Not one for doing easter cards, I decided to get one done. Having bought a basket stamp I felt the 'need' to potter with it. Once coloured in, I cut the basket out and then used kindy glitz to embellish it further. The easter eggs are made from the oval shape of the cuttlebug 4 stamp set. I 3D'd the basket and placed the 'eggs' in. The flowers are from the combo card set of cuttlebug - gratitude, these have dimensional magic on, I just love this product!

another challenge

I'm involved in Craftythings forum, one of the challenges this month was to use the cuttlebug embossing folders, a die, kindy glitz and dimensional magic. It seems to have been ages since I did a page, something I used to do everyday! So yesterday was set aside for this challenge to be done. I had a go at embossing acetate, which looks really great. The bird call embossing folder under the photo, has been embossed twice on a longer strip of card,bit of a mission so that a 'join' dosen't appear, but once stuck down looked fine. The leaves are from the cuttlebug and they've gone through the bird call embosser as well for added depth, then glitzed.

a sketch challenge

I visited Do crafts which is an english site, some amazing stuff in there! Of course I had to have a go at doing the card sketch challenge. Which is now uploaded.

White and Cream

I felt that my 'mojo' had up and done a runner on me, with doing up scrapbooking kits to sell on Trade Me all my spare time had been taken up. Today I set aside as a 'me' only day. It was also a way to attempt the Febuary Challenge over at the Craftythingz forum, which is a layout or a card using flowers. So out came the scrapbooking magazines for inspiration............. guess what? ........it worked a treat! Using a photo from my brother's wedding over in Norfolk Island, I went with a white background and a bit of cream, along with cream and white flowers. The flowers were a bit of - prima flowers, punched flowers and cuttlebug scribble flowers. ............... with just a touch of light blue to add a bit of colour. The photo of the layout isn't the greatest though.

co-ordinating cards

I thought I'd try my hand at doing a OSW, and of course I failed! :) one color or two I can't seem to stay inside the square. So instead I've deicded that these are co-ordinating cards complete with a matching gift box for them to fit into. It was fun and something different for me to try.

Getting the Grandaughter Bugging!

I've got my little 3 year old grandaughter staying here at the moment, and as I head off into my room (mum and her are camping out in my craft van) she says to me, "Gran-ma? are you going to do your 'thing'? " so up on my knee she hopped, watching, then she decides it's her turn! :) Ok, is this something I'll regret? The delight on her face when she'd created a foot was worth it. Start 'em young with the bug!!

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