LIFE WITHOUT MY GRAND CALIBUR

After getting up one morning ready to start a fresh card, I was gutted to find that the handle on my GC would not turn. As I picked it up to have look closer at it I heard a sound of dread.  Something metallic was rattling around inside. Next stop was a phone call to the supplier and they picked it up three days later, so just waiting hear if it is being repaired or replaced.

For some who makes most her cards based around using die cuts, its amazing how frustrating it is not to have it, luckily I kept my Big Shot (which I use with smaller dies and when I just want a one off piece), but it is much slower going and I have added a Cricut Baby Bug to my craft tools (which I am loving).

But I have struggled on without my Calibur and have created a few pieces without the GC.

This card made using 90% of black card and my twinkling H2Os.  They are an incredible medium to have.  The backing sheet, started life as just a cream paper with the black design.  I wanted the black imagery but not the colour.

I have used a mixture of Cricut cut shapes, spellbinders and lea'bility dies for this one.

With a Special Touch of Mica masks and a beautiful lea'bility die. This is a beautiful and slight quirky die that I see me using often.

Cut with my cricut, with an accent heart using  a Marianne die.

Join me in wishing my Grand Calibur a speedy recovery and return to home soon.

Happy crafting everone xx

WORKING WITH SPELLBINDERS - NOT A CARD

It started with finding an unloved green watering can in the loft.

I have absolutely loved making this piece, it has been a real labour of love over the last few days.  All the flowers, foliage and label on the can have been made using spellbinders (the letters are from Tim Holtz Vintage market alphabet).  The flowers are made from white printer paper, coloured with Distress Inks and highlighted with H2Os.  The foliage has been made from some cheap old green card I found in the back of my crafting cupboard and coloured with H2Os.

I had planned to take a few photos, but there was more work involved than I realised and I was concerned the WWW would not have enough space for them all. LOLx

Items Used:

Grand Calibur

Stick It Cool Melt Glue Gun

Spritzer bottle

Paint brushes

Large glue dots

White printer paper

Mid green card

2mm Florist wire

Florist tape

Spellbinder Dies

Blossom Three

Blossom Four

Rose Creations

Foliage

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Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Black Soot

Wild Honey

Dusty Concord

H2Os

Plum Crazy

Mango Mamba

Sweet Alfalfa

I think that has covered everything used.

I do hope you enjoy looking at this as much as I enjoyed making and all comments would be much appreciated.



FIRST CARDS OF 2012

I thought I would start the year with a couple of Valentine cards. Different styles on each one, I must admit I much prefer the word one.

I do think this a very cute Tilda and lends herself well for a valentines card.

I love this card with the black and white with metallic accents.  The little poem came to me whilst watching tv one night.

Thank you for looking!!