Craftystuff

Be happy..!

2011-12-22T09:52:00.002Z

A random card really, using some new stamps and gilding flakes on handmade embossed paper.

Mixed media canvas

2011-12-19T12:17:00.000Z

Well its been a while !! I have been doing other things elsewhere.....
This creation is mixed media on a canvas board using some new stamps (new to me anyway!), metal, metal flake and other bit n bobs.Love those images.....xx

Carousel.....

2011-08-08T15:00:00.002+01:00

Ok..a little madness here!! Found these bits n bobs in the recycling "shop" nearby... and instantly thought "carousel"....as you would....so this is what i did with it. Fun to do and it even goes round!

Used the nozzle off a big glue tube and some dowel for the spindle......

Thick card for the top......

Stamped some horses and cut them out then coloured them....

and this is the end result ! Thanks for looking.......................:)

Encaustic art in minature!

2011-06-28T11:51:00.004+01:00

These art cards (same as ATCs except you can sell them!) are created with encaustic waxes. Fun to do and dont take too long!
We had a stall at an Open Gardens event at the weekend and I am happy to say that I sold 2 encaustic art pictures and the pink "inky flower" picture from the previous post plus the altered box and quite a few cards!! Not big money but sure makes you feel good!

Inky flowers.....

2011-06-22T19:12:00.003+01:00

I was messing about with a variety of inks yesterday, with the intention of creating some background papers...got a bit carried away ! I brayered Kaleidacolor inks onto some watercolour paper in a random fashion, added some shimmer mists , spritzed it with loads of water then blobs of Perfect Pearls. The result made me think flowers so I accentuated these by dragging the ink about with a wet paint brush and used some ink on a dabber to make the centres.

Collage on canvas...

2011-06-20T13:21:00.003+01:00

I got some gorgeous new stamps from La Blanche last week, they are really meant to be Christmas one but this one is much more cherub than angel I think! The background is tissue paper, scrunched and sprayed with shimmer paint, glued on then some of it was scraped away to make a "cloud" for the cherub. More tissue paper , white this time was scrunched and stuck underneath the stamped image. The border is another La Blanche stamp, I then added some silver lined clear beads , black beads and the bird to complete.

Sea shells on the sea shore.....

2011-06-18T12:10:00.003+01:00

An altered box of a different sort! This one originally had some stamps in it and has been waiting for inspiration to strike! I have backed the compartments with seaside themed paper, the boat and deckchair are made from balsa wood, paper & coffee stirrers!

Altered box..

2011-06-18T11:58:00.003+01:00

Found this little box in a sale, it is about 11cm square. I first painted it with white acrylic followed by Cosmic Shimmer spray, overstamped with more white and again with the script stamp. Finally I topped it off with a chipboard butterfly.

Triptych

2011-06-10T20:19:00.004+01:00

Well, I think thats what it is! I started off with some canvas board , cut it to shape with a craft knife then inked, spritzed, splodged, salted and stamped it all over the inside, added some lovely satin material across the centre along with some scrim , the main image (courtesy of DEZINAWORLD ) which is edged with gold mirror mosaic plus the words and birds. The front and back has a stencilled heart with gold embossed chipboard corner pieces, the front finished off with a key, padlock and ribbon.

Holidays....

2011-06-09T14:44:00.003+01:00

Made this a while back but couldn't photograph it...now have a lovely new camera!...so here it is. Originally a tin of embellishments it somehow cried out to be made into a suitcase!!! I covered it with some K&Co paper with vintage maps on and used various stamps , stickers and cut outs to embellish the outside then covered everything with several coats of PVA to seal. The handle is wire covered in red leather with a couple of wooden beads at each end , a small chain with some "dog tags" on one side. Inside is lined with brown paper , then the holiday images with some shells .

some more brayered bits.....

2011-06-02T08:45:00.002+01:00

These are done with the Kaleidacolor "Berry Blaze" rainbow ink pad, the stamps PaperArtsy, Hobby Art and Docrafts.....still need some practice I think......lol !

First attempts at brayering.......

2011-06-01T11:13:00.005+01:00

Well , not quite the first attempt...that went in the bin !! I have tried a similar technique before but had a lino roller instead of a speedball brayer and it didn't work very well, which put me off. However, bought the brayer and some Kaleidacolor inks at a local craft fair at the weekend , this is the result so far......................

Collage......

