Lucky Me --- THANK YOU CHRIS ROWE XXX

WOO HOOO   AM I A VERY HAPPY BUNNY ....  THE nice postie brought me some very special mail from the lovely Chris Rowe.......Pic above is all my goodies

There's a lovely flower and stunning Art Deco Card


A stash of beautiful die cuts, lace and ribbon edges, circles hearts - yummy x


Gorgeous papers,Music, pics, stamped bodices  oh my gorgeous xx


Yummy bookmark - love Chris's writing, money, more music and card and ribbon and still more ....


A GORGEOUS TAG book wow   and ..........







WOWZERS ...............    some of Chris's STUNNING PORTRAITS

SO  VERY HAPPY A MEGGA THANK YOU CHRIS  XXXX


To see more of Chris's fab creations why not visit her    xx

Craft Barn Q and L Hurt

HOORAY   Have made it just in time for the current  Challenge.


I chose the word hurt and found a lovely quote by Mother Teresa, as seen above.


Completed page below.



Ingredients - Distress inks , Gesso, Elusive image stamps  - angel and bird ones.
PC generated heart and quote



I am also entering this journal page into the following
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments  - Anything Goes
The Craft Barn Q and L Challenge - Hurt

Dance tag

TO THIS FROM THIS !!

I saved this rather lovely tag from one of our DS jumpers. It's very substantial, so would take to being altered with no problem. I often save tags, along with acetate and cardboard from packing! Tags are quicker to use and save money from buying or time from die cutting/ or punching from card.


Using a palette knife I applied 2 layers of  thick, (mixed my myself)), brown acrylic pain followed by a layer of Gesso.





Then came the Peacock and Pumice Stone DI and Paper Artsy Fresco paint, again paint applied with a palette knife.



Then I stamped and embossed the dancer, I think she's a Scroll Works stamp. Grounded the dancer with brown paint.  







Then tried several layouts, using flowers, Stamped, masked and stamped and heat embossed a male face for the dancer to gaze into ....  not happy so left it overnight. No Offence meant to the Angel Knight from Elusive Images.


Following day I decided to re-stamp and emboss the dancer, fussy cut and thus add dimension. On a computer  I generated she loved Dancing scroll, fussy cut and positioned in a corner to the other corner a cream ceramic flower, lace and grey ribbon - quite happy now !!



I am submitting this into Craft Room Challenge - Dance
                             DRS Designs Challenge - Tag - You're It
                             Tando Creative  - Recycle
                             As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Item to recycle and why (please see above)
                             Rhedd and Rosie Challenge - Tag It
                             Inky Impressions  - Recycle It
                           City Crafter Challenge - Paint It


Enjoy the weekend and thank for dropping by  :)

Tag - Tim Holtz style

At last..........  I decided to join Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 so followed his video well kind off..... washi tape applied, (not sure why I chose cobwebs, maybe  thinking of the spring cleaning awaiting, or blowing the cobwebs of winter away) .

I only had ancient crackle distress paint and used Brown Linen - but it was very thick and so most came off.... I forgot that was a "wipe stage", and drowned the tag in water!! Must say these tags are very forgiving, as after inking I never "flicked" with water, again drowned it!!!!! Surprised any mediums stayed on!!

CD Graphicus  -Peacock Summer Party  and Christmas CD used for backing papers - just have Harlequin sizzix die. Sizzix again used for the flowers - Tattered Florals die, a big thank you to Jennie for her great tutorial which can be found here http://jennie-livethedream.blogspot.co.uk/. One flower coloured with Shaded Lilac and squeezed Lemonade  Distress Ink.Now I should have die cut my leaves but obviously got distracted.....

So I stuck the harlequin trips on, infilled with a few peacock feather die inserts from another strip, hadn't thought of any other infills but there you go it'll do ... Next stage flowers - no leaves so off to stash metal ones found hooray!! I had some white ribbon did the wetting and zipping through ink pads - tried it on the lower half but not as I wanted so made a huge knot at the top of the tag instead.

