Clare's Cards and crafty bits

I have gone pop up card mad....Easel cards..

2012-02-08T06:24:00.000-08:00

I am having so much fun making these pop up / easel cards, and not being very mobile at the moment is a really good excuse to craft.

Owl card with bling.

2012-02-06T23:26:00.001-08:00

I am really struggling with my sleep, so this morning at 4.30 am I made this card.

It folds flat for posting. This is the first pop up card I have made and now I have the bug.

Digi stamped images on cards.

2012-02-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

Some more cards made this time using soem free digi stamps. Coloured in with pro markers with various layers and embellishments around them.
The digi stamps below were shared my some lovely people online freely.

Bundles of soft creations

2012-02-02T00:36:00.001-08:00

I am having fun creating these various soft toys/pincushions/decorations. They are all hand stitched and filled with hollow fibre.

I just love my pro markers.

2012-01-30T10:06:00.000-08:00

I am a novice at using pro markers, but practice makes perfect, well its should do lol.

I have been layering ,colouring, embossing and die cutting today and I have had a great time experimenting.

Below are some examples I made today.The images are coloured in with pro markers.

Male themed-deoupage cards.

2012-01-27T13:13:00.000-08:00

I always struggle at at doing male themed cards and so I tend to put off doing any. Atlast I bit the bullet and attempted some.

And here they are

Love heart minature cushions.

2012-01-25T13:10:00.000-08:00

Here is something new for me again.
Minature stuffed love heart cushions. They could be used as pin cushions or just to be decorative.

New flower cards

2012-01-24T00:09:00.000-08:00

I have brought another template for my bigshot with vouchers I got for my birthday.
It is a flower, leaf and stem design.
Here are three cards I have made using them as the main theme.

New designs for cards

2012-01-20T11:31:00.000-08:00

I have atlast brought some pro markers still very new for me but alot of fun.
I have also brought some new stuff for my big shot and experimenting with them.

Here are some cards using pro markers and my big shot, I have had so much fun.

Material Brooches.

2012-01-16T02:35:00.000-08:00

I go to a fortnightly craft club and we did material brooches with a pin-clip back. I had so much fun I have made quite a few.
I thought they might go well on my stall at the end of March.

A good friend of mine who makes brooches (one of her many creations) gave me ideas.

Here they are.

Triptych ATC Swap on Art 'n' soul Flickr group

2012-01-10T02:25:00.000-08:00

Triptych ATC Swap-held on the Art'n'Soul flickr group.

The theme is ALTERED HEADS

GATEFOLD
31/2" high by 5" wide card, folded to make an ATC with two doors (each 3 1/2" high by 1 1/4" wide) that meet in the middle and open out.
Your details on the back, all other surfaces to be decorated. Must include at least 1 altered head.

I joined in this swap and had great fun doing this, here is my attempt.

Below is the centre of the card, it is a Roger Moor head (James Bond) inserted into the girl with a pearl earring portrait.

This is the front when closed, it is heavily embossed all over.

It is all contained in a little organza bag.

Large matchbox- small giftbox

2012-01-06T01:27:00.000-08:00

Below is a large matchbox decorated ready to use as a gift box, or I might fill it with minature pieces of art to give to somone.

Top of box

Side of box
Bottom of box

My new Big Shot die cuttting machine

2012-01-04T08:02:00.000-08:00

I had some money and vouchers given to me for Christmas and I brought myself a big shot die cutting machine.
I am having so much fun with it and it has given me some new idea's and designs for cards.
I gives so much detail and clean edges.
Here are a few cards I have made using different templates in the machine.

Below are frames cut in the bigshot, then I layered them.

Small flowers and leaf from the bigshot.

Below a single frame used alongside diecut flowers.

Cards and more Cards.

2012-01-02T02:16:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more decoupaged cards I have made during the Christmas period.
I think the sillouette ones are quite striking.

Having fun with Christmas goodies

2011-12-29T12:41:00.000-08:00

I have had a lot of fun using goodies I got for Christmas.

Butterflies and flowers are another of my favourite themes for cards.

Green and white ATC's

2011-12-17T01:13:00.001-08:00

I belong to a swap group for ATC,s that only swap in UK and they do monthly challenges for a theme for the ATC'S.

This one is green and white. I love these colours together.

old to new

2011-12-14T00:39:00.000-08:00

Well I have tried to make some little owls out of an old pair of jeans and off cuts of felt.
They are very basic but I had loads of fun making them. They could be used as pin cushions .

