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Silhouette Waterfall Card

A SILHOUETTE drawing means an outline that appears dark against a light background
Exciting ehh well this is what we would love to see you creating on your project at Little Miss Muffet Challenges this fortnight.

As you know last week Barbara released all her digital images as silhouettes also for her challenges you don’t have to use a Little Miss Muffet image but how cute is this little guy below and Barbara is offering him as a freebie until 31st March 2012 … wahoooo!!!! Hurry up girls no time to waste go get it 😀 It says it is a bunny but me thinks you could have it as a puppy dog!!! If you would like a bit more inspiration then please check out all the creations from my amazing sisters here.

I have made a little waterfall card for my DT submission, purely and simply to show you that it doesn’t have to be a black silhouette you can change the colours from black to whatever you want. This waterfall card meant I can have three silhouettes in different colours. I still get a kick out of pulling the tab at the bottom of the card and everything starts cascading, hope you enjoy.


Stampin Up stamps – Faith In Nature & Forever Young
Rangers Distress Inks – Chipped Sapphire, Worn Lipstick & Scattered Straw

Shirl

Spring Feeling

Thought I would show you another card with the acetate cover, this is what I taught to my Saturday class … they all went home happy bunnies.
Lots of stamping this time round with 2 strips of wool for added embellishment

Stamps: – Stampin Up – Forever Young and Crafty Individuals

Loved making it so much I made another but this time decided on a Little Miss Muffet digi image for the main focal point see below.
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Shopping With Little Miss Muffet

Who doesn’t love shopping and the NEW Little Miss Muffet image Eleanor May Hatter has just finished her little trip lol.
Covered a card with acetate this time round but before I attached to the card I cut the acetate on the diagonal. Next a strip of punched paper was added, a die cut and flower. For the inside to look as pretty as the outside it is best to use double sided paper. Coloured with Pro-Markers and Copics but also stamped onto her hat, bags and the boots, you can just see the hint of a little shine which I did with a Sakura glaze pen

Paper pad used is – My Mind’s Eye – Honey Cake
Stamps – Art Impressions – Vine and Hobby Art – Ink Splat
Punch – ek Success Scandinavian Lace Chain
Flower – Prima
Entering for: CMC Copic Challenge Group – Anything Goes
Shirl

More Chocolate

Mmmmm more chocolate, promised to show you another little bag I made out of recycled toilet rolls this time for the chocolate egg.
Can you believe no stamping, just added a little picture to the middle of the bottle cap then covered with glossy accents it looks really effective. Paper frills at the bottom makes it look so elegant and finishes everything beautifully.

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Entering for: Celebrate The Occasion – Any Occasion (must use metal)
Clear It Out Challenge – You Make Me Smile
Craft Room Challenge – Shabby Vintage
Creative Card Crew – Vintage
Speedy Fox & Friends – Bingo (middle vertical line – Lace,Bling, Circles)

Mmmmmm Chocolate

Fashionable Stamping start there new challenge for the next fortnight and the theme this time round is BINGO.

My DT project is a recycled toilet roll which I made into a bag, then added a Turkish Delight … my most fave Chocolate Bar mmmmm.
The first two pictures are the front of the bag and the next two are the back. The three lines of the grid I followed are … show some metal, lace and words which is the first vertical line on the grid. This could also have followed the middle horizontal line which is the lace, distressing and buttons because I made paper distressed ruffles on the bottom … love making these.

We made a version of this at my Cottage Crafts class yesterday and the girls loved it.
I will be showing another one I made tomorrow but this one has a Cream Egg in it … all my ladies had a treat because I gave them a cream egg to add to their 😉 projects when finished. Minute on the lips, lifetime on the hips … at my age who cares!!!

Andrew has been flattening some bottle caps for me because they look gorgeous with a little picture in the middle then add Glossy Accents which makes it look like glass.

