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Progress report

2012-02-01T21:28:00.010Z

Have started to add a little deco to the front... as this is going to get used, sometimes a lot, not sure if putting to much on will be a bad idea. (things getting in the way if you know what I mean) I guess it doesn't have to be finished in one go, think maybe adding to it as I go may have a better outcome, a rushed project sometimes never turns out how you'd like... just gunna see. For now this is what I've done, & thanks for dropping by :)

Storage up date

2012-01-29T22:50:00.003Z

Dropped in to give a progress report on how it's all going, you'll see by the pics I managed to get it all painted up, yay.. just need it to dry now :) I also colourised the sticker names n got them on all of the ink I have... shhh do let on but I've brought 3 more Distress ink pads... well I did need them.

Distress Ink storage

2012-01-28T18:50:00.006Z

Finally took delivery of my storage box for the Distress ink pads, very lovely it is too & may I also add well made by a very talented man called Rod. It's just now in need of a full make over, which I hope will happen over the next week.. or 2. Need first to go get some paint, thinkin along the lines of grunge type look, after all Distress ink aren't gunna wanna live in anything else really :D mmm might do some stamping too,I do love to stamp ya know. Well here it is all new & bare... really should've put a censore over it, tee hee.
http://www.creations-by-rod.co.uk/index.html

A rare thing

2011-08-19T21:31:00.005+01:00

Don't craft like I use to, but here are two very rare examples I made this week. My insperations came from the brilliant Sue Wilson & Barbara gray... So a big thank you to them both for the help, even if it was only via the TV xx

Brayer, ink & a bit Of Tim.

2010-02-28T22:58:00.002Z

I've had some great fun getting very inked up using items from the Tim Holtz TSV kit, making what at the moment I guess you can call it ATC, but I never intended for it to be one. Still undecided whether to make a card with it or leave it as is. The favourite part of this piece for me is the frame, which I used distress inks, applied sepia accents then taking a paint brush tapped in to the still wet accents gold mica powder. Oh BTW I first used my nesties to get the frame :)
The other 3 cards have all been made using techniques used by the fab Barbara Gray.... Don't know if crafters should love all their creations or have favourites, but my fav from these 3 has to be the wilderness one which I made before Christmas, decided I wanted to put it up here & show it off, lol.

OMG I've a blog, lol

2010-02-26T00:18:00.010Z

Not to good at keeping up to date with this blogging thing.... wish I was.. well never mind I'm here now even if it's only with a few pics. I've not been doing much of the craft thing either sadly, what with one thing & another & doing a dog grooming course, which btw I passed, yeah.
I've still happily found the time to watch a few of my fav craft hours on the telly featuring Sheena, Barbara & Tim, as always I'm left wanting all I've seen, lol.
Here are my efforts on some of the projects they done.

BOO

2009-10-29T16:34:00.003Z

Opps sorry, did I scare ya, lol

A couple of spooky cards that I made for Halloween..... well the bottom one isn't a card at the moment, not sure yet if I'm going to make it into a wall art & hang it in me craft room.

Let's eat cake

2009-09-02T22:28:00.002+01:00

Here's one I baked earlier, lol. Have really enjoyed making these 'quickish' cards, has help me back into crafting, but I couldn't just pop & stick.. oh no I had to add just that bit extra in the form of liquid pearl & glitter :)

it's to long

2009-08-30T12:38:00.006+01:00

Ok I know, I’ve been missing in action for quite some time now, but good news, not only have I surfaced I also bring you my latest work….what’s that I hear you cry, ‘about time’ lol, well hope you like them & thanks for dropping by xx =)

Blimmy.....

2009-07-25T22:59:00.002+01:00

it's been more than a while since I last posted anything, nearly forgot I had a blog (hope I haven't forgotten how to blog, lol) I saw a post wondering if I was OK, the answer is yeah I'm fine, lol thanks though xxx. I do have work to upload but nothing has had it's picture taken yet....no change there ay =)
I hope to get round & have a good look at everyones blogs, gunna need a bit of time to do this, so will wait until I've a hour to spare, don't want to go on a flying vist cause I just know I'll miss something fab.
PS. Hope your all keeping well by the way =)

Big bling

2009-05-21T00:13:00.005+01:00

Here are some more big bling cards I made over the last week..... You might need shades on before you look, lol.
My fave is the green one, but that might have something to do with the fact it has some stamping going on in it :-)

That stamp again

2009-05-13T21:00:00.003+01:00

This set of stamps is certainly getting it's mileage, it just goes with so many things. This card was coloured with chalks.... note not a hit of Glimmer mists in sight, lol. It does have a little bit of bling though in the vellum wrap & in the matting....
Pleased with the overall finish I got with this card.

It's gone all bling round here

2009-05-10T17:38:00.020+01:00

I've been having a lot of fun with some very blingy kits that I brought recently. I'm not usually the sort that goes for these kinda kits, but thought what the hell if I'm going to have a go at bling I'm going the whole hog. I've been very impressed with the out come to. Here take a look.

I've added a bit of stamping in one or two of them as I just couldn't help myself. I really like the pink card.

Shell we...

2009-05-08T22:49:00.011+01:00

Don't have much to talk about so it's just going to be piccys this time round I afraid. Starting with a bit of the seaside, this shell card was made using a cuttlebug embossing folder & Glimmer Misting it after putting it though the bug, yep I know I'm a sucker for those mists & the backing paper was taken from the Graphicus Guild paper pack.

This card uses, yep you've guest it an Elusive Images stamp again, which I stamped onto acetate & I used yet more gorgeous backing papers again from the Guild pack to go behide the stamped image, The Happy Birthday is from Kanban.

