Thats Better, Using the Charity Template

This is more me. This is using the Template from Lynn's site which is being sold for Charity, The Samaritans. See info back down my blog.

http://www.freewebs.com/template-envies/index.htm

Caardvark Challenge~Valentine~

This is my first card for a Caardvark Challenge. I used hot foil for the greeting & then wired a wire heart with gorgeous blood red beads.

Happy Birthday

I just received my new issue of Crafts Beautiful March 2008 and the backing papers are lovely!! I have just made this card using bitz from all of them.

Well done Louise

Well done Louise Brigden/Louly for being in the March Crafts Beautiful mag as a 'CB Designer' Im so glad your talents have been noticed!! May it continue!!xx

A Template for Charity!!

This Card was made using a template which you can download via the link and the money goes to Charity. Please have a look and give them & Lynn your support. On the link there are lots of picture to give inspiration, I made this very quickly to show with the link, I'll post some better ones shortly. Please say you got the link from my blog.

http://www.freewebs.com/template-envies/index.htm

Jewellery Made using Shrink plastic

I used white Shrink plastic for these necklaces & brooch for my daughter, I stamped the image using stazon & then colour the full size image with Sakura Jelly roll pens,cut the images out leaving a slight boarder around the edge, then shrunk using a heat gun.

Crafts Beautiful Challenge

The challenge is to make a card using the pieces from the latest 'Lets Make Cards'
The backing papers are gorgeous!!!

Made from using punches

I made this card by using paper punches & added glitter to the punched out paper.
The flowers I used a celestial moon punch, the foliage I used a tree puch & a leave one.
I had made this for a competition, but didnt send it, as chickened out!!

Have been playing with Parchment.

I have been having a go at Parchment work, I got myself a grid, which I have always wanted, allows you to prick in perfect symetry

Woo Hoo!!! Back online!!

My goodness that was alongtime without proper connection, it was off & on every few seconds for the last 2weeks, after the inital off for 2weeks!! Now I have changed my service provider & fingers crossed everything is wonderful!! Got a snazzy phone too, let me get over the shock of no internet & I'll be back to the challenges!!
xxx

BROADBAND NIGHTMARE!

My Broadband still hasnt been sorted!! I am changing supplier on Monday, seems an age to set it up and get confirmation date! It has gone offline 3times while just typing this sentence, please bare with me!! I have loads of new cards to post, fingers crossed for Monday, I cant believe there wont be a 'hitch' Have been having problems for nearly a month now, want to get back to the challenges!!!

Valentine card Challenge

Crafts Beautiful are holding a Challenge for a Valentines card, you mustn't use red or pink.
I wove the heart with lilac & mint green paper.
And suspended it using a ribbon & then attached the flowers.

ANOTHER 'RONI' HIGHCHAIR

I USED WOOD EFFECT THIS TIME TO GIVE A DIFFERENT EFFECT, IT SITS PERFECTLY NEXT TO THE GRANDFATHER CLOCK, COULD MAKE A DOLLS HOUSE WITH THESE!!

JUST FOR YOU CARD

THIS CARD WAS MADE USING THE PAPERMANIA STAMP SOLD FOR MARIE CURIE FUND, PROCEEDS GO TO THIS CHARITY & THEY WANT YOU TOO 'CREATE A CARD FOR CANCER CARE' FOR THEM TO SELL.
THE LONG DAFFODIL STAMP IS ONE STAMP I EXTENDED TO FIT DOWN THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE CARD. I USED SAKURA GELLY ROLL CLEAR PEN ON THE DAFFODILS WHICH MAKES IT SPARKLE IN THE LIGHT. This card was a request for my nan as its my grandads birthday & she was compaining it wasnt hers, so my mum said could i make a 'coz its not your birthday' card, dont think you'd find one with that phrase on a card in the shops!!
www.create-a-card-for-cancer-care.org

'TICK TOX ' CLOCK

I'VE JUST FINISHED MY FIRST 'TICK TOX' CLOCK AGAIN FROM THE FABULOUS ARTYFARTY TEMPLATES!!
I'VE MADE THIS FOR MY GRANDADS 91ST BIRTHDAY SO I PUT THE HANDS TO 9 & 1. I DIDNT HAVE A SUITABLE CARD FOR THE FACE, SO I USED 'WATERCOLOUR' PENS ON CREAM CARD, GIVING QUITE A GOOD EFFECT!
I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE WONDERFUL WOODGRAIN EFFECT CARD YET, SO HAD TO IMPROVISE!! I JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE BOX NOW

'TILLY' CAKE

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH IM IN LOVE!!!
I JUST LOVE THESE NEW TEMPLATES/PATTERNS FROM
www.artyfartydesigns.co.uk
This is another new one, 'tilly' cake, i still have to make the box, but yet again having problems with my broadband, going on & off like a yo yo!!
I used flower soft on the corners of the tiers, which i got from Farnborough 'Make it' show yesterday!! Fabulous day out!!Met all the flowersoft ladies who are on create & craft, I met the glitter girls, Stephanie & Nigel from Create & Craft, Wendy Stanton, Sara & Helen from Crafters Companion,Crafts Beautful Mag people. There were over a hundreds stalls & as it was at Farnborough International Airport so that meant my son could watch the planes coming in and out.

