Couple of hours knitting

New wool has arrived lovely pink , a light pink and a dark pink and more are on the site now. All you need is 1 ball of the wool to make these scarves and a couple of spare hours , yes 2 or 3 hours and you will have a lovely scarf knit. Great for those cold summer days , sorry I meant cold winter days. Or why not start knitting for christmas presents. Balls are only £6 , so get knitting.   

Jan:Hanging around

Today I'd like to share a door hanging I've made using those fabulous Pion papers. Now don't tell me you haven't drooled over them in the shop.  They're a must have at the moment so many to choose from but this time I used the For Father papers. There are patterns, plains, embellishments and border sheets all perfectly coordinated.

Absolutely ideal for those difficult man cards or projects.

Julie: Altered 'shrine' project

Hello again.

Today I've got a 3D project to share using the tall Tando Creative 'Mini Theatre Stage':

The structure itself is made from layers of board which you glue together to form a stand-alone structure:

And ... if I'd thought about it before hand, it would have been an ideal way to build up several layers of scenery behind my focal point:

• by adding in a layer of decoration ...
• followed by a layer of frame ...
• follwed by another layer of decoration ... and so on, trapping the scene and incorporating fully into the structure.

Maybe the next one I make I'll remember to try it out!

Before glueing the top frame down, I covered it in 'Horizon' a patterned paper from the Lecon De Choses range and trimmed around the edge with my craft knife:

And, alongside some bits + bobs form my own ephemera collections, I added bottle caps, lots of cabochon and German Scrap foil trimmings:

The various Tando 'shrines' make lovely gifts which you can personalise and tailor to your recipient and fill with items that will mean something to them.  I gave this little scene as a gift on Mother's Day this year and she still has it out on display in the living room ... so I must have done something right!

Thanks for dropping in today. I'll be back here in a few weeks ... see you then.

Julie

UKScrappers Blog Hop

A nice easy card to get the UKScrappers Blog Hop off to a start 

Here is a photo of the supplies I used , a sheet of A4 card , matching papers  (I used the 12x12 Pion papers which are split into 6x6 different designs , making it ideal for this card) Some images (i've taken some off the new CD not yet on the website , but place an order before midnight tonight and get it FREE , it has over 1000 vintage ladies images on it. Then we have some embellishments again I used supplies from the shop , roses and pins and seam binding (yes we now stock seam binding)   

You now need to cut the card. Cut a 21cm x 11cm then score and fold at 7.5cm on the long side. The other piece needs to be cut to 20cm x 7.5cm and then scored and folded at 10cm. Choose you image and cut that out. 

Now cut out your pattern paper. You will need colour 1 paper a piece10.25cm x 7.25cm and a piece 9.5cm x 7cm . Colour 2 you will need 2 pieces 9.5cm x 7cm . Colour 3 a 10.25cm x 7.25cm .Colour 4 a 13cm x 10.25cm    

Then all you need to do is ink the edges , well only if you want to, I like inked edges. And start sticking the paper to your card. The 2 piece that are the same need to stick in the inside of the little card you have made of the 20cm x 7.5cm piece of card. The largest piece of paper needs to go on the large are of the large piece of card. The 10.25cm x 7.75cm goes on the opposite side.    

And then the 2 you have left go on the front of both cards.

 Now take the small card and stick it in the centre of the large card making sure that it opens on the left side (not the right like a normal card).Nearly finished , all you need to do now is add the image , I put some lace underneath before using 3d foam to give it some depth. Then added my seam binding down the side and the pins and flowers  

So here is the finished card with all the embellishments added. 

I've used one of the lemon Pion papers and made another one as they are quite quick to make once you have made one.

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Jan: Drop down ...pop up a 3d card

I love structured cards despite the fact that I make loads of mistakes and end up with lots of scraps. The finished result is always worth it. This card was one of two that the lovely Claire Rowlands (Molly Bloom stamps) shared with us at a recent workshop. As you know I'm a poor colourer iner (my word for illustrator) so I substituted the images that needed colouring to one that was already done. Jean has these gorgeous vintage images in the shop and they are so versitile. Regular peeps will remember that  Julie used them recently to make some fab humourous  cards.

I've covered my card with a selection of those gorgeous Pion papers and adorned it with the fabulous Hobby House flowers,pins and pearls.

So many pretty things to play with in the shop so check them out. Happy shopping.

Playing with PaperClay

I was so pleased when the box of Creative Paperclay arrived for the shop. It's so light and easy to use.   

So I thought I would have a mess about and here is my grumpy looking bunny. He might be grumpy or cross looking but I like him and think I might just sit him on my desk at work.

Look what's just arrived

The new Octopode Factory Stamps have just arrived and they are fab.They are 10.5cm in height and sell for £6.50 each. There is Scissor Man , Pirate , Stuart who is a lovely giraffe , Mr Fox , a steampunk border and a few more. All on the site now and ready for posting too.  .