Thursday, 31 December 2015
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Monday, 28 December 2015
Sunday, 27 December 2015
Door Hangers for Boys
I decided to make my sons and nephew their own personalised door hangers for Christmas. I already had suitable stamps, so it was just a case of deciding on the background colours. Today's door hanger was for my eldest son who has several game consoles and supports the local football team; they play in red and white, so the background colour was an easy choice!
Saturday, 26 December 2015
Friday, 25 December 2015
Sunday, 20 December 2015
DIY Christmas Presents
I can't show you what I'm making in case someone in my family decides to check my blog; suffice it to say that I have spent the entire day working on presents for the family. I decided to make it a home made Christmas this year and I'm still glad that I did - it's a chance to personalise gifts and it means more to me to give my loved ones something that I've hand crafted. However, next year I shall definitely not be leaving things so much to the last minute. I did make an early start on one of the gifts (my mother's birthday present for the 27th), but was then ill over the previous school holiday and everything got shoved onto the back burner. Now it's none stop crafting between now and Thursday (Husband's birthday!) except for a day off tomorrow, which I will spend at the shops for all the extras. I don't think that I've bitten off more than I can chew; I'm mostly on schedule and have allowed a little wiggle room on my list of jobs. It might mean an early start for a few days, but I'm sure it will all be worth it when the presents are opened.
I'm sure you'll understand if I don't manage to blog for a few days; I've taken loads of photos as I've been working so will be able to reveal all after Friday. Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate it and Happy Holidays too.
I'm sure you'll understand if I don't manage to blog for a few days; I've taken loads of photos as I've been working so will be able to reveal all after Friday. Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate it and Happy Holidays too.
Saturday, 19 December 2015
Secret Santa Door Hanger
I was so pleased when I picked the name of the Head of English out of the bag for the Secret Santa at work. I knew immediately what I wanted to make for her gift. Every day at our middle school we Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) for 15 minutes at the start of one lesson, so the theme of the door hanger was an easy one to come up with.
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Sepia Arches
This card was inspired by a demo that I saw on TV by Sheena Douglass - the designer of the stamps and embossing folder that I used for my main focal points. She is such a talented designer and crafter that I could watch her for hours.
Monday, 14 December 2015
Sunday, 13 December 2015
Saturday, 12 December 2015
DIY Decorative Tape
This card was directly influenced by the 'On Trend Tape' card by Sarah Engels-Greer in the June 2013 edition of Craft Stamper magazine. I used the same colour scheme, but as I didn't have any of the stamps that were used in the magazine article, I substituted ones that were in my stash. The other difference was that I used an A5 landscape layout; the original card was square. I also chose not to machine stitch round the outside edge of the card.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Cricut Anniversary - St. George and the Dragon
Once again I used my favourite Cricut cartridge - Paper Doll Dress Up, to create this card and use up some of my scraps. It's not just a cartridge that can be used for children's cards. My sister and brother-in-law were married on April 23rd which is St Georges Day in England (our patron saint), so the theme was an easy one to pick! Apologies for the quality of the photographs - they were taken on an ancient mobile phone before I got my digital camera.
Monday, 7 December 2015
Cricut Princess
I used to use my Cricut machine a lot more frequently, but I won't let it go because I have so many cartridges; every so often it comes in really useful for a quick card using up scraps from my scrap box. This card was made several years ago for my Great Niece (she is now four and becoming quite the budding artist).
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Large Pop Out Card - Black and White Cogs
I made this card to say thank you to colleagues when I finished a temporary, two term teaching job at a University Technical College which specialises in Engineering. I already had the stamps and dies, as I make a lot of men's cards. I decided to make it a pop out card to add to the engineering theme.
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
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