fun in the sun

Warning!
Many photos ALERT!

My Crafty Ribbon Challenge Ribbons
for Fun in the Sun arrived
this morning!
So guess what I spent today doing!

This is them half way through me crafting
for WOYWW
It's a bit of a mess.....
And to be honest
not 100% tidy yet... Ooops.

I decided to make a holiday fund tin.
I can not remember if I have
sent the lovelies at Crafty Ribbons
an altered tin before.

I wanted to make a big sun
using my nesties and a punch
to make all the sun beams.

I coloured the backing paper
using small ink pads and smudging.
Was a fab messy job!

The small golden ribbon is also
from Crafty Ribbons and such a great match
the other ribbons.
These ribbons were out of my comfort zone
but I really enjoyed the challenge.

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I took the image of the boat from the actual
ribbon and used card to make my boat.

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I loved this ribbon,
had a real party feel about it.
I took all the colours of the
balloons on the ribbon.
Then cut out the balloons.

I used embroidery threads as strings.

Regulars here will notice I have used
a Forever Friends bear,
which I love on other peoples
card, but due to me colouring them
so they look like they have been
drunk while applying make up
by the trowel ......
I usually avoid them.

I used my chalks on the white shimmery
embossed card to highlight the words,
and inks to edge again.

Trying to photograph an easel card is
hard enough.....
but add in a bored Bella-Boo....

who loved to grab the camera strap....

To Lisa with Love

Today is my friend
and fellow Twilight obsessive
Lisa's Birthday.
I made this card for her.
The feathers in the background are
from the last book.

The little metal heart on Lisa's name plate
says "made with love."

All good Vampire sparkle with a little sunlight.

So hence his shimmery face.

I send a few gifts in the post including
this wee note book I covered

The ribbon is more of a lilac
and matches in with the co-ordinating
papers on the back of the book.

Happy Birthday Lisa!!!