Angie's card designs

Hello everyone
I have a new card to show you today,It is my latest DT card for the creative craft cottage challenge blog. The theme this month is Fabric or Felt so I decided on this image of the house mouse babies in bed. I found some lovely patchwork material and decided to try using it as the quilt on the bed,it's hard to see from the photo that it is real material though,so I am including a close up so hopefully you can see it better. I must admit to it being a challenge for me this time as it is not something I usually use on my cards. So I hope I have managed to pull it off and you like the finished card.

So why not pop over to http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ and enter this months challenge,we would love to see you're creations x

Hello Again
I have a second bit of exciting news........ I have been chosen to be on the design team for a brand new
Challenge blog which starts 4th Jan and anyone who knows me and my cards will know just how excited I am because the new blog is called Gruffies & Guests,which includes The Gruffies of course,The Happy Hoppers and of course my all time favourite House Mouse....... YAY!!!!!

So why not pop over and take a look at the DT inspiration and get crafting, we would love for you to enter the challenges and look forward to seeing all your fabulous creations. The prize for the winning card will be a £10 voucher to spend online from our sponsor Crafty Ribbons. Now are you as excited as me?

Here is my 1st DT card for the blog, I hope it inspires you to enter you're own creations. Happy crafting!!!

You can join in the fun at......... http://gruffiesandguests.blogspot.co.uk/

Hello everyone,
I can now give you my good news...... I have been chosen to join a design team for a brand new Challenge blog which goes live on the 2nd January. I am so excited!!!!
The blog is Christmas fun and it means I can make Christmas cards all year,how cool is that?

One of the best parts is that it means when it comes toward Christmas time again I and you (if you take part in the challenges) will have some Christmas cards made already.

So why not pop over and take a look at the new blog and while you are there enter a card for the 1st challenge/and get ahead for next year.   http://laineyscraftyspace-christmasfun.blogspot.co.uk

I have entered this card into the following Challenges
http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/chnc-challenge-extra-for-january-2014.html

Hello everyone,
Well I am definitely slowing down,I only managed one card today,I had been managing 4 a day. I need to postpone Christmas for another week if that's ok with everyone ha ha.

Well I hope you like this one,I used real cinnamon sticks on it to give it the smell of Christmas to. I make no apologies for it being another House Mouse,you know by now how Ga Ga I am about them.

 

Good evening everyone,
I managed to get another three cards made today. After sitting for a couple of hours not feeling very inspired because my husband wanted me to make smaller cards so they would be cheaper to post. When he discovered I hadn't been able to start on them he said it was ok to make my usual 8x8 cards and I was soon making.
I hope you like them,I am sorry I haven't the time to explain each make but if you have any questions I will be happy to reply to any if you leave them in the comments box

Good morning everyone,I hope you are all ready for Christmas?
As you might be able to see I am not. I took so long over getting my last project done (my grandson's advent calender) that it has put me behind by a few weeks and I am now playing catch up. Last post for 2nd class is Wednesday so I have been frantically making cards to send to all the special people in my life. But it has meant that they have had to be what I call quick cards. It very often takes me two days to make a card but I didn't have that luxury so I have been managing 4-5 a day. It has meant I haven't been able to decoupage them as I usually do but maybe with the amount of cards to be made for Christmas the people who receive them will forgive me. So with lots of coffee to keep me going and a energy drink or two these are the cards I have made in the last two days. I still have more to make though so watch this space, "well I still have two more days" . I hope you like them,it's probably to late to say I hope you get some inspiration from them but maybe for next year,unless you are as behind as me?

Here is my latest DT card for the Digi challenge on the Creative Craft Cottage blog. Why not pop over and take a look and enter the challenge

Good morning everyone
I thought I would share my latest project with you
I wanted to make a advent calender for my beautiful grandson to use year after year and maybe even pass down to his 1st born
It has taken me over a month to do but I think it was worth it.

I started with a blank papier mache advent calender

Then I gave it two coats of paint, I painted the main body in red and then alternated the drawer colours in red,green and purple

Then I sorted through all my backing papers to find one's I liked and cut them to size and pasted them on using decopatch glue,(which is also a varnish) then pasted over the top and waited for them to dry. I also varnished the main body of the calender. 

Then I set about designing a picture to cover the back with and one to go in the center front. I designed it using the papermania enchanted Christmas cd which has some truly beautiful and magical design elements on it. I added some glitter to elements of the pictures and  then I pasted them on. As the back was larger than A4 I cut a piece of decorative paper to go by the side of it and used the same paper to decorated the sides of the calender. And again I finished it off with decopatch to seal it all.

Then I added a wooden stand to it to give it stability and covered it with paper and sealed it.

I then set about guilding it to give it a aged look and put coloured number peeloffs on the drawer fronts.

Finally I added a Christmas ornament inside the front recess which I stuck down with silicone glue

I hope you like the finished calender :)

Angie's card designs: Hello everyone, Here is my latest card.Being the ...

 Hello everyone, Here is my latest card. Being the time of year it is another Christmas card with my favourite characters, from the House Mouse