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I got a basket for 80c from a charity shop.  I spent a little time giving it some tlc and a pretty lining and now I have a nice place to put my crochet (or knitting) away from my cats.
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Valentine’s

. . . .  especially for DH.

I cut a piece of red metallic card to the same size as the card front.  Using the second biggest heart die from the Sizzix Framelits Heart die set (#657561), I carefully cut a heart in both the card front and the metallic card.  From silver card, I cut another heart, using the biggest heart die, which I die cut again using the Sizzix Framelits Lace pattern card front (#659132).  The silver heart was then “sandwiched between the card front and the card blank.

Anniversary

The base layer of the card was created using the Sizzix Framelits Moroccan card front die (#659133).  The hearts were cut using the Sizzic thinlits Medallion layering heart die set (#658915)

 

Butterfly birthday

A pretty birthday card for a dear friend.  The butterfly is cut using the Sizzix Butterflies, Intricate die set (#659971)

 

Another for the 60 club

A dear friend of ours celebrated his 60th birthday on Christmas day.  We have enjoyed numerous high teas together, over the years, for DH’s birthday, my birthday and for our friend and his wife’s birthday - any excuse really to have a get together.
I saw this design in my Parchment Craft magazine and thought it was perfect.  I modified it a bit, so that I could use the little wooden teapots.

The last of the Christmas cards

This one is a bit of a mixture:  using standard card and parchment paper.

I embossed the white card and the parchment paper using the Cuttlebug Lace tree embossing folder #37-1898.  I gave the parchment paper a sweep over with a bronze stamp pad and added a few gems to give some sparkle.

This one is for a guitar lover.

The guitars were cut from metallic card, using an Yvonne Creations die (guitar CDD10023).  I used foam pads to stick the guitars to the card.  I used craft wire to make a “guitar string” to join the guitars together.

Christmas dancing

I like to make a special card for our dancing teacher.  This year I was inspired by the x-cut Ballroom build a scene die collection and using similar techiques to the bauble card (see last Monday’s post)

 

Christmas Cards - variations of a theme part 2

 One for a record collector

 One for DS, the brand lover

and one for a baby girl's first Christmas

Once again, the cards are all a variation of a theme - the trees were cut using Sizzix framelits with stamps, Merry Christmas tree #658276 and coloured with Promarkers.

Christmas Cards - variations of a theme part 1

 All the cards shown are a variation of a theme:  All the baubles were cut using Sizzix triplits  - ornaments #659929

2016

Firstly, Happy New Year to all our readers.  We hope 2016 will be a good year for you all.
Now to share our Christmas makes:
The first card is one that was requested for a couple celebrating their first Christmas together.

The chair was cut and embossed using the Sizzix die Fancy Chair (with embossing folder) #658964.  The chair was coloured with Copics and then I passed a gold stamp pad over it to highlight the embossing.

The second card was for a family member.

I printed the greeting on a 15cm x 15 cm square of white card.  Using the Sizzix Circles #657551, the second from largest, I cut a circle in the white card and the card blank, making sure that it all matched up.  I cut a circle from gold card, using the largest circle die.  I then used the Sizzix Lace pattern card front #659132 to cut the design on the gold circle.  The gold circle was sandwiched between the white card front and the card blank.  A little Christmas ribbon and the card was complete.

Season's Greetings

Wishing our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I did it again - twice

I enjoyed making the guitar card so much (see previous post), that I decided to make it again – twice:  one for another guitar loving friend and one for a bass man.

Guitar time

I needed a guitar themed card for my guitar loving friend.

Based on an image I had seen on the web,  using fineliners, I drew the basics of a guitar outline on a piece of parchment.  I then just had fun, adding swirls where I fancied.  I trimmed the parchment to size, allowing enough space to complete the lace border.  On another piece of parchment, I made two more lace borders (using the semi-square tool and then snipped with parchment scissors).  I layered the borders and secured the corners with brads.  A little “Happy Birthday” ribbon completed the design.  This was then mounted onto a 15cm square card blank, which I had part embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder – #37-1604.

Another shawl

I crocheted a similar shawl for a friend’s 60th this summer.  I enjoyed making it so much that I decided to make another for my cousin’s 60th – different wool + a different edging = another unique gift

Baby shawl

There is nothing nicer than picking up my knitting to create something special to welcome a new little one to the world.  I have knitted this shawl a few times but by magic it always ends up as a unique piece.

Project Hat

I am the sort of person that doesn’t suit a hat.  Simply put, if forced to wear a hat, I look like one of the donkeys on the beach (lol).

I needed a hat for the black & white ball and dreaded the thought of having buy & wear something unsuitable.  So I decided to make one.

I decided to base my hat on a record (and a hairband)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added white & black gems to define the edge of the record.

White tulle

black & white tulle

I didn’t have any white tulle, so I coloured 3 pieces black with Promarkers.  I threaded craft wire around the edges (so that I could shape it) and covered the wire with ribbon.

I poked the tulle layers through the centre of the record and secured it all with hot glue.

Flowers ready to be added

Ribbon, coated in Mod Podge (so it would hold it’s shape) then stapled.

nearly done

My finished hat!!

It managed to stay on my head for the entire night and guess what?  I only won a prize for the best hat!

Fabulous Five

A friend’s little boy recently turned five (where does the time go?)  He is a huge superhero fan, so my Edwin stamp was the one to use.  The five was hand cut and the stamped image was coloured with Promarkers.

Lest we forget

Another girl!

Another new little girl to welcome to the world :-)  and another chance to work with pink!

The banner was cut using the Sizzix framelits “Banner, Pennant Scallop - #657571 (the smallest one).   The letters were cut using a Joy! Crafts die – alphabet & numbers 6002/0139.  I used pink embroidery thread to link the banner.  The crib was cut using Sizzix die, cradle, 3D - #658986 and coloured with Promarkers, which I then trimmed to suit.  The cute giraffe was from the thinlits & stamp set “Baby Boy” – 659088, coloured with Promarkers (of course!)

An old favourite

Once again, I used the dress form die - Sizzix Bigz Sewing Room die (#657186) and the card blank was embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder .  This time I cut the dress form from patterned cork and also plain card, so that I could colour the stand to match (using Promarkers).  I added a lace trim, and a flower.