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Thursday, November 26, 2015

LEAVING CHRISTMAS FOR A MINUTE AND ONTO A WEDDING...



Hello Everyone..

Summer hit me today..30o C..and I had cleaning to do..3 clients 3 cleans..ugh!!..but it is early afternoon and I'm finished until school pick ups..a visit to Dollar king.[that will be fatal for my purse.and then the tea rounds..and day off tomorrow..

Onto  my project..I have a Wedding card and matching box that I just finished for a lady...



The box front....



The card...almost twins..at least they match more than usual..



Together....



A side view of the card..



And as I watermarked this photo, here they are together again..

Lady was very happy..I'm happy that I finished her order early..now back to Christmas cards..4 more to go and overseas were posted today and I bet the deadline for postage...first time ever..I'm on a roll..

Thanks so much for stopping by...and I will see you tomorrow

Challenges to enter....

Crafty Gals Corner   [anything goes]

Inspiration Destination   [anything goes]

Crafty Time  [embellish it]


luv CHRISSYxx






Tuesday, November 24, 2015

CLIENTS DONE!!!...OVERSEAS..GETTING THERE..



Hello everyone...

Phew, it is so hot today, and I swore I would never complain about the heat after a long coldish Winter..[ but I lied ]..

Look what I have accomplished after my first set went to sales when they shouldn't have...


haha!!...  no one will find these cards, I have hid them well, and hope I remember where I hid them before December 20th...

But I will share a card with you that I made for the youngish man I look after and have for a long time now..he is the nicest bloke ever..BUT..the most disorganised and grubby..lol..




So here is his very untraditional card as he loves white tigers and has them all over the house..pictures and stuffed toys, even his duvet..

I found the image on the net..printed him out just as he was but added white paint splatters for extra snow..isn't he gorgeous....so regal.

Added cheese cloth and corrugated cardboard box behind to give him plenty of dimension..stamped the sentiment and white embossed it...



See...yummy and thick and NOT going through the post..

Challenges to enter...

Always playing with paper  [Christmas cards----although mine is very untraditional]



Cards in Envy   [extra layers]

Crafty Boots  [spots or dots]

Christmas card Challenges  [anything goes]

My time to Craft   [Let in Snow]

That's me done...off for my late tea tonight as it is  just too hot to eat..

Thanks so much for stopping by...see you tomorrow.

luv CHRISSYxx




Monday, November 23, 2015

HOSTESS MONDAY AT DIGITAL DELIGHTS


Hello Everyone..

Yes, it is Monday and my first day back at work after 10 days..and very lucky to have an easy day as some clients are away, so just cruised along...My lady [yep!..still going]..well, bless her, her memory is so bad that she knew I was away but sort of forgot and it was like every other day to her, just so glad it was me she said...poor old dear...but she is well, and still going strong...or doing her best to..

Here today with my HOSTESS MONDAY POST sharing an easy step stair card  using some more fabulous images from DIGITAL DELIGHTS


We have...Winter Bobby Bluebird ........Ornamental Owl   ...and   Snowflake Sweeny 

All of these guys coloured with Copics..Reno Markers..and Faber Castell pencils..



There's a side view...showing the steps and MB trees with Couture Creations reindeer..who is bounding through the snow mounds that I hand cut out and embossed through the Swiss dots folder.



A close up of Winter Bobby Bluebird and Snowflake Sweeny...and all the snowflakes were cut with my snowflake punch, who really rejected the thickness of the glittered cardstock, but somehow managed to cope...

So there we go...thanks so much for stopping by..

See you tomorrow..

luv CHRISSYxx








Thursday, November 19, 2015

DELIGHTFUL THURSDAY WITH DIGITAL DELIGHTS..


Hello Everyone..

Thursday has rolled around again and time for my inspiration piece using more of those precious images from DIGITAL DELIGHTS ..

This time I used these lovely Autumn cuties..ACORN FALL SET .. and made another canvas..



