Cards

Ooh - look at this - more than one post in a week!  I thought I'd share some cards I've done recently.  I'm no cardmaker, but even I have to make cards for birthdays.

This one was for my friend Amber who is quite girly.  The image is of  course Lili of the Valley.

Also LOTV but this time a card for Nicki.  Nicki is not a pink girl so I chose  clours a little more muted.

Well,  just a quick post.  Come back tomorrow as I have some exciting news to share.

Thanks for popping in.

QKD: Triple Tiarra Tuesday

Golly, it's that time again already! The months are flying by. This week's challege is a little whimsical. Here is the inspiration.

I'm working with Steampunk Kitty this month so I used the colour scheme as my inspiration. 

If you would like to join in with this week's Triple Tiara Tuesday, jump over to the QKD blog for all the details. The best news is that QKD 2will offer up a $25 stamp gift certificate for the players to compete for each month. So if you enter each week, you will have 4 chances to win the monthly prize of $25.

Good luck!

Pencil Lines

It's been a while since I've done a project for Pencil Lines. This month the DT are sponsored by Little Musings.  Sarah Jane designs fabulous digi stamps which can be used as they are or resized, coloured, ooh the possibilities!

For my layout, I used sketch 241.  I picked Sew Vintage stamps to work with.

I used some bits and pieces from previous Studio Calico kits.  I especially love the crate paper pretty papers - I seem to make them stretch a loonnng way!



I printed out my digi stamps onto plain card and used them as is.  As there are plain versions included, you can colour them with markers or pencils to match your layout.

Particularly like my title letters.  They are American Crafts and I've overstamped them with a lovely map.
Thanks for popping in.  Don't forget to check out Pencil Lines for all the lovely inspiration and Little Musings for great stamps.

Charity Crop for Cancer Research UK

For those of you in the UK, I am sure you're aware of Cancer Research and the contribution they make to so many people here in the UK. We are holding a fabulous event raising funds for Cancer Research.  You'll be able to have a great day out crafting, chatting and shopping whilst raising money!

The crop is being held in  super community hall just 10 minutes from Junc. 4 of M42.  You'll receive a wonderful craft kit includig papers, embellishments and other trinkets.  Nicki and I will be holding teaching a class each using the kit.  More detailed info to follow.

We'll be inviting one or two shops (well no day is complete without a little retail therapy).  There will also be plenty of time for a buffet lunch, refreshments, games and lots of chatter.

All this is just £40 with every single penny going to Cancer Research.  There are plenty of places to stay near by or we can help with travel from train stations, etc.

We would love to see as many of our friends as possible (especially those we only know from on-line). 
You can find out more information at What Housework including directions and booking form.

EDIT:
We are having a few technical issues with the web site at the moment.  So you would like to no more please email me instead:  cropatatgmail.com - just replace the at with the @ sign.


So how about joining us and raise some money?

Quick Catch Up

Rather late with everything as I've been working on my final project for my photography course.  I also went camping with the kids this weekend at the Scouts Family Camp.  Had a great time - a bit of rain but loads of good fun and friends.  Feel rather exhausted now though.

Thought I would share a layout I did a while ago.  I have some more recent that require some editing so hopefully I'll be back to normal next week.

I may have mentioned this before, but my DD is very much high and low.  One minute she is chirpy, exstatic and happy, next she can be a real challenge!  Thankfully more ups than downs.  But she remined me of April shows, bright one minute, showers the next.

This was one of those layouts that you get clear in your head.  It took a while to get the right photos though as generally, when she has a strop, I don't think to get the camera out.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  I'll have to rescue my father's day cards for a photo later this week:)

Happy Birthday Vicki!

Vicki of Queen Kat Designs celebrates her birthday today.  So we are celebrating with a huge QKD blog hop!

My card features the beautiful Fire Fae by Myka. She is very sassy as I'm guessing just like Vicki!  I have used an embossing folder as the background.  The addition of a few pretty charms and glass bead finish off the card to perfection.

So hop on over to Linda Harris to carry on the celebrations.

Thanks for popping in.

Lots of Classes

Sorry to have been MIA for so long.  We're still looking for a house but not having much luck as nothing has come on the market.  Fingers crossed on a house with a big garden and a LOT of rennovation though.

Anyway, I thought I'd share some classes that I did over the weekend.  Well I taught one and two of my layouts were taught over at Skrapz.

First, I was a Bubbly Funk in Worcester on Saturday.  I have to say - what a lovely day out if you are able to travel to Worcester.  Firstly, the shop is fabulous and has a great atmosphere for crafting and secondly, Worcester is gorgeous packed full of interesting shops.

We created a lovely mini-book using beautiful Prima papers and embellishments.

The book encloses on itself making it an ideal brag book.

Which then opens out to reveal the photos and journalling.  Hello to all the lovely ladies who came along - so great to meet you!

Over in Shropshire, Skrapz held their crop and workshop teaching a couple of layouts that I did for them.

Both layouts featured masking in some way.  This one used Glimmer Mist over a Prima mask.  Again Prima  papers and some stamping.

A couple of close-up views - just lovin' postage stamps and clocks still.

The last layout also has masking, but this time using Distress Ink.

We shared many of the embellishments and papers between the two classes.

The same square Prima mask was used on the circular background, but as you can see above, worked quite nicely.

A few more clocks, flowers and envelopes for good measure.


Well thanks for popping in and being patient with me.