In the picture

2009-05-01T20:43:00.003+01:00

I've not been good keeping up with my postings of late... time just seems to steal it's self away from me & even more so in the summer time..... Made this though, it's a pre made canvas frame which I painted in a yummy pink, had to use acetate to make the design, the stamp wouldn't stamp clearly on the canvas without me taking all apart...which I didn't want to do. By the way all stamps used are from Elusive images surprise, surprise, lol. I used Mezze Paints to colour in the image.

Tag it!

2009-04-18T00:18:00.023+01:00

I tagged myself a little book, woo hoo. I'd always wanted to make one of these books ever since I started seeing other people making um. I had new stamps from Graphicus arrive so decided to use these to decorate most of the book & tags with just the odd rub on or embellishment from the stash I already had...oh & of cause Glimmer mists.....I'm just loving them at the moment.

A keepsake

2009-04-13T11:29:00.006+01:00

I've finally have something to show.
This project has been in the making for some months.. not sure why. I first made the cover for this keepsake on the arrival of some very yummy card that had wicked designs, much like oil on water but with a tone on tone effect rather the rainbow effect. This set the tone for the whole of the layout colours I used & what better way to show it of but to use my 3 doggies :-)

Happy easter

2009-04-10T17:34:00.002+01:00

A very happy easter to each & everyone. I don't have any work to show off at the moment as I've not really had much time plus I've not felt up to it.....don't know why, think it must be that time of year again..... you all know it, it's when the garden starts shouting out to you it need attention, lol. But I have made a start on a tag book thingy, maybe I'll get it finished over the weekend as the rain has come to this part of the UK so no garden demands at the moment 8-) it should give me time to spend indulging in a bit of crafting.

Check out the Cats Whiskers

2009-04-02T22:38:00.002+01:00

Jacqui from 'Cats Whiskers has this yummy blog candy up for grabs in celebration of her blogs first b'day, just pop on over to her blog http://jacqui47.blogspot.com/ to see what ya need to do to win it.

flowery card

2009-03-30T22:10:00.003+01:00

Made using items brought from Graphicus & the ever yummy Glimmer mists (brand new colours) yummy pink ribbon along with my ever faithful cuttlebug for the word 'Hi', plus a pen or two to colour in with. It was the backing paper that jumped out at me to make this card & I'm so pleased it did, because I feel this is one of the nicest cards made in a long time.

Auction in aid of....

2009-03-28T20:03:00.004Z

'Friends of the Animals' which is a Charity that helps in the rescue & re-homing of animals. They have an auction running until 9pm 10th April with loads of fab things donated by kind forum members & very kind companies as well..... from fun days out & short stays away around the country to items for the kids or yourself to things for the pets in your life, so if you've a bit of time please go visit the forum & take a look at whats on offer.. you never know what you might find :-)

http://www.foa-rct.proboards.com/

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU SEE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO BID ON YOU'LL HAVE TO JOIN FIRST, BUT MOST OF YOU WILL ALREADY KNOW THIS IS THE WAY MOST FOURMS ARE RUN.

Autumn

2009-03-25T15:00:00.003Z

Don't mean to speed you all forward to Autmn, but after making a fab background using glossy card a brown inks, it just shouted Autumn to me, so dug out a leaf stamp & some rub ons & a sheet of green card & came up with this...

Flying high

2009-03-24T10:04:00.004Z

I've not been about much this last week due to sorting out my craft room. Got myself a few bargains for my room in the shape of shelving for 99p & a secondhand Ikea desk for a super bargain of £16.00, which put a very big smile on my face.
Managed to squeeze a hour in to make this fun card using more Doodle factory stamps, & those fabbie pencils again. Here's my little rapper man complete with gold necklace & cap flying high in his private chopper lol.

Mono magic & a memory

2009-03-13T15:17:00.005Z

I really like the way this card tuned out, so clean & crisp, black & white never dates which is why I like it & I should really use it more.

The memory trip I had today was invoked when I had a clean up in my craft room (hopping to get a new desk & shelving) & came across this wonderful rubber stamp which was the first ever stamp I brought. I remember it well... after watching Dawn Bibby on QVC for the first time years ago, I was soo taken with what I saw I just had to have a go at what looked like loads of fun....& it turned out to be just that. At the time I didn't have a heat gun so used an iron.... the wrong way round, lol, instead of putting the paper on top of the iron I tried taking the iron as close as I could with out it touching the powder. I feel so silly now thinking about it, but like so many crafters out there I've come along way since then & it turned into an addiction.. which I know sooo many can relate to. I also remember after making up I think it was something like 10 cards I'd brought I had this down feeling because I'd no more to make up, so my addiction was sealed from the off set.

MTTC challenge

2009-03-06T19:52:00.003Z

I've gone for an ATC for the MTTC challenge #51 which is themed on Hats, It's really funny because I made this before I even knew what the theme was going to be. I soo love these cute little people (from Starving Artistamps) The scene is suppose to be a theatre stage with gems along the bottom for lights & velvet scrolling to depict curtains...I hope this comes across.

