Christmas Cards for Edinburgh

 These are tee pee  Christmas cards for my 3 grand kids in Edinburgh they fold flat for posting

 this is a Christmas card for Paul my son & Bab's my daughter in law they are three part card in decreasing circles Now u c it

now u don't see it again easy for posting

Handmade cards for the Festive Season

Well Christmas is just around the corner and I started making cards way back in August

 sometimes I had a few in different stages  but I got there.

just put a simple verse in them  

I must say I enjoyed doing them all no matter how big or small each one is

 I hope the recipients like them

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2013 to you all and here's to our crafting in next year

new baby BEN.

 we have friends who have just had a baby boy  BEN  below is the big blue card i made for his arrival,He has a big sister called Ballie Olivia and she gets BO so i made this card with lots of butterfly's and a lovely bird. hope she likes her new baby?

halloween guisers

 Halloween has  come and gone and here are 4 pirate girls made into Happy Halloween Labels and I know 2 of my girls tied them on their bedroom doors when the got home.

 This one was made for the only boy I expected and it was an easel card which the wee boy set it up in his room it is from one of the create and craft Cd's you will have seen it before on my blog.

Below are the three guisers and the one in the middle is Tilly who has been mentioned on my blog before

 So here is a goody bag for halloween and 2 christmas cards done on a coffee morning

 2 cards one from poppets cd and a gorguss girl as a thankyou card for my stock
below 2 small christmas cards  made  on Kraft papers which i think are great

Tee Pee Cards thet fold flat for postage

This is the first time I have done a T PEE card and they are sooooooooooooooo easy

 I am going to do some Christmas ones for my grand children
keep your eyes open at a later date

for new comers I must be doing something wrong as i cannot get all my posts to roll so keep pressing the older button at bottom of each post to go back through all my older cards thanks for passing by

2 styles 1 card

 This card is similar to the silver wedding one below, I saw the original and have it on my face book
This is in my stock of cards  and if you like it i can send it to you. as you can see I have also decorated the back so if it was sitting in a window It would look good from outside

silver wedding card for friends

Just recently and I made this card from a card I saw on pinterest. Great site for inspiration

 Dear friends Julia and Stephen up in Dufftown celebrated there Silver wedding .
They are a lovely family and we have been friends with them for many years Jack and Megan are a credit to them both in their manners and the kindness they show to others.

I enjoyed making this as it was for them all.

 I have a love  of shoes as my granddaughter's have as well i made this on an old CD and matted and layered in a lovely plain lilac card

have put ribbon to hold it on a hook or drawer handle in Kaitlyne's bedroom I just have to add other ribbons on it for show. I hope she likes it

Finished felt brooches with extra long beaded hat pins

 completed brooches from stash and the small bottom row are single flowers with small pins with beads

 I have put multiple beaded pins on some of them and they all have a brooch pin on them which can be closed off

 There are several spare long pins for future use,

brooches made from stash

Last Saturday Rena and I went to see SPEY FEST crafts show and while going from stall to stall I saw loads of Hat Pin Brooches. I had these felt flowers in a prize i had won for a competition. Sew here are some of my finished ones. Goodness knows what i will do them but they were fun to make.
will post another photo when all completed.

re vamp of a HEART box

This little heart box started off life as box with Gluten free Truffles, my friend Rena bought them they were very very tasty. I have been going through my stash & we all know how things stack up. Now I have a lovely little box.  This would go really well with Bab's and Paul's bedroom but box might be too small.
It might get used for storing small earrings or even get sweets in it for someone

MY TO DO LIST squiggles competition

I have a really bad memory these days its an age thing, and need to write everything down so my to do list is at the back door so we jot down reminders, It so happens that I have put it on SQUIGGLES HOME DECOR

Five Part Name Card inspiration crafters companion

 Crafters Companion was the inspiration for this 21st birthday card for our neighbour Karen

 she is a lover of donkeys hence the cover. Each letter has 21 on the back . I have decorated each individual

 section with delicate silver stickers ,not too many. Keep it minimal.

this was the first part of this type of card and I think I will try downsizing to make a smaller version of it.
this has taken hours and hours and i hope she likes it.  Watch this space!

RED / WHITE & BLUE LARGE TAG

Another red white and blue for Squiggles stamps competition

Hearts and flowers Squiggle competition

This fortnights competition with squiggles is  Rred White and Blue 

Squiggles Mask uline copetition

This card has been made with all black and white papers and an underground map as the background I shared this idea on the on the little cards i made for my grandson. I am using old maps that my dad had when he was gliding many years ago. This is a competition with Squiggles and they are for males and need to be used on them. I gave both my boy's denim in the way of a suit for 1 and waistcoat for the other one . It is amazing just what can be used as a background.

A wet Sunday with new punches

 Sunday saw me playing with 2 new Stamping-up punches I cut out in the bright green card and once again I have not put a sentiment on yet

Rena and I spent a lovely demo at Cullen Crafts in which we were shown these cards and just by folding  carefully you make 2 pockets one on the front the other inside and gift ideas are endless, money,gift cards,seeds, teabags  etc. I will link with Cullen crafts and send this photo these cards are not finished yet so will be back with the finished ones. see you soon

Year Book of hand made cards

 I saw this book of pussy cards in Aldi and got the Idea of putting a selection of my handmades in each months pocket/

 I gave one to my mum and she never forgets family birthdays. The book cost £5 or £6 and makes a great gift.

 they only have them once a year and well worth the money. I am sure anyone would be happy with a gift like this