Welcome to my Blog!

Hello Crafters! Crafting is my escape into my own little world full of ideas. Some of my best creations are produced in the early hours of the morning out of my craft cupboard …. hence ‘Open all hours’. Plus, as I have three lovely small children, often, evenings, weekends and late at night is the time when I can concentrate on making cards.

Saturday, 2 August 2008

No Pink Here!


Hello Crafters,

Back again so soon! Now I've finished my 'Stamp Addicts' assignment I thought it would be great to have a go at the 'Penny Black Saturday Challenge' 'No Pink Allowed'. I love Penny Black stamps and now I know about this Challenge I definitely will be tempted to buy some more when I go to the Stevenage Craft Show next week, oh dear!

Michele
x

Friday, 1 August 2008

Sunny Christmas


Hi Everyone,

I've just finished the latest assignment for Stamp Addicts. This one is for their next television show called 'Christmas & Gold Leaf' to be shown on 'Create & Craft' in August. The gold leaf just adds a bit more glamour & shine than using embossing powders. Here are a few of the cards I submitted, I have used gold leaf and also oxidating red leaf on some of the cards. It certainly seems weird making Christmas cards when the weather's roasting and anyone looking in my window to see Christmas cards on my mantelpiece would have thought I was completely mad!

Stamps used that are available from Stamp Addicts are:

Holly C3132 - Printworks
Ornament E3121 - Printworks
Candy Cane C3119 - Printworks
Flourished Frame 2785G - JudiKins
Spirit of Christmas Q023 - Printworks (selection of text and Dove Stamp)









Bye for now,

Michele
x

Sunday, 29 June 2008

Friday, 27 June 2008

Crafty Cats...

Here's the new cards to add to my cat-a-logue! There's more in the making, so just a short 'paws' before I add them...

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Cool Cats!


Hello Everyone,

I'm back posting again after the breakdown of my computer due to hard disk failure. I didn't have it for weeks and missed it soooo much! It's just wonderful to have it back and now I can add some cards I made using these cool cats by Judi-Kins. The stamps are available from 'Stamp Addicts'. I think they're great as you can use them for loads of different occasions...just add a hat!. He looks to me like he's got attitude and she is rather coy. I am guessing they're male and female anyway! Here are a some cards I've made, more to follow soon!
Purring - 3395E (Female cat)
Cat Walk - 3394G (Male cat)





Bye for now,

Michele

Monday, 5 May 2008

Bloomin' Great Day!


'In the garden' is the theme this week for the 'Cute Card Thursday' challenge. So I thought, 'that's great I can use my new 'Tilda' Stamp with her holding a watering can'. So here she is, hope you like her.

Yo,Ho,Ho!

Hi Eveyone, I'm back posting after finishing making cards for 'Stamp Addicts' next television show 'Pirates & Princesses' which will be shown on 'Create & Craft' on the 17th of May. As you can see I was asked to make pirate cards. The stamps were great and there are lots of ways to use them. Here are a few that I made, I will add some more soon. Thought I would include some cards onto the TGIF Challenge after I found out that the theme was 'Pirates' from Kaz who has made some lovely cards. Oh dear, another really late night crafting!
Bye for now,

Michele

All stamps by 'Printworks'.