Birthday Book

Well more of an Album than a book. Earlier this year just before lockdown I was honoured to be chosen to be on the new My Creative Spirit Design Team. Although this was announced on the My Creative Spirit blog we went into lockdown and everything sort of went on hold. Now things are slowly getting back to normal and my first DT project went live on the blog yesterday. This is a photo of the completed Album but if you want to see how I made it and for a tutorial please do pop over to the My Creative Spirit blog where you will find all the details of what I used and how to make the Album. I would love for you to leave me a comment and let me know what you think and if you decide you to make one I would love to see your photos to.

 

 

 

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

 

Sue 

Album Workshop Number 3

I'm just popping in today to show you the results of the last Facebook live workshop with Clare Charvill (My Creative Spirit) just over a week ago. I enjoyed making this so much I made a second straight away. You might find this post a little photo heavy.

My first make used papers from Crafters Companion's Downton Abbey which was bought out a few years ago now. I decided that it was time to use these gorgeous papers.

As well as making the box with a sunken top for showing thing off in we made two brag books to go inside.

One was landscape and one protrait, both held together with ribbons.

As you can see for the photos I've left the pages very bare in this version, just right for placing photos onto them.

As these books were concertina style I used the same papers on both sides.

For my second make I used Graphic 45's Midnight Masquarade collection. I've had this in my stash for sometime but until had not used it. 

The sunken top with a tiny pair of binoculars in along with a framed picture.

The brag books inside the box.

Unlike the last box and books I decorated the inside pages of these two with bands and small pockets.

I love the gorgeous papers in this collection, the colours are so vibrant.

I'm now getting ready the workshop 4 which is this coming Friday and Saturday evening between 6 - 8 pm where we will be making a beautiful Polly Pocket Album. If any of you are interested here is the link to the project and instructions of what you will have to do, If you can't make the times it will be live you can still do the project as the video stays on the Facebook group page so you can access anytime you wish to.

Hope that you are all staying safe and keeping well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Another Album

Last Friday evening I spent a very happy 4 1/2 hours crafting along to a Clare Charvill (My Creative Spirit) workshop. It was advertised on Clare's website and once you signed up for it at a small cost of £10.00 you were sent the details of what you would need and the instructions to cut out your card and papers ready. You were also signed up to a special closed group on Facebook and at 6.00 pm Friday evening I and a large group of like minded people crafted along. Another workshop is planned for 22nd and 23rd May this time over 2 nights and 2 hours each night. I'm really looking forward to joining in again.

Above is the front of the Album. I chose to use Graphic 45's Sun Kissed Collection, I had enough left over from a previous project to not have to break into anything new.

This is the front of the Album, it consists of 3 pockets on the this side.

I didn't have room to lay it out flat so above and below are two different views of the pockets and the backs.

Below is the view of the back of the Album which has 2 pockets. I used left over stickers which came with the collection to embellish the Album and I also found I had 4 left over ephemera cards which I turned into photo mats, along with some that I made using some of the left over papers.

Just in case anyone might be interested in Clare's workshops and the upcoming one next week I have added the link at the top straight to the workshop page.
Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Take care and stay safe
Sue

Facebook Craft Along

First let me apologise as this post is photo heavy. I hope that this post finds you all well and enjoying the wonderful VE day sunshine and celebrations. A couple of weeks ago Clare Charvill of My Creative Spirit ran a 7 day facebook daily craft along to make this gorgeous Pockect Album. I love all of Clares work so had to join in with the fun. I found some left over scraps and a new 8X8 pad of Graphic 45 Garden Goddess papers in my stash, this is what I made by following along.  This is the link to Clares YouTube page where you will find this workshop over 7 videos.

 I raised the ephemera card on the front by popping foam pads underneath and managed to make thefront cover by not having to cut into my new 8x8 pad.

The rest of the album was completed by using it though along with the scraps.

I even made my first pop up card. Clare calls this a tada card, think I like that better.

There are lots of photo mats for you to add photos.

And pockets should you need them.

In the centre the photo mats are pockets also and for these I've made a couple of small tag books.

They were a great size for using up those little bits of left over we are so reluctant to throw away.

4x6 photo mats in the larger pockets.

Another tada card.

And more mats.

 The back has been left plain, I just added a sticked that I had leftover on a sheet. The white blob is a reflection on the camera lens i'm glad to say.

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Take care and stay safe everyone.
Sue

AWOL again

I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment, I just can't seem to get my act into gear. I've gone another week without posting anything on here, so today I'm going to post two cards. The first is for the Stamping Sensations challenge this month which is Close To Nature. This was a perfect excuse for me to get the Stampscape stamps out and inked up. Below is the result, I coloured the scene with pencils and added a little clear sparkle over the water (it doesn't show in the photo I'm afraid). I've not added a sentiment yet as I'm not sure who is going to receive it.

Next up is my card for the Allsorts challenge which is Fancy Folds this week. It's not a very fancy fold as I just folded back the front of the card. I had a lot of off cuts left over from a Graphic 45 project I made earlier this year which were calling out to be used. So after rummaging through the off cuts this is what I came up with. As it was using off cuts it also qualifies for Pixies Snippets Playground challenge, which is to use snippets/off cuts somewhere on your card. I added some clear sparkle pen to the fairy wings, a little glitter on the borders and a few gems on the front as well.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.
I promise to try harder and blog more often too.

Sue

Graphic 45 Retreat

Firstly please let me say sorry for being away for so long, I wish I could say I had a nice holiday but I've been unwell and finally it took a course of Antibiotics to get well again. Last Thursday, at long last I felt like myself. I was so glad as I thought I was going to have to cancel my weekend away at Clare Charvil's (My Creative Spirit) Retreat in Kenilworth. The doors opened on Friday evening at 6.00 p.m and most of the retreater's were there ready to start on their chosen projects. There was a small amount of people who joined us on Saturday morning. Below is my finished project using the wonderful new papers Sun Kissed from Graphic 45, when I say finished I still need to go through and add glossy accents in some places. This I can do here at home where there is plenty of time and space to let it dry. I plan on giving this to my Daughter for her Birthday in October and putting photos of her as a child, when she spent so many Summer (and Winter) holidays with my In-Laws who lived in Cornwall, playing on the beach. Anyway enough rambling from me, hope you enjoy my photos.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Pixies Snippets Playground

With all of the cutting of papers for my last post, needless to say there was a lot of bits and pieces that have found their way into the scrap box. So it was only natural that I would would reach for them to make something for Pixies Snippets Playground this time around. Everything except the card base has come from leftover Graphic 45 papers from the seasons collection. The sentiment stamp was from a set by Crafters Companion.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue