This week I'm loving.....

embossing on Kraft card.

inspired by a card created by Jennifer Holmes

My Month in Numbers April

I thought it was time to join in with Julie's month in numbers. I've been following this fun and interesting post for some time now and I hadn't realised how easy it is to join in. All you need is a little note book (I think you've seen this before ).

 Jot a few of the numbers that you come across in your month, take a few matching photos, then blog.
So here's my month in numbers for April

4 items on my Easter table this year

2 yummy Easter eggs eaten, Creme Egg & Caramel

21 my little boy's birthday

Wow where did those years go?

1506 minutes of Downton Abbey watched during my Easter break. Apparently I have another Christmas Special to watch!!!!!

5 friends went to Ally Pally.

62 was my seat number on a very noisy train home.

43 days to go before I fly To Australia for the British & Irish Lions Rugby tour, check out Taylor's Tours.



12322  steps taken on a blustery walk along the beach.

 Can you see it's an all time record and boy was I tired when I got home.

So there's my first month in numbers. Why don't you pop over to Julie;s and join in and then I can share your month in numbers too.

Relaunch

Ok so I've read Julie's tutorial. I've got my notebook,

 made some notes

 gathered some photos so I'm ready. 

I'm going to start with a project that I did at a workshop with Jean Hardy from Crafty Individuals.  I'm lucky enough to live near this talented lady and she holds regular workshops so I get to play with all her lovely stamps and dies. It's a canvas within a frame. I choose this stamp as it reminded me of me and my sister. I hope she likes it.

I'm hoping to start a post called this week I'm loving... so that I can to commit to more regular blogging..... fingers crossed.

Thanks for popping by.

 

Closed for renovations

My blog needs a serious overhaul and my friend Julie with her push up bra approach is just the girl to help.  I'm hoping to restart very shortly. I must point out it's not actually her bra that will be helping more the motivation to make the most of what you have. If you're intrigued click here. 

This is a free tutorial but she's looking for donations to Save the Children so help if you can. I did offer her my two sons but as they're over 21 she said they don't count as children!

See you soon 

Dream a little dream

At our last glue & stick meeting we created textured canvases using lots of PVA glue, gesso,lace, ribbon and spray inks. I love getting messy as this is right outside my usual card making.  Under the guidance of the talented Gail I managed to create this.

The diamond trim is from The Ribbon Girl which a real favourite at the moment.... instant bling without the hassle of sticked down individual stones.

The lace and flower trim has been well and truely melded to the canvas with layers of gesso and glue.

I lightly coloured it with a pale lavender spray which I wiped off quickly so there is just a suggestion of colour. I'm really pleased how it turned out as I'm usually very heavy handed and most of my spraying looks as though I've dragged it through the mud!!

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

I wish I was about to show you some bright sparkly stones but I'm not. Sorry I'm still making cards with different folds and this week it's a diamond fold. Again instructions are from Splitcoaststampers

 I've used a Woodware owl stamp set. A similar one was free with Papercraft Essentials magazine which I spotted on Kim Dellow's blog. I've paper pieced the owl, my favourite method of colouring.

 Next is a card using those gorgeous images from Crafty Individuals

 I can't remember whose butterfly stamps I've used here I've had them for ages.

 Finally a LOTV image

Thanks for popping by and I'm sorry there's no diamonds maybe next time

Spring

Unfortunately not the season, but it can't be far away can it? I'm talking about the card style we were doing in class last week. Here's a few samples. It's a style that can be used for all occasions and the instructions are from Splitcoaststampers.

A very versatile card.