Hobbies and Crafts

Ann
Ive sent you some images to go on the blog.
Take care
Von

The necklace is very pretty Ann and the handpainted bird cards are very clever. :-)

I have just put a necklace & two hand painted cards on the blog by Annx

I have just put another lot of cards from jean on the blog. :-)

That all sounds interesting RS I bet the dolls house food will be popular.


I have added more cards from Moonbi on the blog.

Hello, Ive recently started making dolls house food from Fimo. I also 'bling' shoes with diamonte. And Im customising acrylic (false) nails to sell. Ive set up a Facebook page and do Ebay as well, (been told by someone on here that I must not say what my username is otherwise its advertising!!). Never thought I was creative, it just goes to show what the imagination can do. It was interesting reading through all your posts. Going to sleep now, night all.

Its lovely Annx... hope you are enjoying your break Ann.... lots of photos I hope...lol... take care..
love Jean xxI

Have just added a bracelet by Annx Hope it added ok as I am on my netbook. Look forward to seeing your cards Moonbie.

yes Jean I think the inside of the cards are just as important as the front.

I have a cream coloured paper that I use as my inserts. which I put scalloped border down one edge. and then the verse on the left. Usually do this by hand, as I had done a calligraphy course years ago and while my hand writing is still looking nice I will continue it.

on the back I put "Handmade by ......" and the year

I have recently finished a few cards, so I should let you all have a look.

xx annette

Thanks Annx and Pammy, the snowflakes are white so you can have any colour you want... I get them of a florist site, 100 for a couple of £.... I always look at those sites you can get loose petals and build your own flowers...I spent time yesterday punching out small flowers
and some larger ones , so I have quite a stock of them, I also found a backing paper the sort that is a freebie with mags, it was small butterflys so cut some out and glued two together added some glitter and am pleased with the result... now I will look through my stash of decorative papers to see if there is any more...lol....Another thing I do is cut out any nice verses in craft mags put a backing on them and add to cards, or spend time stamping verses, using Stazon....
I do like verse I think it makes them more personal....
love Jean xx

Just saw the new cards on the blog.......more lovely ideas for them. Jean I love the snowflake flowers, so delicate looking and pretty. I love the way Pammy puts the colours together too. I always enjoy having a look!!! :-D

Just saw the new cards on the blog.......more lovely ideas for them. Jean I love the snowflake flowers, so delicate looking and pretty. I love the way Pammy puts the colours together too. I always enjoy having a look!!! :-D

OK wasn't sure what you preferred, probably will continue with Pammy as I'm used to that on Greaders. Brain doesn't take too much to be confused. :-D

Jean - Just looked at your new cards, great idea with the snowflakes, were some of them yellow or did you colour them?

Ann - either Pam or Pammy is fine.

Thanks Ann, I have added a comment on how I made them....
love Jean xx

More of Jean's photos on the blog

OOps Jean, there they were hiding way down my e mails, had a load in the last couple of days. So sorry. Will put them on tomorrow. :-)

Just had a look Ann, and they are not the latest ones I sent, seems you never got them, cant understand why not.....
another trick to get bits out some will fall out if you tap the die on the edge of the table... not all but some....and I always clear the bits out every time I use it even if I want to do more of the same....I have the motif with the centre flower I love it...btw the heading on the card mail
was "guess what ".....I will try again if you dont get them...
Pammie your cards are great I love the circular one thanks for sharing them...
love Jean xx

Jean, that is a good idea re the darning needle. Do you also find the card/paper gets stuck right in the dies so has to be 'dug' out? Any tips for that. Fancy having 2 cuttlebugs, One is bad enough to find space for. At the craft show they had a huge amount of the Marianne dies. I bought a small doilly like circular one with a flower loose in the centre and another sort of arched frame one, haven't used that second one yet was too tired with having to pick up all the tiny bits of 'confetti Lol!!!

I did put your last lot of cards on the blog yesterday Jean.

Thanks for the blog address Ann.
I've been looking at all the lovely work (you're right, Jean has been really busy)
It's interesting to see elements I have used on my own cards used in an entirely different way, I can see a big crafting session on the horizon.

Will try to get a few pictures of my cards.

Some of the letters need a bit of cleaning out so I think a darning needle could be a good idea, Jean