Life and Scrapping

Stamping away...

A few weeks ago i was i need for a very special birthday gift for two of my dear friends... they were thinking of buying a super duper espresso machine, and i wanted to give a special set of espresso and cappuchino cups to match...

It so happened that i had a very cute set of clear chandelier stamps lying around from Inkadinkado...
Guess what i did...

I stamped a chandelier on a plain white cup with StazOn first, and then painted over the lines with black porcelain paint and a very small brush... and, let's be honest... with a very steady hand...

To finish it i painted a matching swirl (from the same stamp set) on the back...

Very fun project to make (if your lucky enough to be the patient kind of crafter...)!!!
I'm imagine all the possibilities now... can't wait to make some cute mugs for my morning coffee... maybe with a matching breakfast plate?

Still playing around with the House of 3 brushes... love this set... and making my own is fun and easy to!!!

Playing around...

Hi there, i finally figured out how to load brushes in my editing program...
So i thought that was a good reason to play around a bit on my blog with design, colors etc. I'm not completely happy with it, but it's oke for now...

Time for another episode of the West Wing...
See you tomorrow!

Reason for my absence...

Well, that says it all, doesn't it?
We're completely hooked, Gerard and i... every evening we take our seats in the front row on the couch and we'll watch a couple of episodes...this goes on for a few weeks now, and we still love every minute of it...

So you'll understand that there's not a lot going on in the studio...
But don't go away yet... i have a few things i can share...

Made another t-shirt for our neighbors baby daughter and i think this one is the cutest ever...

It's actually very simple... i buy a ready made t-shirt, dye a piece of plain white cotton by splashing on some fabric dies, heat set it after it has dried and then the fun part begins... decorating it with (hand made) stamps, buttons, etc.

On this one i used a felt star...

After the fabric is decorated, i attach it to the t-shirt with my sewing machine...
And the good news is that the whole thing is complete washable... so it's the perfect gift for a little baby boy or girl...

On another note... my own 'baby boy' turns 6 next Thursday!!! So this week the invitations for his party had to be sent...

After a lot of debating Stach chose 4 boys and 3 girls of his class, but he told me that i had to make one extra cards because he wanted to get one too!! And because i'm a sweet mum, i made 8 shaker cards, all with a picture of Stach inside. A lot of work, but always with the best results, cause kids totally love those shaker boxes!
There was actually one girl who carried the card with her al day long, and she had it still when i bumped into her and her mum in the super market late afternoon! Wow, is that a success or what?

Well, i think that's it for now...
I've got more things to share, but... it's West Wing time!
Have a good weekend!