tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25492793750059726662024-03-14T07:26:27.206+00:00Mel Oliver's Crafting WorldMelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-64164390664765764092017-12-13T22:22:00.000+00:002017-12-13T22:22:26.722+00:00Last min christmas makes <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evening all </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11 more days till Christmas, I hope you all have got everything ready?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have this week off from work so mission this week is get the last minute makes and purchase before its too late. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tomorrow I will popping into the office as I have made them cookies and I know there will be a few off next week when I get back so I am more then happy to drop these off tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also made these cards for my friends I have not seen in ages, I forgot to add them in my last blog when I posted but I still wanted to show my Christmas card collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I got these card base from Do craft as a free gift. I was going to use them as gift tags and changed my mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started playing around with my die cut trying to find the right one that would fit with the base cards, The present die worked very well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I embellished all the cards with gems. That's it folks for this year. My craft table is heading to the kitchen to make space for the Christmas tree. I hope you liked my creations this year I have much fun and joy making my cards and jewellery pieces. I hope next year I have many more ideas and creations to show you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you all have a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love Mel xx</span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-32987240072201334982017-11-15T09:00:00.000+00:002017-11-15T09:00:25.420+00:00Inspired from my weekend <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello and I hope you are all having a good day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just want to say thank you for reading my blog if you have popped by. I don't say it often but its really nice that there are people reading and looking at my crafting hobby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So last night I was at home watching the football England v Brazil and I thought I will do a bit of crafting while I am watching the game. Yep I switched off after 10 mins and thought I cant just sit here all night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in my last post I said I went to the craft live fair in Peterborough and I took a make and take session with <a href="https://www.riversidebeads.co.uk/" target="_blank">Riverside beads</a>. I loved making the Angel and Christmas tree so much I popped by there stand I got a few kits. 😄</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was so many to choose from but I bought the <a href="https://www.riversidebeads.co.uk/product/katie-lucite-angel-collection-makes-10/" target="_blank">Katie Lucite Angel Collection</a> and the <a href="https://www.riversidebeads.co.uk/product/molly-angel-kit-makes-10/" target="_blank">Molly Angel Collection</a> as I went with colour in the end. If I had the budget yes I would have got them all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I loved about the kit when I got them home is that it dose come with instruction and they are easy to follow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I just start with 1 angel and see how I got on and then I discovered that I made 10 of each in a space of my evening. Well I know what I am going to do, I will put them in gift bags and they will be little presents to people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really didn't think I will make so many in 1 night as they looked complicated on paper. But when I did the session on Saturday I was inspired to do this and realised its not that hard to make 1 and then there was another and another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had so much fun making them while listening to the football match and if you are interested it did end up 0-0 but the England team did manage to hold there ground at home with brazil so yeah I think they have potential for the world cup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you like my creations that I have made recently I am always happy to share what I make to the world. Have a lovely day. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So I just got round to writing this but on Saturday Crafting Live was at Peterborough and I had a ticket to go. 😃</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had a great time in Peterborough this weekend that I made 3 things while I was there. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I learnt a lot of new skills and learnt that some paper and bead crafts are not that hard once you learnt the basic so I am very happy that I got the chance to go this year and just enjoyed making these. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now that I have learnt a few things this weekend I have no doubt you will start to see a few more paper roses and flowers as embellishments in my card soon. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: trebuchet ms;">So while I was at the craft fair, I am not going to lie I did do a bit of shopping to the point where I might need to move house as I have no space left in my cupboard to put it all. (ha ha ha) </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: trebuchet ms;">I picked up a very good stash of goodies from Create and Craft with there goodie bag and was very happy that I got it, There was paper, card stock, dies, stamps embellishments they did pack it very well. A very good purchase I thought. I also picked up a free gift for attending which a lot of papers and toppers. Also it goes without saying I bought some new tools to top up my craft supplies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Like I said I had a very good day out and I cant wait for next year. </span><br />
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I have some last minute time off so I am using the time well and plan to get some Partner Christmas shopping. Also I did not make Mr Oliver's Card till now as he's out fishing all day today.<br />
