Accordian card

well I bought one of the accordion cards from crafters companion....to try...I bought the small A6 oval and it arrived yesterday so I decided to have a go.....to say I lost the will to craft is an understatement......each die has a base shape ...1 cut, the overlays are in two halves and the die needs cutting ...turning and cutting again as they are so intricate,then embossing....so each half takes 3 passes through the machine and then repeat 3 times for the matching top ....so that's 6 machine passes for each surface times 4.surfaces...that's 24 passes through the machine and that is before you try to adhere the overlays to the base ...nightmare...tried stick and stay....stick it...and gave up and used wet glue....and then embellishments needed to be cut....this card took all day...was it worth it?

and the back

it does what it is supposed to and does fold nicely....
the sentiment die is a Tonic one and the bells are crafter companion...the sentiment on the back is embossed in red embossing powder and is from Hobby art....
maybe a while before I summon up the energy to try another one!

more texture paste.....

well I have found a whole stash of stencils in my room so I am going to add these cards to my charity stash......

and my second one was ahappy accident I used the diamond sparkle medium but didnt realise it was opaque....so sprinkled gold glitter all over it!

and can you spot my second mistake.....I didn't notice it till I had  made the card up so I am hoping its not too obvious....
hope you are enjoying your crafting today.....

playing with my scan and cut

I thought I needed to make a card using a download from Birdscards that I have had for a while but hadn't got round to this lady has lots of free SGV files that are simply stunning.....

I got 4 cards from a 12x12 sheet of each colour green....the sentiment is one of the preloaded ones and I have used the tonic studio Nuvo  red berry crystal drops for the berries....fun to make ....

This is just a different colour combination....
Hope you are having fun crafting and all is well with you.....

A card for my cousin

sometimes I just love to go back to my first love....decoupage...so I got out my La Pashe best of 2012 cd and look for something for my cousin Chris...a keen gardener...

the wellies are covered in glossy accent and they really look wet......a fun make for his birthday last week...we had a lovely meal out at the pub....perfect.
So while I was at it I thought I would make a more feminine version....

I really love doing decoupage especially now my scan and cut cuts it all out for me....hope you are enjoying your crafting and all is well with you.

July Rudolph Day Challenge

its time for the Rudolph day challenge over at scrappymo's  where anything goes for Christmas.....

I have been experimenting with sparkle medium and a new mask.....from imaginations craft ....well it wasn't too messy and I managed 2 colours ....
matted with black onto a soft gold card......hope you are enjoying your day.....

Christmas card club challenge 15....Christine's choice "let it snow"

I recently purchased some tattered lace panorama dies in the 50% off sale, so I thought I would have a go at using them.......

this really was fun to make.....
Tattered lace panorama die....winter town die,winter forest die,snowflake die and a sentiment from Tonic....lots and lots of glitter, the backing paper is an old LOTV one I purchased as a download...
Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday, have a trip round all the other girls blogs...see my side bar....they make amazing cards.

something a bit different

I decided that whilst I sat watching the tennis at Wimbledon I would have a go at doing some knitting again....I cant do a lot these days as my arthritis plays me up so I thought something small....

so using a free pattern from off the internet and some crochet cotton that I have had for ages....off I go my first one was much too loose so I had to go down a needle size....

very pleased with myself ...no stuffing...off to the shops....then I decided to make a box...with an acetate lid...no none big enough ...off to the shops,onto the internet....

now how do I secure those sides without anything showing

a nice big bow!.....
Hope you are enjoying your crafting ....bless me how the time flies when you are having fun......