Need for Speed

Back to the Future.

The date used in the film has recently arrived and passed. Who would have thought we would have had a Back to the Future Day?

I chose this image from Motor Mania which is rather  ' DeLorean'  like.

It is not easy to see on the picture but the car is decoupaged. 

For the background I chose this crisp chequered  paper. 

The embellishment of laurel leaves was cut from the Cut n Scan built in library of shapes as was the DAD. The decoupage of the car was also cut using the Cut n Scan

Totally Tiffany Acetate Card

The Totally Tiffany CD was released today. Rather different in presentation form Kraftyhands.

 Instead of the ordinary CD plastic box they have decided to go with a slim folder which can be added to a binder folder, there is a pocket for you CD and best of all some scrumptious vellum paper to print on.

Tiffany to me just conjurers up images of beautiful lamps and this CD has that feel.

The vellum is beautiful to print on but for a try I decided to use acetate so I could put glitter on the reverse.

You will need

• 8 x 8 die to make as an easel card by cutting two and joining
• acetate that you can print on. I think I got mine from Office and it is for printing overhead projector sheets
• Crafters Companion spray glue
• Glitter,  I used My Craft Studio. 
• small corner dies. The ones I used were free on a magazine.

Crafty Wishes

Cute and Cuddy

It is lovely when your idea for a card just falls into place and when it is finished you are really pleased with the result. This happened with this card. Hope you like it.

You Will Need

• 8 x 8 white card
• topper of ginger kitten from Kraftyhands Cute Puppies and Kittens Double CD
• some dotty paper
• leaves backing paper from CD
• Ginger coloured ribbon
• Bell from a Lindt chocolate bunny (I save these)
• Thinking of You embellishment from Kraftyhands 

Happy Crafting

Crafty Hugs

Laura.

Garden Journal Jar

 

Hope you like my Journal Jar.This one is for a Garden but there are lots of ideas for different jars depending on how you decorate them.

I made this one with the idea that you would give it as a present to perhaps someone who cherishes memories but is not into scrap booking.

They are inexpensive to make and would make a different kind of Christmas Present, perhaps with some seed packets inside for the keen gardener.

It was very easy to decorate the jar, I think making the suggestion list took the longest time. So I thought I might list my ideas here to give you some ideas. I printed mine out on the PC and then added them to the tag of course you could hand write the list.

• A photo of each season in your garden
• Record your happiest days relaxing or working in your garden
• A list of plants you grew that year
• Sounds in your garden
• The smells of your garden
• Write about your favourite plants
• Record the first and last day you cut the grass
• Get friends to record a visit to your garden
• Photos of you, your friends and family in the garden
• Visitors to your garden, birds, insects and animals.
• Plans for next year.

If you have a great number of photos perhaps a memory stick might be an easy way to add them to your jar.

Happy Crafting

XXX

Patchwork

Using the title Patchwork I wanted something light with a small pattern. I love this Cute Kittens and Puppies double CD and decided to use it. The images of all the cats and dogs are lovely but this one caught my eye.

1. The card is 8 x 8 with a scallop edge.
2. To get some texture I used an embossing folder with a linen finish.
3. From the backing papers I chose three colours, blue, pink and the neutral grey to match the bow.

The hexagons were cut on my Scan and Cut machine and it was very easy to add a small border of silver. The image of the Dalmatians was also mounted on silver.

Click on above image to go to Kraftyhands Website.

Bailey the Puppy

Thought I might try and liven my Blog up with some other things in my life apart from cards.

This is our lovely little puppy Bailey. She is a cross between a miniature Dachshund and Jack Russell. She is very into crafting especially distressing every piece of paper she can get her teeth into.

Crafty Wishes

Laura

and Bailey

Karaftyhands Challenge Gift Boxes

I used the Chic Boutique cd for this months challenge. I love the little shops on this cd and decided to use them round a box.

The box is slightly smaller than a tissue box size. The lid fits on the box with an inside the top. 

I used matching papers on which to stamp the flowers in black embossing powder, three for the  top and one for the side. 

The sentiment is one of the Crafters Companion Desire range.