Alone at last

This is my favourite of all the photos taken at my nieces wedding. I have called it alone at last, but there were about 10 people in the room. She just flopped onto the bed and someone (her Dad, I think) snapped this.

free candy

Pop over to Claire's blog and see the wonderful blog candy she is offering. it is her own design and she is very talented.

Two cards made using encaustics.The apertures were cut using nestabilities.The red card is for the Red Friday support our troops appeal on Trimcraft. Its a great cause so have a look . You can find details in the challenge section of the forum.

http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Pop over to rainbow lady's blog for her frame challenge.

Photo frame

I wanted a small photo frame but couldn't find one I liked, so I made this.

I had a piece of mountboard, 10x10cm with an aperture of 5x5. it was a darkgreen so i gave it a coat of glitter paint and then a rough coat of gold which I lightly stippled.

I cut a backing board and a 7x3cm strip, creased 1cm from the top. attatched with dst and made a hole, added a brad for extra strength . Then I cut a piece of clear plastic and attatched that to the rear of the aperture. Added a 1cm strip of 3d dst down both sides and along the bottom, stuck the back in place and decorated the front with black border peeloffs and some punchies, added the heart die cuts.

It was really easy to do and looks better than in the rather dull pic. If you don't have a ready done aperture, it's easy to cut one using a nestie. If you use mountboard you may have to strip a layer or two from the back, but heavy card would be fine.