Tip as promised

Have had problems getting this done as I just faff about all the time but I wanted to share with you a card format which I used a lot last Christmas. It's very simple to make but gives you a whole new world of decorating possibilities. I discovered it on my own but I'm sure someone else has thought of it before. I called it an offset gatefold and it fits in a C6 envelope. I can't work out how to add enough images to illustrate so will try to describe it and add some samples. Here goes

A4 card-using landscape place against folding board and score on A5 gatefold line.

Turn through 180 degrees ie work on the opposite side

Score on half fold A5 line

Fold score lines in.(if you have a bit of overlap just trim)

Now you can use it in this format or cut it in half on the A6 line.

SIMPLES but with endless possibilities which I have barely explored.

If you make some let me know please . A bit like a challenge really but I don't do them cos I just can't work out how to do the linky thing and plenty more besides.

Slowly coming round

Papers Shabby Princess free download
Card from stash (some years old but all from Paper Mill shop) and a fantastic match for the paper. Knew it would come in handy if I kept it long enough. Alphabet stamps are years old too from Jennie Hulme at The stamp connection. Just checked and she trades as www.theartisticstamper.com but I couldn't find that alphabet which I suspect I've had for about ten years.
Brads are Making memories and I got them from Arty Miss last week. It's the first time I've bought from them and their offers seem too good to be true or gone by the time you check them out but this time I did succumb quickly enough

Base card is Craftwork Cards Back to basics printed with a design from the Funky Fairy Boys and Girls collection. The Funky Fairy herself is coloured with promarkers (I've not got many so my colour scheme was decided for me almost).
Background is some lilac card which I've been very sparing with 'cos I don't know where it came from and I've not got much left. Hope I can find some more. I love to make those mounts smaller so that it gives the image more impact. Think you'll have spotted cuttlebug embossing and nesties.

Must still be weary as managed to delete a whole load of stuff instead of centering it as I meant to-ah well. Keep to the side and don't try to be clever.

This week I've made a couple of cards for family birthdays and thanks to Paul at Crafty blogocks my printing has improved dramatically and I visited Shabby Princess and got a great free paper download which I used to make the blokey card . Thanks also to Shaz at Funky fairys papercrafts I've now got a proper funky fairy 'cos she's made her available as a download.

Bunny has been breeding!

I'm having a day off learning how to use the new toy in my crafting life to do some more bunny cards. Gave up forcing my printer to play with the 300 gsm card I'd just got, wonderful though it is and printed inserts for the lovely craftwork cards scalloped cards. They're a bargain at £6.50 for 50 with envelopes. There are other sizes and styles. Then I got the bunnies from Pink Petticoat which I'd already coloured with my new promarkers while I was watching telly. They are ace for colouring printer images 'cos they don't bleed if you're careful. No washing or shading, just lovely vibrant colours which matched perfectly with some cupcake collection papers that I'd already got. I also used some stuff taken from the new "bloomin' lovely" everyday goody bag . I wanted to isolate the image from the papers as they are so vibrant but I didn't want to make another mat which would have covered up the papers so I used the blooms and chopped 'em up to go further. Got to save money somehow! There's also some other bits'n'bobs in there-oh-and the card candy is "totally tropical" which also comes in the "bloomin lovely" bag along with a heap of other stash which I'm working on using instead of stashing. TTFN it's time for tea when I've got the piccies on