Rainbow Butterfly

Bookmarks

2011-07-02T15:26:00.003+01:00

some bookmarks I made for the latest swap with free stamps from Craft Stamper,they are all the same size it,s just the pictures

65

2011-04-09T16:40:00.003+01:00

A 65th Birthday Card for a friend
the bus is a vintage Lincolnshire coach as he was born in that county
I printed the greeting and the bus image on photo paper,and then cut with Nestabilities labels layered with green gloss card and gold card ,number 65 is from Quick kutz Studio set.

Boating

2011-01-27T15:01:00.006Z

First card made this year , for a 4 year old boy,I couldn,t think of anything at first ,then I remembered I had some of this paper left over,so I cut a similar boat shape for the iris folding.

Happy Christmas

2010-12-24T16:09:00.005Z

Happy Christmas to all my friends who have visited I hope you enjoyed browsing and thank you if you left a comment .

More Christmas

2010-11-29T15:29:00.003Z

More of this year's cards

Christmas 2010

2010-11-28T20:17:00.000Z

I,m a bit late with the cards this year,this is the first of the new ones
cut from a template and corner X -cut holly punch

ZIGZAGS

2010-10-25T17:11:00.000+01:00

we have come to the end of the alphabet again
This is a fatbook page with pistachio green Bazzil card,Zigzag background paper , an olive green Nestabilities label shape, London Eye image from Crafty Individuals, rub on border and ribbon bow.

Stowe Follies

2010-10-21T14:13:00.000+01:00

I had a lovely day yesterday at Stowe Landscape Gardens visiting some more of my favourite follies, the photos are The Gothic Temple , The Palladian Bridge , A View Through the Bridge down the lake, and a view of part of the park from over the lake

Yellow

2010-10-15T11:57:00.000+01:00

Y is for Yellow
I used a yellow flower image from a book of springtime papers by Nel Whatmore , then I stamped
a tiny flower from Crafty Individuals (the reverse side has a larger version of the stamped image in orange ) and Anchor threads in yellows , oranges & greens

Xmas

2010-10-10T17:33:00.000+01:00

This is one of my regular Christmas designs that I make every year,
I used a large holly punch on the cream card,cut off the corners with Victorian corner scissors and scraps of green papers ,red peel off bow and greeting

Wings

2010-10-01T14:51:00.001+01:00

this is one of the latest designs from Deecraft, and is my all time favourite at the moment.
I used glitter paper strips also from Deecraft and coloured 2 peel off corners and a greeting to match.

Vintage

2010-09-25T11:21:00.000+01:00

I used a Kanban image and cut a Nestabilities Label from sepia patterned card ,the map and greeting are also Kanban , with a stone colour textured card

U for Unused stash

2010-09-20T14:41:00.000+01:00

I had half a sheet left of this golfer decoupage and nearly a full pad of the papers so I think this will qualify for the unused theme on the Alphabet Challenge , I don,t do decoupage very often but I bought this one for a golfing friend originally, I hope he doesn,t remember it as he will probably get this card next year.

Champagne Bottle

2010-09-18T21:28:00.000+01:00

I was asked to make a card for someone who works a lot with Fairtrade and is moving on to a new position, I cut a bottle shape from black card folded to DL size,and used the 4 colours of the Fairtrade logo in an Iris fold square for the label ,the little tag is done with Quick kutz

Trees

2010-09-13T18:06:00.000+01:00

T for Trees

is something I have made for a fat book swap ,we are doing the 4 seasons and have now just started the Autumn ones,I used a scene from an old wall paper book ,the picture continues on the back of the page,then I added some vellum over the top cut with a Fiskars scallop punch( I nearly used this last week for S)
I made a little window frame and covered it with some hessian print paper ,put a scrap of bronze card behind that was embossed with Cuttlebug Divine Swirls and popped a leaf on the top.

Scallops

2010-09-07T15:01:00.000+01:00

Alphabet Challenge is S for Scallops this week

I printed the planes and greeting onto the card,then added some silver glitter glue to highlight the main image , the scallop borders were cut from DCWV adhesive card with a Fiskars punch

Broadway Tower

2010-09-01T18:30:00.001+01:00

had a lovely day out yesterday and finally got to visit my favourite folly tower which is Broadway Tower in Worcestershire.

