Folk art tile

Good morning crafters and happy Monday.

 

Today marks TWO momentous occasions.

 

1. The bungalow is finally empty and I hand the keys back today.  You don't know what a relief it is to finally be shut of it!!  I think Jen was worried that it would be difficult for me to say goodbye to the home I brought my children up in, but I drove away without a backward glance or second thought.

 

2.  This is my 100th post.  I wasn't convinced I'd have the enthusiasm for blogging and some days are more difficult than others.  However I'm still full of card and art ideas so I'll keep going while I can.

 

While sorting out my stash and fitting it in with Jen's I came across a stencil I received per gratis at the NEC. It's a 2 part stencil so I took the main square and inked through it with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink before running it through the embosser to gave a faint relief.

 

 

I then placed the star section carefully in the centre and coloured through with Promarkers.

 

 

In my stash I had a butterfly cut from co-ordinations which I added to the bottom corner and bejewelled.

 

 

The final touch was an orange organza ribbon and bow, and a few more jewels, before it was mounted on a 6x6 Kraft blank.

 

 

This reminds me of the art style you get on narrow boats and the like.  Hope you like it.

 

TTFN Jude xx

Craft Room Update

Good morning all!  Yes I'm back in the world again having been between abodes for the last few days, without proper access to my craft cave or study!

 

Leaving my old house hasn't been as big a wrench as I thought it would be.  In fact I've settled quite nicely in with Jen and Alan.  The cats are certainly at home although they still aren't brave enough to venture far from the craft room.

 

Over the last couple of days we've made a few changes in there.  The glass table from my kitchen is now an extra workspace and fits well into the room.

 

 

Alan has added a couple of shelves to start moving some of the newest additions up off the floor so we can actually get in there to craft! In fact I made a card last night for my niece whose birthday is next weekend. She shares it with Jen's son Daniel, and the day after is my son Edward's birthday, so lots of cards HAVE to be made this week lol.

 

We are all back to work tomorrow so we will be spending a few evenings this week finishing clearing the bungalow and unpacking the bags, boxes and suitcases which seem to be multiplying every day.

There is still alot to do as the whole house is over run but at least we are getting there -

s-l-o-w-l-y!!

 

Here are a couple more shots of the stash merger and once we are finished we'll share how it looks.

 

TTFN Jude xx

My craft room is crying.......

Oh dear, yes my poor old craft room is crying under the weight of all the boxes and bags that have been piled in to it lol. But it's also singing about all the new, yummy, crafty goodies it's now got. ROFL.

 

Anyway good morning all, hope you are well today. I thought I had better blog again today as I'm not sure that Jude could even find her computer, never mind have something crafty to blog ha ha. Just look at the mess that was once my craft room/study!

 

 

And that's just a bit of the stash, the rest is in other piles lol.

 

 

Today's card has had to be one I did last week for Mum's birthday, as I haven't been able to do much crafting this week. I say not much, as I am still managing to sneak in the odd hour!!!

 

 

This one was a bit of a cheat as I copied the idea from a magazine that the papers and stamps came with. I just really liked it and thought it was a fun image, and I knew mum would appreciate it lol.

 

 

I coloured the image with Promarkers and cut it out by hand. I used a 6x6 white card blank and half covered it with the spotty paper layered on to black card.

 

 

The postcard also came with the magazine, so I used it across the middle and added the sentiments stamped in black Memento ink.

 

 

I cut the sentiments out by hand and added them to the card with some red gems and finished it with some red dotty ribbon and a bow.

 

 

It's a really simple card, but hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by today, I'm off to help with the big move again! see you all soon.

 

xxx