Scrummy

UKS weekly challenge is to scrap something scrummy, use some pink & black, a poem, hidden journalling and fabric.

Here's my LO and it's the first time I've not used a photo on a LO.

As you've most probably guessed I've used the topic of my scrummy stash. LO is mainly pink & black, poem written by me, journalling behind the poem, ribbons (velvet, satin & organza), ric-rac & fibres. I've also added my new stamp, chipboard, button, stamp, Stickles, patterned paper/card, photo turn, brads, blooms, metal embellishments (heart with 'handmade with love' on and a tiny pair of scissors). I added some colour to the stamped image by watercolouring with my brush markers and added a light covering of stardust stickles.

Poem reads:

Ribbons & blooms, paper & card - I used to think crafting would be hard - To make something pretty out of stash - It took me a year, but I gave it a bash

With my inks & stamps & glitter glue - Chipboard & buttons & fibres too - Scissors are poised, DST is at hand - I'm, certainly hooked & life is grand

Thanks for looking. Love and hugs

Crafting for Crafting Sake

I've tried a new tecnique today. On C&C ages ago they had some craft mesh that they inked and heat embossed. Well, David had given me some off-cuts of some mesh they sell to repair bits on cars and I came across it today, so thought I'd give it a bash. I inked in red and embossed with clear powder, then repeated the process. I'm quite chuffed with the results and as this mesh is cheaper than the crafting alternative I'm off to Halford's on Saturday to get some more. Whoever said that almost anything and everything can be used in crafting wasn't wrong! To use it on a card I added a metal embellishment and fixed it all using red metallic brads (they look 2 shades, but it's only one). The greeting is stamped in red and heat embossed, then mounted onto chipboard with the edges inked in black.