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. 

Thanks for reading

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

Anniversary Card

WOW how hot has it been....still mustn't complain we don't get to enjoy this weather much..

Back top the cards today. I got the idea for this one from a fellow blogger Janice over at My Craft Room Makes. Pop over to her blog and take a look at her brilliant cards.

The heart die was cut a couple of times and stuck together to give it some depth. It was a bit of a so and so to cut out but managed it after a lot of swearing!! I then paper pieced the hearts. Greeting was stamped directly onto the card.

Nice simple card. 

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Cally

Amazing what you can do with a couple of tins!

This year was our 10th year up to Appleby Magna so some of  the projects related to tin.

These started off as bean tin and a tuna tin. The tuna time was transformed into a tea light holder using household pegs, some hessian and buttons. Some people painted their buttons but I left mine natural. 

With the larger can, I first painted the top and bottom of it and then decorated it with hessian, ribbon, string and a button.

There are so many possibilities. Time to keep all my old tins now. 

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Cally

Paint Pouring

Today I have a project to show you that once again took me out of my comfort zone. This one we did up in Appleby Magna, my crafty week week with good friends. This was one of Deb's projects. 

Basically you start with a blank canvas and a you layer acrylic paint into a cup. turn it over and then let the paint pour over the canvas. My colours, surprise surprise were blues and purples. I think it looks  like a large whale. :-) 

Apart from the fact that it was very messy, I did enjoy doing it... although I don't think I will be doing at home :-) 

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Cally

Something a bit Different.

Ok so those of you that know me know that I do not do messy especially when crafting, however over the past couple of months I have been doing crafts that I didn't think I would do. The craft retreat at The Papeterie in Aberdeen and my week away with my crafty buddies have certainly brought me out of my comfort zone. :-) Over the next few posts I will show you what I have been up to. A nice rest from cards !

The first project I have to show you is one from The Papeterie designed by Charlotte. You take a normal clipboard and cover it in chalk paint. We used Americana Decor Chalk Paint. Then using stencils or just free hand - decorate it with texture paste. I did use a stencil but I am not too good with it. You can decorate it with distress inks etc. As much as you want. You then get wax crayons and using a hot gun, melt them so that they run down the board to make a pattern. Have to say I did quite enjoy doing this. No two projects are the same. A sentiment was stamped onto the bard and them an umbrella cut from glitter card was stuck on. 

You could have put the crayons on the back so that you could still use the clipboard but I decided I just wanted it as decoration in my craft room.

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Cally

Anniversary Card

What a lovely day it has been. Lovely and warm even got chance today to sit out in the garden.

The card I have to show you today is an anniversary card I made for an old friend and her hubby. The image is a digi one that I got via etsy. The main panel was designed in Craft Artist Professional and then printed off. Matted onto black and white card. The greeting was computer generated. Have just added 4 gems for a bit of sparkle. 

Thanks for reading

Cally