'Roni' Highchair

I have just received my pattern for the 'RONI' Highchair by Arty Farty, I fell in love with these as soon as I saw them on Create & Craft, I ordered it from Carole herself on Wednesday evening & received it this morning!!! Top class service Carole!!!

I'm in the February 2008 Crafts Beautiful!!

VALENTINE!!

THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY MODERN ALMOST 'GOTHIC' VALENTINE CARD,I WAS JUST PLAYING WITH MY IDEA IN THE FEBRUARY 2008 CRAFTS BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE UNDER SUBS HUB.
I USED SOME GORGEOUS BLOOD RED BEADS & BENT INTO A HEART SHAPE. FOR THE GREETING I USED HOT FOIL, USING THE HEAT STYLUS I WROTE FREE HAND.

Check out my Slide Show! TURN UP THE VOLUME!

2year old Birthday Card

I used a Cuddlybuddly download 'Men at Work' for this card,printed full a4 size & cutting out the image, so it makes a big card, I rotated the image on my graphics program to make the reverse of the card.

Flower Handbag Card

I made this handbag card from one piece of A4 card, the reverse of the flower card is black, so I used the angles I cut off the corners to make the black detail under the clasp, I used a sticky tape roll to draw round for the semi circle handle with spotted card, then cut a piece to make the clasp. I added gems to the ribbon for a bit of 'bling'

16th Birthday/Stamper Challenge

I found some fantastic stamps, they are by Anita's stamps, I used all three on here.
Groovy girl with the image facing forward, then the girl carrying presents & then a small stamp of a retro flower,they look & stamp brilliantly with Stazon, but would look equally as good with vibrant/retro colours!

And so the water came!! AGAIN!!

Again, we are looking at the River Loddon creeping closer & closer to our house!
I appologise to people looking on my blog, as I have been unable to update it, as my broadband company made a 'clerical error' and switched it off!!
Im sorry for people who also left messages to view their card for the challenge, as I moderate any messages I obviously couldnt do so.
Great start to a challenge!!

ATLAST BACK ONLINE!!!

I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY BROADBAND FOR OVER A WEEK NOW!! ATLAST IT IS BACK ON!! PLEASE BARE WITH ME AS I HAVENT UPDATED MY BLOG, SO MUCH FOR STARTING A CHALLENGE!!!

Hi Louly these are the pens

I just use a waterbrush with them. It doesnt actually say Watercolour pens,just waterbased. You can either mix them on a piece of acetate or plastic by adding water with a brush, or colour directly onto the picture & then blend with the waterbrush.Or you can ink up a rubber stamp with them, so you have all different colours.

LET THE CHALLENGE BEGIN-ENJAYS CRAFT CHALLENGES

HELLO! This is the first of what I hope to be many Challenges.
This is supposed to be a fun way of showing your imagination!!
Leave a comment, with a link so people can view your card or craft item on your blog with relevance to the Challenge.
If you dont have a blog email me & I will put your card on mine.



THE 1ST CHALLENGE IS - WATERCOLOUR 6TH JAN-20TH JAN 2008

This can be using Watercolour paints,pens,pencils. Or can be something inspired by an artist, or even include a painting by or of the artist.


These are some of mine.

They are using Whispers Stroke Dual watercolour Pens.



This is 'Watercolour Butterflies' I won the Craft Beautiful card competition Jan 2007 with this card.

This is using Watercolour pens on glossy Photo paper, it gives a great paint effect!

I love Iris',For this ATC I drew & painted the Iris' then went over some of the flowers with a Sakura Gelly roll pen




This Atc of Fans I stamped the image with Stazon on Vellum & used Watercolour pens .

This ATC is also stamped on Vellum with Stazon & coloured with pens and as Vellum loves to curl, it gives the wings of the Dragonflies a great dimension when they are cut out! I also went over the Watercolour pens with Sakura Gelly roll clear pen.

Exploding Box number 2

This box was inspired by some papers I won for being member of the month on the Crafts Beautiful website & As I loved the papers I didnt want to cover them too much, so I copied the text of an Anne Bronte poem 'The Arbour', I then used flowers & butterflies from Wings & flowers cd, available on Charmed Cards site.Cut them out & decoupaged some of the flowers., using a quickie glue pen I attached seed beads randomly.
I have nearly finished number box number 3, will be post over the next day or two.

CHALLENGE CARD FOR DARING CARDMAKERS CHALLENGE

THIS IS MY FIRST TRY AT A CHALLENGE,THIS INCORPERATES '...and cut' and 'Ribbons'