CATS OR DOGS..DT

 Hello everyone,

No posts then two on nearly one day..go figure..

This time I'm here with my DT post for As You Like It  ans Sarah is our hostess with the theme..

CATS OR DOGS..well, I love any animal except cockroaches, not fond of them because they are quick and scare me.. but of course my favourite has to be..CATS..

and a very simple, no process photos,  card..and a shaker..

and slimline, haven't made one of those forever ago..

Cute die cut cats peaking around corners..love that..

and all the shakers bits have gone down the bottom, 

A close up of the shaker bit, they remind me of those candy hearts

 that had messages of love on them, you had to lick them

 and the words would show up better....

and this baby shakes..

My beautiful girl as my screen saver..

So come on over join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

TWO STEPS BEHIND..DT

 Hello everyone,

Well great intentions and all that, I didn't make it here Monday, or Tuesday for that matter and now it is late Wednesday for me, and I'm crawling on here to share my DT project..

I'm fine, nothing wrong at all, just too many orders and not enough days in the week, and some orders are  biggies!!

So, today is LITTLE RED WAGON CHALLENGE DAY  and our lovely is hostess is Kate and her theme is...

TWO STEPS BEHIND - create a step card or something with a unique design.. 

I made my shape, three times, as I cut it in half once, then wrong side and then I don't know what happened, it just worked..

Papers were all sorts from same pack but not really matching, they just went together..

even added a simple strip to make it look like the panel was covered and just looks nice when you look at it side ways..

I bought a packet of butterflies, black and white from  Aall and create..

Bulky flowers from my stash from the old days..lol.. 

I don't use them very much these days, but they are pretty..

and a simple die cut, Just For You.

close up of flowers...

and one more photo looking down..

so, there you go, come on over and join us...

HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you tomorrow...

Luv CHRISSYxx

ALL ABOUT THE GROCERY BAGS..

 Hello everyone,

Hope all is well and you are getting lots of crafty time, I know I am and loving it..

I'm sharing a project I saw on You Tube, and added my own spin on it.. A " Purse Booklet"..made with brown paper grocery bags...

On You Tube Natasha from Treasure Books crafts made one with single bag, I used two.

Here we go..brace yourself.

I started off with two brown paper bags with handles and put them together..

Like so, and cut some papers to cover them but keeping the center in a fold..

Inked these panels

and glued them down..

Then with more of those papers I made some pockets and I never matched the patterns together, I 

alternated them around, as you can see..

As they are from the same pad, they went together quite nicely..

This the inside of one of the bags which is a pocket...

I added strips of patterned paper just inside the opening which gives the illusion, sort of, that the whole pocket is lined..

This is the front of the now folded purse and I added some lace..

This is the first fold front onto middle..

Looking into front pocket..

and trying to show here all the compartments

Taking a break...

 I found all sorts of papers from magazines and some I may have printed, but mostly magazines..

And I made journals with them, just collaged all those pictures onto tallish card stock

which was folded and some papers added inside to write on..

I loved this one with the old phone and our 4 Square man bottom left..

I made a closure with card stock and Velcro and die cut a retro flower .

There she is standing up...

Flopped open...

Booklets in ever pockets..

added more flowers here and there

and pearls centers, so pretty..

This is showing the closure, works perfectly..

then I made another notebook..

This is a better flop picture..

Then added more lace for balance..

And I was done..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you after the weekend..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter.

Creative Fingers   ( Anything goes)

Ally's Angels   ( Anything goes )

The Crafting Challenge   ( Flowers )

USE YOUR SCRAPS..DT

 Hello everyone,

Baco to Wednesday again, that week flew by, but in a good way...

I have new kitchen taps, my permanently locked backdoor is unlocked and fixed now and a door stop behind my laundry door and expecting, but not positively, a new clothesline in the near future..it's the little things isn't it..

So, Wednesday, time for a new challenge over at Little Red Wagon and our lovely Brenda is hostess, and her theme this week is " Use your Scraps"  well my friends, my favourite pass time is using scraps, so not hard for me..

First up, I made my panels

The papers are beautiful florals but none of them match

and are slightly odd lengths, so we make the most of it..

and I cut them smaller this time instead of adding to the lengths.

Music sheets were my main background..

and using more scraps of " My Favourite Things " black and white stripes, 

I added a tiny strip on the bottoms for interest..

See..and what is behind panel number one?

It's a pocket,with a thin note book inside..

Added beautiful monarch washi butterflies..

and a shabby ribbon for the look of a closure, 

but it isn't closing anything, just looks right..

die cut a lovely sentiment in pink foil cardstock.and 

a thinking of you on the outside..

and there she is, a tri fold with inside flap and pocket..

So do come and join us HERE would love to see you..

thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

A Perfect Time to Craft   ( Anything goes )

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge   ( anything blossoms goes /optional mood board)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge   Anything goes)

Love Those Pretty Papers   ( anything pretty papers goes / option triangle technique )

Double D challenge    (Basket full of posies  - with mood board)