Roses

2010-09-01T17:13:00.000+01:00

A pink Iris fold Rose in pearl papers,rub on corners , Anna Griffin background paper on pink card and a stamped greeting

Quotes

2010-08-21T15:05:00.000+01:00

Q for Quotes gives me the chance to make something just for me !
this is some of my favourite butterfly paper and one of my favourite butterfly quotes(anon. I think)

Punches

2010-08-14T17:11:00.000+01:00

P is Punches over on the Alphabet Challenge,
this is a very simple and easy card done by punching hearts from left over scraps of background paper,with tiny peel off stars in between, stuck onto card triangles and the pot was cut from a scrap of red card

Ovals

2010-08-09T15:09:00.000+01:00

A card for letter O in the Alphabet Challenge

I cut a 4 leaf clover shape and used a mixture of green papers, 2 of which were from envelopes, and the oval is actually the reverse of one from an old card so I don,t know how the edge was punched

Nature

2010-07-31T18:03:00.000+01:00

N for Nature this week

I made the card with assorted pressed flowers collected and saved from my garden

Men

2010-07-24T18:38:00.000+01:00

M for Men this week,
I made this dinner jacket for a 21st. card,it is an A5 size card with the centre front cut and folded over to make the revers covered with gold embroidered paper,then behind that a piece of striped paper for the shirt,
3 pink brads for the buttons and a ribbon bow tie,there is a patch pocket cut from another piece of black card with spotted paper folded for the handkerchief,and a peel off no.21

Lace

2010-07-24T18:21:00.001+01:00

Letter L is Lace

I used glittered white and silver papers cut with an X-cut punch,

printed the greeting and then punched the heart shape,

the glasses are glitter card diecuts ,and some silver satin ribbon

Kids

2010-07-12T22:34:00.001+01:00

K is for Kids on the Alphabet Challenge, this is a fat book page with a Beatrix Potter image and die cut Birthday tag fastened with ribbon,the background is some Monet paper

Jewels

2010-07-04T16:00:00.000+01:00

Alphabet Challenge letter J is Jewels,
this is a spring Fat Book page I made for a swap,the background is K&co paper,I stuck 2 lines of DST and covered it in Flock, added 3 sticky rubon flowers and also covered them in Flock,and finished with 3 fabric flowers and stick on Jewels

Icy Colours

2010-06-28T15:15:00.000+01:00

A quick Christmas card for the icy colours challenge

the paper is by Dovecraft with a silver snowflake border, the bauble is cut from a circle punch embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder and a silver ribbon bow and peel off greeting,

the other border is sticky ribbon on the inside edge of the card

Heart

2010-06-22T16:46:00.000+01:00

For this week's challenge I have done an Iris fold Heart for this Anniversary card with printed greeting and peel off corners coloured to match with pens

80th Birthday

2010-06-17T13:42:00.000+01:00

80th Birthday card for my Brother in law

it is Kanban card with the ship image

I wrapped brown garden twine around the image and used vintage brad corners,the 80 was cut from Quickkutz Studio dies

Craft Swap Meet 12.6.2010

2010-06-12T21:36:00.001+01:00

here we all are

Green

2010-06-11T18:21:00.001+01:00

Another week already

Letter G is for Green

I used a blank shoe card from Deecraft with papers from a Search Press book,and green peel off corners,

the greeting is from a packet of table confetti.

Flowers

2010-06-07T14:41:00.000+01:00

Alphabet Challenge is letter F for Flowers
I used some printed vellum over green card , cut out some of the flowers and attatched them with brads,wrapped ribbon round the edge to cover the tape and cut 2 leaf shapes from red and green card for the peel off greeting

Eyelets

2010-05-31T17:17:00.000+01:00

E is for Eyelets

The image is from Crafty Individuals and I used the Cuttlebug Paisley embossing folder on some pink card and rubbed over it with a red ink pad ,set 4 Eyelets in the side to match the colours on the image and threaded some ribbon through the holes.

