Butterflies for SCH

Things with Wings, -' Butterflies and/or Birds' -, is our new Challenge theme for this week at Sugar Creek Hollow.
We would love to have you join us this week. Please pop over for all the details as see what we have all been making. Remember we like to see a Vintage/Shabby chic style  for our challenges.
I used Stampers Anonymous stamps for all the images, including the background for this card..
The shading is Distress inks, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.
One of the layers is a piece of mesh netting, the other additions came from my stash.

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

Lots of layers

Lots of Layers is the theme this coming fortnight over at Try it on Tuesdays.
We realy would like to see you use lots of layers on your project.
Pop over for all the challenge rules, details etc. and see what we have all been making.
My main image of the owl was coloured with watercolour paints and is a Stampendous stamp.
The base card is a charcoal grey colour, followed by six layers including , patterned paper and  nesties ovals.
Finished off with ribbons , materials , metal embellishments as well as Spellbinders Shabby Flowers.
This is the sort of card I enjoy making as there is no limit but your own, on when to call it finished.

This is a scheduled post. Thank you for stopping by your comments are greatly appreciated.
I hope to catch up with you all soon.

Altered Notebook

Challenge 31
Alter Something is our new theme at Fashionable Stamping Challenges for the next fortnight.
Please pop over for all the details. my team mates have some fantastic projects to share with you.
We do ask that you remember to show us some stamping in your entry.

First of all the cover was painted with  cream acrylic matt emulsion tester pots from DIY shops are great for this. Then the Distress inks blended over the surface, shabby shutters, peeled paint and wild honey.
The background stamping is a selection of clock images by Paper Artsy.
The Sizzix die cut clock Tick Tock] was covered with Yorkshire Dales flakes [from Indigo Blu].
Sitting on the clock pointer is an image from Stampotique, she looks quite comfortable to me.

This is another scheduled post, thank you for stopping by, your comments are always appreciated.

Wishing You

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow our new Challenge theme is 'Vintage Animals or Animal Scenes.
Please pop over and see what we have all been making, and get all the details.
 We would love you to join in and look forward to visiting your blogs.

As you know our style is Vintage.Shabby chic, I was realy struggling to think of what to make, that would fit the theme. It was my OH who pointed me in the direction of my Craft CD's and to this one from Crafters Companion, 'The Tales of Beatrix Pottter. I found myself spoilt for choice, I loved reading these stories to my own family and to the infants in school.

I think I could suggest that this is a Christmas scene, with the rabbits walking in the snow.

Look close and you can just see the Frantage embossing with iced glass fragments  I added to frame my scene.

The backing paper layers are all from a variety of CDs, trimmings as usual came from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I appreciate you calling.

This is a scheduled post and I hope it appears at the right time and day.

Calendar for September

I am late in showing you the Fat Pages [4 x 4inches] Calendar that  I made  for the  September swap with my friend..
May be this  was lucky as it will also fit the theme for  Challenge 13  at Artful Times, which is  'A Tree as the Main Focus.'


The colouring is all distress inks, dried marigold, peeled paint, tumbled glass.


The stamps are all Crafty Individuals , I used  Coffee Archival ink to stamp these up. adding a wooden leaf  layered on mesh and felt material scraps..

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This is the other side of the page, the background, made with a leaf embossing folder and coloured with the same distress ink colours.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look. Your comments are always appreciated.

Stitches and Lace.

Challenge 75 at Crafty Cardmakers and our theme is Stitching and Lace, hosted by Lyn.

Our sponsors for this challenge is Hobby Craft , , there are some gorgeous stamps for our winner this time.
 Please pop over for all the details and see what we have all been making.

I chose to make an Easel card, using Graphics45 papers for the the base and the die cut shape.
This shape of card was not easy  photograph.
Two layers of material came next , joined together with a simple running stitch.
The  machine embroidered flower for the centre and  on the step  were  just glued in place.
Lace is one of my favourite things to add , where to put the bow took the most time when making this card ,
Not sure even now that its in the right place.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I always appreciate your comments.

Happy Mail from Cindy

Just want to share with you all, this gorgeous Hanging that dropped through my letter box at the end of last week.

 It was a Birthday gift,  made for me by Cindy of Plants List.

 It realy made my day thank you Cindy, I love  and will treasure it.