A Little Bit of Cornishmist

A taste of africa

2012-02-17T09:10:00.008Z

These are the cards I made using my new ribbons and buttons and papers from my stash.....

Hope you like them.....

Happy crafting ju x

YOU KNOW THE FEELING WHEN....

2012-02-15T11:11:00.006Z

You know the feeling when you just cant resist some crafty stash, altho your cupboards, drawers boxes and more boxes are full to the brim.......
Well this is that stash..... lol
I just couldnt resist the colours and texturesSo using up my crafty bits and bobs I dug out these scraps ect to have a play

Call back to see what I came up with.....

p.s. I'm still waiting for hubby to open the attic door and find my crafty goodies and still waiting for my felting machine to arrive

Hopefully by the weekend all will be revealed....... I hope

in the mean time

Happy crafting ju x

Goodies in the Attic

2012-02-12T16:59:00.001Z

For many years I have been keeping a hoard of goodies in the Attic, waiting for that time when THE TIME IS RIGHT....... that time has now come..... we have lived here for 22 yrs this year thats how long its been up there lol.....

I used to be a spinner(confessions) and had fleeces and topps just waiting to be spun, but now I have gone into a new phase(must be the moon) of playing with felting and I have just succumbed and ordered a felting machine, (this item was essential, I NEEDED it in order to use up the stash in the attic, saving money and clearing the attic at the same time, when you think about it, its SIMPLES!, well thats what I told hubby)

I have lots of plans to dye my own wool as I know in that attic somewhere is a box of dying equipment raring to be used. All I need now is a complying hubby to find the time to get out the ladders and get up in that attic

wish me luck it may take some time......... watch this space.

Happy crafting .... ju x

my own Desert Island - if only

2012-02-10T10:00:00.002Z

I'm not sure what happened to January or to the beginning of Feb but hopefully I can get back into my blogging and thought I would share this picture with you,

It was taken on a French beach last week, the place was deserted with all the houses on the beach shuttered up for the winter, the only person we saw was the jogger on the beach and he could be my man friday any day of the week.......

Happy Crafting everyone and keep warm and safe.... ju x

santec beach in December

2011-12-09T08:18:00.000Z

To brighten your day...... How about this for a beach, beautiful sand, and empty apart from birds, seaweed and a tractor.... Enjoy...... Have fun Ju x

Tim Holtz inspired christmas tag 4

2011-12-06T08:46:00.001Z

At this moment in time as this post goes out, I am actually on a beach in France having breakfast lol..... just here for the day doing a little christmas shopping

Inspired by the chirstmas 4 tag by Mr Holtz I have made this card, Using a die cut snowman I added the crackle paint but couldnt wait and heated it with the heat gun which made it bubble rather than crackle....still it looks pretty good.

It doesnt show up very well in the photo but I have added some distress inks for added depth.

Have fun today with your crafting, take care, keep warm and mainly enjoy yourselves...... ju x

Tim Holtz inspired - Christmas tag 2

2011-12-05T08:34:00.000Z

Inspired by Mr Holtz christmas tag 2, I have made my tag card, again I didnt have the items he has used, so I have improvised using a die cut raindeer, I stamped some craft paper with a music stamp and STAZ ON INK, first time round I stamped in distress and found when I came to add the white paint it all smudged so beware USE THE RIGHT INK.

I embossed with clear powder the wonder stamp along the sideso that when you over paint the craft colour shows threw.

Yes these are the ribbons from LIDL added to finish off the card

Great inspiration makes you feel so good when you have completed a great project...
Have fun x ju x

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of christmas - Tag 1

2011-12-04T08:30:00.000Z

This is the first year I have had a go with the christmas tags by Mr Holtz, I was amazed that the pine cones where made from card stock as I thought they where real cones......

If you want to follow his blog his link is on the bar on the right.................

Here is my version of Tag 1 made using my own Crafty Stash, which shows you dont need to buy everything Mr Holtz

I have had a go at the pine cones, they may not be cut with a die but I think they have come out pretty well for a first attemp at cutting them using just scissors

The die cut letters where from a multi pack I bought in the Jan sales last year, the ribbon is just some white organza ribbon which I have stained with the distress ink and then heated with the heat gun not too close or it will shrivel completely......

