Flower cards

I've been making cute little leaves with my craft robo, and used them on these flower cards, using my blossom punches:

I'm entering the red one in the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant "Flowers"
Crafty Creations Challenges "Flower Power"
Paper Pretties "Use lots of layers, 3 or more"

The need for beads

Not been up to much lately, except trying not to obsess about beads. It's like a curse. M U S T   G E T   M O R E   B E A D S ...

I've managed to limit myself to just the 3 bracelets, and they're not full (looks defensive) so they really only count as 2 and a bit bracelets.

I really can't wait til I can go back for another bead-making lesson. Melting glass is fascinating, and beads are so purty  :)

Other than obsessing about beads, I've made a couple of handbag cards, like this one:

I've also been having a go at making craft robo templates. I made a template for a weird wiggly card, in the Craftavan, and a few weeks ago I made a template for little triangle boxes, to put beads in (yeah, I'm obsessed) for a friend's birthday presents:

Other than that, not a great deal, but I have finally cleared the shelves above my desk, so I can put some of my craft stash there. Most of my card stuff is on and around the kitchen table at the moment, which isn't ideal...

Craft Robo, YEAH!

Made a few more Valentine's cards using the craft robo, and a birthday card, too, which I think probably needs a border, but I still think it's cute :)

Craft Day!

Had a brilliant Craft Day at Lou's today - meeting Nic's new baby, lots of gossip, good food and playing at craft stuff!

Last night I finally tried my Craft Robo, and made some heart borders. Here are the cards:

Also made this one, copied from a magazine idea:

Finished Handbag, and Caught a Bug

HURRAH! Finished the handbag card - decided to put a little Thank You inside, too. Quite pleased with it, and might have a go at making another at some point. I love the paper, which certainly helps! I used a bangle for the handle, which seems to work ok. :)

Also had fun colouring in a few 'Caught a bug?'s from DigiStamp Boutique - very cute design, which they are giving away at the moment! Made a quick card with one of them. Coloured it in with the ProMarkers I bought from the Hobbycrafts fair at the NEC - it's about time I started using the damn things, after buying so many... Then I added some blobs of stickles. I love stickles!

Pants

Hmmph, so I spent hours yesterday faffing about with bits of paper and card, and managed to make 2 1/2 cards, none of which I am overly happy with. Oh, well. I think I have Post Crap Craft Fair Depression. All my enthusiasm has gone.

I have at least made the Christening card, and the person who asked for it seemed to really like it. I hope he wasn't just being polite. So here's the card. It's very simple, and not exactly how I intended, but I like the backing papers and the teddy charm :)

I also made the 'Happy New Home & Cats' card, which was a bit of a cheat - just a photo from the internet and a cat font. Made sure I finished it last night, to hand over today. Forgot he had the day off today... to spend in his new house with his new cats! It's very sweet - he's much more excited about being able to get his new cats than the fact he now owns his house :)

I made a start on the Thank You card for Sanj's mum. All I know is she likes handbags, so here it is! I need to finish it, though. It needs a little Thank You on the front, and I'm not sure whether to put some nice paper inside or leave it as cream card.

I wasn't sure about the handbag card idea, but I quite like this. I used Bling Blang Glitter Paper from We R Memory Keepers (got it for 25p, reduced from £1.75), and used this template from Mirkwood Designs, although I didn't bother with the gussets.

I really have to get to grips with the craft robo, now! I hate cutting out, and the craft robo could do it all for me! I'd just need to tweak the template, and it would cut away like magic!

But anyway, tonight I'm going to add some sort of thank you to the front, and work out whether the inside needs lining or not. I'll probably leave it as it is, so it isn't too bulky and hard to fold...