tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384478922024-03-05T07:29:24.377+00:00The Arty ParrotKatrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.comBlogger805125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-11909870953522006662019-08-07T14:39:00.001+01:002019-08-07T14:39:44.030+01:00RIbbon and Disney button bookmarks <div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The other day I came across this wonderful idea for making ribbon and button bookmarks. Sarah Jane from The Fruit Pixie had sent me some of her Disney buttons a while ago to make some projects for her. As soon as I saw the ribbon bookmark idea I knew what I was going to make with them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> The examples of the bookmarks I found were made using plain buttons but I used the Disney buttons instead!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_c29a_8108_1fec_8885" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/K6K8cfPmSFcqXZwbwJu1D22aymvJgney37WdltgrFQFDP1XzF2Z3ZIX4hfs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 519px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I also had some of the beautiful vintage glass buttons that you can also find in the button section and so used one of those to make a bookmark using a piece of embroidered ribbon I had bought many years ago in Austria.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> There wasn’t much left but just enough for a bookmark </span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_71d5_9a98_f0d4_da39" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vp_LYBq6YA2asVUh9N_OhptS4-vnnxWGMlE99AIuB3vap2qDbzbghms0VsA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 511px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is a great project for using a special pieces of ribbon or off cuts from other projects</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I think they would make great back to school gifts perhaps for the bookworm in your family.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Of course they don’t have to just be for keeping your place in your novels. They are great for your journal, favourite recipes in your cook books </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">or keeping your page in a text books too.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All you need is a piece of ribbon, hairband to match your ribbon, a Disney button and a needle and thread!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find these buttons in The Fruit Pixie online shop here -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/disney-buttons-701-c.asp">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/disney-buttons-701-c.asp</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><br></div></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-36675112730039327832019-07-27T14:13:00.001+01:002019-07-27T14:13:59.687+01:00Handmade notebookMy hubby very proudly hates tech. He only uses it when he has too and if he didn’t love his photography I don’t think he would use it at all. When he dose use it he only uses it for basic photo editing and storage. He has an iPad which is crammed full of photos so I talked him in to having a less expensive tablet to take the pressure his iPad. Unfortunately that is android, so he has another system to learn and he is not enjoying that in the slightest.<div><br></div><div> So to help I made him a Steampunk (thought it was rather appreciate) notebook using recycled box card, masking tape a hair band and the beautiful Timekeeper paper from Kaisercraft. I could of just stapled some paper together but where is the fun in that.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cc66_c97e_8b74_f7bf" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9DLKjgsAM1m8hs6xWl5hNsvYHDCZEZKYBO31avwzebXTewU_cy-nPG3_qyg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 461px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8a68_7e_1a0c_afee" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fBEH--xfj5_IrYMXfStBvUrozwWZig_Wcq62eA3GAF3WUxTo4y3mS4Cf9To" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 469px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Now he can keep notes on how android works as I show him</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Wish me luck because to be honest I don’t know what I’m doing half the time!!! Don’t you just love tech!<br></span><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-16745784700152717922019-07-22T12:16:00.001+01:002019-07-22T12:16:22.067+01:00Altered suitcase part 2<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> A couple of posts ago I showed you the covered tiny suitcase I made as a project for The Fruit Pixie online shop I design for. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Well this is what I did on the inside.</span></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_fe7c_5a97_e2bc_727c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/JrPMY-S021FjEN2aji8g9QKCTtsVTYKEvZ70nPwTqmLN9cgWHORSgAaa5Fk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 480px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As you can see I have divided it up into little pigeon holes to store a few craft supplies.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But first I painted the inside to match the outside.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then used foam core board to make the shelves and dividers. Foam core it very sturdy but light as a feather. I covered the front edge of the pieces with the beautiful Craft Consortium decoupage paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then to make some matching storage.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_2d58_b900_35ab_394" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QGRjCX-qz6cFEpQDNcVf_IRiAOv3yb3i_dF1x-JNGbbpQYlvjM4mIWqCNoM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 496px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At the top, a tray to hold pens scissors and what ever else you want really.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_fdd0_afe_fef1_35b6" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Ev_LpD74kNUoB06XEQ15gnLEuPgT7hKyDy2rwMgkbNzPJgIxx1aEIdprL3k" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 522px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A little pot for crayons and a tiny art journal. Well, who said art journals have to be big.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_1cba_c803_425d_c0b6" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/AjR_mnmOJQuaiGuO7_HF5ozj35fNA353n8BPWHJWCOL9LN2KxK2DIsMFJhE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 539px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The deep box holds my glue and any paper bits I want to use. It could hold lots of things.