Blog candy by Carolines.

Carolines have some Blog candy up for grabs. I have been getting their catalogue for many years and I also have the project book. I think the company is a good introduction to rubber stamping.

Embroidered Xmas card

I've discovered a new technique of stitching on cards and love it, so therapeutic. Combined with my other great crafting love - teabag folding and I think the result is really pleasing.
I got a free template from 'Card Inspirations' website and have found the proper source which is Form-a lines.

I'm on a roll!

It's fairly rare that I complete more than one card a day so to celebrate am going to enter this one too to a challenge blog, this time 'Moving along with the times' (see HERE).
It just shows how easy the LOTV products are to use and how flexibly they go with other things of the same theme. For this card I dry embossed the back of the vellum with a pergamano tool and added brads by We R Memory Keepers.

Xmas card no.2

Here is my 2nd xmas card which is also for Lili of the Valley's blog challenge no.41 - see HERE.
I have used their Miki andKimi die cut sheet, background paper and sentiment with some papermania vellum, peel offs and glittery ribbon I had in my stash.

Xmas card no.1

I have completed my first card for this xmas, there's a sneaky peek below which can be seen in full on my DoCrafts Blog. Also can see am showing the front and back of the teabag folded medallion, as I found it very hard to choose between the two sides.

Something to smile about......

If you could see me now I would be silly smiling coz I just found out I won some blog candy from the lovely Leonie Pujol whhooohooooo. After a long hard week-end at work, is a lovely surprise for me. Had just watched a dvd with my hubby and was a bit disappointed. Brick Lane was a brilliant book but the film was a bit of a let down, well for me anyway. Then I get this lovely bit of news....well has cheered me right up and I look forward to receiving my goodies. Leonie presents on the Ideal World/Create and Craft channel currently and also has some more blog candy up for grabs HERE.

Tip for Tea bag folding

When putting together a Tea bag folded design try photocopying the initial folded element lots of times first. This saves a bit of time as you can see if the overall design will work before you have cut and folded it all.
You can also photocopy the templates and/or use a setting on your printer's software to print a multiple of times.

Here is an example from a design sheet have done today, where I have photocopied 3 slightly different elements lots of times and arranged them in a medallion.