I Create, Therefore I Am....

Well here is my first project for our Creative Challenge.

A shrink plastic stretch magic bracelet.

There are over 80 hearts that have all been punched out from plain white and patterned black shrink plastic using my SU heart punch then I punched a hole with my cropodile and set about shrinking them with my heat gun. Once shrunk I put them onto a jump ring and fastened them to a link of a chain, alternating the colours. Then I threaded the stretch magic through all the links in the chain and tied a knot where I needed it to sit on my wrist.

It was hard work but worth it in the end.

Bye for now.

Anne x

Saturday Christmas Card 01-01-11

I know it's Sunday now, but I made it yesterday I promise!

I started it in the morning then went out for a walk around Elvaston Castle with James, my Mum, my sister Jenny, my sister Sarah with her lovely little boy Lucas.

Needless to say when we got back we were fithy as Oscar loves flopping in muddy puddles but after giving him a bath then having a shower myself I sat and finished it.

It is made using

SU Real Red Cardstock

SU Old Olive Cardstock and Ink

SU Whisper White Cardstock

Annabelle Stamps - Holly Branch ABS011

SU Basic Rhinestones coloured with a permanent marker

and a green glaze pen.

I have entered it into the Sketch Challenge ABSC033

on Annabelle Stamps Blog.

Bye for now

Anne x

Creative Challenge

My friend, Michelle, and I have decided that we need to encourage each other to be more creative and make more this year, so every fortnight, we’re going to post on our blogs an item we’ve made, we’re not specifying theme, colour, materials or anything like that, so it will be a nice surprise every fortnight! The link to Michelle's blog is   http://theamethystangel.wordpress.com/

The first challenge will be posted on Tuesday the 4th January.

Check back then!

Green and Red Challenge Card

This is a card for Annabelle Stamps Blog

Say it in.......Green and Red.

The stamp is Pressed Holly from Stampendous,

The greeting, inks, cardstock and DSP are

Old Olive and Real Red from Stampin Up.

Those colours just scream Christmas to me, so it had to be a Christmas card, I thought I had made all my cards for this year but hey ho it can always go in my Christmas box for next year, Tracey came up with the idea to make a Christmas card every Saturday so we are not rushing around just before Christmas, sounds like a plan really, hope we can keep it up!

Bye for now

Anne x

Merry Christmas

Well what can I say it has been a strange year for us lots of downs but there has been some ups too, one of those is that I have a job, at last and I didn't even have to look for it, it came looking for me in the shape of my landlady Julia,

so I am now a letting consultant (sounds posher than it really is)

with Lets Express.

I have decided that I will update my blog every week as from now,

I know I keep promising it but I mean it this time, I think it will do me good,

I am always the one who likes to read what others are putting on theirs

and the first to moan when they haven't been updated.

I might even leave a few comments too.

 Meanwhile I have a couple of cards to show you.

Both have been made using SU cardstock but the paper is Anna Griffin from my 12x12 stash which I intend to use up this year before buying any new sheets, easier said than done I hear you say but think positive!

I am also going to be co-arranging the Ilkeston Dabblers with my good friend Lesley we hope to breathe a bit of life back into it so watch this space.

Another thing I want to try and do is take more pictures of anything and everything, I didn't get any pictures of this Christmas,

it hasn't really felt like Christmas to be honest but there is always next year!

Bye for now

Anne x

Bags

If you have arrived here from Tracey's blog and are interested in having a bag made for yourself or a gift for someone at Christmas then just either leave a comment here or email me on annemadeit75@yahoo.co.uk
I can make them any size or any colour (the price does depend on the size) just ask.
Thanks for your interest
Anne x

Sheila's Craft Day At Spondon Village Hall.

Sheila's Christmas Craft Day.

This is the hall set out before the arrival of the guests.

This is a beautiful present full of choccies that everyone got on their tables.

Project One

Project Two

Project Three

and inside

Project Four

Project Five

and inside

Project Six

I didn't have time to finish it but I will post the finished project soon.

Project Seven

and last but not least Chief Witch (Sheila) and Diane (one of her many helpers on the day).

It was a great day and I was so busy I forgot to take photos of the food

 and lots of other things but I will be going again to the April one.

It really is a fun packed day and I slept like a baby that night.

Anne x