IACCB challenge #7

This is my entry for IACCB challenge #7. The theme is Easter. I know it's past but you can use a card you've already made. I used my Craft Robo to cut the egg shapes. (I love my Craft Robo, I enjoy playing with the software and learn something new everytime I use it.) I cut 3 shapes and made them into an easel card I then cut a smaller oval in blue and used a decoupage sheet from the Peter Rabbit CD (once again I shaped the base layer using my Craft Robo) and decoupaged the picture. I pinched the egg he is carrying from an Easter card my daughter made. (Don't tell her!! I put it straight back after I took the photo).

It's fimo for the kids today and I will post some picture of the models they make tomorrow. I may also post some of mine from last Saturday. Hope everyone has a good day and the weather stays fine.

An award and Rancorman's fimo creations

This award was given to my by the lovely, talented Lorraine I have to pass to 5 people and say something sweet about them. So here goes.

1, Sliekje - http://sliekje.blogspot.com/ - Sliekje is very generous and gives away her amazing doodlings free.

2, Sarah - http://stressedstamper.blogspot.com/ - Sarah's cards make my day during the week, every morning I turn on my computer to see what she has made before I go to work, I really miss them at the weekends.

3, Sandra - http://rosepetalcreations.blogspot.com/ - Sandra always leaves me lovely comments on my blog and this gives me the encouragement I need to carry on making cards I don't always think are worthy. I love Sandra's use of bold colours in her card making. It's what makes her cards stand out.

4, Pops - http://poppetsathome.blogspot.com/ - Pops is always so upbeat and makes gorgeous cards. It's a pleasure to visit her site.

5, Diane - http://ddnjoys2stamp.blogspot.com/ - Diane is so positive about my attempts at card making and scrapbooking. Her blog has really great cards, I love her colour coordination.

I would also like to give a mention to everyone else who visits my site I really (tears are flowing now) appreciate all the lovely comments you make, I am a stranger after all but it makes me feel happy to know there are all you lovely people out there giving me and others encouragement.

Rancorman's creations

My son has decided that it is about time I showed some more of his Fimo models. This little collection is from the Kirby series of games.

The line up (left to right) is Kirby, Meta-Knight, King DeDeDe, a Waddle-Dee and lastly a Waddle-Doo. These were all made at a Fimo class with Bev at Craftastic. (Bev did another model but Rancorman sat and made these instead.

The reason I don't get much crafting done...

This is a card my 10 yr old daughter made from the new Crafter's Companion CD, Peter Rabbit. She has decoupaged the rabbit, after cutting it all out herself. She then stuck it onto a coordinating background paper and put a carrot border down the side of the card. All I got to do was the printing out and cutting around the carrots for the matching envelope.

She also decided to make 2 mini cards using the Peter Rabbit teabag papers. Once again I got to print and cut but she did all the folding and sticking. I'm not sure if she has finished these cards, I may suggest something in the corners, but she will make her own decision in the end.

These two models are what my Star Wars obsessed 13yr old son has made from Fimo. He made these during Fimo classes at Craftastic with Bev.

For the blue model (Max Rebo and his piano?) he used some pictures off the internet. For Oppo Rancisis (the green, grey haired, snaky thingy) he used a Hasbro figure he already had. He wanted me to put them on my blog until he makes a blog of his own.

Hopefully I may get to do some crafting for myself this weekend instead of helping my kids do theirs, (that is assuming I come back from ice skating in one piece). My daughter won a family ticket in a raffle at school and 28/02 is the last day we can use them).

Fimo models

I don't have a card or layout to show today so I thought I would show you some of the Fimo models I have made.

Dopey I made on my own using pictures off the internet and everything I have learnt from Bev, who does Fimo classes every other Saturday at Craftastic.

It is to go with a set of dwarves my kids made at the children's classes Craftastic run during the school holidays. I also made the prince to go with Snow White but I will show you that another day.

This little cutie is a picture holder.

This is a Christmas elf we made a couple of years ago, at some point I may make something for him to be holding.