Handbags are Us

It only seems the other day that I made the card for Julia and I'm still smarting that it got lost in the post. Today to compensate I've made another card from the same stamp but I've used a very different layout. See what you think of this in comparison to the other



I used the same stamps as in the card below so the details are pretty much there.

Happy crafting.

Ooh, La La

Have you seen the Glamour Girls project in the October issue of 'Craft Stamper'? It's beautiful and worth buying a copy of the magazine for. Helen has done a wonderful job and I'm delighted to say that she loved the stamps.

I've been spurred on to make more from them and this is today's effort. I've called it Ooh, La La and I think that you can see why.



Products used:
1 base card 14cm x 14cm when folded.
I stamp from the Glamour Girls sheet
Stazon Ink pad in Stone Grey
9mm pink ribbon ribbon with white spots
Silver card Pin up stamp from the same sheet as the glamour girls.
Pink bloom
Pink button
3d foam pads
Double sided tape.

Here's a link to another project that uses the same sheet.

Click here to get the instructions.

Enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday

This card is for my grand daughter who was two last week. Unfortunately she didn't get this card as the post office didn't deliver it. So here it is for her to see.

Like lots of little girls she likes handbags so this stamp is perfect for her as is the pink colour that I used to make most of the card.



To make this card you will need:
The Kids sheet of unmounted stamps from The Merry Stamper
9mm Swiss dot ribbon in hot pink
Pink blooms
TuT pens from Kuretake to colour the image
Crayon Kid Alphabet Rubber Stamps
Pink buttons
White and pink card

Most of the working for this card is fairly self evident. The printing of the word 'Julia' needs a little explanation.

Stick the letters to the mounting block, remembering to put them on in reverse order, otherwise the word will be the wrong way around when you print it. I didn't put the letters in a straight line as I believe that the harder you try to get perfection the harder it is to attain it.
Colour each letter with the TuT pens and vary the pinks to get a more interesting word. Print randomly over the base of the card as seen.

Are you all getting ready for Christmas?
If you are then here’s a rather different card for you to make this month. It’s a funny one for a change.


You will need:
1 base card 140mm x 140mm, I used white linen card.
1 piece of white card
1 piece of red card
1 piece of doodlebugs jolly holly paper
1 length of 9mm red saddle stitch ribbon
1 sentiment and the package lady stamp from the 'Censorship' sheet of unmounted rubber stamps.
Stazon in Stone Gray
A selection of pens to colour the image.
H2O waterbrush from Kuretake.
paper glue
3d foam pads.

To make the card
Stamp the image onto a piece of white linen card. Colour it in and trim the card to leave a fairly generous border around the image. Stick the image card to the red card and trim to leave a thin border.
Stamp the sentiment onto another piece of white card and mount onto red card and trim to leave a similar size border.
Cut a piece of jolly holly paper to cover about a 1/3rd of the card and stick to the base card.
Tie a knot in the ribbon and use it to cover the join.
Stick the images to the card with 3d foam pads.

Where is Everyone?

Well, over the Summer there seems to have been a drop in the number of lovely crafters who visit the site and leave comments. Where are you? Please come back and leave comments as theye are the life blood of the blogger.