Peekaboo Slider Cards

Hello!

Today I'm sharing a couple of 

Peekaboo Slider cards that were inspired 

by a Dawn's Stamping Thoughts video.

The first one is my entry for this weeks

Fusion Challenge. 

Thanks for your visit! Jutta

Front of Peekaboo Slider card.
The anchor stamp is Recollections. The medallion and
cupcake stamps are Stampin Up!

With card partially opened.

Card fully opened.

I had such fun with this card style that I did a second one right away.

Crocheted Hat

Hello!
As most retired people that live in the country know it is all to easy to hunker down beside a cozy fire for the winter. Leaving home only for the occasional foray into town for groceries. As nice as that sounds round about mid February you start to get what some call cabin fever. The winter blahs hit me when I spent my first Valentines Day in 33 years alone with my D.H. out of town.
I decided enough of hibernating, it's time to join into society again. With this in mind I found out that our awesome yarn shop has drop in knitting on Wednesday and Thursday. I've met a nice group of talented knitters who are more than happy to share their knowledge. In addition I joined Curves and found another nice group of ladies at the ready to lift ones spirits. It takes a bit of effort to make new friends but it is so worth it.


Crochet hat designed by me.

Thanks for looking, wishing you an awesomely creative day!
Jutta

Best Wishes Card

Hello on this sunny Monday!
Today I continue with the orchid theme using a Penny Black stamp. This time I embossed the front panel and raised the flower.
What do you think does it work in yellow or do you prefer the pink?


 Enjoy the rest of your day!
Jutta

One Stamp Two Cards

Happy Sunday!

Today I have a couple of 5"x 7" cards to share made with a Penny Black stamp.

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy a creative week!

Jutta

Wishing You Joy Challenge Card

Hello, today I'm sharing a card I made and shipped off to England for the February Card Chain Challenge. I used the Beautiful Day stamp and die set from Altenew for the images. Thanks for stopping by.
Jutta

Cozy Slipper Part Two

Happy Friday!

The last two pair of cozy slippers are now ready for shipping to the grand kids.

 

On another note this Sunday I'll be going to a one day crop with some special friends. Hopefully I'll have some pages to share real soon.

Wishing you all a crafty weekend.
Thanks for looking,
Jutta

Cozy Slippers

Hello it's another day and another project post. I've been busy knitting slippers for my clan. It's been awhile since I held a pair of needles but I think I've got the hang of things again.

I thank my mom for teaching me how to knit. When I was nine she gave me a ball of yarn and needles to celebrate St. Nicolas on Dec. 6th. :)



These are fun to make as they work up fast and are a great way to use up partial balls of yarn.
Cast on 27 stitches, knit 1st row.
2nd row -knit 8, pearl 1, knit 8, pearl 1, knit to end of row.
Repeat until piece measures 4 inches.
Decrease 1 at the beginning and end of next 2 rows.
Continue knitting until desired length.
Knit 2 together for final row then pull a 10 - 12 inch length of thread through remaining stitches as you remove them from needles.

Use thread to pull front of slipper together and stitch front up to where you decreased.
Sew up back and your done.

Thanks for your visit!
Jutta

Happy Valentines Day Card

Happy Valentines Day every one!
On this card I've used one of my favorite images from Stampin Up! (R) and the lovely sentiment from Quiet Fire Design.




I'm entering it into the following challenges
Die Cut Divas Feb. 2017 - it's red or pink.
Love Handmade Cards +FG Feb. 2017 - hearts & flowers.

Enjoy your day!
Jutta

A New Crafting Adventure - Felted Merino Scarfs

A couple of years ago my pal Judy showed me her collection of felted scarfs. Each one was a pretty and unique piece of wearable art. She described the process and asked if I'd like to try making one. At the time I jumped at the idea of learning a new craft but had to put it off until last month. We worked on the first one together. The stripes made me happy and the colours looked so pretty together, it had such promise.  Until after all the work the purple turned out to be the wrong type of wool and did not felt. Lesson learned.

Scarf number 2 turned out great it's very light and soft. I really enjoy wearing it. With a width of ten inches it can be used as a light wrap too.

Scarf number 3 is identical on both sides, thicker and only six inches wide. This one with it's darker tones is for my son,

The colour combinations are endless and I'm already planning another project.

Have a creative day!

Jutta

January CCC

Hello, it's a good day to share my entry for the international Card Chain Challenge that is on its way to England. To learn more about the challenge or to join in go to Card Chain Challenge Blog

Stamps and die used are from Stampin Up! except chain die which is from ECD.
Thanks for looking,
Jutta

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 

I have been enjoying the sunny days with their long shadows even if the temperature has been minus double digits all week. I didn't make any resolutions this New Year but am continuing on with my walking. I've managed to walk several kilometers each day this week. The goal is to be able to walk our 10 kilometer loop by spring. 

Sorry that I've been away from this blog for so long, I sure have missed it. This brings me to my second goal, to start blogging again. I changed the name from Craftygal's Creations to Craftygal's Corner to better reflect that I'll be sharing a mix of things not just crafts.

Have a good day!

Jutta