Pocket card

Hi there

I recently did a card class on pocket cards.  I used the Tim Holtz 'small easel' die to stand them up.
Here's the first.

and a couple of different views.

More to follow, stay tuned and thanks for looking.

Gill x.

Another owl

Hi there

Last week I had my cousins daughter, Eloise, come to stay for 5 days, we saw two West End shows and made 32 cards.   One of them was for her Nan who happened to like owls so we just had to make  a version of the cards I have recently been showing.  She chose her own papers and colours and I think she made a great job.

  Using the same layout, I made a Christmas card..

Thanks for looking.

Gill x

Christmas Catalina

Hi there,

The final Catalina die post and possibly my favourite.  Because I had trouble with the shading on the banner for the Halloween version I thought about using chalks on this one and they worked a treat.  I wish I had thought about chalking the others, especially in the background but thats all part of the learning process. 

Thanks for looking at my Catalina die creations over the past few days.

Gill x

Halloween Catalina

Hello crafters

My head is buzzing with ideas at the moment and here's the latest.  I love this little cat from Penny Black, I think he is called 'cute'.  He just has his paws up and you can make him hold anything you want, very versatile. 

The  spellbinders banner was just too much for this card and I could not get the shading right.

Thanks for stopping by to look again.  A Christmas version on the way and the last one, I promise.

Gill x 

Easter Catalina

Hi there,

Back with an Easter version, stay tuned for Halloween.

Thanks for looking.

Gill x

Birthday Catalina

Hello all you crafty people out there,

After the last post I pulled out my die and started playing and came up with this which I really like.

It then got me thinking, how would a Christmas version or an Easter version look?  Stay tuned for more.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Gill x

Christmas cards

Hi Folks,

I have a few Christmas cards to share with you, the first one being this little fella, very plain but one of my favourites.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Gill x

Halloween cards

Morning folks,

Back with another couple of Halloween cards, very similar in style.

Thanks for looking

Gill x

Penny Black Guest Designer - Final Week

Hi folks,

Well it's my final week as Guest Designer for the Penny Black Challenge and I would just like to say a very big thank you to all of you who checked out my blog and left lovely comments.  It has been a pleasure designing for them and I considered myself very lucky as I had four great themes to work with.  Talking of themes, this week's is a recipe, three flowers, two buttons and a bow.  I did not want to over-embellish my card so I used a PB stamp with three flowers to get me started, hope you like the end result.

Have a great week and thanks for looking.

Gill x

Penny Black Guest Designer - Week 3

Hi everyone,

The weeks are just flying by and I am now on my last but one challenge as Guest Designer for Penny Black.  The theme this week is Monochromatic Brown, which just happens to be one of my favourite colours to work with, so coupled with one of my favourite stamps and sentiment I give you my third entry.

Have a wonderful week and thanks for taking the time to look.

Gill x

Penny Black Guest Designer - Week 2

Hi Folks,

I back with my second entry for my Penny Black Guest Designer time and this week the theme is 'Buttons Galore'. I do love a button and I was in my element. Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Gill x

Penny Black Guest Designer - Week 1

I was thrilled when Kath asked me to be Guest Designer for the month of April for the Penny Black Challenge and so here is my first of four entries. The theme this week is 'Check it out'. Have a great week and thanks for looking.

Gill x

Something Sweet

"Sweet for my sweet, sugar for my honey"

Hi there, now who remembers that song? It just sprang to mind when I saw the Penny Black challenge and now I can get it out of my head. Anyway, here's my entry for that challenge. I have used my ever faithful cat and this time he is holding a bar of chocolate, made from fimo, my 'something sweet' touch.

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking

Gill x

Sketch and Stash No. 26

Hi everyone, Happy New Year to you all.

Like many of you I have made various crafty new year's resolutions, one being that I buy no more patterned/designer papers, and I'm doing well, we are four days into 2010 and I haven't bought any.....lol, and there have been a couple of opportunities I might add. Anyway enough waffle, here's my entry into the Sketch and Stash challenge no. 26. The main image is one of my oldies and its by Penny Black, the sentiments are from Imagine That and Hobby Art.

Thanks for looking and have a great week.

Gill x

Colour Create Challenge No. 31

Just a quick post to enter the Colour Create challenge, the colours this time are Blue, Silver and White with the optional extra of Winter and Glitter, the perfect combination for a Christmas Card.

Happy crafting and thanks for looking.

Gill x

Penny Black Challenge

Hi there,

The weeks are just flying by and it's time again for the Penny Black Challenge, this week it's a sketch and I have been itching to do a Halloween card so here is my entry.

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking.

Gill x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Hi folks,

Checked out the Penny Black challenge this morning (Stitching) and thought twice about getting the sewing machine out, this afternoon I went for it and this is my creation. I have used some very very old papers but they worked a treat, hope you like it.

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking.

Gill x

You've Passed

Hi there,

Just got back from Stamperama Stevenage (jam packed it was) and I was putting my goodies away when I came across this card which I made and should have posted days ago for Cute Card Thursday. Better late the never.

Happy crafting and thanks for looking.

Gill x

Beach Bum

Hi folks

Just can't seem to get away from pink and orange at the moment. Anyway, here's my combined entry for Friday Sketchers, a great sketch which I will use over and over and The Penny Black Challenge which theme is 'Summer'.

Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Gill x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Buttons Galore

Hi Folks,

Been busy with an assignment from Stamp Addicts for their forthcoming live TV show in June but as the Penny Black Saturday Challenge was 'Buttons Galore'' I just had to do a card. Here's my entry, hope you like it.

Have a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend and thanks for looking.

Gill x