My top tip if you have no glitter paper to match your project and want to mat and layer - take any piece of paper or card add double sided tape all around the edge, peel off one edge at a time and add your glitter rub in well then brush off and continue all around the layer. Just see how effective it is and cost officent on my card.

I have made my tag and finished it off on to an 8" x 8" card for a special friend

I shall be making a envelope box for it to fit into

loved playing with this Mr Holtz thanking you for your inspiration!

WOW! EMBELLISHMENTS - Festive Ribbons from Lidl

2011-12-03T11:45:00.000Z

Wow! how about these for your christmas embellishments - Available from Lidl - £1.99 for a reel of 3mts

I chose the pink with the wooden angels

and the red with stars and trailing beads

May have to pop back and get a few more reels.....

Have fun x ju x

KANBAN - Steampunk Stampsets

2011-11-30T16:56:00.006Z

I know I've not been around for a while just thought I'd share this with you

JASPER steampunk stamps from KANBAN are on sale on create and craft.

Ordered mine as I have been waiting for weeks and there selling fast.

I am well and truely into this steampunk theme and once the christmas madness has passed I shall be back to show off some of my creations

Hope everyone is keeping well and hasnt had this awful cough bug that I have right now

Keep warm everyone and keep shopping only 24 more shopping days left lol....

Have fun, Ju x

Heres a few cards I made with the Vivienne stamp set.

Autumn inspirations

2011-10-17T19:30:00.000+01:00

temptation?????

has anyone seen my nuts!!!

Mo's digital Pencil - contest

2011-07-04T18:44:00.002+01:00

Ive had fun today joining in with the contest on Facebook for mo's digital pencil. I have used fabric paper for her dress and added lace to the bottom and ribbon and a silk flower to the band around her waist, also added some silk bows in her hair, the background is from a cute companions cd and the card is 8" x 8"

Have fun everyone its the last day of sun...... or so they say ju x

Distressed seahorse

2011-06-30T09:30:00.002+01:00

One day I hope to have a marine fish tank and I would have seahorses I just adore them..... Heres a card I made using different inks(spray) and distress inks with a seahorse theme....
Have a crafty day today.... ju x

Summertime - Picnics and hot summer days??????

2011-06-27T12:25:00.002+01:00

Yes, at long last we have summer.............. Ah but that was yesterday, today its muggy, damp and very gloomy Rubadubadoo magnetic stamp set

Heres a card to make us enjoy the sunshine, picnics in the park and hours to enjoy.....
come back soon Mr Sunshine we miss you!!!!
Have a crafty day everyone........ ju x

Blogging Inspiration from Kath

2011-06-23T11:09:00.006+01:00

Morning Everyone, A warm welcome to a few new followers hope the sun is shining on you in your part of the world.

Sunshine and showers here today so the washing is in and out of the basket at every dark cloud that passes by lol

I spent my morning cup of tea, jetting through blog land and came across kaths post this morning showing the craftwork cards new pack which I must admit I love. But what got me thinking was her idea of using the card candy upside down, what a fantastic idea I love it and so off I went to my craft room to play and see what I could come up with...... and here it is

Thank you Kath for your inspiration and I am sure this will become a new trend of using the card candy upside down!!!!Distress inks and the craft stamper free stamp for the background

cuttlebug embossing folder and nesties die cut

Have a crafty day everyone.............. ju x

ItS ThAT TiMe oF YeAr - COWPARSLEY

2011-06-20T16:43:00.003+01:00

A fabulous new stamp I have bought from Hero Arts - cowparsley & thistle

Three shades of Distress

Gold embossed dots

white ink pen

ArT WaShES aWaY FrOm ThE SoUL

2011-06-18T09:28:00.001+01:00

I've got plenty of dust in my life and Art does wash it away from My Soul
If only it worked on the house too.....

