Something a little different for me

I am a very predictable scrapper usually and i tend to like clean lines. Its totally different though when i'm making cards so i decided to try and do something different on my scrap pages. My little grand daughter loves to have her face painted and she loves butterflies.

Just a little project my sister and i decided to do. I'm quite pleased with it but think it needs a little more inking :)

I had hoped to spend this week crafting as i had holiday to take. Why is it when you have a plan something always goes wrong lol. The last time i had a week of work my mum was taken ill and i had to rush of to Ireland. Thankfully she has made a full recovery. So i was determined to get so much done this week, but it all went to pot. I was about to do some print and cut on my Silhoutte machine only to find out that it was'nt working. Could'nt work out why as i had done it before. Everytime i went to print it would not print out from my silhoutte . I was thinking i was going to have to buy a new printer but decided to try and see if it would work on other software and lo and behold it did. Spent days trying to work it out and just ended up getting more and more frustrated. Thanks to the girls on the "Happy Sil site" on facebook i have managed to get around the problem. The problem is not my printer but the compatibilty of the software with my particular printer which is a kodak espc315. The printer i had before was an epson . I will upload a little video to show how to get around the problem, its always easy when you know how :)

We are working for badges at work and one of the badges is learning a new skill. I choose to try beading. So having watched i don't know how many "how to" videos i thought i would give it a go. Here is my first attempt. Having made this one i will make more.

This weekend my youngest daughter came to spend time with me and her older sister. She wanted to make a quilt for a friend who had had a baby girl. As usual it was "mum have you got " and "mum can you help " LOL. So we spent Saturday and Sunday making a simple quilt. With a bit ( well a lot ) of help from Mum this is what we came up with. :)

I started to work on these pages at our monthly crop and did'nt get them finished because as usual i had forgotten to take some items with me. My son and grand daughter had a day out in London as a Christmas present from my daughter. They had a wonderful day and came home exhausted :)

I used the Portobello Road papers by papermania , mayo road Mini triangle banner stamps,making memories Philadelphia lc foam stamps.

This week i have really enjoyed watching the Cricut shows on Create and Craft. Melanie Heaton is so enthusiastic about her crafting. I always love her samples as so much work and thought have gone into them, so i thought i would play and see if i could come up with my version of some of her cards. Mine are not nearly as good but it was still fun playing :)

Check out Mels blog at Paper Dreams well worth checking out.

It has been such a hectic time at work this week i have not managed any real crafting so today i am determined to play with my cameo and try and cut some stencils. My serif Digi kits arrived this week so i must sit and load them on to my computer :)

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. Saturday was spent scrapping with my friends at Bristol Scrappers. We have been meeting the first Saturday of every month for nearly 8 years now. The best bunch of girls you could ever wish to meet :)

This weekend i managed to finish 2 scrapbook pages and play some more with my Serif software. Digital scrapping is fun but i still much prefer getting mucky with my paint and glue.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1200981903

How many flowers does a girl need ?

I like many scrappers love my paper flowers. Usually i order mine from "wild orchid crafts" as their postage is very reasonable and they dispatch very very quickly.I got given this bag jammed packed with flowers so won't have to order for a "little " while :). Now what to do with them :)

How many flowers does a girl need LOL

I normally order my paper flowers from "Wild orchid crafts" as they are always very quick getting them to you and with very reasonable postage. Today i was given this bag stuffed full so i will not need to be ordering for some time. Now what to do with this lot .

Yesterdays achivement

I did as i said yesterday and had a play with my Promarkers, was i pleased with how they worked out? not sure. One thing i know is that i have to practice more, or get more colours :) Using promarkers certainly made me look at the stamps that i own and which ones i would use with this medium. I am told that the card that you use can make a big difference to the end result so i have orderd some and will let you know what i think.

I also had a play with my cameo and decided that i would put my mark on mine, looks good i think :)

Practice with Pro markers

I sappose i am like a LOT of crafters out there who buy all the new things when they come on the market and they end up sitting in a drawer doing nothing. Well i have promised myself this year that i WILL use and play with my stash. Today i am going to play with my pro markers, so wish me luck :)

Digital Scrapping

Quite a while back i bought the craft artist software and as usual for me it sat on my computer doing nothing! Well after watching numerous programmes on create and craft i thought it was time to actually use it. I know it is far from brilliant but here is one of my first attempts :)

So i have bitten the bullet and started my blog. Don't know where this will take me but i'm sure its going to be fun finding out LOL.

Yesterday a few of my friends and myself spent the day Doing a Demo about Scrapbooking where i work at Hobbycraft Bristol. We had quite a bit of interest which was very nice, lots of great comments about what we were doing.

Theses are a few of the cards i made from a little kit that is sold there to go on a display board to show what you can do with the contents. I personally would have added more but had to use the contents only.