Wednesday 28 December 2011
New Year
Wishing you a good New Year, with the hope of Health, Happiness and Peace for everyone.
This is my piece for this weeks Colour challenge over at Gingersmap Creations.
We were asked to use the colours- 'Soft Yellow and White. GS 132
The paper layers , flowers. lace, glitter and lettering are all from my stash.
All the colouring is watercolours and acrylics.
A Memory box die for the swirly corner.
The stamp with the Angel of Peace is from Debbie Moore.
I would like to thank all the amazing, talented, lovely Gingers for inviting me to be a Visiting Artist for the past two months, I have enjoyed every challenge theme, many getting me out of my comfort zone, to try new things.
Challenges- Anything Goes at the Craft Room
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate you calling.
Friday 23 December 2011
Happy Christmas
I would like to wish all of my Blogland Friends and Followers, a very Happy Christmas .
Thankyou for stopping by to visit, it is something I realy appreciate.
Wednesday 21 December 2011
Cinder-bella
Well here she sits , 'Cinder-bella', waiting for her Prince to come and take her to the ball.
I had fun making this for todays new Gingersnap Creations Inspiration challenge
Random Redhead Challenge-Candelabras, Chandeliers and Candles..
I used a Debbie Moore CD , 'Twilight Queen' for all of my images and background papers.
The candelabra is a Prima , Shabby Chic embellishment, the fun element was rolling small strips of paper to make the candles, this had to be a labour of love, especially when sticking the edges together so it didn't flatten the shape.
The corners were cut using a Memory Box die.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Altered Mirror
First of all I must apologise for having to cover the mirror with a piece of card. There were to many reflections on the day the photo was taken. Also this is what I made to take as a swap. to the 'Geordie Meet' back in September. I never got round to blogging it then so when I saw that that our challenge theme at Try it on Tuesdays this week is 'Anything Goes', I hung on a little longer to show it to you.
For once I didn't pick up a stamp, very unusual for me. the mirror was covered using Graphics 45 papers. The edges trimmed with lace and gold coloured binding. It was a Tim Holtz Alteration die for the manequin and flowers from my stash. I hope you will pop over and see what my teamies have been making. We would love you to join us , maybe like me you have something waiting to be blogged, remember, the choice of what you enter is yours.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments
Monday 19 December 2011
Summer
I didn't think I would have time to join in this week at Just For Fun , the new theme is 'Summer'. Then, as I was tidying my craft desk I remembered these pages in my play journal. Memories of my summer in caravanland.
As usual it would be hard to say how the backgrounds evolved, but I know this is a Mo Manning stamp. She looks a real charactor doesn't she.
Adding this page as well, memories of the days when the wind blows in all directions and everything flies all over, you even have to hang on to your summer skirts.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 18 December 2011
Meet me in Paris.
Travelling Around the World, is our new theme over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges, for challenge No 11. So if you could choose anywhere in the world , where would it be.
Pop over and see where we are all heading off to and get all the details.
Although I have to say that at this time of the year, my choice would be definately be, at home with my loving family and good friends.
You can also get an advanced note about of our first challenge for 2012
For this card I used stamps by Chocolate Baroque ,Darkroom door and a random stamped background..
The tag reads 'Secrets Travel fast in Paris', I enjoyed playing with the shrink plastic again to reduce the size. Colouring used was tumbled glass, tattered rose distress inks and watercolours.
The trimmings are all from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.
Thursday 15 December 2011
A red bow and a stamp three ways.
Not a very inspiring title but it fits what I have been making.
This tag, I think is one the last Christmas items I will be making this year.
The background is shaded with tumbled glass distress inks, stamped with a few snowflakes, before running through the crimper. Words are from a Hero Arts set and the deer by Stamper Anonymous.
Challenge
The Seasonal theme this week at Make My Monday is to add a ' Red Bow'.
I was wondering what to make when I saw the new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is 'Use it Three Times, to show how versatile a stamp can be.
The rose stamp, is old, well loved and used.
Here are my three ways-
Base layer, random stamping using Adirondak Expresso
Next layer, a resist technique, dusting with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls after stamping from a clear embossing pad.
Topper, heat embossed with Lava Black embossing powder. Then coloured with watercolour paints.
Again, it was hard to get good photos and I wished I hadn't added a layer of miri to the card. The shadows make it look as if it wasn't layered properly [it is in real life].
