Hi Guys

 Well I hope that you all had a great Christmas and I hope that all my followers have a fantastic 2013!

Sorry about lack of posts the past two weeks but time has just got away from me.

Well I hope that you all got some crafty goodies under the tree from Santa, I received some fab punches and stamps and I also brought myself a Sizzix Big Shot machine which I am looking to forward to playing with so watch this space....

Today's card was made in a bit of a hurry last night for a friends birthday tommorow, I had completely forgotten in the run to Christmas when making Christmas cards to make a birthday card, so I spent last night quickly putting together this easel card, the sentiment and stars on the base are from Anita's outline stickers, the paper and gems were from stash and the image was a découpage topper I had already assembled (cannot remember company sorry).

Well off to do some blog hopping

Happy crafting

Ben

More Silk Painting

                                                                Hi Guys

Hope that your all well and that your all nearly ready for Christmas. I have another silk painting card to show you today. I love this card and really don't want to part with it at the moment - so it may have to be sent next Christmas.

I love the scene that is depicted on the panel and the backing paper I think sets it off really well, although I am now not sure about the red and cream checked border, what do you think?

Happy crafting

Ben

I'm off and rolling with an easel card

Hi Guys

Wow can't believe how long its been since my last post! Well today I have a twisted easel card for you. This is the first time that I have made an easel card and I am delighted with the result.

The image was made by doing silk painting and I love the it! I painted it using several shades of purple on the flowers and greens  for the leaves, what the picture does not show clearly (and the close up is not much clearer) is the gold outline, which when it has light on it shimmers and shines, as of yet it has no sentiment as not really sure what occasion I want to give it for. The backing paper was from stash.

Happy Crafting

Ben

I'm Back!!!!!!!!

Hi Guys

Well firstly, I'm back in craft land! the past 18 months has been really hetic for me with finishing uni, working and also getting some embroidery pieces ready for an exhibition (more on that later), so unfortunatly card making and more importantly blogging has taken a bit of a back seat. Well not anymore I have got my crafting mojo back and will blogging more often from now on.

I will be posting some pics from the embroidery exhibition that I was involved with - having 13 pieces in it was a huge challenge as each on had to be mounted differently - the exbition was great and all the exhibitors work was fantastic, all the comments from the public was well worth that went into each piece.

Any way hope that you are all well, off to do some much needed blog hopping now

Thanks

Ben

Garden Card

Hi all

Back again today (I'm on a roll), well as the title suggests I have a garden themed card for you this morning. I made this to go into my male card box - this never seems to have many cards in - as  it was looking bare after I sent off most of the cards in the box to be sold or sent to people for birthdays etc.

Onto the card itself, the paper is from the Forever Friends collection (cannot find the paper pad at the moment so will put on the actual collection when found), and the embellishments are by papermania. These garden tools toppers have been really great to use and so versatile that I have used them a lot over the past few months, the rest will be given a break for a while so that some of my other embellishments can get an outing.

Happy crafting

Ben

Just a note....

Hi All

Well back again after another break - due to logging in problems fingers crossed thats its now sorted! So hope your all well and have been busy crafting while I've been gone.

Well onto todays creation, this is a card that I really loved making, partly because it was so simple and quick to do. I also like how the sentiment 'Just a note' is so versatile. The sentiment was from stash, the paper was by DCWV spring matstack, the flower is a poinsettia (sorry can't remember the company) and the blue ribbon is also from stash.

I had not intended to do the majority of the card in blue as its not the colour pallet that I normally choose , but it seemed to work so I decided to go with it, what do you think?

Off to do some blog hopping. Happy crafting.

Ben

Happy Birthday

Hi All

Wow! can't believe that its been nearly two months since my last posting (where the time go??), there is so much to do in the run up to christmas that I kept forgetting to do posts. I hope therefore that you all had an enjoyable christmas and new year and that the weather did not affect your plans to much.

Anyway onto the card, I decided that my forever friend stamps had been neglected recently in favour of my tilda's and christmas images, so when I needed a last minute birthday card I got them out for a play. I am glad that I did, as I love this card, the simpleness of it works really well - what you do think. The stamp is by forever freinds and coloured using my whispher stroke markers and LePlumme II pens, and the sentiment is by DIY Express yourself. the white backing is plain cardstock and the red is the card base. I used a corner post to round off the edges.

Happy crafting, now off to do some blog hopping

 Ben

Happy Birthday

Hi All

Well back in blog land after a weeks break.

This week I have a birthday card for you. I am really pleased with this as I have been wanting to make a card using this paper for ages (its not my favourate piece of paper but its growing on me). The paper is from the DCWV spring matstack, the flower and leaf are from stash (cannot remember company, sorry) and the ribbon is also from stash. The sentiment is from stash.

I added a close up for you as well.

Happy Crafting

Ben

Tilda's Back!!!!!

Hi All

I decided it was about time that my Tilda stamps got an outing - they have been very neglected the past couple of months. This card was made in a rush as it was for a friends birthday last weekend, as I had forgotten until the day that I had not made the card. The paper is from DCWV spring matstack, the stamp is a tilda (obviously!) and coloured using colouring penicls, the flower is by imaginisce and the ribbon is from stash.

I won't be posting for a few days as its my 21st birthday on sunday so I am going home for the weekend to celebrate.

Happy crafting

Ben

Christmas cards

Hi All

Well decided yesterday that it was about time I did some more christmas cards (have done a combined total of 40 at the moment including some left over from last year)

The first two cards used this great snowflake card/paper, I was certainly inspired by it, and was pleased that I had enough to do two cards, but can't remember where I got it from. The emblishments were from stash and I think that the subtle colours compliment the paper the really well.

The next card is another one that I love, its another one of my 'mini cards'. The gold embossed card was part of a christmas inspiration pack that I got from a local craft store. I combined it a die cut image that was from stash (can't recall company, sorry) and thats it. I haven't put a sentiment on it yet as I am undecided on whether it needs it or not, what do you think?

Happy Crafting

Ben