New Windows

Well I've done the jump from Windows XP to Windows8 and everything I use has disappeared - goodness knows what this is going to look like, all my office stuff like Word, Excel etc were from the year 2003 and I believe I heard chuckling in the background as the update was happening. Anyway none of it works any more, oh! drat. I will miss out on comments until I'm back proper so look after yourselves and happy crafting. Now back to the battle. xx Flora

A little Green

Hello my crafty pals. Thank you for your lovely comments, I think I have a dread of not putting enough onto my card, your suggestions were most helpful.  Just in case any of you are feeling a bit peaky I thought I would pop one of these on my blog, along with some get well hugs so help yourselves. Hope you all have a fun crafty day and thank you for visiting. 

My replacement hard-drive has arrived so I will be off-line again for a bit but will wander about in blogland if I get a chance. 

Image – digi image Sympathy Bugs from Wee stamps 

 coloured with letraset and sakura pens, 

Paper and card - card blank is a 19 x 12cm made using Paper Mill card,

the backing papers are Meadow Lark 6x6 and Papermania Verde. 

Dies used – Spellbinders Labels 15 and the smallest lattice rectangle.

Gilding Attempt

Hello my crafty pals, having felt a bit guilty about not using my gilding flakes which I have had since the first time around I was surprised to find my Zig pen still worked a treat. Ok this is only a tiny bit of gilding but it is a start and it wasn't as messy as I expected – lol. Not sure which way up this embossing folder should have been but it wasn’t quite the effect I expected. I do like the folder as it gives a flat panel in the centre to place elements on. Hope you all have a fun crafty day and thank you for visiting.This card doesn't feel finished so might still end up being cut up as a topper or just bits. 

Paper and card - card blank is a 5x7 whitish,

paper from my special card/paper box

and my die cut from co-ordination card,

Dies used – Memory Box Leaping deer and 

Coutour Creations Bon Jour embossing folder,

Gilding flakes from Crafty notions.

Glitter Fairy

Hello my crafty pals, I hope you are all well, and crafting mojos present and well behaved. I can say for certain now that die cutters are the best thing since sliced bread (you should see me trying to slice bread lol). You will not be seeing a great deal of hand cut decoupage on my blog unless one of my daughters feels she wants to do some cutting. She did the most difficult layer of Cromford for me but this one is all my own work.
I love this image but it is a bit tricky to cut but that is osteoarthritis/my manky hands for you. I hope the glitter shows up in the photo – if it doesn’t I’ll pop some on the camera lense if there isn’t some already there. That’s me and glitter. Should I feel like a goody two shoes using my CDs? Thank you all for visiting me and leaving comments it makes me happy reading them.

Image – Joanna Sheen, Enchanted Dreams decoupage.

Paper and card - card blank is an an A5 made from Centura Pearl White

Glitter and bling from stash.

Cromford - thinking of you

Thank you all for visiting my blog and I love reading the comments you have left.  This card was going to be simple; I printed the decoupage in May just prior to our holidays in case I got stuck in, in the rain. Anyway off we went to Scotland and had the most glorious weather especially in Shetland which I had not visited before, so my crafting stuff remained untouched until now.  As I was wandering around blogland I thought – well maybe I could put a bit of shape to this card so here it is. I found 3 little yellow buttons and now I can say I have only one little button left – a purple one so that has to go on the top of my shopping list, lol. I hope you are all having a happy crafty day.

Image – My craft studio, Cromford bear decoupage.

Paper and card - card blank is an 8 inch square folded,
  the backing papers are from stash.

Dies used – Lifestyle nesting lace squares, and

an edge from Spellbinders Grand scallop squares .

Happy crafter

Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving lovely comments. It is great to have your company. I had a real relax in my crafty den yesterday albeit I also seemed to end up with glue gel everywhere - lol. I also had a leisurely wander around blogland. Now onto my card and with such a big smile and so many bags this must be a crafter out shopping

Image - digi image DigiDarla's Susanna Shopper

coloured with letraset pens.

Paper and card - card blank is an A5 made from Centura Pearl White,
  the backing paper is papermania verdee,

Die cut backing from stash,

velum from my too precious to be used stash.

Dies used – Spellbinders resplendent rectangles and wonky rectangles,

Memory Box macerena corner and

Die-namics retro squares.

Challenge entered :-  Sketch N Stash Challenge-99

Lace and all

Good Afternoon my blogging friends, I am completely in slow motion today. We are fogbound here and to be honest we could be anywhere.I think you will all spot a bit of fiddling about here but I was in a bit of a texture mood. Anyway I'll pop it on here before it becomes tomorrow's card.

Paper and card - card blank is an A5 gatefold made from centura pearl ivory,
  the die cut flowers are from dreamcatcher 6x6,

as is the backing paper.

Dies used – Spellbinders resplendent rectangles to cut the aperture and inlaid bits,

and Die-namics layered rose 

seam binding and bling from stash and the lace was a beautiful gift.