Home sweet home

Good morning my lovelies and how are we all on this fine sunny Sunday.  I'm nursing a rather sore shoulder - I've managed to trap a nerve or something it feels like just under the blade but hey it got me out of cutting the grass so there is an upside!

Anyway, I've got another one of my Crafters Companion The Inspirers DT make to share with today.  I used the free CD that came with issue 10 of the Crafters Inspiration magazine to make a criss cross card.  There are some beautiful toppers on this CD for so many occasions and they really do print out beautifully.  All of the papers are from the CD too and are fab as they all co-ordinate.  I also added a little bit of glitter to the topper and a few pearls and I think it's one of my fave images.  The free hexagon dies that come with the issue are extremely useful too I've used two to make the tab on the insert and then also a mixture to make the little flowers.

Image:  topper from Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 free CD

Sentiment:  from topper sheet Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 free CD

Papers:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 free CD

Flowers:  made using free hexagon dies from Issue 10

Card stock:  Crafters Companion Centura Pearl 'snow white with a hint of silver'

Pearls, lace and glitter from stash

Right I'm off to see what chores I can do with my poorly shoulder and then I'm going to be having a little crafty time providing we have no visitors turn up.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie 

xxx

Sew Thankful

Morning my lovelies and a very happy Sunday to you from my neck of the woods.  The weather can't make it's mind up this weekend so at the moment I've given up trying to put the darn washing on the line as I feel like a bit of a yo yo going backwards and forwards every time we have a blinking shower!!

Anyway, I am popping in to share with you my very first project for Crafters Companion.  I was so nervous about doing it I think you always are with the first one.  So I made my card using some gorgeous freebies from the Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 magazine.  You get a papercrafting CD and it took me ages to decide on what papers to use there are so many to choose from but in the end I settled on some beautiful floral ones.  I inked up one of the free stamps to make a stitching effect around my card and love how this turned out so can see it being one of my go to stamps.  The flowers were coloured using Spectrum Noir pens and I just cut them out and glued them on to a raffia bow.

Paper:  English Country Garden - Crafters Inspiration Issue 10 free papercrafting CD

Sentiment, Stitching and Flower Stamps:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Medium:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Honeycomb Embossing Folder:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Diamond Press Hexagon Dies:  Crafters Inspiration Issue 10

Crafters Companion Matt Black cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest card

Core'dinations Cardstock - darks

Core'dinations Sand it set

Spectrum Noir markers list

Blues:  TB2, TB4

Reds:  PP3, CR5, DR4

Yellows:  FS2, OR1

Right that's all from me for today folks.  I hope you have a great day and manage to squeeze in a little crafty time.

Take care.

Ann-Marie 

xxx