Tuesday 31 March 2015

Not So Blue

Greetings one and all, I trust you are well.  I am working on getting a proper shop up and running on my website as I now sell crafting supplies in addition to the things I create :). So today's creation is a card made using supplies from the first company I am stocking-The Hobby House!



The topper, blue backing papers and sparkly centre for the flower are all from The Hobby House and I have all in stock!

I am not usually one to use a topper, as I like to get messy and ink up my own but these are fabulous and I think I will be using more of them!

The die cut frame is one that I was given by my friend and I thought it was perfect for this image.  Blue is my favourite colour as it is the only colour that starts out really light and goes to really dark without ever becoming anything but blue ;)  So, many blues on this card!


I hope that you have enjoyed looking at this as much as I enjoyed making it!
Thanks for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Inspiration Destination- Always Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude- Anything Goes
Craft-Dee Bowz- Anything Goes with a handmade Bow
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes
Polkadoodles- Use a Die

Sunday 29 March 2015

Sparkly Butterflies

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.
Great news-my kitten (Frodo is his name!) is back to normal!! I took him to the vet after two days of him being not well and he had an infection in his gum after losing a tooth.  An antibiotic injection and lots of love has seen him return to his usual adorable mischievious self :)

With the recovery of my kitten, I have been able to craft again! I also ordered an easel using a voucher my brother got me at Christmas, so I will be painting again soon too!

Today sees a brand new challenge over at the Scribble & Scrap Challenge, and my DT inspiration piece is one I made using products I am stocking in my store (coming soon to cyber space-once I figure out how to do it!!).






It's a beautiful sparkly card-I love butterflies :)
I used:
Imagination Crafts: Butterfly Background Patterned card, Amethyst Sparkle Medium, Flutterby Stencil
acetate
The Hobby House Rhinestone Sparkler
Hunkydory sentiment
ribbon and silver card from my stash

I used the stencil and the sparkle medium to decorate the edges of the acetate before putting the card together.
I like the effect it gives, let me know what you think :)
Have a great day and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Imagination Crafts- Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge- Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude- Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes with a ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon- Bright Spring Colours with Ribbon
Simply Create Too- Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts- Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy- Girly
Through the Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Craft-Dee Bowz- Anything Goes With a Handmade Bow




Wednesday 25 March 2015

A Dragonfly Plaque

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.
I've been a little quiet this past week, apologies for this but my kitten is unwell and I am a worrier so haven't been crafting the last few days.  He seems to be himself now but isn't eating :(
He's still mischievious and into everything and the vet said he is fine, but until he eats like he did I will worry (any suggestions will be greatly appreciated).
Today's crafting share is something I made a couple of weeks ago but hadn't gotten around to photographing.  It's an mdf 6x6 plaque painted with a base coat of vanilla chalk paint before being decorated with a stunning sparkly dragonfly.



The dragonfly is a stencil from Peerless Crafts and I used Welsh Gold Sparkle Medium from Imagination Crafts to really make this image pop.  The sentiment is a stamp by Chloe done in Vintage Photo distress ink.  The finishing touches; gold gilding wax, black ribbon and amber gems are all from my stash.

That's it from me today, let me know what you think :)
Thanks for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Imagination Crafts- Anything Goes
Sugar and Betty- Anything Goes




Monday 16 March 2015

Made it Myself!


Greetings to you all, I hope you are well today.
(I am scheduling this post as I have a busy day Monday but wanted to share this card with you!)

This is a make from a few weeks ago-I made my own background paper using a script stamp and a butterfly stamp and the ink splats stamps (all by Visible Image). I stamped the butterflies, then masked them while I stamped the script and the splats before colouring them using promarkers.

I love this home made backing paper so much that I didn't want to cover it up  with other papers or a giant central image, so I stuck with the butterfly theme and used a Stampendous stamp, just in black ink so that the colour of the background really pops.



The handmade bow, metal charm and gems are from my stash, and if I could get away with using teal pearlescent card on everything, I would!!!

Ok, that's me done for today. I hope your day is awesome whatever you are doing and I shall be back soon with makes using NEW crafty items!!! (I've done a little craft shopping!!)
Thanks for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Sunday 15 March 2015

Exciting Times!

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.  I have some exciting news to share.........
I am now a member of the Scribble & Scrap Design Team!! :)
So, without further ado (I know, I am usually so much about the ado!), I bring you my first creation as DT!





The stamp is an adorable one from Lili of the Valley, and I went with gilding flakes so I could have another play!! (I think it looks awesome though)




The flowers are a selection of handmade ones by The Hobby House.

The ivory card blank (8x8) and the kraft card have been distressed around the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink, that same ink was also used for the sentiment-a Chloe stamp.

The challenge over at Scribble & Scrap is always Anything Goes so I do hope you will join us there and share your creations :)

Thanks for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Sugar and Betty- Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room- Anything Goes
Dazzling Diva- Anything Goes
Fab N Funky- Focus on the Image
Fresh Brewed Designs- Flowers


Saturday 14 March 2015

Goth Chick Birthday

Greetings to you all, I hope you are well.
My back pain has eased just enough to allow me to move about, so I might have to do something exciting today-like laundry! It needs to be done, doesn't it? Then I will spend my day alternating between card making and knitting-I am having a totally crafty weekend :)  Whatever you are doing, make sure you fit in something you enjoy xx
So, the make I am sharing with you today is a card I would love to get for my birthday and I had so much fun creating it.


