Masterboard Monday - Use it or Lose it.

  Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

This was a piece of card used to mop up.

From there it became this using AALL and Create stamps.

You may remember seeing this before and today I'm using up the left-over bits.

I took a blank card 6"x 6" and used several AALL and Create stamps to decorate it using one of my favourite techniques of stamping over the fold to the back. I love doing this as it just makes the card that little bit different and a surprise for the recipient.

I've used different colours of Distress Oxide for this card and mixed the stamping up a little adding water to some of the stamps just letting the ink dry naturally. I so love the way the Oxides runs.

Now I only had a few pieces of the original Masterboard left so I've ripped it into several pieces and edges them with a matching ink, then had a little play with the positioning as you can see here.

I used some black card to cut out an AALL and Create die and carefully cut away the numbers but as there wasn't a O I used part of the number 9 and trimmed it carefully which I think worked okay.

Finished with splatters of black Gesso,a die cut sentiment and some Stickles Glitter Glue.

If you would like to see the other cards made with this Masterboard you can find them here, here and here.

Now that's all used up I need to go and start a new Masterboard so see you again soon.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

SanDee& Amelie's Steampunk Challenges March/April.

Just Add Ink - 546 - Steampunk. 

Friday Fun day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

Which hasn't been too much really but I did stop to photograph this which stands just outside the Nursery that we pass on the way to the Supermarket.

This is just so sweet.

This is the next page in my cabin calendar. 

This was the arrival of the cement.

The driver offered to help hubby move the cement.

He rung his wife who brought him a barrow. 

Together they took the cement down to the cabin.

What a lovely man!

Next installment in April!

As there's not much else to show you so I'll finish with some dog funnies.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for

"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

WOYWW - 614

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
Here we are for another Wednesday at the Workdesk. 
I am here again to show you:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

I decided it was time to do something with the Washi tape that had sit on my desk for far too long so I've used some of it to create a Masterboard but that's as far as I've got right now but I will show you soon what the next plan is.

And a close-up for you.

Other than that everything is pretty much the same.

A set of Distress Oxide inks on the right next to my storage box of tools that I can't do without.

To the back is a tub of Texture Paste pens and spray bottles.

On the right is my tub of Gesso and behind it a small brown box which hold Stone Effect Pastes.

Earlier in the week I also had a play with the stencil and stamps that Chris gave me.

It looked like this when I applied the ink through the stencil.

And here it is with the stamp applied. I will let you see next week how I used this on my cards.

So that's me done for today.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off for dog walking then I'll be back to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Addendum as asked for by Julia though most of them are rather old now.

Hope you like them xXx

Baby Journal.

  Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you something different that you don't often see here.

This is a Baby Journal I've made for a very special friend.

There is so much to this but I will show you the best parts.......hopefully.

Front.

This really was out of my comfort zone but I quite enjoyed making it and it did look sweet when finished.

Spine.

The papers are by Trimcraft and it's called It's A Girl and there is one for boys too.

Back.

Inside.

The left hand side holds a small folder for any small items and fastens with a magnetic clasp.

All these pages have pockets and journalling cards.

Now what do you think might be in this little book?

One of my favourite pop up dies by Karen Burniston.

I've left a few blank areas for photographs.

Another fun way to add interest to the journal.

And another Karen Burniston Pop Up.

The nice thing about these papers are that they come with a page of Ephemera so the only thing I have really added to this is some Stickles Glitter Glue, lace, ribbon, a few metal bits and the white card used to make the base parts of the journal. Oh and lots of Glue of course.

And this is what it looks like closed leaving plenty of loose space for all those interesting items that will go in it.

Hope you enjoyed seeing this.

Love to hear what you think.

Happy creating, 

Angela xXx

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge 486 - Baby.

Try it On Tuesday - Say it with Flowers.

Unicorn Challenges - Challenge 63 - Make it Feminine.

613 Avenue Create - Challenge 3 - Anything Goes with slider card twist.

Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week which actually hasn't been a lot really but I'm still here any way. 

My only fun this week was going to the dentist twice, once for the Hygienist and once for a check up with the dentist.

Other than that we have been walking the dogs. This looks like fun for skates and skate boards.

Due to the mess in the park we've been for a different walk and it has been very interesting finding places we didn't know about yet only round the corner from us but I must say that when we were working we would go to work in the dark and get home in the dark and the rest of the time we were otherwise occupied. Work can certainly get in the way at times Lol!

Not sure what you would call these bumps but it's for the cyclists to have fun on.

And something for the children too which looks interesting.

Kids these days don't know how lucky they are.

Couldn't resist showing you this little one, new member of the extended family, he's gorgeous I'm sure you'll agree.

Maisie and Stan are off for a hair cut today, at least they can still have one even if I can't but I will get back later to visit you all.

Other than that I had a nice surprise when this box arrived but you'll have to wait to see what's in there as I've not had time to open it properly yet.

And of course I can't leave you without a few dog funnies so here goes:

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for

"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

WOYWW - 613 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
Here we are for another Wednesday at the Workdesk. 
I am here again to show you:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

First this was what you saw last week.

And as promised here's the finished box.

I can't take all the credit for this as the basic idea is designed by Anna Hersom and her team at the Creative Craft Academy: https://www.creativecraftacademy.co.uk/

She sends us all the products to make the project and then we can put it together as we wish.

I tried to make the stenciled glitter look as though it was being blown from the moon.

The clasp and hinges were very bright and brassy when they arrived so I've rubbed them over with some darker coloured Gilding wax to soften the colour.

This glitter comes in a paste form and it's so rich in colours.

The glitter on the faces is lighter so works really well to give just a small amount of detail when brushed over the image.

So that's me done for today.

Just one last thing before I go.

My dear friend Chris who you all know at Chris's Cards and Bits has given me all these brilliant stamps and just can't wait to have a play with them so watch this space. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to but please excuse me if I'm a bit late as I have to go and sort out stuff for my mother ready for her returning home but  I'll be back!

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x