Octagonal aperture

Hi there,

Well it's 1.15am and I'm still in my craft room.

Last night when my son came in from the gym, he said he could smell gas at the bottom of the drive. We rang British Gas and they sent someone out who bored holes in my garden and up the drive. He said that the leak was at the bottom of the drive and someone would come out early in the week.

This morning when my hubby took the dog for a walk, he could smell gas further up the street, next door but one to be exact, so we rang British Gas again. Someone else came out and he said the leak was across the road and someone would be out within the hour to investigate further. So at 3.30pm this afternoon, two men in a van came and started digging on the pavement across the road. It is now 1.25am and they are still at it. I bet the neighbours just love us!! There's a generator making a noise and they are drilling, so I can't see the point in going to bed as we sleep in the front room.

So I thought I would share with you a DT card I made using 'A Touch of Elegance' from Cupcakecrafting. This was an idea I had, but as usual, when I made my idea into a card, it wasn't as good as I expected, but I'm going to show it anyway. I have seen them done in a sort of square before but felt that this image lent itself to an octagon shape.

I used an 8x8 card blank as my base card. I printed off a backing paper onto another piece of A4 card and printed a coordinating paper on the reverse. I drew round the largest topper to make a template and then drew around this onto my card. I found the centre point and then cut diagonally from opposite corners through the centre point (if that makes sense) and then curled each section back - 8 in total. In order to hold these pieces down, I used coordinating brads as I felt they may spring off if I used 3d foam pads as I have seen used before.

The topper was a pyrimage, so I layered this up and then positioned it on my card and within the aperture on the backing paper after placing a coordinating mat on the base card. I fixed the topper to the copper coloured card mat and then fixed the backing paper with aperture over this. In the bottom right hand corner, I fixed some flowers which are also on the cd and placed a gem in the centre of each to add interest. In the top left hand corner, I put a sentiment which I made on the computer using the sentiment boxes on the Cd and took this into Craft Artist to  print it onto a similar backing paper which I had made paler.

 

To finish the card off, I added an insert in the middle which also came from the Cd and are text editable. This was done in a similar way to the sentiment, by taking it into Craft Artist and printing onto a paler backing paper to make it more interesting than just a plain white insert. 

 

 

Thank you for popping over. Everything has gone quiet now over the road, so I may just go up to bed and see if I can get some sleep.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Scrappy Frogs - Try something new - (new thing is octagonal aperture) -  http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Totally Gorjuss - No. 168 - Flowers - http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk

Make it Monday - No. 125 - Anything Goes - http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/

 Craft Bloggers Network - Flowers - http://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Happy crafting.

 

Wendy xx

Miranda and Mo in the garden

Hi crafters,

I hope you're having a good weekend.

 

Today, I thought I would show you the card I made yesterday which I didn't photograph until today as I thought it would be too dark. I apologise for the photographs today, they were taken in daylight and looked great on the camera screen but look dark on here!!
 

 

For this card I used Miranda and Mo Cd from Kraftyhands. Its the first time I've used it and there are lots of lovely toppers and backgrounds etc on there. I thought as it was the first card I have published for Kraftyhands, I would use a sketch as I seem to be getting in a rut with my layouts. So I chose one from a site on Feline Playful. However, the card I used was a 6x6 and for the items I wanted to use, they wouldn't fit the sketch so I changed it a little, but it doesn't matter because I wasn't going to enter it into that particular challenge anyway!!
 

I matted a blue polka dot backing paper onto silver mirri and placed this on my card blank. I intended to decoupage the topper and cut it out and stuck it together with Pinflair. However, what I didn't realise was that the two toppers on the sheet that I printed out weren't meant to go together AND then fix the decoupage on. The decoupage was meant to fit on the larger topper!! Mmm - I'll know next time. It's all a learning curve!
 

So mark 2 - I fixed the smaller topper onto the larger topper using 3d foam pads. This was matted onto silver mirri. Using my Cricut machine and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, I cut a circle in the dotty flower backing paper and a slightly larger one in silver mirri. There is a decorative band on the sheet which I cut out and before I matted this onto silver mirri, I cut out the wings on some of the butterflies so that they stood proud of the band. There is also faux stitching on the top and bottom of the band.
 

