Fav Shops.....

Morning all

It`s lovely and sunny here down in Bournemouth. Not alot planned for today just the school runs as usual. So it`s one of those days where you tend to not get alot done as you find yourself always `clock watching`.
My eldest son was 16 on friday and today he gets to go to college for the day and meet his tutor and the other students who are starting in September. I really can`t believe just how quickly these last 2 years have gone, from choosing his options, to actually leaving school!!
I have a request..........and that is for you to tell me what your favourite crafting shop is. Where do you go to get a bargain? Please leave a message in the comments as I would love to have a look if it`s an online shop.

Whatever you do today, I hope you have a good one :)

Hugs Sue

Spend, spend, spend!

I had/have an urge to spend, so today I went to The Range. I didn`t know what I wanted to buy. I just wanted to spend. This is quite frightening as I very rarely get like this.

I picked up a few stamps and one that really caught my eye was a set of clear stamps by Studio g. I paid 99p and got a set which consists of three sentiments and one swirly pattern.

The top stamp is from Dovecraft Fantasy - Emblems

I wasn`t really sure what I was going to do........I just went with `it` (whatever that is!)

First ever stamped image!

Yep, this is the very first time I had ever used a stamp!

Done at a workshop with Alison Yeates. Coloured on the back with polychromos pencils.

Stamps - Christine Coleman

Template by Arty Farty

Flowers are made from parchment

Made this for my mums 70th!

The middle part is coloured using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils :)

Taken from `Parchment Craft` by Martha Ospina

Anniversary Card

Made this for DH last year.
This is one card that I really did enjoy making as I love the outcome :)

Inspired by Tina Cox in Parchment Craft Mag Feb 07

Parchment Craft!

I remember seeing a card made of parchment well over 10 years ago and thinking "WOW"

I was totally captured and wished that I could make something so beautiful. January 2007 I purchased a starter kit and was hooked straight away.

This is one of the very first parchment cards I did. All that cutwork took me a whole 2 evenings to cut out!

I was so pleased with myself having painted the bee using inks!

Taken from the book `Art of Nature` by Hiskia Wittenaar

First cards

I made this for one of my online friends......I love this stamp!




















This one I made for my Mother-In-Law!
























I started making cards in November 2006. This is one of the very first cards I made.....






I sent this to my niece who had just undergone surgery to remove a brain tumour. Thankfully she is making very good recovery :)

Getting Started!

Good Morning
Well I have no idea how to go about doing this.......so here`s to that!
Hopefully I will be posting some cards here :)