How fabulous is that topper?!! It's from the Gothic Grunge kit by Lelli-Bots Crafts.  I added the red to the image using a pro marker, and slightly distressed the edges with a bit of colour and stuck a couple of teeny Meiflower crystal gems on it. I love it :)
The sentiment I inked a splash of colour on and the brick wall backing paper come in that same kit, I just used a bit of it as I did not want to cover up all of the red feathery backing that I made myself (I used a Visible Image stamp and just distressed the rest of the background).
The black glitter card, gems, feather and ribbon are from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have enjoyed seeing this card at least half as much as I enjoyed making it!
Please swing by tomorrow as I have some exciting news to share!!!!
Until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:

Sugar and Betty- Anything Goes



Friday 13 March 2015

A go at gilding!

Greetings to you all, I hope this post finds you well.
After a busy couple of days, I am experiencing some pain so today (Thursday) has been a day of rest (well, knitting!) and tomorrow I plan on making cards all day!  It's my dad's birthday next week so I want to make him something he will love.
Yesterday there was crafting! My first real go at using actual gilding flakes, I usually just use the gold leaf I have from past artworks.  I have to say that I really enjoyed using them!  I stamped an image with the flitterglu (note to self, don't press down so hard when stamping onto cheap card!) and then applied Yorkshire Dales mega flakes.  I love the resulting effect.


The background paper is from a docrafts 6x6 pad, I distressed the edges with Vintage Photo ink.  As there is sheet music in the background of the stamp, I tore a strip of vintage sheet music and distressed the edges (again with Vintage Photo ink) before placing it across the centre of my card. For interest, I decided to go with quirky and attach the central image at an angle.
I finished with some Frantage in the top right corner and a 'best mum' sentiment in the top left corner.
I used: IndigoBlu flitter flakes starter kit
                             Yorkshire Dales MegaFlakes
Darkroom Door stamp
Peerless Crafts Vintage Music Paper
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Docrafts Madame Payraud 6x6 Paper Pad

I am liking the finished result, and really enjoyed using gilding flakes so will certainly be using them again soon!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my card-leave me a comment to let me know what you think, I do enjoy reading them :)
Until next time, Happy Crafting xx

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Fairy Tale Challenge- FlowerPower
Papertake Weekly- Mum's The Word
Sister Act Card Challenge- Always Anything Goes
Stamp Sun- Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamps- Vintage Vibes
Red Rubber Inspirationals- Just a Note!
D.L Art- Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet- Anything Goes

Thursday 5 March 2015

Dragonfly Sparkle

Greetings to you all, hoping you are well.
With the exception of yesterday, I am doing quite well combatting procrastination!  Day 14, I made this card (using a background I had stamped many moons ago!).


The dragonflies are from the Peerless Craft mixed media stencil and I used Sweet Poppy Stencils paste to get them on the page, then different glitters to decorate-I love this technique! If you ever get the opportunity to watch a demo given by the lovely lady of Sweet Poppy, then don't pass it up because she's a real artist with that glitter!

Due to the time of year, I decided to make this a Mothers' Day card :)
I used:
Visible Image stamps: Bronte Border and ink splats
Verafine Onyx Black
Peerless Craft Dragonfly Mixed Media Stencil
Sweet Poppy Pearlescent White Paste
Sweet Poppy Satin Glitter: Purple, Ice Blue and Moss Green
and from my stash: red glitter, purple glitter, twine, teal card, black card, Mothers'Day stamp, bling and Candi.

I'm off now to figure out how to get an online shop (wish me luck-technology is not always my friend!), but I plan to be creating again later xx

Thank you for stopping by and, until next time, Happy Crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Sugar and Betty- Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes
Clear it Out- Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique- More Than One Layer
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes

Sunday 1 March 2015

Cute Birthday in Blue

Greetings to you, one and all :)
The thing I am most guilty of procrastinating over, is blogging!  I create but then neglect to blog what I have created, so this exercise in giving up procrastination for lent has me making a real effort to get here and share my work.  I am doing ok, I think, but need to do better.  I am my second day in with blogging every day, and blogging twice to catch up for the days I missed!
So, on day 4, I made a birthday card- using the layering up technique again.


I think this central image is so cute! Pretty much everything here is from my stash, so a perfect way to help de clutter ;). The sentiment is actually one on a tape roll by Tonic, really easy to use too- I got mine from Art & Craft House.

Thanks for stopping by and, until next time, Happy crafting!
xx

Challenges entered:
Papertake Weekly- Take Your Pick
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
That Craft Place- Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft-Anything Goes






an Easter card

Greetings one and all, I hope you are well and enjoying your weekend.

As mentioned in yesterday's mixed media post, I have attempted to give up procrastination for lent! I shared makes from day one and day ten yesterday, today I am back with two makes: day two's Easter card is first up.

It's a very different make for me, as there is no ink involved at all!



It's all layering of different papers-a great way to reduce the ever growing pile of off cuts we all inevitably end up having!  Some of the papers and the central image are from a paper pad I got from a lovely friend (I think it's a Docrafts one-it's called Honey & Hugs).  The small chick was part of a magazine freebie ages ago, and I always have Card Candi in my stash :)

Let me know what you think, and, until next time, Happy crafting xx

Challenges entered:
Through the Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique- More Than One Layer
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes