LOTTIE

Its bunny time again, this is Lottie and she is a baby at about 9 inches high...

Back to the sewing machine, I have another doll to finish before tomorrow.

Hope you're having a crafty, happy day!

'THE' BEST TREAT

One of our close friends had a birthday recently and he just LOVES Snickers!  As a little pressie for him I bought and wrapped a months worth of Snicker bars so he doesn't have to go a day without one.

I also put a little quote on each one just to ring the changes.

I wrapped the box and added a large tag to the front...

and another on the inside.

He adored it!  Sorry about the quality of the photos, I was in a real rush when I took them.

GOTHICA

Another doll today.  I decided to try a doll's wig for the hair this time.  Although I like it, its too dark.  Black just makes her look a little 'gothic' and moody so next time a lighter shade!

BLACK IS BACK

A quickie post to share today.

I do think that black and white cards just shout 'class', it makes anything look elegant.

take care.

A QUICK BATCH

I was running a little low on general cards so to speed things up a little, I just used the same design with different sentiments.

A closer look at the basic design...

The whole selection - all sentiments are from PTI, cardstock is from a collection by First Edition.

Thanks for stopping by.

PRETTY GIRL

Another sewing creation today.  This is the first one of this style I have made, its usually sheep and rabbits!

I made the little socks and added some rose trimming.

LOVE the hair.

Have a great day.

FEATHER LITE

I fancied a bit of embossing today, I haven't done any for ages and I don't know why I don't use it more often because I love the effect.

I also really like this stamp set from PTI so with this and a few scraps of cardstock it ended up looking like this...

Clean and simple, just the way I like em.

FLY ME TO THE MOON

I was asked for a card of a little boy recently and this is what I came up with.  I love the DP and image is pretty cool too.

I used a mixture of Copics, pencils and PanPastels to colour the image.  I saw someone using PanPastels recently and I'd never heard of them before.  I bought three in shades of blue to give it a try and they are FAB to work with.  They are little pricey but they go a long way and are so easy to blend.

I stuck a couple of strips of thin double-sided tape to the patterned paper and then glittered over it and added a touch to the flame too.

PASTEL PRACTICE

Thought it was about time I tried out my PanPastels again, not used them for ages (since I bought them in fact!).

I am terrible for buying things on impulse and then either only using them once or putting them away and forgetting about them all together!  I've put my PanPastels on my desk now where I can see them and reach them easily.  They are so much easier to work with than ink and a blending tool - I do struggle to get a nice even coat with those but not with my pastels.

BO BO

Let me introduce Bo Bo.  I finished her a few weeks ago and I have not yet been able to part with her.  I am planning a craft fair soon so I am very busy trying to get as many things made as possible, my craft room really looks a sight!

The jacket is made from heavy weight felt and with the scraps I punched out some flowers and layered them up.

and finally the shoes... these are just too cute!

Happy Easter!