Making boxed sets of cards for other people to use is a FABulous idea (and very generous of you all, I might add). You folks should really think about teaching classes!




Hmmm... as did my 4 year old niece who decided to ride the "pretty pony" lol. I confess I'm a dreamer, not an engineer. In the beginning there was just a broomstick handle running up through the center (and of course, I didn't think of the impracticalities of building a horse where only one hoof was actually touching "ground" lol). I'd never tackled any project that big before, but after that episode I quickly learned about wiring a proper structure. Hubby saved the day by going out and buying a huge metal bracket and bolting it to the wood base. And then the repairs began lol.

Anyhoo, here's more "paper crap" (as my husband calls it). This whole thing started when I decided to make a dragon, which unfortunately ended up looking like a roast turkey. So I added four legs and turned it into a camel, which in turn prompted the rest of the characters below:


(disclaimer: I did not make the little ceramic lamb on the bottom left. It was a gift, but it's the right size for the rest of them)

Beautiful cards, Copago. A brilliant idea for gifts.

Jakeroo, your carousel horse is stunning but I think being able to transform a dragon into a camel is sheer wizardry.

Wow, that's fantastic too jakeroo, particularly if it's a 'repair job'!!!

Thanks folks, you are all most kind.

Tobeyone: noooooooo, not wizardry by any stretch. More like sheer stubbornness lol

That is super, what fun.

Two of my friends were expecting their babies for the same day. One was born on Sunday last, the second on Tuesday, a boy and a girl.

Here's one of the cards I made (the boy version is here):



And the boy's version is here

A little page which was lots of fun to make: I used lots of embossing folders, heat embossing, lots of ink techniques, and all the flowers are handmade:

You are so clever at these scrapbooking things, I have a load of half finished pages.

I have been making parchment fans, this is the latest one.

Santana: I'm in awe

Sue: Very intricate. You have WAYYYYYYYYYY more patience than I could ever hope to have!

That wasn't too bad, now this little card was much trickier as it is easy to make mistakes.

They are both so perfect, Sue ...

The parchment craft is so beautiful and delicate xxx

Here is a decoupaged card that I finished last night, yes that is a pearl necklace but not 'real' ones, just cheap one which was hanging about with some bits and pieces, I think it could even have been from a Christmas cracker! The card is a large one.

That looks fab!

A VERY gifted Old Friend who is never far from this forum, made me this card and it arrived today in the post. Unbelievable!! I can't tell you how gorgeous it is.

I adore snowdrops, they are my favourite.

Snowdrops are gorgeous, and that card is too!!!

Here's a little project I worked on this week with my daughter, for her school project. We made a stylised (and very simplified) model of the Circus Maximus to accompany her written project which she will present to the class next week:



Other views: here, and here

My goodness, wonderful

One that I made today.

Lovely Sue. Is that for the First Birthday of a certain young madam?

I hadn't thought of that - probably not though.

That's ever so cute, Sue!

hello. Found this today. Totally awed by what you all have shared. I paint t-shirts for my husband. My latest effort.

um. Should have said. This is supposed to be Sid's Cafe from "Last of the Summer Wine".

Welcome Micmic. Very nice. Is it a screen print?

Great t-short. I remember Sid.

Thanks for the welcome. I actually use acrylics with a special fabric paint solution --found at a craft store. This way he gets to wear his very own designs.

How cool is that? Nice one!
and welcome to the forum!

What a beautiful child and frame!!