Curls and Swirls

Challenge 17 at the Stampman is to add Curls and Swirls. The examples to give inspiration  are   gorgeous, please take a look here.
 My card base  came from my stash as did the bits and pieces. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the edges on  one of the layers. The main image is  from Tracy Coates Butterfly Beauties collection. The added colours are cosmic shimmers, I used a few layers of paint on the swirls.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always welcome.

Three Squares.

This week over at Mandi and Chrissies, Less is More they have set us the challenge to add three squares. Once again there are some fantastic examples over there.

I thought maybe I might find this a bit easier,  how wrong could I be.

The squares weren't the problem,  how to place them was. I used the free flower stamp from Craft Stamper magazine,  for my main images  coloured them with cosmic shimmer paint and  layered one of them .The buttons came from my bits box. I used Shabby Shutters DI to shade the squares and the edge of the card.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always appreciated.

Just for Fun

Week 4 and the new theme is Angel Wings. I love the examples  over here at Just for Fun. No pressure on what you do, just enjoy the making.

So what to do, so my  idea  of an ATC ended as a journal page.
The main image stamp is by Crafty Individuals and the words are from my new set of Tim Holtz. The background has been done over time when I was blotting stamps and  inks off my mat onto the page.

The wings I added to my angel I have a feeling they should be the other way up, but hey, I won't worry over it.  She is my take on the theme.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always appreciated.

Stylish Blog Awards

Imagine my delight when Valerie left me a message to say she had a suprise for me back on her blog. It was this award. So after thanking her I read what accepting it would involve.
Here is the list of things to do
step1-   Link back to the person who gave you the award.
step2-  Share 7 random things about yourself.
step3-  Award 7 recently discovered blogs to this award.
step4- Contact those bloggers and tell them you have nominated them.

so 7 things about me.
1. I am happily retired.
2. Lucky to have been married to my soul mate for over 44years.
3. Have two sons.
5. Meg ,our border- collie  is the baby of the family
6. Love our touring caravan, which allows us to visit new places
7. Last, but not least,  my total love of  all things  Crafting.

My nominations for this award include  friends in blogland who have given me friendship and support over the time I have had my blog  .Especially those who gave advice and encouragement when I lost my first blog to many technicalities.  I just wish I could nominate more, but you know who you all are and I  thankyou.

So here is my award list, grab the  award and if you find the time pass it on.
      Caz
      Danielle
      Nettie
      Janet
      Joan
      Cuddlybunny
     Alison

C. of C. week33

Week 33 of the Compendium of Curiosities and not many more to do now. This week Linda has directed us to Page 56 and the delights of Altered Metal with Alcohol Inks. There are some brilliant examples using this technique over at StudioL3 For my piece, the first job was to emboss a piece of thin metal that I had been wondering what to do with for ages. As usual, what happened next can be found in the book.
When I did week 30  challenge, I said the piece I made was for an altered box. If you are interested, the finished box is here. 
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always appreciated.

Alter a Shoe Box

At Try it on Tuesdays our new theme is to alter a shoe box. This week we are sponsered by the Craft Barn.

       We also have a very special guest Designer, who is only 9 years old., please pop over and see what an amazing box she made, together with the other DT examples here.


My box did start off a bit bigger, so in true altering fashion I cut a piece off, so it would fit the content. Mind you I did have some fun getting it back together. I covered the whole box in Paper Artsy papers the new yummy Thordon Hall ones. The embellishment was made a few weeks ago for  the Cof Curiostities challenge week30

  Added lace, flowers and ribbon.  The finished box is for a gift and I hope the box maybe find itself used as well.

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, your comments are always appreciated.

Shades of green.

I have just recently found this blog called  Stampin for the Weekend.  Challenge No4  this week is Monocrome, to use varying shades of one colour. There are some gorgeous examples to see on the blog.

For my card I used a mixture of papers for the background, the stamped rose is a favourite, that has long lost its makers mark. As you  can see green is a favourite colour of mine, the pale shades have photographed looking a bit beige, but they are a green in real life.

I also found another blog with a Monocrome challenge Stampin'B. via my friend Caz's blog.

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look.