I'm in love !

I spent most of today working on my next card for the Crafty Devils Papercraft website. Managed to finish the instructions , all I need to do now is upload the photos.
I have fallen in love!!!! At 54 years of age and counting you ask? Yes, with Magnolia stamps. Stamped and paper-pieced my first Tilda today and I love her, love her, love her.Hopefully I will be able to let you see her tomorrow.

Back To Front Stamps

I made this card for the class I had on Friday. It was based on a card by Christina Turner in this months Papercraft Essentials magazine ( issue 30).

Instead of using decoupage I used an Art Impressions Back to Front stamp set and paper-pieced it. I love paper-piecing it's probably my favourite card making technique and it uses up all your scraps of card and paper.

Well I succumbed to temptation and bought my first Magnolia stamps. Really looking forward to using them but accounts to do first. Ugh!

Stocking up....

We killed two birds with one stone when we picked up our eldest daughter from Newcastle today. We also called in at the Paper Mill in the Metro Centre and I managed to stock up on card and paper for the next months classes. I filled up four boxes with card ( unfortunately they are now only half the depth they used to be), picked up two 12x 12 scrapbooking pads, three ink pads and with other odds and ends the whole lot came to over fifty quid!!!!

Well its bread and dripping for the family for the rest of the month! Got to get my priorities right!

Good News

Two pieces of good news today. Looks like I may have another class starting and my oldest daughter is coming for a visit this weekend.Haven't seen my daughter for about six months so I am really looking forward to her visit.
Had a scrapbooking class this morning and preparing for tomorrows cardmaking class this afternoon. They will be paper-piecing some rubber stamped images and if I have time I will post one of the samples I made tomorrow.

40th Birthday

Decoupage is not a technique I use often in my card making but I think this decoupage by Mary Rayher screamed to be used on a 40th birthday card for a friend. I have also decided to enter it for The Papertake Weekly Challenge. The challenge was to use die-cuts and the heart "balloon"is made using a Sissix die.

I have spent most of today preparing for tomorrows scrapbooking class and recovering from the £134 bill for an oil change on the car !!!!!

Happy Dog-Day

This was one of the Little Claire stamps I bought at the Edinburgh Art Stamp Show and I love it. Probably because my parents had a West Highland Terrier. Terrier being the operative word!

I stamped it on watercolour paper, coloured with Sakura gel pens, mounted it on gingham paper and pearlescent card. It was finished with a bone button.

I intend to enter it for this weeks Ink On My Fingers Blog challenge which is "Dogs." These blogging challenges ensure I make cards for more than just classes or family and friends.

Back to work tonight, after a weeks rest and the cardmaking class is based on "Faux Stitching." So better get my bags packed.

Card for Father

I made this card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge. The challenge was to make a mans card so I made a card which would be suitable for either Fathers day or a birthday. I stamped the fisherman with Stazon on watercolour paper and coloured him with watercolour pencils. I used a clear Sakura glaze pen on the fish and his waders. Then I mounted the image on some checked scrapbooking paper before sticking on a blue pearlescent card. Finally I used two buttons to embellish it. Sorry the stamp I used came on a sheet and I have loaned the rest to a friend. When she returns them I will let you know the maker.

My bank account and I are still recovering from yesterdays craft outing. Not had time yet to play with my purchases. Maybe later, but have to finish weekly accounts first.