Card Art

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Link into my photo bucket gallery  if you would like to see larger images of any of my cards, go to Edit above any of the cards which will take you to a single image and then click full screen to see the card larger, press cancel to go back to main gallery

Some cards I've made and lovely crafty poems I've found

I have added a few new cards from my classes but the photos are not very clear so I will take them again in the day light and re enter them again.

Fairy Glen Pop-out Card

Inside of Pop-out Fairy Glen

Raised Oval Aperture Card

Elegant Bouquet Card

Acatate front panel Card

Front side fold card

Double front fold card

12 panels make up this quilt effect card

Aperture raised panel card

This card has 3 matting layers over lapping

Aperture raised acetate panel card

Decreasing Circles Card

 

Stubby Diamond Fold Card

New Tutorial add for this Card

Inside of front pocket of Stubby Diamond Fold Card

 

 

     

Passing out Card for Gaurd

Debs Card

Passing Driving test Card

Challenge card for Cara Crafts Perfume bottle pop-out card

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New Years Resolution

1.I will not stuff craft supplies in every corner of my house
2.I will not keep 9 projects going at one time
3.I will not pick up more buttons, lace or fabric when I have a ton at home
4.I will not let my crafting room look like a bomb went off..
5.I will not relegate the kitchen table to crafts.
6.I will not attend craft shows just to get more ideas.
7.I will not stock up on more craft supplies just because they are on sale.
8.I will not let my crafting distract me from getting the  dinner.
9.I will not stay up all night crafting.
10.I will not buy every craft magazine I see.

11. I will not tell my boys "just 2 more minutes"
12.I will not make promises I cannot keep...see you at a craft show

 

 

 

Crafts are here, crafts are there.
My craft supplies are everywhere.
I really should clean this mess,
But I like it, I  must confess.
Floor is littered, chairs are piled,
Kitchen’s looking pretty wild.
On the table counter too,
Seems that any place will do.
Hall is stacked with cartons high,
Filled with things folks like to buy.
Garage is full, but so far …
There’s still room to park the car.
I never have an idle day,
New ideas come my way.
Don’t know yet what I’ll create,
But at least my imagenation’s great.
My family smiles, they don’t complain,
Although at times I am a pain.
But when all is said and done,
I really am a crafty one !!
Crafters are a funny bunch,
We'd rather craft than eat our lunch.
The housework, it can always wait.
It will be there on some other date.
No craft is left to be untried,
No creative thought to be denied.
Craft supplies - they're everywhere ,
We're never caught without a spare.
Can our time be better spent .
Than practicing our creative bent?
Let it be said when we are done,
We worked,  
We laughed,  
and had lots of fun.
I got up this morning, but haven't yet dressed
My dishes aren't done, and the house is in a mess
Have not done my work, or fed the cat
Just on line for a second, and popped into chat!

Theres so much to say, so much crafting to do
I'm sitting here now with glitter, scissors and glue
But O'dear me, i'm finding it hard
When all I need is to make my next card.....

I know tomorrow, I'll make a fresh start...........
Just You wait till you see My New Work of Art!!!!!!

Written by Joanie

 

If you have found a poem you would like to share please send me an email and I will pop it on for you.

If crafting is a petty crime
I will soon be doing time
If crafting is against the law
I'll do time forever more

I sit and craft from morn 'til night,
my family do despair,
but armed with heat gun, ink pads too,
I really just don't care

The more I see, the more I want,
I cannot see an end,
to sticky pads and funky foam,
I have to spend, spend, spend

I made a candle, just last week,
it turned out quite a mess,
I think I'll stick to making cards,
coz that's what I do best

Written by Karla
If people say you’re stuck up
They mean you've spilt the glue
If they remark on your sparkling personality
You've spilt the glitter too

You would go and make a cuppa
If you could only see the floor
Trying manoevre round the obstacle course
You think what is it for

Well, it’s for the joy of others
When your card comes in the post
And it never seems like hard work
For you enjoy it the most
Reasons for being a card maker

1) It helps keep the economy going. It is one's duty to support cardcraft manufacturers, timber/paper mills, craft shops and internet sites.