 

 

I then fixed this to the card using 3d foam pads, and then fixed the topper over the circle and then onto the backing paper. I used a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from the set, matted this onto silver mirri and cut this out free hand. In thetop right hand corner, I placed 3 blue Kard Kandy buttons.

 

 

Inside, I added an insert to finish it off. 

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

LEJ Designs - stitching real or faux - http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ (Faux stitching is on top and bottom of band)

Try it on Tuesday - Lets get stitchy real or faux - http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ (Faux stitching is on top and bottom of band)

My Craft Creatoins - Flowers and butterflies - http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for calling by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Wendy xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skateboarder

Hi all,
 

I have been making DT cards all week for Kraftyhands but unfortunately I can't share these with you yet. I also made a card from a new Cd rom I have but there is no natural light at the moment, so if I take a photograph it will be dark, so I'll save that one for tomorrow.

Instead I thought I would share a card I made for one of my pupil's birthdays. I think the colours are nice and bright to brighten up these dreary days. I used a topper and a backing paper from an old set of CDs - Triple Treasures Volume 2 from Create and Craft. He loves the outdoors and has bikes, scooters, skateboards etc. As part of his present, I bought him some finger skateboards, so I felt this topper was appropriate.
 

 

I used an 8x8 white, scalloped card blank to make the easel card. I cut out a shape in white card using the Cricut Lacy Labels cartridge and a smaller shape using a patterned backing paper from the Cd rom. The topper is decoupaged and I cut out some trainers and a cap to embellish the bottom corners of the topper. I cut out some triangles using the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge and stuck peel offs on each to read '9 Today'. I fixed these to Baker's Twine and placed this along the top of the topper.

 

 

For the stopper, I made two rosettes using the same patterned backing paper as I had fixed on the top part of the easel. This I felt coordinated with the plainer blue backing paper that I put on the base of the card. I used my Hougie board to make the rosettes. For the centre of the rosettes, I cut four labels from the Lacy Labels cartridge, two in the plainer blue backing paper and two in the patterned paper. The smaller patterned one was placed on top of the slightly larger plainer one and one was fixed on each rosette. For the sentiment, I did the same but reversed the colours and with peel offs wrote 'Happy Birthday Thomas'.

 

 

I also made a coordinating bag for his pressie. I used a white bag from Cupcakecrafting and used the patterned backing paper and topper from the Cd rom. I'm sorry about the photograph, it looks quite dark. I hope he likes them both.

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-

Allsorts Challenge - Masculine - http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Cards for Men - Transport - http://cardsformen.blogspot.co.uk/ (I hope this qualifies as transport!)

Ooh La La - Wheely Good No. 122 - http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ -

Sending a smile 4 kids - Anything goes 4 kids - http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ (I can't send this one but will send another to a hospital)

Artistic Inspirations -  Challenge 25 - More than One Fold - http://artisticinspirationscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Thank you for stopping by and for leaving a comment. Keep safe in the bad weather.

 

Wendy xx

 

 

 

Brrr - it's cold out here Mum!

Hi everyone,

I thought I would post another of my Cupcakecrafting DT cards today as it is topical. Our snow is just about going but I understand there's more on the way. My son is up in Newcastle and is due back tomorrow. Thank goodness he's gone on the train and not having to drive in it all.

 

The lady in my image is dressed for the weather and her and her little dog seem to be enjoying it (apart from the heels on her boots, I think wellies might be more appropriate!!)

 

The card is a 7x10. I used black and red cardstock to mat and layer onto. On the bottom piece of black card, I covered this with red Spiders Web netting from Club Green to give it extra texture.