Below is a cushion sized owl , a little quirky looking but still cute.

Altered art-Cigar tin.

2011-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

This was fun and thought I would share. It is a cigar tin that I have decoupaged and made into a pretty little trinket tin.

This is the top

This is inside the tin.

Female birthday cards.

2011-12-02T05:00:00.000-08:00

I have really enjoyed making these cards, here are a few that I have made in the last few days.

My next venture is to do a good selection of male cards. This always proves to be challenging.

ATC's again

2011-11-30T00:42:00.000-08:00

Well I have been busy making cards and ATC's and I thought I would share a few ATC's I have made.

Simple and quick Christmas cards

2011-11-09T11:35:00.000-08:00

Every year my family (husband, myself and son) send out about 130 plus Christmas cards. So I try and make some very simple ones that are easily posted. Here are some that are just stamped , embossed and or sillouette card used.

They are reasonably quick and easy to do.

Below is a selection I made today.

New cards- Not Christmas :)

2011-11-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

Well its nice to feel a little more inspired and try a few new things with card making.

I love Owls, these little owls are so cute..

This is another first for me and so simple. It is flowers with punched holes with ribbon weaved through them.

This one below is made from glitzy paper and a layered flower with a gem in the centre of it.

First Christmas cards made.

2011-10-19T04:53:00.000-07:00

Well I have actually made a few Christmas cards and I quite enjoyed making them.
All decoupage, but not too bulky so not to bump up postage costs.

Owl series. ATC

2011-10-17T04:14:00.001-07:00

Here are a set of four owls I have done for a private trade. Had a lot of fun with these.

Cross stitch

2011-10-04T02:12:00.000-07:00

Well I have finally completed a simple cross stitch and I loved it. Here are the pieces I have completed.

The first is an angelic cat (if there can be such a thing lol)

This one below I am going to turn into a tree decoration.

Where is my mojo?

2011-09-24T00:59:00.000-07:00

Still struggling to find my mojo, and I intend to make most of my christmas gifts by hand so I really need to find it asap.

Here are a few things I have been playing around with.

Below are some ATC,s made for a private swap.

These two pictures are painted in acrylics and may become table mats, if I cork the back and use heavy duty varnish on them.

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On Canvas

2011-09-06T02:45:00.000-07:00

Here are two more picture I did on holiday. These are done on canvas with acrylics but the blue is too blue in one of them. I might make them into table mats after I varnish them.

Set of four vintage themed ATC'S

2011-08-30T23:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a set of four vintage themed ATC's which I have made for a private swap with another member of the craft club I belong to.
They are all connected with the same backing paper and lace but all made slightly different.

Inspired

2011-08-28T12:54:00.000-07:00

I have struggled to get myself motivated with painting since the sudden loss of my mum.

I spent a week in the heart of Wales and was inspired to give it a whirl again.

I had a go at playing around with shadows.

under water scene

2011-07-29T14:03:00.000-07:00

This is a first for me again trying to capture a fish swimming between coral reefs.
But share it I will as hopefully I can look back and say ohh dear lol..

Its all done on hardboard in acrylics.

Pop over to my other blog

2011-07-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

Sharing some sad news .

Little Angels

2011-07-23T07:06:00.000-07:00

I have not put my hands to anything artistic since the sudden loss of my mum a few weeks ago.
Yesterday however I felt drawn to paint some little angel ornaments Mrs H senior gave me. It gave my mind a little rest from whats going on around me.
The painting isn't as accurate as I would of like but my hands are very shakey from my MS .

Here they are..

A few ATC's

2011-07-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

Here are four ATC's I have done recently.

Handpainted cards.

2011-06-29T05:42:00.001-07:00

I am really enjoying painting and decided to have a bash at hand painting cards.

Here are a few I have done so far.

They make cards a little bit different and unique.

Some are water colours and some are acrylic paints.

Craft club- ATC

2011-06-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

As many of you know I go to a fortnightly craft club and three of us lead it.

This past Monday was my turn and I introduced the ladies to the world of ATC making and matchbox decorating with little pieces of art inside.
Well they loved it and many have asked to do it again. I was unsure if they would find it too fiddly.
Below are three I managed to make during the class. We never got around to making the matchboxes, as the ladies just kept on creating ATC's.

Below are some matchboxes I decorated and the tiny pieces of are inside. You cram as many as you can inside and send them to your swap partner or just stash away somwhere safe so you can have a peek now and again.

A few Cards I have made.

