Friday, May 29, 2020

paper weaving in browns ,black and white

not something I would usually do - I've seen lots of cards using up scraps of paper and they almost always leave uneven paper scraps at the edges which looks fine - my clean and simple mind has to have straight edges so once all the weaving was done I used a square die cut . I only used 5 different papers I think it should probably be at least 6 or 7.

hello little bird



we crafters never throw stuff away and I am no different , I have a stash of very old peel off stickers (some have been sitting there unused for over 15 years) , these little birds are not that old ,I used the bird and the leaf shapes to make a flower. Peel off alpha letters coloured a darker blue ,paper is Lawn Fawn.

UnstampaBelles challenge - wind /wings and blue/white.
Sue you have done a great job since taking over from Wendy - I really should join in more often.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

keeping it simple

Apologies for the shadow in the right hand corner.


I made this card for my Aunt who celebrates her 90th birthday next week - whilst I am in relative safety here in Tasmania my Aunt lives in the UK with her son and his wife - she assures me they are doing everything to keep her away from any germs. I did go back and add 90th to sentiment inside before I posted it.

Stamping Sensations - Say it with flowers -

 This stamp set is from Fiskars called Flora - I used pearlescent paints from Semco and then outlined the flowers with a pale grey marker pen. I have no idea where the sentiment came from as it was part of a prize years ago and was unmounted . I put foam on the back of the black/white check to lift the whole thing.

hello sweet kitty




I used the Winsor & Newton grey markers for the kitty and even though they have finer tip at one end it's not really fine enough to do details like the kitty stripes. The wings are done with AquaMarkers.This sweet kitty is from ADFD.


Passion for ProMarkers - weeks 540 - Animals

Crafty Animals - challenge 38 - Anything goes

Southern Girls - Team Trace -Anything goes