Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Tip Top
Here is another specially commissioned card that I have been asked to make. The brief was to include the line “Happy 40th Birthday Del Boy” and the rest was up to me!
I’d acquired some scraps of lovely suede fabric some time ago and have been itching to do something with them, and this was the perfect opportunity as the mustard coloured piece was perfect as Del’s donkey jacket. Del Boy’s customary chunky gold bracelets, sovereigns and ‘D’ chain add to the character, as does the famous Trotter 3-wheeler van. For something a little extra, I included the “this time next year we will be millionaires” fob watch and the ill-fated blow-up dolls. Two of Del’s speciality cocktails were also added.
Lovely jubberly.
Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Tip Top
A friend of mine has made these dinky bags. I don’t get the chance to visit her very often but when I do we always have a good catch up on what she has been creating. On my last visit, she showed me a handful of these little bags, made from thick paper and using various techniques.
My favourites are the wax crayon and ink wash effect – very bright and unusual, and each one unique. Also shown are the flower and leaf stamped bags.
Shirelle makes these on a very limited budget but it always amazes me to see what she has created from very little outlay. They are ideal to use as an unusual gift bag for when wrapping something so small becomes a sellotape nightmare.
I have requested 20 of the little bags as I use them to put loose die cuts in as a thank you for website orders. And I hope that Shirelle can make many more and I can offer them exclusively through Tip Top Toppers.
Posted on September 17th, 2007 by Tip Top
I’ve been asked to make an Anniversary Card and I wanted to do something a little bit different. I’d bought some gold rose printed vellum a short time ago (really only to justify postage and packing on something I REALLY needed!) and had not had any ideas on how to use it.
Anyway, copied the centre tie template onto ivory hammered card and then creased (using my wonderful card creaser!) at the appropriate points. I used pritt stick to glue the vellum to the card as I’ve found this one of the easiest ways to stick large areas of vellum and you can’t see the glue. The holes to tie the ribbon through were punched using an ordinary hole punch (but I marked where the holes needed to go – just in case!) I’ve had a recent splurge on buying ribbon (I can’t resist) and used some wide gold organza ribbon to tie the card together. A hand cut tag with ‘Happy Anniversary’ is also attached to the ribbon. Inside are banners top and bottom with the words ‘Happy Anniversary’ running across. I hope the commissioner and recipients like it!
Posted on September 2nd, 2007 by EMEvans
I came across this site yesterday and find it will be very useful especially if your mojo has taken a hike. It’s got great templates for both cards and scrap pages alike so thought i’d share it with you. Here’s a card i’ve made using one of their card maps. Can you guess which one i’ve used?
The link to page maps is: www.pagemaps.com hope you find it useful.
Posted on August 15th, 2007 by Crafts blogger
So what is crafty addicts all about…
Crafty Addicts is a craft haven of card making and scrapbooking supplies. We have everything for your hand made creations, from double sided tape to electronic cutting machines!
Crafty addicts has a massive select of stuff to make handmade craft items.
Here are a few things that caught my eye:
Flower soft embelishments:
Some great papers:
Plus loads of other stuff!
Crafty addicts isn’t only online but a full on bricks a motar shop in Chorley, Lancashire…
To visit Crafty addicts please click here: craftyaddicts.co.uk
For other uk crafts suppliers click here: http://www.ukcraftwebsites.co.uk/suppliers.php
