PIANO MAN..DT

 Hello everyone,

We are all set for this week at LITTLE RED WAGON with our lovely Kate as hostess and going along with her Billy Joel inspired themes and this week we have PIANO MAN - inspired by music.

This is what I got up to..

Now, I feel real bad about this but I was given this music book which I never read anything inside for a long time and when I did I noticed it was inscribed at it is now over 100 years old and  I ripped pages out, BUT, in my defense those pages are beautiful now and will live a lot longer and became my background papers.

Lovey lace in black and new music die..

They look gray but the light was against me..

the die was cut a popped onto dimensionals to make it quite high..

lace was my border then added a strip of gold and added gold half pearls

and little red roses from Wild Orchid Crafts 

A simple sentiment and done.

So do come and play HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I'll see you tomorrow..

Luv CHRISSYxx

EPHEMERA DAY NUMBER ONE

 Hello everyone,

I had a great day last week where I spent the whole day making ephemeras which is something I love to do and pop them in my box so I always have something to grab when I'm making something and need a quick fix or to fill gaps..

So this day started with butterflies, I die cut them from brownie blotchy packaging

Again in patterned paper so they had back to back pattern 

and added a black body..

Inked them up and they are ready to go..

I added some onto these bookmark tags..the tiny frames

are the negatives after cutting out tag tops for index cards..no waste here..

Meanwhile I made this pocket envelope with an 8x8 sheet of paper, very easy to do.

just fold and fold.

Decorated  and added tags, little ones.

next up I covered the bottom bit of these packing packets with papers

 and stickers and popped in a tag.

then made another pocket envelope with Stamperia 8x8 papers..

Added decorated circles and die anchor with patterned papers..

along with a film strip in patterned papers..

filled the pockets with tags I made..

Then had so much fun I made another with Stamperia papers silent sea 

and finally used this van die cut.

along with cheese cloth and the giant starfish, which I love..

tags inside..

Oh, go on then, I'll make one more using the lighthouse papers

Cheese cloth and covered  anchor

and of course tags..

Moving on to theses blank playing cards, I needed to use them up

so covered them with book pages..

Inked the edges and splattered ink onto them and allowed to dry..

and then came nautical stickers..

until I had a set of 8..

these packaging stickers packets need some help to become useful..

So I covered them up with paper scraps and will finish them off when I need to..

I also made blue tags with taller ones to inside the pocket envelopes with the nautical feel.

last photo..

All the pocket envelopes full with tags and things..DONE.

So there you go, I will share another lot soon.

Thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx

SPECIMEN DAY ..

 Hello everyone,

Yes, indeed, it is specimen day and a project I made for whatever reason other than it entertained me for the day and I was making something, I have to make something everyday unless I'm away..

So, on this day I had an idea just for fun and made specimen cards to use up stickers and file cards and stuff..

I started off by folding some kraft card in half to make a small 

folder and cut a circle closer to one side..

See

then added clear packaging for windows..

and added a big red bug..

Closed it up and inked around the edges and then..

did a few more times and added tabs on the top..

Tim came to play and we stamped numbers and things all over the place.

File cards ready to be inked and stamped

And this negative  from the tab top die I had to keep

 just trimmed it up a bit to make it relatively

 the same on all sides and with use them for frames..

yes, they will be useful alright..

So I put cards inside some of these files

here's a bunch ready for stickers

and sticker them I did..

Bugs and flowers..

these numbers labels were a freebie off Facebook 

from Lulu's Crafts, they are awesome..

Made a box for my files..

Bugs specimens..

butterfly specimens

with lots of stamping..

and this is where they sit in my room..

So there you go..

No rhyme or reason, they are what they are and kept me off the streets..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter..

I SEE.DT

 Hello everyone,

Gosh this last week flew by and it is Wednesday already and time for a new challenge over at..

LITTLE RED WAGON and our lovely Brenda is our hostess with the theme "  I SEE " - use vellum or something you can see through..

I picked out my papers and colours and for once knew where I was going with it..

Fold the base and added papers and a cut out oval

then used packaging for the window, very handy is clear packaging..

I made a frame for the front and started adding flowers, all matching..

Then had to add lace because...

I missed..everytime I miss.

So lace on which made it look prettier and the beautiful bird papers behind..

see, when you open you see the bird again..

A simple sentiment gold embossed and a bow and I was done..

So do come and join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

Fab n Funky  ( Something beginning with B )

Ally's Angels  ( Anything goes )

Beautiful Blossoms  ( Anything floral goes )