BLACK IS BACK

A quickie post to share today.

I do think that black and white cards just shout 'class', it makes anything look elegant.

take care.

A QUICK BATCH

I was running a little low on general cards so to speed things up a little, I just used the same design with different sentiments.

A closer look at the basic design...

The whole selection - all sentiments are from PTI, cardstock is from a collection by First Edition.

Thanks for stopping by.

PRETTY GIRL

Another sewing creation today.  This is the first one of this style I have made, its usually sheep and rabbits!

I made the little socks and added some rose trimming.

LOVE the hair.

Have a great day.

FEATHER LITE

I fancied a bit of embossing today, I haven't done any for ages and I don't know why I don't use it more often because I love the effect.

I also really like this stamp set from PTI so with this and a few scraps of cardstock it ended up looking like this...

Clean and simple, just the way I like em.

FLY ME TO THE MOON

I was asked for a card of a little boy recently and this is what I came up with.  I love the DP and image is pretty cool too.

I used a mixture of Copics, pencils and PanPastels to colour the image.  I saw someone using PanPastels recently and I'd never heard of them before.  I bought three in shades of blue to give it a try and they are FAB to work with.  They are little pricey but they go a long way and are so easy to blend.

I stuck a couple of strips of thin double-sided tape to the patterned paper and then glittered over it and added a touch to the flame too.

PASTEL PRACTICE

Thought it was about time I tried out my PanPastels again, not used them for ages (since I bought them in fact!).

I am terrible for buying things on impulse and then either only using them once or putting them away and forgetting about them all together!  I've put my PanPastels on my desk now where I can see them and reach them easily.  They are so much easier to work with than ink and a blending tool - I do struggle to get a nice even coat with those but not with my pastels.

BO BO

Let me introduce Bo Bo.  I finished her a few weeks ago and I have not yet been able to part with her.  I am planning a craft fair soon so I am very busy trying to get as many things made as possible, my craft room really looks a sight!

The jacket is made from heavy weight felt and with the scraps I punched out some flowers and layered them up.

and finally the shoes... these are just too cute!

Happy Easter!

MASKING IT

I recently bought some new Spellbinder dies in a special bundle offer and this mask was amongst them - I had to use it straight away I thought it was fabulous.

Close up....

It was a little tricky to get it out of the die after I'd cut it but it was worth the effort I think.

I'm off to beach to walk to dog. Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

A SONG IN YOUR HEART

A card I whipped up earlier today, such a cute little stamp set.

A closer look....

Hubby is away golfing with the boys so I am making the most of my favourite TV programmes, homemade lasagne (he hates pasta!) and right now, a giant bar of Galaxy - what could be better!

Catch up with you soon.

ELLIS

Hi all

I've been at the sewing machine again with another little bunny.  This chappie is called Ellis.

I fell in love with the fabric I used for his dungarees. Its covered in little snails, snakes, bugs and beetles.  Just the kind of things that boys like to mess about with!

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great weekend.