NZ PHoto

This was a photo of Helen and I taken in a beautiful garden of our B & B in Kaiteriteri on our NZ trip.

I have been trying to get a bit more ‘girlie’ after having boys, itis nice to do pink pages! 

This is the other half of the pink mat I used on the previous 52 in 10 (waste not want not!!) with one of my favourite Anna Griffin papers of all times – yes I actually used one! I used the pink stickles again dotted around the edges and made a circle cut out to sit by the photo which I then hand drew the crosshatches and put pink gems in the middle parts.   The ribbon is from my old stash with some Prima and other flowers and roses I have picked up over the last few months. I also decoupaged a flower fairy in the top left corner from my new Crafters Companion set which is very sweet – very girlie!

Hope you like it…

52 in 10 – In My Home (Favourite Things)

This was a quick page for the In My Home prompt – I hae so many things that I love I have only chosen a few.  I love my Disney characters collected over the years and I am a magpie, love shiny things, so I collect classware and perfume bottles too.

The stamp was an Anna Griffin border set I haven’t used in ages that I just dotted with pink Stickles after handcutting the pink mat.  I love the gold and green ribbon and used rub ons for the title.

Bye for now,,,

52 in 10 – Our Home

Afternoon!

Well, I am still playing catch up with this project but have finished the one on our home today which had to have something ‘hidden’.

This is Crate Papers again, I do so love this colour combination.  I hand cut the patterned paper and ruffled up the edges of the photo mount with my scissors just to give it a bit more definition and used flowers from my stash, some I know are Prima and I am running very low on these.

I spent most of the morning outside in the back garden with the lovely sunshine, cutting back the wisteria and generally tidying up.  The photo of the hidden portion is of the back of the house in full spring bloom so may pop that photo in later.

Take care and thanks for looking…

52 in 10 – nos 10 and 11

I have been trying to catch up with the 52 in 10 projects after being away and have just finished 10 and 11.

The Special friend for no 10 is of my sister of course, my bestest friend, it is just simple with Crate Paper Papers and a photo of her taken on holiday in NZ.  I have blurred the text on the layouts as they are personal and on the Faults and Flaws, well, quite embarrassing!  The extra tasks were to use ribbon on the Special Friend and make your own embellishments on the Flaws one, so I did a bit of stamping using my Stampin Up sets and made some flowers from some Hot off the Press templates. 

Karen always adds these little extras to challenge us which is nice.  I look forward to Sundays to see what the next project is but I am two behind at the moment but with the Easter break from school I should easily be able to catch up, especially if the weather stays like this!

Bye for today!

SU Birthday cards

Morning

Happy Easter!  Yuk out there again, what an excuse to craft (well, I don’t really need one).

So thought I would do a few small cards 4in square with the lovely stamps from Stampin Up from Jo.  This set is so cute and the sentiments just perfect size for the oval punches from SU. 

It is My Minds Eye paper which is just lovely and also one Martha Stewart edge punch which is very useful. Hope you like them…

Have a lovely long weekend!