Design team make....Wall Plaque and Cushion Cover

Hello everyone..Genny here. I wanted to share my two makes with you this week. The first one is a plaque that I have made using a MDF blank. I kept seeing these words on lots of home decor items and thought..I could do that..lol. I first began with the blank plaque and painted it with some light green acrylic paint. I then added some torn papers..the paper was from a pad from the selection here at JB-Crafting Supplies. I then inked the edges with distress ink in a green..I do have a bit of a thing for green..as I'm sure you all know by now..lol. The letters that I used on the plaque were from an alphabet that I've had lurking in my stash for a couple of years..but I'm sure that Julie could source some for you. I finally added some die cut flowers from my stash. If you don't have a diecutting machine you can of course make your own flowers in any way you like. There are lots of templates out there...looking through my stash, I have a few that I had totally forgotten about. I'm going to put this plaque on the wall in my parlour.

And now for my second make...I just had to share the story with you all. The picture is of a cushion cover that has only taken 40 years to finish. My Grandmother began this in the 1960's and I can remember her sitting sewing it. Sadly my Grandmother died in the 70's and all her embroidery got packed away..boxes of half finished projects. Now my Mother was a hoarder and all the boxes of embroidery and sewing moved house with her about 5 times. She passed away in 2004 and I had the job of sorting all her belongings and I moved the boxes to my house. Well I decided that the time had come to go through the final boxes that had been in my loft for the last 12 years. I went through the remaining boxes and came upon the box of my Grandmothers sewing. I had to smile..there was pieces of Crimplene..the wonder fabric of the 60's and 70's..and they are so in trend now..lol. The colours are as vibrant as ever..I may even make a top up using some of it. I also found lots of rolls of daisy edging and rick rack edging..I can remember it on my dresses. Then I dug deeper and found this cushion cover..half finished but with all the threads still in the bag. So I finished it and it's now about to sit on my couch. You can tell where I've stitched because the thread edges can be seen..where as where my Grandmother had stitched they have sort of blended. But as I look at it..it takes me back to the days when I was a little girl, sitting talking to my Grandmother whilst she stitched. Happy memories. So if you have anything that has been sitting around for a while, I would encourage you to finish it.

Next week I will be sharing another wonderful Pinflair kit with you all. So until then...take care and happy crafting.

Design team makes...Using the stash

Hello everyone..Genny here. For this weeks makes, I'm still looking at my stash and different ways to use it. For the first cardI used this wonderful Nellie Stellen stamp which I bought from Julie. I stamped the image onto a heart die cut and then coloured it with my promarkers. I then softly inked the edges to take the harsh white colour away. I then mounted it onto a small mat and finally onto the card itself which I had covered with a toning paper. I finally added a double bow and a button flower. I just adored the little stamp..sometimes you just need a little cute in your life.

For my second card I stuck with the idea of using Christmas stash to make an every day card. The paper on the card is from a Christmas pad. The image is from a Crafters Companion stamp..The Brambly Hedge..Autumn and Winter set. I thought to myself what a lovely image for a card for a friend..everyone I know loves a nice cup of tea and a piece of cake.

I stamped the image onto some white card and then coloured it with my promarkers.I then cut the image out..which was really easy. I then cut a mount out and used my inks to brush the colour on. I then mounted the image onto it.

The weather here in the mountains today is horrible..so it is the perfect day to sit inside and craft. All my cats have taken a look at the weather and decided to stay in too..so no doubt they will be helping with the crafting..lol. So until next time..take care and happy crafting.

Design Team Post

Hello everyone..Genny here. For this months design team project we were given some great flower and face designs by Adele...otherwise known as Jiggery Makery. As most of you know, I love working with flowers,so I have been having a good play. For my first card I decided to make a handbag and use the flowers to decorate it. The handbag shape was made using a board from the Glitter girls. I added a handle and then decorated it using the flowers and some die cut foliage. The digi design I took into a graphics programme and reduced the size and then coloured them using my copic markers. But you could colour them using any medium..other alcohol pens, acrylics or watercolours. I then added some peeloff buckles and a diecut butterfly. I know that Julie has some wonderful dies in stock..so why not have a look. The bag itself opens up so that you can write your message inside.

