Faux book card

I've got a special birthday for a friend coming up soon, and a lady in hospital who is very poorly, so I have been attempting to make these cards from Craft Stamper the other month. Although they are quite time consuming I am reasonably happy with the way they have turned out,

My 'Babies' (the hairy kind)

I've finally uploaded my pictures from my camera onto the computer and had forgotten I'd taken some of the dogs in the garden (well I was really taking pictures of all the pretty pots on the patio and thought the dogs would make some of them more interesting) I don't always manage to get both of them to sit still together long enough, AND looking at the camera at the same time!

Friend's 60th Birthday

I've made this card for my good friend's 60th Birthday which is next week.

I'd seen some foam stamps by LeBlanche(?) with a 'similar' image, ie text behind a flower image, and remembering I'd got both types of stamps decided to try to do my own, so I stamped the flower, masked it and overstamped with the text. Added some colour to the flower, matt and layered on pink and silver card, permanent ink pen on the 60 peel off and added a peel off Happy birthday (wished I'd stamped that now, but too late to change). On the insert I've stamped both images again but in a soft grey and not coloured, just to carry the theme going. All in all I'm quite happy with the finished result and think it's something my friend will appreciate more than messy and grungy ha ha ha.

Mucky dog

I treated myself to a new set of stamps a little while ago, they are sooo funny, all with dogs, of course.

Don't you just love our furry friends when they come indoors and do JUST THIS......................................................................................

Must be on a roll now!

No not really, more a matter of need to get some cards made, I can't believe I am sooooo behind with things at the moment, and when crafting is like this it's not the fun it should be is it?

Anyway I needed to have several ladies cards made, and having watched the Ranger hour on QVC which I recorded yesterday and watched at about 4am today !!!!!!!! I was inspired by the Claudine stamps which are foam with a clear stamp outline to put over the top. I haven't got them, but remembered some other stamps with a similar theme, although just a little bit more fancy, I'm reasonably pleased with the results, and quite liked the idea of printing several along the bottom of the card for a change from the usual single image and matting and layering. I then had to make matching tags to go with them.

Sorry I've been AWOL

Goodness I seem to have been missing from here for ages, and without going back to see when I last posted I just can't remember when it was, shame on me.

I haven't been too well recently what with 'one thing and another' as life goes for most of us I guess, and I don't seem to have settled down to much crafting. Then we have been away for just over a week to a music festival up on the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. Probably not the sort of music festival that springs to most minds, it is something we go to each year and is keyboard and organ music mostly as that is Neil's hobby. Still it's great just to get away from the general routine of home, no cooking, cleaning etc so it must do you good!!!!!!!!!

Anyway enough ramblings, I suddenly seemed to catch up with the date, and although I have given my son his birthday present, I haven't made a card, and it's his birthday TOMORROW (shock horror) so I had to BUY a card as I just didn't have time this morning to make something and get it posted first class (will RM help me out on this one I wonder?????) Then of course I have lots more cards to make for anniversaries and birthdays this month, so managed to find time this afternoon to throw one or two together.

Golden Wedding

Celebrations will be taking place a couple of doors away from me on Friday as my neighbours will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary, I only learnt this from a 'little bird' last week, so of course you have to set too and make them a card don't you, what a milestone to reach.

I didn't want to make it too fancy, so found my good old faithful rose stamp and embossed it with gold powder, then used several matts in layers in different golds and white in the middle, a gold bow and a 50 in peeloffs (not a favourite of mine, but useful for adding a nice tidy number to a card.)

I'm quite happy with the result, hope they like it too.

Tilda for a poorly friend.

We heard yesterday that one of our friends isn't feeling too well, and was unable to come out with a group of us to a concert, so as I know she loves these Tilda images I thought I'd send her a little card with lots of love inside.

I used my promarkers to colour, duck egg and cornflour blue, and I made the background paper to match (I must get some gingham papers sometime as I do like them for backgrounds) and used a sparkly pen to highlight all the stripes on the background, on the flower and on tilda herself.

Perhaps I should have put 'with love' on the front too as it's looking a bit plain in the middle....maybe I'll nip and do that before I put it in the envelope.

***** I did actually pop 'Just for you With Love' above Tilda and below the flower and it looked much better.....there seemed to be a big blank space in the middle of the card ha ha ha**********

Christmas Card Swap

I can't believe I am doing this on a hot day in August, but I am taking part in a Christmas Card Swap.

How cute is this little Housemouse, I was going to add some extra bits and bobs to the front of the card, but thought they would detract from the picture, so have left it plain and added a Christmas greeting inside.

I used my promarkers to colour it in.

I'm not sure I want to give him away now. Ha Ha.

Tilda with Diary challenge

Well it's Tilda time again, and isn't this one just a sweet image. It has made me finally come and put something on my blog, it seems a while since I posted here. I have been busy crafting, but making some 'basic' cards for a charity event later in the year. They are nothing fancy, but the type of card people would buy for a small cost, well I hope so anyway otherwise I have been wasting my valuable time ha ha. So I haven't put pictures of them on my blog.

I hope everyone has been able to enjoy this lovely bit of good weather we've had the last few days, doesn't it just brighten your spirits.

I'm a bit housebound today as Virgin are meant to be coming to fit something, and so far I have waiting in ALL DAY, didn't have to go out but isn't it just irritating waiting for the knock on the door!!!!!