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So I went onto "My Craft Studio" looked around my CD-Rom collection and went with an Art Deco theme.<br />
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I really liked the Christmas digi punch I found on the software, it added to the card I think.<br />
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Its been ages since I used the software, and looked at my CD's that I have spent all afternoon going through them and looking at all the designs.<br />
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Yes I have a lot of CD's right now, that I am considering getting a second draw to compensate. 🤣<br />
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I might need to schedule more crafting days and make more cards. Hope you all have a lovely evening and happy crafting.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so on <a href="https://www.docrafts.com/Forums/2017/10/16/mans-world-16th-october-to-6th-november-male-birthday-christmas-projects-for-a-men-not-kids/4209893" target="_blank">docraft.com</a> I came across a card challenge that I wanted to enter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the challenge was to design a card for men but cant be for kids of teens. Ok I thought I like a challenge and card for men is always difficult. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So last night I went through my CD-ROM's and hunted for every male ones I can go through. and I kept going to my fall back Programme and CD-ROM. "MyCraftStuido" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the disk I went for was "From a mans point of view" collection. I must have spent hours picking out the backing paper and toppers for these cards but that is where most of the fun comes from when I am designing. 🙂</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do keep forgetting to do this but I don't have the design sheet to show you what it looked like before I made the card but never mind one day I might remember and I can show you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So sorry the photo was a bit dark I did not turn the lights up to bright and the flash was not detecting it was dark, but I hope you all like it. </span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-4718825667938004482017-10-20T22:09:00.000+01:002017-10-20T22:15:31.713+01:00New tool and another card<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi all </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hope you are well? I know 3 days constant blogging 😁 </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I really wanted to show you a new tool that has arrived this week. I am very excited, last month was my birthday and my lovely husband bought me the Harry Potter stationary kit as one of my gifts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It came with Hogwarts letter head papers, envelopes a wax seal of the Hogwarts crest and wax to</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> melt, and I really love it and wanted one for my crafting. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So as you do I searched the web and I found a company that dose custom made ones <a href="http://ukwaxseals.co.uk/">http://ukwaxseals.co.uk</a>. After weeks of waiting today the final piece arrived so I have been spending this evening testing it all. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My intention is to use it for my cards I send out / give to friends and family. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So that is my new tool, I have made this card that I forgot to share yesterday so I have added this today to share. </span><br />
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I have made this card using the Lawn Fawn Jellybean stamp and die set.<br />
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I used my pro markers to colour the jellybeans which made it really cool to look at in real life. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to share another set of Christmas cards I made this morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the final set the pattern paper stretched out to 4 cards but that ok. I think I made enough for this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you like them, Oh and have a lovely day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you are all well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had a few days off this week so I thought I will have a play around and get my crafting juices flowing as Christmas is coming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very lazy when it comes to making family and friend Christmas cards that it gets rushed last minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well this year... I have shocked myself as well as I have made 10 cards already and there is another 10 to go tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what have I been doing today I hear you cry.... Well Today I tried something new. water colouring. I have been inspired by a craft called <a href="https://twitter.com/DaisyWings2?lang=en-gb" target="_blank">Tina Martin</a> She is very good at watercolour and her art work so far keeps making me think I should give it a go. I know I am not great but glad I had a play. I thought I start with something small. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So I made 6 of these, 1 being my test see how it goes design, I hit a few blocks with blending and getting the paint not to run out. Which you can see above, however I did not gave up and the other 5 are a lot better. so I die cut a circle around it and toppers done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not want to have the whole thing done with water colouring so I done the leaves and berries with pro makers that way the focus can be on the robins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the rest of the card I kept it simple. I embossed mirror card and cut to size and put my topper in the middle. So now it looks a like this....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this set took a bit longer but I think that's because of the work behind it. 😄</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for the fireplace I used rub on paints and then stamped the logs and fire in the centre using my Tim Holts Platform. (To be honest I would have not done this without it.