Sundays Cards!

 Stamping is addictive.  Fact.  I am addicted to stamping.  Another fact!!  Two more Christmas note cards.  I like making note cards because I can use up scraps of card etc.  And besides that, they are (usually!) quick and easy to make!  Basically, any excuse to stamp/craft!

For the card above, I water coloured some white scrap card, using some SU re-inkers and my aqua brush.  (The one that has water in it).  I just 'painted' some colours on to the card and when it was dry I punched out a pile of snowflakes.  I used two snowflakes on the above card.  So quick, So easy = happy stamper!

And here is "Romeo-Valentino" in my rubbish bin, where I throw my card scraps, ready to throw away!  He spends HOURS in there, sleeping!  If ever I can't find him, I check the bin and there he is!  I have been known to "forget" he is in there, and throw scraps of card and paper on top of him!  He doesn't move! I guess he must be comfortable!?

Thanks for dropping by!  Have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Christmas Cards

I don't need any more Christmas cards...but I am still making them!  I can't seem to stop!  These two cards are small 3 3/4 inch note cards.  The Angels are another set from AliExpress.  There are three Angels, and some word stamps, as well as a fluffy cloud stamp and some heart stamps in the set.  I have the matching die set as well.  These cards were quick and easy (and fun!) to make.  Both Angels have some sparkly clear gel pen on their hair.  I must get some more of those pens, both of mine have almost run out of ink.

The reindeer on  the card below is shiny gold, but it looks dull in this photo:-(  The paper with the music notes on is also shiny gold.  Well it is in real life!   Oh well!

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Disappointed and Ripped Off by Chunhua Store AliExpress.

I recently purchased this animal stamp set, and the matching dies, from AliExpress.  I bought the stamp set first, then later discovered they also have the matching die set.  When I got the die set, I was  disappointed to discover the dies are facing the WRONG way, and so I can't use them to cut out the animals.  Worst still, I have contacted the seller, "Chunhua Store" THREE times to tell them and ask for a refund, but they didn't seem to  understand what I had written, and just said that the stamp and dies are old separately, which I already knew.  I sent them the photo above to show them what I meant, but have had no response.  NOT good "Chunhua Store".

The photo above shows the stamped image, and the corresponding die, which is facing cutting side down.  It is obvious the die is not going to cut out the image.

Sellers like "Chunhua Store" really frustrate, disappoint and annoy me.  They have my money and I have goods that are defective.

I hope they have a **** Christmas😡  (Fill in the gaps yourself!)

Apologies for my rant, but I am so annoyed.

Christmas Cards and Other Stuff!

Above is a thank you card I made for someone.  The "bow" is a new die, and is so much fun to use!

Below is Romeo-Valentino spread out on my craft desk!  He takes up most of the table! 

The two photos below are of a couple of the tea cups I made.  These ones have the tea bags, sugar and the spoon in them.

Below are three more Christmas card I made. 

I made a whole pile of these Angel Cards and sold them for $2 each. 

 Another tea cup I made.  They look better with the tea bags, sugar and spoon in them.  Without those things in them they look un-finished.  (To me!)

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE  day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-) 

A Bit of Everything!

I have been very ill and in hospital for a week, (acute adrenal failure) but I am back home now and getting back into my crafting!  Above is a cute photo of my "Cutie-Patootie", Romeo-Valentino!  Oh-so-innocent - NOT!  We won't mention what he did to the Christmas tree!!

Below is a tea cup I made using some new dies I got.  So cute!  I had an order to make two for someone, and I have another one to make for someone else.  After I took this photo, I found some tiny plastic silver spoons in the local $2 Shop, so I put one in each cup, as well as tea bags and a sachet of sugar.  Lots of fun to make!

Below are some paper pyramids I made.  They have  Christmas trinkets inside them.  A quick and easy project, and it uses up your small scraps of paper. 

Below is an order I got for six identical cards.  

A late Christmas card I made and popped in one of my neighbours mail boxes.

 The next two photos are some more teacups I made.

