Monday 30 April 2012

It's been a while!

Oh my goodness, I've not blogged for rather a long time, and now there's this new streamline blogger!  Well, in for a penny, in for a pound, let's see how I get on!

I cannot believe how quickly the months are passing by, May arrives tomorrow, how did that happen?  The weather is by no means spring like but I am optimistic that we will be enjoying warmer (and drier) weather soon!

I have been dabbling with several different crafts of late.  I've been making bracelets, dabbling with a bit of altered art and back to using my Promarkers to colour digi-stamps to go onto cards.

Here are some of the bracelets I have been making.





I also attended a make and take at The Papeterie hosted by the very talented Kath Stewart .  Kath was demonstrating Paperartsy's Fresco Finish Paints and Paperartsy stamps.  I did leave there very inspired!  I made some purchases (obviously, well I just had to) and this is what I have been making with the paints that I bought.





Let's not forget some of the cards I've been making, not many I must say, but getting back into the swing of it especially after after purchasing some Flexmarkers after watching Debbie Glennie demonstrate at The Papeterie - very talented lady, I must say, makes it look so easy!

I have used the same image here, but two different colour themes, accompanied with some Craftwork Cards papers, candi and sentiment bands.




I have also recently purchased some Saturated Canary digi-stamps, I love her images.  I have purchased Beckie, Belle, Dorothy, Lioness and Mad.

Here are some cards I have made with these images and using othere bits and pieces from my craft stash.  I've even been colouring my ribbon with inks and promarkers!

 This is Mad


Meet Dorothy


... and Lioness!



Sometimes, however, after I've coloured the images in, I struggle to decide which papers to use to accompany image, maybe I should select the papers first and then colour to match papers!

Well, that's me brought the last few months up to date (briefly)!  I am looking forward to an Altered Art night at The Papeterie on Thursday, I shall update my blog with the results of the evening!







Thursday 8 December 2011

Christmas Craft Fayre

What a hectic time it's been, it's taken until today to update my blog.  Things need to slow down soon, before I burn out.  Still got to write my cards, put the tree up, finish the Christmas shopping and then of course comes the wrapping!

I had the school Christmas fayre on Friday and as promised here are a couple of photos from then. 

This is my son, he helped out along with a very good friend.



And this is my rack of Christmas cards (well some of them)!



This week I have been busy personalising Christmas cards that I have sold, that has kept me pretty busy.  I also had a couple of requests for cards, an 80th birthday card and a leaving card for a very special dinner lady!

Here are the cards I made.




I'm hoping by the end of the weekend I will have written my cards and put the tree up and completed a request for a Diamond wedding anniversary card!  Wish me luck!


Thursday 1 December 2011

... And finally ... Christmas cards are finished!

Well I can finally say that on Monday I made my last Christmas card for 2011!  Next came Christmas gift tags, and I've finished them also.  Almost all preparations for the School Fair on Friday are complete!

On Tuesday and Wednesday, I topped up my supply of birthday, anniversary, new baby and wedding cards, so all in all I've been pretty productive.

I thoroughly enjoy making all these Christmas cards (200 this year), but I am glad to clear the kitchen table afterwards so that we can dine at it once more, oh and the floor will no longer be covered in glitter!

Tonight, I packed the car with all the cards, gift tags and baubles I've made for the School Fair tomorrow.  (If I remember, I'll take photos and post on blog)!  I've also packed some bits and bobs for personalising the cards if people would like that done, that keeps me busy during the fair!!

Here are some of the final collection of cards I made.












Hope you like some of my cards, I'll try to find time to update with what they were made with!

Will update blog after the School Craft Fair.

Monday 21 November 2011

More Christmas Cards!

These last few days I've been using my coloured images from Digistamps to make Christmas cards.  The images were coloured with Promarkers.  In most of  them I have coloured two of each image so I can do a bit of decoupage.  The images really are easy to re-size and to colour, especially with Promarkers!  A bit of glitter, ribbon and some background paper from my HUGE stash, and of course, snowflakes and some gems, the cards are done!

Here are some the cards I have made with the digistamps.











Yesterday I stamped numerous designs ready to colour while watching the TV in the evening, crafting just never stops.  Less than two weeks to School fair, so this is when the panic sets in!

Friday 18 November 2011

Glittering Baubles!

A quick update on what I've been up to tonight.  I've been busy glittering baubles for the School Christmas Fair on the 2nd December.  I bought the ready to decorate glass baubles from Panduro and they were a pretty good price!

I have the most fabulous collection of fine glitters, so have plenty to choose from.  I've used the opaque, hologram and pearlescent glitters, I didn't think the translucent ones would be quite right.

Here are are some I have done so far!  Lots of more to do - the floor is sparkling all over!!



And here's my collection of glitters I have to choose from!



Will try to get blog over the weekend!



Saturday 12 November 2011

My Craft Space

Thought I would share my craft area and storage with you after having shared it with QVC Craft on Facebook last week when everybody was showing off where they craft.




I don't have a craft room unfortunately, maybe some day, so in the meantime, my storage comes in these glorious storage units from The Really Useful Products Ltd.  I'm in and out of the cupboard like a yo-yo!

 


... and this is where I craft!  The kitchen table.  Not much meals are eaten here, especially during the lead-up to Christmas, it's all glitter and snowflakes from now until then!

I have made 130 Christmas cards now, planning on lots, lots more!

Today, I popped along to The Papeterie to watch Kath and Debbie doing some wonderful demonstrattions.  I couldn't stay too long because other half needed the car to go golfing!!  Topped up on some paper/card stock and added a few promarkers to my collection.

Did you watch Big Brother last night??  I was really quite please with the result!  Tonight's X-factor was good even after a technical fault caused a late start, I was very confused when I switched over from Strictly to find X-factor auditions being shown!

I have just put a movie on, 'Despicable Me', should be fun, so signing out for today.




Friday 11 November 2011

Tatty Ted

Not blogged for far too many days, been busy making lots and lots of Christmas cards,  117 I think now!  Only 3 weeks until School Fair, so nothing left but keep to keep making more (and some more on top of that)!

After this blog update, it will be time to watch the final of Big Brother, who will win??  You decide!

I have also been trying to update the Dyce Swimming Club website tonight, but having too much problems with having to 'recover webpage' messages, so I gave up and decided to update my blog instead, hopefully won't be having the same problems with the blog, technology!!  The wine I am drinking certainly helps with the stress of it all!!

Here are some of the cards I've made this week with Tatty Ted.







Snowflakes with everything as you can see!

Will try to pop down to The Papeterie tomorrow because the Fabulous Debbie and Kath are demonstrating their skills there in the morning.  Best have a tight hold of my purse strings while there!

Well, time for Big Brother, so must dash!