Lavinia stamps and pan pastels

I took a fancy to some Lavinia stamps at the Alli-Palli craft show, and also purchased some pan pastels. As this afternoon has been wet and wild, I stayed in and played, the pan pastels were really easy to use and as effective.... ( or more effective,.... as I'm useless at it!) than brayering. The finished results are as below, and they will be made into cards later.

commission for a memory box

I was commissioned by a colleague at work to make a memory box for a baby called charlie.  I struggled initially with what format to use and it took a while to come up with this. I liked the finished box, but I have yet to find out if it was liked by her, as I have had a weeks annual leave since delivering it.

I used acrylic pains and crackle glazed them, and then stamped out the little biy, and paper peiced him.

mini note pads

My consultant is raising funds to run the London Marathon, and so I have made these little note pads to give her, to help raise her funds. The end collection of sponsorship is going to the adolecent cancer unit at the leicester roayal infirmary.

Bazoo stamps

Having had these stamps for a while, I have used them, but maybe not as much as i should have, you know how that is, Barry needed some samples to sell off the older stock, so here they are. I must say I really enjoyed water colouring them,and creating these. For the larger card I took inspiration from a card I saw online, but added my own take on it.

Off she went with a trumpety trump, trump trump trump!

I have been playing with my new Wildrose stamps. I love these and I have made lots of cards in the space of 24hrs! And I have enjoyed every minute of it. These will go on sale at work, like my last batch.

I have been playing with my embossing folders.

Having neglected these for a very long time, I have dusted them off and made some mother's day cards to sell at work, again for help for heros.

The first is made from free toppers in "homemade" magazine, and the next were free stamps from another magazine hopefully put to good use.

Samples for Barjan b's shop.

Barry has asked me to do a board of samples for stamps of the month, and it is to be Humphry's Corner stamps. I have tried to come up with some that equal Maureen's standard.......... hmmmmm. Might have to keep at it!

I hope someone buys a stamp or two as a result!