2011-05-31T21:43:00.002+01:00

Inspired by this picture found on the front of a damaged book of sheet music in a charity shop...dont know why but got to wondering who she was and what her life was like...I will never know!! Anyway... I used a piece of mountboard , sprayed with cosmic shimmer mists to fix the picture to, embellished with some lovely antique lace (given to me by a kind aunt!) buttons beads and butterflies, a faux porcelain flower and 2 wooden hearts, covered with some of the sheet music and clear embossed. Across the bottom is some lovely beaded trim. I wanted to use fabric for the edging but didn't have anything suitable so pleated this K&Co paper instead.

tags..

2011-05-26T08:29:00.003+01:00

I have been messing about with a combination of acrylic paint and cosmic shimmer mists for the background to these tags.......the first was overstamped with versamark & perfect pearls added to give the gold crest then the metal charm added. The seahorse on the second is a rub-on, I have used tiny shells, gems, and glitter glue to decorate. Lastly, I over-stamped with script, the bird is laser-cut wood , added the word & the trailing branches are made from flowersoft........knew I would find a use for that eventually !!

Wooden heart.....

2011-05-24T11:40:00.003+01:00

Once again, apologies for the rubbish photo, borrowed camera ! This heart is made of a light wood, I think balsa . I put a thin coat of white paint on first then stamped the swirls and the bird stamp (freebie from CS mag) then added various distress inks to give it a vintage look. Finally I used a coat of 3D gloss to protect the surface and added the the sheer ribbon.

Yet another card.......

2011-05-20T09:41:00.004+01:00

I decided to blog this one as I think it came out quite well, by accident !! I found some old decoupage sheets from when I first started with this card making lark and thought I would use it up. Started by stamping the swirls (La Blanche)with peeled paint distess ink, then remembered I had the Tall Grasses stamp (EZMount Art Stamp) then blended with a little peeled paint and dabbed around with broken china ink to create the sky before fixing the ducky decoupage ! Hope you like it.

Cards for charity...

2011-05-17T10:09:00.002+01:00

I am making some cards for a couple of charities...I wont blog them all , its ok!! Here are a couple of them.....the guitar one is actually on a white A6 card !

Tag book....

2011-05-10T10:01:00.004+01:00

Apologies for the lousy picture! Had to squish it in the scanner as still no camera! Made this little tag book at the weekend workshop with Katy Fox at www.bubblyfunk.co.uk. The tags are samples of distress ink techniques, which are labelled on the back so I dont forget what I did!

Really enjoyed the workshop, lovely people ......and coffee and cake!! Thanks to Caroline and Katy for a fab day.

some more cards....

2011-05-10T09:50:00.002+01:00

Just a few cards..the bottom one was for my nieces' birthday and the others inspired by a workshop at www.bubblyfunk.co.uk last weekend .

Altered thimble shelf

2011-04-07T15:36:00.004+01:00

I made this some time ago but never got round to putting it on here. The thimble shelf is one of several I bought at a car boot back last summer & measures about 6inches square plus the top bit. I was inspired by a tv program about a house full of collectables & antiques - this reminds me of a little junk shop ! I know - Weird !!

Heres another one...

2011-04-06T13:49:00.003+01:00

The stamps, BTW , are mostly from PaperArtsy. This one is really simple but works I think.

A bit different......

2011-04-02T17:09:00.003+01:00

Well its been a while ! Anyway here I am with some cards to get me started again (need to get a new camera as mine is now defunct ! Cards I can scan.) These are a bit different to my usual style ....but I really like them! What do you think?

First art journal page.......

2011-01-24T13:21:00.003Z

This is my first art journal (the cover is a few posts back) and I am not at all sure I have the right idea !! If not will someone please let me know? It feels a little like a mini scrapbook......

A couple of cards......

2011-01-24T13:19:00.001Z

More grunge pages........

2011-01-23T17:37:00.005Z

Vintage memories.........Create your dreams

(Edison image courtesy of "the Graphics Fairy")
Your numbers up...................Feeling blue

Grunge book pages.....

2011-01-21T14:41:00.003Z

Journey in time .........Come fly with me

The wheels go round ......................So the saying goes

Fun with letters...................Wish you were here

Art journal workshop

2011-01-10T12:15:00.002Z

I went to have a look at a new craft shop in the town and ended up booking a place for this workshop ! Thoroughly enjoyed doing it and the company too - thanks to Caroline for hosting the workshop.
Anyway, this is the front cover of my journal, the idea is to do a page a month, so will blog as I go!

