Moving Along With the Times Challenge. . . . . . Recipe

Good morning all you lovely folk. Sincere apologies for turning down the heating in The Pond. I was a bit premature there for some of you gals but its back on again so off with the Ugg boots (Patricia) and get your toes back in the water lol!!!

Thank you for lovely comments on my previous post. As always, they are gratefully appreciated.

Now, today's post is my DT make for MAWTT and this week, The Boss Lady Hazel (Didos) has given us a recipe as follows;

                                                             Take 1 digi image 

                                                         Add 2 patterned papers

                                                          Add 3 embellishments

                                                      And finally a touch of glitter

Hope you can pop over to have a look at what the rest of my DT colleagues have done and it would be lovely to see you enter the challenge.

I don't do digi, as most of you know, so I set about finding a nice image that didn't need colouring. I saw this lovely image on http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.co.uk of a Victorian lady.

The first thing that popped into my head (Having shifted thoughts of cheese flavoured snacks to one side lol!!!) was to create the scene of a photo, hanging in a frame, on some old fashioned wallpaper. . . . . . . . .you're probably wishing I stuck with cheesy poofs now hahaha!!!

I wanted the frame to be substantial so, don't laugh, I made it out of. . . . . . funky foam!!!

I had a job lot of the stuff from when I worked at the place where the deer and the antelope play so I cut the Spellbinders Reflective Moment die twice out of brown funky foam and glued them together, just to add more depth.

I then rubbed CE Vintage Green gilding wax over the top and then brushed a bronzy coloured mica over the top of that.

Added a few prods with the pokey tool for that vintage woodworm effect (lol!!!) and that was that. Pretty cool I thought, for a bit of foam.

Ingredients  

Cream card base (A5)

Digi Image

First Edition Isabelle 8x8 pad (for both papers) 

3 embellishments - 2x bronze pearls and brown satin ribbon

The glitter is encapsulated in the paper (see picture above)

Vintage Photo distress ink (gently swiped across the digi to give it a sepia tone)

Spellbinders Reflective Moment die

Brown funky foam

CE Vintage Green gilding wax 

Bronze mica

Acetate

The beauty of the foam is that the card is still quite light. 

Hope you like the result of my overactive imagination hahaha!!!

Oooh, have to say as well, junior plates for the GC. . . . . . .Love em! Cant believe I didnt bother getting them previously as they are marvellous.

Meeting Nesta for breakfast this morning at a local cafe that does a lovely small full English. She's off to sunny Spain at the end of next week so we have a couple of things planned before she grabs her castanets (steady. . . . . .!!!)

No more handbags spotted yet. Probably just as well as I have a real thing for them. I am ashamed to admit, I am a label snob with my handbags but apart from my crafting (and Kickers boots/shoes) they are my only guilty pleasure.

Well, that's me for today folks but just to spoil you, I'm back tomorrow with House of Cards hahaha!!!

Have a great day and be good.

TTFN

Ang x

Ps. . . . .Maureen I forgot to say, I only know of Sterling Moss from F1 history books, hahaha!!!

Wishing You Everything Wonderful. . . . . .

Good morning everyone. Hope you're enjoying some of the warm days we've been having before Autumn well and truly kicks in.

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last card. I thought  I'd better explain what it was I'd drawn so that you didn't think I'd gone all Picasso on you lol!!! 

Now, today's card had me playing with the Krylon pen again I'm afraid. I love it!!!

I wanted to use the SB Tapestry die but because the First Edition paper I was using was soooo pretty (it really twinkles when the light catches it) I wanted to have more of it on display. With that in mind, I cut the Tapestry out of a layer of card and then cut bits out with a craft knife but still leaving the four centre points attached to the card so it was still all one piece.

I then edged this with the Krylon and also the edge and ends of the centre tag. I also used it to colour some white pearls gold.

Ingredients

White card A5 in size

SB Tapestry die

SB Fancy Tags Two

First Edition Isabelle 8x8 pad

Crafters Companion sentiment

Vintage Photo DI

Gold satin ribbon

Brown satin ribbon

Krylon Gold Leaf pen

Pearls

Margaret, hope those fires have calmed down now.

Glad to have you back Ita. Hope the hospital visit was more successful this time. 

Mrs B, I'm hoping that the Christmas tunes don't start too early either. I used to love David Bowie and Bing Crosby's version of The Little Drummer Boy but after hearing it about 5000 times last year it drove me up the wall lol!!!

Welcome back Jackie. Hope your Mum is well. How exciting about your new home, even more so when you think about all that long lost crafting gear that you're going to re-discover lol!!! I'm afraid I'm only good at emptying boxes rather than filling them hahaha!!!

Well, that's me for today. Have a good one folks.

TTFN

Ang x

A New Arrival. . . . . . .(and I don't mean a Duckling!!!)

Good morning Duckadees. Hope you're as happy and as healthy as possible.

Thank you for your comments on my DT cards. I was pleased with them as they looked how I wanted them to (sometimes, no matter how I plan em, they just don't look how I imagined)

Now, I wasn't going to post again until tomorrow and it was going to be another card but look what arrived yesterday afternoon. . . . . . . . . . . The Bevelled Glass Striplet !!!

Had to play when I got back from the charity shop and this is what I came up with.

It was only a quickie but I like how its turned out. I may add some beaded pins into the bow (couldn't find the bloomin things yesterday)

I have to say, I still do prefer my beloved Embroidered Striplet but I can see many possibilities for its sister.

However, I must warn you, the edge of mine is particularly sharp and actually cut my finger so please be careful when you get yours out of the packet.

Ingredients

A5 size white card for base

First Edition Isabelle 8x8 pad

Sue Wilson Bevelled Glass Striplet

SB Matting Basics B

SB Decorative labels 28

Cream satin ribbon

Bundled Sage DI

Ranger Archival Jet Black

Aly's Inky Fingers sentiment

John's pearls

Hobbycraft bling

I took the photo in the Sun to try and pick up the sparkle from this beautiful paper and I think you can just make out a twinkle or two. I have a fettish for these gorgeous pads. 

Anyhoo, hope you all have fun with your new Sue purchases. Patricia has already posted a cracking Christmas card using the other new striplet.

Jackie D, have a lovely break with your Mum and happys hols to Mrs B too.

Wendy, I will keep an eye on The Boy for you when he gets over here.

Lastly, is anyone going to Stoneleigh Park in August to the Hunkydory Craft Show? Myself and Christine (and possibly John) may be going so the more the merrier. 

Right, must scoot now.

Be good.

TTFN

Ang x