It's not "crafting" exactly.....

But I had to show you what Hubby and I have been making today...we got the Hairy Bikers Cokkbook for christmas and have been meaning to make these since we got the book, look.......

Cinnamon Rolls..... and they taste as fabulous as they look!

Yuuuuuuum!!!!!! Hot, fresh and out of the oven.... amazing!

We have also frozen some of these little babies. Mmmmmmm........

Yesterday, we went to my folks to clear thier loft of stuff I had left there from way-back-when. Dad shouted down from the loft "Are you ok to take your beanies?" "Yeah, No problem Dad!" Hubbys face was a picture as all these boxes started being handed dwon the ladders.... I got them all out last night and looked at them...all 100 of them! .....

Also found in their loft some of my art degree work, and my A-Level sculptures, that Hubby was most cheeky about, pretending to wear a piece on his head like "Alien!" (his words!) Hmmm...

Hence, no picture! lol.

I have been crafting a bit today - but got no photos yet. Will upload them asap. xxxx

Still working with those papers!!

Yes, I made this card with the hanoverian papers too... I love the feel of them! (they have a linen-feel texture.) I have decided that I will include some of these cards in a box for my Mum
and Hubbys Mum for mothers day - thier own little collection of cards. Hope they like them!

For this first card, I cut pieces from the different papers...all 3cm square, then inked them all and added faux stictching the the edge of each, with my white sakura pen. I stuck them very close together and added a craftwork cards buttefly with sentiment.




I made this to send to my friend for her birthday

.. hope she likes it!

Thought I would have a go at a mans card...using the same ideas as the other sentiments cards. This paper is from the dovecrafts range.

I had forgotten that I made this sentiment into this oval shape a while back, and thought it needed nothing more than a few punched flowers and leaves on this lovely paper.

Some more sentiment cards

I have been making a few more of these sentiment cards as I find these papermanis papers so easy and beautiful to work with.....

This card was made using dovecraft birthday papers. I decoupaged some of the balloons, too.

Sentiment cards

I had the idea recently, to make some cards with a seniment on them. I had just got some really lovely papers....the Hanoverian collection, by Papermania, and the papers have a lovely linen feel to them. I didn't feel they needed too much with them, which is why I went for a sentiment in the middle......

It's a short and sweet posting today - don't think I need to say much more about these cards. Just simple. Oh, and I have something I want to tell you all soon.... but I'm not allowed to say anything yet. ...... :) (it's craft related.) xxx

It's my Aunties birthday in a couple of days and I made her this card...she had a westie dog and I know she loves them, so when I came across this freebie on S.J's Blog I knew what I would use this image for first! Thankyou S.J!!!! I used some papers from a download and added some glossy accents, some pearks and some white (drawn) stitching. She loved it!!!



I made this card recently, using papermania papers, a paremania stamp and my beer mug die cuts which i did on my big-shot. I finished it off by inking the edges.



Finally, I altered another clock, for my friends. I knew they have a room which is black and white, and so made this clock to suit that room, They liked it too! (Pink petticoat papers used.) Thanks for looking and any comments you might leave! xx

A card and altered art.

On boxing day, I made this card for my sister-in-law who is turning 30 in a couple of days. She will be on holiday with her fella, sunning herself on the beaches of Thailand, so I made her this card before she went away. I used the "girls about town" images from charmed cards and carfts... they are so easy to use! I did a little jiggery-pokery to make this card more personal to Jane. I decoupaged the woman, the bags and the shop sign and put glossy accents all over her boots to make them shine!




Now....
This is what I bought from a car boot sale, back in October. A pound this cost me....
"Why did she buy that?!" I hear you ask!?!?.......

I had an idea in mind, and I wanted to have a go. .........




TADAAAA!!!!!!
This is the same item...altered, me-style! Hannahs photo-board!

I took out the glass and the "picture", painted the frame with a couple of coats of white gloss, covered the back board with some fabric I bought that I knew my cousin (Hannah) would like, used my cropodile to put some holes in, then jewel brads to hold the jute string. I die-cut her name and some flowers and added them to the frame. Little wooden pegs hold the photos that I printed off, of her family and friends. The idea is, she changes the photos as often as she likes. ...and she liked!!!! Hannah is 12 and I worried this wouldn't be trendy enough for her, but I can tell you, she LOVED it! So did her Mum and Dad!!!

I'm back!

Hello! Wow...it's such a long time since I blogged last - I'm sorry! I have been so busy... and I'm all ready for christmas! Everything has been bought or made, wrapped and under the tree. The house is clean from top to toe and I can finally show my christmas cards now that I have given my last ones out at school (work) ....which - by the way - does not close until 3:30pm tomorrow...can you believe that?! Utter rubbish!!!! The day before Christmas Eve! Not good.

Anyway...as you can prob tell, I went to town with my new bauble stamp this year. I have had a lot of lovely comments about these from the people who have recieved them, which makes me feel great :) ...

For every single card, I stamped the image and then decoupaged the baubles on top again, and added some sparkles. I made about 50 like these, in browns, blue and black. I was really pleased with them this year. Hope you like them too. xx