Been at it again

Treated myself to way too many goodies this week.

I have been toying with the idea of brayering and today I had my first attempt. Not happy with the result I settled with using cut and dry foam instead.

Here are a few pics of a card I created....

Lots of masking tape and plenty of patience. I used a Big & Juicy ink pad, mountain meadow.

 I used a selection of stamps from the Kanban Spring Silhouettes, the large tree for the main image and 3 of the smaller stamps from the set to create the background. and one of the Creative Expressions natures sentiments. All stamped with Jet Black Archival ink.

 Mat and layered using rainbow shimmer card and gloss black card. All mounted onto a white irredescent card blank. A Martha Stewart punch and a brad provides an embelishment, finished off with some simple clear gems.

Very pleased with the finished product :)

Been Busy

Today I have been playing nicely trying to sort out in to some kind of order, all the crafting gear I have.

I have also made a birthday card for 'mi Julie' however I cant remember if its for her mother or mother in law .

I made it using the Hunkydory butterfly jewels collection.

The big pick up

I picked up the stash yesterday. Would there have been one more bag I would have had to have left it behind. She wasnt kidding when she said I would need a big boot!!

It took me all night to sift through it all, there must be £100 pounds of ribbons alone, little bit disappointed that there was no stamping gear but plenty of card and pretty papers.
Kanban made a regular appearance, as did create and craft and redhotbed.

I also recieved the Humphrey CD from a friend yesterday and made some cards this morning.
I have attached a couple of pics :)

Bargains Galore!!

Well I sat looking through Ebay listings last night and happened upon quite the opportunity.

A lady was auctioning her entire crafting stash due to retirement and down sizing.

It claimed to be over £500 worth of stuff, so I put a maz bid of £70 quid on it. 30 mins later and its all mine for £58!!

Following communication with the seller I need to ensure I have a big boot!

I am picking it up from Brotherton on Wednesday.

I spent a few hours in my craft room this evening clearing space for all my new goodies.

All set

OK I have a few of the cards I made for Fathers Day to post on here.

I made them around 2 months ago but like to be prepared.

The top one I made using a freebie stamp from a crafty magazine and some coredinations card which I ran through my cuttlebug, finished with a piece of ribbon and two little brown buttons made by punching with an ordinary hole punch into off cuts fromm the coredinations card.

The second card I made with images from the Create and Craft Rupert CD, basic matting and layering and some simple little gems.

I particularly like using a brown ink pad as I feel it is softer on the eye and  maybe gives a more masculine look.

Another First!

Okay so this is my first post however, I have done a first post once before. A year ago, but do you think I can remember my log in details!!

So I now have a nice new blog to post some pics on.

I started making cards almost 2 years ago when I couldnt find a card with a motorbike on that I liked, so I decided to have a go at making my own.

Since that first card I have made probably nearing to a 1000 cards.

I went to my first crafting club last week and had a great time. Everyone was exchanging blog addresses.

It also occurred to me that I have no record of some of the beautiful cards I have made.

So the camera is plugged in and charging, ready for me to take some photos of the cards I still have and to record the cards I will make in the future.

Looking forward to my next post which should include some eye candy :)