Super Hero madness!

Just to give you an idea of how many of these super hero letters I have been making lately.....& these are not all of them!

A little bit of PARIS!

I have been doing so many Marvel letters lately I needed a change.
A while ago I bought some Americana vintage stencils....I got them to use on my bedroom furniture when I eventually get around to revamping them...it will be a big job & finding the time to do it all needs to be planned with military precision.
Anyway.....I thought I would have a play & do a few different things with them.
This is the canvas....I used the Americana chalky finish paint (which I love!), on the background.
I made it streaky & patchy to get a distressed feel & stenciled in a soft cream.
I am doing a clock & a few other bits but thought I would share this with you today  It has been a while since I posted anything.
No clue who I am giving this to lol...whoever has a red room!

1st Birthday card

With everything else I have to get done making another card put my brain in shutdown.
I have had a moan before about my card making skills ( I always think they look pants),so you can imagine my despair when I sat down to make a 1st birthday card.
After an hour at looking at the papers & trying different compositions I gave up & decided to go with a box card.
It needed to be special so I made it A4 size.
No more cards for a while now....phew!

Comic Book adventures!

A little look at some of the comic book stuff I have been making lately. There is a lot more of this to come.

Captain America & The Hulk

Superman

Hulk

Spiderman

Batman

Card making

Today I am trying to finish all my card orders. Here is a peek at one of them. I love the Prima dolls & thought it would be great as a Niece card for a teenager.
I can sometimes struggle with card making unless inspiration strikes quickly.
I wanted to do something other than a pop up box card ( which was really hard to back away from lol).
After making this I am now sat trying to think up some idea's for the next 5 cards I need to make by friday!
I think I need a class in card making lol....my brain is just not feeling the love for it.

Getting organized

After weeks (month's) of putting off sorting out my craft stuff, I have finally made a start.
     I decided to go down the "cd" route to store some of my acrylic stamps. It was a cheap solution & is working out ok. I can add an extra rack & keep expanding if (or rather when) I buy more stamps.
I would have prefered DVD cases but couldn't find clear ones anywhere.
       
I have ordered some plastic storage boxes for my 12x12 paper pads which I can label & stack ontop of my unit. I am going to attach a clear A4 sealable bag inside the lid for scraps that correspond with the pads stored in each box.....that way I will no longer have to spend ages rummaging through a big box of scrap searching for that one elusive piece of paper.

Having no craft room is a nightmare & my ever expanding supplies are in chaos, so my mission next week is to get as organized as possible before I need to start on new projects.

Still lots to do but I am getting there. Can't to get it finished & get crafting!

It's all about the Boys!

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 Lately I have been working on a few bits for "Boys".....I find it really hard to find stuff the boys will like, as I always end up buying computer games & lego etc or duplicating a prezzie & feeling bad. So I decided to make some comic covered letters for the "MARVEL" & Scooby obsessed boys in my life & not just the young ones LOL.

These letters are for Nicola's son, I still have to finish the Iron man letter but thought I would share anyway. We started them on Saturday (the Batman is all Nics work), but we got side tracked by a trip to the pub, so I brought them home to finish off.
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I want to do a "Dr Who", for my friends son for his Birthday as he absolutely loves every thing to do with Dr Who, & I think it would look cool. I also want to do a "POW" for my nephew using the MARVEL comics again, but I might do a canvas or shadow box frame for that I haven't quite decided yet.
Great fun to do as I did find myself sitting & reading the comics before cutting them up LOL.