Cotswold Crafter

Good Morning Ladies,
Welcome to an other 'Mixed up craft' post, this week we have some stunning 'Groovi' work from our lovely Janet, a family Heirloom from Cheryl and Michele's Magazine Review too, well it wouldn't be Saturday without a magazine review now would it?!.

Janet, I never knew that you had joined the 'Grooviv club', are you as hooked as I am already?
Your projects are absolutely stunning, way better than my first attempts, I would almost finish a piece and then add a flower on the wrong side or continue a flower stem beyond the frame that I had embossed, it's all trial and error to start with, the thing I have hardest is knowing just how much pressure you need to add when shading or doing 'White Work' but I guess that comes with practice.

Janet has completed 3 amazing Christmas cards (above), I will add the description below:

I have attached my latest efforts using my Groovi plates for Mxd up Saturday.

I have really enjoyed playing with these.

The first two are from the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' and the third one is 'While Shepherds'

Loads of love and hugs xxxx

Thank you so much Janet for sharing your lovely Christmas cards and for inspiring me xxx

Cheryl

Cheryl has shared this absolutely stunning Baby Shawl, it is such a lovely pattern that would work perfectly for either a little boy or girl, it is beautifully intricate without being too lacey and girly, which exactly what you need for a family Heirloom like this. Paul's family had a Christening Gown and Shawl that was passed down through generations, Pauls Mum had worn it at her Christening, so did Paul and his siblings,  my eldest Matt wore it too but both Becca and girls were too big to fit into the gown, so we just used rhe shawl for them. 

I will add Cheryl's description below 

"My sister had knit this christening shawl for Chloe's first baby. Nathan & Emma's daughter. Nathan is Pete's first  and only born son with Christine wife no. 1 

I will be sending it with a SU mini photo album (that has pockets for her scans and baby things when I have finished) and a cabled pram/cot blanket. xxx

Such a lovely thought Cheryl, especially adding the album and cot blanket too, I love seeing beautiful home knitted blankets in baby's cots and prams, you don't see them enough these days.  

It will be lovely to see the beautiful shawl passed down through your family, thank you so much for sharing something so special.

I hope you have a successful day with your 'Lucky Dip' stall today at the Village Fete, fingers crossed the rain holds off. Xxx

Michele's Magazine Review 

Hi Ladies, 

Making Cards & Papercraft Magazine has some gorgeous papers this month.

 


This is the first feature showing some cards made using the Toucan images. Great for anyone who likes Guinness!

The next feature is using the Baroque papers-perfect for any occasion. 

This feature shows cards made using the latest digital downloads-Folk Floral Collection. Anyone can register with the magazine online and you can print the downloads plus if you sign up to their emails, you get sent a different set of digital images each month.

That’s all for now-Happy Crafting.

Love Michele 


Thanks so much Michele for another great magazine review, there are some great ideas for 'cards for men' in this edition and we all know how tricky they can be to get right.
The digital papers look beautiful, I love that dark blue floral paper,  its lovely to have some inspiration too.
Thank you again for your time and effort my lovely  xxx


We have our village Fete today, it was a really hot Sunny day last year, the local pub (who's grounds the fete is held in) were doing a roaring trade, we got liads of bargain plants for the garden too.   The forecast isn't so great this year so fingers crossed its wrong! 

Have a lovely weekend ladies,

Love and hugs to all of you, 

Sandra
xxxxxxx