Uncle Walt

Hi there!

I wanted to share this card I made for a fave uncle.

It was quick, simple, and colourful!

He used to be a watchmaker/mender I believe, 

so I thought Clockworks was a great stamp set to use.

I started with muted background colours, and progressed to brighter ones.

I finished it off with some paper piercing,

coloured-in sentiment, and some of our new card candy. 

So what have you made today? 

Celebrate 3

We had a lovely time yesterday visiting Sis-in-law and the two boys,

to celebrate Oliver's Birthday

I had lots of fun making this card....

lots of ideas from various sources, best of all the balloons are

finished off with the feet from the owl punch!

Chalk Talk Framelits provide the tag backgrounds.

The lizard/salamander whatever, has a lonnnnnng tongue,

being a strip of card curled with a quilling tool.

There was something missing....eye drawn to blank top left space ...

then I remembered our new card candy.....finishing touch!

Here's a close-up

I coloured the stamp using Stampin' Up! Marker pens...

Hope you've had a fab weekend!

xxx

Makin' 'n' Takin'

Thanks for dropping by again....

As promised...let me show you the fab projects my playmates shared...

Say cheese! from Ros...a very talented card maker, amongst many other talents

Giggle Greetings is one of my fave sets at the mo.

Sarn showed us the faux tile technique, which was great fun,

as was the random stamping....none of us do random easily!

Love this ribbon too.

Liz shared this elegant white and grey sophistication...

The leaves from the Bird punch are so useful.

Sarah shared one from Stampin' Up!'s kits.

Love the colours, cute button and twine.

Note the matching envelope liner too!

Well, that's it!

Show's over for today.....but I'll be back!

Team Playtime

Here's the swaps first.....

This is Sarah's using the fab Chalk Talk,

with some lovely splats!

Sarn's is cute and clever...plus the flowers were all glittery,

one of her fancy folds...

Here's a side view

Liz's was this lovely embossed number with pretty butterfly

Ros made this Jam with a cute label.....YUM!

Jan who couldn't even join us made this elegant number...

Sarah also gave us a gift of flower bulbs in this cute Stampin' Up! packaging

How lucky was I to get all these gorgeous swaps?!!!

Pop by tomorrow and I'll show you the Makes 'n' Takes

Online Shopping is now available!

Hip Hip Hooray!

Online shopping is now LIVE!

You can now shop any time of the day or night

by simply clicking my Shop Now Button on the right hand side.

It's easy!

Just set up an account

 (just like you would with other online shops)

place your order

 pay by credit or debit card

and have it delivered direct to your door!

You can still place your orders with me in the usual way

and I'm still here to help you in any way I can.

I'm so excited I'll send a special card to the first person to order via my website!

Stampin' Stars Autumn/ Winter Blog Hop

Stampin' Stars Blog Hop

Hello, thanks for dropping into my craft room!

Today I'd like to tell you about a Blog Hop organised by some of my fellow team members.

If you don't know what a Blog Hop is....well it's a way of showcasing lots of projects,

by lots of different people.

Each person's blog will link you effortlessly to the next one.

It's a great way of seeing lots of new things with a simple click of a button.

Please hop over to Fiona's blog Oakfield Crafts

 to start your crafty journey.

ENJOY!

Make n take

Following on from yesterday,

here's my make 'n' take.....

Stampin' Up! Notelets are great for christmas cards,

and there's a framelit for making the envelope liners too.

I used one of the seasonal paper stacks,

which are also the perfect size for xmas cards.

Stamped the Santa Tag in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler,

Cut both out with the Chalk Talk framelits that fit the outline and the inline

(might have made that word up!)

then swapped them over, so that you get a green inner with a red outer, and vice versa!

Overlapped two triangles of dotty paper, added smaller triangle, to form a faux envelope,

glued edges only, leaving a pocket to slip in money/ gift voucher etc. 

Et voila! my gift pocket card.