The new camera

2011-06-16T21:01:00.001+01:00

Testing out the new camera on video mode, Artie says Hello, what av you got?????

Back to Crafting Normality Soon

2011-06-14T16:54:00.003+01:00

Hello Folks
yes I am still around, just not had the time or the engine power lately to do anything in the blog line.... I hope you are still out there to enjoy whats to come!!!!

I am just having a spring clean of my blog at the moment and Normality will resume in the next few days or so..... or so I hope

I have missed you all, and hope you will revisit me again once I get going with my crafty presentations...

see you all in the next few days
ju x

Hand made lace flowers - Prima inspired

2010-09-08T09:55:00.001+01:00

Dont you just love Prima flower embellishments, YES I do, altho too expensive for me to add to my cards..... well with just a little time and lots of patience you can make your own.

I managed to get this set of 50 mini flowers with pearl embellishments from a local craft market, it was an odd packet and I jumped at it at just £3.99 for 50.(see the mini flowers in the photo above).

Then I added my own layer of gathered cotton lace by sewing a gathering thread along the edge and then drawing up and finishing off.

I thought if I wanted to colour them I could always spritz them with inks too..... white being the ideal choice.

finally I got my non stick craft mat, placed a blob of silicone and glued the layers together, left to dry now I have my lace flowers ready to add to any project.

Try it yourselves and save a fortune, I saw a pack of 6 prima lace flowers for £4.99 wow what a saving.....

Have a crafty day ju x

SOARTFUL CHALLEGE - Beautiful Men from the movies

2010-07-11T08:15:00.000+01:00

my Beautiful man from the movies has got to be George formby lol, anyone remember him? I used to watch him as a child on saturday mornings in black and white with his ukelayli in his hand mmmmmmm... say no more.

well heres my altered digi for this weeks challenge over at soartful

Adirondak Spray inks & Distress inks

2010-07-06T09:28:00.001+01:00

Another beautiful day, time is flying past so quickly enjoy the sun while we can.
I'd like to thank everyone leaving such lovely comments I do love to read them and lots of them make me laugh which is fantastic...
Here is my card for today... I love this image its from acey ducey, the backing papers are made using distress inks and mist sprays and over stamped with several different stamps

Ive added funky fibres and layered onto black so it stands out. I always like to finish off with a white card blank.
But thats just me.... Have a crafty day ju x

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou

2010-07-01T08:30:00.001+01:00

This week the challenge at soartful is the saying a jug of wine a loaf of bread and thou.... Heres the image for inspiration

Heres my piece....

I do like to have a bit of fun with my digi art, the background is actually a photie of Dartmoor

Hope you like it.....

My NEW crafty address book with Distress inks

2010-06-30T08:41:00.007+01:00

Last evening I had a real good play lol...... I dont usually make things for myself, but I wanted to put all my crafty friends addresses together so I wouldnt loose them or have to go searching through emails to find them.
So I made a little crafty address book with my zutter machine for binding the ends Its all stamped and inked with distress inks......

back and front

and all the pages inside.... the damask stamp is from Judikins

I am looking forward now to filling in the pages with addresses

Its nice to make stuff for others but occassionally you have to do something just for you.....

Dont you think

Have a crafty day ju x

Seashell tags & Barbequed EGG!!

2010-06-25T08:30:00.010+01:00

Morning Folkies,

Its another beautiful morning here, but I fear I have done too much this week messing in the garden and today I am paying for it,

so a day for just relaxing for me, how lucky that on qvc this aft. there is craft for 2 hours.

Altho its all about Christmas and I aint buying anymore christmas this year(for sure)

I have no ironing to do while its on, so I will just have to sit and cut out decoupage lol.....

Heres a little quickie using the shell stamp free with craft stamper this month, stamped with blue distress or with a mix of pink & peach

Beautiful shells from the beach in my stash box

I cut the top and bottom using a pair of fancy cut scissors which I bought yrs ago and thought I would never ever use, it just goes to show you if you save something long enough you will eventually use it lol

They have turned out rather cute me thinks.....

