Pocket Watch

Linda at StudioL3 has guided us to Page 35 of Tim Holtz Compendium of Curiosities Vol 2. This weeks  challenge is, Technique 9.- Pocket Watch

As always we cannot sat what we did.
But the embellishments came from my stash and the Papers are Graphics 45.  The Pocket Watch is from the idea-ology range by Tim Holtz.
I took the photo on the left before adding the glass.

Simon Says Stamp is this weeks generous sponsor.

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Bookmark.

  Challenge No 70  this week  over at Crafty Cardmakers is hosted by Carole.
She would like us to make anything that is NOT a card, tag or an ATC.
Please pop over and see  the fabulous examples my team mates have made for this theme.
We are again sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads, offering a   $10 store voucher for this challenge's  winner.

As I love reading, I decided to make a Bookmark, they also make a  super small gift as well.
The base is stamped  with a variety of stamps. I then added some strips of print from an old French book.
The other additions all came from my stash, shading was Antique linen and Vintage Photo distress ink.
The bird on the ribbon is weighted so it will hang over the front of the book when keeping the place.

I would like to enter these challenges-
Moving Along with the Times - Anything but a card.
Papertake Weekly  -Anything Goes

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Make your own background papers.

Can you guess from this posts title what our new theme this week  is, over at Sugar Creek Hollow .
 As usual we want to see you using a Shabby Chic, Vintage or Primative style, but we would like you to make your  'Own Backing Papers'.
Please pop over and see what we have been making and get all the details.
Also please welcome our Guest designer Kimberley and visit her here

My backgrounds were made with my favourite well used Script and Rose stamps.
The  base card was  stamped with the Script using Tumbled Glass Distress ink, this colour was also used for shading  the card.
The next layers, I  heat embossed the  roses using a pale lemon embossing powder by Woodware. The script is very feint in the backgrounds.
The main image  is a piece  I made  a few weeks back at the  craft workshop, with Jill .
The stamp if I remember is by Stampendous , we added Frantaage embossing powders and some guilding. This was coloured with chalks.

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What did you do for the Jubliee

Well after a week with no internet, I am still in caravanland but back to a more civilised location. We have spent the previous week with our two sons and hundreds of folk who love ''off road Landrovers''. to my family these are , 'big boys toys'. Needless to say our weather has been very unpleasant. Even had to give the new Wellies and outing.

But the menfolk and some of the ladies are hardy types. A bit of  rain and  fields of mud can only add to the skill and enjoyment of these events.

These are the my lads two toys, much loved and pampered, both not road legal so are transported on a light truck and trailer. They are now on there way home mud and all.

So a little different post to crafting , thank you for taking time to read it.

Jubilee

Gosh where are the months going to this year,  June already and we are celebrating the Queen's Jubilee.
This is my  next Fat page swap.
Once again I got most of the elements from  my Debbie Moore Shabby Chic London CD.

I used material to cover the other side, I was so pleased  to find a small piece in a bargain bin, it took seconds to jump in my basket. Only wish I had bought more of the Guardsmen ribbon.

Sorry I haven't been able to visit you all  lately, once again we are away in Caravanland and most of my recent posts are scheduled. I will be catching up soon.
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Magical for FSC

This time at Fashionable Stamping Challenges  we are asking you to be 'Mystical and very Magical'.
Please pop over for all the details and see what we have been making. I hope you will be joining us this time but remember we do like to see your stamping.

I found a leafy background paper in my stash to use as the base, if you look closely you will see a few fairies stamped onto it
The arches were cut using a Sizzix die cut set.
Here I used  Coffee archival ink for the stamps by Lavinia and Indigo Blu.
My main Fairy image is from a Fairyopolis set by Crafters Companion, sshe was coloured with promarkers.
Some cut up pieces from a Memory Box corner die and other trimmings came from my stash.
All the other shading is distress inks antique linen, and tumbled glass.

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Fathers Day at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow  our  new Challenge theme is Father's  Day.
Please pop over for all the details and see what we have all been making, we hope it will inspire you to join us this week.
Remember we like your projects to be in a vintage/Shabby chic or primitive style.
Sadly I don't have my Dad to make cards for, so I have made a general card that could be sent to a fellow, maybe a birthday or just because I care.
I stamped the base layer with Cogs and Wheels by Paper Artsy.
The next couple of layers are Kanban.
Once again the favourite script stamp was used, then the paper cut and torn into the shape I was looking for.
The old Jalopy is from a stamp set  from Chocolate Baaroque.
Twine etc came from my stash.
All the shading is Distress inks, tea dye, vintage photo and walnut stain.

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