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Thursday 23 June 2011

Post-it note holder.



Hi all, hope you are keeping well and crafting loads?

Today i finished off a little project i have been working on, just a simple post-it note holder, but i wanted to test out a couple of new stamps. I made this for my lovely neighbours, they are two of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet, and i knew they would appreciate this make. The Wheel of the Year on the front shows the eight pagan festivals throught the year...i distress inked it, put a layer of UTEE on it and edged it with gold embossing powder...



I handstitched all the way around it with metalic multicoloured thread, always looks nice against a darker paper background. My neighbours love nature so i added a couple of brass leaf charms on small lengths of chain, and the antique brass srapbooking corner charms added to the nature theme with thier daisy design...





Inside, very basic, but i added another new stamp of mine.....The Green Man....



This is a beautiful stamp, very detailed compared to some of the Green Man stamps around, i got this one from the U.S....ordinarily he would be green of course, but as this was on a dark background i though i'd leave it plain....besides, unlike my girlfriend Maddy, i colour like a drunk chimp, so best leave it be i think...





Popped another leaf charm and chain through the spine....



The whole of the edge of the holder is lined in gold embossing, looks real nice against a dark background. In case you've not made these before, the holder is just a piece of cardstock covered each side with your chosen patterened paper.


I enjoyed making this, not only because it got me out of my crafty dry spell, but i know it is going to a good home where crafty skills are appreciated.



I'm also going to enter these into a challenge, Divas by design "Anything but a card" challenge...thank you to the Divas by Design ladies for the challenge. :)


Till next time...:)


Calv.


13 comments:

Unknown said...

What a great piece of work, lovely to see a male crafting lol. Thanks for joining us at Divas this week.

Calv said...

Lol....thanks Dawn, yes we are a rare breed indeed. :)

Thanks for the challenge.

Calv.

Anita said...

Wow, Calv, this is a gorgeous notepad holder! I love everything about it but especially all that hand-stitching. Wish you were my neighbor :) Thanks for joining in the Divas by Design challenge.

Calv said...

Thanks for the kind words Anita, and thanks for the challenge. :)

Berry said...

This is superb Calv I love it! The green man stamp is exquisite and all your little details are wonderful, thanks for sharing with us at Divas! Hugs Rebekah xx

Sara F-M said...

Fab work Calv, lovely to see more of your creations, hope you and the gals are well?! Sara.

Rachelxx said...

Lovely Calv! :-)

Lee said...

WOW.This is Super Stunning.x

Crystal said...

just discovered your blog & i love it! you are very talented & i made sure to become a follower too. btw, this project is gorgeous! love the color blend! hugs!

Pauline said...

Hi Calv... I was just introduced to your blog.... wow your creativeness rocks! I'll be back often to glean some inspiration!
cheers from Australia!

Malá tvořilka said...

Many greetings from Czech Republic! Today I read your blog for the first time and I have no words!!! You are so talented and creative! I think I will spend all day just to read your blog, because I like it soooo much. And Rotty Rat is coooooool :-)

Elaine said...

Great little piece - I'm sure your neighbours will love it. Especially like that green man stamp!

http://angeladaniels.squarespace.com/ said...

Hardly a mishap. This is lovely!