Sunflower Book Tag

I am getting rather hooked on making book tags, so by Christmas I may have a few to give away, ha ha.  This one is made with one of my favourite PSX Botanical stamps.  Card covered with pigmentsinks and pearlescent acrylic paint, a little glimmer mist and a few accent beads were added just before covering in UTEE.  The tag is reversible, but I like this side best.  It all seems quiet on the blogging front and I suppose most of you are getting ready for the show at Ally Pally this weekend and sadly I cannot be there, maybe next year.....

I was born and raised in London and used to go roller skating at the Ally Pally every Sunday, so fond memories there.  Later in life I had a job as an ice hockey administrator and of course there is the ice rink there now, which I visited once or twice.  So to everyone who is going - have a great time and I look forward to hearing all about it. xxx

At last I get to do a bit of crafting

Last week I was helping my friend to move into her new house and spent two whole days there.  What with sorting our own house and decorating I hadn't got to make ANYTHING and by yesterday afternoon I couldn't stop thinking about making something, it was ridiculous, it was on my mind all the time.  Well.....it got to about 16:30 and I couldn't stand it anymore and grabbed my craft mat and some card an started inking it up, but I was miffed because I couldn't use my heat gun as Andy was on the phone to a client and I didn't want it to sound like someone was drying their hair in the background.  Well what to make I thought and the smallest and quickest thing to start was a book tag.  My friend came around for dinner and for the evening and Andy got a DVD that I had been wanting to see from the shop and I still wanted to craft, so I made Andy clear his desk and brought my friend into the office after dinner where she too made a card, lol.  The funny thing is that she said "shall we watch that movie" and I replied (selfishly) "no, I want to craft tonight".....how bad is that eh!  She made a card for her friend who was in labour so she didn't know if it was a boy or girl, so she opted for green, I made a tag and I am okay again now I've had my fix, lol.

I am now inflicting my mania onto my friends, but credit to her, this is only the second card she has made and although I showed her how to emboss she designed it all herself, she has potential to get hooked and it's all my fault.

Card with book mark/tag

Made this for my Sister to give to her friend, hope she likes it. Ink applied with sponge after being spritzed with water, flowers coloured with water colours, whole image covered in UTEE, wording is a stamp.