Derwent inktense pencils tips

2009-03-04T00:43:00.011Z

In answer to Carolyn's question asking if I've any tips on using these wonderful pencils, all I can say is have a good play around with them.... one thing I will say is where you want the shaded parts, colour these first with the pencils & pull the colour away using either water or if you add a second colour you could use the blender pen, that way you'll get an image that's got a darker inner that gets lighter towards the outer part, this is the way I did both the flower cards. Try mixing colours to, first colour in an image with say a red then go over with say a brown or an orange then take the blender pen or water both give a wonderful effect. Glenda gave a great demo of these on Create & Craft (if your able to get this channel on sky, it's well worth a watch) I've looked on her website & at the moment there are no video's of this, don't know if she has any plans to add any Derwent demos, you could always drop her a line here:-
info@graphicus.co.uk

Not very observant am I

2009-03-02T12:21:00.005Z

Well what can I say, I've gone past the 1000 mark & never even notice, lol. Looks like I need to go on a special shopping trip for some wonderful goodies to put up as candy to say a big thank you to all who have been kind enough to visit my blog. Hummmm will go away now & see what I can find.

Pencil mania

2009-02-27T20:02:00.004Z

Isn't it funny, no matter how old you get you always favor the newest thing you've brought. In this case it's the Derwent Inktense Pencils I brought, wasn't content with just using them on the architecture card in my last post, I've gone mad & made these two for starters....

one for the men

2009-02-20T23:06:00.003Z

I've been having loads of fun this week (must have something to do with being on holiday this week, Lol) made a load of cards, which I hope to up load over the coming days. Had a stash of goodies arrive from Graphicus & the States today, plus I brought a set of those fab Derwent Inktense after seeing them on Create & Craft, but knew as usual I could find them cheaper elsewhere.

Well the card I've popped up today is a great card I think for a man. Not that this was the kind of card I sat down to make, I just wanted to have a play with the yummy Inktense pencils :o)

A birdie told me....

2009-02-14T18:51:00.004Z

Not a lot as it happens, lol, but I did manage to get him on to my card.... for any concerned people out there no cruel act took place.....honest.

I do love Glenda's stamps & yet again I've used them in this card, (apart from the birds in the sky, they came from cherrypie stamps. You can find the link for both websites down the left hand side under ' Web shops I like to visit') which really reminds me of those wonderful warm sunny days we get in summer, with the birds chirping away.....I can just here them now

Meeko's portrait

2009-02-13T19:58:00.003Z

I won an auction on a forum run for rescued animals. (http://foa-rct.proboards.com/index.cgi) The auction was for a portrait done of your pet & the likeness from Meeko's photo is fantastic, it's been done in pastel which is what the lady Loraine uses in all her portraits. I've now framed it & it will be hung on the wall tomorrow

http://www.pastelpals.co.uk/dogs.shtml

Dog mad

2009-02-11T18:34:00.003Z

Oh dear I've gone all doggy of late, not only have I been going mad taking pics of my my furry friends playing around in the snow, I also brought 3 stamps depicting doggies having fun.You know what it's like when new stash arrives....you just have to play/make something & this is what I made. (this ones by the way is on the lazy side, lol)

Pages for the handbag

2009-02-08T17:24:00.003Z

I've been busy making a start on the pages for the chipboard handbag (pic of which can be found under the heading 'work in progress') With the page titled Fab I decided to turn everything on it's head kind of speaking & flip it round. Instead of doing the backround then stamping the images I used Cosmic Shimmer UT to make the background & then stamp the cheeky little fellow in white & the tree in green in to the still hot powder.... it was fun & turned out well me thinks

MTTC Challenge #47 & more snow pics

2009-02-05T14:06:00.009Z

This card was made using a stamp from Elusive images & a few Glimmer mists an iron & grease proof paper :o)

More snow pic's of Meeko & Milo playing today in the newly fallen snow & Sammi staying in the dry eating a bit of snow.

White out

2009-02-02T20:14:00.003Z

Here are a few pic's of Meeko & Milo having so much fun playing in the snow earlier today. The white stuff didn't start falling round these parts until 2pm, before then I think we where the only part of the UK without snow.

Work in progress

2009-02-01T18:10:00.006Z

I've had this delightful chipboard bag hanging around my room for sometime, I brought it last year in a sale because of the great price & it was cute, I felt it could look so fab when done.Well here I am making a start on it.... hope it's looking good. I used Glimmer mists over the top of white acrylic paint on both the inside & out side, the yummy chipboard flower was embossed with Cosmic shimmer UT.

Challenge #46

2009-01-29T00:32:00.004Z

I enjoyed taking part in last weeks challenge & I didn't hesitate joining in again. This time though I've made an ATC using a very cut fun stamps image of a stick girl..... it's been a while since I made any ATC & think this turned out really well. The challenge was 'a little bit of sunshine'....... think mines got a big lot of it as the sun is rather big, lol

Yummy blog candy

2009-01-26T00:27:00.003Z

If you love pink or green get yourselfs over to http://anyshadeofgreen.blogspot.com/ to win some candy.
Sorry I've no picks to put up at the moment of the UT pieces I was going to make. I never got to play today due to visitors of the family kind, as it's the other halfs birthday the 26th....Oooo that's now then. Will post a picky of the card I made him after he's seen it... he pops in on my blog from time to time so don't want him seeing before hand.

Dream

2009-01-24T23:29:00.010Z

Another brayered card, using stamps from Cherry pie stamps Here ..which I love & from Elusive images for the word dream Here. All inks used were Impress inks which I find work well, although I could do with some pastel shades.
My next post hopefully won't be so short & sweet. Tomorrow I hope to get to grips with a few packs of those scrummy Cosmic Shimmer UT powders that I brought recently, I love UT & these are the first lot of Cosmics that I've brought..... can't wait to see the results & hope to share with you all the finished results.

Your having a laugh challenge # 45

2009-01-21T22:59:00.006Z

This is my first go at a 'my time to craft challenge... in fact it's only the third challenge I've ever done. I had soo much fun making this card I hope to join in again.

