Baby shower card?

I made this card for the upcoming baby shower we're having as a family. I'm quite pleased with it as it's quite gender neutral but still baby-ish.

To be honest I thought it would come out a bit cuter though... maybe it needs less brown?

Craft Room at last

This week crafting has been put on hold to try and organise my craft room. The best thing about moving house is that I have the whole dining room to dominate with crafting stuff.

However, it was only when I moved that I realised just how much crafting stuff I possess. Finding homes for it all has been somewhat... challenging. However, it is finally starting to take shape. At some point I hope to paint the whole room white so that I can hang up some bits and bobs and they will be a focus point in the room. Til then, I am content to just keep tidying my shelves.

DVD case labels

As diversionary tactic to avoid doing preparations for my Open House event tomorrow, I decided to make some labels for our extensive DVD collection. To keep storage to a minimum we've removed every DVD from its plastic box and put it into a neat little DVD case. The only problem is that we now have 4 cases on the go. This has meant that it's potluck which case you'll get when you pick one, although we had kept them in strict order, strict rules are not something I am good a keeping to!
So the labels... I used more chipboard and covered them with leftover pieces of coordinating paper. The labels were printed haphazardly with individual letter stamps and then mounted on contrasting paper. Ribbons and buttons were added for texture. The ribbon attaching the labels to the cases was wire ribbon so it's extra sturdy and then labels don't flap about too much. Hey presto! A simple but effective bit of organisation.

Candle gift

I made this gift last night for friends who have just had a new fireplace installed. I simply took a plain inexpensive candle and added transfers (from Stampin' Up! of course!!) and then tied a ribbon bow. To make it more of a gift I made a little base for it to stand on from chipboard and leftover orange patterned papers. The cellophane and ribbon toppers finished it off. I was really pleased with the final result. A nice, completely personal but inexpensive gift.

Confetti craftings

Yesterday I had a craft fest. I got out all those odds and ends that get put to one side for a rainy day and did something with them. Among the pile I found my Confetti scrapbooking kit from Stampin' Up! that had been sorely neglected since April when I got it. So it was put to good use. I only have half the kit but I still made 10 cards with plenty leftover. A really good value pack, you have to agree.
Here are a couple of my finished items. I even made a start on my Christmas cards but I will save them for a future post.

Things are looking good for my Open House on this Sunday so please let me know if you can attend.

Summer Challenge

This summer you can a project and submit it to Stampin' Up! and you could win a fantastic prize! First prize is a huge £150 worth of stamp sets, and second and third prize is £50 worth of stamp sets.

The rules are simple:

• Projects must be created only from products in the current UK Stampin' Up! Catalogue 2008-2009
• Only one project per person will be accepted
• Projects can be cards, home decor, scrapbook pages or 3D items
• The project must be summer themed
• Projects must be unique and created for the competition only
• You must include a list of products used in your project
• You must submit your full details when submitting your project (name, address, email and phone number)
• Projects will not be returned as they may be displayed on the Stampin' Up! website or at Stampin' Up! events.

The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2009.

If you need any more information or have any questions let me know. Have fun crafting this summer and good luck!!!!!

Sad news

I have just heard that one of my favourite magazines is to stop being published. I have read Memory Makers for years. I rang to say I'd moved house and they said it didn't matter at Aug/Sept is scheduled to be that last edition printed.

It's just so sad. What has happened to it?