Friday Freebie - Feathered Friends

Hi Everybody,

First I want to say a really big Thank You to everybody who has left me Birthday Wishes here and on YouTube.

 They have made my day. My family are taking me out tonight for a meal where we can take the dogs so Ruby and Dougal will be able to join us.

And the sun is shining too so what more could I want. I keep being asked what I want for my birthday.
 But there is nothing that I need and I have more crafting stuff than I know what to do with.

Today I am offering you the chance to win this Feathered Friends die set from the RSPB.
It comes complete with the magazine Die Cutting Essentials and there is the chance for you to download some great papers to go with it. 

The bird is coloured as a Robin but you could make it any colour that you wanted and use it all year round.

So if you would like this die then all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of this post with your FULL NAME

Then be sure to comeback and check if your name is shown as the winner over the weekend.

Bye for now 

Hugs xx  

Gilding Flakes

 Hi Everybody,

Gilding flakes can certainly add that touch of luxury to your cards and it is not expensive. 

A small tub goes such a long way,  but I would advise you to decant it into a larger container as the flakes tend to swell once they get to the air. 

Plus they also fly everywhere so don't have your windows open or the fan on when you are adding them.

There are lots of different ways they can be used and double sided sheets are just one of them.

The flakes come in lots of different colours and mixes too, some with red flakes, or how about green ones, or blue ??

You can also get them in copper and pewter as well as gold and silver. and so you can have a really good play and see which you prefer.

Because there are so many in a pot it is a good idea to get together with another crafty friend and buy two different colour ways and then swap some over so you get some of each.

Here is the video ...

Adding Gilding Flakes

This video has been added to a playlist on YouTube about adding flakes to your card and will be shown at the end of the video,  but it also includes glitter and foil to the design as well. 

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Made For Me

Made by Vicki L Phillips

 Hi Everybody,

Tomorrow is my birthday and I will be 77. 
I can't believe that and I really don't know where the years have gone.

It doesn't seem but a few years ago that my children were small and being taken to school. 

Now they have kids of their own and I have grandchildren and even great grandchildren.

I also can't believe that it is almost seven years since Griff died.  Time goes so quickly. 

I wanted to share this card with you that has been made for me by Vicki Phillips who is one of my regular readers and leaves me lovely comments too.

Vicki  has added a note to the inside of the card and it was a lovely surprise to receive it.

So THANK YOU very much Vicki for thinking of me and it stands proud in my lounge on top of my TV cabinet and I really hope you don't mind me sharing it here. 

Tomorrow I have a video for you and it is revisiting an old technique,  I shared years ago  on YouTube, so I hope you will enjoy it and maybe give it a try for yourself. Let me know your thoughts on the cards.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

More cards for Bob

 Hi Everybody,

Here are two more cards to add to the collection for Bobby

 and Carter and they have been water coloured by me for them

 to give to their friends at school through the year.

Both boys are well into football and so I need to come up with

 some that are football themed and they will be happy

 to give away.

These are more for their school friends which has boys

 and girls together.

The background to the top card is stencilled in pink and green 
and the oval layered onto a slightly larger green oval then added with foam pads underneath 

This card is also stencilled and because of the poinsettia it could double up as a Christmas card too.

I am sure they will like the cards that I make and it will save their mum a fortune in buying cards for them each week.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx

Cards for children

 Hi Everybody,

Before Christmas I shared with you some cards that I had made for my Great Grandson Bobby

I promised him some birthday cards and now it is time to make some those cards for him to give to his friends throughout the year. 

This is the first batch I have made and these have been water coloured.

They are some rabbit images that I have had for years and I have water coloured them with my Arteza paints.

There are two male rabbits and one little girl rabbit and they have been added to different types of backgrounds, and cut out ovals from Nesting dies.

For this card I have stencilled the background and added some Washi Tape along the right hand side.

The little hearts have just been added with fine liner pen.

I have off set one oval on top of another lilac oval and added both with foam pads underneath

They have all had Happy Birthday sentiments stamped on them.

 I will give them to Bobby with an envelope then they will be ready for him to give to his friends.

I have many more to make yet for him and his brother Carter to use as they need.

I have coloured the two boy rabbits in different outfits and I have quite a few more of these images stamped out waiting to be coloured in.

I also have a lot of stamps that would be suitable for childrens cards and I will get busy with them also, and I will be sure to show them to you when they are done.

Bye for now ...

Hugs xx