Maze Book 2

After making a Maze Book last week for one of the Just Bex challenges, I decided to make another for a very special friend who celebrates her birthday on Saturday. I really enjoy putting the books together, they are so simple but very effective. I'm into brown at the moment so the card base on this one is brown Bazzil too!

Front cover
Pages 1 & 2

Pages 3 & 4

Pages 5 & 6 Pages 7 & 8

Back cover and tags

I would love to know how other people stop their pages from 'flopping' out when the book is open. I have tried gluing or taping some of the pages together but this just seems to make the book incredibly tight when open!
I have used various papers from old SA Kits, spotty Prima Flowers from Craft Obsessions, Quickutz dies, ribbons from my lovely stash from RIbbon Oasis and my lovely new Cuttlebug embossing folders.
Thanks to my gorgeous kitty cats, housework beckons. One of them has just knocked a plant over in the conservatory so I have to go and clean up the soil. I wish I could get them to use a dustpan and brush, it would make my life easier. LOL

Jen's June Challenge

Jen has done a challenge over on the forum at Just Bex for this month and it is to make a card with a handmade flower on the front. I took the easy way out and used a template which was in a lovely pink kit which DH bought me for Christmas from Craftwork Cards

The flower and backing papers are from K & Co and the greeting is printed on the pc, inked and mounted on foam pads. I curled the flower with a nail file (!) to give it that 3D look.

Look whats just arrived, I love my postie on days like this :))

I saw the link for these on Kathy's blog and decided to order them from Ribbon Oasis and they are just gorgeous. All different shades of brown and cream ribbons and flowers packed into a paint tin ready to alter. The service is value for money is excellent and I shall definitely be returning. :))

I also got these.

I have never used the Cuttlebug embossing folders or dies before but have seen loads of good revies about them so I went in at the deep end (as you do). I got the wedding, birthday and word filled hearts and the little train die all from Janet at the Top Topper Shop on ebay. I have ordered from her quite a few times as her prices and service are excellent. I'm very pleased to hear that she has now opened a web site in addition to the ebay store. This can be found at http://www.toptoppershop.co.uk/

I also received a set of celebration stamps by Anna Griffin bought from Canada. I lost my trusty birthday cake stamp and couldn't find it singly anywhere so bought the set again. Now I have spares just in case I lose any more. Having said that, the couple I've lost will probably turn up now.

I always love my job but days like today make it even better. I can collect craft goodies without having to justify my spending. All in the line of business ;))

DCM dare

Just a quick one today. I had a wedding card to make to be posted tomorrow so I used the DCM dare for this week. The brief was:

Kel says- Okay, this week I would like you to use some acetate, vellum, plasma or anything else remotely 'see-through' on your card. That's it!

Although it isn't noticable on the card, the bride and groom are stamped onto acetate and tied to the card with silver ribbon.. The greeting is then printed onto the actual card.

I'm off to see my mum and dad now :)

A bird in the hand

..........is worth more than two in the bush, but I'm not sure exactly how many!! We have a huge Passionflower growing across the front of our sheds and I got sidetracked this afternoon on my way down to the greenhouse. Upon further investigation, this is what I found. Of course I had to come back in for the camera. Mummy blackbird had disappeared by the time I got back out so it was a case of shove the camera into the bush and hope for the best! What with hubby, kids, cats, fish, frogs and now baby birds, it's beginning to feel like living in a zoo. LOL

I've managed to do my first card for Sue's template challenge on the Just Bex forum. It started out as a unisex card but I think it has finished up as a male card! See what you think.

And this is the template.

Won't get much crafting done tomorrow as I am going to see my mum and dad's new cottage and it will be the last time I see them before they jet off to sunny Florida next Sunday.

Typical!