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then left a section empty to hold ink pads perhaps?</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_173e_c5dd_9717_74fe" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ejYSZ4IGBA1or1smZU9eWQiWNy0Dyrrer9nUB2ECy2vGJGdZPiCv8Zn9IB0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 541px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then to fit in the cover an artist portfolio </span></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_b9d_b738_9a18_1dca" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9N7oOU5n3tWOP6-4NnP7tSzyMPlpCeUMGyqFUs9_u90jc8WxjQq51cev9XA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 555px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To hold collage pieces or the pieces you are working on.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_ee5f_500_b80f_9d3c" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_KR3k8otKJsRcYWhC9LpRA37TLxGq-nkoirVUk7P7LCkr-_0AzFrx5VoqLI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 569px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It’s amazing what you can get into a tiny suitcase!!</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I had so much fun planning and making my suitcase. It looks so cute by the side of my chair with everything to hand.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This would make a lovely gift for a crafting friend or make one for yourself fitted out for your favourite hobby.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Imagine the fun you could have making one for a child, I’m sure they would love it.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find the beautiful Craft Consortium decoupage papers in the Fruit Pixie shop here -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-decoupage-papers-716-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-decoupage-papers-716-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><br></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-1254303005187587482019-07-20T11:50:00.001+01:002019-07-20T11:50:49.435+01:00Wanderlust week 26 take 2Wanderlust course week 26. Theme - Inspiration. Teacher - Cat Kerr<div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After making my first shadow box for this lesson which I love but wasn’t exactly the same as the sort our teacher made.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to make one that was a bit more in the spirit of the lesson.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">First to choose my subject. I love the beautiful animated films of the masters at Studio Ghibli. When ever I watch one of their films,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have seen them all and have almost all of them on DVD, I can just compleatly loose myself in the beautiful colourful worlds they create for you on the screen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stories are often taken from Japanese folk law, some are funny, some have a message and some are quite sad but they all have a beauty that just pulls you in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite and I do have several, is the wonderful My Neighbour Totoro. It’s quite a well known film of theirs but who can resist Totoro!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So that was my theme. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_53aa_6fff_10ce_f14b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yE-2JHuE-9lIxFJd5plPvVqt7VUiDKEQLCvQn5XS14HzA6tYSzauBBW1sp4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 468px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Part of the lesson was to print your own papers using the Gelli plate, one of my favourite things to play with, so I designed and cut my own stencils on my Silhouette Cameo and made some texture plates using funky foam to use with my Gelli plate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I also carved some stamps too, including his name and the little dust sprite poking his head up next to Totoro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I really had fun with these projects, bringing several of my crafting skills together in one project is so satisfying. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">If you have never herd of Studio Ghibli or seen any of their film I really recommend them. There is something there for everyone. Please don’t think that because they are animated they are children’s films though. They are definitely aimed at adults.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">If you would like to see my other shadow box you can find it here </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://artyparrot.blogspot.com/2019/07/wanderlust-week-26.html">http://artyparrot.blogspot.com/2019/07/wanderlust-week-26.html</a><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-6172510721992102752019-07-16T12:40:00.001+01:002019-07-16T12:40:12.307+01:00Wanderlust week 25Wanderlust week 25. Theme- Inspired by Teacher - Kasia Avery<div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was hard to choose a woman I am inspired by, there are so many. In the end I chose the amazing Katherine Hepburn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_d683_1541_eda8_7a2e" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p7dY-shBYEirAb06L0eBzKWZOZc45K1L90V2Nb6Aaxa2clyUrIBkGTJw-cQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 525px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Katherine Hepburn is an inspiration for me because she never played by the rules.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> She was always true to herself and refused to be moulded by Hollywood </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">or the time she lived in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">She proved a woman could do anything she put her mind to!<br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-89315839887076595692019-07-08T17:36:00.001+01:002019-07-08T17:36:02.169+01:00Altered suitcase part 1<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I bought this little suitcase in a charity shop and knew as soon as I saw it what I was going to do with it.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> To begin with I covered it in gesso and then painted it white. It was originally covered with a blue flower paper which was nice but I wanted to use the beautiful Craft Consortium decoupage paper Cottage Classic for my project.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> So when the paint was dry I used the paper to cover it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_3fd4_6fbf_83b2_f795" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/wo2WHVC_TQQdFYd5U-yXCE8imVul73uFoWsZK5u2fcNVAMYNs_zye2vSm3s" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 433px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is such a beautiful paper</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_1e70_5580_b332_4273" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/KTznw_BMGcOe5vjmMDYwIbBjTW5HB2QFQQAk3RuZdJaBAm6RT6VA7v97DGg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 465px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I also made a little travel tag to match.