Kimono scrap card

I am trying to use up my stash and scraps so came across some old peel offs I had.

To use them up I decided to put the kimono peel off onto some iridescent paper and used promarkers to colour the tree trunk and cherry blossoms. 

I used a punch to add the bamboo on the right hand side of the card and added the whole piece to a card blank.

All from the scrap box, so at least I have made a start (not that you would know that to look at the scrap box!!)

Happy crafting

Kyla

 

Silver and a wedding

Hello, I have been waiting to post my latest make until the recipient had opened it!

 

On 13/09/13 my brother married Zoe.  It was a lovely day and several months ago I decided what I would make them for their first wedding anniversary.

 

I bought a solid silver spoon (hallmarked Birmingham 1928) and hammered the bowl flat.

I then punched into the metal the date of their wedding.

 Now, I have to come clean, if you are thinking of making one of these, whilst not difficult I did mess up!  The first one I made I accidently moved the punch as I hammered it which meant it produced a shadow secondary punch!  So that means my first spoon will be sold for smelting down (doh!!).  So my big tip would be TAKE YOUR TIME....do not rush!

 

 I thought it would be a very individual present (without taking up too much room) but something to let them both know how much we think of them and how pleased they found each other.

 

Happy crafting

 

Kyla

WOYWW

So, Whats on your Workdesk this Wednesday?  Well, this is probably my most colourful desk for a while!  It's a little bit like confetti exploded all over my desk!!

The reason is I have been spending this year trying to use up my stash.  Lets be honest, many of us have TOO much.  So if I do go to a craft fair or shop I am really stringent on what I buy.  I take a list (as there are times I need to replace often used stock such as glue, varnish, card blanks etc) and sometimes a new bit of stash can be a good thing (so long as you think about it and its not a rash purchase!!).  The last few shows I have been to I have stuck to my list and could carry my purchases in one bag...and not a massive bag either!!

So, when on Pinterest (my free housework distraction) I noticed some boards where people were using punches to make different things.  Last week I used my circular and scallop punch to make sheep and pigs (in my last WOYWW post, and the card I cannot show quite yet as its not been opened by the recipient) and I noticed that a lot of people 'pinned' the Stampin' Up Owl punch and fellow coven member Bex has one so I borrowed it and spent the past few days punching out various colours and shapes.  When they are all assembled I promise to share them.

I have made reindeer, bats these above are PAC MAN!  These were not on Pinterest but as a massive fan (I was lucky enough to have the handheld game in the 80's....see, handheld games are not a new thing!) I was sat there looking at my coloured card when it suddenly dawned on me they looked like the ghosts in the game!  Men's cards are always difficult but I reckon theses will go down a storm. 

My "Man Bites Dog" cards this week are 'Hero Nurse Shoots dead Mob Boss"...oooh!

So, if you'd like a legal snoop at desks across the globe then pop over to Julia's blog (link over on the right) and show your desks in all their glory!!

Happy crafting

Kyla