Crafting @ Eighty

 Hello everyone I hope you are all well.  I cannot believe that we are fast approaching the end of May, this year is going so fast! I have been busy making cards for my scouting friend to help raise funds for his group.  So, this last couple of days I have used a card making kit that came with a magazine. The kit is The Secret Garden by Christine Griffiths of Card Making Magic. I still have some pieces left but have made 17 cards so far; The kit was very pretty & also very easy to use. It included the background papers which were patterned one side & plain the other. As some of the embellishments were quite busy I had to make the decision to use the plainer side in some cases. I hope you found them interesting to look at & enjoyed your visit.  Have a lovely weekend.

Good afternoon everyone, how is your weekend? Once again it has been a little while since I last posted here.  So today should make up for it as I have several cards to show you. It fell to me last week to provide a challenge for one of my clubs.  I chose the subject "music".  As it had been my idea I felt I should create several different ideas. Here they are -  This one is Distress Ink through a stencil, using the whole design. The music image was a stamp, I have had it for quite a while & cannot remember the maker. The flourish was also a stamp but the words were another stencil which I inked in 2 parts. The background is from a part sheet of music that I tore into smaller pieces,  then distressed the edges with Distress Ink in Vintage photo. I am not happy tearing books - but this sheet of music had been part of some  items in a small card making kit. So, I didn't feel so bad using it. The Beethoven image is a stamp - again unsure of make. I have wanted to make a

 ..... a video by Natasha Foote. Good afternoon everyone I hope you are well.  Recently, I revisited the videos on YouTube by Natasha Foote. Here is the latest card I created using the idea from the video.  See link at the end of the post. My first attempt did not work, I guess I hadn't fully taken on her, reasonably easy, instructions. So, I went back & tried again. It really was so easy I felt stupid. The design works for me. on 2 counts.  One, it produces a clean & simple card, & two it uses up more of those scraps we all have.  I say clean & simple but of course it can be more "lively & bold" if you so choose. Its a good design for small bulk card making as well.  Why not, every so often have a session of cutting up your strips, build a collection then sit & create!  I might think about this one for some of my Christmas cards!! Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDsVS-nydrU Why not make a couple?  There is quite a bit o