Friday 31 December 2010

FOR MY NEW FRIEND SUSAN B !!

Hi there
this is my latest 'inchie' card
which i am dedicating to the
lovely susan b, who has been
very kind !!

 Close up of the butterfly and the centre !!
I've entered this card into the Stamping Vacation no!no! challenge    http://stampingvacation.blogspot.com/2010/12/no-no-challenge-no-punches.html                   Another butterfly close up !!
HAPPY  NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
ESPECIALLY THE LOVELY LADIES FROM THE GROUP
XXX

Monday 27 December 2010

whispers of love !!

hi
I loved making this card. first i brayered the small card with big and juicy 'hydrangea', then stamped it with ELUSIVE IMAGES butterfly.I then highlighted the butterfly with gold gel pen.
I then added some jewels to the body.Then i flicked water onto the image
and blotted with a tissue.I then matted and layered it.
I then inked the surface of the card with stampin up torquoise ink,stamped the little black butterflies and again went around them with gold gel pen in tiny dots.I made the torquoise roses with a craft punch and also dotted them with gold gel pen.All in all a very nice card !!!I've entered this into these challenges.
http://www.flourishes.org/blog/        http://forfunchallenges.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 22 December 2010

MARIANNE FANCY FRAME

hi
This is a 'marianne creatables' die cut frame!!
I used two frames,the smallest and the largest.I
managed to slice them down the middle and rearrange the pieces to make a new shaped frame!!
It actually looks like a buckle.Its amazing what you
can come up with when you play about !!!

Tuesday 21 December 2010

snowflake punch

Hi there
this is my 'snowflake punch' card !!
MERRY  AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS ANGIE AND TSHINA AND ALL THE LADIES IN THE GROUP !!
I HAVE ENTERED THIS INTO THE http://forfunchallenges.blogspot.com/ CHALLENGE

Friday 17 December 2010

Tuesday 14 December 2010

INCHIES

Hi there,
I found a wonderful blog called 'all in an inch'
and decided to have a go !
They are quite fascinating,and such a nice project to do

completely carried away when doing these projects!!

Thursday 9 December 2010

ELLA'S BIRTHDAY CARD

nice one !!
Job done!!!
Went to see ella's christmas play today.
WHOOPSA DAISY ANGEL
She had the starring roll,she looked beautiful
with a feather duster as her wand !!
Happy birthday my darling !!!

Wednesday 8 December 2010

ella's card

My grandaughter is 5 years old tomorrow !
This is the main image which will be mounted
onto a larger card with an ornate frame.
All will be revealed tomorrow !!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA-MAE !!!!
Isnt she lovely !!!

Monday 6 December 2010

FLOWERS FROM THE HEART

Hi
i love the colour scheme and the arrangement of the flowers !
really need to enter this in a challenge
love and hugs
chris . I'VE ENTERED THIS CARD IN THE 'COLORS OF LOVE CHALLENGE'
http://www.flourishes.org/blog/
x

Saturday 4 December 2010

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR HOLLY

Hi
this is for my daughter holly for her birthday!
I'm thinking of mounting this piece
onto a larger black background to show
of the beautiful pinks, nice scetch !!!


Good close-up of the centre rose, exquisite !!!!!!!
love and hugs
chris
x

Friday 3 December 2010

FLORAL PUNCH ART

A lovely little card,so simple to do !
The flower centres are encrusted with little pearls and gems,also the butterfly.
I patterned the fern leaves with a simple gold gel pen, and stamped the word dream above, nice one !
love and hugs
chris
x

BUTTERFLY FLOWERS

hi
this was a bit of an experiment !
I decided to make my own stylised flowers from a butterfly punch !!
It works quite well, dont you think. The card isnt finished yet .
If anyone out there would like to make any suggestions about how to add to this card,then feel
free. I will answer all emails
love and hugs chris x

Wednesday 1 December 2010

angelina butterfly

Brayered background circle with hydrangea big and juicy inkpad.Then embossed and cut out parchment.The pattern on the parchment was embossed with a pergamano circular grid, a very pretty and delicate design !
The angelina butterfly was an elusive images stamped image!
I hope this inspires you to have a little go !!

Monday 29 November 2010

contemporary christmas card continued

mounted floral card piece onto a larger card that has been inked around the edges with memento loulou lilac.Then used martha stuart heart lattice punch to decorate,very pleased with the end result !!

Sunday 28 November 2010

Contempory Floral Christmas Card

Take 1 plain piece of card, used ornate corner stencil, did pretty pricking design and stippled 'big and juicy' through the stencil.
I added pearls and jems to corner designs. Made some very pretty punched flowers adorned with pearl centres and used glittery snowflakes and ounched ferns to complement.
This is really the first stage of a larger card. will post next stage soon


Friday 26 November 2010

latest card creation

This is my latest card. Purple pearlised cardstock with an embossed and richly inked centrepiece !
Delicate little posy of brightly coloured flowers encrusted with pearls and gems in the



centres ,a very pretty little card !!

Monday 22 November 2010

gridwork butterfly

This is my gridwork butterfly wall hanging !
It took quite a few hours to do, but it was a very enjoyable project !!
The line drawing for the butterfly will be posted here soon, so keep checking my blog for free goodies !!!

Welcome to my Crafting world

On this blog you will see, Stamping, Punch Flower Art, Parchment Craft, Decoupage and a host of many other crafting techniques and demonstrations, that I will use whenever the mood takes me.
My name is Chris Richards. I am 54yrs young and have been married to Dave for 33yrs.
I have three children all grown up and left home.
I have a King Charles Cavalier called 'Chester'






Please feel free to email me about anything on the blog, or any crafty query, that you might wish to pick my brains about
This blog is 'in progress' at the moment, I have loads of stuff to add, so keep visiting.

FLORAL ECSTASY


This is an example of my latest work.
An amalgamation of Parchment Craft, Brayering and Floral punch art.
Please contact me with any queries or feedback. If I get enough interest, I will create a tutorial