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_ed92_c7ee_e27f_138d" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_yqntI1OlSx5VGiSvWZ3UCWcvv0waxkL7lF-hm2y4yFB-xvJpcu4Uav6jW4" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 472px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Of course I didn’t stop there. I did something rather special to the inside too. </span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To see that though you will have to wait for part 2.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find the paper in the shop here -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-decoupage-papers-cottage-classic-27505-p.asp">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-decoupage-papers-cottage-classic-27505-p.asp</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Until then, take care</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Love Katrina x</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-77482873820103802212019-07-07T12:50:00.001+01:002019-07-07T12:50:36.189+01:00Wanderlust week 26Wanderlust week 26. Theme - Inspired by. Teacher - Cat Kerr<div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wanderlust continues and I am still enjoying it emensly. I am a bit behind with posting but for this post I want to show you my project for week 26. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">This months theme is Inspired by and for this lesson we had to be inspired by something outside of art. Then use that inspiration to make a shadow box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am working on that at the moment but I took the opertunity to make a project I have had in my head for ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought the shadow box about 3 years ago, have planned many projects for it in my head but never got around to starting on them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then last year we were given our names in gold painted wood as a keepsake at our nieces wedding. I immediately knew what I wanted to do with them but again had not got around to making the project.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">As it was similar to the project in the class I decided to work with my names and shadow box. Then make a second shadow box a bit more like the one shown in the class.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here it is!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8a3c_af95_69a7_4eff" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NZZqdzjxlUD5uq2P_sizFjSehLvAiiPZxVh3O5YhGIUO8d6BwIpXFRd0dtA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 492px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The shadow box is covered in paper that I made myself using my beloved Gelli plate. I also make all the stamp plates, stencils and carved rubber stamps too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Inside the shadow box the layers are built up using plastic sheets. So the back is one of my Gelli plated printed papers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The next layer is a heart I painted onto a thin plastic sheet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The the final plastic sheet has our names attached. I love the way they fit so nicely together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I must admit I loved making it and am very pleased with the results.<br></span><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-77388714278470937392019-06-17T17:08:00.001+01:002019-06-17T17:08:17.285+01:00Wanderlust week 22Wanderlust week 22. Theme - Floral. Teacher - Shaw Petite<div> </div><div> For this class there were a lot of building up of texture and layers. It was a lovely class and I really enjoyed it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_2d8c_1c98_916e_1b32" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vAs37CM4w0McwMN9n8SwG4QAaIR-S3V8tLaXoYsQ0y6CIHOSylspdJb15hg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 466px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I was very pleased with he finished page.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> Painting flowers isn’t really my thing but if I ever need to paint flowers again then this is a great way to do it.<br></span><br>I chose Honeysuckle as it’s one of my favourite flowers, just love the scent.<br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-87796284334117115832019-05-18T17:14:00.001+01:002019-05-18T17:15:24.590+01:00New tablet coverI have been busy on the sewing machine for the first time this year. We had bought a new tablet for hubby to keep for his photography and of course it needed a cover of some sort.<div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As I have lots of off cuts of fabric I decided to make a quilted sleeve for it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_3197_f02_33df_893f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hT8MMrAr8TPngzVBLg7HGNItPk1nRHfAIM1DTH6ce0RqZcRXZaKReButC9M" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 516px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The beautiful vintage button is from The Pixie online shop and just finished it off</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_50fb_2758_d830_80bc" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DszW0mzzcbdHJV58fpl_mXyXTrFsXf66TVsWb_wAMGfmU_jVy2e95NZPklI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 517px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The buttons are from the 1960s and can be found in the shop here</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/8-vintage-metal-buttons-20578-p.asp">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/8-vintage-metal-buttons-20578-p.asp</a><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><br><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-54344233921242379762019-05-09T21:18:00.001+01:002019-05-09T21:18:29.925+01:00Wanderlust week 19Wanderlust 2019 week 19 Theme-Patterns. Teacher - Eliza Torjanowska<div><br></div><div> Week 19 of my Wanderlust course and we were building collages boxes that showed our loves and rituals in our lives.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had bought this little blank wooden box to do something just like that a while ago. So now was the time to do something with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_5111_4c44_d4b_a3f1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_gxIoXvZBUCa6XKrqsahb8lgr5cgvCE3Moegpufojps19ZOlIrDSEM8e76Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 478px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Each box is one of my loves in life. Everything from my love of books, Austria and birds, along with others.