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate you calling.
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Waiting for Santa
Waiting for Santa, a magical time of the year.
I have made this card for for the new Supply Challenge over at Gingersnap Creations GS 131.
We are asked to used some wax on the project.
This is something I am not familiar with using.
So my wax addition is a little tree.
The stamp I used is by Crafty Individuals, coloured with watercolours.
One of the layers is covered in snowflakes, and I used a Martha Stewart punch for the corners.
I will be adding this card to this weeks challenge over at Winter wonderland, the theme is Let it snow.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Vintage tag
Not many more days now till the big event, when we all hope that Santa will call and leave us a few crafty goodies under the tree.
Our challenge theme for you this week, over at Try it on Tuesdays is to make a 'Gift Tag'.
The base of this tag is cut from one of my pre stamped backgrounds, using a variety of stamps.
A piece from an old french book came next, with lovely vintage image that was in my blog candy package from Valerie.
A Tim Holtz stamped ticket and a sprig of die cut holly are other additions. All shading is tea dye and vintage photo distressed inks.
Challenges
Sugar Creek Hollow 's theme this week is Vintage Tags.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 11 December 2011
Just for fun
Something completely different to festive card making.
I have been experimenting in my 'play journal' again. The background was already coloured and stamped, this was done over time by blotting stamps and distress ink.
So I thought it would fit this weeks seasonal theme over at Just for Fun 'Spring'.
The birds, mushrooms and flowers were cut from a paper napkin.
Added few hearts cut from a piece of scrap paper and added a few words.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Friday 9 December 2011
Believe
I am in tag making mode for the special family Christmas gifts. Last minute as usual, but as they come to stay with me over the holidays, I have a few days to finish them off.
This tag is made using Stampers Anonymous stamps, an alterations die cut clock.
The background stamping is snowflakes and pine branches using tumbled glass and bundled sage distress inks. All the shading is watercolour paints.
.Over at Simon Says Stamp and show some 'Elements of Time' is this weeks challenge, so I think my clock will fit the theme.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Thursday 8 December 2011
Noel
This hanging ornament isn't very big about 6 x 2 inches.
The shape hasn't a makers name, the blue is just one coat of acrylics.
I was pleased about that , as it was such a fiddle to get between all the letters.
The letters and stars were painted with silver acrylic paint, then stamped with a Stampers Anonymous snowflake stamp.
I used a Paper Artsy stamp for Santa's image. There is a sprinkling of glitter over the surfaces, but its a bit hard to see on this photo.
The theme at the Stampmans Challenge blog this time to Create an Ornament.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Advent
I know its a few days into Advent but I can show you this project today.
It was made for the first Challenge in December over at Gingersnap Creations.
Thankyou all for inviting me to be a Visiting Artist again this month.
The theme for this week is 'Starry Nights'. GS 130
This started life as a mirror, bought from Ikea. Out came the acrylic tester paint pots for the background, then I had fun smudging on silver paint.
The Advent days clock is from Tando as are the trees and Santa's sledge .
It took some working out to get the right size numbers for the dial, this is where the old computer came in useful. All the colouring was done with acrylics.
As you can tell the glitter was liberally sprinkled and I added some stars to guide the Sleigh.
Covering the mirror in the centre is a craft paper, printed with one of my favourite Christmas poems by Clement Clarke Moore, it goes like this,-
Twas the night before Christmas,
When all through the house.
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.
This is now hanging in my kitchen, with the pointer moved every morning bringing the 25th ever closer.
Just has a message from Zoechaos about a Winter Festivals challenge over at Tando Creative so I am posting my callender here as well.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Tuesday 6 December 2011
The Big Guy
Card week again over at Try it on Tuesdays and this time the theme is Father Christmas.
My card is layered with a variety of papers. The 'big guy' is a Paper Mania stamp.
The shading is watercolour paints. Antique linen and vintage photo distress inks.
Once again I used my Holly Alterations die, adding a stamped Tim Holtz ticket.
Please pop over and see what my team mates have been making, and join us this week.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Monday 5 December 2011
A Winters Day
I have finished my cards, hip hip, hooray.
Over the next days I will be adding a few more for you to see, I love the run up to Christmas, when everything gets to look so festive.
