Friday 20 June 2014

The Boys turn 17........

HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY
NATHAN, ADAM & JUSTIN

The boys next door are 17 today...not one, not two, but three...Yes 'TRIPLETS'!

Their mum gets me to make cards for her regularly and making them for the boys is absolutely brill.....one theme and three colourways is my usual strategy. 

Knowing they are to receive their provisionals as a birthday gift I chose cars/driving as the theme this time.


Having completed the SON cards, I had to do three Brother cards but mum and I decided to personalise these with their names rather than using Brother. The campervan compliments the VW Beetle embellishment used on the Son cards.


Hope you have enjoyed looking at these.

Bye for now

Karen

Sunday 15 June 2014

FATHER'S DAY ...CONTINUED

Hi Folks....

Here are a few more Father's Day cards I was asked to craft for various guys...


KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY...... 


 FOR THE DAD OF THE BOYS....

 FOR THE MATERNAL DAD/PAPA






FOR THE FRATERNAL DAD/PAPA.....


Five days after Father's Day, the boys mentioned above are the topic of another blog. Follow the blog entitled 'The boys turn 17....' not one, not two, but three .... TRIPLETS!

ANOTHER FAMILY SAID.... 'DAD JUST LOVES TRACTORS ....'






Thanks for popping in ...see you soon

Karen

FATHER'S DAY......

'GOLF' LOVING DAD'S


FROM 'DADDY'S GIRLS' -
                           SHARING THEIR LOVE OF MUSIC


 FROM DAD'S LADS -
                     SHARING THEIR LOVE OF FOOTIE

THE LOVE OF MOTORHOMES

- SPANS TWO GENERATIONS WITH THESE


Hope you have enjoyed looking at this selection of cards...another selection of Father's Day cards will follow soon


Happy Crafting 
Karen 

Monday 9 June 2014

THE BIRDHOUSE


Hi Folks .... Thanks for popping in. I recently posted photos of this on facebook and the response took me by surprise, so I have decided to blog how I transformed the birdhouse.

Firstly I coated all of the project with Decoart Dove Grey for a base to work on. I added cosmic shimmer texture paste to the sides through a stencil. I added blue acrylic paint to the front edges of the roof and to the grooves on the roof. From my Pinflair paper pad stash I cut strips for the roof and glued them in place with Pinflair book binding glue which I also used to seal them. I used an EK Success stamp on the front and then used silver Buff-it to enhance the texture paste areas and also the remainder of the project. I distressed it all a little with distress inks. Using a Pinflair pearl wand Beads were added to the roof. Gems were added to the front eaves.
A spray of Sweet Lilac flowers were glued in place on the front along with a ribbon bow and a heart gem from my stash. 
Finally. I colored a tonic metal butterfly with the same acrylic blue paint I had used on the roof.

Hope you have enjoyed this....and thanks for poppin in.
 Take Care and Happy Crafting!!

Karen x