 

 

The image is taken from 'A Touch of Elegance' from Cupcakecrafting. I used paper from my stash to make the poinsettia which I cut using Spellbinder dies and my Bigshot. I distressed the leaves and petals with Tim Holtz's distress ink - Peeled Paint to make it less shiny. I fixed the poinsettia to the bottom right hand corner of the topper with Pinflair.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes - http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk

Winter Wonderland - It takes Two - http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk

Created With Love - Anything Goes - http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk

Craft Us Crazy - Number 35 - Celebrate Love or are you seeing the colour red - http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.co.uk/

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Number 102 - Use red or pink - http://dianamlarson.blogspot.co.uk

Paper Crafting Journey - For a girl - http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk

 

Thank you for taking a look and have a great weekend.

 

Wendy xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre Card

Hi everyone,
This is another of my DT cards that I did for the Cupcakecrafting 4 day deal last week, featuring 'A Touch of Elegance'. This card was also shown on TV but I think Linda said it was another ladies, but it wasn't, it's mine.

 

I felt that the topper with the curtains lent itself to a theatre card, so that is what I decided to do. I thought it was going to be really difficult but it was alot easier than I expected. I printed a backing paper onto card and concertinaed(?) the sides, so that the front and sides were all in one. I used my Hougie Board to concertina the sides.

 



I put some strips across the inside of the top and bottom to fix the lady and curtains onto. I cut some urns and plants from black card using the Art Nouveau Cricut cartridge and fixed these onto the front of the card so that the aperture didn't look quite as bare. I printed a sentiment - 'Just for you' and cut this out in an oval shape and backed this on black card which was also cut into an oval shape but slightly larger than the sentiment. I coloured it with chalks to try and coordinate it with the backing paper. I think you can just see it in the photograph.

 

 

Thank you for popping over and taking a look. I appreciate it and your comments that you leave.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Glitternsparkle - Number 16 - Sentimental - http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

ABC Challenges - 13 - Birthdays -http://abcchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/abc13-birthday-cards.html

 

Have agood day.

 

Wendy xx



Brown

Hi everyone,
Two posts in two days, can't be bad.

Here is another of my DT cards that I made for the Cupcakecrafting 4 day deal that was shown on Create and Craft last week. This one is a twisted easel card and I used a 6x6 square card.

The topper and backing paper are both taken from 'A Touch of Elegance' Cd. I matted and layered a sepia/brown backing paper onto black card and fixed this to the base and also to the easel part. I cut a piece of black card that was slightly larger than the topper and fixed the topper onto this at a jaunty angle (unusual for me!).

These were then fixed to the easel. For the stopper, I used another piece of the backing paper  and using my hougie board, I made a rosette and placed this onto a circular piece of black card which was slightly larger than the rosette.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Paper Playtime - Number 2 - Brown - http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/ch-2-use-some-brown.html

Created With Love - CWLC25 - Anything Goes - http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/cwlc-25-anything-goes.html

Through the Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes - http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/01/ttcrd-jan-22-28th.html

Vickies Challenge - Anything Goes - http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/4/post/2013/01/nanavics-new-challenge.html

 

 

Thank you for calling by again.

 

Wendy

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Black and White

Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't been about for a while, I've been ill and we've had a few family issues, so that said, on to a card that I made for the Cupcakecrafting 4 day deal last week. I planned to show it last week but best laid plans and all that.

 

For this card, I used a 7x10 card blank. The topper is from 'A Touch of Elegance' from Cupcakecrafting. I matted and layered the topper onto black card. The backing paper was taken from the same Cd and matted and layered onto black card.

 

 

 Before I fixed it to the card, I tied a piece of black ribbon diagonally around the backing paper. Once I had fixed the topper to the card, I placed two gems on the ribbon that was showing on the top left hand side.

 





 

On the bottom right hand side, I fixed two small black feathers and attached a black bow to the quills(?) (stems?).

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 Dream Valley Challenges - Girls, girls, girls - http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-49-girls-girls-girls.html

Word Play Saturday Challenge - Anything - http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/word-play-saturday-1-january.html

Lady Anne Challenges - Anything Goes - http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/2/post/2013/01/our-3rd-anything-goes-challenge.html

Make It Monday - Anything goes - http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ *Won comment of the week to Doreen*

Craft Room Challenge - Monochrome - http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/monochrome.html

 

Thank you for calling by.

 

Wendy xx