I'm a Dream Team member!

Hi all!
I was recently invited to join The Dream Team over at Julia McNeill Crafts and I absolutely love it!
Julia's designs are just so quirky and fun and really simple to play with! They make crafting fun, honestly.
You can also jump into her group,  JMC's Crazy Craft Hive, on Facebook for lots of inspiration.

Today I'm sharing a couple of makes which I created by using some of the super fab Mini Melodies collection.
If you want to use these images too, you can purchase them from HERE!

My cards are quite simple but they pack a punch with these lovelies  -
                   

MAZIE MELODY 

MAGGIE MELODY 

I coloured them using my Spectrum Noir markers and added some papers from my stash.  The musical notes and keyboard are also from the collection.

Have a great evening and thanks for popping by .

TTFN

Lesley xxx

Here I go again!

Well, I really have inundated you all with so many blog posts these last few days!
I did mention I've been very busy so you were warned!!!

These last 2 cards are my final makes .................for now!!!

I saw an Easter card challenge on Craftworld hosted by Christina Griffiths of Flowers ribbons and pearls so I decided to enter it with this little cutie!

I've had these birdbrains in my digi collection for a few years now but you can't buy them any more as the owner of the store sadly passed away about 3 years ago now.

Still, as they're digi's I'll always keep them as they are so much fun!

The background is created from distress oxides and a little paint here and there and they're layered onto an acetate circle for depth,

My next, and final card is again using images by the wonderful Julia McNeill.

If you'd like to find her online, just search her name on Facebook and here! for You Tube.

This is using a collection she called "Toadstool Tots"! the cutest and sweetest girls in Toadstool dresses around!!!

I've added a distress oxide background and, after fussy cutting some extra elements, I coloured everything with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers then layered it all up into a centre step card with dimension.

Hope you like them both :)

Have a happy day and I'll be back soon with more stuff !!!

TTFN

Lesley x

Finished!!!

Hi there!
As I mentioned in my last post, I was hoping to post my homemade jewellery box this afternoon and.........DRUM ROLL PLEASE!...............here it is!

I'm quietly pleased with it! It's just the right size - 13.25" h x 6"d x 9"w (33.5cms x 15.25cms x 22.75cms)

Here is a picture of the supplies I used to make it apart from black card and a black posca paint pen.

Fancypants Design papers

Sparkly black cardstock

White 5mm foamboard

Dies - NO IDEA where they're from as I don't keep the packaging and I've had these years!

Wooden mini drawer pulls.

That's about it I guess!

I've enjoyed creating this box and now I must pop all my valuables (!!!) into the drawers and get rid of the other 3 jewellery boxes cluttering my shelf.....................but then again, I could always alter them into something else. Who knows? Lmho!

Have a good day

Lesley xxx

HAPPY 2020!

Hey everybody, Happy New Year to you all!

This might be a little belated but better late than never I say!

I do hope everybody has some interesting goals this year. I honestly have decided to use all the stash that I currently own and NOT purchase anything else unless it's the basics (white/black card and glue!).
To be fair I have sold oodles of stash this last couple of weeks as I just couldn't move for the excess so now that I have de-stashed, I've found it's time to use what I do have so.........

....this first card is made using the free stamps from Making Cards and Papercraft magazine (Feb 2020) and the backing paper is from an old pack by Docrafts.
The stamps are just too cute! I would love a dog but my daughter is allergic to pet hair and I just don't think I'd be able to walk and exercise a dog as much as it would need so I'm not getting one! Lol!
(That's the reason I always had a cat knocking around - no walkies!)

My second card for today is from a card featured in the same magazine by creator Keren Baker (I love her stuff!). She featured a tutorial for this and I had to tweak it a little as I don't have exactly the same kit and caboodle as she's used so this is my take and I think it's just fine.

As it's Friday I'm hoping this weekend brings some fun as I don't know if  His Nibs is working.

We shall wait and see!!!

Have a great weekend

Lesley x