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I have left a few boxes blank so I can collect little things to add later.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">This was a really nice project to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I am having sooo much fun taking part in this course, can’t wait to see where the next class takes me!<br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-75320256664633336942019-05-06T12:13:00.001+01:002019-05-06T12:13:14.013+01:00Bookmark using Marion Smith Design Timekeeper papers<div style="text-align: center;">When I am not crafting I love to read. Because I love to craft I like to make matching bookmarks for the book I know I am going to return to again and again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At the moment I am reading “The Binding “ by Bridget Collins. If you haven’t seen it yet then do look it up, it is such a beautifully bound book, if you want to read it please get it in hardback if you can, you won’t be disappointed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am really enjoying it too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The other night I noticed that the key used on the dustcover of the book was very similar to the Couture Creations Lace key die that The Fruit Pixie, who I design for sells. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So I made a matching bookmark for my book using the Couture Creations key and the beautiful Marion Smith designs Time keepers papers, also sold by The Fruit Pixie online shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_1412_afc7_c307_cb2" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aq6Z1L2Q_wuYvKZwhZ7DmFUaGl3Oi4_wkc4EAl9Qv79pR_jld6aYsZ_X9w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 432px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To make the key and the die cut border, also from Couture Creations, look a bit more vintage looking I cut them both from Card I had covered with double sided sticky tape. I used the Stix 2 ultra sticky sheets but you could just used double sided tape but make sure you don’t leave any gaps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then after cutting the die shape I carefully removed the protective backing from the tape and then plunged them into the Cosmic Shimmer gilding flakes and then used the scrunchie foam to remove the excess. Take your time with this, especially on the detail of the border.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_438c_3060_5ff7_8721" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Gb_96dpMY15CBMGf-PQfL2dqaHs_LShpSqIlABCLsqf95PI-cGaTIjnSol8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 348px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used some of the waste to cut a thin strip to frame the piece of book paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The bookmark itself is a piece of card covered in the Marion Smith Design Timekeeper paper, I used Antique Emporium, front and back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I cut a piece of book paper to lay behind the key.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then added some different fibers in matching colours to finish it off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find the Marion Smith Designs Timekeeper papers (double sided) in the shop here-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/timekeeper-682-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/timekeeper-682-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Couture Creations dies here-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Keys</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-ornamental-lace-die-keys-to-my-heart-23781-p.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-ornamental-lace-die-keys-to-my-heart-23781-p.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Border </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-intricutz-die-vintage-border-28969-p.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-intricutz-die-vintage-border-28969-p.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cosmic Shimmer gilding flakes here (I used gemstone) -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/creative-expressionscosmic-shimmer-gilding-flakes-602-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/creative-expressionscosmic-shimmer-gilding-flakes-602-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stix 2 double sided sheets -</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/stix-2-ultra-sticky-clear-sheets-10015-p.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/stix-2-ultra-sticky-clear-sheets-10015-p.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fibres here -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/fibres-710-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/fibres-710-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I think that is everything!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Any questions please ask either below or on The Fruit Pixie Facebooks page.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So why not make a matching bookmark for your favourite book.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-54949024812634823312019-04-28T18:13:00.001+01:002019-04-28T18:13:53.671+01:00Wanderlust week 17Wanderlust- week 17 Theme - Patterns Teacher - Kasia Avery<div><br></div><div> A new month, a new theme on my online course. This month its patterns. In this lesson we made decorated pieces of paper with different patterns and then made them into a page </div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_f7b1_da45_5798_6a6" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ax7ItA4xbcv-KRaa47OluGzzs760ue4JBW_Ky7zKDmpcua5r4WLuHG2Ad-w" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 543px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">As I also love to sew and make quilts I thought I would make a paper quilt page.<br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-57331817822990975492019-04-28T10:56:00.001+01:002019-04-28T10:57:51.676+01:00Cherish mini album <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I must confess I LOVE making mini books or any book to be honest! So today I have a quick and easy way to make a mini book. This project I have made for The Fruit Pixie online shop, who I design for. It’s ideal for a few photos or perhaps an extra special card for someone. