Oops!

This started out as an idea for a commission card for a 50^th birthday for a lady who likes purple and gardening! lol.. But the watercolouring turned out a bit too grungy and distressed the paper too much, so it morphed into a general kind of ‘I’m sorry’ card! lol ;-) Not really elegant enough for a ladies 50^th in my view, so I regrouped on that one.

The extra strands under the button are scraps of cord leftover from previous cards. Like most crafters, I hate throwing stuff away, so have been keeping all the ends thinking I’ll find a use for them one day, and I have! I think it works.

The stamped image is, of course, an old one by Magenta, watercoloured with distress inks, mainly, glittered on the pot with Craft Planet glitter glue, and embellished with a Basic Grey button and miscellaneous brads and flowers. Bazzill CS and Basic Grey ‘Cupcake’ DP.

Ribbon addict..

Isn't that brill??!! *lol* Just one on an email I received recently full of hilarious cat pics. (If you'd like a copy, email me at allshecrafts@btinternet.com.)

Please note copyright details.. www.joannascheezeburger.com. (I've not looked yet, but I'd guess you can probably find the pics at that site.)

xx

Mucho Mojo!

Lol!! No, not blowing my own trumpet, but just thrilled to be FEELING BETTER!! Or at least partway human, after being struck with the cold from hell!

I have felt my mojo stirring, too, so I must be on the path to recovery, eh? Here's one of three simple cards.. This one is for my mum's birthday on Saturday. (The message on the inside is.. of course.. Happy Birthday!)

DP is Basic Grey 'Lilykate', and I've used a McGill (I think.. could be Carlcraft, and since my PC is at opposite ends of the house from my craft room, I'm not going to look unless you ask me REALLY nicely!) ash branch, Sizzlit leaf spray with silver glitter glue dots on each leaf. Bit o' ric-rac and an embossed metal embellishment.

Not my most sparkling of cards, but I did say it was just a stirring..!! ;o)

Oops!

Fairly flying visit today, as feeling under the weather with a cold. Just wanted to post a card I made on Saturday before the sniffles set in.

This started out as an idea for a commission for a 50th birthday for a lady who likes purple and gardening... but the watercolouring distressed the paper so much, it ended up too grungy to be fit for purpose, so it morphed into a general kind of 'I'm sorry' card! Not really elegant enough for a lady's 50th in my view, so will have to regroup on that one.

The extra strands under the button are scraps of leftover cord from previous cards. It works, right? I feel so virtuous for recycling! Or I would, if I had the energy right now. (sdiff.. pass me a tissue)...

The stamped image is, of course, an old one by Magenta, watercoloured with distress inks, mainly, glittered on the pot with Craft Planet glitter glue, and embellished with a Basic Grey button and miscellaneous brads and flowers. Bazzill CS and Basic Grey ‘Cupcake’ DP.

.. AND A QUICK THANK YOU

Wanted to thank the five people who responded to my appeal below for help with promoting my charity project for the Papworth Trust. They have generously posted my appeal on their blogs, and I am very grateful! You just never know where that may lead. I have already sold another CD! Yayyy! (Thank you, Debbie and Lesley, for your purchases! :o) Only 8 to go!

OK.. I am retreating back to my cosy duvet now. Goodnight.. God bless..

Calling all eco-queens...

Stamped images that have to be coloured in rarely make it onto my cards because I am so rubbish with a paintbrush/marker pen! But having lost both breasts to cancer (and having a sense of humour about it), I have wanted to do something with this image for YONKS! But didn't have the stamp. I mentioned this in a comment on someone's blog a while ago, and before I could blink, an envelope plopped through my letterbox containing some lovely stamped images!! How lovely!! :o)

Would love to give credit to this person, but my thanks have to remain private at the request of the person concerned who prefers to be anonymous. She knows I am grateful. :o)

I hope you like the card.. I think it's perfect for anyone undergoing a mastectomy, or even breast augmentation (minus the breast cancer ribbon, of course!) Feel free to copy it (for personal use) if you know someone who is facing that kind of trial and could do with sending a smile. (Click on the pic below for a larger image if you struggle ~ like me! ~ to read the writing.)

BG Euphoria paper again, and the image is, I believe, Penny Black.

First Penny Black Stamp..

Have dug through all my stamps to segregate the Penny Blacks, and - shockingly - there are very few of them, considering how much I love the Penny Blacks! And I can't recall for the life of me which one came first, so I am going to cheat. Yes.. again!! And once again, as this is catch up time, I don't feel too guilty about it.

So.. with apologies to those who've already seen this.. this is my submission for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge #1.

Papers: The papers and letters are all from the V. Funky CD from Funky Hand.
Stamp: 'Baby Kitty' from Penny Black.
Glitter glue, Glossy Accents, stars, brads, ribbon and fibres from stash.

Card for Sister..

This is a thank you card for my sister who has been brilliant support during the past couple of months, ferrying me to and from the hospital, and helping me to leaflet the area when Tigger was lost by the people who were looking after him for me while I was away for two weeks having my op. She is a star, and I couldn't have managed without her.

I'm not entirely happy with the composition. The oval should have been positioned just a little higher up the card. Also, my white pens didn't cope very well with polka-dotting the mulberry flower, so I tried oil paint, and it didn't work too well!! Never mind.. you learn by trying, right?!

Made to a layout design on the Trimcraft sketch challenge #5, HERE.

Card blank: Lovely, silky smooth, high-white card from www.madaboutcards.com, folded into an A5 card

Ribbon: Making Memories

Photo of Tigger, printed in greyscale.

Flower and gem from stash.

Scalloped mat created using Fiskars fancy-edged scissors, and dotted with white Sakura Soufflé pen.

Baby Boy...

Some friends of mine... Rob & Liz... have just had a baby boy, so I have been beavering away, and this is the result... Am thinking I might cut off Baby Kitty's whiskers, though, and possibly add another star, so he has something to look at.. What do you think?

The papers and letters are all from the V. Funky CD from Funky Hand. The lovely stamp is 'Baby Kitty' from Penny Black. Kitty's nappy has been subtly highlighted by painting irridescent glitter glue on top, and the 'boy' letters have been glazed with Glossy Accents.