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I studies load and loads of you tub videos on how to make chocolates from moulds. My mum is a diabetic and cant have lot treats due to strict diet. So I bought some special diabetic chocolate on line and made these just for her. I had so much FUN!!!!!😊 make them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I made the box to go with the chocolates using my ultimate tool. and used some of my free papers I have stashed away to make my lid. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I do love stamping and I felt that I don't play with my stamps and inks enough. For these cards I experimented with masking and used one of my larger stamps and multi ink pads and stamped around a piece of white card. I then die cut some butterfly shapes to make my cluster embellishments. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">That's all my cards for March. I do hope you like my creations. Have a lovely day and happy crafting guys. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I wanted to share what I created over February 2017 with you all. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I made this birthday card for one of my Aunties, I made this lovely Vintage lady in a blue dress and embellished to match. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I made this card for my mum's birthday. for the centre of the flowers I put gem stones to make them sparkle. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I love using any of my Rolad Dhal CD Roms, I made this one for my dad. I really enjoyed reading this book when I was a child and I found a really nice image to make a toper and edge the corners with dark blue crystals gems.</span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-61219714885922788752016-06-22T20:28:00.000+01:002016-06-22T20:57:07.619+01:00June crafting <span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hi everyone </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Really sorry I have not posted anything in ages. Work has got me tied up but its the end of the year now and most of my students have gone for the summer. Which means I am free to do me time :-) </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So Ladies and Gents where should I start....</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">so yes that's what I have done this month. College is coming to a close and we are at the wrapping up stage. I have lots of project of crafting and cant wait to show you guys. I promise I will write a piece about brusho I am so excited to explain what I did and the techniques that are best for me and my card making very very soon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a nice hot cup of tea at 9.30pm and I am really excited to tell you all what I have done last week and where I am now with all my cards for the period of March.</span><br />
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I had quite a few people leave work this month that I have been very busy trying to make lovely cards for people I know and I am going to miss now that they are gone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strange yet interesting thing happened yesterday. I was scrolling through my old cards that I have taken pictures of and noticed my crafting has changed and become better with age. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started making cards back in 2008. It was my mother in law who introduced </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me to crafting really. She has her own craft space and made cards before I knew her and she let me go in there to make cards for family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started to get the bug and got a few things by myself and borrowed bit from her room if I could not find what I was looking for. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at my history, my first card I made was for mothers day's in March 2008 so here it is. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did laugh at my self as it shows that I knew nothing about crafting and in crafting terms such a child at the start.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 years later and this is what I have my mother in law and my mum for mothers day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made all these when I was in class for making custom jewelry in 2008.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now a days I watch a lot of videos and read what others are making. But when I do make pieces they look like this. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have grown up in my crafting and I am so proud with myself as 8 years ago I did not believe in myself and getting praise for my work still shocks me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been very busy this week and I cant wait to show you all in the next few days. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enjoy your Sunday. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mel xx</span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-14193657942706447632016-02-19T21:11:00.000+00:002016-02-19T21:11:50.196+00:00Mothers Day Presents <span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evening all </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week I have been working on mothers day stuff. My cards are drying so I will upload them soon. But what I wanted to show you today is something I saw on a website </span><a href="http://www.beadsdirect.co.uk/videos/handbag-charm-pendants/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beads Direct</span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. This video inspired me to make something extra for my mum.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the video it went on to say there is a kit you can work with but I have so many beads in my craft room I just got the bits and used what I had. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here it is my complete bag charm for my mum, I hope you like it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made 2 of them. 1 in Pink the other Purple. Both have the same charm at the end. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each took me 30 mins to make. Once I got the hang of making the loops for each bead I got quicker making them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also found it easier to make the beads and set out which each chain was going to hold then I stared to build on to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so much fun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well its Friday night and Mr Selfridge has started. See you guys soon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you saw my post yesterday I was talking about how I started to improve on my digital crafting using CraftArtist 2 software by Serif.