Make My Day ~Keep in Touch~

A couple of weeks ago I offered this Telephone Box but first I had intended on making some greeting cards so had put these images together. Since creating the box these images have been sitting on my desk getting in the way so today I finally decided to continue with my 'keeping it simple' in order not to completely drown everything out and create some cards. The card on these greeting cards is a glittery brown/bronze colour.

 

The first ones I just used some postage stamps that paperedthoughts had sent me as a thank you and I'd forgotten about until I started sorting through my pile of envelopes (I say pile but they are all put into a basket under my bed until I am ready to put them into my box of letters). This card is A5 size (a printer paper sheet folded in half), I actually really wanted to turn that one in to a slim notebook as I think it would look great but I don't know if any of you would like that considering on the postbox it says 'Birthday Collection' and one of the parcels says 'Happy Birthday' that's actually quite annoying as I don't really like words on my things unless they really fit in. So if you get this and would like a notebook let me know.

 

The others are also straight forward with the typewriter one having alphabet stickers on, I did think of using a more typewriter looking one but these Shredded Wheat ones add a little something to it. The last one I've used scrapbook paper with writing on and I've cut up washi tape to get the little stamps.

 

I think I'm doing well keeping it simple but I am itching to do something fussy so maybe next time :).

 

The writing paper below will be available also for another week so get shouting Make My Day in the comment sections.

 

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Make My Day~Keep in Touch~

Well last time I was here I made a little box and I decided to buy some index cards to put in it only I bought the size that was slightly bigger then the box and I actually had the smaller ones to start with. I decided to keep these index cards and decorate them for you to have.

I've seen a lot of rubber stamp crafty things lately where people have just randomly stamped on a sheet etc... and I thought it looked great so I of course wanted to try it! Well I've decided I'm not good at it at all as I started by stamping everywhere to stop myself being fussy with it but in the end I ended up fussy trying to fill in spaces only to make a complete mess in the process. So despite my mishaps they do still look good but just don't expect them to be perfect.

I was going to use my rings to attach the whole lot together but then decided not to as you may have a better way of storing them yourself. I have included 2 pieces of white card in between all the 27! sheets (apparantly Mc needs a card of its own!).

 

I have rounded the edges of course as I think it adds a little something.

 

As always if you would like these

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Almonda

Make My Day~Telephone Box~

This weekend I went to the supermarket and decided to check out the craft section in the store next to it... it is great having this store on my door step but also quite dangerous as I can't help but pop in to look and on occasions buy something. I saw this Wellington Bear Decoupage set and decided I loved the theme of it so bought it (I have been lusting after this bear and Boofle for some time but have never bought anything until now).

 

I was originally going to make greeting cards out of all the images which I actually started doing but then suddenly remembered that I had really wanted to alter a box so I pulled this box out....

and got to work creating this....

Its lovely and simple but it looks great don't you think? I thought this would look amazing as an address/phone box with indexed cards but of course you may have other ideas when seeing it.

 

By the way I have been having problems with items I post coming back to me and other such problems so I would appreciate people stopping by to let me know that they have received what I have sent (as most don't). Thanks in advance.

 

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Andra

Make My Day ~A British Party~

Since the beginning of the year when these British themed items became available in the shops I couldn't help but drool over them and I really wanted to own some items but refused to pay the full amount. I waited really patiently and recently I noticed they were half price so bought myself what I wanted but I'm sure they will go even cheaper. In August I woke up one day and suddenly felt I wanted to create something using a corner punch... I didn't own one and usually when I create corners I make up my own template. So it meant going in search of one at the craft shop in the city, the owner told me she'd ordered loads but they would arrive the following week... how impatiently I waitied but I did and went a whole week later to buy one.... I also received a present from a parking warden but thankfully the only thing I've had to pay is the postage to appeal against it.

 

Once I bought everything this weekend I sat and created these and I honestly could have kept making even more... I've kept the background the same because I needed to beat the sun-set and rain clouds....

The bus one I wanted to write London but I didn't have any Ns in white so had to go with the next thing even though I'm not 100% happy with it.

 

Remember you can always click on the images for a bigger photo which will link to my flickr. Now though I really need to sit and make some Christmas cards but for some reason I keep putting it off....

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and remember to leave a way to contact you!

 

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Maria

Make My Day: Best Of British

I bought these a couple of months ago and decided to post them this month so that it is at a similar time to the Olympics since they are held here this year.

There are 3 fridget magnets and 3 keyrings, depending on the amount of people interested I may split these up so that 3 people get 1 magnet and one keyring.

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Beth. F
Tee
and
Olivia

Make My Day....Born To Be British!

I have a giveaway currently going on at my burst of bubbles blog offering these salt and pepper shakers which I actually really like but won't be keeping as the shop I bought them from have so many fun different ones that I want to buy them all and I really can't afford to start another collection can I?

Whilst wrapping those I was thinking about this idea that I came across and really wanted to try but also thinking about making the children at work some Christmas cards out of another idea I saw but don't have a link for. It was using Japanese paper to make baubles and stuck on to white card... it looked so effective.... That resulted in me creating these...

I ended up making a set of 3 using paper, rubber stamp and thread.

Isn't it annoying that after you've created something all these ideas come flooding to you. With this one instead of the black outline I wish I'd done a wiggly one to match a telephone wire. We have a cordless one now but I've always loved the idea of twirling my finger in the coils.. I'm glad I thought to use the rubber stamp numbers to match the dial.

I remade this one and like it so much better.

This one was actually the first one I made, with this one I wish I'd made the border like a postage stamp but I'd already completed this one and had nearly finished the telephone box when I thought of the idea.

As for the paper if I'd plan this through it would have been so much nicer to have printed off some union jacks instead but I guess it had to be red to match all the redness of all things British. Even though I've had a good whinge I absolutely love how they have all turned out and for a first attempt. I will definately be making many more of these... hopefully very soon!

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You can also take part in the salt and pepper giveaway too.

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Papered Thoughts