Just a quick one today. I got a frantic phone call earlier from DD. It's their anniversary tomorrow and she hadn't got him a card, but she would be calling for it in 30 mins! Isn't that just like kids!! They don't change as they grow up either. He is an avid LFC fan and I'm running out of ideas now as I have made his birthday, Christmas and anniversary cards for the last 5 years, not only from DD but from us too. Anyway, this is what I came up with.

All work and no play!

I have just caught up with a few card orders and realised that some of them fit the 'haute couture' challenge on the Just Bex forum.

I really must learn to scan straight!

The next 2 are for twin girls.

Right, now back to the seating plan!

My CJ

I have been meaning to show this since I got it back. It is just so lovely and such a fab keepsake that I shall treasure it for ever.
Front and back covers

Intro and rules

My DLO

Susan's DLO

Sue's DLO

Sue's LO with the flap open

Nick's (akaPickle) DLO

Bex's DLO

and showing a page from the mini album
and finally My Sign In Pages

I hope you enjoyed looking :)

And finally.........

.........I have just completed my final round in the challenge on the Just Bex forum. How proud am I?

I'm not a scrapbooker by any means and have only dabbled. By that I mean I have probably only done 3 or 4 pages but I do like Becky Fleck templates and I had a really cute subject. :)) Will now go and introduce him to the other forum members.

That's all folks

Mirror, mirror on the wall..........

My groovy mirror has got dressed. Today it has decided to go floral, yesterday it was naked all day as you can see.
From this

To this. Unfortunately I have had to scan them as hubby has taken the camera to work. I will get him to take a photo of it for me to add tomorrow.

Take care.

That's better!

Running out of time

After yesterday's craft/wedding fayre I was shattered but I delivered my stationery order to a very happy but nervous bride to be who gets married on Saturday. I didn't do much after I got home except make my first ever ATCs. They are very amateurish but bright and fit (in my opinion) with the theme of summer. This is yet another challenge from the wonderful Bex I must get a move on as a couple of the challenges finish tomorrow night, one being to alter a mirror so this should be my next challenge.Today I made my first maze book. This was taken from the instructions here It was a lot more simple than I thought it would be.

I have even managed to make the little extra for the DCM

This weeks little extra is to use Black and ONE other colour only. We, the design team decided to be really nice to you all and allow shades of that one colour to make it really easy for you (and us...he..he...! (see aren't we nice to you ?).

This is one of my favourite colour combinations. I just love black and white. The blooms are from Sarah's Cards and Papermania and the papers are from a 6 x 6 paper pack from Dovecraft.

Happy crafting!

Challenge 4

....was to alter a clock. My super duper expensive clock is from Tesco for the princly sum of ..........£1.20 LOL and it has been changed from thisto this

I am now going to attempt to make a Maze Book I have had this one in my favourites for ages and haven't got round to making it. It's my mum's birthday in July and as she is a card maker too, I like to try to come up with something different for her. I think this might just do for this year. Thanks Sue and Bex :))

If it's Sunday it must be.........

........Challenge 3! The challenge was to make 3 baby cards or scrap a baby. I took the easy option. A card for a girl, a card for a boy and a neutral card. I love making baby cards.

Challenge 2 was to make a fridge magnet. Above is the front and below is the back view, just so it can be seen to have a magnet on it!

I have also managed the DCM challenge today too. The brief was as follows:-

This week it's my turn (Jo) and I'm going to dare you to use bits and bobs from the office for your cards.It's been a while since I had a 'real' job - other than being a Mum and of course playing with bits of paper...Reminiscing... I would like you to make a card using some thing that you would normally find in an office environment. Such as... staples, paperclips, paper fasteners, file folders, library cards, hole punches, lined paper etc you get the drift.

And here is my card

And finally I have finished the stationery for one of the weddings I have in at the moment. I'm doing a wedding fayre tomorrow and the bride and groom to be are collecting it from there. The wedding is next Saturday and although we have been invited, hubby is working so we can't go. This is a small portion of their stationery

I must now go and sort the few final bits for tomorrow..................and try to alter a clock! LOL