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is very easy to put together and decorate, anyone can do it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_c616_dbc3_c18e_5f09" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cqw9dh6Hd-3xALUbKGP7598EbdAoSFEI9Ozr9N_15Dieu7-C15G8wZKAoq8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 501px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For the base for my mini book I used one of my favourite dies from Couture Creations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">their Tabbed Journal die -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-decorative-die-tabbed-journal-tab-23775-p.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/couture-creations-decorative-die-tabbed-journal-tab-23775-p.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">( half price at the mo too!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I cut out 4 pieces with the die in card then another 4 from the beautiful Kaisercraft In the Attic papers. I used the 6x6 paper pad -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/kaisercraft-in-the-attic-609-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/kaisercraft-in-the-attic-609-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">( also half price )</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You need to cut 2 pieces of your paper with the pattern you wish to see facing into the die and the other 2 pieces with the pattern you want facing out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is because we will attach the separate pieces of the book to each other using the tabs and it makes it more stable to have every other piece</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">upside down, as you will see soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just lay your 4 pieces out in a row so you can attach one piece to its neighbour using the little tab piece. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You will need to turn every other piece over so the first tab is at the top but the next piece has its tab at the bottom</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">and so on. It just makes it a bit more stable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once dry fold your strip of pieces into your mini book by folding into a zig zag shape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then cover the pages with their papers. You can either cut off the tabs or not depending how you feel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then decorated mine using pieces from the little paper pad and the pieces from the sticker sheet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here is mine -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_f0e7_b5cf_d56_62a5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nj4KaGZl_g6sSoh-6YcxVOhCmOl2gqaD856iB5y_-6B5WW2zI0hUX5zp47o" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 514px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My cover using some of the stickers from the sticker sheet.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_cbe9_29d_a28a_29c4" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0jNO9DC3n3WrwAUvb-mMUlJN0TihqjGJr7AmiDRKvmXH3CbrOTvyFuN8eLM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 522px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This page used stickers and pieces from the paper pad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_1c8f_1626_e5b1_8f83" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4vqPet8DQ--4EdgxWin42Zzy0s_w6s_gXj2Y4O5WcumJQCnDCqNEPFduG0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 534px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the sentiments from the paper pad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_e712_1823_35f8_45ea" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dKdfMDFXp9LdoV-96L4VfVEdEP-AtgnXp-s6Fb73fkOtjUnyGRJsv247_pw" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 533px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Again stickers and pieces from the paper pad, including the borders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_b6b8_14a9_1e78_e61e" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kRZAVq3u_UVPocTTCIIUGlNaORY35U6eeKslvz41AFADchVGcKnIY-WTRhE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 548px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then the last page, using another sentiment and a couple of the stickers.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is such a sweet little project to make and so quick and easy to make. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><br></div> </div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-68056594028071270132019-04-23T10:45:00.001+01:002019-04-23T10:46:52.871+01:00Wanderlust week 14Wanderlust- week 15 Theme - Steampunk. Teacher - Finnabair<div><br></div><div> I was so excited about this class, I have followed Finnabair since before she was famous but had never taken part in one of her classes.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So this week we were taught how to make a steampunk box using her techniques.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose to use a wooden box from The Works to work on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_91d8_f6b1_1361_602a" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/QUOzvPX2Y5sxsNLVjGfb2g1cLMN1m0AppyDJ3qsAWRq11_U_RxA2r0W2Byk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 537px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We used modelling paste to make lots of texture. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_7e8d_7358_4757_d2bf" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1AOlDZeiZMTbrYmC0LKUgCPbqV-EdIgBlWaTuLIi3rI2ziL5dByhMZLSSqM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 543px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then built up our Steampunk look using anything we could find.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">As mine was a big box I needed some large cogs to help fill the space and give it some night. So I turned to my trusty Silhouette Cameo,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an electric die cutting machine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut each sharp out 3 times and glued them on top of each other. Then they make a dimensional piece. Once painted they blend in with</div><div style="text-align: center;">the other metal and wooden pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b1fe_5676_a17_22cf" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MDEaWO-U7upb7MBCaBH6sKNvZpi6z6qt3NZ-qtJrs7rRffZMJk4C2GyTTBY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 517px; height: auto;"><br><br>For my centre piece I used a fake pocket watch I had had for years and added some real watch parts to add interest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_4be0_1a30_de61_f1e0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/y7xr1CozYYTafZchV_OGXLksmi6wVK2WQtJTeu8i0wfvf9PoX2ciLKK9DRY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 522px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><br>I then painted it up with layers and layers and layers of paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was then finished off with different coloured waxes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was quite a project but I am pleased with how it turned out. