Daisy

This week over at Just for Fun the challenge is for us  to Try a New Technique.
Pop over and see the super examples.
So, I have tried a new way to me, of distressing backgrounds.  It is an amazing method and one that I will keep using.
A couple of weeks ago I watched Sheena Douglas demonstrating her new Paint Fusion techniques.
 How to make a  distressed background, using watered down pva glue and household matt emulsion was  the one I have experimented with. I have to say her ideas were so different that I had to buy a few of her stamps.
Now I know these flowers are supposed to be daisies and mine look a bit blue. If I had left them white you wouldn't have seen them on my magnolia paint. I also need to get a chisel brush that she recommended some time soon. The card is completed with papers etc from my stash.
This card will also fit in with The Stampmans new challenge theme Floral, with Mothers Day coming up soon.

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

C of C week 35

Week 35 and the last page  we are  to  discover  in the most incredible journey that Linda has guided us through,  exploring  Tim  Holtz's  Compendium of Curiosities.  

This week we are on page 67 , the subject Design Details.  As usual, no word can be said about the methods etc.  I did have to improvise a bit and this is my take on the  theme,  but that only adds to the fun.

Please go look at the amazing examples  at Studio L3.

I have so  enjoyed this  challenge, only missing  the first two weeks. Alot of my pieces are on my first blog, which went walk about big style earlier this year. 

 Like everyone else, I wondered what was to happen next.  It has been like belonging to an extended family  over the past weeks. Thankyou Linda for hearing us  cry out for more.  Next week, she  will reveal  what will be the follow on challenge. I am looking forward to this already.

Also a huge thankyou to all the folk who have stopped by to leave a message, I realy appreciated your comments.

Try it on Tuesdays.

This week at Try It on Tuesdays the challenge is to make a tag . Ildiko has chosen  the theme  this week, to celebrate International  Womens Day.  So we are looking to see some very  feminine tags.  Please take a look at the super examples.
 This is the sort of piece I love to make. All girly with flowers and a hint of vintage.
The image is pre-printed , cannot remember where the papers came from. The rest of the embellishments are from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I love reading your comments.

Less is More

Week 5 of Chrissie and Mandi's  Less is More challenge. Please go see the fabulous examples here

This time the theme is to use Pastel Colours..

I used only two stamps for this card, both so old I cannot find the makers name. I used watered down cosmic shimmer for the pale pink shade, the leaves look a bit blue, but they are a quite pale green in real life.

Sometimes,  it is just as hard to take a photo  in the daylight,   than use the scanner.

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I love reading your comments.

Just for fun

The new theme for this month at Just for Fun is Mixed Media. Please go check out the super examples.
This weeks challenge is to experiment, perhaps get a bit messy  [no problems with that instruction] trying different combinations of materials and media.
I started with the background using  Distress inks and  blobs of Starburst Stains, then stamped a random pattern with assorted stamps.. I embossed the die cut swirl .  Then the fun of making my card. There is a piece of fibre material, some bits of scrappy ribbon. The the buttons are wired. The stamps are from my new Tim Holtz set and lace from my stash. I even had a go making my own lace flower. Need a  bit more practise at this I think.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy  appreciate the comments you leave.

C. of C. -week 34

Its hard to believe its nearly the end of this marathon challenge. I am so wondering, what the next one will be.

This week Linda has guided us to page  63  of Tim's book, to learn all about Dimensional Collage  Fragments..

There are some fantastic examples over  here at StudioL3.

 I was lucky to have a small 2x2 piece fragment  in my stash.As usual no more can be said about how I did this piece. However it is going to end up on a card for a friends birthday next week. 

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, the comments you leave are realy appreciated.

Inspired by a Song

Try it on Tuesday's theme this week is to make a card   Inspired by a Song. 
We are sponsered again by One Stop Cards, pop over and find out all the details for this weeks challenge.
My choice of song is a real old one ' English Country Garden'.
The main image, flowers etc is from  a Patchwork Polly stamp set, coloured with promarkers.
I wish this fairy would come and  wave a bit of magic in my garden some time.
The butterfly edging I cut with a Martha Stewart punch.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a peep at my card.  I realy appreciate the comments you leave.