A Condolence Card

At the beginning of the month, a very good friend off mine lost her husband to dementia and cancer. Although I hadn't seen them in a few years I was very saddened by his passing. I was a bridesmaid at their wedding nearly 30 years ago.

His 'Celebration of Life' - not funeral - is happening tomorrow.

Here is the card that I made her. Never an easy card to make. This one was made via Craft Artist Professional. 

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Cally

Couple more cards made at The Papeterie Craft Retreat.

2nd post today and I have 2 more cards to show you that I made at The Papeterie Craft Retreat. 

The first one was made with Graphic 45 Botanical papers. We were give the paper and told to make cards as we wanted. It was 'our ' project.  I have seen these papers before but never dreamed of cutting them up to add to cards but I really enjoyed it and they did made stunning cards.

This card was designed by Jean Ingram again and was made using the Tim Holtz mixed media dies and Sue Wilson dies. 

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Cally

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge

I haven't entered any challenges recently so I thought it was about time I did. The card I have to show you as made following the sketch over on Tuesday Morning Sketches here. 

Foe this card I used an image from Little Book of Patchwork Forest from Hunkydory, sizzix classic square and scalloped square dies, backing card and paper are from my stash as pis the greeting. 

 Here is the sketch

and here is my take on it. 

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Cally

Friend's Birthday Card

The card I have to show you today is another one that I made at the Craft retreat at The Papeterie in April. The card was designed by Jean Ingram. The workshop was embossing folders and the dies are Sue Wilson.

Doing this workshop gave me lots of ideas as to using my embossing folders more. 

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Cally

Anniversary Cards

I have just got back from a couple of days away with my grandsons. We took them to Thomasland up in Drayton Manor near Tamworth. It was the 4th year with Leon but this was Ollie's first year. Great time was had by all but it was so hot and very knackering. 

The cards that I have to show you today are 2 anniversary cards very similar but different. They were made using Tim Holtz Thinlets heart dies and an unbranded Happy Anniversary die. I love these dies and love the effect they create. I got the inspiration from Jean Ingram from Papeterie Crafts Retreat.

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Cally

Decorated Note Book

This has got to be one of my favourite projects done up at the Craft Retreat in Aberdeen. 

For this project we used Oyster Contour card, black card, vintage photo embossing powder, a spiral bound notebook, distress inks, Tim Holtz pocket watch die, Tim Holtz Gadget Gears #2 and Sue Wilson Industrial Chic- Mixed Essential dies.

Really liked how this has turned out.

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Cally

Some more Men's Cards

Continuing with using up some of my stash, today I have some more male cards to show you. 

These ones were all made using Hunkydory Kit - Magnificent Men - 'They Think It's All Over'.

The following cards are also Hunkydory from the kit Hobbies and Pastimes - 'Around the Block and How's That'. The first 2 cards are decoupaged and the last 2 made from the backing card.

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Cally

Will you be my Bridesmaid & Save the Date Cards

So as I have mentioned before my son is getting married next year and they are having an Alice themed wedding. My future daughter in law wanted to send her Matron of Honour and bridesmaids a card asking them to be bridesmaid. I have already shown you the Matron of Honour card here. The bridesmaid cards are along the same lines.

I can now also show you the 'Save the Date 'cards as they should all be handed out by now.  I had the idea for them after looking through Pinterest. We decided to go with the tag idea.  They are based on Alice again and as you can see I have put the White Rabbit on it. Added some Alice blue ribbon and some magnetic tape on the back. 

I was really pleased with them and so were they. 

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 Cally

Decorated Photo Frame

Today I have another project from the Papeterie Crafts Retreat that I went to in April. This time it is a butterfly frame. 

Wooden frame that has been decorated using Hero Arts Paris background stamp, Tim Holtz Stencil, Aladine pearly texture paste, clear embossing powder and distress ink

Loved how it has turned out. Will probably look at doing some more. :-) 

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Cally

Shadow Box

Today I have to show you another project from the Craft Retreat at The Papeterie In April. This was one of Charlotte's projects, a shadow box using Graphic 45 Papers - Cafe Parisian. 

