Over at the Folksy community we like to try and feature some work or a shop we have come across that inspires us or we think has great items for sale. Its supposed to be every week but I just dont have time to put up a folksy feature every week. This feature though was easy for me to do.... My dear friend Paula has started a shop... ( it was Paula that got me started on the type of crafting that I do) so I am starting my December folksy features with her.......
There are thousands upon thousands of folks making hand crafted cards.. some slap a topper on and call it done.. others make more effort. there are so many styles and something for everyone. and yes the market for cards is probably saturated. so if your going to get a hand crafted card.. you may as well skip the searching and just go for one of the best.
A lady who has been featured Many times in some of the top crafting and stamping mags from here and the USA has now opened a folksy shop. Prize winning quality and originality can now be yours. selling at better prices than many shop cards and mostly free postage, why leave the house?
Paula Whitaker(BB) has long been admired by myself and i buy all my cards from her. ( she doesn't charge enough for some of the creations i have had from her). She intends to expand outside of just cards and start selling some of her other gorgeous work. I hope its soon as shes just made some amazing frames and pictures.
So please go take a look. if your not a card maker and want good quality artistically designed cards then shes the very woman for you...
Visit Her Folksy shop HERE
Well I mentioned in the last post when i used the Crafty Individuals ship stamp, that i was also fond of the duck stamp.... the stamp is CI-297.
There are thousands upon thousands of folks making hand crafted cards.. some slap a topper on and call it done.. others make more effort. there are so many styles and something for everyone. and yes the market for cards is probably saturated. so if your going to get a hand crafted card.. you may as well skip the searching and just go for one of the best.
Paula Whitaker(BB) has long been admired by myself and i buy all my cards from her. ( she doesn't charge enough for some of the creations i have had from her). She intends to expand outside of just cards and start selling some of her other gorgeous work. I hope its soon as shes just made some amazing frames and pictures.
I adore the Vintaj brass charms and jewellery findings so when I heard that Decembers theme would be Celestial I instantly thought of the sun, moon , and star charms they make. I jumped at the chance to feature some of the items in My Design Team Piece.
I had a little plywood bird box sitting in a box since august when i went to visit Ginger... I have been snowed in for a week but i live in some beautiful countryside. looking out my window at the robins and wrens on the snowy branches ( I just put food out for them) I suddenly felt inspired to turn my bird box in to a recreation of whats out there. My house is surrounded by trees and wildlife. The snow has at last begun to fall off the trees in patches so I can seee the bark and moss as well as fresh white snow...
I got this fab little Box From The Altered Element for just £1. It has an indented bit on the lid and I Decided to use it for this months Celestial theme. I painted the box all over with Lumiere gold paint. While it was drying i prepared a piece of card with some cosmic shimmer misters sprays in aqua and gold, then stamped on my angel. I cut her out and attached to the middle of the box lid with glue. then i decorated the "frame area" of the lid. I used copper metal leaf, Fusible film, Fusible fibres, turquoise beads, and some metal star shaped findings. In opposite corners I added the Vintaj brass Starburst Stars ( i carefully removed the loops with pliers. )... 
The Box looks different depending on light due to the fusible film and sparkle added, so I have taken two photos....
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