The online store is www.bubblyfunk.co.uk

Collage on canvas - Sanctuary

2011-01-01T17:55:00.003Z

Another theme which has been floating around in my brain, strange what goes on in there ! The background is some gorgeous K&co paper followed with some PaperArtsy stamping then the "tree" etc is made from plaster bandage which has been painted with H20 s

Altered thimble shelf.....

2011-01-01T17:51:00.003Z

Not the best photo in the world but hey ho ....... I bought several thimble display shelves at a car boot back in the summer..
This is the transformation of one of them.

Natures Spirit

2011-01-01T17:42:00.002Z

This piece is part painting, part stamping and lots of bit of other stuff - so guess it qualifies as a collage! It is just something I had in my head for ages so decided to to "download" it, lol !!

The stamps are from the fabulous PaperArtsy range.

Sam, I have been in a crafting desert for a while so have had very little to blog!! Thanks for your comment , hope you all had a great xmas and new year too. xx

Grunge book pages...........

2010-10-28T21:13:00.003+01:00

Vintage Fashion

2010-09-15T11:18:00.004+01:00

These images are from an altered board book , again for a swap on lots to do revisited and hosted by Hilda - the theme is "Vintage Fashion". Enjoyed doing this one very much and for once reasonably pleased with how it turned out!!

Lots to do swaps

2010-09-15T11:11:00.002+01:00

Here are a selection of stuff for swaps on Lots to do revisited - the tags, cds and atcs are hosted by Hilda and the 5 x 5 page is my first page for Zoe's grunge book swap , the page is titled "watch the clock".

Faux porcelain flowers

2010-08-24T21:48:00.003+01:00

From the article in Craft Stamper by Hels Sheridan - (thanks Hels!) thought I would have a go - as usual didn't have quite the right kit but improvised a bit & got a reasonable result. The black and white one was using the free flower stamp fron CS too.

Andreas postcard swap

2010-08-24T21:45:00.001+01:00

G,H & I for Andrea's alphabet postcard swap on LTD.

Another mask!

2010-08-23T11:01:00.001+01:00

After the mask workshop (see post below) I decided to have a go on my own! Not sure about the result really but anyway.......................

Will keep trying and hopefully get it right eventually!

Mask workshop

2010-08-23T10:54:00.003+01:00

I went to a Venetian mask workshop last week, it was run by Kate Plumtree who is a costume designer (amongst other things). It was great fun. The mask base is made from mod rock (plaster bandage), then it is painted etc when dry. It was actually moulded on the face of a guy who works at the art gallery where the workshop was - he was press-ganged into being our model!! I think this on looks quite tribal and very masculine.

ATC swap

2010-08-23T10:50:00.001+01:00

Kathleen is running an ATC alphabet swap on All Things Crafty. Here is my first set.

Autumn mini canvas

2010-08-18T11:06:00.002+01:00

This one is for a 1 to 1 swap, the theme is Autumn. The canvas is about 3.5 x3.5 , I have used inks and stamps to "paint " this little picture , embossed with gold round the edges then finished with an epoxy sticker and rub-on letters.

Art Raffle

2010-08-18T10:58:00.002+01:00

The remit for this months Art Raffle on All things Crafty this month is "beads" , chosen by Claireabelle. I embossed the dragonfly, stencil by Papermania, onto metallic card (hence the bad shine on the scan!)coloured it with permanent markers and used beads to form the body. Around the dragonfly I added a coat of clear embossing powder to give a textured metal effect, added a wax seal and mounted the whole thing onto the front of a hand-made mini album.

Charms

2010-08-13T10:39:00.004+01:00

Zoe on Lots to Do forum is running a "charms" swap . I was a bit stumped on this one but anyway.....................................the little copper tags were from my craft stash (I think they were a present from a fellow crafter ages ago) I coloured the background with blue permanent marker, added some Stickles turquoise glitter glue across the bottom , stuck on a little pink & white shell then covered the lot in 3D gloss.

Sorry about the rubbish picture - again!!

Make /alter a gift bag

2010-08-13T10:33:00.003+01:00

August Swap Challenge on ATC forum is make or alter a gift bag. I made this one from some thick brown packing sheet using an old gift bag as a rough guide and added cord handles, heat embossed swirl stamping (Basic Grey) and some lovely layered flowers from Making Memeories. I finished it off with a die-cut gift tag and some wooden beads.

Andrea's postcard swap

2010-08-06T19:00:00.001+01:00

Andrea's postcard swap is running on LTD right now - these are D, E, F.