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">This course is getting better and better!<br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-87914463931714351572019-04-20T10:34:00.001+01:002019-04-20T10:34:35.474+01:00Wanderlust week 13Wanderlust online course - week 13 - Theme Steampunk- Teacher Kasia Avery <div><br></div><div> New month, new theme and it’s one of my favourites Steampunk!! There are some very exciting classes this month, which might take a while to finish.</div><div><br></div><div> The first class was a fun one though, our teacher is our host as well, Kasia Avey. We were given lots of fun Steampunkie images and asked to invent something in the mad scientist Steampunk style using them.</div><div><br></div><div> I loved this one and had lots of fun with it. Here is my invention </div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a679_bae1_1d58_4935" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8fNTN_NqzGSvQnR0Tx1N9hObaZbi1AKxfO7VnmDYIXw106YeXjZnOBPQdMk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 534px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_b1b0_d553_fca9_599b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_fL_V65UtROTH4azivH-N_-Cb-oQqucelPLpNIXg3aQ_MnzHI0s_wTFsBjs" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 531px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I think it’s some kind of holiday house? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Compleate with entertainment in the form of a musical octopus who also takes the holiday snaps for your album.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">If you feel you need to keep up your daily fitness training then you can take a turn on the bicycle. Which is also handy if you feel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">like a change of scenery, you can then bicycle your way there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Of course the hot air balloons have propellers so it is not to much like hard work.<br></span><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-15463298619070134722019-04-20T10:17:00.001+01:002019-04-20T10:18:45.927+01:00Wanderlust week 12Wanderlust online course - week 12 - Theme rivers - Teacher Kasia Avery.<div><br></div><div> This weeks page was concentrating on enjoying the process of making the page and not always expecting a finishe page at the end of it. </div><div><br></div><div>So we made a pull out book made of different papers and fabric which represents a river. We then added stones to dangle below and painted the background of our book. The book was added to the page and the background of the page painted. </div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we had to stop!</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_8a0d_7bc0_4d35_a50e" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kCO0P2RcjADrPy5ThT4k78dR1hs6xV28xaGQPP01g4hM5SMx0UgiUEf4cfg" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 533px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I also made some of my own tape to add to my page and used some paper beads I had made ages ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Later we can go back to our river page and continue the process.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">We have been given prompts to pick at random with ideas for the next few layers untill it is eventually finished, when ever that may be!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">It feels funny showing you a page half finished but I will post the finished page whenever it is finished.<br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-14529103858268408432019-04-20T10:00:00.001+01:002019-04-20T10:19:01.533+01:00Wanderlust week 11Wanderlust week 11. The theme is rivers and the teacher was the wonderful Laly Mille. I had done a few things with her online before so I knew it would be fun. <div><br></div><div> We used loads of different mediums on the page got very very wet! My poor home made journal needed a bit of repair after the class.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_e25d_e45a_cb6_a94f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/N13e7Uk9S6J4UZ9UoowigxeNTaXY7vOxnx4Rb2iwh_NilkssCxXgP_I9BdA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 542px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I like the result but I think I over worked it a bit too much.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Always a hard job to know when to stop.<br></span><br><br></div><div><br></div></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-34544327398996241182019-04-20T09:49:00.001+01:002019-04-20T09:49:39.732+01:00Wanderlust week 10I am way behind on my posting for my Wanderlust course. For the month of March the theme was rivers. Here is my page made for the Clair Etheridge class. I even astonished myself and drew the dragonfly and beetle myself!! <div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">We made the collage papers that we then tore up to make our page. Loved this class!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_6c06_a404_591_7f2b" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Eo_K574UE1VnrthIMd-8pQjSNGj370HY7PiVen2wPU6dDZF89xssQ1667kc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 528px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></div></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-54397187065523299992019-04-14T10:24:00.001+01:002019-04-14T10:24:24.641+01:00Easter Card<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Can you believe how fast this year is going? Spring is here and Easter just around the corner! </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So today I have a cute little Easter Card to show you using the Craft Consortium Little Fawn and Friends stamps I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">have made for The Fruit Pixie online shop.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_33a6_b670_b99d_3a30" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/d_WTFowO-79lIV7wKWI1ZK5MizhyQ0Ym5A9BF-2As1TpoY8vhn6dKElZ33I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 494px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I stamped the sweet little rabbits onto white card using brown archival ink.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then used my watercolour paints to paint the background and stamped images.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I then mounted it onto a piece of the matching paper pad, added a die cut sentiment and a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">couple of the Craft Consortium enamel dots to finish it off.