Christmas Shaker!!

I love making shaker cards and Christmas is the perfect excuse for lots if bling and sparkle! To make this card I used the older "Pile of Gifts" die from Simon Says which I cut into a circle blank and added some acetate.  I then distressed a large rectangle in the area behind my window with a rainbow effect. I used lots of pastel sequins for the shaker element.  The Holly is cut with the Poppy Stamps "Holly side Strips" die and coloured with Zigs, I then added the sparkly berries and a gold embossed sentiment.

 I am adding this card to the current SSS Flickr challenge "Creating for the Holidays"

I have also been busy over the last few weeks making a large cot  quilt and with the left over fabric I also  made a  pram quilt for my daughter who is expecting her first baby this month, also our first grandchild so very exciting!

I have only made two other quilts so kept it simple with a square design. 

I am really pleased with the end result.

Hugs

Sally

A Card and a Quilt!!

I have had time to make a card for the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge before it gets busy for Easter!!  The challenge this week is "Come Rain or Shine".  I have made this birthday card using the Hero Arts Clouds stamp and some dies, it was quite a quick card to make but I am pleased with the effect.

I have also been busy making my first baby cot quilt for my cousins daughter who is expecting her first baby in April,  it took me a long time to choose the colours I wanted.  I knew I wanted bright fun colours but didn't want to stick to blue or pink!  After choosing the elephant fabric as my base it was easier to find what I wanted.

This is only my second attempt at a quilt, the first was made with scraps so not so critical!!

I am pleased with how it turned out and Rachel was thrilled with it!!

I hope you all have a good Easter break , it looks as though its going to be raining most of the time here, typical holiday weather lol.

A New Project!!

I have not posted for well over a month as I have been busy with a new project, using up all my scraps of material that i have collected over the years.  This is my first ever quilt but I so enjoyed making it that I know there will be more!  Its only a simple square design and only a lap sized quilt but I am thrilled with the finished result. Also my scrap pile is alot smaller!!

This is a back view, to save money with buying a big piece of fabric for the backing I have used a bed sheet but just added a panel of more scraps of material.

For a finishing touch I also added a label!!

I hope to find time now to visit a few of my favorite blogs!