Altered beer mats

2010-08-06T18:55:00.004+01:00

Connie on All Things Crafty is hosting an altered beer mat swap with an open theme. I used some K&Co paper, My Minds Eye rub-ons and the epoxy stickers are Punch Studio.

August variety swap

2010-08-06T18:44:00.002+01:00

The item for the variety swap this month was some kind of atc holder - I decided to alter this box (it started life as a washing tablet box) to store atcs in. I covered it with some lovely paper - I think its Brenda Pinnick (but not 100% sure) and line the inside. I then brushed it over with Anitas 3D glaze, added a raffia "ribbon" and a Making Memories bookplate using rub-ons for the label.

Altered jigsaw

2010-07-31T10:29:00.002+01:00

This time its altered jigsaw pieces , hosted by Andrea on ATC . It was an open theme so just played about with some new stamps I havent used before.

Skinnies

2010-07-31T10:26:00.002+01:00

Skinny swap on LTD this time ! The theme is "scenic" - had fun doing these even if the end result is a little dodgy lol!!

2010-07-31T10:23:00.001+01:00

Another swap on LTD hosted by Hilda, this time tags. the theme is Paris - bet you couldn't tell that!!

Atc swap

2010-07-31T10:21:00.001+01:00

3 oriental atcs for Hildas swap on LTD.

Recipe swap

2010-07-31T10:16:00.001+01:00

Ang was hosting a recipe swap on ATC forum - 1 atc, 1 twinchie & 1 tag, all had to have a flower a brad ribbon and yellow.

July Art Raffle

2010-07-23T14:10:00.005+01:00

This altered matchbox is my entry for the July Art Raffle on ATC - I got to choose the theme of "Seaside" cos I won the June raffle.

Postcard swap

2010-07-10T20:37:00.007+01:00

In reverse order.........................lol!!

Andrea is hosting an ongoing postcard swap on LTD using the letters of the alphabet. So here is a b & c.....or c b & a! Anyway, A was created using a set from Serif digital scrapbooking, parts of which have been 3D'd, B has an inked background then ran a Versamark pad over sequin waste to get the pattern & embossed with white on one side adding the flag and the bear
(Cant remember where they came from so apologies!) C has a textures gold background , a chinese dragon image (again unknown source) printed the word China on the computer & added the "seal" which is made by stamping into hot embossing powder.

Seems to be a theme happening here..............................

Swap Challenge - Wearable Art

2010-07-07T19:54:00.008+01:00

For the July Swap Challenge on ATC forum - hosted by moi! - I decided we should make some wearable art. I chose to make this necklace. The heart is made of utee, the 2 holes made with a hot embossing tool (knew it would come in handy for something!) then strung onto a thin black lace. The round beads are wood except for the pearl ones and the long beads are made from paper (K&Co) which was cut into strips and rolled then brushed with glaze. The fastening is a wooden bead and loop.

Card

2010-07-04T20:30:00.003+01:00

Birthday card for my BIL to be - The paper is from a K&Co stack from which I also made the embellishments.

Twinchies

2010-06-24T12:03:00.003+01:00

These little twinchies are for a swap hosted by Kathleen on ATC, 1 birds, 1 Paris & 1 vintage.

Atc swap

2010-06-24T12:00:00.003+01:00

This atc swap is on LTD, the theme being "art" or "arty" - the bird one is maybe a little tenuous !!

Atc swap

2010-06-24T11:55:00.002+01:00

This atc swap is hosted by Mags on All Things Crafty. 1 black & white, 1 cream & brown , 1 red & gold. I got the melt pot out for these!The backgrounds are all done with utee then I have stamped into it.

Stitches

2010-06-24T11:51:00.002+01:00

Hilda is hosting a skinny swap on LTD the theme is stitches. Stitching not being my thing, I decided to use some lovely stitched fabric and paper.

Home Swap

2010-06-20T13:13:00.004+01:00

Lot to Do forum has moved to a new home so Zoe is hosting a swap with a home theme.My first piece is along the lines of a "sampler" but has no real stitching! The background paper (Brenda Pinnick I think) was glued to some mountboard with the lace sandwiched in the middle, added some faux stitching, chpboard letters, flower, ribbon & a butterfly then run ons for the "sweet home" sentiment.

The second is a very simple keyring with chipboard letters and the last a fridge magnet made from mountboard painted with green red & yellow acrylic paint then "squidged" (technical term there!) to create the background. I used gold embossing powder round the edges & gold rub on wax after stamping the script.Stamped the lion doorknocker (Crafty Individuals) and cut out, coloured & embossed .

