This is what I made for my Son's birthday - its using Stampin Up stamps.  Matthew is into biking and takes the children on his bike so thought this was appropriate and I used the houses from the Christmas catalogue in the background and the trees are Christmas trees but I put a few autumn leaves on them and on the floor!!

Using all my stamps!

I'm beginning at A with Affection Collection and I've put a page of images in a black book and then on the opposite page I've taped a see through bag and placed two cards in it that I've used the stamps on and then made some more cards from the stamp.  In fact, its quite addictive when you start!

I'll be back soon with more.  I'm starting to write a book too - always promised myself I would when I left work.  My first one may be about the memories of friends in the WI and my second one about School of course! and my third one ………………. watch this space!!  Here is one of my parchment ones to be going on with.

My three Grandchildren - feeling so lucky.

woodgrain stamp sheds

Here is a good card for the green fingered people!

A few of my works of art!!

Well here is a painting I finished - its a real scene in Weymouth.  These seagulls looked at the camera for me but I asked another one to pose for me and he turned his back so I didn't take him!!  I think he was camera shy!

I'm just making a secret little gift for my friends in the WI so ssssh!!  I'll show you what they look like.  They are post it note holders.

I bought the post it notes which were 2" square and then asked Mal to help me make a pocket for them with the right measurements.  He got technical on me at one point and wanted to put sides to them so they didn't fall out!  I thought nobody would be able to get them out either!  Well I knew the decorative tag topper took 2" card so we started off with that measurement but now we go metric with the other measurements.

The whole card measures 15cm across and 2" the other way!  How's that for using both measures!
Then it is scored at - well this was awkward to do but I used the metric board on my scoring board and because the beginning of it is set out with lots of lines I placed my card long way  on at the second half of the board which was at 15 and then scored my card at 19, 20, 25 and 26 cm and I placed the pegs in to help me as I had 48 to do.

So after all this cutting and scoring - oh I also had to use a file on each card because the ends were raggy - need a new cutting blade!,  I punched the tag out and then I decided to make the gum ball green and the cherry cobbler card I'd used look more wintery by sponging whisper white down all the edges which I think looks better.

Then I glued the post it notes to the base of the card and folded it over so I could see where the brad had to go and I pierced a hole and placed the brad - some had a bit of adjusting so they were fitting and not opening up.

To finish off I punched a Christmas tree and a star with the small punches and using silver glitter card.  I glued the star to the top left corner and placed a small bit of dimensional to the bottom right corner and placed the tree.  I am pleased with the results and even more pleased now I have done all 48 of them!!

little boxes.

Kate and her friend demonstrated little boxes which we didn't have time to make but when I was home I made one to make sure I remembered what to do and then I couldn't stop making them.  I have to decorate the tops but here are a few I made.

My Son Dylan's Paintings

Many years ago before I took up painting my Son painted these.  Must run in the family as I know my Dad used to sketch and colour too.  Dylan's first one was a paint by numbers but others were from photos too.

Paintings

I took photographs of scenes I wanted to create in my paintings.  My first one is from the Lake District on a busy day.  I can't remember where I took the sun shining through the trees but it looked so effective at the time.

Haven't posted for ages as I am now the proud Grandma of three gorgeous children.  This is a prototype for a dress I'm making for my ten week old Granddaughter.  I haven't used a dress pattern since school days many years ago so I tried this one in just scrap material to see if I could do it.  It's for a six month old but I thought it might take me that long to perfect it!!! Lol.

My sewing projects

I made the following items, most of them at my sewing class with my tutor Jean Golby.

Lots of new stuff and old!

Here are some cards I made yesterday at Kate's Krafts Stampin Up.  I made the cards and then enhanced the envelopes too.

Kate helped me to make a diamond template using the triangle punch.  Then I chose random colours in Brights and Regals and Subtles and others which goes to prove that Stampin Up do a marvellous job of having all the colour range match to anything you do.  I copied the way Kate had used the diamond but also used one in a v shape too.  Then I ink stamped a design on them.  Then with the red I smudged the side so went on to sponge the outer square of the card with one of the lighter ink pads I'd used on the card.  Then I took the envelopes and repeated some item of the card on them.  Enjoy!