Merry Christmas

 I wanted to wish you all a Happy Christmas and good health and happiness in the New Year.

I also made  this card to wish the residents and staff of Erskine a very Merry Christmas.

For those who don't know, Erskine is a facility in Erskine, Scotland, that provides long term medical care for veterans of the British Armed Forces.

Have a wonderful time.

Love & hugs
Alexandra xx

Sympathy cards

A difficult time for anyone is losing a loved one. I've sadly had the need to make a few sympathy cards

This one is gently coloured with Forrest Moss distress ink. I made this card using an embossing folder and embellished it with a small cross.

These two sympathy cards are similar, using almost the same.

Quick, C&S cards.

Thanks for dropping by, let me know what you think.

I've a few more projects  I created that I'll share soon.

Alexandra

I'm still here and crafting again.

I haven't been around much lately, sorry. My old dad has had a lot of health issues in the past few years so my priorities have been with him while he needed so much help and support. Sadly I lost dad at the end of July. My heart was broken and I haven't been into creating for a long, long time. However I am determined to get back on the proverbial horse, and seriously look for my mojo. 

I wanted to share a card I finished making today and small up-cycled jam jar to package a wee gift of some sweets for a work colleague who is starting a new job. 

The wee heart dangler here, 
I made a while ago (Feb /March 2014) using home made paper clay and silicone moulds. I used a light weight wall filler instead of joint compound which I wasn't sure about here in UK. I made a huge lump of clay at the time and had fun playing with this. Check out this post from my blog archives, http://alexandras-art-n-papercraft.blogspot.com/2014/02/paper-clay-play.html
You can find the recipe on the website of Jonni Good if you want it here;
http://ultimatepapermache.com/new-air-dry-clay-recipe

I have a few more things I have created but never posted yet and I'll be back to share them with you soon.

Thanks for popping by.

hugs

Alexandra xx

Civil wedding card

Hi, I'm back again, it's been a while, but it's nice to be here again.

Life sometimes gets so busy I forget to keep this sad little blog going. However I have managed to squeeze in a bit of creativity occasionally.

I have a few photos of projects and things I have made since my last post.

Last summer I was asked to make a special card for a friend's brothers wedding.

Here is the card I created.

This was the first civil wedding card I've made, I created it mainly using dies and paper folding.

Thanks again for visiting and feel free to leave a comment if you want.
I appreciate hearing what you think. TTFN

Alexandra x