The Old Apothecary

How I long for some sunshine... and for the Summer. I found this picture on my computer, taken in August 2010 on a beautiful sunny day when we were strolling around the village.


Haworth - home of The Bronte sisters - is one of my favourite places to visit and I always pop in the Old Apothecary.. I can already smell the various aromas :)

A tag inspired by Tim's 12 tags of Christmas

Hope you all had a wonderful christmas time. It sure was cosy indoors here with freezing temperatures outside... brrrrrrrr

I had no plan and I just started with some die cuts and collected left over materials from previous projects to create my Christmas tag inspired by Tim's 12 days of Christmas. Thought I make a list this time what I use for the tag, wow, I did not realise I used that much! Anyway, I cut... I painted... I inked and grunged ~smile~. The flower is made of felt and I used the alcohol ink to color the acrylic leaf beads.

Supplies
Tim Holtz Alterations Texture fades - Woodgrain
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Tag & Bookplates
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Styled Labels
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Caged Bird
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Elegant Flourishes
Tim Holtz Alterations Bigz Die - Tattered Florals
Tim Holtz Alterations - Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Wish
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection - 6 x 12 Grungepaper
Ranger Distress ink - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Crushed Olive
Ranger Stickles - Star Dust
Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy
Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Meadow
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist - Burnt Umber
Eco Green Crafts Arylic Paint - Pure Gold
Clear Acrylic Holly Leaf Beads
Piece of lace
Bronze coloured jump rings

Exploding box

Yippee.... my hubby bought for me a Martha Stewart Scoring Board! It was on my (never ending wish) list forever :)

My first project using the scoring board is this exploding box. I made it as a gift, The inside can be used to add photo's and journalling, it contains 6 mini notecards and 6 matching envelopes. Ohhhh how I loooove my board :)

I used 7 Gypsies paper (Calais), cardstock in a matching colour and the Martha Stewart Butterfly punch. The idea came from Papercrafts Love Affair , I just made it a bit smaller.

Happy Christmas and... some fun

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for visiting my blog and for leaving your lovely comments. May 2011 be a crafty year!!


Don't forget to visit The Stampman for some real fun... just read this

Handmade boxes

Altered boxes

The wooden compartment boxes are available at Crafty Individuals, they have some wonderful stamps and other goodies besides the boxes :)

Mabu flower :)