Yule Baubles.

I just adored this Xmas card
we made at Kate's card class the other week.
The stamping up punch and stamps
are really classy, and the colour
combo is one I love for Xmas.

Now I am not a fan of Xmas,
for many reasons.
It tends to be a huge stress factor for me.
You would think the fact I have not made
hardly any cards by this late date
would be stressfull....
But I am not worring about it
at all this year.

Anyway, I spent the afternoon,
stamping & punching.
I tried out various different inks
and a few types of card.

My fave ink turned out to be my new
distressing Xmas inks.

This was my Wednesday workdesk today.

So......taking inspiration from this pretty
backing paper I have been hording for some time,
I went with an unusual colour combo.

I really liked this, and have someone
special in mind for it already.

This one also has a new home in mind.
I tired to keep it simple and clean,
but am not sure it is not missing something.

Last one, and it may end up in the bin.
I can not decided if I like
it or it looks messy.......

The white snowflakes are embossed,
the ink is the same xmas distressing inks.

Hope you are all grand.
Love Teen xx

WOYWW christmas chocolate.

Whats on your workdesk Wednesday.....

Two makes and one Puppy dog to share today,
and only a few day since my last post!!

I have had a few comments about my
last of posting on here.
But.....well.....aye.....
anyway.......

Here we go with a card I made
at Kate's card class last night.
There is an owl too, but my camera
has gone flat before I took
a picture of it.

It is a fancy fold, not sure
what kind it is.
Lots of embossing, and a fancy
double bow.
I loved the end result.

Side view.

and fully opened out.

Next, this is what was on my workdesk this Wednesday,
a wee gift to post out to a friend.
It is not every day I start and finish something
on the same day!

A cover made, hopefully help protect
the chocolate bar in the post too.

Not happy with the embossing on the red flower,
the powder was a bit thick.

.......the goodie inside......

And lastly,
just one puppy dog in the photo today.
She had dug up all
the blankets and bedding......
but I don't know what the face is for!

See you soon.
Hope your grand,
love Teen xx

with love

Hello Peeps.

I am doing really badly at blogging this year....
but it is just how it is, I guess.


I have three makes to show you,
but I have lots of photos of show you.

The first is an altered box that
became a keepsake box for a friend
to give to her new great niece.

The stamp is my fave new sugar nellie Pip.

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The next is an altered book,
lots of playing around with this.
Embossing, inking, punching & water marking.


I don't have a binder so just alter notebooks
but always end up with the white bit
along the metal bindings.

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Lastly, a good friend of mine is having
treatment for cancer.
We are all missing her at work,
so I took a travel tin sweetie that another
work mate took back for us
from a cruise she was on and altered it.


I filled the tin with tim holtz tickets,
sparkly things, butterflies and
asked everyone we work with
to write a happy thought
on a punched piece of paper.
No names from anyone,
just something to help
when you need a wee pick me up.

Lastly......the two who always
make me feel better.....

Hope you have a smile on your face today xx

Friendships.

Yesterday I went to Alford to Simply Create,
Jacqui has the most lovely shop.
Kath was doing a Christmas demo
and it was lovely to see her work.

I was bit nervous about going,
I will be honest,
I have suffered with
depression for a few years,
and a last result is I often feel
very anxious in new settings
or with people I don't know.

I find it easier to have friendships
online rather than make new ones
face to face.....

But I have got to know Kath online
for a few years now
and it was worth going
to get not one... but two hugs
from this lovely lady!

This was a wee card I made for Kath.

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This was a card that we all made at the demo
after Kath made a similar one.
I love the white, brown and black
on the brown base card.

I loved the mix of the white
embossing powder and plain versamark
on the brown card.

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The next two are makes from today.
This one was inspired from yesterdays
demo card.
I have used Penny Black script stamp
in the back ground and I have no idea
who makes the large snowflake stamp
I have embossed with white powder.

I am entering over at
Creative Inspirations
who want Xmas cards,

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This wee wall hanging is made
using Penny Black script stamp
again in the background
and a stickaroo on the top.
I couldn't find my swirly stamp
so used the tail feathers of
a wee birdie stamp to edge the base.

Penny Black want you not to be square.
Oh Alice want text featured.
Pixie Dust wants swirls.

