As you can see, I went mad with cherries! I've had this paper for ages and not been sure what to do with it and decided this was the moment! I'm calling it Cherries Jubilee! :) The cherries that I cut out on the right are actually cherry red glitter with the stems and leaves having been covered in clear embossing enamel. The cherries look a tad on the coppery side in the pic! The green plaid is wired ribbon.
A Brit in Alaska
About Me
- Shirley B.
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- I live in a beautiful State, Alaska! I love Jesus and attend ChangePoint Church. Both my hubby and I are retired now and are enjoying the stress-free life with ease and joy! I'm from England and moved here with my then GI hubby in 1987! I love to make things and besides the swaps I do with friends, and the pressies for family and friends, I sell the surplus at my online store at PaperArtPlus.etsy.com to provide funds for 'Craft With Love'. Blog at http://craftwithlovecp.blogspot.com/ (currently under re-construction!)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
My first Journal Cover...at last!
As you can see, I went mad with cherries! I've had this paper for ages and not been sure what to do with it and decided this was the moment! I'm calling it Cherries Jubilee! :) The cherries that I cut out on the right are actually cherry red glitter with the stems and leaves having been covered in clear embossing enamel. The cherries look a tad on the coppery side in the pic! The green plaid is wired ribbon.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
More swap artwork
This card was an Express yourself swap and as I love anything Asian, I decided to go with that theme. The pic isn't good quality...getting the images to show up well was difficult as they are hand stamped and clear embossed and then cut out of gold sheeting which reflected the light when using the camera! The details of the Asian lady are very difficult to see but are clearer 'in person'!
This is for an ATC (Artist Trading Card) swap. The ATCs are small, measuring 3 1/2" x 21/1". The theme was to have a lady on the ATC. I used punches for the branches and flowers. The copper colored sticker at the bottom says 'Serenity'.
Monday, August 24, 2009
From my sweet and dear friend Rita..a new blog award.
Now like Rita says on her blog, this is going to take some thought! I love to do so many things!! But here are five I came up with for the moment!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Fall Card
Saturday, August 15, 2009
An ATC swap and a card swap!
For the background, I used a previously stamped cardstock with gold flecked crepe paper glued on at an angle. On top of this I glued cut out apples and the sign with apple on it. I used my Cricut for the other letters.
This card is for a swap I am in with http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ARTHavenCreations_Friendships/ . It is for a monthly drawing...the chosen winner gets to have all the cards entered...pretty cool as there are some great entries already! For my entry, I first made the silver bar on the left hand side of the card. I covered a piece of card with clear embossing ink and dipped it ink side down in sterling silver UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel). Then I heated the UTEE with my heat gun until it melted. I repeated this several times until I got the silver thickness I wanted. While the UTEE was still hot, I pressed a seashell border stamp into the UTEE and left it until it cooled. (Before stamping the border in, I covered the stamp in the clear embossing ink for easy release). I then trimmed any overflowing excess around the border edges. The green/blue background paper on the card was corner trimmed with a punch, then glued down on the card. The mermaid was stamped on silver paper with dark green ink and clear embossed. I then cut around the image. Then I stuck the image to the same cardstock as the card, and trimmed around the image once again. This was glued onto the background paper. The silver bar was taped down with red line tape. I then added some glassine silver shell stickers as accents. Hope you enjoy my two latest creations! :D
Sunday, August 9, 2009
As with any other journal, it is a place to write down your thoughts, wishes, hopes despair and inner feelings. Shirley Nagel, has recently had this disease touch a member of her close family and she created one of these journals for her loved one. The journal has become a place for important phone numbers, medical instructions, notes for daily tasks, and love notes for the future.....yes, a life line! What a wonderful way to express feelings and thoughts that you may need to note.
If you would like to be a part of this and create Journals for Cancer Patients, please contact Shirley Nagel at SRCattle@aol.com for more information. The journals can be created by using a black & white composition book available at chain/discount stores. You can cover the front and back with beautiful papers and then decorated it as much or as little as you like. Leave the pages inside blank for the recipient to write down whatever they want to.
I hope many of you will think about this sweet endeavor that Shirley N. is organizing and pass it on to your friends. It is fine to showcase the cause on your blog and to include Shirley N.'s email address for contact purpose....always use Journals for Cancer Patients in the heading title. At some point in life, this disease touches every family.
My husband had prostate cancer several years ago and opted for extensive surgery. It was a very scary process and he has permanent nerve damage from the surgery causing some permanent health issues...but as he says, he's alive! I think Shirley N.'s Journal Project is a wonderful one...and I think she's pretty wonderful to to do this too! I hope those of you reading this will participate! I certainly intend to after my return from a visit to England very shortly!
Love Shirley B.