Monday, January 30, 2012

I just love my pro markers.

I am a novice at using pro markers, but practice makes perfect, well its should do lol.

I have been layering ,colouring, embossing and die cutting today and I have had a great time experimenting.

Below are some examples I made today.The images are coloured in with pro markers.




Friday, January 27, 2012

Male themed-deoupage cards.

I always struggle at at doing male themed cards and so I tend to put off doing any. Atlast I bit the bullet and attempted some.

And here they are




Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Love heart minature cushions.

Here is something new for me again.
Minature stuffed love heart cushions. They could be used as pin cushions or just to be decorative.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

New flower cards

I have brought another template for my bigshot with vouchers I got for my birthday.
It is a flower, leaf and stem design.
Here are three cards I have made using them as the main theme.


Friday, January 20, 2012

New designs for cards

I have atlast brought some pro markers still very new for me but alot of fun.
I have also brought some new stuff for my big shot and experimenting with them.

Here are some cards using pro markers and my big shot, I have had so much fun.



Monday, January 16, 2012

Material Brooches.

I go to a fortnightly craft club and we did material brooches with a pin-clip back. I had so much fun I have made quite a few.
I thought they might go well on my stall at the end of March.

A good friend of mine who makes brooches (one of her many creations) gave me ideas.

Here they are.


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Triptych ATC Swap on Art 'n' soul Flickr group

Triptych ATC Swap-held on the Art'n'Soul flickr group.


The theme is ALTERED HEADS

GATEFOLD
31/2" high by 5" wide card, folded to make an ATC with two doors (each 3 1/2" high by 1 1/4" wide) that meet in the middle and open out.
Your details on the back, all other surfaces to be decorated. Must include at least 1 altered head.

I joined in this swap and had great fun doing this, here is my attempt.


Below is the centre of the card, it is a Roger Moor head (James Bond) inserted into the girl with a pearl earring portrait.

This is the front when closed, it is heavily embossed all over.

It is all contained in a little organza bag.









Friday, January 06, 2012

Large matchbox- small giftbox

Below is a large matchbox decorated ready to use as a gift box, or I might fill it with minature pieces of art to give to somone.

Top of box


Side of box
Bottom of box

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

My new Big Shot die cuttting machine

I had some money and vouchers given to me for Christmas and I brought myself a big shot die cutting machine.
I am having so much fun with it and it has given me some new idea's and designs for cards.
I gives so much detail and clean edges.
Here are a few cards I have made using different templates in the machine.

Below are frames cut in the bigshot, then I layered them.



Small flowers and leaf from the bigshot.


Below a single frame used alongside diecut flowers.

Monday, January 02, 2012

Cards and more Cards.

Here are a few more decoupaged cards I have made during the Christmas period.
I think the sillouette ones are quite striking.