I went rogue with mine and did it completely different to the example. I still have the onside to finish but until I know what I am going to use it for I don't know what to do. 

I do like the Graphic 45 papers, I may have to put them on my wish list. 

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Cally

Wall Hanging

Followers to my blog are aware that I have recently come back from a week away with some crafty buddies. We each had to do a project for each person to do. This was my project - a wall hanging. 

I have a lot of material squares that I bought years ago to make padded cards. For my project though I decided to do a wall hanging. First you cut 6 squares of thick card. Place some padding on top of one of the squares. fold over the patterned material and secure at the back. Once you have done all the squares, place ribbon at the back of the squares and then cover the back with another piece of card. Great for gifts. I ill be making more ans selling them in my Etsy shop.

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Cally

Using up the Negative

A couple of months ago I made a card at Clair & Sharni's workshop using MFT die Happy Birthday. I managed to cut it out in the middle of the piece of card so I was left with the negative which I decided to use on another card.

here is the card I made using it. I kept the bits for the letters. A simple card but it uses up the scraps. I just added some matching coloured buttons and I used it for my youngest great nephew's birthday. 

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Cally

First Batch of Male Cards

One of my goals this year is to use up all my old stash before buying any new stuff.  The buying hasn't worked out - oops - but I have been using up old stash. I also have limited male cards in my card box so thought i would do these to.  

The cards that I have to show you today are all made out of a Hunkydory kit - Magnificent Men -Off to the Party. I managed to make 5 cards from the kit and they will all be on sale in my Etsy shop . 

The crds are made using mainly the kit with the odd 'Happy Birthday' die used to finish them off.

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Cally

Old card made good!

One of the good things about having to clear out your craft room is coming across a box of cards that I have made over the years. 

The card that I have to show you is one that I made several years ago. A stamped image that I coloured using promarkers. The flowers I think are 'Fred's Flowers' I think. I added some gems to the flowers and used it for my Great Niece. 

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Cally

My Bit Box

The project I have to show you today os one that I made at the Craft Retreat in April up at Aberdeen. A Teabag Storage box. For this we used a teabag shadow box, Graphic 45 papers - Elementary, Iced silver card, string, chipboard pieces and Americana Decor Chalk paint. 

We were given the box and the elements and left to our own devises to decorate how we want to. Not sure what I am going to use it for but its a nice piece of decoration.. :-) 

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Cally

Photo Transferring

This is one of the projects that i completed up at Appleby Magna on my crafty week away. It was one of Deb's projects.

Prior to the week away she asked us to send her a picture, so of course I sent a picture of my boys. She then had them printed onto transfer paper. We then transferred the picture onto a wooden heart by covering in in Modge Podge Transfer solution, leave it for 24 hours to dry and then gently rub the heart with water to remove the paper and hopefully the picture will be on the heart. You can let decorate the rest of the heart how you want to. I used a couple of stamps, some distress inks and some gems. 

Loved the way it has turned out and it now has pride of place n my craft room. :-) 

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Cally

New Shape Card

Another beautiful day here on the South Coast and together with my daughter in law & future daughter in law, ran the Race for Life Muddy Run. Great fun and we got very muddy but boy was it hot.. 

The card I have to show you today is one I made a couple of months ago at Linda's workshop. It's a simple card but a new fold. Elegant card I think. C6 size card, fold along short edge.  Front folded in half with matt stuck on front. 

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Cally

Some Scrapbook Pages

At present, among other things, I am in the process of completing my year book for 2017. I did one for 2016 which I was very pleased with. We take so many pictures and they just seem to stay on you PC or phone. 

The layouts are all digital, completed in Craft Artist Professional. Top start with here are the ones I have done for January last year.

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Cally