All Things Crafty Art Raffle

2010-06-15T10:55:00.003+01:00

Not the best picture in the world - sorry! Anyway, the theme this month is "vintage" - I have made this faux book for my entry.The cover is made from board covered with canvas which has been printed. I then added some decoration and a piece of antique lace with a leather buckle & a little hanging heart. The inside has a little secret within - so cant tell you can I?!!lol

All the images were printed from a Crafters Companion cd called Vintage Times.

Backgrounds

2010-06-07T21:21:00.004+01:00

These background were inspired by an article in this months CS mag by Liesbeth Fidder - once again I didn't have the same stuff she used in the article so had to improvise. Really enjoyed doing them and discovering old stamps that i had forgotten about! I have used inks and cosmic shimmer paints too.

Arch

2010-06-07T21:11:00.003+01:00

The arch is for a 1-2-1 swap. It was inspired by the very talented Barbara from Clarity Stamps, as was the square above it. As usual I dont have the things that were used so I made it up as I went along!!The backgrounds are done with promarkers then overstamped with various stamps.

All Things Crafty Swap Challenge

2010-06-07T21:03:00.003+01:00

This months swap challenge is to make something using fabric. I chose to make this little hanging. I covered some mountboard with cream cotton which has a white floral pattern, then cut a shape from the red checked fabric with a Sizzix die - I stuck the fabric to some paper with double sided tape before cutting - added this with the little wooden bird which is also covered in fabric & a beaded fringe with velvet ribbon & fabric flower. Finally I used a rub on for the word & a little glitter glue.

June Variety Swap

2010-06-02T22:07:00.002+01:00

June Variety Swap on Crafting Corner - this month the theme is "move it!" Make something that moves so fo my piece I made a card with a circle on the front & an aperture that reveals 3 different pics when turned. The papers were free with Simply Cards Mag. The middle circle has glitter glue on it but it doesn't show much on here - it has buckled the paper very slightly -oops!

All things crafty - art raffle

2010-05-21T21:34:00.004+01:00

This months art raffle theme is "Oriental" so i have made this little notebook - the covers are made from 2 beer mats which have been painted quite thickly with black acrylic then stamped with a fabric effect stamp & clear embossed - it gives it a sort of old leather look and feel. I then added a strip of red paper with the oriental writing, a piece of ribbon and the main image. Stamped and embossed a little gold pattern in the corner and made a "seal" from coloured wax.

Finally I edged the beer mats with some round leather effect laces.

Crafting Corner Variety Swap

2010-05-10T20:54:00.003+01:00

This months theme is "Collage on Canvas" so here is mine! I painted the canvas with H2O, the image is from a free download (I think from Art-e-zine) which was covered with pva to seal it , then added lace , ribbon buttons and beads from my craft stash and the metal flower centre is from Making Memories.

All Things Crafty - monthly swap challenge

2010-05-05T21:22:00.003+01:00

I am hosting a monthly swap on All Things Crafty. The challenge this month is to make a 3D butterfly. This is mine. The base is a piece of balsa wood and the flower and butterfly are made from soft leather which has been stamped then cut out and embellished. The butterfly is supported underneath with some acetate attached to the spiral of wire. The stamps used are :
Butterfly - Personal Impressions
Flower - Build a rose - Papermania
Centre brad - K&co

Art Raffle

2010-04-28T12:08:00.001+01:00

This little wall hanging was made for an art raffle on All Things Crafty, the theme being "flowers"

Crafting Corner Variety Swap

2010-04-28T11:58:00.006+01:00

Theme for April was"make it in wood" I made this mini book from balsa wood and decorated it with papers and stamps from CI and coloured the edges with cosmic shimmer paints.

CD swap

2010-04-28T11:56:00.000+01:00

"Spring" cd for a 1-2-1 swap

2010-04-28T11:51:00.001+01:00

Tags, arches and atcs for swaps

Easter card and gift

2010-04-28T11:46:00.001+01:00

Easter card and gift I made for my sister.

Various swaps!

2010-03-27T21:17:00.001Z

All the above have been made for swaps run by Ang on All Things Crafty, which have an open theme. The fat pages were made with ordinary brown cardboard which gives an interesting effect dont you think?

Atcs

2010-03-20T21:16:00.002Z

Atcs for a swap hosted by Kathleen. 3 atc using the free stamps from Craft Stamper Magazine.

Atcs

2010-03-20T21:13:00.001Z

Another swap on All Things Crafty forum hosted by Ang - 3 atcs' - open theme.

