HIGHLAND COWS ALBUM..

 Hello everyone,

last year my daughter and son in law went for a trip over Europe and UK and Scotland..Scotland was to see her favourite animal of all time..HIGHLAND COWS..

When they came home she was sharing pictures  on Facebook etc so I right clicked and saved, re sized and printed made her an album for her birthday in March..now I can share.

I made the album with the hinge technique, so easy and as long as you keep an eye on it it will be straight!!

The inside hinges were covered with sunflowers paper as I think it looks better.

with the hinge gluing the book spreads all the way open.

So I will start with the cover and end with the cover and not say another word, unless I find it very very important..

So there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by, so much appreciated..

I'll see you again soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

PS, she absolutely loved it and had no idea that I was doing it, so that made me happy because boy is she a snoop and can pick up on things, but not this..

Challenges to enter..

Allsorts  ( Ribbon and bows  )

Crafty Animals  ( Anything Goes )

SPRING TAG..

 Hello everyone,

I'm back already as I had such fun making some tags..

there were four of these pre cut tags in my box but one got accidently glued to my desk and I would rather not talk about how the heck I did that..so started with three tags.

I then stenciled Fossilized Amber( TH ) oxide ink

 through it here and there..

then die cut theses tulips and then had

 a go at sponging colour on them using more oxides

Glued the flowers in place ( Fossilized Amber again )

out came the butterfly drawer and picked this one..

then I made two more..coloured the same with oxides

Picked Raspberry, and Wilted Violet and 

matching butterflies..

added some ruffle gingham lace upside down for grass

along the bottom and black ribbon in the top tab..

This was my favourite and first tag so going to enter this one at Tag-along(and ATC's)

a close up of stamped sentiment..

So there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you again soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Tag-along ( and ATC's )  ( Spring Flowers )

Craft Rocket Challenge  ( No Design paper )

Beautiful Blossoms   ( Anything Floral goes )

Double D Challenge   ( Book/ Bookmarks / or postal postage)

ATC's WITH ANIMALS..DT

 Hello everyone,

It's Little Red Wagon time and I'm hostess this week with a fun and easy theme..

" INCLUDE AN ANIMAL "

another ATC day..old playing cards covered with leafy tissue paper.

adding PET stickers of Beard, red pandas and racoons.

The Bears were my absolute favourite as they fitted scene best..

He was sized for the trees from Gina K

and I made him, well, all of them, 

coming from behind the trees.

There's my three bears..

but of course I had to have six,

 so the other animals came out to play..

I like them and had fun with them but the bears won this time..

then there were six..

Do come and join us HERE

so there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by, I'll see you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter

Tag-along ( and ATC's )  ( spring flowers or anything goes )

Critter Crazy challenge  ( include an animal )

LEFTOVERS..DT

 Hello everyone,

LEFTOVERS. one of my most  favourite words in the craft room and fridge and also the theme for our new challenge over at Little Red Wagon that is the theme our fabulous hostess Imke has chosen for us.

A great theme and fabulous way to use up your stuff, those little bits of goodness that you pop into a box and say  I will use that one day, well today is the day..no matter how tiny your leftover is, we can always use it..AND..I followed a sketch I found.

first three photos are my base..

Kraft matts

and, leftovers

packaging..

scrap papers ( leftovers )

covering the packaging..

time to glue it all together..

one going one way..

one going the other way../

onto the base...three layers

little tiny tags from my stash of ephemeras

postage stamps ( TH )

and ended up with a thick and bulky and fun book card with layers and pockets and all that good stuff without cutting into large sheets, all with leftover bits..

packing turned into a front cover pocket holding tiny tag..

if any papers were a bit small they got split

re joined and covered by numbers of tag..

rustic and flowers go well together..

thick..

but still goes in envelope, just another dollar.

Stands up and no wind is going to blow this baby down..

and there she is..

I may have to keep this one as I really like it..

So do come and join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by, I'll see you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx