Stable Door Plaque

Now that I have my lovely horse, Storm, back. I thought she needed a nice new nameplate for her stable door and so I made her this as a welcome home present.

The image is, of course, a Penny Black and I used it because it looks so much like her. The letters were white chipboard and glittered so I painted them with twinkling H2O's to brighten them up. Finally, I added a couple of Prima flowers and lovely swirly stamp (another bargain, she smirked) and chalked the outside edges. How long it lasts before she gets to it and eats it is another matter altogether ............

Penny Black Challenge - Frame It!

Well hello everyone - I'm back!! Have been quite busy crafting but just not posting so am now back on track.

I have just made this in time for this weeks challenge. This involved using at least one Penny Black image and a frame somewhere in the design. The gorgeous stamp was one of my Penny Black bargains picked up at the Craft Show at the NEC last November and I absolutely love it!! The image was watercoloured and I used K & Co Papers, a die cut frame (from the ever growing stash ....) and the sentiment was also Penny Black.

Background Help!!

Ii have spent ages trying to get this darned background to work and it wont!! When I preview the changes, it's fine but it's shrunk when I check back later and I'm getting VERY ANGRY GRRRRR.

Anyway, if anyone can help with (with the background, not my sanity) I would be eternally grateful :-)

Going to chill out now and make a couple of cards to calm me down ......

Will post the results later in the day.

Ooh, nearly forgot HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERBODY XXXXXX

Bags of Fun

I made this card for my sister's birthday and was inspired when I saw the little dog embellishment in the craft shop I knew exactly what I was going to do with it!! (So to speak .....)

The card itself is made using a template and bazzil cardstock and a lovely oriental paper, though I don't know who it's by. I finished off with brads and created the stitching effect with my pokey tool and a fine tipped pen.

Right, that's enough updating for know, it's late and I need to check out the inside of my eyelids!! I will try and post some more in a day or to when I get back from a couple of days away. I didn't realise how many things I have made and not posted so, brace yourself!!!! :-)

New Babies!!

Well, this has really been a year for new babies! My daughter's best friend gave birth to a beautiful little girl first of all (I made her the baby shower card previously) and one of the lads at work and his wife had the early but safe arrival of their little boy. I loved the card with the Happy Hopper image so much, I couldn't resist making it again. I don't normally make the same card twice but made an exception for this one! The backing papers are by DCWV and I watercoloured the image and added glossy accents to his little bottle to finish off.

The other little girl card was made using Woodware clear stamps and I attached the dangly bear with a few jump rings.

A Challenge

Thought I had better catch up with my blogging and enter a few of the cards I have been making (honest) but not been posting (on my blog that is, not by Royal Mail ....)

This card was made as a challenge and was made using a stamp by Magenta. I stamped the image several times and mounted onto card to create a 3D image. The front of the card was black card with a grey core, embossed using the cuttlebug and I then added gems and a bit of glitter for added sparkle.

The photos really doesn't do it justice but I hope you like it :-)

Happy Hopper

This is not quite a House Mouse as I know I seem to have steered towards them quite a bit lately, but I do love this image. The greeting is by Penny Black and the background papers by DCWV and I used my trusty border punch and - wait for it - MORE ribbon. I need therapy!!The embossing at the bottom of the card is one of the new border folders from Cuttlebug.