Josh's DDA and future classes

It'll be all systems go now for lots of us, with the December Daily Album's and Tim's twelve tags of Christmas starting on Wednesday. I have the book ready and decorated the front cover of my DDA in preparation.

I'm using an album I made with extra large brown craft paper bags. When folded in half, as seen above the pages measure 11" x 10" which should enable me to fit more than one day on each page??????? If not I have the added bonus of being able to put 'tags' inside some of the open ends of the bags. I'm really looking forward to doing one again this year as I know how much Faye and Ash loved last years which was Josh's First Christmas. They often take it out and look at it, so I think this will be great to see how much he has changed. To think last year he was only 4 months old, not really doing much other than eating and sleeping, now he is walking, dancing, feeding himself, drinking from a beaker and trying so hard to talk! He is so very special to us, an amazing 'little man'!

I've been back in 'Crafty Individuals' mode, preparing a few classes. The timeless large swirl stamp, acetate, cuttlebug and stickles.

Images are from the CI people and places books, altered slide mounts, hand made paper flowers,

I just love the effect of sanding back the core dinations card.

I had fun creating this accodion fold 'booklet'

using some of my favourite CI stamps, and just giving the images a hint of colour with distress inks and stickles.

The double sided card is Capella by Basic Grey, it's lovely to work with.

I'll leave you today with a couple of photo's of Cinders. I am amazed at how she loves the snow! She really didn't want to come back into the house.

She really makes me giggle!

Sue x

Mini maze 'star' book etc

Well I am still having fun with my Paper Artsy Thorndon Hall Paper Pack. The tiny stacked slide mount frames are ready for the embellishments and the lasagne frome is painted ready too......

Heres the tiny mini maze book, complete all but for a bit of gossy accaents here and there. I decided to secure all the pages together to create a star type book for a change.

This is how it looks from the top.

All of the images and sentiments used are from my stash of 'Paper Artsy' stamps. Working with them took me back to when I first saw the stamp range in 2005 and eagerly ordered them to stock in my shop. They were just so different and very versatile. I don't think they will ever date.......

The pages of the book are just 7.5cm square.

I Love the fact that the papers have a white core. They are great for running through the cuttlebug and sanding back as shown below. I also sanded the edges.

The papers are also really smooth for stamping onto...

and distress inks just glide over so smoothly. A quick spritz of water adds to the effects.

I used some off-cuts to cover this little note book.

and did a basic scrapbook page using a couple of pics of Josh. I really had to stop myself adding flowers...

I really must have another clear out in my craft room.

There is stuff all over. I daren't even show you the floor!........ For some reason I always miss the bin!

It's a good job I stand up to craft as my chair is never empty.

It won't be long now until I box everything up ready for the house move. I keep putting it off, but really need to start getting organised. Anyway, if you are still reading this far down, thanks for visiting, it is appreciated.

Sue x

Floral hanger, Thorndon Hall Style

This is what I came up with using some of the flowers and leaves I made with the Paper Artsy Thorndon Hall papers.

The quality papers scrunch up really well. I love the fact that the core is white, giving great results when sanded. The paper is also ultra smooth for stamping onto.

Stamps used are from Urban Snapshots - Young Love 4 and Petals 4. Leaved were coloured using distress inks.

Leaves above embossed in cuttlebug then coloured with distress inks. Background stamp words from Petals 6 plate.

'Roses' word also from Young Love 4 plate.

'Beauty' word in a tag from Vintage Nudes 2 plate....

'Unknown Specimen' words also from Petals 4 plate.

Next project could be something using these tiny frames I made by stacking up slide mounts. I have ideas in my head but not enough time in the day.............

Sue x

Flower Power....Thorndon Hall style

I am still having fun with the pack of Paper Artsy Thorndon Hall papers. I have made my 3 'blocks' as seen in my previous post, have a mini maze book ready for decorating and have spent a few hours today creating flowers from the yummy papers.

The photo's are the same flowers, but from a different angle. I have made 6 different ones up to now and am hoping to maybe come up with a few more.

There are a few leaves in there too. I just need to think what to do with them when they are all finished. Frame, cards, scrapbook page??????? mmmm????

Sue x

Paper Artsy 'Vintage Nudes' blocks

I can't tell you how much fun I am having with Leandra's 'Thorndon Hall' pack of papers (as shown in my previous post) and my old stash of Paper Artsy stamps creating these 'Vintage Nudes' blocks! Thanks again Leandra for sending them for me! This is the first thing I have produced with them.

You will have to forgive the variation in the colours, just one day it was bright sunshine then the next it was dull, hence the difference.....


I began by adding paint techniques to the blocks, then covering one side with paper and another with stamping. The image on the largest block above is from Vintage Nudes - plate 3 and the sentiment is from plate 1. The key was cut from one of the papers and covered with Glossy Accents to give it more definition. Tag and background are papers from the pack and the flower and leaves are handmade.

The medium size block has a painted and stamped background with papers cut with a Fiskars border punch and corrugated card to add detail. Image is from Vintage Nudes - plate 2, as is the sentiment. The smallest heart is shrink plastic.

The smallest block was backed with paper, again from the pack, and the image is part of one from Vintage Nudes - plate 1. Words are from ' Gentleman - plate 2.

The back of the smallest block, painted and overstamped with a flower from Vintage Nudes - plate 3. I'm not sure if I should decorate the backs or just leave them........?????

The back of the medium sized block was covered in part of one of the papers. I just love the beauty of this paper on its own, it would seem such a shame to cover it!

The back of the largest block was overstamped with a gorgeous script from Winter Wonderland - plate 1. I have LOADS of paper left so have plans for some more projects to follow....... 'watch this space'

Sue x

Gorgeous 'Thorndon Hall' papers by Paper Artsy

Just look at these yummy 12" x 12" papers by Paper Artsy!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are called 'Thorndon Hall' and the pack consists of 24 sheets of double sided card. There are 12 designs in all and the quality is amazing, great for stamping, spritzing, sanding and scrunching etc, or simply leaving as it is! Great value at about £14.99 a pack!!!!!

You can't imagine how chuffed I was when Leandra sent a pack of papers for me to 'play with' !!!!!!!!!!! I have always loved the eclectic style of stamps produced by Leandra and Mark of Paper Artsy, so I eagerly dragged a few of my PA stamps out of the draw and began to play.

If you scroll down through the photo's you will see all of the designs in the pack

These photo's don't show the full sheets, just part of them.....

Some bold designs, text........

Dainty swirls, chunky images.........

Maps, correspondence.........

Scripts, flowers........lovely, all in pinky, plum and creamy colours.......

How lucky am I?????????

I started making a few screwed up flowers, as I'd like to make most of the embellishments myself if I can.

And here are a couple of little snippets, just to whet your appetite until I finish the project.

I'll list the stamps that I use when the project is finished, along with photo's of the finished articles.

Hope to get some more done tomorrow afternoon after my voluntary work at the Women's Refuge, fingers crossed..... Bye for now.....

Sue x