Hope you are all well, I am off to go see what
you have all been up to.

Hugs
Love teen xx

ABC and Secret Crafter both are
looking for easel cards.

Allsorts want travel featured.
Just Magnolia say anything goes.
Passion for promarkers want shabby chic.

the beads bit

My blog header has been a bit of a
trades description problem for a wee while.
Not been beading for some time now.

I must admit I go between various
crafty hobbies from time to time.
I do enjoy my card making,
and I always tend to wander back to it.
This card is for a few challenges.
Papertake weekly want stitching.
A spoonful of sugar want animals.
Penny Black, want paper patching
I am not sure if I should call this
paper patching so will maybe have another go.

But the beads came out to playthese last few weeks.

These are such sweet beads that you can get at
Sugar Nellies.
I got two sets for me and these two sets
are for gifts for a friends
who all ready have the bangleyou thread them on.

A few makes to share with you....
My fave make so far...
green ceramic beads on cord necklace.

this wee bangle.

And a cord /bead necklace.

Also in purple.

And red with back.

Some beaded wrap around bangles .

And to end,
my fellow crafter....
AKA Bella the destroyer...

who is shattered
after raiding my craft room,
tipping out the paper scraps bin,
running down stairs and out side
into the garden with
the loo roll in her mouth,that was attached to the
loo roll holder.....
and shredding most of the leaves
of my beautiful bay leaf tree!

With her big sister Poppy-dog.

and yes Bella always sticks her tongue out when
she sees food!

Bless!

Should be cleaning but....

I am making the most of my day off
before going back to work tomorrow.
I have just about finished sorting my craft area out.
I can't find my tweezers...but did find
a few other bits I had lost.

Got a few cards done,
The lighting is not so great
but I hope the idea of what I was trying to do.

This one is an order for a workmate.
It's for a lassie they know who has
special needs, will be 21 & loves goldfish.

This is what I ended up with.
I tried it with papers on the front but
I think it looks better left plain.

The fishie is on a folded acetate strip
so sticks though the bowl.
And the 21 is flat on the pale blue
shimmery card inside.

The grass is stuck inside the card on the bowl.
The fishie is glittered, and a few glitter bubbles are
ment to look like they coming from its wee mouth.

I tried again with the fiskers shape cutter
to cut out a large circle shape.
But I still canny get it right.
I am entering it in the ABC Challenge
G for Glitter.
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Now you know I am not good with these wee
Forever Friends bears.
I love what everyone else dose with them
But am rubbish at colouring them in.
So....left them plain on shimmery pearl card.
Used my sukura pen to colour the heart and Ribbon.

The black backing paper is a shimmery too.

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My last one is using up an image sent to me by Debbi
still haven't inked mine up yet...
was waiting till I got to Amanda's for a crafty day,
Didn't get there again yesterday.......
talk about jinxing it!

Not sure about this one.
I used my paper of the moment Bo Bunny,
turned it round so I could fit in the
text and the image.
It is to go to one of two folk, just not sure who yet.
The flowers & stems are coloured with sukura glaze.
I am entering it for One Stop Craft Challenge
who this wee want you to use bling on your card.

Right, am gonna go have some food,
then finish watching Lewis from last week
and then go do some more crafting!
I have two more bits to finish off
and a few ideas I want to tinker with.

have a lovely Sunday.

much love Teen xxx

love Chocolate? 3rd post of the evening!!

These two cards are well over due!
They are my cards for
Crafty Ribbons Love Chocolate Ribbons challenge!

I am not so happy with my first one here.
I have not as much "chocolate loving" as I wanted!!
But I have used three of their ribbons on this card.

The big singel flower is made with two punches, ribbon and a brad.

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This one I love!!!

I have used two different ribbons from the ones I was sent.
And first attempt at making a chocolate bar from funky foam!

I think I needed to press down a bit harder on the funky foam.
The squares are not as defined as I would like.
I am going to enter this one in the ABC challenge,
this week they want B for blue & Brown.
Now need to get them off in the post.



But if you fancy being in with a chance to try out
Crafty Ribbons Cupcake Ribbons in their new challenge
then have a wee lookie here!!!


Am away to go catch up with everyone.
love teen xx