I did not like the space on top right hand so placed my wording connector there instead of to the lovely ribbon I had tied to the bottom of my tag - put a large metal bird onto the bow  - done!!

  

Hope everyone had a good Easter - back to same old routines tomorrow!!      :)

I am entering this into 12 Tags 2014 Tim Holtz

                                    Vintage Journey -  Theme of Spring flowers (hope mine count)

                                    Hiding In My Craft Room - Theme of Flowers

                               

Craft Barn Q and L Challenge Truth and Change

Just in time! Gosh how thrilled am I to be on the wall of fame for the last Q and L challenge ......                                  

Once the challenge is announced I search a quote and try to align a quote with my imagery. The trouble with this fortnight's Q and L was I had too many options !! Also school holidays, with DH away so not any quality me time. I chose truth, and created a journal page. I will photo the interim pages where all the quotes and lyrics from all participants are referenced some when :) 

 

TFL  Happy Easter xx

Craft Barn Q and L Challenge

 The latest Q and L Challenge at  The Craft Barn is flowers and Travel. I'm enjoying the challenge and am playing in a journal, I am adding fellow  participant and DT member quotes and lyrics too.

 

I brayered Big and Juicy "happy birthday", the shimmer just doesn't show on any of the photos :(  

Using Colourbox evergreen ink pad a stencil by Crafters workshop I created a leafy background. I highlighted the stems of leafs with stickles.

I then brayered Paper Artsy Eclectia 3, plate 01 large flower, with Big and Juicy "vibrant primary" onto white card stock and  fussy cut several, edged the petals of some with stickles and added more stickles to stamen of the flower. 3D Foam to curled flowers. Internet search for a quote which I printed, inked and stuck to complete the basic Journal page :)




I like this photo as you can see the shimmer of the stickles .

Wall of Fame at The Craft Barn - Thank you :)
Have a great weekend and thank you for dropping by :)

Paper Artsy Inspired - Ellen Vargo

Ellen Vargo showed how she created a journal page in 3 great videos which you can see here.

I followed within the confines of my crafting goodies, I used acrylic paints, the smaller leaf from Lin Brown ELB01 plate of stamps. Artistic Stampers Punk Plaid Large stamp. I used scraps from another project as a frame rather than the map and a different quote. The result is below....

 

                                                              Thanks to Ellen, and Pare Artsy - I had lovely fun - for future projects I will put less texture in the middle I think oh and invest in markers - all writing was done using a used pen dunked in ink :)  :)

 

Thanks for stopping by :)

 

TMTA Nature and Through The Craft Room Door

This is a basic quick ATC for  TMTA whose theme this week is nature, the image below is part of a Funstamp  stamp

The background was created using inks which were blended, image stamped in brown then pencil coloured - ingredients below .

 I am also joining Through The Craft Room Door who have an any thing Goes theme.TMTA

At last......My Interpretation of Pop Art

The latest The Craft -Room Challenge (20TH Century); and the Q and L challenge (Art and or Road) at The Craft Barn  had me coming  up with so many ideas.... I had to plan, develop and create on one - if only time wasn't always an issue :)

As a child of the 60's I loved comic books and I think POP ART is truly representative of the 60's, especially Andy Warhol. The inclusion of advertisements in "art", bubble graphics, to the iconic "Marilyn Diptych" (originally on silk), which has seen so many later interpretations I decided to reproduce my own. Not having a Marilyn Munroe stamp I chose a new to me stamp by the Stamp Attic, ATC sized card, primary coloured paints and inks, mounted the ATC's into an art journal did some hand doodling, found a quote from A.Warhol and mounted  tada...........

 

I enjoyed taking the journal into the warm sun - shame about the shadow, so back indoors.......

 The quote is a tad small so an individual page

The quote is

 I am also submitting this to Brown Sugar whose theme is paper piecing - many of the faces are.