Heres a little snippet of someone waiting to be barbequed - my Eggypegs.
Didnt want to disturb him by removing my weed bag lol, but it does spoil the photie somewhat lol....
Have a crafty day everyone.... ju x

FREEBIE - from me to you

2010-06-23T08:29:00.001+01:00

The backing paper freebie at the bottom of this post has been made by myself in photoshop using this image of the flower, I dont know what they are called but I think they are beautiful and I took the photie at a friends garden last week

if anyone knows what these flowers are I would appreciate you letting me know the name thank you.

Heres the beautiful background paper I have made, and you are welcome to take this for yourself to use in your creations, however you wish, you can change the colour in your graphics programme to what ever you like.

a little FREEBIE from me to you.... Enjoy and create

FREEBIE BACKING PAPER

I would love to see any items you make using the image so if you leave a link I can come and take a look, its always nice to see what other crafter have come up with

Here is a quickie card I made myself using the image as a background and as a topper

Have crafty fun with it. Enjoy ju x

SEAVIEW COLLAGE

2010-06-19T09:00:00.001+01:00

What a fabulous morning it is here today, the sun is shining, tho a bit breezy in the garden.
well I did get the sewing machine going but for how long I'm not sure, it seems its a common fault, lots of us have.
Loving the thought by Karen that piskies come in the night and sort it out, cant they see how untidy my house is and sort that out too...... lol
Anyhow
Loving this new media(for me) that I've added to my papers, simple stitching... dont want to get too DISTRACTED!!! just want to keep it simple, well at the moment anyhow.
For me its more about the papers and the textures so many thoughts of where you can go with this, do I jot them down or just go for it and experiment as I go on......

Here are some close up snippets.

keep meaning to make journal pages that I can look for reference but never seem to get the time
note to self:- MUST TRY HARDER! lol
But here is how its turned out........And a beautiful frame a friend gave me to finish it off, its a bit difficult to photie with the glass in as you get reflections but I did manage it lying down in the kitchen, thats the frame and not me, by the way lol....

Hope you like it x Have a crafty day everyone xxx

SOARTFUL CHALLEGE - I'll dance at your wedding

2010-06-13T08:20:00.001+01:00

This weeks challenge at soartful is I'll dance at your wedding

Heres the image we where given for insipiration

I have made my piece using papers and images from My Craft Studio cd - Countryside Garden.

I love the pastel colours on this piece and the edged writing and motifs.

I'd like to say a warm welcome to my new followers this week and hope you will leave me some comments good or bad, but hopefully good ones lol...
The sun is shining here this morning so hopefully where in for a good day Have fun everyone x

Adirondak Spray Inks & embossing folder

2010-06-11T17:16:00.006+01:00

Well if this is what I get from watching qvc and ironing I better do it everyday lol.... I just love how this has turned out. This didnt take me very long maybe 30 mins sometimes art just comes to you so quickly just go with it...

I have embossed part of the card front with the diamond cuttlebug embossing folder, then I have smeared over a silver ink and then some turquoise acrylic paint, I then stamped over the top which gives only part wording because of the embossing but I think this adds to the artistic nature.

I added some 3D images with the same background paper and then a key & lock which I smudged acrylic paint onto.

I'd like to thank Anesha & carole for a blogger award

Rules of the Award:- For a bit of FUN :)

1 - Thank and link to person who gave you the award

2 - Display the award on your blog

3 - Tell 6 outrageous lies and at least 1 outrageous truth about yourself or switch it round & tell six outrageous truths & 1 outrageous lie about yourself!

4 - Nominate 7 others and leave them a message to let them know!!

so here goes truth or lies

1 I love lying in the sun by a pool with a dacari

2 I spend the summer months on a yatch in the bay of biscay

3 I am a size Zero and hate everyminute of it

4 I am a Big Brother Fanatic

5 I hate all animals especially furry ones

6 I dont like getting my hands dirty

7 I absolutely adore Ironing

I'm not going to nominate anyone for this award but if there is anyone out there want to give it a go please take the award and tell us your truths or lies x

Down by the Sea

2010-05-24T08:58:00.004+01:00

I hope you all had a marvelous weekend, the sun is still shining here this morning, we must enjoy it as long as we can cause it aint gonna last believe me lol.......
I had a little play yesterday afternoon with adirondak sprays and some stamps from the past. You can see the speckles on the picture where I oversprayed with water once the inks had dried and I like the effect so much I couldnt stop lol

Added a shell fish(no pun intended)lol with a piece of string and some card candy brads.

