Cards I have made Today

I have had a card making day today. I have difficulty cutting out these days so I invested in a Happy Cut and have been buying cutting dies like they are going out of fashion.

Today I have to say thank you to Lexie for the inspiration for these cards. I have used label die No 1 to cut the base card and the first layer

The images come from different MCS cd's of which like many other people I have many.

Card 1

This image is from MCS Fab Glam 50's. I sized to fit inside a Spellbinder die then added a plain blue area from MCS behind it so that the die cut edge of the picture looks like a frame.

The little handbag is an X Cut die that I have had for a long time.

Card 2

A second blue card so I didn't waste the second half of the first layer. This image is from MCS Sassy Chic and the frame was don as in Card one.

Card 3

I have used the same shape for this card as I tend to do a few the same and then change styles. This uses an image from MCS Floral Masterpieces. Again the plain colour was added and a Spellbinder die used to cut it this time using the round option. I used a smaller die to mount the flowers on. I purchased these from Wild Orchid Crafts after seeing them used by Lexie.

Card 4

This is a second yellow one again to use up the second half of the patterned layer. The image is again from MCS Fab Glam 50's and the bag is from the X Cut die.

My next task is to use up the die cuts that I have cut out as I have loads of them now. I had to cut them all out to see what they looked like. They are i a not so small box waiting to be used.

Smaller Panels

I dont always make large panels I have a lot of small patterns that I have purchased from a site in the UK called www.threadabead.com They have hundreds of patterns on many different subjects that can be downloaded for a very small cost. Not being a designer I find sites like this invaluable.

This one is called Birthday Balloons. Maybe I will use it on a card one day as a topper. Its just they take so long to make it seems such a waste. What else to do with them though I really don't know.

This is Chocolate box Cottage

This is a Christmas Tree hanger showing a Snowman and a Christmas Tree. I think its amazing that a piece where the main body is only 3.5cm x 2.5cm can be so detailed.

This is a Christmas Lady. She is hangs on the Christmas Tree.I have a Summer Lady as well but she is in my "to do" pile

This final one is called Christmas Rose. Mind you I don't see that it looks much like a rose but I love the design anyway

All I have to do now it decide what to do with them or they will become "dust collecters"

My Beadwork

I have recently discovered beads in all their glory. I have completed a number of pieces of jewellery but as I dont wear much found I was giving it all away. Then I discovered Delica beads and Peyote stitch so a new love was born. Now my Mam would call these dust catchers. What she meant was very nice pieces of work with no use whatsoever lol.

This piece is done from a pattern bought from a site in America. It took me weeks to finish and reminds me of an Aztec Rug. It measures 15.5cms x 10.5cms and I have no idea how many beads were used. May be one day when I have nothing better to do I will work it out. Can't see that day coming any time soon ha ha.

My First attempts

This blog is just a way for me to record some of the craft pieces I have completed. As I give away most of what I make I have no record of what I have done. How often I add to this will depend on how much I am able to photograph with my new Digital Camera. I am hoping it it easy to use as a tech wizard I am not.

Carrie