Thanks for stopping by :)

 

A Huge THANK YOU to Tando Creative

Thank you, Tando Creative , soooo much for all the goodies sent to me after my win at /Craft- Room Challenge Such gorgeous goodies I'm waiting for masks and then I can play :)  Thank you    

Altered Paper Mache Heart

This weekend and early week I have had so much fun altering a paper mache heart I think no other image/object conveys love and romance more ....
Here is the finished heart and the second photo shows my ingredients. I used diluted PVA glue, a neutral shade of tissue paper onto which I stamped just 2 of the lovely "Floral Flourishes and Swirls" using Nick BanTock's Van Dyke Brown Ink. I distresses the edges of the torn tissue with the ink pad, having torn to size, coated all in another PVA coating once in position, loved the effect that the ink bled a little and blended, (using foam tool), over the heart. I made a ribbon bow and stitched using clear nylon thread a small bronze bird.Fabric glue secured the ribbon bow and lace to the heart.

 

I am entering my altered heart into the following challenges

 

A Fine Romance - Crafty Individuals  craftyindividualsblog.blogspot.The sponsor is crafty individuals a chance to win a rubber stamp of your choice and 25% off an order 

 

Valentines - Brown Sugar -brownsugarchallenge.blogspot. Tne sponsor is robynsfetish a digital stamp company

 

Altered object - Altered Eclectics - alteredeclectics.BlogSpot

 

With love  - Crafts For Eternity - crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk The sponsor is Stamping all day, a chance to win 3 downloads of your choice

 

Love Is In The Air - Crafty Catz - craftycatzweeklychallenge The sponsor is Bugaboo digital stamps

 

Valetine's Day/Love  -  The Sweet Pea Stamper -thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.

 

Ribbons and Lace - Craft-Room Challenge - The sponsor is Crafty Individuals

 

 Ribbon or Lace no card  - Really Reasonable Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon

 

Love and Adore - Sugar Creek Hollow

 

Hearts/Love - Bunny Zoe - £25 gift voucher from Bunny Zoe Shop

 

Ribbons ad Bows - Crafty Ribbons Sponsor http://www.craftyribbons.com/ £10 voucher

At last !!!! Craft -Room Challenge (Tando Sponsors),and TMTA

Gosh it's been great to get inky, more time spent looking for equipment than playing!! At last an ATC I'm entering this for Craft -Room Challenge 6 days left if anyone else would like to join! Aquarius is the theme: being of a simple mind I just thought water, sea, bubbles, boats and then with thoughts of cruises and warmer climates me looking forward to the summer hence the binoculars coz it's freezing and the summer feels such along way away :) Also TMTA whose theme is glasses, pair of glasses, I am hoping binoculars are Ok. Thanks for dropping by hope to be back soon :)

What a long time since I last posted. I have been crafting a little just not joining any challenges or getting as inky as I liked mainly because we've refurbished the kitchen, bathroom and toilet and installed lots of electrics into the garage sooo  the bulk of my crafting goodies are still in storage :( . I hope to get inky real soon :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Fun Free Course

Hi

Tam is offering an art course which sounds fun click the link to check it out

LTD- Lock and Keys

This weeks theme at LTD is locks and /or keys, this ATC nearly hit the bin it was for last weeks distressed challenge but I didn't get round to photographing it in time so bit of a cheat just added a key this week!

INGREDIENTS
Ink pads - Nick bantock and Versamark
Stamps Tanda, Sissix and Diane Dunda
Copic pens
Cardstock stash

TFL

Wednesday Stamper Doodles

This is an ATC I have just set to Chriss for the Feb. ATC swap.

Great fun!!!
TFL

The stamp Man Give away

WOW Check it out here

Thanks for the chance

Sketch Saturday and Tanda Stamp Challenge

I used the Sketch on Sketch saturday and the theme from Tanda stamps.

Ingredients
Tanda Stamps - Background set 1 paisley stamp
Ink pads - Big and Jicy -Hydrangea,colourbox egg shell white
Brayer
Sakura - white pen
Greeting - QVC
Ribbon Crafty Ribbons
Punch - Dovecraft
Cardstock from stash

TFL

Something Completely Different and Wednesday Stamper

At last an ATC which fits 2 challenges SCD - Clocks and WS - Alice in Wonderland. Enjoyed this!