My second card is one of the flowers blown up and then I have zentangled the petals.  Zentangle is just doodling really, filling the space with small doodles or patterns. I then cut the flower out and mounted it onto some black glittercard and then in turn matted that onto some black card. I love tangling..it is so relaxing and I can say that it is one of the few times that I'm quiet..lol. Well I hope that you like my cards for this week. If you ever have any questions, I'm more than happy to answer..please get in touch with either me or Julie and I'll get back to you.So until next time..take care and happy crafting

Decoupage week..day 4

Hello everyone...Genny here again. Todays cards feature some more decoupage from the Anitas range brought to us crafters by Docrafts. All the sheets that I've been using are available from Julie here at JB-crafting supplies...along with many others. This week I have been concentrating on cards suitable for the men in your life. The first card is the cricket image. It is a die cut decoupage but when made up gives you the impression of looking into the picture. I've placed the image onto a piece of mixed green strip of paper. This was then placed onto a dark green base. Then I put two of the borders at the top and bottom of the strip. There are three borders on this sheet of decoupage and you could make a wonderful card just using those. The coloured strip I made using a range of greens by the Cosmic Shimmer Mist range from my stash,

The card above is made from the decoupage sheet that included the sailing boats that I featured earlier in the week. This is a lovely image which again features an almost tunnel version of decoupage. Showing a lovely picture of a deck chair...it is just calling you to sit on it and watch the boats in the distance..a lazy summer day. I used the border at the top and bottom of the card and have just embellished using some nautical peeloffs. The top card is an 8x8 and the bottom is a 6x6.

Tomorrow I will be featuring some cards for the younger male..another difficult range to cover. So until then take care and happy crafting

Handbag using Tonic Die

 Hello everyone...Genny here. I thought I would share something a little different for today.This was a handbag that I made using a template from my stash and for the decoration I used the fabulous Tonic Anemone die which is available from Julie here at JB-crafting supplies. I wanted to keep the card to purple tones so I used my own cardstock in the die , rather than the papers from the matching pad. The buds I made using a couple of the flower petals...simply shaping them until I was happy. I have used silver peeloffs to create stems and added  purple jewels to add even a bit more bling. It was made for a girl who was going to be 21. The jewelled letter was from my stash but you could make something similar just using jewels. The nice thing about the handbag as a card was that it has small sidesso you could actually put a small gift inside.

Rather than leave the back plain..I used it as a place to put a greeting peeloff and a butterfly from my stash. It is always worth having a good stash of different embellishments..I have to admit to having lots and there are some fabulous ones in stock at the shop...as I keep discovering.
I will be back tomorrow with another card..male themed ..so please watch this space. So until then..take care and happy crafting.

One Summers Day from Joanna Sheen

 Hello everyone..Genny here. It seems an age since I last posted but I'm so happy to be back. Todays cards are from the new Joanna Sheen cdrom. It's called One Summers Day and features the fabulous artwork of Barbara Mock. The cdrom is available from Julie here at jb-crafting and is a great one to add to your collection

 There are so many toppers on this cd that really would be useful all year round.I just love the floral and china images. I could use them in so many ways...birthdays,anniversaries,get well soon. Or even just a card to say that you're thinking of someone. There are as usual some gorgeous backing papers which could be used in all your other cardmaking. The cd also includes decoupage, bookmarks and inserts to name a little of what else is on the disc.

I have so enjoyed working with cd and hope that you will take a look. So until the next time take care and happy crafting

CupCake Challenge

This weeks challenge on cupcake is a sketch challenge.
Here is my card!

Paper; birthday stripes from PSX, stars from Hot of the Press.
Card; light & dark blue Bazzill Basic, silver & white main card.
Stamp; pocket stamp FRQ005 Woodware.
Other; peel off siler dots & blue buttons, eyelets and die cut teddy.

Thanks for looking!

Julie