Dragonfly

2010-05-24T17:39:00.003+01:00

D is for Dragonflies this week
This is a fatbook page for a swap ,I cut a Nestabilities inverted scalloped square from flower patterned card, added a sticky die cut square and frame , pink twill ribbon, some white card candy and the dragonfly is a free stamp from Craft Stamper

Chocolate

2010-05-17T11:33:00.000+01:00

C for Chocolate and a chance to use one of ny favourite art deco images with a combination of milk chocolate and dark chocolate papers and organza bow

Butterflies

2010-05-07T15:46:00.000+01:00

B is for Butterflies
A Fat page with corrugated card,spotty paper strip and orange ribbon, large Actate Butterfly and 2 smaller ones

Animals

2010-05-03T11:57:00.000+01:00

The Alphabet Challenge is Animals

The 2 cats are from the Lesley Anne Ivory Cats

I mounted them on olive green embossed card to match the foliage

I think the swirly background paper was K&co it has a sort of vinyl sparkly coating

Z -- Zebra

2010-04-23T17:26:00.000+01:00

I can,t believe we have got to Z again already,

I have kept it simple in just black and white,

the background is an advert from a magazine that I have had in my paper drawer for ages with a Zebra picture matted onto white card for contrast

Y -- Yellow

2010-04-19T16:53:00.000+01:00

Y is for Yellow so this is one of my yellow easter cards

I used die cut flowers and added a pearly gem to the larget one,sunflower paper and a yellow flower brad on the greeting

X-- Xmas

2010-04-15T16:18:00.003+01:00

X is for Xmas
I used a die cut card from Deecraft and some glitter paper strips

Odd Looking Fungi

2010-04-14T09:52:00.000+01:00

I have a patch of these growing near the edge of my path but don,t know what they are have not seen anything like them before

can anyone identify them please?

W---White

2010-04-05T14:21:00.000+01:00

fat book page with white pearlised card embossed with Cuttlebug Script folder, and image from Crafty Individuals

V---Vase

2010-03-29T14:42:00.001+01:00

V is for Vase this week, I have had this peel off for a long time and not got round to using it ,

I stuck it onto some rainbow vellum and coloured the flowers & leaves with peel off pens,stuck that on hand made paper ,then white card on a violet card

U---Umbrella

2010-03-22T14:59:00.001Z

This weeks Alphabet Challenge is Umbrella

T---Tag

2010-03-12T17:21:00.001Z

The challenge for letter T is to make a tag, I cut my tag from a template and used a petal point ink pad just pressing it down on the card to make the rainbow pattern,then I stamped a Linda Luckin small butterfly in the turquoise and a Design Essentials stamp for the sentiment in the green ink,I then cut 2 slots and made a flat bow with lilac ribbon

Sunset

2010-03-08T19:45:00.001Z

this is what the sky was like at 6pm this evening so I grabbed the camera quickly ,5 mins later it was all gone

S---Stamping

2010-03-06T15:41:00.000Z

letter S this week is Stamping,
I used some Crafty Individuals stamps ,2 corners ,a bird cage and little birds , over some patterned paper for the bookmark.

Spring Flowers

2010-03-03T16:10:00.000Z

The March Anything Goes Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is Flowers,
I made this Fat Book Page for a Spring themed swap,the background paper is K&co,I cut round a spirelli shape with a scalloped square punch to make the frame,added yellow fabric flowers with 3 little green ones cut from the adhesive border strip and a die cut title

R---Red

2010-02-26T15:48:00.001Z

I made this for my two best friends from school for their Ruby Wedding,
it is a deep red DL card with red vellum overlaid embossed with Cuttlebug Paisley, I cut a strip of red glitter card with scallop scissors to hide the join on the vellum as the cuttlebug can only do small pieces ,and punched a heart from the glitter card with a large Woodware scalloped heart ,the 40 is Quick Kutz Studio font and I added some red organza ribbon round the side of the card

Q--Queen

2010-02-21T10:47:00.000Z

Q is for Queen this week
so I did an image of Freddie Mercury with a gold crown and some rock star lettering with music notes for a border

P---Pink

2010-02-13T14:09:00.000Z

P for PINK

with pink vellum wrap,3 punched vellum flowers attached with white brads and pink organza ribbon

O---Ovals

2010-02-06T17:48:00.000Z

Letter O is Ovals
I used some diecut shapes on corrugated card , the tiny flowers were cut from backing paper and coloured with ink pads