Ingredients

White rabbit - Grraphics Fairy and quote pc
Clear parcel wrap tape
Inks - colour box and Nick Bantock
Stamps Clock - Tanda Stamps swirl Hero Arts
Sun punch - dovecraft
Tissue paper and cardstock from stash

TFL

Creative Cottage

Hi

A short post to wish Paula and the DT all the best with their new challenge blog which starts 10th March.

To provide inspiration there is a chance to win 4x yummy paper packs just follow this link

TFL

Digital Ink Challenge and DU2DS - CHALLENGE 31

Late as usual :)

INGREDIENTS
Digi - Shirley's 2 Girls.
Copics
Martha Stewart punch
Cardstock - stash

TFL

Lots To Do - Backgrounds

This weeks theme at Lots To Do is backgrounds.The background is brayered over a Dream Weaver template, which I then removed removed coloured the white atea in gold pen, stuck some glitter strands on to imitate snow - the rest is self explanatory!
This is a card I have made and need to foward to Ali at Crafty Ribbons using the beautiful ribbon which can be found here . Would be great for Wedding cards too!

Ingredients
Dream Weaver stencil
Big and Juicy ink Spice ink pad
7 comments:

So Long since I posted

Well I have lots of Thank you's and Sorry's ....

Thank you to Beryl
Zoe
Sam
Caz
for the lovely cards and gifts.

And SORRY for not thanking you all sooner and not getting makes to you - they are at the planning stage now :)

SORRY to blogging friends for not wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy 2010. I hope you all had a great festive season and wish you all a healthy, happy and creative 2010!

Tic Toc Tag

This is for the Tanda Teaser and Lots to Do Challenge .

Ingredients
Metal - Spellbinders
TSS - Embossing template, tools
Glimmer Mists
Big Kick and Tag die
Chipboard
Crop-o-dile and eyelet
Terra paste
Stazon
Tanda stamp - clock

TFL

Tag Challenge

Louise has a fabby Tag Challenge this week.

Having visited the Ringwood craft show with my dear mate Zoe I did not need much enticing to join in!!



INGREDIENTS
Big Kick, Tag Die and Chipboard
Nick Bantock Ink Pads -Damson Plum and VAN Dyke Brown
Cut n dry foam
Glimmer mists - Irridescent Gold
Autmn Leaves - stamps

TFL

Cupcakes galore!!

My friends Daughter was celebrating her 21st Birthday yesterday and as our children are the same age we spent many happy days out with them when they were younger....

We were lucky enough to be invited and attend her great pudding party yesterday - it was fun :)
Since cupcakes were high on her favorite list a cupcake card seemed ideal....

Ingredients
Cupcake digital download from ChrisThank You :)
Copics
Stickles
Martha Stewart Punch
RIbbon from Crafty Ribbons
Nesties and Cuttlebug embossing folder
Cardstock, sentiment,bow and key from stash

TFL

Pollycraft Challenge

Great sketch this week and DT work on Pollycraft Challenge

Ingredients
Pollycraft Rubber stamp- Mo having a Ball
Twinkling H2O's
Glitter strips
Copics
Glitter
Peeloffs
Do crafts snwflake punches
Cardstock, sentiment and ribbon from stash

TFL

Lots To Do - Challenge 42 -card and Theme Thursday - Faces

This is a card for a close family friend who is a talented drummer celebrating his 18th Birthday this week!!

It was digitally created so no ingredients other than photos and card stock :)

TFL

Long time no posts ......

Evening all, sorry not to have posted in ages the horrid cold/cough/ high temperature and dizzy head bug has smitten the household. We're all in various stages of infection / recovery :(

Have managed to craft today this is an ATC which fits several challenges ...
Theme Thursday WINTER

Papertake The darker Side - my ATC has halloween colours and who knows who the bird is calling.........

Ingredients

Inks- Memento Tuxedo and Versafine Onyx
Stamps- Autumn Leaf
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons sneak peek new glittered range
Clear gloss EP
Card from stash

TFL