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

JUST A QUICKIE

 Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a good weekend..mine was super happy..

My grandson proposed in the middle of a photo shoot that my daughter was doing for him and his gorgeous girlfriend, neither girls had any idea so a very emotional time.

they are such lovely caring kids and I wish them all the happiness in the world..

So, moving on and drying my eyes again..

A request to make a load of " Thanks " sentiments

for cards at my sons shop as sometimes they don't want birthday but love a card..

DONE!

then of course I made cards..lol..

card one..

Die cut a heap of daisies ( Honey Bee Stamps )

leaves and centers..

until I had a tray of them..

Card two..

card three..

card four..

The white butterflies is a die. plain, nothing on it, just plain white card stock, I made the dots on the wings using tiny little black gems, the ones I use for most seagulls eyes and gave them a black body..perfect.

So there you go..

short and sweet and I'll be back tomorrow with a DT project

so I'll see you then..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx

ANOTHER HIDDEN TAG..

 Hello everyone,

I'm back with the other tag inside a tag but this one is bigger..

I don't often use blue mainly because I've never found any

 I really like, but these are delicious, sort of vintage blue.

but only 6x6 so..

I had to join them up pattern with pattern,

one of my favourite things to do.

added a Tim Holtz paper doll and gave her some

butterfly wings

The tag that slides inside had half a butterfly

and a big number...BUT

it was too small and dissappeared inside the big tag,

so I had to alter..

I just added a piece of card stock and used up scraps of paper

to cover it then a big number.

okay, the butterfly does not line up as well as my eyesight is rubbish 

and I cannot line up most of anything..

but the hole reinforcing circles  and black scrap of card stock hide the join pretty good.

and now it snuggles up really nice inside without vanishing inside.

added a ribbon tab top and done..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

  

Tag -along ( and ATC'S )  ( Numbers )

Cardz 4 Galz   ( Wings )

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE...DT

 Hello everyone,

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenge over at Little Red Wagon and this week our lovely Kate is hostess and her theme " Just the Way you Are " - ( celebrate someone love, birthday etc )

For my project I made a card using up a stash of lace trim..and papers older than I am..

These flower trims are so popular now, I remember them years ago

and so happy to see them again with so many different colours.

My card is like a pocket..

with this little tag inside decorated with die cuts of

dresses and purses and an even smaller tag with the bow threaded through..

and a tiny little strawberry charm dangling off it.

even added a bunch of the flowers I cut off very carefully onto the waist line of the dress.

As for making the panel to be able to stand I made this contraption, right or wrong the panel can stand, good enough in my book..

So there we go..

Come join us HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

A Cut Above Challenge  ( anything goes with a die cut )

Make My Monday  ( use 2 dies)

HIDDEN TAG INSIDE A TAG..

 Hello everyone,

I have seen a lot of tags in my time but Pinky showed a very cool one the other day, (click her name and she will there,)  and I really liked it and wanted to have a go.....so I did.

I cut two tags the same size, glued the three edges together.

Then covered it in Mintay paper scraps and inked all the edges with Ranger 

inks ground espresso, my new favourite brown.

added my frame stickers and little Victorian ladies

and some number strips..

SURPRISE!!

This little one was inside, same date sticker different lady..

In my  head, this was the sister of the one in the painting ( frame ) and daughter of the lady sitting under the frame, I feel she is jealous of the sister as the mother sits and looks up all the time, and I also feel there is going be trouble..

I watch too much television!

I love the added side tab to pull, 

even though a few didn't get it and had to be told,

but that's okay..

and there we have a cute tag inside a tag, I made another one too, will share that later..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx

challenges to enter..

Tag - along (and ATC's )   ( numbers )

AND...my love book