Art Nouveau Rose heart

For a friend to give her mum on her special Birthday

although really all birthdays are special!

Art Nouveau Rose Heart

paperpieced and

combined with lovely Basic Grey papers,

Ivy leaf wreath die cut, small ceramic flowers

and some stickles

I'd like to share this with

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Shaped cards!

Feltmaking....getting back in the swing!

Enjoying my blast from the past!

The first piece of wet feltmaking 

I have made in a very long time......

I love working with fibres.

This piece combines Wensleydale, merino and silk softly felted

to create loose pockets within the piece.

I had forgotten how much I love doing this, 

but now I'm hooked again.

Just a start on the backing fabric,

will let you see how it progresses.

It looks far better if you click on for a closer look..

Crafty Creations DT call !

Hello!  It's that time again and we are looking for a few new members for our Crafty Creations Challenge Team!!  

If you are creative, crafty and confident that you want to be part of a great team, then you could be just who we are looking for! 

All experience levels are welcome to apply. 

A few requirements before applying: 

- You must have a blog that you post on at least once a week which would include a  post of your challenge project twice per month, if on the DT. 

-willing and able to use digital images in your creations, supplied by our sponsors

- able to create and post 2  projects/month

- able to comment on entries (divided up between members)

-willing to be on the team for a  minimum 6 month term

- have a positive team attitude and lots of energy to create! 

What you will receive if you join us:

- a casual, non stressful design team experience

- sponsored digital images from fabulous designers to create your challenge projects!

- support and crafting inspiration from fellow members

- opportunity to make new crafting community friends!

If you are interested, please send Deena an e-mail by August 8, including:

1. Name

2. Link to your blog

3. Your previous DT experience, if any.

4. Please tell us a little about yourself and mention if you have played our challenges previously. (not a requirement, but always nice! :)) 

It's summer at Polka doodles!

Emma Canning's fun 

Taylors Camping Day

is perfect for the Scottish Summer

Wellies and a brolly!

Polka Doodles

are looking for your 

summer projects

this week.

I have combined some elements from the

Picknix collection 1

Studio 12 cd,

along with Taylor to create my summery card.

Just with some added stickles for a little bling.

The sun is happily shining in the sky

not unlike Largs today.....

But who knows what tomorrow will bring!

Come pop by 

Polka Doodles

to see who won the

Great British Blog hop last week 

and play along in our Summer challenge!

Crafty Creations .... and it's about the buttons!

My card for Ella's first birthday

is part of the

Crafty Creation Challenge this week

and it's buttons!

I adore this image from this weeks sponsor

Lilly of the Valley.

I also love the vintage buttons I used to create

my flower centres - so pretty!

I know you all love your buttons

come play along at

Crafty Creations!

Welcome Martha Rose....so excited to be an Aunty!

Very Proud Aunty Claire - how gorgeous

is Martha Rose. She is 1 day old here.

Born 16th July 8lbs 1 1/2 ozs.

Hope and Martha

My brother Angus (daddy)

Caleb and Martha

Jeni (Mummy) Jacob and Martha

Very Very proud Grandpapernts

with all their grandchildren!

Polka doodles - Very British Olympic Blog hop

Really loved making this card using the fab

Britanica range by Nikky at Polka Doodles

along with the lovely image by Emma Canning.

Hope you are joining us for the

Very British Olympic Blog Hop

at Polka Doodles this week!

If you have come from Jan you

are heading in the right direction!

Next you want to go visit Nelly.

If you leave a comment at each Dt member spot

and enter the challenge 

you could win

First Prize - Studio 12 Picknix Collection 1 CD

Second and Third Prizes - An Emma Canning Download

Come on we are looking forward to 

those red,white and blue creations.....

What does Britain mean to you?

Back to my roots...silk paper making and dyeing!

While I was at Woolfest I bought some fabulous fibres

and silk string with the intention

of getting back to my roots.

I loved dyeing and paper making as a textiles student

a very long time ago....hmmmmmm

20 years!

I found a great local supplier for dye

Create with Fibre

would highly recommend - very helpful.

I have dyed some silk string which its think lends 

itself to another alternative to bakers twine?

Have a close up look - very lovely stuff.

I have also had a go at silk paper making

which is far quicker than making

ordinary paper

and I love it!

It's been pretty wet here so have been looking for

different things to do with the kids.

We have had a lot of fun.

These are my attempts

to check I could do it first.

Hopefully will get photo's of their creations tomorrow

to put on their blog!

Crafty Creations.....Free for all

Kindy Garden 

are kindly sponsoring us this

week at Crafty Creations

in our Free for all challenge!

I loved making this sweet tag

with their pretty ballerina image.

It's all a bit mad here at the moment as

we are in week 2 of school holidays.

But we are all doing well despite

the truly awful weather!

Kirsty's 40th and gift

A card for my friend Kirsty

who turned 40 on Friday.

We went out for breakfast - yummy!

Again using a feather embellishment.

I love this beautiful image by Leanne Ellis

available from Funky Kits

The background paper I made using waxed paper

sprayed with  cosmic shimmer inks.

It's very glimmery as there is also

mica on the stamped image and the ivy frame.

Her present....hanger bought at a show

Driftwood from a local beach

Hand dyed silk cocoons

wooden heart buttons

and some beads on wire......lots of fun!

I'd like to share my projects this week with

The Stamp Man - Bling it on - my card

The Crafty Pad - It's natural

C.R.A.F.T. - feathers/birds - my card

Sarah Hurley - Dimensions and texture

Creative Belli - anything but a card - hanging