Another Mobile Card

Good Tuesday morning everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

I had a really special weekend. We celebrated my Huh Hum! birthday on Thursday with a lovely massive Chinese take away, sharing it with Craig, Hannah ( Craig's girlfriend ), my sister Chicky and Paul. Unfortunately Claire & Toby couldn't make it as Claire had end of term parents night all week and it was too late for her to travel over to us, and she was soooo tired to boot. On Friday evening when Claire got home from work she rang and said to get my glad rags on for Saturday as She and Craig were going to take me out for lunch to a country pub of my choice. So I asked if we could go to The High Corner Inn. It's right in the heart of the new forest, and the Pub is nestled in a woodlands. There was an inglenook fire burning, and beams and uneven floors, it's just stunning. There were 6 of us. Claire Toby, Craig Hannah & Paul and myself. Lunch was booked for 1pm and we left 5.15pm, what a fantastic meal and it was just so lovely to spend some quality time together without having to tidy up afterwards. I've put some pictures up after this week's card hope you enjoy them.

Oh! just a little bit of gossip, we are going back to Christmas for next month, one last push. So will have to get my Christmas brain in gear again. How lovely to get 3 Christmas's in one year!

Can I please ask if you will forgive me for not putting a tutorial on today as I said I would, but it will definitely be on my blog on Thursday. It has been so manic, Sorry! too much celebrating. I will make the flower tutorial today (Tuesday) and post it on Thursday. Promise!


Here goes!

Products used:-

Creative Expressions- Foundation card- Black, Coconut white, green & Vintage Silver
Creative Expressions- White Ice
Creative Expressions- Iced Snow
Craft Consortium- Bloom Beautiful- 12x12 papers
Tim Holtz- Distress Ink- Spun Sugar & Dusty Concord
Spellbinders- Les Papillions Two
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Classic Rose
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection-Pine Bough
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Camellia- Complete Petals
Sue Wilson- Striplet- Eternal Rings
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches-
Sue Wilson- Embossing Folder- Wild Roses


How To make:-

I Started with an 8x8 black card, and place the oblong die that came with the Eternal Rings Striplet die on the edge of the card, about 1/2 inch from the edge but that is entirely up to you. When that had been cut out I then used the Wild Roses embossing folder to emboss the front of the card. I then made a mat & layer of the Silver Vintage card and the papers from Bloom Beautiful collection. I covered the top of the paper wit a sticky sheet and then covered with Iced Snow..I made several roses from the Classic Rose & Camellia complete petals dies, hand coloured and arranged into a little display in the corner. The mobile was made by cutting 3x of the Eternal Rings Striplet die and folding each one in half. Then glue the back side of each fold to create a 3 sided mobile. Poke a piece of cotton with glue into the top of the centre of the mobile and set aside to dry. Make a rose leaves and twigs for each trellis and glue where you like, just make sure you cover the glue in each trellis with a leaf so that you can't see the 3D glue holding the rose in place. When totally dry glue the trellis into the middle of the open frame and hide the cotton with a butterfly or a flower or anything else you come up with. I hope this helps. enjoy. Any problems you know where I am. 



The photo's are in reverse order. We had a little shower as we were finishing our meal, but as we were driving home the clouds were breaking and we had a spectacular sunset. We stopped to take some pictures of  some of our beautiful animals that roam our forest, and the pictures that follow are of the pub where we had our meal. When you see the sign for the pub, on a very flat part of the forest, you wouldn't think that there is anything but heathers and animals. Then you drive down the unmade lane opposite the sign, and it opens up to this beautiful place to eat with the new forest pony's walking around. Every time I go shopping I make a point of driving home through the forest where there are normally pigs, sheep, pony's, cow's, bull's and donkeys just standing in the roads. It makes the drive home longer because you have to wait for them to decide which side of the road they prefer, but it is so worth it.

I hope you enjoyed the little roam around the forest on my birthday treat.

See you here Thursday for tutorial, if not, I'll see you next Tuesday. Take care and have a good week everyone.

Big Hugs

Tina XX

DREAM

Good Tuesday morning everyone

I hope you all had a good week, and enjoy the new week ahead. I had a lovely surprise last week, I found out what flavour our Grandchild is going to be. Claire had her 20week scan on Wednesday and she asked us to go over to her home for dinner, where she gave me a little bag with pink and blue tissue in it. She said take the tissue out and it will reveal your grandchild. I took the tissue out put my hand inside the bad and pulled out a pair of little ---- shoes. We are so thrilled as I know deep down Claire and Toby were hoping for a ----.  ME! I would have been happy either way, but the look on their faces were amazing, and I just can't wait to meet --- now. The reveal is after the card!

After our baby reveal,I asked Jane B for permission to show her gift that she gave to me when we met earlier this month, and then finally we have the tutorial. It's a long blog this week.

