Tuesday 21 March 2017

more crafty-ness

Hello everyone. I have been busy since I last blogged. I am starting off with parchment work . The first being a design from Judith Maslen   has is the second (cupcake) card. Both of these will be used for lessons.

The daises are a card that was included in a recent Parchment Craft magazine. Again made for a sample on a lesson.

the card below is a Louquada design. A lot of grid work for the more experienced ladies to work on!

Now scrapbooking. below is a UKS challenge. My two daughters are the subject. I had to use scraps and chipboard  and leave white space. For those not used to scrapbooking, white space is a larger area of un-used space, whatever the colour!
next, again is for a UKS challenge where I had to follow a sketch. I was able to use up lots of frames I had had in my stash for far to long! Like quite a few other things but I am slowly using up older stash!

Last but not least, is another weekly challenge for UKS. Its myself and daughter in law Tina. I had to use yellow, gems, black and white photo and a one word title. I used the packaging technique for the first time to make the background.

well , that's it for this post. I have no idea who is viewing the blog if anyone... so please leave a message or feel free to follow me. Remember people spread the love, accept folks for what they are not what you wish them to be...smile and laugh...its far better for you then being miserable and angry! :)and I'll hopefully be back at a later date with more of my crafty makes

Monday 13 March 2017

hello again

well, the days are slowly getting longer and the evenings lighter all we need now is some decent weather! so what have I been making? the one below is a Judith Maslen pattern and made was a sample for a class.
the one below was made has a class sample for the more experienced ladies / to emboss a rose is always a bit of a challenge!

Next is scrapping. I have to thank a lovely lady who also belongs to the kit club Pol Prince for cutting the globe for me.My family are my world and it seemed a great way to use the globe! the diamonds are  rub ons. they seemed ideal has at the bottom right it says about make every day sparkle! the two photos below are of close ups. the half doily sticker is hard to see on a photo. I have had the heart charms in my stash for ages.


Below is a page of granddaughter Chloe. Soon to be 21! I loved this photo taken December last year. the bright colours reflect her bubbly nature.. again the title is thanks to Pol Prince who cut the file for me. I did have other plans on using the title but they didn't work out  as I hoped but I'm still pleased with  the page.
 
and lastly.... my dog Leo meets a cow while on a walk with daughter Angela and her hubby Marc. I used the title...Leo Meets Cow....Moo are you!! it was a page I made for a sketch challenge over at UKS. I used a fiskers punch for the shapes and sticky backed dots and sequins to embellish. 

So, this is the end of another blog entry. I hope you enjoyed having a look. Please follow me or leave a comment. Remember to spread the love and accept folk has they are and not has you would like them to be! The world will be a better place for a few extra smiles and a lot more laughter!
see you next time until then, take care!



Thursday 2 March 2017

first crafty makes for March

Good evening all. How are you all keeping? Well I hope and avoiding coughs and colds that seem  to be doing the rounds! Lighter and longer days will soon be here! so, much better for parchment craft when there is a natural light.
So, at last a post with some parchment! The first one is a Anne Quinn pattern . Its a rocking card and the petals on the flowers are 3D I used this one for a class, I teach two groups of ladies.
the one below is a Geraldine Price  pattern and once again made to show the more experienced group of ladies what they are aiming to make.

Next a little bit of mixed media. I have no idea where this is heading, I am going with the flow. playing with paint. Art journalling is NOT my strong point. but its fun and you only fail if you don't try Right? and anyway crafting is supposed to fun!
and so last but not least is scrapbooking. Both of these are for challenges over at UKS. the first is Jibba Jabba fun at Christmas. The paper is   Oh Joy collection.. by >> oh dear that info escapes me!
this one below is for the whisper swap over on UKS I get sent a email with a photo attachment of a page someone else has made and I have to lift it. and then pass my version on to the next person in the line and at the end of a few months we shall see how the pages have changed. We all set a page off into the circle. Its fun to see how the pages change has they get passed along. I used magnolia jane paper by Heidi Swapp for this backed by a old K&co paper by Brenda Walton called damask then the base layer is plain card.

So, that's it for this post. Take care of yourselves please feel free to leave a comment or follow me.
remember to  be nice and smile and spread the love. We are all different in some way , Which is good, it makes life interesting and fun and we can learn from each other. SO throw someone a hug or smile you never know you may make a friend or cheer up someones day!