Rock On

My youngest grandson has just turned 12 years old. Like his siblings he has quite a passion for music and owns several guitars as well as a keyboard. Did I tell you he is pretty good? No? Well shame on me because he is quite exceptional on the guitar. And he is self taught.
If he continues to practice like he does he could rival my guitar favourite Eric Clapton, and perhaps yours too, in years to come.

I reckon you've guessed it, I wanted to make him a rock star card.

I came across a decoupage sheet in my stash with guitars as the theme and thought 'that'll do nicely'.

He's looking forward to being 12. Just one more year and he's a teenager and never more to be chucked under the chin or have hair ruffled. Be young forever I say. Well I would wouldn't I?

Anyway, I played about with a few stamps but in the end decided to stick with the decoupage card. It says everything about him and to be honest, whilst I know he'll like the card he'll be just as interested in the birthday money inside. But that's kids for you.

This is the card using the sheet I bought from Splash when it used to be Le Pashe. I love their Flippin' Men, Flippin' Women and Wrinklies range and hope to show you some of those in the coming weeks.

I think he liked it and hope you do too.

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Karen

Time to get Organised

Now usually birthdays take me by surprise and I panic that I have nothing ready so this year is going to be different. (Hope these are not famous last words)

I have a birthday book but once a birthday is listed I hardly ever open it again and hence the panic.
So what can I do to be more organised? I decided that whatever it is I do it has to be really visible and on my craft table.
I trawled Pinterest and YouTube and finally found something that wasn't exactly what I wanted but it was adaptable.

I set to and made a box to house twelve tabs to represent each month.
To work for me I decided to have the next month's occasions visible rather than the current so I could really be prepared in advanced. When finished just move to the back to reveal the next month.

Now I know it's not world changing but it will work for me (fingers crossed).

The You Tube video that inspired me was a very nice 3x3 card box.
I swapped cards for dividers for each month of year.

If you want to know how to make the box have a look at You Tube tutorial by Intatwyne Designs here.

This is the finished product I have made and whilst it has a few flaws I am pretty pleased with it.

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An epidemic

I am a member of Facebook group called Pootles. Pootles is Samantha Hammond Donald, a Stampin' Up" demonstrator. As well as successfully showcasing the Stampin' Up! products Sam is a pretty nifty crafty herself. Welcome the desk top pen holder. This was put together by Sam and posted on her blog, on YouTube and onto the Pootles group. Well whey hey did that creation hit the ground running or what?

The world and his wife had a go at making this desk tidy and it was no good, I was bit by this bug myself. Twice.

My first attempt used up some Hunkydory card I had laying around and this was the result:

I loved it although I did go a tad wrong with the middle box on the right. They are all meant to reinforced but I cut this too short to do the reinforcing !

My second attempt I used black cardstock and covered it in some designer paper. This epidemic definitely caused a rash.

Hoping my friend likes one for her craft table, that will solve the problem of having two.
If you want to know how to make this desk tidy take a look at Sam's blog here. It also shows the You Tube video if that is your preference

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Wicked

My friend and colleague's birthday was on the 3rd of June and it is never difficult to know what to make her. As a lover of all things pig she has previously had a pig card. So not again.

As a bay city rollers fan she's had a card on that theme before and cowgirl card with a visit to see Calamity Jane imminent. (So wish I had taken pictures of these last two 😞).
This year we're off to see Wicked. Easy I thought. Famous last words! Of course if Halloween was in June it wouldn't be a problem, but it isn't.

I searched high and low for a stamp or die set to fit but nothing doing. Until. Last ditch chance I tried Create and Craft and found a clear stamp set with a stamp that screamed WICKED so I had to have it.
As well as a wicked word stamp it also has a pumpkin, wizard, spider, cobweb, ghost, witch, I put a spell on you and a terrific BOO!.
The stamp set itself is by a company called Bert and Gert's Merchant Stores. The link will take you to their Facebook page. Confession, I had never heard of them before but they certainly saved the day.

