I have been playing with alcohol inks again, I inked a 4 inch tin ready for a mini album. I used some metallics this time and they have worked well, a bit of silver and more gold. Once the album is done I will take some pics.
I also finished a LO of our youngest grandson but I forgot to take a picture of it so it will have to wait for another day as I need a nap right now after a rather filling Sunday lunch.
We had a heavy snow shower about half an hour ago, it hasn’t settled but the sky is looking as if we will get more and, with the strong wind, everything is drying out so any more might give us a covering. Now why did I mention that – well I was just scrapping the photos I took of the last 2 lots of snow.
The light level was low so the flash was needed and has reflected badly on the left LO. I used Coredinations and the frames on the RHS are scored on the reverse then sanded. I random stamped the snowflakes, some in white chalk ink and some with Versamark then dusted silver Perfect Pearls on top. The letters are the ones I left drying yesterday.
I also finished this one of Gary, 
he is so cheeky sometimes and the photo really catches that.
I have on of Connor to do, that is the next one on the list.
It has been one of those days when I have had work and grandson sitting so no time for crafting proper but I got lots done yesterday.
I have been surfing for inspiration and think I have found a few ideas that I can lift for cards but right now no scrapping ideas. I think maybe I am leaning more towards cards again which is why the scrapping things are just not doing it for me at the moment. it will sort itself out I know that. It could also be the fact that I haven’t that much to scrap at the moment.
More tomorrow…
Yes they are done, at least the first batch. I had so much fun making them I may well do some more. I also got most of a double LO done of the snow. That is the drying thing tonight, I put stickles onto some letters for the very original title of SNOW! Pic to follow when it is all assembled. Here are the flowers
I have made 5 more flowers, cut and dipped some leaves as well and now everything is drying. They just need assembling in a day or two.
Remember those 3 mini albums I made, well the first one is now full of pictures of the garden in the snow. I have had to crop the photos right down to fit so will have to remember that when I take more later in the year for the other 2.
Finally I have made a birthday card which I can’t show you yet as it is for someone who comes here sometimes. I will post it when I can, if I remember that is.
I now have 2 craft shows recording to watch later, one with the wonderful Sheena Davis – looking forward to seeing that.
Had a really busy day in the office and also needed to get the weekly shop done, by the end of all that I was really tired and didn’t really feel like anything but a relax in front of the TV.
I did get some Mould N Pour ordered though, sharing it with DH as he wants to be able to make some spare parts for his models.
It took a while to get the flowers cut, for some reason my Robo software won’t work so I can’t use GSD files and try as I may I can’t get them to convert so I had to rethink. Eventually I used a ding bat, not sure why I didn’t do that to start with.
I have made the first 3 and they are drying, Glossy Accents takes so long to go off!
So how did I make them
I have some more cut and plan to do some more after that to make a table centrepiece.
Why is it so difficult to find right know I have no idea. I wanted to get some to form stems on the faux porcelain flowers I want to make. Went to our local garden centre to get some along with some oasis to use while making and for the end result. I found the oasis, with help, but they had no wire at all. There is a craft shop on the same site and they only had stuff that was too light. I ended up in the model shop where they had some, quite expensive but at least I have it now and can get on tomorrow.
I have been designing some cutting files for the Robo, flowers with 6 petals to use for the faux porcelain and some nice swirls so I have some ready for other projects. I have a snowflake half done for the snowy LOs I want to do as well. That should get finished after supper.
Friday got away in a blur of a little 2 year old but I had planned to post this as I found it before he got up.
Checking through the blogs I subscribe to (there are too many to list!) I got to Tim Holtz’s latest post and I can’t wait for these to get here. I love the idea of having all the matching pieces in one pad and I can already see me using the first one on the post.
Another day with no crafting so far. We have had our 2 grandsons here, one of them stopping overnight so there will be little time, or energy, left. I have a couple of craft shows recorded and may get to watch them, or part of them later.
Funny how I feel when I don’t get to create or plan to. I definitely feel different. Note to self to do something tomorrow.