This winter scene was made using Lindsey Moore stamps. Lots of glitter, some white flower soft on the fence posts and cottage roof. I used watercolours to colour.
The tree is a Tim Holtz die and the ribbon came from my stash.
Challenges
Make My Monday - Seasonal, add some glitter.
Just for Fun -Winter
Chocolate Baroque have a White Christmas challenge, pop over for all the details, there is a super prize on offer
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Christmas Trees
Another Christmas card ready to post.
The main image is a Personal impressions stamp which I heat embossed using white powder, then coloured with watercolours, adding a bit of red glitter . Finishing with papers and ribbon from my stash.
Challenges.
Sugar Creek Hollow Non traditional Christmas colours
Crafty Card Makers Heat Embossing
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 4 December 2011
The Dressmakers.
I enjoyed making this small collage hanging, a real change to Christmas cards.
The stamps used are by Creative Expressions and Stampers Anonymous.
I stamped the tailors dummy onto stickyback canvas, to add a bit of texture.
All the colouring is antique linen, vintage photo and walnut stain distress inks..
The trimmings are all from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments
Thursday 1 December 2011
Book in a box.
This little box is shaped like a book and is 2.5 x 3.5 x1 inch in size.
I spent a bit of time tearing decoupatch paper, very theraputic when the computer is in a 'go slow' mode.
Had a load of fun sticking down the small pieces.
Inside , I made a pull out book, it is decorated on both sides, using a variety of stamps, pictures etc. This is the best photo of many, I hope it gives you an idea of the inside.
It is now parcelled up and ready for posting to a crafty friend, who I cannot persuade to use her blog.
Jusr found the Happy Daze blog's December challenge is gifts and tags. So the box will pay a visit here as well.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Thankyou card
The last theme for Novembers Challenges over at Gingersnap Creations.
GS 129 'Once in a Blue Moon' , is make a thankyou card.
My card is for a special friend, and I even got round to making the box.
The card is layered, using a tree bark folder and a branch which I cut out. My stamp of the Collie Dog is from a Joanna Sheene set.
The stamps used for the rest of the piece are Chocolate Baroque, Artistic Outpost and a few that have long since lost their makers names.
Trimmings are from my stash. Shading is vintage paper, tea dye distress inks and watercolour paints.
This was to have been my last post as November Visiting Artist for Gingersnap Creations, but I was so excited when I was invited to visit for December as well.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate you calling.
I will be trying to visit all my lovely followers blogs, but I am having a few computer problems, using my OH's laptop at the moment and so missing my big screen.
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Desk Tidy?
The DT have some super examples again, so pop over for all the details.
So this started out as a can of Baked Beans, very delicious on a slice of toast.
I used sticky-back canvas to cover the tin, which had been stamped up using a variety of Stampers Anonymous and Chocholate Baroque stamps. The trimmings are from my stash.
It is a realy useful container for my scraps of ribbon, lace and petals. Did you notice my title, 'desk tidy', it does help to have an aim, but my desk is always work in progress. I can never find a thing after a tidy-up session.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look at my Altered Can, your comments are greatly appreciated.
Saturday 26 November 2011
Postcard for Santa
Starting with a piece of music paper.
Followed by a home made backing paper using Viva stamps.
A small Graphics 45, left over paper panel.
The only thing new is the stamped postcard by Inkadinkado on top of my stamped french script.
Look close and even the red layers are different shades.
The wooden deer is painted brown, , and the ribbon and bow to finish.
All shading is antique linen and vintage photo distress inks.
Challenges I hope this will fit are-
Just for Fun, Favourite Shapes
As you can see I couldn't make my mind up between oblongs or squares, but having to pick I would say oblongs.
Craft Your Days Away Buttons and Bows
Craft Room Challenge Travel Postcards
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Thursday 24 November 2011
Holly
Another Christmas card made using the theme from this weeks Make My Monday Challenge, which is 'Flowers, foliage or snowflakes'.
The stamp is another one that Siobhan kindly lent me to stamp up a few images, back in September.
The holly is an Alterations die cut. Shading and colouring is a combination of Vintage photo distress ink and watercolour paints.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Thanksgiving
First of all , I would like to wish everyone who celebrates this special day a 'Happy Thanksgiving'.
I have made this hanging for the Gingersnap Creations Colour challenge.
GS 128, use Yellow, Red and Brown, colours.
