Groundwork

I have spent most of the weekend doing groundwork. ???? What is that you ask?

Well I have shifter the tools shed and the greenhouse so when or if my new summerhouse turns up I will have prepared the ground for it.

I treated the fence and weeded the ground next job is to get and lay paving slabs.

Watch this space picture to follow. This is what I'm trying to achieve.

No this isn't mine but it will be something slightly similar.

Chloe's 14th Birthday Card

After taping the pattern curtesy of Judith Maslen to my homemade light box i traced the bear in black 0.2 ultra fine black pen. Then i turned the pattern over and used a mauve watercolour pencil for the dress and hat. Light brown for the fur dark brown for the eyes black for the nose. i turned it back over using a light blue gel pen filled in the flower petal trying to make them as forget-me-nots, for the flower centers i used a glitter mauve pens and for the hat band and green for the leaves Then just to round it off i added bling for earings. I cut the bear out and then.......yes i did alter it.after looking at it i wasn't happy with the results. So what did I do but took the stickers off had a brainstorm and decided it looked more like a shopping bag so i added 2 luggage labels 1 had shop on it the other Sale of course. put a "hapy Birthday " on it added a butterfly and a bow and some handles. hope you like it and i hope Chloe will also. thank you for reading this blog please feel free to follow if you want too.

 

 

 

Homemade Box

This is curtesy of Christina Griffiths and just a trial run. As I never had any card for the 

base I used wrapping paper hoping it was thickish but sadly it is very thin, a lot less than

 80gsm I made the lid using some spare card and my new hot glue gun. I had made the

Flowers and butterflies with my brand new powder blue and teal big shot. Oh yes and a

 little bit of bling was added. I know it's not perfect but it was a trial and I must say I am 

Impressed. Never thought I had it in me.

Funky Moped - My Brothers Card

My Brothers Birthday Card.



I saw this curtesy of Judith Maslen and thought of my brother i traced the bike onto vellum using a silver gel pen filled the tyres and hand grips in with Marvy No. 1 black the red parts with Marvy No. 2 Red with the white it was a white

paint pen. At the moment im thinking of backing it onto a Union Jack.

 

 

this is the pattern i traced the "Funky Moped" from.

Using a picture i copied the Union Jack onto a piece of white cardstock. Using Marvy No. 3 Blue & Marvy No.2 Red.

 I glued the picture onto a red card adhered the vellum onto the union jack and finally added happy birthday stick-ons all around the card to hide the doublesided tape which showed through.

 

The Mask - Finished for my Sister-in-Law

 

Hello again folks this is the finshed "Mask Card". Excuse my manners but I must also thank Judith Maslen again for one of her patterns. Thank you Judith. After cutting out the mask i ummed & Arhed about what to do next so after awhile i added yellow ribbons some bling in the form of gold flowers some yellow feathers. Using my hot glue gun (ooh i love it) i glued it onto a gold card at a jaunty angle i then made a flower using cream card. i had fun embossing it in copper embossing powder (thats all i had) which turned out quite nice i think added some leaves in brown & cream used "Happy Birthday" stickers bought in Hobbycraft added a gold & vellum butterfly

 

 

 

The making of my sisters card

First thing i did was traced the lady onto vellum using 0.2 Fineline in black. I started by making sure I took my time as i wanted it to be right. coloured the headband and dress strap in "Marvy No.7 Orange" I used a Red Glitter Gel pen for her lips and a light blue for her eye.

 I used "Marvy No. 18 Dark Brown" for her hair.

I used an Orange wax crown and an imbossing tool to give the effect of feathers with a soft orangey look.
 

i stuck the vellum in a gold card with the oval aperture then i started on the parasol. I seem to have forgotten to take some photos of the parasol. But this is what I did I used the pattern traced it in white pencil I used a multi grid for the pattern. Then using a pricking tool I pricked all around the outside  and used parchment scissors to cut out the parasol. I assembled using double sided tape using wire for the main part wrapped it in white ribbon.

 I lined the card with cream card to cover the vellum attached the sentiment and
added the 2 gems to keep in the orange colour scheme.

 

Using the Freebie butterfly stencil i cut out 2 butterflies 1 in vellum and 1 in gold card and the spellbinders

 shapabilities Spiral Blossom 1 i cut out of cream card i added som leaves in various shade of cream/gold and

 finally added  a gold bow to the parasol. After sticking everything on this is the finished card.

 

 

 

 

 

HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

 

 

My Sisters Card

Morning fellow crafters.
I have been busy making another card this time it is for my sister, its her birthday in July but better to create in advance i say (only because i never get it right first time). I must first take time to thank 2 people Judith Maslen & Sylvia Marshall both of these lovely ladies supplied me with the patterns to make it THANK YOU Judith & Sylvia. Another thing is i bought myself a glue gun (oh heaven) more im making a bit of a mess stringy bits everywhere oh well never mind its fun picking them off. These are the two pattern that i used. No i did not make a Christmas Card i used just the lady from 1 and the parasol from the other