Make your cat(s) a toy!  I cut into strips some of the cellophane bags that I get craft things in, and then stuffed them into an old (clean!) sock.  I tied a knot in the end of the sock and hey presto!  I had a toy for my cats!  They love it because it makes a crinkling sound when they attack it!  It doesn't look flash, but the cats love it!  You could make it into a ball shape it you wanted to.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Fun With Alcohol Inks!

Well I am definitely having fun with my Alcohol inks!  I just made this sun catcher to hang in my window!  

I die cut a circle from some plastic, and then run it through my BigShot and embossed it using a paisley embossing folder. Then I coloured the whole circle with yellow Alcohol ink.  Then I used a very tiny paintbrush to carefully drop tiny drops of magenta, blue, green, purple and yellow onto the circle.  Once I had done that, I used a thin piece of wire to dot some Isopropyl Alcohol over the colours.  This kind of takes away some of the colour, and gives the impression of 'bubbles'.  Because I embossed the circle, it sort of stopped the ink from pooling and spreading right across the circle.  It looks awesome hanging in the window, with the light behind it!  This was photographed on a window with fading light.  I will photograph it again tomorrow when the sun is shining.  I will attach some fine thread to it so it will hang properly.  

Ok, that's me for today, thank you for stopping by!  Have a SUNSHINE day! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Christmas Cards, AliExpress Stamp Sets, And More!

These are a couple of Christmas cards  made recently.  The one below is from a stamp set from AliExpress.  It's a Stampin' UP! set called, 'Beautiful Baubles".  I got the matching die set as well.  It was around $8 NZD off AliExpress.  Let me just explain, all the stamp and die sets I buy from AliExpress are un- branded and all are brand new.  Some people have said because they are SO cheap, there must be 'something wrong with them'.  I can assure you, there is NOTHING wrong with them, nor are they defective in anyway.  Just cheap.  REAL cheap!

 I stamped the small Baubles on the card, then on another piece of card I stamped them again and die cut them out.  I then stuck them over the top of the ones I stamped on my card using sponge tape.

Below is what I made to hang some of my clear stamp sets on.  I bought a hand towel rack for $2 form the $2 Shop and attached it to the wall.  I also bought some bulldog clips in small sizes.  I fashioned some hooks using some wire and then attached the hooks to the wire and hung it on the hand towel rack.  It's very rough - nothing fancy here - but it works perfectly!  Now I don't have to spend time rummaging around looking for the set I want.  This way I can see clearly what I am looking for.

I also made racks for my punches to sit on. 

Here below is another SU stamp set I got from AliExpress.  This one is called, "Bouquet Blooms", and I also got the matching die set with it.

Below is a photo of the SU "Beautiful Baubles" stamp set.

Below is a large 10 inch x 8 inch ceramic tile I had lying around.  I used my alcohol inks to "paint" it! I intend to paint some glasses and dishes for Christmas gifts.  After I cleaned the tile with some Rubbing Alcohol, I then sprayed the tile with hairspray.  Yes!  Hairspray!  It helps the inks spread and mix.  Then I used the alcohol inks straight from the bottle, just a drop here and there.  More hairspray and then more alcohol inks.  I think I did this 3-4 times before I was finally ok with it.  The tile isn't 'finished'.  I'm not sure what I will do with it, but I just know it isn't 'finished'.  Watch this space!

Below is a photo of "Romeo's" shadow on the floor one morning!  The sun was behind him making this shadow on the floor.  I grabbed my camera before he moved, and this is what I got!

And here is is, below, resting his head on the side of his bed!  It was a cold morning and so he had gone back to his bed to keep warm once he had breakfast.  By the way, his bed is on my art desk!  Where else would it be?!

Well it is a very wet day here today, I am hoping the rain stops later today, because the Glow Festival is on in the Village at Titirangi. They have the whole Village lit up with thousands of Christmas lights and it looks like Fairyland!  They also have lots of different entertainment going on, music, food stalls, things to buy, games for the kids etc.  The Village looks so pretty with all the lights.  I will go if the rain stops!  I wasn't able to go last year because I had only just had hip surgery and wasn't able to walk very well, let alone carry a camera and take photos!  Oh, and I wasn't allowed to get on and off buses either:-( If I go today, I will post photos of it tomorrow.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)