2011-06-21T00:34:00.000-07:00

I actually made a few cards yesterday.

Here they are.

Below are two wedding cards.

This birthday card below is full of texture . It has layers of paper and a decoupaged flower topper.

Latest themed ATC's

2011-06-15T11:24:00.000-07:00

I regulary do ATC swapS in the UK. I am a member of several groups online.
We tend to get monthly themes. Here are some I have just completed.

This theme is Geisha

Below this theme is Fish

I just love doing this 2 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch ATC's. They are a little bit of fun and easy to store as a collection.

Hope you like them do say hi as you have popped by. :)

Glass windchime

2011-06-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

As most of you know I got a fortnightly craft club . Its run on a tight budget and we do all crafts for under a £1-00. Its normaly above this but the leaders tend to use their own craft stuff to keep costs down.

We did glass painting this Monday I am sharing my bumble bee windchime .
Its handpainted and was so simple and so much fun to do. The glass paint was the very expensive part, but if used sparingly it goes a long way.

Acrylic seascape

2011-06-06T07:06:00.000-07:00

Back to painting with acrylics on hardboard. It is where I feel comfortable.

Here is a seacape from my imagination painted on hardboard. I have treid to capture movement.

Water colour attempt.

2011-05-31T14:15:00.001-07:00

This a water colour I did today. Completely different technique to acrylics, lots of practice needed.

Oh dear ;-)

2011-05-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

This one I really struggled with and it has alot of mistakes I hope I can learn from.

Sunset/sunrise in acrylics

2011-05-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

Been awhile since I completed a painting, I got a total painting block.

Here is one I completed yesterday and hopefully I have found my mojo again.
Its very simple but I think will look much better in a frame.

Would love to know what you think.

Clare

Material ATC's

2011-05-09T23:26:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favourite types of ATC's. You can have so much creative fun using material.

Here are three I have done for a swap.

Football and dogs.

2011-05-07T00:12:00.000-07:00

Have not done alot of crafting/art recently, but I have done a few cards.

Below are a football selection ready to personalise.

Below are some dog themed ones ready to be personlise.

Very basic but fun.

Watering hole in the woods.

2011-04-20T10:46:00.001-07:00

Here is another painting in acrylics on hardboard.
I have tried playing around with light with this one.

Floppy eared bunny.

2011-04-11T08:48:00.000-07:00

I go to a fortnightly craft club on Monday mornings. This little bunny was the project we did this morning.
We have a go at most handmade crafts .
Its a club for all skill levels and I have made many new friends their.
The bunny is filled with hollow fibre and quite simple to make.. Its all hand stitched.
Isn't he/she cute?

Out of my comfort zone

2011-04-09T00:48:00.000-07:00

I have been going to an art class on a friday morning for about a month now, and I am having so much fun. Its very relaxed, all different ages, all different styles and all different levels .
My art teacher has been trying to get me out of using precise and mechanical brushstrokes, below is my first go at this style.
Very different for me. Took me totally out of my comfort zone.

This is a winter scene I did on hardboard. Snow is so difficult to capture in paint, well it is for me lol.

Memory Lane

2011-04-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I brought a book to teach me how to paint. This is my first picture using some of the techniques shown in the book.

I call it memory Lane.

Cute cats.

2011-04-07T05:58:00.000-07:00

I am not a fan of cats but I made a card using a cat theme and I think it turned out OK.
Its left blank so can be used for a multitude of occassions.

More ATC's

2011-04-06T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some ATC's I have made recently. I swap mainly in the UK to save on the postage costs, but postage has gone up yet again ouch!!

Geishas

Lilac and tan challenge

Blue challenge

Acr ylics-

2011-04-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

Not quite got this one right but I am happy with the sky, so thats a start :):)

a bird on hardboard in acrylics.

2011-04-01T05:49:00.000-07:00

This bird has been done on hardboard in acrylics.

woodpecker in acrylics

2011-03-31T08:11:00.000-07:00

This is another first for me. My first painting of a bird.

ATC's- entries for challenges-

2011-03-29T00:24:00.000-07:00

I tend to only make challenge entries for my ATC's these days, but I have done a few yesterday that were just random.
I go to bed so early because body is in a lot of pain (MS). So I sit in bed with my boxes of ATC bits and create away listening to something in the background..I really enjoy creating.

These 3 are for a dot entry.

Anne Boleynpart of a 3/3 owl swap.

These two below have no theme.

Unsteady hands painting.