Have to say it was lucky this stamp was in my collection as I've not really got anything else that would have been fitting... must make a note to buy more funny stamps.

For anyone wanting to join in with on of the challenge's here's a link to their blog http://www.mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

Wow I won... & it arrived today

2009-01-13T23:10:00.012Z

I had an email from L'Occitane at the end of November with a link to a site called Promod. This site had an Christmas advent calender where you had to answer a question everyday to win a prize. As it was free to enter I thought why not, a week later I had another email saying I'd won a prize..... well at first I thought it was one of those scam emails you get, as I never win anything, but on the second read realised I'd actually won something & was very pleased indeed, I was even more pleased when I found out it was this beautiful L'Occitane box that only had my all time favourite within.... Cherry blossom, yum.

While on the subject of good things, my youngest dog Milo started Agility tonight & he was great, really did me proud... I was quite worried he'd go gallivanting off around the enclosure when let off & not jump one hurdle, but, not only did he jump it he then went on to do a jump, then the tunnel followed by 2 more jumps.... woo hoo

Wow a new award

2009-01-11T22:38:00.004Z

Thank you to Shirley for this wonderful award that she sent me. A link to Shirley's blog is here, please visit if you can it's a fab place.

http://cardartetc.blogspot.com/

The above award is called 'The Marie Antoinette' a Real Person, a Real Award.

The rules are:

1. Link to the person who gave you the award

2. Nominate 7 more persons

3. Link the nominees and let them know about this award

4. Post the award on my blog

The seven I've chosen are:

1, Phree http://inkstainsurvivor.blogspot.com/

2, Anesha http://skippereva.blogspot.com/

3, Donna http://stampamaniac.blogspot.com/

4, Deby http://just-add-love.blogspot.com/

5, Maddy http://madimaginations.blogspot.com/

6, Sharon http://www.chezshaz.blogspot.com/

7, Beth http://www.mylittlecardblog.blogspot.com/

Changing the way you leave a comment

2009-01-11T17:57:00.004Z

I've now changed the way you can leave a comment on here.... I hope you find it easier, if you don't then please let me know, thanx :o)
BTW, if you need to know more Shirley has a bit on her blog about it which might help you out
http://cardartetc.blogspot.com/

2009 & a card

2009-01-10T21:06:00.014Z

Bit late but hope this year has started off well for everyone, finally got rid of the cold, but not before giving it to my other half, which meant we where both feeling very poorly over Christmas... worst luck & it's meant I've done no crafting at all.... just haven't felt up to it,
but thought I'd post a pic of the card I made when I first got the wonderful faeries & wildlife stamps from Graphicus back in November. (it was going to go into the December Graphicus website competition, but doesn't look like it will be happening now as it's been changed)

Merry xmas everyone

2008-12-23T08:52:00.002Z

A very happy Christmas & new year to all.
Hope none of you have this blasted cold that's going around... I got it last week still have it & can't stop coughing just hope it's eased off by Christmas day, other wise I can see Christmas dinner finding it's way over the floor, lol.
Here's hopping that this colds gone by the new year, I can then finally get back to blogging again.
P.S
I've now added the pic of Veronica's card

Still here & thanx to Veronica

2008-12-13T18:36:00.005Z

Had the fabbie stamps arrive from the US at the beginning of the week & are really nice, very deep etched to... so glad I brought them. Have had a quick play stamping the sweetie house & the xmas tree, but as yet haven't got round to making anything with them, what with xmas just around the corner I've been busying myself putting up the tree (late I know) & giving the place a good going over so it's all looking nice for the holidays.
I've done all my xmas shopping apart from the odd nick nac & the money for the kids.... never know what to get them so think this is the best way, let them get what they want, that way I can't go wrong, lol. Oh & of cause I've the food to get.

Thank you to Veronica for the beautiful xmas card which I got today (part of the GG swap) mine will be posted to Val tomorrow..hope RM don't lose it!
I'll add a pic to this post shortly

More brayering

2008-12-04T20:47:00.007Z

I just love to use my brayer, (thanks go out to Phree for this, she sent me the link to the queen of brayering, Michelle Zindorf site not long ago & now I'm hooked) I've made another card using this technique along with a few yummy stamps from Elusive Images range, click here & here to see the stamp themeplates I used, which are fabbie.
Ooo just remembered, I've brought & I'm now waiting for the lush new colours of Glimmer mists to arrive, I had to go for the set cause I just couldn't decide what ones to go for lol I'm soooo naughty.... hope there here tomorrow then I'll have all weekend to play.

DT call @ Banana frog

2008-12-03T23:22:00.002Z

Banana frog are look for talented artists to join them.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31st December. So if you've any of their stamps & fancy a go here's the link.... Oh & get a stamp on.
http://bananafrog.typepad.com/

Nice & natural

2008-11-30T16:35:00.014Z

I spent an hour or 2 surfing for craft blogs... as you do.. or is that just me?? lol, it's always nice to see what other make & inspiration from others is always a help. On my search I came upon this very cool blog owned by a lady called Liz.

Soap making is something I also like to play around with from time to time. It's also the first blog that I've come across that's about making your own skincare.... With great tips if you want to have a go at making your own or if not she has a shop with yummy stuff that looks good enough to eat & that's sure to make fab gifts.

http://www.makeyourownskincare.com/

http://www.folksy.com/shops/liz

Back to card making

I've just finished off this card I've had hanging around for a bit just waiting for the right coloured card & a bit of nice ribbon to come along, I think I found it... well at least I hope I have, as it's to late to change cause it's well & truly stuck down.

