New Home....

 

 

 

 

A New Home card created from a Tim Holtz Die and papers.

 

Vintage Bird

 

 

 

 

A soft vintage paper palate over stamped with Distress Inks and embellished with die cuts.

 

Merry Christmas

Just to wish all my followers a Very Merry Christmas


Thank you for your support


See you soon  xx

Quirky Bird

 

 

 

 

 

A card for a special friend, I love this quirky bird cut from a paper sheet.

 

Nordic Place Settings

 

 

 

 

 

Guess what our colour scheme is this year !

 

 

Scrap Paper Holders

 

 

Every crafter has an on going battle with paper scraps, I have boxes, drawers and folders full of them. Here are some holders I made to store even more of them.

 

Squishy Bags

 

I have made several of these little cosmetic bags in different sizes, they have such a nice shape and feel. These were made from hand made felt embellished with stitch and beads.

 

  

 

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Here is my desk this week showing off it's more casual side.......

I have simply been playing with scraps and offcuts to make a few birthday cards

For those of you concerned about the body parts last week, here is a sneaky peek of one complete body!

 

I would like to take this chance to wish the lovely Julia at Stamping Ground and all fellow WOYWWEE's a Very Merry Christmas. See you in the new year.....

Cards for all occasions

 

Such fun making this set of mini cards in a presentation box. Gelli prints were used along with die cuts and embellishments. Now if I had thought of this earlier, guess what everyone would have got for Christmas!!

 

 

Movember? December?

 

 

 

 

 

 

The perfect T shirt design for a Movember...ist.

 

The elements were cut from fabric using the Cameo machine and applied to a plain T-Shirt.

 

 

Robin in a Nest

 

Look closely and you will see him!

 

 

A wicker wreath, cinnamon sticks, ribbon, lace and old Christmas Decorations.........Simples!

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Just a quick post before going to work. Activity is slowing down on my desk now all the cards and gifts are made. A few new pretty storage tubs have arrived to hold pens and other important stuff and I am making a few body parts for an art installation in a gallery at Easter!

 

If you are new to my blog and wondering why I am showing you my desk, click on the WOYWW button and prepare to be transported to Stamping Ground where you can take a peek at desks from around the world.

Candy Canes

 

I saw this on Pinterest and just had to make one!

 

 

Candy Canes are attached around the outside of a jar (foam tape is good for this), there is a tea light inside. Go on, you know you want to!!

A flat Robin...

 

I made a batch of flat Snowman cards, where it seems as though you are looking down from above, so I thought I would try a bird the same way!

 

 

 

Shepherd Cards

 

I love the simplicity of these cards, great when you are making lots. The background was printed with Distress Inks which was splodged on using a strip of masking tape to transfer the ink. The silhouettes were cut out on my Cameo machine.

 

Wintery Christmas Cards

 

Some of the cards I have final got around to producing for this year using prints and die cut snowflakes.

 

A print for my journal....

 

 

 

 

 

 

This print was created on brown paper with some die cuts and a figure cut from a magazine as masks. I am going to incorporate this into a bigger journal page.

 

 

Gelli Prints or a quilt?

 

I just had to share a few of my favourite Gelli Prints. Don't they just look like you could sew them together and make a quilt? Now there's an idea!!

 

 

 

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CHRISTMAS.... See I am going to shout it now that it is almost December and a reasonable time to consider that It will arrive soon. No decorating outside my house with every flashing or inflatable creature known to man at the beginning of November!!

Ok rant over....I have been making many of my gifts this year so still not much to show....

These cards were the result of a Gelli Plate day (see previous post). I am so pleased with the subtle colours...people will think I am a real artist!!

If you want to see the desks of all my fellow makers, hop over to Stamping Ground and take yourself on a journey around the world.

Gelli Plate Mayhem

A lovely play day with a great friend resulted in some stunning papers. I still can't get over the designs you can get.

bubble wrap and strips of lace made lovely patterns........

Keep Calm!

A very enthusiastic Gardener!

 

A fun page taking inspiration from the trellis to create a background. A lavish cluster of paper cut flowers complete the page.

 

 

Vintage cosmetic bags

 

Some pretty little cosmetic bags I made from fabric scraps, ribbon and lace. I even mastered a concealed zip and lining!

 

 

 

 

A Bare Bear......

 

 

 

My Grandson said to me at bedtime....."I have to get Russell ready for bed too" and I was a little worried when I saw this......and I really don't know why he has an earring....

 

 

 

So I made him some pyjamas.......so much better!

Cloth Paper Scissors

 

After many months of waiting finally my article has been published in Cloth Paper Scissors.

 

 

 

So exciting.....

What's on your workdesk Wednesday? 232

Well hello all, It has been a few weeks since my last confess desk unveiling! I have really missed the chance to travel and view, where do the days go??

I have been busy with all things creative and more stitching projects than art lately. Here is my tidy desk this week......... I sorted all my markers and colouring pencils!

But I have been working here .......

 and here is my really exciting news......
I have an article in the current issue of Cloth Paper Scissors


All very exciting.......

So If you are wondering why I am showing you my desk. Pop over to Stamping Ground and prepare to take a wonderful creative journey.

Autumn Leaves

 

 

It is all about the leaves in this Autumn Layout. They are all cut from different textured papers and layered around the photograph to create a woodland frame.

 

 

Sheepish.....

A page showing my Grandson feeding the animals on one of the many visits to the farm. With lots of fussy cutting from two sheets of scrapbook paper, every scrap was used and no other embellishments were needed.

My best friend....

As I am still busy working on making Christmas Gifts (and better not share the images here just yet), I am sharing some of the pages from my Scrapbook Albums. My Grandson had some lovely studio photographs done with his favourite Toy Story toys. Here is one of the pages I made.

What's it all about Alfie?

 

I came across this picture of Alfie today, my first attempt at digital scrapbooking

 

 

 

Owl like your New Home

Such a cute Owl Doorstop, made for my Daughter's new home.

Home Sweet Home

 

 

A paper cut New Home Card

 

 

 

Watch out for Pirates!

A day of Pirate play with my Grandson resulted in a Treasure Chest and this rather fetching hat cut out on my Cameo.

Aye Aye Captain!

Lavender Bags

Lovely Lavender Bags made with Lavender from my garden and Vintage Fabrics.

 

 

 

 

New friends on my workdesk....

It started with two rabbits on my desk.......
now joined by two Puppies and a Duck!

Felt and a Pencil Roll

 

 

 

I made this felt sample many years ago and it has moved around the house ever since with no real purpose. So I decided to stitch pockets into it a turn it into a safe place to keep my special pens.