2011-03-26T03:51:00.000-07:00

Wow to see the difference when painting when I have the shakes.
This one is going in my file under a bad day lol.
My MS should make my paintings interesting lol.

Purple sky.

2011-03-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

I love playing about with colour and purple made a diiferent feel to the sky.

Autumn colours- Acrylics

2011-03-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

Acrylics.

A mixture of cards.

2011-03-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

Here are a few cards I have created recently

A mixture of New Baby cards.

Wedding Cards.

Birthday cards.

Female birthday cards. I have embossed aswell as decoupaged the cards below , as I love texture on cards.

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Boat

2011-03-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

This one I had fun with and that is what painting is all about to me.

A Loch

2011-03-16T01:54:00.001-07:00

This is an experiment on a different style of sky.

Vibrant colours.

2011-03-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

This was done on board, unsure if I liked working on it as it didn't let me blend as easily as paper.

Completed and framed.

2011-03-11T06:14:00.000-08:00

Well here it is the completed picture, framed and ready to hang on the wall. I am going to give it my parents for a Birthday gift.

ATC's- entries for challenges

2011-03-09T23:12:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more challenge entries.

Bronze/Copper theme

Film stars. The centre one is a pocketed ATC, full of mini pictures of film reels and stars.

Blue theme.

2nd phase for painting.

2011-03-07T07:39:00.000-08:00

Here is the painting with just the top of the waves to complete.

Painting progress.

2011-03-05T00:10:00.000-08:00

I joined an Art club a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying it.
Here is my painting so far. It has alot more work to do yet but wanted to share my progress.
I am by no means an artist its just a hobby I love doing.

As you can see I have the forground to do yet.

Butterflies and mythical ATC's

2011-02-18T00:39:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more ATC's I have made for varoius challenges.
Butterflies are one of my favourite themes.

This theme was butterflies and glitter/sparkle

These are my mythical ATC's for another challenge.

ATC'S again

2011-02-12T05:04:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of my latest ATC's some are themed for some challenges I joined in.

These three are a lemon and lime theme.

This one is a native american theme

These are some vintage ladies, one of my favourite themes.

Foil technique used on cards and books.

2011-02-09T00:22:00.000-08:00

A few months ago I was introduced to something called foil technique. I am a big fan of things being different and having texture.

You find something you want to cover - maybe a a notepad or a card. It makes great scrapbook pages.
PVA the surface, crumple up the tin foil (use extra thick).
Stretch foil over glued surface and flatten carefully.
You can use different shapes on book/card surface to give it some extra interest. Just be a little gentle easing tin foil over glued surface.
Allow to dry.
You can keep it as it is or cover it in paint, enamel, varnish etc.

The notepad below was covered in tin foil then topped in blue and white in different areas. I allowed paint to dry to a tacky feel and used a soft cloth to remove some of the paint, to expose tin foil and make different shades of colour.

The card below is covered in a rustic colour enamel to dull the shine of the tin foil.

Stencil and acrylic paints.

2011-02-08T04:52:00.000-08:00

I have been quite productive crafting as I have not been well enough to do much else.

Here is another first for me and I am very happy with the effect.
I used a brass stencil a dry push and a tiny amount of paint.

One of them I filled in a little with water colours.

Meet my new Stamp

2011-02-07T00:12:00.000-08:00

As you have seen from a previous post I am enjoying stamping and painting images for cards.
Here is my new stamp - and I think she is so cute!
The image has been used for various occasions.

I am paying a lot of attention to the insert these days and making it just as pretty.

I do hope you liked her, I know she is just adorable.

A few more ATC's.

2011-02-01T01:04:00.000-08:00

As you already know I just making ATC's and a favourite theme at the moment are owls .
Below are a couple I did a awhile back.

Stamping and water colour.

2011-01-22T00:51:00.000-08:00

I have just had a birthday and had a wonderful day. I recieved some wonderful gifts.
I had some beautiful water colours,brushes and paper, lots of crafting goodies which include some beautiful papers. And lots and lots more.....
I have been very limited in my mobility so I have been crafting a little more than usual.
Wanted to share my favourite stamp which I then painted in with my new water colours. This a first for me and I so enjoyed doing it.

As you can see below I have made these ones into Birthday cards.
Each one is slightly different as I painted in each one and used different shaped cards, or different backing paper.

ATC's

2010-12-30T06:14:00.000-08:00

I do hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I wish you All a very happy New year.

I have not been creating much the last few weeks but here are a few ATC's I have made

These three ladies are for a private swap, we each set a theme monthly.

