My Twisted Valentine

Hello there and welcome!

Something that most crafters seem to have in common is that we never waste anything.  I have boxes full of scraps of “precious” paper, and every now and then I give myself a firm talking-to and promise myself that I will get rid of all of those things I don’t need any more, usually without much success  (I am going to be selling off my retired SU stamp sets ANY DAY NOW...I MEAN it..)  Today’s card proves that I was right to keep all those little bits , because it was made with  bits and pieces that were left over from other projects.

The twist-fold card base was one of two I got from the same piece of Sahara Sand  card I used when I made the Going Global card.  I cut the Bloomin’ Heart in Glimmer paper and Blushing Bride card when I was making the Pot Pourri box, and I also cut the small flowers at the same time...the DSP was cut from scraps of Timeless Elegance paper that I’d used on another project, and the sentiment is stamped onto a scrap of Blushing Bride from my scraps box.

Don’t you just LOVE it when you can make good use of the leftover bits?

Here’s how it went together!

Hope you enjoyed,

See you soon

Crafty Hugs

Keren (feeling thrifty!)

Wildflower Fields

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog.

Every now and then, the stars align and I have a burst of creativity and productivity.  It doesn't happen often and I've learned to make the most of it when it does.  Today’s card is the result of an unexpected flurry of activity.

I don’t know if I’d been dreaming, but I woke up on Sunday with lots of ideas  (well, lots of ideas for me, anyway).  When this happens, I usually find that I’m thwarted by circumstances in some fashion – but this time, it just all worked – my husband was occupied elsewhere (I don’t have a craft room, we have and everything room and I have to wait until I have it to myself to record my projects) , the light was OK, the cat was settled down for the day and disinclined to get out of her nice cosy box, and I had everything I wanted for my card already waiting for me..

Here's how it came together.

 The stamps and the DSP I used are both from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue so I got them free with a qualifying order - how good is that?  I am really loving the items in this year's Sale-A-Bration - how about you?

See you again soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Going global

Once upon a time, when my children were small, I would spend hours doing origami (you don’t need much in the way of tools and if small hands get hold of it – well, it’s just a piece of paper).  I don't  do so much of it these days, but  I do still love a fancy fold card.  

 

This style of card - originated by Kelly Gettelfinger -  is absolutely genius. It is so easy to make but looks as if it took ages and doesn't need much in the way of embellishments to make it look the bees knees.  .  I love these papers and stamps as well.  They’re wonderful for “man  cards”  Here's the video -

Thanks for visiting  - please do come back soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren