26th November 2010

I have had a busy couple of weeks with visits to dentist for treatment and the vampire nurse for blood tests, shopping and just the usual run of the mill things in life and now I am suffering from a cold, yuck.

I suddenly realised I needed some more birthday cards for friends and as my dentist is really near my local craft shop I had to call in, didn't I?

I found these cute Housemouse stamps so treated myself, decided I shouldn't have when I got the dentists bill, but too late by then...good job I called in BEFORE the dentist. I've made them into easel cards, but as it's easier to scan them they don't really show them to their best.

Hubby's birthday card

Why are men so difficult to make for? I've made this card for Neil's birthday, not sure he will appreciate it as he is not really a party animal!!!!!

For my son's new girlfriend.

We are going out for my birthday lunch on Sunday, and my youngest son is bringing his new girlfriend who's birthday was yesterday, so I have made this card for her.

Been AWOL

Seems ages since I made anything to pop on here, mainly because my son has been using some left over work top from my new kitchen to make me a new crafting place....he is always short of money so has given his time for my birthday present, which I think it brilliant, as it's something I have needed because my old desk was falling apart. SO all my stash has been scattered about in two rooms for a couple of weeks, and we have been away on holiday for a week too.

This morning my room is just about organised, apart from a tweek or two here and there as to the best place to put things and I JUST HAD to go and have a play.

A friend is going through a tough time with some family problems and is in a lot of pain with a hip problem so I thought I'd send her a card......went through some older Craft Stamper mags and found some ideas from Lavinia Stamps, I don't have many of her stamps, but used the idea with various stamps I do have. I drew the branches and used tapestry stamps for the leaves and other stamps for all the other bits and bobs. Quite like the finished thing, it's quite Autumny, hope it cheers her up a bit when she receives it.

For a poorly neighbour

My neighbour is quite poorly and has been in hospital for quite a few weeks now. Another neighbour and I are going to see her this evening.

As you can't take flowers into hospital here, and as she says everything tastes horrid at the moment I thought a few flowers on a card might cheer her up.

Ickle bird

Why are cards for men so difficult? I had an idea to make this card, or at least something similar.

I used a swirl stamp and some tapestry stamps, and the bird is from a Penny Black Christmas collection I bought last year.

Using labels

Loved the article in the craft stamper using lables as masks, I've done that here, using the same sort of colours and stamps as the originator of the article, but it doesn't show up very well on the picture via the scanner.

Need a card for my brother in law, might send this one, but I have another card with some glitter on drying upstairs so he might get that, see what the other'alf thinks when he sees them!

Will try to scan that once the glitter is dry.

Time to play

What nasty wet weather we have been having, so what better time to go and get inky and messy!

I take part in a monthly swap (well most months I do, last month's is still sitting on my desk, it was hidden and I totally forgot about posting it, how stupid!!!!) This month is to make a box and put some notelets inside. The theme is Autumn.

I made a mini pizza box and covered it inside and out with a leaf stamp using lots of autumnal colours, and getting my fingers very messing in the process, but hey, that's the fun of it isn't it?

I have added a few spiders with another stamp and even his cobwebs, I wonder if the receiptient will notice them. I even stamped the ribbon with some leaf stamps too. I also went around all the leaves with a sparkly pen but that doesn't show up on the picture. The notelets are not all the same, but all have the same leaf stamp on them.

Using the same idea

I've used the same idea for this card for my friend's birthday and whilst the post it notes were still attached I used various stamps and a blue inkpad to add the flowers and bird. I also added some sparkle with a glitter pen on the bird and drew a fine line round the oblong with the pen but it doesn't show up on here. I did a background with the sparkly pen which you can only see if it catches the light.

(there looks like a little 'splodge' on the bottom rh corner but I did check before I sent the card and it wasn't there on the card.....there are several marks showing on my cards so me thinks I SHOULD clean the inside of the scanner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Can't wait to get my next issue of CS to see what inspires me next month.

I've done it again!

Ok, by now I think many of you have guessed I buy Craft Stamper every month and gain inspiration from it. I've been away for a week and was reading the magazine whilst away. How frustrated was I not to have my stash with me, so today I've done the washing, been to town and walked the dogs twice, so after all of that I just HAD to have half an hour to play. I thought this article looked so crisp I was itching to try it out. The idea is to mask off a shape using 'post it notes' and use distress inks to add colour, I've used yellow, spiced marmalade and red hot pepper on these.

My neighbour was taken into hospital at Tooting yesterday, and an op today so I don't think I will be able to get up there to visit unless I go with her hubby one day. Anyway I am just off to pop it through his door so he can take it up to her so she knows we are thinking of her. The other is self explanatory, a thank you card. I hope you like these, I am sure you will be seeing a few more like this but maybe using different colour combinations and stamps.