Stamps used: See D’s Vintage and Stampin Up
Papers: Anna Griffin
Entering For: – Sweet Stampin – Let’s See Those Layers
Annabelle Stamps – Say It With Chocolate (bit of a stretch this but I have a chocolate bar)
Crafty Ann’s Challenge – Anything But A Card
The Stamp Man – Vintage
Paperplay Challenge – Recycle It
Craft-room Challenge – Shabby Vintage
Shirl

Easel Card

Little Miss Muffet time and the challenge this fortnight is a real easy peasy one we want to see an Easel or Step Shaped Cards … see said it was easy.

My easel card has a little twist because the top half opens and becomes a gatefold.
To keep the gatefold closed I have added little magnet discs underneath the papers.

Haven’t finished embellishing the inside because this has been made with a wonderful persons birthday in mind and I want to add some personnel sentiments later. Used Basic Grey papers called Eva and fussy cut the peacock because I thought it looked so pretty. Made one of my concertina butterflies … still addicted to these but have to sit on my hands otherwise they would be on every card 😆 stamped a butterfly image behind this time that way I didn’t have to add any antennas myself. If you look on the left hand side of my side bar you can find the details of the butterfly there.

Used another of my fave images called … La Jeune Fille à l’eventail … bit of a mouthful, think it’s her name and something to do with a fan … eh don’t quote me though. Coloured with Copics, Pro Markers and a bit of water colouring … think you know me by now I throw just about everything at it.

Shirl

Altered Match Box

Back again this time with an altered project which I made whilst at home with the grandchildren.
Claire, Amber, Irene and myself all piled over to my wonderful friend and teemie from FSC Brenda’s for the night to have a little playtime and we each altered an old used matchbox … pretty cool eh!!

Thanks Brenda can’t wait for another playtime see you in April … Hugs Shirley x x

Entering for: 4 Crafty Chicks – Anything But A Card
Crafty Creations Challenges – Vintage Fashion
Little Red Wagon – Use A Vintage Item
Anything Goes Challenges – Altered Projects
Crafty Ann’s Challenges – Anything But A Card
Sugar Creek Hollow – Trash To Treasure

Shirl

Romance Is In The Air Today

29th February 2012 … Leap Year Girlies and today’s the day when you can propose to the man of your dreams!!!

Wonder who Elisabeth Louise Hatter will be asking for their hand in marriage???
All the LMM teemies have been showcasing lots of inspiration in the month of February and today I am showing the inside and the back of a card which was posted earlier.

Everything has been thrown into this one because it is being sent to a very special and amazing girl… AMBER. She absolutely adores stamping, colouring and of course fashion so this card has everything that any girlie would love.

Today is also reveal time for Three Companies Team Up

I have already shown the front of the card but have put it in again in case you didn’t see it first time round … if you didn’t where were you 😆

Papers – My Mind’s Eye – All Spice
Stamps: LMMS – Rubber & Digi …. JustRite – Greetings From Paris …. Whimsy – Vintage Travel Postage …. Stampin Up – Vintage Vogue …. Art Impressions – Teeny Tiny Flowers …. Artemio – Paris Vintage and Artemio Butterfly Collage.

Shirl

Boys & Toys

Another ATC which was made whilst in the UK this time a bit of stamping, decoupage, sponging and generally playing around, another happy day with the grandkiddies.

Pop back tomorrow to see the inside of my card for LMMS the original card is here if you haven’t already seen it.

Shirl

Entering for Cupcake Craft Challenges – Boys & Their Toys
Lawnscaping Challenge – Distressing

Light As A Feather

Made a few projects while at home with my grandchildren in the UK so will be showing a few of them for you to have a look at this week.
My first is this ATC … the stamp was one of my Christmas pressies … I used the same technique which I found after a happy accident … do tend to do this a lot now.

Papers – My Mind’s Eye Rosy
Dragonfly Laser Rubber Stamps – Fancy Dress
TH Distress Ink – Walnut Stain
Entering for: Stamps & Fun – Non Cute

Shirl