Lunch time activities surprise!!

Every crafter knows this feeling.  You create something that you are really not happy with, but because of time constraints, you have to use/give it anyway.  Then when you present it to the person, they love it! LOL!!

Well this happened to me this week. 

I had grand plans for these door hangers for the children to make at lunchtime activities, and in my head they looked great.  Then I put it together and it just didn't work.  Or at least I didn't think that it worked.  I had run out of time though, so I presented it as the last activity for this term, hoping that there wouldn't be too many disappointed faces.  Low and behold, this seemed to be the project that the girls loved the most.

Here is the door hanger.

And here is a close up of the flowers.

I've brayered the hanger with Bashful Blue.  The stamp set is Petal Pizazz and the colours are Riding Hood Red, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss and Pumpkin Pie. The gemstone is from my stash.  The vase I've used a Big Shot Vase Die that I picked up on the throw out table at my local craft shop for next to nix, and I've cut Riding Hood Red DSP to form the vase.

Happy Stamping.......Manda

Scrapbooking 8

This is DD2's first page in the scrap book.  Again, you see how well Purely Pomegranate matches the school uniforms.  I've teamed it with Wild Wasabi, which is coming back with the colour renovation. Yay!

I've used the swirl from Baroque Motifs, and the flowers and leaves are from Petal Pizazz.

The green circle in the middle of the flower and the '&' sign are from a retired Simply Scrapping Kit.

Happy Stamping.......Manda

Reverse Masking Petals

Hi there.....I thought I'd show you a very quick and simple card, but one that I really like. I have given this card to all age groups, from 10 years to 85 years and they have all loved it.

The technique I have used here is called reverse masking. Simply make a frame around the area that you want to stamp with sticky notes, and then stamp inside the frame. I have used SU! Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive, and the stamps are from Petal Pizazz and the hostess set Live Like You Mean It. I have then sponged the stamped area, taken off the sticky notes, added a couple of embellishments and there's the card. Simple. Got to say that I do love the chunky glitter on the popped flower!

Hope you like it.......Happy Stamping......Manda