2) It is less expensive and more fun that psychiatric care.


3) It's participation in a contest- The one who dies with the most unused peel offs, toppers etc, wins.


4) Craft bits keep without refrigeration, you don't have to cook them to enjoy them, you never have to feed them, change them, wipe their noses or walk them.


5) It's not immoral, illegal, or fattening. It calms the nerves, gratifies the soul, and makes one feel good.
6) It makes good use of your imag-e-nation

She learned to stamp on Monday
her embossing was quite fine.
She forgot to set out dinner....
so away out we went to dine.

She brayered backgrounds Tuesday
she says they are a must....
they really are quite lovely
but there was no time to dust.

On Wednesday it was birthday cards
she claims that chalking's fun
shading, blending and water-colouring
but the laundry wasn't done.

Her card swap was on Thursday
she had to use green, blue and red,
it was obvious she was really engrossed
when she failed to make the bed.

It was Shaker cards on Friday
using techniques that she just adores,
what a pity she then failed to notice
the crumbs dropped all over the floors.

I found a maid on Saturday!
My week is now complete
my wife can stamp her hours away
and the house will still be neat.

Well, already it is Sunday
and my forehead's feeling damp
cos I've cursed, and raved and ranted
for the Maid has learned to stamp!!


 by Jane
My arms reach out through time and space
And hold each memory in place:
A creaking swing, a whispered word,
A promise only night winds heard...
A little footstep on the stair,
A small fragmented baby prayer.
My arms reach out through time and space
And do not find an empty place.
Life is a scrapbook, torn and old
In which our little lives are told,
And when the twilight shadows fall
This is the sweetest thing of all;
To turn the pages of the years,
Remembering with happy tears
The faithful love, the perfect friend...
These things are treasured to the end.

The special book upon the shelf
was made with many hands.
Our ancestors who posed back then
all came from different lands.

Their pictures were all tucked away
and rarely did we see,
The importance of these treasures is
The start of you and me.

The history of our families
now here in black and white
Preserved with special care and time
Each page is done just right.

When time permits, we take it down
and think of days long past.
Our hopes, our dreams, our heritage
All safe and made to last.
We're not really sisters
But we’re sisters of the heart
for we share a special passion
That’s called Paper craft
They say that gems are priceless
     but not when on a card
Cos we bought them in the euro shop
for our special works of art.
And every time we make one
We just can’t wait to share
The very special creation
That we made with love and care.  

 

The Obsessed Crafter
I started out with just one topper,
and then I bought some more.
I decided that a shoebox would make an ideal store.
Then as I added inks & pens, my craft collection grew.
So I bought a roomy plastic crate, it would last for years, I knew. Embossing then became my thing, with powder and a heat gun. Metallics, tinsels, pearls and clear, I soon had everyone.
By now my lovely plastic crate was spilling everywhere. And my glitter glue collection lay scattered on a chair.
My husband started muttering and said things had to stop.
So I bought a huge old wardrobe at the local charity shop.
But after a while, I couldn't shut the door.
So I put shelves up in the spare room to accomodate yet more.
Our house is now for sale, something larger being sought.
By the way, did I show you, The latest stamp I bought!

Dear Lord
I’m going to need some notice
Before my days are done.
You see, I’m a craftaholic.
A fact not known to some.
My craft room, it is bulging
All corners, crannies and nooks
There's loads of boxes under the bed,
I hope no one ever looks
I tell myself when shopping,
“No more craft bits today,”
But the craft shops are like magnets
Drawing me their way.
I’m totally at their mercy
Just "need" a dozen of each.
Then I hurry home to hide them
Before the family starts to preach.
So Lord, I’ll need a little time
To dispose of all this stuff.
And Lord, can we just keep all of this,
Between the two of us

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