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find the Craft Consortium Little Fawn and Friends stamps and enamel dots along with </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">their beautiful Washi tape and the cutest little pine cone charms you have ever seen in The Fruit Pixie online shop here!</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-little-fawn--friends-collection-803-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-little-fawn--friends-collection-803-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The archival ink pads I used here. These are waterproof inks so you can use watercolours </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">and other water based colour without you stamped image bleeding.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/archival-ink-pads-339-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/archival-ink-pads-339-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Card blanks are here </span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/card-blanks-374-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/card-blanks-374-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div></div><div><br></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-73290957322141294832019-03-16T16:45:00.001+00:002019-03-16T16:45:08.030+00:00Wanderlust week 9As I have said before, hubby gave me the year long Wanderlust mixed media art journaling online course for Christmas. I am having a ball!! Each month we have a theme and the theme for March is rivers.<div><br></div><div> Every Friday we get a full video class from different teachers. Week 9 was taught by the founder of Wanderlust Kasia Avery. The theme for the page was rivers of your heart. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_1279_e7d1_dfff_e46d" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1fGw6l2A4y30z-4VRZ71wF0zQ8XyzSB4Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 575px; height: auto;"><br><br>Now, I could tell you that the page just magically flowed out onto the page and some pages do. But not this one! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">We live in a world now where everyone is an expert, often without any experience. You always see the perfect end result but without hearing the fact that it took them 10 attempts to get there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been art journaling for many years and making a lot of pages but the first attempt of this page was a total disaster. In the teachers page she showed how to do an image transfer with gel medium. I had done this technique many times before but the difference this time was the fact that my gel medium, which isn’t my favourite product to be honest, had all but dried up. But I tried it anyway and of course it didn’t work so I had a horrible black smudgy mess instead.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">No problem! I just glued the pages together and started again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I worked away all day on my page but at the end of the day I hated it! The colours were all wrong and it just looked a mess. I did sleep on it but agreed the next day, it had to go!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I carefully ripped one page out and glued in a replacement page. Luckily I had made my journal and I just happened to be at the end of a signature so I had enough space for it to work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then changed the design completely but kept the essence of the class, changed it to rivers of my life and really enjoyed making it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So what I am trying to say is never get put off by things that don’t work or like mine are a total disaster! Just give it another go, it’s only a piece of paper at the end of the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in my rivers, the Salzach, Inn and Danube are in Austria and I was born and still live in Bristol, where the river Avon runs out into the Bristol Channel.</div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-22127815950355231322019-03-15T12:22:00.001+00:002019-03-15T12:22:37.921+00:00Craft Consortium travel stamps decoupaged potI love organising my Arty things, using unusual containers or decorating blanks. This little pot is a wooden blank from The Works. <div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_fe12_b126_8852_7a0d" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1Qfv4d5NmfV2YamvJoFTAR1E7vtXbPaq3" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 541px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I began by painting the pot on the outside white and inside pink. The white paint helps the colour of the decoupage paper shine through.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I covered the middle heart with the lovely Cosmic Shimmer silk glitter. The heart pops out so you can add a photo if you like.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Once everything was dry I then covered the outside with the Craft Consortium decoupage paper Travel stamp paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Everything, except the pot, is available from The Fruit Pixie online shop, who I design for.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/</a><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-6990346497185686092019-02-23T14:58:00.001+00:002019-02-23T15:01:53.293+00:00Wanderlust 2019 week 6For Christmas I had the Wanderlust art journaling course from Hubby. A year long online art journaling based course. Each week there is a new class every Friday. I am now at week 6 and I must admit I am having a ball!! Each month there is a new theme. January was Typography ( my other projects can be found on my Instagram ) and this month February is Faces. Not the theme I was looking forward to but it has been fine.<div><br><div> Here is my page for week 6. The class was taught by Marjie Kemper and used sprays, stamps and stencils. Just my sort of thing and I hadn’t used my sprays for ages! </div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_77a8_9fb4_3775_3913" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--UrfW7sPhBI/XHFff8_C-HI/AAAAAAAAJM4/9dgNvo9tALsZw1ZTzH4CnZsRlOJc5e-swCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 500px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I learnt by accident that if you used the Sparkle texture paste by Cosmic Shimmer and then, when dry, spray it with your sprays you get this beautiful effect. The colour pools on the paste. I used the silver texture paste for the tags.