Wedding Card and Gift - Moving Along With the Times

I made this card and gift for a friend who got married on New Year's Eve 2008.
I have chosen this for this weeks "Moving Along With the Times" challenge because I remember being really pleased with the technique and the finished product.

The candle is made using a Papermania stamp on tissue paper which is then "melted" into the candle using a heat gun. I then added sticky ribbons and gems. On the back I have written the name of the bride and groom and the date of the wedding. The card is made using the same stamp and then layered on to pink roses paper.

I have also made a gift bag for the candle using 12"x12" cream paper which is embossed with hearts. I then added a gold ribbon and tag. The tag was made using the same papers as the card.

Digital Tuesday Challenge

I paid my first visit to Digital Tuesday this afternoon and decided to have a go at this weeks challenge, "On the Farm". I have used a cow clip art for my main image and the cow print background is also a digital image found courtesy of google.

Just gorjuss

Just finished this "gorjuss" cross stitch this afternoon. I love anything to do with gorjuss girls and am really pleased with this. I now need to find a space on Maddie's wall for it.

Notice Board

Well, I appear to have been on a bit of a roll today. This morning I made this noticeboard using a bit of mdf I found in the shed. I padded it with quilt wadding, attahced the fabric and ribbons, securing in place with a few buttons. I got the idea from Simply Homemade magazine. I am really pleased with it - just need to find somewhere to put it now.

Just Magnolia - Sentiments

It has been such a long time since I completed a card for a challenge blog so I am really pleased that I managed to do this one. The challenge was to include a "funny sentiment". I did a bit of research to find a quote that would fit with one of the Tilda stamps that I own and finally found a lovely one; "Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse." This was written by Robert A Heinlein, who I believe is actually a science fiction writer. This quote seemed to fit well with Tilda and her butterfly wings.

Noah's Ark Clock

I made this a few weeks ago. I got the idea from the simply Homemade magazine. It is now hanging proudly in Maddie's room.

Baby Play Mat

I wanted to post this a few weeks ago but didn't want to spoil the surprise for my friend Lynn. I made this play mat for her baby girl Freya, who was born on the 9th December. It was made using a kit I bought from Bicester Wools (formally The Stitchery). This is the first time Ihave attempted anything like this and I am very pleased with the finished product and I am sure that Freya likes it too.