Personalised cards

Its been craft day on QVC day today so whilst watching the programmes I have been busy making cards up in the loft.

This card was made using blonde moments sugar dumpling background paper, the cute companions alphabets which for the ‘N’ I sewed onto a piece of pink felt. The edge of the background paper was stickles glue for a bit of sparkle.  The flower in the corner is made from felt cut out in a die cutting machine. (You didnt think I would of cut it out by hand!). This card is in my ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Handmade-By-LJM. I also have added a personalised ’Thomas’ and ’Harry’ card. 

Talking about hands – I have been to the doctors as I seem to have a trapped nerve in my finger. This has been caused by using scissors to much to cut out alphabets from my cute companions CD. Whilst I’m thoroughly enjoying the extra crafting I’m managing to do lately, I wasnt expecting have an industrial injury in the process!

My mam’s friend, Pam, is 65 today so I made her a couple of special cards.  The first one was made using the flippin women range from La Pashe. The flower stamps on the front are from U-Mount, coloured using watercolour pencils and decoupaged. The name text is rubber stamped using word stamps from Anna Griffin.

Front of card

Inside of card

 This card is made using the ‘Remember when’ range from La Pashe which I have mounted on to an A4 card (A3 in half). They are lovely decoupage images to work with and are very oldie wordie hence why I added lace to the background.

Well I’m off to catch up with Dawn Bibby on QVC.

Take care

Lisa

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Jolly Nation

I completed the Jolly Nation cards which I started in the car on the way to Richmond on Friday and they are now on Ebay. The images are really cute and I’m sure you can relate to the people in them. There’s the teenager rock chick, the new home couple, the toddler. 

Miss Bennet and Mr Darcy - Pride and Prejudice

The card above reminded me of my A Level English literature days when I studied Pride and Prejudice. The opening lines will be etched in my mind forever, ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’.

We’ve had a particularly lazy day today with a walk to the local shops for some wine for gifts, lunch, couple of loads of washing, cleaning / tidying of house, tea, some cards on ebay and what do you know its nearly 21:00!

I’ve completed the comical large ladies images which I’ll get on the blog as soon as I’ve assembled them onto a card as they are really funny. You would have to know the recipient quite well to get away with sending them fat lady cards. I’ve had the images for ages as I bought them at the Papercraft Extravaganza in Harrogate a couple of year ago. On that subject I cant go to the September event as its on my first wedding anniversary and we’re staying at our wedding venue (free of charge due to problems we had with the arrangements). Whilst I’m looking forward to our night away I also look forward to my crafty trip away with my friend Sandra. You cant put craft before your husband – can you? Only kidding dear (as I know you read this).

I seem to be on a card making burst at the minute and outside of the Pandora mini book I completed last week I havent done any scrapbooking for ages and I really need and want to do our wedding and honeymoon pages. I’m sure I’ll get round to it soon.

Well I’m off to have a bath and watch Big Brother!

Goodnght

Lisa

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Productive evening

Hubby went out this afternoon to watch the footie so I took myself up into the loft and finished off some cards I began making during the week.  I love my loft and I really go into my own world when I’m up here - time just flies by.Finished cards are now in my ebay shop - http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Handmade-By-LJM__W0QQ_armrsZ1.

I’ve got some more to finish off so will have more added later this week. We took my Mam to her cousins in Richmond, North Yorkshire yesterday and during the journey I cut out of decoupage images which I have had for a while and recently found them while moving my ’stuff’ up into the loft.

I’ve got some miscellaneous items to add into my ebay shop which I have kept in a box from my move into the loft – such as videos, punchcraft equipment, books and maybe some cross stitch magazines (I havent decided whether or not to keep them!).

We went to the caravan at Rothbury today, just for lunch, which was nice. Its location is south facing with fabulous views over the cheviots. We couldnt stay with my mam being away there would be no one to feed the cat and rabbits. It was a good drive out with the weather being so nice.

Well, must go as I need to make up the bed before we can go to sleep and my bath is ready.

Goodnight

Lisa

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Fun Day

We spent the morning with my nephew Jake at the soft play. It was his first time and he loved it. It was lovely seeing him doing something new and enjoying it so much. The room we were in was very warm so it was quite tiring.

I completed my pandora book this evening – I have intended doing this book since last September when my husband bought me my first bracelet and a large selection of beads for my wedding present. The bracelet now only has space for one more bead and I wanted to keep a record of who had bought we what beads. I used my bind-it-all to bind A5 sheets of card and used black and white themed paper which I had in my stash for a co-ordinated look throughout the book.

Book Front Cover (Stamps by stamp away and banana frog)

 

Inner pages

Inner pages continued

Take Care

Lisa

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New Craft Space

Happy days….my new craft workspace is complete and I love it! It took three weeks and a lot of dust and dirt but it was very well worth it. I spent last weekend completing the tidy up and finding a home for everything and its now a lovely relaxing place to chill and be crafty.

I am lucky to have this space as I know many crafters are confined to the dining room table or a corner in a spare room. I also have a very understanding husband!

The before picture.

My fab space.

Today has been a relaxing Sunday, with lunch at the in-laws and a trip to the diy store to get some wood to fix the bunnies hutch. Hubby spent the afternoon sorting the hutch out whilst I had a friend around for a cuppa. I hasten to add I have been busy this morning doing the housework throughout the house – so its not all chat and tea!

We went to visit my mam this afternoon and then home for a ‘picky’ tea (thats a buffet tea for those who dont know what I’m talking about!).

Hubby is playing on his computer with a friend so I have brought myself upstairs into my space to catch up with my blog and to get creative. So now the blog is updated, I’ll sign off and get cutting and glueing!

Take Care

Lisa

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