Xmas card keep sake

2008-11-30T01:07:00.008Z

I brought this fab keep sake album by Brends Pinnick... I suppose it's a bit like scrapbooking. The kit came with loads of stuff.... you got cards, envelopes, tones of embellishments, brads, ribbons...etc. Anyway I've been busy making some of the cards that fit in the sleeves of the pages to wright out as you need them, plus the other thing you can do with it.. which is to make the pages up using xmas cards that people have sent you over the Christmas's that have been & are still to come & I can tell you I've had great fun with this kit. Take a look :o)

Cute xmas stamps with an offer... or you could win um

2008-11-26T18:48:00.010Z

I joined the Technique Junkie (Rubber Stamping Techniques) last month, which I have to say is fab. They also have an e-group that you can be part of while you're a member, well today I got an email that had these fabbie stamps in it, here is the website addy to the stamp company that makes them: http://starvingartistamps.com/index.html

The stamp place also has a blog which is: http://www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com/ with fab samples using these stamps. If you buy the complete sweet shop unmounted stamp sheet from now until Christmas priced at $19.95 + $4.80 postage (Total works out at £16 something pounds) you'll get the new Sweet Shoppe sentiments FREE...wow. I didn't enter to win a set cause I just could wait & have already brought them..... they take PayPal BTW :o)

Ooo & if you're interested in joining the Technique Junkies here's their web addy: http://www.patstamps.com/Newsletter.html (they do a 3 month trial subscription for $12.00 which is what I went for)

Thank you Phree

2008-11-24T19:46:00.002Z

For giving me this wonderful award.

Please if you haven't already go look at Phree's fab blog http://inkstainsurvivor.blogspot.com/2008/11/thank-you-shirley.html she does such beautiful cards ect. I always enjoy looking in on her blog :o)

The "rules" for the Arte y Pico award are:

1. If you are an award winner, show the award, the name of the person who gave it to you, and link back to his or her blog.

2. Pick 5 blogs you think deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and for contributing to the blogging community.

3. List the author's name and link to his or her blog.

4. Leave a message on the blogs of those you've selected.

5. Link back to the original Arte y Pico blog, so all will know the origin of the award.

Here are my choice, which was very hard I can tell you as everyone has this already.

1.http://threecloversdesigns.blogspot.com/

2.http://magickdiva.blogspot.com/

3...oh dear I'm at a loss, I've looked at all the ones I like & all have this award.

In shock

2008-11-19T21:54:00.005Z

Wow I can't believe it, I'm a winner again, never even thought I'd win last time so to win again twice on the trot is sooo wonderful & makes me realise my cards aren't as bad as I think they are :) Big thanks to all who voted for my card, you've all really made my year. :o)

I used the owl from the Wise Owl Themeplate by Elusive Images. I loved him when I first saw him in the Graphicus Gulid newsletter & wanted to do something fab when I got my hands on him & I feel I did that with this card.

I'm on a roll now

2008-11-19T00:13:00.006Z

Ooh these big cards are having a big impression on me (sorry couldn't help it :o) ) I've just made yet another one & out the 3 I like this one the most, it's the red that I like, don't think Christmas would be the same with out a bit of red going on.
If you're an avid Glenda fan & use her stamps you will no doubt have spotted I used one of the baubles to make mine.....fab stamps aren't they.

Big cards ahoy

2008-11-17T19:45:00.004Z

Have recharged the camera battery & taken a pic of the other card I made. I forgot to say in the last post that it's one of those BIG cards. I'm very much a make from scratch girl, but both these cards came with the foiling & the apertures already to pop out... still couldn't help adding my own bits to it, because I just can't do pop & stick cards how ever hard I try :0) so out came the stamps, chalks, ribbon & ink pads, lol

Time flies

2008-11-16T01:06:00.006Z

Oh how the time goes. I've been meaning to post for over a week, but due to having a stinking cold for dead on a week I've not felt like doing a single thing......I've not even crafted for over 3 weeks... yes I know bad isn't it :(
I did however attempt Friday night to making some quick tags to pop on the xmas pressies that I've brought, so I guess I could count that as crafting, lol.
Here is one of the cards made before the big craft flop. (I'd have popped the other up but camera battery just died on me)

Before I forget I'd like to say thank you to Phree for the award she's given me xxx. Will get that sorted out & displayed with pride on here.

I won

2008-11-01T22:31:00.003Z

I'm over the moon with winning the Graphicus card competition for September. I received my prize (vouchers) the other day..... I already know what I'd like to buy with them, loads of glimmer stuff :)

Here is the card that done me proud.....

Brayered book mark

2008-10-18T17:46:00.010+01:00

I can't believe how long it's been since my last post, (not counting the post for the candy) but better late than never.
I received my speedball a few weeks ago now & boy have I had some fun with it. I have to say that I've got on better with it than I did the Tim Holtz one....maybe it's because it's a nice 4" roller or because the rubber is softer??? who knows, anyway I made this fab book mark using the brayer & I'm so pleased with the way it turned out... I think I've gone & caught the brayer bug :o)

Blog Candy Giveaway Alert

2008-10-12T10:21:00.002+01:00

Hot foot it over to the new 'Elusive Images Design Team's' Blog to win so very... very nice candy.
http://elusiveimagesdesignteam.blogspot.com/

Stampbord card

2008-10-03T23:37:00.002+01:00

This jazzy red & gold card was made using some of the gorgeous Artylicious paper for the background, along with an ATC sized piece of stampbord which was stamp up using the image of a lady from the ATC theme plate from Elusive images. I used fluid chalks to colour her in.
I was kinda hopping the other half would've sent it to me for my birthday...well I can't have him go buy me one when I make um, plus I know if I get one of my own it's going to have been made with love & thought :o)