Two bird ATC's for a challenge I am doing.

Something fishy? I had great fun making these two cards below.

I love owls and could not resist using these images in a couple of ATC's.

Another ATC I made.

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A few more creations for the fete

2010-12-01T02:04:00.000-08:00

I have been busy making a few more things for the Christmas Fete and would like to share them with you.

Here are some simple felt napkin rings. We did this recently at the craft club I go to and I have made loads, going to take some to my parents for our Christmas get together.

These little boxes are going to be filled with chocolates for the children.

Below are pin cushions I have made, they are just a little bigger than my hand. I found a tutorial online and got my sewing machine out and hey presto!

Here are some embellished wooden trinket boxes.

Thanks for stopping by.

Made a few things for a christmas table

2010-11-12T11:51:00.000-08:00

As I promised I am posting a few things I have made recently.
I am making items for a table I am having having at a local resource center. All my items are going to be sold for non profit and will sell at a low cost, so hopefully I won't return home with anything.

This a small selection of what I will have on the table.

Thin card tags. 4 large 4 small

Notelets. Small notelets in packets of 6.

Material tote bags. These would be handy to use to wrap a gift. Or to use for storage of light items.

Wooden christmas tree decorations. ( thankyou mrs H :):have put these to good use)

2010-10-24T15:11:00.000-07:00

Here some ATC's I have made recently.

I love all things vintage the ladies always look so elegant and beautiful.

A little gift box

2010-08-04T01:57:00.000-07:00

A made a box that looks like a book for a lady. I just wanted to share it with you.

I also did this activity with the fortnightly craft club and the ladies loved it.

Its decoupaged all over.It was messy but so much fun.

New Cards- female selection

2010-07-22T01:31:00.000-07:00

Its been a little while I felt I had anything to share here. Lack of inspiration and ill health didn't help..
Well I have at last made some and would like to share some with you.

Here are four for the younger crowd.

Two butterfly themed cards. Only the bodies are attatched so when looked at they look like they are flying.

The rest are decoupaged flowers. I just love using different papers with texture and colour.

Thanks for popping by.

New post on my other blog.

2010-07-14T23:46:00.000-07:00

I have posted on my other blog if your interested.

A little peek at my garden:)

New ATC's

2010-06-29T00:21:00.001-07:00

A few more ATC's I would like to share.
Some have been done for a challenge theme, others just done for trade.

Themed ATC's using A,B,C

POCKET FULL OF STAMPS.Wow what a hat!

Painted background
Vintage
Beaded hat
Stamp and metallic pens
Layered

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Watercolour

2010-06-24T06:03:00.000-07:00

Well I have attempted water colour painting. I have not done any since I left school.

This is a 3 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch minature of a butterfly. Yes its very basic but I so enjoyed doing it.

Cannot do any at the moment as my right hand side isn't doing what its told due to my MS.
Below is a penciled picture.

Cards for special occasions

2010-05-24T15:25:00.000-07:00

Below is the inside of the ruby anniversary card I have made for my parents.

The front of the card.

Below are two cards with similar design but different colours.
I just love using paper flowers.

Hope you enjoyed looking at them, I really enjoyed making these.

Elegant lady crds.

2010-05-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

Here are a few cards I have made. I have tried to give them a vintage feel.

A few more little creations.

2010-05-05T15:12:00.000-07:00

I have made quite a few cards recently but I am still having fun making ATC's.
So Here are a few more I have done recently.

This is a travel series.

We had to use feathers for this challenge.

Those were the days theme,

Butterfly series.

Oriental series made with paper from Thailand.

Africa.

I have tried to use different techniques.

Latest creations.

2010-04-17T15:19:00.000-07:00

I belong to a few groups now for ATC making and I am loving it. Here are a few more creations.

2010-03-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

A few more ATC's.I have been layering, matting, blending, inking to help give it some lift and I just love things with texture.

Oriental selection.

Layers and layers..

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Vintage

My two favourites are the fairies playing hide and seek in the flowers.

some cute birds singing.The pose
Layering and matting.

bargains and flowers.

2010-03-18T14:42:00.000-07:00

Found some clever little embellishments that gives the card a real lift. The were quite a nice suprise when I was searching through the bargains. You fold the petals from the centre and they give a new dimension to the card.

Below is a close up to show a little more clearly how the petals give the flower a lift.

A few cards

2010-03-17T14:36:00.001-07:00

I have just made three decoupaged cards all with a flower them. Simple yet elegant

New ATC's ready to post out

2010-03-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more I have done, ready to be sent out to new homes lol..

