Another birthday!

As I mentioned in my last post, it really was a busy birthday weekend as my Sister-in-law also had a birthday on the same day......but not a milestone one, thankfully!

I created another card for her using this wonderful image from my magazine, Making Cards and papercraft.
As I subscribe to the mag, it was delivered just in time for me to gain inspiration and make this perfect card for her! The image is just as nutty as she is and I know she won't mind my saying that as she would totally agree!!!

The floral and spotty paper I used for the background was already in my stash and I do like the clash of patterns here!

So, another busy week ahead as I've another mini album commission to start on!

TTFN
Lesley xxx

Busy Birthday Weekend!

Hi all!
Well, I've had such a busy craftroom lately - making and creating for the Son-in-Laws 40th birthday party lunch.
The idea to make all the table decorations and guest gifts came to me when I must have had nothing else to do as all the making and preparing seems to have taken over my life for the past couple of weeks!!!
I decided to purchase those huge helium balloons (numbers 4 and 0 and a rocket.........) along with a helium tank. This maybe wasn't the best idea as the tank literally filled those 3 huge balloons and 3 small ones!!!
Oh well, lesson learned!

I think everyone really loved the tables but I didn't take a photo of everything laid out before everyone turned up for the lunch - held at a lovely restaurant just half an hour from where we live - but I do have pics which I'd taken before I boxed everything up (minus the balloons!!!)

I created little labels for the mini bottles and as there were 2 children at the lunch, I made 2 separate bottle labels and filled the bottle with Pepsi max instead of Rum, which the adults had. There were napkins to match (no pics :(   ) , handmade personalised chocolates (bought online) and my own handmade place settings.

The jars were filled with rice for weight then various sweets in the top halves! I made the rosettes using good quality gold and silver heavyweight paper and I used sparkly tinsel for the others.

On top of all that, I made his birthday card too!!!

I used a Julia McNeill crafts A4 paper from her Curious Wonders collection (new!) and the awesome Lili of the Valley digital image of a racing car.

Looking back, it doesn't seem as though I did very much but...................Honestly, I did!!!

It was a successful birthday and the only downside was I stubbed my toe that evening and broke it!!! But never mind, I have another 9 to hobble on!!!

TTFN

Lesley xxx

Boxed surprise!

Hey all.
I recently had a mooch online and found a little box with a surprise inside, but I can't remember where I saw it. If the original creator is out there, then thanks for this idea!

I made the box and the base from mountboard.
Before I got to the decorating bit I had to die cut the words and hang them in the correct position by punching 2 holes through the lid.
Everything was then decorated with paper from my stash. I made air-dry clay wings and a crown and painted all three in gold liquid buff-it.
I have some antique gold gilding wax which I rubbed onto the box edges .
Finished it all by edging with vintage photo distress ink .
I'm currently making another one for Valentine's Day buyt I'll post about that when it's done.

Heres a little video.
Hope you like it x

Thanks for looking.

TTFN,
Lesley xxx