Handmade Flowers

A girl needs to fill her time in somehow whilst sitting in a hotel room on an evening, I've never been one for venturing out on my own so I thought I would bring something to occupy my time.

A watercolour pad and paints, a paint brush, scissors and glue.

My friend Lizzy told me about a new tool on the market and I had to get it .

The Marion Smith Bloom Impression Tool, a simple little thing really.

I cut out the petals by hand and dampened the paper before adding a watercolour wash to them.

I thought it was very nice of the hotel to leave me a laminated sheet on the dresser, perfect to wipe clean when I was finished.

While the petals were still damp I began using the press.

Placing the petal on the hollow side.

Then pushing the two together, giving it a little twist.

Then hey presto a petal is formed.

I started over with another batch in yellow and then set them out in a neat row all ready to be stuck together and shaped into a beautiful rose.

You can see from the photo below I stated with 3 for the center then 4 then 5 and the last layer of 6.

I think you can see that the end result is something quite beautiful.

And from the side.

And one in pink.

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It’s a Crème de la Crème day

It’s here, 09:00 Create and Craft Freesat 813 -  Virgin 748 - Freeview 36 - Sky 671

More finished cards to show you.

Fancy folds

 

and using the waste from the above card. (waste not want not)

300gsm hammered card.

Clean and simple with Pastel Pearlescent mirror card and 300gsm linen.

How about Matt mirrored card? it has that silk sheen.

I have created the sneaker myself and added the files for those that would like to make it.

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Create and Craft Crème de la Crème weekend

I’m back at Create and Craft Saturday and Sunday, show times below. But thought I would give you a sneak peek.

Topsy Turvy card and 300gsm linen

Image is a Katy Sue design from the Fabulous Fashion range.

My first shows are with the naughty Dean Wilson encouragable he is.

Loads of gorgeous card stock

Saturday 09:00 10-May

Saturday 12:00 10-May

Saturday 18:00 10-May

Sunday 11:00 11-May

Sunday 14:00 11-May

Sunday 19:00 11-May

Freesat 813 -  Virgin 748 - Freeview 36 - Sky 671

Help me Choose–Photo’s

I’ve recently had some photo’s done but can’t for the life of me choose which one or ones to use, Inkspot Photography are so good they made a silk purse out of a pigs ear and I love all of them, I narrowed it down to these ones and thought I’d ask you all to help.

I’ll number them to make it easier.

No.1

No.2

No.3

No.4

No.5

No.6

No.7

No.8

No.9

 

Difficult call isn’t it?

What can I say?

Our lovely friends at Inkspot Photography Peter and Sue gave us a day to remember we had a family photo shoot and we had such a giggle, however, I often wonder about the mentality of the man I married, during the shoot he decided he would go into his Ricky Gervais pose and of course peter caught it perfectly, men huh!

So I’ve loads of pictures to show you and some help with my single choices but I thought the one above needed its own airing.

Stix 2 stencil sheets

I was lucky enough to have a play with the Stix2 stencil sheets today so I whipped out the Tattered Lace Lavish Bloom Leaves and some ink pads and created my own positive and negative masks, just loved the effect with these.

This one was using one of the alter able gift tags and some distress Ink Pads.

 

And this one using the Alterable Book mark and some vintage mist along with the distress ink pads.

 

Very effective don't you think?

 

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Tattered Lace May Challenge

Mays challenge is here and this month the theme is Romance and Roses and I did cheat a little, I was so busy with Create and Craft that it just crept up on me, so the romance is all with tattered lace and the roses ahem is one prima rose at the top.

I made a very clean and simple card using Church (D332) and the Ornate Cross (D246)

I embossed the church die onto the aqua card and then cut around it and then cut out the church in white and over laid it onto the embossed aqua card. It makes a lovely effect.

Now please join in the challenge, it is fun and you get a chance of winning a prize too.

Fracture Clinic

I had Chris back at hospital this morning, he did manage to get a couple of hours sleep thankfully. The shock of yesterday is taking its toll, I think in my younger days I would have brushed things like this off but these days it has me rattled for a few days.

Apparently Chris has given himself a good battering and managed to severely damage muscle and ligaments in his shoulder so that along with his ribs should keep him out of mischief, the doctor advised it would take a few months for his shoulder to mend.

So for now we will keep his pain meds topped up to try to keep him confortable.