Tricia's Memory Book

 Tricia said, 'My sister has a 'big' birthday coming up later this year, and I decided to make her a memory book. I used Tonic dies, lots of card, paper and glue. I've added some photos, but in such a way that they can be discarded and replaced with those my sister chooses. Each page has a fold out section with pouches for smaller photos or mementos as well as full size pages where things can be attached.'

'This is the box I made to put the album in. The tiles show my sister's name, but I've covered the letters just in case (very unlikely) she stumbles on this page.'

The box lid and the album.

A close up of the decorative die cut. The details on the flowers are stitched.

One of the inner folders - this one is a double.

Another of the inner folders - this one is a treble. There are six double pages in the album, and each one has a folder. Faces have been obscured.

The whole project has taken several weeks from start to finish, and it's not quite done yet. In fact, I realised that the 'front' cover was actually the back, so I'm going to have to redo that, but can't quite face it yet!

Tricia's Blackwork

 

Tricia said, 'As part of a rainbow theme, I did these two pieces of blackwork. The patterns came from very old editions of Mary Hickmot's New Stitches magazine, but I adapted the colours to go with the theme. Also, because I used 22ct Hardanger fabric, I had to use a single thread throughout although the pattern called for double thread in some places. That's why the motifs have a dark outline, rather than just a heavier version of the fill shade. One thing I must remember is that using Hardanger fabric for blackwork isn't a good idea - it lends itself to losing stitches under the weave.'

Nadi's Card

 Nadi said, 'Just did a card for my daughter's birthday.'

Beryl's Rabbit

 Beryl' has made this beautiful rabbit.

Shilpa's Creativity

 

Shilpa has been crocheting, sewing, embroidering and patchworking!

Tricia's Stamping and Media Plate Cards

 Tricia said, 'I've been having a play with media plates to create backgrounds for simple stamps.'

'For this first one, I created the rectangular section with Brusho paints on a rectangular media plate, then added further detail using Distress Ink and texture stamps.'

'For the other two, all the backgoround ink is Distress Ink, and detailed parts were stamped using Versafine Clair ink.'

Nadi's Stencil Art

 

Nadi used some Crafter's Companion stencils to make this pretty card.