Manic Monday!

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

I am here today to show you some cards made with a Pop Up mechanism:

I love making Fancy Fold and Pop Up cards and working out the mechanisms.

So I hope you enjoy looking at a few of my samples from this technique.

I have so many patterned papers that it feels more like I collect them rather than use them but this type of card is a great chance to use some of them so here goes.

This mechanism looks so simple and it's fun to make and receive too.

This gives great depth to the card while being completely flat when closed so great for posting too.

I have seen other crafters using a similar mechanism on-line but no measurements so I've worked this one out for myself. It looks simple but you have to be accurate with the measurements or it just doesn't work.

I've also made this one with the mechanism Vertical too.

So many cards that by now you will know why this week has been titled Manic Monday.

Once I got started with this I couldn't stop!

Pretty cards, grungy cards, they all work with this design.

I would love to hear your comments and any questions too.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

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.

My kitty friend is back again, she is very friendly and

can't wait to come down and say hello.

My two on the other hand prefer to rest even if it means getting in the way Lol!

Gosh! it's a dog's life.

Saturday I went to the Craft club.

It looks quiet today but that was just as everyone was arriving.

My desk here looks no better than the one at home!

Sunday I went to the Craft Show.

Some of you may know this lady Jo Channon.

My dear friend Sandra having fun with some Powertex. It's got me thinking I should go back to this again. Another almost forgotten technique.

I'm loving this Powertex sample.

Lynette at Pretty Gets Gritty.

A little trip round the garden.

We had a lovely day yesterday when I took these photos.

I remember planting this but no idea what it is.

And a few funnies to finish.

You may have guessed by now who my favourite friends are!

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 - 778 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

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

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"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!

As I am making the ATCs on my usual desk I've brought you into the cabin again where I'm working on another MDF project.

I have just finished constructing the box.

You may remember seeing this project before.

I showed you all this when it arrived but have only just got round to starting it.

I have painted the box with black Gesso and cut out the wallpaper to go inside. Hinges and colour will be next. 

Hope to at least get that part completed for next week.

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 now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday well not today!

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

I am here today to show you another catch up Mixed Media project from Anna Hersom:

Another canvas project, gorgeous resin and Snipart pieces too.

The raised strips at the back are stencilled strips of card which give a nice lift to the design.

Normally I paint over the resin but this time left it cream and finished it by rubbing over it with wax to give an aged effect then applied the flowers, a great way to soften the design. The butterfly was covered glazed with Glossy Accents. 

Hope you like it.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day

  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.

Rain stops play for a while..... well quite a while some days!

Now why are the bluebells so flattened? 

You'll find out later.

Pretty flower but no idea what it is.

Fruit trees flowering well.

These will be apples hopefully.

Some friends and I went to see another friend singing in the choir which was a lovely evening.

In case you were wondering...... this is why the Bluebells are flat.

Alfie just loves sitting here. No idea why.

A few funnies to make you smile.....

And then I'm off to the hairdressers so see you all later.

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 -777- What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

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

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"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'm trying to get started with the ATCs but not much happening yet. Packet of left-over card pieces and several dies so far.

I'm looking happy as I'm in the cabin again this week trying to complete more Mixed Media projects when I should be working on the ATCs actually!

This is from last week.

A couple of pics here though there are more on my Monday post. 

This has been on my desk all last week as I had to stick bits at a time and wait for them to dry before adding more so that's my excuse for not starting the ATCs!

Finally lots of ink and I'm loving the finished design. 

There are more details here:

   So that's me done for today. I know you don't mind a quick post.

 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.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x