Pop-up Card

Many people I know are having special birthdays this year, so I wanted to do something a bit different with my cards for them.

PepPop and Rainmac at MSE suggested a pop-up card.  There are loads of beautiful ones out there, but I decided to start with a very basic one to get me going.  This was the result.

The 50 is the pop up.  The white square at the bottom is to write the message on.

 From the side.  The glitter glue is still in the process of drying, and I will go over it again to fill in the little gaps that have appeared.

The 50 I did in word and printed it and cut out and then covered in glitter.  I cut some off at the bottom so it would sit straight and enable it to flatten when closed.  

I realise this isn't the best, but I just wanted to play around first.

Overall it looks quite effective, and now I get the idea - will be making a lot more of these I think!

Birthday Cards

I have made a start on this years birthday cards.  Still many to go!

A nautical theme card.  I love the Magic Motifs range - which allow you to put a sticky pattern down, that you can then fill it with any glitter you like.  On this I've used a boat and a seagull.

A customer at work is turning 90 next week, so I made her this simple balloon card.

The flower in the middle is made out of small beads, and sparkles really nicely.  The background paper has an elegant swirly pattern and it's finished off with leaf and flower embellishments.

  A card for any gardening fan.  The paper was too nice to stick anything over it, so I let it speak for itself and just added some flowers and a watering can to finish it off.

Christmas 2010

I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas!  Ours was very quiet.  I got some lovely craft stuff though.  First a new camera - yay!  It's great, I just have to figure out how to use it.  Also a natural light lamp, for taking photos and so I can see what I am working on.  Always helpful.

I got lots of new Swarovskis.  This picture is me sorting them out into storage pots.  I didn't get all of these for Christmas, by the way!

A lovely book on making wire jewellery!

From my MSE Secret Santa!  Lots of jewellery bits, as well as some very helpful templates not shown in the picture.

Beads!

My aunt's cat Bonnie poses for my first picture.  She's very friendly and sweet.

Her gorgeous dog, Jay - exhausted by a day of begging for food!

Facebook Page

I now have a facebook page for my jewellery and eventually my cards.  I've also added bag charms and keyrings to my stuff.

To boost my 'likes' I've started a competition.  It's really simple - just 'like' Sparkly Place Jewellery and Cards on facebook and comment on the competition status.  As soon as I reach 100 likes, I will pick someone to win an item of their choice (using a random number generator.) 

Sparkly Place on facebook

New Folksy Shop

If anyone wants to take a peak at my Folksy Shop, here it is!

http://www.folksy.com/shops/SparklyPlace

Jewellery!

Lots has happened since I last updated!  I've made tons of jewellery, started up a Folksy shop and had some sales, and signed up to have two stalls at events.

I can't post a picture of everything, but here are a few things:

Cream and brown necklace and earrings

Swarovski crystals are Lt Smoked Topaz, Golden Shadow and Mocca.  The smaller ones are Dorado.

The same crysals used again, but with a cream and sparkly gold stone.  I wish I was a better photographer, because the cream stone is really pretty and this isn't doing it justice.