Rather than mount the rings and image into a pyramid effect, I kept them flat so the card should not attract extra postage.
Have a good week.
Dionne
I have shared with you a lot of the cardigans and jumpers I had made for my youngest nieces dolls and so I thought it was time to take a look at some of the things I had made for the other half of the doll ie a skirt and a pair of trousers.
The trouser pattern had a matching headband, so I had to make one, didn't I?
I hope you have a good weekend.
Dionne
I had another go with the curios cats metal dies - they are so much fun.
The dies came from Amazon but they had no manufacturers name on the packaging.
This was a very simple design, I decided the little faces would suit a DL card, I cut the cats out of black glittered card, I just love the whiskers and the eyes (sadly you cannot see the bottom cats eyes, but they are there). I mounted the cat images on silver mirror card and some old gold card.
I think they would cheer up anyone's day.
Dionne
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you the knickers I had knitted for my niece's baby dolls, these knickerbockers are for slightly smaller dolls
They are made in 3 ply, my goodness, you would not believe how far this 3 ply yarn goes. I was beginning to believe it would never run out.
Have a great week.
Dionne
Many years ago - and I really do mean many years ago, something in the region of ten or fifteen years ago! I purchased a lot of card making kits from both QVC and C&C. At the time I was relatively new to card making and the shopping channels made these kits sound so exciting and I bought so, so many of them. However, my skill level soon improved and I stopped using the kits to make cards and these boxes got pushed the back of my craft room and more or less forgotten about.
However, now that I find myself without a functioning printer, I have been forced to seek out alternative ways to make cards and I have quite literally dug out a few of these long forgotten kits to see what they contain and what I can make from them. I confess that I am no Dawn Bibby, Stephanie Weightman, Sara Davies or even Leonie Pujol.
This card comes from one of those kits, unfortunately it has been so long that I can not remember which shopping channel it came from or what make it is.
All of the elements came from the kit. I confess that I find the sentiments rather corny but, as they match everything else so well, they balance the design quite nicely.
Dionne
A very quick post as the builders are due here any minute.
If you are a regular, you will know that I have been using up several spools of 3 ply, which my sister gave to me, to make cloths for my youngest nieces doll collection. This jumper used up some of the yarn I had let over at the end of this very long project!
I have to confess that I cannot remember which pattern I used or even if I made it up as I went along!
I just have time to wash up the cup etc from my morning coffee before the builders get here.
Dionne
Where did the weekend go? I hope you had an enjoyable time, no matter where you were or what you were doing. We had a very wet weekend but all I need is a spot of card making to raise my spirits although at one point I did wonder whether my time would have been better spent making an ark.
This week sees the Wedding Anniversary of my sister and her husband. They have been married so long that I actually forget how many years it has been - and I think she has also forgotten!
I made this card from a Hunkydory Adorable Scorable pack called 'Animal Crackers'. A great set because almost everything you need can be found in the pack. All I needed to add was some glue and the Anniversary sentiment (I have always wondered why kits of this type do not include Wedding Anniversary sentiments).
Who would have thought that ladybirds and elephants would work so well together?
Dionne
The weekend is almost here and, apart from the constant showers we have had this week, it seems summer is here!
I am starting my weekend with this pretty vest set - although I would not associate a beanie hat with a vest set but there it was in the pattern, so I made one!
More new dies, I really like these three cheeky cats and I think you will be seeing more of them. They came from Amazon, a lot of their dies are very affordable but there is no mention of a brand.
I die cut the cats from black glitter card, very sparkly but oh so hard to photograph because of all of the reflections off the glitter. I used a ruler to score the silver mirror card and layer everything on some old gold card. The sentiment also came from Amazon.
We are having some work done on the house, the last two days have been exhausting, moving everything out of the bathroom and kitchen .... and we are still not done. With the workmen due to arrive any minute I am going to keep this post very short.
I have some more knitted dolls cloths to share with you today. My sister has the habit of picking up dolls and checking that they are wearing underwear, so pants are an essential item when it comes to decking out a dolling in a new outfit.
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I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Dionne
I am back today to share with you more of the baby doll clothes I have been making for my youngest niece.
How was your weekend?
I have another quick and easy card to share with you today. The elements for this anniversary card are all from one of my favourite Hunkydory Adorable Scorable packs called 'Animal Crackers'. I only had to dip into my craft stash for the sentiment and ribbon.
Dionne