Halloween flavoured

2008-09-28T20:14:00.004+01:00

This card kinda made itself...spooky. Here's it's story....
I have a small brayer I decided should get dirty at least once it it's life, I'd seen other works of art which had been made using a brayer & thought it time I joined in the fun. So on that I took down my Adirondack dye inks to choose the colours, but that's where it all started, with these 2 colours I didn't really choose. You see I picked out a red & orange just to see what they'd look like on a piece of scrap card & to test out my brayer techniques. I firstly stamped the word 'art' in black, I then wanted to see what the 2 colours would look like together over this word..... Wow that's gone well looks good at this stage, I then find myself sponging on black chalk ink around the edges
which start to really set of the stamped image.
Out then come more stamps with me looking for a nice swirly kind of stamp which I find, inked that up in black & stamped it around the edge finishing it of with a white soufflé pen. I then echo the swirly stamp on the black card by inking it up with Adirondack snow cap pigment ink.
I look at the finished card & see a halloweeny looking card looking back at me. It's only the colours that have given it that look, but I'm thinking this is just a bit spooky what with Halloween just around the corner & I didn't set out to make a card or any thing else for halloween....... or did I

More Christmas Glimmer.

2008-09-19T19:09:00.005+01:00

Here's the other card I'd been working on..... my apologies for the delay in posting, I'm afraid I get side tracked a lot.

I used that fab snowflake backround paper out of the Guild pack on this card, along with the snowmen & snowflake stamps from the 'let it snow theme plate, with of course those oh so fab glimmer mists in blue tones.

new glimmer screens

2008-09-09T22:36:00.004+01:00

I'm rather pleased with myself on this buy. I managed to get my hands on 2 sets of the new winter Glimmer mist screens via a auction. I set to work the moment they arrived (well not quite) spraying my Glimmers & adding a snowman or to, to the scene to come up with this:
I'm making another xmas style card, which I hope to post later.

Getting back

2008-09-07T21:12:00.024+01:00

Well I've done nearly NO crafting since my last post. A lack of inspiration descended on me, which left me feeling very flat & stuck in front of the TV watching some really intresting stuff. (I'm now ready to take on Ann Robinson in the weakest link lol) Did get the chance to visit great blogs over the last few days to, not sure if that was what I needed to get back to the crafting, but I've been & made this fun little book thingy.

Olympic fever

2008-08-24T00:06:00.007+01:00

I've been sooo hocked on the games, watched nearly ALL that the BBC showed, which meant staying awake well into the early hours. Loved the diving & a big well done to Tom Daley, such an up & coming young diver, to finish 7th was fantastic. loved the swimming, with Rebecca not only winning Gold but smashing a WR at the same time, Gymnastics although we didn't come anywhere. Athletics, rowing which again we where very strong in & of course the cycling as well. To date we've won 47 medals which is a fantastic achievement for all who took part... well done to everyone... hope 2012 is just as rewarding. To celebrate our great medal score I made this fat page

Award for Hazel

2008-08-21T22:16:00.003+01:00

The lovely Hazel left a comment for me & I like to visit all who vist my blog.... Well what a great blog she has as well as very cool work. So I'd like to nominate her for the this award.

A recap on the rules:

The rules for this award are as follows :
1.The winner can put the logo on their blog.
2.Link the person you received your award from.
3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4.Put links of those blogs on yours.
5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

More stampbord

2008-08-20T19:30:00.023+01:00

I made these 2 the same time as the Xmas tag that I entered into the

Stampbord challenge. I did think about putting them in as well, but as everyone was only entering 1 thought it unfair.... Did find it hard to chose which to put through as I really like the way the pink/red flower fat page came out.

Like to thank Phree for the Wilde Women award. I don't want to put it up yet as I can't think who to pass it on to. I've still got to think of peeps to send the last award on to & don't think it right me putting up all these awads with out doing the right thing by passing them on, as everyone else has done.

Stampbord challenge Christmas tag

2008-08-19T11:07:00.005+01:00

Christmas will soon be apon us so decided this would be my starting point, with something Christmasy for the challenge, had a hard time thinking of what to put on the stampboard though...could have done with the 'let it snow' plate, but only ordered it the other day so won't be here just yet:(

Swapping again

2008-08-13T09:28:00.008+01:00

I've again entered into the Guild swap. This months theme is light, I hope the first one reflects this, I based it on the Summer time & the light from the sun. Managed to get them off early this time round... might even be in time to getting there pic's in next months newsletter, ooo that would be nice. Oh lord I've just seen a big mistake I made .. I was so busy glueing on the

letters to spell out light I've gone & got them round the wrong way, I'm now sitting here rather red faced..oops

I've had my swaps arrive from last months & would like to thank Elizabeth Williams & I think it's DJ Phillis can't quite make out the name..sorry.

Blog candy alert

2008-08-11T00:58:00.002+01:00

Over on the Graphicus Blog http://artylicious.wordpress.com/ there is a fab challenge where you could win some lush candy, so pop over & dive in, you never know it could be you as they say, lol.

Another Guild swap

2008-08-04T20:52:00.003+01:00

I decided to joined in the Graphicus ATC swap again, I've already sent them off...just waiting for my return swaps to arrive.

Sbs Challenge

2008-07-27T18:48:00.003+01:00

Sorry for the delay, I did say that I would post this the other day. Had one thing & another going on & forgot all about it.... but here at last is what I made for our very first challenge. As I'm such a Glenda fan I used everything Glenda in this card, apart from the odd word & a feather or to.

