Alice in Wonderland Mini Album for Yvette xx

It was my sister Yvette's birthday on May 12th.  She is into the original Alice in Wonderland works by Lewis Carroll in a BIG way, so when I saw Marion Smith's mini I knew this was exactly what I wanted for Yvette.

This post is picture heavy so you have been warned!!   I've shown all the tags peeking up (otherwise you wouldn't know they were there and the last photo with one of the envelopes closed so you get an idea of what it all looks like - its a hard thing to photograph!

 

 

 

 

 

 

February craft challenge update!

Thank you very much to Niamh O'Grady who chose me as winner of the February craft challenge with my entry of the revolving desk top tidy.  I received a gorgeous Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk 8x8 paper pack - scrumptious, I love it and have just used it on a mini album which I'll post up next week - can't do it yet, its for the lovely Karen Matthews for Aideen's minii album swap on Facebook... watch this space :)

I won!!

I'm a bad bad blogger!!  Yes, I'm back... well, for the moment.  Its been a mad month with communion and confirmation orders so between those and the day job, its been working 8am till 12pm quite alot over the last month.

Anyhooooooooo, I entered my configurations box in the April challenge over on Cardz'n'Scrapz and I won - yay wooohooo!!  I seriously don't know how Di chose a winner though, all the entries were top class - such talented people out there.  Anyway, I'm very grateful and my lovely prize arrived this morning - thank you Di :) ...

Tim Holtz Configurations Box

Todays project was one that has been sitting on my shelf awhile - a Tim Holtz Configurations Box... I just couldn't find the right use for it.  I didn't want to use it in the conventional way.  In the end I decided to use it for my Mom's birthday to hold a mini-album that I've been thinking of for her.

I used a piece of chipboard, covered it and blocked up the window in the lid of the box which I then hinged so that it is all one piece.

Theres alot going on with this lid so beware - you have been warned LOL...

 

HAPPY EASTER...

I'm the first person to admit this - I'm weird, when it comes to easter eggs!!  The only one I can actually eat is a good old reliable Cadburys Buttons egg.  I just can't stand the taste of the chocolate the eggs are made of, to me its like cooking chocolate, but then hey, I did say I was weird!!

Anyhoooo, heres a card and box I made for my Niece and her husband - a very late card!!

Flowers are Wild Orchid, pearl pink paper from my stash, butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch, lots of stickles on the flowers - I do love my bling :)

and the box:

Cardz'n'Scrapz February Challenge

Hey, I think I'm getting the hang of this blog thing now :)!!

Heres my challenge entry for Niamh's February Craft Challenge.  It had to be an altered project so I chose to alter some tins which I had stored up for a good reason... even if I didn't know what it was at the time LOL!!!

I used the gorgeous Classic Fleur 12x12 papers, lace from my stash, made the flower from crepe paper and added a Wild Orchid gardenia with an extra blingy gem, then splitzed it with Glimmer Mist and finally added a few liquid pearls.

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After:

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Days

This was the reason for my two days off this week....

That, however, is long gone and all is back to normal.