Mini ironing board

I have been doing a lot of sewing lately and really enjoying it. The only down side is that my ironing board is upstairs in the bedroom and I sew down stairs, so every time I need to press a seam I had to go upstairs and as I have an ankle that hates going up and down stairs ( still having terrible trouble with it after 5 operations ) and the reason I didnt just bring the ironing board downstairs each time, I had to do something about it. So I took an old place mat, some left over cotton wadding from one of my quilts and some cream fabric and made a tiny ironing board. Then I remembered a very small travel iron I bought from M&S years ago for my crafting that got pushed to the back of a draw and Bingo a mini ironing board!

I used some very sticky carpet tape to stick the wadding to the top of the place mat and cut it to size. I then used more of the tape to stretch the fabric over the wadding and then just neatened it all off on the back with masking tape. OK its a make do and mend but it works a treat, fits beside you and your sewing machine, just the job!  Problem solved! 

New Macaroon kit by Kyrsty Scrapbook design

Kyrsty Scrapbook design has a new mini kit out today, full of delicious looking macaroons. Here are the things I created using it in a hybrid way, printing off digital images and then crafting in a normal way.

I made a little party bag and the little charm using printable shrink plastic

and then a card to match

This kit has beautiful coloured backing papers and the macaroons are good enough to eat!

Find it here - http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=43

Spellbinders Bird stand die Zipped purse

As soon as I saw this Bird stand die from Spellbinders at The Fruit Pixie it went straight into my basket! I love stags and I try and bring one back from Austria each time we go, ( I now have an image of me leading a stag through airport security hoping they wont notice!! )  So I had to do something Austrian inspired with my new stag die!

     I chose a sewing project, I am loving my sewing and even used some of the braid I bought in Austria 20 years ago!!

I cut the stag head out of felt with heat and bond on the back and then ironed it onto a die cut felt heart.

I then made up the purse that has a definite Austrian influence!

The Spellbinders die Bird stand is available at the fruit pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/spellbinders-die-bird-stand-23748-p.asp

Altered Tea Book

Do you remember collecting the tea cards and sticking them in your collectors book? I used to love that and often fought over them with my sister if it was one you didn't have!!

     The Fruit Pixie is selling them and I just had to alter mine! I used the Lavinia fairy stamps to make an altered fairy book.

 

For detailed  instructions on how I achieved my book pop over to the Fruit Pixie blog -http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

All the products I used to alter this book, the book itself and many many more crafty wonders are available at the Fruit pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Message in a bottle journal page

Kyrsty Scrapbook Designs has a new mini digi kit out. Called Guys from the school it has a mixture of both cut and rather odd looking boys that would be great for Halloween projects!

  I have done a couple of pages with it and other bits and bobs from her previous kits.

   

This is a hybrid mixed media page using the new kit and a couple of others. The background paper is from Dancing with sea shells, the seashells on the background are from Astounding. The bottle is from Bottles.

This next page is a digital page again using the new kit and a couple of others. The train carriage, tickets and background are from Do not follow where the path might lead and the writing from French Kiss.

The new kit can be found here - http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=22170&cat&page

Journal page

I can not believe I have not shown any of my Art Journal pages since March!!  Well I have been busy in my art journal so I have loads to show you. I wont do it all in one but I did do another page in march, as part of the Art Journal caravan, so here it is. The muse for the month was Artists so this is a homage to Mucha -

Embossed fairy card for the Fruit Pixie

The Fruit Pixie now have the Spellbinders 3D embossing folders. I had never used them until now and I must admit they are rather fab!!  

        Here is the little card I made using the Spellbinders 3D embossing folder Ornate labels 1 and a scrap of co'ordinations card stock which I sanded back. I then used one of the Lavinia stamps, large Pixie 1, for the centre and finished off with some gems and a ribbon

All the items I used to make my cute little card  are available from The Fruit Pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Minecraft crafting

Last weekend it was my teenage nephews and his cousins birthday, so double nightmare to make cards for! Luckily though they both play  Minecraft . Now I have no idea or should say had no idea about what that was but after a few days looking at the images and finding some wonderful free printables I do now. I ended up making 2 cards, 2 models with boxes and 2 printable shrink plastic phone charms, not bad !

   I found loads of amazing free printables
                         I used this site- http://minecraftsfanclub.weebly.com/printables.html for the models

for their boxes I covered them using the very cleaver idea from this website - http://unskinnyboppy.com/2013/11/minecraft-magnets-free-printable/  but used the strips to decorate the box instead.

I also used some printable shrink plastic to make these phone charms using the same printables

These are my cards I made too. All using squares of coloured cardstock.

They both really liked them and couldn't believe I had made them.

Steampunk flower exploding box card

Here is my Steampunk exploding box card I made for the Fruit Pixie.

 For full information please pop over to the Fruit Pixie blog - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

Everything I used can be found on the Fruit Pixie online shop here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Simple craft ideas for the Fruit Pixie

The owner of The Fruit Pixie, Sarah-Jane, took some of her craft items to Kendals Big Gig at the weekend. As I couldn't be there to help I offered to make her some simple samples. They had to be simple as it was not a dedicated craft fair so they needed to be something anyone could do.     I made -

Bunting

Tags

 

ATCs

 Envelopes from book pages

Felt broaches

Paper bead earrings

Fun paper clips

All the things I used here, except the paper clips can be found on the Fruit Pixie online craft shop - 

http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

New Digi kit from Kyrsty Scrap Designs

Kyrsty Scrap Designs have a brand new digital kit out as part of the HUGE Collaboration kit on Deviant Scrap. This time the theme is Misfit Doll house!

      There are some wonderful kits from all of the design houses at Deviant Scrap, here is Kyrstys kit

I love the look of all the old toys. Here are my Hybrid cut and paste pages

 This dog is just so much fun I had to use him!!

This bunny is so sweet too, I have dressed her up in her best eyelashes ready for the tea party

Hope you will pop over to Deviant scrap and have a look at Kyrstys new kit. You will find it here - 

http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=22127&cat=283&page=1

Classic Garden digi kit

Kyrsty Scrap Design has a new digital Scrapbooking kit out today called Classic Garden. It has lots of papers and embellishments including 3 wonderful Gnomes!  You can find the kit here at Devient Scrap -   http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/

Here is my Journal hybrid journal page for this kit, just had to use that Gnome!!

Creative expressions Butterfly girl tag

Here is my tag I made for The Fruit Pixie using the Creative Expressions Butterfly Girl stamp set. This time I cropped her wings and gave her a wonderfully sparkly glitter dress and boots using the Cosmic Shimmer sparkle texture pastes.

For more in depth information on how I achieved my tag visit the Fruit Pixie blog - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

For all the items used on this tag visit The Fruit Pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/ for a huge range of craft products.

Butterfly girl card idea 2

Here are a couple of paper pieced cards using the Creative Expressions Butterfly girl stamp set I have designed for The Fruit Pixie. These stamps are perfect for paper piecing and the Graphic 45 papers I chose just went so well with the style of stamps.

All the things I used for these cards are available from The Fruit Pixie online shop here - 

http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Urban Fantastic digi kit

Krysty Scrap Designs, who I proudly design for, has a new kit out today. Slightly different to her normal kit but lots of fun! Its called Urban Fantastic and has some wonderful background papers and elements.

   I just couldn't stop playing with it, here are 2 of my hybrid mixed media journal pages, I just had to go with the birds, of course!!

You can find Kyrstys new kit here - http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=22041&cat=&page=