Quirky Crafts ATC swap - May - Colours

This months theme for the ATC swap over at Quirky Crafts is "COLOURS".

I chose Blue and Pink.

Quirky Crafts Challenge - Trains, Planes and Automobiles

The challenge on Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog is "Trains,Planes and Automobiles".

I have made a card using the only stamp I have in my stash that would fit in with this challenge!

I have used a page from an old atlas as my backing paper and then stamped onto cream card the car and the messages. The car and the enjoy the journey are T!m stamps and the Happy Birthday is one from Butterfly Kisses.

Scraps!!!

There was a challenge this week over at Quirky Crafts Forum for you to use your scraps on a card.

Thats exactly what I have done. The backing paper is a piece of scrap from my pile and the flower petals are scraps of paper too. The flower petals are the new T!m sizzix die tattered flowers. The flower stem is made by using another of T!ms new dies the Elegant Flourishes and this paper has been in my stash for such a long time. I was dabbling with Alcohol Inks a while ago. The button is a spare one from a blouse and the ribbon was from an old card.

Dog Tag!!!

My son is off out tonight for a friends birthday. They are all dressing up with the theme of "Army".

Ryan asked me to make him a dog tag!


This is how it started out - originally it came from build a bear workshop.




This is the finished results using my TSS metal and my trusted sharpies to age the metal.

Crafting Corner Variety Swap - Wood

The theme for this months variety swap is "Wood".

I have done some wood burning for my project. I stamped an image onto some balsa wood and then got my wood burny tool out and burned along the lines. I then added colour with my pro markers. I put it into a frame and there was a slight gap at either side so I cut some kebab sticks and placed them in the frame.

Allsorts challenge - stitching

The challenge this week at allsorts is to use stitching in your work. I have used faux stitching all around the edge of my card.

The card is based on a sketch from crazy4challenges

The butterfly can be used in the Our Creative Corner challenge which is butterflies.

This can also be used for Sunday Stampers challenge this week as its a free choice week to celebrate 100 challenges.

Quirky Crafts Challenge - sketch

Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog has a sketch challenge.

Here is my take on it.



This card can also be used for the allsorts challenge this week which is petals and pearls.

Inspired by Craft Stamper Mag - Tuesday Taggers - Bugs!

I was inspired by the grungepaper piece made by Linda Elbourne in May's Craft Stamper mag.

I have had a go at my own. I used broken china and faded jeans. Dried marigold and spiced marmalade.Shabby shutters and peeled paint distress inks for the background colours.
Worn lipstick and fired brick for the butterfly and dusty concord for the flower.
Metal bug embellies added and chipboard letters spelling the word "fly".

This also works in perfectly with Tuesday Taggers challenge this week - the theme is insects. They have a fab prize this week sponsored by The Craft Barn

Sunday Stampers - Birds

The theme this week at Sunday Stampers is Birds.

I have done a jigsaw piece. Coloured with Tea dye and Spiced marigold distress inks and stamped with black staz-on (stamps are Tim Holtz)

I added the letters f,l,y and added a bit of glitter glue to them. I thought it needed a little something else so I added a canvas rose which was coloured with distress inks in spiced marigold and fired brick.
Gold pen added to the edges.

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Recycle or alter something

This weeks challenge over at Allsorts is to alter or recycle something.

We have just finished with a pringles tube so I had a go at altering it.

First I cut it down to about half its size and then cut out strips of TSS metal. I coloured the metal with sharpies and then used six different CB embossing folders and ran the metal through the bug. I then lightly sanded down the pieces and stuck them to the tube. I found some letters to spell out the word "Bitz" and stuck them onto one of the panels.


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All Things Crafty Art Raffle

All Things Crafty are holding an Art Raffle.

The theme is flowers.

You can make anything!

I have altered a jigsaw piece and used my TSS metal.

Mum and Dads Wedding Anniversary

Its my mum and dads wedding anniversary next week and here is the card they are going to get from us. A simple card. The image and words have been printed onto safmat and then matted and layered onto the card which has a flower border in silver and they have small gems in the centres of each flower.

Pencils!

I have been altering mechanical pencils again!

I had so much fun altering these - TSS aluminium coloured with sharpies (permanent markers) and then I used CB embossing folders.

The top one is how they started out.

Birthday Cards

I have had to get my thinking cap on to come up with a card for my sons birthday this Wednesday. He will be 22 and I hadn't got a clue as to what to make for him. I have come up with two ideas.
First is a tattoo and second is a car.

Yep I'm pretty safe with the car idea. The tattoo card comes from the fact that he is wanting another tattoo and he is looking at some kind of skull or snake.

I think I will let his dad decide even though I have a pretty good idea as to which he will choose.

Unfortunately they haven't scanned too well - the car is decoupaged and there is some mirri card too.

Postcard Swap - All Things Crafty

I am hosting a free theme postcard swap on All Things Crafty

Altered CD swap - All Things Crafty

Alison is hosting an Altered CD swap on All Things Crafty

Its a free theme so I chose to use metal and my CB embossing folders as well as some of my new T!m stamps. One has been made into a wall hanging and the other has been made into a frame.

Monochrome swap - All Things Crafty

Mags is hosting a monochrome swap on All Things Crafty

You have to make

1 Gothic Arch
1 Postcard
1 Tag
1 ATC

Craft Stamper Stamps swap - All Things Crafty

Kathleen is hosting a swap on All Things Crafty. The theme is Craft Stamper Mag freebie stamps.