I tried to keep it authentic with blacks, greens and purples for the background too. Not a great ensemble of colours but it really suits the theme. Oh, and I used silver glitter and black glitter jewels by cosmic shimmer. They get everywhere. If anyone knows of a way to use these without everything looking like it's full of black heads, please let me know!

I've also seen a few 'pop up' cards recently and thought it would be good to include one in this card. I thought as it pops up it would either have WICKED or the BOO pop up. That took some considering I can tell you but BOO won the day with another witch and a pumpkin.

I was really pleased with the outcome especially the pop up. I did add one final touch to the inside by stamping the ghost, cutting it out and have it hover over the pop up. The paper is bats by the way but I forgot I was having it tent fold and they're all flying the wrong way!! Duh.

Hope you like it because the lady in question thought it was brilliant..
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CRAFT

CRAFT, the acronym for Can't Remember A Flipping Thing. It affects us all sooner or later. Just wish it was later rather than sooner in my case.

Recently I was in a state of panic. Why you may ask. A swiftly looming birthday. And not just any old birthday Oh no. My best friend had a birthday in May and I was so not ready for it. No gift purchased and definitely no card made. This really would not do.
I like my cards for friends to be thought through so I'm not happy to just pick something out of my hoard.

As my dear friend and a fellow paper crafter, a hand made card is not just important but it has to suit her personality. She was having a weekend away with her hubby too who had a birthday the day after. Very convenient. The only way she can forget his is if she forgets her own too!! This gave her a chance to glam up which she likes to do now and then so an idea raised its head.

I have a You've Got Style stamp set from Stampin Up! So, stamps ready, card ready, inks ready, beautiful DSP ready, matching ribbon ready, watercolour pencils ready. Time to create a masterpiece? maybe not quite ready.😟.

Had a bit of fun with this and I coloured the jacket the same colour as one she made for herself several years ago.

The inner frame says Happy Birthday Bestie Aged to perfection. which of course she is !!

It went pretty much as planned which makes a change. The striped pattern is a beautiful shade of green with foiling. It doesn't show up too well in the picture. Better have some photography lessons I think.

I can confirm the old bird liked it.

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Karen

Hi and Welcome

Hi, my name is Karen, Campo to my friends and hence Campos Crazy Crafting.
As a child I adored making things. I would crochet and knit and sew and be quite content. As an adult work got in the way and whilst I made clothes for my daughter as a young child and knit jumpers for my husband it generally waned until I was crafting no more. 

And then I was introduced to card making by my dear friend some six years ago and all those missed years came flooding back. I was hooked, and my passion for all things card and paper just grew from there.
What started out as a little card making kit, grew to room sized proportions. She did warn me to be fair but I 'needed' everything, as I'm sure fellow crafters can relate to.

Now we live in a humble little bungalow with no additional rooms so hiding all my hoard of stash became as creative as it was to use it. Garden shed, indoor cupboards, under bed boxes it threatened to take over.
The times my poor husband opened a cupboard to find I'd taken it over and he just shrugged and rolled his eyes heavenward I have lost count. 

But I do now have a little space of my own, albeit a corner, and it is my little bit of heaven where I can get lost for hours creating heaven knows what masterpieces.

I do hope you'll join me and share in my joys and also my sorrows as the masterpiece I expect turns, not for the first time, into a giant flop. 

My flip flop that flopped

My aforementioned dear friend will join me too although shh cos she doesn't know it yet!! To start I am sharing a few of my creations from the early years to date starting with my take on a flip flop, and flop it did, to the current pop up book card which didn't. 

A Christmas card for a dear aunt

50th card for a colleague

tuxedo card for a colleagues mum's 80th birthday

A pop out book card

Along my journey I hope to pick up new skills, sharing tutorials, improved pictures and ultimately videos.

If you've read this far, thank you.
Karen