a mothers day card

I wanted to create something querky and unusual for Mother's Day this year, and this is it!

I stamped the butterfly image onto card and coloured it in shades of green. (I have found with this particular stamp that the colour of the lower wings has to be much lighter than those on the upper wings, otherwise it looks like a woman with a moustache!) I then inkled the edges of the card. I cut out a further piece of card and stamped the sentiment (I have had 3 daughters and a granddaughter,so far, so it seems quite relevant!)

I took a green A5 card blank and added a checked mount. I then punched 3 daisies, inked the edges, and attatched then to the bottom left-hand side. I put a green gem into the centre of each flower. I placed the sentiment between the butterfly and the daisies. Finally, I added 3 more gems to the top right-hand side of the mount.

I know this card may not be to everyone's taste but now and again, its nice to do something different!

Until next time,

Happy crafting

Love Pat x

from a leaf punch...

Every now and again it's nice to get back to basics and create something pretty from basic stock. I also wanted to limit the colours that I used so I chose cream and brown.
This card is made from punched leaf shapes which were interlocked to make flowers. A small quilled peg was attatched to the centre of the larger blooms and the base of the bud. I cut 3 strips of card into a gentle arc shape for the stems and added more punched leaves for the foliage.
I arranged the flowers on my cutting mat and took a photo to refer to later. (this is a really good tip for me because I can never get things in the same place twice!)
I took some brown corrogated card and wrapped a piece of openweave "lace" around the left-hand side. This was attatched at the back with double-sided tape. I applied the brown card to a cream matt (which was deckle-edged) and then onto a dark brown card blank.
At this point, I decided that the flowers needed more definition so I chalked the centres in brown too. I re-applied the flowers (using the photo I had taken previously as a guide) added a tiny butterfly and a "Happy Birthday" sentiment .
It was nice to use up some of the bits and bobs Ive accumulated while I was making this card, and to create something from scratch! I really enjoyed myself and hope it will inspire you to do the same!

Until next time,
Happy crafting.
Love, Pat x

A baby shawl

I just wanted to show off this baby shawl that I have recently finished knitting. It's taken about a month from start to finish, which I don't think is bad going! It's a bit difficult to photograph though so I have spread it out as much as possible. Hope you like it!

Ta ta for now.
Love Pat x

snakes and ladders

This card is made up in the same way as the last except that the tiles form the background and other figures have been added.

The squares have been cut from blue cream and green card and inked as before. The yellow snake is inked along the back and the red down the front. The snake eyes are hole punch shapes with a black peel off dot and the spots are the same without the peel off.

The ladders are made from strips of card 1/2cm wide. The sides are 3cm apart. The counters are punched circles and the dice is a 1/2cm square with peel off dots added.

The numbers on each square, have been written on with a fine black marker.

I think that this card is rather querky and it was great fun to do too!

until next time,

Happy crafting

love Pat x