A Sort of Tea Caddy......

Good Evening,

A bit of a break from the paint today, other jobs to do, but I can't miss my daily

creating. Paper is always close at hand and requires little preparation and only

the Hoover to clean up!

I like to mix and match in my projects. The base box is one of Pootles, and the

die cuts and papers are from Stampin Up. Put together they make a super "tea caddy".

I don't leave any surface undecorated, even the back of things, (actually....the bottom

is plain) so it can be viewed from any angle (except upside down).

And even a bit of sparkle :)

Speak again tomorrow, P.

Pretty Purple Paper Pyramid.....

.......Well it's more of a wedge really, but that didn't sound as good!

I enjoyed my paper project so much yesterday, I carried on with this. In this

picture it looks flat but it isn't.......

The base box shape is a Stampin Up cake slice die, decorated with a mix-mash

of die cuts from my bits box. Paper is relaxing (no gesso in sight!).

Something different tomorrow........ P.

A Bit of a Magpie.....

Hello and welcome to Day 3,

I am a bit of a magpie when it comes to pretty things....... I like to collect

buttons, ribbons, beads, pretty paper, fabric...... you can imagine what my

work room looks like :/

And if anyone should ask why I have these things, the answer is just

"BECAUSE"!  Which is why I chose that word for my journal page.

Another thing that I collect ....... paper cutting dies. Pieces of beautifully cast, shiny

metal, I just can't resist.

I had mixed feelings at first about using them. After all, they are designed by someone

else. Is that cheating? Well no...... they are tools, and it's what you do with them that

makes a unique piece of work.

I do tend to chose dies that are versatile, a lot of flowers and natural shapes, rather

than an image that is too specific and therefore has limited use or fashion. Nature

never goes out of fashion.

Some of my treasures are just for looking at, I can't bring myself to use them.

But there is always more paper!

Until tomorrow..... P.