Bella...in miniature!

Hello friends

Completely digressing from papercraft today

but sharing with you a different sort of craft -

clay miniatures.

I recently commissioned a very talented lady to create a clay

miniature of Bella.

By sending an assortment of photos she moulded, sculpted and

shaped the most amazing replica.

Work in progress...

each curl of fur is individually attached.

The finished piece just before she was 'baked'.

The wonderful end result pride of place on my mantelpiece.

Colouring is so detailed and accurate.

She also captured Bella's ears - she tends to have one up and one down!

She has got her exact look, eyes are perfect

even down to the whispy fur that tends to grow over her eyes.

And the lady herself...

If you have a pooch that you would like to see recreated as a

clay miniature you can contact the designer Teresa through Facebook -

click here to take you straight to her page.

She has lots of experience in recreating many breeds of dogs.

Take care friends - back to papercraft next time!

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

This week's Friday Die Day again features one of the new Spellbinders
stamp and die sets designed by Debi Adams.
This is Totally You.
It consists of two dies - a tag and banner
and coordinating stamps.

The approximate measurements:

 

Tag Die: 2.00 x 2.70 in and Banner Die: 0.60 x 4.10 in
Tag Stamp: 1.90 x 2.20 in 

Totes Adorbs Stamp: 0.3 x 0.50 in
More Flowers Stamp: 0.30 x 1.70 in

It's All Bouquet Stamp: 0.20 x 1.70 in
Just Be Happy Stamp: 0.60 x 1.00 in

 

The tag die provides slits for the banner to slide through.

The expression 'totes adorbs' means totally adorable!

 

I've chosen to make a card using black cardstock and

My Mind's Eye - Fancy That papers.

I affixed the floral paper to the bottom of the card, the pale peach is going

at the top with some black edging for the stamped die cuts.

The finished card with the addition of a few flowers and black pearls.

 

Close up pics...

Take care friends and wishing you a wonderful weekend.

 

Beautiful Blooms One

Hello friends

Sharing a couple of Blooms One projects that I featured on 

The Craft Channel on Monday.

Decorated sticky note holder and decorated notepad.

I adore this flower and use if very often...as you probably know!

The projects are so quick and easy to make using scored cardstock covers,

6 x 6 Matting Basics for the frames

and Tag Team (a Contour steel rule die) for the shaped life up flaps.

Great gifts for work colleagues, friends etc

and of course uses up those paper scraps.

The notepads are around 35p each from Wilkinsons - bargain!

Please stop by tomorrow for Friday Die Day.

Take care friends.

Quick hello!

Hello friends

A quick hello now I'm back from The Craft Channel.

Had a lovely day recording a show and then a live show in the afternoon.

I'm going to photograph some of the projects I demoed 

to share with you all as I know many of you cannot view The Craft Channel yet -

I was reliably informed yesterday it will be coming to Freeview at some point.

Today catching up with lots of bits and bobs.

Disappointed to see rain - I hope that's not our Summer gone already! 

Take care friends.

Floral Berry Anniversary

Hello friends

 

Mum and Dad celebrated their wedding anniversary recently

and this is the card I created for them.

 

The matted patterned paper is old...it must be as it was right at the bottom

of my odd paper scrap box!

 

I used 5 x 7 Matting Basics for the sentiment,

'Happy Anniversary' is printed using Font Gabriola size 22.

The flowers and foliage is a gorgeous die set designed for

Spellbinders by Stacey Caron and is called

Floral Berry Accents.

 

Love the detail on the foliage.

 

Pleased to say they liked the card!

Floral Berry Accents is available from Spellbinders retailers now.

 

Other news: I will be back on The Craft Channel tomorrow,

I'm recording a show but doing a live one at 3pm

(that may be subject to change but at the moment that's the plan).

 

I've had a little break from TV while I've been travelling to demo,

it will be nice to be back at the studio seeing everyone again and

no doubt having a good natter!

 

Take care friends and have a lovely sunny Sunday.

 

 

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

This week's Friday Die Day features one of the new Spellbinders
stamp and die sets designed by Debi Adams.
This is Beauty and Elegance.
It consists of four dies and four coordinating stamps.



The approximate measurements are:

Oval Die: 1.90 x 3.00 in and Swan Die: 1.40 x 1.60 in
Beauty Die: 1.20 x 2.70 in and Rose Die: 1.50 x 2.10 in
Oval Stamp: 1.90 x 3.00 in
Swan Stamp: 1.40 x 1.50 in
Beauty Stamp: 1.10 x 2.60 in and Rose Stamp: 1.50 x 1.90

The dies and die cuts.

The dies with matching stamps.

Once the image is stamped the dies fit perfectly.

Here are the four designs, swan, flowers and the word 'beauty'.

I've done a little bit of colouring.

Not professional at all - so look away if you are a colouring expert!

My card base is white, black mat, the patterned paper is 

Kaisercraft - Black and White Timeless.  

I die cut the oval in black card for the centre.

The finished card.

The Debi Adams die and stamp sets are available from your

Spellbinders retailers now.

Take care friends and wishing you a wonderful weekend.

For You Frame

Hello friends

Today a project that I created for the Spellbinders blog.

It features dies designed by Debi Adams.

I chose to go very leafy with bright flowers!

The full tutorial with lots of pictures can be found here.

Really getting to grips with the stamps and matching die sets

- lots of fun.  Clustering the flowers that I die cut from some handmade paper 

I found in a local discount shop added a bright touch.

Take care friends and please stop by tomorrow for Friday Die Day.