Catch up time .......

After a slow start I am now going great guns in my craft room  - I decided the best way to start messing  up that pristine room was to have a session making background papers, spraying inks, splashing paints etc. It worked! I've been doing a few cards/ATCs for swaps, a birthday card for MIL, a new baby card to welcome my first great neice into the world and a get well card for an online friends hubby. I'm not too good at doing cute but I gave it a try for the first two below! Scroll down for the ones using the new backgrounds I made.

Mum in Law's birthday card

Card for Ellie

Get well card for Leo's hubby

'Beauties' ATCs

Koi mingle card (Oriental Stamp Art group)

Orange & Black ATC swap - Cherry Pie



Wendy's Challenge

This was to use a virgin stamp from our stash.  I have MANY such stamps so it was hard to choose! Whilst I have used the 'Horizon' stamp (Coronado Island) several times I had not used either 'Fall Lady', also Coronado Island or 'Tide Poem' (Stampmagick) before despite them being 'must have' purchases at the time!

Unfortunately the base card decided to curl a little whilst I was trying to photograph it; it is straight really!

My new craft room ........

Well, here we are, new house (temporarily) and new craft room. This one definitely has lots of pro's such as its size and the fact it has lots of natural light and a sink but, there are cons too. Being rented on a short term let means we can't do ANYTHING here, so putting up shelving is a 'no-no'. I have things stacked high and every wall has a bookcase or similar against it - I am thinking I may have to have some back-to-back bookcases in the middle of the room but I'd rather not.  I do seem to have a LOT of UM's, that's them in the little plastic takeaway tubs! In fact, I think I have a lot of most things!! I still have 4 boxes to unpack .........

Row Houses

I signed up for a swap to make 5 row houses not really knowing what they were or what I was going to do.  They were great fun to make - I dug out some backgrounds I had in the draw full of 'precious papers' and went from there. Oh yes, they all had to include a button - that was the taxing bit!

OK, so you have to turn your head sideways to see this one. On my computer the photo is the right way but each time I try and put it on here it goes sideways! Pity as it's my favourite!

A couple of Birthday cards .....

Sharing a couple of cards I've just made - the background on the first one is done with scrunching cling film on glimmer mist sprays and the second is swiping inks over glossy c/s.

Something to share .............

Whilst clearing the cellar I came across an old photo which we inherited with the house. The frame, which in it's day would've been beautiful, crumbled away but i rescued the photo which is printed onto a thick plate. I don't want to risk damaging it by cleaningit too much so there are a few marks on it. Please feel free to use this photo in your crafting.

Baby, it's a Winner1

A bit behind here but earlier in the month at the craft club I go to the competition was to make a baby card using the bleaching technique. This is my take on it, and, surprisingly, considering the other entries, my card won! I got a £5 voucher to spend in Finishing Touches craft shop in Totnes - it took me all of 5 minutes to do that!

In case anyone is wondering, the baby feet are made of polymer clay.