Make My Day ~Swing is my Thing~

I've always said that you can recommend themes and things for me to try and make but sometimes it means waiting a little while for me to get my thoughts together or to be able to actually find something to create the theme which is what happened in this situation when...

suggested I do a swing theme. I had so many ideas but I just couldn't get the supplies together but eventually everything fell into place and I created this...

After my 2 hoops projects I had this one left over looking for a home...
I then came across an ebay listing for musical paper finally and bought some...
also after many months of looking for a swing image I came across this one...
I printed it out,
it was too small
too blurred
what to do?
In the end I cut around the image,
drew around it on pearlised paper
stapled 3 different colours together in varies places
and cut around it again
and this is what I did with it!
I then added buttons,
wire and stars...
the wires horrible!
 I really must keep an eye out for some that slight thicker
as my other gold one was much easier to work with.
I hope you like what the end result is.

If you do
why not shout
make my day
in the comment section!

This is on its way....

Make My Day ~Merry Christmas~

I hope that you are all having a fantastic Chrismtas weekend! For me its like any other day as I don't celebrate Christmas but I took part in the celebrating by making Christmas cards for everyone that I write to and all of you that have taken part in Make My Day so far. I hope that those of you that have received one liked or loved the one that you received and that it made your day as I intended it to happen.

I tried to use similar items on each one

one pack of paper
alphabet rubber stamps

beads

wire

thread

punched flowers

my handmade templates (except 2 cards)

I also tried to think of things associated with Christmas (more the commericial side instead of the religious side as I found that unfortunately too difficult to create). I made the ones below of course but still feel disappointed that I couldn't have a nativity scene, 3 wise men, candles, etc.... but I love what I did get the chance to make.

I'd now love to try making some valentines cards, if you'd like to receive one just e-mail me at burstsofbubbles(at)hotmail(dot)com with your address and who knows you may one day get a card from me.

I know some of you have seen these on my other blog but since I sent them to a lot of you on this blog I wanted to share then here too. I hope that you found them inspiring and will continue to claim my items in the new year.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Make My Day..... Sunset and Dance Nights....

I've had this card sitting on my desk for about 2 weeks now waiting to be completed as I only managed to get as far as the iris folding which I was inspired to do as I was working on the previous cards.

The Iris folding is the part in the middle... which has ended up completely lost in the background I know.... I've no idea when this card got so fussy....

I love working with vases so added this vase and wire ribbon that I bought a long time ago...

This side was looking a little empty compared to the rest so I added my lines....

I finished it with the words 'I'm so sorry' which was a request and added the buttons.... yes I know super fussy. I do have an idea for something to do with forgiveness but I just haven't had the time to get that idea into reality yet so hopefully I will do at some point this year.

This next card I've actually had on my desk longer then the one above, it just wasn't coming together so I left it until my brain would register what exactly to do with it so I hope you like it what I've done.

The image was too big for the card that came with it so I used plain white card, decorated it with backing paper, stuck on the dancer and cut around her.

I then added the ribbon, poppy and buttons....

and used pealised paper and beaded ribbon wire on the inside. I only had this gold one left so ended up using the silver on the first one and the gold one on this even though gold did suit the first one.... oh well!

If you'd like to own both these Greeting cards

or

 you would like to cheer someone up

Please shout

Make My Day

in the comment section!

This is on its way to