Stokesley Show

The reason I was really busy was I have been making things to enter into Stokesley show.

When you enter, you decide which catergories you want to enter and submit a form by the end of August.The show was on the 20th September.

I decided on which classes I was entering, you can enter up to 3 things in each class, then decided what new things I wanted to make and what I already had that I could enter (mainly as I ran out of time to make new things!)

I will share with you over the next week or so what I have been making and how they fared in the show.

Class - Decorated box

I have used a Stampin Up kraft box as the base, some retired and new stamps to decorate.

Each side has the Postcard stamp as the base and then stamped.

The ornament on the top is one that featured in last years catalogue, and just added some height to box. The tag is from this years Autumn/winter catalogue.

Each side

I was pleased to get 3rd place :)

I never go with any expectation as you don't know what the judges like or don't and the style and medium used in the entries can be very varied.

These were1st & 2nd prize winners - 

both boxes look as though they had been made from scratch as well as decorated

I'm still here !!!!....

.... and have been really busy creating, been away and not had time to blog, sorry.

But now I've got lots of things to share with you - bit by bit :)

I'm going to start with a little project I've had on the go since my holidays, just once a week at the little craft get together I go to.

I was inspired by a project called Woollen Woods at Sizergh castle. There were knitted crocheted and felted flowers, creatures etc made and hung & placed in the woods. It got me thinking that I could do the same in my garden! 

So off I went to find 100% wool and started small to decorate a willow heart that hangs on my summerhouse - and this is the result - 

 I crocheted a chain and crocheted the flowers separately and stitched them onto the chain after I wrapped it round the heart. That way I could place them where I wanted them. 

Next project is to make bunting to hang on the pergola or the summer house!

 

Hope to share some more things this week

Lynn

x

Anniversary card....

I told you August was a busy time I think I should start now for next year especially as we have a new baby in the family  born on Saturday. 

I will share what I do for that when it's done LOL!

It was Mam & Dad's anniversary on the 26th August - 53 years - wow!

I used the same stamps as I did for Laura's card but different colours. Theses are Lost Lagoon, Rich Razzleberry and Pink Piroutte.

You can get a nice layered look without having layers really - other than the ribbon & butterflies - created with stamping off and using light & dark shades.

Inside the card & envelope to match

This design would be suitable for lots of occasions - 

just change the greeting or leave it off altogether!

Lynn

x

Mr & Mrs....

....we had a lovely afternoon on Saturday celebrating Lucy & Thomas's wedding, afternoon tea at Alison & Jonathan's

Lucy & Thomas were married on 21.8.14 in a stunning setting in Sorento, Italy.

These were the gifts I made for them.

A frame to add some photo's - I kept it neutral so any colour would go.

A candle using the technique of heat embossing on tissue paper then sticking to the candle using wax paper and heating the image. 

My first attempt at punching spoons!! james normally does them for me but he was away so Martyn & I did it. 

It started well when I was holding the spoon and Martyn the hammer and proceeded to miss the punch tool and hit me!!! I took over the hammer after that.

I made a box for the spoon using the new kraft cardstock for the base, which is a great weight for boxes, and vanilla cardstock for the top.