Accordian card

well I bought one of the accordion cards from crafters companion....to try...I bought the small A6 oval and it arrived yesterday so I decided to have a go.....to say I lost the will to craft is an understatement......each die has a base shape ...1 cut, the overlays are in two halves and the die needs cutting ...turning and cutting again as they are so intricate,then embossing....so each half takes 3 passes through the machine and then repeat 3 times for the matching top ....so that's 6 machine passes for each surface times 4.surfaces...that's 24 passes through the machine and that is before you try to adhere the overlays to the base ...nightmare...tried stick and stay....stick it...and gave up and used wet glue....and then embellishments needed to be cut....this card took all day...was it worth it?

and the back

it does what it is supposed to and does fold nicely....
the sentiment die is a Tonic one and the bells are crafter companion...the sentiment on the back is embossed in red embossing powder and is from Hobby art....
maybe a while before I summon up the energy to try another one!

more texture paste.....

well I have found a whole stash of stencils in my room so I am going to add these cards to my charity stash......

and my second one was ahappy accident I used the diamond sparkle medium but didnt realise it was opaque....so sprinkled gold glitter all over it!

and can you spot my second mistake.....I didn't notice it till I had  made the card up so I am hoping its not too obvious....
hope you are enjoying your crafting today.....

playing with my scan and cut

I thought I needed to make a card using a download from Birdscards that I have had for a while but hadn't got round to this lady has lots of free SGV files that are simply stunning.....

I got 4 cards from a 12x12 sheet of each colour green....the sentiment is one of the preloaded ones and I have used the tonic studio Nuvo  red berry crystal drops for the berries....fun to make ....

This is just a different colour combination....
Hope you are having fun crafting and all is well with you.....

A card for my cousin

sometimes I just love to go back to my first love....decoupage...so I got out my La Pashe best of 2012 cd and look for something for my cousin Chris...a keen gardener...

the wellies are covered in glossy accent and they really look wet......a fun make for his birthday last week...we had a lovely meal out at the pub....perfect.
So while I was at it I thought I would make a more feminine version....

I really love doing decoupage especially now my scan and cut cuts it all out for me....hope you are enjoying your crafting and all is well with you.

July Rudolph Day Challenge

its time for the Rudolph day challenge over at scrappymo's  where anything goes for Christmas.....

I have been experimenting with sparkle medium and a new mask.....from imaginations craft ....well it wasn't too messy and I managed 2 colours ....
matted with black onto a soft gold card......hope you are enjoying your day.....

Christmas card club challenge 15....Christine's choice "let it snow"

I recently purchased some tattered lace panorama dies in the 50% off sale, so I thought I would have a go at using them.......

this really was fun to make.....
Tattered lace panorama die....winter town die,winter forest die,snowflake die and a sentiment from Tonic....lots and lots of glitter, the backing paper is an old LOTV one I purchased as a download...
Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday, have a trip round all the other girls blogs...see my side bar....they make amazing cards.

something a bit different

I decided that whilst I sat watching the tennis at Wimbledon I would have a go at doing some knitting again....I cant do a lot these days as my arthritis plays me up so I thought something small....

so using a free pattern from off the internet and some crochet cotton that I have had for ages....off I go my first one was much too loose so I had to go down a needle size....

very pleased with myself ...no stuffing...off to the shops....then I decided to make a box...with an acetate lid...no none big enough ...off to the shops,onto the internet....

now how do I secure those sides without anything showing

a nice big bow!.....
Hope you are enjoying your crafting ....bless me how the time flies when you are having fun......

its Sunday so its Christmas.....

some more of my christmas cards.....

made from the craftwork cards chalkboard Christmas collection....

so I made 5 the same for my charity card collection....

Hope you are having fun crafting ....

Sheena Douglas stamps.....

oh I just love this set of stamps and die....

stamped onto gesso covered Kraft card...just loving this technique..embossed with one of the texture embossilicious folders...the stamps are from the words of wonder sets by crafters companion...my inspiration for the card came from the samples for the create and craft show....
Hope you are enjoying your crafting.....

Christmas card club challenge 14...Granmargarets choice...christmas trees

well I have started my batch card making for the charity that I support...meet the elderly...its a group of people who invite lonely elderly people out to tea one Sunday a month...my Mum used to love it...not just for the wonderful home made tea but for the opportunity to chat to people her own age with the same kind of generational memories...so now I make them about 50 cards for Christmas to give to their elderly folk...sometimes its the only card they get so a real good cause.....
I thought that  this weeks theme of Christmas trees would be perfect....

so I made the first 4 cards using Craftwork cards Festive chalkboard collection and used inspiration from the design team....

lots and lots of glitter.....
Do have a look at the other girls lovely card...their names are on my side bar....we will be ready for christmas!

Joy

well making this card gave me joy as it turned out better than I planned...

I used the Tattered lace Joy die ....matted and layered onto a mat cut on my scan and cut to give it a bit more rigidity...the poinsettia are tattered lace christmas florals and the image is LOTV...
Its mens semi finals day at Wimbledon today so I will be glued to the sofa.....hope you enjoy your day looks like its going to be full of sunshine.

Heartfelt Creations Fucshia collection

Here is another of my makes with this collection ,thanks to the design team for the inspiration....

I used one of the stamps onto one of the blank card front in the paper pack...coloured it in with promarkers...made up the flowers using the stamps and matching dies...the sentiments are also cut from the paper pack....how brave am I actually cutting into it.....
Are you having fun crafting ?

Its Sunday so its Christmas......

well I managed another Christmas card this week despite it being Wimbledon.....I have to admit I do enjoy watching the tennis although I end up behind the sofa when Andy Murrey is playing......so crafting is taking a back seat and restricted to mornings only.....

I wanted a cold and frosty look so stuck to white and blue.....
the dies are  Spellbinders Decorative curved square,curved squares,Sue Wilson's Ivy...the embossing folder is an embossalicious one...I used stormy sky distress ink and clear embossing powder on the sentiment is an old one....and the poinsettia are printed off from Bebunni Christmas CD and the centres filled with stickles and micro beads
Hope you are enjoying your weekend......

playing with Gesso.....

Its Wimbledon......wheee so I become a couch potato every afternoon and my hubby cooks tea....how many meals can possibly involve sausages and beans!......still I am having fun playing in the mornings once the cores are done.....washing out today its so beautiful.....

I have been playing with my Shenna Douglas stamps...this set is briar rose.....

coloured with distress inks....the background is kraft card painted with gesso....embossed with an embossalicious embossing folder and sanded back......

hope you too are having fun crafting...and keeping cool.....