The shape started life as a door hanger, turned on its side and painted with acrylics.
Words and Recipes etc are from Tim Holtz's Seasonal sticker pack.
The watch dangling in the circle is an Artistic Outpost stamp, which I clear embossed a few times.
All the other additions came from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Honey I shrunk the Plastic.
Wild Card week, so here is the Challenge, its called 'Honey I Shrunk the Plastic'.
Pop over to Try it on Tuesdays , see what my team-mates have made, get the information, then join the fun.
You will have guessed by now that we are asking you to use 'shrink plastic' in some way on your piece.
This card is only three and a half inches square. Shading is vintage photo distress inks, my all time favourite way to colour cards.
The layers are pieces of my own random stamped background papers. These are so useful to have pre-made.
The stamp I used is one of the Gorjuss girls images, she was coloured before shrinking with permanent ink pens. It is attatched by a few links so it could be used on a key ring .
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 20 November 2011
White Christmas
Our 9th Challenge for you over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges this time is 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas'. You can interpret this theme any way you like, e.g. snow scene/Christmas song, the colour white.But remember it is a Stamping Challenge.
Please pop over and see the fantastic examples and welcome Paula our new team-mate.
The background of this card is made with a variety of torn strips of patterned, white vellum. The scene is one of my old well used stamps, hence I cannot name the maker. Shading is a mixture of tumbled glass distress ink, watercolours and chalk. Glitter to highlight the snow, trees and various other things on the craft bench, not forgetting me.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Saturday 19 November 2011
Fabulous Blog Candy
The Craftbarn are having an amazing Blog Candy give away, to celebrate having over 600 followers.
It has well passed this number now, but why not pop over HERE to read about this fantastic prize and join in the fun.
Thursday 17 November 2011
CAS- Christmas.
Week 24 Make a CAS card with the emphasis on the sentiment.
This card has a simple message stamp from Hero Arts and a die cut poinsettia. The shading on the edges is tumbled glass distress ink. Now that for me is a simple card, it was photographed and put in my card box ready to send.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Farmyard friends.
The inspiration for this week is to come from 'Livestock'. GC 126
Phew! I thought when I saw this theme, a little panic, what did I have that would suit this challenge, get the thinking cap on.
Thankgoodness the trusty Artistic Outpost stamps could be used again , an embossing folder of a tree. Raid the kitchen cupboard for some seeds to feed the pigs and hens.
Add a few grasses and trimmings, then colour and shade with watercolours and chalk.
So here is my result, a peaceful farm scene, with happy animals, free to roam.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Wish you were here
This weeks challenge theme over at Try it on Tuesdays is 'Wish you were Here'.
Its also anything goes week, so it can be a card, tag, etc the choice is yours.
Pop over and see what my team mates have made, there is loads of inspiration.
I have made this tag to go with a gift to a friend. The background is stamped with a varierty of stamps then embosssed. Shading is tumbled glass and vintage photo distress inks.
The large stamp image is from Chocolate Baroque. The lady and other additions came from my stash.
Challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show this week is 'Show some Women Only'
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 13 November 2011
Noel
Well at the moment I can certainly say mine is shades of Brown and Tea dye distress ink comes high on the list.
These cards were both made with a variety of papers including the new Mechanica from Kanban.
The images, are ones I got from Siobhan at the Craft Retreat when she kindly lent me the stamps to use. Sorry I don't remember the makers.
This second card may fit the new theme at Sugar Creek Hollow which is 'Dots and Stripes'.
My stripes are made with small strips of scrap paper. paper.
All the trimmings are from my bits box.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Friday 11 November 2011
Remembrance
Sharing a digital picture with you today. I had all the images from a M.C.S. disc.
It is my way to thank all those brave men and women all over our world, who give their lives, so we can live in 'Peace'.
In the U.K. Poppies are worn in Remembrance. Where there is a ' two minute period of silence', held as a mark of respect on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. Today.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Christmas cards.
This weeks theme over at Make My Monday is Vintage/Traditional.
I realy need to get more cards made so this is helping to get me motivated.
Someone told me today its only about 6 weeks till Christmas. Help!
The background is a selection of papers pieces , lying on my desk from other projects.
. A Martha Stewart edger punch helped make use of a thin left over strip.
Santa's image is a Paper Artsy stamp shaded with tea dye distress inks.