Yep...another tree, this one even had very cool branches, but I added so many leaves on it you can't see them, but I love the leaves die from Spellbinders..cut on odd bits of coloured cardstock from my scrap box, and a scrapping of gold paint on some of them...




The little Mouse in his basket of acorns is so cute...coloured with Faber Castell pencils..



There is the little girl and her pumpkins and sunflowers...coloured with Copics and pencils..
The mushrooms were a freebie from somewhere..[sorry I forgot where..]



And the final picture is a side view..showing the little plastic bird fighting his way through the leaves to get to his nest..

So there we go..you can check out my teamies fabulous designs HERE if your surfing and need a smile..I'm still on holiday and loving every minute of it..just at home.. crafting and a bit of gardening, watching rubbish on TV and eating junk..

Challenges to enter....

Crafting from the Heart  [anything goes]

Craft your Passion  [anything goes]

Not just Cards  [anything goes]

Dragonfly  Dreams  [ Fall Colours]

Thanks so much for stopping by..I think I'm nearly done with trees and moving onto stone!!

See you soon.

luv CHRISSYxx





Monday, November 16, 2015

WHERE THE heART IS...MID WAY



Hello Everyone...

Brrr...a bit chilly today, but I'm home on holiday for this week and loving every minute of it..

The dog..[ Harry].. gives me such a look when I open the door...he takes two steps forward to go out and at least 11 back, then goes to the other door thinking Summer may be there..but no..it is raining both sides of  the house..poor Harry.

Today I'm here to share my mid way inspiration post for Where the heART is  ...lots of gorgeous entries so far..with an Anything Goes / "Winter Blues" theme..

I have another canvas to share...



This image is one from our sponsor Lacy Sunshine and the image is called Snow Bunny 

The background was primed with Gesso then a Blue Gelato rubbed all over with my fingers..

I then made the tree with masking tape and a branch for her to sit on...and painted it with acrylic paints.

Added some snow here and there...and lots of dies cut snowflakes with pearl centres...



A close up of the image and no idea why it went yellowy... but her wings are dripping with glossy accents and I added the tiny gems [finger nails adornments] and sparkled up her tights..



All her trims had the flower soft treatment to give a fluffy look..

There we go...all done..I'm off to find something to do..so thank you so much for stopping by..
and thank you for the fabulous comments on my birdhouse below..much appreciated.

Challenges to enter...

Crating With Dragonflies   [Let it Snow]

Crafting With Friends   [anything goes]

Simply Papercraft  [anything goes]


See you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx




Tuesday, November 10, 2015

ANOTHER WEEK BITES THE DUST..



Hello Everyone..

Another week gone by...where is the time going...

Have a bird house to share today...

Was going through some craft magazines and came across this template, so thought I would have a go and just printed it on plain white card..you know, just to see if I could do it or not..




So there it is..the roof went a bit crooked..so I punched out heaps of  1"circles and tacked them down like tiles..they were crooked too..but I was still playing and not sure if I would even share it.



The tiles then all started to lift... so had to go over it with matt medium and that stuck the little suckers down..they weren't moving now!!


Now I had a white boring birdhouse that was crooked with a heavy well glued roof...so out came the masking tape...again.





On went the tape..and this actually made the house stronger..





Then the painting procedure started...I love the painting bit...paint and water...more paint and water until it looked like bark...




Then came the splatterings of white paint...holly dies and berries, and the lovely little bird made out of hessian and calico..with some snowflakes glued on for good measure...



The thick crunchy sparkly roof was coconut and glitter and lots of glue....



And there's a shot a little bit closer...not too close as you will see my glue oozing..lol..

A lot of fun to make and may even make more for different seasons...

Challenges to enter.....

