I hope this finds you all well, especially amongst all the madness that is surrounding us at the moment.
I'd like to apologise for the couple of weeks where I haven't posted anything on here, I've been recovering from an operation on my heel, and it's wiped me out a bit more than I thought it would!
Never fear though, this weekend I have made it back to my craft desk and oh how much I have enjoyed it!
I have been wanting to create some storage for a while now to hold my embossing folders and dies, so first I focused on that.
I have 2 cats, and as such I get through a lot of cat food. And would you know it, the boxes the food comes in, are the perfect size for my folders and dies!
It took 2 sheets of 12 x 12 DSP to cover each box (including a fair bit of the inside) and I chose to use the gorgeous Golden Honey DSP (Which is only available through the Sale-A-Bration, which happens to end on 31st March!).
I also used the Honey Bee stamp set with a bit of fussy cutting to add a bit of detail.
What do you think? (Please excuse the photos, I can't make it to the light box to try and make them a bit clearer!)
Covering a cat food box turned out to be a great choice, very sturdy! And I do love the Bee DSP.
I also finished decorating a notebook, as well as making a birthday card. Mainly I used the Special Someone stamp set, it's so adorable!
Aren't they just the cutest! I used the masking technique in a couple of these, totally worth the little bit of extra effort, don't you think?
And the card; it was so quick and easy to make up.
I used Pretty Peacock on this one, the lighter balloons are stamped off first without re-inking (2nd generation). Simple stamping at its best! No cutting needed. Just stamping, then sticking the layers down. I will be making this in other colours too (But of course!).
That was it for my weekend of crafting. Mainly because I got out into the garden and managed to pot some plants (Thanks to my wonderful housemate for helping, I did need a lot of help!). It's surprising how tiring it is sitting and potting, or sitting and crafting. I guess I need to ease myself back into it!
Last week I had a pink cast, this week a blue one. I wonder if I should get a white cast this week...although you know I'll have to test stamping on it... ha!
Until next week, stay safe, keep your distance from others, and if you're isolating please get in touch. I'm on Facebook, Instagram and email
Love and hugs (Well, virtual hugs at a safe distance!)
Dawn xx
