A leafy affair

I stamped the leaves with avocado green onto cream paper ,then stamped on the reverse side with a hessian or linen design (my stamp is from Ippity).Using a craft scalpel I cut around a half of each leaf and then folded it back ,using a piercing tool I did around the edges .

I mounted onto dark green card to provide some contrast.



I love the sketch from Card and a Half and really enjoyed putting all the elements together .I noticed Rachael from the design team didn't put her sentiment as the main feature of the card so I hope my entry will be OK.

Birthday Butterfly

My TOP TIP for TTT is all about being lazy ,I love to have all my stuff close by when I'm crafting. I store all my scissors on this old mug tree which sits on my craft table.My card continues the Birthday theme which you can see at the bottom of this post.


This sketch is from Card and a Half challenge 4 and my take on it is shown below.Big hugs to Helen and the boys.




It's been over a week since I was last here , a bad sinus infection wiped me out (the most painful thing I've ever had).My face is still tender and my head is fuzzy .

These are my favourite colours at the moment and I just love all the stuff from Graphic45 (butterfly tag ).

happy birthday

I'm having a love/hate relationship with this card ,I love the papers and colours but not the layout.
Card and a Half- Extra challenge 3 -flowers.

Spare a thought for the lovely lady Helen who runs Card and a Half who has tragically lost a husband and father to two boys.My heart is heavy for Helen at this sad time.

Beautiful you

Background paper - "timeless" collection from Kaisercraft
Check paper -Botanicabella from graphic45
Centre image -Steampunk collection graphic45
Scrap card ,lace , pearls ,flowers and crystal stickers just from my stash.

Card and a Half - challenge 3 - layout shown above.

Butterfly Greetings

I hope you all had a good weekend ,the weather here is Tassie has been bitterly cold but lots of sun and blue skies ,just my kind of winter. We are still house hunting,the criteria is a large block of land with a smallish house and views of the river.Not to much to ask for lol ,it could take some time .


Papercraft Star -challenge 52 -Photo at top of post -I really struggled with this one.I love the colours but couldn't see any way to incorporate them,my only solution was the butterfly .

Card and a Half- Extra challenge 2 - Any sort of creature .

I used a post-it-note to mask the centre of the card and then stamped with the butterfly.The paper behind the tag is a peach and white gingham stamp with orange flowers.The butterfles I painted with water colours,tag sentiment is from VIBGYOR Crafts .