Crafty Mummy

Hello to all. Well where has January gone..... Oh well even if I post monthly it will be more than last year! This last week I decided to do something just for me.  So after a bit of a clear out I though I'll have a go at a tag using a long lost template. I embossed the card using a Tim Holtz embossing folder and enhanced it using Victorian Velvet and Vintage Photo. To cover the mistake, or should I say my creative diversion, I added a bit of ribbon/lace. In my clear out I found some butterfly stamps, again long forgotten, so found some scrap of decorative paper, stamped the image and embossed it with some clear powder with a bit of bling in it. To finish it of a spritzed it with Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold and added a few pearls. Next, using Spellbinders Aster dies, I cut out my layers 3 times and put the together with a brad. To give me the shabby chic look I love I sprayed water on each layer scrunched the layers one at a time then gently pulled them a...

Hi there.  Well what a last few months I have had of 2012.  The main thing was finding out, well basically confirmation, that our son, Alex has High Functioning ASD. So as a family we have a hill to climb with him but we will get there. My resolutions for 2013 - well I try not to make any as it only means that i will break them.  However this year I will try and eat more healthy, try and finish a load of Xmas cards that I started and never finished in 2012, and try to blog more.  I hope that by using the the word 'try' if I don't do manage it I can say "well at least I tried"! I hope you enjoy my 1st offering for 2013. A very simple "Thank You" card for my Aunt who sent the kids some money.  The SWALK image was coloured using my Spectrum Noir/Promarker pens along with the paper flowers, which were originally white. Most of my cards always need a bit of bling so I sprayed the flowers with spray and sparkle. The background paper was from my rather big ...