Playing with a chair!

Hi!

We have bought a new dining room set :) our old one is definitely past it.  So, as the chairs were going to be scrapped anyway I thought I could have a play and see where I ended up. Bearing in mind I don't really have a clue what I'm doing I was quite pleased!

this is a before and after

Lavina goes Summery

Hi

This months challenge for Lavinia Stamps is Summer Colours, bright is not usually my thing but with these stamps anything is possible.

Here is my first go -

but then one of the other teamies challenged me to go even brighter - well a dare is a dare!! Put your sunnies on!

These last few days have been manic sorting out for our 25th anniversary party on Saturday, but I think we are finally there - I made a load of bunting but it is not the most exciting thing to do! I have also been playing with lights on the tables, hopefully I will blog some pictures if you want to have a look!.

Rhedd and Rosie - Anything goes

Hi

The latest challenge from Rhedd and Rosie is an "anything goes" as it is being sponsored by Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet  where the winner will het $10 to spend.


I don't usually use digi-stamps so I was a bit worried, anyway this is my offering! I printed it out a couple of times and layered it up to give it some depth.  The image was so detailed that i kept the rest of the card simple so that it remained the focal point,  It is coloured with good old pro-markers.  It was easy to colour and cut and something that I had been dreading actually turned out to be quite fun!!

Love

Melissa

Rhedd and Rosie go back in time

Hi all

What a strange week of weather! This week we've been trying to sort our ponds out - I say we, Nick has been doing it all, I have provided coffee and guidance!

The new Rhedd and Rosie Challenge is "vintage/back in time" Still trying to move away from just doing cards, I made a picture!

I covered the frame in rose decopatch paper, and then made the heart from a parchment craft pattern I had - I do like to have a go at different things! A bit of vintage lace and some embellishments and all was done.  It took me so long to do the heart I couldn't bring myself to cover it up and so I made it the focal point.

As ever, I hope that you like it and will join in there is a fab prize too!

Love

Melissa

Lavinia June Challenge - add beads and/or gems

Hi all

This months challenge is to add some beads or gems to your Lavinia Card.  This one took me 4hrs, a real labour of love! but once I've started I had to finish!

Because the image was so detailed I decided to keep the rest of the card fairly simple.  I do hope you like it :)

Love to everyone

Melissa

Rhedd and Rosie's "no Flowers" challenge

Hi

I never realised how many flowers I have on my cards either in the paper or stuck on, until I did the sample for this challenge!

My son has an aversion to anything floral or sparkly and so I thought he would be a good model for the card.  He is in the middle of his AS levels at the moment and so I hope I haven't jinxed him by making his exam congratulation card too early!

I used a script stamp directly on the card, then layered a book background stamp and lightly coloured a few and then Sheena Douglas stamps cut out coloured and then layered.

So this is my sample for the Rhedd and Rosie Challenge - as usual there are some great prizes to be won!

Love

Melissa

Lavinia celebrates Birthdays!

Hi Ladies

First off the Crafty Hands Challenge is no more :( but Lavinia's one is still going strong!!

This month's challenge is "Birthday Girl" a nice easy one as these stamps give you so much opportunity to create different things.  Anyway, here is my offering - a bit late (Sorry Eileen) I got caught up with the bank holiday and lost track of time, that and a panicking  16 year old with AS levels starting imminently! This house is a fun place to be!

Here it is :)  I used the cobweb corner stamp as a frame by stamping and embossing in gold and then my favourite fairy stamp - well one of them! she just looks so happy! sorry pic is a bit wonky!

Love

Melissa