Exploding Box for a man!

Right here goes, my first share with you lovely people over here on A Bit of Crafty Genius! (Gulp, be gentle with me! LOL)

If you every visit my blog you will know that recently I have been making loads of Exploding Boxes. In fact the one I am sharing with you today is Box no.9 of the latest batch. The others were all girlie and flowery and to be honest by box no. 4 I was getting a bit bit bored with them. 

SO,I thought I'd try something a little bit different by making the box with black card stock and attempting to make it "manly!" I am not sure how popular it will be compared to the others but I have really enjoyed making this one.

I used a couple of old sheet of Basic Grey Papers and lots of ink! The main feature of the card is the gorgeous stamp by Crafty Individuals.

I made up my own "background" with some stamps from the Clockworks collection by Stampin' Up. I used markers in a pale green, yellow and rust. I'd like to try this again and emboss the little cogs to give a bit more dimension.

I hope you like my little attempt at a Men's Exploding Box.

Make sure you come back soon and see what other offerings we have to share....

and please don't forget to follow us.

Bye for now.

Adele

xXx

...and it's hello from me!

I'm Adele, I am (ahem) 47 and I have been married to my wonderful hubby for over 15 years now. I am kept busy with a son of 13 and a daughter of 11, as well as working Part time in a Pre-school.

I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. Even as a child I remember sitting there with some  plastic knitting needles or one of those little French Knitting Dollies! I progressed to Cross Stitching for a while, attempted a bit of basic sewing but knitting was always my main thing.

When my daughter was born, we discovered that she has Down Syndrome, and especially in the very early days, time was so precious and sitting down with some knitting didn't seem to give me the results I wanted, and probably needed, quickly enough. That's when I turned to paper crafting and I haven't really ever looked back.

Even after 10 years of paper crafting, I still consider myself very much a novice. I look at some absolutely amazing work online and my Pinterest Boards are getting bigger by the day, but time never seems to allow me to attempt new things. I have been on a few Design Teams in the past but a few years ago my health took a turn for the worse and I as good as gave up crafting completely. Recently I have tried to throw myself back into crafting again, joined Stampin'Up in the hope that one day I would love to give up working in childcare and let crafting become more than a hobby. I will need to find some confidence before that can ever happen!

I am excited in this New Blog Adventure and grateful that Samantha has let my be part of the journey. I often lose my crafty mojo and hope to find inspiration and motivation here in this little corner of cyber space. I hope that you will drop by often and come on the journey with us.

Adele

xXx

It is done!

It's done. I have chosen the group of ladies who you will hopefully be getting to know soon! There were so many interested, I have even lined up a few guest bloggers to come in the future! I have decided, however that should the right person come along, someone very special, I would keep some spaces open. Because obviously we want as much activity as possible! For now though, without further ado, I introduce you to the team!

First of all, we have ADELE who's work and ability to join together many beautifully different pieces into one creation caught my eye immediately and I know that she will bring a lot of inspiration to us all. 

Then there is the lovely LUCY. You could not find a nicer person and there isn't enough that can be said about her really. She takes everything in stride and is not afraid to just go for it when it comes to her crafting and she ends up with something amazing! We could all use that kind of attitude, don't you think??

Then we have JAY, who's enthusiasm for this experiment is what caught my attention as I really wanted someone who would give it a good go and want to achieve the same as me. I haven't yet had the pleasure to see much of her crafts (though I did see some lovely jewellery she has made) I look forward to seeing it all right along side you!

Last but not least, we have BEVERLEY.  Beverley has her own shop and from what I've seen of her projects she will be a major asset to our team. I can't wait to get to know her better. If you want to have a browse, you can find her shop HERE. Buy me something. Ok, I'm just kidding! 

But really, if you want to buy me something I won't object!!! Haha! 

Stay tuned for each of them to introduce themselves with their own words coming up soon. I, for one, can't wait to find out a little more about my new friends.

I hope our future followers (whoever you may be) find something new here, something inspiring, and the feeling of friendship from our little group.

Off to bed now, to be ready for what tomorrow will bring. Goodnight!

~Sam.~