N---New

2010-02-06T17:41:00.002Z

Letter N for the Alphabet Challenge is to use something New,
I have used some spotty card with a Quick kutz Revolution Flourish cut from Quick Strips adheive card

Inspirations at Preston

2010-02-03T16:04:00.004Z

I had a fab day out yesterday at the new Cardcraftplus Inspirations shop,I was thrilled to find out that Leonie was going to be there on the day I was able to go and I had a lovely time chatting and watching while she showed us demos with alcohol inks and daubers,I got lots of new ideas to try , bought some new stuff too and was lucky enough to be able to get a photo
thank you Leonie

M---Mice

2010-01-22T14:53:00.004Z

A Fat Book Page made with Beatrix Potter die cuts

L--Lilac

2010-01-16T15:04:00.006Z

L is for Lilac this week
I used lilac card covered with flower printed acetate ,Quickkutz flowers cut from lilac sparkly card with white brads in the centre and sticky lilac ribbon down the side

K --- Kids

2010-01-08T17:09:00.004Z

we have to do something for Kids this week
it is Papernation Decoupage "Pony Girl" with the matching background paper

J -- Jewels

2009-12-28T15:01:00.003Z

letter J again on the Alphabet Challenge is Jewels,
I used handbag ,shoe and border stickers and added lots of stick on jewels

I for Ink

2009-12-15T10:39:00.003Z

this is a Sketch fat book page made for a swap,
the image is Crafty Individuals and we had to add some brads and embossed card ,I used Cuttlebug Script and rubbed it over with a deep red ink pad

Santa

2009-12-09T16:45:00.003Z

The latest Anything Goes Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is "Santa"
I used some Santa's face background paper,burgundy card and a printed image on gold card

H with Houses

2009-12-05T14:55:00.004Z

letter H this week and something quite rare for me as I have used a rubber stamp !
I can,t remember what it is called because it was a gift and has been in the drawer for ages,I used a Whispers pen to match the colour to the green card and an X- Cut corner on the edges

Christmas Trees

2009-12-01T17:43:00.005Z

I have now finished my last 4 Christmas cards (I hope)
tree cut from template with assorted papers and corners cut with Xcut punches

Green & Gold Candle

2009-11-28T16:55:00.004Z

Candle made with another card blank and glitter iris folding strips from Deecraft

Christmas Houses

2009-11-22T15:47:00.005Z

Here are my Christmas Houses for the swap on Craft Swap Forum
they are ATC size (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") plus the roof on top which is embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder
the lettering and other decorative bits on the Green and Blue are from Hot Off The Press papers and the Red one has bits cut from old cards

F for Flowers

2009-11-21T11:13:00.006Z

A Fat Book Page with Flower background paper and die cut with a jelly sticker on the top.

E for Elephant

2009-11-15T16:50:00.005Z

I have made a Fat Book Page with oriental paper,bronze mirri card,gold pearl paper embossed with a Cuttlebug square folder and a little embroidered Elephant motif.

Some More Baubles

2009-11-13T15:17:00.006Z

I have used bought card blanks from Deecraft and also Dee's various Iris folding strips ,it was a lot quicker than cutting my own like I normally do as I needed to make 8.

D for Decoupage

2009-11-06T17:46:00.004Z

I just knew it was going to be Decoupage this week,
I have made this card for my Husband's birthday he is a huge Clint Eastwood fan so I printed the image 3 times to decoupage bits of it

Bookmark

2009-11-01T15:57:00.003Z

I have made a bookmark for a swap on Craftswap Forum,
it is my first bookmark and also the first thing I have made just with stamps,
I used a snowflake stamp all around the edge in white pearlised ink and a poinsettia stamp in silver ink down the centre with 2 more cut out and stuck over the top,then some irridescent glitter to liven it up a bit,and some white fibres on the bottom,the navy blue card has coloured specks in it

C for Circles

2009-10-31T17:12:00.003Z

I used the Cuttlebug Bubbles embossing folder on a square brown card with a strip of black card to hide the join (because the cards are wider than the folders)
then stuck a giraffe peel off onto black card and added the greeting