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I had a play following the steps on the mother's day theam I started to have a go for this months birthday cards.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first one was for my Aunty Maureen. I have gone with the same design as my magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">So I hope you guys like these. I know my family will. Next month I think I will do more jewelry pieces and print our my mother's day cards. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know its been a while since I posted anything but after the Christmas break I have been busy at work that I have not managed to create anything for me to share. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However this week, Its been nothing but crafting with was very nice. I cant wait to show you guys. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was reading my latest <i><a href="http://www.cardmakingandpapercraft.com/how-to" target="_blank">Cardmaking & Papercraft</a> </i>magazine and saw an articular on how to use <a href="http://www.serif.com/craftartist/" target="_blank"><i>CraftArtist 2 </i></a>software. I have had this on my laptop for ages when I needed it for the Roald Dahl CD-Roms but I couldn't understand how to use the elements to make a lovely card so I just used it for basic toppers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sorry waffling on again... the Magazine it was well presented an I was able to follow the easy steps and made a digital card with shadows and tags. I was very proud of myself.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have done a few more but have not taken pictures as waiting for some of the embellishments I have stuck on to dry. </span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-54289346139669906842015-12-08T22:39:00.001+00:002015-12-08T22:39:13.678+00:00Visit to York - Day 1<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone hope you are all ok?<br /><br />I have not been crafting this week as I am in York for a Christmas break with my partner.<br /><br />The weather has been ok. Not that I was expecting snow or anything but there has been floods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very excited about going, I have no plans of what I will be getting no doubt I will spending lots of money.<br /><br />Also I will try to get better pictures.<br /><br />See you soon.<br /><br />Mel</span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0York, York, York, UK53.959965100000012 -1.087297900000066953.885224600000015 -1.2486594000000668 54.034705600000009 -0.92593640000006694tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-56037188611164986222015-11-07T15:21:00.000+00:002015-11-07T15:21:54.387+00:00Nearly there<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi All </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's right for the first time in a long while I have completed the important family Christmas cards and its November. I'm a very happy lady, All that they need is add an insert which I am working on now and then come December I can with confidence send them off to the right family members on time and not the day before we leave for there house for a change.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So Friday morning I wake up thinking that its, I am carded out now. Then as I was tidying up the living room it hit me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also Dave bought a guitar and is planing to learn how to play. He now knows how to tune it and watching loads of videos on how to play. This afternoon he suggested we both learn how to play <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXek853SDE" target="_blank">Aubrey </a>by bread. He plays the guitar and me on the violin. I feel sorry for my neighbors, I have not played the violin in years and pretty sure I am very rusty. </span><br />
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recap crafting wise. Last week I made a bracelet for wear it pink. It had such great reviews
that I plan to make Christmas bracelets and working on the next week. I can't
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need to cut stick and put together. Then a bonus came through my door. My
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have never seen so much pink in one day in my life. I am not a girly girl and do not have feminine colour clothing for work. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So off I went to ASDA Thursday night to get something pink and had no luck could not find anything suitable. Then I tried Tesco and bingo... I found a top for £7 had it in my size.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was when I got home and talking to hubby about my mad rush to find something pink for today and it dawned on me. I'm a crafter and make jewellery pieces. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I went on a hunt in my cupboard for everything pink. I was able to make a pink kumihimo bracelet and a pair of earrings to go with my top. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know its been a while. (OK May 2015) since my last post. I have had a very disruptive summer. My die cutting machine broke and had to fixed it, trying to clear out my living room from wooden stamps. sorting out my craft space and clearing out my cupboard. (Horrid job absolutely horrid) Had to get rid of lots of papers, and kits I will never use to make space for new stuff coming in. </span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I am getting back to crafting and creating new ideas for my cards and Jewellery making. So I thought I share some projects I am planning to do over the net few months before Christmas. :-) </span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you have been following my blog since the beginning you will be aware that my crafting space gets taken over by the Christmas tree during the Christmas period. Early this year we sold our dining room table and chairs to make space for our new 360 litre fish tank. It is stocked with tropical fish and they are enjoying there new home since March. </span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then in June me and Dave looked at our living room and then it dawned on us. How are we going to decorate the living room now that we have the tank? Where will I work once the tree comes in and we have no dining table for me to finish up with the cards?