I love how it turned out but when I looked at the time I had spent 2 hours messing about with inks and made just this one card lol and by the way if your gonna use them too remember to where rubber gloves cause my hands are now dyed and probably will be for the next few days..... lots of washing up for me now.....

Have a great day everyone x

COLLAGE OBSESSION - CHALLENGE 13 - BEACH

2010-04-21T20:45:00.003+01:00

This week at collage obsession the theme is BEACH........ ooooo I could'nt wait to get going..
Here is me lol (I wish) in my swimsuit enjoying the seaspray or maybe its the cornishmist...... Heres my take on the theme

I'm really pleased with this as the background is adapted from one of my photies taken at Mousehole, Cornwall.

BROWN & BLUE DAY

2010-04-20T08:02:00.000+01:00

Having a rather brown and blue day yesterday, as you can see from the photies.....

This is one of my favourite stamps eva.... seedhead

The stamp is from rubber stamp gallery

The papers are from stampin up, I get mine from Germaine she also passed me onsome of these gorgeous butterfly die cuts.

The card below is made with stamps from Cath when I won the blog candy

The chipboard swirl is from Maya Road, and I have inked and embossed with distress powder and then inked again.

I have also inked the card candy to match in with the colours

The card below is stampin up again, with an added distressed heart in the same manner as above, The bow is made from a piece of suede, If only we could sit relaxing in a boat dangling are feet in the warm water life would be wonderful, Dont you think?

I'm gonna call these my shabby chic look cards lol...... I do love the colours. Have a great day everyone, if all goes well I am off to visit ye olde craft shoppe.....

No Sewing Required....

2010-04-16T21:10:00.000+01:00

How about this then, I know the photies (c***) but the one below is in focus...lol. I have been playing around with bondaweb and some fancy fabrics dont ask me what they are as I have no idea but they are obviously manmade as they melt when you heat them, the beads are glued in place with 3d Glaze. I have just embossed around the corners with a template to give a border effect.

No sewing involved with this card

SOARTFUL CHALLEGE - Embossed on white

2010-04-10T22:00:00.004+01:00

I have been working all evening on this weeks soartful challenge,

For the last couple of weeks I have missed the deadlines,
I had just lost TIME to join in, I have no idea where I had lost it, but I was determined this week to get it back,
luckily I seemed to have found it this evening lol, It must have just been hanging around here somewhere in a box.........

we where given this image embossed on white and told to go in whatever direction we needed to go.....

Here is what I came up with in the end, it started with the background and evolved over 2 hours.... what great fun to have on a saturday night, by the way I did have a bottle of rum added to my coke as I was playing(but not a whole bottle)...lol

Glad I found my TIME again, must remember in future which box I put it away in........ Have a great weekend xxx

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK

2010-03-09T11:00:00.001Z

The challenge this week at soartful is International Women's Week we where given a picture of the globe to include if we wished. Here is my entry.....
womens work is never done lol..... whether your from this side of the world or the other.... I hope you love ironing toooooo...... My day for ironing is when the craft shows are on t.v. I save mine especially for then lol so to me dawn bibby tuesday means ironing day lol.....

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - BOWL OF CHERRIES

2010-02-24T18:42:00.003Z

Well, you know me by now, I like to have a bit o fun lol and here is my entry for this weeks soartfulchallenge

we where given this image

and the phrase "Life is just a bowl of cherries"

Here is my little beauty lol.... its just the opposite cos life surely aint like a bowl of cherries now is it!!!

