Blankets blankets everywhere!!

For a short time I had 3 on the go!!! I've now finished my stripes one, with 4 rows to the edging I thought it would never get done!!

(The 4 rows of edging are dark purple, navy, mid blue, light purple)

Here is my progress with the pink and grey fade blanket:

Looks fab right!

And this is the blanket I started for a pregnant friend: here was the inspiration pic:

And she said she liked the colours so here's what I'm working on:

I would have liked the pink to be a little more mauve but I think it's gorgeous anyway!! It took a while to get the tension right on the puff flowers but I think I nailed it. Tried doing them with a magic circle centre but just couldn't get on with it. Something to master at another time. Lol.

Hand cut Congratulations...

A special card for a very special friend, my best friend shared the news that she is 12 weeks pregnant last week! I am SOOOO happy for her!! (and secretly can’t wait to start doing some baby related shopping!!)

With all my craft stuff in storage and a limited selection of premade cards I decided that I wanted to do a special paper cut card for her.

I googled some images and found a design I loved, drew it out, and traced it onto the card – then I started cutting!!!

I found that the card looks AWESOME with no backing paper but you would be able to see the written message through the gaps, I bought some pastel colours (thinking good choice for a baby card) and thought that it looked really ‘blah’ – then I tried the metallic blue – BAM. The paper cut really pops on top of dark colours!!! I wanted it to be gender neutral but in the situation I am in with VERY limited resources the blue will have to do.

I’m super happy with it – hope she likes it!!

 

Another colouring session...

I've been signed off work with a slipped disc. Painful, super painful. So while I'm doped up to the eyeballs on painkillers and propped up in the armchair I thought I would colour in a load more digis. 

I have about 28 waiting with their coordinating papers all ready to be made into cards now!! The good thing about matching them with papers before colouring is that once you're done with the image all you have to do is sort the layout! Making the card is super quick!!! Here's what I knocked up in the hour I could face sitting at my desk:

A cute new home card!

A vintage wedding card

An 'any reason' card. 

A sweet non gender specific baby card.

A sepia celebrate card! (LOVE this digi!!)

Hope you like them!! 

I'm slowly stocking up ready for when we move out... We have sold our house and bought a new build - which isn't built yet. So we have to move in with my inlaws, and my card stuff has to go into storage! So I have to have about 6months worth if cards ready for when we move in with them. Best start on the Xmas cards really!! lol!!!

Tiddly Inks!

Ive fallen in love with some digi stamps from Tiddly Inks - mainly 'Thanks a Latte'

Those girls are so damn cute! And it's such a versatile image!!

I slipped a disc last week so have been off my feet for a few days - perfect time to colour some digis!!

Always a fan of bright, colourful hair - I tend to do unnatural colours 1st. Loving the red and blue!!

Next I had a bash at a sepia style image using only browns and creams. Think I did quite we with my limited range of promarkers!!

I then tried a more 'realistic' colour palette, with a blond and a

Brunette. 

I LOVE this image!!!