Washi Fun - Happy Birthday & A Surprise

Hi all, I've been having some fun with my Washi Tape!

I love the stuff, it's just perfect for a quick CAS card.

You might recall I made a few cards using this at Christmas time!

Not much to say about this wee card really, it's A6, the flower is from my

stash, I got them in the pound shop ages ago & I printed the 

sentiment onto the base card which is Linen Embossed CS.

That's about it really!

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Addicted To Stamps & More - CAS

Clear It Out - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs - CAS

Oh yes & the surprise!

I've not had the best couple of days, nothing serious at all, just trivial things

but when I got home from work, I had a note from the postie

to say he'd left a parcel for me with a neighbour!

I am expecting a delivery but it's a pair of tweezers, so I was intrigued........

Anyhoo, I rang the neighbours doorbell & the man of the house appeared with a huge

padded envelope! I was mystified by this point!

I chatted for a bit as you do but I was dying to get into the house

to investigate further.

Well, here's what this surprise parcel contained!

How amazing is that?

It's from a very lovely friend, very lovely indeed!

This has totally made my day!

I'm sure my Mum & I will find this very handy for making our 

fundraising cards for Breakthrough!

Thanks so much Nikki! You're one special lady! xx

A Gorjuss Gift

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend if you celebrate it.

It was lovely to be off work for 4 days straight.

We managed to get out for lunch  enjoyed a few walks in the unexpected sunshine

over the last couple of days.

Anyhoo, I got a copy of the Creativity Magazine which had a 

Santoro cover gift this time, so I decided to have a bit of a play!

I make loads of cards to sell for charity & as a result, I like to be as

 thrifty as I possible when making them!

Here's what I made using the freebie & some stuff mainly from my scraps box!

Decoupage, buttons & paper were from the kit.

The ribon is upcycled from a christmas gift set & the lace was

a scrap from another project,

To be thrifty, I often split the decoupage & use every second layer to

make another image. You'll see a card I made using this in a mo!

The sentiment was cut with a Tattered Lace die.

Again, a scrap of lace, the gift set ribbon & some of the ribbon tags from a top.

The sentiment tag was part of the kit & I added a peel of greeting!

This is the second layers of the decoupage matted & layered then placed on an oval die cut.

The ribon is from another gift set & the lace is from my stash!

After I had stuck it on, it srtuck me that it would have looked lovely as bunting!

Bling from my stash & sentmiment from another Tattered Lace die

A kraft base for this one, a Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch added a

little bit of detail. The sentiment was a Tonic tape runner, which has lots od

different fonts. The little flower is from Do Crafts I think, 

it's been kicking about my stash forever!

Last one for now, I used papers from my scrap box,

the sentiment is another font from the tape runner, a Tattered Lace 

die cut heart button & some die cut flourishes to embellish

as well as a scrap of lace & some upcycled ribbon!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

#docraftsmonday