</span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The solution is to start my cards in October. Have them all made for my family and friends and come December I can move the table out and tree comes in. Also I will not have access to the printer for one month in December, so really need to get started and have inserts printed soon. (</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project 1</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month I celebrated my 32nd Birthday and my family have spoilt me rotten with loads of crafting goodies. I have a new book on Kumihimo knotting and loads of cords and accessories. with the addition of other card stencils, (oh my its was 3 weeks ago I had so much I cant recall what I got. LOL) </span><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have treated myself with a few CD roms from </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>C</u></span><a href="https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rafters Companions</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and cant wait to have a play with them in the next few months and see what cards I come up with. From now till the end of the year I have 4 birthdays and 1 wedding anniversary cards to make but I know I will get them all do and done by November. (</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project 3</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the summer these are the cards I have done but did not have time to share with you all. Hope you like them. </span><br>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later today I am going to a family friends 50th Birthday and I made this cupcake shaker card for her. I used the paper-mania cupcake range and stamped and coloured the toper using my pro markers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My plan is to sell them in collections / small job lots and hope they go to a good home. All stamps have come from a Smoke and Pet free home. All the stamps have been cleaned to the best they can using alcohol & scent free baby wipes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh wait I also need your help. If you know anyone or your self who are looking for more stamps for your / their collections at home please pass my blog around. I will be flooding all social networks but I do appreciate your assistance as well. </span></div>
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MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-53910177340636756212015-05-10T23:32:00.000+01:002015-05-10T23:32:56.163+01:00So tired<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when I found out that a member of staff at work's (Male) birthday is coming up my heart sank. There is no way I can make a card that will fit his personality and have bits to create a card. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily the idea hits me... Peter (The Birthday Boy) it a bit of a joker and love telling us jokes, so I made a very nice male card with a sail boat but the insert was filled with loads of jokes I found off the internet. His personal Joke book. So it was more like a card and present combined. He absolutely loved it that its on his desk and uses the joke to entertain us. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why is it when you come back from a bank holiday weekend all nice and refreshed the next 4 days becomes over worked, over tired and wonder to your self what just happened? This week I had to work over time for 3 day's doing 12 hour shifts since Tuesday - Thursday catching up with Reports, Calls and emails and supporting Adult Students with there course work. Yep have not had much sleep :-( </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Friday it was time to get crafting. My friends baby girl turned 4 this week and we were invited to her birthday. I was so sick of making Frozen cards (Cant understand why this has not gone yet) I made this really lovely owl card for her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday afternoon the card is ready and the birthday present is in my bag half way down the road I realize that I forgot to bring my phone so had no pictures. My Friend had hired Elas and Anna to come and wish happy birthday and play and dance with the kids. In all my life I have never met so many shy and quite children in the same room LOL. The one day I forget to bring my phone and the funnest moment happens. Oh well. </span></div>
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I was talking to my husband this week and I was telling him I really want a new jacket to wear when I go out at weekend, friends house you know nothing special just to put over a top. But this year I want to make it myself with my own style. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It all came about when I was trawling through crafting websites and saw that there are loads of projects that can be done with the sewing machine and I thought it would be fun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the prep work has been done. Large roll of paper, pattern design and I think I know what fabric I want to have. I just need to put it all together and sew it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and another project I want to do this month is clear my craft room as I have so many stamps stuff that I will never use. My plan is to set them on <a href="http://ebay.co.uk/" target="_blank">ebay</a> and wish they go to a good home. So please keep your eyes on my blogs as I will share the link to you guys as well. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you all have a lovely week and have lots of crafting projects to work on. </span></div>
MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK51.94921 -0.2834139999999933951.9100685 -0.3640949999999934 51.9883515 -0.20273299999999339tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549279375005972666.post-19893275878170926252015-04-05T13:48:00.006+01:002015-04-05T15:21:03.138+01:00Happy Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all have a lovely Easter break.<br /><br />Please put your answers in the comments :-) </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Melxx</span>MelOliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282380467346218113noreply@blogger.com0