Mum, I Love You...

Y I am feeling very sad right now, my mum passed away very suddenly & totally unexpectedly a week ago today & I don't feel that I can do any art work right now. I do have cards I made before this happened but I don't think I can post them right now. My head is in a fog & everything feels surreal. It has been a tough week & I am exhausted & confused. Sleep hasn't come easy but crying does.

When things start to feel normal (what is 'normal'??) again I will be back. In the meantime, thank you to those who have recently left comments on my blog, glad you like my cards! And please don't give up on me 'cause I will be back, one day! Thanks...

Potted Tree

This a a Hero Arts stamp. I stamped it on white card then cut out a pink "pot" to fit over the stamped pot bit. I also stamped & cut out the leaves (in green) & stuck these over the stamped leaves. I tied a piece of string in a knot & stuck it to the pot. Lastly I added the paper flowers which I punched out using small flower punches. This card was fun to make! I also added some eyelets to the side of the red card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Japanese Lady

I used one of my cuttlebug embossing folders on some multi coloured plastic stuff (I forget what it's called) for the background, then stuck it to some pale apricot card. I stamped the inverted scallop circle (Hero Arts) on some lime green card using eggplant ink & cut it out. Then I stamped the Japanese lady onto some white card & colored her with markers. I cut her out using a circle nestie. Then I cut out a slightly larger scallop circle in lime green & stuck the inverted scallop circle with the lady onto the lime green scallop circle. I added Kindy Glitz & some gems & a pearl for her ear ring. This looks better IRL!

Ginger Bread Lady

Here is a little Christmas card I made using the Labels Four nestabilities - can't stop playing with them! I stamped the ginger bread lady onto brown card using black ink. Cut her out & stuck her to a red piece of card & cut around that, leaving a little t showing. Then I put the eyelets on the buttons & the heart. Then I stuck her to the green card, cut out using Labels four nesties. I then cut out (on a folded card) the pale green card using my nesties - curved rectangles. Added Kindy Glitz (you know the story..) oh yes, and the tiny green bow! Another fun card!

Have A Great Trip!

These are some new un-mounted stamps I got recently. I don't know which company they are made by as there is no name on them. They are two separate stamps, they came with some words.

The space ship & helmets all have Dimensional Magic on them. I glued wobbly eyes on the two dudes in the space ship! I also split some string for the exhaust fumes & glued it under the spaceship!

Had n making this card! Thanks for visiting!

Box of Cards

I made these about a month or so ago, for a very dear friend of mine, Rosy, who lives in Illinois. I bought the box then came home & made the cards. I used my Stampin' Up round tab punch for the tabs & some off cuts off white card from another project. (I always save my scraps!) They were the perfect size for the box! Rosy is writing positive words & phrases on the cards, something to make her smile each day! They were alot of fun to make!

"Jewels" # 2

Here is yet another card I made using "Hippy Girl Jewels"! This time I used the Labels Four nesties - I just loooooove these!! They remind me of an antique mirror!

The flower gem in her hair is pink but is showing up as silver. I used some paper flowers & some tiny nail gems (for your fingernails) that I found somewhere. Because the nestie shapes were a bit wider than the burgundy card, I added a piece of embossed card to the side. (Did the same on the inside of the card.) I used my cuttlebug folders to emboss them. (Flower strips) As per usual (for me!) I added Kindy Glitz to parts of the image! Oh yes, & around the edges of the nesties. Can't wait to use these nesties again! Thanks to Rebecca Bodini (Bizzy Becs) for the inspiration!!:-) Thanks for visiting & I hope everyone has a great weekend. It's gong to be a wet one here in Titirangi - perfect for stamping?!! See ya..