Woodland Canvas

Hello, hope everyone is ok. I made this canvas at the weekend using a mixture of stamps from Chocolate Baroque and Inkadinkadoo. I started off by painting the canvas with a green acrylic paint and then toned it down with a pale pink. I stamped the images on white tissue paper with various colours of Staz on ink and then applied it to the canvas with modge podge glue. Once it was dry I lightly brushed some black and brown acrylic paint around the edges to create an aged look and there you have it, one mini canvas

90th Birthday

Hello crafters, the card I have for you this evening is one I made for my Aunt who lives in Canada. I cut the 90 on the Cricut and stamped the scroll corner and the birthday sentiment before setting about stamping the wisteria using a selection of green and pink dye ink pads. The card was then mounted onto black card before being attached to the base card. Sorry the post is even shorter than usual but I am really tired and can't think of anything intelligent to write........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Relax It's Your Birthday

This card I have to show this evening was made for a friends birthday last week. I used a Joanna Sheen stamp and coloured it with Promarkers. The sentiment stamped on the flower die and under the image are also from Joanna Sheen. The background was created by applying thin strips of masking tape to the base card and then light green ink was added using a big dusting brush. The bubbles, which you can just see in the photo were added before removing the masking tape and then mounting the design and flower sentiment. The little brown paper flowers were attached using sticky fixers and the centres were glittered with Glamour Dust.

Va va voom

This card was made a couple of weeks ago for a friend's, sons birthday. I found the car stamp in my stash and think it was a freebie from a magazine. I coloured it with promarkers and mounted it onto black card. The backing paper was created by masking off sections with stickynotes and then stamping the car and colouring with Distress ink. The sentiment and backing paper was then mounted onto black card before being attached to the base card.
That's all folks

Foliage Design

Hello folks, the card I have for you today was made for the current stamping course that I am doing. All the stamps used are from Elusive Images. I started this scene by making masks from torn paper for the hills and then sponging green and brown ink to make the hills. The foliage was stamped next using a selection of green and brown inks and then the tree. I thought the whole scene looked a little bland so I decided to add in the red and yellow flowers to the tree and foliage to give it a lift which I think has worked quite well.
Thanks for looking and will be back soon.

Stampbord Keyring

This is another project from my stamping course. I wasn't sure if I would have time to do the "homework" this week but this keyring took 10 miniutes so I haven't been given a detention lol. I coloured the 21inch square stampbord with purple memento ink and then stamped the design using teal Staz on. Scratched out some high-lights and edged the piece by sanding it back with a nail file. The hole was made with a crop o dile and then the keyring was attached. Voila!

Door Hanger

Here is the first project I have made whilst following my stamping online course. The subject this week was Resistance so this was the main technique used to create this hanger. The chipboard hanger blank was painted with gesso and then clear embossed with the Elusive Images flower design. I then painted the green tinkabilla ink all over the embossed images which created a resist so they show through the ink. I then edged the hanger with purple tinkabilla ink. The butterflies were clear embossed onto green card and then purple tinkabilla ink was painted over the entire surface. When it was dry I placed some copier paper over the images and then went over them with a hot iron. This removes the embossing to leave a smooth opaque image with no raised lines. This technique is known as faux batik. The wish sentiment was cut on the cricut and a cropodile was used to make the holes for the beading. The entire project was then sprayed with clear varnish and there you have it.

This is the beginings of Glenda Waterworth's new company that replaces Graphicus. Hopefully Chocolate Baroque it will launch on 1st March but click on the link and go and take a look at the design team blog to find out more info.

With Sympathy

Sadly the first card I had to make in my new craft room was a sympathy card for the family of my hubby's uncle who sadly passed away yesterday. I used all Crafty Individual stamps and did a simple design to show off the stamps.

I have just enrolled on an online stamping course so hope to have some happier projects to show very soon.

My New Craft Room

Well it is finally done yay! It has taken ages to get all my stash back into the cupboards but it is now all complete and I am now gradually getting the house back to some sort of order as all my stash has been spread around for us all to trip over. Can't wait to actually use my lovely room now.

OMG

The title says it all really. What a mess! This room is supposed to be my craft room and have been trying to decorate it over the past few days. It has proved to be quite a struggle as I have so much "stuff" that it is impossible to clear the room completely and get a clear run at the decorating. Everywhere we turn in our house at the moment we are either tripping over my stash or boxes from clearing my Mum's house aaaarrrrrrgh! Still, hopefully all will be well again in the next few days as I have a little man working very hard at fixing cupboards and worktops and turning my tip into a crafting oasis. Well that's the general idea anyway. Will post some pics soon to show how it turns out. Well it can't be any worse than these pics can it?

Happy Birthday

Hi folks, not started the year as I intended with my posts. Still, hope to improve very soon as I am currently decorating my craft room so that is will be ready to be fitted out with cupboards and worktops. Hopefully the man is coming on Monday so can't wait.
I made this card a couple of weeks ago for my daughter's friend. The main image is a Wild Rose Studio stamp that I coloured with Promarkers. The backing paper was made by masking squares off and sponging ink onto the paper and then stamping with a cake, present and happy birthday stamps that I found lurking at the bottom of a draw lol. The flower and 13 were cut using the Slice and there you have it, one birthday card. Will be back to show pictures of my new craft room (fingers crossed!)