Black letters...

Suzanne at http://suzannelily.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/weekly-challenge-make-a-card-using-letters/ has just started a weekly challenge and this week the instructions were:

'make a card using letters as the main feature
can be the whole card or letters on the base of a standard card - you chose '.

I decided to go with this unmounted NOEL stamp. I love the way this stamp has silhouettes of the Christmas story behind the letters.

I stamped the image twice so that as well as the central square of letters I could also cut each letter out and layer these on top using foam pads to give a more 3D effect.









As the card is mainly black it is also ideal for the challenge at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ who are celebrating 'Black Friday', which sounds like a frenzied day to be shopping in the US, by challenging everyone to use black on their projects.


Materials used:

• black and white card
• acetate
• black corner and border peel offs
• gems from stash
• unmounted stamp from 'My heart stamps for you'

Change of blog name...

Some of you may have noticed that I've ditched the great long silly name I had for my blog. I never really liked the other name. It was thought up when I was in a great rush to start blogging and everyone seemed to have all the really good names.

I don't think this name is perfect - but I daren't have 'addicted to rubber' as it might tempt a few very unwelcome visiters!!

and my new title does celebrate the fact that very soon I will have a CRAFTROOM!!!

So excited about this - I just can't wait!!!

Quotations...

'God has given us Memories that we might have Roses in December'

I love this quote by JM Barrie and was really pleased to find a PSX stamp on ebay that had it on. I didn't actually set out to make a sympathy card - I just wanted to find a beautiful rose picture that would work with the stamp, but as I made the card I realised that the quote was perfect to send to someone who had lost a loved one.

I stamped the quote onto cream card and then overlayed this with vellum - the quote is far easier to read in real life than in the photo - honest! I love the way vellum softens the effect of both coloured and patterned paper.

My card is just right for the challenge at http://lotstodocallenges.blogspot.com/ where this week they are thinking about 'quotations'.

Materials used:

• soft gold card
• cream card
• PSX quotation stamp
• vellum
• rose painting image
• cream organza ribbon
• gold mock brads