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dudley, west midlands, United Kingdom
hi i'm Michelle, I am 39 years old. I'm married to matt, with 2 children. William 13 yrs old and Isobel aged 7. I started making cards in 2010 as a way to relax after suffering with postnatal depression. Unfortunately with working life and having our second child, Isobel. who has additional needs, my crafting got pushed to one side. Having recently renovated our new house I've been able to have my own crafty space again. I'm loving unboxing all my old supplies, and buying new of course. Its mainly card making I'm enjoying, but also had a little dabble in crochet and sewing over lockdown. I've decided to keep using my blog as a place to record all my makes, if only for myself. it was a real trip down memory lane when I found this again after 8 years!!! Of course id love to share my makes with others and learn from you all along the way.

Saturday, 28 January 2012

Love is in the air card!..............& new ribbon storage!


Ingredients:
sugar nellie stamp - pillow talk
coloured with spectrum noir pens
backing papers - strawberry kisses cdrom
matt/layered card - centura pearl (crafters companion)
card base - CC white boxer card, scored on ultimate pro.
sentiment - magazine freebie
ribbon - from my stash

Challenges
* Crafters companion - love is in the air
http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-20love-is-in-air.html

* the sugar bowl - sketch
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/

*pollycraft monday challenge - warm it up
http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

*the cutie pie challenge - favourite song (Jonh Paul Young - love is in the air)
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/

*sectret crafter saturday challenge - ribbon
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/


Now onto my ribbon storage......
Did you see my last post with my fab new marker pen storage? Well ive now organised my ribbons. I considered many different ways to store my ribbons, but as most of mine are odds and ends and not on reels, i decided this would be the best option.
 It may not look as tidy as having them on their reels, but its very user friendly. The ribbons are grouped in colours and i can easily see what i have, and how much is left. I can now find exactly what im looking for in seconds.

I brought a ribbon storage starter set from ebay, consisting of 30 plastic ribbon holders and a small metal ring. I thought id start with this and then add to it later., you can but larger plastic holders and rings from this range.
However i was browsing in my local homesense store (bit like tk maxx) and found this 'belt organiser'. It consisted of this metal hanger and large metal rings (identical to those in the ribbon storage system, but much cheaper). so i have combined the two and think it works brilliantly!!!
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10 comments:

  1. Louise Welsh28 January 2012 at 20:46

    beautiful card and i need my ribbon sorting out desparatly a really good idea. lousie xx

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  2. Anonymous28 January 2012 at 21:09

    This card is lovely Michelle!
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Amelia (mimi)

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  3. downrightcrafty29 January 2012 at 09:27

    a gorgeous creation and lovely use of the ribbon, thank you so much for sharing your lovely work with us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge
    Hugs Kate xx
    ps I have candy if you are interested :)

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  4. Lisa xx29 January 2012 at 09:27

    what a smashing card, a fabbby song choice too, what a classic xx thank you for sharing your work with the cutie pies

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  5. Anonymous29 January 2012 at 09:55

    Absolutely gorgous card! Excellent song choice, can't get it out of my head now! Thanks for being a Cutie Pie! Woo x

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  6. Sue Nicholson29 January 2012 at 19:12

    Your card is just great it ticks all the boxes for our challenge at Cutie Pie, brilliant choice of song title. Good luck cheers Sue N x

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  7. Lilian30 January 2012 at 01:22

    Gorgeous card! Her eyes are mesmerizing. :) Your ribbon storage idea is pretty neat too! Thanks of playing in the Sugar Bowl challenge!

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  8. Christine30 January 2012 at 17:40

    Hi Michelle thanks for stopping by & leaving your name with linky in the hope of winning my hidden candy..you do need to make & submit a house mouse creation to qualify??

    smiles Christine x

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  9. karen5 February 2012 at 13:16

    Gorgeous card, fabulous image too and great song, thanks for joining us at Cutie Pies,Karenx

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  10. Erika5 February 2012 at 17:38

    Hi Michelle great take on the sketch, loving the sentiment you've matched to the SN stamp. Thanks for taking part in the Sugar Bowl challenge and good luck.
    Erika.

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