Here Goes!!

Hope you like it!.

Products used:-

Creative Expressions- Foundations card- Coconut & Green
Creative Expressions- Diamond Sparkles
Bloom Beautiful- premium Collection Papers
Spellbinders- Rose Creations- Megabilities
Tim Holtz- Distress Inks- Spun Sugar & Weathered Wood
Sue Wilson- Finishing touches- Magical butterflies
Sue Wilson-        "              "      - Maidenhair Fern
Sue Wilson-        "              "      - Petite Vinery
Sue Wilson- Canadian Collection- Montreal
Sue Wilson-        "                 "        - Toronto
Sue Wilson- Austrian Collection- Salzberg
Sue Wilson- Mini Gemini dies- Lynx





NOW OUR GRANDCHILD REVEAL

What brilliant news to receive in the same month as my birthday, so I'll never forget this memory. Not wishing life away, but we can't wait for March XX


Next is a beautiful present Jane B gave to me when we met her & her husband a couple of weeks ago. Jane is a Fantastic Artist. I was overwhelmed receiving this gift and to know that Jane had hand painted this. Isn't this stunning.

 

Jane showed us  pictures of some portraits she had painted, and they looked like photo's. What a wonderful talent to have. Thank you again Jane XX. Talk soon.


Finally The Tutorial. Stick with me people nearly finished, Anyone ready for match sticks or a coffee, or maybe something stronger. Mine is a Brandy & Babycham, Cheers! I am writing this in the evening, honest guv!

Products needed to make these flowers.

Cut this amount to make the larger flower

Now start to colour your flowers, in a shade of your choice

 When the flowers are as you like them, start to shape them with the ball tool.

Using the two small petals make into a bud

Then keep layering remembering to off setting the petals. This die is different to the last tutorial as all the petals are different so before you glue them move them around until you are happy with the way they look. Then use your tweezers to fold the petals over.
This is the finished flower but I have put another picture of a flower I made back in May, It's a more open rose with the same die, and I used the larger petals too. So it is quite versatile.

Hope this tutorial helps. Next time I thought I would make the Cheery Lyn Design- Gardenia strip or Sue Wilson's Classic Rose. I hope you're up for that, if not, I'll try something else. Please say!

I hope you managed to stick with me today. It's been quite an epic blog this week.
Thank you all.X

Same time, same place next week

Big Hugs :-)

Tina XX

BEST WISHES

Good Tuesday morning everyone


Well, what another busy weekend we had. Yes!, moving again. Craig arrived with a very large van early Saturday morning which we filled to the gunnels. We dove to Bournemouth where he has bought his 1st step on the property ladder. It's a beautiful 2 bedroom apartment on a very nice tree lined road and about a 10 minute walk to the beach, how lucky is he. We finished unloading the van and packed nearly everything away, then Craig drove me in the van to curry's to purchase all his white goods, so he's sorted now. One down, one to go.

I would just like to say many congratulations to Steph ( Lancashire ) on the safe arrival of her 1st Grandchild, Lottie Beth. Thank you for sharing the news with me after she was born on Thursday and for the pictures of Lottie Bet, she is sooo beautiful, and she has such a lot of hair too.

Last Wednesday we spent a lovely afternoon with Jane B from my blog. We met her and her husband in a little cafe in Hindhead, drank our respective drinks and then we went to her son's beautiful new home and chatted some more. It was like we had known each other for years. Jane gave me a beautiful gift that she had hand painted herself. I would love to show you but I would like her permission 1st. Jane I hope you & Henk had a safe flight back to Spain, and again thank you for last week.

I only had Sunday to make this card, take photo's and do the products list before sending the information to CE, so there aren't as many flowers as I would have liked. Hey Ho! you get the idea. I also didn't have time to do a tutorial, but I'll do one next week, and hope to see you both again.

Finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY for the 15th TRES, I hope you have a lovely day with your sister. It was lovely to talk to you on Sunday. I also had a lovely chat when Rose rang me Sunday afternoon, Thank you Rose. 

Here Goes!

Hope you liked it!