Have a fun evening xxx

COLLAGE OBSESSION - CHALLENGE 5 - MISTY

2010-02-15T21:39:00.004Z

This weeks challenge over at collage obsession is to use this photo as inspiration or as part of you artwork and the word misty is your inspiration

Here is my piece, I love the little girl holding the shell to her ear, of course being cornishMIST, I had to have a sea image in there somewhere lol....

Hope you like it, I am loving this new crafting medium and eventually find someway of using my creations in my cardmaking and other altered projects.

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - OUT OF THIS WORLD

2010-02-14T23:07:00.003Z

This weeks challenge over at soartful is to use the photo for inspiration and the theme OUT OF THIS WORLD

I have turned the photo 90 degrees to give a landscape added lots of layers and had a good old play around and really enjoyed myself in photoshop.....

lost in my own out of this world experience lol..... I am hoping you will like my little white rabbit making his way down from the pogoda with his bunch of antique keys waiting to unlock the doorway, and for you to enter into another world......

COLLAGE OBSESSION - CHALLENGE 4 - LONGING

2010-02-08T22:45:00.002Z

The challenge this week at collageobsession is to use either the photo for inspiration and the word longing.

Here is my piece. I love how the effect on the woman has turned out but dont ask me how I did it lol.... but however I did I like it lol.

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - MARDI GRAS

2010-02-06T21:37:00.004Z

This weeks challenge over at SOARTFUL is mardi gras,
you are given the image of the mask to use as you like, or for your inspiration.

Here is my creation for mardi gras.....
most of the layers and images are from artfreebies,

Its the pathway to the land of Mardi gras - open the double doors and step into another land.....
wouldnt you love to go there....... of course you would... and I shall be waiting.....

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - THE WIFES LITTLE BLACK DRESS

2010-01-26T21:40:00.005Z

The challenge this week at soartful is little black dress, as usual I am in histerics, as I find this digi art more than amusing.....lmao

I am getting a little more used to using my photoshop, altho I have a lot to learn, but this time around I have managed to give more layers and I have finally found the opacity button lol

Here is my entry for the challenge and I have called it..... THE WIFES LITTLE BLACK DRESS

Hope you enjoy it as much as I have making it.....

SOARTFUL CHALLENGE - CHANCE

2010-01-13T10:30:00.000Z

This weeks challenge over at soartful is to use the ticket photo for inspiration and the theme being CHANCE.

I think I may have got a little carried away this week, or maybe I am going stair crazy withthis cold weather and white stuff thats now more or less gone and left us with rain rain and more rain, oh how I crave the sun and heat of the summer lol Any how, I have been laughing my socks off for the last few days as I find this hilarious BUT my hubby and son dont GET IT. lmao.

PERHAPS ITS ME!!!! but I just find it hilarious that they dont get that either lol

This is my digital image I created, but I wanted to go a little further with it.........

This is what I then created making it a more dimentional piece.......

This is just paper piecing with the same images but adding multi media effects to the background, I added a fine layer of gesso and then spritz with a pearlescent ink, but you cant really see it in the photo.

Then because I liked the backing paper I had created so much, I then went on to create this piece which has taken me roughly 3 days thinking on and off and the same making as I have added bits and pieces to it.

This time I have torn the background paper into pieces and glued it onto a backing then stitched to a pearlescent paper, added the wording with letter from a K & Co embelly kit then added the image in different colours onto the backing xxx

Let me know what you think, do YOU get it, or is it JUST ME !!! lol

Vintage Christmas Wishes

2009-12-19T10:22:00.006Z

Hello everyone and happy christmas, I have not been around for quite a few days in fact almost 2 weeks, dont ask me where the time has gone, I just havent had enough hours in each day,

at last I am back on track all my christmas cards are now all finished and posted off.

Here is my last one which I made last evening after doing a little blog hopping I came across some fabby blogs which have vintage images. This image is from a fantastci blog called artfreebies. click on the link and it'll take you there, its not to be missed.I think this is gonna be my new projects in 2010, heading down the vintage trail as there are some beautiful images out there. I can see this new phase coming in lol its clouding over me right now......

This card is for an old friend, a very old friend lol. I hope she is not reading this lol.

