White "vase" made from card

I've been really busy lately making lots of paper flowers for our Craft group's display for the Jubilee Flower Festival next weekend and I was given the task of making a "vase" to display everyone's work in.  Well - seeing as we are a papercrafting group, I thought I'd make one from card and this is how it turned out.

I really like the embossing which was done with a Craft Concepts folder called Blooming Season but I'm even more impressed with the fact that the sides all matched up when I put it together.  I'm not the best at designing things but I couldn't find a template anywhere so had to start from scratch.  Just hope nobody decides to put any water into it!

Ooh La La!

Made this tag for a French-themed swap with my crafting buddies. 

I used stamped tissue for the background then made the little banner and added lots of bits and pieces.  I love the lace which was handmade in Nottingham but a little bit goes a long way!  Thanks for all your lovely comments on my efforts - I really appreciate it. x

I've ordered some Christy Tomlinson "she-art" stuff from the US and can't wait to get messy with it.  She has such confidence - wish I could just go for it like she does but it takes me so long to decide what to do!  As someone once said: "I thought I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure!" LOL

Paper roses with leaves!

Oh, we love these!  My sister in law has been staying for a few days and we've had a great time crafting.  We made paper roses and then spotted this leaf tutorial from the very talented Clare here http://clare-buswell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/leaf-tutorial.html  and we were smitten.  Here's the results which we are both very pleased with.  Just hope we can remember which ones belong to who LOL.

Dress form and ruffles

This is a card I've made for a friend after seeing Clare Buswell's beautiful creation and her tutorial here http://clare-buswell.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/paper-ruffle-tutorial-lots-of-photos.html   Mine isn't half as good as Clare's but I was pleased with the end result anyway.  I just love the Prima Almanac papers - they are all beautiful.  Thanks for all your kind comments - I love getting them!

Back from holiday

Back from a lovely week in the Peak District staying in a converted barn with fantastic views.  I only took limited supplies and didn't have all that much time to craft with all the walking we did but I made this Thank You card for the farm owners, inspired by the bicycle at their entrance.  Hoping to get back into crafting once all the washing and ironing is done!

Less is More Challenge - doodle card

Oh, this was fun!  I stamped the little girl then masked her to print the script over but put an arch shape over first so I could doodle the arch in afterwards!  My dear husband says it looks more like an iron than an arch but hey, its pretty good for someone who can't draw (at all!).  I like the doodle around her hat much better!  See what you think anyway.

Shabby rolled spiral flower

Oooh, I really enjoyed making this flower following Clare's great tuturial here http://clare-buswell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/shabby-rolled-spiral-flower-tutorial.html.  She even provided the template, bless her, for somebody like me who is rubbish at drawing.  I love how the tasselled centre turned out.  I can see me making lots more of these - to decorate boxes, gift bags and even dinky ones for cards.  Brilliant.

Hope you give it a try - you'll be so pleased with the results.