I was intending to buy some pearl and diamante flourishes, as they look so lovely on some of the cards I have seen recently. However, on seeing how much some of them were, unless its a REALLY special card for someone you love, this was making the card very expensive if I was going to try and sell it!

As my printer is out of commission for a while, instead of colouring digis I thought I would have a go at making my own flourish embellishments.

These were the end results.

You will need:

Die Cutting machine.
A few of your favourite flourish dies.
Doublesided adhesive.
Flatbacked pearls and gems.
Tweezers or pokey tool.

Using the doublesided adhesive, cut a flourish.
Remove from die and take one side of the wax paper from the flourish...Add your gems and pearls as required. This is quite time consuming and can be a little "sticky" to say the least.. Infact I found that a wooden cocktail stick was the best tool as this did not seem to stick the the adhesive as much.
All that is required then is to carefully remove the other carrier paper from the reverse when you are ready to use...

Starting to feel a little anxious now...The river levels are rising fast and although its stopped raining, there is more to come this evening and tomorrow..
Its very scary as I have no one to help me this time.

MIC candi

Look at this lovely candi on MIC ....would love to get my paws on those copics....

After searching for my blogg that I had almost forgotten about I found that I was not the only "cards by Dee".. Therefore I have changed the name to my middle name first...I hope that makes sense hehe... well it does to me...

I have been poorly recently and have so been off work...This has given me a little time to catch up on my crafting, so a few new things may be on here from time to time...

Can not believe that the hospital have booked my apt with them for Christmas Eve...That's gonna get changed!!!!!

I was glad to hear that my good friend in New Jersey had come thru unscathed from the hurricane.. I had been so worried for her..

Taking Orders

If anyone wants, card, scrapbooks, or wedding stationery please contact me...

You can find me on face book (Dee Wilson)...just send me a message an add me as a friend

Thanks

A Long Time....

Hi to my friends out there...well its been a very long time since I have been about and I even thought that this blogg may have been closed.

I now find myself in a happier place..I have made new friends and am blessed with old ones who have stuck by me thru thick and thin...and there have been more thin times than I would have liked..Since John passed away, I have crashed the car, been burgled and suffered the pipes bursting during the cold weather snap...but all that is behind me now and 2011 is looking up!!

Crafting has given me a lot of pleasure in recent months, and I'm finding myself sitting in my little domain crafting more and more, so this year will be the year when I keep my promise to make more!!!

I made this card for a young lad who lives near me...he wanted a card for his girlfriend!! They are both only 12 and thought "How Cute"...I can remember my first love...I was 13..Long distance tho as he was from Bristol, but we have recently found each other on fb and are now long distance friends. (Something else to make me smile)

Febuary has bought a surprise, as I received a beautiful boquet of flowers, only thing is no one will admit to sending them..So I feel loved but dont know who by lol...

Well, that just about it for now...

Feeling Down......Again

It is now 2mths since my beloved husband passed away and it seems to be getting harder not easier.....I find myself talking to him, even tho I know realistically that he is not there....

Crafting does not seem to help at this present time either as I can not get inspiration from anything....

I am supposed to start back at work next week, and although I know it will be good for me to start having contact with the outside world, I am filled with a sense of dread....