It was nice to finally make the last christmas card but I had fun making this one as its a new way for me using the vintage photos, I love it. I distress the photo by creasing the corner and scratching the print off also added ink to the edges and then stamped over the top with a stampin up postage mark. The papers are from HOTP vintage and the stamped mistletoe is desert sand memento ink.

snowflake tags with box

2009-12-08T23:04:00.004Z

I am late this evening as I have been busy making christmas cards today, trying to catch up as usual.

I wanted to show you this little gift tag box I made last week, I saw this box back in the summer from stampin gal making a box with stampin up products, of which I got the instructions, I have just got round to making this little gift box of tags, of which I made snowflakes, using stampin up stamps and distress ink.

Each tag has 4 scalloped circles back and front have snowflake, the 2 centre tags have to and from and the other has a little something for a little someone.

I have placed 12 tags in the box, showing the snowflakes in 2 of the partitions, to and from in another and in the last a little something for a little someone. to show off the tag I have added 1 to the outside of the box and tied it to the ribbon.

The acetate wrap around the box is using a foiled acetate from kanban.

These are lovely little boxes and so easy to make I want to make more of these after christmas with everyday tags inside I really enjoyed making this one.

Hope you like it.....x

Christmas Baby in the snow - mo's digital pencil too

2009-10-16T20:15:00.004+01:00

I dont find much time to blog hop, but last night I found this fabulous blog by Mo digitalpenciltoo. who is an illistrator and has here own digi images for crafters.....when I came across this blog last evening I couldnt believe the images, they are all brilliant, I had to have some straight away, I bought 6 of the christmas stamps and I have been playing all day colouring them in, here is a topper I have made with the baby image, I have added polar white flower soft and some 3D glitter paint. I must try this in pink too and darker colours I think he/she is gorgeous. I have been using up scraps of paper from last year, these are from Glenda - elusive images from one of the cds.

ATC - Shades of Blue for England Stampers Mingle

2009-10-14T22:05:00.001+01:00

Good evening all you crafty crafters, as you can see yes yet again its that cobweb stamp, I have got rather obsessed with this stamp lol
I made it into an atc for the october mingle over at England stampers - the theme is shades of blue.
You can just about see the glitter glue on the cobweb to show the dew drops after a shower of rain.... and the art stamp I think is brilliant, I love using it when sending something to another crafter.
Have fun with your stamping x

Under the Sea

2009-09-03T21:23:00.006+01:00

Hello again, I have returned, Not been too busy while away have been just chilling in the sun and now I am so chilled I dont know if I can get warmed up into this card making malarky. lol

just give me a day or two lol

While I was away I did make 3 cards for the englands stampers group mingle, the theme being under the sea so Here is my take, on it.
Its a merman with his catch of fish with seaweed stamped. the backing paper I have sprayed with adirondak spraymist and added some pearlescent inks. I remember when my son was about 16 he said theres no such thing as mermen and I said corse there are how would you get mer babies....lol duh!

Here are the pics all the same just slightly different colours ways.....

Its good to be back I have missed my blogging hope you call back soon..... ju x

Arched ATC - Stewart Gill Stamps

2009-07-14T17:00:00.000+01:00

Its an atc mingle over at England stampers - the theme this month is arched atc.
The Template just made me think churches, and so I went down that theme.
I loved making this today, I really lost myself in it, I must admit I love to visit churches when we are out and about. I love the old carvings, and the stone and all the artwork that you find inside, sometimes its really amazing.
So I started off making the doors,

and then you enter inside.....

The colours worked so well it looks so vibrant from the inside as you open the doors

Oh and I nearly forgot, I made the hinges by using some organza ribbon inbetween the layers so the doors opened easily.Heres the view of the back stamped onto gold card with staz on black and then rubbed some ink around the egdes and all over to darken down the gold. All the stamps used are from Stewart Gill. Which I had always admired but they where expensive, but I bagged a lot of them when a local craft shop was selling them off, and I got all they had instead of being 14.99 a set I got them for £4.

Probably my best bargain yet lol.......

I do hope you like this as much as I do, it will be hard for me to let it go.............