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12 Months of Christmas - Stitched Up

          This is my DT make for the August Challenge of  The 12 Months of Christmas Link up ... This month the theme is  "Stitched Up&...

Wednesday 6 November 2024

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2024 Fall/Winter #5

       

I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! 

 This is my fifth post in the

I have used coffee papers from Ike, sadly no longer with us, in a simple sketch card, along with papers from my stash, on a cream card base:




I will add this to the Hop Link



Happy Crafting!

WOYWW #805

    

It is Wednesday so I am linking to WOYWW at Sarah's craft shed

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #805 

Here is my desk:


Still not a lot tidier!!

On my desk easel you can see another project from the virtual retreat a week or so ago:

This was Tammy Porter's workshop


On the desk another journal page is being finished - workshop by Elisa Ablett. There are also a few new things! 

I finished my Halloween concertina junk journal:



Since then I have been making a few coffee related makes for the coffee lovers hop and then at the weekend I made some spicy Christmas tree ornaments:


To finish a couple of photos from the Botanic Garden next door:


Happy WOYWW and Happy Crafting!

Monday 4 November 2024

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2024 Fall/Winter #4

   

    

I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! 

 This is my fourth post in the

I have used a Stamploration digi image for this pair of cards, printing it twice one way then the other. I painted the images with shimmery watercolours and cut them out, sticking each pair together with the handle area. I then stamped these with Tonic stamps.

front:


back:



I will add these to the Hop Link



Happy Crafting!

Sunday 3 November 2024

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2024 Fall/Winter #3

  

    

I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! 

 This is my third post in the

More pieces of ephemera I have been playing with are large 'tea bags'... I folded these out of a piece of A4 paper. In this case the 'tea bag' opens to reveal a real teabag!


I have closed the 'teabag' with a dangle on a paperclip.




I will add this to the Hop Link



Happy Crafting!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2024 Fall/Winter #2

 

    

I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! 

 This is my second post in the

I have been playing with index cards after watching this video.
This is my second index card card...







The base is a cream card blank followed by a mat of paper from my stash.
The index card is blue with added distress oxide in blue as a feature plus stamping using  BeeArty stamps in vintage photo. I then added a rub on and ribbon with a brad. Next I added the pocket - BeeArty paper with Joy Clair stamps in vintage photo.


The small sentiment pulls out to show the Limited Runs sentiment.




I will add this to the Hop Link



Happy Crafting!