I'm back! Ish!

Oh how life gets in the way of crafting!  Nothing drastic, just life!

 

I have been keeping up with doing the posts for Audsentiments, but not done very much cardmaking at all.

 

So, just like buses....they have all come together....

 

 

 

So, the theme over at Audsentiments is funny Halloween sentiments - not too sure that mine are Funny to be honest, but hey ho! 

 

 

And, in case you didn't recognise them, the images are from Bugaboo - really do love the images they produce.

 

 

The image below is from Simply Betty Stamps - and this has been coloured and sat there waiting for a card to be made!  I got so fed up with not using it, that I took the chance to do it when I did my DT cards...so here it is...I just LOVE that image!

 

 

 

So, that's me done!  I am hoping it wont be so long next time, but really, who knows - I am training to do my first ever 5k run and am doing my level 2 British Sign Language (including going to the Deaf Club!!!) and I work full time, have a family etc etc....I just need more hours! 

 

Thanks for hanging in there with me and popping by!

 

Ruthie x

Aud Sentiments Happy Birthday

Wow!  Three years old!!!  Seriously, who can imagine that?

Now, hopefully, you have arrived to me from Mel's blog - wasn't her creation gorgeous?  Phew, hard act to follow!....

If you didn't come here from Mel, then why not pop over to AudSentiments and find out all the information about our birthday celebrations?

So here is my card....the image was from My Heart Pieces....and I cut out the frame and lace edge with sizzix eclips machine - gotta love that!  The cut files were from Lettering Delights (oblong frame) and SVG Cuts (crochet edging).  

Regulation close up of image!  I did enjoy colouring this one - just such a gorgeous image! 

Now, you are on your way again - short but sweet visit!  Your next stop is Sandra's blog....WAIT!!!  Don't forget to leave me a comment to be in with a chance of the prize!  .....Ok, now you can go hop along! 

thanks so much for popping by....Ruthie x

Paper Cutting

I have long been a fan of the wonderful PaperPanda.  She does the most incredible papercuts by hand.  So, methinks, I wonder if I could do that....

Turns out...I can!  With lots of Panda help!  Panda does a "Trainee Panda" kit, so of, course, I just HAD to have it!  The design above is one of the ones that came with the kit!  Also in the kits is a scalpel, cutting mat, starter designs - and the all important "Trainee Panda" badge - without which you cannot possibly cut anything!!!

There is also a facebook challenge to create and cut your own design with the theme of your favourite book.....here it is.....

Yep,  my own design and handcut....but then I wondered if my machine couldn't just do this so much quicker - and save my arthritic hands (have had child arthritis, so still have issues with certain things!)....

It did take a bit of fiddling to find the right paper - the poster paper used for the handcut was just toooooooo fragile.  So I moved onto copier paper weight - that wasn't quite right (by "quite right" read "complete mess") - then I grabbed some very lightweight card - think its about 150gsm...maybe...ish!

Here are the two side-by-side - handcut on the left.  Little fluffy bit at the bottom left of the photo is Popcorn Cat!

The machine cut one is the one above....

Close ups - left hand side are the machines, right hand side are the hand cuts.

So not really a huge amount in it.  I was very impressed that the eclips managed to cut it out at all (once I had got the settings sorted).  

So there ya go....lots of fun!

thanks for popping by today x

Its been a while.....

It really has been a while!  Life has been busy!  We have had an extension done and a complete remodel of our downstairs - we are nearing the end and no longer living in a building site!  

I will be back for a proper post at sometime really soon but just a quickie to let you know about our DT call and new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  Link is in the sidebar!

Here is my "anything goes" project....

It is a memory book!  

 

Cut these on my eclips.  Each page has a slide out tag for a photo - papers all from crafty weekend goodie bag!

 

These were made using a die I had from my crafty weekend LAST YEAR!  And ribbon from this year's bag - Amy you do spoil us!

 

This image is from Birdie Brown who sponsors Aud Sentiment for this challenge

 

Coloured with copics and sprayed with spray and sparkle from Amy and Natalie's shop

 

 Sentiment from Birdie Brown and flowers from Crafty Weekend goodie bag!  I have to say this was such a fabby weekend - more in another post!  And thanks to Sarah-Louise (tiggertastic) I can now stick those suckers down good and pretty!

Bling from crafty weekend

 

Sentiment from Birdie Brown and tree from eclips cartridge

 

 Bound it all up myself - first time I have tried this method!

Oh and finally finished my first attempt at a quilt - am feeling pretty chuffed - even though it isn't perfect (by any means!)

 

Mum's cat doesn't even notice the imperfections! 

Ok - am off now (hubby is doing something that I think I need to be involved with!!!)

Hugs to all - so glad to be back and have missed blogging! 

Ruthie x

Aud Sentiments - Song Title

Love this challenge! We did a similar one recently over at Delicious Doodles and I chose Voodoo Woman.  Well this time I we are sponsored by Limited Runs and I chose this image to go with the good old Lionel Richie song!  

Everything was cut out using my eclips!  Oooo get me!  Two cutter gal!  Lol - I won it at a craft fayre, so am playing with both the eclips and the ecraft!  Lucky lucky!

I just really like the simplicity of the set!  Well, quick visit today!  Gotta get on!  Please do enter the challenge over at Aud Sentiments

Rx