Collage Thank You

One of a few cards I made last night. The ribbon is by May Arts and the rubber stamps are by Stampin' Up. The circle die cut was created using a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter die.

Part of the background is embossed on newspaper using gold glitter thick embossing powder. I think I used a Stampington Christine Adolph stamp. The buttons are part of the French Twist range (which I think is by Fancy Pants or Autumn Leaves). The paper in the background is part of one of the current Basic Grey sets, although I have forgotten which one.

Love

This is a card I made for my husband, Ian, for our fifth wedding anniversary last week. I'm fairly pleased with it!

The heart and "Love" stamps are by Stampin' Up, the ribbon by Creative Impressions and the paper is Basic Grey "Blush". The red scroll die cut was created using a Quickutz Revolution die. There are blobs of Stickles Stardust glitter glue in each of the scallops (the white scalloped section which the heart is stamped on) and also around the "Love" word. I've used Chestnut Roan chalk ink around the edges of the card (which is a Hero Arts blank card).

We didn't do much on our actual wedding anniversary as I had to work until midnight (no shock there, then). We did, however, go for a nice Italian meal a few evenings later at a local Italian restaurant which we hadn't tried before - and it was excellent!

Green Tag

I made this card today for a friend's birthday. The stamp on the right hand side is an old Penny Black stamp. The ink is Versamagic "Tea Leaves" chalk ink. The paper on the left hand side is by Basic Grey, although I've forgotten which range. The tag is a Quickutz Revolution die cut, the flowers are primas (two: one large, one smaller) and the brad is by Making Memories. The strip of paper at the foot of the tag is also by Basic Grey (probably the "Blush" range, but I'm not positive).

Quick and easy, although I like the overall appearance.

Peace

Once again it seems that I have not found time to post mid-week. Fairly hopeless.

This is another Christmas card I made last weekend. I can't decide whether I like it or hate it. Both ribbons are by May Arts. The metal snowflake is by Making Memories. The black stamped images are Hot Off the Press Christmas clear stamps and the "Peace" stamp is by Hero Arts. The circular die cut was made using a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter die.

New Hero Arts 2007 Christmas stamps

The second of the two cards which I made yesterday afternoon. A different blue/green theme.

This one was also easy, but took much longer. The bird stamp was stamped twice; the body of the first one was water painted on white card and cut out and adhered (with foam pads) over the second image stamped on the Basic Grey pale blue marble-effect card. The blue "shadow" around the bird was water painted.

The scallop die cuts were used again (Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter dies). The brown/white dot ribbon is by May Arts and the button is a Making Memories "Emery" chipboard button. The brown thin organza ribbon used in the button is by Creative Impressions. There's Stardust Stickles around the scallop with the bird. The "Merry Christmas" stamp is also part of the new Hero Arts 2007 Christmas range and was stamped with Black Stazon ink.

It's raining really heavily here today. I think that's the forecast for most of Scotland for most of the next week. It was very windy yesterday. Hibernation weather!

Scalloped Christmas

The first of two cards I made yesterday afternoon.

A more traditional red/green colour-themed Christmas card. The stamp is a new Hero Arts Christmas 2007 stamp and the ribbon is very shimmery and by May Arts, I think. The papers are by Hot Off the Press and Dovecraft. There's Ice Stickles around the central stamped image.

Me again!

Hello, it's me, the Brown Pig, again. I'm becoming bigger and fatter every day. I'm HUGE now! I'm quite a contented, calm pig. The Black Pig is a bit hyperactive, but I can't be bothered with any of that nonsense. I like nothing better than a quiet cuddle or sleep.

Relax

A quick/basic card I threw together a couple of weeks ago. I'll keep it in reserve for something and no doubt it'll get used for something in future. The background was stamped using a couple of shades of Versamagic chalk ink and some Stampin' Up stamps. The ribbon is nicer "in real life" - lot of shimmer. Quick and easy.

Simple Joys

... and here's yet another Christmas card! I like the way this one turned out and I like the nice bright colours. I think the snowflake background paper is part of one of the new DCWV Christmas paper stacks. The snowflake is stamped and Stickles glitter glue has been added; a Quickutz Revolution cookie cutter circle die cut in lime green card was adhered over the top and I used my crop-o-dile to punch a hole in it to convert it into a tag. The "simple joys" text is stamped (from memory, I think it was a HOTP clear stamp) and it was punched out using a Stampin' Up punch. Very simple - but effective.

Merry Christmas

Well... I've been making some more Christmas cards. Here's one with a lilac and green theme. It incorporates some of the the new Dovecraft Christmas paper and a large Hot Off the Press rub-on and brad. The scalloped circle and the two circles behind it were made using Quickutz Revolution dies.

Fishing

Is it really THAT long since I've posted to this blog?

I went fishing on Monday 3rd September in memory of my dad. Yes, fishing! My first time ever fishing, in fact. My dad would be impressed, I think. I went with my mum and brother and they taught me what to do. I managed to spend about three hours trying in vain to catch something. I did catch something eventually... three pieces of seaweed, one of which is shown in this photo!

"... Joseph, the things that you stood for... like truth and light never die". (c) "One More Angel in Heaven" - Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Andrew Lloyd Webber.

We've Grown!

Hi. We're posting to our mum's blog for the first time. We thought you'd like to see how much we've grown - we're big pigs now! We think we're probably more-or-less fully grown.

We still don't have proper names; mum has given us the communal name of "Swirly Girlies" for no apparent reason (how stupid), although sometimes we're called "brown pig" and "black pig" respectively. We don't mind what she calls us, so long as she keeps feeding us! Dad sneaked up on us with the camera this morning whilst we were sitting on mum's knee during our cage "clean out". Our cage has been cleaned now, so we're off for a sleep under our new hay. Hiding in hay is our favourite game - no shock there, then!