Crafting from the Heart   [Anything goes]

Craft your Passion   [Anything goes]

Crafting with Dragonflies   [Let it snow]

Crafting with Friends  [anything goes]

Crafty Catz   [Winter]

Left of Centre Creative challenge   [Things with wings]

Anything but Cute challenge  [It's Ornamental]


So there we go...thank you so much for stopping by and all the wonderful comments you have left over my last few posts..really appreciate them all so much..

No chocolate tonight..having withdrawls already...may have to eat cheese or something, with crackers and tomato..maybe marmite or vegemite under it all..mmmm...crackers...that will just have to do..

luv CHRISSYxx












Thursday, November 5, 2015

WHOO HOO... IT IS DELIGHFUL THURSDAY TIME WITH DIGITAL DELIGHTS..



Hello Everyone...another longish post tonight, but just too excited  not to share ALL the new releases from the  DIGITAL DELIGHTS STORE  ..

I made a little village using all the full set...

VILLAGE HOUSE SET


Fox and hound Pub

Village Church

Stoney Cottage

Baker house

Candy House


And all the FUN little Critters to go with it...HERE


Ornament Owl

Caroling Slippy

Festive Bells Reindeer

Skating Mitzy

Skating Rocky Racoon
 
Winter Bobby Bluebird
 
 





There they all...Skating Mitzy and Skating Rocky Raccoon are skating away on the tin foil pond..




Ornamental Owl watching over the village from his favourite branch over the Stoney Cottage..and Winter Bobby Bluebird in front of the Baker House




We have Caroling Slippy   singing away outside the Village Church  right next to the Candy House



Then came the Fox and Hound Pub...nice little spot for lunch..

The background of the trees and hilly slopes, I found on the internet and printed it several times to line the box I used...then fussy cut a few of the trees and punched out snowflakes..

The snow....is  Coconut..a whole packet of coconut..made excellent snow for a big project..

 I have added Marianne creatable trees...



The glass tree behind the pond is a Christmas decoration..it sparkles with lights inside and plays music..



All the images...houses and critters were coloured with copics..

It took a long time to do, but I had so much fun doing it and the G/kids move the critters around and play with them..[ more coconut around the house..lol..]

So there you go..a fabulous New  Christmas Release from DIGITAL DELIGHTS 

Thanks so much for stopping by...I'm off to hoover up more coconut..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter....

Crafting By Design   [Anything Goes]

Fab 'n' Funky  [Dies and punches]

Inspiration Destination  [anything goes]

Cuttlebug Mania   [Trees]

Papertake Weekly  [anything goes]



Monday, November 2, 2015

WHERE THE heART IS DT...MINE IS HERE..



Hello Everyone...

As I'm typing this, it is Monday morning, but a nice easy day today...one client away for a month so just have a few personal cares and I'm done..yay!!...that means I can go out in the garden for a few hours..or play in my craftroom..who will win?...

For now though..it is time for a new monthly challenge at Where the heART is

Thank so very much to all who took part in last months challenge..some wonderful stencilling going on and had a lot of fun and inspiration while scrolling through...

This month we are looking at..WINTER BLUES...so however you interpret that is up to you..

Our sponsors are the wonderful..Lacy Sunshine and Inky Impressions

For me, it had to be light flat canvas..and using this gorgeous image from Lacy Sunshine..

Winter Winds Ethereal Enchantress 



There she is...the  background was painted with blue paint..added loads of snowflakes, punched and die cut, with matt medium...keeps them nice and flat and it dries quick..and stencilled some snow spots with modelling paste..

A few swirly stamps in there too from my Aussie mate Annie...



A close up of the image coloured with Copics....fussy cut out and all glittered up..


 


And there's a 'not so good' side view...





And one more photo showing a digitally added sentiment..

So thanks so much for stopping by and hope you can join us at Where the heART is  and share your Winter Blues...

Challenges to enter...

Lacy Sunshine Colour your World   [anything goes]

That craft place  [anything goes mixed media]

Love to Create  [anything goes/mixed media]

Creative moments   [anything goes]

See you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx