2012 Live your story

 
And now for something completely different . . .

  This is a 12 x 12 inch framed project for 2012 using a mix of neutrals for backing and a lot of inky stuff, chipboard and a little bling. . .

The central old metal charm is embossed
with the words

"Live Your Story. . . "


I had such fun with this - there will definitely be more to follow.

Many Thanks to Monica Gale for sharing her project which was the inspiration for my interpretation xx

Flower power

It has been too long since I updated and  sometimes it can be hard to maintain the balance of creating, updating and juggling those little curve balls life throws every now and again . . . but I have been busy behind the scenes and will have lots of new things to showcase shortly . . . for now, just to prove I have not been completely idle, here is a little peek at what I have been up to lately . . .

Type Talk

Fancy Folds

 Type talk - in this case given the distressed treatment







Fancy folds cards, in brights and pastels

 

Fresh Flowers

 This is one of my latest designs and one of my recent favourites - quite possibly subconsciously made with someone like me in mind  ;-)

Craft fair season is moving into full swing shortly and I will be updating the events calendar pretty soon . . . but for now I have things to make . . .

Cxx

Something Blue...

Last one from me for tonight....

Summer  officially starts at the end of this month and with that comes the wedding season. So I thought I'd make a start with this triple layer decoupage on this wedding card... with stardust accents.

 Something Blue...

Flowers for Mum

Thought I would share this floral Mother's day card. It has been really hard to get a decent picture because of the sheen factor of the finish, but I hope you can see  some of the detail and can appreciate how lovely this is. It has three layers of floral decoupage with glazed accents and carries the message

Happy Mother's Day.

Mum....you're sew sweet

Its all about Mum at the moment - with Mother's Day just 18 days away.


Mum's everywhere are a great reason to celebrate ... Its time to show just how much you care.

To my special Mum I say, get ready for an attack of the Mum hugs xx

January ... February

I cannot believe that a whole month passed without a single blog post . . .  It's not that there has been nothing to share, just that I have been so busy making things, that blogging quickly slipped down the list of things to do. . . I really must try to get more organised on the blog front.

The next big thing on the UK calendar is Mother's Day . . .  which in case you didn't realise, falls on 18th March this year . . . so not really that far off.  Happily there is still time to order a special one of a kind card for the Special Mum in your life . . . just drop me a line and I'll get right on it.

I have uploaded a few photos of recent makes to my facebook page but for now I'll leave you with this one.

Cxx

Happy Bir'day

 Got a last minute call to make a birthday card for a male recipient. This was the end result - what I would call a very simple card...

and then I got to thinking about the processes involved and realised that with cutting, folding,  two different types of embossing, stamping, matting & layering, sticking and punching...actually its not that simple after all.

Happy to report that the last-minute customer was delighted with her purchase...so 'job done!'