Other challenge for this card is-
the Stampman Collage/background collage.
This card is made with paper layers and a ready to use image, from Lily of the Valley. I bought these at a craft fair in the Spring, they will come in very useful for quick makes. The tree is an Alterations die cut.
Now this card is about as close to 'cute' as I've made in ages, so I hope it will fit the new Challenge over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 128,
which is Cute.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look. I realy appreciate you calling.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Grow with Love
Week 2 of the 'On the Farm' challenges over at Gingersnap Creations and this time we were asked to use some 'Raffia,' Supply Challenge GC 126
I knew I had some somewhere, isn't it amazing what we crafters have, or save, sure in the thought that one day it might be useful.
I started off by plaiting the raffia to make a frame.
Then came the idea of a corn dolly. [ no corn, but still some raffia to use up]. Now I have never made one before and have no idea what they should look like, so its all experiment. I hope that if you make these items, you will forgive my very basic efforts.
The stamps used are from the Artistic Outpost , the farm boy I shaded with watercolours, I think he looks a real happy young lad.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Sunday 6 November 2011
Man and Boy.
Cottage crafts is our sponser and there is a beautiful stamp as a reward this time. So please pop over and read Dot's post for all the information.
The stamps I used are by Aspects of Design and Paper Artsy, which were stamped with Adirondak Expresso ink.
Shading is my favourite distress inks , tea dye and vintage photo.
Papers etc are from my stash.
The Craft room Challenge's theme this week is For a Man, so this card will fit this theme as well.
Thankyou for stopping by I realy appreciate your comments.
Saturday 5 November 2011
A Christmas Dream
I have just got the new Sizzix lamp post die and just had to try it out. It is covered with a sparkly embossing powder to make it glitter a bit.
The stamp is by Inkadinkado, shaded with chalk and watercolours, my fine glitter powder was meant to just highlight the snow, but I am covered int he stuff as well.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.
Thursday 3 November 2011
Autumn Leaves
The stamps I used are from Chocolate Baroque.
One of the layers has been embossed with a Sizzix Leaf folder, which I swiped over with rusty hinge, peeled paint and spiced marmalade distress ink pads. The shading is antique linen, other additions came from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate you comments.
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Farm Fresh
This month the the overall theme is 'On the Farm'.
GS 125 Farm Fresh, is this weeks theme.
For this piece I used ' The Outpost' set of stamps by The Artistic Outpost.
Tim Holz die for the fir trees, and a Martha Stewart twig punch. The shading is tea dye, shabby shutters and peeled paint distress inks, I coloured the stamped image with watercolours. At this stage I decided to make a frame, [ this was starting to make its own agenda ]. Those of you who visit my blog , know I don't do less is more very well.
So into the kitchen cupboard to find the pumpkin seeds, which I had fun sticking down on my homemade frame. I tried colouring them with mica power first of all but ended up using Copper paint.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments
Tuesday 1 November 2011
The bird house.
This is for our new Try it on Tuesdays challenge. Its Card week again, but this time we would like you to show us an interesting 'card shape' instead of the usual square or oblong etc. Please pop over to TioT's for all the information and see what my team mates have been making.
Once again its an old un-named stamp of a robin on a branch.
For the wood effect I used a tree bark embossing folder.
The shading is vintage photo disress inks, water colours and a sprinkle of glitter.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments
Monday 31 October 2011
Christmas is coming
This is not something I find easy, but as Christmas is looming ever nearer, I have given it a go.
Both were shaded with Vintage photo distress inks, I resisted the urge to add more , but I realy think they look a bit bare.
Happy Halloween Day Everyone.
This is the back and front of my Fat Page for the Blog Buddies Swap with I sent to Cath.
All the stamps are from Chocolate Baroque.
Thankyou for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.
Saturday 29 October 2011
Welcome
Not long now till those witches and warlocks will be flying the night skies.
Here is my door sign for this year, wonder who will call?
It was painted with acrylic paints, the witch and the stamps on the following tag are by Chocolate Baroque.
This tag is coloured with black soot and shades of grey watercolour and chalks.
The Colour theme this time at Gingersnap Creations GS 124 is Black and Grey.
I think either one of these would fit the challenge.
Simon Says Stamp and Show also has a One Colour challenge this week, so I hope my tag will fit this theme as well.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look. I realy appreciate your comments.
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