The swaps received from my crafty friends.

Good Afternoon Crafty Friends

 

Did you find that short week long? Yeah me too, I was working Saturday this week and as I don't usually do weekends this feels like it should be Saturday today but its Sunday and the week is over.  None of what I just typed makes sense but I am sure you know what I mean.

 

I have not had any crafty time this week at all as I have been spending lots of time with my little sick ferret.  He was at the hospital in Kilmarnock on Thursday for his blood tests & x-ray.  Oliver has a slipped disc and so needs to be kept separate from the other ferrets and on complete cage rest so he is now in the house so we can keep him company and give him lots of attention.

This is little Oliver

It cheered me right up this week when the swaps arrived from my crafty friends.  As always they are just stunning.  Loads of crafty genius with techniques that I have not even thought of using.

ATC - Oriental

by Katrina Polson

by Pamela Davies

Postcard - Wizard of OZ

by Sara Jo Sawdon

by Yvonne Dunning

Tag - Vintage Lace

by Christine Stuart

by Kathleen Kirkaldy

This week I will be doing that wedding card I have been thinking about now for over a week, still no ideas though.  Think I need a boost to my crafty mojo.  I also have a couple of cards to do for a friend but they are kids cards and are proving to be a challenge as I am so used to doing cards for adults, will be great fun though.  Planning on doing a little paper mache or deco-patch maybe.

 

Well, enjoy the rest of your day and I hope the week ahead is good to you.

 

Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx

ATC - Oriental

Good Morning

 

It was a super quick weekend and this is my early week at work so I am going to be uber tired, I do not foresee much crafting this week, just lots of early nights.

 

The crafty swap group themes have been published and I could not wait to get started.  I was most looking forward to doing the Postcards and thought I would struggle with the ATC's but funnily it was the other way about.

 

This months theme was Oriental.  Its not really something I have in my crafty stash and so I instantly dismissed it and thought I wouldn't take part in this section.  Instead it was the first things that I completed and it was alot simpler than I thought.

I used acetate with a printed picture of an oriental figure on it.  I then stuck this onto a piece of double sided adhesive and then into a tub of gilding flakes.  This gave a lovely sheen to the figure and I cut around this to finish.

 

The backing paper was a lovely fantasy floral type which I attached to the piece of ATC sized Kraft Card with double sided tape.  I added the figure with 3D glue gel and gems.  They are both very similar but it was just easier for me to keep it simple.

 

Well that's me for the day, have a good one peeps,

 

Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx