post this week .... next week I will try to give you the links to some of the past projects .... so you can see how well  (or not!) they turned out.

Here's a thought ..... I see Melons are back on the shelves!!!
......... till next week .... take care my friends.

Wednesday 3 August 2016

WOYWW #374

This is What'sOnYourWorkdeskWednesday - if you want to find out more then checkout the WOYWW tab at the top of the page - and our thanks go to Julia for hosting this weekly meet up.
Another busy week!  I am so caught up with making Teddies and Baby Blankets that the time just flies by.  I did make time to finish my ATCs and am now moving on to making a card and some ATCs.
I have found one of my Creative Stamping magazines (from last year) so that I can glean some inspiration for my card swap - Summer Holiday Theme.  
The printed photos on the right are for my ATC swap - Bridges Theme.  I joined in a similar swap last year but only used photos of Paris Bridges, this year I thought of using some Birmingham Bridges!

I searched for some photos of bridges in Birmingham and was pleasantly surprised to see such a variety.  The first bridge was built back in the 1800s and still stands in Cannon Hill Park, which is much used for events.  The picture below that was built in 1711 and is known as the ZigZag bridge over in the north of Birmingham.  The viaduct bridge is in the middle of an industrial estate which was being developed when the photo was taken. The top two bridges are over one of the many canals in Birmingham out by the University which was built in the 1800s, one of the first Unis in England.  I just love the photo of the bridge in the centre of Birmingham, such an unusual angle of a great bridge, again built in the 1800s.



This photo shows the bridge as it would normally be seen.


I must admit that I didn't know we had so many interesting bridges here in Birmingham, I spent an interesting couples of hours researching this theme!!!

I hope to spend some time at the weekend turning the ideas in my head into the reality on paper ....... we shall see.....

Off to make some visits now while Little Soldier is asleep, see you soon and if not ...... have a good week.