My first award

2008-07-22T22:36:00.012+01:00

A big thank you goes out to Carol for giving me this award...you've really made my day xxx. When you can go drop past her cool website - Paperplay blog

The rules for this award are as follows :

1.The winner can put the logo on their blog.

2.Link the person you received your award from.

3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4.Put links of those blogs on yours.

5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

I'd like to put forward fab sites, but it's so hard to find anyone that doesn't yet have this award.....help

Another page for my BIA book

2008-07-19T21:18:00.003+01:00

This page has a retro feel about it which I really liked, I used fab stamps from both Paper Artsy & RubbaDubbaDoo to make this page along with red & black ink pads & a plain black domino tile stamped & embossed in white. I'm so pleased with the way in turned out.. although I don't feel the camera has made the page look it's best :o(

ATC swaps

2008-07-17T20:55:00.010+01:00

I entered into the Graphicus Guild ATC swap last month & these are the 2 swaps I received in return .... I'd like to say a big thank you to Jan Haines & Jacqui Allen for these 2 fab ATC's,
I'd also like to say thank you to Graphicus for arranging the swaps.

Geisha shaker

2008-07-09T18:33:00.004+01:00

Made this fat page yesterday. I'd brought a kit that had gel shakers in it in different shapes.... I took a round one & added a stamped image I had of a geisha girl be hide the shaker while the front part was stamped using an oriental stamp inked in red, then I cut a round aperture to fit the shaker & added 2 gold fan embellishments just to finish it of, I then stuck it to mount board for strength.

Canvas project

2008-07-08T12:44:00.009+01:00

After seeing someone selling 6"x 6" canvases on an auction site I decided to buy them & have a bash at doing some wall art... they arrived a few days later but I wasn't sure once I'd got them quite what to put on the first one, so it hung around for a week before I picked up a brush & painted the background. (the first picture is all the thing I used)

I then went on the hunt around my craft room looking for things that would make a great pic & remembered I just brought a pack of chipboard shapes that had paisley shapes in them, which I love at the moment & they made there way on to the dried paint after I'd decorated them in the colours I liked.

A bit about me before I forget

2008-07-05T00:55:00.002+01:00

Hi to everyone in the sisterhood, I'm Jenny 38 years old, have lived with my partner David for 21 years & have been his carer for 17 of them, after a RTA left him paralysed. Have no children but 3 fab dogs, been into card making for about 12 years, which has led to me crafting more than just cards, with rubber stamping being my biggerst love & was the first crafty thing I ever done.

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers

2008-07-03T21:30:00.002+01:00

I hope I've done things right & that I'll soon to be part of the sisterhood - 20. Just need to go visit everyone now, lol

Time for another BIA page

2008-06-29T20:48:00.006+01:00

Using techniques again from the The Stamp Man DVD.

I spritzed the page with Moon Glow medieval gold Glitz Spritz & put to one side to dry, then taking a piece of white paper spritzed with polished copper & crunch up into ball, straight away uncrunch & allowed to dry, once dried I ink up the watch stamp with the ladies face with a black ink pad, (stamps used came from Cherrypiestamps.com) randomly stamping images of this stamp over the paper, taking a Versamark pad wiped it all over the paper follow with black embossing powder & heated. Taking a piece of brown coloured thin card I spritz this with the polished copper & allow to dry, then I inked up the watch stamp with a black ink pad & stamp over the polished copper, tearing the top & bottom I took a copper metallic pen & wipe across the torn parts. (the embellishments used are cork alphabets from The Fruit Pixie & the clock face is unknown)

Stunning art work

2008-06-29T20:03:00.004+01:00

I'd like to say thank you to Phree for the link to this ladies fantastic work. I've just had to add it to my blog. (under the heading 'cool artists & their work' named Zindorf) Inspiration just pours for her lovely works of art, so if you've time please take a look...I know you'll love it to
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5224

Textured BIA page

2008-06-27T23:22:00.004+01:00

This page was made a week or so ago after buying The Stamp Man's DVD on Moonglow. I've been asked why it's not up on my blog... It's because I can be so dame slow at times, lol... So here it is alone with a brief description of what I used & how I made it.

I started by colouring the page with peeled paint ink using a foam applicator, then taking a black ink pad I stamped the 2 images along with the word architecture, I then placed a piece of fusible webbing cut to the size of the page & heated it (if you want to have a go make sure you place something at the edges as it will shrink in to a sticky ball) while it's still hot I added copper embossing powder & heated it again. then when cooled I stamped all the other words using again a black ink pad. I finished off buy stamping the image of the window on to a piece of green card edged it using a clear ink pad an added gold embossing powder.

All stamps used came from The Artistic Stamper

& for the DVD go to http://www.thestampman.co.uk/

My first moo's

2008-06-12T21:52:00.035+01:00

I've jumped in feet first & joined in this months Moo's, not sure what it stands for but had a lot of fun making them, lol. Thank you to Lesley who's going to be sorting out the swaps & hope I can join in again (if I got these ones right :o))

bubbly bubbles

2008-06-08T20:41:00.005+01:00

Haven't done any paper crafting since my last post, just don't where the time has gone... well I do , on the garden, with summer on it's way I'm out doing the garden most days which leaves little time for crafting...:o( But happily I got to make some soap which is another craft passion I have. I made a lovely rose & baby power (that's the purply one) the other is sandalwood & amber musk which I added a slice of dried orange to before pouring on the soap & this one I think smells devine & is my favourite out of the 2

Mystic stamping

2008-05-27T20:02:00.009+01:00

Well what a wash out this back holiday was, had no obedience Sunday with Milo because of the bank holiday, although with all the rain we had it would have been cancelled, I've agility to looked forward to with Meeko which he loves, he now barks the whole time any of the other dogs are going round the apparatus... his mad, lol.

