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Another quickie as uploading seems to be working again. This is the second Christmas card that I made and I have another to upload. All things being equal I will get to upload that later today! Fingers crossed - a minor miracle of two cards in one day :)
I have had no end of issues and no time to sort them when uploading but hopefully fingers crossed today I can put up an image of a card I made from my Mother In Law to be for her birthday on Sunday.
I used a due to retire Stamping up Sentiment set as I like to hoard Sentiments and purple SU cardstock and tiny pearls. Circle Circus stamps for the three circles and the SU punch to cut them out - and not forgetting the lovely crumb cake seam binding.
It was a bigger than usual card for me but I think it turned out alright in the end.
Counting down here till 1st October, have to relook at the catalogue to decide what bits I can get this month - exciting!!!
Lou :)
I have been trying to update for a couple of days but work and a slow connection have stood in my way! but finally I have the card front to show you from the other day.
This was my favourite one I think. I used the Ornament SU punch, and small SU circle punch. Some random paper that I had in my stash, some rhinestones, twine a button and red and green SU cardstock. I cut my Top Note Die out of Certain Celery and then cut it in half. The sentiment is again from my stash. Posed on the stairs, the photographers fav position - well mine when my pop up tent is not too hand :)
I have made a couple more cards as you could see and will post both these tomorrow. I have just bought a few more SU bits before it is too late, and will be putting together a christmas card PDF very soon.....time allowing.
On a personal note I am off Wedding dress shopping at the weekend with my sister and just watched Claire Richards Slave to Food. I loved what she said at the end - in the end with food the only one who makes the choices to eat what you eat is you - with that in mind I am going to try my best to get the 2 stone off in the next 25 weeks and will be blogging that battle alongside my crafty love of card making :)
I realise that the dreaded C word is not necessarily one that people want to hear Mid-September but I am doing a craft fair at the end of November and I know that I have to try and make cards and notepads for it as and when I can!
This is just a glimpse of the cards I made this week. I will be posting better and clearer pictures with the supplies used over the next couple of days.
Also only 12 days left to get hold of the Mini and Retiring Items. Check out the updated list Here.
I am offering £1.50 P&P for any order of £25 or over placed in the next 12 days so please drop me a line if you fancy anything - once it is gone that is it - it is gone for good!!
Contact me on baggilou@hotmail.com if you are interested in any of the retired list :)
It was certainly a challenge to make this, but it was also fun.
My little boy is only 6 and a half but he decided we could make a light for the lighthouse with a plastic torch that we won at the amusements on holiday - was a good idea and although I did construct the box (from a small Stampin Up box). He painted it all.
He even made a boat for the lighthouse keeper to come and go in.
Was fun to get the paints out and he enjoyed it - amazing what you can do with black card and a bit of loo roll, so that the lights shone through the holes ( punched with my Stampin Up circle punch). He is really pleased and I like it too.
The one year scarf is progressing nicely. It is silly that all I need to do is 3 or 4 rows a day and it will be ready to wear - I hope it is long enough - not looking long enough yet - but only half way or less through the ball so fingers crossed :)
On the subject of Guinea Pigs, we had two lovely boys, but sadly lost one just before the summer holidays. He had his teeth trimmed and wouldnt eat and by the time we intervened it was too late. Was very hard and very sad. But now we are concerned that the other one is lonely.
I have been doing some research on the internet about how they would be introduced and I think we know how it should be done - just have to decide if we can risk it - as some times they don't get on and then they would have to stay in two cages and I wouldnt want that - my OH certainly wouldnt!!
Anyway - maybe tomorrow we will have Guinea Pig pics to show you - maybe we wont :)
One of the biggest problems with being a crafter is deciding on one craft to chose and then sticking to it.
I have always been into about 10 things at a time so tend to have 3 or 4 things on the go (probably an underestimate if I am honest!) and never finish anything.
This week I decided that even if I manage to knit 2 rows a day of my scarf that I started last year, that I would still finish it by the time I need to be wearing it in November/December.
So that is my challenge.
I love this teal and blue combo - and I hope by the time I get it finished I can actually get the teal coat to match!!!
Had a little play the other day with some stamps from the new Stampin Up Catalogue - they are great fun and can't wait to share more when it officially launches on the 1st October.
I got my sewing machine out too and sewed together this mini album which I am going to use to keep a record of my plans for our wedding cake - have to cut and print all the bits I have already used to pick the design. Should be great fun to put together.
Not long now till the end of the mini and the new catalogue launch!!
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