Behind the door

Hello crafters, thanks for visiting my blog today, I have something to show you that has been on my mind for ages... I think since I got this door die!

The closed door gives a bit of mystery to the card and, hopefully, generate some excitement!

You've been framed

Today I'm showing a technique I discovered some time ago on the Tando blog, one that got me really excited! Come by the Craft Barn blog to read up on the details!

Cubbeys with aperture

Have you seen the Craft Barn sale? I did, and I picked up some great items, and today I'm showing what I did with it.

Paper Anniversary

Happy Sunday!

It might be cold today but at least the sun is out in force... Which is good news for bloggers who have to take photos in natural sunlight! I can't tell you how awkward was my last photo session in the gloomy daylight of a cloudy winter day!

Anyhoo...
For this First Anniversary card, I took inspiration from the occasion and created a card with a "Paper" theme.

Hearts a flutter

Today I am showing a pretty, but NOT cute, Valentine's card to inspire you to enter our Country View Challenge, which I have the pleasure of hosting this month.

Fauxdori Address Book

This month it is my pleasure to host the Country View Challenge and I have chosen an easy theme of "Anything but cute".
I made another Midori-like book, this time to hold an address book. I keep the addresses on the computer so I can easily add addresses or update them, and the flexible binding of this type of book allows me to take out the old and replace with the freshly printed pages easily.

I'm not showing a step by step today but if you need one, I made one last year here.

Mixed Media page

Today I'm showing a Mixed Media piece I created for the Craft Barn blog.

This one involves quite a lot of techniques and products, but if you follow my step by step it is still easy to create.

Shabby chic ATCs

I have been inspired by Jennie's ATCs over on the Paper Artsy blog and tried my hand at her technique. It didn't exactly turned out the way I hoped... that is, the way Jennie's background looked... Still it's all a learning experience!

Textile gift idea

I have made several phone covers for myself in the past and got admiring glances from someone who I thought would appreciate an upgrade... I like this type of gifts because it's a useful one and it's in constant use, thereby showcasing your talents to all and sundry!

Photos of the front and back above and below:

Bird'day card

Where has January gone?! It's already time to give you some more inspiration for the Stamplorations Theme & Sketch challenge.

This month the theme & sketch are:

THEME

SKETCH

 

This time I went for the Theme only to make this birthday card.

January blues

If you were not cold enough already with winter being in full swing in the Northern hemisphere, here's a card with icy colours.

Out of my comfort zone

I had to try my hand at ATCs again for the Paper Artsy challenge and today I'm following Claire's colour scheme to challenge myself out of my usual colours.