Mothers Day cards

These are the cards I have made for Mothers Day this year. I am on the last minute again so they are quite simple. I just hope they like them. The one on the left is for Mum. The one on the right is for Nanna.

Lots to do Challenge - Distressed - Tim Holtz Style

This is my piece for this weeks challenge.

Hope its distressed enough!

Crafting Corner Variety Swap - March - Pencils

Over at Crafting Corner the Variety swap this month is to alter pencils.
I have used an ordinary lead pencil and a mechanical pencil.

The lead pencil was covered in sticky ribbon and a mobile phone charm added which I made from shrink plastic and added some tiny bells.

The mechanical pencil was covered in TSS metal which has been embossed in the cuttlebug and coloured with alcohol inks.

I don't know who the recipient will be yet but hope that they like them!




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Secret Crafter - Stitching

This is a new challenge for me.

I have made a 4x4 Fat Book Page. This is for my friend Caz, she has come up with the idea of using FBPs as a border in her kitchen.

I used 3cm squares and made a patchwork and then drew the stitching on and finally added the image.

Inspiration courtesy of Craft Stamper

Whilst looking through March Craft Stamper mag I came across a piece made by Louise Kolker (Art Journey)using this months free stamp.

I took some TSS aluminium and covered it with Alcohol inks in yellows browns and greem and then used my cuttlebug embossing folder. Then it was slightly sanded and covered on the back of a small square canvas. I stamped the image onto card and used the excess of alcohol inks to colour it and then added some perfect pearls.

So thankyou Louise and Craft Stamper for the inspiration.

Lots to do challenge - Canvas

The challenge this week at Lots to do is "Canvas".
I have used some sticky backed canvas and made a flower to use on a beermat wall hanging.

Lots to do - Machines

Over at Lots to do this week - Hilda has set the challenge of "Machines". You have to have used some kind of machine in your work.

I have used a crop-o-dile and a heat gun.

These charms have been made for a swap on UKStampers. Shrink plastic was used to make the charm and a gem and tiny bell added.

Lots to do Recipe Swap Feb/March

After a short break the recipe swap is back over at lots to do.
This months and next months is combined

You have to make
a postcard
a tag
an ATC

All must include
Blue, yellow, green - any combination
something floral
some texture
some sparkle


These are my offerings

Sunday Stampers - All you need is love

This weeks them at Sunday Stampers is "LOVE".
I have made a wall hanging and used a paper artsy stamp for my main image. The wording is paper artsy too. Added a red rose and a grungepaper flower. Finished off with some pearls

Lots to do - Love is in the air!!!!

The theme over at Lots to do is"Love is in the air" - already made a valentines card but forgot to scan it and its already in its envelope so decided to do something else.

I have made a phone charm and used shrink plastic. The stamps are all freebies from craft stamper and I have added some tiny bells too.

Allsorts - Recipe 321

Allsorts has a theme of a recipe this week and you have to use 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something

I chose 3 gems, 2 papers, 1 image

Collage of stamping

Sam is hosting a swap entitled collage of stamping.
You have to make an ATC, Fat Page, Arch, Tag and Postcard. You must fill as much of the space as possible with stamps.

I have used a mixture of 9 stamps on all of the 5 items.
I coloured them with distress inks.

Crafting Corner Variety swap - Toppers

This months variety swap is "Toppers"
Make 3 no larger than A6 in size - any theme

I have used the cuttlebug with some metal and alcohol inks, stamped and decoupaged a flower and stamped a teasel and added some diamontes.

Houses swap - Lots to do

Lesley is hosting a house swap over at Lots to do - here's what I've done!

Postcard swap - Quotes

Zoe is hosting a postcard swap on Lots to do with the theme of Quotes.

Never done a postcard before so not quite sure if its right or not.

Tags - stamping - swap - Lotstodo

Over at Lots to do - Hilda is hosting a tag swap no theme but there must be stamping on the tag. Well seeing as I have already made 2 triangle tags this weekend I thought I may as well make a few more and join in the swap :)

Sunday Stampers - Anyone who had a heart

Here's my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper Challenge. The theme is "Heart".

Lots to do Challenge - Different shaped tags

This weeks challenge is to make a tag but to use a different shape from the norm. I have used a triangle for my tag. Coloured with distress inks and then added some stamping.

Lots to do Challenge - White

Lots to do have a theme of "White" this week.

I have made a card using very pale coloured backing papers and a stamped image which has been coloured with pro markers.

Sunday Stampers - Squares

This is my card for the Sunday Stampers challenge this week - the theme is "Squares".

I used a backing paper which had lots of squares and I thought it looked a bit like a patchwork so I added some faux stitching. I stamped an image of a lady and coloured her with pro markers - not had these very long and am still practising:)

I have been a bad blogger!

First of all hope you all had a great Christmas and hope you all have a fab New Year!


Been sent home from work today because we are snowed in!


Had a great opportunity to get into my craft room today and made a few birthday cards.
I have had a go at a zentangle! This is my effort made into a card. What do you think?

Lots to do Challenge - Green and Black Chocolate

Sam has set a great challenge this week. You have to select a flavour from Green and Blacks chocolate range and use that in your piece. So the three colours I have used are green and black with white. I was really spoiled for choice but do like to eat white chocolate

Something Completely Different - Blue and white and snowflakes

This week over at something completely different they are asking you to make a card using the colours blue and white and to use snowflakes on it.

This is my take on the requirements.