B for Blue

2009-10-26T13:43:00.008Z

this week letter B is something Blue
I have used a shoe card blank from Deecraft and papers from a Search Press book

Letter A

2009-10-26T13:32:00.004Z

The Alphabet Challenge is starting again and the first one is to make a decorated letter A
I used Quickkutz Studio for the letters ,fairy background paper and a fairy diecut

Autumn Leaf Fat Page

2009-10-04T17:48:00.002+01:00

Fat page with printed vellum Acer leaves as background 2 Maple leaves cut from hand made papers and a bronze leaf brad

Z or Zebra

2009-10-02T13:20:00.006+01:00

I have used a piece of Zebra patterned paper and Zebra image from some jungle papers and made the iris folded square from pearlised black & white papers in a white frame,mounted onto a white DL card

Y for Yellow

2009-09-25T16:42:00.007+01:00

I used flower stickers with yellow flock,green borders for the stems and jewels in the flower centres , some yellow patterned papers for the vase,then mounted onto a yellow rose patterned card

Crafts U Print Competition

2009-09-24T12:04:00.002+01:00

this is my entry made with the free download from Crafts U Print
I tried to choose something that I could adapt and make a unique card with rather than just printing and sticking,the one I used was called Christmas Ribbons and I cut the paper up into strips for the baubles and trimmed the greeting strip with Fiskars victorian scissors

Beatles Songs ATCs

2009-09-21T09:47:00.003+01:00

here are the other 3 in the Beatles Songs set ,each one slightly different so no-one gets an identical one.

X for X-cut

2009-09-18T16:33:00.005+01:00

letter X already it has gone quickly.
I have used an X-cut snowflake corner punch on the grey card and a big circle punch for the bauble, the paper is the Ultra Glitter from Deecraft,mounted onto a navy blue card and finished with silver ribbon.

W for Watering Can

2009-09-11T18:45:00.003+01:00

W this week and it,s a fat book page with a watering can and flower die cuts

Words ATC

2009-09-07T16:44:00.003+01:00

The latest ATC Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is WORDS
I am also doing another swap for Beatles songs so the same theme is being used for both

Silver and White Baubles

2009-09-03T15:55:00.008+01:00

2 of my luxury Iris Fold Christmas cards , I used some precut iris folding strips from Deecraft and cut my own apertures in pewter card ,the corners are done with Xcut punches mounted onto silver & white patterned snowflake card ,
the latest Anything Goes Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is Christmas

Lace Tree on Acetate

2009-08-31T17:22:00.009+01:00

I have used the Cuttlebug Lace Tree folder on some acetate and coloured the back with Whispers a pen , attached to the dark green card with 4 tiny red brads , added a star brad at the top and some sticky ribbon down the side to hide the join

V for Vase

2009-08-21T16:12:00.004+01:00

I used a template to cut the vase from the middle of a 3 fold DL card ,wire for the stems and assorted paper flowers with brads and gems in the cetres.

At The Third Stroke ---

2009-08-18T13:27:00.004+01:00

we saw this on the news last week so went at the weekend to have a look ,it is on the A51 near Nantwich and is 1/4 size of the real thing with a working clock that is lit up at night,all made from bales of straw.

U for Umbrella

2009-08-14T14:34:00.004+01:00

I have used a mixture of coloured paper with a peel off border round the edges and for the handle,the greeting was printed and matted onto some card to match and cut with Fiskars Victorian scissors , and the white corners are cut with an Xcut punch , the flowers and butterflies are rub ons

Circle of Friends Award

2009-08-11T16:29:00.006+01:00

I must first of all say a big thank you to Zoe for giving me this award ,I am honoured to be thought of .
I have to say five things about myself now

1.I have just got my bus pass but still think I am 19.
2.I have to have chocolate every day.
3.I have always been mad about folly towers and am a member of The Folly Fellowship.
4.I used to be a Sunday School teacher.
5.My favourite drink is Champagne .

and now to pass on this award to 10 crafting friends (in no particular order) who are always an inspiration with their designs.
Lesley, Margaret, Rachel, Linda L. , Fifi, Nicky, Lydia, Leonie, Linda N. She

