Cats & Dogs

Shopping List

Peel off 94391 ME Leaves black

 Magenta Peel offs:-

98237 Dogs-black

98238 Cats-black

90834 Borders-black

FRCL 129 Garden Greetings

12 x 12 silver pearl card

2" circle punch

Tombow pens

Brilliance Graphite Black

5" x 7" card blank

black card to layer

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Japonica 

22 the Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

A fun card this week created mostly with peel offs & just a little stamping for the  tongue in cheek sentiment at the bottom! Pop the dog & cat peel offs onto some card, colour using Tombow pens & cut out. The background has been created on the silver card using peel off lines with branches & leaves from the Leaves peel off. Punch a moon from lemon card & attach the animals with foam pads. I've scattered a few stars from a Christmas peel off I had left Layer onto black card before attaching to the card blank. Simple but quirky! 

WOYWW 113

 Wow another week has flown by already! Hope you're all well today. Here's my desk & the same mess as last week really, can't see it improving any time soon.Oh I do have a new little storage unit on the desk which has turned out to be very useful. I keep rummaging for suitable card & paper but does it get put back??? Nope! The pile's a- growing! I did have a clear up of stamps & virtuously cleaned & put them away but now all things Cuttlebug are taking over. There's some bunting awaiting attention too. I'll get to it............eventually!!

Here's a look as promised at the jewels I made for my own amusement while on my hols.

Just seed beads & pearls & an assortment of random beads. 

On a wire, chunky beads & charms 

OK so I'm an earring freak!!

I'm quite proud of this one as I made all the green beads from rolled paper a while ago.

This is my "let's use up everything  that's left" necklace- just a bit of fun!

That's all from me for this week have a good Wednesday,  stay safe & healthy until next week.Bye for now! 

When You're Feeling Blue................

Shopping List

FRS132 Wonderful Reason

Magenta 12 x 12 papers:-

216 Peacock Blue & 134 Blue Gingham

Bremen 12 x 12 paper 22215

London 12 x 12 papers Nos 6 &4

Crafty Edger + Tag border cassette

8" x 8" card blank

Liquid Pearls Baby Blue

Versafine Majestic Blue

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

This week we're just letting someone who is feeling a bit blue or perhaps unwell know that we're thinking of them. I've taken the theme literally & gone for all kinds of shades of blue with punched layers from the various 12 x 12 papers using the Crafty Edger & Tag border. I've sliced the front of the card blank diagonally & rejoined the right hand side with a fold of card. Starting at the top of the card I've layered all the different strips overlapping to give a frilly, lacy effect. The sentiment has been stamped onto Gingham Blue paper using Versafine & layered onto some dark blue card. This panel has only been attached to the card blank on the left hand side diagonally so that the right front half closes behind it . As you will see I've sliced away the top & bottom corners of the 2 halves of the card respectively to reveal the dark blue spotty London 4 paper inside which provides a contrast. To finish the outside of the card I have added some Liquid Pearls to the border pattern on the stamped panel.

Here's a closer look at the inside of the card

June sketch challenge

Shopping list

Stampendous CRW069 Botanical Magnolia

                    CRR162 Botanical Blooms

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Sakura pencils

Brilliance Pearlescent Beige

S/A pink pearls

6" x 6" cream hammer card blank

Ivory vellum

pink & brown card

All available from:- 

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Japonica

22 The Parade

Exmouth

EX8 1RW

01395 271739

It's that time of the month again & here we are almost half way through the year already! I've chosen a floral theme this month & have put 2 lovely botanical stamps from Stampendous together. Simply stamped onto cream card using Vintage Sepia I've softly coloured Botanical Magnolia with Sakura pencils & sponged around the edges. All the background pieces have been printed with Botanical Blooms using Pearlescent Beige & you can see what different effects you can achieve from one inkpad on different coloured card. Just add some pearls to finish this pretty delicate design.

June Crafty Cardmakers Challenge- Father's Day

www.craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk

We are pleased to be playing along with the Crafty Card Makers this week, the challenge will be open on their blog for two weeks. If you would like to play along with us please check the Crafty Card Maker rules then use the link on the Crafty Card Makers Blog to add your card or if you are not a blogger yet you can e-mail your card to Dorothy as usual Dorothy@woodware.co.uk and she will post it and add it to the Crafty Card Makers Blog

Here's what I came up with for this month's challenge!

Shopping List 
Stampendous stamps:-
CRL249 Love Health Friends
CRE187  Simply the Best
CRR138 Calligraphy Sampler
CRW087 Navagateur
Kaleidacolor Creole Spice
Versafine Vintage Sepia & Majestic Blue
Frantage products:-
 Aged Teal & Aged Silver embossing powders
Bronze Mica flakes
Black Glass glitter
Boss Gloss embossing liquid
string
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk

We're making a gift for the men in our lives this week with Father's Day on the horizon. As I don't have my Dad now this one will be for Mr. Frosty & indulging his love of all things nautical  I've designed a keepsake chest that he can keep all his treasures in!

I've started with a plain balsa wood chest but knowing me I couldn't wait to get started on it so I  forgot to take a "before & after" photo but you'll know what I mean. I started by sponging all over with the blues & ambers from Creole Spice. When dry I stamped directly onto the chest with all the various stamps. The stamps couldn't be mounted onto an acrylic block in the usual way because of the curves of the chest & that's where a cling stamp comes in very handy-if you're careful & hold your breath!! For the decoration of the chest I plaited & coiled some string & aged it with the inkpads. I made some patches of Frantage on some card & just tore it into rough pieces before attaching with some craft glue. I also applied the Aged powders directly to the chest by adding some Boss Gloss - this has a handy felt applicator end so that you can put it just where you want it. I then added the powders & heat embossed in the usual way. finally I added some Bronze Mica flakes & black glitter. He's got no excuse for all those bits & bobs hanging around now!!

 A look at the top of the chest
featuring  Navagateur