It's my day!

Hi! It was my day at Make the Day Special yesterday! I made this card hoping to encourage the sunshine.

It didn't.

Thunder and torrential rain here today.. and it's freezing!  I think I'm going to have to give in and turn the heating on!  It's nearly June! 

Wonderful Friend

Oh wow! I'm just having so much fun playing with these Scruffy Little Cat images!
I added the gold swirls to this card.. with those lush lashes she deserves a bit of bling!

Adorable!

Oh I just love these images!   Another from Scruffy Little Cat...

Kept this one simple - could add another sentiment - birthday etc..

Prismacolor on Kraft

Hello again!

Still practising - thought I would see what Prismacolor pencils on Kraft-type cardstock would turn out like. I used scraps of SU! Crumb Cake cardstock and found some Hero Arts stamps that I've not used for ages.

Here are the results - pretty pleased with them - especially the flowers.

Bright and Sunny!

Hi!

This is my second outing with Prismacolor pencils.  And one of my favourite Gorjuss stamps "Daisy" by Personal Impressions.

Definitely need to work on my technique but still pretty pleased with results so far!  And it's so relaxing colouring in!

Have a nice day!  

An old favourite

Hello Again!   I just love this little Gorjuss Girl.  She must be one of my all time favourite stamps.  She's coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers here. I think she is the perfect candidate for me to try with Prismacolor Pencils though!   Hmm.. but what colours to choose from! 

You make life beautiful

Hello!  Still playing with my Scruffy Little Cat stamps.  This is autumn again, she's lovely to colour - especially if you like doing hair!  Coloured this time using promarkers and flexmarkers.  The colours haven't come out too well on this pic - her coat and trousers are pale blue.  Oh well, never mind! 

These are lovely stamps to work with - a good variety of large and small detail to colour so perfect for promarkers - I had to use the fine nib on the black pen to really darken her wonderful eye lashes! 

New toys!

... I have wanted these for ages!! Finally convinced myself beyond all shadow of doubt that I really really needed them!!  Prismacolor Premier pencils.

Got a chance to play with them today and I am just completely amazed by them!

This is my first attempt so I can only get better..  

Here they are!  72 gorgeous pencils!   Play time!! 

And here is the image on a card.  She's called "Autumn" from Scruffy Little Cat.

Time to go and practice some more! 

Pyramid Card

Got a wee bit of time to play today! Feeling quite inspired at the moment! 

It's my day!

It's my Saturday over at Make the Day Special - pop over and have a look! These are some of the new dies and stamps from Paper Smooches! 

 Hi! Happy Bank Holiday weekend!
It's my turn over at Make The Day Special today - they have the most amazing new stamps in stock!  Pop on over and have a look!

It's my day!

Bright House!

 

 It's my turn over at Make The Day Special today! Pop on over and have a look - there's loads of new goodies in the shop too! 

Making Candles!

Lots of different fragrances - house smells lush! 

Lunch bag

Made a new bag to carry lunch in to work!  Made with 12 5" squares of Moda fabric and fully lined.   Fun!

Making Birthday Cards!

Got some birthdays coming up soon - taking the chance today to get ahead of myself with the cards! 

Desk Tidy

Still practicing with the sewing machine - here's a little 5"x5" desk tidy!  

Gift Bag

Hi! Carrying on the sewing theme! I made this little lined gift bag to hold my mothers day gift for my mum. The bag started off as 4 5" squares from a Moda Charm pack.  This is the first time I've tried something like this and it's far from perfect. It was also quite fiddly as it's quite small.  Good fun to make though. I might never need to buy a gift bag again!

Added a little applique heart on the front and some buttons!

A little 2" x 2" chickie keyring!  Such fun!!

MTDS

Hi! It's my turn at Make the Day Special today!  why not pop over and have a look at all their lovely goodies!!

Beads!

I've not played with beads for ages!  I'd forgotten how much fun it is!

Doing some colouring!

I've not played with my copics for ages.. it was fun to have a play today - especially with this new Gorjuss stamp.  The papers used are from the Gorjuss range too. I love the colours!

Little owl!

First attempt at sewing anything other than a straight line! 

Addicted to chickies!!

Tablet Cover

Been busy - made a cover for a Samsung Galaxy tablet. No pattern so complete pot luck that it;s a perfect fit!  

Pin Cushion!

Sew much fun!

Ok, I am totally hooked! Why has my sewing machine been almost gathering dust since I bought it!?  This is so (sew!) much fun!   

This is Mrs Peck - following the tutorial by the wonderful Debbie Shore! 

This is great fun to make! 

Having a play with the sewing machine!

I'm a complete beginner.. made this little cushion - just practising!

A little something!

Little is the key word here!  A 3D pop up box measuring 3cm x 3cm!  Cute!  This was just my first try to see if it would be possible to make it so small - and it is!  Easy!

So here are the instructions - for any size! 

1. take an A4 sheet of cardstock

2. place it landscape on a scoring board and score at (this is where you decide the size of your box! Lets go for the largest we can from an A4 sheet)..   score at 7cm, 14 cm, 21cm and 28cm

3. Turn to portrait and score at 7cm

4. Use a cutter and, portrait with the 7cm (in 3 above) on your left - cut at 14cm

5. Save the strip left - you need it!! 

For the rest here's a pic! (click on it so you can see it all!) 

Have fun!

It's my turn at MTDS today!

Here's a wee sneaky peak... pop on over to Make The Day Special!

3D Pop Up Box Card

I am just so hooked on making these! This is my second attempt - they are so easy to make and so effective. I love the way they fold completely flat!

Using scraps!

Just playing with some scraps to make some Christmas cards. 

All you need is love

 

Too simple?? I can't decide!

Merry {and simple!}