But not all bad as it gave me more time to spend in my room crafting making 2 tags & an ATC.

For the ATC I used old paper distress ink for the background using foam a colour box stylus tip, then stamped the image of a gypsy lady (I don't know the make) using brilliance rocket red, H2o was used for her headscarf & crystal lacquers on the necklace. The wording came from Paper Artsy which I stamped onto card & coloured the background again with the old paper distress ink.

This tag was first spritzed with Moon Glow spritzers in medieval gold & polished copper, the paper came from Graphicus which I stamped using the eye stamp in black ink. I then took a piece of square mount board inked it up using walnut & vintage photo distress ink pads. 3 coasts of glaze were then applied with a little red embossing powder being added after the third coat had melted, the stamp of the eye which came from paper artsy was pressed into the still hot glaze, the stamp was first inked up with Rangers jet black archival ink.

ATC swap

2008-05-23T23:11:00.004+01:00

On receiving the latest addition of the Graphicus Guild members pack I decided to enter the members ACT swap, which is going to be a summer theme. I got straight to work on them & have just finished them, so as there's no time like the present here they are:

shimmering again

2008-05-21T20:33:00.006+01:00

Following on from my post Friday, I made & entered a card to win some fab Cosmic shimmer goodies. Don't want to post a pic just yet, temping fate & all that.... not that I think I'll win, all I'll say is it's very lilacy.

Tag it

For this tag I used gloss card mounted on to a tag, I then inked the background with a red cats eye chalk, for the photo slide I used Adirondack inks for the background, which I bent over first to give it that aged look. The girl was stamp using a red Brilliance dew drop ink pad then clear embossing powder over the top... All the stamps used came from Graphicus

close up

2008-05-19T14:52:00.002+01:00

My project today will be to get better close ups of my work, looking at the pics on here the detail is being lost.. have now idea if I will succeed but I know if I get it right it will make all the difference... Ooo that means I'll have to do some more crafting.. Yah

2008-05-18T21:13:00.013+01:00

Had a craft burst over the weekend... not done that for a bit..

Along with the book I managed to get a page & a few cards done. Using mainly those wonderful Alcohol inks (must remember to get more) I first played around with the inks getting different backgrounds, the rest just happened as they say :)

My favourite has to be the black & red page.

Oh no rations

2008-05-18T20:42:00.006+01:00

Decided to dig out my Ephemera book of vintage images, flicking through came across a ration book pic, well I just had to do something with that, on finding a strip of ration stamps along with a strip of token stamps I just had to make that ration book pic into just that a ration book

Using the following

white card

small staples

Vintage photo Distress ink

Tim Holtz paper distresser

2008-05-16T18:28:00.003+01:00

If you went & joined up to Creative Expressions you can now get 50% of the following ranges while stocks last:

Junkitz Scrapbook Papers and Embellishments
Arctic Frog Scrapbook Papers and Embellishments
Kodomo Scrapbook Papers
Heritage Handcrafts Brass Stencils and Ink Pads
Creative Expressions Clear Stamp Sets
Hearty Air Dry Clay

& they've just added Kodomo Stamp Sets to the list

Think a set or two of the Kodomo stamps might find there way into my craft room :)

Cosmic goodies

2008-05-16T14:32:00.004+01:00

Creative Expressions are running a very cool competition to win a yummy Cosmic goody bag worth £25.00. It's only open to members so go get yourself registered at http://www.creative-expressions.uk.com/aboutyou/index.php The rules are dead easy just use products from the Cosmic shimmer range to make your card & it ends 30th May, once you've made it just submit it to the members gallery... easy.
I'm going to have a go at making mine over the weekend

It's a girl

2008-05-15T21:17:00.025+01:00

A friend asked if I could come up with a really special kind of bady card for a girl, her daughter is expecting & it will be her first grandchild. She'd been around all the shops looking for a card that said 'daughter & son-in-law', but non of them sold this kind of card. I had the weekend to think of something that would be special & you couldn't buy in the shop, an exploding box came to mind. I set to work on it Tuesday & finished it last night.... this is the end result:

Weekended

2008-05-12T22:27:00.020+01:00

The weekend weather was so glorious I just couldn't bring myself to get any crafting done, even though I had these fab stamps turn up...

But as Monday dawned I had to get stuck in & make something, so sat down & thought right what shall it be, a page, a card, some stampbord..nope I think a few ATC's this time round & being dragon stamps red was going to have to be the main colour.

2008-05-09T00:36:00.003+01:00

Had another play with the Peacock ladies & came up with these 2 pages, I'm really pleased with the results..... love it when things turn out & you haven't found yourself putting it in the recycle pile.

New stamps from Glenda

2008-05-08T20:46:00.001+01:00

I brought the Peacock ladies themeplate from Graphicus last week, finally got round to playing with some of the images late yesterday.. only managed a tag & a piece of stampbord though.

Loved the texture of the velvet paper I used for this tag. I used Versamagic inks to colour the background of the tag, but wasn't sure if they'd dry what with it being like a fabric, but no worries they dried just fine.

I've made it

2008-05-06T12:52:00.000+01:00

Finally took the plunge & started a blog..Woo Hoo.

At the moment I've no idea what to waffle on about :) but I'm sure once I get into it I'll have a bit to say.

Hoping to pop some of my work up over the weeks ahead, so please feel free to come back & take a look... bye for now.

xx