Pretty papers...

Sometimes papers are just so pretty that I don't want to cover them up with embellishments! I have made a few cards here with just a few strips of my favourite papers from My Minds Eye and Graphic 45. Everyone who receives them loves them! Great for any occasion from a simple hello to a thank you or good luck! I sometimes stamp a small sentiment on the centre but these ones I have just left blank. Quick and easy to make, so even if you are in a rush or forget, you can have a beautiful card in minutes! Check out these papers and many more at www.mymindseye.com and www.g45papers.com

Card made with the CCBox 7 Kit...

I am so pleased with this and I shall be making lots more with my kit! Beings as valentines day is just around the corner I though it was a great idea to put it on a card!

More needle felting...

I loved the kit so much I had a look on pinterest for some inspiration (check out the crafty creatives pinterest board for woodland where I have pinned what I found) I found a great idea where you use a cookie cutter (I used a heart) and fill it with the fibres and then start felting. It worked lovely and I am so please with the result! I also added some of my own wool into the felt and it has given it a lovely pattern. Now what to do with them????

CCBOX 7 kit... Needle felting....

So... I had a go at the cc box 7 kit and I'm addicted already! I'd never tried needle felting before but with the help of the crafty creatives you tube video and instruction sheet (and two attempts!) I felted a leaf! I got the orange colours and they look great, I would like the green as well so might pop over to the crafty creatives trading post on Facebook and see if I can pick these up too! Once it's dry I plan on stitching over it too and maybe adding a few beads but I couldn't wait to post the result! I would love to see any of your felting creations so please email me them and if I get enough I will do a small feature on them all! X

Winter scenes... Brrrrr!

Thought you might all enjoy a few of the photographs I took in the park today. It was so beautiful I couldn't resists a few snaps!

Crafty Creatives Box 7!!!

It's that time again! And the first box of 2013 doesn't disappoint! The theme is WOODLAND. It is absolutely jam packed and once I took all the contents out I couldn't fit it back in! We have been so spoilt this month! There is no way you could get all of this months box for £10!

As usual I shall give you all a run down of all the items in this months box...

• Art card by Lucy -
www.LucysHappyPlace.com I adore the art card this month with the little family of foxes!
• CC kit -
This month the kit is amazing! I have always wanted to try felting and can't wait to get stuck in! Although I have to say I am pretty clumsy and the needle is a bit on the scary side for me!
• Toadstool beads -
Would be great on a bracelet or a mobile?
• Wooden leaf buttons -
I am a huge button fan and have a tendency to hoard them! These will def be featuring on one of my cards.
• skeleton leaves -
So so beautiful and the crafty creatives idea for these is decoupage so I shall be trying that this month too!
• 5 leaf pendants -
I am hoping to make a pair of earrings with these.
• owl fabric -
I have a friend who loves owls so I shall be thinking of something to make for her with this months fabric
• Flower soft -
I already have a quite a few pots of flower soft and it's a great product to work with. I love the colour the crafty creatives team have chose and I don't have these so will make a great addition to my craft collection!
• Fox beads -
How cute are these! Not sure what I am going to make with these yet...
• Owl pendant -
Again my friend would LOVE this so I am thinking of making her a necklace with him!
• 3 birch hearts -
Perfect for a valentines card for my hubby!
• Pine cone -
Not sure if I will make something with this or pop it in my glass vase in my kitchen window with the other items me and my son have collected over autumn/winter.

Wow! This box was full! Check out the crafty creatives pinterest page for ideas and inspiration from me and the girls from the CC pinterest pinners :) http://pinterest.com/craftycreatives/

As usual I shall post my makes for you all to see... I have a feeling this months box is going to keep me busy! Dare I say my fave so far? (I seem to be saying this every month!)

Hope you enjoy the pictures! Sign up at www.craftycreatives.com (just £10 a month plus p&p) check them out on twitter @craftycreatives #CCbox7

Happy crafting and thanks for reading :)
xxxxxx

Happy New Year!

I have been so busy over the Holidays that I haven't had a chance to post! Just wanted to wish you all a very happy 2013 and hope you all had a lovely Christmas! Thought I'd share a few pics from my amazing Christmas. Watch this space as I'll be crafting very soon.... X