Re purposed containers

Hi fellow bloggers
I have been reusing my stash and found these two boxes that I had kept because I really liked them but didn't want the branding on the lid and just had them in a craft cupboard til I decided what to do with them. They originally held a breakfast set.

I have been revisiting my dies and thought I could use them to decorate the round lids. I covered one lid with fuschia pink thick paper adhered with a strong pva glue. Then I stamped all over with a text stamp in black and edged with black soot distress ink. The centre was made from a spellbinders circular die which was also inked while still in the die with black soot distress ink. The cente is stacked fringed flowers from a Sizzix die that I won from a blog hop by Eileen Hull. The flowers were stamped again with a script stamp and edged with the black soot ink pad. The centre was then fixed to the lid using wooden beads that toned in and organza ribbon that was inked in parts with black soot ink. Once all was dry the lid was given 4 coats of watered down PVA glue to ensure it stayed protected.. I liked the original box so didn't cover that as I think the colour scheme of the lid goe well with the original black & white box. The photo of the main box is a bit glossy in the picture - apologies but I am not a good photographer It is now are being used in my craft room. The second one is under way.

Another card using my Anna Griffin die.

Hi again fellow bloggers :)
Today I am posting a card using the die cut from one of my new Anna Griffin dies.

 This is the front of the card and I have added cupcake gel stickers from Paperchase to the centre of each of the flowers.

The card is from my stash.

The back of the card is decorated with half of the floral panel.

challenge entry - hopefully

hi fellow bloggers
Another weekend and the Less is More challenge beckons. I hope I can enter as the last time I tried I couldn't link the pic so am hoping it is ok this time.
The theme is chocolate and mint colours. I have used light card from my stash with mint green card trimmed with a martha steward edge punch and matted on a chocolate brown card. I have used a sizzix stamp for the cartouche frame and stamped using cocoa memento ink. Then trimmed with a pale macchiato coffee organza ribbon.

Thankyou card using new die

hi fellow bloggers :)
This week I received my new Anna Griffin floral dies and have used one of them on this card. I am also using up some of my old stash card stock.

I have used the outer of the die cut and matted it onto a cream card that has been embossed with a creative expressions tied together embossing folder. The sentiment has been made using a Sizzix thinlits set with matching stamps. I have used the frame stamp and die. The stamp was used with cocoa memento ink. The card was finished with some punched butterflies.

1st attempt at a canvas

Hi again fellow bloggers
I have tried making a mixed media canvas on a sewing theme to use my Tim Holtz Sizzix dies and embossing folder. I quite enjoyed the process and may have a try at a different theme.The main background is self adhesive fabric from papermania

Entered into Diecutting Divas challenge - anything goes.

Back in Blogland

Hi fellow bloggers
Here is my first batch of christmas cards

I have started on my christmas cards as have a few days off. This is stamped with a stampendous stamp that I have had for years. The centre of the poinsettias is puff paint for some dimension. The sentiment is on a spellbinders circle diecut backed with a dlites medallion diecut. The card is edged with the ink used for the poinsettia - Rangers distress ink - 

worn lipstick. The sentiment is inked with Pesto adirondak ink.

 These two sets are stamped with a cardio stamp set I have had for about 6 years. The maroon ribbon is from Mei crafts. the gems are from a set I got from Docrafts and the sentiments are peel offs which I have also had for ages and never used. The inks used are all Rangers distressed inks. Some have been embossed with my Scorit. The envelopes have a small image on the flap to match the wreath.

Saturday is here again!!

Hi fellow bloggers
It is Saturday so must be the Less is More  challenge! The theme this week is colour and we have been asked to select two colours from the opposite side of the colour wheel. I have chosen violet red and yellow green.

I have used, bazill bling, stazon -  smoky grey, colorbox chalk - lipstick red and a sizzix flower framelit die.