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The tags are little pockets that hold hand written tags</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cc8a_a164_2d14_8a69" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FwYrjBvEqwY/XHFfiHeexlI/AAAAAAAAJM8/58BJ_4jadTIhjWHGaYuxQNrKkhDsGmwzwCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 504px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Such a fun page to make and I am really pleased with how it turned out too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Love Katrina<br></span><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div><div><br></div></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-85704591807171350412019-02-23T11:40:00.001+00:002019-02-23T11:40:05.483+00:00A return to blogging with a cute little cardHello! I’m back in blogging land again. I have been AWOL for a while due to technical reasons but now I have sorted it out and am back!<div><br></div><div> This time I have a cute little card I made for The Fruit Pixie, who I design for. This is a penny slider card made using the Craft Consortium Little Fawn and friends papers.</div><div><br></div><div> <img id="id_c36c_cfd5_2bb7_719b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WQ4cYqolLkY/XHExE5Xf5aI/AAAAAAAAJMs/T6W37nye_ho4zxtWBQeFUexnyoLDMAm_gCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 532px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is such a fun little card. The squirrel spins and slides around the card chasing his acorns!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find the paper collection in The Fruit Pixie online shop here -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-little-fawn--friends-collection-803-c.asp">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-little-fawn--friends-collection-803-c.asp</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">It feels so good to be back again in blog Land!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting, I’ll be back with another project very soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Love Katrina x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-16183946912044182552018-09-26T09:56:00.001+01:002018-09-26T09:56:10.855+01:00Stencilfied journal challenge 14I have skipped a few of the challenges of the Stencilfied journal challenge as I couldn’t really do them due to the products I have used or the lack of stencils. StencilGirl stencils are not easy to get hold of here in the U.K. and the postage from the States is more than the price of a heap of stencils but I have just about managed with the StencilGirl stencils I can buy here and am now on challenge 14.<div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_62c1_49e4_9872_9937" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V8JfSQOcxfw/W6tJplayYrI/AAAAAAAAHjk/bkZUwM3UFZkRumseJvDNKVeY-YaakHLzQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 314px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Now this looked quite straight forward until I looked through my StencilGirl stencil collection and found that every single stencil bar 1, which was one of the large multi pattern stencil, had curved lines!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">In the end though I did manage a page I was pleased with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_9055_193f_126d_2819" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NZC7m50FwRc/W6tJqF8KdsI/AAAAAAAAHjo/DeEfy3NyZScnJjK9OGHkkEeEKuVWjQn5wCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 416px; height: auto;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Plus I love this quote!<br></span><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span><br><br></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38447892.post-25348775774460316842018-09-18T13:36:00.001+01:002018-09-18T13:36:12.182+01:00Travel journal using Craft Consortium Winter Woodland papers<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I am so sorry I have been AWOL lately but between internet problems and life, the summer has just flown. Now though everything , except the internet, is back to normal and ready to craft, craft, craft!!</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> If you have read this blog before, you might have noticed I love Austria, it’s our second home. This summer we have had two wonderful holiday there. For each holiday I make myself a journal. This is the one I made for our week in Obergurgl Tirol.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_60ad_cb82_7ce_682" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oFbr5n64g_Q/W6DxN2F1ISI/AAAAAAAAHi0/RPuNP48gMPsxtJq1ddX4wbUMSolPXqUdgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 320px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I made the base of the cover from recycled box card so it gave me a nice stiff cover.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I covered it with the beautiful Craft Consortium Winter Woodland papers and added some decorations cut on my Silhouette Cameo.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_c34f_2d3c_c579_30b0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VkQheKx6iwo/W6DxO1zpkNI/AAAAAAAAHjA/1Jgtgh1hBI0EbVzuJ7SAnNj2dzLpKVKDgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 463px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I added pockets for keepsakes and then for the journal itself, I folded A4 paper in half and cut a cover from one of the Craft Consortium papers and stitched it all together.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used elastic to hold the journal into the cover so I could remove it to write in it each day.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_16a4_d4dc_6587_535c" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mct1ToZ0zW0/W6DxODxYUzI/AAAAAAAAHi8/mRjxejyXCGgJ3NRQ1oyrql5Zp0kJeHKTQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 313px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I couldn’t resist the cute little metal acorns from Craft Consortium and tied them onto the elastic. </span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I also made a elastic wrap to hold the cover shut when it full of keepsakes.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img id="id_9aab_b0f0_3afc_3d0a" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IBWA06G4838/W6DxOCBzieI/AAAAAAAAHi4/kFVevWQRGk8V_nzK_Y2XyFBDXcL1CpeCgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 333px; height: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thought it would make a nice wrist wrap too!</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can find the paper pad in the Fruit Pixie online shop here-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-premium-paper-pads-714-c.asp" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">https://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craft-consortium-premium-paper-pads-714-c.asp</font></a></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><br></div> Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494357308898208200noreply@blogger.com0