Song Titles ATC

2009-08-11T14:59:00.004+01:00

The August ATC Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is "Song Titles"
I have done "Blue Moon" as a circle was quick to punch out of the card.
I used some blue papers from the insides of envelopes,the sky line is cut from a magazine ,the stars and music are rub ons

T for Tartan

2009-08-07T15:42:00.005+01:00

I was asked to make a retirement card for a golfer so I decided to do a golf bag with tartan papers as that also fits the Alphabet Challenge this week,
the beige card is DCWV textured card cut with Fiskars corner scissors mounted onto burgundy hammered card

Sunset Safari Silhouettes

2009-08-01T16:34:00.002+01:00

I have managed a triple S this week for the Alphabet Challenge
it is strips of glitter Iris Folding papers to represent a Sunset with Silhouettes of Safari animals and a palm tree

Wedding Card

2009-07-29T21:32:00.003+01:00

I folded ivory frosted A4 card into 3 to make a DL card and cut 2 hearts with my craft knife,the iris folding is done in shades of ivory and cream the iris is iridescent paper not really pink that is just how the scan came out , outlined with a tiny peel off holographic border,cream ribbons and a die cut greeting

CRAFT SWAP FORUM

2009-07-28T12:01:00.006+01:00

Despite the sad rumours Craftswap Forum is not and will not be closing,there have been some server problems and Simon is going to move the main forum to a better site very soon ,but in the meantime we do have a back up forum in place and if you are not already registered on there I urge you to do so because you don,t know what you are missing,there are several swaps for you to join in including ATCs and Fat Book Pages and a very friendly bunch of members to chat to.
Just click on the bright blue logo to go straight there.

R for Rabbits

2009-07-24T15:32:00.003+01:00

For letter R in the Alphabet Challenge I have done a fat page with Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter die cuts

Treasure Island

2009-07-18T15:13:00.002+01:00

This is a card I was asked to make for someone who is mad about sailing ships it is the Hispaniola that featured in the film of Treasure Island, I was given the photo to scan and the map which I also scanned and re-coloured in brown and then printed it out on cream paper ,I probably would have done the ship in that colour too if it was my choice but was asked to leave it the original colour.
I used a Fiskars Rope border punch on the map and the card has an insert with a verse printed in the same shade of blue as the card and also cut with the border punch.
I am pleased to say that the person who ordered it is delighted with it.

Q for Quickutz

2009-07-17T11:54:00.005+01:00

Q is for Quickutz for this week's Alphabet Challenge,
die cut train and track,a peel off border for the rail and tiny dot peel offs for the smoke, peel off letters coloured with peel off pens to match

P for Poppies

2009-07-10T12:05:00.003+01:00

A fat page this week for the Alphabet Challenge ,I started with a picture of a bunch of poppies, stuck some red mesh behind a frame to lay over the top and cut out 3 larger poppies and finished with a Happy Birthday sticker.

O for Orange

2009-07-03T16:42:00.002+01:00

letter O this week.
I have used Orange card ,Orange backing paper , some more Orange papers for the vase and Orange flower stickers finished with jewels in the centres.

Wimbledon ATC

2009-07-03T10:02:00.003+01:00

I have just set the July ATC Challenge on Craft Swap Forum ,the theme is Wimbledon,
I cut a tennis racket from shiny white card and wound some cord round the handle, stamped strawberries on the atc after cutting the aperture,the iris folding is done in checked papers and I added a tennis ball sticker .

Dragonfly for Summer

2009-07-02T13:00:00.003+01:00

The July Anything Goes Challenge on Craft Swap Forum is "Summer"
I have done a bright summery card with a dragonfly and a flower cut from some glittery card and striped paper,the greeting was printed and covered with a page pebble and tiny pearl flowers to finish it off.

N for Nutkin

2009-06-26T15:43:00.002+01:00

another week already,I can,t believe we are more than halfway through the alphabet now.
I have used some Beatrix Potter toppers of Squirrel Nutkin on a background paper of leaves and matted my greeting on some matching card.

Jungle Cards

2009-06-24T11:51:00.004+01:00

a couple of quick men's cards
I embossed a small cuttlebug dotty square on the top of tall thin cards
added a peel off greeting and jungle toppers and borders from Papercraft Inspirations papers.