Picture Frames

Hello Blog readers

My daughter asked me to make some gifts for her three step Grandchildren, which would have their name on.  The two older boys love playing football and the youngest is only a baby.

The frames are from Ikea, they come with the square white mounts.  On the two football mounts, I used a football stamp from Clarity stamps, I stamped them all around the mount with black ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder, once embossed I coloured in all the footballs (thats when I wished I hadn't stamped so many balls).

I had some cardboard letters in lots of different colours.  For the 2 football frames, I coloured the letters in black and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  For the 3rd frame I left the cardboard letters in the original colours. I attached letters on some string to make the names for the football frames.

I had some football shirt toppers, (I think they were Kanban but I'm not sure, I've had them for so long),  so I attached one on each frame.

The silver cups and the animals, I bought from Sainsburys, I found them in the party section, you get 4 cups in a pack for £1.50.

My daughter seemed happy with the end results.

Thank you for looking in.

Hope and Chances Charity Event

Hope and Chances Charity Event 
Saturday 20th July - 11pm to 4pm
It is being held at 
Hope and Chances Craft Design Studio
Heritage Quarter, 78 High Street
Gravessend, Kent  DA11 0BH

Just a note to let you know about a charity event, which is being held by Christine Emberson to raise money for 'Ronald McDonald House' Camberwell. Those of you who follow Christine's blog (Hope- Chances.blogspot.com) will be aware of the difficult time Christine has had over the last few months.  Christine's younger son had an operation to remove a brain tumour and it was because of the Ronald McDonald House that Christine was able to stay near to the hospital.

There will be demos, make and take and the chance to win some fantastic raffle prizes which Christine has organised.

I will be there with my friend Janice and Sue from my craft group to demonstrate how to stitch onto card, which you will have seen here on my blog.  We will also be supplying (for a small donation) some little sample kits which includes stitching pattern, thread and card.  All monies raised will go to the charity. So please come along a support this charity event.

Look forward to seeing you there.
Sally xx