Products used :-

Craft Consortium- Bloom Beautiful Papers
Creative Expressions- Foundations card- Sand & Black
Creative Expressions- Pearls
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Magical Butterflies
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Pine Bough
Sue Wilson- Striplet- Eternal Rings
Sue Wilson- Frames & Tags- Pierced Tags
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Laurel Leaves
Sue Wilson- Perfect Peony Complete Petals
Ranger- Perfect Medium
Tim Holtz- Distress Ink- Mustard Seed
Tim Holtz- Distress Ink- Wild Honey
Cosmic Shimmer- Embossing Powder- Detail Bright Gold

How to make:-

Firstly I made my usual mat & layer on the 2 levels. Then I cut 2 of the striplet trellis dies and glued them together. Before attaching the trellis to the card I put pearls on the circle middles. Before I glued down the trellis I cut a pierced tag die and stamped the sentiment on it, I shaped it into a wave look and glued it under the trellis.I then made 3 roses of various sizes as per last weeks tutorial. I attached them to the trellis with 3D glue. I cut some laurel leaves and cut them in halves and arranged around the roses. I cut some twigs from the pine bough die set, which I have to say I like the look of them the more I use them, and will be using them more in my flower displays in the future as they add a different look along side the leaves. To get the effect of the butterflies and the twigs, I used the foundations sand card and randomly used the edge of the perfect medium block in various directions, then covered with the gold embossing powder, then heat set. I then placed the butterfly die and the twigs and die cut them to see what effect I would end up with. I liked it so went with it, I hope you like it too. It's quite random but it's good to step out of your comfort zone now and again instead of everything being perfect. That's it really, I hope you like it.

PS. Just adding a bit of info, that there is a pearl behind the double rose that the trellis leans on, so you can lift it so you can almost flatten it to post or put in a box. I hope this helps.

Have a lovely week everyone, and take care. Same Time Same place next week! X


Big Hugs :-)

Tina XX

Believe

Good Tuesday morning everyone

Was that our Indian Summer that we have been experiencing, didn't last long did it!

Firstly I have to say to each and everyone of you that left me a message, I am so sorry I didn't reply back to you this week, but it has been absolutely full on, and a very tiring week with both the moves of my Son And my sister. Just have to say TOB, I wish it was gin in my water bottle, but sadly no it was just water, but I am trying much harder now to get on to the harder stuff.  ( Not that I am feeling that much is help needed there.) 


Well my sister is now tucked up in our caravan, and it looks like she has dug herself in for the foreseeable future. Claire popped over yesterday, and she is blooming nicely and she is so happy. We were talking about the due date for Claire's baby which is March 1st, and my sister spoke up and said OH I should still be here by then. Paul & I looked at each other and we nearly fell off our chair's. I said to her, "Are you really going to be here that long" and she laughed and said to Claire, your mum's funny but I never know if she is serious. ( I really was serious though! ). Oh heck!

My son is also back home now, and I'm begging him to stay but, It looks like he will be moving out again and into his own property on the 9th or there about. When he came home last Wednesday he came  with so much washing and said " Mum can I borrow the washing machine ", and I said you're back home now just use everything like you did before. So he did, he put one load of washing on went into the lounge put the telly on and plonked his backside in the armchair, likewise all over the weekend too, either watching the American football or on the PS. It's like he never left. I'm not complaining I love having him back if only for a short time. The one thing that is driving me crackers is there are 3 homes in one and there is not one room that is not affected, and we have gained yet another Cockatiel called Potter, it's quite noisy in the mornings now with our Eric & Ernie ( Cockatiels ) and Potter. It's quite a musical wake up call albeit a bit too early. Hey Ho!

Now about the card, I hope you like it, and I have made a tutorial for the flowers I hope you can follow it, don't forget the scrunch at the end, you'll see what I mean.

Here goes, card first!

Products Used:-

Creative Expressions- Foundation card- Vintage Silver & Coconut White
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Maidenhair Fern
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Perfect Peony complete petals
Sue Wilson- Mini Gemini dies- Lynx
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Classic Rose
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Magical Butterflies
Sue Wilson- Embossing Folder- Rambling Rose
Phil Martins- Sentimentally Yours- Butterfly Field collection Stamps
Cosmic Shimmer- Embossing Powder- Detail Silver Shine
Tim Holtz- Distress Ink- Spun Sugar

http://drakesfieldcards.blogspot.co.uk

Same time same place next week!

Big Hugs

Tina XX






Flower Tutorial

These are the  tools to make a rose

Once you have cut the flowers out, it's your choice of colouring , I just dabbed the middle of the flowers with the sponge and then just used the paint brush to lightly paint some veins on the petals.

 Start forming your flowers with the ball tool. The 2 smaller petals you  make into a bud for the middle of the rose. Don't worry that the flower looks wrinkly.

Start to build up each layer of petals

Offset each petal for a more realistic look

Finally you end up with an open rose, which in it's self is pretty.

If you want a more realistic rose, use your tweezers to shape the petals, the wrinkles tend to disappear at this stage. When you have folded over your petals to how you like it. Place it in your palm and give it a Scrunch. Just make sure your glue is thoroughly dry before you do this but it just softens the rose and makes it more compact.

That's it. I hope this was helpful, if not leave me questions on my blog and I will get back to you. If you trust me to do another flower tutorial let me know. Don't forget to scrunch!

Big Hugs

Tina XX