Altered dominoes

2010-03-20T21:10:00.001Z

Altered dominoes for a swap with a friend.

Mags Monochrome Swap

2010-03-20T21:05:00.002Z

Mags is hosting a monochrome swap on All Things Crafty - 1 arch 1 atc 1 postcard and 1 tag.

March Variety swap

2010-03-01T16:07:00.003Z

This is the challenge for the March Variety swap on Crafting Corner! Decorate/alter two pencils anyway you choose!
For the first one I used some collaged paper with postage stamp images, soaked it in pva glue then applied to the pencil and when dry put on a thin coat of 3D glaze to seal and added some butterflies onto some wire to adorn the top. The second is encusted with tiny beads and glitter, again stuck on with pva and the glazed with 3D glaze and some fibres added to the top.

Postcard swap..

2010-03-01T15:59:00.002Z

This was made for a one 2 one swap, the theme is "the sea". The background is done with TH distress inks and a water brush, the edges of the waves embossed with white powder. The boat shells and bird are rubons from Royal & Langnickel and the children an image from Edith's Creation (Holland).

Cards for March...

2010-03-01T15:55:00.001Z

Houses

2010-02-17T15:00:00.002Z

Houses for a swap hosted by Lesleyanne on LTD.

Oriental Tag

2010-02-17T14:58:00.002Z

Oriental Tag for a one to one swap on Crafting Corner.

Board book

2010-02-17T14:50:00.002Z

I dont think I have blogged this already (apologies if I have!!) It was done for a swap last year, the title was "summer".

The Wishing House..............

2010-02-15T13:27:00.002Z

I went to a workshop at the weekend at Bee Crafty - www.beecrafty.net in Evesham. The project was called the Wishing House designed by Michelle - www.mjm-thearttart.com - who also took the workshop. We had a great time , all very relaxed & a lot of fun with lots of coffee and cake supplied too! Anyway, this is my effort!!

Stamped collages

2010-02-10T12:53:00.001Z

Sam is hosting a swap of stamped collages - 1 fat page 1atc 1postcard 1 arch and 1 tag. This is my contribution!!

Tags - anything stamped!

2010-02-10T12:49:00.002Z

Hilda is hosting a tag swap - anything stamped - so I have taken the liberty of making unconventionally shaped ones - well she did say anything...............................hope they are ok!!

Mmmm........

2010-02-06T17:06:00.000Z

Just noticed that the blog counter has dumped 5000 of the total!!

Card Toppers

2010-02-06T17:01:00.005Z

Card toppers for the monthly Variety Swap on Crafting Corner - hosted by me! The remit is 3 card toppers no more than A6, any theme etc.

Postcards

2010-02-06T16:58:00.003Z

Postcards fo a swap on LTD hosted by Zoe.

atcs

2010-02-03T15:29:00.003Z

Atcs for various swaps!

Green moos....

2010-01-19T11:07:00.002Z

5 green moos for Andreas swap on Lots to Do.

Christmas Wall Hanging

2009-11-24T10:08:00.003Z

Christmas Wall Hanging for the Variety Swap on Crafting Corner.

Rubbish picture - sorry!! Camera has packed up !!

Christmas tags

2009-11-09T21:27:00.002Z

Christmas Tags for Claireabelles TH tag swap on CC - I used direct to paper then over-stamped and added the message on top. The bottom bits are cut out of the tag and coloured then heat embossed.

Hanging 4x4s

2009-11-09T21:18:00.002Z

Hanging 4 x 4s for Hildas swap on LTD - I used sequin waste for the first background with Brilliance inks, the free stamp from CS mag finishing with braid etc. The second background uses a template from LLB, Brilliance ink again and a CraftyIndividuals stamped image with a trim of beaded braid and the last is stamped with a mandala stamp, same inks and a CI stamp etc.

cards

2009-10-26T15:50:00.003Z

Couple of birthday cards - top one for OHs aunt and the bottom one for a nephew who is int music and designs T-shirts for local bands - hope he likes it!

2009-10-24T16:23:00.001+01:00

Altered board book for Hildas' swap on LTD .

Gift

2009-10-24T16:18:00.000+01:00

Altered tin and birthday card for Sam on LTD.

Recipe swap

2009-10-16T21:59:00.001+01:00

Made these for Angs' recipe swap on LTD - had to have a flower, bottle cap, and a page from a book plus a twinchie!

Halloween Tags

2009-10-08T17:45:00.001+01:00

Halloween tags for swap on Crafting Corner - images courtesy of vintageholidaycrafts.com.