Sunday's Crafting!

 

I made the Berry Basket (above) using a die from Stampin' Up!  So quick and easy to make!  The strawberries/punch are also both from SU.  I turn 65 just a few days before Christmas, and have decided to have a "Champagne & Strawberries" afternoon! I'm hoping to make some C & S invitations to send out.  I will also make more baskets and line them with paper napkins and have some strawberries sitting in them for us all to eat.  There will be other strawberry related food as well.  As long as we are not back in lockdown and Covid behaves itself, all should go to plan!  The basket measures around 3x4 inches, not including the height of the handle.

Below are two random cards I made.  On the pink one I was experimenting with my new Catherine Pooler Ink Pads.  Just trying out the colours.

Below are two quick and easy, no colouring in Christmas cards.  Once again, I was trying out   my new CP Ink Pads.  The snowflakes were punched out of gold card.

Two different snowmen!  (I am obsessed with snowmen stamps!)  The one on the right has some "Nellies Snow Effects" Snow on the bottom of his hat.  Fun stuff to play with and dries quickly.

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Painted Stars.

I've started making some Christmas gifts.  I stamped using black Stazon ink) tis cute Impression Obsession snow man onto a wooded star.  The size is about 2 3/4 inches.

To colour the image I have used water colour pencils.  Then I added some liquid clear glitter.  Once that was dry I lightly sprayed the star with hair spray to seal the image.  He is a bit more sparkly in real life.

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"Hello Kitty"

 Here are some cute little "Hello Kitty" purses I made, using the Stampin' Up! Petite Purse Die.  I used little red puffy material hearts for the bows.  The eyes and noses were punched out using my SU Owl punch.

I used "Art Glitter" adhesive to glue them together.  I LOVE this glue!  It dries nice and quickly and is clear, almost invisible once dry.

I will add  candy or lip gloss to put inside the purses and then wrap them in cellophane tied with a ribbon bow, to use as gifts and to sell closer to Christmas. These are super fun to make!

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"Large Marge"

 

"Large Marge" is not feeling well.  She's in bed feeling very sorry for herself.  She hates being in bed.  She would much rather be outside chasing mice, or birds, or better still, the dog next door. She's always teasing the dog next door, but that's another story for another day.

"Large Marge's" owner took her temperature this morning - you know where they put the thermometer??  "Large Marge" was very indignant and felt like she had been violated.  It was not pleasant.  She will get well. (It was just a fur-ball) But she certainly will not be taking the advice of some Purr-resident.  

Above shows the card, with the stamp I used.  I just turned the stamp on it's side.  I had to hand draw the bed! Eek! The images have some sparkly clear gel pen around the edges of them.  Sparkly stuff is notoriously challenging to photograph.  Grrr.

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Meet the " Sweet and Sours"!

 I know, it' not a card, but after 25 days of being in isolation at home, I am going a bit nutty!  This morning as I was adjusting my lemons (please, keep it clean!) I realized they had smiles on their faces!  So out came the craft bits, stick on wobbly eyes, some paper flowers and permanent marker!  This is what happens when you get a bit bored, you start looking at normal every day things a bit differently!

I will hopefully have a card done by the end of today.

In the mean time please enjoy the "Sweet and Sours"!

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  Remember to always be your authentic self and shine bright each and every day!

"The Invitation"

 

It doesn't interest me

what you do for a living.

I want to know

what you ache for

and if you dare to dream

of meeting your hearts longing.

It doesn't interest me

how old you are

I want to know

if you will risk

looking like a fool

for love

for your dream

for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me

what planets are

squaring your moon...

I want to know

if you have touched

the center of your own sorrow

if you have been opened

by life's betrayals

or have become shriveled and closed

from fear of further pain.

I want to know

 if you can sit with pain

mine or your own

without moving to hide it

or fade it

or fix it.

I want to know

if you can be with joy

mine or your own

if you can dance with wilderness

and let the ecstasy fill you

to the tips of your fingers and toes

without cautioning us

to be careful

to be realistic

to remember the limitations

of being human.

It doesn't interest me

if the story you are telling me

is true.

I want to know if you can

disappoint another

to be true to yourself.

If you can bear

the accusation of betrayal

and not betray your own soul.

If you can be faithless

and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know

if you can see beauty

even when it is not pretty

every day

and if you can source your own life

from it's presence.

I want to know

if you can live with failure

yours and mine

and still stand at the edge of the lake

and shout to the silver of the full moon

"yes".

It doesn't interest me

where you live

or how much money you have

I want to know if you can get up

after the night of grief and despair

weary and bruised to the bone

and do what needs to be done

to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me

who you know

or how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand

in the center of the fire

with me

and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me

where or what or with whom

you have studied.

I want to know

what sustains you

from the inside

when all else falls away.

I want to know

if you can be alone

with yourself

and if you truly like

the company you keep

in the empty moments.

This is a poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.  Hope you like it.

Cards coming later!

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a SUNSHINE day.  Remember to always be your authentic self and shine bright each and every day.

"Lula-Belle Irene's Pill" and Other Stuff.

I made the butterfly using a Tim Holtz cut and emboss folder.  I used a piece of water colour card that had been inked with different sprays.  The colour looks a bit washed-out on here.  Better in real life.  The stamped words are a Suzanne Canon stamp.

I used a stamp from a SU stamp set called "New Wonders" for the card below.  I used a sparkly gelly roll pen on her hair, dress and pen nib, but sadly it doesn't show very well on here.  I have photos of it on my phone that show the sparkle better.  I think I colored her with Copics.

Below is another card using the same Tim Holtz cut and emboss folder for the butterfly, and another of Suzanne Canons awesome calligraphy stamps. 

Below is a thing  made to hold and store my sponge dabbers.  I used some Velcro dots on the lid so I can attach the sponge pieces.  The handles sit in the bottom of the case.  Easy to remove the sponges as I need them, and the case (from my $2 shop) is also easy to store on a shelf.  Previously I had them sitting in a drawer, but this is way easier to find and use, and much neater and tidier!

Here's what the case looks like, closed, from the top, looking down at it.

A close up of one of my Daffodils.  I got to it before the Possums did this year!  You gotta be quick to beat them!

Below is "Lula-Belle Irene".  She is a new girl on the block. 

Her owner, who shall remain nameless, has tricked her into swallowing a Flea Treatment pill, telling her it was "Cat Candy".

Lula-Belle Irene is furious, she hates those pills.  They taste like, well, something un-printable. She will get revenge.  She has vowed to shed her coat all over her owners new and very expensive shag pile rug, the one she imported from India. Lula-Belle Irene may even throw up a fur ball or two in her owners slippers, just as an extra 'gift'.

Cat's huh.

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