Texture and colour.

2010-03-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

I am having so much fun using the backing papers I got for Christmas. Here are a few more cards I would like to share.

Below is a pretty image of a girl picking flowers and in the corner is a silk flower with a brad in the centre.

The cards below have inked edges around the Happy Birthday and outer edge of card.Its messy but so much fun, and crafting should be fun!

Some more ATC 's

2010-02-26T14:41:00.001-08:00

ATC's I have made recently. I have so far traded to Korea,Canada, USA , Denmark, netherlands. Thailand, China and a few more I cannot remeber lol

Ladies of the 30's had a lot of fun with these.

A pocketed ATC.
Two below are roses decoupaged with different surrounding decorations.

I used a thin metal girl as the main image.

Just a bit of lady ga ga in film reel.

The two below have a smilare theme of a decoupaged plant with a metal frame with a butterfly inside to give the illusion of a magnifying glass.

Had great fun making this under water scene. I heat embossed 2 blues to give a water effect , a brass ships wheel ij the corner with tiny fish , starfish and sea horses layered amongst the wee.

This one has layers of papere topped with some material flowers with gems in the centre.

Simple gifts

2010-02-22T02:54:00.000-08:00

I don't know if this happens to you, I never have enough note cards and thankyou cards and its always good to have a few emegency Birthday cards.
I just wanted to share with you what I have made for someone and how you can simply present them.

I did a bundle of six Birthday Cards. Simply stamped with inked edges on retro style card stock.

Then a bundle of thankyou cards. You can never have too many of these!

Lastly a small bundle of notelets. Simply stamped again with inked edges.

Then some simple notelets with a dragonfly heat embossed patteren.

As you can see once they are done I simply tie them together with a ribbon.

Get well soon cards.

2010-02-09T03:37:00.000-08:00

Get well soon cards can be a difficult one's to create as subject matter can be a little limiting ( well I find it difficult lol).

Mrs H I hope you like them.

I tried to do a few male orientated cards as in the shops they all seem so feminine.

Got the ATC bug.

2010-02-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Well I have been having loads of fun making ATC's (artist trading cards 2 1/2inch by 3 1/2 inch).

Artist Trading Cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches (6cm X 9cm),small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of the mailart movement and has its origins in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens, markers, etc), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc), paper media (in the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc). The cards are usually traded or exchanged rather than sold.

I have joined group where each month a theme is given and you make something with that theme.

This was dreaming in colour theme-Collaged cello

Layers of butterflies. Base is postal stamps from around the world and topped with 3d butterflies.

The three below all have pockets and have a vintage theme.

These are my 1930's ladies.

I am having a blast creating these and trading with other people around the world.

Wedding cards-

2010-01-25T10:32:00.000-08:00

I have made these today.
(Mrs H hope these are ok. Just the 70 th card to do and then I will post them to you).
Had so much fun and made so much mess lol!! I think a new camera will be needed soon.

Had fun with some new backing papers,

2010-01-13T11:25:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of cards I made recently. I got a few new packs of backing papers for Christmas and had a bit of fun using them.

Apologies for neglecting my blog and my friends.

2010-01-06T12:32:00.001-08:00

I do hope you all had a lovely Christmas time and a great new year. Happy belated New Year to you all. I just do not know where time went, but we all had a wonderful time.

I have made some new cards to keep up with the baby boom amongst family and friends.

Baby girl ones.

Baby Boy

Soo looking forward to seeing them when they enter this world.

Mini thankyou cards.

2009-12-15T12:29:00.000-08:00

I have starting making a few thankyou cards, you can never have too many.
Also in January I am leading a craft class and this is what we will be doing amongst other things.
I started off with the green , which I am quite pleased about. I have inked the edges and stamped a butterfly on the patterened paper. With a little thankyou in the centre.

This a close of one to try and show the edges a little better.

Then I got bolder and used some chinese style red paper with little flower images stamped either side of the thankyou.

The I went for a cool blue. These cards are a little bigger and a used a swirly thankyou image this time.

Last few Christmas cards..

2009-12-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

These are my last few cards I have made. A little different to my other ones.
And of course they are all decoupage (as you might of gathered , its my favourite way to make cards.)

The centre image on all three is the decoupage part.

a few more Christmas cards.

2009-11-30T05:17:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more cards I have made. I have really struggled to get inspiration and motivation to make Christmas cards this year , so I only made about 40 cards this year.